Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 639: Solved, Home

Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside. The book boy brought by He County Magistrate from home, who was now the legal advisor of the yamen, came to the courtyard quickly and said to He County Magistrate: "Master, someone is beating drums outside the yamen to complain about injustice. Liu Zhubo asked this old servant to call you to the court."

"Is it a murder case?" The county magistrate was flipping through the sage book without even raising his head, and he didn't even show any intention of getting up.

"No, it seems that they were injured in a fight. One of them was Liu Da, a relative of Liu Zhubo." said the lawyer.

"It's Liu Da again." The county magistrate couldn't help but frowned slightly, and then asked: "What did Liu Zhubo say?"

"He said he wanted to avoid suspicion and let you handle it, sir."

"Tsk!" Hearing this, the county magistrate sneered, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Tell him that as long as no one is killed, he can do whatever he wants with it."

After that, he yawned and said to the county magistrate, "I am tired. Don't bother me with such trivial matters in the future."

"promise."

……

The lobby of the government office.

"Ascension!"

"mighty!"

Liu Zhubo, accompanied by several detectives, slowly walked up to the hall and sat down. Then he slammed the gavel and shouted in a deep voice, "Bring the man up here."

Soon, Chen Mo and the rescued boys Gao Ping and Liu Da came to the lobby.

Liu Da was originally tied up by Chen Mo, but after arriving at the yamen, he was untied by the yamen people.

"Who below is beating the drum to appeal for justice?" Chief Clerk Liu ignored Liu Da's look that indicated concern, and instead looked at Chen Mo.

Seeing that the other party was dressed in fine clothes, which were obviously not something ordinary people could afford, he might have some status, so it was not impossible for him to enforce the law impartially for once.

As for this Liu Da, Liu Zhubo looked down on him. He said that they were related, but in fact the relationship went back several generations. If the other party had not been a good person and had helped him deal with some shameful things, Liu Zhubo would not want to have anything to do with him.

"My name is Mo Cheng, nice to meet you sir. Just now I was the one beating the drum to appeal for the young man Gao Ping." Chen Mo used the pseudonym Gao Ping.

"I'm not a master. I'm the chief clerk of the yamen. My surname is Liu. Since the master and I are ill at home, I am in charge of the yamen affairs. Mr. Mo is a scholar?" While saying this, Chief Clerk Liu thought that there was no Mo family in the Hexi area.

"He is not a scholar. He is just a poor man who went to Huaizhou to take the imperial examination and failed. He happened to see this young man being chased when he passed by here. He couldn't bear it, so he helped him. When he heard about the injustice of the young man, he came to the government office to complain." Chen Mo said in a clear voice.

Hearing this, Liu Zhubo looked down on this "Mo Cheng" in his heart. He then looked at the young man Gao Ping and said softly, "Tell me about your grievances."

Gao Ping looked at Chen Mo anxiously, feeling a little scared.

Chen Mo bent down slightly and touched his head, then smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, just tell me."

Gao Ping then began to speak.

However, Chief Clerk Liu did not listen seriously. Instead, he called the constable who brought Gao Ping and others into the hall and rubbed his fingers under the table.

The constable came forward and whispered in his ear, "Gao Ping and Mo Cheng didn't give it to you. Liu Da promised that after this matter is resolved, he will send a generous gift to your house."

After hearing this, Chief Secretary Liu knew what the verdict would be, and he completely let down his guard against this "Mo Cheng". He was even reluctant to give him money, as he looked like a man with some money but not a high status.

The next step is just to go through the motions. Liu Zhubo asked, "Do you have any witnesses or physical evidence for what you just said?"

There is definitely no physical evidence from the young Gao Ping.

As for witnesses, many people did see Liu Da breaking Gao's father and mother's legs, but due to Liu Da's tyranny, they did not dare to testify in court.

Gao Ping could only stubbornly say that he saw it with his own eyes.

But based on his personal opinion, it is definitely useless.

Chen Mo also recounted seeing Gao Ping being chased by Liu Da, and said that at Gao Ping's home he heard Liu Da admit with his own mouth that he had interrupted Gao Ping's parents, and also said that Liu Da had attacked him.

But at this time Liu Da insisted that he did not say that and said that he just said it to scare people.

Seeing that Gao Ping could not produce any evidence, Liu Zhubo did not send anyone to investigate and was about to make a verdict in court.

But at this time Liu Da spoke again, first accusing Gao Ping of falsely accusing him, and then accusing Gao Ping of trespassing and intentionally murdering him.

He also accused Mo Cheng of beating him without any investigation and hoped that Liu Zhubo would punish the two of them.

When Chief Clerk Liu asked Liu Da if he had any evidence for what he said, Liu Da said he had it all.

