Indefinite City Lord

Chapter 10 Collusion between officials and nobles
Feng Guangyao is the well-deserved richest man in Tushan Town.
The land under his name exceeds a thousand hectares, and there are no less than a hundred shops and houses in various places.
Moreover, with the fame and fame, you don't have to kneel and salute when you see the county magistrate!

Feng Guangyao's ancestor was the founding father of Su She,
He has been under the care of Su She's royal family for generations, if his grandfather was not a concubine,
Feng Guangyao often felt that Huai Rong's Duke should do it by himself.

Today, he is holding a banquet in the Zuichun Tower to invite Cao Zijun, the county magistrate, to dinner.

Thank him for helping me get the good land outside the town!

Looking at Cao Zijun, who was in his thirties with a straight face,
Feng Guangyao exchanged cups with him,
With one eye, he signaled to the beautiful woman who was waiting on the side to loosen his shoulders and rub his back for the county magistrate!
It's funny to say,

This small county magistrate learned from Huairong Confucian Xu Qingqi,

It turned out that only one tribute student was admitted, not even a tribute scholar.

Being a small county magistrate, he still thinks he has received some great favor!

If it weren't for this kid, he would still be obedient.
He really didn't even want to take another look at this guy!
It is said that Confucian scholars are sour,

I really don't like the tightness and sourness!
Don't look at this guy's serious face now,
Don't mention how majestic you are when you enter the house in a while,

It is precisely this joint that has been grasped,
Feng Guangyao was the one who could handle this poor county magistrate to death!

"Thank you, Mr. Cao, for sharing the worries of the people. With Mr. Cao's oral order,

Those poor peasants put their land property in my name, which can be regarded as a way to survive!

This great kindness, the common people must be very grateful to the adults! "

Feng Guangyao raised his wine glass while saying compliments,
While touching Cao Zijun, he drank it all in one gulp!

"Brother Feng, don't say such things, you are at odds with Guoce!"

Cao Zijun said with a straight face,

"I also feel that the imperial court has collected too much tax this year.
Now it is necessary to raise food and grass for the southern expedition.

Without some workarounds,
At that time, I don't know how many people will starve to death on the streets!
Hey……

I have read the scriptures and history thoroughly, and I really can't bear to watch those people suffer! "

As he said that, Cao Zijun even had a little tear in the corner of his eye!
"Lord Cao's love for the people is well known,

What a role model for officials!

My uncle in Huai Rong often asks us juniors to recommend more talented people.
At that time, I will help Mr. Cao write a letter,
I will definitely let my uncle take care of Mr. Cao a little bit,
I am also happy that Huai Rong has one more good official! "

While touting, the two continued to exchange cups!
after awhile,

Feng Guangyao saw that Cao Zijun was already frequently looking at Mei Ji,

Immediately understood,

I will say goodbye!

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door,

Feng Guangyao took his leave and walked out of the room.

Seeing that it was his own butler, Feng Guangyao felt even better.

"How about it, have you received the land?"

Feng Guangyao looked at the butler and asked.

"My lord, something went wrong!"

The housekeeper hurriedly told Feng Guangyao what had happened in detail.

"Huh? Jin Ming? Who the hell dares to act wild in Tushan Town!"

Feng Guangyao heard what happened in the afternoon,
His face suddenly became very ugly.

"What about them?"

Feng Guangyao asked the butler with a gloomy face.

"After going to Guojiazhuang, I'm on my way to the county government now!"

The butler quickly replied.

"You send people to continue to follow them, I'll go find Magistrate Cao!"

Said, waved to let the housekeeper go to work,
He turned around and was about to open the door and go in to see the county magistrate Cao.

Pumbaa...

I knocked on the door a few times, but didn't hear the sound from inside.
Feng Guangyao pushed it away and walked in.

The hall is empty,

Feng Guangyao came to the side room,

Seeing Cao Zijun hurriedly taking off his robe from behind a bead curtain,
And Mei Ji, who was serving just now, was already completely naked.

