Be a master through ancient times

Not to mention how much money Steward Xu made from the Japanese, just a few days later, Nanfu Province suddenly carried out a big cleanup, and the government sent people to arrest all those spreading rumors.This has to start after the Admiral of the Navy received the letter.

After the Admiral of the Navy read the letter, he immediately reported the matter to Marshal Zhu Wei. After reading his letter, Zhu Wei's face was so dark that ink dripped from his face.The successive incidents of spies are really annoying. They knew that there were spies lurking in Nanfu Province, but they were able to get away with it because they couldn't find their targets. This is really unbearable!

What is even more annoying is that these spies spread the rumors out of Southern Fujian Province. If other garrisons heard the news, wouldn't it discredit their Fujian Navy?Thinking of the possibility of them hiding in the dark and laughing at the Nanmin navy, Zhu Wei felt his teeth itch with hatred, wishing he could sail directly to the country of Wa and chop them into pieces.

In order to prevent these spies from continuing to cause trouble, Zhu Wei rushed to the governor's office overnight, and made a plan with the local governor, that is, in the name of checking the household registration, go door to door to find out where the source of the rumors is, and then arrest those with suspicious identities. Everyone was caught.

Don't tell me, this method is really useful.In less than ten days, they found more than [-] people who spread rumors.During this period of time, these people frequently went to teahouses and restaurants. Every time they chatted with others, they basically talked about how the water bandits killed people and how cruel they were. After a while the water bandits will come ashore.

In addition to spreading rumors, some people's identities are also very suspicious.When the government checked the household registration, some people said that the household registration document was lost, while others did not match what was registered on the document.These people were all put in prison, and they will be released only after the government investigates and confirms that they are innocent.There are indeed some innocent people here, but even if the government can let him go in the end, they will inevitably suffer. Who told them to talk nonsense when they have nothing to do, and unknowingly, they became the pushers for the Japanese to spread rumors.

Because it was the governor's order, so this time the Yamen of Zhangzhou Prefecture also received this order. The magistrate and the commander of the navy stationed in each sent a lot of people to start reviewing the household registration documents of the people, and investigate the source of the rumors by the way.

This afternoon, people from the navy came to the door suddenly.Chu Ci didn't know the reason, but he also warmly received him.Knowing that they came for investigation, Chu Ci naturally couldn't object, after all, they didn't just investigate their house.Chu Ci is an official, so naturally he is not within the scope of the review. With him as a guarantee, the couple in his court do not need to be investigated.

The people of the navy division scattered to investigate in various courtyards, and soon returned to the main hall, saying that there was no problem.Before Chuci could take a breather, the last group of people came over escorting a servant from the Department of Education who was in charge of sweeping the front yard.

"Master Chu, what is this man's name? According to our people, they only glanced at him just now, and he rushed out in panic. When they caught him just now, he didn't answer a word when they asked him. From the official point of view, this person is very suspicious!" Commander Ma personally brought people to investigate the Tixuesi Yamen, and he was very polite when facing Yifu Xuezheng.

Chu Ci took a closer look at this person, and felt that his face was familiar, but he was not quite sure what his name was.Chu Ci ordered someone to call the classics officer in charge of personnel affairs to identify him. The old man squinted his eyes and looked at him, hesitantly said: "This is Liu San, right? I remember that he was recruited a year ago and has been in charge of Clean up several courtyards in the front office."

"Do you still have his contract? Commander Ma of the Navy wants to see his details."

"Yes, since the beginning of your tenure, Mr. Chu, you asked us to keep the records of everything we do, and all the contracts of foreign recruits have been kept there. If you want it, I will let someone find it now."

"It's work."

While waiting for Hu Dianji to take the deed, Chu Ci began to observe Liu San carefully.This person is not very tall, and his body is also on the thin side.At this moment, he was being escorted to kneel here, his face was full of panic and anxiety. In this cool autumn, his forehead was still covered with sweat. Anyone who looked at him would think that something was wrong with him.

At this time, Hu Dianji also brought over the person's contract.It was written in the deed that he was a local, he lived in Liyu Lane in the south of the city, and there was a blind mother at home.

Just looking at the deed, it seems that there is nothing wrong with him, and his family background is also clean, but his whereabouts are suspicious after all.Chu Ci squatted down and asked him: "Liu San, why did you run away when you saw the official? You tell me the truth, and I can intercede for you. Otherwise, I can only let you be punished by the Navy's people." Captured."

Liu San's mouth was trembling, and he looked at Chu Ci with begging eyes, as if he wanted to say something, but he was a little apprehensive, he didn't know what he thought of, his eyes suddenly became firm, and his mouth was tightened even more.

"You should know why the people from the navy came here, right? You ran away when you saw the official. It must be because of a guilty conscience. Tell the truth, did you participate in the vigorous rumors circulating outside?"

Liu San lowered his head, with guilt in his eyes.But he still didn't speak.

