Chapter 14 Death in place
Ma Cheng had a life of life at Huaiyanglou. Ma Cheng did not dare to go home, but went directly to the Governor's Office to find Yue Qijie for help.
Yue Qijie was the military preparation road in Huaibei, probably equivalent to the commander of the military sub-district in later generations. He was in charge of the military, weapons, equipment, logistics and supplies in the entire Huaibei region. Now the main battlefield of the Ming Dynasty has reached Shandong and Huai'an, so Yue Qijie's official position is not high, but his power is very heavy.
Yue Qijie was reviewing the official documents sent by Gao Jie to urge him to deliver food and grass. A licensor walked in outside the door and bowed and said, "Sir Yue, the second son of the second hall, the general manager of the second hall, asked for a meeting!"
Yue Qijie was stunned. Didn’t this guy Ma Cheng go to the city to make trouble? Why did he come back so soon?
"Okay, please come in quickly!" After Yue Qijie said that, he put down the official documents in his hand and waited for Ma Cheng to enter the house.
The office in Huaibei Road is not big, with only one room divided into three small rooms. The two outside are the books and office spaces, and the innermost is Yue Qijie's desk. Those books are all wise people and know the relationship between Yue Qijie and the Governor. Now the Governor Prince comes to ask for a visit and must have some private words to say, so they all stand up and escape by peeing to avoid suspicion.
After Ma Cheng entered the house, there was no one else. When Ma Cheng saw it, he said with a sad face: "Uncle, my nephew has caused trouble. Please help me solve it!"
Yue Qijie knew this wife and nephew very well. He was idle and unwilling to make progress every day. When he was in Nanjing, he either fought or fought, which made Mrs. Ma worry a lot. However, Yue Qijie didn't think about anything else and asked, "Hmph! What trouble did you do?"
"Uncle, my nephew went out for dinner and had a conflict with people, and accidentally beat them to death!" After Ma Cheng said that, he thought Yue Qijie must be angry, after all, he died of a life. But Ma Cheng was wrong. He came from later generations, so he naturally put people first, and life is the most valuable. But now it is the late Ming Dynasty, and life is like grass. When the Ming Dynasty's official army was fighting against bandits, it was not that tens of thousands of people were killed or injured, so a life was not in Yue Qijie's eyes.
Yue Qijie glared at Ma Cheng and cursed: "Is it because your father is not at home that you are out of control? I will go to find my sister-in-law to confine you for ten days, and wait for your father to come back to deal with you!"
Now Ma Cheng still cares about those things, as long as the current situation can be solved, Ma Cheng quickly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Please rest assured, my uncle will definitely study at home from today!"
Yue Qijie also knew what kind of virtue this second-generation ancestor was, but there was no way. Who said he was the nephew of his wife?
Yue Qijie took a Mingla from the table and handed it to Ma Cheng: "Take my Mingla to see Fengyang Mansion. Although I am not as high as Fengyang Mansion, Master Zhang can still sell me a thin face!"
Ma Cheng looked at Ming La. It was a piece of paper with four words written on it: "Go to the Han room!"
Just a piece of paper can work? Ma Cheng remembers that later officials who came to work in later generations wrote notes and wrote anything on them, and then please take care of them. Unexpectedly, Yue Qijie was so awesome, and he could solve this problem by just saying "Go to the Han Dynasty" without writing anything.
In fact, Ma Cheng did not understand the rules of the officialdom. Yue Qijie's name is Zixing. This Han Fang is Yue Qijie's name. Just like the pseudonym of later novels, people who have alienated themselves from Yue Qijie do not know. At the same time, Yue Qijie's use of this name also has a meaning, which means that the relationship between Fengyang Prefect and himself is close. You see, my pseudonym has told you, are you and me still outsiders?
Ma Cheng later became a courier, and hesitated to know these twists and turns in the officialdom.
Yue Qijie knew what happened when Ma Cheng happened. Yue Qijie scolded: "Don't worry, you magistrate Zhang of Fengyang has a good relationship with me. If you take this, he will definitely help you solve it!"
Yue Qijie said this and Ma Cheng had no choice but to take Mingla to prepare to go out.
Knowing that Ma Cheng was about to leave, the library at the door came again, and stood at the door and said loudly: "Master Yue, Xu Zhenye, the magistrate of Fengyang outside the second hall, asked for a meeting!"
Yue Qijie was stunned when he heard the report. Fengyang County officials had little contact with Yue Qijie. Why did he come to visit him today? Yue Qijie changed his mind and understood what was going on. It must be because of the murder of the person. The miserable of the family went to Fengyang County. Fengyang County did not dare to offend the governor-general, so he must have come to ask for instructions.
Just so happened that Fengyang County was sensible and came to ask for instructions, so he saved a favor! Yue Qijie waved his hand and asked Ma Cheng to come back, and then said to the door: "Please come in!"
Yue Qijie said the word "Ask", which is already very favorable to Fengyang County. Although Yue Qijie is only a fifth-rank governor, can the directors of the central ministries and commissions be compared with the county magistrate of your local small county? Although the grade is the same.
