A knife in love

Chapter 1278

The catcher said with a smile: "Of course it was a gust of wind that brought me here! Master Jiang of the yamen was ordered by the magistrate to escort a distinguished guest to the inn to rest. Quickly ask your storekeeper Feng to come out to greet him, and tell him to give you the best The guest rooms are all tidied up. In addition, prepare supper and hot water. Both the Magistrate and Master Pan have said that if there is any negligence towards the distinguished guests, I will ask Lao Feng to pack up and leave tomorrow!"

The clerk was startled, poked his head out and looked out the gate, and saw Master Jiang standing outside the gate with a dozen policemen.Knowing that what the policeman said was true, he hurriedly bowed to Mr. Jiang, turned around and ran into the courtyard.The catcher turned around and smiled at Mr. Jiang: "This monkey boy is smarter than before."

Before Mr. Jiang could speak, a policeman standing next to him snorted and said: "Two months ago, Master Zhou, the co-prefect of Liaoyang Mansion, came to us on business, and when he stayed at the inn at night, this kid didn't know about Master Zhou's business. He offended Mr. Zhou by making rude remarks. When Mr. Zhou left Dongliao County and returned to Liaoyang, he told Mr. Pan about it. Mr. Pan was furious and whipped him severely. If this monkey boy doesn’t learn Be good, Lao Feng kicked him out, and he still has to starve to death?"

Xiao Dong listened to the gossip of the two arresters, turned to Master Jiang and said, "Do all the adults from the Liaoyang prefect's yamen and the Liaoyang governor's yamen often come to Dongliao County?"

Master Jiang replied respectfully: "Our Dongliao County is a despicable place. The officials from the Liaoyang prefect's yamen and the Liaodong governor's yamen don't come here often. Except for occasional important things, only in Dongyi. When the envoys come to Beijing to face the saint, the government offices of the two governments will send people to our Dongliao County to meet the Dongyi envoys according to the etiquette."

Xiao Dong nodded, and said in his mouth: "In the past two years, the governor of Liaodong and the general of Liaoyang have changed frequently. I'm afraid it will not be easy for you small officials in the county government to serve these adults."

Mr. Jiang heard Xiao Dong's words, he gave a wry smile and said: "Master Xiao understands the situation, and the villain is very grateful. The facts are indeed as Mr. Xiao said, every adult who comes to our Liaodong to be an official, must be The county magistrates went to Liaoyang to meet. These adults are still talking, but the entourage and officials they brought are difficult to serve."

Master Jiang paused when he said this, and secretly glanced at Xiao Dong's expression.Under the light of the torch, seeing that there was no hesitation on Xiao Dong's face, he went on to say: "Master Xiao is an official in the capital, so he is naturally well-informed, and he knows more about these old rules and bad habits in the officialdom than a villain. As the saying goes, "The King of Hades is easy to see, and the little devil is hard to deal with." In fact, all the senior officials have been promoted one level at a time, so they naturally sympathize with us small officials. It's just that some of the entourages and guards are hard to deal with, and they just want to blackmail the local officials. If it is not done properly, it will cause great trouble. In March and April of this year, a general under the account of Mr. Zhang, the commander-in-chief of Liaoyang, came to Dongliao County to inspect the guards. Alright, let’s take advantage of the strength of the wine to overturn the table, and even frame the officials of the county government office for beating and scolding them. Mr. General listened to the slander, and even dispatched three hundred soldiers from the guard station outside the city to surround the county government office. The tolerance of the police caught fire quickly. In the end, it was the county magistrate who gave the silver to send these plague gods away."

Xiao Dong snorted, and said in his mouth: "There are such things?"

Master Jiang was about to speak, but he heard the sound of footsteps inside the gate of the inn, so he stopped talking.After a while, I saw two guys come out with a lantern each, followed by a short fat man with a flattering smile on his face, walked quickly to Master Jiang, bowed to the ground, and said with a smile: "Oh, I don't know Jiang The master is here, and I have lost my way, and I hope that Master Jiang will forgive me."

Mr. Jiang said: "Master Feng, Mr. Xiao has come to our Dongliao County for business, and he has been staying in your store for the past few days. You should greet him nicely, and don't neglect. The store and meals are paid by the magistrate's yamen. You just need to pay for it." Just take care of Lord Xiao and his party."

Although shopkeeper Feng is short and fat, his eyes are extremely flexible.Although Mr. Jiang didn't say clearly which one is Mr. Xiao, but he looked at his face and saw Xiao Dong's extraordinary bearing, and he was standing beside Mr. Jiang, so he knew it already.Shopkeeper Feng bowed to Xiao Dong and said respectfully, "Caomin has met Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Dong saw that the fat man was very alert, he thought to himself that this man is extremely shrewd, don't let him see any flaws.Immediately raised his right hand falsely, and said in his mouth: "The store owner is welcome."

