Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

Guangling Country is in a late spring climate again, with poplar flowers like snow and willows growing like threads.As early as after receiving the postal documents that the Dahan Embroidered Clothes Envoy would inspect Guangling Kingdom, the whole Guangling County was very nervous. People over the age of fifty-six were all mobilized to renovate the roads along the post. Since entering the border of Guangling, the road leading to Guangling County has been rammed and repaired by the officials.This is really not easy for Guangling Kingdom, which is close to the river.It is the rainy season and the roads are always muddy.However, once the repaired roads are washed away by rain, the officials of the county government will conscript Guishou to rebuild them in time.They didn't know what kind of temper the embroidered messenger was about to have. If he was used to being domineering, and his butt hurt because of the uneven road, he would definitely lose his temper, and many people's lives might be lost.After all, he was sent by the emperor, who dares to disrespect him with a golden ax that "sees him like seeing the emperor".A few years ago, the emperor beheaded Yi Zong, a famous cruel official, because of his disorderly conduct.Although this envoy is not as majestic as the emperor, but let me ask myself, are these small officials of a hundred stones as valuable as the heads of Yi Zong, a senior official of two thousand stones who was so powerful in Sanfu back then?

Xiao Wu and the others moved forward one by one, and in a short time, they were already very close to Guangling County.He ordered the carriages and horses to stop in front of a pavilion, which may be the last post to enter Guangling City.He only let one follower follow into the yard.This is his habit all the way, although when he left Pengcheng, he brought Ruhou, Guan Caizhi and others with him.However, in the Dasinong document issued by the imperial court, it was announced that the post houses in various places would only provide meals for dozens of people who set out when they left Chang'an.The rest of the attendants are not obliged to provide meals in the pavilions.Even if they wanted to curry favor with the envoy, they did not dare to pretend to be public servants for personal gain, because the firewood, rice, meat and vegetables in the pavilions were all provided by the county court, and every expense had to be reported.The county court will also check the report again and submit it to the prefect's office for review.Unless they use their personal money to buy meals and provide them to the messengers.But most pavilion chiefs are not rich, and this expense is quite difficult for themselves.Of course these Xiaowu knew, he was very conscious, and every time he passed a post and pavilion, he would let his followers wait away from the pavilion, so as not to make the pavilion chief feel embarrassed because he could not entertain.Fortunately, the emperor gave him a lot of money this time, plus his own salary, he bought food along the way and packed it in the rear car, so he didn't feel tired all the way.

When they entered the courtyard, they saw that there were three large ink-coloured official characters written on the Huanbiao. This pavilion was wider than the previous one, with seven or eight rooms, facing the wall facing the courtyard gate. , painted snow-white with mirage ash, on which is a row of eye-catching large calligraphy in ink, no exception to the ones that passed by before: In April of the second year of Zhenghe, Bingyin Shuo Renchen, the ministers of Guangling Kingdom Liang, Cheng Yu, and Neishi Yiwu reported to each station in Guangling Kingdom to set up pavilions, wrote and moved books, and repaired bridges and roads. I would like to pass military letters, For postal books, officials often live in the pavilion office, so there is no need to order them to be condemned.Do not ignore, such as laws and regulations.

Such a rigorous publication of documents, warning the posts to set up pavilions to repair roads and bridges, is naturally afraid that the envoys of the Han Dynasty will be dissatisfied with their inspections and get angry.Xiao Wu walked a few steps in the courtyard of this pavilion, filled with emotion again.He has worked in such a position for many years, and it is easy to get emotional, just like the time when he fled to Fat Niu Pavilion, he burst into tears.In the past, the work of being the head of the pavilion was extremely boring, or sitting in the courtyard with the sword in a daze, while the father of the pavilion and the thief sat under the big tree on the other side, twisting hemp and straw ropes for public use, and weaving straw sandals at other times. Give it to my wife to sell and earn some meager money.Their identities cannot openly sell straw sandals in the pavilion.It is helpless to do so, the salary of this position is pitifully low, and the annual income is not as good as planting a few acres of Susukida.They occasionally get complaints from their family members, but they don’t regret it. After all, there is still hope for doing this. They hope that the hard work will go from the father of the pavilion to the thief, to the chief of the pavilion, to the small official fighting food, and to the chief official of Baishi.But Xiao Wu can't do things like weaving straw sandals and selling them for money. He is confident that he will be a senior official in the future. How can he do such a small business?The teenagers in the village often laughed at him for his hypocrisy, but he didn't bother to pay attention.There is indeed no way to deal with these gangsters, unless they have committed a serious crime, the pavilion chief can ask the county court to arrest them.Otherwise, if you argue with them, push and shove them, and hurt them, you will be the one who will be blamed instead.The law stipulates that when both parties are fighting, it is a crime for a small official to injure a commoner, and he must be arrested by the county court, and even go to the post office to check the records.But when the common people wounded the little official, they were only reprimanded by the village stingy man.Because of this, Xiao Wu usually ignores them, but he is angry in his heart.Fortunately, because of the Weifu plagiarism case, I was able to be promoted here.The things in this world are very strange. Some people will be very weak when they are in a low position, but they will become resolute and tenacious when they reach a high position.Thinking of how he denounced Li Sui, Prime Minister of Chu, for being weak and incompetent a few days ago, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Tan Chongguo, who followed his entourage, came to him and said, "My lord, why don't we just rest here, and order the head of the pavilion to tell the Xiangfu to let them come to see the envoy. Xiao Wudao, no need, I am an envoy of the Han Dynasty, and I am here to patrol to share the worries of the emperor, so I must not ostentatiously disturb the people. Tanchong national road, what the adults teach is that the ministers are stupid and don't know things, they really deserve to die.He was originally a jazz-less team in Chang'an, and when he was poor and destitute, he met Xiao Wu by chance. Xiao Wu asked him if he would leave Chang'an and go to Yuzhang with him to take up the post. Thank you very much, and wrote a letter of pledge on the spot, willing to accompany you for life.It seems that the most benevolent area under the emperor's feet does not lack poor people, and not all of them are arrogant.According to the law, the Marquis of Guannei can recruit 30 followers, but Xiao Wu did not get carried away and immediately put on an air of Marquis of Guannei. He knew that his foundation was still very shallow, and he might be "taken as a knight" at some point. Wu", he has become a commoner.It seems easy to be an official of a big man, but it is not difficult to lose an official and lose your head.It is hard to have the best of both worlds in this world.

