Near noon, the bow-legged slut found the Xu family.
Xu He hugged Xie Liangcai and greeted him, looking him up and down, fearing that this guy was missing an arm or a leg or something. After all, there was a big boss behind the poet. If Xie Daozhi knew that his son was sent by Xu He to a county town that was being attacked by thieves, he would not be able to escape from the capital.
Fortunately, Xie Liangcai only had the tender flesh between his legs worn out, and his legs under the robe were walking in a special posture only for poets, feeling like... a crab.
Xie Liang had just returned from the county government. He learned from Li Zhijie that Xu He was at the Xu family on Fenghuang Dun.
"Xiaohe, it's a big deal! Big deal! Zhou Futai sent troops to surround the inspection office and found that all the roots were burned. They arrested Tongzhi Xue of the government office and the ambassador and deputy envoys of the inspection office on the spot!"
Xu He was shocked. Although Xue Tong knew that some roasted shrimps would not be popular, he came to the inspection office to check his future one-third of an acre of land before the officials and subordinates could tell him.
But after all, he had led the salt soldiers to resist the bandits for so long and was not afraid of death. Why did he, Zhou Futai, directly capture his colleagues?
The normal process should be for him to go to court for impeachment, and Xue Tongzhi to listen at home!
"I heard that Zhou Futai suspected that Xue, together with the ambassador and deputy envoy of the batch inspection office, led the wolf into the house and teamed up with the thieves to rob the tax money!" Xie Liangcai said.
Xu He immediately shook his head and said: "No, if Xue Tong knew that he was a gangster, he would never show up at the laboratory. How can anyone commit a crime and not pick himself out? It doesn't make sense both emotionally and rationally!"
Xie Liangcai smiled and said: "Who knows? What if the man named Xue feels that his career is hopeless, so he wants to join the thieves to grab a big one?"
Although what Xie Liangcai said was reasonable, Xu He felt that the matter was not that simple. Even if a dignified court official named Xue was demoted to the position of transportation judge, the transportation judge of the Salt Transportation Division was not an ordinary Sanzhou judge.
The transportation magistrate is responsible for supervising the salt field, urging the payment of fees, and also filing lawsuits. He can send people to arrest salt workers and all lawbreakers in the salt field.
In other words, this position not only controls the dozens of large and small salt fields on the south bank of the Huaihe River and everything around them, he also controls the life and death of everyone entering and leaving the salt field.
Even if you go fishing at will within the salt field, it is still within the jurisdiction of the transportation judge. Why? Because the salt farm is national property, if you come here to fish, you are embezzling national property, so the transportation magistrate also has the right to seize you.
It can be said that Yunfan is the sky that has jurisdiction over the salt field. Within the scope of the salt field, local officials have no jurisdiction, and everything depends on the will of Yunfan.
Therefore, there is a saying in official circles called "The salt transport judge is the same as the state pastor".
From the deputy of the government yamen to the main hall of Yanyun yamen, on the surface it seems to be a demotion, but in fact, no matter how many people ask for it, he can't get it.
Xue Tongzhi should be smiling when he dreams.
In this situation, how could Xue Tongzhi destroy his future and collude with some gangsters? It's ridiculous!
However, there are too few clues at hand now, and Xu He is not sure. After all, human nature is complicated. What if Xue Tongzhi is depressed after being impeached, and he has to make a big fortune by killing everything?
"Okay, okay, let's not mention the person named Xue. County Magistrate Li asked me to bring you a message, saying that the Huang family was burned down. When Huang Youcai was hiding from the thieves, he was slashed in the forearm by the thieves, and half of his forearm was missing!"
"What?" Xu He was shocked when he heard this.
It wasn't that he felt sorry for that bastard, but as far as he knew, the Huang family also had a mansion in Fenghuang Dun, and Huang Youcai almost always lived in the city on weekdays.
A while ago, he was banned from the Huang family's old house because of Li Zhijie.
Now that he has broken a forearm, it has something to do with Magistrate Li's grounding.
If the Huang family attributes the responsibility to this matter, not only will they resent Li Zhijie for imposing the grounding order, but he may also be on their family's blacklist.
