At night, this behavior is hard to see through.
Gu Zhengchen, dressed in official uniform, changed his usual smiling face and sat majestically in the lobby, scanning everyone in the hall with his sharp eyes.
Wu Kang and Qin Xin, who were also acquainted with each other, Tang Xian, the general judge, Wang Xinqian, the recommended official, and others looked at each other in disbelief. The officials in the sixth house and the yamen servants stood in two shifts, and the servants in other yamen stood outside the lobby.
Zhang Pei put away the gong and walked to the lobby to report: "Master, the gong has been struck three times."
Gu Zhengchen raised his hand and looked at Wu Kang with a cold face: "Wu Tongzhi, please click the button."
Wu Kang's face was extremely ugly, but he still had to do as he was told. After some counting, he said to Gu Zhengchen: "Returning to the government, there are a total of sixty-eight government officials and ninety-two servants. In fact, there are three officials. Seventeen people and fifty-six handymen.”
Gu Zhengchen picked up the gavel and slapped it hard.
Snapped!
The loud voice shook every official's heart.
Gu Zhengchen said with a gloomy face: "Of the sixty-eight officials, only thirty-seven are in the government office. Where did the remaining thirty-one go? There were ninety-two servants, but in reality there were only fifty-six. The rest Where did the thirty-six people go?"
Qin Xin, the colleague, glanced at Wu Kang and knew that Gu Zhengchen was taking this matter to attack all the officials, so he quickly walked out and said: "Master, I think someone is sleeping, so I haven't arrived yet..."
Gu Zhengchen took out a booklet from his sleeve and threw it down: "Xiu Mu has a fixed number. Who's turn is who, and it is recorded in the document. It is clearly written on it that the name of Xiu Mu is There are only nine names! Qin Tongzhi, tell me, nine people are in Xiu Mu, why are sixty-seven people missing?"
"this……"
Qin Xin didn't expect that Gu Zhengchen even took out Xiu Mu's book.
Gu Zhengchen shouted sternly: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor has made the palace in front of the county government a place to listen to government affairs because of the evils of the Yuan Dynasty. No matter whether he is an assistant official, a subordinate official, or a handyman on duty, they should all live there." Within the public house, members of the same family must come in and out, so that they can observe each other's integrity and corruption, and be diligent and diligent! Your Majesty has even issued a strict order that officials are not allowed to mingle with the people. Have you forgotten?"
Wu Kang looked at Gu Zhengchen who was in trouble and walked out and said: "We dare not forget the regulations of the imperial court. It's just the government. There is a lack of residence in the government office. The residences of the officials in each room are too crowded. Some people cannot live in the government office." , this is also a fact. They can't order tonight, and they will return to the government office early tomorrow morning without delaying their work. "
Gu Zhengchen looked at Wu Kang and sneered: "I have been walking back and forth in the government offices for many days, and I have seen the government officials' rooms and the servants' rooms. Originally, one room could accommodate two to four people, but now only One person, the layout is quite good. Is this what Wu Tongzhi said is crowded? Even if there are two people living in one room, the room in the government office is enough. I don’t know how to start talking about the lack of accommodation? "
"Is it possible that the imperial court still needs one room per person for the officials and servants, so Wu Tongzhi would think that the room is enough and not crowded? Violating the regulations of the imperial court, without asking for instructions, without knowing the reason, living in the street, with the people Tang Xian, you are the general judge, tell everyone how to deal with the people who live in mixed households according to the emperor's decree and the provisions of the Ming Dynasty Code!"
Tang Xian stood up and said in a deep voice: "Any official who does not live in an official room in a public house but lives in a public house on the street will receive an eighty stick!"
Gu Zhengchen looked at the officials and shouted majestically: "Since the emperor's order is clear and the laws are as iron as steel, then let's do it this way. Xiao Cheng, take your people and remove all the officials and servants who are not in the government office." Invite everyone except Xiu Mu without leaving the ground! Zhang Pei guards the gate of the government office, but anyone who dares to go out privately to tell the news will not be spared lightly!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked.
Wu Kang didn't expect that Gu Zhengchen would be so ruthless. He not only wanted to arrest people and beat them up, but also blocked the road to report the news!
Gu Zhengchen didn't plan to sleep that night, so the others could only stay up late with him.
It's impossible to tell the news. They are all waiting in the hall. No one can leave. I'm worried. I'll find you a crock pot and go to the next room to solve it. It's impossible to go out.
Xiao Cheng named two scribes and six government servants, revealed his identity as Qianhu, and threatened: "If one of the eight people ran away midway, or said one more word, he lost something." Thing, there will be lives lost under our sticks, no one will be spared! I will kill eight of you, and then I will go back to Jinling and continue to be a leading soldier, and you will lose your life! Do you hear me clearly?!"
"Listen clearly."
Clerk Wang Meng, squad leader Lin Feng, government officer Huang Tudui and others responded quickly.
This guy was full of rage, and he looked like someone who really had people's lives at stake in his hands. If he was beaten to death for not obeying his orders, the emperor probably wouldn't blame him.
No one dared to offend, this guy couldn't even sit down, so he had to obey.
Xiao Cheng led people out of the government office, and walked under the moonlight to the door of a large house. The word "Yang Mansion" was hung on the door plaque, and there were two stone lions at the door.
Knock!
A servant of the Yang Mansion shouted from inside: "Who is it?"
Xiao Cheng looked at Lin Feng, and Lin Feng had no choice but to reply: "Head of the office team, I have an urgent matter and I want to see Yang Tongpan."
