Thinking that these girls would be childless and helpless for the rest of their lives, Wu couldn't help but sigh, "Oh, what a sin."
At this time, Gao Tongzhi and Qian Tongpan, who were in the front office, were a little confused. Only then did they realize that the reason why the prefect came late today was because he went to the mountain temple.
Also, you just went as you said you would, why do you have to bring back all these "mountain gods' wives"?
It has been almost two years since they came to Shizhou Mansion. Gao Tongzhi and Qian Tongpan know very well how difficult the Yang, Zhao and Chen families are.
Master Lin is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.
Thinking of this, Qian Tongpan couldn't help but shake his head. Sure enough, he couldn't do anything with his words.
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Although he was mentally prepared, three days later, when he heard that the heads and elders of the Yang family, Chen family, and Zhao family, as well as many common people were squatting at the entrance of the government office, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but sigh at the rapid growth of these families. speed.
So, are we preparing to "raise the troops to prosecute"?
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Chapter 213 There is a God in the sky
When the Yamen came to report, Lin Yuanqiu was having breakfast in the back Yamen.
To be honest, although he had been mentally prepared, Lin Yuanqiu was still a little surprised by the abilities of the Yang, Zhao, and Chen families. He didn’t know what methods these people used or what they said, so that so many people gathered there so early in the morning. Here comes the government office.
If according to what the yamen servant said, the entire yamen entrance was almost full of people, it would be at least five or six hundred people.
Lin Sanzhu became a little anxious when he heard that so many people were coming, fearing that his dog would suffer a big loss if there was a lot of noise. "Yuanqiu, should we go to the barracks to bring some guards over?"
His son had the power of four thousand soldiers. Lin Sanzhu thought it would be better to bring a group of soldiers over. He expected that after seeing these people, they would not dare to make trouble unreasonably.
Old Lintou also thought this was a good idea, "Yuanqiu, I think your father's idea is good. After Bingwei comes over, let's just ask them to stop at the door."
In this case, those who want to cause trouble should restrain themselves.
Lin Yuanqiu shook his head, "Sir, your grandson will definitely not have any conflicts with others, so don't worry."
As for Bingwei, Lin Yuanqiu would naturally not let them come. Those people at the yamen gate are all people under his rule. Now they are just being encouraged by others. If he calls the soldiers to come over, and someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of him and accuses the government of sending troops to oppress the people, then he will be unable to explain clearly.
Lin Yuanqiu had already thought about it, and he had no objection to worshiping the mountain god.
To be honest, he had no reason to object. He couldn't tell the people that those mountain gods were nothing but mud and stones and could not bless them. Please don't worship them anymore or waste your money.
Does anyone believe this? Certainly not. On the contrary, they have to be scolded secretly.
People's deep-rooted beliefs that have been held for decades cannot be made to give up with just a few words of his.
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu's purpose is to worship the mountain gods as he wishes, as long as he does not harm others.
As for how many offerings there were, and how much had been pocketed by the Yang, Zhao, and Chen families over the years, Lin Yuanqiu was too lazy to care. They all said that the people would not punish the officials, and why would he participate in what they wanted to do?
After having breakfast and changing into his official robe, Lin Yuanqiu went to the front office. Ping An, as usual, followed closely behind him, holding the wooden box containing the official seal.
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The weather was naturally still cold even before the first lunar month, and the Yamenkou Street was so wide and there were no trees or anything like that. You can imagine how nervous the people standing here were.
Especially the several clan leaders and clan elders at the head of the clan are quite old when they sit in this position.
Older people are naturally unable to withstand the cold as well as young people. Even though they are covered by thick cloaks, their faces are still exposed. When the cold wind blows, it feels like their skin is being scratched by a knife. There was also the frozen snot that dripped directly onto the beard. I wanted to wipe it but felt it was too shameful. If I didn't wipe it, it flowed down the beard and into my mouth. This feeling is as uncomfortable as you can say.
So after hearing the door of the government office creaking open, the eyes of everyone present lit up.
