The thief Cao Shi is one of the county court Cao Peng, who is responsible for law and order, but the law and order in Blackwater City is maintained by the county court rather than controlled by the county court on weekdays. It's as if the Sili Lieutenant's Mansion is in charge of the Division, but the daily security of Luoyang Gyeonggi is the responsibility of Luoyang Ling.

Then Cao Shi, the thief of the county court, came to intercept this group of criminals at this moment, which seemed very unreasonable.

Wei Ye sat in the donkey cart, opened his eyes slightly, snorted slightly, and then spoke: "Wang Chao, you go and tell the team of soldiers that the Han Dynasty will be sentenced to prison by the county court, and then reported to the county court for review." This is where the law of the imperial court lies, and there is no reason to exempt the county court from the formalities of breaking out of prison! If they are not satisfied, they will ask Cao Shi, a thief from the county court, to come to the official in person to reply to him!"

The toad king Chao stood on the side of the donkey cart and waited for his lord, listening to the words of the immortal warlock, he still hesitated slightly, and after thinking about it, he still persuaded: "Lord, although your official position is not low, and you are a Beijing official, you are much more noble than these local officials. However, as the old saying goes, if the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake of the earth, why waste effort for these ordinary people? If they want to raise the criminals, just let them go. ”

Wei Ye couldn't help but smile when he heard that this stone toad spirit was coming to sell his berevels again: "You rammer, but you are a generalist." However, how can the seals of the officials all come from above the temple? If these horses do not know how to advance or retreat, what can you be worth it if you take down the man led by them and ask them for guilt together!"

Hearing his father-in-law's cruel words, Wang Chao also came to the spirit: "The lord said yes, very much." These ordinary people can't afford to be a serious punch and kick of a little monk. It is these dozen horses, although the shell on the body is hard, it must be dealt with seriously, and the little monk is just spending a cup of tea. is afraid that the little monk will rise up and show something different, but it is not beautiful. ”

Just between the master and servant, Master Tie lifted the jujube stick, and he had already greeted him first, and shouted: "This is the soldier Cao of the Lieutenant Mansion of Sili who is engaged in Wei Gong escorting the thief, so you must not be presumptuous!"

Listening to Master Tie report Wei Ye's name, the horses of these county courts were also a little hesitant. The knight who was the leader was just a thief, and as a member of the county court officials, in front of a Beijing official like Wei Ye, he naturally couldn't raise his head. Listening to Master Tie's scolding, he suddenly became a little in a dilemma.

As a thief, he is not a thief, his status is not high, but it is not small, and he is too lazy to pay attention to small things such as civil lawsuits, fights and provocations. This time it came so quickly, but it was the result of someone in the county court. At this moment, when I saw that the opposite side was not a private household, but a person from the government and a Beijing official, I immediately didn't want to care.

However, he didn't want to care, but someone had to take care of it. Behind him, someone urged the skinny horse under the crotch and rushed out first.

Wei Ye sat in the car, and saw the figure riding a thin horse and looking like a Confucian man walking out of the roadblock. I also saw that the guy looked like he was only forty people, but he was already bald, shining brightly, only some fine hair was left on the top, and it was too short to tie up, obviously he had been a thief voluntarily or involuntarily in the early years, and he had injured his scalp. With such a dignified appearance, it is natural that he is not able to wear the crown of Jin Xian, so he has to take the hat and tassel and go around three times to make the crooked and fallen crown of Jin Xian barely fixed.

When this half-bald figure arrived in front of the donkey cart, he didn't get off the horse, so he sat on the horse casually and arched his hand: "Which one is Wei Cheng? ”

Hearing this, Wei Ye smiled coldly, Sima Ling had already opened the embroidered talisman curtain, and Wei Ye didn't get up, just sat cross-legged like this, not the sitting posture that scholars are familiar with. However, Liangzhou Hu Feng is very heavy, Ren Chonghao himself is also a good Hu Feng, but he does not take Wei Ye's move as a grievance, turns the horse a few steps forward, looks around at the people around him, and snorts softly: "Wei Gong came from afar, I'm afraid I don't know the local customs of Liangzhou." Benzhou and even the city are mixed with Qiang and Han, not as good as Guannei. Even if there are some fights, it can be regarded as a common thing, and it is inconvenient for local soldiers to take care of it, and it is not worth it for Wei Gong to mobilize the people. ”

Seeing that Wei Ye didn't say a word, Ren Chonghao became even more proud, raised his voice higher, and said loudly: "What's more, when Emperor Xiao'an was in the past, the criminal ministers who provoked the Qiang rebellion were also too careful, which made Liangzhou three police a day and the people uneasy. After the chaos was settled, the official offices of the sixteen counties of Liangzhou learned from the pain and re-established the policy of Anbian, so as to ensure the stability of Xiliang as Mount Tai. ”

