Officials cut off ten roads

The master is dead. The lawsuit filed by the uncle and the second master over the division of family property has gone to the Yamen. The master is not available, so the master stepped forward and ordered Jiang Tou to accompany the victim back to investigate in detail and make a judgment later.

Those last four words simply killed Jiang Tou.

If the verdict is really pronounced in court, it would be okay to say that fulfilling one's duties is called duty, and being undecided is called deliberation. Right and wrong can be decided in a moment, and the judgment is at one's own discretion. There is a lot of emphasis in this.

But he said that Jiang Tou had a hard job, and he did not dare to disobey, so he had to follow the two uncles home, hoping to sell the tickets and close the case as soon as possible.

Speaking of which, I don’t blame Jiang Tou. Anyone who has ever worked as a government servant does not want to get involved in lawsuits such as family property. If he comes back and forth, he will inevitably spend three to five days in the mourning hall. Not to mention that he is too cold. Even the food he ate was vegetarian, and with the monk's words, he wanted to lie down before the case was settled.

It is said that weddings and funerals bring profit, so what is the psychology of scoring? Look at that old monk, he shouts, and all he hears is the sound of money.

Looking at the shopping assistant, his legs felt gusty. Even though he was extremely busy, he would be able to eat and clothe himself for a few months after just one trip.

Therefore, any business related to weddings and weddings is not profitable, but it is different for the officials of the yamen. For them, this is called job, and it is not considered a business.

Unless it is a public case, there will definitely be no profit and water. Not to mention that there is no money to be made, the legs will be given to the host's family.

People who come to the Yamen to file lawsuits are usually ordinary people, and they are not big families. Officials will not condescend to come here. But if they really catch up with a big house to file a lawsuit, it will be different. Don't talk about it. The yamen servants and even the masters on errands had to go back and forth.

If the mistress has any orders, he has to go back and ask for instructions. In the final analysis, the master has nothing to judge. It is difficult for upright officials to deal with household affairs, so they should be allowed to do whatever they want until they have made enough trouble.

Therefore, the errands cannot and do not dare to be negligent. If they are a little bit indifferent, they will turn around and submit the paper to show their responsibilities. If nothing else, they must first deal with the errands. Who calls someone a scapegoat? ?

Code keepers cannot shirk their responsibilities - once such scandalous cases are not handled well, it will be a stain on the official career. It will annoy everyone and no one can escape. However, the person who handles the errands is not an official. , so if an accident occurs, they can only bear the responsibility.

This is the reason why government servants are called low-class workers. They offend others, are not pleasing to others, and have only one talent but dare not use it.

If you really offend someone, just stand back and wait to be picked on.

For this reason, Jiang Tou even looked at the place behind him and said how hard this job was.

Thinking about how to start and end well in the future, Jiang Tou couldn't help but sigh. The leaves were turning yellow, and the wind and snow were blowing and it was so cold!

When I came back with the suffering owner, I had almost dissipated my energy before entering the mourning hall.

Entering the mourning hall, the uncle and the second uncle were having a huge quarrel. It seemed that whoever shouted louder in the mourning hall would be seen by others as more filial. The case is simple, but the favor is difficult——< /p>

The head of the family passed away a while ago, leaving behind two hundred taels of silver. None of the two masters came to serve him, but they all felt that their hard work had paid off.

In addition, the uncle’s family is large and powerful, so he insists on dividing the money by twenty taels per head. The second uncle has just gotten married, and his wife is still pregnant. Who knows whether it is a boy or a girl? And I couldn’t tell which brothers and sisters they were, so how could I agree?

The quarrel came to the Yamen. It has been three days, and the master’s body has been lying on the ground wrapped in a mat. When did the family property become clear? Let’s talk about burial.

Jiang Tou roughly understood the situation and walked over to take a look at the old ghost on the ground, not to mention how worried he was.

Turning around helplessly, Jiang Tou punched the scabbard, and his eyelids began to fight.

The rafters take a breath.

The dead ghosts on the ground were also looking straight at the beams, looking very scary.

Jiang Tou looked up and saw that the rafters on the beam were rising and falling, which happened to be an unlucky number. He sighed, it was going to be tough.

Just like that, three living people and one dead ghost, all sighing at the rafters on the beams, endured for a whole night, but the two brothers still couldn't tell the difference.

The two brothers were young and vigorous, but Jiang Tou couldn't bear the hardship, so he found an excuse to come out. He was already very haggard after just one night, so he ran back to the Yamen, crying and begging the master to be kind and to solve the case as soon as possible. Sentence.

"Why are you so anxious? It's only been a few days, and I've been staring at you since I got home. When it smells bad, they figured it out, let's go -"

The master blew on the tea Angry, Jiang Tou rolled his eyelids and counted the rafters above his head. Jiang Tou was so angry that hair almost grew on his face, but he didn't dare to pounce on him, so he had to sigh and go back to the host's house.

It seems that they had a tacit understanding. During the day, the two brothers quarreled and brought along their respective aggressive guests. Jiang Tou accepted his defeat and stayed with him the whole time.

It’s a pity that winter has just arrived. The master’s body is stiff but not rotten. He is still fine after the first seven days. The mourning hall cannot set up a brazier. When Jiang Tou gets old, he can’t hold it anymore. He always wants to Looking for a way to change the job, the brothers in the yamen heard that this brother was very good, and they didn't let go after the first seven days. It was really hard to say that no one knew the difference. Jiang Tou could count his hair from the rafters to the rafters, and he would never forget it until his death. That number.

