"This is the Yamen, Brother Lin, is there anything else you need to help me with?"
Xu Xingmu asked.
Lin Qing kept his trip secret and low-key. He originally planned to go to see the county magistrate alone, but the dusty journey and heavy rain made him look quite embarrassed.
For those who didn’t know, they thought he was a down-and-out young man who had been exiled from the capital.
If you go to see Zhu Zhixian alone at this time, you will most likely be disgusted. Of course, there is no telling whether you can see him or not.
But if there is an acquaintance to pass the news on, it will be much easier to get things done.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally decided to do something special.
"There is indeed something disturbing..."
Lin Qing was a little embarrassed, "I have something important to do and need to see Mr. Zhu, the magistrate of Taoyuan County. I wonder if you can introduce him to him?"
"Now?"
Xu Xingmu scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.
"The situation is urgent and we need to see him as soon as possible."
Lin Qing glanced at him and frowned slightly, "Is there any inconvenience?"
Xu Xingmu said bluntly, "Mr. Zhu just got up at three o'clock in the morning. Before that, he didn't like outsiders to disturb him. In addition, the magistrate's wife has a bad temper. It would be more terrible to offend her than to offend Mr. Zhu. So I advise you to take a moment." Don't be impatient. It's better to wait for the county office to come back at midnight. Mr. Zhu will definitely be there by then, and there is no need to fight with Madam."
This... Lin Qing pondered for a moment without giving in, "I'm in a hurry. There's something I need to find the county magistrate to figure out. Brother Xu, you just need to tell me which room he lives in, and leave the rest to me."
At this point, Xu Xingmu couldn't refuse anymore.
Although we met by chance, we still have some affinity, so please help if you can.
The most important thing is that he always feels that this classmate Lin Qing is not an ordinary person. If he helps him today, he might be blessed with great wealth in the future.
"I will take you to the inner courtyard, and then you can go in by yourself. The third room from the right to the left is Master Zhu's residence."
Xu Xingmu thought for a while and reminded, "If Mr. Zhu is angry with you and reprimands you a few times, just bear with it. But if it makes Madam angry, you should run to the west courtyard quickly, where the servants live." This place is full of men, no matter how brave my wife is, it’s hard to kill them, so you can sneak away in the chaos and don’t even think about looking back.”
Lin Qing smiled softly and said thanks.
He tied the white horse to the stone lion in front of the door, took off his raincoat and put it on the horse's back. After a moment of comfort, he followed Xu Xingmu into the Yamen and went straight to the inner courtyard.
They arrived in a moment, but Xu Xingmu didn't want to go in depth. He watched Lin Qing walking alone and then left quietly.
However, before leaving, he left his address and told Lin Qing to find him if she was chased and cornered.
It actually moved the little attendant.
Soon, Lin Qing followed the instructions and found Mr. Zhu's room. The young man was very courageous. He didn't say much nonsense and just knocked on the door. It was simple and direct, as urgent as his urgent mood.
"Who is so impudent! Disturbing people's dreams! I am worried that I will chop off your head!"
Magistrate Zhu's roar came from inside the house, showing great authority.
"Who is it? Knock the soul, knock! Someone in the family is dead!"
This is the roar of the magistrate's wife, the howling of ghosts and wolves.
Lin Qing's face was ashen. He had been a treasure in the eyes of his teachers, relatives and friends since he was a child. He had never been scolded like this before. Although he was the one who broke down the door and disturbed others first, this scolding was too unpleasant!
Are the parents of Taoyuan County so bad-tempered?
So he smashed harder and vented his dissatisfaction without saying a word.
Finally, the magistrate in the room couldn't bear it anymore.
He started running and opened the door angrily. Looking at the unfamiliar face outside the house, he was stunned for a moment. Then he was shocked and said, "Who are you? How dare you break into the inner courtyard of the Yamen? Don’t you take this officer seriously? Come here! Get this guy for me..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped.
A cold sweat suddenly broke out on Zhu Zhixian's forehead.