Wei Ye pressed his knee with his right hand and replied without any emotion: "This official is in Beijing, and he has never heard of any strategy for Xiliang Shouchen to enter the temple over the years. ”

Ren Chonghao didn't care about Wei Ye's cold tone, with the bearing of pointing the country, he looked down at the young civil official in front of him, and replied: "It's not an article that is enough to alarm the Holy Driver, it's just two rather vulgar words, the Tao is 'The Qiang people can't do without the Han people, and the Han people can't do without the Qiang people', which is called the Han Qiang family, the righteousness of brothers." ”

Hearing this, Wei Ye showed a sarcastic smile on his face, while Sima Ling frowned slightly, and couldn't help but speak: "As a brother, it must be a room to eat." But the Qiang people and the Hu people are all religious people, what should they pay attention to when eating, what is pure, true and not mixed, and they don't eat with the Han people, what kind of brothers are these?"

The bald facial features listened to the girl's rebuttal, and actually pretended to be a good bearing, and said to Wei Ye: "Duke Wei should also know that I rule the world with filial piety, and if I can practice filial piety, I can be loyal and righteous." Then the Han people are rich and the elder brother is the elder brother, and the Qiang people are poor and the younger brother is the younger brother, and the elder brother takes care of the younger brother more, and does not get angry with the ignorant younger brother, so the Han and Qiang are harmonious and obedient, and they are like a family, isn't it very filial piety and friendship?"

Wei Ye was still smiling on his face, and couldn't help but clapped his hands and said: "Ren Pengshi's high theory of 'the Qiang and Han families are inseparable', with the right fit, with the odd victory, the grand argument and the secluded place, it is really ingenious." ”

Listening to Wei Ye's sarcasm, Ren Chonghao was at ease, and said lightly: "Duke Wei's praise, I dare not take it." It's just that now that Liang Gong is in office, he only uses the seven words "the Qiang and Han families are not separated" as a strategy to cure the cold, but it is very stable. Duke Wei is just passing through Heishui City, he doesn't know the local customs, and he doesn't know the reality of the border county, so I advise Duke Wei not to interfere with the herdsmen of our local vassals!"

This persuasion is polite and polite enough in Ren Chonghao's opinion, but it is not worth a fart price when it falls into the ears of the toad Wang Chao. He jumped out first and shouted: "My lord is doing something, I want you to talk nonsense from a miscellaneous little official, why don't you get out of the way!"

Although Ren Chonghao is only an adjutant who was recruited by Zhang Ye Taishou, he can be regarded as a party chief, not comparable to those small officials who fight for food, and in front of a mere Beijing official like Wang Chao, he still has to pay attention to some reserved demeanor. He didn't look at Wang Chao either, he only stared at Wei Ye with his two eyes, and lowered his head seemingly humbly: "As a Beijing official and a noble official, how can Duke Wei be as knowledgeable as these Diao people?

With a wave of his hand, Wang Chao shut up, and glanced at the bald facial features in front of him with a smile, Wei Ye asked rhetorically: "Then how do you plan to deal with these criminals?"

Hearing that Wei Ye's tone had loosened somewhat, Ren Chonghao was also relieved, and said with a smile: "The disposal of these Diao people is naturally in accordance with the laws of the Han Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period of the Sage. The saints emphasize loyalty and forgiveness, and teach the people to be virtuous, and we and other magistrates should start from the eight characters of 'killing less and arresting less, and lenient punishment', and the rest of the matter should be sent to the elders of their clan to teach, which is also a two-way policy. ”

Listening to what this guy was talking about in front of him, "less killing, less arrest, and lenient punishment", Wei Ye smiled and replied: "According to the law, this generation should be punished according to the law of theft." However, the things they spoiled were only a few hundred dollars, and according to the law, those who did not steal twenty-two dollars were to be fined only and not to be punished. Since Ren Pengshi is talking about the benefits and disadvantages, why should this official bother to investigate his crimes and act as a villain in vain?"

Listening to Wei Ye's soft mouth, Ren Chonghao's face was relieved, and the people who had already gathered around looked at Wei Ye's gaze, and they were gradually disappointed.

The immortal warlock didn't care about them, just pointed at this group of sectarians, and sneered: "Although your land pays attention to killing less and catching less, but this generation always has to punish a little and give a big precept, which is the way to educate the saints." ”

Ren Chonghao gritted his teeth lightly, only saying that Wei Ye, a young and proud person, couldn't be pressed by the hurt face, and he wanted to find some ground. However, the parishioners who were tied up in a bunch were a little flustered - this mustachioed official was ruthless and ruthless, and everyone had seen it, so what if he was told to come up with some vicious methods to clean up his own house?

