Chapter 95: The heartbreaking one's feet, I have to pay it back

When he first took office last year, the first thing that County Magistrate Zhang started to solve was Erlongzhai. As a result, Erlongzhai was so weak that he was disappointed. He served as the chief executive for the first time. He encountered such a thing as soon as he took office. County Magistrate Zhang lived a very uncomfortable whole year.

After the New Year, he went to the yamen. Because of Yao Zhuan's slander, County Magistrate Zhang was even more angry, so he didn't even touch the Go he liked for a long time. But in this depressed mood, he began his own inspection journey. For routine official articles like this, the entire rural inspection process was really unremarkable. The only highlight was that he had a chess game in Guanyintai Village.

It was that time that he called Tang Cheng to the county school, but it was just a small matter for a county lord like him. After three or two days, he naturally forgot it. However, what he didn't expect was that not long after he returned to the county town, he actually met Tang Cheng in the county government again, and then things became a little bizarre.

It was Tang Cheng who went to the city for him and successfully got in touch with Sun Envoy. Thinking about Sun Envoy's methods of making money, County Magistrate Zhang was very glad that Tang Cheng, who was almost helpless, was chosen by Tang Cheng. This young man had a very flexible mind! If he hadn't done things as Lin Yunan said, it would have been difficult!

Before the surprise that Tang Cheng brought was finished, he immediately gave him a second surprise. The partner he wanted to get married was Zhao Laohu's niece, who had let himself comfort him but had been unable to get into the air. It was through Tang Cheng that he finally captured Zhao Huatou.

But the biggest surprise that Tang Cheng brought was the suggestion not long ago, Xianyan... Thinking of this, County Magistrate Zhang smiled mockingly. After reading for decades, he talked about his self-cultivation every day. He also claimed that he had good qi cultivation skills, but when he was the chief official, his qi cultivation skills were completely gone. After the retrieval was not feasible, he was entangled in the fight against the force and attack. He didn't expect this simple and practical method, Xianyan... It was nothing difficult, why didn't he think about it? Carefulness was messy. It seemed that his qi cultivation skills were not yet ready!

I went to the countryside for the Erlong Village to be depressed, and now I have completely solved the troubles of Erlong Village because Tang Cheng, whom I met in the countryside, and it is really the will he said that night?

County Magistrate Zhang looked at Tang Cheng who was talking to the servants outside. The word "fate method" appeared inexplicably in his mind, and then he thought of a joke from Lin Yunan a few days ago: "I think Tang Cheng is simply a lucky star, you are a great man!"

Tang Cheng naturally didn't expect that County Magistrate Zhang would have so many ideas. He was really busy these two days. Seeing that more than 100 bandits were about to enter the city, the county's prison was really unable to arrange it. These people were all serious offenders and could not be placed at will. Before the Ministry of Justice issued a document to transfer them, they must live in a heavily guarded prison. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain if something happened.

Since this is the case, the heads of the toll and pen officials who stayed in the yamen these two days were almost busy. The prisoners who were originally locked in the prison were shot out, and some serious prisoners who were still waiting for the official documents of the Ministry of Justice to be approved by the Ministry of Justice put on heavy shackles and sent them to the prefecture city, where the prisons there were much more surplus than in the small county town.

When they were busy, Tang Cheng had to follow suit. After all, whether it was to release the person or transfer the serious criminals to the prison, the county magistrate Zhang needed to review the official documents and sign the seal when Zhao County Wei was away. This job naturally fell on Tang Cheng's record.

The name of punishment is very important, and Tang Cheng dared not neglect. He himself is a serious man, so he was dizzy after reading the document in the past two days. He brought in one by one, and then signed the printing and sent it back to the servant Lao Sun. Tang Cheng was so busy these two days that he had finished cooking before Zhao Lao Hu returned to the city. Now he told Lao Sun that he was the last batch.

After two days of busy work, I finally cleaned up the emergency. But before I could return to the office, Tang Cheng calmed down for a while, a man came to report that Zhao County Wei and his party were about to enter the city.

"Let's go, let's go to the city gate to meet you." After hearing the news, the county magistrate Zhang waved his hand and walked out with great enthusiasm.

This time, in order to welcome Zhao Laohu and his party, the county magistrate Zhang, who had never liked to show off, set up a full guard of ceremonies. The flag signs that "avoided and quiet" in front of the car lit up. I heard the gongs clattering, followed by two erect breasts and bulging belly. The high-spirited tolerance, the water and fire sticks in my hand were polished brightly, and it looked very dazzling.

