Aspirations

Chapter 124 The cold winter is coming
"When is it? You are still hesitating. You are just worried about telling the fact that you have also used Dong Lishi, which will make Dong Lishi sad and disappointed with you? Don't even think about it. You are in danger now, and you still care about it Do you want to go to the Dong Li family?" Ma Zhanguo continued to overcome Yan Sun's psychological defense.

Dong Li suddenly raised his head, looking straight at Yan Sun with piercing eyes: "Silang, I also know that you also intend to use me, but I don't regret falling in love with you."

Yan Sun nodded: "Qiaoqiao, I also have true feelings for you." Then he turned to Xia Xiang and said, "Xia Xianzun, Fu Ke wants to embezzle Dong Xian's family property, the villain has noticed it from the beginning, the villain Originally, he had the intention of annexing Dong Xian's family property, but Fu Ke offered to send it to his door. Wouldn't it be a good opportunity not to take advantage of him? It's just that the villain never imagined that behind Fu Ke, there was not only the county magistrate Tianqing, but also the Zhending Mansion Wu Yidong is the commander of the guards stationed there. By the time the villain knows who is driving Fu Ke, it will be too late to get away."

"Just because you are an insignificant and unknown junior, you still want to take advantage of the fire? It's ridiculous." Ding Ke couldn't help sneering, "Small cleverness and small calculations will never lead to great things. In the face of power, Yan Sun, you are just at the mercy of others. A small chess piece, you can throw it away whenever you want. Do you know, besides Tian Qing and Wu Yidong, behind Fu Ke, is there Pei Shuozhang and Cui... Cui Fuzun?"

After hesitating, Ding Ke still said Cui Xiang.

Xia Xiang pretended not to hear.

"Whether Cui Fuzun participated in it, the villain doesn't know, but Pei Xianzun probably didn't know about it, or knew but didn't participate in it." Yan Sun thought about it seriously, "The people the villain came into contact with Only Tian Qing, Wu Yidong, and others dare not talk nonsense without contact. Fu Ke should have contact with more big people than villains, and know more inside information."

When Yan Sun and Dong Lishi are under arrest in their confessions, Ding Ke can have them escorted down.Afterwards, Xia Xiang returned to the study to discuss matters with Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke.

"Xia Xianzun, the matter is far more serious than expected. It's nothing if it involves Tian Qing, but it will be troublesome if it involves the garrison guards." If you are not careful, you will be smashed to pieces, "According to the officials, it is better to push all the matter to Fu Ke, Yan Sun and others. Fu Ke will be killed and Yan Sun will be exiled, so everyone will be happy..."

"The real culprit behind the scenes has not been caught yet, so how can the case be closed so hastily?" Ding Ke disagreed, "Xia Xianzun, my subordinates believe that the facts of the case are now clear. However, Tian Qing Tian’s county magistrate wanted to embezzle Dong Xian’s family property, and the two of them jointly ordered Fu Ke and Yan Sun Liying to cooperate and killed Dong Xian, so they should report the truth to the government office and the Ministry of Punishment, and ask the emperor to make a decision.”

"Captain Ding, don't act on your will." Ma Zhanguo quietly winked at Ding Ke, signaling Ding Ke not to act out of anger, "Xia Xianzun first entered the officialdom, and his foothold was not stable. This case involved local officials and If the Imperial Army is really pursued, even Cui Fuzun and Pei Xianzun will be to blame. Xia Xianzun can't be guilty of causing an official earthquake involving many civil and military officials for a small life lawsuit. If you are not careful, Xia Xianzun will be taken down by the opponent, or even put to death by the opponent."

"Lieutenant Ma County, as an official of the imperial court, he should be loyal to the emperor and serve the people. How can he shrink back because it concerns the powerful?" Let them all be arrested and brought to justice. The so-called law is not noble, and the rope is not bent. When the law is imposed, the wise will not resign, and the brave will not dare to fight. Punishment does not avoid ministers, and rewards do not spare everyone."

Ma Zhanguo chuckled: "Although there is a law that does not bend the rope, there is also a saying that 'the common man cannot be treated with courtesy, and the doctor cannot be punished with punishment. The punishment is not on the king's side'."

Xia Xiang pondered for a moment, noncommittal about the dispute between the two of Martin, and asked, "Have you two ever thought about why Wu Yidong wanted to buy [-] dans of grain? If it was just to annex Dong Xian's property, there are many ways to do it. Use the purchase of grain as an excuse.”

"Perhaps it's because Dong Xian is in the business of growing grain and granaries for the Shile County Government, so he has experience in adjusting and transporting grain." Ma Zhanguo thought about it carefully, and felt that something was wrong, "It's not all, Wu Yidong wants to embezzle Dong It is true that there is no need to do business with Dong Xian on the pretext of purchasing [-] dans of grain with such a big fanfare, and after Dong Xian jumped into the river, the person who came forward to embezzle Dong’s firm was Zhuang Feifan. Could it be that Zhuang Feifei is from Wu Yidong?"

