The Qin Ershi, who cheated, not only made the people of the Qin Dynasty suffer, but also made all the Qin officials except Zhao Gao. Zhou Zeng, the magistrate of Xiaxiang County who admired Xiang Kang, was one of the typical representatives. Faced with the ever-increasing variety of labor service and garrison, he had to explain to the top and not be too harsh to the bottom, just like a mouse trapped in a bellows, both ends are angry and neither ends are pleased.

For the Zhou County Magistrate, who was a pretty good official, the most tricky thing about Qin Ershi was to indulge his teacher Zhao Gao to tamper with the Qin Law and torture the fine Shangjun method beyond recognition. Just like he was worried that he would not resist the common people, he modified the already strict Qin Law to almost cruel and tyrannical, which made Zhou County Magistrate, who had been familiar with Shangjun's method since childhood, was at a loss. He had to spend a lot of time and energy to study and study a few days to change the new Qin Law, and to punish prisoners who had just committed misdemeanors against his conscience. Not only did he work hard, his conscience was still painful.

"... County Master, the subordinates are wronged, the subordinates are wronged! The subordinates are not doing anything, and they have been caught and run away. According to the Qin Dynasty, they must be punished the same as the bandit. The subordinates recognize this! But the bandit was caught without a sled and opened the door. It is an attempted theft. According to the Qin Dynasty, the prison officer Sun Shangli, not only sentenced me to be a tattoo, but also asked me to be a city dan? The subordinates dared to beg for slaughter (appeal), just want to ask the county master to be the master of the subordinates!"

Looking at the criminal slander who knelt in front of him with sympathy, County Magistrate Zhou's face was full of helplessness, but he had no choice but to say with apology: "The beggar's crooked, it was you who wrongly accused Sun Juekeeper. Our Qin Dynasty's laws have been changed. Even if the theft is attempted, you must be sentenced to Jiachengdan. If you are careless for a moment, you will escape and receive the same sentence as the criminal, and you will be sentenced to Jiachengdan."

"Has the law of Shang Jun changed?" The cried and broke the law was shocked and asked, "County Master, when will the law of Shang Jun be changed? Why don't the subordinate officials know?"

"Just a few days ago." Zhou County Magistrate said helplessly: "You are not lucky. On the first day of your crime, you changed the imperial decree of the Qin Law and just issued it to Xiaxiang County Temple. So the prison officer Sun had no choice but to convict you in accordance with the new Qin Law."

The criminals were as if they were struck by lightning. They were stunned at first, and then they couldn't help but beat their chests and stamped their feet, and cried loudly: "Oh my God, why did they change so heavily? They have to be so angry when they attempted theft. Is this a sign of living? My child is still young, and I went to Mount Li to be a prisoner. What should they do? Oh my God, you are so unfair to me!"

Hearing the heartfelt cry of the criminal's despair, the county magistrate Zhou and his right-hand assistant Sun Yushu were inevitably feeling a little unbearable, but they were helpless. Out of sympathy, the county magistrate Zhou could only do his best to give his own abilities to the civil servant responsible for recording, "Don't remember, when this begging has not happened, otherwise he would offend him again."

The civil servant agreed to stop writing, and the prison officer Sun said to the criminal slander with great regret: "Cangpu, have you heard that our county magnanimous and generous, so we will not pursue your crime of failing to beg for this time. Why don't you thank the county magnanimous? Don't beg for the beg for the beg for trouble in the future. If you make trouble in the county, the county will definitely add a penalty to you. At that time, your corporal punishment will definitely not be as simple as tattooing."

The criminal offender did not thank the Zhou County Magistrate who was kindly willing to save him. He just kept crying and was extremely sad and desperate. Zhou County Magistrate understood his mood and did not pursue it. He just waved his hand and asked the official to take the unlucky minor official who accidentally let the attempted theft escape to the county prison, waiting for the tattoo to be tattooed. After the official took the person away, the Zhou County Magistrate couldn't help but sigh and smiled bitterly to the prison officer Sun and said, "It's pitiful, I really can't save him."

