Happy Little Scholar

In the courtroom, Magistrate Liu was trying an ordinary theft case.

Speaking of which, as a county magistrate, in charge of the government affairs of a county, you can't do everything yourself. Usually these small cases are handled by Zhou County Lieutenant, but unfortunately Zhou County Lieutenant is still in prison, and the newly appointed Li The county captain has not reported to the county government yet, so he can only take on the duties of the county captain temporarily. He has been much busier than usual these days, and he doesn't even have time to spend time with his concubine.

In a county, the county magistrate is responsible for coordinating the county's government affairs; the county magistrate's main responsibility is to assist the county magistrate in administration; the chief registrar is the prosecutor, responsible for checking documents and supervising county administration; the county lieutenant is in charge of judicial arrests, theft, and trials He is the person responsible for the specific implementation of government orders such as cases, judgment documents, tax collection, etc., and is also the busiest among the four.

Now, in addition to the county magistrate, even the county captain's affairs are all on him. How can Magistrate Liu not be distressed?

Why hasn't Lieutenant Li come yet?

At this moment, a government official came to report that the newly appointed Li County Lieutenant had arrived.

Magistrate Liu was overjoyed when he heard this, and went out in person to welcome him without caring about handling the case.

From a distance, I saw Lieutenant Li and a young man I met that day walking towards me. The young man was smiling and talking to Lieutenant Li. Lieutenant Li was obviously not in a high mood and seemed too lazy to talk. look.

"That's...the Crown Prince!"

Magistrate Liu felt vaguely that the young man looked familiar. When he remembered it, his steps suddenly stopped and he froze.

I once had the honor to follow Mr. Fu Zun to Prince Ning's Mansion and meet Prince Ning's Prince. Because of the Prince's special status and his handsome appearance, Magistrate Liu had a deep memory, and he recognized him at a glance.

Seeing the crown prince in the county government office was enough to surprise him. Last time, Captain Zhou offended the crown prince and ended up like this. But what surprised him even more was that the newly arrived Captain Li actually chatted and laughed with the crown prince. Looks like they have a close relationship.

If you look carefully, you can see that there is no chatter or laughter here. It is clearly the prince talking wishfully, but County Lieutenant Li is too lazy to even pay attention to him...

What is the origin of this county captain under him?

A mere eighth-grade county lieutenant could actually be personally conferred by the current emperor, chatting and laughing with Prince Ning, attracting the attention of Her Royal Highness...

Yesterday, the eunuch who passed the order had revealed to him the identity of Capt. Li in a subtle way and asked him to serve him carefully. When Magistrate Liu learned the truth, he broke out in a cold sweat on the spot.

Even though he had some guesses in his mind, the truth was more terrifying than he imagined.

The county government already has such a great god, is it possible that there will be another one today?

Could it be that County Lieutenant Li is also...

Yes, it must be, his surname is Li, and Li is the surname of the emperor... Connecting the things related to County Lieutenant Li one by one, Lieutenant Zhou broke out in a thin sweat again, so what about Li? The identity of Jiacun scholar must be fake!

Apart from being frightened, he was also complaining in his heart. His mother-in-law's Anxi County government office was not a blessed place. Why were all the big shots here? He couldn't afford to catch anyone under his control. This county What else does Lingdang mean...

So cowardly!

Thinking of this, County Magistrate Liu felt like there was a ball of fire in his heart that was about to be released. He strode over with a bright smile on his face and said, "Your Majesty is here. I'm sorry to welcome you from afar, but I hope you will forgive me."

Li Xuan waved his hand casually and said, "No need to be polite, I just came with Lieutenant Li to take a look. You are busy with your business, don't worry about me."

He said these words casually at the moment, but Magistrate Liu had been an official for many years and became a mature man. He was already an old fox, so he immediately understood what the prince meant.

This is telling him that Magistrate Liu, County Lieutenant Li and I have a close relationship. It is up to you, Magistrate Liu, to handle future matters...

