Hearing that Wan Yuzhi had arrived in Runing, the prefect and other officials were all anxious and went out to greet him in the suburbs, greeting him with great courtesy. Upon seeing this, Yu Zhi hurriedly said that he was only here to negotiate with Yang Rui and had no other intentions. This relieved everyone's suspicion and went straight to Zhu's mansion.
"Squire Zhu, what's your plan?"
Wan Yuzhi and Zhu Yangrui walked into the study. As soon as they closed the door, they approached him step by step and asked angrily.
Zhu Yangrui bent over and bowed: "Zhu never dared to deceive the boss. All he could hand over was the few acres of land."
"Don't treat me like a fool," Wan Yuzhi pointed at him, "I have conclusive evidence on hand."
"Then please bring it out, sir!" Zhu Yangrui was not polite and stretched out his hand, "There is also the fish scale album in the yamen for you to browse! I, Zhu Yangrui, am an upright person and cannot bear such insults!"
"I'm afraid even the fish scale atlas cannot be trusted." Wan Yuzhi said with a contemptuous tone.
"In that case, you can apply for a 'father-in-law'." Zhu Yangrui glanced at him coldly.
"What did you say?" Wan Yuzhi immediately became energetic when he heard this unfamiliar word, "Kanzhang?"
"Zhu is not familiar with official affairs and has no comment on this." Zhu Yangrui immediately turned his back.
Seeing that he was unwilling to explain, Yu Zhi suspected that there must be something hidden, so he just replied: "I know." and walked out the door.
At this time, the magistrate and other officials were waiting at the city gate. When they saw Yu Zhi coming back on horseback, they hurriedly stepped forward to hold the bridle for him. Lao asked, "How was the negotiation?"
Wan Yuzhi declined his courtesy, dismounted and said, "Not very good. Zhu Yangrui is very thick-skinned... But I have something I don't understand, and I want to ask your Excellency."
"You say."
"What kind of system is this zhao zhao? It sounds like it's related to qing zhang, but I don't know how to implement it?"
The magistrate thought for a while and replied: "To be specific, when there is a land dispute among the people, they can request the government for inspection. An official in charge will go to the area in person and conduct an inspection together with the township security guards; then he will visit the surrounding neighbors and determine the boundaries according to their boundaries. If you know the location, the straightness of the route, the location of the lot, etc., you can ask the painter to draw a current map, compare it with the old map, and it will be clear at a glance."
After that, he added another reminder: "However, this is a trouble for the people and the farmers, and the superiors have repeatedly warned not to do it lightly, so no one has done it for a long time."
Unexpectedly, these words hit Wan Yu's heart. He couldn't help but put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "If you do this, the lies will be able to hide. Sir, you should focus on this matter. Soon I will go to the Zhu family to find out the husband!"
The magistrate's face suddenly turned yellow. He wanted to dissuade him but was afraid of being found guilty, so he could only say hesitantly: "My, my official said, it's hard work for the people and disturbing the farmers, not to mention the fish scales album..."
"Alas," Wan Yuzhi patted him on the shoulder, "either the fish scale atlas has not been revised for many years, or it was submitted by the township protector, so it is easily tampered with, and it is far less true than seeing it with your own eyes. He Zhu Yangrui also strongly requested that we What are you still struggling with? Don’t forget, the emperor specifically issued an edict asking me to investigate the annexation."
The magistrate was speechless and quickly wiped the cold sweat from his face and nodded in agreement. Wan Yuzhi also proposed to stay in Runing for a few days, and the prefect arranged an empty room for him in the Yamen to stay temporarily.
The prefect finally got rid of this difficult boss, but the uneasiness still spread in his heart, causing him to think wildly and even worried that he would be killed. Thinking of this, he became increasingly resentful of Zhu Yangrui and secretly scolded him for talking too much. Say those two words. Therefore, he was not very happy and secretly reported that he came to see him and wanted to know what happened.
"Have you told him all the rules for establishing a husband?" After hearing the prefect's words, Zhu Yangrui was so frightened that he took two steps back and his legs became weak.
The magistrate looked at him calmly: "Am I such a confused person? Seeing that he didn't understand these conventions, he concealed it a little when explaining it and never told the whole story. But Brother Zhu, why bother talking about the survey of husbands and hurting my generation? I'm frightened. If I hadn't been kind-hearted, I would have asked you for your crime."
Zhu Yangrui breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile spread on his face: "Don't be angry, sir. The common people didn't do it intentionally. It was because they were so angry at the time that they accidentally said too much. But after thinking about it, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing."
"Is that a good thing?" the prefect asked.
"Of course," Zhu Yangrui's eyes showed a sly light, "Isn't what you want most now is to get help from a few big shots in the court? Since he wants to conduct a survey, why not use his plan to muddy the water and strive for trouble? Loud and powerful?”
The magistrate suddenly raised his head and looked at him steadily: "Just tell me." Zhu Yangrui immediately dusted his sleeves twice, sat next to him, and whispered under the shadow of the lamp.
"Reporting to the master in charge, this is the petition I got from the county government, and the magistrate doesn't know about it yet." It was early in the morning, and the clerk came straight to Yu's place of residence with a large piece of paper in his hand, and whispered close to him. Seeing how mysterious he was, Yu Zhi quickly asked for it and saw that the title was "Appeal to Landlord Zhu Yangrui to occupy the ancestral land".
"Are you sure you submitted it today?" Yu Zhiqiang suppressed the surprise in his heart and gave him the final confirmation.
"The younger one saw it handed in by the county chief registrar with his own eyes. It is said that a farmer came all the way from Shangshui and strongly requested for a land surveyor."
"God is really helping me!" Wan Yuzhi immediately stood up and walked around the room excitedly. "I was worried that I had no clue, and now it comes to my door! Both sides are here, I think the prefect is still You can use that law to shirk the blame! Come on, take me to see the prefect!"
After that, he put on his official uniform and asked the clerk to lead the way. In an instant, he had arrived at the second hall of the Yamen.
"Master Magistrate, you happen to be here. Let me tell you something!" Yuzhi rolled up his sleeves, strode into the hall, and put the complaint on the case table. "According to the report from Ruyang Magistrate, a villager from Shangshui came to visit. , suing Zhu Yangrui for occupying the land of his family’s ancestral grave. Now we can start surveying, right?”
But the prefect frowned and kept smacking his lips, as if lost in thought, and didn't say a word for a long time.
Yu Zhi didn't feel strange and just sneered disdainfully: "Why, do you have something to hide, sir? Or...do you have any objections to me?"
"No, no," the prefect defended repeatedly, "It's just that this situation... is a bit difficult to handle."
"Huh?" Yuzhi turned his head.
"You don't know, this Shangshui County is under the jurisdiction of Chenzhou. As the prefect of Runing, I can't interfere. Naturally, there is no way to talk about surveying. Unless a 'meeting survey' is implemented."
"What is a survey?"
"Even if there is a dispute over land that spans two places, it is necessary to jointly survey with the chief of the neighboring area. For today's matter, we need to send someone to discuss with the magistrate of Chenzhou first. I wonder if your lord...are you willing to conduct a survey?"
Wan Yuzhi thought for a moment and replied slowly: "I didn't know there were so many troubles. Forget it, just trouble. Let's send someone to Chenzhou to discuss it."
