first minister

Chapter 62
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An atmosphere of shock enveloped the entire long street.

In the center of everyone's eyes, the Lv Erhu, who is domineering and domineering in the county on weekdays, is not afraid of anyone except the county lord, and whose vicious reputation can even stop a child from crying at night, kneels respectfully on the ground.

The hands that I thought were behind my back for putting on airs, were actually tied firmly behind my back.

More than a month ago, the members of the Xia family who had their property confiscated by him and sent to prison rode tall horses and watched condescendingly.

This scene, like a dream, shocked the fragile nerves of everyone in Wanfu County.

What happened in the past month!

What is the identity of the Xia family now? Just showing up can make Lu Erye so terrified.

In the middle of the long street, the strong county lieutenant finally came to his senses, horrified, he quickly threw his hands away, and knelt down with his buttocks pouted.

And following his actions, all the soldiers in the county headed by him threw down their knives and guns and knelt all over the ground.

As the weapon fell on the stone slab, the clanging sound hit the hearts of everyone, and every note that was knocked was trembling.

Xia Jingyun glanced at him, and said calmly: "Second Master Lu doesn't need to be like this. Right and wrong are judged by the law and judged by the government. What's the matter with you? Is my Xia family bullying others?"

Second Master Lu panicked even more, took two steps on his knees, and kowtowed again and again, "Young Master Xia, the sinner is temporarily obsessed with ghosts, so I dare not extravagantly ask for your forgiveness. From now on, I, Lu Erhu, am willing to be your master's slave and servant, like an ox or a horse. I just ask you to let me go."

You have a good idea. Xia Jingyun snorted coldly in his heart, pulled the reins, walked around, and ignored him.

Naturally, everyone in the motorcade followed him without saying a word, and slowly walked around the kneeling crowd towards the county government.

The sound of the horse's hooves gradually drifting away, to Lu Erhu's ears, it was like a death knell getting closer;

The creaking sound of the wheels rolling over the stone slabs seemed to be gradually tightening the noose.

Lv Erhu's liver and gallbladder were lost, and his crotch was hot.

The convoy slowly stopped outside the county government office in Wanfu County, and the huge crowd of onlookers who moved behind them also stopped, watching from a distance.

Then they saw Wanfu county magistrate Qian Debao standing at the door with his master.

Xia Jingyun didn't sit on the horse this time, but got off the horse and walked up to him.

Before he could open his mouth, County Magistrate Qian who came out to wait after hearing the news shouted, "Your Majesty Qian Debao, I pay my respects to Mr. Xia."

There was an uncontrollable exclamation all around.

Speaking of Qian Debao was about to kneel even more, Xia Jingyun stretched out his hand to support him, and said with a smirk: "Master Qian, I am just a grassroots person, how can He De dare to be a county lord like this?"

Qian Debao hastily said: "Young Master Xia's literary talents are astonishing, and he is appreciated by your mother. I, Wanfu County, are proud of you. Now that Young Master Xia returns home with his family, the next official is already disappointed. I hope that Young Master Xia will forgive you."

How about honor?If you are true and honored, you will not risk your life that day to stop sister from confessing to me.
Xia Jingyun said indifferently: "Lord Qian must know my purpose of coming. The grass-roots people came here today to appeal for grievances. Please retry the case of the day and return my Xia family's innocence."

Among the crowd, an old man Nian Xu said softly: "Sure enough, the Xia family is mobilizing teachers and mobilizing people so much, just to seek justice for themselves."

A junior beside him immediately asked: "Second Uncle, in your opinion, can the Xia family get what they want?"

"Difficult! Don't look at the aggressiveness of the Xia family. The county lord is very polite, but after all, the county lord personally tried the matter. If you want him to overturn your case, wouldn't you let him slap you in the face? Qian Xianzun has been experienced in the officialdom, and he will probably try to evade it."

