Chapter 1096: A moment of fame
What I fear most is that the air will suddenly become quiet! ! ! ! !
The prisoners glared at each other, causing the entire teahouse to fall silent instantly, just like absolute zero, falling into absolute silence.
What? !
What did they say? !
They said that in order not to delay the farming season, the new magistrate Zhu Ping'an had the audacity to give more than a hundred prisoners in custody who had not paid taxes a holiday and asked them to go back to the autumn harvest and report back to the prison after the autumn harvest? !
Everyone in the tea house was completely stunned. Their heads turned stiffly like wooden figures, and their eyes stared straight at the prisoners who were talking, as if they were suddenly awakened from a deep sleep, and they were out of focus like a mentally retarded person. .
What the hell? ! Give prisoners a day off? !
From ancient times to the present, for thousands of years, I have never heard of any official dare to give a prisoner a holiday! After looking through all the famous figures in history, I have never heard of anyone who dared to give prisoners a day off? !
Did he, Zhu Ping'an, eat the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage? ! Still crazy? ! Or was your head caught in the door? !
After Qiwanzhai Tea House was absolutely silent for a few seconds, the buzz suddenly exploded. People came back from their stunned state and took a breath of cold air. Huge waves suddenly surged in their hearts, surrounding the prisoners in disbelief. Asking questions, asking about various details, such as the number of prisoners released, the scene at the time, etc.
The storyteller who was originally taking a tea break, after receiving the news, did not bother to take a tea break in the background. He put down his tea cup and ran out. He became the most active person in questioning the prisoners, just like an ancient news reporter. Yes, the questions were very detailed and careful.
In the end, people confirmed the authenticity of the news: the new magistrate Zhu Ping'an was sympathetic to the people's sufferings, and as the autumn harvest was approaching, he gave a holiday to the 108 prisoners in the prison who had not paid taxes. , allowing them to go home to participate in the autumn harvest, and requiring them to return to the prison to report after the autumn harvest.
This is just like a legend. After understanding the whole story, the storyteller was very excited and felt that today was the right time. This is the freshest and most authentic first-hand material. It is even more legendary than a legendary story. You can imagine that when you process this news, it will definitely be very popular. The storyteller made up his mind to follow, pay more attention to, and ask more about the new county magistrate's stories.
After the shock, everyone in the restaurant had mixed praise and criticism for Zhu Pingan.
Some people think that Zhu Ping'an is crazy and stupid because of his studies. He dares to give prisoners a harvest holiday. After the harvest, they can go back to report on their own and then go to jail? !
Of course, more people praised Zhu Pingan's feat.
Many people in the restaurant felt their faces were very hot. A second ago, they were humiliating the new magistrate Zhu Ping'an for being incompetent, a waste, and a loser. To the people of Jingnan, such a waste magistrate was criticized. The disaster was devastating, but the next second they dared to risk the world's disapproval to give more than a hundred prisoners a harvest holiday. How courageous and considerate of the people must be to do such a shocking feat that no one before or future generations dared to do. He can be called the first person in history, with courage soaring into the sky!
Is it a disaster for the people of Jingnan?
He is so benevolent and considerate of the people's sufferings that even prisoners can be treated with such tenderness, let alone the general public.
In short, Zhu Pingan became famous all of a sudden.
Zhu Ping'an's reputation quickly spread from Qiwanzhai Tea House to the streets and alleys of Jingnan County, and then quickly spread to all villages in Jingnan County, and within a few days the entire Taizhou Prefecture All started to flow The story spread that Zhu Pingan gave more than a hundred prisoners an autumn harvest holiday. Within half a month, Hangzhou Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture, and Jiaxing Prefecture, which were close to Taizhou Prefecture, all knew the name of Zhu Pingan, the new magistrate of Jingnan County, and his shocking feats. .
Jingnan County was shocked.
Taizhou Prefecture was shocked.
The entire Zhejiang Proclamation Department was shocked.