He first called his wife and said that he had seen Gao Ping committing the crime with his own eyes. Then he took out the deed for exchanging the land and said it was a normal transaction.

Finally, they called the lackeys outside Gao Ping's house and insisted that it was "Mo Cheng" who started the fight first.

Such a confusion of right and wrong made Chen Mo laugh out loud.

But Chief Secretary Liu believed it and made the verdict without sending anyone to conduct an on-site investigation.

Gao Ping was also so angry that he started to cry and shouted, "I don't accept it."

"Silence, no noise or shouting is allowed in the courtroom." Chief Clerk Liu slammed the gavel and shouted.

"I don't accept it. Liu Da is talking nonsense." Gao Ping was so angry that he burst into tears.

"Roaring in court is an even more serious crime. Come, drag him away and give him twenty lashes of the cane first." said Liu Zhubo.

"I didn't, you are unreasonable." Gao Ping said.

"You keep roaring, I'll add one more level." Liu Zhubo looked at Gao Ping coldly, "I'm telling you, if you roar again, I'll add another level. If you keep roaring, I'll add another level. I don't believe I won't kill you immediately."

As he spoke, Chief Clerk Liu pulled out a sign of immediate execution from the table in front of him.

Gao Ping was frightened for a long time.

"Come here, take him away." Liu Zhubo continued.

"Wait." Chen Mo stopped the constable who was about to drag Gao Ping away, stared coldly at Liu Zhubo above him, and said, "Liu Zhubo really has a great official power."

"How dare you! I haven't even pronounced a sentence on you, yet you dare to disrespect the court. Come, drag this man away and give him twenty lashes of the board." Liu Zhubo shouted.

"Yes." A constable responded.

Seeing this, Liu Da looked at Chen Mo with amusement and complacency.

"Who dares!"

A powerful and cold shout came from outside the lobby, and everyone couldn't help but look over.

Liu Zhubo slammed the gavel and shouted, "Who is disturbing the court?"

"Da da da"

The next second, countless armored soldiers rushed in from outside the hall. The friction between the armor plates made a crisp metal collision sound. The bright Ming Guang armor made the faces of the people in the hall change suddenly.

Liu Zhubo's heart skipped a beat. Where did so many armored soldiers come from in such a small Jiyin County?
Seeing a middle-aged man who looked like a general walking in from outside the hall, Liu Zhubo hurried down from the hall and was about to go up to greet him, but the middle-aged general knelt on one knee in front of Chen Mo and said respectfully: "I am Sun Meng, the humble general, and I pay my respects to His Majesty. I am late in coming to your rescue, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

The "jia" in "jiujia" refers to the ceremonial vehicle, which is not only for the emperor, but also exclusively for the use of royal family members.

Chen Mo is now the King of Wei, so Sun Meng can naturally be used to rescue him.

At this time, Liu Zhubo also knelt on the ground with a plop, but he knelt on both knees, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he shouted in his heart: "It's over."

Although he didn't know which prince this person was talking about, no matter who it was, he was not someone the chief clerk of his small county could afford to offend.

Gao Ping stared blankly at "Mo Cheng" beside him, with shock on his face.

"Sun Meng, take this young man to his village and call the witness who saw the truth. I want to administer justice." Chen Mo pointed at Gao Ping and said.

"promise."

……

This way, the backyard of the county government office.

The county magistrate had just laid down not long ago and was not yet very sleepy when he heard a commotion outside.

The county magistrate was disturbed from his sleep and was unhappy. Although he had delegated his power, it did not mean that he would become a decoration in Jiyin County from now on. He could not help but frown and said, "What is Liu Lai doing again? Fusheng, go and see what happened outside?"

The lawyer who was waiting outside heard this and walked out to the backyard.

Not long after, the lawyer came back and broke into Magistrate He's room. He closed the door in panic and bolted it shut.

Seeing this, He asked the county magistrate, "Why are you so flustered?"

"Master, it's bad. Many soldiers have broken into the yamen and the front hall has been surrounded. These soldiers are all wearing armor. I heard that the one who beat the drum to appeal for justice is a prince." said the lawyer.

"what?"

The county magistrate's expression changed drastically. He quickly got up from the bed, put on his shoes, and asked hurriedly, "Soldier, prince? Which prince?"

There are several county kings in the Hexi area, but they are still far away from Jiyin County.

In this situation, do they dare to lead their troops to run around?

The master replied, "I don't know, but the prince is a young man."

"Young man?" The county magistrate's heart skipped a beat and he muttered to himself, "Isn't he so unlucky?"

Although he and the county magistrate had fallen out, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, thinking that Chen Mo would not settle accounts with him, so he could continue to serve as the county magistrate of Jiyin County.

