The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 28 Take the move and move forward step by step

Sunshine poured down on the window lattice, reflecting pieces of snow-white. Amidst the sound of "hissing" on the first place, neat rows of silver ingots were brought out, and there were two floors below, one by one on the right side for guests. A small table, the county magistrate suppressed the ecstasy and raised his hand: "Look at the tea!"

The servants around retreated outside tactfully, and the beautiful-looking maid served tea and exited, taking advantage of the opportunity to gently close the door.

"It's a small gift, I don't know if the county lord can still see it?" Seeing the look of the county magistrate on the other side, the steward knew that today's matter is likely to be accomplished.

Glancing at the three trays of silver ingots over there, the first county magistrate withdrew his gaze, coughed twice, and straightened his expression, "I am the parent official of Feihu County, how did I collect these money, take it back, take it back quickly, it's very interesting for people to see inappropriate."

Guanshi Liu bowed his head and smiled, "The county honorable word is serious, this small gift is for the four family members outside to take care of the deceased husband, entrusting the county honorable to help take care of them, they are women, orphans and widows, with these money, they can't get rid of it. They will lose their lives, and the county magistrate will take care of them, which is a good deed."

Can be sent out by the master's family to do such things, which one is not seven orifices and exquisite heart, a few words are comfortable, over there, the fat county magistrate nodded thoughtfully: "Your words are not bad, put them in Here in this county, it can indeed scare people with evil intentions, so let’s take care of those orphans and widowed mothers for the time being.”

"The county magistrate is selfless, and the little one kowtows for the dead!"

The steward of the Liu family shook his sleeves and bowed his knees. The county magistrate said a few words before slowly getting up from the ground. He covered his face with his sleeves and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. He arched his hands again, his voice choked with sobs. .

"You will tell the county the whole story in detail." The county magistrate said these words, and he was also looking at the manager of the Liu family opposite him. He covered his face and wiped his tears, and his words were choked up. He felt quite familiar, and suddenly opened his eyelids , as if I saw myself when I was applying for an official.

Then he waved his hand at the old man and added something.

"Pick up the important ones."

The steward walked back to the main hall and saluted: "The county lord didn't know that the four people who died outside the yamen were servants of my lord's family. Yes, the body was thrown into the nearby mountains and was eaten by wild beasts, county lord, you must decide for us in this matter."

"Who did the murder?"

"Geng Family Village, Geng Qing."

In an instant, the first person fell silent, and his chubby fingers tapped on the handrail bit by bit. He remembered what the young man said when he left that day, and it really came true. Combined with the rumors circulating outside, he didn't take it seriously at first. Aftertaste, it is quite a calculating demeanor.

"This county knows about this matter."

The county magistrate took a sip of the tea, stood up with his bulging belly, swayed around with eight steps away, and pondered for a moment: "Do you have any evidence against him?"

"The head of the family said that it is not easy for the county lord to want evidence, and several boxes can fit it."

The "several boxes" in these words were bitten so hard, the magistrate couldn't hear it, he just smiled and didn't speak, his hands behind his back rubbed his fingers back and forth, he walked through the door and opened half of it, looking at the courtyard But the old tree was in a daze, the manager of the Liu family called him, and then he came back to his senses, turned around with a smile and walked back, and sat on the first seat.

"Since your master has so much evidence, how can the county remain indifferent? In this way, I will then send the government officials to Gengjia Village to arrest Geng Qing and send him to prison. After the interrogation and the truth, he will be convicted."

"The county honor is wise!"

Now that the matter has been decided, the manager of the Liu family will not stay any longer. With the guarantee of the county magistrate, he can go back and hand over his errands to the master's family with peace of mind. After twists and turns, Geng Qing, who was good at calculating, escaped from the nervousness, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

At any time, there is nothing that money can't do.

Crouching Dragon reborn?If you have the ability, why don't you reverse it now?

