As soon as I stepped into the south courtyard, a familiar smell hit me.
The old people in the law school are particularly familiar with this smell.
The door leading to the south courtyard is very small. It seems to be a small hole dug in the courtyard wall. A person of Taozi's stature has to lower his head and turn sideways to get in.
After entering the door, there is an "urn courtyard" similar to an urn city, or a small house surrounded by walls. There are three doors, each leading to different directions.
But at this moment, the ground in Wengyuan was full of people, some lying on their stomachs, some lying down, and some with their backs against the wall. Everyone looked like dead bodies, motionless.
The new clerks were really shocked by this scene.
"Brother Peach!!"
Then he saw a "corpse" suddenly come to life. He struggled to get up, stumbled a few times, stabilized his body, and limped towards Liu Taozi.
"Yao Xiong?!"
Several other classmates recognized him and spoke in surprise.
The man in front of me is Yao Xiong, who was domineering in the law school.
However, he has changed greatly.
His whole body seemed to have shrunk. He was not fat before, but he could still be considered fleshy. Now, he only has a skeleton left.
The cheeks are sunken, the cheekbones are more protruding, the eyes are dim, and the hair and beard are messy.
No one could connect the domineering Yao Xiong with the talking pile of bones in front of them.
"Brother Peach."
Yao Xiong spoke again, but there was a cry in his voice. Before he could say a word, tears were already flowing down his face.
Hearing this familiar name, several people got up one after another and helped each other.
Liu Taozi looked at the people in front of him one by one.
The classmate couldn't help it anymore, "What happened? Why are everyone like this?"
Yao Xiong was about to explain.
"What are you doing?!"
A sharp and ear-piercing sound came from a distance. Yao Xiong trembled, his eyes flashed with fear, and he subconsciously wanted to lie down on the ground, but Tao Zi grabbed him.
Taozi raised her head and looked into the distance.
A man pushed open the door roughly and stared at everyone fiercely.
This guy is not very old, maybe in his early twenties.
He is short and thin, wearing ill-fitting black official uniforms, and his walking posture is extremely uncoordinated, making him look weird and artificial.
This reminded everyone of the disciples in the Confucian Classics Room, but compared with everyone in the Confucian Classics Room, this person's affectation was unnatural and somewhat deliberately imitated.
There was a whip wrapped around his waist, and it was wrapped several times around his waist, which was even more nondescript.
His sinister eyes looked at everyone in front of him, and finally fell on Tao Zi. He rolled his eyes and covered his nose with one hand.
"Nowadays, they really accept everyone."
"Are you the new official?"
A person stepped forward and said, "That's right, we just passed."
"Don't come near me!! Stay away!!"
The man quickly screamed.
The clerk was stunned and took a few steps back in embarrassment.
The man's eyes were full of contempt, "Don't you know you need to take a bath to clean yourself?"
"My name is He Xingseng. There are twenty-six casual officials in the south courtyard, led by me."
Everyone saluted again and called him Mr. He.
He glanced at Yao Xiong, who was standing next to Taozi, and said, "Everyone, don't think that you have passed the exam and you will be powerful when you get here."
"You have just passed the examination, and you are not considered an official."
"Twenty-six casual officials are the system of the temple and cannot be changed. There are enough casual officials in the county government today. Unless the casual officials are promoted and leave vacancies, you will have to wait here."
"However, don't worry, everyone. Here, you can eat and drink, and you can also serve the Lord."
As He Xingseng spoke, he suddenly called out.
"Nursha!!"
Then I saw a guy with dark skin, curly hair, and wet body running out of the inner room and running all the way to He Xingseng's side with a flattering smile on his face.
"Mr. He! What are your orders?"
"New people are here, let's teach them how to do things."
After He Xingseng finished speaking, he yawned, turned around and left.
The moment He Xingseng left, Nurxia's waist straightened up, and the guy's expression became ferocious.
"Damn it! You just came here so late at night. Did you crawl over such a small distance?"
"Mr., we."
"Shut up!!"
He roared: "You just need to remember one thing, shut your mouth and don't talk!"
"No matter what you are asked to do, no matter where you go, you are not allowed to speak or ask, just do as you are told, and you are not allowed to tell others what you do!!"
"If anyone dares to disobey, well, you have also read the law. If you disobey the superiors, you will be punished with twenty lashes! If you violate it again, you will be punished with sixty sticks! If you violate it repeatedly and do not change, you will be beheaded!!"
