The next day, it was still dark and gray.
Liu Mo was still asleep when he heard a rapid knock on the door.
Without waiting for an answer, the door slammed open, and then the curtain was violently pulled open. When he looked up, he found two servants standing beside the bed.
"Get up, it's time to go."
"What's the rush?" Liu Mo said, rubbing his eyes. "This is the time."
quick? No, we have to delay!
It turns out that according to memory, the previous magistrate of Linyang City resigned in old age and the new magistrate He Ruda took office.
The so-called three things a new official should focus on when taking office is that he is unmarried.
The reason why Lin Yuan was so unscrupulous was probably because he was driven into panic.
Ever since he saw through Lin Yuan's trick yesterday, Liu Mo decided to take advantage of it.
And the new county magistrate He Ruda is the key to breaking the situation that Liu Mo has prepared.
So Liu Mo took his time getting dressed and washing up.
The two servants were so anxious that they could do nothing.
Then, Liu Mo ate his breakfast leisurely and looked at the sky through the window. The time had almost passed, and Liu Mo slowly left the room.
Following the servant, he crossed the gate of Lin's house, faced the sunshine, and took a deep breath.
When he turned around, he saw two servants following him closely, never leaving.
"Master, please get on the carriage!"
After a closer look, the groom and the carriage were all saddled and bridleed. It seemed that there was no other way but to get into the carriage.
The groom drove the carriage all the way.
Linyang City is very large, with more than 500,000 people living there. It is one of the largest cities in Daxia.
The streets in the city are criss-crossed and lined with shops.
Listening to the noisy market, Liu Mo closed his eyes tightly and had a lot of thoughts in his heart.
The most crucial part of his plan is to meet the county magistrate.
Being watched by two burly servants was also expected.
Therefore, the only chance to see the county magistrate is when he patrols the streets.
However, if by chance the county grandpa sleeps in or encounters some emergency and fails to catch up...
That’s cool! ! !
Fortunately, Jiren had his own destiny, and the carriage suddenly stopped when it reached the center of the street.
"Dang, Dang, Dang." The gong sounded, and the gong of the magistrate's patrol penetrated into the sedan chair, making the two servants extremely nervous.
Liu Mo was overjoyed when he heard that, "Here he is, he's here. Fortunately, my luck is not bad, haha!"
When the magistrate patrols the streets, the people must dismount their horses and sedan chairs to greet them.
Although he was reluctant, he could only lead Liu Mo out of the sedan chair.
"Stop playing tricks!" One of the servants saw the expression on Liu Mo's face and immediately threatened.
"joke!"
Keeping his composure and adjusting his breathing, Liu Mo suddenly moved forward when the magistrate's team passed by, and then suddenly raised his arms.
"Wish you all the best, Lord Magistrate. Little Liu Mo has something to report!"
Seeing this situation, the tall servant was so frightened that his spine ran cold. He hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop Liu Mo's mouth.
"Shut up, shut up!"
Liu Mo wouldn't pay attention. He struggled hard with all his strength.
When the accompanying officials saw this, their attention was immediately attracted.
"What's going on?" He said while walking towards Liu Mo.
Vendors and pedestrians on the street. Seeing this situation, they all looked this way involuntarily.
"Not good!" the two servants secretly said.
In broad daylight, the servants of the Lin Mansion would not dare to force themselves even if they were too brave.
When he came to me, the yamen servant asked sternly: "I want to ask you a question. Why are you making so much noise?"
"It's okay, it's okay!" the tall servant explained quickly. "This man is talking nonsense, please don't take it seriously."
"Why is it okay? Something's happening, sir, something's happening! I have something important to report to the county magistrate!" Liu Mo could still let go of such an opportunity.
He Zhixian, who was in the sedan, was originally patrolling the streets to understand the people's sentiments. When he heard any movement, he ordered his men to stop the sedan.
"My lord has an order, bring them here!"
When the two servants heard this, they were like deflated rubber balls, half of their bodies were stunned.
Following the yamen servant, the three of them came to the sedan chair.
He Zhixian, who was sitting in the sedan, asked through the curtain: "Who is outside the sedan and what is going on?"