Xiao Wu walked around twice, and he let out a sigh, why is it so quiet here, where is the pavilion chief? Tanchong National Road, by the way, where did the pavilion chief go?He shouted loudly, where is the head of the shepherd's wheat pavilion? The envoy of the big man arrived, so he came out to answer quickly. There was only a bang inside, as if the inner door opened, and a man in a light red official uniform ran out. wake.Seeing the two of Xiao Wu, he asked, where did the messenger come from? Is there a talisman? Just as Tan Chongguo was about to answer, Xiao Wu stopped him and said to the man, I was a small official who used to do business, so naturally I have a talisman, why are you alone in the whole pavilion?

The man said, if there is a talisman, quickly take out the talisman to see, what is so wordy.In the busy farming season, Qiu Pi and Ting's father both went to urge the leaders of Guizhou to go to the fields to cultivate.Naturally, I had to stay alone. Xiao Wu pointed to the ink writing on the wall, and said, "Officials always live in the pavilion office, and no order will be punished" written on the documents of the Neishifu, warning you to stay in the pavilion at all times and not to walk around casually, urging farming to be a village The county government will also send special officials to persuade farmers to do what the cowards do. How could father Ting and the robbers overstep their duties?

The man said impatiently, quickly show the talisman, what do you care about so many, there are rules in every place.If I don't show the talisman, I will beat the drum. His finger points to the police drum in the atrium. You must know that if you break into the pavilion without the talisman, you can be treated like a thief. Xiao Wu was furious, he had never seen such a tyrannical pavilion chief, and said, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it after reading the talisman. The man looked Xiao Wu and Xiao Wu up and down, it turned out that they were not wearing official uniforms.Ordinary officials of Xiaowu's level, if they don't wear official uniforms, don't drive four horses, and go in and out of pavilions and houses, they will be accused by the chief official of being a dignified official with no two thousand stones, humiliating the imperial seal and ribbon, and being dismissed.But Xiao Wu is a special envoy, who can serve the county in a micro-service.The man saw that Xiao Wu's face was darker, and he didn't look like he was born in a noble and pampered place. He sneered and said, I was so scared, even if you are the embroidered clothes sent by the court to direct the messenger, so what?I was afraid that it would fail.

Seeing that he was getting more and more rude, Tan Chongguo couldn't help but said, "You, Mu Shu, are pretty good, and you also know that the imperial court has embroidered clothes pointing at the envoy."Since you're not afraid, it's okay to tell you that our lord is the new governor of Yuzhang, Marquis of Guannei, who made the imperial edict, and pointed directly at the emissary, Lord Shen Wufu. Seeing that Tan Chongguo said it was wrong, Xiao Wu simply opened his clothes and showed the green ribbon hanging around his waist. He took out the silver seal from his bag and waved it in front of the pavilion chief. On it were five engraved seal characters: The prefect of Yuzhang.

The man had received the order a long time ago, knowing that the envoy sent by the imperial court this time, the prefect of Yuzhang, his face turned ashen, he knelt down and kowtowed. Xiao Wudao, forget it, get up.You are disrespectful of your duty, that's why I'm questioning you.I didn't expect you to be so arrogant.I will not avenge my personal revenge publicly. Now that we are entering the pavilion, you tell me the situation, and I forgive you.With that said, he raised his foot and walked towards the main hall. The pavilion chief named Xie Neihuang saw that Xiao Wu was about to enter the main hall, his face was even more panicked, he hurriedly kneeled to Xiao Wu's feet, and said, it has been rainy in Guangling for the past few days, the pavilion is dark and humid, I'm afraid it will pollute your crown.It's better for the minister to go in and move the Zhangping seat, and the adults will sit under the elm tree in the atrium and interrogate the minister for the time being.

