Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 13
"Conclusive evidence? The dozens of people who starved to death in the village are not evidence? Four families have died. Can he bring the dead back to life and make up the number of households?"

Hearing that County Magistrate Zheng wanted to shirk, Sun Dali, who has a more straightforward personality, couldn't help it, and shouted loudly.

"Yes, there are more than 100 people in the village. They are all living evidence. Everyone can prove that since we moved to Guanzhong in response to the imperial court's call, we have not received a grain of food relief from the imperial court."

Hearing this, Zheng Peicheng wanted to open his mouth to refute their nonsense, but seeing Qin Hu, who entered the hall without saying a word, cast an angry look at him, he felt that the matter was a bit tricky.

If it was just two ordinary people who came to complain, he could have sent someone to blow them out with a board, and then use some means to make them shut up forever. No, but Zheng Peicheng's ass is not clean in the case of embezzling the government's food relief, especially since this move is also related to the Zheng family's plan to annex land in Guanzhong. The running dog is not reliable, if you lose it, you will lose it, and it will not affect the overall situation. It is better to calm down the matter in front of you first.

"In this case, I will let the yamen servant ride a fast horse to your village to arrest Hu Cai for questioning." After finishing speaking, Zheng Peicheng turned around and went to the yamen servant's room to make arrangements.

After a while, Zheng Peicheng returned to the lobby again, but with a different expression on his face, he asked a little kindly, "Is Mr. Xiao Lang related to Duke Yi?"

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu's heart was full of alarm bells. This Zheng Peicheng is really a difficult character to get along with. Asking about his relationship with Yi Guogong, is this a trade-off?

In order to fight for his own interests, Sun Xiangfu had no choice but to pull the tiger's skin and pull the flag and said, "Yi Guogong is the elder of the kid. Let's talk business, Mr. County Magistrate!"

"Elder?" Zheng Peicheng shrank when he heard this, but continued to say calmly, "The case here is clear at a glance. If you confront Hu Cai, everything will become clear. But I'm a little neglectful of the relatives of Duke Yi's mansion." , how about if this is the case, I will hold a banquet in the back hall, how about treating some of you to some drinks?"

"It's unnecessary. I already had dinner at Yi Gong's mansion when I came here. If the Ming mansion has official business, please go and do it. I'll just wait outside the hall." Sun Xiangfu didn't know that Zheng Peicheng was worried. What idea did he have, but he didn't dare to talk about it, so he postponed.

"That's it, everyone, please take care of yourself."

Seeing that he couldn't get anything to say, Zheng Peicheng turned around and went to the back hall. Judging from the slightly gloomy smile on his face, Sun Xiangfu felt that his trip might be a confession.

"This old boy is condescending before and after, and talks like a god, maybe he's holding back something bad."

If Sun Dali was honest and straightforward, then Qin Hu was straight and cancerous, he didn't even care that this was his territory, and said loudly in the hall.

And Sun Xiangfu has been thinking about how this matter will end. If he persists, it will already touch the magistrate Zheng and the interest groups behind him. His relationship with Qin Qiong is just a chance meeting. Let him offend some people he had nothing to do with, so Sun Xiangfu felt that maybe he could talk to magistrate Zheng in private.

"General Qin, Brother Dali, I'm going to make things easier for you. You guys wait for me in the hall first."

After Sun Xiangfu slipped out of the hall, he went straight to the back hall of the government office. Although he was blocked by the Ya Ding, Zheng Peicheng let Sun Xiangfu go to the back hall after explaining the reason for seeing him.

"Magistrate Zheng, Hu Cai will definitely disappear for no apparent reason!"

Zheng Peicheng was taken aback when he heard the words, squinted his eyes and looked at Sun Xiangfu and said, "Xiao Langjun is so sharp, so what? He is a mere Hu talent, and he will die when he dies. The relationship with the Zheng family in Xingyang and the government of Yiguo It's nothing compared to that."

"Zheng family of Xingyang?" Sun Xiangfu was taken aback when he heard the words. Even though he didn't read history books, he knew from the memory of the original owner of the body that the Zheng family of Xingyang with seven clans and five surnames was so powerful that the emperor would not dare to take it easy. The offended family, fortunately, I was clever just now, and thought of a solution through private negotiation.

"Magistrate Zheng, the Duke of Yi's government has no intention of quarreling with the Zheng family in Xingyang. The matter here should stop with Hu Cai, okay?"

"What you said is exactly what I want." Zheng Peicheng smiled when he heard the words, it seems that this kid is quite good.