Hehehe.
Before he knew it, he had reached the gate of the county government office, and suddenly there was a commotion outside, and someone shouted.

"It's him, Geng Qing!"

"He still dares to come, look at the red cloth held up behind him, it means that even the dead will not be spared!"

"Arrogant and vicious, isn't he afraid of being punished by the county magistrate?!"

The steward of the Liu family quickly stepped up the stone steps with his robes flapping, and when he crossed the threshold, he saw the corpses outside. The four youths who were charged by the people of the city filled with righteous indignation, and the guards with crossed water and fire sticks stood on one side, yelling at them to retreat.

Seeing this scene, the steward's heart skipped a beat. He had seen Geng Qing before, and he didn't expect to meet him here. However, his first reaction was to wonder why the other party came here with a leather drum and red cloth. Is it also related to the county magistrate?
But seeing that the other four had nothing in their hands except a drum and a red cloth, there was a smile on their faces again.

'. Seeing you being arrested with your own eyes, just go back and talk to the master's family, let him be happy, so that the depression in your heart can be healed faster. '

Over there, the guards who had dispersed in a single path were lined up in two rows, urging the four people to hurry over. Geng Qing bowed his hands politely to them, glanced at the four corpses parked in the truck, and walked up the stone steps silently. The steward of Bian Liu's family was also looking at him with a smile. The moment the two intersected, the old man said in a low voice.

"If I were you, I'd turn around and leave. If I'm late, I won't be able to get out of the city gate."

When he missed a shoulder, Geng Qing stopped and turned his face slightly, with gentle and plain words on the corners of his raised lips.

"If I were you, hurry back and tell Liu Mang, I will tear down his ancestral house!"

The two passed by each other, leaving the steward of the Liu family standing there with a puzzled expression on his face, looking at the three village youths who were empty-handed and trembling at the door, he poohed at the leaving figure.

'just you?Why! '

Cursing inwardly, he still worriedly looked at the guard who escorted the four people over, and planned to ask what was going on.

The yamen extending from the back, the busy side yard, Geng Qing was familiar with the door and the way. Not long after entering, he met the county magistrate who was coming from the back hall. When the two met, they were stunned for a moment. The latter suddenly raised his voice and pointed The young man who bowed his hands and saluted called the servants to the left and right.

"Bold Geng Qing, do you know that you killed someone?! Someone—"

The yamen servants patrolling around stopped, but they didn't intend to come over. Some people even saw Geng Qing and raised their hands to greet him with a smile. It was the man who was on duty at the door last time, and even told the companions beside him not to go over. , Said that the county magistrate was playing with him.

Geng Qing looked at them, turned around and hurriedly called the county magistrate opposite to stop, taking advantage of the fact that the yamen servant hadn't taken it seriously, he quickly made a big circle with both hands, explaining his intention in the future.

"County Master Mo Nu, I have a big happy event to tell you."

The county magistrate looked at him, then at the guards who were standing there watching, and cursed in his heart, "A bunch of trash." ' Only then did he reluctantly respond: "What's the matter?"

Geng Qing took two steps closer and paused every word.

"Reporting to the county lord, I found iron ore."

"Oh, that Geng Qing is really lucky, he said he discovered iron ore!"

Outside the county yamen, the steward of the Liu family was stunned when he heard what the yamen servant in front of him said. He turned his head and looked at the open door, his body trembled unconsciously, and his slightly opened mouth remained open for a long time.

at the same time.

On the alley in front of the Crescent Gate in the back hall of the yamen, the chubby figure in an official robe trembled all over.

Feihu County can barely be regarded as an important town in Daizhou, but it is not so valued by the court. Once the news of the discovery of the iron mine is reported, the county magistrate will add a lot of merit to the book, and his name can still be recognized as a saint. If that is the case, it will be great. After a few years, when his term of office expires and he returns, he may be able to become an official in the capital. No matter how bad it is, he can also make up for the lack of a large county in the capital with enough oil and water.

