The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 96
"Boom, boom, boom, boom~~"

The extremely rhythmic drums sounded like thunder outside the county government office, and the two gates of the Wuji county government office, which had been closed for many years, finally opened slowly to both sides under the watchful eyes of the people.

Inside the county yamen, Yuan Shang was dressed in the clothes of the magistrate, sitting on his left kneeling was the county magistrate Fengji, and on the right were Deng Chang and others who were acting as chief clerk.

Lu Lingqi was dressed in strong attire, but she was also standing by her side.

Yuan Shang frowned, then raised his hand in dissatisfaction, pointed at Lu Lingqi and said, "You."

Lu Lingqi's face was as cool as usual, she heard Yuan Shang call him, and greeted him with the wind and calm: "My lord called me?"

"You don't go to recruit soldiers, what are you doing here? The county issued a ban on the first day you took office. Officials in the city, no matter how big or small, need to work hard and not slow down."
Lu Lingqi's plain expression suddenly turned a little strange, she squinted her eyes and looked at Yuan Shang for a long time, then sighed: "Returning to my lord, it's not because the little girl didn't work hard. In the past few days, I have been distributing notices in the county. Adding fundraising centers, unfortunately, has little effect, and almost no one comes."

Yuan Shang's heart suddenly became blocked.

"You mean no one wants to be drafted?"

"Yes, the men in Jizhou have already been heavily recruited. Now if there is no express list in the state and county to force the recruitment, no one from each household will be willing to join the army. This morning, Mr. Tian and Mr. Ju are two people. Go to the fundraising house in person, but whether there will be any good way is still in the middle of the debate."

When Yuan Shang heard this, he couldn't help frowning deeply, and began to worry in his heart.

It's really a wave of ups and downs, and now many trivial matters in the county government have not been sorted out, and there are difficulties in recruiting soldiers again, time is running out, Yuan Shao will inspect the soldiers in three months, and now he can't even gather the manpower Complete, what should I do in three months?
It's just a source of hundreds of soldiers. Is it so difficult to solve?

Feng Ji coughed, interrupting Yuan Shang's train of thought.

"My lord, the matter of recruiting soldiers will be discussed later. Now there are many people outside the yamen beating drums to redress their grievances. My lord, it is more important to try the case first."

Yuan Shang sighed, nodded in agreement, and said loudly: "The case will be promoted!"

When I was young, I saw two peasant men who were covered in dirt and sackcloth, tattered, with hair like a chicken coop, one after the other, walked into the hall.

There are two people, an old and a young, the old is nearly [-] years old, staggering, gray beard, full of resentment, the young is only more than ten years old, sallow, thin and listless, with deep helplessness in his cloudy eyes, which reveals a feeling that is different from his own age. Inconsistent vicissitudes of life.

Although the two of them looked to be from peasant households, they understood the etiquette rules quite well, and when they saw the county magistrate, they all bowed their heads and bowed in the hall.

During the period, the young peasant boy wanted to raise his hand to help the old man kneel down, but he was roughly pushed aside by the other party, so he had to lower his head and smile bitterly.

Yuan Shang straightened his clothes and asked, "Who is in the hall? What grievances do you have? Come quickly, this county is very busy."

"Grassman Wu Dahuai, pay homage to the county lord! Caomin has nothing else to sue my son Wu Hong today for ruining the family business, not raising his own father, not respecting filial piety, and breaking the filial piety of my great man! I also hope the county lord My lord makes a clear decision" The elder shouted loudly, full of air, presumably he was a reckless man when he was young.

Yuan Shang couldn't help frowning deeply when he heard this.

In the 400 years of the Han Dynasty, filial piety was used to rule the world. In this era, the word filial piety has one meaning, and it is actually the foundation of human beings!The father's accusation of his son's unfilial piety is not only related to his own family, but also related to the decent performance of the officials under his jurisdiction. If it is not handled properly, it will definitely be a joke if it is spread.

"Old man Wu, why is your son Wu Hong so unfilial, please tell me in the lobby, if there is really a grievance, the county will spank his ass for you."

The old man Wu turned his head and gouged out his son fiercely, and said angrily: "My lord, my father and son live in Wuzhuang, ten miles south of Wuji County. In time, you can barely get by. The sky is not pitiful, the old man has no children and no daughters under his knees, and his population is thin. It was not until the fifth day of the [-]th that he reluctantly gave birth to such a goddam pimple."

Yuan Shang was curious: "I don't need you to have a son, why are you suffering?"

The old man Wu rolled his eyes and said in dissatisfaction: "Because of this evil pimple, the old man's mother-in-law died of dystocia. I haven't continued to have a room for more than ten years. My lord, do you think the old man is in pain?"

"It hurts to be a widow for more than ten years"

As if he mentioned his dead wife inadvertently, the old man Wu's face became more sad and angry, and he said angrily: "The old man is alone, and the father and mother brought up this kid, and worked hard to give him a wife. I don't expect him to be very promising, I just hope that he can do my best to support me until the end of my life. I don't want this kid to be so hateful. It doesn't count if he doesn't repay the old man's kindness. , all sold to Zhongshan Zhen’s family, he is simply a prodigal, unfilial animal! The old man came here today, just to hope that the county lord can make decisions for the old man, and punish this unfilial prodigal!”

