Zhang Wenyuan grasped the key to the matter, and Gao Keji's attitude became very tough. Although he ranked last in the county government's leadership team, there were people above him. Shi Wenbin could ignore him, but he could not offend him, so he He must listen to his opinions. In addition, in terms of the distribution of power in the county government, when he first took office, Gao County Lieutenant relied on Gao Qiu's relationship to be arrogant and did not take anyone seriously. He used Chao Gai's case to deal with him severely. , finally turned the situation around. But now it seems that it has gone too far, because the county prime minister He Daosheng and the chief registrar Xiao Qian have a tendency to unite and have a vague intention to compete with themselves. If they are not restricted, they may be sidelined.
The deeds of He Daosheng, Xiao Qian and Gao Keji were not recorded in later generations, but Shi Wenbin was well-known in Water Margin. About him, the "Water Margin" clearly stated: "He was an upright official and honest in his work. ; Every time you have compassion, you always have thoughts of kindness. When you fight for land and land, you must distinguish the right and the right before executing it; when you fight in a casual fight, you must distinguish the severity before making a decision. When you are free, you play the lute and receive guests, and when you are busy, you fly and write judgments. It is called the county. The chief officials are actually the parents of the people."
Look again at what he said when arranging official duties for Zhu Tong and Lei Heng: "Since I took office, I have heard that thieves and thieves in Liangshanbo, a water town under the jurisdiction of Jeju, gathered to rob and resist the enemy's officers and soldiers. I am also afraid that thieves are rampant in various villages. There are a lot of villains. Now I call you to wait for two. Say goodbye to your hard work. I will lead the native soldiers and others. One will go out of the west gate and the other will go out of the east gate. They will be patrolled separately. If there are thieves, they will be immediately suppressed and captured. Do not disturb the villagers. I know that there is a big red leaf tree on the mountain in Dongxi Village. There is no tree anywhere else. You all collected a few pieces and brought them to the county to show that you have visited there. If there are no red leaves, you are delusional. Do not forgive punishment.
Such an extremely shrewd county magistrate would never allow himself to be ignored by his subordinates. As soon as something goes wrong, he would immediately take action to consolidate the power in his hands. However, just when he was about to speak, Song Jiang, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke, "I'm sorry, I have a few words that I don't know whether to say or not."
Shi Wenbin has a very good relationship with Song Jiang, and since he is the victim of this case, he will naturally not stop him from speaking. "If you have something to say, just say it!"
Song Jiang bowed respectfully to Shi Wenbin, then bowed to each of the remaining three giants, and finally said unhurriedly, "The three masters are willing to make the decision for the little man, and the little man is very grateful! Looking back on it! Last year, Yan Po's family lived here. Yan Gong fell ill but had no medicine to cure him. After his death, he had no money to bury him. The villain took pity on her loneliness and sent some silver to her mother and daughter to take care of the funeral. The villain had no intention of repaying her. Her mother, Yan Po, asked someone to come to her house to marry her. The villain agreed because she and her orphaned daughter and widowed mother had nowhere to live. That day, the villain explained to her that the villain only liked to exercise his strength and was not interested in women. I don't really care about her, and I don't expect her to be with me forever. If I find a good man in the future, I can let her remarry, and the villain will never stop me."
When Song Jiang said this, everyone showed admiration, saying in his heart that the title of "Xiaoyi Heisanlang, Shandong Shijiyu" was indeed not a boast, while Yan Poxi snorted softly in his heart, "Huh, no, that's it. No, why are you making so many excuses! When you force yourself to burn a stick of incense, I won’t think about other men!"
Shi Wenbin nodded and said, "Well, you really deserve the name of filial piety. What you said makes sense, so keep talking!"
Song Jiang paused and suddenly changed the topic, "However, this bitch still kept her duties for the first two months and only did some work as a female celebrity in the room every day. However, as time went by, she fell back into her old ways and just leaned on her every day. She looks out over the threshold, attracting bees and butterflies, and has no sympathy for the villain. The villain has already made it clear beforehand that she doesn't like the villain and thinks he is old and ugly, so he will never visit her again. Even so. , the villain has not cut off their rice, and it is still supplied on time every month!"
