"Did you know that there are as many people who want to serve this governor as there are crucian carp crossing the river? As a mere seventh-grade official, you are not even qualified to kowtow at the threshold of this governor." Xiao Chen frowned, with an undisguised look in his eyes. Disgusted, he sighed lazily, "You don't have to talk nonsense to me."
"Whatever the governor asks you, you just say it. Do you understand?"
No matter how smart the little minion is, he is just a minion after all. The only important thing about Wang Wancai is the news about Li Bingzhu. Other than that, he is of no use to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen would not waste more than one stick of incense on him.
"Yes, yes." Wang Wancai was trembling, and his concubine's head was still on the ground. He was so frightened that his throat felt tight and his scalp was numb.
Having been an official for so many years, he is well versed in the ways of being weak and submissive in officialdom, but he has never seen someone as unreasonable, strong and ruthless as Xiao Chen.
The young governor in front of him made him feel as unfathomable as an abyss. Even if he racked his brains, he could not figure out the depth of Xiao Chen. He felt that his muddled ways were useless in front of Xiao Chen.
"Let's talk about Li Bingzhu first. How is he?" Xiao Chen asked indifferently. When he raised his eyes, he glanced at the stick of incense placed on the old iron torture platform.
Wang Wancai's throat moved nervously, and he swallowed hard for a few times before regaining his composure. He kowtowed and said politely: "Back to the governor, Mr. Li is the parent officer of our Tongyuan Mansion. He has always been Deeply loved by the people.”
"He is a scholar, so he is pretty good to us subordinates on weekdays, but his private life seems to be quite criticized. He has many concubines..."
As he said this, Wang Wancai glanced at Xiao Chen's face quietly, and saw that Xiao Chen didn't seem to have any objection to him talking about these insignificant personal matters, so he dared to let go and continue talking about the rumored beauty of Li Bingzhu's concubines, as well as Li Bingzhu's Romance.
Xiao Chen listened leisurely, and even had the interest to drink a cup of tea handed over by Wei Zhongxian. He put down the teacup, glanced at the half-burned incense calmly, and then asked casually: "Besides, what else does he have?" What’s your hobby??”
Wang Wancai secretly wiped a cold sweat, knelt on the ground and cupped his hands, "Li Bingzhu secretly loves cricket fighting, and behind others' back he raised several cricket kings worth hundreds of gold..."
"Hundreds of gold?" Xiao Chen frowned slightly, and his leisurely expression slowly faded away. Soon, a cold face was covered with a layer of cold and murderous intent, "It seems that you are doing disaster relief. Come on, are you really greedy?"
Wang Wancai suddenly froze, and his shrewd monkey eyes were filled with regret and shock. He kowtowed repeatedly, his voice trembling so hard that he couldn't form sentences, "Governor, Governor... I don't know if I'm small... it's all, it's all Just a random guess..."
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. He had finished listening to Li Bingzhu's story of spring boudoir, and he had had enough rest. Now he was not interested in listening to his nonsense.
The cold voice carried the willfulness of power. Xiao Chen smiled casually and said: "Oh, since you don't know anything, you are useless."
"It deserves to be killed."
After the words fell, Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, signaling Xiang Yichun to take action.
These thieves and incompetent officials were nothing more than skinned mice in front of Xiao Chen, who could see through everything.
It is the nature of these people not to shed tears until they see the coffin.
Being able to chat with this old cat for a while is already like smoke rising from their ancestral graves.
"Yes, Lord Governor!" Xiang Yichun did not hesitate at all, picked up the long sword and went straight to Wang Wancai's fat wife.
Wang Wancai was so frightened that his face turned purple and he almost rolled his eyes to death!
The severe panic caused by Xiao Chen's cruelty has not receded yet. The waves are rising again and again. No matter how eloquent he usually is, there is no use for it at all.
"Lord Governor, please spare your life, Lord Governor, please spare your life!" Wang Wancai kowtowed in a panic. He was so frightened that his forehead bled heavily on the uneven ground.
Of course he knew what Xiao Chen wanted, but...but...
I secretly made this life-saving account book in order to restrain Li Bingzhu and avoid being killed by Li Bingzhu; not because I wanted to die with Li Bingzhu!
Once this account book is handed over, it will be confirmed that he and Li Bingzhu are greedy for ink together, and he is destined to die.
But in front of him, this eunuch who showed no mercy and acted unreasonably blocked both of his paths!
If you stretch out your head, it's a knife, if you shrink your head, it's also a knife!
Wang Wancai kept kowtowing in panic. He could not think of any of his usual thoughts in front of Xiao Chen. He could only keep pleading: "Don't kill my wife... Please don't kill my wife!" "
Mrs. Wang was also frightened and cried loudly, but the long sword on her neck prevented her from crying. She had a big grin on her fat face, tears fell like rain, and she sobbed: "Master , Take care of yourself, Master..."
At such a critical moment of life and death, the couple actually staged a drama of deep love. Xiao Chen couldn't help but tremble his eyebrows, frowned and said with a bitter smile: "What are you doing? It makes me look like a murderous demon. .”
Wang Wancai and Mrs. Wang froze at the same time, and there was a moment of silence in the dungeon.
Even the dust floating silently seems to be saying - aren't you?
"Cough" Xiao Chen seemed to feel that he didn't have much confidence. The most important thing was that he only cared about the account book. As for these ants, it didn't matter whether they were alive or dead. He didn't have to kill Wang Wancai.
Xiao Chen sighed lazily, and smiled slightly, "Wang Tongpan, you are lucky, the governor is in a good mood today."
"Let's do this. As long as you are willing to hand over the evidence honestly, the governor will let you resign and go into seclusion. From now on, your whole family can survive, how about that?"
This kind of preferential treatment is rare in Dongchang. Many unlucky people who have entered Dongchang can't even dream of it. Xiao Chen was really merciful today.
Wang Wancai's monkey face, which was shedding blood and tears, slowly lifted up, his eyes showed a hint of joy for the rest of his life, but more importantly, there was still a strong sense of disbelief.
However, this does seem to be the only way out for him and his family.
After all, Xiao Chen's attitude is already very obvious, whether he is useful or not, he will be killed.
If he could cooperate now, maybe this uncertain dog eunuch could actually be happy and be merciful for a while and let him live.
Thinking of this, this important low-level official who used to be well-known in Tongyuan Mansion and even the entire Jiangdong Road could only be proud and dare not go out to kowtow devoutly, completely surrendering to Xiao Chen.
"Thank you, Lord, for your kindness. Young one, I am willing... to provide evidence!"
"Yeah" Xiao Chen nodded, quite satisfied with his performance, "Tell me, where is the evidence?"
"Just... it's hidden thirty miles west of Tongyuan Fucheng, next to the ancestral grave of my hometown, under a century-old locust tree."
