There were drums for beating grievances outside every yamen in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although drums for grievances have been played since ancient times, Taizu of the same dynasty strengthened the existence of the drums. It was stipulated in the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty that those who beat drums to voice grievances but do not accept them will be punished. It is a crime to deceive the emperor and bend the law.
Therefore, although Emperor Taizu has been dead for more than a hundred years, this decree has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
At this time, the person holding a drumstick in front of the Yamen was Fang Bi.
The sound of drums sounded in an orderly manner. Not long after, a man in soap clothes was seen walking out of the yamen in a hurry. He looked up and down at the drummer before saying, "Do you have any grievance?"
"Sir, I am not wronged." Fang Bie said quietly.
The public servant was extremely angry and laughed. After all, Guo Sheng had tormented the Yamen a lot in the past two days, and everyone was very angry. After all, few people could bear to sing Guan Gong's Ci Cao to you every day: "There is no injustice." What drum are you playing?”
"Go quickly, or if you don't go, we'll arrest you and beat you up."
Fang Bie smiled: "Although I have no grievances, I have a case to report."
"If you report the case, go to the county magistrate. If not, go to the magistrate's Yamen." The gentleman was very unhappy: "This is the Jing Cha Shi Yamen. Do you understand the Jing Cha Shi Yamen?"
Most people actually don’t understand.
The Prosecutor's Office is roughly equivalent to a combination of the Provincial High Court and the Provincial Procuratorate. Although in theory cases can be accepted here, they are all major and important cases, and they will not deal with trivial matters of ordinary people.
"Don't be afraid if I tell you." Fang Bie looked at the gentleman and said quietly, "I was robbed on my way to Bianliang from Luocheng."
The gentleman looked crazy: "You were robbed, but you can still come here to report the crime?"
"Then someone killed all the thieves, leaving blood and corpses everywhere."
"I don't think it's possible, so I'll report it immediately."
"After all, human lives are at stake, dozens of lives."
Fang Bie described it to the gentleman vividly.
The gentleman was startled.
"Hurry up and come in with me!"
As a familiar official who had been working in the Anchashi Yamen for many years, he knew clearly what Fang Bie said if it was true, then what exactly it meant.
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So the hall quickly rose.
Amidst the mighty sound, Fang Bu walked to the center of the lobby.
Still standing.
This is the lobby of the Inspector's Office. It does not face the street like ordinary county offices. People who don't know the truth can be gathered outside to watch the excitement.
He is really the only one here, because normally, drumming is not the place to complain.
In other words, if he hadn't known that Guo Sheng was here, Fang Bie would definitely not have come here to join in the fun.
Zhao Hengji looked at Fang Farewell in the hall and frowned calmly: "Who is standing here in the hall? Does he have a reputation? Why don't you kneel down to me?"
Yes, why don't you kneel down to me?
This is why most Jianghu people are unwilling to participate in court disputes, and even look down on those martial arts practitioners who are willing to serve as the court's hawks.
Originally, what I pursued in my career was freedom, so why would I kneel down to others at every turn? Those warriors who serve the imperial court, no matter how high their martial arts skills are, must bow respectfully when they meet officials of higher rank than themselves. After all, as long as they are in the imperial court system, they must obey the court's rules.
There are only a few circumstances where kneeling can be exempted, but the current method does not allow for these circumstances.
The most common thing is that you have a good reputation and don't need to be too high. As long as you are a scholar, you don't need to kneel down.
In other words, although it may be a little more difficult to become a Jinshi, a scholar is definitely within easy reach.
Why not? To put it bluntly, there is no time.
After all, I had studied all my life to defeat the powerful enemy of the college entrance examination in my previous life. If I can't relax in this life, then what's the point of being reborn?
After seeing the mysteries of martial arts, it was really difficult to follow Sister Ping and only read the books of sages.
"No." Fang Bie bowed to Zhao Hengji and said, "According to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, if the people have not committed any crime, they do not need to kneel down when meeting officials. They only need to bow and salute."
There is indeed such an article in the Da Zhou Code, which was also formulated by the great ancestor of the dynasty. However, in actual implementation, not many people actually follow it. After all, how can ordinary people remember such a thick book of Da Zhou Code? The county magistrate all knelt down with a plop, but you can’t kneel when others kneel?
In fact, many officials have not read the Da Zhou Code. Even if some have read it, they will not stand up and take the initiative to explain that according to the Da Zhou Code, the people are innocent and do not need to kneel to the officials. After all, the so-called parent officials, since they are already parents, then Lord of Heaven and Earth, Lord and Master, kneel to Heaven and Earth, kneel to Lord and kneel to parents, it is natural, right?
anyway?
Seeing him kneeling on the ground is definitely better than bowing.
You get numb when you stamp on it, it's really addictive.
But don't take the initiative to mention it now. Zhao Hengji was stunned for a moment, and then looked at this handsome and clean-looking young man in the hall: "Then what grievances do you have?"
"I have no grievance." Fang Bie said quietly.
Zhao Hengji became a little angry: "If there is no injustice, why are you beating the drum to complain? If you are amusing me, then I will reward you with ten boards and throw them out the door."
"Who said drumming is a way to complain?" Fang Bie asked, "Isn't drumming a way to report injustice?"
"I'm here to report to the official."
"Reporting to the official?" Zhao Hengji was stunned for a moment: "Come to me to report to the official?"
"Yes." Fang Bie looked at Zhao Hengji and nodded, and did not continue to lie: "The villain went from Luocheng to Bianliang and was intercepted by bandits on the official road..."
"Another interception by gangsters." Zhao Hengji muttered, then looked at Fang Bie in disbelief: "Then how did you escape?"
In previous situations like this, all the people and horses were killed, and all the goods were looted. How could anyone survive by chance?
Do you know that your kid is burning incense? Isn’t this enough?
"The villain didn't escape." Fang Bie looked at Zhao Hengji and said.
"You didn't run away?" Zhao Hengji was shocked.
"Yes, I didn't escape." Fang Bie said calmly: "Among the villain's companions, there was a heroine with strong martial arts skills. She acted righteously and killed all the thieves. The corpses were piled on the official road. A total of There are fifty-four."
"The villain was afraid, so when I came to Bianliang City, I asked where the biggest official in Bianliang City was. Others showed me the way, so I came here to report to the official position."
Fang Bu's words were half-truths, but Zhao Hengji didn't take it seriously. What he paid attention to was that all the gangsters were dead!
And he was killed by a woman.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Zhao Hengji scolded: "Who is that heroine?"
"She said her name is Shang Jiuge." Fang Bie said.
Zhao Hengji believed it instantly.