Xu Zhenye was waiting in the second hall. He was happy to hear that Master Yue said the word "Ask". He knew that Yue Qijie was the brother-in-law of the Governor, and he was just a seventh-rank magistrate. It was good to be able to get such a big man. Xu Zhenye thought in his mind that he must solve the problem of killing people successfully, so that he would not offend the Duke of Wei, but also make friends with the Governor. It was really a killing two birds with one stone.
Xu Zhenye followed the clerk into the second hall of the Governor's Office, lowered his head and did not dare to look around. When he arrived in front of the Huaibei Military Preparation Gate, the clerk said loudly: "Mr. Xu from Fengyang County is here! Please!"
Xu Zhenye lifted the curtain and just entered the door, he saw a middle-aged fifth-rank official standing at the door waiting for him. Xu Zhenye knew that this must be the more outstanding he is, and quickly bowed and said, "What kind of virtue is that? I dare to help you personally!"
Yue Qijie smiled and held Xu Zhenye's hand and said, "Mr. Xu has been in Fengyang for almost two years. It's really a dereliction of duty to not visit the local parents!"
Xu Zhenye quickly said modestly: "How dare you? Hu Yi should come to pay homage to the Lord first!"
Yue Qijie said to the licensor outside: "Come on, come on, serve tea for Lord Xu!" After that, he took Xu Zhenye's hand and sat down in the outer room.
After the bookkeeping was done, Yue Qijie said, "Mr. Xu, I should really thank you very much. My nephew Ma Cheng is so naughty. There is nothing I can do! Master General is busy with his affairs. My nephew is spoiled by his mother. When he goes to Fengyang, he will be flew out of place every day, which makes Lord Xu worry!"
Xu Zhenye heard Yue Qijie say this quickly and said: "No trouble, no trouble, young people, whoever was like this when they were young, I believe that according to the level of Mr. Ma, I will definitely be able to be on the list next year!"
Ma Cheng was in the inner room and was so happy that Xu Zhenye was holding his stinky feet. Xu Zhenye didn't ask about his level. Now he is not a child. Next year, he is a nonsense and his infamous name is almost the same.
What Yue Qijie wants is Xu Zhenye's words. After hearing Xu Zhenye say this, Yue Qijie is not in circles: "Since Lord Xu said this, I will not see you anymore. My nephew killed someone in Fengyang City at noon. Can you ask Lord Xu to clear it up on your behalf!"
If Ma Cheng killed only an ordinary person, then Xu Zhenye would definitely be in a row to ensure that there was no problem, but the shopkeeper was Duke Wei's eldest brother-in-law, which would be difficult to deal with.
Xu Zhenye said aily: "Beizhi came here today for this matter! If the second young master killed an ordinary person, then there would be no problem. The older the man said that Beizhi knew what to do. But this person is a little troublesome today!"
Yue Qijie was a little unhappy when he heard Xu Zhenye say this. After all, he has already given you face and you, Xu Zhenye still said this. It’s really ignorant to be polite.
"Oh? Lord Xu tell me what background is that person!"
Xu Zhenye heard Yue Qijie's tone turn cold and quickly explained: "Mr. Yue, there is really no way for Bei Zhi. The shopkeeper is a relative of Duke Wei of Nanjing, so Bei Zhi can't suppress it!"
When Yue Qijie heard that this was the case, he was troublesome. How could he involve Duke Wei Xu Hongji? It would be easy to say that if it were other nobles, he had a noble status in the Ming Dynasty, but his political status was not at all. However, Duke Wei Xu Hongji was extraordinary.
In addition to being the hereditary Duke of Wei, Xu Hongji was also a governor of Nanjing personally conferred by Emperor Chongzhen. If translated into later discourse, it is the commander of the Nanjing Military Region and the commander-in-chief of the Yangtze River Fleet, which is no less than Ma Shiying's existence.
Yue Qijie was quite embarrassed when he heard Xu Zhenye say this. Yue Qijie pondered for a while and asked, "Mr. Xu, what are the good solutions?"
Xu Zhenye was waiting for this sentence. Now, when Yue Qijie asked, he quickly took out the confession from his arms: "Please look at Master Yue, this is the victim's confession. It is clearly stated that his shopkeeper was beaten to death by a stubborn man! Bei Zhi believes that this stubborn man will definitely not be the second young master, so as long as he handed over this person out to deal with it according to law. At that time, the second young master will not be involved, and the Duke of Wei can explain it!"
Yue Qijie took the letter and saw that it was exactly the case. It was reasonable when he heard what Xu Zhenye said: "Okay, just do what Lord Xu said! Don't worry, I will report this matter in detail when the general manager comes back. Suzhou magistrate is vacant, and Lord Xu is brave in doing things and has a good relationship. He is the best candidate for the magistrate!"
Xu Zhenye was overjoyed when he heard Yue Qijie say this. The governor is in the fifth grade, and he is only in the seventh grade now. He is in the fourth or fifth grade. If he is normal, he will not know that he will have to survive until that year. Now that the Governor’s confidant says this, there must be no problem.
Xu Zhenye quickly stood up and bowed and said, "Please rest assured Lord Yue, Beizhi knows how to do it! If you go back, Beizhi will be ready to respect him. Of course, there will be adults!"
Chapter completed!