Chapter 17 Section 17 Punishing the Soldier Zhang Bao

Tolerance walked into the crowd with great vigor, and shouted as he walked: "You dare to fight in broad daylight, and I hope the Lord will not put you all in prison!" Master, come and help!" He grabbed the boss even tighter, and said viciously: "Tolerance will arrest you today and put you in jail!" The tolerance hurriedly raised his head, and he was meeting with the general manager.Looking at the tolerance, he said: "San Gouzi, you came at the right time. You judge the reason for the master. We paid him thirty big money to draw a tiger, but he actually drew a cat to make up for it! The master asked him to pay one or two silver for the calculation." Even, he didn't even pay, and even said he would pay us a bunch of dogs who fought in gangs!"

Tolerance asked the painter: "Is the master right?" The painter was still being grabbed by the collar at this time, and he argued while struggling: "He asked the little Huahu to pay thirty big money, and the little one admitted that the painting went wrong. A tael of silver?" The tolerance yelled: "You fart! The boss is now the one who eats the salary, and I only let you pay one tael of silver to make it even. How cheap it is! In the past, if you said nothing, you would have to pay the boss ten taels of silver. Let it go! Take the money and let the master walk, after a long time, the master will really send you to the government, and see if the master of Futai will not put you in prison!"

Zeng Guofan never expected that the dignified tolerance would say such a few unreasonable words.He was about to take a step forward to seek justice for the painter, when Peng Yulin, who was standing beside him, had already walked in with his fists clenched. Peng Yulin stood in front of the official, and asked loudly: "I want to ask the official, is it the fault of the boss or the fault of Huahuaer?" "What?" Tolerance yelled loudly, "Don't tell me you want to go to jail for a few days?" Peng Yulin smiled and said: "The official is sent. Peng just wants to say something fair."

"Fair?" Tolerance spit out, "If you say it's fair, you'll be fair!" Suddenly, the conversation changed: "How come your accent doesn't sound like a local? Wow, I've got a business! Come with me first." Let's go to the yamen." Then he stretched out his hand to grab Peng Yulin. Peng Yulin stepped aside and said, "Brother Tolerance has good eyesight, I am from Hunan. I don't know which law I have violated, and you want me to be sent to the Yamen?" Tolerance took out a chain from his sleeve, and said while shaking: "The mansion of Li Shilang, who has returned home for retirement, was burglarized. According to his family's report, it was done by a snitch with a Hunan accent. Since you have a Hunan accent, you have to tell me about it." Let's go, and you will have your judgment when you enter the yamen!" Put the chain around Peng Yulin's neck, and shouted: "Let's go with the Lord!"

Peng Yulin yelled as he took off the chain: "How can there be such a tolerance for handling cases!" Mr. Ba said at this time: "San Gouzi, arrest this scoundrel who draws cats as well. If he doesn't pay me a tael of silver, I'll ask you San Gouzi for it!" Tolerance immediately said: "Let's go into the yamen together to see Mr. Futai. I'll bother you to go too, I can talk to you when I see Mr. Futai." The boss said loudly: "Of course, I have to go." He pointed at the painter and said, "Go, follow me to the yamen!" Zeng Guofan saw that things were going to be a big mess, and he also saw that Tolerance and Ba were always on the same side, so he took a step forward, bowed deeply and said, "Brother Tolerance, take a step slowly."

Tolerance was taken aback: "What? You want to go to the lobby too?" "I have never broken the law. What do you do in the Yamen? I just want to say to my brother, catch the thief and catch the stolen goods, catch the adulterer and catch the double. You have no evidence, how can you arrest people in broad daylight? I don't believe it. Isn’t Kaifeng Mansion the land of the Qing Dynasty?” "Oh!" Tolerance looked at Zeng Guofan carefully, and then smiled, "Don't tell me, your accent sounds like it's from Hunan, and you have pair of triangular eyes. You can't be a kind person at first sight! Well, you today It’s okay if you don’t want to. Master, please help me, all these three things have to go to the government to talk.”

Zeng Guofan knew that it was useless to argue, so he said: "So what if I just go to the government!" He smiled at Peng Yulin and said, "Why are we both from Hunan!" After another two slaps, he obediently followed. At the gate of the yamen, the tolerance went in first to report, and after a while, there were repeated calls for promotion.The chief cussed and drove the three of them in. Once they entered the second gate, they came out to meet the official. Under the leadership of the official, several people limped into the lobby. Zeng Guofan had long heard that Kaifeng Mansion was an upside-down yamen, where Bao Qingtian interrogated the emperor's relatives, and even murdered the heartbroken Chen Shimei.But today's Kaifeng Mansion is not sitting upside down, just like other magistrates in the Qing Dynasty, it is facing south.I think this Kaifeng mansion is a separate house and government office.

