Early the next morning.
Li Chengqian directly entered the city with fifty Zuo Yiwei with great fanfare.
Jingyang County is a small place, and there are not many officials from the capital who are willing to come here on weekdays, let alone relatives of the emperor.
So when they heard that King Qin had come to the county, many people gathered in the street, hoping to see the famous eldest prince with their own eyes.
However, the eldest prince did not show up and had been hiding in the carriage since entering the city.
It wasn't until he arrived at the government office that he slowly stepped out of the carriage.
Not to mention what Li Chengqian looks like, just his elegant yet masculine temperament is enough to kill a group of men of his age in an instant.
Although he had a kind smile on his face, the aura of a prince emanating from his whole body was enough to make anyone tremble in fear.
At this time, Xia Zhixing, the magistrate of Jingyang County, led a group of government officials and rushed towards Li Chengqian.
Xia Zhixing bowed directly to Li Chengqian and said: "Xia Zhixing, the lower official, pays homage to His Highness the King of Qin."
Looking at Xia Zhixing, Li Chengqian's eyes curved into crescent shapes.
He chuckled and said, "Master Xia, did you just hear that this king has come to Jingyang County?"
Hearing this, Xia Zhixing was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I heard about it an hour ago."
"That's it."
The smile on Li Chengqian's face remained unchanged, but his eyes became sharper: "It seems that I am not powerful enough to let you, Master Xia, go out and wait..."
Even if it is an ordinary people's home, they know exactly what time the guests will arrive.
They will also send people to wait outside the door, let alone in the bureaucracy?
Let me ask, when Li Chengqian went to whose house, whose owner would not be waiting outside?
Even if he strolled to Changsun Wuji's Zhao Guogong Mansion, Changsun Wuji would still send Changsun Chong to wait outside the door, waiting.
But today, when he came to Jingyang County, Xia Zhixing actually came out in a hurry after he arrived outside the government office.
If it wasn't that Xia Zhixing was really busy with official duties and didn't have time to come out to greet him, it was that he didn't pay attention to Li Chengqian at all.
And Xia Zhixing is not a fool.
How could he still not know what Li Chengqian meant when he said these words?
He lowered his waist even lower: "I am also unable to escape because of my busy official duties. I hope Your Highness will forgive me..."
"Master Xia is working too hard."
Looking at the empty government office, Li Chengqian only sneered.
What kind of mother-in-law is busy with official duties?
It's obvious that he doesn't take himself seriously.
Sometimes, Li Chengqian's temper is too good.
If it were before, he would have been more ruthless to those who dared to do small things to him behind his back.
I'm afraid this will let these people know that Li Chengqian is not someone to be trifled with.
However, Li Chengqian was too lazy to dwell on this matter.
He waved his hand and said: "Okay, since Mr. Xia is busy with official duties, I will talk about my affairs quickly. When it is finished, Mr. Xia will continue to attend to his official duties."
Xia Zhixing nodded slightly and then made a gesture of invitation.
Li Chengqian was not polite to him and walked into the government office first.
After entering the main hall, he sat on the main seat as expected.
Li Chengqian raised his head slightly and said, "I have only one thing to ask you this time. Do you have Wang Xizhi's Lanting Preface?"
Not to mention Xia Zhixing's character, he is definitely a smart one.
Li Chengqian was suddenly killed. Although he was caught off guard, he quickly reacted and took the time to destroy some things that should be destroyed.
He also discussed with a few of his confidants and came up with a lot of materials, just waiting for His Highness the King of Qin to perform a routine check on himself.
But he never thought that Li Chengqian would ask such a question.
"But that's absolutely not the case."
"Then Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is so precious, how could it fall into the hands of an unworthy county magistrate like me..."
Xia Zhixing couldn't figure it out, so he could only act as if he didn't know anything and was surprised.
"Yeah?"
"But how did I hear that you have the Lanting Preface?"
Li Chengqian grinned and said, "You don't have to rush to deny it. The reason why I came here today is because I heard the exact news."
"Otherwise, you think that I am so full that I have nothing to do and come to your little Jingyang County?"
Li Chengqian looked like a dandy and said: "As you know, my father likes to collect Wang Xizhi's copybooks, and he attaches great importance to the Lanting Preface, which has already become famous all over the world."
"He even made a bold statement about this. If anyone can publish Wang Xizhi's preface to the Lanting Collection, he will be given a title or an official position."
Li Chengqian looked at Xia Zhixing and said, "So, if you really have this copybook, take it out as soon as possible, so that I can return to Chang'an as soon as possible to ask for your reward."
"Your Highness is joking..."
"If that copybook is really in my hand, how can I, as a minister, ask for a reward? It will definitely be sent to Chang'an as soon as possible to present it to His Majesty."
Xia Zhixing said with a smile on his face: "So, I hope His Highness will investigate this matter..."
"All right."
Li Chengqian sighed and said, "In that case, let's start the next topic."
Li Chengqian's thinking was so fast that Xia Zhixing couldn't keep up.
He said directly: "I heard that there is a portal named Chai in your Jingyang County, right?"
firewood?
Hearing this, Xia Zhixing immediately became alert: "Your Highness, there was indeed such a portal in Jingyang County before."
"previously?"
Li Chengqian pretended to be confused and asked: "Why do you say that?"
"That's it, Your Highness."
"At the end of the year before last, our county suffered from banditry. Unfortunately, the Chai family was wiped out by those bandits."
Xia Zhixing said with regret: "All thirty-three members of the Chai family died in that disaster, so now we in Jingyang no longer have a Chai family."
"its not right."
"How did I hear that there is an orphan in the Chai family?"
Li Chengqian raised his eyes and looked at Xia Zhixing and said, "Master Xia, you must have remembered it wrong, right?"
"No way."
Xia Zhixing directly asked the government official to bring the book recording the case and said: "I came to this county in June of the year before last."
"Since then, all the major and minor crimes that have occurred in the county have been recorded, including the murder of the Chai family."
"And after the incident, Xiaguan personally led the government soldiers to wipe out the group of bandits, a total of more than 40 people."
"This official will never remember such an important matter wrongly."
"That's it..."
Li Chengqian smiled slightly, then turned to look at Gai Zhe beside him and said, "Lao Gai, go call someone."
"yes……"
After Gai Zhe responded, he walked straight out.
After a while, he walked back again, and there was already another person behind him.
When he saw this person, Xia Zhixing's expression obviously changed.
He lost his voice and exclaimed: "You...are you a human or a ghost..."
"Guan Gu, you didn't expect that I'm not dead yet!"
Chai Jing faced Xia Zhixing and sneered: "Next time if you send someone to hunt me down, remember to find someone reliable, not those drunkards..."