After the magistrate Zhang arrived at the city gate, he got off the car by himself. Many people attracted by the sound of gongs and the ceremonial guards of the county magistrates formed a circle outside a dozen steps away. While protruding his head and looking out the city gate, he muttered quietly about what big thing had happened.

Tang Cheng was also standing at the gate of the city, slightly behind County Magistrate Zhang, but his current mind was neither on the road ahead nor on the crowd behind him, but on the Zhubu Yao not far away.

The extermination of Erlongzhai bandits is a big deal for Yunxi County. County Magistrate Zhang would say hello to him no matter what, and no matter how unwilling the chief Yao was in his heart, he would have to come.

Since the boss Yao got out of the car and stood beside Zhang County Magistrate, Tang Que's eyes had never left him. The more he looked, he became more and more impressed. It was worthy of being an old yamen that had been with him for decades. The matter in Erlong Village had reached this point. Seeing that Ke Changming was about to be escorted into the city, Yao Zhu's face was able to keep calm and calm. Although he was not as happy as he should have, this kind of calm and gentle cloud had already shown decades of experience.

Compared with Zhao Laohu and Yao Zhuan, County Magistrate Zhang is really a bad move! The only thing that should be thankful is that Zhao. Yao and the other two did not join forces, otherwise the position of County Magistrate Zhang would be destined to be unable to be imprisoned!

As for Zhao, why did Yao and the other two fail to join forces? Why didn’t Yao’s chief clerk win over Zhao Laohu? Or why did Zhao Laohu refuse such win over? Although Tang Cheng thought a lot, he tried to think deeply but still couldn’t find the answer.

In fact, Tang Cheng himself did not realize that after he joined the county government office for so many days, he had gradually become familiar with and integrated into the environment in the government office. The seemingly meaningless thinking he had just now was a kind of understanding and reflection on the environment. Combining the steadily doing things with such continuous reflection, it became repeated experiences. The results of these experiences will surely be reflected in his future behavior and actions. To some extent, it will determine how far and high he can go on the road of civil servants in the Tang Dynasty.

Just as Tang Cheng was rumbling in his mind, Zhao Laohu and his team finally showed their heads on the official road in the distance. First, there were several horse-riding horses, followed by a long walking team. On both sides of the team were recruiting men with standard single-hook spears. In the middle were a string of two-long bandits tied with ropes. Ten people tied a rope, and ten bandits pulled the team long. On the outside, the men were holding waist knives and riding horses to take care of them.

As the team got closer, Tang Cheng could faintly hear the crying sounds coming from the wind. Sometimes, he could see some tolerance officers riding their horses close to the team and knocking the slow-moving bandits with the scabbard in his hand.

When there were about twenty steps away, County Magistrate Zhang had already stepped forward and said, "Shoujing. If you have any injury on your leg, you can ride a horse. You should find a car." County Magistrate Zhang smiled and said, "The bandits in Erlongzhai have been in trouble for a long time. This time, County Magistrate Zhao has achieved success in suppressing bandits. This official thanked Brother Shoujing for his behalf for the people of Hexian County."

Zhao Laohu's name is Meng, with his courtesy name Shoujing. It is said that the one who gave him this word was Xuexuezheng, Yunxi County, thirty years ago. However, Zhao Laohu himself didn't like it, so no one called him that, so Tang Cheng felt a little strange when he heard it today.

After more than a month of cultivation, Zhao Laohu's legs have improved a lot, and at least the swelling has subsided. Although he is still a little unstraightened in walking, at least he looks nothing abnormal.

"My magistrate, don't do this, I really can't bear it." Zhao Laohu rushed to help Zhang County Magistrate up, and smiled and said, "I took the cart and sat on the road, which was only three or five miles ahead. After all, he was a county magistrate in charge of martial arts. What's the matter with a cart?"

His statement made everyone laugh. Even the Yao Zhubu, who followed him, pursed his lips. I don’t know if it was because he was uneasy or because Tang Cheng concealed it too well. Yao Zhubu didn’t notice that Tang Cheng was always paying attention to him from the corner of his eyes.

Just now, Master Yao clearly had a look at the tall and thin man in the bandits' team. Although this eye flashed shortly, Tang Cheng was still watching him.

Taking advantage of the time when Yao Zhubu was greeting Zhao Laohu, Tang Cheng walked to the side of the man who was aside, pointed to the tall and thin man with a strange expression on his face and asked in a low voice: "This guy is Ke Changming."