Obviously, Li Zhijie specifically asked Xie Liangcai to inform him of this matter, just so that he could prepare in advance.
Xu He was complaining about this matter in his mind. At this moment, outside the gate of Xu Mansion, the Huang family was already making trouble.
Huang Dewang, Huang Landlord, is a fat, dark man, and the villagers secretly call him "Black Pig Luo".
At this moment, Black Pig Luo knocked on the door of Xu Mansion loudly, and while knocking on the door, he cried: "Mr. Xu, you must uphold justice for the grassroots! My youngest son's hand is all blamed on that Xu He of your Xu family... …”
Behind him, a young man with a broken right forearm was lying pale on the door panel. Two long-term workers were holding the door panel and standing behind Huang Dewang.
With a "squeak" sound, the door of the Xu Mansion opened slightly. Xu Yong frowned and looked at the fat black man outside the door: "What's the name? I didn't know this was the Xu Mansion?"
After all, Xu Yong had seen blood after following Xu Song up the mountain to suppress bandits. His eyes widened, and the fat black man crying outside the door was trembling with fear.
But soon, Huang Dewang shouted loudly again: "I have two sons in total. One of them passed the imperial examination and became an official. He went to serve the emperor. I left my younger son alone to take care of me in my old age. Now he is because of your Xu family." The little bastard Xu He was banned by the county magistrate, and then a thief cut off one of his forearms. Who will take care of me in the future..."
Following his cries, other families on Phoenix Pier were welcomed.
Those who can live in Fenghuang Pier must have rich or noble families. The Xu family, which has two generations of Jinshi scholars, was visited to cause trouble. Moreover, he is also a local rich man, which immediately caused the surrounding neighbors to point fingers.
Seeing that Huang Dewang could not be dismissed, Xu Yong closed the door with a bang and hurried to the backyard to report to the second master.
Just now, Zhou Futai of Yangzhou Prefecture invited Xu Song to go to the county government to discuss matters. Now only Xu Dai and his son are at home.
When Xu Dai heard about this incident, he slapped the table and was furious: "This Xu He is not a peaceful master. He goes around causing trouble for our Xu family. Your uncle thought he was a scholar and brought his mother into the house specially. , it’s fine now, Xu He offended people, and we all followed and were laughed at, it’s just... it’s ridiculous!”
Xu Luan nodded repeatedly. He had long been dissatisfied with Xu He, and now he just added insult to injury: "Dad, Xu He relies on himself as the head of the county trial case, and has Li Zhijie to support him. Now he is in trouble for the village, and encounters such a situation. For that matter, just... drive him out of the house and let him fend for himself!"
Xu Dai was silent when he heard this. Although he hated Xu He, after all, Xu He was a member of the Xu family. As an elder, if he really drove Xu He away, would the clan members come to the big clan to solve any problems in the future?
If no one supports the clan, then what prestige does he, the actual clan leader, have?
Thinking of this, he shook his head: "After all, he is the one your uncle likes!"
Xu Luan heard this and shouted: "Then let a rich man like the Huang family, who is suddenly rich, block the door of our Xu family and curse?"
Xu Dai snorted coldly: "Huang Dewang is just relying on the fact that he has a son who is a Jinshi. Huh, our Hailing Xu family has been officials for three generations. Are we still afraid of something like him that suddenly rises?"
"Go, Xu Yong, take a few people out and drive them away!"
Xu Yong looked hesitantly and looked at Xu Dai.
Unexpectedly, Xu Dai glared and cursed: "Old dog, do you only listen to my brother's words? What I said is useless? My Xu family has raised you for so many years, and this is how you treat me?"
Xu Yong looked ugly after being scolded and clenched his fists, but he turned around and left.
Seeing this, Xu Luan sneered: "This old dog usually only listens to his uncle's words and ignores us. One day we will drive him out of the house. I don't see how he can survive as a cripple!"
After a while, the Xu family father and son heard the voice of Mr. Huang crying for his father and mother from outside the gate. After a while, the sound gradually became distant. Xu Luan sneered: "Kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Let's see who dares to block the gate of my Xu family in Hailing City in the future." !”
