Chapter 38: Does the magistrate want to be the emperor?
Xie Ji was particularly disgusted with this kind of thing. When the time comes, the crimes he committed must be investigated and punished according to law. He did not believe that such a dog official would not make any mistakes.
Instead, he now feels that the original person has a good character. Although he has done so many bad things, he always keeps his word and his actions must be resolute. He is much more reliable than many people.
As long as the original person promised, he would definitely do it, but the original person would rarely promise easily, but he made a promise to his wife, I will never let you down in this life, and he did it, but the real reason made him
Xie Ji was twitching uncontrollably.
The original person only had respect for his wife, but no love. He was frigid and was only busy with official duties and had no interest in that kind of thing.
If it weren't for the necessity to get married and have children, the original person would probably have been single all his life.
In Xie Ji's view, this person had the same idea as him.
The original person can do anything, including taking bribes, bending the law, practicing favoritism, etc., but the original person is really not greedy for beauty, which can be regarded as an advantage.
"Master, don't be in a hurry. That kind of person is not worthy of the master's anger. What should I do if my body is damaged by anger?" Liu Shui saw that Xie Ji was angry and said something. After all, this kind of person is not worthy of being angry.
"County Lord, what if that little lady doesn't know what to do?" the voice from the other side came again.
"You don't know what's interesting? If you don't know what's interesting, you can just clean it up. You still need to ask the county magistrate." As soon as that person said it, he was immediately refuted by another person.
"If you are ignorant, doesn't she have an old mother?" She added another sentence without any shame.
As soon as these words came out, everyone agreed and agreed one after another.
After hearing these words, Xie Ji clenched his fists. If his reason hadn't told him not to do this, he would have wanted to go out and beat him up right now.
"Patriarch, Patriarch, what's wrong with you?" Liu Shui saw Xie Ji motionless and seemed a little angry. He thought, is the Patriarch angry with those people?
That's right, those people are actually more arrogant than the family head. The family head naturally can't stand it. The family head has never been so arrogant. He is simply an idiot.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Prime Minister is greedy for money and will not refuse anyone who comes. If we send the money, the Prime Minister will be happy and may have a better impression of the County Lord." At this time, another voice came from the other side.
"This is a good idea. How much silver should we pay as tribute?" The county magistrate laughed happily when he heard this.
"Your Majesty, this is the number." The subordinate stretched out his hands.
"One hundred thousand silver taels, then let's give it one hundred thousand." The county magistrate hesitated for a while and said with a bit of pain, let's bear the pain and let go.
"It's one million silver taels." The subordinate shook his head and said.
"One million? Even if I add up all my belongings, it's not enough for one million." The county magistrate exclaimed in surprise, one million, he is still one hundred thousand short of one million, not to mention, he doesn't want to become poor all of a sudden.
one.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, you don't need to pay all of this money, let the whole Changling County people share one or two, wouldn't it be enough?" the subordinate continued.
"Good idea, good idea, your idea won my heart. I will issue an order at that time, saying that the Prime Minister ordered that one million silver taels be needed. In this way, if those people dare not to give it, they will be disrespecting the Prime Minister and ignoring the court.
If you want to commit rebellion, you will implicate the nine clans." The county magistrate immediately laughed and said, in this way, not only will he have the silver to bribe the prime minister, but he will also be able to make more money. This is an excellent way!
"Magistrate of Changling County." Xie Ji didn't know what to feel after hearing these crazy words.
No wonder the original person's reputation is so bad. It's all because of a dog official like him. It would be strange if he didn't have a bad reputation.
Good guy, you made a good deal, but in the end you let me take the blame. Damn you.
Xie Ji has calmed down now. Magistrate Changling, you are very good, really very good. You are really a great contributor to his reputation as a traitor.
Considering that the original person accepted so many bribes in the past, and refused to accept anyone who came, regardless of the source of the money, there must be many people who used his name to collect money wantonly.
He is really brave. No wonder his reputation as a treacherous official is so deep-rooted. It turns out that it was these dog officials who added fuel to the fire.
Now I understand, in fact, the original person also cares about his reputation. He tried many ways to improve his reputation, but none of them worked. Later, he just became a traitor.
My original thought is that since you call me a traitor, then wouldn’t I be sorry if I don’t become such a traitor? Others will be remembered as a virtuous minister for thousands of years, so I will be remembered as a traitor for thousands of years.
Xie Ji felt a little weird when he thought about the original idea. The brain circuit of this traitor is still different from ordinary people. He actually thinks that being a virtuous minister can only be famous for a lifetime, but a traitor can be infamous for thousands of years. Notoriety is good, and he can do whatever he wants. Anyway, I
He is a traitor.
