Huang Shaoping was fond of fishing. In addition to studying the classics on weekdays, his favorite thing in his spare time was to go to the river behind Weiyuan Tower with a fishing rod and sit alone for half a day. It was not just for the fish, but the quiet time that made people feel happy. You can figure out a lot of things.
Today, the person I bumped into turned out to be Liang Chuan, the owner of Wanda Store, who broke off his fishing rod by the river and gave him a new set of fishing gear. Haha, what a coincidence. This guy is not a worry-free person at first glance. Take good care of yourself. He would have a hand in every fishing trip there. This kind of person is the reincarnation of a bad guy.
The two pretended not to know each other. He himself also came from a case handling unit and knew how much trouble it would cause to handle the case if he showed his enthusiasm for the client in public. If the sentence can be lightened in the first place, it is often impossible in the end, and the person will be accused of malpractice for personal gain.
Huang Shaoping didn't like Liang Chuan's meddlesome nature. The couple he saw in his shop were shocking at first glance. The interrogation of Xijie Tian Hui's debt case was closed a few days ago. When I came to Xinghua Zhijun Duan Peng's handwriting, I had heard about Duan Peng himself. He was very famous at a young age and even wrote his own books. Under his rule, Xinghua has changed its appearance greatly, and he is a man who can catch his eye. Not many. Duan Peng's handwriting even specifically mentioned this boy, which surprised him.
He was even thinking that maybe it was not an accident that broke his fishing rod that day, but that this kid did it intentionally. .
This matter was originally under the jurisdiction of the Qingyuan County Government, but Shangfeng told him that they, Weiyuan Tower, must personally handle it, which made him feel that there was something hidden inside.
Later, he asked someone to inquire about it, and found out that this boy was really not a freeloader.
The killing of a tiger in Xinghua last year was the work of this boy. The Fengshan area in Xinghua has been notoriously poor and poor since ancient times. The people did not have enough to eat and clothing. Last year, due to excessive taxes, there was also a firestorm in Fujian and Zhejiang. Very few popular uprisings! It is said that the pacification of the civil uprising is inextricably linked to this boy. The word "Yuan Xi" during the Lantern Festival is astonishing from ancient times to the present. He is also responsible for the rebellion in Xinghua Mountain. Even Zhao Weixian originally wanted to invite him to come out. As a staff member, several of Zhao Weixian's generals who were brought from Bianliang could only carry on with their tails between their legs after a trip to Xinghua.
No wonder Zhao Zhizhou suddenly recovered from his illness in the past two days, but when he heard the name of the victim, he refused to come out to interrogate the case. It turned out to be to avoid suspicion.
In the past few days, he had received many instructions from big shots that he didn't dare to climb. Huang Shaoping's face became colder and colder when he saw Liang Chuan. He kept thinking about how he should deal with this guy.
Liang Chuan raised his head slightly and glanced at Huang Shaoping, who was sitting upright with a face like Bao Gong. His heart dropped. Damn it, the official has such a bad expression. Is this the time to get cold?
The master noticed that the air was unseasonably quiet and coughed lightly. Huang Shaoping's eyelids twitched, and then he hit the palm tree heavily on the desk.
"Why don't you answer my question?" Although Huang Shaoping looks old, his appearance is in fact premature. His actual age is only between forty and fifty. He is full of energy and majesty.
Liang Chuan put his head on the ground and replied loudly: "Liang Chuan, a common man, kowtows to your lord!"
Huang Shaoping then said: "Liang Chuan, do you know your guilt?"
Liang Chuan thought about this famous presumption of guilt. If you handle the case yourself, you will adopt this principle, which will save you a lot of worry and trouble.
Liang Chuan said in panic: "The common people don't know."
As usual, the next step should be another shock, and then the official shouted loudly that the people dared to quibble, and the officials on the left and right came up and crossed your legs, and then they were beaten severely.
But not today.
Huang Shaoping said coldly: "Liang Chuan, you gathered a crowd to cause trouble, causing many innocent people to fall into the water. Three of them died because of you. The families of the deceased refused to bury them, claiming that they wanted the murderer to die. Dozens of people were seriously injured in the stampede. Now The raging public sentiment in Qingyuan County is all caused by you, and you still don’t admit your guilt?”
Liang Chuan buried his head even lower when he heard this, and he came anyway. He didn't expect so many people to die in this matter, three lives. If Liu Jinyan hadn't been saved by him, it would have been four lives, and there were dozens more. Person No. 1 was injured, and this matter will be considered a crime of production safety liability in future generations. It seems that today I have to put all the blame on myself. Unfortunately, I used to argue with criminal suspects. It is as common as drinking water. It's just that the role has changed. I have to plead guilty and daydream!
Liang Chuan asked: "Sir, are you talking about the villain organizing the Taigong Cup to fish in the Sun River?"
"Have you committed other crimes?" Huang Shaoping asked in return.
In fact, Huang Shaoping also expected that this person was not an ordinary person, and he would not put all the blame on himself stupidly. What he wanted was for Liang Chuan to absolve him, and then he could be convicted of a misdemeanor according to Shangfeng's instructions. If If he wants to die, he can't blame himself.
Liang Chuan replied nonchalantly: "Sir, may I ask if fishing is causing trouble?"
