Rise From the Humble

You have a lot of responsibilities and can't you salute? You think you are a military general, but you still salute while wearing armor!

Lord Tongzhi looked at the magistrate standing upright in front of him and almost wanted to slap him in the face.

Although Taizu's ancestral system stipulated that subordinate officials do not have to kneel and salute when they meet superior officials.

Hu Shining, who served as Minister of the Ministry of War in the early years of Jiajing, once said: "It was determined by the previous dynasty, and the constitution was written as a book. It is a custom. When he meets with the prefects of the three divisions and other officials, each has his own rituals... below the magistrate. Chang I can't afford to kneel down. Everyone below the chief minister will accompany me. Even when I agree, I am afraid to bow my head to the knees. It is called cupping my hands. But in reality, bowing down is like bowing and kneeling."

It has almost become a custom for lower officials, especially subordinate officials, to meet with upper officials with a big prostration. Of course, if it is according to the Taizu ancestor system, you can't say anything about this county magistrate. If you force him to reason, you can't do anything to him. That's why this magistrate is so unhappy with this magistrate.

"Clear the fishing nets on the river to clear a waterway and let me pass through first."

Master Tongzhi was too lazy to pay attention to the Qingsong magistrate anymore. He gave the order to the magistrate with airs, and then turned around confidently and prepared to board the ship.

Just as Master Tongzhi was walking on official steps and turned around to board the ship, he suddenly heard a deep and deep voice behind him, which made Master Tongzhi who was walking on the document involuntarily stagger.

"I'm sorry that I can't do anything."

What? Did I hear it wrong? He actually refused? How dare a small county magistrate disobey his own orders? ! Did he eat a bear's heart or chew a leopard's gall? !

Master Tongzhi's face was dark at that time, he turned around and looked at the magistrate who made the sound with a dark face, narrowing his eyes slightly, "Do you know who you are talking to?"

"Please forgive me, my lord. There is a murder case in the lower official's jurisdiction. The lower official is duty-bound. The waterway here has an obvious arc. The lower official consulted fishermen who are familiar with the water, and checked the hydrological conditions. If someone falls into the river, it is the easiest place to salvage. To prevent the current from washing away The corpse delayed handling the case, and the fishing net was blocked at the bottom of the river. The officials have asked Dangtu county officials to cooperate, and deployed guards at various traffic arteries to prevent the suspect from escaping, so the suspect is probably nearby...and please cooperate with adults." replied.

"Bastard, are you saying that I am also a suspect?" Master Tongzhi was furious.

"I don't dare. It is the responsibility of the people to guard the people. Please cooperate with the adults. If you set a precedent for the adults, you may be unfair to these people. Second, you may set a precedent for the adults. If you want to accept it, the officials will not accept it." Living."

Facing Lord Tongzhi's anger, the magistrate's face was as calm as ever, unaffected at all, and he didn't even blink.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Ping'an was glad that he didn't find out the official letter to ask Hai Rui to give convenience to the students rushing for the exam and the sick elderly, otherwise he would definitely be embarrassed.

Just look at what happened to this fifth-grade Tongzhi master! Not to mention that he is only a sixth-grade person. Although the county magistrate is no more than a seventh-rank official or even a seventh-rank official, he doesn't even have the honor of being a fifth-rank official, let alone a sixth-rank official.

No personal favoritism.

Not afraid of power.

This is Zhu Ping'an's second sense of the magistrate. The first sense is the integrity and frugality that can be seen from his patched official uniform. Of course, the first sense may also be wrong. After all, in modern Guangxi, a certain double-faced corrupt official who wore old clothes, old belts and broken sandals but took bribes and made tens of millions of dollars can be said to be "I am too crazy when others laugh at me, but others can't see through when I laugh at him." ".

But judging from Zhu Pingan's second sense of him, his first sense should be correct.

Modesty and aloofness.

This is Zhu Pingan's third sense of the magistrate. Zhu Ping'an can see the magistrate more clearly when he gets closer. It can also be seen in his behavior style. Whether it is Lord Tongzhi, common people who are sick, or students rushing to take exams, this county magistrate insists on this.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! Tell me where you are under your jurisdiction?"

