The Tucheng County Government Office is not far away, at the end of this street. The County Government Office looks very shabby, if it weren't for the County Government Office plaque above the door.
I really can’t recognize that this is a county government office. This county government office occupies a large area, but all the buildings, except for the gate, are decent. The surrounding walls are made of clay-fired bricks.
It looks very poor, but the Tucheng County Yamenmen is very lively today.
First, the yamen escorted Su Qi'an into the county yamen, and then the young priest from Tucheng also walked in.
The people and natives who followed the onlookers swarmed up and almost blocked the entrance of the county government office. They all wanted to come forward and join in the fun.
Fortunately, the county government officials responded quickly enough and were responsible for maintaining order immediately.
If they were allowed to flood in, the gate of the county government office would be trampled down.
At this time, in the county government lobby, Tucheng County Magistrate Wu Yong had received the news in advance and showed up as soon as possible.
The Tucheng County Magistrate was young, only about thirty years old. Among the many county magistrates Su Qi'an had seen, he was considered the youngest.
According to Su Qi'an's understanding, this Wu Yong was not an ordinary person. He was a serious Jinshi. He was a Jinshi in the 21st year of the founding of the Emperor, that is, five years ago. In the imperial examination that year, he ranked eighth.
Logically speaking, he had a bright future, but he had no background, came from a poor family, and was unwilling to rely on the powerful, so he was assigned to be the county magistrate in Tucheng, Jiaozhou.
This term lasted for five years. During his five-year career as a county magistrate, Wu Yong could not be called a Qingtian lord, but he was also an honest official and had a good reputation among the local people.
This was why Su Qi'an came to Tucheng County Yamen without any resistance. He wanted to see how Magistrate Wu would judge him.
Wu Yong, who was sitting above the lobby at this time, looked a little ugly. He was originally worried because of the poor harvest due to waterlogging during this period.
There was no other way. In order to solve the problem, I had to go to the little priest of Tucheng to ask the rain god to stop the rain.
This method is really ridiculous. Officials like Wu Yong who passed the imperial examination system simply do not believe in the so-called incarnations of ghosts and gods.
But he had tried all the options he could think of. If he hadn't been desperate, he wouldn't have gone to Tucheng's little priest.
He and the little priest of Tucheng usually do not interfere with each other and basically do not interfere. If it were not for the people of Tucheng, how could he ask the little priest to discuss things.
He knew very well what kind of thing this little priest was. He was a vicious man who ate people without spitting out their bones. He occupied a large amount of land, plundered it by force, and even forced people to sell themselves by borrowing food.
As the county magistrate of Tucheng, he wanted to take control but couldn't. As a small magistrate with no background, if he really touched the little priest of Tucheng, countless little priests and even high priests would jump out from behind.
Therefore, Wu Yong has become numb to this matter. There is really nothing he can do. Being able to take care of the affairs in Tucheng is the limit.
But today, in Tucheng, a powerful man from Nanzhou not only had a conflict with the young priest.
He even killed his steward in front of him. To be honest, Wu Yong still admired Su Qian's actions.
Being called Takulu would not be comfortable for anyone else. Su Qian's ability to stand out at least proves that he has blood.
But after the bloody battle, the price was a bit high.
After sizing up Su Qi'an, Wu Yong's eyes flashed, thinking about how to minimize Su Qi'an's guilt.
At this time, the young priest of Tucheng spoke, "Mr. Wu, I don't need to tell you what happened to Young Master Qi. You should know the cause and effect."
"I'm not a narrow-minded person. I asked this person to provide one hundred dan of grain, fifty thousand silver, and two hundred domestic slaves. For the sake of the rain god, I will write it off."
The little priest from Tucheng said it very straightforwardly, but everyone who heard it was dumbfounded.
This is not a discussion, it is just robbery. He opened his mouth and asked for a hundred stones of food. This is enough to feed the people of Tucheng for a year.
Moreover, the little priest's tone made Wu Yong feel uncomfortable, as it was completely commanding him.
Wu Yong looked up at the little priest and snorted coldly, "Little priest, I have made my own decision on this matter. It's not your turn to make irresponsible remarks. Although you are a priest, this is the county government. Pay attention to your identity. .”
The little priest did shut up when Wu Yong said this, but the way he looked at Wu Yong showed no fear at all, and he didn't take Wu Yong seriously at all.
Wu Yong was just a small county magistrate, with no background at all and no one to support him.
But he was different. He was not only a small priest, but also had a high priest behind him. Even if things got serious, it would not be impossible to invite the elder priest.
"Sooner or later, your position as county magistrate will be removed sooner or later. It will be up to you how you fight with me." The little priest has always had this idea in his heart.
Wu withdrew his eyes and asked according to the normal procedure before drawing a conclusion.
The stories from both sides were similar to what he understood, and each had their own opinions.
The little priest killed his people because of Su Qi'an in front of him. This was blasphemy to the rain god and disrespectful to the god. He must seek an explanation.
And this statement is either to stop the matter according to his request, or to continue to sue, even if it goes to the state pastor and elder priests, Su Qi'an will have to pay the price.
