Volume 1: Jiangzhou Chapter 94: Business as usual
When the people of Jiangzhou City gathered around the government office, they were already surrounded by cavalry, half facing the government office, and the other half blocking the outside and defending inside and outside.
The one-eyed Huang Sheng's eyes were bright. At this time, the door of the government office was closed tightly and it was as quiet as a ghost. This was very abnormal. Didn't the letter say there was civil strife? Why couldn't I hear a sound or see a single person.
Even a captain, faced with the situation at this time, did not dare to act rashly. Without a precise report, it is easy to cause problems if there is no precise report. Being accused of conspiring to visit would be a major event for the nine clans to be exterminated.
More and more people gathered, but it was still quiet in front of the government office until the door creaked and the two figures covered in blood were revealed. They were Lei Bing and Zhao Hu.
He looked at the bustling cavalry and crowd outside, and said feebly: "Captain Huang, your Excellency invites you!"
Huang Sheng waved his hand, and two columns of cavalry came out side by side.
"Captain Huang Qianfu, sir, please go in alone!" Zhao Hu said.
Huang Sheng's expression changed, and next to him, the centurion said: "Sir, is there a lie?"
Huang Sheng pondered for a while and said: "If I don't have any news for a quarter of an hour, rush in. If I am already dead, then you make the decision for the rest."
"Yes, sir!" said the centurion.
Huang Sheng dismounted and walked into the government office. Before anyone entered, he frowned slightly and heard Lei Bing's voice: "Master Huang, the less people know about this, the better!"
The latter's eyes were stunned. The door behind the door had been closed. At this time, the air was filled with the smell of blood. Huang Sheng held a knife in his hand and walked into the lobby step by step.
Then the whole person froze, and the blood on the ground flowed like a stream. After careful calculation of the policemen who fell on the ground, there were exactly twenty of them, two rows of mighty policemen, and in front, one had already fallen to the ground.
The man in official uniform was the new county government official. In front of him, kneeling was a fat man with his head drooped inward. Under him, blood spread.
"Old Huang, you're here!" Ling Xin'an's voice sounded. Huang Sheng looked around and saw Ling Xin'an sitting on the steps, covered in blood, face pale and dripping with sweat.
"Master Ling?" Huang Sheng looked at everything in front of him with disbelief in his eyes, as if he had seen a ghost.
"It's nothing. I just saw that the new government official actually took the hard-earned money of ordinary people for himself. Because of the uneven division of accounts, they killed each other. Ling Mou and Lei Bing Zhao Hu happened to run into each other. They wanted to kill us to silence us. Lei Bing
To protect me, the two of them seriously injured and killed corrupt officials!"
Huang Sheng was startled all over.
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Soon, the corpses were wrapped in white cloth and carried away from the government office. Their whereabouts were unknown. The people watching at the government office only saw the garrison troops coming in and out, but could not get any information.
In Jiangzhou City Prison, Duan Qing was lying in the cell at the moment. There were not many scars on his body, but his face and body were dirty and his original appearance could not be seen. In another cell, Xia Xiaoyu and others were leaning against each other.
Together, Zhong Wuyan was also among them, his face was pale, and he could only breathe slightly while lying on the ground.
"Sister Shuang'er, when will you come back?" Xiao He asked in a low voice with tears in his eyes.
Ling Shuang held her head and said softly: "Sir, you will be back soon!"
Gao Jie looked at Ling Shuang and others with the same big eyes, and said softly: "Sister Xiaohe, don't worry, you will definitely come back."
Hearing this, Zhong Wuyan slowly opened his eyes, opened the corners of his mouth, and wanted to speak, but was speechless.
Ling Xue gently stroked his forehead and said, "Wu Yan, don't talk."
Everyone was encouraging each other. At this time, the cell door creaked open, and two figures rushed in, shouting: "Master Duan, Miss Ling!"
Ling Shuang was still confused when she saw a familiar figure standing outside the cell door, opening the cell and looking at everyone with a smile on his face.
Ling Shuang and others immediately burst into tears and fell down, while others exclaimed and screamed: "My lord, my lord!"
The two figures threw themselves into Ling Xin'an's arms desperately. Ling Shuang and Xia Xiaoyu quietly hugged the man lingering in their dreams, letting their tears flow mercilessly.
Ling Xin'an smiled, gently caressed their backs with both hands, and said softly: "I'm sorry, I'm late!"
Ling Shuang and Xia Xiaoyu hugged each other tightly, fearing that they would disappear in the next second. Ling Xin'an stood and let her tears wet her green shirt.
The others looked at the three of them, the joy on their faces could not be concealed. The grievances they had suffered for more than half a month disappeared completely the moment they saw Ling Xin'an appear.
After they were comforted, Ling Xin'an discovered Zhong Wuyan. At this time, he looked very weak. He tried his best to open his eyes and wanted to speak. Ling Xin'an held him down and said, "I know who hurt you, don't worry, I
I have avenged you." After saying that, he took out a healing medicine from the Xianqing Sect, crushed it into pieces, put it into his mouth with water, and had someone carry it back to Ling Mansion to recuperate.
"Master Duan, I'm tired!" Seeing Duan Qing like this, with a thin and dirty face, only a pair of bright eyes looked pitifully at Ling Xin'an. Ling Xin'an wanted to laugh, but held it back.