Master Tongzhi said three good words with a dark face, and then asked gloomily where the magistrate was serving.

The meaning is self-evident.

If you dare to embarrass me, please leave your name behind! See if I don’t deal with you in the future!

"The lower official is the county magistrate of Chun'an." The magistrate of Chun'an was not afraid at all. He told the story of his appointment frankly and without any concern that he would be settled in the future.

"Then I'll see how you handle the case!"

After hearing this, Mr. Tongzhi looked hard at Chun'an County Magistrate a few times, memorized it deeply, then got into the sedan chair carried by his subordinates, and ordered his subordinates to carry it to the shade of the trees by the river, and lift it up He took off the window screen and sat in a sedan chair watching this stupid Qingzhi county magistrate handle the case.

"I obey my orders." The magistrate of Chun'an resigned, turned around and went back to the riverside to take charge of the case handling work.

The magistrate of Chun'an refused to take hard or soft advice. He could only find the body as soon as possible or solve the case as soon as possible.

As if watching the excitement, Zhu Ping'an followed the magistrate to the first scene without being noticeable at all, and carefully inspected the scene. He also paid close attention to the parties involved in the case for a while, and listened to the comments of the people around him about the case. , obtain as much case information as possible.

After the magistrate of Chun'an arrived at the scene, he directed the officers to pull the net again in the Yangtze River, but still found nothing. He frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then ordered the officers to call all the people who reported the crime.

There were two main people who reported the crime, and they reported the crime together. One is the young woman who was crying heartbreakingly by the river just now, and also the wife of Mr. Zhang who may be killed in an accident. The young woman is the young wife married by Mr. Zhang after his original wife died of illness. of. Mr. Zhang is forty-five this year, and this young woman is only in her early twenties, more than 20 years younger than Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang married into the family five years ago.

The other person who reported the crime was a boatman named Wang. His boat was a small awning boat on the riverside, which could only hold five or six people. Boatman Wang is about the same age as Mr. Zhang. He has been making a living on the Yangtze River since he was a child, making money by transporting people on boats.

Mr. Zhang is a businessman and has several shops. Three days ago, Mr. Zhang went to Yingtian Mansion to purchase goods. The boatman he hired was the boatman named Wang. They agreed to meet here at the riverside at 10:15 this morning, and then go to Yingtian Mansion to purchase goods. Unexpectedly, something happened this morning.

"Tell me the whole story again. Mrs. Zhang, please tell me first," the magistrate of Chun'an said to the two of them.

"Wuuuu, I obey Master Qingtian, you have to be the master of the women." The young woman cried so much that if she couldn't stand up, she barely stood up with the help of her maid, and then cried and begged the county magistrate of Chun'an to make the decision.

"I will make the decision for you, you tell me first." Magistrate Chun'an nodded.

While the young woman was crying, many people around her pointed at the young woman and whispered some gossip.

"Look, something has happened to Mr. Zhang, and she is still dressed so colorfully and smeared with makeup. Alas, Mr. Zhang fell into trouble with a woman."

"That's right, that's right, I know this old man, he is a good man. But, alas, good people don't live long. I heard that this Zhang Wang's wife, Zhang Wang, was married when he was a girl in his natal family. , I have a sweetheart who is a poor boy. It was her parents who made the decision and betrothed her to Mr. Zhang."

"No, I heard that when Mrs. Wang got on the sedan chair, she cried so hard that she refused to get on the sedan chair."

"Look at her appearance. You can tell at a glance. I heard that after marrying Mr. Zhang, she still..."

"How is she doing? Tell me quickly."

"Come, come closer and I'll tell you quietly."

For a time, the gossips of the onlookers around him reached Zhu Pingan's ears like countless small speakers. The more everyone talked, the more lively and enthusiastic they became, as if they had witnessed it with their own eyes.

"Bah, bah, bah, what are you talking nonsense? My wife is not like what you said. My wife and the master are in love."

The maid next to the young woman heard the gossip of the people around her, her face turned red and her whole body was shaking with anger, and she spat hard at the onlookers.

"quiet!"

Upon seeing this, several officers stepped forward and yelled at everyone, and then the scene calmed down slightly.