Seeing Xie Neihuang's flustered expression, Xiao Wu suddenly became suspicious, what the hell is this pavilion chief doing?They won't let me in. Xie Neihuang bowed and wanted to enter the house, but Xiao Wu stopped him and said, wait a minute, the government wants to see if the settings in the pavilion meet the standards specified by the imperial court.As he said that, without waiting for his answer, he walked straight in. Xie Neihuang's face turned pale, but he didn't dare to stop him.The three people walked into the main hall of the pavilion. In the main hall, facing Zhang Ping mat, it was a seat that could accommodate one person. Lan Qi, with a long sword and a short halberd on it, are all ordinary pavilion settings, nothing fancy.Xiao Wu was wondering, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door inside, and a woman in her twenties walked out. This woman had a dark complexion, and she was wearing a light-colored linen skirt. She could be seen as a young woman from a peasant family. His complexion is not so bright and clean, but his eyebrows are delicate, which can be considered pretty in the countryside.The woman pushed open the door and was about to speak, but when she saw a stranger, she opened her mouth and swallowed her voice abruptly, her face was full of astonishment. Xiao Wu looked at Xie Neihuang strangely, thinking, could this woman be his wife?It's not very similar. Generally speaking, in Qianshou in the countryside, the age difference between the couple will not be very different, but the pavilion head in front of him is about thirty-five years old, fifteen years older than this woman, which is not very common. Seeing Xiao Wu looking at him, Xie Neihuang gave a dry laugh, knelt down and kowtowed suddenly, the minister deserves to die, she is the minister's wife, she shouldn't have been brought to the public house, and I hope His Excellency will forgive me. The woman blushed and couldn't utter a word.Xie Neihuang turned to her and said, Junxia, ​​this is an envoy sent by the Chang'an court, so hurry up and kowtow to plead guilty. Only then did the woman named Junxia come to her senses, she hurriedly knelt down and said, Zhu Junxia from Xiaoyi Village, Zhongxiang, Guangling County kowtowed to see Mr. Envoy, and it was a death penalty. Xiao Wudao, you all get up.Xie Tingzhang, it is against the law for you to take your family members to have sex in the public house Yanhao during the day.This government warns you, never do this in the future.Fortunately, you were bumped into by this government today. If you were replaced by the old victorious master, I am afraid that your head will be cut off. ——How far is it from Guangling County? Thank you for your kindness, there are still twenty-five miles.This is the last post house pavilion.It takes about an hour to arrive. Your Excellency can rest in the pavilion for a while, and the minister immediately ordered the postal officer to issue a board to report to the county court to convey the news of your arrival. The Prime Minister of Guangling will definitely raise a flag in front of the city gate. The drum greets the envoy. Xiao Wudao, that's fine, you go, my cars are all outside the door, and I will take care of the pavilion affairs for you for the time being. Xie Nei Huangdao, okay, I will take my leave first.He said to the woman, let's go first, don't delay Mr. Jun's rest. The woman said goodbye to Xiao Wu again, bowed and retreated quickly, Xie Neihuang grabbed her sleeve, and disappeared outside the door like a gust of wind. Outside Guangling City, banners were flying, and the highest-ranking officials of the kingdom were waiting outside the north gate for the incoming envoy of the imperial court.Under the willow branches blowing in the breeze, there are tents, rows of gorgeous tents, and rows of majestic soldiers.The soldiers held long halberds and separated the people watching the excitement on both sides of the road.King Liu Xu of Guangling, Crown Prince Liu Ba, Lord Weng Liu Lidu, Minister of State Lai Shiliang, Nei Shi Xiang Yiwu and others sat under the tent, chatting and laughing, discussing a lot.As early as a few days ago, they received the documents sent by post and learned that the Han envoy was coming, so they were ready to welcome them.Just now I received a message from the Chin Mai Pavilion, saying that the envoy was only twenty miles away from the city, and immediately arranged the ceremonial guards that had been prepared earlier.Of course, the most exciting thing here is Liu Lidu. After months of looking forward to it, the lover finally came to marry her.At this moment, great happiness filled her whole heart. She was not only happy about this, but more importantly, she could finally leave this gloomy palace and follow her beloved man forever.No matter where this man goes, she will follow her without hesitation.In front of him, she can be coquettish and willful.This kind of willfulness is different from the willfulness in the palace. The latter is probably a kind of lonely and helpless venting. She has no one to talk to, and she doesn't know who she will be betrothed to by her father in the future. Luxury, so what.She has heard and seen the luxury of nobles, and the qualities and talents of these people are often not commensurate with their titles.Just look at how many titles of the founding heroes are still hereditary since the founding of the Han Dynasty.Take Changle Marquis Wei and his wife who were executed not long ago as an example. He was enshrined as a marquis when he was still in his infancy, and during the decades of growing up, he lost his marquis many times because of crimes. Even if there are ten lives pinned to the belt, all