The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

The third shift is here, ask for a ticket!

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Under the candlelight, Zhu Shiyong, the magistrate of Luzhou, unfolded the pleading paper and carefully peeled off the first layer with a knife, revealing the second layer full of petite scripts.

"Criminal Wukor Angkor used to be the clerk of the Luzhou government office. He likes to play money and drink on weekdays. Last month, on the day when the yamen paid his salary, he gambled together in Dongshi Gambling Square. He lost all his salary for the month and bought public property. Six hundred Wen, because I was worried that I would not be able to go home and explain to my wife and the government, and saw Qin Dalang, my usual gambling friend, spend a lot of money, so I borrowed money from Qin Dalang to make up for the loopholes."

"Qin Dalang borrowed money from Angkor Wukor to make Liuguan to solve his urgent needs, but he asked for it to be returned within three days, and the debt collection was very urgent. Angkor Wukor had no money to return and then delayed and perfunctory. Informing the Yamen of Ti Xing and Angkor's family about this matter, Angkor had no choice but to have evil thoughts."

"On the night of the eighth day of June, the criminal Angkor Wukor asked Qin Dalang to drink at a restaurant on the grounds of repaying the money. After getting drunk, he helped him to Datong Hutong in the northwest corner and strangled him to death. His body was hidden in Huangtugang, Xicheng. The investigation was very urgent, just as the small officials of the Su family were fighting in the street, Wu Ge suddenly remembered that Qin Dalang scolded the young man of the Su family that night when he was drunk, and the words "chamber of commerce" and "undercover" were involved in his speech, so he took his own initiative. Be smart, make up a suicide note, transport his body to the Feishui River in the south of the city and throw it away, and put the suicide note in the body's bosom during the autopsy, so as to blame Su Xiaoguan."

"So far, the truth of this case has come to light. Wukor Angkor evaded debts, murdered people and blamed innocent people. It is a heinous crime. According to the law, he should be sentenced to death. Now the Luzhou government government has found out the facts and sent him to jail. He will be beheaded after the Ministry of punishment makes a decision. punishment."

Underneath the confession was Wukor Angkor's autograph. Zhu Shiyong read it again, and after confirming that there were no loopholes, he put the confession on the desk and said in a loud voice, "Come here..."

The teacher lifted the curtain from the outside respectfully and entered, and said with his hands down, "What orders do you have, my lord?"

"This is Angkor Wukor's confession and affidavit. I will take it to Mr. Feng, the chief criminal officer, to handle it in accordance with the law, and inform all your lords. A notice will be posted at noon tomorrow to make it public." Zhu Shiyong picked up the teacup and blew on the blue jade floating on it. The green tea was tipped, and he took a sip with a 'thrilling' sound.

The master took the pleading paper, scanned it quickly, and moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but finally held back, agreed, and bowed to withdraw.

"Liu Silang has been kneeling outside for a while." Zhu Shiyong said to the master's bent body.

The teacher turned around and said, "Yes, my lord, Liu Laotou has been kneeling for half an hour."

"Tell him to come in." Zhu Shiyong said flatly.

After a while, Liu Lao came in with his head bowed like a primary school student who made a mistake, knelt down and kowtowed as soon as he entered the door, and said in a crying voice: "My lord, please forgive me this time, I really didn't mean to scold you this time. For several days, my wife and I have been arguing endlessly, and my head is about to burst from the quarrel, and I am confused; as an adult, you should be barked at you twice by a dog, and spare the villain."

Zhu Shiyong said: "What are you doing? Get up quickly, didn't you just scold me a few words? Is this official such a narrow-minded person?"

Liu Laotou was confused and refused to stand up suspiciously; Zhu Shiyong raised his hand to signal him to stand up and speak, and then Liu Laotou got up and timidly came to Zhu Shiyong's side.

"Don't be so cautious. I've forgotten about that. Not only will I not punish you, but I will use you in the future. By the way, there will be a vacancy in my place after a while. I'm considering whether to promote you or not. This is missing."

"Thank you for the cultivation, my lord. I will do my best to be driven by my lord. Go up the mountain of swords, go down into the sea of ​​fire, drill into the oil pan, frown, I, Liu Silang, was not raised by a mother."

The head of the cell Liu was so excited that he couldn't choose what to say. This is an opportunity. Although the head of the cell is a bit oily, he is not an official or a citizen, and he is really useless. He also deals with prisoners every day. Because of this matter, I have caused a lot of mistakes, and I have also been scolded by my wife; the magistrate actually deliberately cultivated it, it is like a golden baby falling from the sky.