But if this young prince is the King of Wei, then everything is over and the last bit of hope is gone.

"Why are you panicking? Let's go out and take a look." The county magistrate said bravely. The government office was surrounded and there was no point hiding here.

And the result was the same as he guessed, the prince was King Wei Chen Mo.

As the witness was brought in and Chen Mo was there to preside over justice, the witness was no longer afraid of Liu Da's power after learning of Chen Mo's identity, and he spoke out Liu Da's evil deeds.

Liu Da knew that he could not escape death. Thinking that Liu Zhubo had often extorted money from him, he began to madly blame Liu Zhubo before he died, talking about all of Liu Zhubo's evil deeds, and said that he was a person who deserved to be killed.

Then there was Magistrate He. After investigation, it was found that Magistrate He did not participate in the evil deeds of Liu Zhubo and Liu Da, nor did he accept bribes from them.

But it doesn't mean he is innocent.

As the chief official of a county, and not a puppet, how could his indifference not be another form of connivance and crime?

In addition, as the parent official of a county, the county magistrate is the first person responsible if something happens in the county.

Moreover, the crime committed by Liu Da and Liu Zhubo was not just against Gao Ping's family.

Can the county magistrate guarantee that he has no knowledge of these matters?
In addition, through a more in-depth investigation of He County Magistrate, it was found that when He County Magistrate was in charge before him, he also committed corruption, but his corruption was not on a large scale.

According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, although he could not be sentenced to death, he could not avoid decades of imprisonment.

Judging from the county magistrate's age, he is likely to die in prison.

Finally, there is the county lieutenant, who is not a good one either.

Although there are no murders on his hands, there are still cases of oppressing the people and forcibly taking women as concubines, and there are more than one such cases, and they deserve to be killed.

The incident in Jiyin County gave Chen Mo another wake-up call.

As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers.

In the world today, there are still many county magistrates in many places, but they were not Chen Mo's men before. Now that Chen Mo is in power, they are inevitably worried that they will be replaced, so they simply give up and stop caring about the county's affairs, and condone crimes in their jurisdiction.

Lazy governance, inaction, etc.

"When I return to Xiangyang, I must hurry up to complete the final palace examination, appoint officials to take office, and instruct the new officials to make decisions for the local people. If there are unjust cases or murders, they must be handled. If they cannot be handled, they must be reported."

Chen Mo secretly made up his mind.

After arranging an acting county magistrate to handle the affairs of Jiyin County, Chen Mo left Jiyin County.

Before leaving, Gao Ping came to see him off, expressed his gratitude to Chen Mo for his great kindness, and gave Chen Mo a big bamboo shoot, which was the most valuable thing Gao Ping's family could afford.

Chen Mo accepted the big bamboo shoots, touched Gao Ping's head, and told him to take good care of his parents.

Gao Ping's parents' right leg was broken not long ago and was reconnected by Sun Meng. If they take good care of themselves, it will not become lame. But their left leg has become lame after being broken for a long time and cannot be healed.

All Chen Mo could do was to give some money to Gao Ping's family and return his paddy fields after ransacking the homes of Liu Da and Liu Zhubo.

"Can I become a person like you in the future?" Gao Ping asked Chen Mo.

These words startled Chen Mo, and Sun Meng, Luo Yong and the others were also stunned, and then they couldn't help but chuckle.

Chen Mo said: "Yes, I can."

Finally, he gave Gao Ping a book on the art of blood nourishment, told him that he could try to practice it, and then left.

Gao Ping looked at Chen Mo's departing back, a seed was planted in his heart, and he secretly encouraged himself.

……

The third year of Yong'an, summer, early June.

This day, Xiangyang.

Although June is already midsummer, Linzhou is close to the Huai River in the south and the mountainous Yuzhou in the north, so the weather is not very hot, the sun is shining, and the grass is lush and green.

Wei Linchun, who had become the prefect of Linzhou, Shao Jinneng, the captain of the Cavalry Guard, the local county magistrate and a group of officials stood at the city gate, looking at the end of the official road in the distance, most of them with anticipation on their faces.

Wu Mi and her companions had actually come as well, but because they were women, they sat in the carriage and waited, without appearing in the crowd.

The streets in the city were filled with common people and scholars from Huaizhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, and the north and south who were on the list. There was anticipation in their eyes as if they were about to see their "idol".

"Brother Sun, you are about to meet the King of Wei, are you excited?" Qu Jiangyang said to Sun Cheng beside him.

Sun Cheng was about to speak when someone in the crowd in front of him said, "Here they come, here they come," and the crowd became agitated.

ps: There is a small error in the previous article. Now it is the third year of Yong'an, not the second year of Yong'an. It has been modified. Sorry.

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