The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

For a prefect of the ruling party, prestige is the most important thing. Since Xun Zhen gained a high prestige because of the recapture of the counties, and thus recruited some nobles and surnames from the counties and counties, wouldn't it be alright to find a way to suppress Xun Zhen's prestige?

This is what Zhao Ran thought of.

So how to suppress Xun Zhen's prestige? Xun Zhen is about to go to the county, so he can take this opportunity to suppress his prestige.

Zhao Ran sent his guests to Liangqi and other counties to make arrangements in advance.

During his arrangement, Kang Gui and other officials sorted out the county's fields, population, grain storage and other data, and presented them to Xun Zhen, who looked at them one by one, and knew what he knew. The last time he was promoted to the dynasty, he planned to leave the county in ten days. Because Jiang Qin's army was advancing very fast and news of good news spread frequently, so many people in the county and county were moved by the wind and came to pay homage in an endless stream. For this reason, it was a bit of a delay. All the honor guards and matters were properly prepared, and on this day in late April, he no longer delayed and started to travel to the county.

Wang Cong, Xun You, Shen Pei, etc. all joined the parade.

The first one went to Liangqi County.

Leaving Ye County, traveled 20 li to the north, crossed the Fushui River, and then traveled 30 to 40 li, that is, the Liang period.

Liangqi is the only place to go from Ye County to Handan County. More than two months ago, Xun Zhen came from Handan to take office in Ye County. No dispatch, no inquiries, as if I didn't know, it was a humiliation to Xun Zhen.

Although Xun Zhen was humiliated, Liang Qiling was the imperial minister, but he could not be punished for his crimes for no reason.

He chose Liang Qi for this trip to the county, and discussed privately with the county officials who followed him, guessing that he must want to avenge this humiliation.

Except for the incompetent, the senior officials in the Han Dynasty would rather be punished severely than be called "weak and incompetent". This is because the Han's law of governing officials is not to blame for the past, that is to say, if an official commits a fault, is dismissed, or is punished, or even serve a sentence, it does not matter, as long as he has merit and talent, then wait. For a period of time, when the court needs talents, the court will naturally be able to get it again, and it will not be used again because of his previous mistakes, and when he is used again, the officials assigned to him will usually not be compared with him. The position held before dismissal is too far away. If you are reprimanded for being tough and majestic, there will always be a day when you will be reinstated. "Incompetent"? Insufficient ability, unable to take on the appointment.

The county officials used themselves to save others, guessing that Xun Zhen wanted revenge, and they guessed right, that Xun Zhen really wanted revenge.

However, before he could take revenge, he entered Liangqi County, and before he entered the county seat, his car was stopped by someone.

He opened the curtain and looked forward, only to see hundreds of people gathered at the front of the driver's guard of honor in a disorderly manner, covering the road tightly.

The county meritorious Cao Wang Cong got out of the car and asked him, and came back to report: "The county people have heard that the government is in the county, and they have come to file a lawsuit."

"What's the matter with the lawsuit?"

"The subordinate asked a little bit, and the appeals are different."

Xun Zhen passed Liang Qi last time, and Liang Qi was not greeted. This time he came to Xingxian County, but Liang Qiling could no longer refuse to welcome him. However, he still did not greet him in person, and sent the county chief registrar to meet Xun Zhen instead of him.

This county chief was originally leading the way, but at this time, he got close to the car and said, "The people of this county don't know the seriousness, and it is a crime to disturb the driving of Ming Gong's car. However, when the Ming Gong arrives, the people want to see the appeal and ignore it. I'm going to drive by myself, and I'm afraid it will also hurt Ming Gong's love for the people. In my humble opinion, Ming Gong might as well stay here for a while, and it will not be too late for those who have received these lawsuits to enter the county."

Shen Pei and Xun You boarded Xun Zhen's car.

Shen Pei whispered, "Ming Gong has not yet entered the city, and the people are blocking the way. This matter is very suspicious."

Xun Zhen also felt suspicious, and said to herself, "I think it was Liang Qiling's ghost!"

——He guessed half right, it was Liang Qiling who did a good job, but Zhao Ran was the instigator.

However, no matter who was instructing him, he remained calm, glanced at the county clerk, and said, "Your words are very true."

Hearing that he agreed to stop the car, the county clerk's eyes flashed with joy, and he said impatiently, "Then the subordinates will call them over?"

"No hurry, you send my order first."

The county clerk was stunned and asked, "He Chi?"

"Liang Qi has his own chief officials, and the prefect cannot overstep his authority. Anyone who wants to talk about thieves and lawsuits should go to the county temple, and those who report to the officials should stay."

