Han official!

Chapter 94: Poison Staff
On the highway southwest of Chang'an, after turning around the large patch of cattails at Jiantai Gao, a long line of covered wagons pulled by a single ox stretched out. The driver sitting on the mud screen was actually a thief catcher and prison officer in a black robe and a black cap, with an iron ruler hanging from his waist, willing to be the driver of the wagons.

Next to them, there were several carriages covered with white cloth and with four-horse robes, all of which were used by junior officials from the government offices of Chang'an.

The most eye-catching ones are the two Hexi horses with manes as shiny as silk.

Guo Jie rode on Hongque and Wei Guang rode on Stanley, cruising near the covered wagon, attracting the attention of many young men from Wuling who were dressed in gorgeous clothes and riding their horses. They were so envious that they wanted to throw down a box of gold cakes and buy the two men's fine horses.

Red Sparrow and Stanley are both the best Hexi horses. They are not the thousand-mile horses that can be bought with money. Even the young men of Wuling cannot buy them. They can only envy them and look at the divine horses from Disheguili.

"Lord Wei."

A dwarf in a coarse linen jacket and trousers squatted under a mulberry tree by the roadside, anxiously awaiting Wei Guang's carriage. Seeing the eye-catching horse, he immediately walked over and said, "The three elders of Chang'an County have gathered dozens of Kuns and widows and are gathering at the Zhicheng Gate."

He bowed to Guo Jie and said, "I'm complaining to you about Mr. Guo's wanton killing of powerful people and abuse of power."

Wei Guang's expression suddenly changed.

A man who is over sixty years old and has no children is called a Kun, or a widower (guan).

A woman who is over sixty years old and has no children is considered a widow.

They are all people who need to be respected and supported according to the Han Dynasty's etiquette.

The expressions of the cruel officials Yin Qi and Wang Wenshu, who were kneeling in the white cloth-covered carriage, also changed.

Even though the two were cruel officials, they still found it difficult to deal with the county elders and widows and widowers who needed to be respected and supported.

Zhang Qian's heart trembled, and he immediately jumped off the carriage covered with white cloth, walked quickly to the side of Hongque, held the reins, and as a gatehouse chief, led the horse for another capital pavilion chief.

He held the reins tightly to prevent his brother Guo Jie from being captured by the court officials, bypassing Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang of the Chang'an official temple, and taking Guo Jie to the court prison.

Guo Jie was very murderous.

They were afraid that Guo Jie would be angered by the widower or widow arranged by the three elders of the county.

One sword pierces through the widows and widowers.

By then, he would have fallen into the evil scheme of the three elders of the county who came from powerful families.

Killing people in the street.

No one can cover it up.

It doesn't matter if you confiscate the property of the powerful and kill as many of their relatives as possible. Those people are already prisoners, and it is also the official business of the government and the temple.

Killing respected widows and widowers was completely different. Not only was it killing people in the street, it also violated the etiquette that had been personally ordered to be followed by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Empress Dowager Gaozu of Han, Emperor Hui, and Emperor Wen.

Zhang Qian said sternly, "Brother, please don't be impulsive. These are old men whom the two senior officials, Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang, cannot touch. Anyone who dares to kill them will be immediately arrested by the court officials, and the news may even reach the emperor."

In the second year after Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, ascended the throne (204 BC), he issued an edict to select people aged and above who had cultivated themselves and could lead the people to do good, and appoint them as the Three Elders, one in each village.

One of the three elders of the village was selected as one of the three elders of the county. The county magistrate and the county chancellor taught him matters, exempted him from corvee labor, and gave him wine and meat in October every year.

After that, the county also had three elders.

The status of the three elders of the county was highly respected. When the Chang'an Ling and Chang'an Cheng governed the neighborhoods and villages, they would ask the opinions of the three elders of the county.

Guo Jie looked at the Zhicheng Gate not far away.

Poker face.

Zhang Qian didn't care about the lives of the three county elders; he was only worried that Guo Jie had fallen into a treacherous scheme. "The three county elders of Chang'an County are surnamed Du. They are from the Du clan of the Western Road. They have extensive fields and many people, and are a well-known powerful family in Chang'an."

