A knife in love

Chapter 829

Hearing what Huang Chong said, Yu Fan was taken aback, and couldn't help turning his head to look left and right.Huang Chong knew what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Master Hu has something to do, so he just left through the back door."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, with Hu Kun's identity, he should leave through the front door openly, why he sneaked away, this matter is quite strange.Originally, when I came to Xiuwu County, I just wanted to settle down the nuns in Kule Nunnery, and then rushed back to Luoyang by myself.Unexpectedly, what he saw and heard in Xiuwu County in the past two days was unexpected everywhere.Although it is said to be under the bright sky, it seems to have returned to Taniguchi Village and fell into a thick fog.

While he was thinking about it, he heard Yu Fan say: "Master Huang, from the opinion of the following officials, Mr. Hu may have good intentions and invited these people from the Jianghu to our Xiuwu County to help maintain law and order in the yamen. It's just that there are so many people from the Jianghu When it comes to Xiuwu, if we don't handle it carefully, they will make a fuss. With our current manpower, I'm afraid we won't be able to suppress it. What's more, your lord has already written to the Luoyang magistrate's yamen and the Henan governor's yamen. In only two or three days, a superior will definitely arrive. If they see so many suspicious-looking people coming from Xiuwu County, it will be bad for your lord's official reputation."

Huang Chong nodded, and said in his mouth: "My lord, this is an old-fashioned opinion, and he is also thinking about this official. I naturally understand it in my heart. It's just that with the number one hundred and ten people in our yamen, if we want to maintain the city's Safety is already an extremely difficult matter. If the murderers who burned Wuji Temple, Xiaoyao Temple and Kongming Temple make trouble in the city, not only the people will suffer, but our county government will also suffer. Fortunately, Mr. Hu happened to pass by the county seat. He promised to stay for a few days and help us defend against the enemy. Jianghu gangs such as Leiquanmen and Shijiadao have all received great kindness from Mr. Hu, so they came to help. Although I am not from the Jianghu, I listen to Master Zhang Said, these sects are all chivalrous, they have always helped the poor and the needy, and they respect the government very much, so they don't think there will be any troubles."

Yu Fan still frowned, sighed, and said, "I'm not afraid of [-], just in case. These people in the world have never been restrained by the government. Even if they are not the green forest cottages that rob houses, they are very easy to get together when they gather in one place." matter. Mr. Huang is better to be careful."

Huang Chongdao: "I also know that I need to be prepared, so I invite Sir Yu to come over to discuss." He said here, glanced at Li Qiufeng, and then said: "Mr. Li, I don't know how the righteous people are handled now. gone?"

Li Qiufeng clasped his hands and said, "I'd like to teach the county magistrate to know that the Caomin had already discussed this matter with Wan Congyun, Mei Dali, Bayuyan and others yesterday, and they worked very hard to find out a lot of information. There are no less than 200 volunteers. If it is restrained properly, it will be a good helper for the yamen's tolerance."

Huang Chong was overjoyed when he heard the words, stroked his long beard, and said: "It's very good. Then there will be Mr. Lao Li, who will strictly restrain these righteous people. If 200 people can obey the orders of the yamen, we will have great confidence. After half a year The Lantern Festival in Xiuwu County last month is the Lantern Festival in Xiuwu County. The Lantern Festival is very lively in previous years, but this year we have a big case here, and the murderer has not been caught yet. If the murderer takes advantage of the Lantern Festival to cause trouble again, there will be chaos in the city. The official wants Mr. Li to lead the righteous people, not only to maintain the law and order of the county in the past few days, but also to help the yamen on the day of the Lantern Festival."

Li Qiufeng had never heard of the Lantern Festival, but he could guess from the name that it was a lively festival at the end of the year in Xiuwu County.He told Huang Chong the news that Wan Congyun, Mei Dali, Bayuyan and others inquired yesterday, and finally he said to Huang Chong: "Your Excellency also said just now that it is good for people from the world to come in large numbers." There are also disadvantages. According to the grassroots, I am afraid that there are more disadvantages. For example, Miss Huang encountered villains on the road last night and was almost killed..."

Before he finished speaking, Huang Chong's expression changed drastically, and he said in a trembling voice, "Is something wrong with Xu'er?"

Li Qiufeng originally thought that Huang Chong already knew about Hu Yiyue molesting Huang Xu, but seeing him like he didn't seem to know about it at all, he couldn't help being startled, and turned his head to look at Yu Fan.Yu Fan was a little embarrassed, coughed, and said: "Lord Magistrate, I originally thought that Missy had told you about this matter, but I didn't expect that you didn't know. It seems that Missy is thin-skinned, and some words can't be said... ..."

Before he finished speaking, Huang Chong's expression changed drastically, and he said loudly: "What happened to Xu'er, tell me quickly!"

Yu Fan knew that he couldn't hide it, so he could only say: "Missy met Mr. Hu Yiyue at the entrance of Shunfeng Alley to the west of the yamen last night. Mr. Hu was drunk, and he didn't know Missy, so he went up and Stepped forward and stopped the eldest lady, wanting to..."

When Yu Fan said this, he couldn't speak anymore.Huang Chong was anxious, and said in a trembling voice: "Master Yu, just say what you want."