He apologized quickly.
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The next day, an announcement appeared in Jiangzhou City:
The new government official Wang Qin was transferred to another place, and the previous government official Ling Zhian is now responsible for all government affairs.
As soon as this announcement came out, Jiangzhou City immediately became excited. Several chambers of commerce opened their windows and shouted: "Master Ling, we are finally back!"
The entire Jiangzhou City echoed with joy at Master Ling's return.
As for the government office, it was as quiet as ever. Those chambers of commerce spontaneously flocked to the government office to pay a visit, but they were stopped at a distance by the garrison troops at the door. They said they had important matters to deal with. When they came back to the hall in a few days, they walked to the office a thousand meters away.
Ling Mansion found the same thing.
At this point, they finally understood that what happened in the government office yesterday seemed to be related to Lord Ling's return. When they thought of today's official document, more chambers of commerce suddenly understood, so one chamber of commerce immediately shouted: "To celebrate Lord Ling's return,
Starting today, for three consecutive days, all purchases in our store are 20% off!”
In Wangjiang Tower, Runtu finally showed his long-lost smile, looked towards the government office and murmured to himself: "Sir, I'm finally back!"
The city of Jiangzhou was bustling with excitement, but the Yamen Mansion and the Ling Mansion were so quiet that it was suffocating.
In Jinling City, in the Imperial Palace of the Zhou Dynasty, in the Wenge Hall, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel sat down and looked through the memorials submitted from various places, so as to hand them over to the court for discussion tomorrow. Zhang Yishui, who was in his sixties, picked up a memorial
, this is an impeachment memorial. The template and texture of the memorial are different. For him, there are too many impeachment memorials that he handles every day, so he still opens it casually, and then drops it with a clang.
The voice was not loud, but it attracted the attention of the others. The first person to speak was Gu Haiwen, who was also about the same age, and raised his presbyopic eyes: "Master Zhang, what makes you so panicked?"
Zhang Yishui's expression kept changing. He looked at the impeachment memorial in his hand, read it carefully and word by word, and then said: "Our official department has been impeached!"
Gu Haiwen frowned and said, "Master Zhang, don't talk nonsense."
Zhang Yishui handed over the memorial in his hand. Gu Haiwen looked at it and looked ugly. The other four people obviously noticed their expressions and reached out to take it over to look at it. The four of them took turns to look at it. When the last Wang Lingwei looked at it, he suddenly became furious.
He was furious: "Young man with a yellow mouth, how dare you impeach the officials and question the decisions of the officials? I will submit this memorial to the Holy One today."
"Master Wang, this matter must be handed over to the emperor for decision, but this Jiangzhou government office Ling Zhian..."
Wang Lingwei sneered and said: "What about Ling Mansion? You and I reported to the emperor together and dismissed Jiangzhou Mansion. Why are you afraid now?"
"I remember that the emperor said that you should act expediently, but he didn't say what must be done!" It was Ma Tao who spoke, and he said unhurriedly: "Master Wang, you have been appointed to the Ministry of civil servants in a hurry, and now I have
The impeachment memorial is also reasonable."
Wang Lingwei snorted coldly: "Master Ma, you and the Ling Mansion have always been on good terms, so naturally you speak to them."
Hearing this, Ma Tao said angrily: "Master Wang, please respect yourself. Although Ma is on good terms with the Ling family, public affairs are public and private affairs are private. The third son of the Ling family has been dismissed, but the court master Ling still doesn't know
News!"
Wang Lingwei snorted coldly. It was the first time in decades that Ling Xin'an impeached an entire official department. Looking at the memorial in his hand, he couldn't help but sneer.
One day passed, when Wang Lingwei stepped into the house, he felt a different atmosphere. The servants cried one after another. When they were about to ask, their daughter-in-law Wang Lan came over crying and said: "Master, you
You must make the decision for Qin'er!"
Wang Lingwei was confused: "What's wrong with Qin'er? What happened? What are you doing crying?"
"Master, Qin'er, Qin'er is dead?" Wang Lan cried.
"Dead? Who is dead?" Wang Lingwei asked doubtfully again.
Wang Lan looked up to the sky and cried loudly: "Our Qin'er is dead!"
Like a bolt from the blue, Wang Lingwei was stunned. He looked at Wang Lan and said word by word: "What did you say? Qin'er is dead?"
"Yes, Master, and Butler Wu are also dead. Their bodies will be brought back this afternoon."
Wang Lingwei's chest rose and fell violently and he breathed heavily. He walked toward the inner hall and saw two coffins already there. His son Wang Wenzuo was wiping tears beside the coffins. When he saw his father coming, Wang Wenzuo knelt down and said: "Father, please
You must avenge Qin'er!"
Looking at Wang Qin lying in the coffin, and thinking about the impeachment memorial this morning, Wang Lingwei's entire face was black and purple, almost cracked, and he squeezed the coffin with his fingers and made a creaking sound: "Ling family, I want your blood debt
Pay with blood!"
Wang Qin's death was like a hurricane blowing through the entire capital. The younger generation of officials who had been "decentralized" and experienced had always been the object of observation by the officials in the capital. Most of these descendants had been practicing for three to five years, and then started
Chapter completed!