Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 624 Send Someone to Chang'an

Li was in a hurry to kowtow to Wang Ping'an. He didn't go to the city in vain. Not only was he appreciated by the new governor, but he also got the usual reward.The usual money, this is not a small number, if you save some money, you can spend it until this time next year!

Boss Du at the side was extremely disappointed. He didn't expect Lord Inspector to judge the case like this. Didn't he promise to revoke the previous surveillance documents?It seems that I don't plan to do it, and I will never take off the hat of my remnants in this life!

Wang Pingan looked at Boss Du, and said again: "As for the defendant, Boss Du..." He paused for a while, and didn't say the result right away, but looked at the people again, and asked, "Boss Du did make a mistake, what should I do?" How to judge, folks, do you have an idea? Don't be afraid, speak out loudly. If anyone is right, I will reward you with a hundred guan!"

The people below exclaimed in unison, one hundred guan, this is a huge sum of money!In Chang'an, a hundred guan is not a small amount of money, and in Gyeongju it is unimaginably large. Ordinary people will never see a hundred guan in their lifetime, let alone a hundred guan, even if they can see ten guan. Not much!

After the people exclaimed, no one dared to respond. Who knows what kind of trap is inside, in case the new governor feels that killing Boss Du is not cruel enough to scare everyone, and wants to find out a few accomplices or something , cut together, and then increase taxes, who can stand it?Everyone has a family and a job, so there's no need to be a chicken, let's make a heroic sacrifice to scare the monkeys!

Seeing that the people were silent, Wang Pingan asked again, but the people still didn't answer.He said in a louder voice: "This governor keeps his word, as long as any of you can say how Boss Du should be sentenced, it doesn't matter if you are wrong, this governor will never pursue it, but as long as you are right, I will reward you with a hundred guan , keep what you say, and never go back on your word.”

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and let the guards enter the mansion and brought out a hundred copper coins. The golden copper coins were placed in a big basket and placed on the steps for all the onlookers to see.

But the common people still don’t speak. For so many years in Gyeongju, no governor has counted on his words... Well, this kind of statement is wrong to those past governors. They also have their words, such as raising taxes, just say If you add it, then you will definitely add it, and if you don’t say it and don’t add it, it doesn’t count!

If it is in Chang'an, then someone will stand up and praise Wang Ping'an, but this is Qingzhou, Wang Ping'an has no kindness to the people here, and he has no prestige at all, and the people don't believe him.

Jin San thought with all his heart: "Otherwise, I will go out and talk about it, but I don't know what the prince wants me to say. How should Boss Du be judged? If I say something wrong, wouldn't I be doing a disservice?" He hesitated , did not dare to move the place.

At this time, some of the people who had read the book for a few days whispered: "You heard me, the new governor said that the words are cheap. Do you understand what he means? The words are whoever said the words, and the words are the ones who are killed." It means that being cheap means killing the untouchables, which means killing you!"

The common people became even more frightened when they heard it. It turns out that the meaning of saying "Jijian" is so obvious. This is clearly to kill people!

Seeing that no one came out yet, Wang Pingan sat back in his chair and said: "The governor is waiting here, just waiting for you to talk about it. If no one talks about it today, just wait until tomorrow. If no one talks about it tomorrow, just wait until tomorrow." The day after tomorrow. The governor won’t believe it anymore. In such a big Gyeongju, isn’t there a real man? Doesn’t anyone have the guts to speak the truth?”

The common people were naturally unhappy when they heard his sarcasm, but the unhappiness was unhappiness. If anyone dared to stand up and speak out, no one would dare. Anyway, if there is no kind, everyone will do it together, not just yourself One.

Wang Pingan sat and waited for a long time, and even Di Renjie and Qiu Tingxuan were impatient. Di Renjie said, "Brother, it doesn't work to let the common people sit in on the trial. What do they know? Ducks are just listening to thunder. You're just trying to wink at the blind man." Look."

Wang Ping'an frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense, you look like a county magistrate."

Qiu Tingxuan also said: "Lord Inspector, it's been a long time, the mansion still has a lot of official business to do, and the people also have to make a living, they are here to watch the fun, not to work, what do they eat, is it possible Do you want to invite them to dinner?"

Wang Pingan said: "All of you be quiet. If you don't want to wait here, you can go to your own business. Anyway, I want to wait here."

