On the third pole of the day, the county yamen was as noisy as a vegetable market, and the people basked for a long time, and finally waited for the county magistrate who came to collect grain.

In a group of guards of the officials, Shi Taigui, the magistrate wearing the pattern of the emu supplemental uniform, came with his hand, the official is not big, but the shelf is not small.

He looked around like a great leader, played an official tone, and conveyed the tax system of the imperial court to the people.

Then, Shi Taigui coughed heavily and said, "Start delivering food!" ”

The official next to him immediately shouted: "It's time to hand over the grain, come one by one, line up and don't crowd!" ”

Two other officials carried a square Hu and placed it in the center of the field, signaling the first people to come up.

The process of handing over the grain is still very simple, and after the people report their places of origin and names, they begin to load and weigh the grain into the hut to calculate the share of the grain they have completed.

According to the requirements, the grain must be piled up on the walls, and it must be sharpened.

The first people to deliver the grain carefully poured their grain into the hut and did not let it spill a single grain.

When Hu was full, he was relieved to stand next to him and let the officials go up to check the quality of the grain.

Zhixian Shi Taigui continued to take his hand, pacing on the side of Hu, he stared at Hubi and held his breath, and even closed his eyes slightly to think deeply, as if he was calculating the distance and strength, and it was also like he was sinking Dantian luck.

"Drink!"

Suddenly, Shi Taigui came out of his legs, kicked at the wall with a fierce kick, only to hear a bang, the wall trembled, and the grain beyond the wall instantly spilled on the ground, and it was piled up in a circle along the wall.

The man who handed over the grain hurriedly went to pick it up, this is the grain he had worked so hard to grow!

"Stop!"

The magistrate pointed at the people and shouted, "Do you know the rules? It's attrition! The wear and tear of the imperial court on the way to Taicang! ”

The people were taken aback, and hurriedly retreated, not daring to act again, and could only watch as the officials took away the part of the spilled grain.

Not only that, but he had to pour the grain into the hut again until it resurfaced and made up for the spilled part.

This is the famous drenched kick! The part kicked out by the official lord is the loss of grain, which becomes the legitimate income of the official just like fire consumes silver.

In the crowd, Zhu Cihong watched this scene with cold eyes.

Next, the next group of people who handed over the grain continued to go up, and Shi Taigui, the county magistrate, continued to kick Hu, and his movements became more and more proficient.

Every time he kicked out a small amount of food, his face was gloomy, and every time he kicked out a lot of food, his face was full of joy.

When it was Xu Sheng's turn to hand over the grain, Shi Zhixian's strength was almost uncontrollable, and Hu was almost kicked over, spilling more grain.

A servant pointed at Xu Sheng and said, "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and continue to load grain into it to make up for the loss!" ”

Just as Xu Sheng was about to bring this magistrate over, he heard a shout from outside the crowd: "Stop!" What are you doing, the county government is heavy, and idle people are forbidden to approach! ”

Several officials were blocking a group of people who came empty-handed, and it was none other than the people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Blind your dog's eyes, this is Lord Han of the Imperial Palace, how can he be an idle person!"

Han Chengke took a few officers and soldiers to get rid of the government and rushed straight into the crowd.

Shi Zhixian, who was pondering the strength of the next kick, heard that the people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate were coming, so he hurriedly straightened his official uniform and stepped forward to greet him.

"Shi Taigui, the magistrate of Xiaguanji County, has seen Lord Han, but I don't know if Lord Han is here, what are you doing?"

Han Chengke's face sank like water, completely ignoring the number of ways in the officialdom, and directly threw a large stack of complaints in front of Shi Taigui.

"Shi Zhixian, these are the people's complaints against you, read them yourself!"

Shi Taigui picked up a few complaints in a panic, read them carefully, and then his face relaxed slightly, and said with a smile: "The lower officials are not corrupt, and the second is not robbed, what is the only crime?" ”

Han Chengke sneered and said: "You are openly plundering the people's food, just like the matter in front of you, there are all human and material evidence, and you still want to deny it?" ”

This sudden situation made Zhu Cihong stop immediately, and at the same time secretly observed the development of the situation, to see how the Metropolitan Procuratorate dealt with it, and what did Han Chengke, who recommended him, do?

Han Chengke's sudden attack shocked Shi Taigui's body, and he was very dissatisfied at the moment.

Everyone is a seven-rank official, what are you crossing? Is it great that the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises the imperial history?

Seeing that he was deliberately trying to find fault and not giving himself face at all, Shi Zhixian was not as servile as he was just now, but became calm and composed.

"Hahaha!"

Shi Zhixian laughed a few times and said, "Lord Han, where is this, this official is just doing things according to the rules, where did he come from to openly plunder the people's grain?" ”

"Rules, where are you following the rules?" Han Chengke asked.

The people who came to deliver the grain also looked at the two court officials tearing apart at the scene with a confused face.

With so many people looking at each other with burning eyes, Shi Zhixian was very angry, and he shouted: "Lord Han, you don't want to make noise here, which of the Da Ming laws has this official violated?" ”

There are many people now, and it is inconvenient for Shi Zhixian to say bluntly that this is the rule of officialdom, and these grains are the legal income of the imperial court by default!

Even the original cabinet Sanyang, Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng and other Ming ministers relied on the proceeds of this thing to support themselves, and even the emperors of previous dynasties recognized it, why did they break the law?

According to Shi Zhixian's guess, Han Chengke is stupid, he just has nothing to fuck and look for! Maybe you'll want to make some money!

It's just that this method is too clumsy!

However, Han Chengke was not frightened, but said in an unquestionable tone: "Shi Zhixian, today you are involved in a dispute with the people, this official will truthfully report to the dean, and before the Metropolitan Procuratorate thoroughly investigates this matter, I also ask you to be wronged for a few days, and temporarily rest all your duties in the back office!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a burst of cheers erupted in the crowd, many of whom praised Lord Han as "Han Qingtian".

The people don't understand those twists and turns, they only know that there is an official surnamed Han who dares to point at the nose of the county magistrate and suspend him from his job!

These words made Shi Taigui's heart cold, and he had a premonition that the person surnamed Han was not good, could it be sent by some "political enemy" to bring him down!

Thinking of this, Shi Taigui turned many thoughts in his heart, and began to patiently reason and explain carefully.

Who would have thought that Han Chengke would reprimand in public: "Don't talk nonsense, come here, bring the magistrate into the back office!" ”

In the crowd, Zhu Cihong watched Han Chengke's performance with interest, and said secretly: "I really didn't see the wrong person, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has to ask this kind of person to do an errand!" ”

Shi Taigui scolded Han Chengke in his heart for not knowing how to lift, and his anger surged up for a while, and he asked: "I am an official of the imperial court, a county parent, and you supervise the imperial history with your district procuratorate, I'm afraid that I don't have the right to restrict the personhood of this official, right?" ”

Han Chengke laughed, then his eyes turned cold, and he reprimanded: "On that day, there was a clear order from the Holy Lord, the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervised hundreds of officials, and rectified the atmosphere. ”

"You are a county magistrate, do you think you are qualified to defile such a dirty thing?"