Aspirations

Chapter 71

Chapter 71
"I don't know if Yan Sun is the murderer or not. Officials, don't get too excited." The melon-eating woman pulled Wang Xianke's sleeve and wiped her hands on Wang Xianke's body, "I don't think Dong Xianke is necessarily too excited. Duan is not the murderer. Dong Duan and Dong Li get along day and night, and when they see a sex uprising, it is inevitable to do offensive things. Dong Li is difficult to endure loneliness, and it is reasonable to have sex with Dong Duan. After the incident, Dong Duan planted the blame to the extreme. On Sun's head, he killed Ma Xiaosan and his wife again... that makes sense."

"What do you know? If you don't know, don't talk nonsense!" Wang Xianke glared at the melon-eating woman with extreme dissatisfaction, "Miss, it's not because of your husband, but Dong Duan is a decent person, how could he have an affair with his sister-in-law? Ren Lun, who has an adulterous affair with his sister-in-law, will never kill his brother. Dong Xian and Dong Duan have been away from their parents since they were young, and they have depended on each other for life.

Xia Xiang remained silent, he already had a little bit of care in his heart, and he probably knew a little bit about this matter.

The melon-eating woman wanted to argue a few more words, but Lian Ruohan suddenly interjected, "What was the cause of Dong Xian's death? Why did Ma Xiaosan and his wife die?"

Lian Ruohan was originally indifferent to this matter, and it was true that she had been pampered since she was a child, and had never experienced the hardships of the world. , there will always be a day when the clouds will see the sun.After not wanting to listen to what Wang Xianke said, she realized the complexity of the case.What puzzled her even more was that Pei Shuozhang was clearly in the sedan chair, but after half a day, he did not get off the sedan chair.

The melon-eating woman raised her eyes and glanced at Lian Ruohan, her originally slanted body stood up instantly, her eyes were straight, her eyes were amazed, and she stammered: "Yo, yo, yo, this is the first time I've seen Wang Sun grow so big. To such a beautiful little lady, this gentleman, the blessing you have cultivated in your life, you have married such a beautiful lady..."

Xia Xiang smiled and was about to brag a few words to show that he was also a handsome man, but unexpectedly Wang Sun said another sentence, almost not choking him.

"Look at how poor you are, you look pretty decent, but you're too poor, even if your clothes are not worth a few cents, and you're holding a black fan, you can count your whole body. The things up and down are not worth as much as one of the little lady's hairpins, you marry her, and you don't know where to burn the incense."

Xia Xiang held it in his mouth, his face flushed, and he wanted to tell Wang Sun that the black fan in his hand was a gift from Cao Shujun, worth more than tens of taels of silver, but he felt that arguing with her would be a loss of identity. , Although he is still a teenager, he has just been weak, but he is already a county magistrate, and he must follow the rules and regulations in his words and deeds.

Lian Ruohan covered her mouth and smiled, Xia Xiang was speechless by a woman in the market, and for some reason, she couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in her heart.It's not that she likes to see Xia Xiang's helpless and embarrassed appearance, but that Xia Xiang, as a dignified magistrate of the county, can't have the same knowledge as the common people, especially when Wang Sun said that Xia Xiang's marriage to her was a blessing for Xia Xiang, which made her incomparable. be used.

Another thought, no, Lian Ruohan's face was slightly hot, why would he be very happy to hear that she was Xia Xiang's wife?Could it be that she really fell in love with Xia Xiang?How could it be, even though Xia Xiang was a jinshi and a magistrate, compared to her family, she was still just a speck of dust.Looking at the entire summer, how many years of weak senior high school jinshi, or joining the Hanlin, or expatriate magistrates, seems to have a bright future, and finally disappeared without a trace in the court battle and the ups and downs of the officialdom, everywhere. Yes.

Although Xia Xiang stirred up the situation in all directions when he first entered the court, he was regarded as a thorn in the eyes of the three kings, and was regarded as a chess piece by King Qing and King Jian, but who would dare to judge that he was going to take office? The prince's local forces crushed and tore?
Thinking of this, Lian Ruohan's mind quickly cooled down, and she glanced at Xia Xiang lightly, and her mind was firm. If Xia Xiang had the power to reach the sky, she would be willing to help him. He will also give up Xia Xiang without hesitation just like he gave up on Wen Changju before.

Although she can make her own decisions in matters of marriage, she will not be willful in the face of family interests, and she will not take family interests as a bet.

