Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 256 Hidden Field

When chaos broke out in the county office, Yin Liang was still calmly talking to the manager of the Song family among the Wei family, and they were talking about the Song family buying land with a lot of money.

Yin Liang doesn't care about money, he only cares about land. He took out the drawing and squinted at it for a long time, then twirled his beard and muttered: "There are fifteen hectares of fertile farmland ten miles south of Mangling and west of Huiguo Town. The landowners fled their households in the fourth year of Tianbao due to arrears of rent and taxes. From the tax rolls, Look, there should be no one here."

This is actually the Hidden Field among the Guo Huan tribe.

The manager of the Song family became a little embarrassed and said: "I heard that the county is currently opening up wasteland. The head of the family only wants new fields in the northeast of the town."

"Isn't fertile farmland better?" Yin Liang laughed, with a smile like a vendor tricking a child with candy, "The land I'm talking about happens to be connected to the fields of Luhun Villa. The land is fertile and the water source is abundant. Or is it adjacent to the barren fields? The same price is given to the Song family."

"Although this is good, I'm just afraid of offending..."

The Song family originally wanted Xue Bai to reclaim the wasteland for poor farmers, but they didn't expect that Xue Bai actually set aside the Guo family's fertile land, which was obviously intended to sow discord. But with more than 6,000 guan, he could buy a piece of land with a market price of nearly 200,000 guan, which was rare and rare. This little steward did not dare to refuse on behalf of his master.

"What's so scary?" Yin Liang said: "What is the status of the Song Taigong? What is the status of the county captain? Can't take a piece of hidden land? What is the status of Guo Huan?"

During the five months that he followed Xue Bai to Yanshi, he had secretly measured the acres in the county. Not to say it was accurate, but at least he had a good idea. I knew that although the fertile farmland was owned by the Guo family, the farmland in the county had not been re-registered for many years. The Guo family actually did not pay any taxes, so it was "hidden farmland".

"I have no control over this matter." Manager Song said, "What happened outside?"

Yin Liang didn't hide it and said, "I don't know what's going on. It just so happens that we can get the Guo family's actual land register to see how much tax he has owed over the years."

"Is the county captain really going to take action?"

Yin Liang smiled meaningfully, nodded, and said, "Who told Guo Lu to never turn to the Shaofu?"

At this moment, Du Wulang rushed in furiously, spread out a thick book and placed it in front of Yin Liang, saying, "Sir, guess how much the Guo family has to pay?!"

The steward of the Song family raised his eyebrows as he listened to this conversation. After he returned, he quickly told Song Mian what he saw and heard today.

"really."

Song Mian talked about everything, but he was actually very surprised in his heart. He originally thought that Xue Bai was bragging when he said he wanted to deal with Guo Huan, but he didn't expect to take action so quickly, which was quite reckless.

He had copper business dealings with smugglers in Wuyang, and knowing that they were helping Xue Bai cause trouble at the county office made him feel like we were all in the same boat. Xue Bai was indeed meaningful and expressed his sincerity.

From this point of view, this land can be obtained, but I am not sure whether it can be done.

"By the way, they are all having a banquet at the Guo family's home today?" Song Mian couldn't help but wonder how determined Xue Bai was in dealing with Guo Huan, and ordered: "Go and watch and see how they react."

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The Guo family is large and luxurious, but the singing and dancing in the house are not very good, and Xue Bai finds it boring.

When it comes to dance and music, after all, today’s saints are at the highest level.

Most of the banquet was spent listening to Taigong Guo talking about the important officials of the Taiyuan Guo family in the court, but in fact no one knew how much friendship they had with the same surname.

"Xue County Lieutenant Ke has heard of Guo Gong Qianguan, the Protector of Anxi. His grave is in the North Plains of Mangshan Mountain in Luoyang County, not far from here. Guo Gongguan worshiped the champion general, Youwei Wei, the deputy protector of Anxi, and the four The town manager appeases the envoy, the general manager of Shuozhou, and Tongping Zhangshi, and is granted the title of Duke of Shangzhu State and Lu State, and is posthumously presented to General Zuowei and the Governor of Liangzhou."