Yu Fan then went on to say: "Mr. Hu is also drunk and disorderly. He stopped the young lady and wanted to belittle her. Fortunately, someone happened to pass by and disturbed Mr. Hu and his party. The young lady took the opportunity to escape back to the county office. "

When Yu Fan said this, he raised his head and glanced at Huang Chong, and then said, "Your Excellency, don't worry, Missy is not injured."

Huang Chong's face was livid, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he murmured: "Why didn't he tell me about this matter? He only said that his son was attacked by someone and killed more than a dozen of his subordinates, but he didn't say that his son dared to bully Xu'er . Hateful, extremely hateful!"

Seeing Huang Chong's gloomy face, exposed veins on his neck, and panting heavily, Yu Fan knew that he was extremely angry.So Yu Fan didn't dare to speak any more, but just stood aside with his hands down, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

After a while, Huang Chong sighed, and said to Fan: "I know why Master Yu didn't want to invite these martial artists to Xiuwu County to help him. Although Hu Yiyue is a young bastard, he already has a thousand households. He is a dignified one. Thousands of households in the guards dare to do evil in Xiuwu County, let alone those martial artists who have always been fearless. It seems that this matter needs to be discussed separately, and too many people from the rivers and lakes can not be called to our Xiuwu County Come."

Yu Fan cupped his hands and said: "Your Excellency is right, the lower officials also thought that calling people from the world to help, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."

Huang Chong paced around the room for a few steps, sighed, and said to Fan: "To tell you the truth, my gimmick has been quite naughty since I was a child. After the death of Zhuo Jing, this gimmick lost discipline and acted even more absurdly." Wuji, in the end she ran away from home and almost caused a catastrophe. However, I am busy with work, so I don't have too many restrictions on her, it is my fault."

When Huang Chong said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "I have fixed the banquet at the Liu family's old house. In the evening, Mr. Yu and Mr. Li can go directly. I originally listened to Mr. Hu's persuasion , I want to invite the people from the Jianghu to help the Yamen with the banquet. However, it seems that this banquet has turned into a farewell banquet for these people from the Jianghu."

Yu Fan said: "My lord can make such a decision, it is really a blessing for the people of Xiuwu County."

Huang Chongdao: "Thanks to my lord's reminder, I didn't make a big mistake. In this banquet tonight, my lord should cooperate more with me."

Yu Fan said with a smile: "The lower officials naturally obey your orders. It's just that there are some things that are difficult to say to Mr. Hu."

Huang Chong snorted, and said in his mouth: "You don't have to deal with his affairs, I will handle it myself. It seems that I made a mistake in asking him to help."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, just now Huang Chong also said that Hu Kun was passing through Xiuwu County, and happened to know that there was a serious case in Xiuwu County, so he stayed to help.At this time, under the anger, he slipped his mouth. It turned out that Master Hu Kunhu was actually invited by Huang Chong himself.It's just that Huang Chong is just a small magistrate, how can he have friendship with Hu Kun who is in a high position?It should be known that the officialdom is the vanity fair, and following others is the only way to get promoted and get rich.The status of Huang Chong and Hu Kun is very different, and there is absolutely no reason for their close friendship. This matter is quite strange.

While he was thinking about it, he heard Huang Chong say to him: "Mr. Li has to appease the righteous people after he goes back. After all, they are still the people of Xiuwu County, and those Jianghu warriors invited by Mr. Hu It's different. Since we don't want to rely on these figures in the rivers and lakes, Yimin is our best helper. Mr. Lao Li will be responsible for this matter. As for the related expenses, I will ask Master Feng and Mr. Li to calculate them later, and go to the accounting room to withdraw Just silver."

Li Qiufeng thanked him.Huang Chong chatted with a few more people, and then Yu Fan took Li Qiufeng's farewell and left.Huang Chong didn't want to stay, but told the two to go to Liu's old house in the evening.Yu Fan and Li Qiufeng fully agreed, and then left with Master Feng.It's just that when the three of them passed through the corner gate, they didn't see the four big men in black under Hu Kun.

After the three of them arrived at the second courtyard, Yu Fan was about to send Li Qiufeng out of the county government office. Master Feng said with a smile, "Hero Li, don't rush away. The county magistrate has ordered you to calculate the silver needed to lead the righteous people... "

Li Qiufeng said: "Master Feng can deal with this matter. Although a certain grassroots Li promised to temporarily restrain these righteous people, it is best not to touch the money allocated by the yamen, otherwise some things will not be clear."

Master Feng shook his head, and said to Li Qiufeng: "Mr. Feng can see clearly the character of Hero Li, so you can just take this money with you. To be honest, Wan Congyun and his gang are all rascals. Silver. If you don’t feed these people enough, don’t expect them to contribute to the Yamen. If Li Daxia wants to make good use of these people, money is essential. Therefore, Li Daxia don’t hesitate to give you 100 taels of silver. I don’t know if it’s enough or not ?”

Li Qiufeng was taken aback, shook his head hastily, and said, "100 taels of silver? How can we use so much money?"

Master Feng laughed and said: "Hero Li has great martial arts skills, but I'm afraid he doesn't know much about the way of distributing money. 100 taels of silver sounds like a lot, but if it's distributed to these people, I'm afraid it's less than five qian per person. What's more, people like Wan Congyun, Bayuyan, and Mei Dali will inevitably benefit from it. The righteous people say there are no less than 30 people, and only 30 or [-] of them can really run errands. Daxia Li, how can you deal with these [-] people? Don't begrudge money. As long as they are fed, the matter will be more than half."

(End of this chapter)