Other officials saw that the two county magistrates were not good at speaking, so they could only make a fortune in silence, and no one came up to make trouble.

After waiting for a long time, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted: "It's really boring. We have a large group of people gathered here, are we waiting to watch the sun go down? If you don't tell me, I will!"

Finally someone dared to stand up!
This man was a young man in his twenties, tall and strong, with shabby clothes, he was obviously not rich, he looked a bit like a butcher.

The young man squeezed to the front of the crowd and said loudly: "Lord Inspector, Tu Wang, the villain, is doing business with white knives in and red knives out. His parents died early, he has no wife and children, he is single, and his life is not rich. , A bad life, if you want to kill it, kill it, I am not afraid, anyway, I have killed enough beasts, it is not a loss if you die!"

Wang Pingan smiled and said: "It's good, why are you dying? If you are right, you will be rewarded. If you are wrong, the governor will not blame you! Well, what do you think, tell me!"

The young man said loudly, "This case...isn't really a case at all. If you look at it from the perspective of a villain, it's just a full-fledged mess. There's no need to go through such a laborious trial."

Wang Pingan hummed, and said: "Actually, this governor also sees it that way, you and my heroes see the same thing!"

The young man said: "If you talk about Boss Du, he didn't commit any crimes, but he just went to the city and didn't say hello to Lizheng. He also talked about the remnants of the previous dynasty, what are the remnants? How many years has it been? Now that the world is peaceful, who has nothing to do to rebel? According to the villain, as long as we ordinary people have enough to eat and a roof over their heads, no one can rebel!"

Wang Pingan stood up, clapped his hands, and said loudly: "Okay, well said, as long as the people of Gyeongju live a prosperous life, no one will rebel. Then what do you think about Boss Du?"

Boss Du was kneeling on the ground all the time, and he turned his head to look at the young junior, his eyes full of begging.

The young man looked at Boss Du with a sore heart, this man is really pitiful!He mustered up his breath, and with a desperate expression on his face, he said loudly: "It's clearly the government's fault. They have to guard against good people like thieves. Boss Du is not at fault. He should have been treated like an ordinary person a long time ago." , it happened decades ago, why mention it!"

After speaking, the young man closed his eyes, waiting for the guards to come up and tie him up.He told the truth, but the truth was too offending. It offended the entire Gyeongju officialdom. If the officials didn't punish him, how could they spare him?

The guards were shocked. Someone really dared to tell the truth. If he told the truth, he must not anger the governor. He dared to say that the government was wrong in front of hundreds of people. Isn't this a public slap in the face? Crackling, the governor must kill him like a chicken!

The guards rushed forward, grabbed the young man, and pushed him to the ground!
Wang Pingan yelled: "Stop it, let him go, what are you going to do?"

The guards had no choice but to let go of the young man and step aside.

Wang Pingan said to the young man, "Okay, you are right, you are telling the truth, and the governor thinks so too!"

The young man opened his eyes and looked at Wang Ping'an in surprise. What he said just now was so fierce that it was definitely an act of slapping the face in public.

Wang Pingan said to the people: "The governor said it. If you say something wrong, you will not be blamed. If you are right, you will be rewarded. Today's Boss Du's case was caused by a major mistake in the handling of documents by the government, which caused Boss Du to be nearly 30 years old. For the past few years, I have been living like a prisoner, this is the fault of the government, this fellow is right!"

The people were all shocked, no way, there are officials who admit their mistakes in public, which is unheard of!
Wang Pingan said again: "It's not too late to make up for it. Come on, find out the surveillance documents about Boss Du and the folks in his village, destroy them in public, and burn all similar documents. Do it now." , in front of the folks in Gyeongju!"

Che Sitong quickly cooperated and led people in to find the documents.

Wang Pingan came down personally, helped Boss Du up, and said, "Return your innocence!"

Boss Du was so moved that tears flowed down his face. The grievances of nearly 30 years were finally resolved in front of the people of Gyeongju today. There is no reason for him not to cry.

Wang Pingan pulled the young man over, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You are very good, you dare to tell the truth, you are a man." He turned around and waved, and asked the guards to bring the big money basket over, and said to the young man Said: "This is what you deserve. This governor keeps his word, and he will keep his word, and he will never go back on his word!"

The young man rubbed his hands together with joy, and said, "Really, really for the villain?"

"Every word I said counts. If I tell you, of course I will give it to you!" Wang Pingan said loudly.