"Lang Jun is not my official." Lian Ruohan's expression was indifferent, but he was a little unhappy, "Wang Sun, I just asked you, quickly answer it."

Wang Sun was forced by Lian Ruohan's momentum, and was inexplicably timid. He didn't dare to show his usual savagery, and hurriedly said: "Little lady, don't worry, listen to me slowly. Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan and his wife are both Die into the river."

"To the river?" Xia Xiang grew up in Zhongshan Village, and is familiar with the geographical environment of Lingshou, Zhending, and Shile. Except for the Hutuo River that crosses Lingshou and Zhending, no river flows through Shile. In the territory, "I have never heard that there are rivers in the city."

"You're right, they voted for the really determined Hutuo River." Wang Sun slapped his thigh, and the fire of gossip ignited in his eyes, "The Hutuo River is still fifty or sixty miles away from Shile. Even if Xian and Ma Xiaosan were to die, they would not be willing to throw themselves into the Hutuo River fifty or sixty miles away. Dong Duan was also stubborn and insisted on bringing back the bodies of Ma Xiaosan and his wife. Poor Dong Xian, after throwing himself into the river Even the body was not found, and I don’t know where it was washed by the river.”

It turned out that the two died in Zhending territory, Xia Xiang suddenly realized, no wonder Pei Shuozhang refused to get off the sedan chair. Although the deceased Dong Xian was from Shile, he died in Zhending, so it should be handled by Zhending County.Pei Shuozhang wanted to shirk the blame and didn't want to take matters into his own hands.

When I think about it, Pei Shuozhang is the year of the assessment this year. This case seems simple, but it costs three lives, so it can be considered a major case.Ma Xiaosan and his wife were not from Shile, and they didn't die in Shile. It was reasonable for him not to take the case.I'm afraid he will still blame Dong Duan for being troublesome at this time. Why did he have to go to great lengths to transport Ma Xiaosan and his wife back to Shile? Wouldn't it be better to report to the local officials in Zhending?

"Suicide by throwing himself into the river?" The more Xia Xiang listened, the more he couldn't understand. "Since it's suicide, it's not murder. Why did Dong Duan block the way and call for injustice?"

"How could it be suicide? Dong Xian's family is rich, and he has a sweet wife. It was in the past year, so how could he not think about it? Back [-], even if Dong Xian didn't want to live, he jumped into a well, hanged himself, and cut his neck. To commit suicide by throwing yourself into the Hutuo River, which is dozens of miles away, isn't this a tossing to death? People who really want to die will die as soon as they die, and no one will run that far to jump into the river. , madam?" Wang Xianke giggled, with a pleasing smile on his face.

Mrs Wang Sun pointed at Wang Xianke's forehead: "You're the only one smart? Why does Pei Xianzun say it was suicide?"

Xia Xiang understood a little more in his heart, and said: "Whether the county magistrate first dismissed the fact that several people committed suicide by throwing himself into the river, Dong Duan refused to accept it, and continued to file the complaint. The jurisdiction of Dingxian County refused to accept the case again, and Dong Duancai stopped the road to claim injustice?"

Wang Xianke's eyes widened: "You are absolutely right... Did you guess it or hear it?"

Xia Xiang sighed slightly in his heart, but his face was as calm as ever, and he crossed his hands and bowed to Wang Xianke: "Thank you." Then he came to the blue sedan chair and said loudly, "Brother Pei, please get off the sedan chair and see you."

A yamen stepped forward and fiercely wanted to push Xia Xiang away. Xiao Wu flipped his wrist and hit the yamen's arm with a palm. The yamen took a few steps back and sat on the ground with a plop.

The yamen was furious, and with a hello, several yamen rushed forward and surrounded Xiao Wu and Xia Xiang.Mantuo originally watched from a distance, and when he saw that things had changed, he immediately jumped into the arena, stood with his sword in his arms, and ignored all the yamen.

A majestic cough came from the sedan chair: "Who is making a noise here?"

The official is full of authority, and the voice is indifferent, and there is a bit of awe-inspiring power.

Xia Xiang took a step forward, and the officers rushed up in two columns, wanting to stop Xia Xiang, Xia Xiang chuckled lightly: "Brother Pei, in Xia Xiang, going to Zhending, passing the expensive land, shouldn't be bothered …”

"Xia Xiang? But Xia Xian Zun, the new Zhending magistrate?" There was an exclamation from the sedan chair, the curtain flashed, and one person stepped out of the sedan chair. He walked quickly to Xia Xiang, and crossed his hands in a salute, "Xia Xian Zun said. Passing through this county, never greeted, rude, rude!"