It's very bluffing to say something like this. They all have the surname Guo, and they are buried close to each other. Guo Qianguan was indeed one of the people with the highest military exploits during the Kaiyuan period.

Starting from Guo Qianguan, we also talk about the current Jiannan Jiedu envoy Guo Xuji and Zuo Xiaowei general Guo Yuanzhen. In short, they are all famous figures.

Xue Bai listened, and with a thought in his mind, he asked, "Does Taigong Guo know General Guo Ziyi?"

Taigong Guo was stunned for a moment. After a member of his family spoke to him, he whispered in a low voice: "So there are such heroes in our Taiyuan family."

After muttering, he laughed and said, "The county lieutenant is talking about Ziyi, who has made great achievements in Anxi these years! Do the county lieutenant and him know each other? What a coincidence, they are both members of the same family."

Xue Bai smiled in agreement, thinking that her name was "Ziyi", and the newspaper sent by Yang Wei said that Guo Ziyi had been transferred from Anxi to Shuofang this year, and she even went to Yang Wei's house to send gifts during the New Year. After the ceremony, he mentioned the huge stone cannon made by Xue Bai.

Although they share the same surname as Guo, their kinship may not be as deep as that between him and Xue Hui.

Not long after, the Guo family's concierge came over and reported that someone was coming from the county office. After that, several miscellaneous officials rushed in and shouted that there was trouble in the county office, interrupting a banquet with a good atmosphere.

"Prison robbery?!"

Lu Linghao looked ugly. As a county magistrate, what he hated most was trouble. The quarrel between Xue Bai and Gao Chong was severe enough last time. He finally calmed down the situation and would never tolerate it again.

"Quick! Go back to the county office."

Putting down his glass of wine, Lu Linghao immediately stood up and left. As he rolled his sleeves, he turned around and glanced at Xue Bai. Although there was no evidence, he could still realize that the matter was related to the county captain who was unwilling to settle down.

Guo Taigong quickly called over Guo Huan and said, "The county has not seen such unruly people in decades. You can bring the part to help the county officials."

Buqu is also a type of domestic slave, responsible for farming and providing various errands for the master's family. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties or the early Tang Dynasty, they would also join the army with the master's family, that is, they were servants. Taigong Guo is old and speaks in an old-fashioned way. He is still called "Buqu". In fact, he only uses a stick to scare the untouchables.

"Yes, uncle, don't worry."

Guo Huan hurriedly followed Lu Linghao and left.

Xue Bai was the most polite, saying goodbye to Mrs. Guo calmly and agreed to attend the banquet next time.

The county officials rushed back to the county office with a crowd of people, only to see a mess all over the ground. The officers fell to the ground rolling and wailing one by one. The county jail door had been opened, and seven or eight important criminals had escaped.

"What happened? Who dares to rob the prison?!"

No matter how angry Lu Linghao was, the prisoner had disappeared. Only the gentry and common people who had arrived gathered around and offered their opinions.

Everyone rushed to the backyard and found that the thieves dared to steal even the county office. Even the official documents had been dug out and scattered everywhere.

Xue Bai then stepped forward and picked up a book, flipped through it for a while, then suddenly frowned, turned around and ordered: "Bring the tax book!"

Yin Liang was originally hiding in the Wei's house, but happened to come out and asked hurriedly: "Young Master, what happened?"

"The acres don't match the taxes."

"let me see."

The two spoke loudly, which quickly aroused the curiosity of the onlookers, who all raised their heads and whispered: "What happened?"

Du Wulang came out from behind the bamboo garden with a scared look on his face and said loudly: "The thief is gone? What is this? Show me too... Hey, the fields of Guo Lushi's family total several hundred hectares?" But I remember that I only paid twelve hectares of rent this year, right?"

