lady, please calm down

Chapter 70
The county government crosses the courtyard in the east.

A group of soap clothes gathered under the pagoda tree in the courtyard to brag and fart.

Of course, the topic naturally couldn't avoid the fight last night.

On the opposite side of the Dianshi room, the number of civil servants on duty today is about half less than usual.

It is said that he is recuperating at home.

On the contrary, Zhang Wencai, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, still insisted on being on duty. When passing by this group of soap clothes, he just bowed his head and sprinted away when he heard the "rabbit master, rooster" who were chattering.

"Brother Gou, we have made such a fuss with the Dianshifang, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to hand over official documents in the future."

Chen Chu asked casually.

"Hey, I'm afraid he's an asshole, so we can go directly to Brother Ximen for the official documents in the execution room." Gou Sheng said indifferently.

"Oh?" Chen Chu looked at Gou Sheng strangely, waiting for the latter to clarify his doubts.

Dian Shi is in charge of arresting thieves, cross-examination, supervision, and prison inmates, and can be said to be the direct leader of the execution room.And the secretary is just a high-level secretary, no matter what, the execution room documents should not be handed over to Ximen Gong directly.

It can be heard from Gou Sheng that now not only Ximen Gong has the final say on all the affairs of the torture room, but even the seal and ribbon of the torture room are under Ximen Gong's control.

In other words, Zhang Dianshi has been emptied.

No wonder the two sides are at war. 'Power' is the real reason for the conflict.

Last night was just an excuse.

After learning about the general situation, Chen Chu went to Ximen Gong's valet.

In the duty room, there was a civil official writing at his desk. Ximen Gong, who was drinking tea after sitting on the first big case, saw Chen Chu come in, and after scanning up and down, he praised: "We wear this soap coat on my brother, and it's even worn out." It's kind of suave."

Chen Chu is tall and tall, and at the same time, he lacks the greasy and harsh smell of other officials. Even the gray and black upper body of the official uniform also sets off a heroic and upright demeanor.

"Otherwise, my brother asked me to be the spokesperson for the image of the third class in the punishment room? I can also go to the streets to show off."

Chen Chusao turned around in a circle.

"Haha, it's better to go to Caiwei Pavilion. Last night, those sisters saw my brother's shirtless waist, hahaha." Ximen Gong joked, and said again: "What's wrong? What's wrong with me this morning?"

"Uh..." Chen Chu glanced at the bookcase standing against the wall full of books and documents as if casually, and said with a smile: "Brother, I know that Liu Changqing and I made a random "Journey to the Headlines", which will publish some Interesting stories, ancient and modern strange cases.

Recently, there is a shortage of materials, so I wanted to find some past cases to see if there are any unusual things, so as to get some inspiration. "

Flipping through case files indiscriminately is definitely against the rules.

However, the 'rule' is only in the middle of Ximen Gong's thought. After thinking about it for a while, Ximen Gong couldn't think of any hidden dangers, so he said: "The files here are only this year, and the files from previous years have been sent to the archives. You took it from yourself. Just look at it, don’t take it out.”

"Okay, thank you brother."

Chen Chu smiled and cupped his hands.

"You're welcome." Simon waved his hand casually.

For a while, the guard room became quiet, Ximen Gong was sipping tea leisurely, while Chen Chu stood in front of the bookcase, flipping through the bookcases without any purpose.

After a cup of tea, a member of the inner yamen came to report, saying that the county lord had invited him.

"I guess it's the Canon Shi who filed a complaint." Ximen Gong stood up and smiled lightly.

Chen Chu put down the file in his hand, and said with a smile: "If it's difficult, brother will push me out. My brother is rough and thick, so it's okay to get a few water and fire sticks."

"Hahaha" Ximen Gong smiled heartily, and said: "If you let the brothers under you stop everything, then what's the use of being a brother? You're busy with you, if you say nothing, you will be fine. "

After finishing speaking, Ximen Gong strode out.

Not long after Ximen Gong left, Chen Chu, who was still standing in front of the bookcase, suddenly asked the clerk in the duty room: "Brother, in what order are our files arranged?"

The clerk raised his head and said with a smile: "Chen Makuai, arrange them in chronological order. The western part of the bookcase is the files of the first month of the new year. The farther east you go, the closer the time is."

"Oh, thank you." Chen Chu walked to the west side.

After pretending to flip through for a while, I finally saw the following words on the cover of a volume of files: On the 23rd of the first month, the murder of Zhao Qin and Liu Da in Shuanghe Village.

Looking back, the civil servants were busy, so Chen Chu stuffed the dossier into his bosom.

The back hall of the county government.

When Zhang Dianshi spoke, his excited droplets splashed everywhere, and there was still a stain of vegetable juice left on his chest from the previous night.

On the opposite side, Ximen Gong was sitting on the chair with a golden knife, and Cai Yuan, who was sitting beside him, had his eyelids drooping slightly, as if he had fallen asleep.

The county magistrate Chen Jingyan sitting at the top turned his head and looked out the window for a moment. The crabapple tree in the courtyard seemed to be the most beautiful scenery in the world.

Zhang Dianshi was very angry, but County Magistrate Chen only felt that he was noisy.

Is it worth mentioning some small things here!
Chen Jingyan is well aware of the underlying reasons for the conflict between Zhang Dianshi and Ximen Gong, but he does not intend to intervene.

This kind of thing is not new to him.

