Chapter 295: Zhongmu Chen's Three Questions (1)
The people are in the sky, and the mirror is hanging high!
Under the plaque representing the court's storefront, above the high hall of the glazed tiled pavilion, the new Zhongmu County Magistrate, who had not yet been half a month old, was closing his eyes slightly, closing his eyes to rest, and silently waiting for the new day's official business. This man was wearing a blue-white official uniform, and a piece of green wood hairpin pierced the Jinxian crown on his head like a sharp sword. Cooperating with his thick eyebrows, vertical and dark and honest face, it made people feel a sense of a strong and intense feeling from the bottom of his lips. Above his lips was a thick beard, as if he had the appearance of a forest, and under his lips was a slender beard, which grew thin and long. The most special thing was his slightly tall nose and a tall hip bone that exceeded his forehead. With such a high nose and wide bones, he almost wrote his straightforward and strong nature on his face.
Who is this person’s surname? It turns out that he was Chen Gongtai, the new county magistrate of Zhongmu. He was a native of Dongjun, Yanzhou. He was moved by the decline of the Han Dynasty, the eunuchs were tyrannical and chaotic, and the people were living in trouble. He hated that he had no ambitions, so he had to take an official position to stabilize the world without any help. He could protect the peace of the people in the whole place.
He took over the position of the magistrate of Zhongmu County. He thought that the magistrate was ranked seventh rank in the Han Dynasty, and was in the lower third level of the first to ninth ranks. However, after taking office, he found out that he was a local emperor who was actually in a county and no one dared to refute. Of course, he had to pretend to be confused and be the puppets of aristocratic families that had been rooted in the county for dozens or hundreds of years. But Chen Gong felt that the aristocratic family was too taken for granted. After seven days, he was at peace, and he would not refuse visitors, no one would refuse gifts, and no one would refuse. On the eighth day, a shocking earthquake occurred in Zhongmu County.
The first and second aristocratic families were listed for more than ten days of evil. In addition to the elderly, young, women and children, they were directly pressed to the Caishikou and beheaded. The third and fourth aristocratic families rose to power and became the most loyal executor and supporter of Chen County Magistrate. On the ninth day, the new government decree in Zhongmu County was issued, and the people praised each other, cheered like the sea, and cried with joy, thousands of people were thousands of families. From the ninth day to the fifteenth day, Chen County Magistrate tried the case. In the past, those with grievances were overturned. New cases will be found within half a day, and those under trial will be newly convinced.
But today, when he was testing his Chen Gongtai's achievements again, he closed his eyes slightly and calmed down, because during these days, he was almost sleepless and changing everything in Zhongmu County: the people's customs, the appearance of the streets, and the operation of minor officials...
Everything was seen by the yamen in the court. They dared not say it was earth-shaking, but they dared to pat their chests and say it was effective! Just say that they always came to the yamen lazily on duty in the past, and even did not come twice or three times a week, depending on their mood. It was common for them to drink wine, make bets, and go for the "Hualanzi" when they were idle!
Why? Because the county magistrate of the last time was already seventy-eighty, and he didn't go to the court for ten days and half a month. He also liked to use his confused mind to judge some unjust and false cases. How can the upper beam not be straight and the lower beam not be crooked?
Chen Gong waited for three o'clock on the sun. Finally, two complainants came. One of the two complainants could see that they were vegetable vendors full of vegetables, and the other was a ragged beggar with stains on his face. Yes, they were beggars, or a beggar with one leg lame.
Chen Gong raised his eyes and saw the beggar. He was stunned at first and frowned slightly, but after a little glance, he saw the beggar's broken legs, and his brows gradually stretched out. Chen Gong was most taboo to get a job without any effort. On the other hand, he was a beggar. Therefore, since he took power in Zhongmu, he has vigorously cracked down on the beggar's living space. However, the beggar in front of him was obviously a pitiful person, and he was not convenient to make more conspiracy!
He waved his hand, and the more than ten yamen runners below understood. It was mighty! It was mighty! The sound of neat killing sticks hitting the ground instantly shocked those who were not treacherous.
When the vegetable dealer and the beggar heard this, they were about to kneel down. Chen Gong waved his hand again: According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, those who have difficulty in their legs and feet should not kneel down!
The beggar immediately glanced at County Magistrate Chen with great gratitude. The vegetable dealer was startled and thought that the county magistrate in the hall was dissatisfied with him. He hurriedly knelt down: I won’t sue you, I won’t sue you anymore! It’s okay, nothing big!