Xie Ji wanted to scold him, what's so good about a treacherous minister? Didn't you see that Zhao Gao was scolded so badly that every time he was mentioned, he would spit in his mouth; and Qin Yi and Wei Zhongxian, those two were even more miserable. Although one died a good death,
But his kneeling statue is still there in modern times, and his body was dismembered after his death.
Therefore, there is nothing good about a traitor, especially one with such a bad reputation. In all likelihood, he will not die well, and even if he dies, he will not have peace.
"Master, the Changling County magistrate actually blamed the crime he was about to commit on the family master. If he was allowed to commit the crime, the family master's reputation would be ruined. This man is very courageous. Aren't he afraid that the incident will come to light?" Liu Shui now said to him.
That Changling County Magistrate is even more gnashing his teeth. Only the head of the family would blame others. You, a county magistrate, dare to put the blame on the head of the family and use the name of the head of the family to make money. This is contrary to nature.
And in this way, not only will the reputation of the family owner be ruined, but if someone is caught with this, it will be difficult for the family owner to explain. After all, the family owner accepted their bribes, and their will is what the family owner wants, and the family owner will have to fight them.
cover up.
How could this make sense? How could the head of the family be taken advantage of? The key was that he was used so arrogantly that he almost didn't say that the head of the house pointed a sword at his head and ordered him to do it.
"The truth is that I will kill the Changling County Magistrate."
Xie Ji calmed down now. He saw that the Changling County Magistrate was just a dead man and was not worth arguing with a dying person.
"Let's go." Xie Ji stood up and pulled Liu Shui to leave. Too many things have happened recently, and he really can't react now. That matter has not been resolved, and now, another thing has happened.
It would be okay if he didn't see it, but now it happened in front of him, and he was actually discussing how to use his reputation as prime minister to collect benefits.
What the original prime minister did was really a failure. He actually allowed local officials to use his reputation to make profits, and only looked at the one-third of an acre of land in the court.
Xie Ji walked down and was about to go out when a voice came from upstairs: "Who is that, stop for me and bring him up."
When Xie Ji heard this, he thought it was bad. He had forgotten about it. You could clearly see the picture below.
Xie Ji became solemn. Now, how should he choose to raise himself? If he exposed the identity of the prime minister, he would definitely be questioned. Even if he believed it, he knew that after hearing these words, he might kill himself to eliminate future troubles.
Then we can only adapt to circumstances and wait for an opportunity to escape. By the way, isn't he greedy for money? This can be used to advantage.
So Xie Ji pulled Liu Shui up and gestured to Liu Shui not to reveal his identity.
When Xie Ji walked to the box of the Changling County Magistrate, Xie Ji saw this magistrate who dared to use his reputation to do evil. Just now he saw it from a distance, but now he saw it from a close distance.
Fat and strong, this was the adjective Xie Ji thought of. He had a big belly and was also wretched. Xie Ji looked a little uncomfortable and could only use words to describe him as a beast.
"When I see the magistrate, I still don't have any luggage." said one of the magistrate's subordinates.
"I have met the county magistrate." Xie Ji just bowed. If the form was not forced, he would have had him taken down and beheaded now.
"It's rude. You can't kneel down and bow down when you see the county magistrate. Why don't you kneel down quickly?" The subordinate saw Xie Ji being so rude and scolded him directly.
"The Daxia Code does not require people to kneel to officials, so my behavior is not rude and there is nothing wrong with it."
Xie Ji said lightly, it is really the case, there is no such law in the law. As for why the people have to kneel down to the officials, it is because they have been servile for a long time and have become accustomed to it. There is nothing wrong with it if they don't feel it. In addition,
This is a feudal society, and it would feel strange not to kneel down.
As for why there is no such article, it may be that this matter has been taken for granted, and there is no thought that there are people like him taking advantage of loopholes in the law. It may also be that he forgot to add it. Anyway, he is grateful.
The man who revised the law.
"No?" Changling County Magistrate asked in surprise.
"Indeed not." A subordinate muttered in the county magistrate's ear.
"It's a joke, everyone else kneels down, but you don't. You are so disrespectful. You want to abandon the streets of the city." A subordinate scolded, who has the final say now? How dare you, a little untouchable, disrespect the county.
Damn you.
"When do I disrespect the county magistrate? Can kneeling show my respect for the county magistrate? Isn't it ridiculous? If others kneel, that's their business. I'm different. Why should I kneel? Lord of Heaven and Earth, dear master,
The county magistrate is neither the emperor, nor my parents, nor my master, so why should I kneel down?"
"What if I insist on making you kneel down?" The Changling County Magistrate did not believe that he could not be made to kneel down. If he dared not to kneel down, he would break your legs.
"Does the county magistrate want to be the emperor?"
As soon as Xie Ji's words came out, his mood immediately changed. The Changling County Magistrate looked around and found that there was no one else.
Chapter completed!