Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1132 Third Lord
Looking at the strong men all around, and the gloomy faces of the young people opposite, Cao Yong really couldn't laugh or cry.

He and Tang Zhiyu, a governor and a chief envoy, ran into a "black shop" and were blackmailed face to face.He didn't mean to reveal his identity. Although today's incident is a joke, if it gets out, he doesn't know how it will be dressed up.

In officialdom, there is no shortage of people who make trouble out of nothing.

He just glanced at the young man, then said to Tang Zhiyu and Liang Chuanfu: "Yigong, Xiangsheng, since we have to wait for someone from the yamen, why don't we sit down for a while?"

Liang Chuanfu was born in the army, so he wouldn't pay attention to the local snakes in front of him.Even if everyone didn't reveal their identities, they wouldn't be afraid of these ruffians just by relying on the dozen or so Jingwei who followed them.

Tang Zhiyu was annoyed, but not only annoyed at being "blackmailed", but also on the magistrate of Jinghai County.The young man in front of him is so confident, it can be seen that he is very familiar with the Yamen.He wanted to wait for the county yamen servant to arrive, confirm it, and then make a decision.

So, after listening to Cao Yong's words, both of them agreed, and turned back to the private room with Cao Yong.

Seeing everyone's reaction, the young man was taken aback.

Usually, the guests who have been slaughtered with a knife are either trembling and avoiding disaster by breaking the bank, or they are so angry that they start to fight.

Even if the idea is tough, this young man is not afraid.

In Jinghai County, there is really no one he is afraid of.

He is just arrogant and used to it, he is not a brainless person, thinking of Cao Yong speaking official language, he felt a little uneasy, turned his head, and gave the shopkeeper behind him a hard look.

This "high price" was the main thing of the shopkeeper, seeing that Zhang Yi didn't pay it, and the two tables outside didn't look like good stubble, so he hurriedly invited this young man to come over to take over the place.

The shopkeeper saw that he was annoyed, so he bowed his body quickly and whispered: "Third Master, the young one can't help it. There have been no foreigners in the store for several months. Once Mr. Zheng's case came out, everyone who heard the news Everyone can't avoid it..."

Seeing that the door of the box had been closed, the young man felt that he had been skinned, and the slight uneasiness turned into anger, and his complexion became more and more gloomy.

The restaurant is not far from the county government, and within a quarter of an hour, Xia Quan and Lu Gangan brought a few arresters over.

The chief of the catcher was a fat man in his thirties with a smiling face. He was talking to Xia Quan and Lu Gangan when he saw the young man. Lord, my little one greets the third master."

The third master was already impatient with waiting, and had no time to take care of him, so he pointed to the box and said, "Those guys who eat free food are inside, let Jiang Butou figure it out!"

After all, Jiang Butou is older, and has a bit more knowledge than this "Third Master". Although Xia Quan and Lu Gan did not make out the words along the way, the Beijing accent is unmistakable.

He flattered the "Third Master" on the face, but in his heart he was happy that "Third Master" would be unlucky. He didn't want to offend people for nothing. He was thinking about how to speak. It’s over, why don’t you pay the bill soon, do you have to hand over the certificate?”

Before the words were finished, the door of the box was opened, Cao Yong and the other three left the box.

Jiang Putou glanced at the three of them, and his heart skipped a beat.

This Tianjin Wei is the boundary of "Three No Matters". It is located at the junction of Hejian Mansion, Baoding Mansion and Shuntian Mansion. Although he works in the county government office, he has been fortunate enough to have been to several surrounding government offices and met several high-ranking officials in a serious manner. .

The three people who came out of the box seemed to be absolutely extraordinary.

Although Cao Yong looked at how the officials in front of him would respond, he was unwilling to come forward to argue with them, so he signaled Zhang Yi to come forward to take care of them.

At this moment, Zhang Yi had already extinguished his previous anger.

He has already seen that his master did not show his identity, but sent people to call officials to confirm whether there is "collusion between officials and businessmen", so he said the matter in a few words, then looked at the head catcher and said: "Since the county government Come, how should we deal with this matter in this way, and ask this lord to make the decision?"

Catcher Jiang has already seen that those who come out of the box are the ones who can make the decisions.

Seeing that they ignored him and made others talk, the guess in his heart was confirmed more and more. These people had unusual identities, and he became more respectful in his heart.

But this "Third Master" has a good hand and eyes, and it is not something he can offend, so he could only frowned and said: "If there is a reconciliation, I still hope that you can turn the fight into a jade silk; if the mediation is really unsuccessful, I can only ask the county lord to come forward."

Seeing that he didn't have too many partialities, Cao Yong was relieved.

Tang Zhiyu is upright and can't rub the sand in his eyes. If there is really something wrong with the Jinghai county magistrate, I'm afraid he will make a big move.

The water is clear and no fish are raised, and Zhili's officialdom is too involved, which is not something Tang Zhiyu can stir up.

Even with the support of Yongzheng now, Tang Zhiyu can be cleared up for a while, but it will not be long-term, and Tang Zhiyu may lose his official position even if he is tired.

Cao Yong is very satisfied with Tang Zhiyu, so naturally he wants to cooperate for two more years.

Tang Zhiyu's frown became more and more intense. Zhang Yi had made it clear that this shop was extortionate at exorbitant prices, and the police even proposed a "reconciliation" and brought up the "county honor".

If it weren't for their group, there were several civil and military officials, and if they were ordinary people, they would have to suffer from being dumb.