of them should be spent.Liu Li couldn't help but feel disgusted and feared when she thought of these things. She needed someone who she truly admired, who she could rely on, and who could occasionally boss her around with half anger and half anger.Perhaps it was only now that she suddenly understood that her inexplicable love for some of the rebellious actions her father participated in did not lie in her desire to obtain the illusory title of princess, but just to vent a little subconscious depression, although she had not I don't know it. My sister is really more and more beautiful today.Liu Ba admired sincerely, it is really different to be able to see his beloved husband right away. Liu Lidu was dressed in a pale green narrow-sleeved deep dress, with glossy black hair hanging loose, and her complexion was so gorgeous that she looked extremely gorgeous.She looked at her younger brother, her cheeks blushed, and she said, go, go, what do children know, why husbands are not husbands, I didn't marry him!She loves her own younger brother very much, while she was talking, she stared at his handsome face, and then looked at Chidao, she couldn't help but feel very happy. Liu Ba smiled and said, my sister is still shy.According to rumors sent by post from Chang'an, the brother-in-law strongly refused Jin Zhongcheng's marriage proposal for his sister in front of the emperor, saying that he and his sister had long made an alliance on Lingbo Terrace at Biling Lake in the palace. It's been a while.The emperor is also a sentimental person. His "Ode to Mourning Mrs. Li" has been passed down to the whole country. Only such an emperor can appreciate the courage of his brother-in-law. —By the way, sister, the so-called arm-gnawing alliance, I don't know if the sister bit the brother-in-law, or the brother-in-law bit the sister, or both?Let me show the scar to my younger brother.As Liu Ba spoke, he raised his hand to pull Liu Lidu's sleeve. Liu Li hastily covered her wrists, and said angrily, "Brother Prince, stop being so naughty, be careful that I will spank your ass."The two siblings have always spoken so intimately.Liu Ba didn't spare her at all, and grabbed her sleeves relentlessly. When the two brothers and sisters were fighting, they heard the sound of hooves of a post-horse quickly, and a post-horse shouted loudly, causing Mr. Jun to ride on his chariot.The crowd of onlookers was uproarious, and the officials stood up together and stretched their necks.The heads of Guizhou in the distance also pushed each other and looked towards the front of Chidao. There was a thud in Liu Lidu's heart, her heart was beating rapidly, brother stop making trouble, your brother-in-law is here.After speaking, the blush on his face became even worse.Seeing that the officials were all respectful, Liu Ba didn't dare to make trouble anymore, so he stood up together. The rumble of the four-horse carriage on the road was getting closer and closer, and after a while, I saw the outline, and then stopped far away from the crowd. The driver got out of the carriage first, and shouted in a unique ceremony, the emperor The censor of the imperial embroidered clothes, Shen Fujun, got off the car for all the monarchs.Then, a young man opened the curtain of the clothes cart and stood with Shi. He was wearing a two-beam Liu's crown, a dark black coat decorated with light-colored patterns, and a bag on the left and right sides of his waist. A green ribbon hangs, a purple ribbon hangs on the right, and a long sword is tied to the left hand of the jade belt.This person is naturally the embroidered censor Shen Wu greeted by the officials of Guangling Kingdom. Liu Li looked at the familiar figure from afar, and her heart was really ups and downs.She didn't go forward, because the officials around her, including her father and king, rushed forward one after another.She just found that her sweetheart was wandering with his eyes, scanning the crowd in front of him, probably looking for herself in the crowd.Moreover, his eyes must have found her, she saw him smiling at her, then opened the lower part of the dark clothes, and jumped off the clothes cart.At this time, he still strictly abides by the etiquette, and absolutely does not stay in the car for a moment, because it is not dignified, even though he may very much want to stand on the high car and stare at himself a few more times. Xiao Wu got out of the car, feeling excited and joyful, because he had just seen his beautiful sweetheart staring at her in the crowd.She didn't come up to hug me.Xiao Wu secretly laughed, this child has become reserved, according to his previous personality, it shouldn't be like this.Thinking of this, the torrent in my heart was even more unstoppable, and I sighed secretly, the enthusiasm in my lover's heart is so strong, maybe I, who embroidered clothes and pointed at the censor, would be incompetent, and maybe my head would be chopped off by the emperor soon, But I have no regrets to see my sister Lido today. He walked up with a smile on his face, and a waiter had already set up a bench seat in front of them. A group of officials came close, knelt on the bench seat, and made different voices: Minister Guangling, Minister Liang, came to greet the envoy.Chen Guangling's domestic history kowtowed to Yiwu to meet the envoy... Xiao Wu hurriedly knelt down to return the salute.The heads of Guizhou looked at these big officials with envious expressions on their faces.Xiao Wu could feel what they were talking about. As an ordinary official from the head of Guizhou, he had also crowded in the crowd to watch the officials meet and give way. For a long time, he hoped that the person who made the way was