Daming primary school students

Chapter 5 Entering Jiangning County
As a professional in the history of the judicial system in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Qin Dewei certainly knew that the county government was the most basic judicial unit in this era.Due to his professionalism, he is still very interested in visiting the county government office on the spot.

It is also the stipulation of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Taizu Gao, that all the county offices in the world are built according to the same pattern, and the form is quite uniform.

For example, the outermost is the gate, and on both sides of the gate are sloping eight-character walls, which are used to post notices and orders.The gate is free to enter and exit during the day, and there is no access control.

Uncle Qin Xiang is one of the strong guards here at the gate. His main job is to maintain order, not to prevent others from entering and leaving, so there is almost no oil or water.

The second gate, or the Yimen gate, is the important area of ​​the county government office.However, with Qin Xiang leading the way, of course the guard would not stop Qin Dewei.

Just after passing the ceremony gate, suddenly there were five or six men, headed by a middle-aged man with a square face and a beard, who tied another person, and walked towards him.

Qin Xiang, the officer Qin, was very clever, and immediately stepped aside, moved out of the way, and bowed slightly, showing good basic training.

But Qin Dewei didn't react. Besides, in his modern soul imprint, there is no such habit of avoiding the road and saluting.

Immediately opposite, two people rushed forward, shoving Qin Dewei to the ground fiercely, and yelling at Qin Dewei: "Where is the blind boy from here blocking the way, didn't you see the uncle walking!"

Qin Xiang also regretted it. He just avoided himself and forgot to pull away his ignorant nephew.

He hurriedly stepped forward and said to the square-faced bearded man with a smiling face, "Don't be annoyed, Uncle Dong! It's the first time my nephew has come to the county government office. He's not yet sensible. Master Dong, don't care about the younger generation!"

The man who was called Uncle Dong squinted, glanced at Qin Xiang, and said lightly, "It turns out to be Lao Qin's person, teach him more rules, and next time, I will teach you a lesson!"

"Yes, yes!" Qin Xiang nodded in agreement and watched the group leave.Looking back at my nephew, except for a few pieces of dirt on his body, there was no serious problem, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Dewei, who was pushed down "plainly", got up from the ground. No modern person has ever suffered such personal humiliation, and his face was shaking with anger.

He couldn't help but ask his uncle, "Who is this person? He doesn't look like an official, yet he is so domineering!"

Qin Xiang pointed and said, "That's the head of the county's fast class, Dong Zaitou, who must not be provoked!"

Seeing that there was no one left or right, Qin Xiang told his nephew again: "There are four tyrants in this county, and Dong Zaitou is one of them. I will tell you in detail later. Anyway, if you come to the county, remember not to offend you. These four."

Qin Dewei changed the concept in his mind. There are three classes of yamen. Among them, the fast class is similar to the police role, and the head arrester is similar to the chief, or at least the captain.

"Sure enough, he is domineering!" Qin Dewei said bitterly.Just because I didn't get out of the way in time, I was pushed to the ground, and I was disgraced. It was really unpleasant.

Qin Xiang taught a lesson: "It's useless if you're not convinced, and you have to hold back in your heart if you're not convinced! In a place like the county office, you can't be young and energetic, unless you sit in the hall and be a master!"

As he spoke, he also pointed to the lobby of the Jiangning County government office in front of him.

There is a straight corridor from Yimen, which leads directly to the lobby. This is the place where the magistrate sits in the public court to try cases, and it is one of the most frequent places in ancient costume movies and TV dramas.

Looking at the lobby that symbolizes the core of the county government's power, Qin Dewei couldn't help but sigh.

He experienced firsthand that the era in front of him was a real old feudal society, an era that was cleaned up before the "big man" could avoid it.

Seeing the big from the small, you have all the golden fingers, and you still don’t think of a way to climb up, waiting for you to be oppressed, exploited, and cut leeks?
In the center of the corridor, there is also a small pavilion with a small stone tablet, which is the famous ring stone.

The three characters of "Gongshengming" are engraved on it facing south, and the very famous sixteen characters are engraved on the north facing: "Early salary and Erlu, the people anoint the people.

