Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 197 0192 [Conflict Escalation]

There is nothing to see in the county government trial.

Because the county-level government in the Northern Song Dynasty only had the final adjudication power for cases below the punishment of staff.Once it involves imprisonment, it needs to be transferred to the state-level agency. The county official threatened the people to ransack their homes, which is basically bullying the people who do not understand the law.

Of course, since the county government has the power to punish the magistrate, if the county magistrate is angered, it is still possible to accidentally beat him to death.

The Sun family is a wealthy family in the county, so it is inconvenient to beat them to death, or even torture them into tricks.

"Prefect, please give me two months to complete the survey and make preparations for the state court to punish." Wang Tian issued a military order.

The so-called investigation and conclusion is to collect all the evidence, determine the nature of the case, and then transfer it to the state-level judicial department for trial.

For the same criminal, if he has committed multiple crimes, he must file a case multiple times.

This is called "according to the pleadings", since a pleading is determined, it can only be tried within the scope of the charges in the pleadings, so as to prevent unjust, false and wrongful convictions caused by weaving charges.

You can do whatever you want to deal with ordinary people, but you can't neglect any step when dealing with someone with superiors like the Sun family.

It is impossible for Zhu Ming to wait two or three months in Lei Ze County, and said, "I will reserve someone for you to use, and I will be included as an archer. Deng Chun, you are here to wait for the order of the county magistrate Wang."

"Yes!" Deng Chun bowed his hands and accepted the order.

Wang Tian said: "It happens that the head of the county has been arrested, and this Deng Zhuangshi can be the head of the county."

Zhu Ming shook his head: "It's better to let the local people do it. You have been in the county for a long time, so there should be suitable candidates."

Wang Tian said with a smile: "On Jingdong Road, there are not many other things, but there are many strong men. Just choose a hero who has enmity with the Sun family."

The number of permanent archers in Xixiang County is basically only 20, and they are only expanded when suppressing bandits.

And in the counties on Jingdong Road, there are often hundreds of archers, because there are too many thieves.Even the imperial court issued a special order that each archer on Jingdong Road should be equipped with a crossbow, knives, guns and other melee weapons.

It can be said that the police in Shandong are more effective than the regular army in Hanzhong!
In the whole country, there is only this one, and there is no other semicolon.

They were all forced out by thieves. Since the Wang Lun uprising in the Qingli period (the prototype of Wang Lun in "Water Margin"), it has become common for Shandong thieves to kill officials.When the trouble was at its worst, the magistrates and prefects did not dare to go out of the city, and the magistrates even needed the prime minister to personally arrange suitable candidates.

"Magistrate Wang, someone is besieging the county government office and making trouble!" Geng Dingchen, the chief bookkeeper, rushed in to report.

Wang Tian questioned: "You are also a county captain. If someone makes trouble, why don't you deal with it? Don't you dare to do it? Or is it inconvenient for you to do it?"

Geng Dingchen shrank his body and said: "The archers of the county government are all Sun Zongzhen's old people. The capital head Sun Zongzhen was arrested. I really can't order those archers to do things."

Zhu Ming said: "You are also a county captain, but you can't even command an archer. You are so incompetent and incompetent. Don't worry about the county captain from now on. Let the magistrate Wang take charge of the county captain."

Geng Dingchen opened his mouth. He was afraid of annoying the magistrate and unwilling to give up his rights. He could only bite the bullet and said: "There is a vacancy for the county lieutenant. If the master is there, the master will also be the county lieutenant. Let the county magistrate take charge of the county lieutenant. It's not in line with the system."

Zhu Ming smiled and said, "Then you can deal with the troublemakers. If you can't handle it well, I will write it down."

Geng Dingchen was about to cry with grievances. In order to climb up, he chose to marry the Sun family.It was nothing more than trying to use the uncle of the Sun brothers to get on the line of the Cai party, but when they met a tough magistrate, they literally set him on fire.

After thinking about it, Geng Dingchen said: "This matter involves the Sun's family, and I am asking you to withdraw."

In other words, it is impossible for him to hand over the power of the county captain, but because of his relatives, he has temporarily avoided it, and he must take back the county captain afterwards.At the same time, if he doesn't participate in dealing with the Sun family, he can pretend to be forced, and he can even write to the capital to cry and complain about his grievances. Maybe he will be promoted by the Cai party because of this.

Zhu Ming and Wang Tian went out hand in hand, and found that Cao Yuangui, the county magistrate, was already dealing with it.

At the gate of the county government, two or three hundred people gathered to clamor.

At least half of the clerks and soap officials in the entire county government were watching the fun, and Archers even pretended to stop them. They were more or less related to the Sun family.

Zhu Ming pressed his sword and came out, Cao Yuangui shouted: "The prefect is here, stop making noise!"

It's useless, those guys are still clamoring.

Zhu Ming asked, "Who is the deputy capital?"

An archer replied: "The vice capital is sick with a head, and he didn't come to the county office today."

Zhu Ming scolded: "Has he died of illness? If he is not dead, bring him here!"

Wang Tian had been working in Lei Ze County for a longer period of time, and he was more aware of various situations. He immediately called a ten generals of archers: "You go and find Deputy Liang."

But the ten generals said: "The front is blocked, and I can't get out."

Zhu Ming said: "You are given two choices, either rush out, or be dismissed on the spot."

The ten generals hesitated for a few seconds, and could only rush out with the knife in hand, shouting: "Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

The troublemakers deliberately squeezed in, leaving no gaps.

After a while, the ten generals returned with their clothes disheveled, and said: "Prefect, I can't get out."

"Why don't you bring your crossbow with you?" Zhu Ming asked.

The ten generals said: "In the city, bows and crossbows are generally not carried."

