Zhou Xing and others could not hold back for a long time. After hearing the order from their master, they immediately rushed forward. Before Young Master Cui could react, he saw a knife on his neck.
When his men saw the young master being captured, they immediately resisted, but in an instant, they were knocked to the ground by the guards.
"How dare he?" Young Master Cui's face was full of disbelief, and he was shocked and angry in his heart.
"Thief, let go of my young master, otherwise you will offend my master and you will never get out of the cell." The leading servant knelt on the ground and shouted.
Yang Qing ignored him at all, looked at Zhou Xing and said, "De Mao, escort this young master Cui to Cui Xiang and let him decide what to do."
"yes."
"Little brother, if you follow me as a guard to the county temple, I believe Cui Mingting will punish you impartially." Yang Qing added.
The young husband had not yet recovered from the situation, so he hesitated and said, "First, sir, this man is the son of Magistrate Cui, Cui. You see..."
"You don't have to worry. If Magistrate Cui doesn't make the decision for you, I, the prefect, will make the decision for you myself!" Yang Qing patted his shoulder and smiled.
"Prefect?"
Everyone who heard it was surprised. They didn't expect that the work story today was so exciting. This time, Young Master Cui finally hit the wall.
Young Master Cui reacted when he heard the word "prefect" and asked tremblingly: "May I ask where you are the prefect?"
Zhou Xing glanced at him contemptuously and said, "So that you guys know that this is the new prefect Yang Fujun, and this is the new subordinate of Zhou Xing."
"ah!"
Young Master Cui was shocked again. He didn't expect to offend his father's immediate boss today, and he had no doubts. After all, it was true that he dared to escort him to see his father.
"Someone is blind and has offended the prefect's majesty. Please..." Zhou Xing immediately said softly with a mournful face.
Yang Qing waved his hand and interrupted him: "Okay, save your energy to explain to your father."
After saying that, he turned around, comforted the young couple, and left with the three guards.
"We have met the prefect, he is really a good official!" All the people bowed and saluted.
As Yang Qing walked away, he held his hands in return and said, "Dear fellow villagers, I promise that this matter will be handled impartially, and I will never be partial or allow good people to be wronged."
This statement even more aroused the people's applause and cheers. Many people said that a good official has come to Hanzhong.
In the Nanzheng County Temple, Cui Xiang had just been dealing with political affairs for a while, and was currently half-lying on the soft couch in the public room with his eyes closed and meditating.
While tapping his raised right knee with his right hand, he thought about his future career path.
As the magistrate of Nanzheng County, he is naturally from Wei Yan. Now the Hanzhong Prefect has become Yang Qing. He knows that if he still occupies this position, it may be a bit of an eyesore. After all, Nanzheng is the seat of the county. If the Hanzhong Prefect has control If he can't live in Nanzheng, he will definitely not be able to control the whole county.
However, although Cui Xiang had the intention to leave, Wei Yan did not allow him to hand over the position of Nanzheng County Magistrate easily. He also told him not to let Yang Qing get caught in these days. As long as he defends Nanzheng, naturally It's a great achievement.
He still believed in Wei Yan's promise. Over the years, he had already figured out the character of his patron. Although he was grumpy and arrogant, he could still reward his subordinates for their merits.
Thinking of this, Cui Xiang decided that for his own future, he had to stay in the position of Nan Zheng Ling. As long as he acted carefully and had Wei Yan to protect him, there shouldn't be a big problem.
As for the clues left behind in the past, it was expected that Yang Qingchu's foundation was unstable and would be absolutely safe in a short period of time. With this buffer, he could erase the traces. Moreover, with Wei Yan's endorsement, he could make excuses.
After sorting out this major matter, Cui Xiang felt at ease, and was thinking about whether to invite some friends to the house for a drink in the evening, when he suddenly heard a burst of urgent footsteps outside the house, and then someone pushed the door open and entered.
Cui Xiang suddenly opened his eyes and was about to angrily scold the visitor for not understanding the rules, but he saw that the visitor was his close servant.
"How can you be so rude in a panic?" Cui Xiang glanced at the old servant.
One glance: "You are also an old man in the house, how can you be so ignorant of the rules?"