His performance was also based on his experience during the Chunwei riots. When he spoke, he looked at the small landowners in the crowd who had little wealth. These people had more status and insight than ordinary farmers, but were far less than the wealthy gentry. They In fact, they are the backbone of Yanshi County’s annual tax payments.

Du Wulang is not afraid of being exposed as performing. The most important thing about making trouble is the atmosphere. As long as the atmosphere is ignited, people will not care about the details. He is not afraid of eye contact, and his sincere eyes can encourage others to express their emotions.

"what?!"

"Guo Huan, a wealthy family, pays the same amount of taxes as me?!"

"look……"

Lu Linghao and Guo Huan were still interrogating who came to rob the prison and who was robbed, and they put on very majestic expressions. Suddenly they heard dissatisfied accusations from the crowd. At this time, they could no longer stop the circulation of the book. .

"Calm down!" Guo Huan shouted: "That's not the case. The county has not measured acres for several years. Taxes are still collected according to the young crop registration in the 15th year of Kaiyuan."

"Then is this the Young Miao Book recreated by Guo Lushi?"

"this is not."

Guo Huan recently only measured the fields of ordinary farmers and found many small hidden houses. However, he had no intention of actually registering the land according to the current acreage, so as to avoid tax being levied on the family's land. He always thought that Xue Bai would transfer it soon.

"Please listen to my explanation. It's not that taxes have not been paid on these fields, but that they are in the name of the original landowners..."

"Some people occupy nearly a thousand hectares of land, but they only pay one hundred acres of tax; some people have less than a hundred acres of land, but they pay higher taxes. Is it fair?!" Someone suddenly shouted.

Du Wulang couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this, knowing that once the atmosphere gets heated, explanations are of no use at all. For people, venting their emotions is the most important thing.

"Yes, the Guo family has too many hidden fields. This matter is absolutely unreasonable!"

"..."

When Song Mian arrived, he saw exactly this noisy scene. Xue Bai has forced Guo Huan into a dilemma. Either admit in public that these fields do not belong to the Guo family; or come up with the taxes owed for more than ten years.

"Mr. Song is here!"

"Everyone, why don't you listen to what Mr. Song has to say."

The chief of Shouyang Academy sounds ordinary, but in fact he has a wide network of contacts, and the Song family is not short of high-ranking people, so Song Mian has a high reputation in Yanshi County.

At this time, everyone looked at him with expectation. Some people think that Mr. Song has noble moral character and speaks uprightly. Guo Huan thinks that Song Mian should know the truth of dying and dying, and should not sit back and watch Xue Bai humiliate the Guo family like this.

Guo Huan wanted to shout out, "Xue Bai is provoking all the high-ranking families this time. We should unite."

However, facing his expectant gaze, Song Mian turned a blind eye and turned to look at Xue Bai.

"I believe in the county captain!"

After listening to everyone's narration, Song Mian looked upright and said: "In the past, there were profit-seeking profiteers like Guo Wanjin in Yanshi County, and corrupt officials like Gao Chong who did evil things. After the county captain took office, they were eliminated in one fell swoop. Today, there are again If such... corrupt officials are found, I believe the county captain will deal with them impartially."

When it came to dirty officials, Song Mian hesitated. Although he and Guo Huan had no personal friendship, they were both local wealthy families and their families were close to each other. It was not appropriate to easily build grudges. However, thinking of the more than ten hectares of fertile land promised by Xue Bai, he still Choose justice.

His words seemed to give Xue Bai confidence.

"As a county recorder, you use your power for personal gain, hide your land, and accumulate such a shocking amount of debt. Do you think the Tang Dynasty has no royal laws?" Xue Bai shouted: "Get Guo Huan first!"

These words were full of energy. In the first half of the sentence, many people thought that Lieutenant Xue Xian was trying to increase his momentum, but the last words of "take it" shocked them all.

In the past twenty years, county magistrates and county lieutenants have been like running water, but Guo Huan has always been in the county office. He neither strives for power nor is arrogant. He greets every county official with a smile, like a tree in the county office. The welcoming pine remains standing.

