"It's a pity that Futai stayed in Shandong. Otherwise, with Hong Futai's abilities, it would have been a matter of time before he entered the cabinet." Yan Shenggong said with emotion.
Hong Chengchou narrowed his eyes when he heard this.
Being in the cabinet is not a good word.
The Tiger-Character Banner has no cabinet, only the Military and Administrative Department. All military and government affairs are managed by the Military and Administrative Department. Instead, it has a cabinet, which only the Ming Dynasty who fled to Nandu had.
He couldn't help but wonder whether the Yan Shenggong in front of him had secretly taken refuge in Daming, who had fled to Nandu.
"Clan leader, please don't say anything nonsense. The Tiger Character Banner does not have a cabinet. The cabinet was a matter of the Ming Dynasty." The elder of the Kong clan reminded from the side.
Hearing this, Yan Shenggong seemed to have realized this, and blamed himself: "Blame me, blame me, I have forgotten that the Tiger Character Banner does not have a cabinet, Hong Futai will not use this mistake to punish me to offend me!"
As he spoke, he looked at Hong Chengchou.
"No." Hong Chengchou replied with a smile, "I always arrest people based on evidence. I will not put people in jail just because of one or two jokes."
"That's good, that's good. I just can't control my mouth. I always say whatever I say. I've offended many people in the past because of my mouth." Yan Shenggong scolded him.
Hong Chengchou was not in the mood to watch his performance, so he immediately said: "I have official business to go to the Yamen, so I won't disturb Duke Yan Sheng. I'll take my leave now."
Arresting people must also go through the local government. At least the government in Qufu must know about it. Moreover, the people to be arrested are not just one or two people, and the cooperation of the local government is required.
"Hong Futai is busy, but I will sweep the bed to welcome you tonight." Yan Shenggong said.
Hong Chengchou did not refuse, but instead joked: "Don't worry, I will definitely go after visiting Qufu County. Don't let Yan Shenggong refuse to let me in then!"
"Haha, Futai is joking. No matter how high the threshold of my house is, it will not stop you Hong Futai." Yan Shenggong said with a smile on his face.
Hong Chengchou did not stay long and led people directly into the city.
Duke Yansheng stood at the city gate and watched Hong Chengchou and his party walk away before looking away.
"What does he mean?" a clan elder asked.
Yan Shenggong put away the smile on his face and said: "What you mean depends on whether he will come to the banquet tonight. If someone comes, it can explain the problem."
"What if no one comes?" the clan elder asked.
Yan Shenggong said: "There is no way to come. Let's go back first. Second uncle, we have to arrange for someone to keep an eye on the Yamen. We need to know each other's movements as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, Qufu belongs to the Kong family. It's not like anyone will change their name just when they come to Qufu." The elder of the Kong family said, looking in the direction in which Hong Chengchou and his party disappeared.
Soon, people like Kong who were blocking the city gate also left one after another, leaving only pedestrians who were entering and exiting through the city gate normally.
When Shandong still belonged to the Ming Dynasty, Qufu was a country within a country. The entire county government was either surnamed Kong or had inextricable connections with the Kong family. At the same time, the county magistrates of Qufu also had the Kong family name. You can make your own arrangements, just tell the court when the time comes.
"I will see you at Hongfutai." The magistrate of Qufu County greeted Hong Chengchou and his entourage outside the county government office.
Hong Chengchou nodded his head as a response to the other party, and said: "Stop standing on the street, go to the Yamen."
As the words fell, he stepped into the county government office.
The magistrate of Qufu County hurriedly followed and walked aside to lead the way for Hong Chengchou.
Soon we arrived at Houyanei.
Hong Chengchou walked to the main seat and sat down.
As the master of the county government, the Qufu County Magistrate could only stand in front of Hong Chengchou with his hands down.
"I came to Qufu for only one thing, and that is to arrest people. Next, I need your cooperation to find a few people from the county government who are familiar with Qufu to identify the murderers for me." Hong Chengchou went straight to the point. The county magistrate said, taking out a list and placing it on the table.
The Tiger Character Banner does not have a county magistrate, but is changed to a county magistrate.
The county magistrate no longer holds as much power as the previous county magistrate, and part of his power is delegated to other officials within the county government, which can be regarded as a check and balance on the county magistrate.
"Please rest assured Futai, the official has fully cooperated." Qufu County Magistrate assured.
"Hurry up and make arrangements!" Hong Chengchou said to him.
The Qufu County Magistrate agreed so readily that Hong Chengchou breathed a sigh of relief.
On the way here, he thought about the situation where the Qufu County Magistrate would not cooperate. After all, the Qufu County Magistrate was also named Kong.
The Qufu County Magistrate did not immediately arrange for Hong Chengchou to explain, but asked: "Does Futai have any requirements for the personnel who identify the murderers?"
"It's best if the candidate is not too close to the Kong family." Hong Chengchou said, staring into the eyes of the Qufu County Magistrate.
The Qufu County Magistrate hesitated for a moment, then said, "Is Futai planning to escape from the Kong clan?"
"You will know after looking at the list." Hong Chengchou tapped his fingers on the list on the table.
The arrest in Qufu could not be concealed from the local officials, so he did not avoid the county magistrate of Qufu at all. It was also a test for the county magistrate of Qufu.
The Qufu County Magistrate walked over and picked up the list on the table.
When he saw the name at the top of the list, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch, but he didn't ask, but continued reading until he had read all the names on the list.
"Futai came to Qufu to arrest Duke Yan?" The Qufu County Magistrate finally couldn't help but ask.
Hong Chengchou said: "If there is no other person named Kong Yinzhi in Qufu County, then the person arrested should be Duke Yansheng."
hiss!
The Qufu County Magistrate took a breath of air, he really caught Yan Shenggong.
"What? Don't you dare?" Hong Chengchou, who had been paying attention to the face of the Qufu County Magistrate, noticed that the color on his face had changed and asked him.
The Qufu County Magistrate said with a sly expression on his face: "Could it be a mistake? Yan Shenggong cannot be caught easily. His status in Qufu is extraordinary and he also enjoys a great reputation among officials."
"It doesn't matter. If you don't dare to catch him, I can let others catch him." Hong Chengchou said.
After hearing this, the Qufu County Magistrate hesitated for a moment and asked again: "Do you really want to arrest him?"
"Catch me, if you dare, change someone else." Hong Chengchou said with certainty.
Seeing what Hong Chengchou said, the Qufu County Magistrate knew that the person would definitely be arrested, so he said: "Please rest assured Futai, I will definitely capture Kong Yinzhi and bring him to justice, and he will not let him escape."
He didn't say Duke Yansheng, but called him by his first name.
After all, Yan Shenggong and Kong Yinzhi can sometimes become two people.
"The people I brought will arrest them. You just need to send someone to identify them according to the names on the list." Hong Chengchou said.
He would live if he arrested people, but he had never counted on the Qufu County Government.
The Kong family has been operating in Qufu for so many generations. Even if there are some changes in Qufu, he cannot completely believe that the people in Qufu County will not be partial to Yan Shenggong and other Kong family members.
(End of chapter)