"Master, something bad has happened. Young Master, he was arrested by a new subordinate from the county. He is now being held outside the lobby and said to be handed over to you for personal trial." The old servant quickly reported.
"What?" Cui Xiang was shocked and stood up suddenly.
"What happened? How did Huan'er fall into Zhou Xing's hands?"
The old servant said anxiously: "I don't know how many villains there are. When I saw them escorting the young master in, I hurriedly came over to report. Master, you'd better go out and have a look."
"Okay, lead the way."
Cui Xiang had a bad premonition in his heart. As Yang Qing's disciple, Zhou Xing was inseparable from Yang Qing. How could he have a dispute with Huan'er? Could Yang Qing also be involved?
The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and he almost fell down when he passed through the second door. Fortunately, the old servant had quick eyes and quick hands and caught him in time, otherwise he would have been injured.
"Haha, why is my servant free to come to my place today? I should tell Cui in advance so that Cui can come out to greet me." When he arrived at the lobby, Cui Xiang calmed down and said with a laugh while bowing his hands in salute.
Zhou Xing didn't want to say polite words to him. After returning the salute with his fists, Zhou Xing said straight to the point: "Cui Mingting, your son is involved in a lawsuit, and he happened to be caught by the prince. Therefore, he ordered me to bring both parties involved in the case to you for trial."
"Oh, is this happening? This treacherous son is used to getting into trouble. Who knows what wrong things he has done to deserve the attention of the Lord?" Cui Xiang said with false anger.
Zhou Xingdao: "Your Majesty, they are outside the hall. The specific matter will be known once Mingting calls them in."
"Yes, yes, it was my subordinate who reminded me."
Zhou Xing looked at him meaningfully and said, "The Lord has said that he believes that Cui Mingting will try the case impartially."
Cui Xiang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he immediately said sternly: "Please rest assured, Mr. Cui and his disciples, Mr. Cui will never show favoritism." After saying that, he slowly walked towards the main seat in the lobby. What Zhou Xing didn't know was that he was there. After Cui Xiang turned around, his face suddenly darkened.
It was already dark when Zhou Xing returned to the governor's house. In the study, Yang Qing put down the Spring and Autumn Book in his hand and listened to his report on the afternoon's results.
Cui Xiang did not show any favoritism when examining the case, and he quickly asked his son Cui Huan what happened.
It turned out that Cui Huan was really attracted by sex. He saw the pretty woman from a distance and came up with a plan. He got off the carriage and walked in front of him. When he passed by the woman, he pretended to be hit by her, and then went to the carriage on the pretext that he wanted to apologize. tease before.
Seeing that something was wrong, the young husband quickly took the woman and ran away. Only then did he get caught up by the evil servant.
"Well, it's as expected." Yang Qing nodded and said, "Then how did Cui Xiang decide?"
"Cui Xiang ordered someone to beat Cui Huan twenty times, and personally apologized to the young couple."
Yang Qingdao: "It can be considered a fair decision."
"Master Fu, Cui Xiang also said that he was not strict in running the family, and allowed the traitor to disturb the people and ruin the prestige of the government. He will come to you tomorrow to apologize."
Yang Qing said: "Okay, I'm waiting for him."
"Demao, do you really mean this sentence to Cui Xiang?"
Zhou Xing pondered for a moment and replied: "Master Fu, no matter whether he is sincere or not, his treatment is quite good. However, due to his humble position, I realize that this person is really not strict in running the family. His son is full of evil deeds. This evil thing is not the same today, and no one dared to speak out before, fearing that it would be impossible without his protection, which makes Cui Xiang's character very doubtful."
Yang Qing thought for a long time and said, "That makes sense. In this way, you arrange for Yue Zhao to ask him to secretly find out if Cui Xiang has done anything bad in recent years."
"No." Zhou Xing responded with clasped fists.
"Okay, it's getting late and you've been very busy today. Go back and rest."
"Yes, I resign from my humble position."
Suddenly, Yang Qing remembered something and called him: "By the way, have the young couple been settled?"
Zhou Xing stopped, turned around and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Fu, the humble duties have been arranged, and someone will send them home tomorrow."
"That's good, go back and rest." Yang Qing
He smiled reassuringly.
