The reason why I chose the end of Chenshi is ingenious.
It's early, and I'm afraid that the county governor will receive the news and leave the government office through the back door, or not come at all.
It's late, I'm afraid I'll miss the Sheriff.
And this time is also the time when people in Fucheng get up to do business, buy groceries, cook, eat and hang out.
Central Avenue is the busiest street in Anshui County, and there are so many people coming and going.
Xu Mo was naturally handsome, and he put on the fine cloth robe that only literati students were entitled to own. When he knelt down, there was one word written from head to toe, "Injustice".
As a result, everyone on Central Avenue couldn't help but poke their heads around, and people passing by subconsciously stopped to take a look at the excitement.
There are more and more people and the roads are getting more and more crowded.
The Jiang Sheng brother and sister hiding in the corner couldn't help but worry, "The Sheriff won't worry about too many people, so don't leave from here."
"Don't worry." Fang Heng was wearing a bamboo hat, and the gauze hanging down covered his handsome face. "Master Sheriff, if you go forward, there will be government officials who will clear the way."
Jiang Sheng felt relieved and stood on tiptoes to explore his head.
About tea time, a voice came from behind the crowded head, "Sir, you are passing by. Please give way."
It was a few government servants holding knives who were driving the crowd to both sides.
Slowly, Xu Mo, who was kneeling in the middle of the road, was revealed.
The yamen officer rushed to Xu Mo and frowned, "The Sheriff wants to pass by here, please give way."
"The common people have something to report." Xu Mo fell to the ground, "I'm kneeling here just to see the county governor."
"If you have something to do, beat the drum and complain, kneel here and disappear." The yamen servant said, pulling out his long knife, "Can't you leave."
Xu Mo stood still.
Jiang Sheng in the corner grabbed Fang Heng's arm tightly.
Although she knew that the government officials would not dare to hurt anyone in the street, she still couldn't help but worry when the bright long knife was right next to Xu Mo's neck.
Fortunately, Xu Mo remained calm and knelt on his knees, not shaking at all.
The yamen servant had no choice but to go back and report.
"Your Majesty, there is a student kneeling on the ground, seemingly reporting a grievance."
The officer's words were quite interesting. He first pointed out Xu Mo's identity as a student, and then mentioned his grievances, making the governor in the sedan ponder for a moment before walking out.
He was about thirty or forty years old, with a short black mustache on his upper lip. His lips were slightly protruding, but his eyebrows were firm and his eyes were bright. He could see Xu Mo kneeling in the crowd at a glance.
"Good student, why are you kneeling here if you don't go to class?" He shouted softly, and finally walked forward.
That's it!
Xu Mo suddenly held up the petition paper he had written long ago and said loudly, "Student Xu Mo is here to sue Xieyang County Magistrate for murdering the former Magistrate Xu, killing innocent people, and paying for murder with the intention of silencing him. Please be careful."
Complaint beyond the level.
The Lord Sheriff's eyes deepened, but he said, "Did you know that if you file a complaint beyond your level, you will have to get a fifty-year slap in the face first?"
Regardless of whether the grievance is true or false, whether it can be heard or not must be dealt with first.
These fifty boards are the review, the entry point, and the prerequisite for calling out grievances.
Otherwise, everyone would complain to the emperor, no matter how big or small the issue was.
Xu Mo said sonorously, "Students know that students are willing to accept fifty big punishments."
Even if he is beaten to death or maimed, his condition today is settled!
The people around him were affected by the sonorous voice of this teenage boy, and they all subconsciously kept silent.
Only one student suddenly shouted, "Isn't this the leader of the case in Xieyang County?"
Hey, he's not just an ordinary student, he's also the head of a county case, and the person suing him is the local parents' official.
Things suddenly became interesting.
But no matter what, the process has to go.
Soon, someone came over carrying a torture stick.
Xu Mo didn't hesitate, got up and lay down on it.
Two government officials held bamboo boards and struck Xu Mo's buttocks again and again.
At first, there was just the sound of flesh slapping, but after more than ten blows, faint blood stains were revealed. By the time of twenty blows, Xu Mo's pants were soaked with blood.
But this twelve-year-old child only turned pale and did not cry out a word of pain.
Even the yamen who was hitting the boards was softened and chose the gentlest hitting method. It looked like the force was heavy, but in fact it would only hurt the skin and flesh at most, so he tried his best to save the muscles and bones.
"He is quite tough." The eyes of the county magistrate also changed accordingly, "Isn't it true that Magistrate Xieyang has only been in office for less than a year? How can he be accused of so many crimes?"
Who knows this, and who dares to answer the call?
The avenue was long and silent, except for the sound of bamboo boards hitting flesh.
Jiang Sheng and his brothers hid in the corner, their eyes filled with tears.
Even though I had known it for a long time, I still couldn't help but feel sad when I saw my eldest brother suffering like this.
When he reached the 30th mark, Xu Mo was already speechless. His delicate face was as pale as paper, and his forehead was covered with sweat from pain.
At this moment, all women with children have turned their heads away.
Even the governor of Anshui couldn't help but feel a little ripple in his eyes.
"Wait." When he hit more than thirty boards, he suddenly raised his hand.
The two government officials hurriedly threw away the bamboo boards in their hands and knelt on one knee, waiting for orders.
"Don't fight yet." Anshui County Sheriff's eyes were deep, "Student, your body is too thin. Fifty big boards will kill you. If you take back the paper at this time, you can leave right now."
People who have jumped to the next level to file a complaint, no matter whether they regret it later or not, will never stop as long as they are punished until they finish the fifty battles.
Now that the Anyang County Sheriff said this, it was considered the first time that an immortal had reclaimed the land.
But when Xu Mo heard this, his heart was full of uneasiness. He struggled and fell off the torture board. He couldn't move his legs to stand up, so he simply climbed on with his hands, letting the blood flow behind him.
"Sir, the grass-roots people must sue the Xieyang County magistrate and his wife, and please return justice to the grass-roots parents, uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters of the grass-roots, and countless other people who were murdered!"
He stretched out his hand and grabbed the hem of the official uniform in front of him with difficulty.
His tenacity made even the Anyang County Sheriff unable to help but be moved by him and reached out to take the paper.
After briefly browsing, the face of the county governor changed, as if he couldn't believe that this was done by a county magistrate.
"Sir, the ordinary people are not afraid of the fifty big boards, nor are they afraid of life and death. The ordinary people are only afraid that their grievances will have nowhere to report their grievances, and their wronged souls will have nowhere to go, sir!" Xu Mo cried blood every time.
Anshui County Sheriff read the paper and folded it, his face uncertain.
He glanced at Xu Mo, who was dying, and then at the Central Avenue, which was blocked by ground and water.
Suddenly he asked, "You said you are the head of the case in Xieyang County, but you plan to take the government examination for half a month?"
Why did you suddenly turn to this topic?
Xu Mo didn't know why, but he forced himself to nod.
Anyang County Sheriff nodded slightly with a decisive tone.
"Okay, today I will make an agreement with you in front of the people of Anshui County. As long as you take the head of the government case, I will exempt you from the fifty-year-old boss and handle all grievances personally."
"what do you think?"
