A knife in love

Chapter 1273

Xiao Dong watched Zhixian fall from the wooden platform, hurriedly stretched out his hand to lightly support his lower abdomen, lifted his body up, and then gently put him on the ground.The county magistrate turned pale with fright, and said in a trembling voice: "This official has lost manners in front of your lord, please forgive me."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and glared at Master Pan, reached out and snatched the Shibosi Yamen Kanhe and the paper seal in his hand, stacked it with the Military Department Guanfang in his hand, and held it in both hands respectfully and sent it to In front of Xiao Dong, he said in his mouth: "My lord, please take care of these official documents. If there is a mistake, the lower officials will not be able to bear it."

Xiao Dong snorted, reached out and took Guan Fang, Kanhe and the paper seal, put Guan Fang and Kanhe into the paper seal, and then put the paper seal back into his arms.He glanced at Mr. Pan, and said slowly to the magistrate: "I haven't asked my lord about Gao's name. I wonder if my lord can give me some advice?"

The county magistrate was full of joy, and said in his mouth: "Your Excellency is too polite. My surname is Li, and my name is Zhisheng. I am the magistrate of Dongliao County. If you have any advice, Lord Xiao, just say it. I will listen to you."

Xiao Dong nodded, glanced at Master Pan who was standing aside with a flattering smile on his face, and said with a sneer: "May I ask where Master Li invited this Master Pan?"

Li Zhisheng said with a smile: "It's easy to teach Mr. Xiao to know that Mr. Pan was invited from Shanxi by the officials, and he is the most shrewd person. With the help of Mr. Pan, the officials have reduced a lot of mundane tasks and saved a lot of trouble." The two of you need to get closer and closer."

After Li Zhisheng finished speaking, he winked at Master Pan.Master Pan hastily took two steps forward, bowed to salute, and said with a flattering smile: "The villain, Pan Tong, has met Mr. Xiao. Mr. Xiao has a handsome appearance, and he is a man of great fortune and honor at a glance. The villain I still need to ask Mr. Xiao to take care of me."

Xiao Dong sneered and said, "Which county in Shanxi is Master Pan from?"

Master Pan laughed and said: "The villain was born in Fanjia Village, Wukou Town, Wutai County. He used to work as a secretary in the magistrate's office in Wutai County. Later, Master Li looked down on the villain and asked the villain to be his staff."

Xiao Dongdao: "Okay, so that's the case, no wonder Gui County has turned into such a bastard!"

When Li Zhisheng and Master Pan heard what Xiao Dong said, their expressions changed drastically, and they laughed sarcastically and dared not speak.

I only heard Xiao Dong continue to say: "Lord Li, you have to listen to Xiao's words! You still have to invite Shaoxing to invite the master, otherwise it will be a trivial matter to make a joke. If it delays the important affairs of the court, I am afraid that you will have this head on your head." Wu Shamao, but it will be lost."

Before Li Zhisheng could answer, Master Pan was startled when he heard Xiao Dong's words, and hurriedly said: "Master Xiao, we people from Shanxi are the best in the world when it comes to business..."

Xiao Dong didn't wait for him to finish, he sneered and said, "Okay, Master Pan, do you dare to believe that your brother has used all the business methods of Shanxi people in the officialdom?!"

Master Pan said with a flattering smile: "Don't dare. But Mr. Xiao is in a high position, so he must be well-informed. This officialdom, to be honest, is nothing more than a big business field. There are buying and selling, compensation and compensation. Earning. So we from Shanxi are masters, so we must keep our master from losing money."

Li Zhisheng said with a smiling face next to him: "Lord Xiao, Mr. Pan is a shrewd and capable person. Thanks to his help these years, the subordinate officials were able to manage Dongliao County in an orderly manner. Although Mr. Pan's words are a bit vulgar, the following officials His humble opinion is indeed a wise saying.”

Xiao Dong looked at these two live treasures, he was both angry and funny.At this moment, only the sound of footsteps behind him was heard.When he looked back, he saw that Li Qiufeng, Zhang Shi, shopkeeper Hu and others had already walked up the stone steps and were about to enter the main hall.He Butou stood at the door, seeing the crowd rushing in, how could he dare to stop him, he quietly retreated to the corner on the right side of the door, not even daring to make a sound.

When Li Zhisheng and Master Pan saw another group of people walking in, their expressions changed drastically.Seeing the terrified expressions of the two, Xiao Dong smiled and said: "You two don't need to panic, these are Xiao's companions."

Only then did Li Zhisheng feel relieved, he thought that Lord Xiao was an official from the capital, and with the Guanfang of the Ministry of War, he must be an important official sent by the imperial court to Dongliao County.I was very rude to him just now, if he seeks personal revenge and returns to the capital to read my book, I will be very unlucky.I have to be careful and seal his mouth so that I can keep my official position safe.But he couldn't be rude to his subordinates.