Wang Pingan went up the steps again, and said to the people: "This governor is different from his predecessors. As for the truth of the folks, this governor will definitely accept it and give him a big reward. He will never retaliate. So folks, you don't have to worry. What's the point? As long as Gyeongju can become prosperous and the villagers can live and work in peace and contentment, there is nothing the governor dare not listen to, and there is nothing he dare not do!"

After he finished speaking, the people below were silent for a moment, and then there was applause like a torrential rain. The people applauded loudly, and they all praised Wang Ping'an. The new governor is a good official, a great good official!

Qiu Tingxuan was listening behind, suddenly slapped his thigh, and whispered: "I'm confused, I can only study hard, but I don't know how to use it. This trick used by Shang Yang is obviously used by Shang Yang. It’s just turning a tree into a letter!”

Di Renjie thought to himself: "Yes, I can see it now too! The elder brother is really amazing, he can use Shang Yang's method so vividly. It is estimated that his use of this method will soon spread throughout Gyeongju, the common people They will all believe him, and in this way, no matter what he wants to do, the people will have to support him, because they know this new governor and will never fool them!"

At this time, Che Sitong took out all the surveillance documents related to the remaining crimes and handed them over to Wang Pingan.Wang Pingan took a look, okay, there are hundreds of copies. It seems that when the Tang Dynasty was first established, Qingzhou was a place where prisoners were exiled!
He asked people to light a fire, threw all the documents into the fire, and destroyed them in front of the people!
The people's applause was even more enthusiastic. I don't know who took the lead, knelt down to Wang Ping'an, and called out Lord Qingtian.The common people knelt down one after another, they couldn't think of other words to praise, they just called Master Qingtian.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Wang Pingan hurried down to help the people, so as to encourage the people to be diligent and thrifty in managing their families, not to be idle and lazy, and so on.

After being busy for half an hour, the people dispersed, and Wang Pingan took the officials back to the lobby.Sitting behind the big case, Wang Pingan said: "My lords, from today onwards, it will be a routine in Gyeongju. Of course, not all the process should be made public. It will only attract idlers to watch the excitement. Not good. But when each case is closed, it must be made public so that the common people can come and listen. Whether they come or not is their business, and whether you call or not is your business."

The officials were helpless, the new governor was too difficult to serve, but since the Shangguan said it and demonstrated it himself, besides agreeing, they had no choice but to agree!
Wang Pingan said again: "I plan to build water conservancy. Yesterday I looked at the terrain near the mouth of Daliang River and Xiaoliang River, and I feel that it is completely feasible to build water conservancy and dig canals, so I plan to write a memorial to Chang'an, and the imperial court will send people to support it. "

Che Sitong stood up and said, "Your Majesty, of course I can build water conservancy in Qingzhou. This was done in the previous dynasty, but it is easier said than done. Not to mention that the canal was not completed, and there was a flood. So let's say..."

Wang Pingan smiled at him and said, "So, one thing more is worse than one thing less, right?"

Che Sitong let out an eh, thought for a while, why did he disagree with Shangguan, did he not want to do it?He solemnly said: "No, that's not the meaning of the humble job. The humble job means that if you want to do it, you might as well do it big. Simply connect the big and small rivers and build the canals like a net to benefit the whole of Gyeongju and make Gyeongju a land of fish and rice. !"

Wang Pingan nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you have the idea of ​​benefiting one party. My lords, what about you?"

The officials hurriedly said: "Yes, the lowly officials think so too."

Wang Pingan took the pen and paper, wrote a letter himself, and reported the matter to the court. After writing it, he expressed his belief and asked the officials for their opinions.

If the officials have any opinions, they will naturally say yes.

Wang Pingan sealed the envelope and said, "Send this letter to Chang'an tomorrow. Alright, let's leave it alone!" He took the letter and went back to the back, while the officials went to work.

After entering the study, Wang Pingan immediately wrote several secret letters, one to Zhangsun Wuji and one to Ma Zhou. Pick his reasons.The third letter was written to Li Zhi. There was no clue in the letter, even if someone found out, it didn't matter. He just wrote that everything was fine, so that Li Zhi didn't have to worry about it. He believed that Li Zhi understood.

After finishing writing, Wang Pingan thought again: "Should I ask Wu Meiniang to write a letter, or take a message to the crown prince? I can't let the relationship between the two of them be alienated, I have to work hard!"

(End of this chapter)