Seeing how benevolent and righteous he was, everyone nodded in praise. Zhang San saw that he only denounced Yan Poxi and said nothing about himself. He couldn't help but feel relieved. He thought that Song Jiang was really going to cause trouble. Seeing that Gao Keji was defending himself, he took the initiative to show weakness. This ability to adapt to the situation is much better than mine.
Gao Keji interrupted at the right time, "Song Yasi deserves the name of Xiaoyi Heisanlang, but this woman is not a good man. She not only harmed you, but also harmed Zhang San!"
Everyone frowned when they saw him protecting their own people in this way, but Zhang Wenyuan was overjoyed in his heart. Song Jiang would not pursue him anymore, and Gao County Lieutenant tried to protect him. It seemed that he would not die.
Song Jiang was well aware of Gao Keji's thoughts. Perhaps he was afraid of his power, or perhaps he felt guilty because he, Zhu Dian and Lei Heng worked together to screw him over when they arrested Chao Gai last year. Anyway, today He decided to give him this face and not go any further.
"Zhang Sanlang and the villain are colleagues. He usually works very hard and has a good relationship with the villain. After all, the villain also made some mistakes. I should never have invited him. He went to have a drink, which made him bewitched. Now that he has made a big mistake, please ask the great master to reduce his punishment for the villain's sake, so that the villain will feel better!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard that he was scolding Yan Po Xi for being a promiscuous person, but later he suddenly begged for Zhang San's favor. They thought to themselves that you, "Xiaoyi Black Saburo", are too loyal. Can you even tolerate such a thing?
Lei Heng was a straight-tempered person, so he spoke first, "Oshi, these adulterers and adulterers have ruined your reputation, and you still plead for them. Are you confused?"
Song Jiang sighed softly and said in a low voice, "The reputation of the county government is much more important than Xiaoke's reputation!"
He said this in a low voice, and Shi Wenbin was far away and did not hear it, but Gao Keji heard it. He glared at Xiao Qian fiercely and laughed, "Song Yasi is absolutely right. As the saying goes, family ugliness is not a good thing." Wai Yang, no matter how bad Zhang Sanzong is, he is still a member of the yamen. Some people are shameless and it doesn't matter, most of us can't do without them."
When Xiao Qian heard Zhisang scolding him, he almost died of anger on the spot. He wanted to refute him on the spot but saw the magistrate's expression changed, so he had to hold it back.
As Zhang Wenyuan's immediate superior, Gao County Lieutenant always accepted his filial piety, and had done many shameful things with his hands. Seeing that the magistrate was moved, he hurriedly continued, "Sir, I will deal with this three times on weekdays. The prison was quite effective. Most of the crimes committed today were seduced by Yan Poxi, a free-spirited person. As the saying goes, it is difficult for a hero to be a beauty. Zhang San was young and energetic, and the wife of the family was... …”
At this point, he was embarrassed to continue talking, because as far as she knew, Zhang Wenyuan's wife was tall and thick, and looked like a yaksha. She didn't look like a woman at all. Little Zhang San boasted about her literary talent, so how could he like her?
However, the county magistrate was very concerned about ethics. He did not dare to say it directly, so he had to change his words and said, "His wife has been in the government for many years but has not given birth. Xiao Zhang San must be in a hurry and want to leave an heir for the Zhang family. That's why he suffered like this." In the way of a prostitute, it is better to take into account that he has no merit and hard work in the past and give him a lighter punishment as appropriate to fulfill his filial piety."
The wingmen were already dispatched, and Zhang Wenyuan immediately echoed, "Sir, the villain knows that he is wrong. He is really obsessed with lust and made a big mistake in a moment of confusion. Please have mercy, sir! There is an eighty-year-old mother in this villain. , there is..."
