Idle courtiers

Chapter 104 Getting Tricked Again by Zhou Xiucai

Xia Yi looked Zhou Nan up and down for a long time, and smiled: "Zhou Zimu, you are so smart, I just said that Feng Shui is good here, and didn't say that I will bury you here."

A wrestler slapped the reed, and soon a boat rowed over.

Xia Yi's three escorted six people into the boat, together with the boatman, ten people packed the boat to the brim, and rowed towards the middle of the river.

Seeing that Xia Yi didn't kill herself, Zhan Tong breathed a sigh of relief, and boldly asked: "You dare to ask Qianhu, but you want me to go to Beijing to investigate the Liaodong town army horse case, the officer is really wronged!"

"You are no longer an official. If you fall into my hands, you are a prisoner. As for whether you have been wronged or not, I don't care. When you arrive in the capital, after the interrogation by the Beiya, the superiors will give a final verdict. We will change the big ship ahead later, Go to Huai'an first, then go north."

Seeing that the prisoners were honest, Xia Yi also spoke kindly.In fact, from the first time he appeared in the county government, he always looked like a good man of ten generations.After all, he is a Qianhu of the fifth grade, so he has to be decency in doing things.

Hearing that he was going to be escorted to the capital, Zhou Nan was shocked: "Xia Qian's matter, this matter has nothing to do with me, what are you arresting me for?"

"It's okay, it's a big deal, think about what good things you have done? Why, can't you remember?"

Seeing Zhou Nan's confused face, Xia Yi said indifferently: "You are the one who reported the case of the army and horse in the Wangfu. Do you need me to tell the whole story in detail?"

Zhou Nan was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat: "I reported it, I can't remember, I need it."

"Okay, then I'll explain the case from beginning to end, and I hope you, Zhou Zimu, can recover your memory." Xia Yi said with a straight face.

Although the words were not long, they made the matter clear.

It turned out that Prince Yu's Mansion has been doing business in various military supplies, such as food and fodder for soldiers, military horses, and quilts, except for iron and ordnance.This business has been done for two years, and the transaction amount is huge, and the profit can be tens of thousands of taels of silver every year.

With such a huge profit and government procurement, there must be shoddy goods in it.It will inevitably lead to envy and hatred, or the resentment of the so-called upright people.

For example, Zhou Xiucai was such a pedantic teacher.

When he was guarding the border in Liaohai, Liaodong Town, because of his knowledge and culture, he was appreciated by his superiors, and was promoted to be the leader of the criminals, who held the secrets.

By chance, Zhou Xiucai discovered that the military horses sold by the Wangfu to Liaohaiwei were of poor quality, they were all unusable draft horses and draft horses, and they were basically useless for battle.The most annoying thing is that the quantity is not right.For example, there were one hundred war horses on the books, but there were only fifty in the place.

asked, and replied that the fifty were all mares.If not enough, you breed it.As long as each mare gives birth to a foal, it will be a hundred, stupid!

This fucking is pure chicken-and-egg logic.

Zhou Xiucai was not angry, so he wrote a letter to sue Prince Yu's mansion.

That's why the imperial court sent Jin Yiwei to investigate the Liaodong army horse case, and that's why Xia Yi came to Andong to arrest Zhan Tong and went to Beijing.

After finishing speaking, Xia Yi added one last sentence: "By the way, Zhou Zimu, apart from this case. Liaodong Town also accused you of committing crimes and committing meritorious deeds. You have the lives of two innocent people on your hands. Tell me, should you go with me?" I will go to Beizhen Fusi to explain the problem clearly?"

"Hit, I was completely cheated to death, Zhou Xiucai, Zhou Xiucai, I didn't expect you to be such a person..." Zhou Nan felt like asking the sky for nothing, and a thought flashed in his mind: "Being cheated by Zhou Xiucai again!" Now, this time, it's really a pill!"

Who is King Yu, the current quasi-heir, but he will inherit the throne in the future.Although there is a taboo of "the two dragons will not meet", the father and son have not seen each other for more than ten years, and the court has not established a prince.But everyone in the world knows that King Yu is the heir apparent, so no one will curry favor with him.

The Wangfu wants to do the military business of the Nine Borders, and that is a great opportunity to come to his door. As the commander-in-chief of the border town, whoever can handle the people sent by the Wangfu properly.

In the future, the prince will become the son of heaven, and with your kindness in mind, you will be able to continue as an official safely, and maybe you can be promoted to a higher level.

However, there is another red line that cannot be touched in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty: the vassal king cannot make friends with the town army.

One touch is dead, no exception.

As a result, the frontier army and the palace formed a tacit understanding, doing business as usual, but keeping their mouths shut.

Zhou Xiucai probably read a breath of arrogance from reading, although there are tens of millions of people, I will go!
After knowing this, he was furious and pretended to be good, and the prince befriended the military officers from other towns, which was fine. Not only did he sue the palace, but even the relevant people of the town army were not spared.

Liaodong Town was probably also irritated by this sour scholar who didn't open his eyes, and ordered to go down and kill Zhou Xiucai directly.

In the ancient jungle society, in the frontier army, it was even more brutal in the world of the jungle. It should not be too easy for the military town to make a prisoner disappear from the world.

This is probably also the reason why Zhou Xiucai suddenly died suddenly. Due to fate, Zhou Nan, a modern man who traveled to the Ming Dynasty, used his identity and fled all the way to Andong, where he sneaked into the county government.

Hearing that Zhou Xiucai returned to his hometown after serving his sentence, Liaodong Town probably felt strange. Didn't this man die? How did he come back to life? What's going on?
Forget it, harming once is harming, harming twice is also harming, so the crime of killing a good man and pretending to be a meritorious deed is placed on Zhou Nan's head, and he wants to get rid of it quickly.

Zhou Nan figured out the joints in an instant, and felt bitter in his heart: Lao Zhou, Lao Zhou, why are you doing this, you will be released soon after serving your sentence, why don't you go home and live your life, why are you poking a hornet's nest? ?It doesn't matter if you die, why do you still implicate me?

In my opinion, the scholars and gentlemen of the Ming Dynasty are all nave.

"It turned out that you, thief Xu, reported it, thief Zhou, and I will die with you!" Suddenly, Zhan Tong roared and rushed towards Zhou Nan.

Although the person from Zhanzhi County is stupid, he can walk around the palace, and when his eyes are opened, he has a clear understanding of the rules of the game in Ming Dynasty politics, so he naturally knows the consequences of this matter.

Perhaps, in the end, there was nothing wrong with the Wangfu and Bianzhen, and this small role like myself might be thrown out as a villain.

In order to solve this case quickly, it is estimated that the palace will also disown him.

Anyway, three words, "Death!"

The two twisted together immediately.

The boat was small, full of ten people, and had a deep draft.Zhan Tong is a big fat man, and Zhou Nan is not light in weight.After this scuffle, the boat tipped to one side, a wave hit, and the turbid river water splashed everyone all over.

The boatman panicked and yelled: "Don't beat it, it's about to overturn!"

Xia Yi subconsciously stood up to separate the two of them. It was fine if he didn't stand up, but when he stood up, the weight was on Zhou Nan and Zhan Tong's side.

Zhou Nan and Zhan Tong fell into the water with a plop, and even he lost his balance and jumped into the water.

"Be careful!" A wrestler stretched out his hand to grab Xia Yi's belt, but only caught his waist card, and immediately tore off the silk.

(End of this chapter)