News of the great victory in Kuanzhou was sent to Kyoto with great speed.
At this time, in Kyoto, due to the constant autumn rain, mountain floods were triggered, and a flash flood submerged many fertile fields in the capital. The water was so heavy that the boundaries of the fields were unclear for a while, and in some places there was no trace of the fertile fields. After the water receded, Counties can only redefine land based on fish scale records.
On the evening of July 16, the county magistrate and the district chief of Yuntai County each took the fish scale book and took the government servants to re-measure the land in Yuntai County.
The setting sun was shining in the evening, and a stream of water flowed out of the mountains. The sound of the water was surging, and the cold air was rising. There was no smoke in the county. The people stood in the mud with their trousers rolled up, and looked at the government officials with Taifu rulers to measure with anger on their faces.
Li was opening the album: "No. 7, household name Zhang Mansheng, underground, square, two and six centimeters, sitting on Zhang Xiantang."
After the yamen servant took the Taifu ruler and measured it, he inserted a long pole and pulled the twine. Zhang Mansheng immediately shouted: "You are not measuring the ruler correctly!"
He stepped into the mud and walked outside the boundary he had just measured. He bent down and groped in the mud, and grabbed a handful of soybean sprouts covered with mud: "Wheat harvested the late soybeans I planted. In the surrounding fields, This is the only one I plant! Where did you measure all my land!"
The county government official yelled, "What nonsense are you talking about! This is an official rule, how could it be wrong! The bean sprouts were washed out by the water, so don't mess around!"
A row of government officials with swords came forward, forced Zhang Mansheng out, and blocked the people with fierce looks. Li Zheng continued to read: "Zi No. 7, household name Zhang..."
"Mansheng!"
"Dick!"
With two loud shouts, Zhang Mansheng suddenly rushed out, broke through the barriers of the government officials, ran to the field, grabbed the long pole, pulled it up with force, and threw it into the mud.
He was so angry that he trembled all over, and raised his hand to grab the Taifu ruler. The yamen servant who was holding the ruler took three steps back, shouted angrily, raised his foot, and kicked Zhang Mansheng. Zhang Mansheng received the kick and fell to the mud. , still refused to give up: "Give me back my land!"
Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted: "Yes, give me back my land!"
"I'm such a big guy, so give me the size of your balls!"
"With this amount, I would rather not plant it!"
Dozens of strong men rushed to disperse the government officials, tore off the twine, pulled out the wooden poles, and threw them into the mud. The government officials subconsciously drew their swords out of their sheaths, but did not dare to actually take action. They could only shout and curse.
Li Ling, the county magistrate, who was drinking tea in the wooden shed, stood up suddenly, took a look at the chaos in front of him, and cursed: "Difficult people."
He turned around and smiled apologetically at Prince Jiyang: "It's a joke for you, I'll take care of it right away."
Prince Jiyang raised the corners of his mouth and glanced outside with contempt: "Hurry up, it's been delayed all day."
"Yes." Li Xian Cheng picked up his clothes and walked out. Prince Jiyang waved behind him, and his entourage bowed and followed Li Xian Cheng out.
Li Xian Cheng walked quickly to the muddy bank and shouted sternly, "Whatever you do, arrest them all!"
The government officials drew their knives one after another, beat and kicked them, and threatened them with knives. They tied up the troublemaking man and pushed him in front of Li Xian Cheng. The people's shouts became louder and louder.
Li Xian Cheng's face turned livid. He saw at a glance that there was a Taoist priest among the people making trouble. He immediately ordered someone to push the Taoist priest out and shouted: "Which Taoist temple are you from?"
The Taoist priest sneered: "You don't care about my Taoist temple, just look at your broken ruler."
Li Xiancheng said coldly: "If you don't want to say it, just go to the prison and say it. If you gather people to make trouble and interfere with the measurement of the fields, you are going against the imperial court!"
He turned to look at the Taifu ruler in the master's hand: "Bring the ruler!"
