Chapter 063
Wu Qi is a civil servant, and he doesn't give people the impression that he is very strong. Now he has used all his strength to feed himself, and the yamen servant is almost breathless.
The yachae had difficulty breathing, but he didn't dare to struggle. He blushed and held his breath, saying, "The man outside the door said that he killed Wang Yonggui and brought his head. Grandpa, can you relax your hands a little? Bei Zhi was almost breathless."
Wu Qi let go of his hand, but he still couldn't believe his ears. He had tasted the bitter fruits that Wang Yonggui brought to him. He arranged countless yamen to arrest Wang Yonggui, and even asked hundreds of local households to send troops to help encircle and suppress them. As a result, several people died, and Wang Yonggui did not even lose a single hair.
How could Wang Yonggui die? How could this bandit who roamed the surroundings and killed people like a lot? Who has such great ability?
"Grandmaster, do you want to see Li Wenjun? He and Sun Baicao are still waiting outside." The Yachae asked carefully.
He was short-speaking and short-selling, and he received the benefits of Li Wenjun's five taels of silver. The yamen did a lot of effort when he was in the process of doing the business. At least when the county magistrate was in a unclear mood, he dared to pluck up the courage to talk more.
"Li Wenjun? Sun Baicao? How could it be them?" Wu Qi muttered in surprise.
"What? Magistrate Wu County, do you know these two people?" Jiang Shan left the flower viewing pavilion at some point and stood beside Wu Qi.
Wu Qi nodded and said, "There are several families of herbs who have been passed down from generation to generation in this county, and the Sun family is one of them. However, a few months ago, he claimed that he would not collect herbs in the future and changed his career to open a medicinal shop. I have met this person several times. He is very ordinary and nothing special.
Another Li Wenjun is not simple. He is not from the county, but from another place to flee from famine. He traveled hundreds of miles alone, starved for dozens of days, and fled to us. I heard that even the storyteller compiled a storybook and promoted it everywhere. By the way, wasn’t Zhou Wei, the first person in Sanshan Academy, given someone a set of Taizu dictionary? The person who received the gift was Li Wenjun."
Although Wu Qi had never met Li Wenjun, he was very clear about many things about Li Wenjun. It was obvious that he had secretly investigated Li Wenjun.
Jiang Shan smiled and said, "It turns out that she is a beggar who escaped from famine. This is easy to deal with. Third Young Master, your chance is here."
Not to mention the third young master, even Wu Qi was confused and didn't know what Jiang Shan meant.
Jiang Shan pointed to the yamen who was still waiting to reply and said, "Go and invite Li Wenjun and the others in."
The Yamashi looked at Wu Qi, and the latter said anxiously: "Mr. Jiang's words are mine. Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go quickly?"
Seeing that the county magistrate was anxious and there was still some delay there, the yamen turned around and ran towards the yamen.
Jiang Shan looked at the yamen far away, smiled and said, "Without outsiders, you can open the skylight and say something. Wu County Magistrate, please go see Li Wenjun first. If the head they brought was really Wang Yonggui's, don't rush to fulfill their promises and find a way to delay it. It took three or five days. In addition, you should also remind them not to spread it to the outside world."
"Mr. Jiang, why is this?" Wu Qi asked, "Wang Yonggui's notoriety is spreading. The three-year-old child in our county dared not cry when he heard about Wang Yonggui's name. The announcement of Wang Yonggui's death earlier can calm the people's hearts as soon as possible and let the people live a peaceful and prosperous life, and also fulfill the sincere love for the people, my parents and officials."
Jiang Shan sneered repeatedly. As far as he knew, Wu Qi was not a good official who could plead for the people. He was a clean official, embezzled and bribed, abused the law, and plundered the land. What were the things he did less? If he still loved the people, then there would be no bad officials in the world.
The reason why Wu Qi was eager to announce the news of Wang Yonggui's death was nothing more than to attract the public's expectations. On the one hand, he calmed down the resentment of the people towards him. On the other hand, he also wanted to have a beautiful report card that would get a good evaluation during the Shangguan assessment and hold the throne of him as the county magistrate. He even thought of using this east wind to climb up.
How could Jiang Shan let Wu Qi get what he wants? He said: "Mr. Wu County, do you see the third son? He is your only daughter's fiancé. Only when the third son is good can your daughter be good, and if the third son is good, you can be good. If the third son is bad, you will be burdened."
Wu Qi's face changed, he said with a calm face, "Mr. Jiang, the official can't understand."
Jiang Shan smiled and said, "How come you can't understand? The third young master is about to go to Beijing to take the exam. With the third young master's talent and the marquis' love for him, the title of the golden list is just a matter of minutes. However, after the title of the golden list, the Ministry of Personnel arranged errands for all the talents of the high school Jinshi, and there were many tricks in it.
If the third young master can bear a huge reputation, it will only benefit but not harm his future. Think about it, if the third young master can become a minister in the future, you, the father-in-law, don’t know how much money you will gain from. Think about it, is this the truth?"
Jiang Shan understood what he said, how could Wu Qi not understand? He wanted to refuse, but couldn't speak. In a word, he couldn't afford to offend the third son Shao Chuanjie, not to mention that behind Shao Chuanjie was the prefect Shao Kehan and Po Junhou.
Wu Qi squeezed out a little smile and said, "I know what to do."
Jiang Shan smiled and said, "I believe that the magistrate of Wu County will be able to do this little thing well. This is also a good opportunity to prove your ability. If the matter can be done, everyone will be happy. When I see the Marquis in the future, I will definitely give you a few good words in front of the Marquis."
Wu Qi asked someone to bring Li Wenjun and the others to the second hall, which is usually a place where cases are not tried publicly, and people outside are not allowed to come in to listen.
Wu Qi changed into the official uniform to show his grandeur and formality. He sat upright behind the case and ordered the yamen to ask Li Wenjun and others to come to court.
As soon as he saw the county magistrate, Sun Baicao pulled his son Sun Jianing to kneel down to Wu Qi. Li Wenjun bowed to Wu Qi and asked him to kneel down to Wu Qi. That was impossible, unless it was the other way around and asked Wu Qi to kneel down to him. Whether he was willing to accept it depends on whether he was in a good mood.
Wu Qi was unhappy. If it were normal, he would have slapped the arbor and asked the yamen standing on both sides to give Li Wenjun a killing stick. However, at this time, major events are important.
"Your name is Li Wenjun? Are you going to meet this county?" Wu Qi asked with an airs on his face.
"Yes, County Magistrate, when I was collecting herbs in Wufeng Mountain, I met the wanted criminal of the government, Wang Yonggui, the thief of the Yangtze River. I fought with him, killed him, and beheaded him. His head was here." Li Wenjun said as he raised a cloth bag.
Chapter completed!