Hui'an County Government.
Tang Xian's eyes were cold, his chiseled face was full of murderous intent, his thick eyebrows were raised from time to time, and his plump lips were a little dry.
No one spoke, and the repressed atmosphere made one become cautious when breathing.
When you were in Hui'an County, you lowered your hands and stood at a loss in the hall. County Prime Minister Feng Yuanli, Chief Secretary Wei Zhang, Dian Shi Huang Xue and others did not even dare to raise their heads. Cold sweat slowly fell from his cheeks, making them itchy. Don't dare to raise your hand.
There were footsteps outside the hall, and a middle-aged man in a white robe walked in. He squinted at Ruji and others with a pair of small, round eyes, arched his pointed nose, and opened his small mouth: "Sir, the county government notice has been posted, and the government officials are checking out the foreign merchants. It's just that the city was closed a little late, and some people have already left the city."
Tang Xian looked at Master Zhang Jiujing and said in a deep voice: "Whoever hurts my son must be caught by me. Shi Ruji, you personally lead people to investigate the city. If you dare to break into the Tang family's house at night, you will definitely You will feel so guilty and fearful that you will run out of the city early in the morning. But if you have the slightest suspicion, come to the county office and I will interrogate you one by one!"
At that time, Ruji did not dare to neglect, so he left Wei Zhang, the chief registrar, as a servant, and took the county magistrate and Dian Shi away.
Zhang Jiujing walked up to Tang Xian and said in a deep voice: "Master, although the young master did not see that person's appearance clearly, we can conclude that that person is not simple, his attacks are clean and neat, he is either a soldier or a folk ranger."
Tang Xian naturally knew that those who took action were powerful. After all, there were many Tang family guards. Being able to sneak in quietly, take action, and then leave quietly was not something ordinary people could do.
"My only son was beaten alive and became a eunuch like this. You should know that I will do whatever it takes and use any means to cut that man into pieces!"
Tang Xian looked ferocious, grabbed the tea bowl and threw it out!
Snapped!
The tea bowl was broken and soaked with water.
Zhang Jiujing sighed and said softly: "It is really difficult to deal with the matter at this juncture. The official documents have been sent, and the new Quanzhou magistrate Gu Zhengchen will take office next month. Hui'an is not far from Jinjiang. If Gu Zhengchen hears about this, there is no doubt that it will cause trouble."
Tang Xian looked very ugly and said to Zhang Jiujing: "Do you really think that with our operations in Quanzhou Prefecture, we still need to care about Gu Zhengchen?"
Zhang Jiujing thought for a while and said seriously: "The person we sent to Jinling to inquire about the news has not come back yet, but sir, the people don't know this person, but the government has long heard of his name. He is a man from Quanzhou County, and this name has been reported to the public for a long time. Prefectures and counties. Although I don’t know how he is still alive with the title of a dead person, but he must have extraordinary means to make the court make an exception for him. "
"If we can win him over, everything will be fine. But if he relies on his title and wants to be the real talker in Quanzhou Prefecture, then things will be difficult to handle. Now we need to act cautiously and deal with the matter as soon as possible Okay, leave no holes."
Tang Xian did feel a little tricky.
Zhang Hao, the prefect of Quanzhou, had just arrived in office not long ago. Before he could even count the number of docks, he started chopping firewood with great force, trying to light a raging fire, but he forgot that no matter how sharp the knife was, or how sharp the axe, it would not be enough to light the fire. When a fire breaks out, it depends on whether the fire can be blown and whether the burning object is wood or stone.
No matter how loud the thunder is, it won’t rain unless the clouds cooperate.
Now Zhang Hao knew that it was difficult to move forward, so he submitted a letter to serve as an official on the grounds of illness.
It's a good thing that Zhang Hao is leaving, but it's not a good thing either.
The good thing is that this person is disobedient and uncooperative. He always stays here. Many times it is inconvenient to stretch out his hand to lead a sheep. It is easier to get things done when he leaves.
The bad thing is that Zhang Haocai ran away not long after he arrived. If Gu Zhengchen came and ran away even after working for two months, then the ghosts in Quanzhou Prefecture and the deep water could not be hidden. The court was furious, and it would be difficult to deal with it if you tried to be kind again.
In a place, officials cannot always be dissatisfied with their duties, the court will not agree, and the emperor will not agree.
This also means that no matter what Gu Zhengchen's style is, it is not advisable to confront him head-on in the short term. At least he needs to wait for a while. The prerequisite for slowing down for a while is that Gu Zhengchen does not seize his own weaknesses and does not take the initiative to point the sword at himself.
Hui'an County is a flaw. Because the son is ineffective, Hui'an County is full of smoke and smoke. The people have already complained, and it is impossible to stop the public from talking about Youyou.
The only good thing right now is that time is on his side. It's still early for Gu Zhengchen to arrive in Quanzhou, so he can handle it calmly.
Tang Xian looked at Zhang Jiujing: "What do you think we should do now?"
Zhang Jiujing said seriously: "Master, there is nothing in this world that cannot be solved with money. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can solve the problems in Hui'an County."
“Can losing money avoid disaster?”
Tang Xian frowned.
Seeing that Tang Xian was silent, Zhang Jiujing knew that Tang Xian was stingy and unwilling to pay the money. He rolled his eyes and said, "Master, we don't need to take this money ourselves. The young master was seriously injured, and the big families in Hui'an County always need to send some soup and medicine." Well, collect some from each household, give four parts to the poor people, stop their mouths, and then transfer the young master to Quanzhou Mansion for rest. Within a month, no one will mention Ye Xiao walking on the street again. .”