The people watching outside all laughed. This fishing was considered troublesome, and hundreds of people on the banks of the Sun River would be imprisoned every day.
Huang Shaoping laughed in his heart, he was really worrying too much. Such a sharp-tongued person was clearly an old man with a sharp tongue, so there was no need to worry about him. This is a heart-breaking question, and it involves me. If fishing is illegal, wouldn't it mean that only state officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps?
"Fishing is an elegant thing. Taigong fished in the Wei River, Fan Li fished in Yunmeng, and Liu Hedong fished alone in the Hanjiang snow. They are all elegant in the world."
Liang Chuan echoed: "Since you also admit that fishing is not causing trouble, how can it be considered as causing trouble if the common people just gather fishermen together? Moreover, the common people have collected registration fees from participants before this happened. If it is causing trouble, then there is incitement." Secondly, there are suspicions of deception, but I have never heard of anyone having to pay. This is completely voluntary, and the people have the signatures of the original applicants as proof."
In ancient times, there was a routine in trying cases, which was not to pay attention to the rules of the chain of evidence, but to talk about a word of reason. As long as you can explain things clearly and make the people and officials speechless, under the framework of the laws of the Song Dynasty, they used themselves There is no way, every official wants to be in the blue sky and does not want to bear the reputation of being beaten and forced to commit crimes!
Liang Chuan struck while the iron was hot and said: "Sir, the behavior of the ordinary people is outrageous. They just gather everyone to have fun personally. Is there any provision in the laws of the Song Dynasty that fishing is not allowed, and people are not allowed to gather together to fish for a fish?"
Huang Shaoping looked at the master, who whispered: "There is indeed no such case."
Huang Shaoping could only look at Liang Chuan and said, "Keep talking."
Liang Chuan was secretly happy after winning the first battle, but he did not dare to show it on his face. He said loudly: "Your Excellency, the fishing competition in Japan went very smoothly that day. Everyone present also abided by their duties. We have designated isolation areas. As long as there are no accidents, this game will end smoothly, who knows..."
What happened that day was spread among many people in Qingyuan County. Strictly speaking, Liang Chuan was really a victim. If the dandy young master of the Wu and Pu families had thrown money on the river and caused chaos, this tragedy would never have happened.
"Who knows, is there someone causing chaos at the scene?" Huang Shaoping said slowly, as if he was in a mirror.
"Exactly. At that time, two ships on the river came suddenly, and then they threw money on the river. What they threw were big pieces of silver ingots. Many people got excited when they saw the money and pushed them wildly. This caused everyone to fall into the water. Besides, there were also Many people swam to the river by themselves, and as the saying goes, those who drown first are those who are good at water. These people went into the water to grab money because they were good at water, and I am afraid many people drowned."
Huang Shaoping later asked the deceased to conduct an autopsy and asked his family members to come and claim the corpse. Indeed, even the family members admitted that they were all more or less water-based. When they died, they still held a piece of silver tightly in their hands, and the corpses were stiff and still refused. Letting go, it is like a tragedy in the world where people die for money and birds die for food, exactly what Liang Chuan said.
As the general magistrate of a state, Huang Shaoping usually attaches great importance to the education and management of the folk customs of the state capital. However, in recent years, the Qingyuan merchant style has become increasingly prosperous. On the contrary, the style of Confucian scholarship has become less and less important. Everyone is money-oriented. Ethics often tend to be indifferent, which he hates and regrets very much. Scholars, farmers, industry, merchants, and merchants were still at the bottom, but now they are putting the cart before the horse in Qingyuan.
"Come here, bring the person up!" Huang Shaoping threw the sign, and the official took the sign and went to pick up the person.
Not long after, two people were brought to the hall. Everyone took a breath of cold air when they saw it. All the people watching in the hall, knowingly or not, all started talking in low voices. These two people were none other than Wu Puliang. The sons of the family, Wu Ziyang and Pu Changshou. The two people were like evil ghosts fished out of hell. Their hair was disheveled and their bodies were bruised and purple. They had heavy shackles on their necks and heavy shackles on their feet. They made a clattering sound when they walked. The official shouted in a low voice and was frightened. Their two souls flew into the sky. Although they had been subjected to inhuman beatings and torture in the past few days, they had such violent reactions to the slightest stimulation.
There are also family members of the Wu and Pu families in the hall. They are both wealthy and powerful families in Quanzhou Prefecture, no less powerful than the Sun family, a tea family. These two children are like treasures in the family. They are usually reluctant to be beaten and scolded, which is why they were raised to be so coquettish. mad. Now seeing how they were beaten like this by the officials, they all cried out in mourning, and several fainted to death from crying at the door of the court.
"Kick out the unruly people who are roaring in the court!" Huang Shaoping turned his fingers into swords and pointed angrily at the people crying and howling in the court. He ordered the officials in the court to use force. For a while, they were all in a state of panic. calm down.
Liang Chuan was frightened when he saw it. He felt that there was a hidden secret in this that he didn't know. According to his understanding, no matter how fierce the trouble was, he would not torture the Wu and Pu families like this. They had hundreds more money. Generations can't spend all their money, and this is an era where money can make all the difference. Isn't this how Shitou and himself ended up in Xinghua? Is this Huang Shaoping really the blue sky of the people?