I, up to now, have really realized it.Everything seems like a dream. While his head was still on the mat, he heard the voice of Qianshou from among the crowd, Cheng Zhongxin, a filthy official in Xiaoyi, Zhongxiang, Guangling County, Guangling Kingdom, is in an unjust prison, and I hope your lord discerning. Xiao Wu was very surprised, he followed the sound and saw a man in a short coat holding a bamboo tablet over his head with one hand and climbing the barrier with the other, his face was full of anger.The two soldiers in charge of the guards had already run over and grabbed his hair, trying to drag him away. He held on to the barrier, and one of the soldiers bent down to break his fingers.Xiao Wu said loudly, let him go and let him come and talk to the mansion.Following the emperor's edict, our government patrols the southeast county and country, and also has the responsibility of the imperial court's envoy for injustice. If the common people have injustice, they can report it to the government on the spot. Liang, the Prime Minister of Guangling, looked at an official next to him very displeasedly. This official was wearing a black official uniform with a black ribbon hanging from his waist pocket. He was a senior official with a rank of six hundred stones. He was the magistrate of Guangling County. Linghu Heng.He lowered his head, in such an inappropriate situation on such an occasion, it was obvious that the Prime Minister blamed himself for being incompetent, and a trace of tension flashed across his face. The soldiers let go of the man and brought him to Xiao Wu.The man knelt down on both knees, kowtowed and said, Cheng Zhongxin, the dung official, pays homage to the envoy, and it is a death penalty. Xiao Wu Dao, what wronged prison do you have, tell me quickly, the government is in charge of you.A hint of joy suddenly rose in his heart.For some unknown reason, he was full of energy when he heard someone complaining. He read those legal provisions since he was a child, and he really liked them, and he didn't feel boring at all. Even his teacher Li Shun admired them a lot.Maybe he is really born to be an official, and it is really enjoyable for him to decide the case. The man said, the dung minister sued Xie Neihuang, the head of the Shemai Pavilion, for committing crimes, oppressing the good, and often blackmailing the heads of Guizhou in his hometown to give him wine, food and gifts.A few months ago, he broke into Chen's house and raped Chen's wife.He was bumped into by the minister, and the minister stepped forward to reason with him, but he chopped off his shin with a sword, and the minister could not recover for several months.The minister once beat drums in the county court to appeal for grievances, but Linghu county magistrate ordered the jailer to spread his limbs and tie him to a wooden frame to whip him. Xiao Wu was furious. He knew that although many pavilion chiefs were elected by the elders of the Luli, generally speaking, they were from well-to-do families, and those who were elected had no record of committing crimes. Not all are so fair, and the pavilion chiefs of many small counties may be relatives of the county officials.The Xie Neihuang I saw at the Qimai Pavilion just now is really not a good person, and it seems that the flustered woman may not be his wife.He looked at the man in front of him, only to realize that his left leg seemed to be inflexible.So he turned his head and asked, I'm not talented in this government, I want to know if the magistrate of Guangling County is there? Linghu Heng hurriedly bowed and said, the minister is Linghu Heng, the magistrate of Guangling County. Xiao Wu Dao, what Cheng Zhongxin said, whether it is true or not, why don't you let the government know. Linghu Heng said, ignorant of the leader of Guizhou, he falsely accused the officials, my lord, don't listen to his nonsense.Your Excellency, this is not a place to discuss business matters, I beg you to go to the city and rest first before discussing business matters. Xiao Wu was silent for a long while, then slowly pulled out a delicate golden hatchet from the leather pouch at his waist, and said, the government was ordered by the emperor to only know how to analyze unjust prisons, promulgate morality, and relieve the suffering of the people , I do not know other.If the monarchs are not satisfied, they can make documents and impeach the government to the court.Now the government just wants to know whether the man is telling the truth.This golden ax was recently cast by the workshop of Weiyang Palace. Seeing it is like seeing the emperor.With this axe, it is possible to conscript less than two thousand stones, and to punish chief officials under six hundred stones without requesting an imperial edict. Seeing the golden ax coming out of the small Wu stick, all the officials hurriedly knelt down.Come to Shiliang to scold the county magistrate, asking Mr. Jun to ask questions, how dare he pretend to be a snake.If you don't report the truth, you will be severely punished. Linghu Heng took off his hat and paused, saying, "If you are not careful in your duties, you will be punished with death."In fact, what the head of Guizhou told him, the minister had already bowed down, and the real situation was quite different from what he said.The minister once asked dozens of households in the Luli under the jurisdiction of the Zimaiting, and the testimony he provided said that Xie Neihuang received all the food and wine from the people in the Luli. Duty-keeping, the annual assessment is the best in the county.The minister once wanted to transfer him to the county court and be promoted to Lingshi, but the head of Lu Li went to the