Yao Xiong trembled and subconsciously touched the whip marks on his body.
"He is so generous and merciful! He is also willing to teach you. You should be grateful and grateful!!"
"Besides, Mr. He likes to be clean. There is a well over there, so I can wash him frequently!"
After the man finished yelling, he yawned again, turned around and went back.
It was quiet in the courtyard. The few newcomers who had just arrived were motionless at the moment, and their whole bodies seemed to be stiff.
Liu Taozi pulled Yao Xiong aside, and they sat down together. Several other people from the law school also climbed up beside them.
Liu Taozi looked at them, "Where are the others?"
"No more."
Yao Xiong opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he just shook his head.
Everyone was silent.
The atmosphere is far more suffocating than in the law school.
“Bang!!”
Someone pushed open the courtyard door and saw a group of official officials walking in arrogantly, followed by two unexplained "sanli officials".
The official strode forward, ignoring the people lying on the ground, and walked directly into the opposite door.
As for those two people, they seemed to fall apart and fell directly to the ground, unwilling to move.
After a while, another person came out of the inner door, looked at everyone, and pointed at Yao Xiong.
"You, come for me, take two people with you, and go to the South City Gate to serve."
Yao Xiong struggled to get up, pursed his lips, but just bowed his head and saluted. He looked at the rest of the people, and everyone's eyes were dodging and praying.
Yao Xiong was helpless. Taozi stood up and pulled the classmate beside him.
"Let's go."
Yao Xiong led them away from here.
Walking on the road, Yao Xiong finally spoke.
"They are all dead, exhausted."
"If they die, just call in another group."
Yao Xiong's eyes were full of despair, "There is no way out here, we are just waiting to die here."
"Everything is done by us, and we don't give you any time to rest. The daily meals are not as good as those in the law school, and if you don't obey at all, you will get a severe beating."
"Even if you don't do anything, you can't escape. If He Xingseng is upset, he will come to the courtyard to make trouble, beating and humiliating him at will."
"There is no salary, nothing. Brother Taozi, this is not to be an official, this is to be a slave. We are here to be slaves for these casual officials."
"A few days ago, someone tried to escape and was beheaded for the crime of death."
"I once questioned He Xingseng, and he said: If you die, you will die. It is not worth mentioning. If you die, just find someone else to take your place."
These words frightened the classmates on the side, "Brother Taozi, this is not the same as what Lu Jijiu said."
"Are you looking for him?"
The corner of Liu Taozi's left eye trembled, and a trace of ferocity flashed in her eyes.
"No need."
The three of them stopped talking and continued to move forward.
Arrive at the South City Gate.
You are not allowed to go out at night, let alone the city gate, so there is no need to record your deeds.
And they came here to verify today's registration status.
There will be four copies of the registration for passing the place, one for the Wengcheng and the other for the inner city, two copies for going out and two copies for entering.
What they have to do is compare these transactions to make sure there are no problems.
Daqi's many policies are quite complete and there are no loopholes. The place where you want to go will be indicated on the pass, and the destination will also be registered. After a final comparison, you will know who went where and where they are now.
Yao Xiong told them how to work, but Liu Taozi spoke.
"Have you ever been into the back room?"
"Going in."
Yao Xiong obviously doesn't want to recall the experience of entering the inner gate.
Liu Taozi asked again: "Do you know which house He Xingseng lives in?"
Yao Xiong trembled and looked at him in shock.
"Brother Taozi, there are soldiers inside and outside the county government office. They are heavily guarded. There are noble people in the government office."
"Where does he live?"
"He likes to be clean and lives in the room on the far left, by himself."
Liu Taozi nodded and patted Yao Xiong on the shoulder.
"I didn't like you in the past. I don't like to bully others."
"Don't do this again from now on."
Yao Xiong was still a little confused.
"Brother, what on earth are you going to do?"
"Do nothing."
Everyone was busy for more than an hour, finishing these things, and then went to the county government office.
The sky has become extremely dark, and the road can hardly be seen clearly.
The cold wind howled by, and Yao Xiong was swaying in the wind, as if he would fall down at any time.
His classmates supported him and returned to the county government office step by step.
Taozi raised her head and looked at the sky.
The moonlight is just right.
Chapter completed!