In order to uphold the local folk customs, Bai Shan did not take Jia Wu back before he pronounced the sentence, he pronounced the sentence directly in front of Zhao Shan's bones and the villagers, "... exile in Liaodong, not allowed to return for ten years, is not included in the pardon. "
Jia Wu's eyes were full of confusion, and he didn't even know where Liaodong was.
But he also knows that exile is not good, especially for people like him, exile is equivalent to death, even worse than direct death.
Jia Wu was terrified. At such an advanced age, the farthest place he has been to is the county seat. He will be exiled to a completely strange place, where there are no wives and children, and no one he is familiar with. Even the words he speaks may be different. …
Just thinking about it made Jia Wu terrified, wishing he could die immediately, but he didn't dare to kill himself.
With a wave of Bai Shan's hand, a yamen servant stepped forward and dragged the limp Jia Wu down. Seeing this, Jia Dalang couldn't help laughing in a low voice, the louder the laugh, everyone looked at him quietly.
At last the only thing left in the woods was his laughter.
Jia Dalang seemed to let out a breath of anger, and seemed to be consummated. He turned his head and said to Bai Shan, "My lord, thank you for sending him to be my company. I will take a step ahead of him. Maybe in the next life I can be my father and he can be my son." Well, hahahaha..."
Bai Shan said with a deep expression: "Even if you are his father, it is against the law to insult and beat him."
Jia Dalang sneered and raised his lips, and his words would fool others, he didn't believe it, if it was against the law for me to beat my son, then no one in their entire village would run away.
Bai Shan sighed in his heart, and with a wave of his hand, someone took Jia Dalang away.
Seeing that the father and son were being taken down, the crowd of onlookers moved out of the way. They didn't know who started spitting at them, and everyone spit at them in unison.
Bai Shan frowned slightly.
When County Captain Dong saw it, he pointed to the villagers on both sides and shouted, "Where are you going to spit it, where are you going to spit it up, I'll let you lick it clean if you spit it on my brother."
The yamen servants who were escorting the two of them also stared at the villagers on both sides. If the county magistrate hadn't been here, they would have already whipped them over.
The villagers stopped.
Since everyone is here, Bai Shan simply left the villagers to talk, "This county is going to replace Li Zheng for you, do you have anyone to recommend yourself?"
The crowd is silent.
Bai Shan said slowly: "The county's requirement is that this person must be physically strong, smart and quick-witted, and even more noble in character..."
The villagers looked at each other, but no one said anything.
Bai Shan's eyes slid over one by one, and continued: "Although it is not required to be able to convince the public, it should also have a certain prestige, otherwise you will not obey discipline, and in the end, in order to clear up the folk customs, this county will move you away. .”
Everyone panicked and asked, "Migration? Where are you going?"
Bai Shan said expressionlessly: "Where there are few people, you can move there. Although the atmosphere is not good, you are still a citizen of this county. It is an achievement of this county. It was not a last resort. I didn't want to make such a bad plan. Now , can you recommend someone who is not bad in character, is also considered smart, and you can obey Li Zheng?"
Everyone looked at each other, unable to make up their minds for a while.
A young man came out through the crowd, and asked a little embarrassedly: "Sir, does Li Zheng have to be an old man?"
Bai Shan said with a blank face: "The people in your neighborhood can't be old people."
He said: "You have a lot to learn, and you need to memorize and pass on a lot of things, so you need a young man, and the old man here..." Bai Shan paused and said: "I can't control you."
Otherwise, Jia Lizheng wouldn't be in prison.
The young man hesitated for a moment, then glanced back at the villagers and family members not far away, and finally gritted his teeth and saluted: "My lord, I, I want to be Li Zheng."
As soon as the words came out, the villagers immediately became agitated, and Bai Shan could hear people commenting, "Why? How many households does his Qi family have, and how many households does our Jia family have? If you don't care, you can find it from the Feng family."
"that is."
Bai Shan squinted his eyes, looked him up and down and asked, "How is your relationship with Jia Dalang?"
Qi Dalang said: "It's normal, we are in the same village."
"He didn't ask you to do bad things?"
"I've looked for it," Qi Dalang said frankly, "but I don't want to be a bastard."
Bai Shan asked with interest: "Why?"
With so many young people in the village following Jia Dalang, it seemed a little strange that there was a person who didn't look weak but didn't mix with Jia Dalang.
Qi Dalang's eyes were full of confusion: "I am in front of people, why do I want to be a bastard?"
Bai Shan sighed after hearing the words: "Yes, why are you being a bastard when you are in front of people? If you can all be a good person, how can you raise so many rebellious people?"
The villagers, who were still noisy at first, became quiet. There may be many people who are still dissatisfied, but facing Bai Shan's harsh words, no one dared to provoke them at this time.
The county magistrate just said that if their folk customs can't be changed, the whole li will have to move away, which is terrible to think about.
Satisfied with Qi Dalang's answer, Bai Shan asked, "How many brothers are there in your family?"
Qi Dalang said: "Four."
Bai Shan was even more satisfied, "There is no separation, right?"
"No."
The smile on Bai Shan's face gradually deepened, "Is the relationship between brothers okay?"
Qi Dalang was not sure what Bai Shan meant, but he still nodded, "Very good."
Bai Shan looked him up and down, and asked, "How many children are there?"
Qi Dalang: "Three."
Bai Shan nodded slightly, "I want to see your wife."
Although Qi Dalang didn't understand, he still called back, "The child's mother."
A woman squeezed up from the back of the crowd. She didn't look very old, but her clothes were neat and her hair was combed meticulously. There was a little sweat on her forehead, and her complexion was fine. She walked up to Qi Dalang nervously, holding hands Those on the same feet saluted Bai Shan.
Bai Shan looked her up and down, and asked with a smile, "What do you call sister-in-law?"
The woman froze for a moment and then said, "My lord, my maiden name is Zheng."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Good surname, where is your mother's family?"
"The one in Zhengjia Village is more than 30 miles away from us."
"It's quite far away," Bai Shan then talked to her about the usual things, such as how many brothers and sisters there are in her natal family, and whether her parents are still healthy...
Qi Dalang had been standing aside and listening, although he didn't understand why he wanted to be Li Zheng, but the county magistrate wanted to call his wife up for questioning, but he still stood obediently and didn't interrupt.
Bai Shan slid back and forth between the two of them while asking questions, and after the questioning, he and Qi Dalang nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, you are very courageous, and your wife can reply in a neither humble nor overbearing way in front of the county, which shows that she is not weak-tempered. And you respect her enough, this county will seriously consider your self-recommendation."
Qi Dalang was stunned for a moment and then said: "My lord, are you going to investigate my wife right now?"
"Of course," Bai Shan said, "the customs of a place are brought up by the head of a mile. Lizheng's family is harmonious, so naturally most of the hundreds of households under his rule are harmonious. Even if there are conflicts, Lizheng will try his best to mediate; Lizheng respects A wife who cares for her children will naturally follow the example of a hundred households under her rule..."
Everyone couldn't help but think of Jia Lizheng, and fell silent for a while.
Bai Shan didn't decide on Qi Dalang on the spot, he wanted to see if there was anyone more suitable than him.