Hearing this, the soldier stretched out his hand and pushed Zhou Ping's hand back. Instead of asking for his money, he said,
"Our lord has said that if Mr. Zhou comes, he can just go in without any notification."
Zhou Ping was startled when he heard this, and immediately became nervous.
It seemed that Nie Chen already knew that Zhou Long and Zhou Hu were his younger brothers. He also knew that he valued his younger brother very much and would definitely come to save people, so he specifically asked the guard.
It seems that the other party is already prepared. This level will be difficult to pass.
Zhou Ping waved his hand and said,
"Pull everyone in."
The carriage team moved, and the guard immediately stretched out his hand and said,
"Mr. Zhou, my lord is only letting you in. No other people or items are allowed in!"
"Okay, I understand."
"You all wait here for me."
Zhou Ping turned around and said.
At this time, many people had gathered in front of the door, watching this scene curiously.
They wanted to know how Zhou Ping, a well-known virtuous man, and the governor of Qingtian would deal with Zhou Long and Zhou Hu's affairs.
Nie Chen was sitting on the main seat in the lobby, flanked by generals such as Weng Qiuchan and Lin Guang, who were discussing military affairs and how to attack Guiling Pass tomorrow.
At this moment, an elegant young man in white robe came over, stood at the door with his palms clasped and bowed,
"Xiaolian Zhou Ping of Weihu County, pays homage to Lord Nie, the governor of the county."
Kneeling is not very common in the Feng Kingdom. It is not a particularly formal and important occasion. There is basically no need to kneel. Officials do not kneel when meeting the emperor. They only need to hold their palms and bow. They will only kneel when holding court meetings and worshiping ancestors and heaven. .
Qi Huan said,
"Sir, this is Mr. Zhou."
Nie Chen pretended to suddenly realize,
"It turns out to be Mr. Zhou, come in quickly."
Zhou Ping walked in and stood respectfully.
Nie Chen looked at Qi Huan and said with a smile,
"Mr. Zhou is so young, maybe he's not even thirty yet? He's clearly a young man. You call him a master, and you call him an old man."
Qi Huan said,
"Master Zhou is the one who raises people, so we people have to call him Master. What's more, he is also the head of the Zhou family, and all his emotions and principles belong to Master."
"Then you should also call me Master and listen."
Nie Chen said with great interest.
"Aren't you afraid of being called old?"
Weng Qiuchan curled her lips and rolled her eyes at him.
All the soldiers laughed.
Seeing them laughing wantonly and without any scruples, Zhou Ping sighed inwardly. They were indeed a group of bandits, regardless of their superiority or inferiority.
"Mr. Zhou, you are a learned man, so I won't call you "Sir" because it seems too polite. We don't have any rules here. If you have anything to do, sit down and talk."
Nie Chen pointed to the chair next to Da Zhuang.
Zhou Ping looked around and saw that he was surrounded by generals. He was sitting here as an outsider, but he looked nondescript.
But this bandit said he had no rules, so he might as well be more generous and gain some favor.
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."
Zhou Ping sat down and a maid came over to serve tea.
"Thank you."
Zhou Ping took the tea and thanked the maid, showing his profound cultivation.
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Mr. Zhou, I heard about your great achievements today. People say that you are the most benevolent person in Weihu County. You benefit the people and help the people. Everyone praises you."
Zhou Ping felt something in his heart. The other person praised him as a good person, and he was probably trying to make himself "kinder" and contribute some money to him.
So, Zhou Ping said,
"Master Nie is overly praised. Xiaosheng just did some things within his duty and helped the people as much as he could.
But when you do good deeds, don’t worry about your future. "
"He is indeed a good person, and his ideological consciousness is very high."
Nie Chen said with a smile.
Zhou Ping took the words and said,
"No, Xiaosheng heard that Master Nie has become the new county governor. Thinking that the county has just experienced a war, the people's livelihood is withered, and the city walls are dilapidated, which is not good for your image, so he specially brought 200,000 taels of silver and donated it to the government office. Please The government office repairs the city wall and improves people's livelihood."
Zhou Ping felt that now that he had said this, the other party should understand what he meant.
However, Nie Chen said stupidly,
"Oh, it's donated to the government. It's not a gift to me. Then what do I need it for? The government's money is not my money."
Hearing this, Zhou Ping was dumbfounded.
No, are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid? I'm just looking for a good reason. When the money goes to the government, don't you still have the final say as to whose money it belongs to?
What a bandit, Elmhead.
Zhou Ping could only hold back his temper and said,
"This money is naturally to honor you, my lord."
"Oh, it turns out it's for me."
Nie Chen laughed loudly, then suddenly stopped smiling, looked straight at Zhou Ping, and said,
"Mr. Zhou is a juren, and he must have studied the law of Dafeng. A businessman gave an official two hundred thousand taels of silver. What crime should both parties commit? And how should they be punished?"
Zhou Ping's eyes immediately widened and he looked at Nie Chen in disbelief, not understanding what he meant.
"I'm just confused, and I'd like to ask Mr. Zhou to clarify my doubts. Even if Mr. Zhou knows everything, please tell me."
"This... constitutes the crime of bribery. The amount is up to 200,000 taels of silver. The penalty is that the mastermind beheaded, his home was ransacked, and he was exiled for three generations.
You were convicted of corruption and sentenced to execution. You were exiled for three generations and your female family members were used as military prostitutes. "
Zhou Ping said fearfully.
"So, Mr. Zhou sent so much money, does he want to die with me? Come on, take me and Mr. Zhou outside and behead them, so that the people can see the consequences of corruption and bribery."
"As you command!"
The soldiers outside were about to come in immediately.
When Zhou Ping saw this, he said anxiously,
"This, Mr. Nie, is absolutely unacceptable. You have a body of a lot of money, how can you make a mistake on your own?"
He was going crazy. He couldn't understand what was going on in the young new county guard's mind. His thinking was too fast.
"Oh, I remembered it. I have confiscated Mr. Zhou's money, so it does not constitute a crime.
Oops, luckily Mr. Zhou's money wasn't sent in just now, otherwise, I and Mr. Zhou's heads would have been almost ruined. "
Nie Chen looked at Zhou Ping and said with a smile,
"Then, Mr. Zhou, where did you get that money from? You should return it to where you got it. As a county guard, how can I know the law and break it?"
Mr. Zhou is a civil servant and a wealthy gentleman. You and I should set an example for the people. How can you do such a thing? "
Zhou Ping was completely confused and had no idea why Nie Chen didn't want his money.
You, a bandit-turned-warlord leader, are telling me about the law?
Absolutely ridiculous!
Zhou Ping felt worried and said,
"Master Nie, I won't beat you in circles anymore. Let's talk openly. You know what I'm here to do. Now that you don't want money, can you show me a clear path? What do you want?"
Nie Chen stood up and walked slowly, looking at Zhou Ping playfully with his big, bright eyes, full of aggression.
"I want you as a person."