Then he glanced at the Yamen servants again, and said coldly: "Don't be rude, don't back down!"

Pei Shuozhang was about thirty years old, with a pale face and no beard, dressed in casual clothes, not wearing official clothes, with a long face and pale eyebrows, thin lips, and many white eyes. He looked a little heroic.

Shile is just a Wangxian county, far inferior to that of Cichi County.Lezhi County of the previous city was an eighth-rank magistrate, but Pei Shuozhang was a sixth-rank magistrate, which shows that he has a great origin.Daxia magistrates have grades from eight to six, not all seven.

Pei Shuozhang is not only a few years older than Xia Xiang, but also more qualified than Xia Xiang, and Xia Xiang is passing through the city. According to common sense, Xia Xiang will either pass by quietly or visit the door, and there is no reason for Pei Shuozhang to welcome him.Pei Shuozhang was so polite, and Xia Xiang knew in his heart that Pei Shuozhang wanted to push the boat with the flow and push the difficult case of Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan to him.

What?Is Xiao Langjun in shabby clothes really the county magistrate?Wang Xianke couldn't believe his ears, how could it be possible, he was too unattractive, well, Xia Xiang really looks pretty good, but the clothes are too ordinary and too ordinary, and the most important thing is that he is too young.

Thinking of the disrespect to Xia Xiang just now, Wang Xianke suddenly became afraid, his legs trembled, and he put his hands on Wang Sunshi's shoulders so that he did not slump to the ground, he stammered: "Mother, madam, the Langjun just now. It's Zhending magistrate, Zhending is a big county, but he's too young, I'm afraid he's just weak... Madam, I just seemed a little rude to Xia Xianzun, will he punish me?"

Although Wang Sun was savage, he had never spoken to the magistrate at such a close face-to-face, and was also quite frightened: "I, I, how do I know if the magistrate will cure your sins, who made you not have eyes, I don't know how much I can restrain myself from talking just now."

"You still blame me? Who said that the county magistrate looks poor?" Wang Xianke was so anxious that he wanted to jump, the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became. A word from the county venerable can destroy Shengdou Xiaomin's family, and he broke out in a cold sweat, "Apologize to the county lord as soon as possible, I hope the county lord will have a lot of people, and don't remember the villain's mistakes."

Lian Ruohan was amused by the appearance of the two of them, and said, "You two don't have to be afraid. Xia Xianzun is the county magistrate, not the county magistrate. He can't control you, and he can't cure your sins."

Xia Xiang also heard Wang Xianke's words, smiled silently, and returned a salute to Pei Shuozhang: "Pei Xianzun, I take the liberty to ask, did the murder of Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan take place in Zhending County? "

Pei Shuozhang received the official document of the Ministry of Personnel assessment a few days ago, and within a few days, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel assessment will come to Shile to assess his three-year term as Shilezhi County. Although Hou Pingpan supported him, he had to pass the routine procedures of the Ministry of Personnel.

Pei Shuozhang was meticulously preparing to meet the officials of the Ministry of Personnel Examination, but suddenly the murder of Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan and his wife came out, which made him very annoyed and at the same time had a great headache.No matter how the Ministry of Officials wanted him to be excellent in the assessment, he had to be fine in the big picture. If the case of three lives could not be solved, he would not even be able to be rated as medium, and he would definitely be inferior.

Thinking that he had lived safely for the past three years, and he didn't want to leave, but unexpected changes happened, how could it not be frustrating?What annoyed him even more was that Dong Duan had to go back to the city to file a lawsuit when the murder happened in Zhending, and he would not be moved by how he sent people to reason and coerce and lure him. He was really an elm head, a big troublemaker. !

What made Pei Shuozhang even more furious was that Dong Duan dared to kneel down in the street to shout his grievances, and also laid the corpses of Ma Xiaosan and his wife on the street. He clearly wanted to force him to take over the case. In the sedan chair, he instructed the county magistrate Fan Li, and wanted Fan Li to secretly inform Fu Ke and others to gather a group of rogues to beat Dong Duan, so that he could take the opportunity to escape.