Wei Ye didn't even look at Ren Chonghao's face, pointed his finger at the group of sect people, and said: "According to the law, it seems that if you violate the king's law like this, you should be fined one tael per person." Remembering that there are benevolent elders in the county court who intercede for you, I will release you and others and reduce the number of fines. Where is Wang Chao—"

Listening to the lord calling himself, the stone toad spirit couldn't hold it anymore, and came up with a dog's face: "The little monk is here, what does the lord command?"

Wei Ye pointed to the group of sectarians in front of him, and said word by word: "And strip all the clothes and miscellaneous items on the bodies of these criminals, and use them as fines to reward those who contribute to the thieves." If there is still half an inch of thread left on them, don't blame the official for not being emotional!"

Wang Chao, the stone toad spirit, was holding his breath, and when he heard Wei Ye's order, he immediately shouted hello, and pounced viciously.

He didn't know what kind of clothes were good or bad, only his five fingers were like hooks, whether it was a head cloth, a little white hat, a placket, a collared shirt, not to mention any belts, prayer boxes, daggers, boots, and cloth shoes. In these days, even rags are worth a price, and I am not afraid that no one will ask for them.

With such a ferocious monster on the stall, where are those parishioners who are opponents? I can only hear that these sub-parishioners are screaming again and again, as if the eldest girl has met a scoundrel and wants to desperately protect her chastity.

In less than a cup of tea, I saw that the torn clothes on the ground were piled up, and this group of parishioners were also stripped like bare pigs. Wang Chao slapped his clothes unceremoniously, kicked his feet, and scolded non-stop: "What kind of mourning are you howling? What kind of mourning are you howling? When you meet you Buddha and me, this kind of stripping of clothes and opening the light is all the blessing and fate of you! Before the Buddha takes refuge in the lord, he doesn't just pick up a few pieces of your clothes and count them, and he just peels the skin and removes the bones, so that he can see the means of the Buddha's master!"

Here he picked up a garment, and he took it around to show off, as if an executioner had cut off a person's head, and then showed it to the public.

Wang Chao was willing to sell this strength, and the onlookers were also willing to have fun, and every time he picked up a piece of clothing, it was a shout of good.

In this shouting of goodwill, it seems that Ren Chonghao's face is becoming more and more corrupt.

Yes, picking up clothes is a fine, and whoever says that he will break the sky can only admit that he will "kill less and arrest less, and the punishment will be lenient". However, Wei Ye's hand of public punishment and stripping of clothes for public display not only caused this group of parishioners to lose face in the Great Worship Temple behind them, but even the Qiang faction in the county court headed by Ren Chonghao also suffered a great loss of authority.

Ren Chonghao stared at Wei Ye's car, gritted his teeth, exhaled deeply, and said, "Duke Wei acts like this, why doesn't he care about the face of the court and the prestige ......of Han officials?"

However, Wei Ye ignored what he said again, and said, "Bell, such a picture, how can you be a girl who should see it." After that, he didn't necessarily move, and the embroidered talismans on all sides had already fallen in response.

Behind the embroidered talisman, Wei Ye's voice came out faintly: "The law is not popular with the people, and the guilty will naturally be punished, this is the true meaning of the three chapters of the agreement between Emperor Taizu Gao and the father of Guanzhong." Ren Pengshi, is there anything else you want to say to this official?"

At such a point, it is actually meaningless to say anything, and Ren Chonghao also knows that in front of this hated Beijing official, he really can't please anything. Regardless of anything else, in Heishui City, except for Duan Lequan, there is no second person whose official position can overpower Wei Ye, a six-hundred-stone Jing official, and how can these little things alarm Zhang Ye Taishou, who is consulting the history of Liangzhou in Longxi County?

Thinking of this, Ren Chonghao forced himself to breathe. He called a cronie around him and sent him to the Zorofang Great Chapel to report the news, but he could only say "goodbye" with a straight face, and went with a team of soldiers to catch the thief unhappy.

Seeing Ren Chonghao and his party retreating in a gloomy manner, Master Tie approached the car and asked, "Duke Wei, that Ren Pengshi is a close confidant in this Blackwater City, and if you humiliate him like this, I am afraid that there will inevitably be some twists and turns in the future." I don't know what the charter of Duke Wei is, and I hope to show it. ”

Wei Ye sat in the donkey cart and said with a low chuckle: "The official's charter is just a move, even if there is disharmony, the official can still break the trick with his strength." Brother Tie, since you are willing to stand up, then you will not be bothered by anything, so I ask you to divide these sundries equally and give your strength to escort these brothers of the sect. And don't forget to make a book and leave their addresses and surnames!"