In the past year or two, Uncle Fu's nephews and nephews began to harass Li Xiuying again because of the death of Li Xiuying's husband. Some of them even wanted to take possession of the young and beautiful Li Xiuying.
Because Li Xiuying suffered a serious illness after her husband passed away, her health has not been very good and she is often bedridden. Faced with the bullying from the wolf-like nephew of Uncle Fu, this woman who was already a mother was helpless even though she was unwilling to do so. Just when she was at a loss what to do, what she didn't expect was that eight-year-old Yun Zaitian would go to the county government alone to file a complaint.
Yuzhou is adjacent to Pingyuan County, the jurisdiction of Nanjinzhou. It is a small county that no one pays attention to on weekdays. The county magistrate Zhang Jinghui often worries about promotion. Today I saw that the complainant was a child. When I was about to order Yun Zaitian to be driven out of the county government office, this eight-year-old child took out a dagger and pointed it at himself and said to the dignified county magistrate:
¡°Sir, if you don¡¯t make the decision for Xiaomin¡¯s mother and son, I will kill myself in this lobby!¡±
¡°Bold!¡±
Zhang Jinghui saw Yun Zaitian threatening him with a dagger, and was about to take a photo of the gavel. Suddenly, Mr. Xu, the curtainman standing behind him, quietly tugged on his lapel.
"My lord, calm down!"
Zhang Jinghui turned to look at his staff, Mr. Xu, and saw Mr. Xu lowering his head and saying in his ear: "Sir, according to the iron law of this dynasty, if the plaintiff commits suicide in the hall, you have committed a crime of disregarding human life and treating it as a lie. It¡¯s a big crime; if no one intercedes on your behalf, my lord, this crime should be punished by the three clans!¡±
When Zhang Jinghui, magistrate of Pingyuan County, heard what his aide Mr. Xu said, he could not help but feel chills on the back of his neck, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly. No one has the right to change the various provisions of the Iron Law of the Jin Dynasty. Anyone who violates the Iron Law is a serious crime and it is extremely difficult to get pardon.
¡°If the little boy kneeling in front of the hall really commits suicide in the hall, and the superior officials investigate him, it is estimated that even if County Magistrate Zhang does not have the three clans exterminated, he himself will not be able to escape death. The Jin Dynasty was different from other empires in that officials such as secretaries and supervisors at all levels of yamen were dispatched by the central government and were not under the jurisdiction of local governments. Their duty was to truthfully record the actions of yamen at all levels.
If these officials responsible for recording local affairs neglect their duties, they will be punished by exterminating the Nine Tribes. Therefore, the officials in these positions can definitely be regarded as competent officials, so Mr. Li, the staff member, dared to stop it.
From this point of view, the administration of the Jin Dynasty was much clearer than that of other empires. There are very few officials, large or small, who are greedy and bring disaster to the country and the people. As the county magistrate, Zhang Jinghui did not know the iron rule mentioned by his aide Mr. Xu, but he was temporarily negligent in anger.
County Magistrate Zhang had a gloomy face, and it took him a while to make up his mind: "Child, what is your name? Is there anything you need me to make the decision for you?"
"Sir, my name is Zhao Zhong. My father is the deceased former head catcher Zhao. My mother and I are being bullied and we are about to lose our home. Please make the decision for me!"
"Sir, the dispute between the family and the house that Zhao Zhong mentioned should be Qiu Shuiyuan!"
When County Magistrate Zhang heard Mr. Xu¡¯s words behind him, he couldn¡¯t help but frown slightly and thought to himself: ¡°No wonder the Fusidao family has been showing me a lot of filial piety in recent days. It turns out they are afraid that this child will come to complain to me!¡±
"Zhao Zhong, please step aside temporarily. After I find out the truth of the matter, I will give you a satisfactory verdict in court!"
"Sir, there is no need to investigate this case. I have brought all the land deed documents related to my house. Please make the decision for me!"
"Zhao Zhong, how old are you this year?"
"Back to the eldest lord, Xiaomin is eight years old this year. Our Jin Dynasty does not stipulate that children are not allowed to complain. Please allow the eldest sir to ask for Xiaomin's request!"
When Zhang Jinghui heard that Zhao Zhong reported that he was only eight years old, he couldn't help but stand up in surprise, walked down the hall and helped Zhao Zhong up who came to complain.
"Zhao Zhong, I didn't expect you to have such knowledge at such a young age, I admire you!" After Zhang Jinghui said this, he returned to sit down in the lobby and was stunned: "Zhang Captou obeys the order!"
"My subordinates are here! Please give me your instructions!"
"I order you to accompany Zhao Zhong back home immediately, help him drive away the lawless people who are occupying his property, and declare my order to the neighbors. If anyone dares to bully Zhao's mother and son in the future, I will severely punish him. !¡±
"I obey my orders!"
Zhang Captou took the document stamped with the seal of Pingyuan County Magistrate and led Zhao Zhong towards Qiu Shuiyuan. The two were followed by six detectives.
"Little guy, your name is Zhao Zhong?"
"Yes, Mr. Headcatcher!"