Shopkeeper Feng made a bow, then stood up straight, and said with a smile: "Master Xiao, Mr. Jiang, Cao Min has ordered the staff to clean up the best guest rooms in the small shop, and the back kitchen is preparing for you. For supper, you can have as much hot water as you want. Please Master Xiao and Mr. Jiang go to the inn to rest."

After the arresters heard Shopkeeper Feng's words, everyone thought that Old Feng was the most considerate in his work, and he must have us in his preparation for Master Xiao's supper.We were so hungry this night, so we could have a big meal.

Unexpectedly, Master Jiang shook his head and said: "We still have something to do tonight, just greet Mr. Xiao and his party well."

Shopkeeper Feng was taken aback for a moment, then said with a flattering smile, "Yes, Cao Min knows."

Master Jiang bowed his hands to Xiao Dong and said: "Lord Xiao and everyone, please go to the inn to rest. The villain will take the brothers to the pier for a walk."

Seeing that Master Jiang was going to investigate the case overnight, Xiao Dong was very satisfied, and said in his mouth: "Then I will thank Master Jiang."

When all the arresters heard Master Jiang's words, they were all quite disappointed.Some people thought to themselves, although Mr. Jiang did things fairly, he was just too rigid. It would be better to work with Mr. Pan to get a lot of benefits.In the middle of the night, I have to go to the pier to drink the sea breeze. If I knew this, I might as well pretend to be injured by that kid and hide in the yamen and not come out.

Master Jiang bowed his hand to Xiao Dong, turned around and was about to leave with the arrester, but he heard Xiao Dong say: "Master Jiang stay for now."

Master Jiang stopped in astonishment, turned around and said to Xiao Dong, "What orders does Master Xiao have?"

Xiao Dong said: "Mr. Jiang and all the brothers are sorry tonight. I think that everyone is not strong, and they have to eat something to have the strength to handle the case. But the matter is urgent, so I can only ask Master Jiang to lead the brothers to the pier first. Investigate. After the investigation is over, I think it will be dawn in the future, so you might as well find a restaurant and have a few drinks, which can also drive away your fatigue."

When Xiao Dong said this, he turned his head and said to shopkeeper Hu: "Old Hu, take 20 taels of silver and bring it to Master Jiang. This is our thank you to Master Jiang and all the brothers."

All the arresters were overjoyed.They all know that Master Jiang is an upright person, although working with him on errands is quite hard, but if he gets the benefits of the reward, Master Jiang will never take it alone, he will definitely distribute the reward to everyone.This Mr. Xiao paid 20 taels of silver when he made a move. There were more than ten arrests following Mr. Jiang to handle the case, and each of them could get almost one tael of silver.For these catchers, this is a lot of money.So everyone was overjoyed, and the unhappiness just now was swept away.

Shopkeeper Hu secretly cursed in his heart, but Xiao Dong had already given his orders, and he didn't dare to disobey, so he could only take out a few bank notes from his bosom, and by the light of the lantern hanging on the door of the inn, He put a few banknotes in front of his eyes and checked them carefully, finally took out a banknote, and handed it to Master Jiang with great reluctance.

Mr. Jiang stretched out his hand to borrow the bank note, thanked Xiao Dong and shopkeeper Hu, then turned around and handed the bank note to a policeman beside him, saying: "After dawn, you can take the bank note to the bank and exchange it for loose cash. Divide the broken silver among the brothers."

The policeman took the bank note with a look of surprise, put it in his arms carefully, and said: "Please rest assured, Mr. Jiang, the villain will definitely handle the matter properly."

Mr. Jiang nodded, and said to the arresters quickly: "Master Xiao is so considerate, we must handle the case well, so as to live up to Mr. Xiao's entrustment."

All the arresters saw the silver in their hands, and they were very happy. Hearing Master Jiang's words, they all nodded in agreement.Only then did Master Jiang bid farewell to Xiao Dong, and headed straight to the pier with all the arresters.

Shopkeeper Feng saw that Master Jiang and the others had already left, so he said to Xiao Dong with a smile on his face: "Master Xiao, please go to the inn to rest."

Xiao Dong nodded, and followed Shopkeeper Feng to the inn.Shopkeeper Hu looked unhappy, and said in a low voice to Zhang Shi: "Mr. Zhang, you have to remember for me that Hu gave out 20 taels of silver for everyone. I can't pay for this money by myself. When the time comes You guys have to make it up for me."

Zhang Shidao: "Buyer Hu can rest assured, Zhang will remember for you."

(End of this chapter)