My baby is gone again

Chapter 115 The county government was promoted to the hall, and Lu Xuan settled the case!
That night.

The magistrate's mansion, in the study.

"The Patriarch of the Gu family, Gu Yang, is 52 years old, he is ruthless, and has a lot of power..."

"The Patriarch of the He family, He Youde, 49 years old, has a violent temper..."

"The head of the Bo family, Bo Chang...is only 20 years old this year, so young?"

Lu Xuan sorted out the information he had collected.

At noon, Lu Xuan left several yamen servants behind.

After some questioning, I realized why everyone reacted like this when I ordered the resumption of complaints.

Back then, Qingxianhui would withdraw the grievance drum at the gate of the county government.

The Mingyuan Drum is a bridge between the Yamen and the people. Without the Mingyuan Drum, the Yamen will not hear the voice of the people.

All affairs in Qingxian City must be handed over to Qingxianhui.

This is the attitude of the three major families towards the county government, and it is also a hint.

Prior to this, there were county magistrates who wanted to restore the Drum of Complaints.

But among these people, they either gave in in the end and took the initiative to dismantle the drum to show their favor to the Qingxianhui, or they died strangely and died of various accidents.

According to rumors, it was the county magistrate who offended Qingxian's authority and was punished.

"There must be people from the Qingxian Society in the yamen... Let me think about where to start."

Lu Xuan rubbed his temples.

Alas, I haven't used my brain for a long time.

"There are five hundred guards and soldiers in Qingxian City, all of them are their people, plus the thugs of Qingxianhui, there may be thousands of elites."

Cheng Lingzhu said:
"If you want to win against the three major families, you must use the people in the city... The Drum of Complaints has been re-established, and we must find a way to establish the prestige of the county magistrate."

"Indeed."

Lu Xuan nodded, and continued to flip through the file in his hand.

The two of them were in the house at this time, and both returned to their original appearance.

Candlelight shines through the lampshade, and the girl looks at the man who is reading at the desk, with a bit of tenderness in her brows and eyes.

She came behind Lu Xuan, hugged him lightly, then put her chin on his shoulder and rubbed against him a few times.

Just as Lu Xuan wanted to turn around and kiss her, at this moment, there was movement outside the window.

Lu Xuan and Cheng Lingzhu exchanged glances, and opened the window.

A white shadow rushed in and landed on the table.

"fox?"

Lu Xuan froze for a moment.

The study room is located in an independent courtyard. Although there are weeds, it is fairly clean. The fox should have broken in from the outside.

The white fox was not afraid of life, stepped on the file that Lu Xuan was flipping through, left a dirty paw print, and blinked.

"Its hind legs are hurt."

Cheng Lingzhu noticed the situation on the fox.

One of its hind legs was bloody and bloody, as if it had been bitten by something.

"I know how to ask someone for help, and I'm not afraid of that person having bad thoughts."

Lu Xuan smiled and touched its head.

The little fox didn't resist, but gently rubbed against his palm.

Lu Xuangang wanted to take out the elixir from the stored magic weapon to treat the fox, but he stopped halfway through the action.

He got up and went to a cabinet, and took out a bottle of Jinchuang medicine from above.

In Green Immortal City, Lu Xuan decided to play the role of an ordinary county magistrate well and try not to use mana.

The two of them worked together and spent an incense stick of time cleaning the fox's wound, sprinkling Jinchuang medicine on it, and bandaging it up properly.

During the whole process, the little white fox was quiet, neither crying nor making trouble, nor struggling, and looked very well-behaved.

Cheng Lingzhu held its belly while stroking its head.

Lu Xuan circled around, lifted the white fox's tail, and observed carefully:
"Well, it's still a female fox..."

Then he was kicked by the little fox with his uninjured hind leg to show his dissatisfaction.

"Hey, she is still a little girl, how can I let you see it casually?"

Cheng Lingzhu smiled and gave Lu Xuan a white look.

"This fox seems to be spiritual."

Lu Xuan and the little white fox looked at each other.

The little fox turned his face away and didn't look at him.

Then Lu Xuan stretched out his hand and flicked its forehead.

The two played with the little fox for a while, but seeing that it was getting late, they put the little fox in the courtyard and went back to the bedroom to sleep.

Early the next morning.

When Lu Xuan pushed the door open, he found a palm-sized fur ball squatting on the ground at the door.

It was the injured fox from yesterday.

Lu Xuan was slightly surprised, because the study room was not in the same yard as the bedroom, that is to say, this white fox followed over the wall.

Cheng Lingzhu bent down and patted its head:
"Okay, okay, the master is going to solve the case, and I will play with you when I come back."

