Chapter 2939 Final Judgment
Zhou Man has always had some complaints about gambling houses.
"Although it's better to loosen up than to block, we should still enforce strict regulations. In my opinion, setting up a gambling house in the provincial capital is enough. There shouldn't be any gambling houses in counties or townships. Anyone who sets up a gambling house privately will be arrested." She said, "If wealthy people want to gamble, they can naturally afford to go to the provincial capital. Those who are not wealthy should just stay and work hard."
Bai Shan said: "It's a good idea, but it's extremely difficult to implement. Since it's a matter of leading by example, why not start with the top and make it happen?"
Manbao thought it made sense, so he said, "Let's write a memorial to His Majesty, asking him to stop cockfighting and running around."
Bai Shan: "...His Majesty doesn't seem to like cockfighting and dog racing. He likes raising parrots?"
Manbao: "Then we can only ask the prince not to go horse racing."
Bai Shan: "Since even the Crown Prince has made a request, why not ask more people and ask future generations as well."
He rolled his eyes and said, "How about giving this memorial to Cui Yuan?"
It's a good opportunity to see what he is capable of.
Zhou Man nodded excitedly, "Okay, okay."
She also wanted to see how good Cui Yuan was at admonishing others.
After getting to know each other, Bai Shan finally decided to hire Cui Yuan as his advisor.
Because this job was not easy to come by (Bai Shan spent twelve days on the job), he cherished it very much. After being hired, he did not go home, but directly stayed in the guest room in the backyard of the county government office. He then asked the servant who followed him to go home and pack his luggage: "Tell my family that I have gone to work as a staff member for County Magistrate Bai, and tell them not to worry about me."
The book boy should be happy.
Cui Yuan took part in the Mingjing examination once, but unfortunately failed.
The cost of going to the capital is also quite high. Just because their family can afford to keep servants doesn’t mean they can afford another trip to the capital.
And even if he goes, he may not pass the exam.
That's why he wanted to take another path.
Taking the examination to become a clerk in the county government is one way, and it is not very difficult. Cui Yuan passed the examinations to become an clerk in Yidu County and Qiancheng County, but he quit after working for only half a year.
This year he is still hesitating whether to return to Yidu County, because County Magistrate Lu is much more pleasing to the eye than the county magistrate from the previous year.
However, after meeting Bai Shan, he felt that Bai Shan was more interesting than County Magistrate Lu, so even though Beihai County was poor and remote, he decided to stay in Beihai County.
Cui Yuan was still somewhat excited, but he didn't expect that the first thing he would do after following Bai Shanhou was to write a memorial banning gambling.
Cui Yuan was a little nervous. "Just ban the Crown Prince from horse racing?"
Bai Shan said: "If you change it to impeachment, I have no objection."
Cui Yuan: ...Although he wrote the memorial, it was written in your name. Aren’t you the prince’s man?
Bai Shan never considered himself the prince's man, but he was indeed closer to the prince, so he smiled and said, "You write it first, I will revise it later."
Cui Yuan took note of it.
But his task is not limited to this. As a staff member, he has a lot to do.
For example, the next day he followed Bai Shan to the court to meet Jia Dalang, who was sentenced to death by beheading.
When the clerk saw him, he smiled at him in a friendly manner. He felt very happy that someone was finally sharing his work.
In the past, County Magistrate Bai did not have a legal advisor, so he did a lot of work.
At this time, Jia Dalang had a scruffy beard and had lost a lot of weight. After being brought up, he stood steadily with his legs apart. The bailiff pressed him twice but failed to push him down.
The yamen runner was furious and kicked him in the leg, forcing him to kneel on the ground.
Bai Shan looked at him steadily and said, "Are you dissatisfied?"
Jia Dalang straightened his back, tilted his head back, looked straight at Bai Shan and said, "I'm not dissatisfied, but I'm about to die, and I don't want to kneel to you."
"Who will you kneel to then?"
Jia Dalang thought for a moment and said, "My mother can barely kneel down for me."
Bai Shan couldn't help but smile and asked, "What about the heaven and earth and His Majesty?"
Jia Dalang sneered and said, "What do Heaven and Earth and the Emperor have to do with me? I was born by my mother."
This statement was truly outrageous. Even Bai Shan, who considered himself open-minded, could not help but sigh and look behind him. "What about him?"
When Jia Dalang turned around, he saw his father, who had been very powerful for half his life, being carried in from outside, shaking like he had had a stroke, with cloth stuffed in his mouth and tied with ropes.
The yamen runner was sweating profusely and said to Bai Shan, "Sir, this man is a scoundrel. He keeps yelling and screaming, and whenever he gets the chance, he sits down on the ground and can't be pulled up no matter how hard we try."
In the end, they had no choice but to drag him away, so the clothes on his back were basically worn out. Humph, who can he blame for asking for trouble?
Unlike Jia Dalang who held his head high, Jia's father was trembling and fell to the ground.
Jia Dalang looked at him with contempt and disdain. It was this person who dominated his life before the age of fourteen and brought him to the brink of death several times.
It's strange. He is so powerful in front of them, so why is he so cowardly in front of the officials?
In the past, Jia Dalang thought that the reason why he was so bad was because he had such a father. After all, he was his father’s son. If the father was so evil, wouldn’t the son be evil too?
But now it seems that he is much more powerful than his father.
He dares to kill people, but does his father dare?
He is not afraid of Bai Shan, so how could his father not be afraid?
Thinking of this, Jia Dalang became happy. The more he thought about it, the happier he became. He couldn't help but burst into laughter...
Everyone looked at him and he suddenly laughed like a madman, and his laughter became more and more crazy, and they couldn't help but hold the knife in their hands.
Bai Shan waited quietly until his laughter died down before asking the next question, "What about him?"
Jia Dalang then remembered his earlier question. He lowered his eyes to glance at Jia's father, who was kneeling not far away, and said with a twitch of his lips, "Him? If he weren't my father, I would have smashed his head in long ago."
Bai Shan exclaimed, "You wouldn't kill him just because he's your father?"
Jia Dalang thought for a moment and shook his head, "It's not because he's my father, it's mainly because of my mother. She's been trying to stop me, and I still have brothers. If I kill him, it will be even harder for my brothers to marry me."
The family was not rich to begin with, his father was in such a bad shape, and his brother was a notorious gangster. It was difficult for his younger brother to marry a daughter-in-law. And if his father killed his father, he would never be able to marry a daughter-in-law in his life.
However, Jia Dalang still felt a little regretful when he thought about it now. If he had known that he would be caught, it would have been better to kill him first.
Bai Shan seemed to have read his mind, and the faint smile on his face faded. His expression became more serious. He raised the gavel and banged it, saying, "Take the contents out of his mouth."
A bailiff came forward and took the cloth from Jia's mouth. He then kowtowed and said in a trembling voice, "Unjust, unjust, sir, I am innocent."
Jia Dalang was also very curious about why Bai Shan captured him.
This guy is only a bully at home. He beats his mother and his two brothers as if they were risking their lives, but he rarely attacks outsiders.
But beating your wife and son is not illegal.
Bai Shan said in a deep voice, "Jia Wu, you corrupted public morals and covered up Jia Dalang's murder and robbery. Do you admit to these two crimes?"
There is a graduation ceremony tonight, so I miscalculated the time. I'm really sorry.
I am a little sleepy to update today, so I will only update two chapters. The remaining chapter will be updated the day after tomorrow.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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