county court to plead with him, hoping to retain Xie Tingzhang.Seeing their sincerity, Tingchang Xie was very moved and willingly gave up the chance of promotion.How can it be said that he counts as lawless and oppresses the good?The minister made repeated investigations and judged that Cheng Zhongxin was a false accusation. I guess he had an injury to his left tibia, so let's not correct it for the time being.As for his accusation that Pavilion Chief Xie molested his wife, the minister also carefully investigated, and it turned out that his wife secretly liked the Pavilion Chief, and that time the Pavilion Chief was patrolling the village and was pestered by his wife.And when he happened to come back at that time, he mistakenly thought that the head of the pavilion had molested his wife. Zhongxin kowtowed, what Linghu county magistrate said was completely nonsense.That Tingchang Xie is his relative, of course he will speak for him.The minister didn't want to make too many demands, but now his left leg is inconvenient to move, he missed the plowing, and in the future he will only have to beg. Every time I think of these things, I feel very sad.I hope that Lord Shijun can ask for some compensation for his ministers, buy a few acres of Susukida, and hire people to cultivate it, so as to avoid the suffering of cold and hunger in the future. Xiao Wudao, Cheng Zhongxin, you don't need to say anything, the government already knows what's going on.Come here, take off Linghu Hengyinshou, and go to the county court prison to wait for the inspection of the government. The soldiers next to him were all conscripted by Guangling County. When they heard Xiaowu's order, they all looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering if they should obey him and arrest their own county magistrate.Liu Xu, Liu Ba, Lai Shiliang, Xiang Yiwu and others were also surprised.It is too abrupt to send six hundred stone chief officials to prison so lightly.Liu Xu is a vassal king and has no qualifications to manage local officials, so he was just shocked and kept silent.Shiliang came to Shiliang but couldn't hide, so he had no choice but to speak in a nonchalant manner, Sir, I heard that the official with six hundred stones must first issue a document to ask the court for instructions. Is it better for you to be more cautious? Before Xiao Wu came here, he had thought about thousands of times in his heart. Although making embroidered clothes and pointing at the censor is majestic, if he goes back to report and fails to fulfill the emperor's wish, it will be in great trouble.And to satisfy the emperor, one must not leave him with the impression of being weak and incompetent.The emperor regarded Bao Shengzhi and Jiang Chong as loyal ministers because they dared to kill.And when another embroidered clothes pointed at the censor Wang Wengru to patrol Wei County and chased the bandits, because he couldn't bear it, he gave the bandit leaders and the cowardly officials in the county extrajudicial mercy, and did not kill one person. After returning to Chang'an Immediately go to prison for the crime of "incompetent envoy". If he hadn't paid money to redeem him as a commoner, he would have lost his life.The violent victory who was sent out at the same time as him killed more than 20,000 people, and he was immediately promoted to Yushi doctor when he returned.Wang Wengru also comforted himself: "I heard that those who save a thousand people will have prosperous descendants. As an embroidered censor, I have saved at least ten thousand lives. Maybe God will reward my descendants generously." "It's really pedantic, how do you know the things of heaven, not to mention the future of your descendants is still far away.But now if he is incompetent, his life will actually be lost.Which is more important, any fool knows.Anyway, on this patrol, I don't want to kill more, but the ones who should be killed are absolutely unambiguous. Thinking of this, he said loudly to Linghu Heng, "It's okay, the government will make you understand, why do you become the county magistrate first?" Linghu Heng panicked and said, "The minister was promoted from the county prison history. First, he fought against the petty officials, then he was a hundred shi Shi, then he was a three hundred shi county magistrate, and now he is a six hundred shi county magistrate. He has been in office for five years. Xiao Wu Dao, since it is hard work and promotion, how come he is not even familiar with the basic laws and regulations?It is clear that there is something treacherous and wants to deceive the government.Let me ask you, you just said that Xie Neihuang received all the food and wine from the people in his village, all of which were given to him willingly.However, the "Law of Setting Officials" stipulates: "All officials and others have ranks, and they are subject to their officials and subordinates, supervised, governed, acted, and ordered, regardless of the compensation for food and beverages. The generals, prisons, and governors will give away property, and they will be exempted from seizing the title as a soldier. If there is no title, a fine of two catties will be fined." Whether or not, this official should be punished.Could it be that the Qianshou have so much money that they have to give it to you people to help them spend?If it's not because you live within the scope of your jurisdiction and have some scruples, why bother to please you?When Emperor Jing formulated this decree, he expected that you people would make clever excuses.According to the "Law of Officials", the head of the pavilion should have been dismissed long ago, but you actually covered him with clever words. According to