Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

After leaving the bookstore, Shen Zheng went to the government office.

When the people in the government office saw her, they congratulated her one by one. She was stunned for a long time before she remembered that she had been promoted, and even to a Beijing official who was higher than them.

After she returned the gifts one by one, she learned that Yu Zhengqing was in court. The person on trial was none other than Boss Su.

I heard from the government officials that the other party carried out the provincial education commissioner, but he was still escorted here by the laborers.

The laborers said, they don’t study, so why should they be afraid of the government?

The most important thing is that they can't swallow that anger.

——Lord Shen is a good official. The words “short-lived ghost” and “prepare for funeral affairs” are really too vicious.

"Don't worry, Master Shen!" An official thought she was looking for trouble, so he stepped forward and said, "Master, the prefect was very angry after hearing what she said just now. He will definitely punish that person severely. Even if he is punished according to the law, he will not get any good results!"

Shen Zheng lowered her eyes, feeling mixed emotions.

After nodding to the other party, she walked lightly to the back hall of the court.

There was a large screen separating the front hall from the back hall, and from her side, she could just see Yu Zhengqing's back.

Yu Zhengqing was listening to Boss Su crying and complaining.

"Your Excellency, I did not do it on purpose, but I... I did not know that the woman was Lord Shen! I have no intention of cursing Lord Shen..."

The hall was filled with common people. When they heard this, they were even more excited than the prefect Yu Zhengqing.

"You don't even know who that person is, yet you keep spewing vicious words out! You are a bad person to the core!"

"That's right! You are from our Liuyang Prefecture. You need food and clothes, so you must have received the favor of Lord Shen! But you didn't let Lord Shen get off the boat, and you even cursed her! I know, you must have done it on purpose! Your family sells books. Lord Shen led Tongan County to open a bookstore and sell cheap books to the people, which resulted in you having no business to do. So you hold a grudge in your heart, deliberately pretending not to know Lord Shen, and then maliciously cursed Lord Shen!"

"Sir, this man deserves death!"

"Behead! Behead!"

"The prefect, behead him!"

Shen Zheng was drinking tea. Upon hearing this, he choked on the tea and coughed twice - why are the people in the prefecture city the same as those in the county city, wanting to chop off their heads at every turn?

She put down the teacup and thought for a while.

Those who insulted imperial officials would indeed be punished, and the severity of the punishment would be related to the rank of the insulted official.

If the person being insulted is an official of the first to third rank, the life of the person who insults him would be in danger. In serious cases, he would indeed end up being beheaded on the spot.

If the person insulted is an official of the fourth to sixth rank, the life of the insulter can be saved but he will have to serve a period of hard labor.

The life of a man in the service is as cheap as grass.

That’s why it is said that in the feudal period, imperial power was supreme.

But Shen Zheng was not angry at all, nor did she think of taking the other person's life.

It was just a scolding, not even a magical attack, it didn't hurt or itch.

If a few words from others could determine the length of her life, she would have lived to be a hundred years old.

"Snapped--"

The gavel rang, and the people fell silent. A bailiff entered the back hall quietly, walked up to Shen Zheng and whispered in his ear, "Sir Shen, the prefect invites you to the court."

Shen Zheng smiled helplessly.

She knew that Yu Zhengqing was going to throw this hot potato to her.

She stood up, smoothed down her robe, and entered the courtroom under the guidance of the bailiff.

"Master Shen is here!"

"Lord Shen is the victim, so he should have come! I heard that Lord Shen was not feeling well today, so it was a great honor for her to come here in person!"

Su Min, who was lying on the ground, raised his head, his eyes red, "Sir Shen, Sir Shen! I didn't mean to insult you, I know I was wrong! I have parents and children to take care of, you..."

"quiet!"

Another gavel sounded, and after Yu Zhengqing looked at Shen Zheng carefully, he motioned for her to sit in the main seat below.

After sitting down, Shen Zheng was still a little dazed.

Tongan County...how long has it been since the court was held?

She slowly raised her eyes and looked at Yu Zhengqing.

The two looked at each other, neither spoke, but they both understood what the other meant.

"Su Min."

Shen Zheng looked down at Su Min and spoke in a low voice.

"Yes, yes, I'm Su Min!" Su Min knelt down, turned half a circle, and faced her.

Shen Zheng looked at him, "Before you insulted me, we had a disagreement over stopping the ship, is that true or not?"

Su Min puffed up his cheeks and nodded slowly, "Yes..."

Shen Zheng asked again: "In this dispute, it was you who made the mistake first, right?"

Su Min nodded again, and said with snot hanging from his nose: "It is my fault that I occupied the platform. But Lord Shen, I really didn't mean to insult you. There were too many people at that time, and I didn't see clearly that it was you in the middle..."

Shen Zheng twirled her fingers and asked, "I cannot bear your malicious abuse, but the common people and those without official rank can bear it, right? Just because you insult an official, you have to pay a heavy price."

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The people were excited when they heard this. "That's right! If the person you scolded was just an ordinary person, where would we seek justice?"

Shen Zheng shook her head at them, and the noise outside the hall stopped abruptly.

She then said to Su Min, "In fact, I am not angry at all for being scolded by you. I just had a quick temper. Don't take it seriously. But you have to understand that I am not angry because I am too careless. Such vicious words will make some people cry, and some people will lose their appetite and feel sad. Think about it from another perspective. What if the person you scolded is already in poor health or seriously ill?"

She felt like Tang Monk at the moment, mumbling to herself.

But harsh words can hurt people in the coldest months of summer, and she really didn't like it.

After hearing this, the people fell silent and lowered their heads in thought.

When everyone was silent, Shen Zheng said, "Su Min, human life is very important. Insulting human life is the most vicious words. My elders, relatives, friends and juniors were very angry about your words. If this happened to you, would your family and parents be angry and sad?"

Su Min looked up blankly outside the hall, as if he was thinking, and after a while he slowly nodded.

"So this is one of your faults." Shen Zheng looked into his eyes and said, "When you were on the boat, you even brought up the prefect, saying that you had someone above you. Now the prefect is here..."

Su Min's eyes suddenly widened and he shook his head violently.

"Sir Shen, Sir Shen, please listen to my explanation. I said that at the time because I was angry and wanted to scare the young general with my words. I didn't really want to cause trouble for him!"

Shen Zheng interrupted the rest of his words: "Then have you ever thought about whose reputation you are ruining with your nonsense? The prefect is an honest official, but he has become your backer in just a few words? If these words fall into the ears of someone with ulterior motives, it will be a disaster for the prefect! Therefore, your mistake here is the second one!"