The duty of this official is to inspect the states under the jurisdiction of Lingnan Province and implement the 48 articles of the imperial history set by the former prime minister Wei Fangzhen.

Cui Geng's term of office is only one year, and there are more than 70 state capitals in the entire Lingnan Province, with an average of only five days per state. To be honest, if you go all around, you won't even have enough time to walk, let alone check the people's situation.

So, in fact, he can decide for himself which state capital to visit.

The reason why I came to Zhangzhou this time was not because I received any complaints, but because I wanted to see the famous person in the absurd dream, Chen Yuanguang, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty that I heard from Shen Tuo's mouth that day.

In fact, this person was not so famous in the Tang Dynasty, and the highest rank was only the history of the Zhangzhou Thorn, and there was no record in the history books.

As the saying goes, "no one in the history of the Tang Dynasty has cultivated the biography, and there is a temple in Zhangjiang to worship the general".

In later generations, people realized the great significance of Chen Yuanguang to the whole Zhangzhou, and he was crowned "King of Guangji" in the fifth dynasty, "Zhongying Hou" in the Northern Song Dynasty, and "the holy king of Kaizhang" in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Since then, the people have honored him as the "Holy King of Kaizhang".

is such a powerful character, since Cui Geng has the opportunity, of course he wants to meet him.

However, as soon as he entered the territory of Zhangzhou, he encountered a case that made Cui Geng have to change his itinerary.

"Wronged! Wronged! ”

Goshi's team was moving forward when a man and a woman blocked their way.

There are many misunderstandings about officialdom among the people, and this sedan chair is one of them. According to the laws of the imperial court, the county official is in charge of the imperial court's money, grain, taxation, education, and public security, and cannot wait in the county office all day to decide the case, which is only part of his job.

Therefore, unless there is a very large case that must be dealt with immediately, the prefectural order only collects the petition on a specific day of the month.

Like the imperial history, Cui Geng's duties are as many as forty-eight, even if he wants to redress grievances, he has to wait until he arrives in a place and feels that there is nothing to check, so he puts out the notice board and allows the officials and the people to sue.

However, Cui Geng had encountered a lot of this, and he didn't want to embarrass the people, so he ordered Feng Changqing to bring the man and woman up.

These two people are quite interesting, the man is about twenty years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, honest appearance, and wears the clothes of a servant.

The woman looks no more than fifteen years old, but Cui Geng's eyes are bright, her skin is like clotted fat, her teeth are bright, and her eyes are bright.

At present, Cui Geng is unhappy with being stopped by others, and it is gradually disappearing.

He slowly dismounted his horse and asked, "What is the grievance between you two, please bring me the paper." ”

"We don't know how to read, we don't have paper." The girl said bluntly: "I heard that the people in the Quanzhou Mansion area call you Lingnan Cui Qingtian, seeing that you are young, aren't you bragging?" ”

"Bold! Dare to be disrespectful to Cui Yushi! ”

Feng Changqing's bull's eyes widened, and he shouted, which suddenly frightened the girl into screaming, her eyes were red, and she almost cried.

This fool!

Cui Geng shook his head for a while, waved his hand at Feng Changqing, and then said warmly: "Little lady, what's your name?" Don't be afraid, it doesn't matter if you don't have a paper, just rest assured. If it's true, this imperial history will definitely call the shots for you. ”

The beautiful girl's face returned to normal at this time, and said: "Cui Yushi is a good person, this black guy ......"

As she spoke, the girl pointed at Feng Changqing and said, "Yes... He's a bad guy! ”

Feng Changqing was very upset when he heard that the little girl was so bold and called herself a black girl, and shouted: "A certain family doesn't look like a good person like a little lady like you." Well, at a glance, you know that you are a good person and a bad person, so what do you want to be an official? There is something to say, now it is Cui Yushi asking the case, not chatting with you. If it's okay, quickly step aside, don't block the way of Lord Yushi! ”

"Something, something, the little woman has a great grievance, I hope to ask Lord Yushi to be the master!"

was shocked by Feng Changqing, and the girl's little face suddenly panicked, and then her case came to her story.

