Chapter 17 The Three Fires of the New Official's Appointment
East of Kaifeng City.
After sending Zhang Yue away, it was naturally Lu Bin's turn.
Lu Bin arranged for Guo Rong to go to Boxing County in Zizhou.
Luo Youdu admired Guo Rong's employment.
Zhang Yue was a resolute man who valued the rule of law and arranged for him to work in a small county that connected the north-south trade route. However, Lu Bin valued education and left him in Qilu, where the literary style was prevalent, so that they could each show their talents.
Compared to Zhang Yue's open-mindedness, Lu Bin seemed to be very sentimental. After writing for a long time, he reluctantly left, looking back three times, as if he was waiting for a miracle to happen.
If this miracle happened so easily, it would not be called a miracle.
"Let's go! Let's go back!"
Luo Youdu made the final decision as a matter of course.
The responses from everyone were weak.
Luo Youdu didn't take it seriously and led everyone back to Kaifeng City.
He didn't seem to feel the oppressive atmosphere on the way. As soon as he entered Kaifeng City, he left first and went home.
As soon as Luo Youdu left, Kong Jia, who was dressed in white, immediately spoke: "We brothers have worked together for many years, and it is rare to get together. There is a wine shop in front of us that specializes in Dukang. I will be the host, and we brothers will go and talk about what is on our minds."
Zhu Shu sighed and said: "It is about our future, it is time to discuss it carefully."
The rest of the people looked at each other with gloomy expressions, and they all praised it.
Luo Youdu rode his beloved little donkey on the way home.
The North Street where this new residence is located has a lot more fireworks atmosphere than the original south part of the city.
The pedestrians walking on the street, the vendors in the stalls in front of the house, and the shouts of the walking hawkers, the antique smell, make people feel happy physically and mentally.
As a time traveler, Luo Youdu didn't think the feeling of popularity was so wonderful. Instead, he liked peace and quiet. In later generations, he also liked to go to the countryside when traveling, thinking that was life. But after traveling to ancient times and living in the dead south of the city, his attitude changed.
, the empty houses and ruined temples that can be seen everywhere, and from time to time the old houses collapse, exposing the bones...
It is conceivable that this kind of scene would shock a person who lived in a peaceful and prosperous age. It also made Luo Youdu realize how precious the future life is and how rare it is to be full of popularity.
If I didn't cherish it before, I'd never really seen what it means to be a thousand miles away without roosters crowing and with bones exposed in the wild.
When the people in the surrounding area saw Luo Youdu passing by on a donkey, they nodded and said hello.
Luo Youdu also returned the favor one by one.
When he first moved here, the simple neighbors didn't know that an official was here.
Luo Youdu specially bought some worthless small items and visited them one by one.
The relationship between the neighbors was very harmonious. Later, when I learned Luo Youdu's identity, I was a little unfamiliar at first, but as time went by, I found that this official had no airs and the boldness returned to normal.
Luo Youdu's new house does not have a large gate, it is just a large front yard surrounded by a fence and five rooms. It is a common residential house in Kaifeng.
On the left is a flower garden, and on the right is a small vegetable patch, which is very cozy.
The housekeeper Lao Hu was watering the vegetables in the yard. When he saw Luo Youdu coming back, he stepped forward and said, "My dear husband, soybeans are cheap today. I will grind them in the evening and eat tofu tomorrow morning." After saying this, he stretched out his hand to lead the donkey.
Luo Youdu couldn't bear to say: "This old donkey has been carrying me for a whole day, why don't you let it rest?"
Lao Hu said with a gloomy face: "Then we can't let this old slave's arms and legs get worn out, right? Otherwise..." He said and glanced at Luo Youdu.
Luo Youdu immediately said: "It's okay, the old donkey is very strong, it's not tired!"
After saying that, Luo Youdu walked directly to the inner hall and unceremoniously left the donkey that had been carrying him all day.
After returning to the house, Luo Youdu remembered the scene of seeing off Lu Bin today and read out the names Kong Jia and Zhu Shu.
The next day, Luo Youdu did not go directly to his office, but to the Kaifeng Prefecture Office.
When Luo Youdu arrived, Yin Ming, Liu Li, and Tang Yu, who were on duty, rushed forward and greeted him warmly, as if he was the one in charge of the palace.
Luo Youdu was not polite and said directly: "Help me check out any old cases in Kaifeng Mansion. If I need to leave Kaifeng and go to other places to investigate, just give me two copies."
The task of Kaifeng Prefectural Law Cao is to review cases, while the Prefectural Court is the place where the process of filing and reviewing case files is stored.
As Zhang Yue's confidant, Yin Ming responded immediately: "There should be many such old cases in the treasury. It just takes a while to sort them out."
"Okay!" Luo Youdu nodded and said: "Then thank you for your hard work. Find it and send it to my office later. You are busy with your work..." Seeing that they wanted to send each other off, he waved his hands and said: "No need to send it away.
Already."
Before noon, Yin Ming delivered two thick copies of old cases to Luo Youdu's desk.
The various task lines in old cases are very complex and there are many. The silk cloth of the case files is a little yellowed and has accumulated a lot of dust, but it can still be seen that each case file has been specially wiped.
"I'm interested!" Luo Youdu glanced at Yin Minggao, he is indeed a talent.
After reviewing the two old cases, Luo Youdu smiled and asked Kong Jia and Zhu Shu to call his office.
Kong Jia and Zhu Shu met on the way, and an ominous feeling emerged in their hearts.
They had just reached an agreement yesterday to cooperate with each other and use the power accumulated over the years to oust Luo Youdu and force him to leave Kaifeng Mansion.
Feeling guilty as thieves, the two of them suddenly felt a chill running down their spines.
"I've seen Luo Canjun!"
Even though they were a little dissatisfied in their hearts, when facing Luo Youdu, Kong Jia and Zhu Shu had to obediently bow and say hello.
Luo Youdu signaled them to excuse themselves, looked at the two of them with a smile, and said, "Do you know Mr. Di Ge?"
Who doesn’t know Di Renjie’s name?
Kong Jia and Zhu Shu naturally said they recognized him.
Luo Youdu said: "The person I admire most is Mr. Di Ge. I want to imitate his feats in the past. I not only have to try current people's livelihood cases, but also sort out old cases. Magistrate Lu has praised your strategy many times.
I specially found two old cases and handed them over to you for investigation." He picked up the information on the two old cases and handed them to the two of them respectively.
Kong Jia and Zhu Shu each took it and read it carefully, their expressions getting increasingly ugly.
This kind of old case is the most difficult to deal with. Because it is too old, many witnesses and evidence have been scattered all over the country due to the war. It is not surprising that they died on the way to escape.
Kong Jia complained dissatisfiedly: "Three years have passed since this case, and even the person who reported the case died of illness. What's the point of continuing the investigation? Isn't it making things difficult for others?"
Luo Youdu immediately jumped up and said angrily: "What do you mean by making things difficult? If the person who reported the crime is dead, the case will not be investigated? It is precisely because of your attitude that there are so many old cases in Kaifeng Mansion. No wonder the officials
If you are so angry with a lazy government official who does not make decisions for the people, you might as well go home and plant corn. If you want to do it, do it; if you don't want to, just get out of here."