The little fox seemed to understand, and rubbed against her feet, then walked to a place where the sun was shining, and lay down obediently.

………………

Inside the Yamen.

When Lu Xuan and Cheng Lingzhu appeared in the lobby, all the yamen servants had already arrived.

Yesterday's order is still effective, after all, no one wants to be punished.

This disappointed Lu Xuan who came excitedly with a killing stick.

Didn't anyone ask the county magistrate to beat him up to make an example of others?

On this morning.

Lu Xuan felt the boredom of being a magistrate in Qingxian City.

A full two hours.

It doesn't matter whether it is a family matter or a life-threatening case.

No one came to report to the official.

This made Lu Xuan have an illusion that the people of Qingxian City are simple and honest, and the law and order are good.

"Lu Ping, I told you yesterday that you were to shout the news of the re-opening of the county government in the streets of the city. Have you done this?"

Lu Xuan asked before leaving the hall.

"It's done!"

Because he only said two words, Lu Ping did not stutter this time.

"grown ups."

At this time, a young man with a short stature and full of energy clasped his fists and came out:

"Our county office has just opened. Because of the previous adults, the people are probably afraid of the county office. Although there is a case, they dare not enter."

This man's name is Li Ming, and he is the new secretary of the county government.

After Lu Xuan took office, he promoted Lu Ping to be the boss, and picked someone with a clean background and a quick mind from the remaining yamen servants to become the new secretary.

After all, with Lu Ping's speaking speed, if there is something to report to him, I'm afraid he will be anxious to death.

Li Ming speaks and does things cleanly, so he is very suitable to be Lu Ping's substitute.

"In your opinion, how to deal with this matter."

Lu Xuan asked.

"Go back to the words of the adults."

Li Ming thought for a moment:
"There are definitely not a few people in the city who want to report cases, but they are unfamiliar with the county government and dare not enter.

Once a dispute arises, the two sides often argue with each other, and even escalate to insults and fights, attracting many people to watch the excitement.

The subordinates thought that they could send people to infiltrate the common people, make noise when the two sides disagree, let them enter the yamen, and ask the master to make a decision.

As we all know, our master has a pair of discerning eyes, who can discern every detail, and whoever dares not go has a ghost in his heart and denies it unreasonably. "

"Yes, you choose some people yourself and take charge of this person."

Lu Xuan automatically ignored the flattering words, and nodded in agreement.

"Yes, my lord."

Li Ming cupped his fists.

"By the way, Lu Ping, come here."

Lu Xuan signaled Lu Ping to step forward.

"grown ups?"

Lu Ping leaned over and bent down.

Lu Xuan whispered a few words in his ear:
"Do you know how to do it?"

"My lord, this... can, can it work?"

Lu Ping was in a daze for a moment.

"Hurry up and do it."

Lu Xuan pointed behind him, "The money will be reimbursed to the warehouse."

"It's...no, not much money, no, no ~ use newspaper."

Lu Ping shook his head vigorously.

The lord promoted him to be the boss, and it was too late for him to be grateful, how could he ask the magistrate for money.

What's more, the things the adults ordered only cost a few copper coins, and it is not troublesome enough to go through the procedures for reimbursement.

What made Lu Xuan more gratified was that although no one had a gun in his hand, he still had enough money.

Thanks to the plundering of the previous county magistrates, not to mention fattening his own pocket, it also enriched the county government's treasury.

Under Lu Xuan's order, Lu Ping withdrew.

That afternoon, a piece of news spread quickly among the children in the neighborhood.

A fool named Goudan broke into the county office by mistake and met the county magistrate who was working.

Instead of punishing him, the magistrate gave him several candies.

The children naturally didn't believe the news, and asked where the dog egg candy was, and the latter said that they had already eaten it.

This answer drew ridicule from the children, the dog was so angry that he walked into the county government office in front of them, and then came out with three candies.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Goudan triumphantly peeled off the candy wrapper and ate all three candies, making many children swallow their mouths.

With this precedent, the second crab-eating warrior also stood up and also received three candies.

He told the children that the magistrate was smiling and kind.

As long as you politely go over and say hello to the master, the master will show you candies like a magic trick and reward you.

At night, the children couldn't help but tell their parents what happened in the afternoon to show off.

After hearing about the intrusion into the county government office, the parents were naturally panicked, and they were relieved when they heard the county master handing out candy to the children.

But at the same time, they also have doubts. How can a majestic county parent official treat their children from a commoner family so kindly?

One pass ten, ten pass a hundred.

Soon, the children and parents in the neighborhood knew the news.