the "Law of Arresting": "Where the head of Guizhou accuses officials, the truth is, and the county magistrate hides but does not arrest him, all with bow Let’s talk about the prison’s cause.” That is to say, if there are people who complain but the officials don’t arrest them, they will all be arrested as crimes of deliberately letting go.The government did not wrong you at all by sending you to prison.You said just now that Tingzhang Xie molested Cheng's wife. After the investigation, it turns out that Cheng's wife likes Tingzhang, which can be considered adultery at best.Don't you, a senior official of six hundred shi, know "Miscellaneous Laws"? "Miscellaneous Laws" stipulates: "Everyone who commits adultery with others, and what he gives, is completely a city. The officials are also regarded as rape." It is very clear that adultery between the heads of Guizhou is real adultery. ; If the adulterer is an official, the official should be punished as rape.Could it be that the women of the folk family are eager to commit themselves when they see you officials are handsome?If it wasn't because of fear of your authority, how could it be possible to do so?At that time, Emperor Gao and his officials had expected that you officials would be obedient if you got cheap, saying that the common people would seduce you.Xie Neihuang had long been convicted of rape and sentenced to palace punishment.As the head of a city, you have neglected your duties, and the government sent you to prison for the crime of "indulging in knowledge". Do you still dare to say that you are wronged?If the government is willing, you will be beheaded here immediately. Linghu lay on the ground, silent.At this time, I heard a young voice saying, "Master Jun is entrusting the emperor's edict. Although it is for inspection, half of it is for happy occasions."The minister thought that he should be sent to Yinshou and put in prison first, so as to suspend the sentence. When Xiao Wu saw it, it turned out to be the crown prince Liu Ba, and his heart immediately softened. Well, let him be imprisoned first, and the court will make a verdict after the court has done the truth. Then Xiao Wu looked at Lai Shiliang, and said slowly, the government wants to use the seal and ribbon of the Prime Minister, I don't know what the Prime Minister wants? Liang Shiliang, who came to come, said in fear that the emperor would obey the emperor's edict, and the minister dared not obey his order.Immediately untied the seal ribbon, and handed it to Xiao Wu with both hands.The little military commander tied Yinshou at his waist, and said loudly, "Our government is ordered by the emperor to borrow Guangling Kingdom Prime Minister Yinshou to enlist all soldiers in Guangling Kingdom. Anyone who refuses to obey will be beheaded immediately for the crime of abolishing the imperial edict."Come, let Linghu Heng Yinshou go, and go to Sikong Prison. Seeing Xiaowu issued an order with the Prime Minister Yinshou, the soldiers of Guangling Kingdom next to him did not hesitate anymore, and immediately stepped forward, intending to remove Linghu Heng Yinshou and send him to Sikong Prison.Ordinary soldiers don't know so many systems, and they only recognize seals but not people.Whoever has the seal will obey.Therefore, if an ordinary official loses the seal, he will be charged with a great crime. If it is serious, he will be executed, and if it is light, he will be removed from office.Many lieutenants lost the marquis that their ancestors had worked a hundred times just because they lost their seals.Xiao Wu can't command these soldiers, but he can command these officials, which is like the relationship of using arms and fingers. As soon as the soldiers came to Linghu Heng's side, Linghu Heng stood up suddenly and said loudly, wait a minute!He took a few steps back, slowly untied the seal and handed it out, then straightened his clothes, pulled out the long sword on his body with a click, and chanted loudly: "As a Han official, I am not careful in my duties. The long clip is out of its sheath to kill My neck. Farewell suddenly, and I will never wake up." After chanting, he put the long sword across his neck and pulled it hard with his backhand. The sharp blade cut through the throat in an instant, and a red arrow shot out from the wound.He knelt down on the ground with a plop, his eyes lost sight, and the sound of air coming in and out came out of his throat.Immediately, he tilted his body and fell to the ground, his legs and feet convulsed a few times like a frog, and he died. Seeing this scene, all the people present were dumbfounded.Xiao Wu was also silent for a while, and sighed, the case has not been resolved yet, so why bother to abandon it.However, he was also quite shaken in his heart. He hated corrupt officials the most in his life, and believed that they set a very bad example for the people and were the source of the corruption of the great man.If officials are corrupt and there are no violent emissaries to kill them, the common people will be disappointed with the court.Since officials can easily plunder huge sums of money, and justice is gone, hard-working farmers will naturally abandon their fields and flee to the mountains and forests to become robbers, because they feel that being a robber is not morally more corrupt than officials getting something for nothing .And the imperial court will gradually decay, and it is not far from falling to death.He remembered that when he was a small official in Yuzhang County, the reason why he worked hard every day was that he wanted to be promoted to the prefect one day, to govern a county well, to be the best in the world in the annual assessment, and the