It turned out that her name was Liu Feiyu, and she was from Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou. The family background is not very good, and her sister Liu Feiyun married a local farmer named Han Liang. The husband and wife have never blushed, never stumbled, and although their lives are hard, they are also beautiful.

Unexpectedly, one day my sister went to the field to deliver food to her brother-in-law, and after my brother-in-law ate it, he suffered from abdominal pain and died of anger in less than an hour.

The villagers felt that the death of their brother-in-law Han Liang was strange, so they sent their sister to the county government for interrogation.

Of course, my sister is inexplicable, but the soup brought by the silver needle in the county is blackened.

So, Xue Yingde, the commander of Zhangpu County, sentenced her sister Liu Feiyun to murder her husband, submitted a letter to the Criminal Department, and prepared to be beheaded after the autumn.

Almost everyone thought that Liu Feiyun deserved it, but Liu Feiyu firmly believed that her sister was wronged, so she found out Cui Yushi's whereabouts, hoping that he could make decisions for his sister.

See the murder again, it's a routine again!

Cui Geng's head was big for a while, he looked at the official and asked, "Then what are you doing?" Look at your dress, aren't you a servant of the Zhangpu County Ya? ”

"Lord Yushi's eyes are like torches!"

The honest-looking official knelt down and said, "The little one's surname is Sun Mingjiang, and he is the official of Zhangpu County. The little one thinks that Han Liu has always refused to confess, and he may be really wronged. Therefore, I took the little lady of the Liu family to redress my grievances. ”

"Seems to be a righteous man." The corners of Cui Geng's mouth curled slightly, and he couldn't help but quip: "If this injustice is really done, you have done Feiyu so much a favor, wouldn't she be able to make a promise?" ”

"Humph! Dumb and wooden, the ghost will marry him! Liu Feiyu's cheeks flew instantly.

Sun Jiang's face was also flushed, and he said, "Yes...... No...... No...... Be...... Adult, don't talk nonsense, it's not good to ruin the reputation of the little lady of the Liu family. ”

It seems that it is really a pair of little mandarin ducks, Cui Geng laughed and said: "There is nothing to be embarrassed about when the man is married and the woman is married." If the truth is really as you say, this official will definitely be in charge of your sister Han Liu. As for the two of you, haha... A gentleman has a successful ~ the beauty of a person, it is not impossible to help you make the decision, haha! ”

With more and more cases being solved, "Cui Qingtian's" confidence is becoming more and more explosive, and I have to say that he is now a little carried away.

As he spoke, he asked Liu Feiyu and the official Sun Jiang to join him and go to the next stop, Zhangpu County.

Zhangpu County is a lower county, although the area can be equal to two Wurong counties, the population is less than 1,000 households.

The official position of the county commander Xue Yingde is just from the seventh grade, and when he saw Cui Geng, the seventh rank of the imperial history, he was very respectful.

When Xue Xianling heard that Cui Geng intended to retry the case of Han Liu's murder of his husband, even if the case had been closed by him, he did not dare to be dissatisfied in the slightest.

On the contrary, Xue Yingde was also extremely humble and said: "Zhangpu County is located in a remote area, not to mention Qincha, even the imperial history of the past refused to set foot in this county." It is rare for Cui Yushi to come today, why don't you try this case publicly, and let the people feel the majesty of the court and the majesty of the emperor? ”

Most of the people in Zhangzhou, except for the subordinate families brought by Chen Yuanguang, were exiled as traitors. The miasma is rampant here, the conflict between the bureaucrats and the Han is very fierce, almost everyone has a feeling of being abandoned, Xue Yingde's suggestion is also the proper meaning of the question, Cui Geng agreed without hesitation.

On the same day, the county government issued a notice, saying that the case of Han Liu's murder of her husband would be retried three days later.

On the third day, at the beginning of the trial, the people surrounded the Zhangpu County Ya on three floors and three layers outside, all wanting to see how Cui Yushi, who was famous in Lingnan, tried the case.

On the public court, Cui Geng sat in the middle, Feng Changqing stood behind him, and Xue Yingde sat sideways to accompany him.

With a burst of "mighty" sounds, both the prisoner and the witness were brought into the court.

