"I would like to thank you, Mr. Qingtian. I would like to thank you, Mr. Qingtian."
"Xiao Min...Xiao Min..."
Liu Dayou cried hard, feeling that there was hope in life again, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Gu Chen several times.
Gu Chen couldn't stop him even if he wanted to, and Xu Zengshou's eyes were red as he looked at him.
After finally being sent away, he asked softly: "Master Gu, is this the right decision for us?"
This dynasty also has criminal laws regarding swearing, but these are punishments imposed by the lower class on the upper class when commoners curse officials, parents and elders, concubines curse husbands, slaves curse masters, etc.
Rumors like this can cause people to commit suicide everywhere.
He saw that other governments only awarded compensation of some money, but it was not so heavy.
Gu Chen explained: "During the Zhou Dynasty, those who spread rumors were included in eight severe punishments. It was said that "the eight punishments in Zhou rites, one of which is making rumors."
"After Qin unified the six kingdoms, according to the records in "Historical Records: Qin Benji": Those who slandered were punished by the clan, which means that the whole family cannot escape the involvement."
Of course, regulations are regulations, and how they are implemented is another matter.
"Later on, it gradually became more relaxed. By the Tang Dynasty, all that was needed was beheading."
“Also, the sins of the eighty-year-olds, children under the age of ten, and those who are seriously ill will be absolved.”
"Today, people are driven to death by talking nonsense, but they only pay some money and give them a beating. They have already taken advantage of them."
If it were Lao Zhu who had done this, it would probably cost more than sixty sticks.
When the law was not yet fully developed, how to deal with these messy things depended entirely on what the parents and officials with their hands in hand thought.
If your parents are good officials, they punish evil and promote good, and make decisions for the people. If your parents are not good officials, then you should go back and seek blessings for yourself, and hope that God will open your eyes.
"Mr. Xu." Seeing that he was thoughtful, Gu Chen asked with a smile: "Now, do you think what you see with your eyes can be considered true?"
This kid has a good heart and a good temper. No wonder Lao Zhu likes him so much.
He liked it too, but unfortunately he was a bit older and his status was too high.
"It's not true." Xu Zengshou shook his head crazily, and apologized to Gu Chen: "I was too superficial and jumped to conclusions."
"It's just that I don't understand why the imperial court has repeatedly issued orders not to follow the old practices of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, and the punishments and prison sentences are quite severe, but it doesn't work?"
In this place, he saw a world he had never seen in Yingtian.
Sure enough, what everyone sees is just one side of the world.
"It is not useless if the young master has never seen it. At least the place close to the emperor will be very clear and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."
Seeing that he was thoughtful, Gu Chen couldn't help but pat his shoulder.
"Don't think about it. Young Master is still young. After seeing a lot, you will naturally understand many things when you get older. Now we should go have lunch."
No matter how busy you are, you still have to eat and take good care of your body to survive Lao Zhu.
When Biao'er ascends the throne, his good days will come.
The county magistrate's Dianshi also went in, and the few remaining inspectors were trembling, secretly praying that they could escape, but obviously they couldn't.
Gu An gave them a few lectures and threw them into jail.
Then he clasped his hands together and prayed sincerely to Bao Qingtian who was being worshiped by the county government.
"Master Qingtian is above, and I wish that my emperor will die soon, and that Prince Zhu Biao will be gloriously enthroned. I will be a high-ranking official, rich and powerful, and will not have to take responsibility. I will live to be a hundred years old and have too much money to spend..." "
As a worker, forgive him for such selfish thoughts.
After all, which minister wouldn't want to meet a kind king?
Well, he decided that no matter what gods and Buddhas he met in the future, he would pray for Lao Zhu and pray that he would reach bliss as soon as possible.
Bao Qingtian: "...???"
Have you made a mistake, I don't care about this?
Is it possible that he can reduce people's lifespan in advance?
He would not do such illegal things.
When Xu Zengshou saw him asking Bao Qingtian, he couldn't help but turned to Gu An.
"Master Gu, you definitely want to become a good official like Bao Qingtian."
It’s so pious before eating!
Gu An nodded wildly, indicating that he thought so too, and that Mr. Gu was indeed a good official.
Yingtian Mansion, Fengtian Hall.
"Ah sneeze~ah sneeze~ah sneeze..."
When it was time for lunch, Lao Zhu sneezed more than ten times in a row. Queen Ma was so frightened that she quickly asked someone to bring her cloak and tie it on him.
"I told you before that it's not summer yet and it's cold, so you need to wear more clothes, but you didn't listen. Come on, drink this bowl of hot soup first."
"It's a bit cold." Lao Zhu took the hot soup and asked Queen Ma to sit down and eat together: "Mother, you don't look very good lately."