Climbed on a square table by Cao Zijun with one hand,

A piece of spring is frankly exposed under the ambiguous candlelight.

Look at this scene,
Even though Feng Guangyao is old, he is usually a bit powerless,
I even had the idea of ​​going back to my concubine for a while to try this posture!
But business matters,

Feng Guangyao stepped aside,
Cough hard!
As a result, there was still a rustling sound inside.
Feng Guangyao coughed hard again,
I heard the silence inside!
"Who?"

Cao Zijun's voice sounded.

"It's me, Master Cao! I have something important to tell you!"

Feng Guangyao said.

"Okay, wait for me for a while!"

There was another rustling sound,

After a while,

Cao Zijun, in neat clothes, came out from behind the bead curtain,

With obvious impatience on his face!

But still taking into account the face did not attack.

"Brother Feng, what's the matter?"

Cao Zijun asked.

"Today a little ranger who called himself Jin Ming injured your servant,

He also blocked the housekeeper who went to my house to reclaim the land. "

Feng Guangyao thought about his words and said.

"Ok?"

Hearing Feng Guangyao's words, Cao Zijun's face also turned ugly.

"Is there such a thing? It's unreasonable!

Wait, what did you say the ranger was called? "

"Jin Ming!"

After speaking, Feng Guangyao also told about Jin Ming's appearance that he heard from the housekeeper.

After listening to Feng Guangyao's description.

Cao Zijun pondered for a while, and suddenly remembered something.

"Brother Feng, is what you said true?"

"Every sentence is true!"

"Then it should be right, this Jin Ming can name me,
It should be my junior under Master Xu,
Unexpectedly, this kid actually became a ranger without taking a test for fame! "

Cao Zijun laughed while remembering,
If it wasn't for his father back then,
How could he humbly spend more time with a child whose hair hasn't even grown yet.

"It's okay, I'm going to find out the situation now,

At that time, I will give Brother Feng a satisfactory answer! "

Although being disturbed is a good thing and I am in a bad mood,
However, Doshan County belongs to Gyeonggi,
Although Huairong Mansion Cheng is not his immediate superior,

But it is very likely that he will be promoted to the Ministry of officials in the future.
At that time, there will be more intersections!
Even though I don't like that kid Jin Ming,

But in the officialdom, it's all about giving each other face.

Jinming today is like a rebellious act,
It happened to make him owe me a favor!
Thinking about it, Cao Zijun's mood was no longer gloomy,
It seems to be getting brighter!

Feng Guangyao reminded that Jin Ming was going to the county government.
Cao Zijun quickly walked out of Zuichun Tower through the back door,

Sit on the official sedan chair waiting at the back door and go to the county government office!

Cao Zijun returns to the county government here!

……

……

On the other side, after Wang Hui, She Feng and Jin Ming settled the injured people,

When I came out of Guojiazhuang, I didn't want to be troublesome!

But Jin Ming couldn't swallow this breath,
He vowed to confront senior brother Cao Zijun face to face.

For Jin Ming, who has a strong sense of justice,

Wang Hui and She Feng did not stop them,
Although he knew that the root cause of Su She's disease was not in one place or one city,
But after getting along for so long,
Wang Hui didn't want to see what happened to this little guy,
So he and She Feng accompanied him to the Tushan county government office!
Because I was delayed in Guojiazhuang for a long time in the afternoon,
Especially to continue the life of the dying man,

Rao is because She Feng has a lot of pills on his body,
It also took more than an hour to use his true energy to convert the medicine to save his life!

So when the three of them came to the Tushan county government office,
It's already evening,
The yamen has already closed.

Except for an old janitor dozing off,

Didn't see anyone in charge!