The two government officials were still guarding the door. At this time, neither of their faces looked very good, or it would be more appropriate to say they were worried.
Can you not be worried? The prefect has just taken office, and these people just come and go.
After so many years as government officials, this was the first time they had seen people come to the government offices to ask for explanations.
Besides, it’s just one or two, it doesn’t matter even a dozen. You said there were hundreds when you came. Isn’t this intentional to cause trouble?
In other words, they still hope that the good decisions of "small counties and big cities" will be implemented quickly.
Alas, I wonder if the prefect will lose his determination to fight in Shizhou Prefecture after receiving such a big blow today. If the "small county and big city" is gone, then they will have to cry to death.
Gao Tongzhi was also worried. In his opinion, this matter was really difficult to deal with.
In fact, after seeing Mr. Lin taking those mountain wives back, he knew that something was going to happen. Not to mention how difficult those families were, the people had been worshiping the mountain gods for many years, and suddenly something happened. Naturally, I had to come over and ask for details.
Compared with Gao Tongzhi, Qian Tongpan has much less to do with himself.
What he usually admires the most are those who are resourceful, and what he despises the most is naturally those who act recklessly.
In his eyes, Mr. Lin is exactly the latter.
In the past few days, Qian Tongpan thought about it again and again, and felt that the reason why Mr. Lin would do this was because he had already heard of the "famous names" of the Yang family, Zhao family, and Chen family, so this was a preparation As soon as he takes office, he will attack them to establish his own prestige.
But Qian Tongpan thought to himself that if he wanted to establish his power, he had to look at something or someone. As far as the matter and the group of people he was currently looking for, he absolutely did not believe that Mr. Lin's power could be successful.
Usually when ordinary people see an official, they want to lower their heads to their stomachs.
But these three families were different. As far as he knew, the Yang family alone had two members who had the title of civil servant, and this did not include the six scholars. The same goes for the Zhao family and the Chen family. Among the children of the family, there are also scholars and scholars. Otherwise, how could they have such confidence to ask the government for explanations.
Qian Tongpan was really puzzled. Mr. Lin was promoted to the prefect of Shizhou by the Holy Emperor because of his outstanding political achievements in Yongning Prefecture and Dinghu County. Such a person should not be stupid. How could he do such a reckless thing? Coming.
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Lin Yuanqiu didn't know what everyone in the yamen was thinking.
When he arrived at the front office, he didn't delay and sat directly at the public case table.
Then he said to the leading government official, "Let the common people come in."
Everybody come in?
The leading officer thought he had heard wrongly. In the past, when a case was heard, only the victim could attend the court, and others could only stand outside the lobby door to watch.
With this thought in mind, the leading officer hurriedly asked again, "Sir, are you calling everyone in?"
Lin Yuanqiu nodded, "Exactly, call everyone in."
Now that they are already outside the door, I can't bear to let others run away in vain.
Several clan leaders and clan elders were a little stunned for a moment after hearing that everyone was allowed in, not understanding what the magistrate meant. But then I thought about it, they were being reasonable about this matter, so what were they afraid of?
As a result, the lobby of the government office was extremely crowded.
Seeing the magistrate under the bright mirror, everyone knelt down and kowtowed. Anyway, he already had a countermeasure in mind, so Lin Yuanqiu was not in a hurry. He raised his hand and said to everyone, "Everyone, get up."
Later, Lin Yuanqiu said to the government servants beside him, "Go and move stools for the clan elders to sit on."
Hearing that it was a stool and not a chair, several government officials quickly moved the long wooden bench in the corridor that was originally used to set up drums.
Seeing the magistrate's polite appearance, not only the clan leaders and elders, but also Gao Tongzhi and Qian Tongpan were a little confused.
I don’t understand why the prefect is so good-tempered.
Did you give in so quickly?
When the clan leaders and elders were all seated, Lin Yuanqiu raised his hand to signal to the clan leaders and elders, "Tell me, why are you here today?"
For what?
Several clan leaders and everyone present were stunned for a long time, but the prefect still didn't know why they came?
