After a lot of talk...

"In this way, you didn't kill yourself? Chen Siliu wouldn't use you to make a fuss?" County Chief Cao glared at Xiao Fan, his eyes still not fading.

suicide?

What exactly are the minds of officials in this era?

Xiao Fan sighed long: "My sage is really like a torch... things are not that complicated."

"Then what does it mean to lie down after just a bowl of wine and have just slept down? Isn't it a scheming me?"

Xiao Fan only felt a feeling of grief and anger spreading in his chest: "Sir, it is natural to have a small alcohol tolerance... I will never die if I sin!"

County Magistrate Cao was stunned, and then slowly took back the sharp knife that was almost reaching Xiao Fan's chest.

Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Who are you from the Chen family?" County Magistrate Cao finally thought of this very important question.

Xiao Fan regained his usual gentle smile, but his face was still scared: "Caomin will introduce himself again. Xiao Fan is Chen Siliu's future son-in-law."

"What? Are you the cowardly son-in-law of the Chen family?" County Magistrate Cao said in surprise.

Xiao Fan smiled bitterly. Even the county magistrate who had just arrived in Jiangpu less than two days knew about him. It seemed that he was really famous.

Just a son-in-law, you have to add the word "cowardly" in front of it. You are all eighth-rank official. Don't you know how to cultivate some eloquence?

"Sir, really... straightforward and honest."

County Magistrate Cao laughed: "I used to be a member of the army. I don't know how to act as an official, and I don't have any advice. I don't think of you, like you southerners who have been talking about it for a long time. Well, even if I wronged you just now, what's wrong with you here to find me today?"

Xiao Fan smiled, suddenly looked up at the county magistrate Cao and said, "The people are brave enough to ask the adults to release the Chen family."

County Magistrate Cao nodded and gradually put away his smile. A glimmer of light flew past his seemingly rough and heroic face.

"Why did I let the Chen family go? Just because you drank a bowl of wine with me?"

Xiao Fan hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, please forgive the offense of the people, and say a disrespectful word that you guess..."

"you say."

"The adults first came to Jiangpu and started surgery on the Chen family. The purpose is probably not just to vent their anger, right?"

When the county magistrate Cao heard this, his eyebrows jumped slightly, and then he said calmly: "What's not venting anger?"

Xiao Fan smiled and said, "If it's not just to vent his anger, it's to establish his authority."

County Magistrate Cao was shocked, his eyebrows jumped again, and soon returned to normal, but his eyes gradually narrowed.

The county magistrate Cao sneered: "This Jiangpu County is really strange. The son of a merchant dares to beat the imperial court. The cowardly son-in-law of the Chen family is a real expert who does not show his appearance. I am the eighth-rank county magistrate. In addition to Huang Magistrate, I am the biggest in Jiangpu County. Tell me, who else do I need to establish my authority from?"

Xiao Fan sighed and said, "If the second master wants to establish his authority, of course he will show it to the master. Although Caomin has never read any books, he knows the truth of 'a mountain cannot accommodate two tigers'. When Caomin saw the adults for the first time, he thought that you are a very motivated person..."

County Magistrate Cao's face gradually became gloomy, and his eyes looked at Xiao Fan more and more fiercely.

"Even if I want to establish my authority, what does it have to do with the Chen family?"

"Of course it's related. The Chen family is a wealthy family in Jiangpu and a lowly merchant. He is rich but has no power. For adults, it is the most suitable choice to take the Chen family. If an adult wants to kill Chen Siliu, it is as easy as killing a bed bug..."

County Magistrate Cao was stunned for a moment and sighed: "...It's the first time I heard someone describe his father-in-law like this, so cruel!"

Xiao Fan's face was slightly embarrassed. He really didn't have much affection for the Chen family, so he didn't see any respect in his words.

But if you don’t like it, you still ask for it.

"... The adult was the magistrate of Jiangpu County. He had no connections and no foundation. If someone changed to someone else, he would naturally be honest and obedient to the magistrate. But the adults were different from others..."

“How is it different?”