"Who else isn't him?" The toddler glanced at Ke Changming, "Thu Ye was afraid that he would be not good-looking in front of the people when he entered the city, so he was tight on the road. When he was in prison, he would enjoy his happiness." After that, the toddler smiled and made the person feel chill.

After the greetings, the team began to enter the city. The strong men all followed the tolerance to stand up and raised their chests and belly, and they looked a little majestic.

After passing through the noisy crowds of streets, the bandits were stuffed into the prison, and the men were taken to the place of resettlement by the men themselves. Zhao Laohu and the public servants followed the magistrate Zhang to Baohe Building.

Because he had already received the order, Baohelou had prepared it well. In order to welcome the celebration banquet of the county government, he even pushed all the individual guests.

Both the magistrate Zhang and Zhao Laohu were happy to wipe out the bandits in Erlong Village. The tolls were so busy in the countryside. There is no need to mention the noisy at the celebration banquet. This banquet was just about to reach its climax from the evening until the crescent moon rises.

When Tang Cheng turned his head inadvertently, he saw a prisoner wearing a tolerant suit trotting in from outside the building, ignoring the noise of the consignment officers in the lobby, and came straight towards the accord.

"What happened!" This was the first thought in Tang Cheng's mind. Sure enough, the prison banzi ran in and said, "Ke Changming died and just committed suicide in prison."

As soon as the forbiddenzi said this, a needle fell from the Accord, which was originally smiling happily, and Tang Cheng's first reaction was to look at the Master Yao and saw the faint smile that was about to disappear...

"How did you die?" Before Magistrate Zhang put down the wine cup for the banquet, his voice was already very low. It was obvious that he was deliberately suppressing his anger. It was no wonder that he was disappointed. Not to mention his excitement, Ke Changming was the bandit leader. Capturing the bandit leader alive and getting a dead body came on, just in terms of merit.

"There are too many people coming today. There are few people in the prison and they can't open their palms, so they will be divided into four prison areas: Tian, ​​Earth, Xuan, and Huang. Lao Yutou and I are responsible for the Tianzi prison area. Ke Changming was the first to settle down. Because he took off his heavy shackles when he entered the prison, he hurriedly did not smash the shackles, but he just carried chains on his hands. After we settled the other bandits back, we found out... Ke Changming took off his pants and tied him to the iron bars and strangled himself to death." Because he knew that the relationship was important, the forbidden slaughter was extremely complicated.

Wouldn't you have to commit suicide outside be more than in prison? Ke Changming never died early or late, but he died just after entering the prison. If he wanted to say that he was determined to commit suicide, Tang Cheng really didn't believe it, but he also took advantage of the time when the forbidden son spoke as a buffer, and his mood slowly calmed down from the shock just now.

After his mind calmed down, he could figure out his thoughts. With his mind moving, Tang Cheng's eyes were already looking at Zhao Laohu who was sitting in the lower position.

What's the point of Ke Changming's death? Anyway, he's not dead now. After the official documents of the Ministry of Justice are approved, he will definitely die. Even if the court has an amnesty, it's not his turn. His most important value lies in his involvement with Yao Zhubu. Although this involvement is already obvious in Tang Cheng's opinion, there is no proof after all.

It is not easy to completely overthrow a county chief without tangible evidence? Not to mention that behind this chief clerk is the second-ranked person in Jinzhou.

But although Ke Changming is dead now, he has been in control of Zhao Laohu for the first three days. Zhao Laohu must have his own suspicions. Just because he, the old fox, wouldn't think of taking action first?

When Tang Cheng looked at Zhao Laohu, he looked at Yao Zhubu, but it turned out that Yao Zhubu's eyes were mainly on Zhao Laohu. When he turned his head, he could not help but meet Tang Cheng.

After returning to the smile of Master Yao, Tang Cheng looked at Zhao Laohu again. But what he saw was a "yamen face". With Zhao Laohu's conduct, once he put on thisyamen face, Ren Tangcheng could not see anything even if he looked carefully.

Tang Chengyuan thought that with Zhao Laohu's thoughts, he must have had Ke Changming draw a circle and press his hand to confess his confession in the past three days, but now he saw this yamen face but felt a little confused.

