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An atmosphere of shock enveloped the entire street.
In the center of everyone's attention, Lu Erhu, who was usually domineering and arrogant in the county and feared no one except the county master. His evil reputation could even stop a child from crying at night, was kneeling on the ground respectfully.
His hands, which he thought were clasped behind his back to show off, were actually tied tightly behind his back.
More than a month ago, everyone in the Xia family, who had confiscated their property and been sent to prison by him, were watching condescendingly on their high horses.
This scene, like a dream, impacted the fragile nerves of everyone in Wanfu County.
What happened in the past month or so!
Now, who are the Xia family members? Just showing up can make Master Lu so scared.
In the middle of the long street, the brawny county lieutenant finally came to his senses. He was horrified and quickly threw his hands away and knelt down with his butt sticking out.
Following his actions, all the county soldiers led by him dropped their swords and guns and knelt on the ground.
The weapon fell on the stone slab, and the clanking sound hit everyone's hearts. Every note struck was trembling.
Xia Jingyun glanced at him and said calmly: "Second Master Lu, there is no need to be like this. Right and wrong are measured by laws and judged by the government. What do you mean? Is my Xia family bullying others?"
Mr. Lu was even more panicked. He took two steps on his knees and kowtowed repeatedly, "Mr. Let my family go."
You have a good idea... Xia Jingyun snorted in his heart, pulled the reins, walked around, and ignored him.
The people in the motorcade naturally followed him without saying a word, slowly walking around the kneeling people towards the county government office.
The clatter of horse hoofs gradually faded away, and to Lu Erhu's ears, it was like the sound of a death knell getting closer and closer;
The creaking sound of the wheels running over the stone slabs was like a noose gradually tightening.
Lu Erhu's liver and gallbladder were exhausted, and he felt a fever in his crotch.
...
The motorcade slowly stopped outside the county government office in Wanfu County, and the huge crowd of onlookers moving behind them also stopped and watched from a distance.
Then they saw Wanfu County Magistrate Qian Debao standing at the door with his master.
Xia Jingyun did not sit high on the horse this time, but got off the horse and walked up to him.
Before he could speak, Magistrate Qian, who came out to wait after hearing the news, shouted, "Your Majesty, Qian Debao, pays homage to Mr. Xia."
There was an uncontrollable exclamation all around.
As Qian Debao was about to kneel down, Xia Jingyun stretched out his hand to support him and said with a smile on his face, "Sir Qian, I am just a commoner. How can He De dare to act like a county magistrate?"
Qian Debao said quickly: "Mr. Xia's literary talent is astonishing and he is highly appreciated by the empress. I, Wanfu County, are all honored by you. Now that Mr. Xia has returned home with his family, I feel that I have been disappointed to receive you from afar. I hope Mr. Xia will forgive me." .”
How about being proud? How could it be true and honorable that you wouldn't have risked your life to prevent my sister from recognizing me...
Xia Jingyun said calmly: "Lord Qian must know my purpose of coming. The ordinary people came here today to complain about their grievances. Please re-examine the case of that day and restore the innocence of my Xia family."
In the crowd, an old man twisted his beard and said softly: "Sure enough, the Xia family mobilized forces like this just to get justice for themselves."
A junior next to him immediately asked: "Second uncle, in your opinion, can the Xia family get what they want?"
"Difficult! Even though the Xia family is so aggressive and the county magistrate is so courteous, after all, the county magistrate personally tried the original matter. If you want him to overturn his case, wouldn't he slap you in the face? Qian County Your Majesty has been in officialdom for a long time, so he will probably find a way to evade it."
In the field, County Magistrate Qian listened to Xia Jingyun's words and immediately took out a file and a decree from the hands of the master behind him. He held it up with both hands and handed it over, "Young master Xia is aware that the grievances of the Xia family have been found out. What happened that day was nothing ordinary." There was a fight, and Lu Erhu started the fight first, and at the same time, Lu Erhu colluded with the county chief secretary to plot the Xia family’s property and deceive the superiors and conceal it!”
"After review by the county government, the original verdict was ordered to be revoked, and all the Xia family's ancestral property was returned, with a compensation of one thousand taels of silver. In addition, Lu Erhu colluded with the chief clerk and plotted to assassinate the Xia family. The chief clerk had committed suicide in fear of the crime, and the order was ordered to seize all the property of Lu Erhu , sent to labor camps!”
His voice was not quiet, and it reached everyone's ears clearly.
After hearing Qian Debao's words, everyone in the Xia family looked at each other happily. Although I knew that there would be no problems with this trip, when I heard the news, I could not help but feel a surge of joy in my heart that my injustice had been redressed and I could see the light of day again.
And the already numb hearts of the people around him were stimulated to beat violently a few times. Is this the end for Lu Erhu?
Or was it sent in by his patron?
The junior looked at his second uncle. The old man's hands froze and he said slowly: "But then again, it is this Qian County Master who has been in officialdom for a long time and is able to understand current affairs. This behavior is in line with the meaning of being able to bend and stretch in the ups and downs of the officialdom. .”
The younger generation pursed his lips, not wanting to hear his elders fart.
Amidst the noise, Magistrate Qian whispered: "All the property of the Lu family will be donated to Mr. Xia. Please accept it with your smile."
On the face of it, Magistrate Qian's operation was interesting enough.
As far as the Xia family is concerned, all the losses have been compensated. Taking into account official compensation and the Lu family's property, there is an additional income equivalent to at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Moreover, the Xia family used to confiscate their families and distribute them, and now the Lu family also confiscates their families and distributes them.
Seems fair enough.
But that’s not how the accounts work out.
