Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 36
People came up, one was Wu Xiucai, who walked ahead with his head held high.When he approached, Chen Huangfang was startled. It turned out that the defendant behind him was actually an old man with yellow bitter gourd who drove a donkey on the river worker to deliver tea. As a luxurious scholar?Chen Huang was surprised and worried, the two had already reported their names, and the scholar was Ye Zhenqiu. The "case" is very simple. The old Huangtou got up early in the morning to pick up excrement in Dongyi. When he came out, he bumped into Ye Zhenqiu, who was going into the latrine for convenience, and soiled his clothes.

"I've seen your situation with my own eyes," Yu Chenglong said from above, "it's very clear, the fault lies in the yellow bitter melon."

Huang Kugua was so frightened that he trembled all over, kowtowed his head and stammered: "Little old man's eyes are dim, it's really not intentional, please sir..." He glanced at the majestic Yu Chenglong, but didn't dare to say what he said next. .

"I also pity you very much." Yu Chenglong said, "Originally things are common, and it's okay not to tell. But Ye can't tolerate you, and I have nothing to do—are you willing to fight or punish?"

"Hit...how? Punish-how?"

"Hit, twenty small boards," Yu Chenglong said, "Punishment—kowtow a hundred heads to make amends, it's up to you to choose. Ye Zhenqiu, would you like it?"

Ye Zhenqiu picked his nostrils and said, "Since Master Daotai is broken, let's take advantage of him this time!"

"Yellow Bitter Gourd," Yu Chenglong said coldly, dragging his voice, "Have you thought about it?" Huang Bitter Gourd swallowed a mouthful of grievance, and said, "The villain... accept the punishment. The villain is old and has to support his family. I can't bear to be beaten..." Yu Chenglong then ordered: "Come here, move a chair, and invite Ye Xiucai to sit and accept the ceremony!"

Seeing Ye Zhenqiu sitting carelessly, and the old man Huang kneeling tremblingly and kowtowing one by one, Chen Huang suddenly felt sad, and suddenly remembered the scene of this old man staggering to deliver water at the construction site every day.Every time I saw Chen Huang, I used my hands as rough as bark to hold a big bowl to invite him to drink. Now I am humiliated in public, and I am a guest, but I dare not even say a word of love!Chen Huang couldn't help turning his face away.

When he hit No.70, Yu Chenglong suddenly took a deep breath and said, "Hey, wait a minute, I just forgot to ask one more question, is Ye Zhenqiu a cultural student or a military student?"

"Back to the adults," Ye Zhenqiu hurriedly stood up and replied, "The student is a martial arts scholar."

"Ah, I was careless!" Yu Chenglong said in awe, "Wen Xiucai should knock [-], and Wu Xiucai should knock [-] to count. Huang Kugua, get up, you have already counted!"

Feeling disappointed, Ye Zhenqiu bowed lazily and reluctantly said: "The student is leaving."

"Farewell?" Yu Chenglong's voice became thick and heavy. "Can't we just leave like this?" Ye Zhenqiu looked at Yu Chenglong who was sitting firmly on the case inexplicably, and asked, "What else do you want to see?" "Nothing." Yu Chenglong's face darkened, and his voice was dry, " Pay off debts, pay back debts, you owe twenty bells to this yellow bitter melon, how do you deal with it?"

After Yu Chenglong said this, all the government servants looked at each other in blank dismay.Chen Huang also widened his eyes: there is a "how to cook" for this kind of thing?Ye Xiucai was taken aback for a moment, then Fang Ling woke up half a day later, his face was flushed, the veins on his neck were throbbing violently, and he asked with a straight chest, "According to the master, do you want me, a scholar of the swing door, to give this to me?" Smelly kowtow?"

"By the way." Yu Chenglong remained calm, "You give him twenty kowtows, each finish his work. I still have customers waiting for work!"

"Grandma is a bear!" This scholar is from Wu, and he moved as soon as he opened his mouth, "You must be suffering from phlegm gas disease? I didn't even ask about Ye Mou's background! My brother-in-law is Ge Zhitai—" "Presumptuous! "Yu Chenglong was furious, "slapped" the case, grabbed the fire stick and threw it away, "This way first punishes you as a scholar, and then punishes you for roaring at the court and insulting officials. You must pay back twenty heads!" Ye Zhenqiu curled his lips into a smile, raised his face to look at the skinny Yu Chenglong, and shouted: "How dare you!"

"Hmph!" Yu Chenglong grinned, "Don't say that you are Ge Li's distant brother-in-law, even a prince, you dare to punish him according to the law—twenty slaps!"

"Zha!" The officials of the Yamen have probably experienced Ye Zhenqiu's dominance on weekdays, and now that they are the masters, they are already eager to try, and they all rushed towards him like a tiger.Ye Xiucai was caught off guard, he was tightly tied up and knelt down on the ground, and he was afraid that he would have martial arts, so he didn't drag him out, so he took off his tasseled cap on the spot, and slapped him twenty times across the face.Ye Xiucai's face suddenly swelled like a purple eggplant, and blood trickled down the corner of his mouth.After the beating, the yamen servants supported him and kowtowed Huang Kugua twenty times before closing the case.