When the servant heard this, he quickly opened the door.
Before anyone could go sit in the study and report it himself, Xiao Cheng pushed the servant to the ground and strode into the Yang Mansion.
Yang Baiju was having sex with his concubine, admiring the voluptuous curves. He climbed on the jade peak with one hand and made sounds of enjoyment. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden movement outside the door, as if the housekeeper was blocking someone.
"Shut up! If you dare to make trouble in the backyard at any time, you are seeking death!"
Yang Baiju shouted and it became quiet as expected.
The concubine lay resentfully in Yang Baiju's arms, and was helped up by Yang Baiju. Just when the two were about to exercise again, the door was kicked open suddenly, and the wooden door bolt shattered!
The concubine was so frightened that she turned pale and hid.
Yang Baiju looked at the screen angrily. When he saw Xiao Cheng's face, he couldn't help but feel cold all over.
Xiao Cheng glanced twice and said coldly: "Yang Tongpan, the prefect has invited me."
Yang Baiju was furious: "Xiao Cheng, even if the prefect invites me, I don't need you to break into the house at night, or even break into the back house. You are committing a crime!"
Xiao Cheng disagreed: "I am a martial artist, a rough man. If you are dissatisfied with me, you can write a letter to impeach me. The clerk wrote it down, Yang Baiju and Yang Tongxuan, slept at night - oh, concubine, right? Remember it, let's go !”
Yang Baili looked at Xiao Cheng and others leaving, wondering what Gu Zhengchen was up to. Why am I sleeping with a concubine in the middle of the night? Do you still have any objections?
No matter what Yang Baili thought, Xiao Cheng knocked on the door of each house rudely and arrogantly, broke in, woke him up, and recorded everything in the book whether he was sleeping, sleeping, drinking, eating, etc.
Jinjiang City is not big, and these officials who do not live in the government office are also very smart. They all know that living closer can make walking easier, and they can sleep more in the morning. This is really convenient for Xiao Cheng. It only takes an hour and a half. He knocked on the doors of fifty-eight officials and servants, and seven of them were not at home, so Xiao Cheng took them out of the flower house.
They went to the Flower House together and stayed up all night. These officials were really good at playing, and they probably wanted to learn a foreign language. After all, Quanzhou had a greater chance of meeting envoys from the Ryukyu and Champa Kingdoms.
At midnight, the government office was bustling with activity.
Yang Baili, the general judge, Feng Zheng and Liu Bo in the household room, Wang Shun and Li Zhongqiu in the official room, and the ceremony room... fifty-eight people in total hurried to the government office.
As soon as they entered the government office, the serious and tense atmosphere made Yang Baili, Feng Zheng and others frightened.
Xiao Cheng handed the book recorded by the scribe to Gu Zhengchen.
Gu Zhengchen glanced at it for a few times and laughed: "Unexpectedly, you are busy during the day, and you are also very busy at night. There are many tricks, but you are happy and free. But, who of you still takes the imperial decree in your eyes? , His Majesty appointed you to the official position and asked you to govern the Quanzhou Prefecture. Is it to allow you to indulge in pleasure and live happily, or to be considerate of the people, care about the common people, and work diligently? "
Yang Baili still didn't realize the seriousness of the problem and stood up to express his anger: "Your Majesty, we did not delay the political affairs. We left the government office, so naturally we will not be under the government's control. Could it be said that it will take twelve hours before His Majesty appoints us? Not allowed to rest for even a moment? But the guard of this palace lord, relying on his identity as Qianhu, dared to break into the mansion, just like a robber and a pirate, with a bad attitude, if he is not punished, we will not accept it!"
"Yes, he even hit me!"
Wang Shun covered his face and complained.
Xiao Cheng didn't even look at Wang Shun. He beat you to the point where you hid your head in a woman's arms. He didn't even respond to his calls, so why did he beat you?
"I'm a rough man, I'm reckless."
Xiao Cheng explained.
However, this explanation is just as annoying as no explanation.
Gu Zhengchen did not favor Xiao Cheng: "I ordered you to invite everyone here. How dare you be so rude? I will write a letter of impeachment against you!"
Wu Kang, Tang Xian and others were a little depressed.
Yang Baiju almost cursed.
But so what?
Xiao Cheng was indeed a member of the Qianhu family of Longxiang Guards and the emperor's servant. Gu Zhengchen was the prefect. The prefect could not control Longxiang Guards. All he could do was write a few scoldings. Whether to punish him or not depended on the emperor's mood.
Xiao Cheng was frightened and beaten, and no one could cure Xiao Cheng for a while.
Gu Zhengchen reprimanded Xiao Cheng, then looked at Yang Baili and others, waving the book in his hand: "I remember clearly in this book that none of the fifty-eight officials and servants who were supposed to live in the government office were there. Xiu Mu, secondly, he has no parents, his wife is seriously ill and cannot take care of him, and thirdly, he has no urgent family matters, and everyone lives a comfortable and happy life."
"In other words, you are not in the government office, not out of filial piety, nor because of the urgency of the disease, but because of the pleasure and comfort of life. You choose to live outside the government office, either in a big house or a brothel. , or drunken and indulgent. In this case, it is not unfair to slap you, yes or no, Tang Tongpan? "
Tang Xian felt very uneasy when he saw Gu Zhengchen looking over.
This person's methods of doing things are really impeccable, and everything he does is recorded in the book, which makes it impossible for them to find any excuses.
You can't smell drunk and argue that you are treating girls and practicing Ah Wei's 18 poses with women, but then say that your parents are critically ill and only have one breath left...
