Dusk is passing quickly, and people will surely arrive.
Wang Yuanwai walked out of his house with Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian. Thinking that Xie Mubai was a famous heroic knight in Huizhou, and the Zhizhou government office was not too far away, he skipped the carriage and chose to walk with them.
Walking through a long street, Wang Yuanwai deliberately slowed down his pace and said as he walked: "Thank you, old hero, Mr. Bai, some of Wang's words are stuck in your throat and you won't spit them out quickly. I don't know whether to say them or not?"
Xie Mubai took a step to catch up and replied: "Commissioner, if you have anything to say, you are welcome."
Wang Yuanwai said: "If the Huizhou government is willing to send troops to help, I wonder what your plans are. Are you going to wipe out all the robbers and gangsters?"
Bai Yutian caught up two steps and replied: "To be honest, those gangsters gathered together, and there were as many as seventy or eighty people. Most of them were originally knights and heroes from Jiangnan Wulin. They were only threatened by Dragon Slaying." I was forced to use the temptation and had no choice but to become the eagle dog of the Dragon Slayer Association, helping the evildoers to commit evil. If they are all eliminated, it would be unbearable. "
Officer Wang said: "Then what do you think?"
Bai Yutian replied bluntly: "Executive members, we have already planned that those who have committed many evil deeds and are unrepentant will be eliminated on the spot; those who are willing to repent and whose bad karma is not deep, we will open up as much as possible and give them a chance to reform." Chance."
Wang Yuanwai said: "Young Master Bai, how do you know whether those people's bad karma is deep or not?"
Bai Yutian replied: "To be honest, among the gangsters No. 70 and 80, seven of them have changed their ways and continue to stay there as internal agents. As associates, they have known each other for many years, so they naturally know that those people are doing evil things, and those people are evil The karma is not deep.”
Wang Yuanwai said: "Thank you, old hero, Bai Shaoxia. Most of the people in the world read poetry and books, and they cannot bear to be taught. Their behavior is extreme, and they will be punished. I am afraid that if you let them go with kindness, they will not only be ungrateful, but will repay kindness with hatred in the future."
Xie Mubai said: "Don't worry, member. If you lend a helping hand today, if anyone dares to harm me in the future, he will be at odds with the righteousness of the entire Jiangnan Wulin. He is not worthy of walking around in this world."
Wang Yuanwai said: "Thank you, old hero, Bai Shaoxia, it's not that I, Wang, or someone are afraid of their revenge later, but I really don't want to implicate innocent people and bring disaster to the tribe because of my behavior. If I can't ensure the safety of the tribe, then my behavior It's like eating inside and outside, helping outsiders harm your own brothers and sisters."
Bai Yutian said: "Please rest assured, after what happened, if anyone dares to harbor evil intentions for Yuan Wai's behavior today, no matter who he is or how capable he is, he will no longer have a foothold in the world of martial arts."
"Thank you, old hero, Mr. Bai. Since you have spoken to such an equal extent, I, Wang, have nothing to worry about. I just want to unite as one, obtain soldiers and horses, catch all the gangsters in one fell swoop, and bring peace to the world of martial arts." Wang Wang. After the member finished speaking, he strode forward, followed closely by Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian.
The three of them walked quickly across two streets, and the gate of the Huizhou government office stood in front of them.
Wang Yuanwai straightened his clothes and went forward with Xie Mubai and Bai Yutianjin.
When the guard on the left side of the door saw Wang Yuanwai arriving, he did not dare to be negligent. He stepped forward and saluted: "Yuanwai, what are you doing here late at night?"
Officer Wang greeted him outside and said, "Please tell me that Wang Shiheng has something to do to see the prefect."
"Wait a moment outside, I'll report it right away." The guard replied and walked towards the government office.
After a while, the guard returned to the door and replied: "Outside the court, my wife said that the eldest master is busy with official duties today. He must be tired and has already rested. I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other today, and we might come back tomorrow."
Wang Yuanwai took two steps forward, took out two taels of silver, stuffed it over, and said politely: "Brother, I really have something important to see the prefect, so I came here late. Could you please inform me again."
The guard on the right side of the gate saw this and interjected: "Wei Zi, Mr. Wang always comes to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason. He came here specially late at night. There must be something urgent or important. If you can, go and inform him."
The guard surnamed Wei smiled slightly, accepted the money, and said politely: "Commissioner, Xiao Ke will report again now. If the eldest master is really too tired and cannot meet, I hope I will forgive you."
Officer Wang said politely: "Thank you, brother!"
The guard surnamed Wei turned around, walked towards the mansion, and passed the call. After about a cup of tea, he came back and said happily: "Outside of the committee, the prefect has invited me, please come with me."
"Thank you!" Wang Yuwai cupped his hands, took Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian with him, walked behind the guard named Wei, and walked towards the mansion.
The four of them walked quickly through the front hall, the middle hall, and the back hall, and after a few twists and turns, they came to the backyard and entered the residence of the prefect. When they came to the living room, they saw the prefect sitting in the hall.
Wang Yuanwen said goodbye to the guards and took Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian into the hall. After paying homage, he said apologetically: "Sir, the common people came to visit late at night and disturbed your peace. Please forgive me."
The prefect smiled and replied: "I don't need to see you outside. Please sit down!"
Wang Yuanwai sat down, Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian stood beside him.
The prefect asked softly: "Executive member, is there something urgent or major that comes with your visit late at night?"
Wang Yuanwai replied: "Sir, these two friends from all over the world have important matters and are eager to see you. They are afraid that none of their acquaintances will act rashly, so please ask me to lead the way and introduce them to you."
