A heavy rain overnight caused Qin Ming, who originally wanted to return to Qingzhou Mansion, to stay in Qingfeng Town.
"Qin Tongzhi, Huang Dujian, if the heavy rain doesn't stop, please rest in my village for a few more days!"
Liu Gao enthusiastically prepared a banquet to entertain Qin Ming and Huang Xin.
"Qingzhou Prefecture is busy with military affairs. My benefactor and I will go back as soon as the rain stops."
Huang Xin shook his head and said, this time Qin Ming led his troops out of the city without asking Magistrate Murong for instructions. Magistrate Murong would definitely blame him if he stayed for a long time. Although Qin Ming was under the control of a state, he was still under the control of Magistrate Murong.
"Qin Zongzhi and Huang Du have worked hard to suppress the bandits. Let's drink a few drinks first to ward off the cold!"
Liu Gao persuaded them to drink with a smile. Seeing that Qin Ming and Huang Xin didn't drink much, he suddenly turned his eyes and winked at the back hall, and saw an enchanting and beautiful woman walking out.
"Who is this?"
Qin Ming saw a woman coming out and looking at Liu Gao suspiciously.
"Shangguan, this is the wife of the lower official, please come and toast to the official. This time, Shangguan killed more than a hundred bandits in Qingfeng Mountain in one battle!"
Liu Gao smiled and called his wife over.
"The slave family is pouring wine for Shangguan!"
The woman smiled coquettishly, took the jug and poured wine for Qin Ming and Huang Xin. Now Qin Ming and Huang Xin couldn't help but drink.
When he was half drunk, Liu Gao suddenly started to vomit bitterly, saying that he could not command Hua Rong, the deputy Zhizhai, as a Zhengzhi village. Every time he went to suppress the bandits, Hua Rong found excuses to shirk, so that he could only command half of them. Qingfeng's soldiers were unable to suppress the bandits every time due to insufficient strength. This was how the three mountain bandits became arrogant.
"Hua Rong is also the queen of generals, how could it be like this?"
Qin Ming frowned and looked at Liu Gao and asked. He still knew something about Hua Rong. Hua Rong's ancestor had also served as a local general to protect the country. Hua Rong was extraordinary in martial arts and had a good reputation in Qingzhou Prefecture. He should not disobey orders.
"There must be a misunderstanding about this matter. You are civil and military, but civil and military affairs are at odds?"
Huang Xin knew that Liu Gao was complaining, but it was difficult for them to handle the matter. Hua Rong was the Zhizhi of Qingfeng Village before Liu Gao came. Liu Gao was suddenly ordered to airborne and turned it back into Zhengzhi Village. It is only natural for Hua Rong to have opinions. , even the prefect knew this clearly. Liu Gao wrote to Shen Hua Rong many times but was mixed up.
"Huang Dujian, where is the discord between civil and military forces? Hua Rong is so ambitious. There are some things I don't want to say, but as the Zhengzhi Village of Qingfeng Village, I have to say them!"
Liu Gao suddenly spoke with some righteousness in his voice.
"If you have something to say, say it. This administration is free to make clear decisions!"
Qin Ming looked at Liu Gao impatiently. He was most disgusted with this kind of civil servant who went around and couldn't speak clearly.
"Shangguan, as a Zhizhai, Hua Rong should protect the peace of the country, but he often makes friends with the so-called Jianghu people. Shangguan should know that Jianghu people are troubled by criminals and prisoners. Is it clean for him, a Zhizhai, to associate with these people? I heard that he has a good relationship with the Sanshan bandits..."
Liu Gao began to make up the plans. Although these were based on speculation, it was no secret that Hua Rong liked to make friends with people in the world, and many people in the world did have good background.
"That's enough! How could Hua Rong have anything to do with those thieves in Sanshan? I saw him destroy Sanshan with my own eyes!"
Qin Ming slapped the table and said impatiently, "These three mountain bandits have been a worry for Qingzhou Prefecture for many years. As a military commander, he suppressed bandits even once, and Hua Rong also assisted them many times."
"Shangguan, calm down and drink! Drink!"
Upon seeing this, Liu Gao's wife quickly poured wine for Qin Ming. Qin Ming was not angry when he saw that a woman was pouring the wine, so he just drank the wine in one gulp.
