Chapter 88: The Way of Officialdom

The things Mr. Yue did today all seem ordinary and strange, and the outside world thinks they are very normal.~~The West Lake is the most beautiful scenery in Hangzhou. Mr. Yue is not a monk and has no emotions. Let’s take a look.

, no one can say anything. When meeting Pei Yingjie, they can only say that these two boys are unlucky. Posting notices asking people with grievances to come to the governor's residence to complain is basically what Mr. Yue must do wherever he goes.

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In the days that followed, officials in Hangzhou began to be on tenterhooks because people came to the governor's residence one after another to complain. The inspectors, magistrates, general judges, etc. basically came to the governor's residence every day to greet them, inquire about news, and see how Lord Yue treated them.

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However, these days, Mr. Yue did not personally hear these cases, but only accepted confessions. He received more than 30 petitions one after another. This morning, several officials came to greet them again. Mr. Yue said a few polite words to them, and then

He took out the stack of petitions and said, "My lords, my governor has recently received a lot of petitions, all of which are from ordinary people asking me to redress their grievances. What do you think of them?"

The inspectors and general judges are in charge of the court, and the magistrates sometimes try cases. Now the top leader has asked such a question without knowing anything, which makes it difficult for everyone to answer. To say that the common people who complained are unruly people and false accusations is basically asking for death.

, but if they are really wronged, what do you usually do?

The big bosses stared at each other, not daring to say a word. Yue Su glanced around coldly and said again: "People say that this governor is Yue Shatou, who kills people without blinking an eye. This name, you guys think about it.

I've heard about it. What did you do in the past? I don't want to ask any more questions now. I will hand over these thirty or so cases to you. Within ten days, you will give me an explanation. But the ugly words are ahead.

, these sufferings are mainly due to the fact that one of them made a mistake, and I personally intervened. I have killed many corrupt officials, and now I still have three copper guillotines from the emperor. I don't mind chopping off a few more heads in Hangzhou City.

You should take care of yourself, and don't fall under the guillotine of this governor."

After saying that, Yue Su waved his hand, and Jiang Jie came to the officials with the papers and handed them to them in the order they had been photographed in advance.

Several officials handed over the petitions, their hands trembling, and then they heard Yue Su say: "Take a look. After reading it, if you think any of the accusations are false, tell me now, and I can personally investigate."

"Yes, yes..." Several officials nodded quickly and responded in a low voice. Then they read the petition paper carefully. When they read the petition paper, they didn't even dare to breathe. txt e-book download**

There are more than thirty pieces of pleadings and more than thirty cases. Some of the cases here are known to them, and some are not known to them, but they are indeed in charge of them.

Of course they knew how unjust the cases they had tried back then were. If Mr. Yue came to ask about this matter, their heads would definitely move, so how could they dare to say that the accusation was false?

Do you mind cutting off their heads again? Looking at these cases, no matter what, I have to bite the bullet and continue. Not for the hair on my head, but also for the head on my neck.

After a long while, several officials had almost finished reading the papers in their hands, and Yue Su said: "You have all read these papers."

"I've seen it all..." The officials nodded repeatedly and said carefully.

"In your opinion, are any of these false accusations?" Yue Su asked again.

"Probably not..." the officials replied.

"What is meant by should? If it is, it is, and if it is not, it is not. I don't want this ambiguous answer. In this case, if you have any objections to the case in hand, if you are not sure, and if you think it may be a false accusation, just give it to

Return the pleading to the governor, and he will come to review it in person." Yue Su said calmly.

Upon hearing this, any official dared to give an ambiguous answer. Everyone knew that if Mr. Yue came to interrogate, something big would happen. So one by one they rushed to say: "There is no objection, there is absolutely no false accusation in this."

"That's good." Yue Su nodded and said in a deep voice: "The limit is now ten days. If you don't give me a satisfactory explanation within ten days, you will have to figure it out yourself. By the way, you still have to deal with it.

There is one thing, I want to remind you. The main reason for suffering is that something has happened, and I will look for you; but if the defendant suddenly disappears, and you are neither alive nor dead, then you..." At this point, Yue Su chuckled, and then

Then he said: "Momo's neck, see if your hair feels cold. Okay, get out now."

After speaking, Yue Su waved his hands towards them, signaling the officials to leave.

Several officials hurriedly bowed and saluted, "I will resign." After leaving the governor's residence, these friends found a restaurant and sat down together to study.

"Lord Lu, what should we do about this matter? You also know the details of He Laoshi's case. Now it is in the hands of a lower official. How do you want me to judge it?" Zhao Suiliang, the prefect of Hangzhou, looked at Lu Wen, the prosecutor.

"Didn't you hear what Mr. Yue said? We have just said that there is no false accusation in this case. He Laoshi is indeed unjust. Now we can only pursue the plaintiff. I don't want to interfere with you and Liu Song's affairs. At the beginning,

The one thousand taels of silver you gave me, I will have someone send it back to you later, just pretend that I don’t know about it." Lu Wen was not in the governor's palace now. He looked like a grandson, and his voice was raised.

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"But... once Liu Song is handed over to Mr. Yue and he reveals the matter, I will be dead." Zhao Suiliang said with a face like a bitter gourd.