One covered wagon after another drove to the Zhicheng Gate, but was blocked at the Chidao Gate and could not enter Chang'an City.

On the rammed earth road in front of the city gate, a group of widows and widowers wearing linen jackets and trousers, with gaunt faces and brown spots all over their faces, stood blocking Guo Jie's way.

The three elders of the county who were leading the group were wearing a long purple robe, which was much more expensive than the widows and widowers behind them. The wooden staff in his hand was very eye-catching.

Poison stick.

The long stick is made entirely of zelkova wood, with an exquisite bronze turtledove on the top. It is a poison stick given to the old man by the government, also called a royal stick.

It represents the privileges of the elderly.

"Guo Jie!"

The three elders of the county came over, holding the poison staff, and shouted, "You have slaughtered the emperor's subjects without restraint and robbed their property. Old man, today I will severely flog you with the poison staff bestowed upon you by the emperor. Come here and accept your punishment!"

Ah.

Guo Jie rode on a red bird, looking down at the three elders of the county, and sneered, "Open your mouth, shut up, the emperor, what a big hat you have."

The three elders of the county, relying on their age and privilege, scolded Guo Jie as if he were their grandson.

"Little brat!"

The three elders in the county were furious. They were used to taking advantage of their seniority and were also used to young people submitting to them, so they dared not speak out.

Who would have thought.

Guo Jie refused to surrender.

The three elders of the county gave a signal, and dozens of widows and widowers immediately stepped forward, pointing at Guo Jie's nose and giving him a lesson.

"The county elder is a man over seventy years old, and you dare to be disrespectful to him."

"You are lawless! How dare you disrespect the elders!"

"Today, I must severely punish Guo Jie, so that he will know the importance of an elder."

Zhang Qian, Wei Guang and others were filled with anger, but helpless, and did not dare to touch these old men who were taking advantage of their seniority.

Old people have privileges.

In the past, people including Yin Qi, Wang Wenshu and others had suffered a lot from being disrespected by the elderly, and were often taught a lesson by the elderly who took advantage of their seniority.

"hehe."

Guo Jie sneered.

You are morally blackmailing me, right?

You are older, so you are right, right?

I won’t spoil you!

Guo Jie rode a red sparrow and approached the carriage covered with white cloth. He stretched out his hand and took out a handful of gold cut from gold cakes from the inside of the carriage. He threw it directly towards the three elders, the widow and the widower of the county.

Widows and widowers have no sons to support them, so they can only live on the millet provided by the government and temples.

Life was hard at ordinary times. I had never seen a basket of three-zhu coins, let alone the shining golden gold.

The moment when the gold toe landed on the rammed earth road.

It immediately attracted a scramble by widows and widowers.

A piece of gold fell on the bun of the three elders of the county.

In everyone's shocked eyes.

"Snapped!"

Guo Jie took the scabbard of the second-hand sword and struck the old man in the face with it. He said with a fierce smile, "These bandits stole my toe gold. Beat them up!"

He has been writing government reports for more than ten years, and no one understands word games better than him.

In one sentence, the county elders and others were redefined.

Not a respected elderly person.

They are a group of bandits.

It was the first time in his life that he saw the three elders of the county being beaten in front of the astonished eyes of cruel officials such as Yin Qi and Wang Wenshu.

There was only one thought in my mind.

happy!

There were a large number of widows and widowers brought by the three elders of the county, and Guo Jie could not defeat them all by himself, so he needed help.

There are very few people as bold as Guo Jie.

He is the only one in the whole Chang'an.

No one dared to follow suit and beat the county elders, widows and widowers.

"Bros!"

A thief caught him gritted his teeth and said, "What a life we had before. We ate coarse wheat rice, and our wives and children could barely get enough to eat. Ever since we started helping Mr. Guo, not only have we had enough to eat every day, but we also have pork, scallions, and vinegar to keep us full! Mr. Guo's kindness will never be forgotten!"

(End of this chapter)