Without Meng De's life, but with Meng De's illness, can anyone be a Cao thief these days?
Song Xuan looked at the wedding team ahead and stared for a moment.
Taking a concubine does not mean marrying a wife. Generally speaking, it is not done with much fanfare. Just send two people to pull an ox cart and bring the concubine back to the house. This is considered as a complete etiquette.
A man like Li Dashan, whose concubinage was known to the whole city, was more lively than marrying a wife, so he seemed particularly eye-catching.
Either he has a clear conscience, or he is so powerful that he doesn't care about anything.
After watching for a while, Song Xuan turned around and left, heading towards the Xuanyi Guard Qianhu Yamen in the city.
Whether Li Dashan is good or bad, and whether he kills people and seizes his wife, is the responsibility of the local government. He is new here and will not just listen to the opinions of passers-by and act rashly before he knows the specific situation.
Outside the Qianhu Office Gate, a group of tall and burly Xuanyi Tiqi armed with swords and armor were on guard duty. When they saw Song Xuan approaching, someone immediately came forward to question them.
"Xuanyi Guard's important place, ordinary people should leave quickly!"
Song Xuan was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and said in a deep voice: "Let Gao Changlin come out to see me!"
Gao Changlin is one of the 1,000 households here, one of the 12,000 households in Songzhou. According to the information obtained by Song Xuan, this person is a martial arts practitioner who belongs to the Five Ultimate Level!
In the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty, there were countless martial arts masters like crucian carp crossing the river, so most of the people who could become a Qianhu here had advanced cultivation. In the Xuanyi Guard system, a Qianhu at the Wujue level was considered a high-quality match.
The guard general Xuanyi who was on duty was stunned for a moment and looked at Song Xuan with some fear. Just now he just thought it was an ordinary person who didn't care. Now when he looked at him carefully, he suddenly felt that this person was extremely precious.
Could it be that he is the son of a noble family?
Song Xuan looks young, but if he dares to call them Qianhu adults by their first names, he must have an extraordinary background. Otherwise, if he dares to come to Xuanyiwei Yamen to act wild, his life will be too long!
Although he was muttering in his heart, the general flag did not dare to be careless. He raised his hand and waved behind him, signaling his subordinates to go to the Yamen to report the news.
After a while, a middle-aged official with a Baihu badge hanging on his waist came impatiently and reprimanded the person who informed him while walking.
"How do you do things! You didn't even ask the name of the person who came, and you dared to report it. Mr. Qianhu can do anything like a cat or a dog... ah..."
Before Wang Baihu finished his lecture, he glanced casually outside the Yamen. Then, his body suddenly froze in place, and cold sweat broke out uncontrollably on his forehead.
"You, are you, Inspector Song?"
Baihu was considered a high-level official in the Qianhu yamen. He had seen the portrait of the inspector during a meeting in the yamen two years ago.
At that time, Mr. Qianhu also warned everyone to keep their eyes open and not to offend this second-generation Xuan who came from the imperial capital to get gold!
As a result, by opening his mouth, he offended people!
Song Xuan was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and had no intention of pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. He spread his consciousness and explored the yamen. Soon, four or five martial arts masters sitting cross-legged and meditating in the training room came into view. in his mind.
But among these people, there is no trace of Qianhu Gao Changlin.
"Gao Changlin isn't here?"
Wang Baihu immediately replied: "Back to your lord, Mr. Qianhu received the notice recently and went to the state city to discuss matters. He has been leaving for more than ten days and should not be back in the short term!"
"State city?" Song Xuan pondered slightly, "Who held the meeting?"
"It's Mr. Zhou Mu!"
"Zhou Mu, Zhao Kuangyin?"
Wang Baihu nodded hurriedly, "It's Mr. Zhou Mu, Mr. Song. How about we go inside to chat first?"
Song Xuan glanced at him. Although this man was respectful, he didn't have much fear of him. Obviously, he looked too young and could easily be looked down upon.
But he didn't say much. Under the guidance of Wang Baihu, he came to a hall.
The man with the golden sword sat on the main seat, and Song Xuan ordered: "Take out all the files handled by thousands of households in the past three years!"
Wang Baihu was a little embarrassed, "Sir, the quantity is too large, I'm afraid it will be difficult to mobilize it in a short while.
Moreover, Master Qianhu is not here, and without his handwriting, the humble position has no power to access the Yamen files. Think about it, why don't you wait for Master Qianhu to come back and discuss it with him? "
Song Xuan glanced at him.
The next moment, Wang Baihu's body flew out with a bang and hit the pillar outside the hall heavily.
"I'm only going to say it once, I'm in a hurry and I don't have time to argue with you here!"
"Within half an hour, you can either bring the dossier or the head. You decide what to choose!"
Wang Baihu's head was buzzing, and there was a sharp pain in his chest. He spat out a mouthful of blood with a pop, and then he felt better.
Holding back the severe pain, he got up from the ground. He waved his hand to stop the Xuanyi guard Tiqi who was coming from outside the Yamen. He knelt down on one knee in fear towards the supervisor who was sitting on the throne.
"Humble duty, obey your orders!"
As he spoke, he stood up with a hunched body, and hurriedly walked out with the support of two general bannermen.
Song Xuan sat there, seemingly closing his eyes and concentrating, but in fact his consciousness had dispersed and he was observing Wang Baihu's every move.
But after seeing this person leave the hall, he hurried towards a secret practice room. After waiting outside the door for a while, he entered the secret room.
In the secret room, an old man in gray clothes opened his eyes and said solemnly: "Been beaten?"
Wang Baihu narrated the situation and whispered: "Dad, what should we do next? Isn't this inspector specifically looking for trouble?"
The old man pondered for a while and said: "If he wants to see the file, just show it to him. There is nothing shameful!"
"But Senhu-sama isn't here..."
The old man shook his head and said, "Listen to me, take care of the ancestor in front of you first. I know a little about his situation. He is someone who was sent down by the higher-ups for seniority. I guess they won't bother to take care of your corruption and bribery!"
Wang Baihu smiled coquettishly, "Dad, our family has a big business, and you also know that practicing martial arts costs a lot of money. Just a barrel of medicinal bath is the income of an ordinary wealthy family in several years."
I have many children, so it’s not enough if I don’t make money! "
As he spoke, he sighed, "I have not caught up with the good times. Now is the strong period of Zhou Mu. It is difficult for me, Xuanyi Wei, to interfere in local affairs. In the past, the work of ransacking houses to make money is now controlled by the prefect's Yamen.
If you can't get serious money, what should you do if you don't take bribes? Xuan Yiwei's salary alone cannot afford to support a large family.
Besides, I am not the only one who is greedy. Who among the thousands of Xuanyi guards in the Northern Song Dynasty is not greedy? "
"Over the years, the emperor has spared no effort to support Zhou Mu, giving money and people to others. On the other hand, our Xuanyiwei headquarters has almost freed up our local yamen. Without the support of the imperial capital headquarters, what can we do with thousands of households alone? Fight with Zhou Mu?
If I can't compete with others, I won't get any benefits at all. If I don't find a way to make some money, I won't be able to survive long ago! "