The master quickly sent the ruler to Li Xian Cheng. Li Xian Cheng took the ruler and hit the Taoist priest hard on the face. A red mark immediately appeared on the Taoist priest's face.
Li Xian Cheng said happily: "Keep measuring, if there is another talkative one, just catch him and talk about it later!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of rapid horse hooves on the official road. Everyone looked up and saw two good horses galloping towards the official road. One of them was wearing a Taoist robe and was a Taoist priest from Yunyang Taoist Temple in Yuntai County. The other had a head. Wearing a soft-footed futou, a crimson round-necked long-sleeved shirt, a leather belt around his waist, and no crane cloak, it can be seen that he was found by the Yunyang County road chief just after he got off work, and he was beaten on horseback.
The person who comes is soft-headed and soft-footed
His broad sleeves were fluttering, his deity was bright and graceful, and his features were sparse. When Li County Cheng saw his appearance, he was shocked and asked, "Why is he here?"
Then he suddenly remembered that Wu Jin lived in a Taoist temple in Yuntai County before winning the first prize.
The person who came on horseback was none other than Wu Jin.
Li Xian Cheng lowered his head and looked at the Taifu Ruler in his hand. His heart skipped a beat. He held both ends of the ruler with both hands. He was about to bend one leg and break the ruler down when he suddenly caught the eyes of these people. He hurriedly stopped and stuffed the ruler. To the master, suggesting that the master hides the ruler.
The prince's entourage also recognized Wu Jin, and immediately turned around to inform the prince of Jiyang. He only took two or three steps, but the prince of Jiyang had already emerged from the shed, grabbing the leather belt that had fallen down with both hands. Lifting it up, he also lifted his knee pants up, walking toward Li County Cheng and looking at Wu Jin. .net
Wu Jin also reined in his horse at this time, turned over and dismounted, folded the two ends of the riding whip and inserted it into his waist, tucked up his clothes and strode down the official road, his feet stepped into the mud without hesitation, and the dark red sunset fell on All modifications were washed away from him, turning into a thin and sharp knife!
The people suddenly became quiet and stood in a row, looking at Wu Jin eagerly.
They knew Wu Jin. When Wu Jin was the top scholar, he went to the city to watch the champion play horses and go on an outing. Moreover, because Wu Jin had great achievements in controlling locusts, in May, he wrote a book "Ten Points for Controlling Locusts", which was implemented many times in the capital and was effective. They I have also heard that Wu Jin was a "cake official". His family was extremely poor and he relied on selling cakes to make a living. He was a poor official.
When the government officials saw the crimson official robe he was wearing, they didn't dare to say anything. They put away their swords and stood on both sides.
Wu Jin strode straight to the front of Prince Jiyang, bowed his hands and saluted, and then looked at Li Xian Cheng.
Li Xian Cheng also quickly raised his hands in salute. As he bent deeply, Wu Jin stretched out his hand, grabbed the master's right hand, took out the Taifu Ruler from his sleeve, and held it in his hand.
When Li Xian Cheng straightened up and raised his head, he was already looking at the imperial ruler.
"Scholar Wu..."
The rays of light disappeared in an instant, and night fell. Wu Jin did not look at him, but turned to the Yamen servant and said, "Bring a lantern."
Prince Jiyang sneered and said, "Xueshi Wu is very meddlesome. You can also have a hand in measuring the fields."
Wu Jin behaved neatly, but his expression and speech were always gentle: "Your Majesty has appointed me as the official doctor of the capital, in charge of illegal affairs, prostitutes and subordinates in the capital."
He looked at Li Xiancheng: "He is also in charge of the merits, demerits, and replacement of officials in various government offices in the capital."
Li Xian Cheng remained motionless, his head lowered, almost like a clay sculpture. A lamp was raised in the cold wind, illuminating the layers of cold sweat on his forehead.
Prince Jiyang gritted his teeth and looked coldly: "There is no lawlessness here, and you don't need to show off your official power."
Zhang Mansheng, who was tied into a rice dumpling, struggled and shouted: "Xianggong Wu! Yes, there is something illegal! There is something wrong with the official ruler!"