According to the Han system, the prefect of the county is mainly to check the various political affairs of the counties, not to handle lawsuits on behalf of the counties. Xun Zhen's edict was reasonable and reasonable. The county clerk was full of unwillingness, but he could only be ordered to go with Wang Cong to sue the people who were blocking the way.

Next to Xun Zhen, Gu Xunyou and Shen Pei smiled disdainfully: "Liang Qiling skill is here!"

Xun You replied with a smile, "But it was Liang Qiling who didn't know that Duke Ming should respond to the incident or even this!"

Liang Qiling arranged for someone to cover the road to appeal. It seems that Xun Zhen's method is very easy to solve. However, if you change to a prefect who is not calm enough, if you look around, hundreds of people are blocking the road. That's good, if Xun Zhen handled it so easily, or if he changed to a prefect who liked to behave like this, he would definitely not handle it like Xun Zhen, and he would probably accept the appeal of the people, but once he accepted the appeal of the people, Then they fell into the trap of Liang Qiling. Hundreds of people appealed, and most of them were deliberately looking for trouble. It was estimated that they could not be dealt with in a few days and nights.

Shen Pei asked: "Dong Ming ordered them to go to the county temple in accordance with the regulations, so why did they leave the people to inform the officials?"

"Nine out of ten of these people were ordered by Liang Qiling. If there is an official among them, the accused official must be at odds with Liang Qiling, so I ordered the people who reported the official to stay."

The trial partner was stunned and said, "So it is."

Xun You suddenly smiled and said, "It's ridiculous that Liang Qiling thought he had a plan, but he was caught by Duke Ming, and he couldn't live by himself."

Xun You's words were not referring to the matter of "the people suing officials", but that Liang Qiling ordered so many people from the county to sue, which just proved Liang Qiling's ineffectiveness in governing the county. Xun Zhen could use this as an excuse to impeach him.

Not long after, Wang Cong and the county administrator returned, and all the people blocking the road had dispersed, leaving only one person, who was brought to the front of the car by the two of them.

Xun Zhen's imperial edict only allowed the people who professed the officials to stay, and the people were obviously the ones who professed the officials.

Xun Zhen became interested, got out of the car, and without sitting, stood there and asked, "Who do you want to sue?"

The commoner fell to the ground and said in fear, "The little people want to sue Sha Ting Ting."

Xun Zhen originally thought that the person he was going to sue would be a county official, but he didn't expect it to be a small pavilion. He looked at him carefully, and saw that the man was kneeling on the ground, he didn't dare to raise his head, he was frightened, and his voice was trembling. , thought: "Looking at his appearance, he looks like a real complainant." He asked cheerfully, "What's the matter with him?"

"Xiaomin's same-born brother Mingxian was arrested for hurting others and fled halfway. The county magistrate ordered Sha Ting Ting to arrest him. Sha Ting Ting failed to catch Xiaomin's brother, so he detained Xiaomin's mother in the booth. Xiaomin's mother is old, in order to rescue Xiaomin's mother, Xiaomin bought a lamb and a jug of wine for Sha Tingting, but after he accepted it, he refused to let Xiaomin's mother go!"

If the suspect cannot be caught, local officials can detain the suspect's parents to use filial piety to force the suspect to surrender. This is legally permitted, but the law does not allow officials to accept bribes.

Xun Zhen asked, "This is a crime of humiliation, why didn't you file a complaint with the county temple?"

"Xiaomin went to the county temple to file a complaint, but the county will not accept it."

"Who doesn't accept it?"

"Officer Wei Qiu."

Xun Zhen said to Wang Cong, "According to my order, go to Liangqi County Temple and capture Wei Qiu and put him in prison."

"Go to jail for what crime?"

Xun Zhen took the decree and said, "Liang Qiwei Qiu, who knows someone breaks the law but doesn't do it, sees what he knows and commits it, and according to the law, will be punished with the offender."

Wang Cong wrote the letter on the back of the car, waited for the official seal to be sealed, put the order away, and turned around to get on the side of the car.

Xun Zhen stopped him: "Go on horseback!" Yuan Zhongqing, who was at his side, ordered Hu's servant, "Bring twenty cavalry, protect the meritorious Cao into the county."

Yuan Zhongqing agreed, ordered twenty knights, and brought a horse to Wang Cong.

Wang Cong knew that Xun Zhen wanted to stand up, looked at the county chief with a complicated expression, sighed, and said in his heart, "It's not that Duke Ming is cruel, it's that your county magistrate is too much."