The Lord Magistrate took a good look at Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian. He saw that they had kind faces and were a bit more heroic than ordinary men in the world. For Wang Yuanwai's sake, he said, "Two heroes, please sit down." .”
Bai Yutian waited for Xie Mubai to sit down. He took two steps forward and said politely to the magistrate: "Sir, the Longwei Escort Bureau helped Quzhou Prefecture escort the tribute silver to Beijing. They were passing by Guibao Land, but unexpectedly a gangster intercepted the road and came to ask for help. Your Excellency, lend a helping hand and send some troops to protect them."
The Lord Magistrate looked at Bai Yutian again and said sternly: "Young knight, if you say that there are one or two idle people in Huizhou who are doing such things, I can listen. If you say that there are gangsters who dare to block the road and rob the Longwei Escort Agency, Don’t tell me I don’t believe the escort, I’m afraid even Mr. Wang can’t believe it.”
Wang Yuanwai smiled and said in greeting: "Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely true. Under your governance, Huizhou Prefecture does not close its doors at night, does not pick up things on the road, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. How can there be bandits and robbers, let alone rob the official's money in broad daylight?"
"Young hero, I will treat these alarmist remarks as if you didn't say them today. If there is nothing else, please come back." The Lord Magistrate stood up, with the intention of seeing off his guests.
Seeing this, Bai Yutian smiled faintly and said loudly: "Sir, in recent days, the killers No. 780 of Qinglong Hall of the Dragon Slaying Association have gathered in Huizhou Prefecture and are making trouble everywhere. As a parent official who benefits one party, it is impossible that you have not noticed it until now. .”
The magistrate shouted angrily: "How outrageous! The counties below have never mentioned that any dangerous person has entered Huizhou in recent times. If you continue to make alarmist remarks here, don't blame me for not giving Wang Yuan the courtesy and treating you like a monster." The crime of confusing the public.”
Bai Yutian sneered and said: "My lord, if you think that just by punishing the common people by deceiving the public, you can drive those gangsters from the Dragon Slayer Society out of Huizhou and make the tax money that Quzhou Mansion submits to the court safe, then you can give the order. , the common people will never have a single complaint.”
Officer Wang said: "Sir, Bai Shaoxia's words are careless, so please don't pay attention."
"Come here, see off the guests!" The prefect shouted angrily, turned around, and turned his back to Bai Yutian and the others.
The sound dispersed, and two yamen came in, shouting: "Sir, what's the matter?"
The magistrate replied: "Send Wang Yuan's gift out of the government office on my behalf."
"Yes, sir." The Yamen official stretched his hand out of the hall and said to Mr. Wang, "Please come!"
Wang Yuanwai stood up, saluted the magistrate's back and said, "Sir, the common people are leaving!"
The magistrate said: "It's easy for Mr. Wang to leave, so I won't send him far away."
When Wang Yuanwai saw this, he didn't want to bring trouble on himself, so he led Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian out of the hall.
When the magistrate heard the footsteps outside the hall, he turned around, sat down, and said towards the side door next to the hall: "Master Qi, come out, he has gone away."
As soon as the voice passed, the side door next to the hall opened, and the housekeepers of Zhengyi Villa walked out and sat on the left hand side of the magistrate. They said: "Sir, you must not listen to that kid's nonsense. The person Longwei Escort is escorting is not Quzhou Prefecture. The official silver is just the money and items transferred home by some unscrupulous businessmen. He wants to use your official power to clear the way for the Longwei Escort Agency's escort cars, thereby gaining prestige for the Longwei Escort Agency and making it easier to travel in the world in the future."
The Lord Magistrate smiled and said: "Of course I know that this kid just wants to use his strength to gain convenience for the Longwei Escort Agency. The Dragon Slaying Association is supported by the imperial court, how could he turn around and rob the imperial court of tax money and become an enemy of the imperial court."
Qi Zuo said happily: "My lord is wise, and I can tell at a glance that the kid is playing tricks on me. But it's a pity that the kid was so rude in front of the lord, so I couldn't take him down and punish him for the crime of contempt for official authority."
The Lord Magistrate sneered: "It's easy to capture him, but it's difficult to let him go."
Qi Zuo said: "Why do you say this, sir?"
The magistrate said: "If you don't look at the monk's face, you have to look at the Buddha's face. If you take down that boy, you have to take down Wang Yuanwai who accompanied him. Wang Yuanwai is a celebrity in Huizhou. The surname Wang belongs to a wealthy family in this state. He is a well-known person in Huizhou Prefecture. . How can we not sentence this kind of person not guilty and execute him secretly?"
Qi Zuo said: "Your Majesty is absolutely right. But why do you think that letting that kid go is like raising a tiger to cause trouble?"
"Master Qi is too worried. An arrogant and ignorant unknown person will not achieve anything. Let him go." The prefect stood up, glanced at Qi Zuo, and said coldly: "Master Qi, you rob Longwei Escort Agency. Whether the escorts have a grudge against the Longwei Escort Agency or they are robbing the rich to give to the poor, they are definitely not allowed to do anything in the territory under my jurisdiction."
Qi Zuo asked: "Sir, why is this?"
The magistrate said coldly: "I unify the six counties of the prefecture. The superiors must be worthy of the imperial court, and the subordinates must be worthy of the people. Now that I know about this matter, if I turn a deaf ear, I will not be ashamed of the imperial court's trust."
Qi Zuo said: "Sir..."
The prefect interrupted him: "There is no discussion on this matter, please come back!"
Qi Zuo stood up, danced his sleeves, and said, "Farewell!"
The prefect said: "I won't send it away."