Zhu Ping'an suddenly became famous, and Zhu Ping'an's name began to be known to the Zhejiang Provincial Envoy for the first time.
"The higher the praise, the harder the fall! After the autumn harvest, when the prisoners do not return to the prison to report, we will see how Zhu Pingan ends up."
Master Yao knows how Zhang Xiancheng feels. No, I came to Zhang Xiancheng's office room specially, waved around, took the teapot and poured Zhang Xiancheng a cup of tea, handed it to Zhang Xiancheng, who looked calm, and said with a smile.
After listening to Chief Yao’s words, Zhang County Cheng Buyu’s expression softened a lot, and he accepted the teacup handed over by Chief Yao.
"Although I understand the truth, I just feel unhappy. I have worked hard and worked hard for decades, and my reputation is not good. Why is it that Zhu Ping'an has only been here a few days, and he is obviously not He abides by the law and releases prisoners privately, but he has a great reputation." Zhang Xiancheng took a sip of tea and said to Chief Yao with a look of displeasure.
If the people of Jingnan County heard what Zhang Xiancheng said, they would definitely spit on his face. You still have the nerve to say that you have worked hard and acted like a cow or a horse, but you have worked hard to get money, bullied others, and acted recklessly.
"Brother Zhang, please be patient. The autumn harvest will only take half a month at most. When the time comes, Zhu Ping'an will look good."
Master Yao picked up the tea cup and said with a smile.
“Yes.”
Zhang Xiancheng nodded.
"However, we can't just wait around. We have to find something for him to do, so as not to make him uneasy anymore." Chief Yao twitched the corners of his mouth sinisterly, revealing a fox-like smile, and the corners of his mouth were full of bad water.
"How do you say it?" Zhang Xiancheng asked with great interest.
"That's it, that's it." Chief Yao leaned into Zhang County Cheng's ear and told him his plan.
"Okay! Okay! That's it." Zhang Xiancheng nodded repeatedly, unable to hide the smile on his lips.
On the second day, shortly after the county government responded to the call, the grievance drum rang in front of the county government gate.
"Who is playing the drum? Please come to the hall."
This is the first time Zhu Pingan has heard the drum playing for grievances since he took office. Zhu Pingan attaches great importance to it, and immediately asks the person who beats the drum to complain grievances to be killed. Please come into the lobby.
“Mr. Magistrate, I reported theft three months ago and lost a cow. It’s been three months and there’s still no news? It’s almost the autumn harvest. There’s no cow. How is my family doing? Autumn harvest. I beg the magistrate of Zhizhi County to make the decision for me."
A man in coarse clothes walked into the lobby with his shoulders slanted, knelt down with a thump, and lowered his head in complaint.
Three months ago?
After hearing this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but turned to look at Zhang Xian Cheng, Chief Yao and Zhang Danian, the prison official who were sitting in the hall, and asked softly, "Is this possible? Where are the files at that time?"
"Yes. That's the case." Zhang Xiancheng and the other three nodded.
"Go back to the county to honor your lord. At that time, the previous magistrate was directly responsible for this case, and the files were also kept by the former magistrate. The humble official did not have the files on this case." Zhang Danian, the prison official, stood up and said, The file was dumped on the former magistrate.
The former county magistrate was murdered less than a month after taking office. The reason has not yet been discovered. There is no handover. His belongings are filed after his death, and there is no paper at all. It has been three months since this case was stolen, and the scene of the theft is no longer there
This means there is no way to solve the case in court. Zhu Ping'an had no choice but to apologize and ask the person involved to go back first, promising to solve the case as soon as possible.
The person who threw the cow here just left the lobby, and then the drum of injustice started ringing again outside.
This time it was the pig-throwing case. The case also happened three months ago. By coincidence, the file was also kept by the former magistrate and disappeared.
After the loser left, the drum of injustice started again. This time it was a lost sheep. It also happened three months ago. By coincidence, the file was also kept by the former magistrate and disappeared.
(End of this chapter)