Chen Huang watched from the sidelines for less than an hour, feeling dazed, dazed, and in a daze, when Yu Chenglong had retreated and walked in without a sound, as if he had just returned from a walk.Seeing the book in front of Chen Huang, he nodded and smiled and said: "Mr. Chen can't put down the book - Yu is on official business, let the guests sit dry, it is impolite!" It’s admirable to judge the case so clearly! Chen Huang, a weak scholar, is thrilled to hear it here!”

There was an imperceptible smile on Yu Chenglong's Qinghuang face—a talented person with a good reputation, it seems that he does not dislike this kind of sincere support.Chen Huang saw that he was quite friendly, so he took advantage of the opportunity to chat and said, "Master Yu, the students in the second case have learned the lesson. Only the first case feels strange, and the punishment seems to be a bit harsh." "Ruthless?" Yu Chenglong said with a smile , "He will not die for three days, and I will shackle him for another three days. How can such a slave who deceives the master let him go back to be a waste?"

"what!"

"It's hard to tell the details of this case." Yu Chenglong sighed, "This servant has been having an affair with his mistress for three years, and he only thinks Liu Yinqing is an eyesore—if it wasn't for seeing that Yinqing is a dutiful son, I would have given him a lot of money." Turn them all around and tell them to die together on the streets of Qingjiang!" Chen Huang also sighed: "Looking at these two cases, we know that it is difficult to be a local official, and it is especially difficult to be a clean official!"

Hearing Chen Huang's considerate words, Yu Chenglong couldn't help being moved by the conversation, and asked someone to bring a glass of water to drink, and said: "It's not difficult, as long as the bones are strong, and you don't go to the rich or Shangguan. Last year I was in Ningbo. In the mansion, he once went into the bandit's den alone to appease Tang Xingyi and others. Among the bandit leaders, there was one who refused to be appeased. Seeing that everyone followed, he left alone. Before leaving, he said a couplet, saying, " If you can't do it, you can float in the sea on the bridge; if you are in trouble, you can stand in the court with a crown. What do you mean by me and him? Guess what he said?" He looked at Chen Huang and said again, "he said: "The first sentence It’s not necessary to say the words of a saint; the second sentence of Robber Zhi’s words is also the truth—a log is a person. Wearing an official hat, it becomes a beast.’——This word has been ringing in my ears for more than a year!"

"and after?"

"This is not a reckless thief. Later, I was caught and beheaded." Yu Chenglong's tone was very serious, and he could see that he was very uneasy, "Although I killed him, I kept thinking in my heart: We officials, If you can't be cautious about yourself and stand upright, wouldn't it be true for him?" As he said, his eyes swept towards Chen Huang like a knife.

"Your Excellency, don't be suspicious, Chen Huang never enters the public office to speak for others, knocking wooden clocks!" Chen Huang smiled heartily, "Come back to business,—in fact, we have already talked about this matter just now—that's it, I returned to the office yesterday, A few of us had a discussion, the Qingjiang River was flooded last year, and this year's spring famine is like this, so it's no wonder your lord is anxious. Jin Shuai asked me to come and discuss with you about helping the people."

This is what Yu Chenglong worries about all day long. He smiled wryly and said: "It's not easy to say! The big households and gentry here, I have already called them to tell them that hoarding is not allowed, and the price of rice is all flat, but it must be in the hands of the common people." Money is what it takes!"

"That's why Mr. Jin was born late!"

"You mean—" Yu Jackie's eyes sparkled.

"This year, Hegong Bank has already been used," Chen Huang said, "but last year, there was still [-] in ICBC. It was originally planned to build the Qingshuitan embankment for compensation next year, and it is now in the warehouse. If you need it urgently, you can temporarily move it over to save the famine—" —In the future, it is also possible to pay back the money, or to exchange work for money, and planting grass on the embankment of the Qingjiang Estuary is regarded as a river project, how about it?"

Before Chen Huang finished speaking, Yu Chenglong got up abruptly, rubbed his hands and said repeatedly: "Okay, good! There are 10 silver, which can help [-] people live in the spring famine. Why should I worry about it? Why should I worry about it?" Chen Huang saw He was so emotional, his heart was hot, and he was about to speak, but Yu Chenglong turned around and asked, "How much profit does this money cost?" Chen Huang was stunned, and then smiled: "What interest is there--all of them are doing errands for the emperor." Well, why should you be suspicious, sir? We are all scholars, and we also understand the principles of righteousness and benefit!" Yu Chenglong was so happy that he couldn't sit still.Thinking of yesterday's trouble with Jin Fu on the embankment, Yu Chenglong felt embarrassed, so he said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, don't blame yesterday for being rude, I was in a hurry! One hundred and eight people have starved to death in Qingjiang Dao since the beginning of spring. The sky and the earth are full of evil spirits, and the number is scary! I even suppressed and comforted, and nothing happened. But people’s stomachs are not filled with empty words, can parents who are people worry?——In this way, we will take care of all the grass planting, Even the trees are all planted by us!"

"My lord, you can't plant big trees on the main embankment!" Chen Xiao said, "The roots of the trees can certainly strengthen the embankment, but when the autumn floods come, there are many winds and rains, and the embankment soil is soft. When the trunk shakes, the embankment is easy to crack and burst. The students have already inspected this kind of thing on the spot... please look into it carefully, my lord!"

Yu Chenglong was still smiling at first, but now he has restrained himself.When it comes to river control techniques, it is still a matter of different ways and different schemes.

(End of this chapter)