Zhu Pingan was very busy today. Before Zhang County Cheng and others went to the entrance of Liuhe Town to wait for Eunuch Qian, Zhu Pingan had already gotten up early. At that time, it was still dark outside and the rooster had not yet crow.
In fact, Zhu Ping'an has been very busy since he took office as the magistrate of Jingnan County. Although a county is small, everything is embryonic in the prefecture and county. Officials, households, etiquette, soldiers, punishments, and workers are all indispensable for public affairs. Especially before.
The county magistrate of Jingnan changed frequently, and there was a gap of several months before taking over. The official duties left behind were very numerous. Although Zhu Ping'an took office and provided logistics for official duties, there were still some official duties that had not been completed.
It's just that during this time, I'm even busier.
Jingnan has experienced the Japanese invasion, and there are a lot of tasks to be done to stabilize the people, provide relief, rebuild, and resume production. In addition, the autumn harvest is approaching. To ensure the smooth progress of the autumn harvest, the county government needs to do a lot of work.
Zhu Ping'an simply ate the breakfast prepared by Hua'er, then arrived at the county government office early and began to deal with urgent official business.
Speaking of which, Hua'er's cooking skills have improved a lot during this time. At least the food he cooks is not so salty anymore. He has risen from the dark cooking world to the novice cooking world. Although the food he cooks is not very good in color and taste.
It's not that delicious, but it's good enough to eat.
After the rooster crows, the newly appointed subordinate officials rushed to the county government office one after another, and no one was late.
The rooster is crowing, and the court is in full bloom.
The east is bright and the dynasty is prosperous.
Zhu Ping'an was very satisfied with the new people and atmosphere in the county government.
Not only Zhu Ping'an was satisfied, but the people of Jingnan County were also satisfied. Yesterday, a tea merchant came to the county government office to handle tea imports. He was surprised to find that the subordinate officials in the county government office did not accept his filial piety. You must know that every time they came to the county government in the past,
When the government asks subordinates to do things, they have to donate money every time. This is called "routine". However, no matter how hard he tried yesterday, the subordinates just refused to accept him. Not only did he not accept it, the tea was processed very quickly. Yesterday, there were a few
An ordinary citizen came to the county government office to do something, and was surprised that the county government officials were enthusiastic and accommodating, and things were done quickly and smoothly. Later, they learned the truth from a subordinate official they knew, who said that the county government had restructured the county government.
We will investigate the accumulated abuses in the six houses of the county government, get rid of all bad rules, and ban all explicit and implicit bad habits of eating and taking cards. Once discovered, we will severely punish them.
The common people all clapped and screamed at the new arrival of the new county government officials, but they were just worried that it would not last long.
The rice harvest was coming soon. Zhu Pingan planned to take care of the people from the households and workshops to the villages and towns below after finishing the urgent official duties in the morning. However, the plan could not keep up with the change. Not long after the opening of the office, Zhu Pingan had urgent official duties on his hands.
They had just finished handling the matter and were about to call Mr. Xie. Master Liu and others went out. Before Zhu Pingan could get up, he heard three drum sounds "dong dong dong" coming from outside.
Someone beat the drum and filed a lawsuit.
If someone beats a drum to file a lawsuit, it is natural that the case must be raised to court. Zhu Ping'an ordered people to go to court and bring the drummer up.
It's very noisy outside and there are a lot of people.
Sure enough, the government officials brought in seventeen or eight villagers. These people dragged and pushed a monk and a nun. While pushing and pushing, they scolded them for being shameless, immoral, unruly, and having an affair.
The monk and nun were tied up by five-flowered buns respectively, and they were dragged staggeringly into the lobby.
The monk was in a very embarrassed state. His robes were torn and deformed. Half of his arm was exposed and stained with egg shells and rotten vegetable leaves. There were wounds on his body, but they were minor injuries and not serious. The nun was also in a state of embarrassment. There were eggs on her robes.
Shells and rotten vegetable leaves, but they are much better than the monks, and there are no wounds on the body.
In addition to these parties, there were also a lot of spectators who came outside to watch the excitement. There were about seventy or eighty people, and the outside of the county government hall was filled with water.
In the past, county government cases were only heard publicly occasionally, or only for particularly serious cases.
Zhu Ping'an established a rule after coming to Jingnan that all cases brought to the Jingnan County Yamen, except for a few private cases, must be heard in public. Once the case is raised to court, all the Jingnan County Yamen will be heard.
It is open on all sides, allowing ordinary people to come to the hall to watch and listen. Of course, ordinary people can watch and listen, but they cannot make loud noises that affect the judgment of the case, otherwise they will be kicked out.
Zhu Pingan intended to allow the people to observe the trial, firstly, to promote a fair trial of the case, secondly, to improve the credibility of the county government, and thirdly, to educate the people through the trial of the case.
Ordinary people like to watch the excitement, and there were not many entertainment activities in ancient times. Every time Zhu Pingan went to court to hear a case, many people would come to watch, and more and more people would join in to watch during the process.
Now, the Jingnan County Yamen Trial Case has almost become a fixed legal propaganda program in Jingnan County, and the ratings are very high and getting higher and higher. Every time the case is brought to the court, the outside of the hall is crowded with people watching the excitement.
Melon masses.
Today's case is very special. The protagonists actually involve a monk and a nun. The villagers scolded them for being shameless, not following the rules, having an affair, etc. It was obviously a sex case...
Monk, nun, fornication... involves multiple factors such as religion, gossip, love, privacy and so on.
This topic is explosive news even in modern times, let alone feudal and conservative ancient times.
The villagers tied up the monk and the nun came to report to the official. This explosive news blew up the Jingnan County town on their way to report to the official. It spread from ten to ten, and soon spread throughout the county.
Therefore, as soon as the hall was held today, the people who were watching formed a mountain and sea of people outside the hall.
"Is it true? A monk had an affair with a nun?! How did they do it? Where were they caught? Did they really do that?"
"My dear mother, this is so exciting, severing the worldly bond, and the monk Liu Gen asked for advice actually fell in love with a nun?!"
"Oh, it's so shameless. It corrupts morals. People who corrupt morals like this should be thrown into a pig cage."
"The fornication between a monk and a nun cannot be punished. They are all monks. Once they become monks, the kinship relationship between their parents and children is severed. They are not controlled by clan laws. They just do not abide by the rules and precepts, and they do not commit murder or arson. They cannot be punished.
Bar."
While waiting for the case to be heard in court, the people watching were already discussing it with great interest.
"Ascending to the Hall!"
Zhu Ping'an clapped the gavel in the lobby. After a crisp sound, he gave orders to go up to the hall.
"mighty......"
Two rows of government officials in the hall banged the water and fire sticks hard and shouted "powerful". The effect of "powerful" was obvious, and the hall immediately became quiet.
Seventeen or eight villagers in the hall knelt down one after another, and the monks and nuns were also pushed to their knees.