The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 316 A Problem (Part [-])
Xie Shen's heart sank when he heard the words.

What Li Tongzhi said was right, the beating of an official ordered by the court was a big event no matter how you looked at it.If this kind of matter is not handled properly, the prestige of the court will be affected.

In other words, this is no longer just a single incident.

This made Xie Shen extremely embarrassed, and he couldn't help but think of what his father-in-law Xu Guan reminded him before he left, that Shanxi has a tough and tough people for a generation, and tax resistance often occurs.

At that time, Xie Shen didn't take it seriously, he didn't expect this unlucky thing to happen to him.

Xie Shen comforted Li Tongzhi a few words, then thought about what to do.

It is said that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, and now Xie Shen has experienced it.

After hesitating again and again, Xie Shen still signed the ticket and asked the yamen servants to arrest the mob who beat up Li Tongzhi, of course only targeting the culprit.

Although it is unkind for Li Tongzhi to continue to collect taxes in the disaster year, there is no problem in terms of court regulations.

The imperial court can reduce or exempt local taxes at its discretion due to disasters, but before that, local officials have absolutely no right to make decisions without authorization.

These mobs directly beat Li Tongzhi, completely ignoring the government's face and the court's laws, and it was no different from treason if it went too far.

It's just that Xie Shen didn't want the matter to get out of hand, so he just asked the yamen servant to bring the culprit.

The card ticket is equivalent to the voucher for the office of the yamen servant.Yamen servants without tickets have no power to enforce the law. If they want to take the opportunity to blackmail them, they may be beaten up by the people.They still have some scruples about how much they know about Li Tong, and they won't kill him.But the lowly servant is different. If you are really anxious, you will definitely be beaten to death.

Bantou Qian got the card ticket, patted his chest and assured the magistrate that he would definitely lock the leader of the mob back for interrogation by the magistrate.

After finishing speaking, Bantou Qian rushed out of the government office aggressively with more than a dozen yamen servants, and went to search the city.

Lu'an City is not big, if you really want to search for half a day, you can search the whole city.

In addition, Li Tongzhi had already drawn a general portrait of the mob leader, so the search work was not difficult.But Xie Shen said that Xie Shen changed into a crimson official robe early and sat in the lobby ready to be promoted.

He thought Bantou Qian would be able to bring people back to the yamen soon, but who knew that the yamen servants hadn't returned after half a day.

Xie Shen was furious, thinking that these yamen servants must have been false to his orders and went to search for money in the name of office work.

He was about to ask Lu Gengtian to take a look, but he saw a yamen servant on duty coming to report: "Qi Fufu Zun, Bantou Qian and the others are back."

Xie Shen said displeased: "Since you're back, why didn't you come in and report back!"

The yamen servant wondered: "This, I'm afraid it's not right. The money squad leader and the others have all been stripped of their outer shirts. If they enter the government office at this moment, they may bump into the government official."

I rely on!

What kind of script is this!

Xie Shen was helpless.In the past, Li Tongzhi was severely beaten, and later, the head of the yamen servant was stripped of his clothes and humiliated. Are the people of Lu'an really so martial and tough?

Coughing, Xie Shen waved his hands and said: "Then why are you still standing there, why don't you tell them to change their clothes and come to see me. Do you need me to teach you this?"

The yamen servant nodded hastily, then turned around and left the lobby, found more than a dozen sets of old clothes and sent them to the government yamen.

However, a group of yamen servants headed by Bantou Qian walked into the lobby of the government yamen in embarrassment after they changed into old clothes.

As soon as they entered the lobby, a group of yamen servants fell to their knees with a plop under the leadership of Bantou Qian.

Bantou Qian cried: "My lord, I have never suffered such humiliation for such a big job. If it's just a small humiliation, it's fine, but these mobs don't take you seriously."

The Qi Qiran that Bantou Qian said brought tears to those who heard it.

It turned out that he took the yamen servants to search and arrest the leader of the mob, but he was blocked by dozens of people in an alley.

Bantou Qian immediately recognized that the leader was the leader of the mob who beat up Li Tongzhi, and was about to order his subordinates to go forward to arrest them, but who knew that the other party would rush forward and beat them up.

That's all right, they even stripped off their outer shirts and left only their middle clothes.

At this moment, it is the time when it is warm and cold, but it is cold and terrifying.

Although there is still a middle-clothes to cover up his embarrassment, so as not to lose his face, but in the eyes of Bantou Qian, it is already a great shame.

Xie Shen's face was livid, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Did you take out the card ticket?"

Bantou Qian immediately kowtowed and replied: "The younger ones took out the card ticket at that time, saying that they came to arrest the important criminals under the order of the mansion. But they beat and kicked the younger ones as if they didn't hear it at all."

Xie Shen couldn't help but gasped.

If Bantou Qian didn't take out the card ticket at that time, those mobs could still make an excuse.But Team Leader Qian obviously took out the card tickets, and it was another matter for those mobs to beat and kick the Yamen servants.

This is tantamount to flagrant disobedience to law enforcement and is of a very egregious nature.

The role of the government in the local area is to maintain stability. If the power of law enforcement cannot be guaranteed, then what is the point of the existence of the government?
Of course Xie Shen is not a person of official status, he is also from a poor family, but this does not mean that he will blindly indulge these mobs.

Xie Shen sneered and said, "Which alley do they live in? I want to see for myself who is so bold!"

As soon as these words came out, Bantou Qian froze immediately.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely forbidden. These mobs are extremely hateful. You are a noble person, so you must not put yourself in danger."

Qian Bantou thought to himself that Li Tongzhi had just been beaten, and the magistrate was about to go to the pole to inspect, wouldn't he be unhappy.

Or did he think that the dignified magistrate would not be in danger?

"This Lu'an mansion belongs to the Ming Dynasty and belongs to the imperial court, not to those unruly people. Since I am the prefect of Lu'an, how can I turn a blind eye to this matter? Go quickly and collect all the yamen servants, and go to inspect with me. "

Qian Bantou looked bewildered, all the servants in the government office together only had dozens of people, not as many as those mobs.

Moreover, the mob is in the dark and they are in the light, and they are likely to be attacked again.

Last time, the mob just took off the outer shirts of the money squad leader and the others, leaving behind a fig leaf.

If we go again this time, we won't be stripped naked, right?

Thinking of this, Bantou Qian shuddered.

"Fu Zun, this matter"

"Why, I can't even order you, can I?"

Xie Shen's tone changed abruptly, and he stared coldly at the leader Qian in the hall.

When Bantou Qian saw that the magistrate was angry, he immediately kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, calm down, Your Majesty, please calm down. The little one is also for the sake of the Majesty's safety, and the little one has no other intentions."

For Bantou Qian, the person who sits high above the county government is his master.

If he offends the magistrate, not only his position as the head of the team may be removed, but he may even be directly used as hard labor.

Although yamen servants are also considered low-level labor, there is still money to be made after all. If they really become hard labor, they will never be able to turn around for the rest of their lives.

(End of this chapter)