Apart from worrying that he could not do it, Yi Jiangsheng and bravely pursued the enemy, even Tang Cheng himself did not realize that because the last time Yao Zhuan had made a ruthless move on him, so he always had the idea of ​​stabbing him hard in his heart. He used to have no chance, but now he naturally doesn't want to let go of it. It is precisely because of this thought that he is so worried about gains and losses now.

The eight words "If you don't cultivate virtue, you will not be able to do anything." are the local examinations for Yao Zhubu Xingwen County School on that day. The purpose of this document is to open him. Although several months have passed, Tang Cheng has never forgotten about this incident.

It would be fine if he refused to go to the county government office, but he would start a revolution from the county school? This is really too ruthless. If he changed his studies and followed this official document, it would mean that unless he could go back in time, he would never have a chance to make a name for himself in the Tang Dynasty. For him, it was like a Tang Dynasty encountering a ancestral grave being dug. Even if he was loyal and honest, he would have to sacrifice his life to take revenge!

This matter seems very small, but it is the biggest crisis that Tang Cheng encountered after traveling through time. It not only involves himself, but also the future life of his entire family. For tooth and eye for eye, if he does not return the fatal sorrow of the day, Tang Cheng's depression will not be able to truly dissipate.

If such a thing happened, it would be difficult to continue the celebration banquet. County Magistrate Zhang was in front, and Yao Zhuan and Zhao Laohu were also walking out in a row. The cheerful consignees who were shouting and dancing in the hall looked at them with red faces and wanted to come and ask, but when they saw the tight faces, they stopped tactfully as soon as they took a step.

These people are all old yamen. Although they don’t know what happened, they also know that something must have happened. They had just drunk the floor, but now they just left the table, leaving behind a mess of cups and cups to follow the magistrate Zhang and waited for Baohe Building.

Zhang Xiangwen leaned over to Tang Cheng who was walking at the end with a red face, and whispered in a low voice, "Brother, what happened?"

"Puff! How much have you drunk? If you can't drink, drink less!" Because Zhang Xiangwen was too close to speak, he opened his mouth and felt a strong smell of vomiting wine. He only let Tang Chengxun breathe a lot, and reached out to hold Zhang Xiangwen, who was shaking even with his body. Tang Cheng slowed down and dragged him a few steps and whispered: "Ke Changming is dead, take off his pants and tied himself to the iron bar."

"This is a goddamn thing, I will die sooner or later. I will choose to lose now!" Zhang Xiangwen also realized that the smell of wine in his mouth was not good. He saw that he was far away from Zhang County Magistrate and others, so he stood beside him. He cursed with hatred, but took out something from his sleeve and stuffed it into Tang Cheng's hand.

Tang Cheng looked down and saw that Zhang Xiangwen was stuffed with a green jade sign with the words "Baohelou" written on it. There was also a lowercase number under these three characters, and some complicated patterns were engraved next to it, "What is this?"

"The brand of Baohelou is not very useful, it's just a convenient way to book an Accord or forget to bring money or something. By the way, there is also a Baohelou in the city of the state, and this brand can be used." Zhang Xiangwen said and suddenly burped, and he felt a little embarrassed, "Although it's useless, I can save my hand in case of emergency, and I'll take it for you."

The brand of love is somewhat similar to the membership cards issued by many merchants in later generations. And as Zhang Xiangwen said, Baohelou is actually a "chain store". Although there are only two stores, it can be seen that the owner of this restaurant is really not simple, "How do you give this thing to Baohelou?"

"The boss of Baohelou is my youngest uncle," Zhang Xiangwen smiled, "What, don't you know yet?"

No wonder Baohe Building opened and invited Zhao Laohu to tell Zhang County Magistrate Xiang. It turned out to be a restaurant opened by Zhang Ziwen's brothers! Yunxi is so small. Anything that can be used on the table can be touched by the people he knows. But now it is not the time to talk about it. After Tang Cheng put the sign on his sleeve, he quickly rushed forward. Zhang Xiangwen also returned to the tolerance team, and the other policemen were waiting for the news he asked for.

When Tang Chengzhong rushed behind Zhao Laohu again, he remembered that he shouldn't have left just now. He forgot to ask Zhang Xiangwen if Zhao Laohu had interrogated Ke Changming alone when he was on the road two days ago. After all, he was also the last group of tolerances to be transferred to Erlong Village. When he came back, he participated in the whole process.

Since I forgot to ask just now, it would be too much to pull Zhang Xiangwen out of the tolerance team. Tang Cheng also extinguished this thought and walked silently.
Chapter completed!