Fan Li took the order to leave, Pei Shuozhang hid in the sedan chair patiently, even though Dong Duan was crying outside, even though Yan Sun and Dong Li's shouted loudly, he still remained calm and calm. He took out his fan and shook it a few times, thinking in his heart, it is really difficult to be a magistrate, but it is easy to be a Beijing official, there are not so many troubles.Tricksters always cause trouble for no reason, but it is a trivial matter, but it should be regarded as a big grievance. Isn't it that Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan committed suicide by throwing themselves into the river?People are going to die, but the sky is hard to stay, so what's the matter with other county officials?Is it possible that if anyone dies, he will be blamed for his lack of governance?Joke, big joke!
Since he committed suicide by throwing himself into the river, it would be great if he buried himself. Why would he need to open a court to try the case?Really shrew and mischief.

The same is true of Zhending County. The magistrate has been suspended for more than three months. Why hasn't the new magistrate assumed office yet?If the magistrate of Zhending is in office, the murder case that happened in Zhending should be tried by Zhending.

The day before yesterday, I received a letter from the capital, saying that Xia Xiang, the magistrate of Zhending County, will take up his post soon, and that the new Jinshi will be appointed as the magistrate of Zhending County for the first time, which can be regarded as an important task.But... Pei Shuozhang knew nothing but what Xia Xiang had done in the capital. As soon as Xia Xiang entered the capital, he stirred up the situation in all directions and provoked the anger of the third prince, which made him scoff at Xia Xiang's name like thunder.He admired Xia Xiang's strength of the newborn calf not afraid of tigers, but laughed at Xia Xiang's ignorant recklessness.

Not wanting to meet Shi Le and Xia Xiang unexpectedly today, Pei Shuozhang was surprised and delighted.Xia Xiang came at the right time. As soon as Xia Xiang arrived, he could logically hand over the case of Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan to Xia Xiang, and then sat down to meet the examination of the Ministry of Personnel.

Thinking of this, Pei Shuozhang suddenly felt that Xia Xiang is really a good person. Such a difficult matter is about to be solved because of Xia Xiang's unexpected arrival. He should thank Xia Xiang.Besides, Xia Xiang took the initiative to ask if the case happened in Zhending territory. He was even more overjoyed. He hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to wrap Xia Xiang's arm: "Brother Xia, please take a step to speak."

Xia Xiang was shocked. He and Pei Shuozhang had never met each other. How could they be so warm when they first met?He laughed at the moment, turned around and nodded to Lian Ruohan and Xiao Wu, and followed Pei Shuozhang into the roadside teahouse.

The teahouse is not big. Although it cannot be compared with the luxurious and spacious teahouses in Shangjing, it has its own characteristics and atmosphere. However, the stairs have been in disrepair for a long time. Falling downstairs.

When he reached the second floor, he entered a secluded room. Pei Shuozhang asked people to serve tea and waved his subordinates back. With a kind smile on his face, he said to Xia Xiang, "Brother Xia is really in time for the rain. In the homicide case in Zhending County, because of the ignorance of the people, the corpses were transported to Shile, and they blocked the street to complain. You can see clearly just now that the official did not dare to overstep a sedan chair. When Brother Xia took office, he could start a trial. This big murder case is to share the worries of the saints, to avenge the people's injustice, and it is also a great blessing for the officials who are officials."

Xia Xiang calmly took a sip of tea and glanced out the window. On the street outside the window, there were still countless people watching, all wanting to see how the county magistrate tried the case in the end, but he didn't know that the county magistrate they were eager to see was this. Shi was drinking tea leisurely upstairs in the tea house, and had no intention of trying the case at all.

"That's the case, but there is still one thing I don't know about this official..." Xia Xiang actually wanted to take over the case, even though he also knew that he had encountered such a difficult major case at the beginning of taking office, not an official. How could the misfortune of the common people be the great luck of the officials, he glanced at Pei Shuozhang indifferently, "Pei Xianzun, the people are wronged, the officials should work tirelessly to solve the problems for the people. Dong Duan is originally from Shi Leren. , Dong Xian is also, and the defendants Yan Sun and Dong Li are also Shile people. Dong Duan transported the corpse back to Shile, which is his love and trust for Pei Xianzun. It is to avenge the people, why is it arrogant?"

Pei Shuozhang took a sip of tea in his mouth. He wanted to swallow but couldn't. It was really uncomfortable.He had thought that Xia Xiang would agree to this matter in one go. With Xia Xiang's youthful spirit and a life lawsuit, he should be looking forward to showing his means to plead for the people's life. of ups and downs.Hearing that Xia Xiang was commensurate with his official position, he was slightly startled, knowing that Xia Xiang wanted to do business with him, and then he thought again, yes, a person who calmly manages among several princes, although young, although he has just entered the officialdom, But don't take it lightly.

(End of this chapter)

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