Speaking of this, the old man Wu felt wronged, and couldn't help but squeeze out a few tears.

His son, Wu Hong, didn't say a word to defend himself, he just kept his head down, let the old man sue and reprimand him with a low eyebrow.

Yuan Shang nodded, pondered for a while, but suddenly turned his head and asked Feng Ji who was kneeling on his left.

"Yuan Tu, what do you think of this matter?"

Feng Ji was very surprised, he didn't expect Yuan Shang to open his mouth to ask him, and subconsciously glanced at the Wu family father and son.

"My lord, there is something strange about this matter."

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Speaking of this, Feng Ji raised his hand and pointed at Wu Hong, showing his shrewdness: "My lord, although the old man Wu sued his son, although what he said was reasonable, his son kept his head down and remained silent. It’s not like ordinary barbarians, there’s a difference here, might as well listen to him again?”

"Okay, tell me, why did you sell your father's house?"

The boy from the Wu family trembled when he heard the words, bowed his head heavily, and said sadly: "Returning to the adults, the grass-roots sold my father's family property, and there are really unavoidable difficulties. The boy's mother-in-law is pregnant at the beginning of the year. It is a happy event. I don’t want to However, my health has been declining and I can’t take care of myself. The boy visited the doctors in the county and they all said that the mother’s body is weak and the fetus is weak. She needs to be treated with soup and medicine, otherwise she may have dystocia in the future.”

Speaking of this, the Wu family boy also shed two tears, saying: "The grass people have no mother since they were young, and they know the pain very well. They couldn't bear to hurt their mother-in-law's life, so they went to the Zhen family and wanted to sell themselves to buy medicine to save them. Wife and children. Miss Zhen's family is kind-hearted. Seeing me pitiful, she couldn't bear to accept me as a slave. She just bought my father's adobe house and gave it to the villain to cultivate it. Just hand over a little grain and fodder every year."

Before he finished speaking, the old man Wu was furious and interrupted: "You bastard, are you reasonable? She's just a woman, and she deserves to be your slave? You're so confused! Why don't you see you doing it for you?" Dad sells himself once!"

Yuan Shang raised his head and wiped his cold sweat. This old man has no education. If his son really sold himself for him, wouldn't he be burying his father?
Seeing that the Wu family boy was pitiful and in a dilemma, Yuan Shang patted the table in deep thought, with countless thoughts in his mind.

"Old man Wu, your son's actions also have reasons that he can't explain, so don't blame them too much. What you are angry with is just because the fields and houses were sold to some Zhen's family, and you can just buy them back."

The Wu family boy burst into tears and couldn't help himself: "Sir, I've spent nearly half of the money, how can I get it back?"

Yuan Shang turned his head to look at Feng Ji again: "Yuan Tu, what do you think of this matter?"

"My lord, this matter seems to be unresolved."

"Why don't you take out your pocket and help him put it on?"

"what?"

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The old man Wu, father and son, chanted the county magistrate saint, and walked out of the county government office with tears in their eyes.

The people around the gate of the county government office were still hesitant, but seeing the Wu family's father and son like this, they suddenly became enthusiastic, and they all swung their hammers and beat the drums, wanting to enter the county government office to avenge their grievances.

The second case involved the wife of the Li family in the east of the city, who complained that her husband was a tenant of the Zhen family in Zhongshan. Due to the severe drought last year, the harvest was short and good seeds were lost. Seeing that there would be no arable land in the spring of the coming year, her father became ill from anxiety. I was sick and couldn't afford it. I hoped that the county magistrate would be kind enough to make arrangements quickly and give a helping hand to rescue the disaster.

Yuan Shang heard the words clearly: "Yuan Tu, what do you think of this matter?"

"My lord, this is a natural disaster, there is no solution."

"Why don't you help him put the grain money first?"

Fengji: "."

The third case is about a warrior from Hu Zhuang outside Xicheng. Because he has been away all the year round for the nursing home of Zhen's family in Zhongshan, no one in his house has been burglarized repeatedly. The county magistrate is hereby requested to strictly enforce law and order, catch the thieves and punish them severely, and recover the stolen goods. .
"Yuan Tu, what do you think of this matter?"

"My lord, my subordinates don't understand, so you can see it however you like."

"In my opinion, why don't you help him put the money first?"

Fengji: "."

Seventeen cases were tried in one morning, each of which was completed in one go, without delay, and those who voted for grievances all shouted that the county respected the sage, Yuan Shang's image of benevolence, love for the people, wiseness, martial arts, and impartiality. Compared with Liu Xuande when he was Prime Minister of Pingyuan, it was even worse.

If things go on like this, I'm afraid that within a month, the name of the sage magistrate will spread from Wuji County to the whole of Zhongshan.

"Retire!"

