Chapter 173
Yan Yannian, the Wannian County Magistrate, was wearing military uniform and carrying several masks to tightly cover his timid service. He walked in the devastated Guiyifang, and frowned.
The situation in Guiyifang is getting worse and worse.
Although the ban has been lifted, the surviving residents in the yard still have almost nowhere to go.
This Guiyifang is almost entirely settled outside the country, and no one who has a family in Beijing will come to Guiyifang to settle down.
After a plague, more than half of the house died regardless of age, strength and weakness. Only three families with extremely lucky families survived. In addition, every family was wearing mourning clothes, and the worst was that the whole family died. In the future, there was no one who burned paper to mourn, as if they had never existed in this world.
If one dies, everything is gone. It’s better not to mention it if one is finished.
The survivors in the shop still have to endure—
The house is gone, and the plague has been completely destroyed and burned down. The surviving gangs must live in a designated area cleaned up in the gang, and live in tents like grassland people.
I lack food and clothing, so I rely on two meals of morning and evening to pay for my life.
The government has standards for serving porridge. After cooking, the chopsticks are not overturned. However, the relief grain sent from Taiping Cang is not only for two years, but also for seven or three percent of stone and sand. When questioning the minor officials who sent the grain, the people were polite: "It caused the plague and almost killed all the people in the capital. Now the prime minister is kind and Gong Tang is kind. He promised them not to eat silver and money, but he dared to pick and choose? Yan County Magistrate, who is dissatisfied, asked him to confront someone in person, but he wants to see who is so ungrateful! I don't want to eat well, I will take this grain back to feed the animals!"
Does anyone dare to deal with this?
No.
But the fact is as the food delivery clerk said. It is purely because the survivors from Guiyifang from the top and bottom of the official warehouse don’t like it, so did he deliberately provide the lowest food?
Others don’t know, Yan Yannian, how could you not know that you are a nest of snakes and rats in Taiping Warehouse secretly exchanged new grain for old grain? The Wufeng Grain Store in Beijing sells all the grain from Taiping Warehouse!
On national law? Taipingcang Order Song Guichen? Should be killed!
But then Song Guichen is Li Wanfang's illegitimate son? Li Wanfang is the person in charge of the Li family in Shangjun in the capital...
I just regret that I am just a county lieutenant without any background!
Yan Yannian subconsciously held the hilt tightly? He was very disgusted with the corrupt officials and felt that all the borers in the country deserved to die.
Just as I was thinking? A noise suddenly came into Yan Yannian's ears. He looked through the sound and saw someone fighting.
The fight was made? They were two young people? There was a group of people watching the fun and making excitement.
"Stop!" Yan Yannian burst out with a strong shout that was completely inconsistent with his short figure. He quickly walked up to him and asked, "What's going on? Why are you fighting?"
I found out that the person was a county lieutenant? Two young men who were fighting stopped quickly? One of them lowered their hands and didn't dare to speak. The other young man with short hair with a bruised nose and swollen face and stained face took the opportunity to complain: "My lieutenant, this guy secretly cut off my tent and stole my mattress. When he crawled out, he caught me. Not only did he refuse to admit theft? He even bit me back. I was so angry that I started fighting with this guy..."
"Is what he has sued true?"
Yan Yannian looked at the young man who didn't dare to speak.
"No……"
The young man dared not speak, and he didn't dare to look at Yan Yannian? He was interrupted by Yan Yannian just after saying a word.
Yan Yannian said: "Xun Sanlang, you have thought about it and answered again! Dayan Lu? The house is worth more than ten cents to steal money, and the punishment is for Chengdan Chong. If you steal and lie and bully the official, you will be punished with a higher level? The toe will be cut off! If you surrender yourself and confess your guilt and repay the stolen goods twice as much? The crime will be reduced by a first level? Only thirty!"
"I, I confessed."
The young man named Xun Sanlang was easily defeated by the severe punishment and law that Yan Yannian picked up.
Yan Yannian didn't call on the yamen runners who followed him. He kicked Xun Sanlang who confessed to his guilt and kicked Xun Sanlang to the ground with one foot. He lifted Xun Sanlang's clothes with his own hands to reveal his skinny back, and pulled out the torture whip he carried with him and whipped thirty whips.
After thirty whips, Xun Sanlang was already covered with blood marks on his back. Xun Sanlang was unexpectedly tough and gritted his teeth and didn't scream.
"Xun Sanlang, seeing that you have no money after the first offense, I will pay the right amount for you first, and then repay the right amount for you at the same time after you have money. How about it?"
Yan Yannian asked with a whip.
This is not a public favoritism, but Yan Yannian has actually remembered all the survivors in Guiyifang. He knew very clearly that Xun Sanlang was not stealing other people's mattresses for himself, but for his weak mother.
Yan Yannian did not give any discount to the national laws that must be enforced.
But his feelings are pitiful, so Yan Yannian first compensated Xun Sanlang for the thief.
"Too, thank you, Lord County Magistrate." Xun Sanlang was sucking cold air. The boy who had not dared to look at Yan Yannian before, looked up at Yan Yannian and said, "Mr. County Magistrate, can you give me another set of bedding? I will pay it twice as much as possible after I find something to do at the beginning of the year!"