Unexpectedly, Xue Bai would be so impatient to take action. Even Song Mian and the clamoring small landowners thought they were just making a fuss today.

Lu Linghao was even more stunned, and then his anger surged. He didn't even care about the county magistrate's restraint, and said angrily: "Who dares?!"

He regretted it as soon as he said it, because Xue Xin had already pounced on him and directly pressed Guo Huan's old and fat body, and cursed: "How dare you move, old beetle."

I don’t know whether he was scolding Guo Huan or Lu Linghao.

Lu Linghao became even more angry, raised his hand and shouted: "This county will remove Xue Xin from his position as squad leader! Take down this little brat!"

A group of officers were beaten until they were rolling on the ground. They just heard the order from the county magistrate to capture Guo Huan. Several officers wanted to stand up, but they couldn't help but feel embarrassed after hearing the order from the county magistrate.

"Ouch!"

Qi Chou rolled on the ground and screamed out in pain, which seemed a bit abrupt, but it also attracted the attention of the guards. He then imitated a dog waving his paws and waved his hands to signal them to lie down quickly.

Suddenly, there were another burst of moans.

Lu Linghao heard this and felt that he was provoking his authority as the county magistrate. He raised his hand and pointed at the Guo family members behind him and shouted: "You guys, take him down!"

Lao Liang stood directly in front of Xue Xin.

At this time, Jiang Hai also came over, pushed aside a few steps to pass through the crowd, and turned back to curse: "What are you looking at?! A good dog doesn't block the road."

He had scars on his face and looked ferocious, which immediately scared these big men who had never killed anyone into silence. He swung his shoulders arrogantly, walked to Lao Liang, grinned, and waited to see who dared to make the first move. .

Lu Linghao was riding a tiger and was unable to get off. Instead, Xue Bai gave him a step and said: "County magistrate, please take Guo Lushi down for questioning first and find out the truth."

"This matter is very suspicious, and the county will definitely hold a trial in person!"

Lu Linghao shouted angrily and walked away, temporarily avoiding the edge to avoid being caught off guard by Xue Bai.

The Guo family tribe surrounded the county office and put pressure on the county captain. At the same time, someone ran to report the matter to Taigong Guo.

~~

"Well, before we take his new fields, let him take our fertile fields first. I have lived for seventy years, and I have never seen a county magistrate with such an ugly appearance."

Taigong Guo quickly saw through the conspiracy against the Guo family behind this incident, and invited all the county princes to gather at his home that night.

Although it was getting late, every family gave him face and sent people, including the Song family from Luhun Villa. The person who came was Song Mian's nineteenth uncle.

"Song Shijiu, your nephew is ignorant, but I have to explain the truth to you clearly. If it was only Guo Huan's fault today, he would have been killed by Xue Bai. I wouldn't even blink an eye, but this time Xue Bai Why the white eyes? Yin Tian! Which of you dares to say that there is no Yin Tian? "

In the candlelight, Guo Taigong's old body looked very frail, but his eyes were full of experience and wisdom.

Who is the real owner of Yanshi County? Not the county officials, but the families who have lived here for generations.

Gao Chong was self-righteous, but in fact he was just a victim they pushed to bear the dissatisfaction of the saint; Xue Bai thought that he would take power after getting rid of Gao Chong, but in fact, Gao Chong was just a wave on the sea, and they were the silent and profound sea.

"A hungry tiger entered the village and bit a person. If others did not save him, after the hungry tiger had finished eating the person, it would have the strength to bite everyone in the village, including women and children. If Xue Bai finds out After killing the first batch of Hidden Fields, will he let go of more Hidden Fields?"

The Guo family could neither give up those fields nor make up for the backlog of taxes. The matter had no way out officially, so the only option left was to fight.

Taigong Guo stood up with his crutches, and finally said: "The hungry tiger wants to eat people, we must work together to kill it." Not long ago, he was entertaining Xue Bai to show his goodwill, but he didn't know that the other party was so ignorant.

