GBP Chapter 140 He can't even do bad things right!
Chapter 140 He can't even do bad things right!
Whether Wang Qiong stayed a few more days or a few less days made no difference to Magistrate Yang. He only had so much knowledge in his head and had no intention of lecturing Wang Qiong on monetary theory or currency wars.
As far as Magistrate Yang was concerned, as long as he could give Wang Qiong a general understanding of currency, and enable him to successfully deceive Zhu Yuanzhang after returning home, making Zhu Yuanzhang think about fighting the Japanese and issuing currency every day, Magistrate Yang would have achieved his goal.
We must find some amusement and make things difficult for Lao Zhu, even if it means working like a beast of burden, we absolutely cannot let Lao Zhu have an easy time.
After all, Magistrate Yang already had a lot of troubles to deal with.
For example, some scoundrels secretly went and watered all the wheat seedlings planted by the Chen clan to death.
With a dark expression, Magistrate Yang Shaofeng slowly walked past Liu Sanshier and the other village heads and elders.
"You guys have really grown quite capable."
As Magistrate Yang slowly paced back and forth, he reprimanded Liu Thirty-Two and his men: "You went out to water other people's wheat seedlings at dusk, and you managed to flood them all! Tell me, how did you manage to do that? Did you bring water by horse-drawn cart? Or what did you do?"
Liu Thirty-Two chuckled awkwardly, bowing and scraping with a fawning smile, and said, "Look at what you're saying, sir. We've been peacefully farming in Ningyang County, how could we possibly go to Yanzhou Prefecture to water other people's wheat seedlings?"
Wang Wuqi, the head of Xihe Village, also nodded and bowed, saying, "Sir, there are only eighty men in our small village, and about thirty of them are able-bodied. How could anyone possibly go looking for trouble with the Chen clan?"
With Liu Sanshier and Wang Wuqi taking the lead, the other commune leaders and village chiefs also began to complain, claiming that the able-bodied men in their commune and village were busy farming and were all honest and kind people who had never been to Yanzhou Prefecture.
Magistrate Yang was so angry at these scoundrels that he laughed.
"Need evidence?"
Yang Shaofeng kicked Liu Sanshier in the butt and asked, "If the prefect of Yanzhou Prefecture wants to arrest you, what evidence does he need? He just needs to lock you bastards in jail and starve you for a few days. Who among you can survive that? A bunch of brainless idiots, a county magistrate who ruins his family, a prefect who wipes out his entire clan, have you all forgotten that saying?"
"Damn it, each of you thinks you're so smart, but you're just a bunch of idiots who can't even do a good job. I don't know which brainless idiot actually thought of watering someone else's wheat seedlings—I ask you, don't you get tired of just hauling water over there?"
Yang Er, the head of Heshan Village, muttered under his breath, "Isn't there a river right there? We don't need to haul water."
As Yang Er finished speaking, the other village chiefs and wardens glared at him angrily. Magistrate Yang walked directly to Yang Er and kicked him, saying, "You dog, didn't you just say that Heshan is too far from Yanzhou Prefecture and that the able-bodied men are busy farming? How do you know that there is a river next to Chen Er's clan's land?"
After cursing Yang Er, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but rub his forehead and sighed, "A bunch of brainless idiots. I'll have Brother Limpy Fifth go to Binglu and pick out a few clever ones who can claim kinship with Xu Erni's family. Then, he can take Erni to Yanzhou Prefecture to beat the drum and appeal for justice. He can tell her how Chen Er's clansmen bullied Erni, how Chen Er tried to force his sister-in-law to marry him, and how he brought people to our Ningyang County to smash and rob people."
After giving instructions to the group of village leaders and elders, Yang Shaofeng looked at Limpy Five and said, "Brother Limpy Five, you also need to put in a lot of effort on this matter. Make sure to explain to Xu Erni's relatives in advance what to say. Don't let these idiots say we're wrong when we're clearly in the right."
After Limpy Wu bowed in agreement, Magistrate Yang sighed and then glared at the village heads and wardens, cursing, "Get out of here! You bunch of brainless idiots! If anyone dares to do something like this behind my back again, I'll skin you alive!"
No matter how fiercely Magistrate Yang cursed, he still accompanied Xu Erni and her "relatives" to Yanzhou Prefecture to file a complaint.
After accepting the lawsuit filed by Xu Erni's family, Wu Zude, the prefect of Yanzhou, immediately sent his yamen runners to arrest Chen Er's relatives and then beat them several times without even asking any questions.
You should know that the way the cane is applied in the government is very particular. Even if it is the same twenty strokes, if the magistrate is lenient, he can beat a person until he is bloody and mangled but without internal injuries. If he is ruthless, there will be no visible wounds on the outside, but the internal organs will be smashed to pieces. This process depends entirely on the magistrate's will.
When Wu Zude, the prefect, ordered his men to be flogged, he never considered showing any mercy.
In Wu Da's view, Chen Er's attempt to forcibly marry his sister-in-law was morally reprehensible, and Chen Er's relatives were no better. Chen Er's act of hanging himself on the gate of the Ministry of Justice almost implicated Wu Da. If he didn't give him a good beating to vent his anger, what would be the point of being an official?
But, but!
To Prefect Wu's utter surprise, some of Chen Er's clansmen, after being flogged, revealed even more astonishing secrets.
Such as Chen Er had already set his sights on Xu Erni while Chen Da was still alive, and how Chen Er had long colluded with some clan elders to seize Chen Da's family property, and how the clansmen, under the instructions of the clan elders, secretly bullied and ostracized Xu Erni in order to make it easier for Chen Er to marry his sister-in-law.
You never know what you'll find until you try it; once you do, you're shocked.
What was originally a simple levirate marriage turned into a whole host of messy affairs, including the murder of a brother, the plot to marry the sister-in-law, and the clan elders' scheme to seize the clan's property and land.
Prefect Wu was completely dumbfounded.
Compared to these trivial matters, is Xu Erni's lawsuit against the Chen clan even a real case?
I'm afraid it won't even amount to a fart!
Yang Shaofeng, the county magistrate, was also numb.
Good heavens! I thought the perverts on some forums in later generations were already going too far, but I never expected that these perverts in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties would be even more outrageous!
This barbaric custom of levirate marriage must be banned, strictly banned to the extreme!
Damn it, if we don't strictly prohibit these outrageous customs, who knows how many more scoundrels like Chen Er will emerge, and how many similar cases will occur!
After Magistrate Wu left the court, Yang Shaofeng told Xu Erni and the others to return to Ningyang County first, while he sent Bo Wu to deliver a letter to Magistrate Wu.
Upon meeting, Prefect Wu sighed and said, "This time... this time we're in big trouble!"