Ding Ke stomped his feet: "It's a pity that Zhuang Feifan couldn't be brought back to Zhending for trial."

"Isn't there Fu Ke?" Ma Zhanguo chuckled, "Xia Xianzun, with Tian Manchu's confession, coupled with Yan Sun and Dong Li's witnesses, if Fu Ke doesn't speak up, he can't let him go. The next official and Ding Butou said that he must ask Fu Ke to try the methods of the two of us, so that he will not think that the trial of cases in Zhending County is so gentle."

"Didn't Ma Xianwei just say that there will be no further trial?" Ding Ke immediately sent Ma Zhanguo to the army.

Ma Zhanguo was not annoyed either, and laughed: "I am curious now, and I want to find out why Wu Yidong bought [-] dans of grain. Hearing the case and closing the case are two different things, and it doesn't mean that the confession that comes out of the trial is the confession that is reported. Ding Baotou, you are also an old man in the officialdom, why don't you even understand the doorway?"

Ding Ke wanted to say something more, but Xia Xiang waved his hand to prevent the two from bickering, but said: "One hundred thousand dans of grain can raise tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. In case Wu Yidong feels disobedient, I will definitely It's only ten days away from the capital..."

As soon as these words came out, both Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke gasped, and they looked at each other in blank dismay, too shocked to speak.

Suddenly someone came to report that Xu Xiancheng came.

Xu Heguang hurried back to the county government office, and was very annoyed when he learned that Xia Xianzun had finished the trial of Yan Sun and Dong Li.Cui Xiang has just received a secret report that Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao, Xingwang's capable men, have set off for Zhending and will arrive soon.The emperor is scheduled to inspect the Zhending mansion this winter, and he has to make arrangements to welcome the holy driver in the early stage, and so on. Many things come one after another, which makes Cui Xiang tired of coping.

What's more, Cui Xiang also has a judge, Zheng Hao, who is not in tune with him, to check and balance, and he feels even more irritated.Even so, he got the order of the third prince to turn the murder case of Dong Xian into a trivial matter, and he didn't dare to neglect at all, and told Xu Heguang to take the lead to restrain Xia Xiang and wait for him.

The emperor's visit to Zhending is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Although Xu Heguang didn't dare to guess why the emperor came to Zhending, he knew in his heart that something big was bound to happen, so he hurried back to the county government office and explained it when he saw Xia Xiang. thing.

"Is it really decided that the emperor is coming?" Xia Xiang was shocked, and thought for a while and said, "I will make a decision on this matter after I have seen Cui Fuzun."

"It's no small thing for the emperor's holy driver to be dispatched, Mr. Xia, the murder of Dong Xian is just a trivial matter, and it is a serious crime not to disturb the holy driver just because of a small mistake." The case should not be delayed for a long time, it is better to close the case as soon as possible."

"I have set a seven-day limit with Cui Fuzun, and within seven days, the case will definitely be closed." Xia Xiang's face darkened.

"But Xianxian Xia..." Xu Heguang knew that Xia Xiang wanted to delay for a few days, and felt uneasy in his heart. Could it be that Xianxian Xia couldn't make a breakthrough?Although he didn't know exactly how many important people would be involved behind the case, Pei Shuozhang, the county magistrate of the city, sent the county captain Fan Li to intercept Ma Zhanguo and his party. It was not enough to snatch Zhuang Feifan back, but he also asked Yuchi to come forward directly and insisted on snatching him again. Looking back at Yansun and Dong Lishi, we can see how serious the situation is.

It's a pity that Yu Chizhi fell short. It would be great if Yan Sun and Dong Lishi were taken away directly. Xia Xiang had to stop if he didn't want to.Xu Heguang was extremely annoyed in his heart, and secretly scolded Yuchi for being useless.

"There is no need to discuss this matter again. This officer has already decided." Xia Xiang directly responded to Xu Heguang's words, and said dissatisfiedly, "It is my responsibility to judge the case. There is Cui Fuzun on the top and Xu Xiancheng on the bottom." Correct me, do I need someone to teach me why I should be the magistrate?"

"Xia Xianzun, that's not what you mean by being an official." Xu Heguang blushed from being choked up, and said in embarrassment, "I'm thinking of Xia Xianzun. There are many things in Zhending County, so we need to prioritize them. That's good."

"I have my own measure." Xia Xiang's face was serious, and he ignored Xu Heguang. Cui Xiang and Xu Heguang joined forces and pressed forward step by step. Even if he offends Cui Xiang, there is nothing he can do. Judging from the current situation, even if he backs down, the people behind him may not let him go.

Not to mention the third prince, His Highness Xingwang.

Xu Heguang hated Xia Xiang for being merciless to him. He thought that when Hao Haiji was the county magistrate, he obeyed his words, not to mention being harsh to him, and he didn't even dare to speak loudly. Going out of the official frame took out the official pressure to overwhelm him.It's just that the first-level official crushed people to death, no matter how hated or angry he was, he didn't dare to show it to his face.