Judging from the description of his own child, this newly appointed county magistrate should not be a bad person.

So people began to appear outside the yamen, poking their heads, and pedestrians passing by would also take a look at the open gate of the county yamen.

However, the people still have doubts and dare not enter it.

until three days later.

Lu Xuan sat on the high hall, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.

"Report-"

A yamen servant ran in excitedly:
"My lord, there are people shouting for injustice outside the door!"

"Oh? Why don't you beat the drums when you cry for injustice?"

Lu Xuan asked.

"Perhaps the person who reported the case was afraid, but although he didn't beat the drums, he wrote a complaint."

The yamen servant replied in this way.

He and another colleague were on duty today, guarding the gate of the county government office, and encountered such a thing as someone complaining.

The yamen servant presented a folded paper.

Lu Ping quickly took it and presented it to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan unfolded the pleading paper, glanced at it, and nodded slightly:

"In this way, you go outside the door and beat the drums, the louder the better, it's best to attract more people to come in, I want to open the court to hear the case."

"Yes, my lord!"

The yamen servant responded.

"Li Ming."

Lu Xuan spoke again.

"exist!"

Li Ming came out.

"Choose a few people and bring Wang Pan, the son of the Patriarch of the Wang Family in the south of the city, and tell him that someone sued him and asked him to come to the county government to confront him."

Lu Xuan ordered.

"Yes, my lord!"

Li Ming acted swiftly and swiftly, and quickly picked a manpower, and left the county government office.

Cheng Lingzhu was a little curious about what the case was, so Lu Xuan handed her the pleading paper.

What is recorded on it is... a case of taking a baby.

There is a wealthy family in the west of the city, named Han Xian, who used to be a big family in Qinghe County.

Because of the rebellion of the Black Lotus Sect, they fled to Qingxian City.

He has a young son who is only six months old this year. He looks like a tiger and is quite cute.

Last month coincided with the Lantern Festival, Han Xian, who had just gained a foothold in Qingxian City, took his family to see the Lantern Festival at night, but accidentally lost his child.

Han Xian was devastated, and posted notices everywhere, offering money and rewards, but there was no news.

Until two days ago, when he went out on business, he saw someone carrying a child out to play, and the one in his arms was the son he lost last month.

Han Xian caught the man at that time, but the other party said that he had made a mistake and that he was holding the master's grandson.

This servant is from the royal family in the south of the city, and it is also a big family.

The son of the head of the Wang family said that he had a child with a concubine.

Because the child is weak, he has not been allowed to go out to see the wind. Today, the servant brought him out to get some air.

A dispute arose between the two parties as to who the child was.

In a rage, Han Xian sued Wang Pan to the Yamen.

After a stick of incense.

Li Ming returned to the Yamen:
"My lord, Han Xian and Wang Pan have both been brought here."

Lu Xuan nodded:
"Let them come up."

Immediately, two yamen servants came out, stood at the door and shouted:
"Xuan Hanxian, Wang Pan goes to court!"

In the sound of "Wei" and "Wu" ascending the hall, two figures entered the hall.

Han Xian is about 30 years old, with a thin body and a dark complexion.

When he saw Lu Xuan, he knelt down on the ground:
"I also invite Master Qingtian to be the master for the grassroots!"

"presumptuous!"

Li Ming next to him glared, hammered the killing power stick in his hand, and looked fierce:
"Did the master let you speak?"

"This this……"

Han Xian hurriedly kowtowed for mercy:

"The grassroots don't understand the trial process. If the grassroots are convicted, I hope the adults will forgive them."

Li Ming stepped forward and saluted Lu Xuan:

"My lord, this person is concerned about the circumstances of the case, does not know the order of the trial, and is the first offender. I hope you will forgive me."

Lu Xuan had a smile on his face, thinking that this kid is a wonderful person.

He nodded:

"can."

"My lord has a kind heart, and my subordinates admire him!"

Li Ming cupped his fists.

Wang Pan, who was standing beside Han Xian, showed a bit of disdain on his face, but heard a "pop" from the hall:
"Since you see me, why don't you kneel!"

"what?"

Wang Pan was stunned for a moment.

Because the county government has been closed for many years, he no longer knows the process of trial.

Wang Pan thought for a while, and said loudly:
"Master, my father is a core member of the Green Immortal Society..."

"Snapped!"

Before the words fell, the gavel fell on the case.

The next moment, several yamen servants stepped forward, holding killing sticks, and pressed them on his shoulders.

Looking at the yamen servants who were staring at each other.

Wang Pan's heart trembled, and he knelt down slowly.

(End of this chapter)