"How did you listen to what Mr. Yue said? Mr. Yue said that the plaintiff cannot disappear. He must see his body before he dies. What does he mean by "seeing his body after death"? Doesn't it mean that if the plaintiff commits suicide out of fear of crime, he will be with us.

It doesn't matter..." Lu Wen's voice became lower and lower as he spoke.

After hearing Lu Wen's explanation, Zhao Suiliang's eyes lit up immediately and he said: "Sir, what do you mean, Master Yue did this because he wanted to protect us. But... but this is not in line with his usual behavior...

I heard that Mr. Yue has always hated evil, how could he..."

"Now and then, Mr. Yue was a high-ranking official in the past, and it was normal for him to act vigorously and resolutely. But now, he is an important minister of the imperial court. Of course, he cannot do things like before, and he considers many more comprehensive things.

It’s not difficult for him to wait for me, of course he has his reasons. You and I don’t need to go to many places to speculate, because we can’t guess the thoughts of such powerful officials. However, I think this is an opportunity for us. Now

The two major forces in power in the DPRK are the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang, and the Yue party. Our foundation is not deep and we cannot withstand strong winds and storms. Master Yue shows mercy to us, and I don’t know if he is deliberately recruiting us. Therefore, according to the

In my opinion, we might as well live under Lord Yue's door, where we can be safe under the shade of his big tree." Lu Wen said in a low voice.

"What your Excellency said is absolutely true. If we can join Mr. Yue's family, we will have a bright future and a secure official position. But Mr. Yue doesn't like to be greedy, so I'm afraid he won't accept us..." Zhao Suiliang said with some embarrassment.

"I've waited for what I've made before to be enough. I'll just go down here and do my best to serve the public. What's the use of having so much money? It's not easy for us to get this position after ten years of hard work. We just have enough money."

What you will strive for in the future will naturally be reputation. They say that if you work with Mr. Yue, you won’t have to spend money to get promoted, so there is nothing to worry about. In the future, if you become a minister or a shōng, wouldn’t it be honorable to honor your ancestors, and it would be nice to return to your hometown with honor?" Lu Wen said.

It is said that scholars have strong character. This is true. There were indeed many corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty, but reputation was more important. Some people said that the officials in the Ming Dynasty dared to openly scold the emperor because they were not afraid of death and just wanted a reputation. This is not true.

s. But we can think about it in reverse, why was reputation so important in that era? There must be cultural color in it. Looking at modern times, you can see who dares to openly scold someone, especially

Officials, who dares to openly scold the big leaders sitting above them? Literary men and officials, if they have the courage to openly scold those in power, they will risk their lives to gain a reputation. This is noble temperance and is worthy of encouragement. If literati and officials

For officials, for the sake of money and life, they even care about their reputation. That is the ultimate hopelessness. In the long run, this is the true state of the country.

Lu Wen is a corrupt official, but compared with money and reputation, he values ​​his reputation more. This is the character of the literati that era gave them. Zhao Suiliang thought for a while and said: "What you said is absolutely true. Then from now on, we will

It is better to serve as an official in a clean and honest manner, follow Mr. Yue, and serve as an official for a longer period of time."

Several officials found their position and immediately started to get down to business. They all learned about the cases that should be tried. They killed all the people who deserved to die and committed suicide in fear of crime. This was an explanation to Mr. Yue. They took the initiative to report to Mr. Yue.

The adults expressed their goodwill and expressed their intention to join the sect.

There is indeed a reason why Yue Su let them go. In the past few days, when Yue Su took another case, he had already sent people to secretly investigate the laws and regulations of Hangzhou officials. In the huhu world of Hangzhou, you can get money at your fingertips.

, any official who doesn't make money is a fool. The key lies in how many or how little, and their political achievements. These days, although corrupt officials are hateful, mediocre officials who are not corrupt are even more hateful.

Officials like Lu Wen and Zhao Suiliang are corrupt, but their political achievements are not ambiguous. Hangzhou has been governed quite well. All industries are prosperous, prices are stable, and basically all the people have food. After so many days, only a few people have complained.

Thirty or so, far fewer than Yue Su thought. It can be said that if the petition is ruined, there will definitely be a bloody storm in Hangzhou. Moreover, none of these cases were caused by officials, except for four involving

Human life and others were not too big. Yue Su considered it comprehensively and did not go on a killing spree.

However, these victims still have to be accounted for. Yue Su then instructs officials like Lu Wen and Zhao Suiliang to handle it themselves. If you are obedient, everything will be easy to talk about. If you continue to play tricks with me, you will be suspicious. Lu Wen saw that Yue

With solemn thoughts, what I did was clean and beautiful. All the defendants received the punishment they deserved. They deserved to die and those who deserved to be arrested were arrested. No one was missed.

Not only that, Lu Wen also did something. He ordered all prefectures and counties in Zhejiang Province to investigate old cases. Anyone who has been wronged must be given justice. This guy is also very shrewd. He followed Yue Su's example and followed suit.

The gourd draws the scoop, and the prefecture and county are given ten days to investigate, and if anyone complains about injustice again, they will be severely punished.

With Yue Shatou sitting here, more than 30 cases were cleared up in Hangzhou City. The prefects and county magistrates below were all shocked, and they vigorously eliminated unjust prisons and launched an anti-government operation. This incident was initiated by Lu Wen
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