Lu Dongdong came in to report, there were official documents from the Ministry of Officials, and Zheng Hao and Lu Zhiyue, the general judges of Zhending Mansion, came to visit.

When Zheng Hao came to visit, Xia Xiang didn't dare to ask for it, so he hurriedly greeted him.

Zheng Hao and Lu Zhiyue came to visit together, which was somewhat unexpected to Xia Xiang, and made Xu Heguang a little more suspicious. Could it be that Xia Xiang also had friendship with Zheng and Lu?If this is the case, we should be more wary of Xia Xiang and suppress him everywhere, lest he become more confident.

However, Xu Heguang thought again, compared to the Zheng family, the Lu family and the Cui family, they are still not as good as the Cui family. It can't change the fact that Xia Xiang was finally trampled by Cui Fuzun and him, and it can't change the fact that Xia Xiang will be defeated by the third prince.

The official documents of the Ministry of Officials were delivered by the postmen at the post station. After Xia Xiang received them, he didn't have time to open them, so they received Zheng Hao and Lu Zhiyue.Lu Zhiyue has been walking around with Xia Xiang frequently recently, and they have become close friends.Xia Xiang hasn't met Zheng Hao since the last farewell to Cui Fuzun's mansion. See you today. Zheng Hao looks good and his eyebrows are beaming, as if there is some happy event.

Sure enough, when he saw him, Zheng Hao laughed loudly: "Master Xia, congratulations, congratulations."

Xia Xiang couldn't help being stunned: "Why did Zheng Tong judge make such a statement? Why do you like it?"

"It's spread all over the capital. You and Lian Ruohan's wife's wedding is approaching, so I came to ask for a glass of wedding wine." Zheng Hao stepped forward and took Xia Xiang's arm. All the unhappiness he had with Xia Xiang before was gone, and he He turned around and greeted Lu Zhiyue, "When Mr. Lu heard about this, he also came to congratulate Xia Xianzun, and at the same time, he also celebrated that he escaped from Mrs. Lian's clutches."

Xia Xiang couldn't laugh or cry, okay, Lu Zhiyue dislikes Lian Ruohan so much?Not to mention beautiful and dignified, Lian Ruohan is also shrewd and capable. She can manage a good business outside and run a house at home. Such a capable lady is more than enough for Lu Zhiyue.

Lu Zhiyue waved her hands again and again: "Zheng Tong's judgment is serious, serious! Lu knows that she is not worthy of Lian Niangzi, but she was lucky enough to know Lian Niangzi since she was a child. Lu is very clear that Lian Niangzi doesn't like me, Why don't you retreat and take the initiative to dissolve the engagement, so you can save yourself a bit of trouble, haha."

Then Zheng Hao and Lu Zhiyue greeted Xu Heguang, Ma Zhanguo, Ding Ke and others respectively.

Several people entered the room, Xu Heguang and the others saw this, got up and were about to leave, Zheng Hao waved his hand and said: "This official is talking about old times with Xia Xianzun, and it's not about discussing any important matters, you can stay."

Xu Heguang was intending to stay, so he didn't refuse immediately, and took advantage of the opportunity to sit back in his seat.

At this time, Xia Xiang had time to open the official document of the official department, and he only glanced at it before smiling: "What a coincidence, Mr. Lu, no, it should be called Master Lu now, and the official department has appointed me. You are the Boss of Zhending County."

Xu Heguang almost suspected that he had heard it wrong, and he was slightly shocked. Although the post of Zhending County Registrar was insignificant and irrelevant to the overall situation, it was very rare for the Ministry of Officials to approve the document so quickly.The Ministry of Officials has always been procrastinating in handling affairs. Usually, within a month or two, an official document cannot be approved.Then don't think that Lu Zhiyue's appointment as the boss should be a special matter.

Cui Fuzun and him each nominated the real leader, but the official department approved Lu Zhiyue's appointment so quickly. The meaning was intriguing. After leaving Lu Zhiyue, is there any change in the capital?Although it is a trivial matter to make a small master appointment, you can get a glimpse of the leopard, and see the turmoil in the capital and the ebb and flow of various forces.

Lu Zhiyue got up and bowed to Xia Xiang to the end: "Thank you, Mr. Xia, for your support and support."

Zheng Hao said with a smile: "It's wrong to call yourself Lu again..."

Lu Zhiyue immediately changed his words: "I would like to thank Xia Xianzun for his support and cooperation."

Xia Xiang handed the letter of appointment to Lu Zhiyue, and smiled lightly: "Master Lu, you are welcome. From now on, you and I will be colleagues. It just so happens that I have something to do to you..."

"I'm an official, but follow the orders of Xia Xianzun!" Lu Zhiyue's face was calm. For him, it was a family arrangement, not his original intention. As for who is behind the promotion and operation of the official department, he Neither cared nor bothered to ask.

But since Bo has become the head of Zhending County, he must seek his own government in his position.

(End of this chapter)