One day...

Two days...

Three days...

Jiang Tou really couldn't hold it any longer. Afraid that the lawsuit would not be settled yet, I would accompany the old man on the road first, so I chose a day before the old man came and quietly pulled the second old man aside.

After some advice from Jiang Tou, Er Ye’s eyes lit up.

"Is this plan really feasible?"

Jiang Tou nodded hurriedly, it has to be done if it doesn't work, he won't be able to do it if he continues like this.

The second master still felt that it was not safe, and asked Jiang Tou for detailed advice on how to file a lawsuit. After all, he had already made trouble once. If he went there rashly again, he would not be punished?

Jiang Tou was furious, he had never seen such a clueless stick!

"Look, it's also a lawsuit. Let's take theft as an example. Our Qing law clearly states that for more than one tael to ten taels, for a battle of seventy, if the thief is caught, the master will judge. , there are ten liang involved in the case, how much should I hit?"

The second master counted on his fingers: "Seventy?"

Jiang Tou nodded and shook his head: "I I have been a sergeant for thirty years, but I have never seen him hit more than seventy times."

"What's going on?"

The second master didn't understand, Jiang Tou sighed. After taking a breath, he spoke eloquently——

"If the sentence is really like that, why do you need an official to judge the case? Find a three-year-old baby who can uphold justice! If you think about it, it is the same crime and theft. How old is the person? Is the person being robbed a criminal? Is he stealing money to help the poor? Or is he stealing money from the house? The beads? Or the incense from the temple? How much is the person who stole it? The person who stole it, plus the money and things, you want to think about it until you die! There are not many possibilities, plus the time, reason, location, place of birth... let me tell you this, regardless of the fact that the Qing Dynasty law is written clearly, when it comes to the court, the master can judge whatever he wants. There’s so much room for fun! You think the laws and regulations are all written down, but they are actually all written down! This is called the official breaking of ten roads - I want to be ahead of you every step of the way!”< /p>

The second master nodded thoughtfully, seeming to understand.

... , saying that the master had entrusted him with it before his death, and all the two hundred taels of silver were given to him, and that it had nothing to do with the master.

This is interesting. Since we have already given instructions, why are we still making such a fuss?

Seeing that all the neighbors had gathered, the master immediately went to the inner office to examine Fenghua, met Jiang Tou, and turned around and locked him up.

"Tell me, why did it become a case of embezzlement?"

The master sat upright, the second master cried, the uncle was shocked, Jiang Tou went out for a while, and when he came back , brought back a painting, saying it was the master's last work.

The old man was anxious at that time. Let alone whether he had seen this painting or not, he had been living in poverty all his life. His family lived frugally, and he did not forget to pick up the dregs and sell them for money even when shaking briquettes. How can there be leisure and elegance to waste money on painting?

The master took a breath of tea, counted the rafters on the beam, and then said:

"Roaring the court, let's hit thirty boards first."

Jiang Tou has been waiting for this day. Don’t worry about who he is hitting, as long as he can vent his anger, he picked up the board and swung it round to say hello!

The old man was crying and shouting, and after finishing typing, he seemed to be able to draw.

Seeing the second master's secret joy, the master immediately understood and asked the second master to come closer and obey. The second master hurriedly came over and slowly spread out the brand new painting——

Erba Shu is beautiful, graceful and graceful, with thousands of charms on her eyebrows and eyes!

This painting is quite beautiful, but this is the method...

The master glanced at Jiang Tou, who frowned. He just bought it randomly on the road, so why bother? Gotta take a closer look.

"Did your master draw it?"

The second master was startled for a moment, then looked at Jiang Tou, and had no choice but to break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, nodding his head in agreement.

The master summed it up and said calmly:

"Eighty-three are good at making erotic paintings. Your master is a strange person! Tell me, what does this painting have to do with the family property? ?"

The second master quickly pulled off the scroll and saw a letter falling out of it. It said in black and white -

The mellow second son, the disobedient eldest son, always feels guilty, no To help Zhou, I think about it as the twilight falls. Feeling that time is running out, I secretly entrust the painting scroll to my master. The sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly. I mourn and complain, hoping for the Qingming Festival.

As expected, he is a man who "understands the righteousness". He had long expected that the master would be in charge of the case. He was very complimentary and well-organized.

The master finally had a smile on his face, took another sip of tea, and then said -

"This case is clear. Your master has clearly figured out who the brother is. He is a loyal and traitorous person, and the family property belongs to his second son. The elder yelled in court, acted boldly, misappropriated the family property, and was disobedient and unfilial. He was beaten eighty times and then kicked out. "

Jiang Tou pulled the uncle off and beat him again. , the uncle cried and cried to the sky, and even to his death he did not understand how the case was decided.

The case spread, the lawsuit was filed, and strange news spread throughout the streets. After the lawsuit, the two brothers never saw each other again in their lives. The master's reputation was also ruined along with the case, and Jiang Tou canceled the signature. The tickets were all in vain, so don’t worry about how careful you are when you pass by the door of the uncle’s house.

It's a pity that the second master was so lucky that he came to the government office again that night after receiving the money. He was tall and thick when he went in, and he was skinny when he came out. After struggling for countless days, he lost his family ties in the end. Still only got fifty taels of silver.

Where did the rest go?

Jiang Tou did not dare to ask, so he sent the second master away that day and returned home. He lay on the bed and sighed, and when he looked at the rafters on the beams - he felt up and down!

What a damn bad luck.