"mighty!"
The yamen beat the ground with their killing sticks in unison, creating a chilling atmosphere.
Ordinary people entering the yamen may not even be able to speak a complete sentence in this depressing atmosphere.
Xu Xian also felt depressed and very angry. He had an impulse to blow the head off the Du Zhixian above with one punch.
Of course, what he wanted to blow more was the head of Chen Yi who was kneeling next to him.
With no proof, he actually came to the Yamen to beat drums and complain, and still bit him and refused to let go.
For the sake of Chen Yi's dead son, Xu Xian decided to postpone this impulse.
After thinking about it, Xu Xian felt that he was not calm. This was not a normal attitude towards dealing with others.
Xu Xian found that after experiencing a series of hardships, his personality became a little extreme and a little abnormal.
After confirming that the other party is an enemy, you do not need to show mercy. If you are not sure whether you are friend or foe, you should be calmer.
Xu Xiang just calmed down, but Du Zhixian's words almost made him furious.
Du Zhixian's majestic voice rang out and said:
"Chen San, you are proud of your fame and are arrogant and domineering. In a land of fish and meat, it is difficult to write down all kinds of crimes like this.
Chen Biao couldn't stand what you were doing, so after admonishing you a few words, you brutally killed him.
Your various evil deeds have reached a heinous level. Today, I want to make decisions for the people and bring you, the bully, to justice.
I don't want to hear any sophistry from you. If you are smart, kneel down and confess your charges.
If not, I will be severely punished. "
Xu Xian almost laughed angrily at Du Zhixian, and said coldly:
"Duzhi County has such great official power!
How did you become a county magistrate?
Did he get it by cheating? "
Du Zhixian cupped his fists and said:
"I studied hard for ten years and gained the fame I have today. How dare you, a small scholar, talk nonsense?
If you offend me, I will revoke your reputation, put you on death row, and have you beheaded in the future. "
Obtaining the qualification of a scholar is the lowest threshold for entering the scholar-bureaucrat class. Becoming a scholar means gaining fame.
The scholar wears a square scarf to wrap his hair and a Confucian shirt outside.
They were respected to a certain extent by the local government and had various privileges, such as being exempted from corvee work, not having to kneel when meeting the magistrate, the magistrate could not torture him at will, and he could report to the magistrate in case of official business, etc.
The county magistrate has no right to deprive him of his status as a scholar, but he can apply upwards, and the academic officer of a province can deprive him of his status as a scholar.
If Du Zhixian wants to remove Xu Xian's reputation, he is either bragging, or he has not read the book and does not understand this.
Xu Xian asked:
"Du, have you never read a book? And you bought your official position?"
When people first hear about the bribery system, the first thing they think of is that some people take bribes and cheat on exams so that those who pay can gain fame.
But this is not the case. The purchasing-official system of the Chu Dynasty was actually the work of the emperor.
During the period of Emperor Taizong of Chu, because the state treasury was empty and the taxes on the people could not be increased too high, he thought of a way - selling officials.
He believed that some rich people's grain was superfluous, so he initially only allowed the use of grain in exchange for official positions.
Every thousand shi of grain is a first-level official rank. The more grain given, the greater the official rank.
So at this time, various rich people began to provide food. However, as the system of buying official posts matured, the requirements for buying official posts became higher and higher.
Since Taizong of Chu took the lead, some later emperors would make various demands through the purchase-official system.
For example, during the period of Chu Renzong, wars were frequent and many cities were attacked, resulting in leaks in the walls. At that time, the Chu Dynasty had sufficient food and grass, so the Chu Dynasty no longer needed to use the purchase-officer system to collect food and grass.
So Chu Renzong thought of a way to ask wealthy people who wanted to be officials to help build the city.
Anyone who participated in the construction of the city and contributed some money could obtain an official position. Whoever built the city well would have a greater official position.
Although the system of buying an official position has become popular, it is not possible to buy an official position anytime and anywhere. The country will only implement this system of buying an official position when the country needs supplies or when its survival is critical.
With the prevalence of the bought-official system, the country's political economy gradually dropped to a very low level. Only then did the emperor gradually realize the disadvantages of the bought-official system, and finally decided not to implement this system anymore.
By the time of Chu Huizong, the treasury was empty, and the emperor's desire for wealth was relatively strong.
There are two ways for Chu Huizong to make money, one is Huashigang and the other is selling officials.
Chu Huizong picked up the dregs abandoned by his ancestors and made money to the extreme.
Du Zhixian's family was relatively wealthy, so he hired an official to do it.
Although Du Zhixian became an official, it was because he did not obtain the title by passing the imperial examination.
Because of his low self-esteem, Du Zhixian despised scholars very much. If he caught a scholar making a mistake, he would punish him to death.
Xu Xian is a scholar and a scholar. This status has made Du Zhixian very unhappy.
Chen Yi knelt so solemnly, but Xu Xian stood tall, with a scholarly and proud face, and did not take him as the county magistrate seriously at all.
Du Zhixian was very unhappy and wanted to punish Xu Xian. He wanted to destroy Xu Xian's arrogance as a scholar, and wanted Xu Xian to kneel on the ground and beg him for mercy.
Therefore, Du Zhi County did not pay attention to evidence and casually accused Xu Xian of a series of charges, vowing to torture Xu Xian to death.
However, Du Zhixian's words were too exaggerated, which made Xu Xian suspect that he had not read the book and had bought it.
Unexpectedly, the official of Duzhi County was really bought. Xu Xian's words hit the sore spot of Duzhi County.
Du Zhixian was furious, his eyes were filled with bloodthirsty light, and he roared:
"I bought my official position, what's wrong?
My family is rich and my official position is higher than yours. I will now officially revoke your title.
Now that you have lost your fame, why don’t you kneel down and kowtow when you see me? "
Xu Xian was amused by Du Zhixian's innocent words and said:
“You are still not convinced that you haven’t studied.
As long as you have read a few more books, you will also know that removing one's honor requires a ceremony and cannot be done with just a word. "
Du Zhixian asked:
"You tell me what kind of ceremony is needed, and I will immediately revoke your reputation as a scholar."
Xu Xian said:
"We studied hard for ten years, and only then did we achieve the fame we have today, and only then did we have the privilege of meeting the magistrate without having to kneel down.
If you want to remove my title, you should know what rituals are required, right? "
Xu Xian deliberately did not explain clearly, leaving Du Zhi County with unlimited room for imagination.
Unexpectedly, Du Zhixian's imagination is too rich.
"I understand. The privilege of you scholars is that you don't need to kneel down when you see the magistrate. If the magistrate kneels down and kowtows to you, it can be broken naturally."
After finishing speaking, under everyone's shocked eyes, Du Zhixian knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, saying:
"Chen San, the ceremony is over. You are no longer a scholar. You have no fame. Kowtow your head back to me."
Xu Xian put his hand on his forehead and said casually:
"The ceremony requires respect. Three ringings are not enough. You have to kneel for at least three days and three nights."
Hearing this, Du Zhixian knelt down and said with a long smile:
"Then I will kneel down for three days and three nights. When the ceremony is over, I will remove your title and title, and I will get your capital back with interest."