Yan Yannian almost got angry and laughed - you guy, no wonder you dare to be a thief!
"Can."
For the sake of you being a filial son.
Yan Yannian was about to say a few more words to the "plaintiff", when suddenly a famous yamen runs over and whispers in his ear.
"really?"
After listening to the whisper, Yan Yannian was obviously a little surprised.
"It's true! The county magistrate, the old god has already arrived at the gate of the house. Deputy Zheng is trying to drag it. You should quickly supervise these thieves to clean up and lock up all the thorns. Don't make a monster, it will make the old god unhappy!"
The yamen runner who came to pass the message said.
"You go back and report first." Yan Yannian glanced at the yamen runner and said, "I know how to do things."
The yamen runner was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized that he seemed to have made the county magistrate unhappy, but it was really urgent at the moment, so he could only think of his bad luck in his heart, and then turned around and returned the same way.
"You two stay! The others... have scattered! have scattered!"
Yan Yannian dispersed the onlookers, leaving behind the two people involved in the case, and then took out paper and pen specializing in recording the case from the bag she carried with her, and carefully investigated the specific case on the spot.
Before the record was completed, a long string of carriages came along the remaining main road in the yard. The ordinary first car stopped beside Yan Yannian.
Yan Yannian stopped the case record and turned his body to the carriage.
The carriage-driver was a man of quite a stature. He got off the bus with a slight cushion. He looked at Yan Yannian and the two people involved in the case for a few more glances before turning back into the car and saying, "You can get off."
So two beautiful maids lifted the curtains of the carriage and jumped off. They quickly set up the stool, and then a man with a tall and handsome appearance but a white-haired head walked off the carriage.
"Yan Yannian, the county magistrate of the lower official, has met Duke Tang!"
Yan Yannian bowed his hand to salute.
"ah!"
The plaintiff with short hair exclaimed, obviously also recognized the person.
"No need to be so serious." Old Master Tang, who was holding a stick, waved his hand and asked kindly: "Prince Yan, you have handled the matter of Guiyifang very well. Not only did I think so, but my unfilial eldest son also had a similar attitude. When this happens, you should move your position a little... Do you have any units that you particularly want to go to... Cough, Guan Temple?"
Ah this...
Yan Yannian was extremely surprised. He never dreamed that Old Master Tang, who had only met once, would say such words to him in public.
Duke Tang, are you recruiting me for the Prime Minister?!
There is no doubt that, yes.
So after the accident, Yan Yannian felt a strong sense of gratitude. Yan was born in a humble background and thought that the county magistrate was the highest official position he could hold in his life, but unexpectedly, he only did what the county magistrate should do, so he valued it so much by Gong Tang and Prime Minister Tang!
"Duke Tang, what kind of virtue is Yan?..."
Yan Yannian quickly refused according to the procedures he should have when he was recruited.
Unfortunately, before Yan Yannian finished the process, Mr. Tang interrupted his words: "Prince Yan, I am not joking with you. To be honest, I have someone secretly investigated you. Your abilities and virtues are worthy of what I said just now. Otherwise, you should consider it again? Of course, if you want to continue to be the county magistrate of Wannian for various reasons, you can also be a pity for me without saying anything."
No!
Mr. Tang, you misunderstood!
I am willing! I also have my own ideals and revenge. It would be fine if I don’t have a chance. Since you gave me this opportunity, how could I pretend to be a noble person and not accept it?!
So Yan Yannian decisively changed his words: "Duke Tang, a scholar who died for his confidant! No need to think about it anymore. The lower officials are willing to join the Prime Minister's shogunate!"
In fact, I wanted to go to the Tingwei Office to punish those country's borers...
"Very right choice." A blind man with red ribbon tied his eyes suddenly entered: "This Dayan, whether he is practicing martial arts or becoming an official, can only have a future if he is following our Tang family--"
Is this person…?
Yan Yannian looked at the blind and strong man who interrupted, but did not dare to speak easily because he did not know the other party's identity.
After all, I have made a clear statement just now, how can I get rid of the master's family just after I apply for it?
"Shut up!" Old Master Tang shouted loudly: "You rebellious son, what are you talking nonsense? Do you think your brother's reputation is not bad enough?!"
Forget it, Old Master Tang even swung his cane and smashed it hard according to his forehead!
Bang—!!!!
Well……
Yan Yannian twitched the corners of his mouth, but he did not dare to speak.
Because, this topic is not what he should say at his level.
However, as for Yan Yannian himself, he actually didn't think that the name of Prime Minister Tang's treacherous prime minister was nothing big.
Who are you cursing Prime Minister Tang with the rhythm?
It is not clear that the people who have promoted the fight will follow the trend. How could they not know when they reach my level? The main ones who cursed the Prime Minister Tang with the rhythm were the children of aristocratic families, stolen officials and tyrant merchants?
Prime Minister Tang has not said that what he did is beneficial to the country and the people, but at least the starting point of his rule is to benefit the country and the people.
Chapter completed!