County Magistrate Liu understood this, and when he looked at Li Yi, the smile on his face became even bigger, and he said: "The imperial court is considerate of my subordinates and allows me to postpone my appointment for one month after I receive the appointment. There is really no need for Lieutenant Li to rush." of."

Magistrate Liu is telling the truth. In this dynasty, the previous dynasty, and even from the previous dynasty, officials will have enough time to take up their posts after receiving the appointment letter.

In order to avoid the occurrence of corruption, cliques and other chaos, since ancient times, officials were not allowed to serve in their place of birth. Because of the long distance, the court only gave them a month's grace in order to allow them enough time to take up their posts.

But the situation of County Lieutenant Li is somewhat different. Your Majesty personally appointed him as County Lieutenant of Anxi. He does not have to travel long distances and can supposedly take up his post on the same day. However, County Magistrate Liu knew that he was unwilling to become the County Lieutenant, so he must have If he didn't want to come to the Yamen so early, it would be better to give him a favor.

Magistrate Liu, who just now was looking forward to Li Yi coming to take office soon, immediately changed his mind after seeing the scene just now.

Unexpectedly, this dynasty still has such a humane system. Li Yi's mood is slightly better, but only a little better. He can avoid it for a day, a month, or a lifetime. He should come back or come back. He should come back. The county lieutenant couldn't escape either.

At this moment, Magistrate Liu was heard saying: "I still have cases to be tried. Would County Lieutenant Li and the Crown Prince wish to take a look?"

Now that he knew that he didn't have to take office immediately, Li Yi didn't want to stay in this yamen for a moment. Li Xuan was somewhat interested in it and said, "Isn't it the duty of the county captain to try cases? You might as well go and have a look."

Li Yi, who originally didn't want to go, was slightly shaken after hearing his words.

They were dragged to the court by Li Xuansheng, but Magistrate Liu did not introduce them. He sent the Yamen servant to move two chairs, sat back on the main seat, slapped the crowd, looked at the kneeling person below, and said loudly: "You are so bold and cunning. Someone saw you stealing the master's money, but you refused to admit it. Do you insist on being punished by me?"

"Sir, the common people are wronged!"

The young man who was lying down and kneeling kowtowed several times and said with a bitter look on his face: "Young man, you are wronged. That Wang Er and the villain have always been at odds with each other. He clearly stole the money and framed me, villain." I really didn’t steal the master’s money!”

"You're lying. Although you and I have differences, it's true that I saw you stealing money with my own eyes, so why would I frame you up!" A person kneeling next to him said immediately.

"Sir, Xiaomin is really unjust!" The young man shouted to the end again.

Magistrate Liu asked the question several times. The two of them insisted on their own opinions, but couldn't find any other evidence. They couldn't help but feel a little confused.

He began to miss Zhou Xianwei a little.

"Li County Lieutenant, what do you think of this case?" He stood up and walked down the hall, looking at Li Yi and asked.

He decided to liven up the atmosphere and relieve his embarrassment, but he didn't have any hope that the new county lieutenant could solve the case.

Only then did all the government officials know that the young man who came in with Magistrate Liu just now was actually the new county captain of the county. They were all shocked. They heard that this county captain was personally appointed by His Majesty, but they did not expect that it looked like this. young.

However, the county captain was lucky enough to do this. County Magistrate Liu was obviously going to take the blame.

After hearing Magistrate Liu's familiar line, Li Yi felt that he could change his name to Li Yuanfang.

He cupped his hands to Magistrate Liu and looked at the two people in the hall. When he thought about how he would have to deal with such trivial matters all day long, he felt even more irritated. His face sank and he pointed at the accused young man and shouted loudly. Said: "When you were arguing just now, the words you repeated and the voice rose meant that you were lying; the fact that you rubbed your nose five times in just a few words meant that you were trying to hide the truth; the thumb of your right hand kept rubbing it, which meant that you were panicked... …”

"Last point, he has a sinister eyebrow and a rat-like head. He is not a good person at first glance. If you didn't steal the money, who else could it be?" At this point, Li Yi's voice suddenly dropped: "Someone, drag him to me." Get out and kill him!"

(To be continued.)