Subsidiaries and officials should not be confused, they live at the bottom, without rank, they are not officials. But they can write and calculate, and they are far more proficient in local criminal law than the official father in the court, so they can deal with it without leaving any reason when they oppress, deceive and even blackmail local people. Furthermore, due to geographical restrictions, the phenomenon of mutual shielding is too numerous to mention.
When Luo Mu went down to Chazhou, many things were not done, and there were reasons why he was restrained by the subordinates of Chazhou. Local government governance is not only related to the performance of officials, but also sometimes becomes an obstacle to the implementation of local policies.
After the defeat of the imperial court, Zhongbo had been sent a prisoner, but Dunzhou had lost its ability to control the other five prefectures. Therefore, over the past few years, the corruption of officials in Zhongbo was quite serious.
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Gao Zhongxiong has been taken to see the doctor, and Zhou Gui is pacing in the study. The staff were all sitting in the cubicle, waiting for Shen Zechuan to speak. This matter is related to the examination of the subordinate officials. It is also a question whether the existing subordinate officials in the yamen will be replaced.
Zhou Gui said solemnly: "We were talking about this yesterday, but today something went wrong. Father Xu is a yamen, and he has embezzled more than a dozen taels of silver by relying on the subordinate officials to examine the matter. There are so many large and small subordinates in the yamen, other people If you are also planning business there, how many subordinate officials can be used?"
Yao Wenyu drank tea, but did not speak when he dropped the cover.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhou Gui's staff must be involved. Father Xu, a yamen, dared to use the censorship to make money, and no one was talking to him behind him. He would never be able to do it.
Yao Wenyu is Shen Zechuan's staff, and he is suspected of excluding Zhou Gui's staff when he asks for strict handling. He has been sitting firmly under Shen Zechuan in recent discussions, but he is a latecomer, and he is not qualified in terms of seniority. The name "Puyu Yuanzhuo" rose to the sky, and when it was far away, others regarded him as a fairy, and when he fell, others regarded him as a living target. It is small for colleagues to attack and destroy, but if it becomes a knot between Shen Zechuan and Zhou Gui, it will be a big problem for Ibaraki.
"The so-called grievances and debts have their own owners," Shen Zechuan held his folding fan, sitting in the chair without showing his anger or anger, "Whoever did it, it will be done according to the regulations. The review is not a small matter, and it should not hurt the diligent and diligent. Gentlemen working."
The staff in the compartment did not dare to make a sound, and some of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Zechuan still had to take advantage of Zhou Gui's power in Ibaraki, so he was expected to take it lightly. Officials are broken, it can be done, but this is obviously not a good time. If it is ruthless, half of the Cizhou yamen will be pulled out, and all the positions of the subordinates and subordinates will be vacant, what else can you do
Zhou Gui was reluctant. He said: "Tongzhi, it is precisely because the censorship is not a small matter that it is necessary to investigate! You can't let people ruin the atmosphere of the yamen. In the future, people will draw pictures of cats and tigers, and it will be difficult for ordinary people."
"It's natural to investigate, and I want to follow the regulations." Shen Zechuan asked someone to make tea, and continued, "Father Xu has been detained, and the adults are not at ease, although you can send someone you can trust to listen to the transcript, and Jin Yiwei will take care of it. The presiding judge, the news will be released tonight. It is not credible to catch the wind, but the evidence is not to be released. Whoever wants to break the rules of the yamen will be responsible for it. The newly copied criminal law is not only posted. Going out? This is a good thing. The adults are raised in a hall and set up a court, and they will be tried in front of the people of Cizhou. The more turbid the water, the clearer it will be. But after the case is finished, you must not listen to the wind or rain. The yamen do not do things that involve innocent people."
Zhou Gui said: "This matter should be taken as a warning."
Shen Zechuan said: "That's natural, ranging from dismissal from work, or exile in the wasteland. If the crowd is excited, beheading in court can be very pleasing."
There was a "bang" sound from the compartment, and the exclamations of the staff stopped.
Zhou Gui quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Several people replied: "Sir, someone passed out!"
They originally thought that Shen Zechuan meant to deal with Father Xu alone, to save them a favor, but they didn't think that Shen Zechuan was going to use them to kill the chickens and show the monkeys. The presiding judge was Jin Yiwei. How could Father Xu, a village old man, stand it? Not involving innocents means not holding others accountable, but this time, none of the people involved in Father Xu's case could escape. The more people in the compartment listened, the more frightened they became, and when Shen Zechuan said the words "beheading in the hall", they jumped over directly.
