Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 372 Two Sheep, One Rabbit
He Liu spent a whole day working in the mansion of Fang Crani, the former prefect of Hangzhou, and resorted to all kinds of methods used by officials in Jinyi to search the house.A total of 278 million taels of property were copied out.

Pang Shangpeng and Chen Chang were dumbfounded.

Pang Shangpeng said: "Sixth Master, your method of copying the house is really exquisite! After a while, I will hand over a note to the emperor. Let all the provincial inspectors send people to Beizhen Fusi to learn from you the superb method of copying the house. craft."

He Liu smiled: "Success! My craft was originally passed down from my ancestors, and it was passed down from male to female. It's a pity that the dog son He Shizhong is now accompanying the emperor's eldest son. He will definitely be a civil servant when he grows up, and he won't inherit it. I, the He family, have a post in Jinyiwei. I can't just sit and watch the craftsmanship left by my ancestors disappear."

Pang Shangpeng bowed respectfully to He Liu: "Master Liu, this time it's all up to you to do it. Only our Zhejiang-style Yamen can steal all the dirty silver. In the evening, I will prepare a banquet in the Yamen. , I should thank you."

He Liu waved his hands again and again: "It's just a little effort. What's the point? The banquet will be skipped. Pang Nietai is in charge of a province's punishment. If you do more good things for the court and benefit the people, thank you."

Pang Shangpeng repeatedly said yes.

In the next ten years, Pang Shangpeng was promoted all the way to be the chief envoy of Zhejiang and the governor of Fujian.He is honest and self-defense in office.Help Zhang Juzheng to rectify the Lianghuai salt affairs and implement a whip method.He was regarded by later generations as one of the virtuous ministers of Ming Dynasty Zhongxing.

He Liu's business in Hangzhou was over, he escorted Sangji Danzhu to set off, heading towards Jiangxi.

The ground in Jiangxi is not very peaceful.The folk customs here are aggressive and there are many bandits.Those bandits, carrying hoes to farm in the daytime, gathered in groups at night, robbing and killing merchants.Think of murder and robbery as making a living like farming.

Fortunately, He Liu was accompanied by more than 50 brocade warriors with high martial arts skills.They are all equipped with bird beak guns.Ordinary thieves and bandits, but they can't do it.

When approaching the territory of Shangrao, a group of undead thieves actually cut off the sixth master of Jin Yiwei.He Liu gave an order, and more than 50 warriors in brocade clothes killed the seventy or eighty thieves in one go.

On this day, He Liu and others came to Shangrao County.

Upon hearing the news, Niu Pei, the county magistrate of Shangrao, led the county magistrates, pawns, chief bookkeepers, inspectors and other subordinate officials to welcome the imperial envoy Luanjia.

The county magistrate Niu saw more than 50 wrestlers, all of them murderous, and some of them were still stained with blood.He asked tremblingly: "Does anyone dare to attack the imperial envoy?"

He Liu smiled: "They are all thieves in the deep mountains. What do they know about imperial envoys or not? I am afraid that when they meet the Heavenly King Lao Tzu, they will also shout: I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree. Let's take them If it is suppressed, it can be regarded as a good deed for the people of Shangrao County."

The county magistrate Niu hurriedly thanked him a thousand times.

The magistrate of Niu County, a seventh-rank sesame official, has never seen such a big man as He Liu?He served attentively, and he was self-evident.

After the long journey and the battle with bandits, He Liu and his party were exhausted.He decided to rest in Shangrao County for two days before heading on his way.

Shangrao County is a mixed area of ​​Han and Yi, and there are twelve Yi ethnic groups such as She people and Tujia people in the territory.As soon as he settled down in the Shangrao County Government, He Liu heard the beating of "kuang kuang kuang" outside the lobby.

The county magistrate of Niu was promoted to the hall.He Liujin got to watch the excitement in the lobby.

The county magistrate Niu hurriedly said, "My superior, please take your seat."

He Liu waved his hand: "Forget it, you are the official official of Shangrao County. You are the official, and I will be the next. Let me see how you decide the case."

Not long after, the yamen servant led a few She people and a few Tujia people up to the lobby.

The leader of the She people is named Ke Shanha.The leader of the Tujia people is named Di'e'e.

Ke Shanha said in broken Chinese: "Lord Niu, the Tujia made unreasonable provocations and killed seven or eight members of our tribe! You don't care about this matter."

The forehead said: "Obviously your people stole a rabbit from us, how can we say that we provoked it for no reason?"

Niu County Magistrate said: "Wait a minute, you said that the She people stole your rabbits, do you have evidence?"

He said, "Magistrate Niu, we haven't known each other for a day or two. Don't you believe what I said? What evidence do you want? We killed seven or eight of them, and they also hacked to death five or six of us!"

He Liu was speechless after hearing this.A rabbit can kill thirteen or four people on both sides?It is said that the folk customs in this place are aggressive, and when I saw it today, it was indeed so.

Niu County Magistrate said: "Let's do this. Follow the old rules. Don't worry about the rabbit. You Tujia people killed seven or eight She people. You should pay them eight sheep. The She people killed five or six Tujia people. They should be compensated with six sheep. Compensating each other, the county pronounced that the Tujia people should pay the She people two sheep. The She people should pay the Tujia people a rabbit. Retire!"

After finishing speaking, County Magistrate Niu slapped the gavel, and Di E'er and Ke Shanha left the lobby angrily.

He Liu questioned the county magistrate Niu: "More than a dozen people died. Did you just pass the sentence so casually?"

The county magistrate Niu said: "Shangcha. There is no other way. There are more than a dozen Yi tribes in Shangrao who have always fought fiercely. Today I will kill you a few people, and tomorrow I will kill you a few people. This county magistrate is hard to be. When facing one family, another family will come to make trouble. There are more than 20 yamen servants in my yamen. If I really offend these Yi people, maybe they dare to set fire to the county yamen."

He Liu's tone eased a lot: "Oh, so it's not easy for you to be a county magistrate."

The county magistrate Niu said: "Shanghai, a petty official like me who came from a family, would rather go to the south of the Yangtze River to be a master book than come to this barren land to be a county hall. The reason is here. The folk customs are not yet civilized. Not to mention the fact that the Yi people are fighting fiercely. There are still many bandits in the local area. By the way, I have something important to remind you."

He Liu asked: "What's the matter?"

The county magistrate Niu said: "Brothers Jin Yiwei under the command, all of them are strong in martial arts and have firearms. Naturally, you can't do anything to the bandits. However, on the road from Shangrao to Yingtan, there is a giant bandit named Zhen Ganbei. Yes. He has thousands of bandits under his command. From Shangrao to Guangxi, you must pass through Yingtan. You have to be careful along the way."

He Liu nodded: "Oh. I have my own measure."

Although He Liu said it didn't matter.But I thought to myself: I miscalculated!When passing through Jiangxi Dexingwei five days ago, it would be good if the commander of Dexingwei sent several hundred guards to escort them all the way through Jiangxi.Now I can only bite the bullet and pass Yingtan County.

(End of this chapter)