But it doesn't matter, he has seen many people who are like moths to the flame in his life. How many people can accomplish something in the encirclement and suppression of a group of wealthy gentry?

Just like if someone dares to drown in the sea, he will only be swallowed by the sea.

~~

County Office.

At night, in the Dianshi Office, Xue Bai was sitting across from Guo Huan and talking.

"There is no need to confess." Guo Huan's smile was still amiable and he said: "If the county captain wants to know anything, please ask the pen clerk out. How about I tell the county captain in private?"

"it is good."

Xue Bai simply stepped away from others and asked someone to bring Guo Huan a bottle of wine to warm him up.

"Thank you, County Lieutenant." Guo Huan happily took a sip of wine and said, "This little old man has never harmed anyone in his life. Every time he meets a beggar, he will give a few copper coins. But being the chief of this county office is a shame. They really do a lot of things, and the most common thing they do is to help occupy land, which is also the norm in various states and counties.”

"Are you a bastard if you don't take advantage of it?"

"That's right." Guo Huan said: "No family in Yanshi County is a bad person. Most of them are kind-hearted families. They treat guests, servants, and slaves well. At first, some farmers were jealous of the clothes worn by servants of wealthy families. The food is better than theirs, and sometimes there are bad years, and people who can’t survive leave their fields and sell their lives... To be honest, these are only a minority, and most of the time it’s because taxes are getting heavier year by year.”

Xue Bai said: "It is not so much that the tax is heavy, but that the tax system cannot continue."

"Yes, when the Tang Dynasty was founded, taxes were really not heavy. Eighty acres of farmland plus twenty acres of permanent land, only two kilos of grain were collected. Farmers were very wealthy. Now, what can people say... In short, people who escape from their households will get more and more money. Come more and more.”

Naturally, the long-standing shortcomings of a dynasty cannot be explained clearly in a few words. But Xue Bai had always understood what Guo Huan wanted to say. There were loopholes in the system, and it was inevitable for wealthy families to expand their fields and hide their serfs.

Guo Huan thinks he is a good person.

"There are many runaway households, and it is inevitable that the fields will be involved. There are some requests that the little old man really can't refuse. At first, Cui Jun took a fancy to ten hectares of fertile land. Soon after, Luhun Villa sent someone to tell him that the landowner at the foot of Shouyang Mountain wanted to After selling myself, Zheng Bian came to visit in person..."

This was considered a confession, but it was far more than just the Guo family.

"By the way, there are also temples. I know how many field magistrates there are in Xingfuku Temple."

Xue Bai interrupted: "Are you threatening me? Remind me not to offend the public."

Guo Huan took a sip of wine comfortably and said with a smile: "If the county lieutenant thinks so, that's right. But the little old man has good intentions and doesn't want the county lieutenant's originally smooth career to be frustrated here."

"Thank you for your kindness. Sometimes I also think that many things will pass if I just turn a blind eye."

"Yes, the little old man was like the county captain when he was young. He insisted on being stubborn and made everyone around him unhappy. But looking back, why bother? Most things in the world are not worth being too persistent."

As he spoke, Guo Huan felt emotional and said: "It's just like the county captain thought he was making trouble in the sea and turning the world upside down, but looking further, what does the waves stirred up by the tides mean in the vast ocean?"

Xue Bai smiled and said, "Sometimes I really envy you."

Guo Huan said: "What does the county captain mean?"

"Let me tell you a story. There is a big river, and the water is very fast. People are going down the river, cheering, and they feel that they have traveled thousands of miles in a day. But there are also people who are rowing desperately, and it is difficult to go against the current even if they are exhausted. People Just laugh at him and ask him why he is doing this, let go, go with the flow, it will be smooth sailing, why should he be frustrated here, but why is he still paddling?"

"Why?"

"Because there is a cliff downstream."

Guo Huan shook his head.

Xue Bai said: "It's not a sea, just a cliff of ten thousand feet. If you fall, you will be shattered to pieces. I really envy you that you can't see anything, cheering stupidly, drunkenly and dreaming, and crash into the abyss."

