After settling Zhang Shou's wife and mother, Zheng Mi Chang ordered people to keep Zhang Shou's body, and then returned directly to the Governor's Mansion with He Maocai.
"You all go down first. I have important matters to discuss with the Inspector!"
As soon as he returned to the Governor's Mansion, Zheng Michang retreated.
"Yes, sir!"
After the subordinates took the order and left, only Zheng Michang and He Maocai were left in the entire hall.
"What should we plan for this matter? Do you really want to offend the Wen family for a common man? As far as I know, the Wen family has secretly won over many officials!" He Maocai was confused by Zheng Michang's previous operations. , asked quickly.
"Humph, of course! In recent years, the Wen family has accumulated more than tens of millions of dollars by selling illegal salt! But they only give us such a small benefit by sharing the profits every year. Why, send them away as beggars?"
Zheng Michang's mouth went dry as he spoke, and he immediately picked up the tea cup beside him and drank all the tea in the cup.
"Do you want to make a fuss about this matter? Let the Wen family share more profits to give us some benefits?"
He Maocai seemed to understand the purpose of this move after Zheng Michang's explanation.
"If we open up the situation a little more, why can't we annex all the Wen family's property?" Zheng Michang glanced at He Maocai and asked.
"What? Can the two of us eat it?" He Maocai couldn't help but be surprised after hearing what Zheng Michang said.
"You're so stupid. We two can't eat it. We can get Mr. Ge and the others to join us then! Then the big head will be given to Mr. Ge and the others, and the small head will be divided between the two of us. Isn't it better than being a beggar? Besides, the Wen family paid bribes. Most of the targets are officials from Qingliu."
"Firstly, I can get a lot of money, secondly, I can please the elders and the others, and thirdly, I can deal with those Qingliu officials. This is a great thing that kills three birds with one stone!"
Zheng Michang covered his forehead and explained patiently.
"Yes, now that Zhang Shou's body is in our hands, the Wen family can do whatever they want with it! You boy, when did you become so smart?" After He Maocai finished speaking, he looked at Zheng up and down with suspicion. Bichang.
"Humph, I realized this from being around the Governor in recent days. I will write a letter to Mr. Ge and the others later!" Zheng Michang said, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
"There's just one more concern. You and I can't take the lead in this case! In that case, it would look too deliberate." He Maocai ignored Zheng Michang's boasting and put forward his own ideas.
"Don't worry, I already have a perfect candidate in mind."
"who?"
"The magistrate of Chun'an County, Hai Rui."
…
Hangzhou City, inside the Wen Family Ancestral Hall.
"You evil villain, you are so brave, you actually dare to kill people in the street! You can kill people in the street, but you still can't settle this matter! You still have to ask your father and me to wipe your ass, it's your mother who has spoiled you. .”
"Come here, enforce the family law!"
In the ancestral hall, Wen Pingyi was looking at his youngest son Wen Rong with a look of hatred.
As soon as he heard that the family law was to be enforced, Wen Rong's whole body collapsed, and he cried with tears: "Father doesn't want it, father doesn't want it, the child knows that he is wrong! Please don't, ah!"
With a scream, the servant on the side found a wooden stick as thick as an arm from nowhere and handed it to the person responsible for enforcing family law.
"Change it to another one." Wen Pingyi looked at the wooden stick brought by the servant under his hand, frowned and said softly.
"Yes, sir!" After the servant accepted the order, he immediately found another wooden stick, and this one was twice as thick as the previous one.
"Who recruited these two people? Pay them their wages and tell them to get out!" Wen Pingyi was furious, and then called the housekeeper and ordered.
"Yes, sir, I will kick them both out right now!"
After the housekeeper finished speaking, he called his servants to expel the two people from the Wen family ancestral hall.
"Master, what did we do wrong? Please don't drive us away..."
After the previous episode, Wen Pingyi had no intention of continuing to implement family laws.
"Next, you'll be grounded for a month! You're not allowed to associate with your group of bad friends anymore, do you understand?"
Wen Pingyi looked at his frightened young son kneeling in the ancestral hall and ordered.
"Okay, father, I really realized my mistake! There won't be another time." Seeing that he was exempted from the family law, Wen Rong couldn't help but feel lucky and said repeatedly.
After Wen Pingyi walked out of the ancestral hall, he called the housekeeper and said in a low voice: "Send some money to those officials and settle this matter."
"Yes, sir, I'll do it right now." After listening to Wen Pingyi's instructions, the housekeeper left quickly.
…
At the Chun'an County government office, Hai Rui was handling official duties for the day. Ever since the last quarrel with his wife Wang, the couple had fallen into a cold war. Neither one was willing to speak to the other first, and Hai Rui was more diligent in doing so. For official business, I often stay until very late before going back.
"Here, take these processed files." Hai Rui said and pointed to a pile of files piled on the desk.
"Yes, Lord Magistrate!" After the clerk responded, he took all the files away.
At this moment, the official's announcement came from outside: "Reporting to the magistrate, there are officials from the Governor's Mansion outside asking to see you!"
"Invite him in quickly!" Hai Rui put down the brush in his hand and said.
"Yes!" After hearing Hai Rui's order, the government officials quickly let the people into the Chun'an County government office.
"Your Excellency, please!" The officer's face was full of flattery when he saw that this was an official from the Governor's Mansion.
The official just snorted coldly and ignored these government officials.
"Really, what are you so pretentious about? Aren't you just working in the Governor's Mansion? You're also a messenger!"
"Yes, yes, a messenger has the nerve to show his authority in front of us?"
After this official entered the Chun'an County government office, the previous government officials began to complain.
…
"I've met the magistrate!" The official in charge of delivering letters from the Governor's Mansion bowed to Hai Rui after entering the Chun'an County government office.
"Well, I don't know why you came to see me?" Hai Rui looked at the official in the hall and asked in a deep voice.
"Master Magistrate, it's like this. The Chief Envoy has encountered a very difficult case and wants you to come over and help handle the case!" After the official said this, he bowed to Hai Rui again.
"You are obviously an official in the Governor's Mansion, why were you sent here by the Chief Envoy?" After saying this, Hai Rui picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip, and asked.
"Reporting to the County Magistrate, the thing is like this. The Governor has received a new appointment from the court and has not been in the Governor's Mansion for a while! Therefore, he has temporarily handed over all the affairs of the Governor's Mansion to the Chief Envoy."
"Oh, I know. You can go down first! I still have some small matters to deal with here. You can go back and report." Hai Rui did not follow the person in a hurry, but chose to delay for a while.
"Well, okay, I'll go back to the Governor's Mansion and inform the Chief Envoy!"
After the officials who came to deliver the letter from the Governor's Mansion left, Hai Rui sighed and returned to the inner courtyard of the county government office.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Hai Rui's wife, Wang, saw that Hai Rui had returned to the county government office in broad daylight. She thought something had happened and walked out of the room with a worried look on her face. Forgetting the fact that the couple was having a cold war.
"It's nothing, it's just that the Chief Envoy encountered a difficult case and asked me to go and help!"
Hai Rui shook his head and didn't want to talk any more.
"This is a good thing! It means that the Chief Minister has recognized your ability!" Hai Rui's wife, Wang, became very excited after hearing Hai Rui's story.
"Having said that, I have a vague feeling that this matter is not simple! If anything happens to me then, just leave and don't stay here anymore."
"Don't worry, nothing will happen!"
When Hai Rui's wife Wang saw this, she choked what Hai Rui wanted to say next.
(End of chapter)