"Caomin heard that the Lord was once a hundred generals under His Highness, and His Highness of Yan was very grateful to the Lord, so he was promoted to civil servants because he had achieved military merits. Behind the Lord stood a great figure like the King of Yan, how could he be willing to be an unknown county magistrate under Huang Magistrate? Therefore, when the Lord first came to Jiangpu, he wanted to attack the Chen family, so there was a reason. As the saying goes, killing the chicken to warn the monkey. No matter how rich the Chen family is, it is just a lowly merchant family. It will not cause criticism from others. At the same time, it can demonstrate to Huang Magistrate, so that all officials and servants in Jiangpu County are respectful to the Adults. The Adults can do their own arbitrarily in the future, without much constraints, and even pull up their own team and compete with Huang Magistrate in Jiangpu County..."

There are some speculations that Xiao Fan did not dare to say it. He knew the history of the Ming Dynasty and knew that the King of Yan was coveting the throne and was about to move. When Zhu Yuanzhang died, he might have to do the usurpation of the throne under the banner of "Jingnan". At this time, he arranged Cao Yi to be a small county magistrate in Jiangpu County, dozens of miles away from Yingtian Prefecture in the capital. The purpose may be to treat Cao Yi as a nail and firmly nail the capital behind the capital in order to make great use in the future. When Cao Yi came to Jiangpu, he was busy establishing his authority and seizing power, and probably to prepare for the future of the King of Yan.

However, if you beat him to death, you can't say it directly. If you really say it, Cao Yi will definitely kill people to silence him at all costs. It is related to fighting for the throne, and no one will allow a grass man to know this shocking secret.

Even so, County Magistrate Cao was still shocked by Xiao Fan's words.

Xiao Fan was right. Cao Yi did have the idea of ​​removing the Chen family from demonstrating to Huang Magistrate. He wanted to use the Chen family's fate to tell Huang Magistrate how strong he was. If he knew the truth, don't mess with him.

This behavior is naturally not hidden from Huang Magistrate Huang, but Cao Yi didn't care. Before coming to Jiangpu to take office, he had already found out that the backer behind Huang Magistrate Huang was originally Zhang Chengxian, but during Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, the life of the Ming Dynasty officials was in danger. Especially after Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu's rebellion case was dug out, Zhu Yuanzhang sought the court, and nearly half of the officials in the world were implicated. Zhang Magistrate Huang, who had always relied on, was unfortunately implicated in the prison, which means that Huang Magistrate Huang's backer had already fallen.

It is really a fatal thing to have no backer in the officialdom.

Therefore, Cao Yi, the eighth-rank county magistrate who was originally under the magistrate, dared to have the idea of ​​magistrate. He attacked the Chen family and established his authority on magistrate Huang, but he was not afraid that magistrate Huang would know. The reason was naturally clear. Behind him was the fourth son of the current emperor, Zhu Di, the King of Yan, who was such a powerful figure, as his backer. Even if he acted more arrogantly, others would not dare to say anything.

It is not surprising that others saw through Cao Yi's intentions. What's strange is that even a commoner Xiao Fan could see through it, and Cao Yi felt a little frustrated.

"Is my official's cunning so shallow that everything he does has reached the point that everyone knows?" Cao Yi smiled bitterly, as if he was mocking himself.

Xiao Fan lowered his eyelids slightly and said in a soft voice: "Sir, I am so slandering. The grass people are just speculating on their own intentions. Whether they are the masters or not is all in the mind. If the masters say no, then that is not."

"Since you said that I plan to establish my authority, why should I let the Chen family go?"

"Sir, although the Chen family is a lowly merchant, the existence of the Chen family still has great significance for the entire Jiangpu County. The Chen family has been operating in Jiangpu County for many years and has many shops. Both the county government and the people have an influence that cannot be underestimated. Today, the emperor advocates agriculture and hates business, and merchants live a trembling life. If the Chen family collapses, everyone in Jiangpu County will be in danger. If the shops in the city close down because they are afraid of the court to suppress business,
Chapter completed!