Tang Zhiyu was dissatisfied, and the "third master" was even more dissatisfied.
He gave Captain Jiang a deep glare, and said, "It's only natural to pay the bills for meals and pay off debts. What else needs mediation?"

Catcher Jiang laughed twice, and quickly stepped aside with a few cops, and stopped talking.

The scene suddenly calmed down, Zhang Yi looked at Cao Yong.

It's time to watch, Cao Yong was a little impatient, and said to Zhang Yi: "Check out!"

Everyone was stunned, even Zhang Yi was stunned, watching Cao Yong without answering.

It was Cao Yong who said it again, and Zhang Yi responded, and went to find the shopkeeper to pay the bill.

Seeing Cao Yong's order, the "Third Master" showed a bit of ridicule on his face. He wanted to sneer twice, but swallowed it back, only snorted coldly, and waved his hands to signal his subordinates to open the door.

Captain Jiang seemed to be quite afraid of this "Third Master", so Cao Yong and others stepped out of the restaurant first.

"My lord, can we just let such villains be rampant?" After leaving the restaurant, Tang Zhiyu couldn't bear it, stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

Cao Yong smiled and said: "Even if you know that person is inappropriate, you need to have all the evidence."

Tang Zhiyu was confused, so he saw Cao Yong pointing to a writing booth in front of him, and said to Zhang Yi: "Take you as the master, write a more detailed certificate, and then inquire about the background of the restaurant owner, and send it to the county government later."

Zhang Yi went in response, but Tang Zhiyu hesitated and said: "My lord, seeing that this man is unscrupulous in front of the officials, he must have something to rely on, Jinghai County may not be innocent..."

When Cao Yong heard the words, his heart moved.

When Tang Zhiyu went to Jinghai, half of them made a living for the fishermen on the seashore, and half of them went to inspect local officials, so he must have made up his mind.

Cao Yong thought for a while, and said: "I came with Yigong, just to see the following military affairs, local general affairs, or Yigong's decision."

Tang Zhiyu heard this, but he didn't refuse. He suggested that he go to the county government for a day and see the people's livelihood first.

Cao Yong had no objection, and everyone went back to the inn first.

As a result, the pleading paper was not sent to the county government.As for the identity of the "Third Master", Zhang Yi had a general idea after inquiring about it.

The "Third Master" was Li Pengju, his grandfather was the magistrate in Hubei, and he had amassed a large family business, and he was one of the best in Jinghai.

His father was not an official, but a local celebrity, who donated an alternate magistrate, and even Li Pengju donated his background as a seventh-rank magistrate, and met the magistrate of Jinghai County with respect.

Li Pengju's two elder brothers, one is an official in Beijing, and the other is an official in Hejian Mansion.His brother-in-law is Qianhu from Tianjin Wei.

When the county magistrate of Jinghai first arrived in Jinghai, he was struggling. Later, he went to Li's house to pay his respects to the old man. With the support of Li's family, the decree was passed.

Recently, for some reason, the county magistrate and the Li family turned against each other, and the relationship became stalemate.

The next day, Cao Yong and Tang Zhiyu took a few entourages and guards, and changed to several teahouses with many families for tea, so as to listen to the rumors in the market.

Obviously, the reputation of the Jinghai county magistrate is very bad.

After half a day's work, Cao Yong and Tang Zhiyu had already heard several people talk about Jinghai county magistrate, saying that this county magistrate is courageous enough, and that he would give up all the principles of heaven and conscience in order to make money.

It is also said that the injustice of Zhang Yushi's death was that after her adulterer was found out, she became angry and killed her to silence her.

Listening, Cao Yong and Tang Zhiyu both changed their faces.

It is human nature to bully the weak and fear the hard, and it is not a serious problem; if one ignores the law and disregards human life, it is a crime worthy of death.

After leaving the teahouse, Tang Zhiyu's face was ashen, seeing Cao Yong said: "My lord, human life is at stake, I'm afraid I have to go to the county government for a while."

Cao Yong understood his intention for this move, and the rumors in the market cannot be fully believed. He had to go to the county government to read the files before he could peel off the cocoons to see if it was an unjust case.

He nodded and said, "That's fine. The county magistrate of Jinghai went to the governor's mansion at the beginning of his tenure last year. I happened to go to the capital and didn't meet him. If I go to the county government, I should reveal Yigong's identity so as not to make too much noise. , disturbing the officials outside."

Hearing this, Tang Zhiyu hesitated, and said: "My lord, as an official, I checked the case file, and it's a bit overstepped..."

After all, he is only the chief minister, in charge of the administration of officials and civil affairs, and concerned about the criminal case file, which is a bit out of bounds.

The reason why he cared about whether there was any grievance in the case was not to intervene in the errands of the procuratorate, but to confirm whether the Jinghai county magistrate violated the law or discipline.

Cao Yong listened and said: "It's okay, I will say hello to the inspector later, and say that I encountered this matter and ordered you to check..."

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Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

In front of the throne, there are two Ministers of the Ministry of War kneeling.

Yongzheng sat on the throne, his face was livid.

Fortunately, he had been on guard for a long time. When he knew that Zhungeer was colluding with Russia, he ordered the general of Heilongjiang to pay attention to the border, and specially added [-] musketeers to resist the Russian's turning.

Russia sent troops to invade the border, saying that it was not to start a war with the Qing Dynasty, but to redefine the border.

It's just taking advantage of the instability in the northwest and looting...

(End of this chapter)