But Jin Ming is getting angry and can't wait until tomorrow,

Pull up the old janitor directly to inquire about the residence of the county lord, and he will look for it!
But this time,

An official sedan chair also arrived at the gate of the yamen,
One person got off the official sedan chair,
Seeing the three people standing at the gate of the county government office,
The visitor was taken aback for a moment,
Then the old gatekeeper at the side knelt on the ground and shouted,
"The county master is back!"

Then Jin Ming also corresponded with his childhood memories at this time.

"But Cao Zijun, Brother Cao?"

Jin Ming didn't whimper like a scumbag when he came up, but bowed and saluted!

Jin Ming is also a Juren, so he doesn't need to bow down.

Seeing the man in white make a sound,

Cao Zijun also looked carefully for a long time before matching his memory!

then,

He came to Jin Ming's side in two or three steps.

"Junior Brother Jin Ming, it turned out to be you!"

Cao Zijun said with a "joyed" face.

While talking, he dragged Jin Ming to the yamen!
Jin Ming didn't resist, and just followed inside!
After passing the front office, as soon as you arrive at the official room in the back office,
The county government, which looked lifeless at first, was suddenly filled with all kinds of voices!
Cao Zijun gave instructions to a yamen servant who was in the yard.

"Go and prepare a table of good wine and good food for me, I want to clean up my classmates!"

The yamen servant got the order to turn around and go to the side room next to him,
The noisy voice inside immediately became much quieter.
Then he quickly walked out of the back office.

And Cao Zijun brought Jin Ming and Wang back to Shefeng and they entered the lord's room!
Cao Zijun's public house is furnished simply,
In addition to the Four Treasures of the Study and some calligraphy and paintings that I entertain myself on weekdays,
There are only stacks of official approvals!

"I made my junior laugh, I just went to check on the official affairs, and I just came back!"

Cao Zijun said modestly.

Jin Ming has been confused by Cao Zijun's warm greeting and the "cleanness" he sees now,

There was even a little suspicion!
After exchanging greetings with Cao Zijun and sitting down,

I don't even know how to say what I want to ask in my heart!
Wang Hui on the side sneered in his heart,

Jin Ming is still a child!

The two sides exchanged pleasantries again,
Every time Jin Ming wanted to ask questions,
They were all distracted by Cao Zijun's interesting reminiscence about the past.

Until the yamen servant came in with wine and vegetables,

After setting up,

Drink a glass of sake,
Cao Zijun looked at Jin Ming suspiciously and asked.

"My dear brother, why did you and these two friends come to me so late?"

Seeing that Cao Zijun stopped interrupting, Jin Ming also got the talk,
But because of the pleasantries just now, and a glass of sake,
At this time, he no longer had the generosity he had at the beginning,

So he seriously asked about the Guojiazhuang he met in the afternoon!

"What? Junior brother, you beat the yamen servant who called for the payment of grain tax?"

Cao Zijun looked at Jin Ming in horror.

"Yes, they will kill people if they make a move,

If I don't make a move, Guo Laosan will be beaten to death! "

Jin Ming said angrily.

"Junior brother, how can you do this!"

Cao Zijun suddenly stood up from his seat.

"What's wrong with drawing your sword to help when the road is injustice?"

Jin Ming said seriously.

"Junior brother, the collection of food tax is to raise food for my Great Sushe's southern levy.

Now all states and counties have received the edict,
If the quota is not completed, my little county magistrate will cut down the officials and do small things.
The court blames you and those civil servants for a big deal!
You hit the grain collector, isn't this a flagrant disobedience to the court?

Once a good person participates in this book,

Junior Brother, if you are going to jail, your father, Mr. Fu Cheng, might be implicated as well! "

After Cao Zijun finished speaking, he already started to wander around in the small room in a hurry.

As soon as Jin Ming heard this, he couldn't say what he wanted to ask the teacher for his crimes!
Looking at Jin Ming who was a little overwhelmed,

Wang Hui shook his head secretly,
As long as these cultural people use this bit of ghost thinking on serious business,
It's not like letting the people suffer like that!
　Change first and then change, please take care of the newcomers!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)