Zhu Shiyong laughed and said, "What do I want you to go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire? Is my Luzhou government office a dragon's pond and a tiger's den? This vacancy is a fat one. It is the most important warehouse in my Luzhou government office to be in charge of the tax warehouse. Secretary, what is lacking is the post of deputy nominee, I wonder if you are interested?"

"The grown-ups are the reborn parents of the villain..." Liu Lao burst into tears, wishing he could hold Zhu Shiyong and bite him madly.

"Don't be too happy for now. The promotion of an official is an important position, and it needs a very confidant to take it. I am a little hesitant about whether you are competent."

"My lord will support you, but the villain's future depends on your lord." Liu Baotou hurriedly said.

"Do you really want to?"

"Small dreams."

"Okay, go and help me with something, and if it's done, I'll recommend you to be the deputy nominee." Zhu Shiyong looked at Liu Silang and said.

"My lord, please tell me." Liu Silang said with a bow.

"Immediately go to the prison and dispose of the former government official, Wukor Angkor, with clean hands and feet." Zhu Shiyong lowered his voice and stared at Liu Silang with eagle eyes.

"Deal with...?" Liu Silang didn't understand what it meant for a while.

Zhu Shiyong stretched out his hand and made a 'click' gesture, looking at him without blinking.

Liu Silang was in a state of excitement, his whole body was blowing with cold, don't look at him usually bluffing about five people and six people, but none of his subordinates killed anyone.

"Are you afraid? If you are afraid, back down, forget what I said, and take it as a joke." Zhu Shiyong's eyes became indifferent, and he turned to look through the files on the case table, ignoring him.

Liu Silang really wanted to turn around and flee from this place, but he knew that as soon as he stepped out of this room, his life would be over, and it would be a trivial matter to lose his errand, otherwise he would die unexpectedly.

Liu Silang's mind was boiling like boiling water, weighing the pros and cons, and finally a sentence came to his mind and quickly gained the upper hand: "Wealth and wealth are sought in danger."

"My lord, the villain did it..." Liu Silang gritted his teeth.

"Don't force it. If you draw the bow without turning back, you won't be able to turn back. But you don't have to worry, the sky will fall, and I will stand up for it. Your life is worth more than yours." Zhu Shiyong said flatly.

"Little man... I understand, tell me, what should I do?" Liu Silang's face was tangled with muscles, which twisted in pieces under the light, and the light and dark were very majestic and terrifying.

"Go get a rope, hang it on the top of the fence, and fake it as a suicide. After the report is reported, the official will conclude that he committed suicide in fear of crime." Zhu Shiyong's tone was flat, as if he was not talking about killing people, but disposing of an animal. Kittens and puppies.

"I obey!" Liu Silang bowed and left the mansion in a hurry.

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Su Jin invited Li Chongtong to visit Bao Zheng for several days in a row, but they all came back disappointed because Bao Zheng did not return from his trip. The purpose of Su Jin's visit to Bao Zheng was naturally to ask Bao Zheng to help him introduce him to a school official in Luzhou Prefecture, so that he could participate in the autumn competition. The recommendation status of the big exam.

In the Song Dynasty, the status of a scholar did not need to be tested as in previous or subsequent dynasties, but was recommended by various places to be recognized as a scholar. After participating in the government examination, no matter whether he passed or not, he could be called a scholar, so people often made fun of it in the streets Those who failed in the government examination are called "unqualified scholars", which is full of ridicule.

Even so, there is still a limit on the number of students participating in the government examination in each place, and this right is in the hands of the students.

Since Bao Zheng was not around, Su Jin didn't want to take the liberty to find Mr. Tixue by himself. He already had a quarrel with the magistrate. Who knows what kind of person this Mr. Tixue is. There is no room for rejection.

In his spare time, Su Jin dragged Li Chong and chatted with Fenglou. Li Chong was a person who had participated in the imperial examination. Su Jin wanted to teach himself some literacy from him. After all, he didn't know what to test Well, what about other things?

Yan Biyun occasionally came to sit with her for a while. Ever since Su Jin was drunk and forced her to sleep all afternoon, and her chest was sticky with saliva, the two of them were a little embarrassed to meet each other. Blushing, she quickly moved away, as if she had done something wrong.

Yan Biyun seemed to be very busy during this period, and every time he didn't sit for a while, someone came to report something in a low voice, Yan Biyun had to leave with a smile; ?It is said that the Yan family's business is like this all over the world, and Yan Biyun's life is hard enough, don't these shopkeepers use their brains?