"The subordinate officials also think he is pitiful." Sun Jue Zhuan said with some loss: "Actually, Gong Youwei also talked to the subordinates about his love, saying that Cang Pi has always done a good job under his command, and he should be conscientious and responsible. I beg my subordinates to show mercy and lenient treatment. But the subordinate officials really don't have the courage. If he is known to him by the county censor, I will have to be punished with him and have to offend him first."

"Do work with your conscience." County Magistrate Zhou sighed again and said, "If you can be as comfortable as possible, you can only follow the laws of the court and cannot bring us in."

After sighing, he didn't want to recall the desperate and pitiful expression of the unlucky little official. County Magistrate Zhou could only change the topic and asked Sun Jue Prison Officer: "How is Xu Zuowei doing the matter of summoning the fourth round of garrison soldiers?" (In the Qin Dynasty, the right lieutenant in the county was in charge of the arrest of thieves, and the left lieutenant in charge of militia recruitment, but neither had the power to command the troops.)

"Report to the county magistrate, I heard from Xu Zuowei that it is not good." Sun Juehuo replied with a wry smile: "I escape too hard and can't even catch it. Xu Zuowei estimated that he can only get 60% of the contract at most, and it may even be lower."

The sadness reappeared on the face of Zhou County Magistrate, but Zhou County Magistrate still had no choice but to comfort himself, "It's easy. Anyway, the surrounding counties are more powerful than the other. If I want to sue the crime, I will not be punished by myself. Besides, there are county magistrates above me, and there is a high one that stands up to me when the sky falls, so I don't need to worry alone."

After talking to himself, County Magistrate Zhou, who had to handle countless business tasks, had just asked the prison officer Sun to go down to do his job. Unexpectedly, an official sentencing came to report outside the door and said, "Report to the county master, Mr. Xiang Kang, who is in charge of Lingting Pavilion, is here. He said that there is something important to see you. Please take some time to see him."

"It's very important?" He hesitated for a moment. For Xiang Kangpo's sake, County Magistrate Zhou, who had just picked up the bamboo slips and was about to work, said, "Take him to the back hall to wait, I'll come later."

The officer agreed and immediately went out to lead Xiang Kang to the back hall to wait. County Magistrate Zhou seized the time to handle the business of the bamboo slips in his hand, and then got up to the back hall to meet Xiang Kang. However, what surprised County Magistrate Zhou was that as soon as he met, Xiang Kang, who had always been neither humble nor arrogant in front of him, jumped up and bowed to him, begging: "County Master, I am begging you, please save my nephew Xiang, otherwise he will die."

"Save your clan nephew?" Zhou County Magistrate was stunned at first, then misunderstood Xiang Kang's meaning, and asked coldly: "Young Master Xiang, what's your clan nephew doing?"

"The county master misunderstood. He did nothing. It was because he was sick and very sick." Xiang Kang said nervously: "Only the county master, you can save him, otherwise his life will not be saved. So the younger generation dared to ask you, please give me mercy and save him."

"How can I save him when he is sick? I am not a medical worker." County Magistrate Zhou was completely confused.

"The county master forgives the crime. I should beat me. I am too anxious and didn't explain it clearly." Xiang Kang twitched his cheek lightly, then sorted out his words and said, "The county master, that's right. Xiang of my clan's nephew Xiang is Zuolu, and he is already six feet and seven inches tall. He is an adult. This time the county recruits the fourth round of garrison soldiers. He must obey the conscript and go to the border to serve the garrison."

"County Master, my nephew didn't want to be a fugitive, and he also prepared his clothes and luggage to go to the frontier to serve in the garrison. When the time came, he went to the frontier to serve with Brother Feng." Xiang Kang added: "But there was an unexpected situation in the world. I thought that the day before yesterday, my nephew suddenly became ill, and he had typhoid fever and had a high fever and was unconscious. The doctor said that even if he could be rescued, he would have to rest for at least one or two months, not do heavy work, and not be hit by the wind and rain, otherwise the condition would definitely be repeated."

County Magistrate Zhou finally understood what Xiang Kang meant and asked, "Young Master Xiang, so you want to ask this official to be kind to the outside world to avoid your nephew's garrison this time?"