Liu Mo cleared his throat: "Returning to the county magistrate, my name is Liu Mo, and he is a scholar in the village outside the city." He said, "Just yesterday, I was attracted by Master Lin Yuanlin and made a marriage contract.
The wedding will be held in three days. I am lucky enough to meet the county magistrate today. I hope that you will be honored and come to have a glass of wedding wine. "
"What?"
After hearing this, several government officials opened their mouths and looked incredulous.
For a moment, the entire market was silent.
Liu Mo was also in a state of confusion, and his breathing became rapid.
After a long time, He Ruda followed the words and asked, "Since he is Lin Yuanwai's son-in-law, he must be a candidate for the imperial examination, right?"
"It's a shame to say that this villain has no fame or fame."
"You have neither fame nor wealth, so how could Lin Yuanwai like you?" He Ruda whispered subconsciously.
"This..." Liu Mo smiled bitterly, I can't say it to my face.
He Ruda looked thoughtful when he saw this...
At this moment, Liu Mo felt his heart beating rapidly and his whole body was trembling with nervousness.
This move can be said to be a desperate gamble. Today is the second day after traveling to the Great Xia Dynasty, and I know nothing about He Ru naturally. If you encounter a faint or corrupt official, God knows what will happen.
After a moment, He Ru laughed and said: "Mr. Liu, it's rare that Lin Yuan is not greedy for power and cherishes your talents. You must not let him down. As for this wedding, the county is busy with official affairs and has little time to spare."
However, while patrolling the streets today, I happened to stop by to say congratulations to Mr. Lin, hahaha! "
"Come to congratulate me? I think it's better to come here to cause trouble." Liu Mo let out a long sigh, and the stone finally fell in his heart. This time he made the right bet.
If He Ruda was a corrupt official, he would have gone to Lin Yuan privately to ask for hush money. He could not have done so in front of all the people in the market and the government officials.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!" He thanked him quickly.
Liu Mo was happy, but the two servants were naturally miserable.
"It's over!" one of them said subconsciously.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Liu Mo laughed, "Didn't you hear what the magistrate said? He wants to come to the door in person to congratulate you, why don't you go and inform my future father-in-law?"
"Ah...right!" The tall servant woke up from a dream.
After finishing speaking, he kowtowed to the magistrate's sedan, then ran away like crazy, accidentally bumping into a passerby on the way, and he fell to his back.
He stood up in a hurry and patted the dust: "Get out of the way, get out of the way quickly!"
Regardless of the pain, he ran all the way.
This move made everyone laugh.
"Mr. Liu, it's such a happy event, why don't you hurry up and tell all the people in the city and village to share in your happiness!" He Ru said on the road.
"This is natural, thank you Master He for reminding me!"
He Ru laughed, and then ordered his men to get up and leave.
What happened in the morning was designed by Liu Mo, imitating the strategy used by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhou Yu once lured Liu Bei to go there and trapped him in Jiangdong under the guise of seeking a bride.
After Zhuge Liang saw through it, he left behind a clever plan, asking Liu Bei to publicize his marriage to Sun Quan's sister Sun Shangxiang as soon as he arrived in Jiangdong.
In the end, Zhou Yu lost both his wife and his troops.
To publicize, a big move must be made.
The county magistrate patrolled the streets at all times, and Liu Mo had already calculated the distance and time based on his memory last night. I just waited until the time passed by Linyang Market, stopped the county magistrate's sedan chair, and informed him of the matter.
The imperial court promulgated the law of never marrying, and some wealthy families tried their best to avoid punishment.
Fake marriage certificates and fake wives abound.
He Ruda must have known about the case of the rural youth who disappeared for no reason.
Lin Yuan's daughter, Lin Shiqi, is eighteen years old and is still unmarried. It can be said that He Ruda is at the top of the unmarried list, and it is impossible for He Ruda not to know about it.
The beauty of this plan is that one of Liu Mo and He Ruda wants to save his life, and the other uses this incident to scare the monkeys and scare the big families in Linyang City. Each of them gets what they need.
Liu Mo kowtowed and said goodbye, his heart already blooming with joy.