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There was chaos in the study, and Gao Zhongxiong on the other side was grinning in pain under the doctor's hand. After the doctor left, he changed into clean clothes with the help of the maid. He was very particular about maintaining health in Qi, and even if he was so hungry that his heart was on his back, he would not dare to devour it when he was eating.
After the meal, the maid led Gao Zhongxiong to the courtyard. He didn't dare to look around on the way, knowing that Shen Zechuan lived in Izuku now, and he was very uneasy. He made suggestions for Han Jin in the pursuit of Xiao Chiye, and he was desperate to come to Cizhou.
Gao Zhongxiong entered the courtyard and saw that all the incense sticks outside the porch and the wooden fence had been exhausted, and the white petals on the floor were not swept away. It should have been specially ordered by the host, and the incense naturally remained. There are small green moss stones on the edge of the pool bridge, like a new mattress to moisten the eyes.
Gao Zhongxiong climbed the steps while peeking. He didn't pay attention to the soles of his feet, almost slipped, and when he stood up in embarrassment, he hurriedly saluted at the maids who were covering their mouths and snickering in front of him, sweating profusely.
There was an iron horse hanging from the eaves, Ding Tao waited for Gao Zhongxiong to come over, lifted the curtain for him, and led him in. Gao Zhongxiong didn't know Ding Tao's identity, so he didn't dare to offend him rashly.
The hall is bright and open, and there are no heavy ornaments. When Gao Zhongxiong was in the capital, he often heard that Shen Zechuan was in the company of Xi Hongxuan and others.
Gao Zhongxiong sat upright, his butt resting only on the edge of a chair, and he kept paying attention to the movement in the courtyard. After a while, I suddenly heard the sound of a car wheel turning in the courtyard, and Ding Tao, who was under the eaves, went out to greet him, shouting "Young Master".
The curtain was lifted, and Gao Zhongxiong stood up immediately. But it was neither Shen Zechuan nor Zhou Gui who came first, but a tall Luotuo guard. The guard did not look at Gao Zhongxiong, but leaned over to pick up the four-wheeled vehicle and pushed a young man in a blue shirt in a cloak.
Gao Zhongxiong was about to kneel, but when he saw who was sitting on the four-wheeled vehicle, he couldn't help staring at him. He took a step back and shouted in shock, "Yao... Yuan Zhuo!"
This shout made Shen Zechuan, who came in later, frown. He took off his cloak and went straight to the upper seat.
Qiao Tianya pushed Yao Wenyu to the front, and the maids came forward to serve tea. Yao Wenyu held the tea cup and said as usual, "Long time no see, I don't want Shenwei to come to Cizhou too."
Gao Zhongxiong didn't know why, and he was in a cold sweat. He wiped his response, did not dare to look directly at Yao Wenyu, and hurriedly saluted Shen Zechuan: "Tong, Tongzhi adults..."
Shen Zechuan felt that the man looked strange, and after taking a seat, he said, "Don't be cautious, just sit."
How dare Gao Zhongxiong.
"Since Shenwei also knows who Tongzhi is, then I don't need to say anything." Yao Wenyu wanted to introduce Gao Zhongxiong to Shen Zechuan, but seeing his pale face, he paused for a moment, changed his tone, and comforted, "Don't be afraid of Shenwei. , I am alive."
Gao Zhongxiong still did not dare to look up, even claiming "yes".
Shen Zechuan asked, "Why did Yuan Zhuo say this?"
Yao Wenyu said succinctly and concisely: "I had a relationship with Shenwei in Dancheng. At that time, the poisoning was complicated, and he was frightened."
But Gao Zhongxiong looked nervous, obviously it wasn't just a one-sided relationship. After Yao Wenyu broke his leg and left the capital, he went to Dan City. He was taken care of by Pan Yi and Zhaoyue County Master. The poison on his body was obviously stained in Dan City.
Gao Zhongxiong knew it.
"I was in a hurry when I left Pill City. I wonder if the garrison and the county master are okay?" Yao Wenyu asked.
Gao Zhongxiong gradually relaxed a little in Yao Wenyu's tone and was able to answer smoothly. But he still turned sideways and didn't dare to look at Yao Wenyu, he just said, "Okay, it's okay..."
Shen Zechuan heard something from it.
The maids over there all retreated, and Ding Tao was playing with the iron horse under the eaves, clanging like a gust of wind. Qiao Tianya lifted the curtain to drive Ding Tao away, and finally became quiet through the bead curtain.