The facts of the case are a little more reasonable, and it is also very simple. After checking it, it is recognized that the soup is poisonous, and even Liu Feiyun (Han Liu's) herself does not disagree, in addition, she also made it clear that this crockpot soup has never passed through the hands of others except for herself and her husband.

And the neighbors also testified one after another, saying that the Han couple raised their eyebrows and never quarreled and blushed. In addition, Liu Feiyun abides by women's morals, and it has never been rumored that she has had an affair with any man.

This time, Cui Geng finally felt a little tricky, and then asked if there was anything unusual in the kitchen.

The officials replied that after checking, Liu Feiyun worked quickly, and the kitchen was spotlessly cleaned up, without any abnormalities. The crockpot contained rice soup and poison, and there were no strange additives.

It's weird.

When Cui Geng was in a dilemma, Sun Jiang, the official who knelt down together to avenge Liu Feiyun, couldn't help but remind: "Sister-in-law of the Han family, this is not only about your own life, but also about whether you can avenge Brother Han. For example, on the way to deliver food......"

Although Liu Feiyun and Liu Feiyu are sisters, there are few similarities except for the same skin color.

Liu Feiyu can be called a beautiful little girl, and her sister Liu Feiyun can only say that she is not ugly, but more like an ordinary young woman.

When she heard this, she frowned slightly, and when she recalled the death of her husband, her face was instantly full of sorrow, and she said: "It's no different, as usual, I passed through a blue wattle forest......

Blue Vitex?

Cui Geng was suddenly startled, and hurriedly interrupted: "Wait, there is no lid on the crockpot, is there a blue wattle flower falling in the soup and rice?" ”

After Liu Feiyun thought about it carefully, he nodded again and again and said: "There is such a thing, at that time, the slave family was afraid that the husband would be unhappy when he saw a foreign object in the soup, so he picked out the blue wattle flower and threw it on the road. ”

The county commander Xue Yingde suddenly realized, and said loudly: "This official understands, this blue wattle is likely to be poisonous!" It was Cui Yushi who was aware of everything, and found the unusual things about this case in just a few words. The details of this judgment and trial are really not something that ordinary people can discover! ”

Cui Gengjue how did it go so well? Actually solved another unjust case?

Without thinking too much, Bu Die said modestly: "This is just a guess by the official, and I can't do it accurately, so I asked your county to send a few officials to pick a few handfuls of blue wattle flowers." Let's take a look to know whether Han Liu was wronged or not. ”

"Yes, yes, or Cui Yushi is thoughtful."

Xue Yingde nodded again and again and explained the matter.

The county seat of Zhangpu County is very small, and there is not much effort, so a government official came in with a bag of blue wattle flowers.

Then, someone brought in a couple of big yellow dogs.

I mixed the blue wattles in the food and fed them to the dogs.

After a while, the big yellow dogs let out a wail one after another, and fell to death.

The death is exactly the same as Han Liang!

At this point, the truth of the matter has surfaced, and Xue Yingde, the commander of Zhangpu County, stood up in the hall, gave a deep salute, and said, "Thank you Cui Yushi." If it weren't for the adult's action to overturn the case, the lower official almost cut off a life, and I am afraid that I will not be at peace for the rest of my life! ”

The wrongdoer, Han Liu, has fallen to the ground and wept, washing away this injustice, in addition to the notoriety of murdering her husband, how can you not be excited?

Liu Feiyu hugged her sister and thanked Cui Geng: "Cui Yushi, you are a good official, thank you for the slave family." ”

The people were also very excited when they saw that Cui Geng was so magical, and they cleared the wrongs of Han Liu's family in just a few words.

I don't know who got up, and people shouted loudly: "Cui Qingtian! Cui Qingtian! There is a Cui Qingtian in Lingnan! ”

Cui Geng is smiling, he can wash away the grievances of the living, he can do justice to the dead, and he is worthy of the people supporting him like this, and he enjoys this feeling more and more.

When people's voices gradually subsided, Cui Geng stood up and stretched out his hand to signal the people to silence, and then prepared to say a few words to announce the end of the case.

At this moment, a discordant voice came into the court: "What Cui Qingtian?" In my opinion, it is actually difficult to live up to the fame, it is purely sold and helped to make money, hehe! ”