"I think there must be something wrong here, why don't you ask Zhao Huarong to ask for details."
Huang Xin said, there are some things that cannot be taken at face value.
"It's late tonight, and it's raining heavily. It's better not to go to Huazhi Village to invite us. We'll go to the Nu family to invite them in person when the weather clears tomorrow."
The woman poured another glass of wine for Qin Ming and Huang Xin and said softly. The woman said this, so Huang Xin naturally couldn't talk about inviting Hua Rong.
After drinking for a while, it was already late at night, and Qin Ming and Huang Xin went to the military camp in the village to rest.
"What did you say today? If you invite Hua Rong here, wouldn't it be a betrayal? Do you have any evidence against Hua Rong?"
After Qin Ming and Huang Xin left, the number of women fell to Liu Gao.
"I'm in a hurry to move to Huarong! He stares at me all day long, and it's inconvenient for me to do anything!"
Liu Gao said angrily that what he wanted to do when he came to Qingfeng Town to be a magistrate was to collect more money and then buy a magistrate, but Hua Rong always stopped him from collecting money. He tried his best to get rid of Hua Rong. Today Qin He thought it was a good time for Ming and Huang Xin to come, so he tried his best to entertain Qin Ming and Huang Xin.
"Why don't you find some "evidence" before you speak? Just say that Hua Rong has colluded with the thieves from Qingfeng Mountain, Taohua Mountain, and Erlong Mountain. If you catch a random thief, torture him, sign his name, and then beat him to death, isn't this irrefutable evidence? ? Even if Hua Rong cannot be eliminated, he will never stay in Qingfeng Town as the Zhizhai."
The woman pointed at Liu Gao's sinister ideas. In her opinion, the higher Liu Gao climbed, the more noble her status would be. Maybe in the future she would not only be the wife of the Zhai village, but also the wife of the county magistrate and the wife of the prefect.
"What a plan, ma'am!"
Liu Gao was overjoyed when he heard this. He put his arms around the woman and was about to kiss her.
"Go and do your business first!"
The woman pushed Liu Gao with a sweet smile.
"Being with Madam is business!"
Liu Gao hugged the woman and went to the back hall.
"People say that women have the most vicious hearts. I have seen it today. This adulterer and adulteress must not be let go."
All this was heard by Shi Qian on the roof.
"Brother seems to be interested in that little lady Hua Chan, so Hua Rong is also my elder brother-in-law. I must do this beautifully."
Shi Qian recalled the scene when he was drinking at Cao Zheng Hotel just now. Sun Lei obviously fell in love with Hua Chan.
Qingfeng Town was in chaos early the next morning, and overnight the town was filled with notices about the Three Mountain Bandits, saying that Liu Gao had taken money and refused to do anything, and the people of the Three Mountains would kill other people.
Liu Gao is very greedy and has a bad reputation in Qingfeng Town. As soon as this notice came out, everyone pointed at Liu Gao's Nanzhai and started talking about it. They all seemed to believe what the notice said.
"Benefactor, look!"
Huang Xin took the notice and hurried into the military camp to show it to Huang Xin.
"What? That thief Liu Gao, he said something about Hua Rong last night, go and get him to see me!"
Qin Ming was furious after reading this. Liu Gao was still making trouble last night. If Liu Gao really colluded with the three bandits, he would never forgive him lightly.
"My lord, these notices are strange. Should I call Liu Gao to ask them first?"
Huang Xin said, after all, Liu Gao belongs to the Zhengzhi Village of Qingfeng Town, so it is inappropriate to arrest him like this.
"Now that it's been like this, what else is there to say?"
Qin Ming pointed to the notices and said, "These things have been posted in Qingfeng Town. Now that they are making an uproar, how can we calm down the public anger without a thunderous attack?"
"Yes, benefactor!"
Huang Xin had no choice but to nod and rush to the back hall of Xiaozhai with a few soldiers.
At this time, Liu Gao was sleeping peacefully with his arms around the woman. Huang Xin kicked the door open regardless of the guards' obstruction.
"Captain Huang, what are you doing!"
Liu Gao and the woman hid under the quilt. Liu Gao saw the person clearly and yelled.
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