Yao Wenyu was neither happy nor unhappy when she heard the news. He put the tea cup away, broke the silence, and said to Shen Zechuan: "When I arrived in Dan City, the county master was looking after me, but after all, the county master was a woman, and there were many things that were inconvenient, so the guard found Pan who was still at home at the time. Yuan, this Pan Yuan is the younger brother of the guard's concubine."
Pan Yuan has been idle all day and is very fond of gambling, but he is not a direct descendant of the Pan family. Pan Yi asked him to take care of Yao Wenyu, and there was also a desire to let him "see the wise and think together", and Pan Yuan was very dedicated to taking care of his father in his early years, and he was considered a filial son.
At first, Pan Yuan also thought about it, and he was told by Zhaoyue County Master that he did not dare to be sloppy towards Yao Wen. He didn't need to do anything himself, as long as he watched the doctor and the people who served him in the yard, watched them take medicine in time, and didn't slack off. But over time, Pan Yuan got tired of it, and began to find excuses to run out and get into gambling.
"Pan Lin used the prisoner's corpse to hide people's eyes and ears. This move did not dispel Xue Xiuzhuo's suspicions. At that time, the county owner was in a hurry, and there would inevitably be eyeliners among the people accompanying him." Yao Wenyu continued, "Pan Yuan was later forced by the gambling house to pay his debts and went around. Hiding, and afraid to let the family know, he often complained to me. But I was penniless and could not help.”
Gao Zhongxiong nodded and said: "Pan Yuan also asked me to borrow money at the time, saying that he was driven to a dead end, and even sold his six-bedroom farm, and he still hasn't paid off his gambling debt. I advised him to talk to the guard as soon as possible to avoid bad things. But he just wouldn't."
Having said that, Yao Wenyu didn't speak any more.
Gao Zhongxiong said: "After less than half a month, Pan Yuan suddenly asked me for a drink, saying that the gambling debts had been repaid, and he met a noble to help him. I was worried that he was deceived by the gambling hall, and asked him during the banquet who this noble was. Who, he just said that it was the Longyou businessman who came from Qidu, and asked him to do things."
After another half month, Yao Wenyu's injury not only did not heal, but became serious. Zhaoyue County Master asked all the doctors at home, but Yao Wenyu's condition did not improve. At that time, Pan Lin was frustrated in Yedu, and Pan Yi was also impeached. It was the problem of Pan's fields in Dancheng. Pan Xiangjie did not dare to argue for his son, worried that the snowball would get bigger and bigger, but Pan's repeated concessions did not stop the strong wind.
There is indeed a problem with the Pan family, but it is all a debt that Pan Xiangjie has embezzled. The reason why Pan Lin bears the brunt is obvious, because he hid Yao Wenyu privately, but he gambled that he wanted to fight Xue Xiuzhuo to the end.
It didn't take long for Pan Xiangjie to learn the inside story. Fearing that the Pan family would be implicated, he wrote to Pan Yi in Dancheng overnight, asking Pan Yi to send Yao Wenyu back to Qidu as soon as possible. Pan Yi refused, Pan Xiangjie was furious and fell ill on the bed. Pan Yi was in a dilemma, and at the same time, Zhaoyue County Master saw that Yao Wenyu was in a strange condition and secretly suspicious, so he bypassed the front hall and asked the personal maid to ask a doctor outside the house to check.
Yao Wenyu didn't want to mention the details, and was silent for a while, only said: "The county master is worried that Qi Du will come to take people by reviewing the land, and he wanted to send me to her dowry village to recover, but there is a problem with the medicine, and she will never again. If I can’t trust the people in Pan’s house, I’m ready to entangle me and ask someone to secretly send me to Jincheng, where there are old teachers and old friends.”
However, misfortunes do not come singly. The accompanying people saw that Yao Wenyu not only became seriously ill, but also broke both legs. After leaving the city, they forgot the entrustment of the Zhaoyue County Lord, and ran away at night with the coil and the carriage.
Yao Wenyu was thrown into the field that night, except for the donkey and only the cat. He used to sleep on the ground when he wandered the mountains, but the taste was completely different. For the first time in his twenty-four years of life, he realized that he was a waste, and that he was not a fart if he left Ming. Pu Yuyuanzhuo, Yao Wenyu hated these four words at that moment, they were like shame branded in the bone marrow.
Yao Wenyu burst into tears in the field.
For the teacher and for myself.
When he was in Dan City, he refused to see anyone, and lay in the dim bed all day long. It was his legs that hurt, but his self-esteem was broken. He has to face up to the fact that he has become unable to take care of himself, and those romantic and unrestrained things have become clouds of the past. He slept like this in his dream and woke up like this.
He was completely shattered.
He's still alive.