imperial court would order the counties and countries in the world to follow suit.It is his ideal to transform a county into a country in the world.So I was very angry when I heard the county magistrate's excuse just now.Seeing him committing suicide generously now, he feels admiration in his heart.It seems that the county magistrate has a strong temperament and is also a straight man.According to the practice of the imperial court, only officials with more than 2,000 shi committing crimes committed suicide with their swords.This is to encourage the court officials to cherish their status and make them dare to be responsible for their actions.If he refuses to commit suicide, but goes to see Tingwei to defend himself, he will be despised by the ministers.The general officials do not require them to have the courage to commit suicide.Xiao Wu leaned over and bowed to the corpse. Mr. Linghu was able to maintain his etiquette and not shy to survive, Wu admired him very much.After a long while, he raised his head and said, he buried Mr. Linghu properly, and immediately ordered the officials to arrest Xie Neihuang, and he was unable to escape. The chief official responded, and the subordinate officials immediately went back to the county court to issue the voucher document and arrest Xie Neihuang.With that said, he hurried away with a few county officials.Only then did Liu Xu interject, making Lord Jun hate evil like a vengeful, he didn't even take a sip of water when he got out of the car, and immediately killed the remnants of thieves and slippery officials without any delay, so that the people would return to their hearts.If the emperor hears it, he will be delighted.现在请使君大人步玉趾，即刻进城，寡人已在显阳殿设下筵席，为使君大人接风。 小武暗道，今番比起往日，果真不同，连他都对自己这般恭谨了。他看到地上令狐横的尸体，心下又有点恻然，胃口也没有了。不过转念一想，既然身奉此职，许多事情就迫不得已，满肚子的妇人之仁，又能有什么用呢？于是答道，承蒙大王厚爱，敢不从命。 刘胥又笑道，寡人早已得到御史大夫寺传达的文书，皇上亲口将小女丽都许配给大人，寡人甚为荣幸，寡人已吩咐卜史，占问良辰吉日，就等大人安排迎娶了。 提起婚事，小武心头又是一阵鹿撞。他脱口道，丽都在哪里？I want to see her. 来士梁、向夷吾等人心里一阵好笑，这个少年大吏虽然吏事明敏，刚健敢断，但毕竟是少年儿郎，一听见娶妻，立刻就如此忘形。在朝廷奉职，哪能这样性情的？他们看着小武急切地伸长脖子向后望，嘴角都油然露出一丝哂笑。 刘丽都在幄帐后面，心里正老大的不高兴，这个小武也太过分了，一点也不挂念我，刚下车就这样大行杀伐，也不怕影响了喜庆气氛。正是胡思乱想的埋怨中，一个阴影挡住了她的阳光，她抬起头，看见自己日思夜想的情郎正站在面前，似笑非笑。见刘丽都仰起头，他拱手施礼道，臣武参见翁主，翁主好否？ 显阳殿里，歌舞升平，觥筹交错，大家相互侑酒。小武坐在刘胥身边，对面的刘宝一改当日对小武的蔑视态度，频频举杯颂扬道，臣早就知道沈大人是人中之杰，当日那个赵何齐癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉，竟垂涎我姊姊的美色，前数月听说他被皇上处了宫刑，实在是苍天有眼。这种惯于想入非非的人，早该得到如此下场。臣敬大人一杯，一则为奸人得惩而庆贺，一则感谢大人，要不是大人，臣早就被那赵何齐害死了。 小武皱起眉头，暗道，天下竟有这么不要脸的人，我今天才算见了。要说处宫刑，赵何齐倒有些冤枉，你这小子不知道比赵何齐更具备多少判处宫刑的资格。也罢，看在你当日为我说好话的份上，我就饶你这回。下次再惹了我，非得叫你裤裆里的东西也搬家不可。于是就淡淡地说，王子不必客气，你遵守了诺言，很好，本府也会遵守诺言的。但是，王子以后还是收敛一点嬉闹的脾气为好，不要太让大王担心了。 刘宝见小武话里有话，脸色有些尴尬，强笑道，敢不遵命。他一饮而尽，心里暗道，妈的，看来这竖子还对我记恨在心。算你竖子运气好，碰上皇帝这几年老得有些傻了，本来象你这样一个曾经的带罪小吏，和翁主奸乱就是重罪。可那蠢皇帝竟当作一件雅事，反而赐金封赏，老子现在惹不起你，但是如果将来有机会，那也是断断不会放过的。 小武不去理他，只顾和身旁的刘丽都说笑。刘丽都果真比以前矜持了许多，在他面前时而露出羞涩之态，别有一种风流妩媚态度，让小武更加心旌摇摇。他轻声道，丽都，刚开始你躲在幄帐后，怎么不出来拥抱情郎我啊？刘丽都嗔道，你以为你是谁啊？你是谁的情郎了？没羞。小武道，你才没羞，“君行卒，予志悲。久不见，侍前稀”，如果不想念我，怎么会心悲呢？刘丽都见他吟诵自己所寄铜镜上的铭文，假装惊愕道，我不过送一面铜镜给你日日揽镜自照一下，让你告诫自己，长得这副德性，还癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉啊！小武笑道，不然。我一念铭文，你马上就谈到铜镜，可见那铭文是你背熟了的，镜子自然也是你精心挑选的啦。刘丽都面色绯红，才不是，那是我随便拿的。不相信你去宫里翻翻，哪枚铜镜上不是铸着这样不三不四的话。我又不愿叫宫里的作室令特意为你铸一枚，否则一定吩咐铸上这样几个字：“君行迟，予事理。久不见，心独喜。”小武假装怒道，太过分了，来日洞房，本府定要兴师问罪。刘丽都眼中波光流动，轻轻娇嗔道，怎么个问罪，哼，我还要问你罪呢？在长安这么久，真的这么清白，没有和那倾国倾城的靳邑君勾搭上么？ 小武心下有些惭愧，虽然和靳莫如并没什么瓜葛。但是在彭城的时候，因为思考怎么解救如候等人，心中一时烦躁，竟然就和郭弃奴在卧榻上忘情地交欢。唉，这也无奈，不知怎的，每当他思考某个问题而不解的时候，就会有巨大的性欲冲动，那是理智控制不了的。不过这事自然要隐瞒，丽都的脾气素来较刚。况且，自来承尚翁主者，一般都不好如其他官吏那样三妻四妾的。郭弃奴那里，也定要让她保密才行。 刘丽都见小武蹙眉不语，又赶忙安慰道，武哥哥别这样。我从驿置的官吏那里，知道你在皇上面前坚拒了靳不疑为他妹妹的求婚，你可是怕靳家为此不快么？我想，虽然靳氏官高爵显，靳不疑更出入内廷，执掌枢要，但是轻易也不敢害诸侯王的女婿罢。 小武看刘丽都这样猜想，更加惭愧，强笑道，放心，你的郎君是何等样人，岂是轻易能被人报复的？这辈子一定要好好保护你，照顾你。刘丽都低眉道，武哥哥，我知道你心地好。你会保护我，我也要保护你，如果你有什么事，要我拿生命去换，我也毫不迟疑的。 小武心波荡漾，柔声道，傻妹妹，何必杞人忧天。再说我还比较自信，就算是江充，也未必奈何得了我。他嘴上这样豪迈，但是想起江充，心里又确实有些焦躁，总觉得有什么事不妥，遂转移话题道，对了，丽都，有件趣事说给你听，这次我离开长安，一路上行过很多郡国，在赵国的时候，正巧赵王彭祖薨了不久。 刘丽都打断他道，呵呵，我知道啦，广陵国也接到邮传文书。就是那个喜欢扮作小吏，半夜里绕城游徼的赵王薨了，这回天下的商贾将额手称庆，再也不用路过邯郸时绕道而行了。 小武道，是啊，就是在邯郸发生了这件古怪的事。据当地人传，赵王丧礼期间的祔祭那天，发生了一件怪事。小武说着，假装出一幅很严肃的样子，好像在惊恐地回忆着什么。 刘丽都看着他的脸，也有些害怕了，颤声道，什么古怪的事？ 小武道，邯郸城的西北有孝文皇帝庙，按照礼典，照例祔祭过了老赵王，新即位的赵王就带着很多王国官吏来到孝文皇帝庙祭拜，一行人走到院门口，大为吃惊，只见庙前的院子里，群蛇狂舞，正在互相撕咬。 刘丽都道，啊，我可是最怕蛇了，你别吓我。 小武道，谁没事来吓你玩？大家看了一会，慢慢发现，这些互相撕咬的蛇分成两派，壁垒森严。其中招架抵抗的蛇是从孝文庙的堂基缝里游出来的，而凶狠进攻的蛇是从庙外游来的，起先庙里的蛇占了上风，入侵的蛇一条条尸体横集。但是不知怎么回事，大量的蛇群继续源源不断地从庙外游来。孝文皇帝的庙墙就靠近邯郸城的西城墙。那些蛇通过城墙下的一个狗窦游进。由于数量庞大，渐渐的孝文庙里的群蛇抵挡不住了，终于全部阵亡，堂基下也不再有新蛇游出相助。那些城外进来的蛇结成整齐的一队，摇头晃脑，嘶嘶欢呼了几声，就突然全部撤退，从城墙下消失。所有人都目瞪口呆。 刘丽都道，武哥哥，你别讲得这么神气活现的，还嘶嘶地欢呼，你又不是它们，怎么知道它们是欢呼，说不定是哀叹死去的同伴呢。 小武道，你也不是我，怎么又知道我不知道它们是欢呼。 刘丽都嗔道，别耍嘴皮子了，你说的这事是真的吗？好神秘。 小武道，唉，我总觉得不祥。 刘丽都道，那是赵国的事，你管它干什么，这普天下，只要你没事，我就放心了。 小武心里一阵感动，不过嘴巴上还是不服，不然，当今天下一家，赵国的事很可能就是天下的事。既然是天下的事，怎么不和我们休戚相关呢，我现在是朝廷的大吏呢。况且这蹊跷事发生在孝文皇帝庙前，那可是汉太宗的庙，未必和天下无关的。 刘丽都道，也是，不如找建除家、丛辰家、太一家或者卜史占问一下吉凶罢。 嗯，这倒是，小武颔首道，广陵国谁懂卜筮？ 刘丽都道，盖公就懂，他是无所不通的。我们去问他罢。 小武道，也好，那只有等明天了，我还真想念他老人家。对了，郭破胡呢，有个好消息要告诉他，他肯定惊喜。 什么事啊？Liu Li said. 小武本不愿讲这敏感的事，但是又明摆着躲不过。再说，自己作为一个二千石的太守，就算曾和其他女人有过暧昧关系也无妨罢。这天下有一定爵位的男子，哪个不是三妻四妾的，就算太祖高皇帝的父亲，当年在秦朝治下，爵位只是个公乘，除了正妻刘媪之外，也还蓄有两个小妾。何况我一个堂堂的关内侯。想到这，胆气又壮了，这次我路过彭城，竟然在楚王宫中认出了郭破胡的妹妹郭弃奴。你说巧不巧，她还以为她哥哥早就阵亡了呢。 刘丽都笑道，哦，的确是够巧的。只是不知明公怎么认出她来的，莫非手上有她的名籍牍，对她的年龄和状貌色牢记在心？就算是有这么张名籍牍，那也不可能是今年的，人的样貌会改的，否则就不用让百姓每年赴县廷重新登记、复核状貌色了。 小武心里一惊，感觉刘丽都不悦了，她竟称自己为“明公”，这自然是揶揄的语气。看来女人吃醋实在厉害，刚才鼓起的气焰一下子打了下去，他尴尬地笑了一声，好妹妹，你真会说笑，你夫君又没在彭城做过户曹的小吏，哪里会有她的名籍牍，我也是问了她的籍贯和家世才知的。 哼，谁知道你。刘丽都捏起勺子，呷了一口汤，似乎有意无意地问，弃奴，好娇弱的名字。嗯，她是不是很漂亮？ 小武伸出手去，放在刘丽都的大腿上，他们跪坐的前面有几案挡着，外人也看不到。他陪笑道，这世上岂有比我妻子更美的女人，也永不可能有比我妻子更好听的名字，丽都丽都，既丽且都。都，美盛也。“有女同车，颜如舜华。将翱将翔，佩玉琼琚。彼美孟姜，洵美且都。”我想，天上的神仙也不及你一半的。 刘丽都见他出神地看着自己，满嘴象涂了蜜一般，心里十分喜欢，浅笑道，好吧，饶了你，不追究了。郭破胡被父王派在盖公官署里当卫士，明日你自己去看他便是。我们既然择吉日要成婚，你就不好再住在宫里，有专门的华丽驿馆给你歇息呢。今天这样的宴会，他是不能来的。而盖公又一向不喜欢热闹，父王从不叫他出席任何宴会。 小武看见刘丽都笑靥如花，顿觉神魂飞越，暗道，有妻如此，夫复何求？便得罪了十个靳不疑，又有何妨？实在不行，还可以联合江充，将他先搞垮再说。不过，江充这个竖子，横竖日后难得有好下场的。即便是利用他，也不能和他靠得太密，否则日后也是个麻烦，被他牵连并诛，可就得不偿失了。想到这里，心里又是一阵慨叹。