Last year, Cai Yuan, the director of the office, competed with the then chief bookkeeper for the right to transfer the house, and the two had a good fight.

However, the master book has an official status after all, and in a rage he removed Cai Yuan from the officials.

This can be regarded as stabbing a hornet's nest.

The entire household, officials, and public officials collectively fell ill at home, and the operation of the county government was directly paralyzed.

The master book is also a hard bone, and he will not let go, and he will go to Tangzhou, the prefecture city, with his relatives in October of that year, and invite a group of scholars who can write and count to support the household and official offices again.

As a result, the master only traveled forty miles north of the city before the carriage fell off a cliff.
The master book died unexpectedly and has been vacant until now.

As a last resort, County Magistrate Chen personally came to ask Cai Yuan to come out of the mountain again, and the county government resumed its operation.

Here, it is the old man sitting at the bottom, who looks harmless to humans and animals, drowsy, kind-faced, nearly fifty years old.

Today, Ximen Gong and Zhang Dianshi are almost repeating what happened last year.

Zhang Dianshi took office in the twelfth lunar month of last year. Not only did he not know all the suspicious things about the "death of the master book", but he also knew little about the impact on the local subordinate family.

Chen Jingyan sighed secretly: This Daqi is no longer the Dazhou that used to rule the world with the scholar bureaucrats. Now this world is full of riots and bandits.The dignitaries of the imperial court are all focused on currying favor with the Kingdom of Jin, and the prefectures and counties in the lower regions are either the army leading the way, or the subordinate officials are the masters. Seeing that the chaos is coming, you Zhang Dianshi is an out-of-towner, and you have neither money and food to win people's hearts, nor weapons and soldiers. , still do not know how to advance or retreat, it is unwise, sooner or later you will end up dead
He has been the county magistrate in Tongshan County for two years, and he has a reconnaissance every three years, and he can be transferred in another year. What is he doing in this muddy water for no reason?

Is it bad to lie flat?
The debate below has also come to a conclusion, Zhang Dianshi apparently did not mention Ximen Gong.

Seeing that Chen Jingyan, who was sitting upright on the top, said nothing, Zhang Dianshi said in a hurry: "Your Excellency! We have studied hard for many years to become an official, isn't it for the sake of showing off our ambitions? Don't we let these scrupulous officials Riding on the heads of my generation of scholars!"

As soon as the words fell, Cai Yuan, who had been in meditation like an old monk, squinted and looked over.

Like just waking up.

"." Chen Jingyan glanced at Zhang Dianshi, who was red-eyed and red-faced, and suddenly covered his stomach with his hands, and hurriedly ran to the inner hall, "I'm short, my stomach hurts suddenly, I need to go to the toilet, let's talk."

"My lord, my lord! My lord!"

Even though Zhang Dianshi screamed, Chen Jingyan didn't turn his head.

time.

Chen Chu rode the little red horse all the way back to Luliuxu.

In just over a day, the food shed built by Peng Erge has taken shape.

Aunt Yao was even more eager. She had already built a simple stove in the unfinished food shed, and steamed noodles, Liangpi, etc. on the stove.

I can't wait for the restaurant to open.

The cat saw a man and a horse from a distance, so he stood outside the shed and waited.

When people approached, the smile on Mao'er's face turned into astonishment, "Officer! What's wrong with you? You got into a fight!"

With this terrible sound, the second elder brother Peng who built the shed, Zhou Liang who was guarding the melon stall, and others huffed and surrounded them.

Asked in a hurry, who bullied Chu Geer.

Looking at this posture, Chen Chu suspected that if he gave an order, this group of people would dare to rush to the county seat.

Chen Chu couldn't explain it for a while, and said that he didn't suffer a loss, so he took the cat and fled back to the village.

After entering the annex, Chen Chu was pinned down on the dwarf by the cat.

Then Mao'er boiled a chicken egg, peeled off the skin and gently rolled it on Chen Chu's bruised eyebrows and mouth.

In doing so, it is said to dissipate the congestion.

Chen Chu raised his face and closed his eyes, silently accepting Mao'er's gentle service.

At the same time, he was also thinking about the dossier.

Suddenly, Chen Chu felt his face heat up, and hurriedly opened his eyes to look over.

However, the cat's eyelids were drooping, and tears of big beans meandered down the small face, and finally gathered on the round and small chin, falling down in a flutter, dripping on Chen Chu's face.

"What's the matter, lady?" Chen Chu was startled.

After hearing this sentence, Mao'er pursed his mouth, opened his arms and hugged Chen Chu's head in his arms.

Perhaps because he didn't want outsiders to hear it, Mao'er suppressed his crying, and said in a trembling voice: "Officer, but your colleagues insulted you, let's stop being such a troublesome horse, okay?"

Thinking that the official was underestimated and beaten by his colleagues because of his 'runaway' status, Mao'er stroked Chen Chu's hair gently with his small hands, crying and said: "In the future, Mao'er will give you a bunch of children, and we will soon Happy to live on the mountain and never come down again, let's not care about Luliuwei or the world, okay?"

Because of distress, the cat hugged her very tightly.

"Ma'am." Chen Chuweng, whose mouth, nose and eyes were all wrapped in softness, shouted, raised his head with difficulty to expose his mouth, took a quick breath, and said, "You've lost your mind, I'll talk to you slowly Listen. Also, I know you've grown up a bit, but you don't need to remind me in this way! Are you going to smother your officials to death!"

"Well"

(End of this chapter)