"That's true." Xiang Kang nodded and said to Zhou County Magistrate: "My County Master, I dare not deceive. My nephew Xiang Ta is the only grandson of my uncle Xiang Chao of the same clan. His father, my grandson of my grandson, Xiang Tuan, also died of illness when he was young. He is the only seed of Xiang Tuan of the younger generation. I, Uncle Ji, must not watch him die in vain. So I dared to ask the county master to give up my nobles and avoid the garrison of Xiang Ta. In the future, I will definitely repay the county master with kindness, build grass and carry a circle, and go through fire and water, and do whatever I can."

A more helpless smile appeared on the face of the magistrate Zhou. After sighing, the magistrate Zhou first sat in his seat and then said: "Mr. Xiang, logically speaking, for your sake, I should help you. But there is no way. Qin law is more important than mountain. The Qin law stipulates that no one can exempt the garrison except the elderly, children and disabled people. Your nephew is not listed here, so I really can't help it."

"But my nephew is sick and is still very ill." Xiang Kang said anxiously: "He goes to the northern border for thousands of miles, with wind, sun and rain. How could he hold on? He must have worsened halfway through the road, and he may die of illness on the road!"

"There is no way. In the laws of the Qin Dynasty, there is no ill person who can be exempted from the garrison." Zhou County Magistrate shook his head helplessly and said, "Also, Mr. Xiang, you must have seen it with your own eyes. In order not to serve in the garrison, many people in Guizhou either ran away or fled, and were killed in half after being caught. If my official made an exception to his garrison, he would not be able to follow the example of his garrison. At that time, I am afraid that even the self-harm will be done! So how can Xu Zuowei do the jail of each township? How can the garrison of each township and the Lidian worker in Li Dian?"

"County Master, I really can't be able to be compatible?" Xiang Kang asked unwillingly.

"You can't help me, don't blame me." Zhou County Magistrate replied helplessly. At the same time, Zhou County Magistrate was also very clear in his heart. With the virtues of the children of the Xiang family, he would probably transfer Xiang in advance and help Xiang escape to a foreign land.

To the surprise of County Magistrate Zhou, after silenced his head for a while, Xiang Kang stood up straight and said to himself, "County Master, then I'm brave enough to ask you another thing. Please give me a bamboo slip to exchange household registration with my clan nephew Xiang, and let me serve as a military service on his behalf. The junior's household registration is Youlu, so there is no need to serve as a military service this time. After the junior and nephew exchange household registration with his clan nephew, he can rest assured to recuperate at home."

"Young Master Xiang, do you want to serve in the military service for your nephew? Are you not afraid of suffering?" Zhou County Magistrate was shocked and said nothing, he never expected that Xiang Kang would value family affection to this extent. In order to give his nephew a rest time, he voluntarily served in the military service on behalf of his nephew.

"Of course I am afraid of suffering." Xiang Kang replied calmly, and said, "But there is no way. Xiang is the only one of the younger brothers. In order to protect his bloodline for the older brothers, I can only endure this pain and suffer this pain!"

After saying that, Xiang Kang lowered his head again and said, "Also, I dare not deceive the county magistrate. In fact, I have already decided to get married on July 26th. After I served my nephew in the clan, my wedding date will be postponed."

The magistrate Zhou opened his mouth in disbelief and said for a while: "Young Master Xiang, you have to consider it. Even if you go to the frontier to serve in the garrison, I don't know when you will be back. Also, the suffering of being a garrison is not something that ordinary people can bear."

"Don't worry, the county master, I have already considered it." Xiang Kang said with a firm attitude: "I still dare not deceive the county master. In fact, just now, I thought that I would take advantage of the time now and quickly send my clan nephew to another place to avoid this recruitment. However, the clan nephew's body is really too weak now. If something happens on the road, it will be too late to have regret medicine. Also, even if we can take care of it carefully on the road, after becoming a fleeing guard, my clan nephew will have to hide in and out for the rest of my life, and always worry that it will be difficult to get married and get married and continue my bloodline for my big brother."

