Zhu Yuanzhang had been tired from running around in recent days and had no intention of going out for a stroll at night.
Because he had to get up early tomorrow morning to watch Li Jin's trial, Zhu Yuanzhang went to bed early.
But Zhu Yuanzhang did not sleep well that night. He only felt that the outside world was very noisy. Even at night, the sounds from the outside world did not stop.
And thinking about what happened this afternoon, Zhu Yuanzhang tossed and turned until early in the morning before he could fall asleep.
But not long after he fell asleep, Zhu Yuanzhang woke up.
The habit of going to the morning court for many years made him wake up early before dawn.
Looking at the dark sky outside, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately started washing and dressing.
In his opinion, it won't be long before Li Jin opens a court to try the case.
After all, there are so many things in the county every day, and if Li Jin wants to deal with them all, he has to get up early and go to bed late.
Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang called all the people up.
This time, Zhu Yuanzhang had to bring his two sons with him when he went to see Li Jin for trial.
If Li Jin really dares to bend the law for personal gain, he will definitely punish Li Jin severely. This can be regarded as a lesson to his sons.
A few people quickly finished washing up and headed out to the county government office at dawn.
What Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect was that even though it was getting dark so early, the sound of hawking had already begun on the street.
But this time all they were selling were breakfast items, steamed buns and the like.
Seeing the cries of sales on both sides of the street, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know how to describe this feeling.
This Shanghu County is so busy day and night, never stopping.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was anxious to watch the trial, so naturally he was not in the mood to have breakfast nearby, and just hurried on.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang finally arrived at the gate of the county government office.
However, unlike the bustle on the street, there was no one at the gate of the county government office, and even the gate of the county government office was not opened.
Zhu Yuanzhang directly signaled the guards to knock on the door, but after knocking for a long time, no one answered.
It seems that there is really no one in the county government office now.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt incredible. Looking at the sun that was about to rise, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Li Jin had forgotten the time today.
Immediately, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and saw a breakfast stall not far away, so he turned and walked towards the stall.
"Hello, may I ask why our county magistrate hasn't come on duty yet?"
"Are you a foreigner?"
The boss, a middle-aged man with a kind face, explained to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"Our county magistrate only started working at a quarter past nine o'clock."
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked and said:
"What time?? Isn't it already three o'clock in the morning?"
"What if someone is on the case?"
The boss said warmly:
"Don't worry. If you report a crime, just go to the police station. There is always someone on duty there."
"If anything happens, the police station will send officers to solve it."
Police station? What it is?
Why have we never heard of this organization?
"Boss, what is this police station?"
The boss took the trouble to continue answering:
"The police station was specially set up by the county magistrate to resolve neighborhood disputes?"
"Whether it's in the area or down, there are police stations."
"Aren't there many schools in Shanghai when we go to school?"
"After graduating from these schools, outstanding students can serve in police stations."
Zhu Yuanzhang understood. Isn't this the rural elder system he set up?
It's just that he asked the gentry elders in the village to help with the management, while Li Jin asked the police station to help with the management, and it was more thorough.
But what Zhu Yuanzhang was really angry about was Li Jin's passiveness and neglect of government. Everything was done by the police station, so what did he do?
"The county magistrate is so lazy, isn't he afraid that government affairs will be neglected and cause public resentment?"
The boss said:
"Then you are wrong. Our county magistrate said that all these unscrupulous people are nothing more than a big deal."
"Leave it to the police station for mediation, which is more than enough. Only when it comes to hurting or killing people, our county magistrate will come forward to resolve it."
"Otherwise, the county magistrate would be busy with all the miscellaneous things, so how could he still think about how to develop Shanghai?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, feeling that what he said made sense, but there was something wrong with it.
Just as he was about to continue asking, a guest came next to him, and Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't disturb the boss's business.
He also sat down directly and asked the boss to serve him some steamed buns and porridge.
In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang waited until half past nine before the door of the Yamen slowly opened.
"Powerful~"
The people who came to hear the trial crowded at the gate of the county government office, wanting to see how Li Jin tried the case.
Li Jin, dressed in the official robe of a county magistrate, sat high in the lobby, slapped the crowd and drank:
"Bring the prisoner up."
Soon, the government officials forced an old man and the man from yesterday to go to court.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that both of them were wearing a pair of silver-white bracelets on their hands, which looked extremely strange.
However, people are accustomed to it, and it seems that this is a local torture device in Shanghu County.
"Who is in the hall?"
"Sir, it's me! Did I have dinner with you in heaven and on earth?"
The man also hurriedly spoke out, hoping that Li Jin would recognize him.
"Shut up, how can you be allowed to marry someone in court?"
Li Jin interrupted directly and shouted:
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will knock you down and slap you."
The man immediately lowered his head and did not dare to speak, but what was strange was that the old man had kept his head buried since he came to the lobby, as if he was afraid of being seen by Li Jin.
Li Jin turned to look at the Yamen servant next to him and asked:
"Why were they arrested?"
"Sir, the man hit someone in a carriage."
"Another case of a carriage hitting someone?" Li Jin frowned.
Then he looked at the person who was hit, he seemed familiar, and shouted:
"Old man, raise your head."
When the old man heard this, he trembled all over, but he did not dare to disobey Li Jin's words and slowly raised his head.
When Li Jin saw the man's face clearly, he immediately shouted.
"Sun Sijiu!!!"
When Sun Sijiu's name was revealed, he was immediately panicked and planned to beg for mercy.
"Crack!"
Li Jin didn't give Sun Sijiu a chance at all, and pulled out a punishment lot from the table. Li Jin threw it to the ground and said loudly:
"Drag them out, hit fifty big boards, and then throw them out of Shanghu County!!"
"Okay, Mr. Li made a good judgment!"
"Your Excellency, you are aware of everything. I am the Qingtian Master of Shanghu County."
As soon as Li Jin finished his sentence, some people around him began to applaud.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this scene dumbfounded, and couldn't turn his head for a while.
Isn't this old man a victim? Why was he punished?
This Li Jin clearly does not distinguish between right and wrong, and confuses right and wrong.
"Sir, you are wronged, I am wronged!"
Li Jin didn't pay attention to him at all, and just asked people to drag him out and start playing cards.
After Sun Sijiu was beaten to the point of dying and his buttocks were bloody, the government officials came back to report:
"Sir, the fight is over."
"throw it out."
Li Jin waved his hand and asked the yamen servant to throw Sun Sijiu out like a fly.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood there stupidly, as if a volcano was brewing in his heart.
Is this how Li Jin tried the case?
Just because the defendant knew him, he beat the victim half to death?
And then throw him out of Shanghu County and let him fend for himself?
This is a dim-witted official who is greedy for money and a bastard. This kind of official is simply a shame to our Ming Dynasty.
We will throw him into prison immediately and never let him harm the people again.