In the arena, County Magistrate Qian heard Xia Jingyun's words, and immediately took out a file and a judgment from the master behind him, and handed them over with both hands, "Young Master Xia, the grievances of the Xia family have been found out. What happened that day was nothing more than an ordinary fight, and Lu Erhu started the quarrel first. At the same time, Lv Erhu colluded with the county chief to plot the property of the Xia family and deceive the superior and the inferior!"

"After the review by the county, the original judgment was ordered to be revoked, and all the ancestral properties of the Xia family were returned, and the compensation was 1000 taels of silver. In addition, Lv Erhu colluded with the master and plotted to assassinate the Xia family. The master committed suicide in fear of crime. The order was confiscated.

His voice was not small, and it was clearly heard by everyone.

After hearing Qian Debao's words, everyone in the Xia family looked at each other happily.Although I knew that there would be no problems with this trip, when I heard the news, my heart still couldn't help but feel a burst of grievances and the joy of seeing the sun again.

And the already numb hearts of everyone around were stimulated to beat violently a few times. Is this the end for Lu Erhu?
Or was it sent in by his backer himself?

The junior looked at his second uncle, the old man's hands stiffened, and he said slowly: "But then again, it is the Qian County Honorable who has been in the officialdom for a long time and is able to understand current affairs. This act is just in line with the meaning of being able to bend and stretch in the ups and downs of the officialdom."

The junior pursed his mouth, not wanting to hear his parents fart.

Amidst the noise, County Magistrate Qian whispered: "All the property of the Lu family will be given to Mr. Xia, please accept it with a smile."

On the bright side, Qian County Magistrate's operation is already meaningful enough.

From the Xia family's point of view, all the losses have been made up for. Counting the official compensation and the Lu family's property, there will be an additional income equivalent to at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Moreover, the Xia family ransacked the house for distribution at the beginning, and now the Lu family also ransacks the house for distribution.

It seems very fair.

But that's not how the account works.

All the foundation of the opponent lies in County Magistrate Qian. This operation seemed generous and sincere, but it perfectly picked out County Magistrate Qian.

As long as County Magistrate Qian is still there, Lu Erhu can make a comeback at any time, and it won't take long for him to resurface.

But if County Magistrate Qian disappeared, even if Lu Erhu's home had not been ransacked and his wealth was still enormous, he might be bitten clean by the enemies he had accumulated over the years.

Thinking about it on a deeper level, County Magistrate Qian gave the Lu family's property to Xia's family, did he have any hidden thoughts in it?

You, Xia Jingyun, are the righteous younger brother of Concubine De, and have a lot of power, but does this matter count as one of your handles?

If you can follow you, Xia Jingyun, to bite Concubine De, will there be someone who can rival Concubine De willing to stand up and provide them with shelter in the future?

But even if he figured it out, Xia Jingyun couldn't handle it.

Because County Magistrate Qian is an official ordered by the court after all, and he is just an ordinary citizen. If he insists on his conviction, where will the country's laws and regulations be placed?

And this place is the county magistrate Qian, how do you ask him to order?

The county lord has an order, please ask the county lord to commit suicide immediately?

And this, perhaps, is the last resort Qian County Magistrate is still trying to do.

Everyone's eyes gradually focused on Xia Jingyun, waiting for his final decision.

Xia Jingyun turned all these thoughts in his mind, and said lightly: "At the beginning, my home was confiscated, but in the end it was signed by the prefect's mansion. For Mr. Qian's decree, it only needs to be signed by the prefect's mansion. I will have no objection and will not pursue it."

After finishing speaking, he didn't even accept the order in the opponent's hand, turned around and looked at his parents, uncles, aunts and cousins, and smiled, "Go home!"

The group rode away directly, leaving Qian Debao standing numbly in the wind.

The noise and rumors suddenly came, as if a huge boulder had been thrown into the Tanping Lake in Wanfu County. With the county government as the center, it rippled around and filled every corner of the county.