Chu Ci waited for a while, but seeing that he still didn't speak, he shook his head in disappointment.He said to the people in the navy: "Take it away, and go to Liyu Lane by the way to ask about the situation."

A suspected spy appeared in the yamen, and Chu Ci felt quite frustrated.Those who are engaged in education, show great righteousness to others all day long, but they didn't expect that they can't even educate the people in their own yamen, which is funny to say.

Liu San originally refused to open his mouth, but when he heard that they were going to Liyu Lane, he panicked: "Don't go looking for my mother!"

"Are you willing to speak now?" Chu Ci looked at him with a tense expression that didn't seem to be fake, "I didn't expect you to be a filial son. It's just that you were determined to do such a thing in the first place, so you weren't afraid to smear your mother's face." ?"

Liu San's chest rose and fell rapidly, and his eyes were filled with tears, but he never revealed anything, just said: "...don't tell my mother!"

"If you don't tell her, won't she know about it? I'm sure that if you are taken away by the Navy, someone will come to your house and tell your mother. If you don't want her to be old and homeless, you'd better Just tell the truth, maybe you can do something good." Chu Ci understood him with reason and emotion, and hoped that he could tell the truth.

Liu San's courage is not considered great, otherwise he would not run away when he saw the official with a guilty conscience. Hearing what Chu Ci said, his mentality immediately collapsed, crying and saying that he didn't mean it.

As he spoke, he told the truth of the matter.It turned out that his mother had a serious illness a month ago. After seeing it, the doctor prescribed some good medicines to hang her life.Liu San works in the Yamen of the Tixue Department, and the benefits are better than other places, but after all, the monthly salary cannot support such expensive medical expenses. In desperation, he decided to become a pearl fisherman.

Yuan Zhen once mentioned in the poem "Pearl Fisherman" that this job requires "ten thousand people to die for one pearl", which shows the danger of this profession.This job requires people with good water skills to dive into the seabed to collect pearls. In ancient times without protective measures, this was a job that was close to death.Correspondingly, it is the high income of pearl divers.However, unless it is unavoidable, ordinary families will not allow their relatives to be pearl divers.

Liu San arrived at the seaside and looked at the bottomless water, but he still couldn't go into the sea because of fear.The pressure of life crushed Liu San. He knelt by the sea and wailed loudly why the sky was so unfair. At this moment, a person came to him...

"He promised that as long as I'm willing to help him pass the message, he will give Yinzi to see the doctor for my mother. I thought, just pass a few words...I didn't expect the government to take it so seriously..." Liu San cried with snot and tears all over his face , His experience is sympathetic, but his ignorance also makes people sigh.

"Can you see what that man looks like?" Chu Ci was going to make amends for him. After all, he still had a mother to take care of. Although this man was a little ignorant, he was filial.

Liu San nodded vigorously. He had always regarded that person as a benefactor, so he would naturally remember his appearance in his heart.

Chuci had someone serve refreshments to entertain Ma Tongling and his party, and then led Liu San into the study. After about half an hour, Chuci came out with a painting.

The painting showed a thin, middle-aged man with a thin beard on his chin, and a gentle and gentle face. It was not at all obvious that he would do such a thing.

"Commander Ma, this is the person who let Liu San spread the rumors that day. For the sake of his atonement, please don't take him away for now, so that he can go back to serve the decoction and wait for his mother's illness to recover. , and punish him.”

Liu San was shocked when he heard this, and immediately knelt down: "Please let me go back to take care of my mother. When my mother recovers from her illness, you can kill her or cut her up."

Commander Ma was a little embarrassed. After all, their task was to arrest people. It would be a little bad for them to know that he was guilty but not bring him back.

Seeing his embarrassment, Chu Ci said, "Well, I will guarantee this person. If he escapes after going back, I will bear the responsibility. If Commander Ma is still not at ease, then I will give him another guarantee." Sir Admiral writes a letter to clarify this matter, how about it?"

Commander Ma cupped his hands: "Since Mr. Chu has said so, why do you have any disagreement with me? It's just that a person like him is worthy of your future as a guarantee for him?"

"It's just a matter of treating others. I also have an old mother at home. How can I have the heart to let her lie alone in bed with no one to take care of me?" He observed for a long time, and Liu San's filial piety towards his mother was indeed not half-adulterated. He believed that Liu San was not. Will leave his mother and run away.

"Your Excellency, you deserve to be a student of politics. I admire you." Commander Ma bowed to him from the bottom of his heart. Others said that every time righteousness slaughters more dogs, they are all scholars who have a heart. Now it seems that not all of them are true. Well!

Chu Ci was a little embarrassed by him, but in fact he was not so noble.He was going to let Ah Tie send a person to watch over him, and if Liu San really wanted to escape, he would be arrested and brought to justice immediately.He only does what he can, and it is impossible to abuse good intentions.Because there are many people he wants to protect standing behind him, if he falls, what should they do?