Everyone looked up at the hall and saw that the prefect was listening attentively, as if he really didn't know anything.
Gao Tongzhi and Qian Tongsuan looked at each other. They didn't know what kind of medicine Master Lin was selling in the gourd. They had already explained this when the Yamen went to the back Yamen to report it in the morning.
After all, he is a mature man. Patriarch Yang quickly calmed down. Since the prefect asked him to say it, he should just say it.
Thinking of this, Chief Yang stood up from his stool, then bowed and said, "Sir, since the 14th year of Jingkang, the people of Shizhou Prefecture have worshiped the Wushan God. Over the past many years, Shizhou Prefecture has The weather has always been smooth and no major disasters have occurred. I think the mountain gods must have given us their blessings."
As soon as Patriarch Yang finished his words, Patriarch Zhao stood up quickly. His grandson passed the exam the year before last, so among the patriarchs, he felt that he had the strongest backbone. "Your Majesty, just like Patriarch Yang said that thanks to the blessings of Wushan God, Taoshan God, and Youshan God in recent years, the people of Shizhou Prefecture have been able to live without worries about food and clothing. If we don't have worship in the future, I can't even imagine it."
Upon hearing this, the hundreds of people standing in the lobby, as well as the remaining people standing outside the door because they couldn't squeeze in, all started shouting:
"Sir, this Wushan deity has been offering incense since he was the grandfather of Xiaomin. If it stops now, Xiaomin will be afraid!"
"Sir, please take pity on the poor people. What if there is no incense and the gods of Wushan no longer protect us!"
"Yes, sir, please show mercy!"
As he said that, everyone fell to their knees and kowtowed "dong dong dong".
To anyone who saw this scene, it looked like an official bullying the common people.
Perhaps after hearing the movement here, many pedestrians had gathered outside the door.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't say anything, and the gavel in his hand hit the table with a "snap" like thunder.
Originally, he wanted to wait for them to bring up the matter of Mountain Wife, and then talk to a few people about it, but seeing the way they deliberately avoided it and didn't mention it at all, Lin Yuanqiu suddenly didn't want to waste words with these people anymore.
When Gaiden slapped the table, everyone immediately became silent, including kowtows. However, it was not Gaiden who was afraid, but the prefect who was looking at the silent and solemn face.
It looks really scary.
It's just that Lin Yuanqiu's appearance made her look stern and angry in the eyes of several cunning clan leaders and clan elders.
Several people couldn't help but feel proud. They didn't expect that the dignified magistrate was forced to say nothing by them. Hahaha, it seemed that he would no longer dare to meddle in their family's business in the future.
Qian Tongpan looked at it and shook his head secretly. He was so driven to panic so quickly. Alas, it seems that Mr. Lin is nothing more than that.
But before the Yang family leaders could finish feeling proud, they heard the prefect tell Gao Tongzhi in a deep voice, "Mr. Gao, please ask the household clerk to bring over the household registrations of the Yang family, the Zhao family, and the Chen family. !”
"Yes, sir." Upon hearing this, Gao Tongzhi quickly stood up and went to the sixth room.
When they heard that they wanted to praise their clan's household registration, the several clan leaders and elders present looked at me and I looked at you. For a moment, they didn't know the intention of the magistrate.
But when I think about it, they haven't done anything against the king's law, so what are they afraid of?
So everyone straightened their backs again.
Soon, more than a dozen scribes came over with a large stack of books each. Since these three families had too many household registrations, scribes from other houses also came over to help.
It was not good to just spread so many books on the ground. Seeing that the buttocks of several clan leaders and clan elders were no longer on the stools, the officials simply went over and carried the stools to the lobby to place the household registration books.
After all the books were placed on the bench, Gao Tongzhi raised his head and said, "Sir, all the household registrations are here."
Well, Lin Yuanqiu nodded to express satisfaction, and then ordered the eighteen scribes present, "You divide these books into nine parts, and then put two people into groups, and record all the unmarried men in the household registration."
"Yes!" All the scribes responded in unison. After getting pens, ink, paper and inkstones, they quickly got busy.