"Don't panic. If you have any grievances, come quickly! I will be fair!" Chen Gong said slowly.
"If you don't sue after you come to court, you will be guilty. Could you ask me to convict you of false accusation?"
The vegetable dealer did not dare to respond and shivered for a while. Fang said: The villain had something to report, and the villain sold vegetables on the corner of the east street of the city. The dirty beggar knocked over the villain's vegetable truck. The whole truck of vegetables was overturned, and the broken vegetable leaves were everywhere. Where could it be sold? The villain wanted to pull him to argue, but he shouted that he would go to the county government to receive the reward. He said in a crazy way that the county government would compensate me if he got the reward. When the villain thought, he happened to take him to the yamen to argue, and then followed him!
Chen Gong's thick eyebrows stood up and looked at the beggar: You said you were going to the county government to receive the reward, what reward did you receive? No matter what reason you have for the reward, I am afraid that you can't resist the mistake of knocking over the vegetable vendor. If you make a mistake for one reward, you will not do the right way!
When the beggar saw that County Magistrate Chen was talking seriously, he suddenly became anxious: County Magistrate, you don’t know that there is something important to report to me. Have you ever issued a government decree that as long as you report something mysterious and superstitious in the county, you will be rewarded with five trump cards!
"Is this really the case?" Chen Gong's tone subsided. He could tell which one was more important. The small matter of overturning vegetable trucks in the county could not be compared with the mysterious superstitious things that influenced the public's customs.
"Yes, the villain was begging on the street corner, but he saw an extremely strange man passing by from afar. He was tall and mighty, and he actually carried a purple coffin behind him. He walked on Zhongmu County Road in a daze, which scared everyone who came and went. The villain was shocked. He saw that he was not easy to mess with, but the villain still risked his life to inform the county magistrate, and then he accidentally hit the vegetable vendor..." The beggar's eyes were glowing, and it seemed that coming to report the news was the most proud decision in his life.
"A strange person, walking with a coffin on his back, is in the bustling city! It's outrageous. Does this person think that Chen Gongtai dare not treat him?" Chen Gong couldn't help but be furious.
"The matter between you and the two will be retried! You will go immediately. I want to see who has eaten Xiong Xinbaoqi, but I dare to carry a coffin in the territory of my Chen Gongtai!"
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Lu Bu walked step by step in the downtown of Zhongmu County with his purple coffin on his back. A gentle smile always hangs on the corner of his mouth, suppressing his fatigue along the way. He has become accustomed to that every morning, the morning sun has not yet covered the horizon, and spent two hours to make the most refreshing and nourishing medicinal food, stop the coffin for her, and feed her mouth lightly. He has become accustomed to that when the sunset is the best, open the lid of the coffin, accompany her in a coma, and see the beautiful scenery of the dusk. His eyes are her eyes, and he is her eyes...
He walked very slowly, because the people of Zhongmu County looked at him strangely. He had long been used to this kind of look, and did not refute or scold, but just walked quietly the path he was about to go.
"The county magistrate is here!"
Accompanied by several cheers and fierce shouts, Chen Gong took heavy steps and hurriedly arrived at the beggar and more than a dozen staff members holding long sticks. The crowd automatically gave up a spacious road for Chen Gong to show respect for Chen Qingtian, who had done many great things in the new arrival.
Chen Gong frowned and took heavy steps to the front of the crowd. He saw Lu Bu with an extremely calm expression at a glance.
And Lu Bu also looked at Chen Gong.
When the two looked at each other for the first time, an indescribable sense of familiarity arose at the same time, as if they were separated by countless time and space, the two were once extremely familiar!
"Who are you……"
"Who are you……"
"You are Lu Bu, Lu Fengxian of Bingzhou?" Chen Gong's mind appeared in his mind. The portrait he had studied day and night. The person in the portrait was really similar to the person in front of him!
"You are..." To be ashamed, the person in front of him recognized him, but he couldn't think of where he had seen the person in front of him. He just felt that the familiar feeling in his heart could not be gone!
"Chen Gong, Chen Gongtai, a native of Dongjun, Yanzhou, is now a shameless person to be the small county magistrate of Zhongmu County! How can General Lu?" Chen Gongzai looked at Lu Bu carefully, his eyes released an extremely hot light. He even wanted to see through Lu Bu at one glance!
"Chen Gong, Chen Gongtai????"
Chapter completed!