In the courtroom, magistrate Liu is trying an ordinary theft case.
Speaking of which, as a county magistrate and in charge of a county's government affairs, he can't do everything by himself. Usually, these small cases are handled by County Captain Zhou, but County Captain Zhou is still in prison, and the newly appointed Lieutenant Li The county lieutenant hadn't come to the county government to report yet, so he could only assume the duties of the county lieutenant temporarily. These days, he was much busier than usual, and he didn't even have time to mess around with his concubine.
In a county, the county magistrate is responsible for coordinating the county's government affairs; the county magistrate's main duty is to assist the county magistrate in administration; Cases, judgment documents, tax collection, etc. are the people responsible for the specific implementation of government orders, and they are also the busiest of the four.
Now, apart from the county magistrate, even the affairs of the county lieutenant are all on him, how can it not make magistrate Liu distressed
Why isn't Li Xianwei here yet
At this moment, a yamen servant came to report that the newly appointed Li County Captain had arrived.
County magistrate Liu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and he didn't care about handling the case, so he went out personally.
From a distance, I saw Li Xianwei and a young man who I saw that day walking towards this side. The young man was talking to Li Xianwei with a smile on his face. Li Xianwei was obviously not in a high mood, and seemed too lazy to talk look.
"That's... His Majesty!"
County Magistrate Liu vaguely felt that the young man looked familiar, and when he remembered it, his footsteps stopped abruptly, and he froze there.
I was fortunate enough to go to Prince Ning's Mansion with the Lord Fu Zun, and met Prince Ning's son. Because of his special status and his handsome appearance, County Magistrate Liu remembered him deeply, so he recognized him immediately.
Seeing Shizi in the county government office was enough to surprise him. The last time county captain Zhou offended Shizi, he ended up like this. But what surprised him even more was that the new County Lieutenant Li was chatting and laughing with Shizi, It looks like they have a close relationship.
Look carefully, this is not a joke, it's clearly the son's wishful thinking, but Li Xianwei doesn't even bother to answer...
What is the origin of this county lieutenant under him
A mere Bapin county lieutenant can actually make today's son seal the imperial pen, chat and laugh with Prince Ning's son, and attract the attention of His Royal Highness...
The eunuch who delivered the decree had already revealed to him the identity of Catcher Li in a cryptic way yesterday, and asked him to serve him carefully. When he learned the truth, County Magistrate Liu broke out in a cold sweat on the spot.
Even though he already had some guesses in his mind, the truth was even more terrifying than he had imagined.
The county government already has such a great god, so is it possible that there will be another one today
Could it be that County Lieutenant Li is also...
Yes, it must be, his surname is also Li, but the surname Li is the surname of the emperor... Connecting the things related to Li Xianwei one by one, Zhou Xianwei broke out in a fine sweat again, so what Lijiacun? The identity of a scholar must be fake!
Amidst the horror, he also complained in his heart, this damn Anxi county government office is not a blessed place, why all the big shots come here, he can't afford to catch anyone under his command, this county magistrate should be What's the point of...
So useless!
Thinking of this, County Magistrate Liu felt as if a fire was about to be vented in his heart. He strode over with a bright smile on his face.
Li Xuan waved his hand casually, and said, "There's no need to be too polite, I'm just going to accompany County Lieutenant Li to take a look, you're busy with your work, don't worry about me."
He said these words casually at the moment, but county magistrate Liu has been an official for many years, he is old and mature, he is already an old fox, and he immediately understood what the son meant.
This is to tell him County Magistrate Liu that I have a very close relationship with County Lieutenant Li, and you, County Magistrate Liu, can figure out what will happen in the future...
County Magistrate Liu understood in his heart, and when he looked at Li Yi, the smile on his face was even wider, and said: "The imperial court is sympathetic to me waiting for the next official, and allowed me to postpone my appointment for one month after receiving the appointment. Li Xianwei really doesn't have to worry. of."
County magistrate Liu was telling the truth. In this dynasty, the previous dynasty, and even from the previous dynasty, after receiving the letter of appointment, officials have enough time to take up their posts.
In order to avoid chaos such as favoritism, malpractice, and party formation, since ancient times, officials have not been allowed to take office in their hometowns because of the long distance. In order to allow them enough time to take up their posts, the imperial court gave them a grace period of one month.
However, the situation of County Lieutenant Li is a little different. His Majesty personally appointed him as Anxi County Captain. He does not need to travel long distances, and he can go to the post on the same day. If you don't want to come to Yamen so early, you might as well give him a favor.
County Magistrate Liu, who was looking forward to Li Yi's early appointment just now, changed his mind in an instant after seeing the scene just now.
Unexpectedly, there is such a humane system in this dynasty. Li Yi's mood is a little better, but it's only a little better. He can avoid it for a day, a month, or a lifetime. Should he come or come back? The county lieutenant can't run away either.
At this moment, the county magistrate Liu said: "I still have a case to be heard, Li Xianwei and the prince would like to take a look?"
Now that he knew that he didn't need to take office right away, Li Yi didn't want to stay in this yamen for a moment. Li Xuan was a little interested in it, and said, "Isn't it the county lieutenant's duty to try cases? Why don't you go and have a look."
Li Yi, who didn't want to go at first, was a little shaken after hearing his words.
Those who were dragged by Li Xuansheng to the court, but County Magistrate Liu did not introduce them to them, sent the servants to move two chairs, sat back on the main seat, patted the gavel, looked at the kneeling person below, and said loudly: "Bold and unreasonable, someone saw that you stole the master's money, but refused to admit it. Do you have to torture me?"
"My lord, Xiaomin was wronged!"
The young man who was lying down and kneeling suddenly kowtowed a few times, and said with a bitter expression: "You are wronged, that Wang Er and the villain have always been at odds. It is clear that he stole the money and framed me, the villain." I really didn’t steal the master’s money!”
"You're lying. Although you and I have disagreements, it's true that I saw you stealing money with my own eyes, so why bother to frame you!" A person kneeling beside him said immediately.
"My lord, Xiaomin was really wronged!" The young man knocked to the bottom again.
County magistrate Liu asked several times, and the two insisted on their own opinions, but they couldn't find any other evidence, so they couldn't help feeling a little overwhelmed.
He began to miss Captain Zhou a little bit.
"Li Xianwei, what do you think about this case?" He got up and walked down the hall, looking at Li Yi and asked.
He decided to liven up the atmosphere and ease his embarrassment, but he didn't have any hope that the new county lieutenant could solve the case.
Only then did the servants know that the young man who came in with County Magistrate Liu just now was actually the new county magistrate of the county, and they were all shocked. Hearing that this county magistrate was personally appointed by His Majesty, they just didn't expect it to look like this young.
However, the county lieutenant was in good time, and magistrate Liu was obviously going to throw the blame away.
Hearing this familiar line from County Magistrate Liu, Li Yi felt that he could change his name to Li Yuanfang.
He bowed his hands to County Magistrate Liu, looked at the two people in the hall, thought that he would have to deal with these trivial matters all day long, his heart became more irritable, his face sank, he pointed to the accused youth, and shouted He said: "When you argued just now, your words were repeated and your voice raised, which means you are lying; you rubbed your nose five times in just a few short words, it means you are trying to cover up the truth; the thumb of your right hand keeps rubbing, it means you are flustered... "
"The last point, he looks like a rogue-eyed, deer-headed mouse-eyed person, and he is not a good person at first glance. If you didn't steal the money, who else could it be?" Li Yi's voice sank suddenly: "Come on, drag him to me!" Get out and cut it off!"