When the last vindictor happily took the money and left, Yuan Shang waved his sleeves and slapped Jing Mutang, ending the trial.

Feng Ji knelt and sat beside him, looking at Yuan Shang with a resentful face, like a wronged little woman, very pitiful and sympathetic.

"My lord, Ji wants to eat and drink with the county lord tonight, and I hope you will accept it."

Yuan Shang was very surprised, and couldn't help taking a look at Feng Ji.

"It's good, why do you want to have dinner with me?"
Feng Ji's face was lonely, and he sighed sadly: "Feng Ji's face is very thick, but he is too shy in his pocket, so he did it as a last resort. The more wise and wise your lord is in handling cases, the cleaner Ji's sleeves will be."

"Cough, cough, cough!"
Yuan Shang suddenly coughed, and said awkwardly: "There are a lot of things in our county, and there are really few people who can handle these trivial things, and the treasury is not very rich. If you want to keep the people's hearts, the only way is to temporarily relieve the urgent need. , Let Fengxian Cheng spend money, the county feels deeply guilty."

Feng Ji lost his soul and was speechless for a long time.

"Don't worry, it's only for a while to cut your flesh, and you will never be in arrears for a long time. The county will do what it says."

Feng Ji turned his head mechanically, and looked at Yuan Shang dully: "When does the county lord plan to pay back the money?"

"Didn't you hear that out of the ten people who came to seek justice just now, nine of them are more or less related to the Zhen family. This Zhen family is a wealthy family in Zhongshan. Now the mansion is located in Wuji. As the heads of a county, you and I Master, it is time to pay a visit to him."

When Feng Ji heard the words, his eyes lit up immediately.

Patting Feng Ji's shoulder comfortingly, Yuan Shang tried to persuade him, "Don't worry, the Zhen family will help us advance the money in the future."

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Yecheng, the General's Mansion.

Yuan Shao was wearing a bright golden armor, holding a sword in his hand, with a solemn face, not angry but arrogant, staring coldly at Yuan Tan who stood respectfully and expressionlessly in front of him.

The two stared at each other silently for a long time, Yuan Shao suddenly let out a long sigh, and said, "Xiansi, you have let my father down so much!"

The corners of Yuan Tan's eyes twitched without leaving a trace, and he raised his head without fear to meet Yuan Shao's face covered with frost.

"What did father mean? I don't know much about it."

An uncontrollable anger flashed on Yuan Shaoyingwu's face, and he said, "Pretend! You are too good at pretending! Let me ask you, did you know or not about the assassination of your younger brother Xianfu by Qingzhou Army Marquis Kong Shun?"

Yuan Tan was terrified, his knees softened, and he bowed deeply to the ground, saying: "Father, you have wronged my child! My child never knew about Kong Shun's assassination of his third brother from the beginning to the end, and Kong Shun himself In Linzi City, he has already admitted his crimes, and the third brother was also present at this matter, so he can testify, when will father impose this unprovoked crime on the child? The child must not bear it!"

"Crack~!"

Yuan Shao severely smashed the teacup in his hand, his eyes flashed brightly, he gritted his teeth and said, "How dare you say it? You have fooled others, how can you fool me? Kong Shun is the military lord of your department, if Without your order, how dare you do such a rebellious thing? You say you have nothing to do with it? Then let me ask you, what enmity is there between Kong Shun and Xianfu? Why must he be put to death? "

Yuan Tan buried his head deeply, and said with emotion: "My child, I really don't know!"

"Bastard!" Yuan Shao was furious, raised his hand and picked up an inkstone as a pawn and threw it at Yuan Tan.

The inkstone drew a graceful arc in mid-air, without leaning to one side, and cut it on Yuan Tan's head with a "slap", and the undried ink mixed with blood fell to the ground drop by drop, black and red. Condensation, like a brilliant flower, slowly fluttering away.

Yuan Tan raised his head and looked at Yuan Shao who was full of anger. A trace of sadness appeared on his resolute face, and two huge teardrops dripped down his eyelids.

"Father, do you really not believe me?"

Seeing his son's tears, Yuan Shao's face was suffocated, his hands on the table trembled slightly.

In the end, he was still cruel, and his words were still icy: "You have done a terrible thing yourself, so how can you blame your father? You can blame your heart for being too cruel, and you don't think about the brotherhood of flesh and blood!"

Yuan Tan smiled sadly: "Since my father believes that I was the one who sent Kong Shun to assassinate my third brother, then the boy has nothing to say. Now that things have happened, the only way for the boy to die is to prove his innocence."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Tan kowtowed and cried miserably: "Father, take care!"

Yuan Shao was startled: "What do you want to do?"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Yuan Tan get up suddenly, run towards the window, then suddenly jumped up and fell into the air.

The place where Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan spoke was in a second-floor attic darkroom with a rather high shelf, and below it was a shallow pool. The water potential was very submerged. Potential.

Yuan Shao's face suddenly turned pale, and he stared blankly at the empty window, wondering what to do in astonishment.

"Come on, come on, come on! Quick! Save my son! Save my son!"

(End of this chapter)