Mengzhou County Government Office, in the early morning, the sun shines on the dew-laden bamboo trees, reflecting a rainbow-like light.
In the county government office, an old man wearing cloth and a round hat was rubbing his hands and placing a mahogany box on the table: "Your Excellency, a little care is not respectful, it is not respectful."
The person in front of him who was called the County Lord was a white-faced scholar who looked to be in his early thirties, wearing a seventh-grade official robe. He looked at the old man in front of him with a slightly worried look: "Rich Man Zhu, what do you mean by this?"
"Isn't this stolen for Yellow River Seventeen?" Zhu rich man said while rubbing his hands.
"You are quite well informed." The scholar sneered.
"After all, those who do business should be well-informed." Zhu Zhu looked at the county magistrate and said respectfully: "I heard that one hundred households of Lao Nuo De Lao had successfully captured the remnants of the Seventeenth Bandits of the Yellow River on the bank of the Yellow River, and The gold and jewelery girl has no plans, and I even heard that the thief's leader, the Yellow Arowana, was also captured and is on his way back."
"So?" The scholar looked at the rich man Zhu in front of him: "You also want to get involved in feelings?"
"I want to explain it to you first. The seventeen bandits of the Yellow River were annihilated this time. First of all, it was Master Futai's wise guidance, then Master Zhizhou's sincere teachings about loving the people as sons, and finally my meager errands. "The county magistrate said solemnly.
"That's why I'm here." Zhu Zhu said hurriedly.
The scholar glanced at the rich man and said, "Say, keep talking."
"If my inquiry this time is correct, this time Lord Lawnold went to set up security overnight to detect theft. Among the big fish caught in the net was a young woman who was not more than twenty years old."
"And this young woman, Mr. Lawnold, claims to be the key figure in defeating the Seventeen Yellow River Bandits this time." Rich Man Zhu looked at the scholar's face and said cautiously.
"It seems that there is such a thing." The scholar said, showing a somewhat disapproving expression: "Let me investigate on the spot and find out the whole story. I will never wrongly accuse a good person, nor let a bad person go..."
"Then that woman..." The rich man looked at the scholar's expression.
"Of course, she will be imprisoned in the county jail first." The scholar said matter-of-factly: "Since she was arrested together with the gang members of the Seventeen Yellow River Bandits, she must be inseparable from these thieves. It will take time to find out the truth. , we can’t let her run away, if she is some kind of treacherous thief and flees to other states and counties, wouldn’t it be a huge sin for me, Mr. Huang?”
"Actually, there's no need to go to such trouble." Rich Master Zhu looked at the scholar and said.
The scholar was a little surprised and looked at the kind-faced old man in civilian clothes in front of him: "What good idea do you have?"
"There is no good solution, but there is an idea that can solve the problem for the county." The old man said quietly: "If the county has not forgotten, just the day before yesterday, I sent someone to report that a river boat was robbed. case."
"I'm a bit impressed," the scholar said.
"And the hijacker was not the Seventeen Yellow River Robbers who have now been crowned, but a young woman who looked ordinary." The old man continued.
The scholar's eyes seemed to light up: "You mean that."
"Yes, I have a man who was on the boat at the time, and he also saw the appearance of the young woman who was arrested this time. He can be sure with a 120% certainty."
"The young woman who was arrested is the same woman who robbed the ship." Zhu Zhu said firmly.
The scholar suddenly clapped his hands: "It's true, it's true!"
"I was just thinking about how a woman could hang out among such vicious gangsters as the Seventeen Bandits of the Yellow River, and still dare to claim to be the Seventeen Bandits of the Yellow River that she had annihilated."
"Even if that's true, it's just a farce of gangsters taking advantage of gangsters."
"You actually want me to report to the imperial court to praise you and award you."
As the scholar said this, he held Zhu Zhu's pampered hand tightly and shook it up and down: "Thanks to Mr. Zhu, if you hadn't seen everything clearly, I would have almost made a big mistake."
Saying this, the scholar glanced at the mahogany box placed on the table and pursed his lips calmly: "Mr. Zhu came to give me advice, so why give such a generous gift."
"Let's talk about it. Mr. Zhu has helped me, Mr. Huang, so much this time. He reciprocates the favor. I don't know what Mr. Zhu wants to ask for. If I can help, I, Mr. Huang, will do my best."
Rich Man Zhu nodded: "Then I will make it clear that people will not speak secretly."
"As Mr. Huang County knows, my family, Zhu Quanfu, has been doing business in Mengzhou County for generations, so I have accumulated some family property. My ancestors once handed down a picture of Phoenix Bamboo Spring, which is a famous painting of many years, and it is also mine. An heirloom of the Zhu family.”
"However, in the past two years, a friend wanted to take it home to borrow it, but unfortunately it was stolen by the Seventeen Yellow River Bandits on the Yellow River. My friend was also brutally killed."
"At that time, I swore that I would take back this Phoenix Bamboo Spring Picture at all costs, and bring the seventeen Yellow River thieves to justice."
Huang Xianzun listened attentively. According to the reports of those who came back first, some precious calligraphy and paintings of famous people were indeed found among the treasures of the Seventeen Thieves of the Yellow River. Maybe there really is this picture of Phoenix Bamboo Spring, but is it this? It's hard to say whether it's a family heirloom of the rich man Zhu. After all, his friend is dead and there is no evidence of his death. Naturally, whatever he says is what he says.
But at this point, the two of them were finally settled, and Huang Xianzun laughed loudly: "What about this? The property plundered by thieves, if it has no owner, of course it will be handed over to the court, and of course if it has an owner, it will be handed over to the court. A gentleman will no longer take away the love of others."
"When the treasures are transported back to the county government, I will ask my subordinates to investigate the harvest. If there is such a picture of the Phoenix Bamboo Spring, then it must be returned to the original owner and presented with both hands."
"Mr. Zhu, what do you think?"
Zhu Quanfu bowed his hands in salute and thanked: "The county magistrate's mirror is hanging high, so I rely on the county magistrate."
At this time, Huang Xianzun calmly took the mahogany box, opened a crack and looked inside, only to see a warm and snow-white jade pendant inside. He suddenly frowned: "Mr. Zhu, what is this?" mean?"
"It's not interesting." Zhu Quanfu said with a smile: "I know that the county magistrate was born as a Jinshi, and he dislikes bribery the most, but I heard that the county magistrate's second wife just gave birth to a fat boy two months ago. I heard that good jade can protect the body and ward off evil spirits, so I spent a lot of effort to buy this piece of Hotan seed material from a merchant in the Western Regions, and after it was carved by a famous artist, I rushed to present it to the county magistrate."
"The things used to ward off evil spirits for children are just a little thought from me, Zhu."
"I believe the county magistrate will not blame you."
The corners of Huang Xianzun's mouth curved up slightly.
"It won't happen again."
ps: Some readers responded that there were too few male protagonists and too many side plots.
emmmmm, let me ask, so far, the male protagonist has only written less than one-tenth of the content of this book. Okay, you have seen it here, why do you still dislike it==
Also, the male protagonist’s point of view is not suitable for writing. Do you have to see clearly how laborious it is for the male protagonist to kill someone seemingly lightly? For example, the previous plot in which the male protagonist followed Xue Ling and Shang Jiuge in the Seventeen Pirates' Camp was written but you didn't like it.
Moreover, it’s great to have a male protagonist with his face half-covered while holding a pipa.
Just like Saitama-sensei, it’s just right when you start playing.
