Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 127 Unexpected Luck (3)

Huanghua County is also along the coast, but the situation in Huanghua is much better than that in Haixing.Walking along the coast to Huanghua, you can gradually see the dense mangroves slowly shrinking, turning into the sandy coast that Xu Qing originally imagined.

On the sandy land, farmers planted slices of melons or radishes, which were lush and lush.The sea is calm, and some people are fishing on a long sea bridge.Xu Qing patted the donkey under his crotch, and said to himself: Riding a donkey to see the sea, there is a mix of beauty.This Huanghua is the place where the harbor is built...

Entering Huanghua County, I heard the people talking:
"Today the magistrate of the county opened a meeting..."

"It's been another ten days? The days go by so quickly..."

"Let's all go and see the excitement later?"

"Okay, but this time it's your turn to stay at the stall..."

Xu Qing laughed secretly, in ancient times, people were heavy on ignorance, and few lawsuits were regarded as a manifestation of honesty and honesty.In addition, the county magistrate has great power in the local area, and some officials simply do not open the court for a month, so as to "reduce litigation" and appear "educated well".In this way, even if there is no merit at all, it can still be rated as "Zhong" in the booklet of the Ministry of Officials to protect the position.

Since the county magistrate seldom opens a court to judge civil matters, every time a court opens, there will always be a lot of accumulated matters to be judged.Whenever there are grievances and grievances put out in the lobby, arguing with each other, there must be many parents who don't usually hear slander, and family scandals will be leaked.Watching the bustle means watching the privacy, occasionally chatting among neighbors, to adjust the taste in the long and boring life.

"Master Qingtian, villain Wang Wu, sue Zhao Liu for stealing my mule..."

"You...you are talking nonsense, I have raised that mule for three years, why is it yours?"

"You said that you have raised it for three years, so you have raised it for three years. You can ask the mule to see if he agrees?"

"Then you ask him if he agrees?!"

The two of them had to cross their hips and scold the street if they wanted to see it. The onlookers looked expectant, but Zhan Zeng patted a gavel on it and said:
"quiet!"

"Master..."

"Wang Wu, do you have evidence to accuse Zhao Liu of stealing mules?"

"My lord, there is evidence that the villain is Wang Wu's wife!" Wang Wu knelt and said.

The onlookers listened and let out a low voice: "Oh?"

Zhao Liu's wife testified to Wang Wu, the true meaning of this... Could it be?
Zhao Liu scolded: "Wang Wu, you are so shameless, my wife, how can I testify for you?!"

"Your wife understands. She knows that stealing is a board, and righteousness will destroy relatives!" Wang Wu did not give Zhao Liu a chance to speak, and said to Zhan Zeng: "Please be careful..."

"Well, please witness first..." After Zhan Zeng finished speaking, a weeping lady was brought up and said, "I, my mule, was indeed... indeed stolen..."

"Bitch, what kind of benefits did the surname Wang give you!"

"Hmph, you useless bastard..." The woman glanced at Zhao Liu, then turned her head away in disgust.

"Oh?" The crowd whispered again in unison.

"Look..." Wang Wu raised his head: "My lord, the villain works hard in the field, saves real money, buys a head of livestock, and that Zhao Liu is used to eating and being lazy, and everyone in the village knows about it." ..."

Wang Wuxu talked about his hard work, and the onlookers began to scold Zhao Liu for being lazy and stealing, and wanted to beat him eighty times!
Xu Qing squeezed in and shook his head. Farmers have hairless legs and dark skin.Looking at these two places, it should be that Zhao Liu worked hard and Wang Wu was lazy.

Zhan Zeng on the stage was about to make Zhao Liu suffer, when he suddenly saw a straw hat with a halo of light in the crowd, why was it so eye-catching?Because under the straw hat is his immediate boss, Xu Qing, governor of Cangzhou.Yan bitterly said: What is he doing here?Why are you dressed like this again?Could it be...

"Master County, I know every hair on that mule's body, and I know every mole on his butt..." Zhao Liu spoke with sincerity, and some people began to believe his words again.

Zhan Zeng has no intention of trying the case: "Both sides are justified, and we will try again in the future..."

"Master County Magistrate, I have a plan to tell the truth from the falsehood..." Xu Qing stepped forward and said.

"Bold, who disturbed the court?" the leader of the yamen servant pointed at Xu Qing and reprimanded him.

The onlookers also exclaimed: "Ah..."

They didn't recognize Cangzhou Inspector, but Yan Ku did. Zhan Zeng waved his hand, dismissed the chief of the yamen, and said, "It's good to gather the wisdom of the people..."

"Master County Magistrate, I have a way to tell the truth from the false..." Xu Qing resumed, but was interrupted again unexpectedly.

"What do you know, the hair doesn't even grow!" Wang Wu looked at Xu Qing and said disdainfully.

This is scolding the governor, Zhan Zeng resisted the urge to scold and said: "Your Excellency, just say it..."

Xu Qing gave a long bow and said, "I've been able to talk to mules since I was a child, as long as I bring that donkey over, I'll ask it and it will know."

"Oh? Your Excellency is really amazing..." Zhan Zeng is a person who can act, pretending to have just met Xu Qing.

"Nonsense, there is someone who can speak like a mule, and you are not a mule."

"I'm a donkey spirit..." Xu Qing muttered.

"Brother, that mule is still at home..." Zhao Liu replied.