He was about to say, "I have a three-year-old son," but Gao Keji had just said clearly that he had no heirs yet, so he had to change his words temporarily, "If I am exiled and my mother has no one to support me, I will probably starve to death. I...I It’s hard to sleep and eat well!”
People who are familiar with the inside story of the Zhang family glanced at him and said to themselves, "Your mother is not even fifty this year, so how can she say she is eighty-one?"
The county magistrate He Daosheng wanted to expose him, but Xiao Qian, the chief registrar, touched him lightly and winked in Shi Wenbin's direction. He Daosheng hurriedly covered his mouth and nose, and secretly glanced at the county magistrate Shi Wenbin. Seeing that there was no anger on his face, he knew that he didn't want to delve deeper, so he immediately shut up.
Shi Wenbin had a good idea of Gao Keji's thoughts. Although he still didn't know why Xiao Qian wanted to attack Zhang Wenyuan, since he had already made up his mind to suppress them, he naturally wanted to give the county captain a face, so he immediately followed the flow and said, "In that case, then Spare me the sentence of exile, but the others are unforgivable!"
Gao Keji felt calm, and when he saw Zhang Wenyuan was still in a daze, he shouted, "You guy... why don't you thank me for your forgiveness?"
Zhang Wenyuan knelt down and kowtowed after hearing this, "I thank you for your forgiveness. I will never dare to do it again. I will definitely change my ways and be a new person in the future!"
There is no dignity in feudal society. You have to bow your head when you should, and you have to be soft when you should, so he knelt down without any psychological burden. After kneeling down to thank the county master, he bowed to Song Jiang again and said sincerely, "Song'an is anxious for justice, and I have made Zhihun do such a dirty thing. Logically speaking, I have no face to see you again, but I still want to make amends to you today, and please forgive me for my crime."
Song Jiang gently stroked his short beard under his chin and said with a smile, "As the saying goes, 'Brothers are like brothers and sisters, women are like clothes.' Xiaoke and you were in the same office as officials, and we have always had a close friendship. You were bewitched by the enchantress and you only did this." Such a thing happened, and now that he has repented, Xiao Ke is overjoyed, so how can he still mean to blame?"
Zhang Wenyuan nodded in agreement and glanced at Yan Poxi quietly. Seeing her face full of resentment, he thought to himself that in feudal society, women had to bear everything!
After reconciling with Song Jiang, Zhang Wenyuan glanced at the county magistrate Shi Wenbin and other colleagues again, knelt down again and said sincerely, "The county master is above me, and I hereby swear an oath. From now on, I will change my ways and be a new person." , you are all my former colleagues, please be a witness to see if I can do it?"
People in ancient times were all about saving face. Zhang Wenyuan put aside his face and acted like this, which immediately stunned everyone. Even Yan Poxi looked at him with a confused look on his face, thinking to himself, is this still the Saburo I know?
Gao Keji stood up and smoothed things over, "Ah... this... there is an ancient saying that 'you can correct your mistakes if you know them, and there is no good thing you can do'. Zhang San can repent, everyone should be a witness and see if he can do it!"
Zhang Wenyuan was very grateful to this big tree, but now it was not suitable to express his gratitude in person, so he could only say yes.
Wen Bin, the county magistrate, nodded and said, "Although you have repented, you cannot be exempted from your guilt!"
Zhang Wenyuan said hurriedly, "The old man is right, villains don't ask for forgiveness, they just want to be a new person!"
Shi Wenbin added, "In that case, let's end this case and drag him out for execution!"
Zhang Wenyuan was delighted when he heard about it and said, "Hey... the little man is carrying out the great master's decree!"
Seeing him accepting the punishment happily, everyone couldn't help but want to laugh. They thought to themselves: What's wrong with Xiao Zhangsan today? Why is he still so happy after being beaten? With your thin skin and tender flesh, you will probably be crippled even if you take eighty sticks to your death.
Eh...Young people really don’t know how high the sky is and how high it is.