Guo Huan sneered: "Can the county captain see it?"

"Doesn't this cliff look like the Tang Dynasty?"

Guo Huan raised his head and took a sip of wine and responded: "This is the Tang Dynasty! There are no cliffs or abyss. The Tang Dynasty is a sea and a vast ocean."

There was no need for Xue Bai to talk to him about this matter as their thoughts were separated by vast distances.

"How about the little old man's deduction for the county captain?" Guo Huan then brought the topic back and said: "It is impossible for any family to allow the county captain to touch the hidden fields, and they will immediately support the Ming government's order to release me. In terms of official position, the Ming government is the first The Lord of the County; in terms of momentum, can the County Lieutenant’s men be as powerful as the many tribes and guards in Yanshi County?"

Xue Bai asked: "What if I still resolutely investigate the Guo family's hidden fields?"

"It's nothing more than forcing the Ming Dynasty to fall out and take away all the county captain's errands."

"If I don't listen, will Magistrate Lu dare to take action?"

"Does the county lieutenant dare to fight against the officials? Once the matter gets serious, it will not be easy to explain like last time. After checking the hidden fields, the county lieutenant offended not only Yanshi County, but Henan Prefecture, which owns a large number of hidden fields in the world. These people can easily make you die without a burial place."

Guo Huan was not trying to scare Xue Bai, it was just the truth.

"Okay." Xue Bai said: "If we really follow Guo Lushi's deduction, it is like this. Unfortunately, this deduction is wrong from the first sentence."

"what?"

"No one will allow me to touch Yin Tian. This is wrong."

"Song Mian does not represent Lu Hun Villa." Guo Huan said with a smile: "The county captain also knows Wang Yansiam, because he trusts Song Mian too much, but he doesn't know that Song Mian only cares about the interests of Lu Hun Villa..."

"Inverted."

This is actually Xue Bai's answer. He has already had his objections. Unlike Wang Yansiam, he is unscrupulous and has no scruples.

"Guo Lu went against what he said. This time, Song Mian trusted me too much."

"The county captain is playing riddles with the little old man."

"I found that we both have the same opinion on the matter of Song Mian. He only cares about the interests of Luhun Villa." Xue Bai said, "But it's Guo Lu who you trust too much."

"The county captain is so confident."

"I will also make a deduction. At this moment, Song Mian is discussing with Cui Han and Zheng Debian how to carve up your hidden fields and who will be the recorder. Later, he will tell Lu Linghao that this time the Song family is on my side. This side..."

"It's so whimsical." Guo Huan shook his head, "A little land won't make the Song family dizzy."

~~

Baskets of copper coins clattered into the shaft furnace.

Du Jin stood looking at this scene from a distance, the fire reflected in her eyes, dancing constantly.

"Throw those coppers in too."

"You are willing to give it up." Du Bo came over and sighed slightly, "If you do what you do, there will be no profit in making private money."

Du Jin said: "What I want is not money."

They were talking about copper. Du Mi sighed because she was worried about Xue Bai and asked, "Would it be easier to accomplish this if the Song family didn't have to pay and occupied the Guo family's fertile land for free?"

"No, it is precisely because of these fake money that the Song family will side with A Bai. They really don't care about the six thousand fake money. What they care about is that A Bai helps them sell the stolen goods and has a handle in their hands. They are complicit. Yes Being one of our own…that’s the key.”

The Du sisters did not tell Du Wulang, let alone Du Youlin, about this matter.

Because although it is very common to cast private money, and the world's gentry can cast it as long as they have copper materials, it is indeed a serious crime.

"Because we have no way back. Once caught, we will die."

As Du Jin spoke, the flames in his eyes seemed to become brighter and brighter.

She thought to herself that this was how rebellion should be done, leaving no room for herself to turn back.

~~

"Xue Bai has no turning back. He is on the same boat as us. Uncle Nineteen can trust him."

Song Mian said this and followed his uncle into the lobby of the Cui family.