"Are you feeling uncomfortable? Can't you ask the imperial doctor to take a look at it?"
"If it doesn't work, can we ask the miracle doctor Xiao to come into the palace and take a look at you?"
The people at Tai Hospital are also useless, and they can’t treat anything.
"No need." Empress Ma shook her head: "I'm fine, I just didn't sleep well. Chongba, you set up a royal guard to monitor all officials and issue edicts to the prison."
"Many people in the court are already dissatisfied. Isn't this a bad idea? I'm afraid it will cause panic among the ministers."
She knew that her husband was seriously ill due to suspicion, but she was also afraid that her husband would be harmed by her suspicion.
"Their dissatisfaction has reached your ears. Who told you?"
Lao Zhu was very unhappy. You did nothing wrong. Why are you afraid of Jin Yiwei?
"I just heard people say that His Majesty does not trust the officials and wants to imitate the Imperial City Secretary of the Song Dynasty, making the ministers dissatisfied, afraid and resistant."
The Imperial City Division is also a secret service agency, which also frightens all civil and military officials. Jin Yiwei is actually similar in nature to him.
All ministers are naturally dissatisfied.
"Ha." Lao Zhu sneered and said, "Don't worry about this matter. We know it well. Corruption in the country is serious. How can we do it without a heavy ceremony?"
"If you don't believe me, just wait and see. Gu Chen and Fan Congwen may encounter many corrupt officials in Fujian. How can we do it without eyes?"
It all depends on the mouth of the civil servant, and whatever he says is what he says.
Then he, the emperor, is no different from a blind man.
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Fu'an County.
Three days after Wang Anfu was imprisoned, a Yuanwailang came to the county government to pay him a visit. Yuanwailang was in his fifties this year and belonged to the No. 1 gentry and wealthy family in Fu'an County.
As soon as he arrived, he asked Gu Chenping to step back, and Gu Chen did so.
He claimed that he had been here before and had eaten more salt than Gu Chen had eaten rice.
Gu Chen asked with a smile: "Then how come Mr. Shen hasn't been killed yet?"
"According to the maximum of four kilograms per year, if I live to be a hundred years old, I will only eat 400 kilograms of salt. Look at me, I have to eat five to six hundred kilograms of large millet every year."
You won't be afraid of being struck by lightning if you pretend like this. Why am I, a Beijing official, afraid of you, a country squire?
Member Shen: "..."
He was just making an analogy, why does this guy love to argue so much?
"Master Gu." He took a deep breath and reasoned with him patiently: "I know that Master Gu is young and has a heart to punish evil and promote good, which is understandable."
"It's not Master Gu's fault that he doesn't understand officialdom. I came here to persuade Master Gu to beat a dog into a back alley, for fear of hurting himself."
This guy is too sharp. He imprisoned Fang Zhiya and then Wang Zhixian when he arrived. What else does he want to do next?
"So?" Gu Chen's face didn't change, and he looked at the person in front of him with a smile: "Whatever the member wants to say, just say it."
Tell him so that he can catch another one, pick him up easily, and eliminate harm for the people.
"Lord Gu, you know that it is difficult to be a Taoist official in this world, and it is even more difficult to be an upright official. Throughout the ages, upright officials such as Fan Zhongyan have never been able to get things done."
"What honest officials want to do cannot be done, but what corrupt officials want to do is much easier. Does your Excellency know the reason?"
Seeing that he wanted to be a teacher, Gu Chen decided to satisfy him.
"That makes sense, please continue."
He wanted to see what kind of ivory this guy could spit out of his dog mouth.
"Sir, although the people are having a harder time, and it is hateful for corrupt officials to increase taxes, can the court receive the taxes on time?"
"If an official is an upright official and shows mercy to the people, how can he support the court?"
"Sometimes, if you turn a blind eye or close your eyes, everyone's life will be easier."
"It's just a matter of suffering for the people, thinking about the overall situation, and the people will understand."
Officer Shen took a sip of tea. Seeing that Gu Chen didn't speak, he continued.
"Mr. Gu, do you know that our county also had an upright official during the Yuan Dynasty. When he first took office, he defended the people's grievances and even worked with the people in the fields."
"It's a pity that he refuses to raise taxes on the people, he can't get all the stipulated grains, he doesn't know how to please his superiors, and the rich gentry in the county won't cooperate with him in whatever he wants to do."
"In the end, he was dismissed from office and imprisoned. Not to mention that most of the corrupt officials in this county were promoted. Not only did they have good political achievements, the court and household department were satisfied, but their lives were also easy."
"Master Censor, please be merciful and merciful. Corrupt officials are inevitably bad officials."
