The little monk returns to the vulgar

Chapter 31 Sudden Change of Referee
Hangzhou Fuya, this is the center of the entire Hangzhou city.

Today's prefect of Hangzhou, surnamed Wei Mingtao, was a Jinshi in the 28th year of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The so-called fellow Jinshi refers to candidates who have not passed the Jinshi exam. Generally speaking, it is almost enough to be a county magistrate.Half of Wei Tao's becoming the prefect of Hangzhou was due to his qualifications, and the other half was because he gave a lot of gifts to the state teacher of the dynasty, so he became a prefect.

The so-called [-] snowflake silver from the magistrate in the three years of Qing Dynasty, the gift that was given back then has been doubled in recent years.

Now that he has reached the age of retirement, Wei Tao is also satisfied. He only needs to wait for the next magistrate to arrive and complete the handover procedures, and he can be a rich man with peace of mind.

As a former magistrate, after returning to his hometown, he is a proper village sage.In this year, the life of the sages in the village may not be as good as some magistrates.

Thinking of this, Wei Tao couldn't help but smile on his face.

Seeing Wei Tao's expression, the master next to him couldn't help but remind him, "My lord, the monks from Lingyin Temple are still waiting in the courtroom. Look?"

This master is Wei Tao's confidant, the kind of confidant he plans to bring back to his hometown to be a housekeeper, so Wei Tao didn't put on airs as an official, and said a little impatiently: "Just wait, hasn't the murderer been caught yet?" .”

"My lord, I think this lawsuit is not that simple, and there must be something hidden in it." The master reminded.

"Hehe, how can I not know. Why did Monk Daoling appear in the Sanzang Tower in the middle of the night? That young monk came from another place, how dare he commit murder in the Sanzang Tower? The truth of the matter must not be what the monks in Lingyin Temple said." so. But so what?"

Wei Tao sneered a few times, and continued: "Let's not talk about Zen Master Ji's life-saving grace to my family, how much money Lingyin Temple has made us in the past few years. It's just a little monk from other places. What is the truth? Is it important?" ? My official is about to leave office, so I will sell it to Lingyin Temple as the last favor."

Master also understands this truth, but there is another worry in his heart.

Yesterday the master's brother-in-law came back from outside the city and told him a strange incident vividly.

It is said that when he entered the city yesterday, a giant with a blue face and long fangs suddenly appeared on the official road. This giant had a beard and hair like fire, and had four arms. He grabbed the horse pulling the cart next to him and stuffed it into his mouth to eat. up.

At that time, the people who entered the city were frightened and ran away. My brother-in-law said that his legs were so weak that he couldn't even run.

When he heard this sentence, the master laughed and scolded at that time: "A giant who is still a hundred feet tall is so huge that the whole city of Hangzhou can be seen, and the horse that pulls the cart is not as big as the giant's toe, so he grabs it and eats it? Isn't it hard to bend over and pinch the ants?"

At that time, the master only thought it was my brother-in-law bragging, probably because he was frightened stupid when he encountered some ferocious beast, and he was afraid of being laughed at, so he bragged about being a giant.

However, my brother-in-law shook his head like a rattle and said firmly, "It's really a giant with four arms. It may not be as tall as a hundred feet, but it's really a giant."

Seeing his brother-in-law's expression, the master didn't feel like lying, so he listened curiously.

From my brother-in-law's description, the giant was extremely ferocious. It wasn't enough to eat horses. It seemed that he wanted to eat people, so he almost grabbed him and stuffed him in his mouth.But at this time, a golden light descended from the sky, crushing the giant to the ground and saving everyone.

When the golden light dissipated, he saw a little monk stepping on the giant.The little monk was very handsome and merciful. He not only suppressed the giant and saved everyone, but also healed the wounded and bestowed a lot of gold and silver.

Finally, my brother-in-law took out a few golden beans.

The master repeatedly verified and confirmed that these are real gold, which can be regarded as valuable.If it is a lie, the gold cannot be picked up on the road.