After chatting with Cui Jun, Zheng Bian and others for a while, Song Mian talked about his views on today's events.

"Xue Bai is different from Wang Yansiam. Wang Yansiam is a gentleman, but Xue Bai is not. Therefore, I am sure that Xue Bai's move is not to investigate Yintian. He is an ambitious man. What he wants is to take power and get rid of the recorder Guo Huan, cut off Lu Linghao’s right-hand man, this is Xue Bai’s real purpose.”

"But what Taigong Guo said makes sense..."

"It's just taking advantage of everyone." Song Mian said: "I absolutely trust my judgment."

Cui Jun pondered: "If that's true, then it's an official matter and has nothing to do with us?"

Song Mian smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with us."

Zheng Bian looked at the faces of the Song family and guessed that Song Mian must have a secret deal with Xue Bai to carve up the Guo family's fertile land.

It seems that Xue Bai not only wants to control Gao Chong's power, but also replaces Guo Huan.

It just so happened that a large amount of grain in the Zheng family's warehouse was about to become moldy, and the silk was about to become discolored due to moisture. Zheng Bian then pulled over a member of the Song family and whispered, "Brother Nineteen, have you ever asked the county office about how to deal with the Guo family's hidden fields?"

He was talking about the county office, and there was a hint that Xue Bai could replace the county office.

As long as there are benefits and trustworthiness, what is the difference between Xue Bai, Lu Linghao and Guo Huan?

They are never afraid that the county magistrate is too greedy, they are only afraid that the county magistrate is too upright...

~~

Xue Bai and Guo Huan had a deep conversation, but neither could convince the other.

"How about we make a bet?"

Finally, Xue Bai said: "I will let the Guo family pay more than 500 hectares of hidden land, and then make up for the rent and taxes owed over the years."

Guo Huan said: "The Guo family loses, but it only saves money and avoids disaster. It would be a pity to lose such a low-class job for this young man. If the county captain loses, he will lose a great future."

"It doesn't matter, but if I win, I will give you a chance to make a comeback." Xue Bai said, "You will have nothing by then. Remember to come to me."

Guo Huan had finished a bottle of wine, his face turned red after drinking, and he said with a smile: "It will arouse public anger. As long as the county lieutenant is willing to give in, I will also be willing to intervene."

He was very sure that he would win, and he didn't want Xue Bai to put up a bet.

"As long as the county captain gives me another jug ​​of wine tonight."

"it is good."

Xue Baizhen got up and went to get the wine.

Guo Huan then said proudly: "I have been practicing Yanshi all my life, how could I ever misjudge these people? Jiang is still old and hot."

"But some gingers are not spicy even when they are old, they are just old."

"Get the wine, get the wine, the wine is spicy."

The door was opened and Xue Bai went out. The cold wind of the spring night rushed in, and the sound of distant conversations could be heard faintly.

Several people came out of the mansion and said things like, "Magistrate, I'm leaving."

Afterwards, Lu Linghao and Xue Bai talked intermittently.

Suddenly, Guo Huan shuddered and suspected that he had heard wrongly.

"The Guo family's hidden field case should be handed over to the county lieutenant for trial..."

That was indeed Lu Linghao's voice, with a sense of helplessness and decadence.

The sea that Guo Huan thought was disintegrated so quickly like a sand tower. He couldn't help but stay there, as if he had become much older in an instant.

After a long time, Xue Bai came in with a wine bottle in his own hand.

"The county magistrate handed over this case to me, then I will start investigating from the 15th year of Kaiyuan..."

"No, it's impossible." Guo Huan couldn't laugh anymore, his eyes were dull, and he murmured: "I won't misjudge these people, no."

"You got them right." Xue Bai said, "You got me wrong."

He poured two glasses of wine, put one glass into Guo Huan's hand, and clinked the glasses again.

"They haven't changed. They have always only wanted profit. But I am much worse than you expected, so bad that you dare not imagine."

Guo Huan was stunned and looked up, only to see Xue Bai's smile was so harmless...

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