Thinking of this, Li Zhisheng beamed joyously, and cupped his hands towards Li Qiufeng, Zhang Shi, shopkeeper Hu and others who came up to him and said: "I don't know how neglectful Master Xiao is when you come with everyone, I hope you will forgive me." .”

Zhang Shi, shopkeeper Hu and others were chased and beaten by the arresters just now, and they escaped in a real embarrassment.Shopkeeper Luo, Shopkeeper Ji and others were arrested and fell down and were pressed to the ground, the pain in their bodies still persisting.Seeing Li Zhisheng's obsequious face at this moment, he guessed that Xiao Dong had revealed his identity as an employee in the Firearms Bureau, so this person would be so humble.Therefore, everyone put on a straight face and glared at Li Zhisheng.Li Zhisheng and Pan Master saw the appearance of the crowd, and their hearts became more and more flustered, so they could only stand there with a smile, not knowing what to say for a while.

Seeing that Li Zhisheng was already frightened by him, Xiao Dong didn't want to waste any more time, so he coughed twice, showed the majesty of an official in the Firearms Bureau, and said in a deep voice: "This time Xiao has honored all the adults and officers of the Ministry of War. Mr. Hu, the head of the Firearms Bureau, left the capital to do business in Ningbo. In Ningbo, he got the inspection and cooperation from the Municipal Bureau of Shipping, and then went to sea by boat. However, the ship was damaged by storms and drifted to Guixian County. Xiao This time, it is a very secret matter to be ordered by the lords, and I do not want to alarm the local officials. Therefore, after I arrived in Guixian County, I just parked the big boat at the pier, and did not come to the yamen to meet Li lord. I found a carpenter to repair the big boat by myself. It’s just that I just found the carpenter and wood in the past two days, and when I was about to start work, but tonight, the big boat moored on the pier disappeared, and the three companions on the boat disappeared. Li My lord, there is such a big case in the jurisdiction of your county, your brother is in a lot of trouble."

When Li Zhisheng and Master Pan heard what Xiao Dong said, their faces turned pale with fright.The two looked at each other and saw the horror in each other's eyes.Li Zhisheng cupped his hands and said: "Xiao, Lord Xiao, yes, it was the lower officials who were negligent, and they didn't even know about such a serious case. But please, please don't worry, my lord, the lower officials will order the entire city to search and arrest. We must recover the big ship, and even more so, we must arrest the thieves and bring them to justice, and punish them severely!"

Xiao Dong nodded and said: "This is the best. Xiao's trip was not only entrusted by the officers of the Ministry of War and the Firearms Bureau, but also participated by the Office of the Municipal Shipbuilding Department. If something really goes wrong, Master Li, you will lose more than just It's the black gauze hat on his head!"

Li Zhisheng shrank his head in fright, and said repeatedly: "Your official knows, this official knows. This official will definitely handle the case with all his strength, and there will never be any more mistakes."

After he finished speaking, he turned to Master Pan and said, "Where did Lao Jiang go? He is a famous criminal master. He should be the counselor for such a big case."

Master Pan was ridiculed by Xiao Dong just now, and now he heard such a big case, he was terrified and trembling with fear. Hearing what Li Zhisheng said, his heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself Afraid of him being a bird? !There was a major robbery case in Dongliao County, which should have been dealt with by Lao Jiang.Even if the big boat couldn't be found and the criminals couldn't be caught in the end, the unlucky ones would still be Li Zhisheng and Lao Jiang.I'm just a copywriter master, why bother to get into this troubled water?In the worst case, when things get out of hand, I will just pat my ass and leave without paying a tael of silver.Hmph, the bastard surnamed Xiao just now looked down on Shanxi people, but he didn't know that we Shanxi people value every penny, otherwise how could we accumulate tens of thousands of wealth?If you don't take us Shanxi people seriously, you will suffer a lot one day.

Master Pan made up his mind, and said with a smile on his face, "Master Jiang has been busy with the case of haunting on Motian Ridge for the past few days, and I heard that he hasn't slept for several nights. I think he was really tired, so he went home now." Went to rest."

Li Zhisheng's eyes widened and he said: "After such a big case, he, a famous criminal master, still has the leisure to go home and sleep? Bring him to this officer right away, and finish the case that Mr. Xiao asked overnight. If this case is settled Not good, everyone is not allowed to go home, just sleep in the yamen on the floor for the official!"

Master Pan repeatedly agreed, and was about to turn around and walk out of the main hall.Suddenly I heard loud footsteps in the courtyard, and then I heard someone shouting loudly: "What the hell happened again? Don't you want to make Dongliao County upside down to make you satisfied?!"

(End of this chapter)