"Is it far?"

"Not far, less than a mile out of the city..."

"Can the county magistrate step up and take a look?" Xu Qing smiled.

How could Zhan Zeng say no, he laughed and said: "Hahaha, it happens that there is nothing wrong in this county, just to watch this miracle!"

Zhan Zeng was carried by two people in a sedan chair, and Xu Qing was riding a donkey. After half a stick of incense, he was led to several houses.It's rare for the county master to come out once, and this time there are more people watching the fun.

Zhao Liu brought a mule, which was strong and strong. When all the spectators saw it, they talked about it and envied it, and they all said: "Good mule, well-raised..."

Officials use horses, while ordinary people use donkeys and mules. In this way, mules and donkeys naturally have some symbols of family wealth among the common people. I think there was only one donkey when Xu Qingchu came to Xuzhuang...

"How do you judge this beast?" Zhan Zeng stretched out his hand to ask. In the eyes of the common people, it was Xu Qing who had great honor.

"Look..." Xu Qing started, looking for a stick, pointed at the mule and cursed: "You beast, your master has raised you so well, you actually brought a lawsuit to your master, saying, who is your master?" ?”

The mule didn't speak, and couldn't speak, and looked blankly at the people gathered around him.Looking at those people who got together, pointing at it with a finger and opening and closing its mouth, making a "hahaha" sound.Another person pointed a stick at it and shouted loudly:
"Don't say it? You are so shameless and ungrateful, do you want to kill that man and find a next family?!"

After hearing this, everyone understood that this was referring to Sang scolding Huai, scolding Zhao Liu's wife for harming her husband, even if it was not "righteous", her actions made people uncomfortable.Zhao Liu's wife understood what she heard, and rushed home angrily.

"If you don't want to recruit again, I will beat you all over the body, so that you will not be able to be a beast in the next life!"

After Xu Qing finished speaking, the mule continued to be at a loss, Zhao Liu showed a distressed look, and opened his mouth slightly and said: "Don't hit..." But there was no more text, Xu Qing saw this detail, and thought Zhao Liu was wrong The chances of being the true master are much higher.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!" The three sticks fell, and the mule yelled in pain, and hurried to Zhao Liu's side, rubbing his nose against Zhao Liu, as if to say again: "Master, they bully me a lot, I'm just an idiot!" A child weighing several hundred kilograms, woo woo woo..."

Zhao Liu stroked the big head of the mule, one person and one mule looked like a father and son, and the spectators nodded one after another.Seeing this behavior, Wang Wu on the other side had a bad secret, and ran away. Everyone immediately confirmed that Wang Wu was the fake one, and shouted to catch him.Zhan Zeng's men rushed forward and falsely accused him of the crime. Zhan Zeng immediately sentenced Wang to [-] to [-] years old, and Zhao Liu and his wife divorced.

The spectators shouted in unison: "Long live the great master..."

In the Tang Dynasty, the word long live was not considered a special word for the emperor for the time being, it was just a congratulatory speech for the common people.

Afterwards, Zhan Zeng flattered Xu Qing a little bit, such as knowing the details, what is the eternal verdict, three points are true and seven points are false, Xu Qing smiled and didn't care.

Seeing this, Zhan Zeng's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the little bit of greed was really discovered?Alas, I, Zhan Zeng, will stink this time!I was smart for a lifetime, but I was confused for a while...

"Magistrate Zhan, has anything strange happened in the county recently?" Xu Qing asked.

Zhan Zeng thought for a while, but couldn't think of the trap in Xu Qing's words, and replied honestly: "Reporting to the governor, there are many trivial civil struggles in the county, but there are no strange things that can be said..."

"No?" Xu Qing was depressed for a moment, and said in his heart that he was deceived, that he was fooled.After finally stabilizing his emotions, Xu Qing asked about Huang Hua's various situations as usual, and made some small suggestions.As for the shady things Zhan Zeng was worried about, Xu Qing didn't mention a word, which reassured Zhan Zeng.

Zhan Zeng is not Xu Qing's disciple, so Xu Qing has nothing to teach him how to manage it. Finally, Xu Qing mentioned the plan of building a dock or port in Huanghua, fishing, and making dry goods. Zhan Zengzai carefully wrote down Xu Qing's plan. Clear every word.

In fact, making dry goods is just one of the small goals. What Xu Qing wants is to use Cangzhou as a base to establish maritime trade routes in Northeast Asia, and then establish maritime hegemony.

Xu Qing's big goal is to make a lot of money in the oriental island country.

You know, in ancient China, copper was cheap and silver was expensive, but in the Eastern island countries, silver was expensive and copper was cheap.If you earn copper coins in the Central Plains and exchange them for silver with the Japanese, the price difference is immeasurable.

Besides, the islands are still divided now, and there is a unified political power when the Empress arrives.So if you have the conditions, you can go directly to change the world for the island country...

This plan only surfaced in Xu Qing's mind for a while.Xu Qing didn't think that he could accomplish such a big change by himself, at best he planted some causes.

Xu Qing and Zhan Zeng had a light meal, and when they were eating tea made by Zhan Zeng, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door from far to near.

"Master, it's not good, there is a murder case!"

"Huang's family... the manager of the Huang's salt shop, he slept in the room with the doors and windows closed, unexpectedly he died inside..."

Chamber murder!
Could it be that the so-called problem only came out now?
(End of this chapter)