The county magistrate felt like his body became so light that he could fly, and then looked at Geng Qing in front of him, as if he had seen his own father, his face was flushed with a smile, and he pressed Geng Qing's shoulders.

"Is it true? Didn't play tricks on the county?"

"The little one dares to make a fuss about this kind of thing, and he will be in jail." Geng Qing restrained his smile, and replied with a serious expression, and then told the county magistrate about the things that will be widely spread in the city in the future. , the latter was so angry that he wanted to hit him with his hand, he raised his fat palm, and the young man on the opposite side opened his mouth first.

"Don't blame the county lord, I did this for you."

With his raised hand hanging in the air, the county magistrate frowned and listened to Geng Qing's words quietly.

"The small ones dare not get half of the credit for this, but the county captain has to share it. To put it bluntly, the county lord should not be offended. The young one has also spent a few days in the city, so he knows some of the county lords and county officials. Regarding the matter of the lieutenant, he holds the military power in his hands, but he does not have the county official in his eyes. He colluded with his brother, the leader of the Golden Knife Gang, and monopolized the affairs of the city. If he is given some credit, his relationship with the county official will be somewhat eased. , if the county lord monopolizes it, he is afraid of offending the other party, making troubles everywhere, and possibly endangering his life, then the merit will belong to him."

In the long words, the breath coming in and out of the chubby figure over there became heavy. After a long while, the county magistrate nodded, "That makes sense, and the county quite agrees with your analysis. How can it be such a great contribution?" If you can monopolize it, the county lieutenant has worked hard for Feihu County, so you should have a share. In this way, when the county lieutenant comes back, you can take us to investigate. If it is true, there is a vacancy in the yamen, and you can fill it."

"I can't do this for a small one." Geng Qing didn't want to work with this fat county magistrate, especially under the hands of someone whose own safety was not guaranteed. He leaned over and forced a wry smile, "Master, I can't read."

"I know it."

The county magistrate didn't let him go on, there was still one thing that needed to be solved urgently in front of him, and that was the four corpses placed at the door.

Geng Qing approached him, whispered something in his ear, the latter nodded with a smile, and summoned a clerk to write the obituary and post it.

Outside, crowds of people waiting to see the fun surrounded the three floors, and there were also impatient people who waited and shouted at the yamen.

"Uncle Ba, tell me, can that Geng Qing pass this test?"

Outside the crowd, on an attic in the distance, Tang Bao'er stood behind the guardrail, looking at the Yamen in front. Martial arts practitioners have excellent eyesight, and from above they can clearly overlook the figures moving between the front yard and the side yard of the Yamen.

"It's hard to say. This person's behavior has a great possibility of saving his life, but he probably didn't know that the family of the deceased happened to be filing a complaint at the Yamen. It depends on how the county magistrate will deal with it."

Hum
Beside Chen Shuba, Lin Laien snorted twice, "The county magistrate looks like this, so can the county magistrate be a capable person? But he is just a person who is worried and timid. This matter is probably a mess."

At this time, while the three of them were talking, a clerk from the yamen over there came out with an obituary, and the noisy voices outside suddenly quieted down, and even the crying family members of the deceased looked together.

The official shook the document, unfolded it in his hands, and read it aloud.

"All the folks in Zhifeihu County have been found out by the county, and Geng Qing confessed that he is a middle-class peasant in the village. He doesn't know martial arts, and he can't kill four young and strong people. The county's medical examination proves that he has no injuries. There is no image of a fight. But the death of a person in the county is a major event, and the county is the official of the parents, so we can't just sit idly by and investigate the case by ourselves, and then make a decision, so as to give justice to the family of the deceased!"

The official's voice fell, and there was an uproar all around.

At this time, on the other side of the congested long street, dozens of figures on horseback were approaching.

　Today's Children's Day, accompanied the doll to the amusement park.

　　So the second update came a bit late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)