"Haha, how can I be calledMy dear, you are so knowledgeable at such a young age. It¡¯s really admirable. Don¡¯t worry, I will definitely help you take back the whole house this time and put those lawless people in jail! "
When Zhao Zhong brought Zhang Captou back to Qiu Shuiyuan, he saw that Zhang Captou, who was a generous man, began to declare the county magistrate's instructions, and hurried to the back house to tell his mother the whole story. After listening to her son's story, Li Xiuying hurriedly let her personal maid help her to the front hall.
At this time, after hearing Capt. Zhang read the county magistrate's order, Uncle Fu's nephews all looked ashen. Several of them who had been clamoring just now and refused to give in were now tied up with iron ropes and unable to move.
"Zhang Captou, I didn't know my son went to the county government to file a complaint. Can you please allow me to say a few words about this matter?"
"Mrs. Zhao, do you have something to say?"
"You are the nephews of Uncle Fu. My mother and son have received great kindness from Uncle Fu and have nothing to repay. Now the old man has passed away. Today, in front of the county government's chief arrester, I divided Qiushui Garden into two parts. My mother and son live in The backyard and all the houses on the Qiushui Lake side belong to your Fu family, and the books, calligraphy and paintings in the house belong to our mother and son!"
"Mrs. Zhao, County Magistrate Zhang has ordered us to come and help you recover all your property. Why are you doing this now? Are you being coerced?"
"No, Zhang Captou, my mother and son have nothing to repay for the kindness they received from Uncle Fu. I don't want my mother and son to have enmity with the people of the Fu family because of these extraneous things!"
"I will obey my lady's instructions!"
Zhao Zhong followed his mother all the way towards the backyard. Most of the descendants of the Fuji family couldn't help but blush when they heard Li Xiuying's words, wishing they could get into a crack in the ground. Many of them actually knew that before Fu Bo's death, he had made it clear that Qiu Shuiyuan's property belonged only to Li Xiuying.
It was only because Li Xiuying was alone and had no other relatives around her that they were allowed to live in the hospital and take care of each other. After Uncle Fu passed away, a few lazy scoundrels among these people took the lead and started planning to embezzle Qiu Shuiyuan out of thin air
It was still early, and Yun Zaitian came over Pingyuan County. In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he waited for the city gate to open before entering the city like ordinary people.
Yun Zaitian looked at the people walking from Farmhouse not far away, approaching the city gate sparsely and waiting to enter the city. Not long after, the city gate opened, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed, ready to enter the small county town.
At this moment, a contemptuous and annoying voice sounded:
"Old beggar, you are not allowed to enter the city! This county has regulations that anyone whose identity is unknown is not allowed to enter the city; those who beg everywhere can only beg outside the city and are not allowed to enter the city. Violators will be severely punished by twenty boards!"
Yun Zaitian looked at the crowded crowd at the city gate. An old beggar was among the people passing by. Because of the strange smell emanating from him, passers-by held their noses and hurried past him.
The old beggar had no choice but to rush into the city. I don¡¯t know when he started to develop a lot of malignant sores on his calves. If they were not treated in time, he might not have a few days to live. In order to find a doctor with excellent medical skills to treat him, he had been waiting outside the county for several days, but he had never met a doctor who went out of the city to see a doctor.
Therefore, early in the morning that day, the old beggar was mixed with the crowd who wanted to enter the city, intending to go to the city to find a doctor to treat the malignant sore on his calf. Originally, the old beggar had been begging for many years and knew how to find some herbs in the wild to treat some simple diseases. However, this time he lacked a commonly used herb, and this herb was not available in the wild near the small county town.
"Master Jun, please do me a favor, I just want to go to the city to buy some medicinal herbs for treatment!"
"It's convenient, it's not impossible, bring it!"
The defender who had yelled at the old beggar to prevent him from entering the city stretched out his left hand and waved it gently up and down in front of the old man. In desperation, he had to take out some rare medicines and prepare to give them to the defenders. Who knew that the soldier guarding the city would become furious:
"Old beggar, I kindly let you enter the city, but you fooled me with your worthless rags. I think you are looking for death!"
Just as the city guard Hu Tou was preparing the spear in his hand to drive away the old beggar, a childish voice sounded:
"Hu Tou, please show mercy!"
Hu Tou turned his head and saw the child talking, and couldn't help but smile on his face: "It turns out to be Mr. Zhao. Since Mr. Zhao is interceding for this old thing, let's let him go for now!"
On this day, after Zhao Zhong left the school, he went to the suburbs of Pingyuan County to look for some herbs to treat his mother's illness, but he did not find the green lotus and ice rose he wanted. Just?He walked towards his home dejectedly. When he was about to enter the city, he suddenly saw an old man in ragged clothes holding the two herbs he wanted.
"My child, thank you, you are such a kind person!"
Zhao Zhong did not rush to buy the urgently needed herbs from the old man in front of him. Instead, he helped the old man walk into the city gate and found a relatively secluded place for the old man to sit down. He then took out a few herbs from his pocket and got some water from a well not far away.
I saw him skillfully mixing these herbs and a kind of medicinal powder, and after cleaning the affected area on the old man's calf, he put the mixed medicine on a clean cloth and carefully bandaged the old man.