In a large house in the east of Wanfu County, lived the Guo family, the largest family in Wanfu County.

This ancestor once came from a family that once served as a servant. Although there is no one who can support the appearance now, the accumulated family fortune is really exaggerated, and it is also proud of its peers in this Wanfu County.

The Patriarch of the Guo family was lying on a soft couch at the moment, a maid was pinching his shoulders, a maid was beating his legs, and a maid was feeding grapes.

Well, serious grapes.

The steward of the mansion walked in quickly, "Master, something happened in the county today. The Xia family in the south of the city came back and appeared in the city in a big way."

The Guo family took the initiative and said lightly: "It seems that the matter in Jiang'an County is over. This idiot, if he survives, he doesn't know how to go to other places to beg for food, and he has to come back."

The steward smiled and said, "They want to come back to seek justice."

"In this world, where the hell is there so much justice?"

The Patriarch of the Guo family smiled contemptuously, put his hand into the collar of the maidservant, and rubbed a bunch of unscrupulous grapes, "Money and power are the only ones that are fair, and the rest are bullshit! This group of people can't even see Lu Erhu's face, and they will be bitten to death by Zhang Hong's mad dog."

He shook his head, withdrew his hand, and smelled the lingering fragrance in his hand with satisfaction, "Speaking of which, the Xia family had some family friends with my Guo family before, I didn't expect to be so stupid."

The steward nodded, "Lieutenant Zhang did make a move. After seeing them, he surrounded them with people. But someone stopped him."

The Patriarch of the Guo family became interested, and turned his body slightly, "Is there anyone in Wanfu County so courageous? Dare to ruin Lu Erhu's matter?"

"It was Lu Erye who stopped Captain Zhang. Not only that, but Lu Er also tied his hands and knelt down in front of the Xia family."

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The Patriarch of the Guo Family sat up abruptly, "What? Lu Erhu, bind your hands, kneel down, and return your mother to the street?"

"Well, not only that, Xia's family went to the county government office, Qian Xianzun waited at the door with his master, and directly changed the previous case. The Xia family was not guilty, all the ancestral property was returned, and Lu Erhu ransacked the house and distributed it."

The Patriarch of the Guo family couldn't sit still anymore, "Did the Xia family have any adventures?"

"I heard one from Qian Xianzun's words, which was appreciated by the empress. Could it be the one from Jiang Ancheng?"

The Patriarch of the Guo family immediately murmured, "Go, prepare a generous gift and a sedan chair! Master, I'm going to Xia's house!"

"Master, we haven't been in contact with the Xia family for a long time, this..."

"What's the matter! We are family friends, the friendship of our ancestors, their affairs are my affairs! How can there be no reason not to congratulate! Hurry up! It will be too late!"

"Yes!"
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In the back hall of the county government office, Qian Debao sat on a chair with his face sinking like water.

Lu Erhu, who came in quietly at some time, looked at his elder brother, stepped forward, made a knife with his hand, slashed his neck, and said in a low voice, "Brother, how about us?"

"You fucking want to die!" Qian Debao kicked over and kicked Lu Erhu to the ground, "The newly-accepted brother-in-law of the Concubine De concubine just died here, no matter if we did it or not, we will all be punished by the Nine Clans, do you believe it or not?"

He took a sip, "Besides, it's Wudang Army, what kind of cat and dog do you think can make you succeed in assassination?"

Lu Erhu, who was usually domineering and domineering, stood up and got up, not daring to get angry, just pretending that he hadn't been kicked, "Then how should we deal with it? That's what he meant just now, he clearly wants the Ming government to deal with you!"

County magistrate Qian narrowed his eyes, "No rush, just wait a few days."

"Ah? Still waiting?"

"When did I ever hurt you?" County magistrate Qian turned his head and glanced at him, muttering to himself, as if he was persuading Lu Erhu, or comforting himself,

"Wait a few days, wait a few more days."

(End of this chapter)