"However, I have a condition. The village where I live will be headed by me. The head of the village and the county magistrate should not interfere with the village, and I can guarantee that the government of Yiguo will take care of what the magistrate Zheng did. Turn a blind eye."

Almost without thinking, Zheng Peicheng nodded and said, "deal. I can personally write a letter of appointment for you, the specification is equal to that of the head of the village. In this way, the head of Xiaoheji will not have the right to govern you. In the future, unless the court orders you to , I will not interfere with your village affairs."

"In that case, I would like to thank County Magistrate Zheng."

"It's just a convenience for each other, by the way, your village, you can name it yourself!"

"Let's call it Happy Village!"

After finalizing these matters, Sun Xiangfu withdrew from the back hall. After a while, Zheng Peicheng led a dusty yamen servant to the front hall, saying that Hu Cai's family had absconded in fear of crime, and Zheng Peicheng pretended to designate Hu Cai as a fugitive. An arrest warrant was issued, but this arrest warrant should not go outside Xinfeng County.Later, Zheng Peicheng appointed Sun Xiangfu as the head of Xingfu Village on the grounds that he was resourceful and able to read and write, and urged the fifty farmers in Xingfu Village to start agricultural production.

After receiving the letter of appointment from Zheng County Magistrate, the three of Sun Xiangfu returned home. Sun Dali and Qin Hu had many doubts along the way, and Hu Cai didn't know how many people came to the county government to file a complaint, so how could he escape beforehand? After explaining a few words to them, the two stopped asking.

If Zheng Peicheng was cautious enough, he would have killed Hu Cai, and the corruption case involves so many people that it is unrealistic to kill them all. Take Zheng Peicheng, the Zheng family in Xingyang, as an example, even if Li Shimin wanted to kill him, he would have to face a lot of difficulties. There was great resistance, and the forces of the seven clans and five surnames were intertwined. More than [-]% of the people in the court came from these families. Without the support of these families, it would be difficult for Li Shimin to be a stable emperor.

Back in the Qin Mansion, Sun Xiangfu was able to meet Qin Qiong alone for the first time, and told Qin Qiong what happened in the yamen verbatim, which made Qin Qiong look at this farm boy with admiration. The century-old plan has been delayed, this sum, after Qin Qiongzuo repays Li Shimin, Li Shimin will choose the opportunity to settle with them.

But it is definitely not the moment. Even Li Shimin can only choose to endure and compromise with these aristocratic families. Therefore, the best solution to this matter now is to let it go. It is not good for anyone to expose it.

After talking about the affairs in the yamen, Qin Qiong also specially ordered Sun Xiangfu to send more fish tomorrow. There will be distinguished guests at the house tomorrow, and there are two old foodies.

Sun Xiangfu received the task, and after thanking him repeatedly, he returned to the village with Sun Dali, and called a few people to Lincun to bring back the fish cage stolen by Li Dazui, let alone the fish in the cage. Not a lot.

In the afternoon, Sun Xiangfu called all the villagers to the door of Hu Cai's house, and showed Zheng County Magistrate's letter of appointment. Although everyone didn't know any words, they chose to accept this fact without hesitation. After all, who The whole family has received a little favor from Sun Xiangfu. When Sun Xiangfu distributed the grain found in the cellar of Hu Cai's house to everyone, his position in the village was immediately unshakable. The poor people really didn't ask for much. Just have a full meal.

"Although everyone can carry back a few buckets of grain today, the grain will not last for a few days. If we want to not be hungry in the future, we must unite and focus on production."

"Brother Sun, no, village head, you are right, anyway, now you are our village head, and everyone will listen to you in the future, so you can tell everyone, what to do!"

"Yes, just tell everyone how to do it!..."

Wang Fu took the lead, and the heads of other households responded. Sun Xiangfu, who lives in later generations, can't understand how much people who have been hungry for a long time want to be full. support.

"Everyone took the food and went back to have a full meal today. You don't need to save food. Tomorrow, you will gather all the pots and pans at home here. Let's cook fish together. But if you want to eat a meal in the future, everyone must obey the arrangement Work, our village has a lot of bamboo, everyone can cut bamboo, this is our advantage, from tomorrow onwards, grown-ups have to learn to weave at least ten fish cages every day, and the children are responsible for digging earthworms, catching insects, Divide into several groups, go to the small river to lower the fish cage, and..."

While everyone was there, Sun Xiangfu talked about a series of follow-up plans. It was not until dusk that he drove a boat with Sun Dali and others to throw fish cages on the Weihe River.

(End of this chapter)