Tang Xian nodded heavily.
Son is important, and money is also important.
Normally, when a neighbor is injured, he still knows how to pick up some souvenirs and visit each other to say hello. What’s more, the injured person is Tong Fan’s son, so he needs to take good care of it and take the opportunity to get some money to recuperate his son’s injury.
Just after noon, Shi Ruji returned to the county government office and quickly said to Tang Xian: "Father, there are not many foreign businessmen who have entered the city in the past seven days, only about thirty, and there were only six people who entered the city yesterday, and four of them have been found." , only two people were missing. I asked the city gate guard, and they said they didn’t see them leaving the city, but they were probably hiding in the city.”
"Oh, who is it?"
Tang Xian cheered up.
Shi Ruji quickly asked Dian Shi Huangxue to take out the roster and handed it over: "Yesterday at dusk, two businessmen came to Fu Xiao Inn. This is the store book given by the shopkeeper."
Tang Xian opened the store book and saw the person who checked in yesterday. He couldn't help frowning: "Zhang San, Wang Wu? Are you sure the shopkeeper has read their citations? These are obviously pseudonyms!"
Although businessmen have no status, most of them are rich people. In most cases, they will change their names to a better one, instead of just randomly picking up a number like the poor people. They are called Chongba, Jiusi, etc. There is no technical content, and you can tell from the name that it comes from a poor family.
Zhang San, Wang Wu, how could these be the names of businessmen? These two are even together. If three people move in, wouldn't they also have to write Li Si?
Shi Ruji wiped his cold sweat: "Well, the shopkeeper said that the young master was about to march down the street at night. He didn't have time to check and interrogate him in detail. He just glanced at the citation. The young man leading the charge was indeed called Zhang San."
"Find these two for me, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you have to find them!"
Tang Xian didn't care what the names of these two people were. They stayed at Fu Xiao Inn, which happened to be the street where Tang Hu was working last night. Tang Hu was killed that night, and now early in the morning, they were gone. If Shadow says there is nothing weird about him, and he doesn’t believe it, he needs to at least cross-examine him to clear his suspicions!
Inside the Four Treasures Room.
Chen Su really didn't drink well. He started to sway after drinking less than a bottle of this low-alcohol wine. He was also a bit arrogant when talking. Gu Zhengchen said whatever he asked without any hindrance.
Gu Zhengchen picked up the wine bowl, drank the last of the wine, threw down some broken silver, stood up and said to Xiao Cheng, "Let's go to the county government office."
Xiao Cheng picked up the package at his feet, slung it on his shoulder, and followed Gu Zhengchen out. Suddenly he felt something. He stepped forward and stood in front of Gu Zhengchen. He stared at the door and said, "It's a little too quiet."
Gu Zhengchen chuckled: "It seems that drinking really delayed things, and someone came to the door. Let's go out of this door, so as not to inconvenience this family."
At the door, a group of government officials surrounded him.
Dian Shi Huangxue held a long sword and whispered: "The evil thief is probably very skilled in martial arts. You should all be careful. If anyone dares to be afraid and refuse to move forward, Tang Tong will not spare you!"
The government officials held water and fire sticks and iron chains in their hands, making clattering noises.
Just as everyone held their breath, waiting for Huang Xue to give the order, a young man and a middle-aged man walked out one after another.
The shopkeeper of Fu Xiao Inn took one look and immediately shouted: "It's them."
Tang Xingguai looked up, his face changed slightly, and he shouted: "It's you!"
Gu Zhengchen followed the sound, his eyes became cold, and he walked forward: "You are not the black-faced pirate leader last night. How dare you show up now that the sun is so high?"
Tang Xingguai gritted his teeth and shouted: "Last night was a rehearsal. I am not a pirate! But you, boy, are so brave that you dare to spy on the young master of the Tang family who is marching on the street at night. I think you are the one who hurt the young master, Huang Xue, are you still there?" What are you waiting for, arrest them!”
Classical historian Huang Xuegang wanted to give an order.
Gu Zhengchen stopped, put his hands behind his back, and shouted sternly: "According to the Ming Dynasty's law, there is no hook sign, and the government officials are not allowed to arrest people without orders. You want to arrest me, do you have the hook sign?"
Seeing Huang Xue's lack of action, Tang Xingguai urged him sternly: "He is a pirate and a bad bandit. There is no need to hook cards, and you still don't take action?!"
Huang Xue raised his hand.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Tang Xingguai: "Yesterday night, you were a pirate, smashing shops, plundering money, and robbing good families. I saw it with my own eyes. If the county government wants to arrest people, shouldn't they arrest you first?"
"Oh, I beat them for their own good. I have learned a lesson. I also know how to hide when pirates come and how to close the door!"
"You have done evil things and you still want a good reputation. It's really amazing."
Gu Zhengchen sneered.
Huang Xue saw that Gu Zhengchen was not afraid at all. He did not look like an ordinary gangster at all. When he was in a dilemma, the county magistrate Feng Yuanli came with people. After hearing that it was these two people, he did not say hello and directly ordered: "Arrest him. , but there is resistance, he will be punished for resisting the government, and there is no point in beating him to death!"
Gu Zhengchen did not expect that the Hui'an County government office would be so overbearing, and would arrest people by force without asking any questions.
"what to do?"
Xiao Cheng stepped forward and stood beside Gu Zhengchen.
Gu Zhengchen saw that the government officials had already made a move and gradually surrounded them. He narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his fingers to point at Feng Yuanli and Tang Xingguai: "Grab these two people, I want to question them."