"So I made up my mind." Xiang Kang raised some voice and said, "Please ask the county master to be kind and allow me to exchange household registration with my clan nephew! I will serve as a garrison for my clan nephew, so that my clan nephew can stay at home to recuperate!"

He stared at Xiang Kang carefully for a long time, and saw that Xiang Kang had a clear gaze and a frank expression. No matter how he looked, he didn't seem to be a hypocritical act. County Magistrate Zhou, who had already admired Xiang Kang very much, could not help but look at Xiang Kanggao even more. Finally nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you! I will make an exception and allow you to change your household registration with your clan nephew, and fulfill your hard work to protect your clan nephew!"

"Thank you, the county master." Xiang Kang quickly bowed to the county magistrate Zhou to thank him.

"But don't regret it." County Magistrate Zhou took the bamboo slips and wrote the official documents that allowed Xiang Kang and Xiang to exchange household registrations. He smiled and said, "Don't be able to endure the hardship when you go to the frontier. He scolded me behind your back and hurt you. He didn't try his best to stop you at this time."

"Please rest assured that the younger generation is not that kind of person."

Xiang Kang replied solemnly. County Magistrate Zhou nodded with satisfaction. He first quickly wrote the official documents, and then handed them over to Xiang Kang and asked Xiang Kang to change his household registration by himself. He said from the bottom of his heart: "Young Master Xiang, I really envy your nephew. It is really his blessing to have an Uncle Ji like you."

"The county master is awarded." Xiang Kang was humble. He first took the bamboo slip respectfully, and then thought for a little while. Xiang Kang begged again: "County master, I am brave. I want to ask you to go to Shiling Pavilion in person at noon on the fourth day of the July 2018."

"What are you asking me to go to Shilingting Pavilion that day?" County Magistrate Zhou asked curiously.

"That day was the day when the soldiers of Dongxiang gathered and set off. At noon, they first went to Santaiting to the north of Xiaxiang to meet with the soldiers of other townships, and then set off to serve in the border the next day. The younger generation dared to ask the county master to take the opportunity to serve as the younger generation and several brothers of the same clan." Xiang Kang explained, and said, "This time, there were five people from our Xiang family who went with me. I would like to ask the county master to go to give us a trip. I personally encouraged our brothers in person, so that all the people in Guizhou who served in the Lingting Pavilion knew that our Xiang family were all real men who were not afraid of hardships, and none of them were fleeing to the garrison! Let the younger generation win glory for our Xiang family!"

Of course, Xiang Kang's excuse was a bit reluctant, but just like Xiang Kang had estimated in advance, County Magistrate Zhou really admired Xiang Kang very much and was willing to give Xiang Kang a face and help Xiang Kang win some glory for the old Xiang family; Second, he felt that if this matter was done well and set a brilliant example like the children of the Xiang family, it would definitely inspire the people's hearts and spirits and facilitate his political and political efforts in the future. So after a little calculation, County Magistrate Zhou nodded and said, "Okay, if I can take time at that time, I will definitely go to the young master to strengthen my career."

County Magistrate Zhou did not give a positive reply. Xiang Kang, who had worked hard to arrange, was certainly disappointed, but he did not dare to show his face. However, just as Xiang Kang thanked him, County Magistrate Zhou suddenly remembered something, hurriedly called Xiang Kang and said, "Young Master Xiang, ask for something. I heard that there was a ghost and god incident in the temple of Shilingting Pavilion, and it has been spread to Xiaxiang City. What kind of ghost and god incident is it?"

"Oh no, why did the magistrate Zhou hear the wind so quickly?" Xiang Kang complained in his heart, but he had to answer, and he did not dare to lie deliberately to arouse the magistrate Zhou's suspicion and alertness. He could only carefully say: "This is indeed the case, but the county master forgives the crime. That matter is a bit taboo. I dare not answer directly, so I can only ask the county master to inquire by myself."

"Does it be a taboo? What be a taboo?" Zhou County Magistrate asked in confusion.

"It is against the taboo of the court. Brother Feng is still scared of this matter and is still lying on the bed." Xiang Kang answered truthfully, and said, "And if I say that matter, it is equivalent to being punished immediately. So please forgive me for your crime. I dare not say it."
Chapter completed!