When he came to the court, the magistrate had indeed been promoted, and there were five or six people standing on duty with water and fire sticks on both sides.The tolerance ordered the three of them to kneel down, and the two classes of yamen servants also shouted: "Kneel down...!" The painter fell to his knees with a plop earlier, kowtowing to the top and shouting for injustice. Peng Yulin cast a contemptuous glance at the painter, then also knelt down on the ground, waiting for questioning. Zeng Guofan hurriedly saluted the magistrate in the hall: "Students are people with fame and reputation, please learn from the masters of Futai."

Before the magistrate could speak, the general manager who stood beside him yelled like thunder: "Can't you be dismissed if you have merit? Kneel down to the Lord!" He kicked Zeng Guofan to the ground with a flying kick. Zeng Guofan saw that the trial of the case in Kaifeng Mansion was out of order, and just about to speak, the magistrate slapped the gavel and shouted: "Let's talk about what the criminals below have committed! The one who called for injustice will speak first." The painter Nuonuo started talking timidly.While the painter was narrating the whole story, Zeng Guofan began to look at the magistrate.

The magistrate was in his fifties, with a thin body, a blue top, and a fourth-rank official uniform. He spoke loudly, and he knew that he was from an old state and county.The Xing Ming Shi Ye standing on the left is also about fifty years old, with a few gray beards that are neither long nor short, and he must be a man of fame.Because of the dim light, Zeng Guofan knelt in the hall again, and the faces of the two of them could not be seen clearly. At this time, the painter had finished his narration, and he said angrily: "The tiger that I painted was sent to the higher authorities after being killed by a dog, but he painted a cat to fool me. I only asked him to pay one tael of silver, not much Yes. This dog kills a talent without paying even a tael of silver. I am so angry with the humble official! The humble official wanted to beat him to death, but on the grounds of the Kaifeng mansion, he was killed. It will not look good on the old mansion's table."