His eyes widened and he stared blankly at Lin Qing. To be precise, he stared at the gold-edged token that suddenly appeared in Lin Qing's hand, representing his status as a member of the Hanlin Academy.
Soon, he let out a strange cry, bowed down at an extremely fast speed, bowed humbly, and shouted with a mournful face, "My lord, there is a misunderstanding!"
Lin Qing snorted coldly, shook the token, and was about to speak when a figure smelling of powder suddenly jumped out of the room. Without saying a word, he opened his claws to scratch him.
At the same time, the sound of ghosts crying and wolf howling came again, "Little bastard, let me see if I don't scratch you to death!"
It’s the county magistrate’s wife! It is indeed as powerful as the rumors!
"Madam, please stop being rude! Get out of here immediately! He is the Lord Attendant of the Hanlin Academy!"
Zhu Zhixian was startled, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly yelled.
He knew Madam, the brute force of the eighth-grade female martial artist. If this claw were to go down, the Lord Attendant on the small arms and legs would probably have to go to bed and lie down for half a month.
The county magistrate's wife was also shocked when she heard this. Is she a student at the Hanlin Academy? That was a sixth-grade official, and he was a capital official. In terms of rank, connections, development prospects, and invisible power, he was much more powerful than the dead ghost magistrate at home!
This time it hit the iron plate.
At this time, she also wanted to retreat, but her claws were in the air and she was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, she was half a foot in front of Lin Qing. It was impossible to retreat on her own initiative. Fortunately, there was still the county magistrate.
I saw Zhu Zhixian shouting, "Madam, I'm offended!"
Then he flew a kick in the air, which was like a golden hook hanging upside down. It was able to successfully intercept Madam's attack and hit her chest!
In the past, I had touched it with my hands, but this time I touched it with my feet, which gave it a different flavor.
And it could be seen that this kick was quite sincere. It actually kicked the lady's three hundred kilogram body in a two-and-a-half-circle circle and flew back to the house along the way.
There was a scream that shook the heaven and the earth. The magistrate heard it for a moment, and his cheeks twitched slightly. He thought to himself, this is terrible. The kick was too heavy. Madam, couldn't you turn around and crush me to death?
But this was not the time to think about this. Although the lady had been dealt with, footsteps suddenly started to sound in the outer courtyard, and then a group of naked and muscular men came over with a guy in their hands, cursing and killing.
These people are not county government officials, but private thugs hired by Zhu Rushi secretly. They are kept in the outer courtyard on weekdays. They were attracted by the miserable howls of the county magistrate's wife!
"Sir, what's going on?"
The leading man is called Lei Gong, a seventh-grade martial artist. He holds a machete in his hand and looks at Lin Qing coldly. As long as Mr. Zhu says a word, he will chop people immediately.
"Who are you? Do you have a sense of public morality? It's noisy and noisy at night, and the neighbors don't have to sleep!"
Zhu Rushi's eyes were red, and he pointed at Lei Gong and scolded him sternly, "Get out of here!"
When it comes to observing words and expressions, Lei Gong is a professional.
He has already seen that Lin Qing is not an ordinary person. Although he is young, his aura is actually stronger than Master Zhu.
If you are not rich, then you are expensive!
"Yes, sir!"
Lei Gong shouted loudly, and the men holding swords retreated one after another.
Zhu Rushu wiped off the cold sweat from his forehead and then dared to turn his eyes to the young attendant from the capital in front of him. He sneered and did not mention what happened just now. He only greeted him politely, "My lord, you came too suddenly. I don’t have any preparations, so why don’t we go inside first and have tea.”
Lin Qing suppressed her anger and refused coldly, "I'm afraid Zhu's tea is a bit hot to the mouth, so I won't be able to enjoy it."
Seeing the fear on Zhu Ru's face, he waved his hand and said, "Don't rush to explain. I don't have time to ask questions. I have come all the way from the capital this time, and I only have one thing to ask you..."
"Your Majesty must tell you everything you know!"
Zhu Rushi responded hurriedly.
His attitude was quite correct... Lin Qing thought for a while and suddenly looked at him seriously, "I would like to ask you, who wrote the poem sent to the capital?"