Shen Pei, Xun You, etc. could see that the appeal of hundreds of people covering the way was suspicious, and Wang Congzi could also see it.

Surrounded by Yuan Zhongqing and other knights, Wang Cong galloped to the county temple.

The county clerk watched this scene and was shocked.

Xun Zhen turned her head and said to the complainant: "Sat Ting Ting has received a burial, although he has not violated the law and released him, he has violated the law of the Han Dynasty, and I shall rule it according to the law. I will ask him to pay the market price for your lamb and wine. I'll give you the money. You are also at fault for bribing the pavilion, but you are a filial mother, so you don't have to be held accountable. If you want your mother to go home as soon as possible, go to your co-birth brother and ask him to surrender to the crime. If you can find him, tell him: The son of man violates the Dharma, and it affects his mother, which is not filial."

The people promised, thank you and leave.

Xun Zhenling County's chief clerk: "You go to Shating under my order, arrest and put the chief of the pavilion in prison, and order him to make compensation and pay back the money to the commoner just now."

The county clerk made no reply, and received the order to withdraw. He witnessed the scene where Xun Zhen had just ordered the halberd-wielding knights to protect the servants of the county to capture Wei Qiu, the official of the county. Shating.

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Liangqi County Temple.

An official rushed into the hall: "Xianjun, the people blocking the road have dispersed!"

"Why did you leave?"

"The prefect ordered the county meritorious Cao and Zhou's chief clerk to sue the people, and ordered all the people to come to the county temple to appeal, except for those who notified the officials."

Liang Qi was greatly disappointed.

Originally, I thought that Xun Zhen was young and noble, and that he must be a person who could not hold back and show good performance. Since Xun Zhen arrived in the county, he first executed the army marquis and the colony chief, and then chased the county government officials. People who couldn't hold back their anger did not expect that this plan would not work.

He thought to himself: "It is Zhao Shaojun's order to make the people cover the way and appeal, and now I can't do it well, and I don't know if it will attract the anger of the young master? Do something else, I hope you can make up for it.”

Just thinking about it, another official rushed to report: "The county meritorious Cao galloped into the temple Cao, served as the prefect, and went to Wei Ye to jail!"

There was only one official surnamed Wei in Liangqi County, namely Wei Qiu.

Liang Qiling got up in surprise and asked, "Why did the prefect put Wei Qiu to prison?"

"Sha Ting Ting has long been punished, and Wei Qiu has since seen it."

Liang Qiling knew as soon as he heard it, but it turned out that he shot himself in the foot, and Wei Qiu was imprisoned because of the appeal of the people.

Shocked and angry, he hurried out of the court and rushed to Cao Yuan~www.wuxiaspot.com~ As soon as he entered the hospital gate, he saw Wei Qiu being pinned to the ground by several soldiers, and Wang Cong was in front of him announcing his crimes. . Seeing Liang Qiling, Wang Cong unhurriedly continued to read the decree, showed it to him, and said, "The lord of this house has decreed, and the county lord, please read it."

Liang Qiling said angrily: "Liang Qi has its own chief officials, and the county officials violate the law, so they should be dealt with by the county, and the county has not yet been ruled, how can the prefect intervene?"

Wang Cong is now the county official, and the Gongcao is the official close to the senior official. No matter what he thinks of Xun Zhen, he has to protect Xun Zhen's interests in front of foreign officials, otherwise he will be regarded as disloyal. Facing Liang Qiling's anger, he replied indifferently: "The saying 'Liang Qi has his own officials' was also said by the mansion when he ordered the people who blocked the way and ordered the people to disperse."

Liang Qiling was suddenly dumbfounded.

Wang Cong ignored him and told Yuan Zhongqing to grab Wei Qiu and personally send him to prison.

Liang Qiling stood in the courtyard, and in the eyes of the Cao Cao and Shi officials who heard the news, he felt ashamed.

Liang Qi is his territory, and in his territory, Xun Zhen's meritorious officer arrested one of his officials and put him in prison, and he was sent to the prison in Liangqi County. This is a naked beating of him. Face.

He gritted his teeth and said in his heart, "I have been an official for thirty years, and have been transferred to several counties. After more than ten or two thousand stone, I have never seen such a domineering prefect! I will avenge this revenge!" I don't think so, but unfortunately he doesn't know.

Shortly after returning to the hall and taking a seat, the county gate official came to report: "The prefect is coming to the county."

Liang Qiling endured the humiliation and took the county officials out to welcome Xun Zhen into the county temple. The prisoners are to be recorded. The county magistrate please bring the case files within a year and present them to the prefect for inspection."