Everything about the other party was based on Magistrate Qian. This operation seemed generous and sincere, but it perfectly picked out Magistrate Qian.
As long as Magistrate Qian is still there, Lu Erhu can make a comeback at any time, and it won't be long before he is resurrected.
But if Magistrate Qian disappears, even if Lu Erhu's house is not confiscated and his family is still extremely wealthy, he may be torn apart by the enemies he has accumulated over the years.
Thinking more deeply, did County Magistrate Qian have any hidden intentions in giving the Lu family's property to the Xia family?
You, Xia Jingyun, are De Fei's step-brother and have a lot of power, but does this matter serve as a handle for you?
If you, Xia Jingyun, can follow you and bite into Concubine De, will there be someone who can rival Concubine De in the future willing to stand up and provide them with shelter?
But even after he figured this out, Xia Jingyun still had trouble.
After all, County Magistrate Qian is an official of the imperial court, and he is just an ordinary citizen. If he is forced to be punished, where will the national laws and regulations be placed?
Moreover, County Magistrate Qian is in charge here. How do you ask him to give orders?
The county magistrate has an order, asking the county magistrate to commit suicide immediately?
And this may be the last bit of support that County Magistrate Qian still relies on to try to corner the beast.
Everyone's eyes gradually focused on Xia Jingyun, waiting for his final decision.
Xia Jingyun turned all these thoughts in his mind and said calmly: "When my home was confiscated, it was finally signed by the prefect's mansion. Master Qian's order only requires the signature of the prefect's mansion. I have no objection and will not pursue it anymore." .”
After saying that, he didn't even accept the order in the other party's hand. He turned around and looked at his parents, uncles, aunts, and cousins, and said with a smile, "Go home!"
The group of people rode away directly, leaving Qian Debao standing numbly in the wind.
The noise and rumors immediately started, as if a huge boulder had been thrown into the Tanping Lake in Wanfu County. With the county government office as the center, it spread out like ripples in all directions, filling every corner of the county.
In a large house in the east of Wanfu County, the Guo family, the largest family in Wanfu County, lives.
Although there is no one who can support the appearance of this family whose ancestors once produced a minister, the family fortune accumulated is really exaggerated, and he is also proud of his peers in Wanfu County.
The head of the Guo family is currently lying on a soft couch, with one maid squeezing his shoulders, another maid beating his legs, and another feeding grapes.
Well, they are serious grapes.
The steward of the house walked in quickly and said, "Master, something happened in the county today. The Xia family from the south of the city is back and appeared in the city in a big way."
The Guo family refused to take the initiative and said calmly: "It seems that the matter in Jiang'an County is settled. This idiot family didn't know how to go to other places to beg for food after surviving, and they have to come back."
The steward smiled and said, "They want to come back to seek justice."
"There's no fucking justice in this world."
The head of the Guo family smiled disdainfully, put his hand into the collar of the maid on the side, and rubbed a handful of improper grapes, "Money and power are the only justice, the rest is bullshit! These people can't even see Lu Erhu's face, so they just I will be bitten to death by Zhang Hong’s mad dog.”
He shook his head, took back his hand, and smelled the lingering fragrance in his hand with satisfaction, "Speaking of which, the Xia family used to have some family connections with my Guo family, but I didn't expect them to be so stupid."
The steward nodded, "Lieutenant Zhang did take action. After seeing them, he led people around them. But someone stopped him."
The head of the Guo family became interested and turned slightly, "Is there anyone in Wanfu County who is so brave? Dare to ruin Lu Erhu's affairs?"
"The person who stopped Captain Zhang was none other than Mr. Lu. Not only that, Mr. Lu tied his hands and knelt down in front of the Xia family in the street."
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The head of the Guo family sat up and said, "What? Lu Erhu, tie his hands, kneel down, and still do it in the fucking street?"
"Well, not only that, the Xia family went to the county government office. Qian County Zun and his master were waiting at the door, and they directly changed the sentence of the previous case. The Xia family was not guilty, all the ancestral property was returned, and Lu Erhu confiscated the property and distributed it."
The head of the Guo family couldn't sit still now. "Did the Xia family have any extraordinary adventures?"
"I heard County Lord Qian mentioned someone in his words that was highly appreciated by the empress. Could it be the one from Jiang'an City?"
The head of the Guo family immediately began to ponder, "Go, prepare a generous gift and prepare a sedan chair! Master, I am going to the Xia family!"
"Master, we haven't interacted with the Xia family for a long time. This..."
"What's the point! We are family friends, friends from our ancestors, and their business is my business! Why not congratulate me! Hurry up! It will be too late soon!"
"yes!"
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In the back hall of the county government office, Qian Debao sat on a chair with his face as sinking as water.
Lu Erhu, who came in quietly at some point, looked at his uncle, stepped forward, made a knife with his hand, slashed his neck, and whispered: "Brother, how about us?"
"You fucking want to die!" Qian Debao kicked Lu Erhu to the ground, "Empress De Fei's newly adopted sworn brother died here like this. No matter if we did it or not, we Do you believe that all nine tribes will be executed?"
He took a sip and said, "Besides, that's the Wudang Army. What kind of cat or dog do you think can make your assassination successful?"
Lu Erhu, who was usually arrogant and domineering, stood up and did not dare to get angry. He just pretended that he had not been kicked. "Then how should we deal with it? What he meant just now was clearly to let the Ming government deal with you!"
Magistrate Qian narrowed his eyes and said, "No rush, just wait a few days."
"Huh? Still waiting?"
"When have I ever harmed you?" County Magistrate Qian turned to look at him and murmured to himself, as if he was persuading Lu Erhu, but also seemed to be comforting himself.
"Wait a few days, wait a few more days..."