The magistrate asked the painter loudly: "Chang San, can you really hear me?" The painter known as Chang San replied: "Your Excellency, please make the decision. The young ones really can't afford a tael of silver." The boss sneered and said: "When the big board smashes the butt, don't say one tael, I will take ten taels. You can kill me!" Zeng Guofan stood up abruptly and said loudly, "My lord, the students have something to say." The magistrate slapped the gavel, his eyes widened and he roared, "The prisoner kneels and speaks!" The yamen servants on both sides shouted, "Kneel down!" Without even thinking about it, Zeng Guofan took out the imperial decree from his arms and shouted: "Kaifeng Mansion listens to the decree!" Seeing that the magistrate was still hesitating, and everyone in the hall was also in a daze, Zeng Guofan had no choice but to ask: "What is the imperial decree?" Why don't you kneel down! Is there no king in Kaifeng?" Only then did the magistrate seem to have woken up, stepped down the hall, and knelt down in front of Zeng Guofan with a plop; when everyone saw Zhengyin like this, they rushed to kneel down too. Zeng Guofan has already read it word by word here: "Kaifeng Mansion listens to the announcement! The Imperial Academy was ordered to be a lecturer, and Zeng Guofan, the chief examiner of the Sichuan Provincial Examination, was appointed. Please decree to get rid of it. This is it." As soon as Zeng Guofan's words fell, shouts of "Long live thank you, long live my emperor! Greetings, Mr. Zeng, the imperial envoy!" Zeng Guofan walked up to the magistrate, handed the imperial decree forward, and said: "Master Futai, please check it out, don't be a fake Zeng Guofan again." crime." Zeng Guofan put the imperial decree back into his arms, and supported the magistrate with both hands: "Your Majesty, I was passing by this place. I have offended you a lot, and I hope you will forgive me. The servant of the Imperial Academy said that Zeng Guofan saluted you." He said deeply. A salute. The magistrate was in a hurry, saying "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be", while shouting: "Quickly show the seat to Mr. Zeng!" Zeng Guofan and the magistrate were seated, and the master hurriedly served a cup of hot tea.At this time, the general manager also blushed and got up, and stood aside with his hands hanging down, not daring to take any more. "My lord, according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, a prince who breaks the law is as guilty as a commoner. I don't know why the chief lord and Peng Yulin were both criminals, why he was allowed to sit in the courtroom, and my lord did not follow the judicial procedures. He just listened to the law. The verdict can be made based on the chief lord's one-sided words, does your lord always judge cases like this indiscriminately?" The magistrate blushed, and he said after a long time: "The superior listened to the report, this boss is not better than others. I would like to ask the superior to talk in the back hall. How about my government's detailed report and the superior?" Zeng Guofan knew that the prefect had something hard to say, so he asked Said: "Listen to your respect." The two of them came to the back hall one after the other, and the master hurriedly poured new tea, and then withdrew. Only then did the magistrate bow his hands to Zeng Guofan, and said: "Master Zeng, the chief surname is Zhang Mingbao, and he is the aunt of Ying Guiying, the procurator of Henan Province. Lord Zeng must know the origin of Lord Ying. There is no one in Henan. Dare to provoke. When Master Ying was in Beijing, Zhang Bao was Kaifeng’s tyrant. When Master Ying came to Henan, he saw that Zhang Bao was making such a mess, so he asked Kaifeng’s chief soldier, Qing Tongqing, to reward the general. Doing it for him is actually only taking money and not doing it. Although Mr. Zhang is a tyrant in Kaifeng, he has also extorted money from businessmen several times. Right. Please forgive me for the difficulties of the government." In the main hall of the magistrate, there was an adult at every turn, and he was embarrassed to call Zeng Guofan.Zeng Guofan pondered for a moment and said: "My lord, from what your lord said just now, Zhang Bao is a ruffian who dominates the army for the people. If this kind of person is not severely punished, he will definitely become a serious disaster. When that day comes, it may not be a Zhang who is punished." Guaranteed, I am afraid that even Lord Ying will be involved. My lord, are you right?" The prefect thought and thought for a long time before saying, "What do you think should be done? Your Excellency Ying has to save face?" Zeng Guofan said: "According to the lower officials, report to the governor's office and dismiss Zhang Bao! This is a great deal. Both Sir Ying and you are good. Please think twice." The magistrate inadvertently straightened the crown on his head with his hand, and sighed as if he had made up his mind: "Let's do it as the job said. Then... Where is Peng Yulin?" Zeng Guofan said: "Peng Yulin is fighting an injustice, otherwise, someone will be killed in Zhang Bao's hands! Please, my lord, go up to settle the case. I have to hurry tomorrow." "What the superior ordered is that our government will be promoted, and please supervise the inspection." The magistrate stood up as he spoke, and sincerely invited him. Zeng Guofan walked with the magistrate to the lobby and took a seat.Zeng Guofan sat on the right side of the magistrate, and the original master was still standing on the left side.Zhang Bao was still the same, standing proudly in the hall with his arms crossed. The magistrate sat down in the hall, slapped the gavel, and shouted loudly: "Bold Zhang Bao, kneel down quickly before the prefect! The superior officer Zeng is here, how can you allow you to be crazy!" Yamen servants on both sides shouted together: "Kneel down!" Zhang Bao fell to his knees with a plop. The magistrate didn't allow him to speak, and asked sharply, "Zhang Bao, are you convicted?" Zhang Bao shook his head: "I don't know about humble positions." The magistrate said: "I have a thick case in my hand to sue you for bullying the market and disrupting the local area. I have suppressed it for you in the face of Mr. Ying. Your superior Zeng came here, and you dare to do anything wrong. It turned out to be a trouble in the court. If the government doesn't pick your black yarn today, Mr. Zeng will pick up the black yarn from this mansion. The messenger, Mr. Zeng, has ordered you to write down what you have done in the governor's office, and you will be dismissed immediately. Zhang Bao , the government has already protected you. Come, someone, take off the top hat of the chief executive Zhang Bao from the town's bidding committee!" The yamen servants agreed, and took off Zhang Bao's hat when they came over.Zhang Bao knelt in front of the hall angrily, looking at Zeng Guofan with hatred, his eyes were full of hatred and anger. The magistrate judged: "The Kaifeng Town Bidding Committee took the chief Zhang Bao and left the barracks without permission to disturb the place. The people were very angry. According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, the top hat was removed first, and the government reported it to the governor's office before punishing him! Zhang Bao, go back to the barracks and wait. I hope you will take care of yourself in the future, and the government will not send you away!" After Zhang Bao left, the magistrate went on to say: "The painter Chang San is not skilled. I don't think he is poor, so I don't want to go into it. Peng Yulin is a chivalrous man. It is really rare. He will be released in court. Come, let Chang San and Peng Yulin will be released immediately!" The prefect looked back at Zeng Guofan, but Zeng Guofan stared fiercely at the arresting officer with wide-eyed triangular eyes.The magistrate understood, slapped the startled wood and said: "Tolerance Liu San Gouzi is behaving badly, according to the law, he should be killed. I think he still has a 160-year-old mother who needs to be raised, and he will be treated lightly. Come, send Liu San Gouzi Fifty rods, excommunicated, never to be used again!" Seeing the tolerance being dragged out pitifully, Zeng Guofan glanced at the magistrate with a smile and said: "The Laofutai is really capable in solving cases, and the official still has business, so I'm going back to the inn with Peng Yulin. Farewell!" The magistrate hurriedly said: "It must not be done, the government has not yet cleaned up the dust for the adults!" Zeng Guofan stood up and cupped his hands: "Don't dare to bother the magistrate. Farewell, my subordinate." After finishing speaking, he walked out of the courtroom and waved to Peng Yulin, and the two walked out together.The magistrate couldn't see off the guests, so he had to give up.