Pei Huai, the magistrate of Tianan County, is tall, with bright eyes, thick finger bones, and a beard on his cheeks. From a distance, he looks more like a wealthy person than a county magistrate.
This is normal. Su Che has read Pei Huai's resume. He was born in the Imperial Academy, one of the four major academies, and is a serious martial scholar.
After being recommended as an official, he served as county captain once and county magistrate twice.
"Su Li Xing."
"Pei County Zun."
The two of them bowed to each other and sat down on the Grand Master's chair.
"I don't know why Mr. Li Xing arrived, but Pei was rude first." Pei Huai smiled and said, "Speaking of which, Su Li Xing and I are from the same hometown."
"The county minister is polite. Is the county minister also from Yongzhou?"
"A certain person is from Xiangyang."
Pei Huai looked at Su Che with a smile: "Although they are in different states, they are in Linxiang."
The Su family of Duling, where Su Che was born, was originally from Duling County on the edge of Chang'an, which is now the core area of the Northern Dynasties.
Not only Su Che, but also Du Ling Wei, who was born in Wei Huaiwen and is still fighting in the north, are actually so-called overseas residents.
Nominally they are from Yongzhou, but in fact they are all refugee leaders in the north of Jingzhou.
When Nanliang was founded, these powerful families who went south into exile were used to seize power. Most of the generals in the Southern Dynasties came from frontline refugees such as Yongzhou and Qingzhou.
Xiangyang is actually the second line of defense of Nanliang, and it is a comrade hand in hand with Yongzhou.
Of course, the Dulingsu family is still nominally in Yongzhou, but the family has moved to Jiankang for a long time, and they are still in their place of origin in name only.
The two exchanged pleasantries again, looking happy.
"Su Lixing, have you caught that group of corpse monsters? It's such a troubled time right now. Incidents have happened one after another in Cizhou, and there are refugees everywhere. If there are more monsters causing trouble, it will cause a catastrophe sooner or later."
After Pei Huai exchanged greetings, his eyes were filled with deep worry.
"The zombies are all dead, but things are getting more troublesome."
Su Che did not hide it from Pei Huai and told him the general situation.
"There is someone behind the scenes, Su Lixing may be sure."
"that's for sure."
"well."
The Tianan County Magistrate sighed again.
"I wonder what Su Lixing wants us to do?"
Tiqi and the local government belong to different systems. According to the system of Nanliang, Su Che and the Tianan County magistrate are of higher rank, but they cannot directly command the local government.
If there really was to be any linkage, it would be necessary for Cizhou to propose the punishment of thousands of households to Cizhou's Censor Zhongcheng, who would then issue the order to Tian'an County.
Although this kind of arrangement is a stacked building, which seriously reduces efficiency, it can also prevent local mischief.
Pei Huai's meaning was very obvious. At this juncture, he was not prepared to follow the rules set by the court.
Rules that are completely unpractical, why do you care about them?
"How dare I command Mr. Pei County? What's going on..."
Suche really didn't want to deal with people from Tianan County. If nothing else, with the methods currently revealed by the people behind the scenes, they really can't help much.
"Su Lixing may not know that Pei was famous for exterminating obscene temples during his tenure. If there is any evil spirit, it is Pei's duty to destroy it."
Pei Huai spoke generously.
The Temple of Extinction and Obscenity refers to those spirits who covet the incense of the human world. Ghost cultivators and demon cultivators are limited by their methods. Without inheritance and practice, it would be very difficult. Many people are keen on pretending to be gods and absorbing some human fireworks.
For example, when Su Che met the little fox in Shanyin County, she could barely be considered one at that time. Of course, most of them are the so-called "Baojiaxian", "Chumaxian" and "Five-Tongshen" in Su Che's previous life.
Judging from what Pei Huai meant, he should also be known for his iron fist during his tenure. With his background in the Imperial College, it is estimated that those monsters were often suppressed by the iron fist.
"There's really nothing to do." Su Che said with a helpless look on his face: "I don't want to hide it from Lord Pei. It's also a fog right now and there's no way to start."
"Then Su Lixing just came to inform us?"
"There is actually a person who may be involved in this matter, but he was arrested by the county magistrate." Su Che looked at Pei Huai and said: "I don't know what he was guilty of, but I ask the county magistrate to do me a favor and let me interrogate him first. , after all, it’s a big deal..."
"It's easy to say." Pei Huai didn't ask who it was: "Su Lixing just wanted to interrogate him. I just don't know who he was and why he was brought in."
Magistrate Pei was silent for a moment.
"How about this, to avoid trouble, I will accompany Su Lixing to take the criminal away..."
"No need. If you have any questions, just ask them in prison."
Su Che smiled: "Pei Xianzun just happened to come together to listen. I have heard that the county Zun is the senior disciple of the Imperial Academy. I have little qualifications, so we can brainstorm together."
"Su Lixing is so humble. Who doesn't know about Su Lixing's family background? After coming to Cizhou, he made extraordinary achievements many times..."
"He has no merit, but he is a complete disaster. Wherever he goes, something will happen."
The prison in Tianan County is not far from the county government office and can be said to be heavily guarded.
When Daliang was founded, there was a well-structured set of laws, but now few people use them.
To put it bluntly, because the government is dark, the people do not see the officials if they can. Therefore, there are either unlucky people who have offended people who shouldn't be offended or some serious criminals in the prison.
A scribe led the way.
"Reporting to the county magistrate, the watchman Qin Si was arrested for stealing. Someone saw that he was spending lavishly, so they reported him with the arrester. Many ancient coins and silver coins from previous generations were found in his house, and they suspected him. I usually rob ancient tombs.”
"That's a serious crime." Tian'an County Magistrate Pei Huai looked at Su Che next to him: "According to law, if you find three tombs, you will be hanged..."
Su Che hesitated when he heard that ancient coins were found in Qin Geng's house.
Things are getting weirder and weirder. Didn't this Lao Qin say that he had no money?
This is just the end point.
What Su Che was thinking was that if the person behind the scenes felt that Qin Gengfu was a key node, they could just kill him. What would they do if they put him in jail?
It’s superfluous and unnecessary.
The clerk led the way, and Su Che and Pei Huai passed through several empty cells.
"Ahead is Qin Si's cell."
Su Che walked over and took a look. Inside the wooden fence, Qin Gengfu, whom he had met once before, was lying on the ground sleeping in handcuffs and shackles.
"Qin Si, the adults are here to interrogate you. Get up quickly and answer..."
"Qin Si..."
No matter how the clerk outside called, Qin Gengfu just lay on the ground and slept.
"Su Lixing..."
Pei Huai looked at Suche cautiously.
Su Che's face remained calm.
"Open the gate."
"yes."
The clerk opened the wooden gate of the prison, and Su Che stepped forward and leaned down to detect Letan Qin Si's breathing.
His breathing was long and he looked like he was asleep.
Opening his eyelids, he saw only the whites of his eyes.
"Leaving the soul."
Suche glanced at Pei Huai.
"Pei County Zun, what's going on?"
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