The master didn't take this story to heart at first, even if he really met an expert outside the world, it was just an extra source of conversation, which was my brother-in-law's luck.

But today the monks of Lingyin Temple came to complain, saying that the young monk from outside hurt the people of Lingyin Temple, which is too coincidental.

"Lingyin Temple, the young monks from outside, the Fa Discussion Conference..." The more the master thought about it, the more he felt that these things were related.

But before he could figure out the secret, someone suddenly reported, "My lord, Nie Zhengyan from the capital has arrived."

When Wei Tao heard this, he quickly stood up and tidied up his official uniform.

The new prefect of Hangzhou has finally arrived. This is a big man from the capital. Although the release of a Beijing official can be regarded as being demoted, he is much higher than Wei Tao in terms of background and status. He doesn't want any troubles before returning home.

After a while, Nie Zhengyan, who also changed into an official uniform, appeared in the inner hall of the government office.

As the saying goes, there is no harm if there is no comparison. The old and new Hangzhou magistrates stand together. Nie Zhengyan is much better than Wei Tao in terms of temperament and appearance.

"Master Nie is exhausted, working hard." Wei Tao said politely.

Although Nie Zhengyan had just arrived in Hangzhou, he was in good spirits and could not tell that he was tired at all. He cupped his hands to Wei Tao and said, "Your Majesty Wei, you are welcome."

Originally, Wei Tao was still a bit jealous of Nie Zhengyan, for fear that this big man from the capital would deliberately make things difficult for him.The handover of the post of magistrate is not just sending the official seal over.

All the files in the government office, the property in the warehouse, and all kinds of military food must be checked one by one, and it will take at least half a month to complete.If one or two of some key things are missing, it may be a crime of beheading.

Wei Tao has already prepared gold and silver as bribes, just hoping that Nie Zhengyan can give him a high hand and let him retire safely.

Looking at it now, it seems that Lord Nie did not intend to play prestige, Wei Tao was flattered by his politeness.

The two sat down, and began the courtesies in the officialdom.

As for other trivial matters, the following people will naturally handle them.

When Nie Zhengyan came to the government office, the master sensibly went to deal with the handover with the people brought by Nie Zhengyan.

One is flattering, the other can be regarded as a corporal, and the conversation is very harmonious.

The two were chatting happily, but someone came to report: "Master Wei, the prisoner has been brought to the court."

Wei Tao frowned. He didn't care about the matter of Lingyin Temple right now. The key was to build a good relationship with Nie Zhengyan.

But Nie Zhengyan heard it, and quickly said: "Lord Wei, you don't need to care about me, please focus on official duties."

"Master Nie is really a role model for our generation. Since Mr. Nie has already taken office, why not let Mr. Nie handle this case?" Wei Tao invited with a very low posture.

Nie Zhengyan hastily refused, saying: "This officer is new here and knows nothing about the case. It would be better for you, Mr. Wei, to try it."

Wei Tao didn't continue to invite either. He just said politely to test whether Nie Zhengyan intended to seize power immediately.Now it seems that this Lord Nie is really easy to talk to.

Wei Tao felt that he was really lucky, and he just settled the case quickly, drawing a perfect end to his prefect career.

"Since this is the case, the case of Lingyin Temple suing Monk Daoran of Jinshan Temple for wounding people should be heard by this judge."

When Nie Zhengyan heard this, his expression changed drastically.

"Wait, Master Wei said just now, who is the defendant?" Nie Zhengyan asked.

Wei Tao didn't know why, but he repeated: "Monk Daoran of Jinshan Temple, I heard that he just arrived in Hangzhou yesterday, but he didn't expect to commit murder and hurt people in just one day. It's a shame for Buddhism."

Nie Zhengyan got up abruptly, and said to Wei Tao: "Master Wei is right. Since I have already taken office, it is my job to be promoted to the court to hear the case. Let me handle this case."

Wei Tao:? ? ?
(End of this chapter)