"What use are you for?" Zhu Ming said to Wang Tian, ​​"This person is not up to the job, and the county magistrate Wang will handle it with you."

Wang Tian said: "Since you can't do anything, I will remove you from the ten generals of archers. Hand over your saber!"

The ten general didn't expect that he was really beaten. He took off his saber and threw it on the ground, not paying attention to the prefect, county magistrate, and county magistrate.

Whether it is tax collection or search, it needs the cooperation of these subordinates and archers, as well as the support of the Sun family, otherwise nothing will be done in the future.They boast that Wang Keshu is a doctor in the official department in the capital, and Cai Jing is above Wang Keshu. What kind of a fart is a small prefect?
Seeing that the ten generals threw away their sabers, the rest of the archers stopped blocking the troublemakers and stepped back in unison.

And those two or three hundred rioters took the opportunity to take a few steps forward and occupied all the steps in front of the government office.

Zhu Ming smiled: "Back to the gate."

The county magistrate, county magistrate, master secretary, clerks, and subordinate officials all followed Zhu Ming back to the gate of the county government.

The troublemakers really dare not follow in, they are not thieves, but organized "good people".The nature of clamoring at the gate of the county government office is completely different from that of rushing into the county government office.

The two sides confronted each other through an open door, and there was a stalemate.

Ju Ming said with emotion: "The folk customs of Jingdong Road are really well-deserved."

The phrase "two thousand stones are not insulted" means that there are very few prefects and prefects on Jingdong Road who are not bullied by local tyrants.

Zhu Ming just arrested the Sun family brothers. He ordered the arrest yesterday, but he was blocked in the county government office today.

Zhu Ming asked: "You know who is the leader of the people making noise?"

Cao Yuangui said, "Most are members of the Xianyi Club."

"Underworld," Zhu Ming muttered in a low voice, and asked, "Would Magistrate Wang dare to go to the countryside to recruit another archer?"

"At this time?" Wang Tian hesitated.

Zhu Ming pointed to the front: "Go out from there."

Wang Tian felt guilty. There were more than one or two cases of the powerful and powerful counties in Shandong who killed county magistrates without authorization.But when Zhizhou spoke, he could only muster up his courage and say, "Why don't you dare?"

Zhu Ming said: "Li Bao, Bai Sheng, you escort the county magistrate Wang out of the city. Deng Chun, you lead someone to guard the gate. Who will give me a chair?"

Cao Yuangui went to move the chair himself, and invited Zhu Ming to sit down and watch the play.

Wang Tian took Bai Sheng and Li Bao to the backyard of the county government to bring three horses.They could have left through the back door, but they deliberately walked through the door and forced their way through the rioters.

Bai Sheng used to use a gun, but it was better to use a knife in a crowd.

He picked up the saber thrown away by the ten generals, and together with Li Bao on the left and right, escorted Wang Tian to pass.

The leader of today's disturbance is Gao Huaguang, the leader of Xianyi Society, the boss of the underworld in Lei Ze County.

In Shandong in the Northern Song Dynasty, there were many thieves in the countryside and gangsters in the city.

And there is another saying, "Caopu people are only for thieves".It refers to Puzhou where Ju Ming works, and Xingren Mansion next door where Wang Jie works. People in these two places especially like to be thieves.The Xingren Mansion is even more serious, "Cao is a bandit area, and heavy laws cannot be stopped."

The thieves outside the city are mostly composed of people who can't survive.

The underworld in the city often colluded with the big clans and established various associations.For example, Zeng Gong, a famous minister, punished the "Bawangshe" in Zhangqiu. The Bawangshe had 31 leaders alone, and most of the members came from local powerful families.

The Fresh Clothes Club in front of me is of the same nature as the Bawang Club.

The leaders of several associations are all powerful children, attached to the Sun family to do evil.

"Get out of the way!" Wang Tian scolded.

Club leader Gao Huaguang sneered with his nostrils turned toward the sky, "No."

Wang Tian said, "Give me the knife."

Bai Sheng handed over his saber.

Wang Tian posted it in front of Gao Huaguang: "I am the county magistrate of Lei Ze, an official ordered by the court. If you don't get out of the way today, there will only be two results, either I will kill you, or you will kill me!"

"Try to kill me!" Gao Huaguang didn't care.

Without saying a word, Wang Tian raised his knife and slashed forward.

Gao Huaguang didn't dare to raise a weapon to make a scene in the county government. He only had a stick in his hand, so he quickly blocked it with a horizontal stick, and said angrily, "You bird official, you really dare to use a knife!"

Wang Tian doesn't know martial arts at all, he just chops randomly with a knife.

Gao Huaguang blocked from left to right, and the people behind him also backed down again and again, this fellow was cornered and had no choice but to shout: "Let this bird officer out!"

The three of them led the horse and rushed out of the crowd. Wang Tian couldn't get on the horse even after trying several times, so he collapsed and said, "Help me on the horse quickly."

Bai Sheng and Li Bao quickly helped him ride the horse.

Regardless of how majestic he was just now, Wang Tian was so frightened that his whole body went limp, half lying on his horse's back and galloping out of the city.

Gao Huaguang called a club member and whispered: "Notify Xu Er, let him set up an ambush in the suburbs, and when the county magistrate returns, he will be killed immediately! A bird-knowing state dares to come to Lei Ze County to show off. It's really annoying I was killed, even Zhizhou was killed."

The underworld dare not kill the county magistrate in the city, but dare to contact the thieves in the countryside.

Xu Er is a well-known horse bandit in Lei Ze County. The bandits under his command are all small and medium landlords who were forced to go bankrupt by the horse administration.

Killing officials and rebelling is commonplace, the worst thing is to hide to avoid the limelight, and then recruit people from the government afterwards.

(End of this chapter)