Su Qi'an's argument is also very sufficient. It is very simple. As a son of a powerful person, and he has the reputation of being a civil servant, he was arbitrarily insulted by a native. According to the laws of the Great Liang, it is not an exaggeration to say that this native manager would have died a hundred times earlier.
If this was not Jiaozhou, but another state in Daliang, this matter would be easy to solve. But unfortunately, in Jiaozhou, the natives and Liang people coexist.
The respect for the status of the priests and the small priests is not false at all. If the county guards and magistrates do not handle it well, it is very likely to cause a mutiny among the indigenous people.
This is the specialty of the priests. With a single order, they can do anything.
Jiaozhou cannot afford the rebellion of the natives, so this matter must be handled with caution.
After thinking over and over again, Wu Yong came up with a compromise method, with both parties taking a step back.
Wu Yong cut off two-thirds of the request made by the young priest and gave Su Qi'an a month to prepare. By then, the grudges would be settled.
To be honest, Wu Yong's method was already biased towards Su Qi'an. Being able to cut off two-thirds and give Su Qi'an a month to prepare was Wu Yong's greatest limit.
If he were a normal powerful person, he would probably just let this matter go. Unfortunately, Su Qi'an is not the so-called powerful young man, so this matter is destined to be difficult today.
Su Qi'an directly rejected Wu Yong's method, but went one step further and asked the Tucheng little priest to apologize.
This made the people outside watching the show gasp in surprise. They had seen some powerful people, young and old, but this was the first time for someone as arrogant as Su Qi'an.
Those who didn't know better might have thought that he was the son of Nanzhou Mu, but even if the Crown Prince of Nanzhou was arrogant, he would never be as arrogant as Su Qian.
It is absolutely impossible for the little priest to apologize. The little priest of Tucheng claims to be the incarnation of the god Rain God. If he apologizes, his spiritual belief will be directly broken.
The so-called incarnation of a god has fallen off the altar. This is not an apology, but a death of the little priest.
The little priest sneered, looked at Su Qi'an, and then said to Wu Yong.
"Haha, Magistrate Wu, are you Liang people and nobles so arrogant? Do you really think this is Nanzhou? You really think Jiaozhou is easy to bully."
"Okay, if you want me to apologize, huh, just ask the rain god in the sky if he will agree! Magistrate Wu, we need to talk about cooperation between us."
"If you want me to communicate with the Rain God through this method, you must let this kid kneel in front of the altar and accept the Rain God's punishment. Otherwise, there is no need to talk about this matter."
The little priest of Tucheng was really angry, which made Wu Yong's face look ugly.
The look on his face when he looked at Su Qi'an was exactly the same as when he looked at his pig teammates.
Originally, it seemed that Su Qi'an had done something to vent his anger on Liang Ren, so he planned to help.
Who would have thought that this Young Master Qi came from a wealthy family in Nanzhou.
Good guy, forget it if you don't appreciate it, and still make fun of it. It's okay now. It's a matter of getting angry.
It’s difficult.
Just when Wu Yong opened his mouth to say something, Su Qian'an said, "Hmph, what a bullshit incarnation of the Rain God, in the name of the so-called god, expropriating land, collecting money, and fooling the people. If there really is something in the sky. God, I will kill you first."
"Isn't it just a method? Do it like no one can do it. In three days, do you dare to have a battle between us in front of the Rain God Temple to see whether the Rain God listens to you or mine."
The little priest of Tucheng was very angry after being cursed by Su Qi'an. When had he ever been insulted like this?
Just when he was about to counterattack, he heard Su Qi'an's fighting words, which made him laugh.
He said coldly, "Humph, cats and dogs these days dare to jump out and question the gods. Boy, just because you blaspheme the God of Rain like this, you will not die well, and you will go to hell after death."
"Stop talking about those useless things and just tell me whether you dare or not!"
"Okay, this is what you said. Three days later, in front of the Rain Temple, we will see who is the incarnation of the Rain God. Boy, it will be too late for you to regret it by then."
"Stop talking, get out of here!"
"Kid, remember what you said, you will regret it." After leaving these words, the little priest of Tucheng turned around and left.
He could finally see that this powerful young man was a complete scoundrel, spouting a lot of swear words.
If he continued to waste words with this scoundrel, he might really be able to suppress his anger.
Anyway, he said what he said. Three days later at the Rain Temple, he would make this kid pay the price for his arrogance.
It's no joke that he served as a minor priest for many years.
The departure of the little priest from Tucheng suddenly caused the people and natives outside the door to freeze in place.
After regaining consciousness, the overwhelming noise suddenly sounded. Fortunately, Wu Yong reacted quickly and ordered the government servant to close the door quickly, otherwise he would have been killed by the deafening sound.
Even if the door is closed, you can still feel the vibration outside the Yamen.
What Su Qi'an said was so arrogant and lawless that he dared to fight with the little priest. What was the difference between this and seeking death?
And when did Liang Ren also have the incarnation of a god? They had never heard of it. How could the gods choose Liangren? After all, this was the spiritual belief of the indigenous people. How could they choose a brat who spoke freely.