The popularity of these inscriptions in the yamen of this era is similar to that of "serving the people" in later generations. It is said that when you sit in the lobby, you can see the sixteen characters when you look up.

The layout of the first half of the outside of the county government office is roughly like this.As for the second half of the interior and the inner ya, it is deep and secretive, and it is definitely not something outsiders can spy on at will.

For the time being, pressing down on the unpleasantness of the encounter, Qin Dewei adjusted his mentality and asked professionally, "Why didn't I see the lobby open today? Isn't it the day of the release and the day of the trial?"

According to the system, it is not every day that the court will try cases, so there is a system of release days and trial days. The specific frequency depends on the diligence of the magistrates.

Qin Xiang shook his head and explained: "The lord of the county is noble and impatient, and he is impatient with vulgar affairs, and all matters of punishment are assigned to the second lord of the county, so the trial usually takes place in the county's hall of the East Branch Courtyard. side."

Qin Dewei pouted, what is noble and pure, and what is impatient with vulgar affairs, are all taboos for the Venerable?It is estimated to be one word, lazy!

Just look at the domineering behavior of that Dong catcher just now, if it wasn't for the inaction of the boss, what would a mere catcher do!
Qin Xiang, the Qin officer, can see that the eldest nephew seems to be very interested in the matter of punishment, which is a good phenomenon.Interest is the best teacher. As long as the eldest nephew is interested in the affairs of the county government, is he afraid that he will not come to pick up his class in the future?
Immediately, he led Qin Dewei through the Moon Gate and headed towards the East Crossing Courtyard.I saw a small hall in the middle of the East Cross Courtyard, which was the county seat.

Today happened to be an announcement day. The second county magistrate was sitting in the hall, and a crowd of twos and threes stood outside the hall, waiting for the result.

Qin Dewei looked across the yard and found that the county magistrate was very young, only in his twenties.At this age, to be able to become the county magistrate of Qipin Jingxian (Nanjing is also regarded as the capital), it must be a jinshi.

Thinking of this, Qin Dewei couldn't help but feel envious, even a little jealous.

Being able to become a Jinshi in your twenties in the Ming Dynasty should be similar to the feeling of success in starting a business, wealth and freedom in your twenties in the 21st century.

Damn, how can you meet such a person anywhere!

The so-called release date is to conduct a preliminary review of the complaint and decide whether it is acceptable or not.Approved petitions will be received in the county government office and will be formally heard on the trial day; unapproved petitions will be directly rejected without trial.

At this time, a guard suddenly came over and called Qin Xiang: "Wang Bingshu is looking for you! Hurry up and see him!"

Wang Bingshu means the clerk of the army room with the surname of Wang.

It sounded like an official business, so Qin Xiang was inconvenient to take Qin Dewei to the barracks, so he told his nephew, "I'll come when I go. You can walk around by yourself, don't cause trouble or break in."

Qin Dewei agreed and stood in the East Cross Courtyard to watch the young county magistrate review the case.After watching it for a while, it didn't make sense.

Because the review pleading is different from a formal trial, it is more like a paperwork.For outsiders, what can be seen by burying their heads in signing official documents?
When I was considering another place to visit, a familiar slender figure suddenly appeared in my field of vision.Although the veil covered her face, the white filial attire still pointed out her identity.

This should be the little widow Gu Niangzi?Qin Dewei had eight or nine points of confidence in this guess. After all, he had only seen it not long ago, and he still had some impressions in his mind.

Is she here to complain?Not only Qin Dewei, but also other caring people noticed this rich little widow.

Immediately, a yaman walked out of the gate of the county government office and came to the private room set up by Dong Zhaotou nearby. He reported to Dong Zhaotou, "An interesting person appeared just now! Maybe he can squeeze out some oil and water!"

Dong Zhaotou sneered a few times when he heard the words: "What kind of wealthy owner is he who dares to enter this yamen?"

Several dog-legs around were flattering and coaxing: "It must be that we know that our Master Dong is short of money, so we have sent money!"

(End of this chapter)