Fang Yingwu and his cheap uncle Hu Zengwen entered the county government office very quickly. When they arrived at the Yimen Gate, they were taken to the Second Hall Flower Hall by the gatekeeper.
Wang Zhixian received the two of them here. In fact, when Wang Zhixian saw them coming together, he felt happy for a moment.
He thought that the two people who came together had already reconciled in private and then came to him for a formality. If so, there would be no need to give him a headache.
But the reality is always crueler than imagined. After a few pleasantries, Magistrate Wang discovered that the two people came separately and just bumped into each other at the gate of the county government office by chance. There was no momentum for reconciliation at all.
Disappointment was a disappointment. As a local official responsible for protecting the land, Wang Zhixian had to be patient and mediate. In other words, he could have stayed out of the matter and let the two families fight to the death without doing anything else, but Fang Yingwu kidnapped the county officials.
He, the county magistrate, can no longer hide from his troubles.
He could only scold the Hu family for causing trouble, and at the same time complain to Fang Yingwu for fear that the world would not be in chaos, so he said: "Your Hu family and Fang family are actually related by marriage, why did they get into such trouble? Isn't this a joke for the whole county's elders?
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Neither Fang Yingwu nor Hu Zengwen had the qualifications to sit and speak in front of Magistrate Wang, so they both stood here. At this time, Hu Zengwen took a step forward and said: "My father said that it is Fang Yingwu's fault that things have reached such a stage.
Fault. If he hadn't kidnapped the household officials without authorization, why would this have happened?
Besides, county government officials are all people who do things. If they are like Fang Yingwu, who is beaten, scolded and kidnapped at every turn, who will dare to do things in the future?"
Fang Yingwu retorted weakly: "I'm just asking the county magistrate, Mr. Shao Er, to go to Shanghuaxi Village to explain the land classification to the villagers, so that the villagers will not be confused."
This excuse is indeed very weak. Even he himself does not believe it, and others will think it is a lie. Is there such a thing as a "guest" in the world where someone is beaten first and then taken away by force?
Although Fang Yingwu's defense was extremely low-credibility, Magistrate Wang pinched his nose and admitted it, as long as he had an explanation. As for whether he was really a guest, who cares?
Immediately Wang Xianzun reprimanded the other party: "Whether it's a guest or a kidnapping, I won't do it again!"
Of course, Fang Yingwu would not talk back to the magistrate. He lowered his head and said, "I will obey the magistrate's order and I will never do it again. Those two people will be released immediately."
Seeing that Fang Yingwu seemed to have settled things easily and was still very respectful towards him, Magistrate Wang was very satisfied and turned to Hu Zengwen, "What do you, the Hu family, think?"
Uncle Hu glanced at Fang Yingwu, who had a low eyebrow, and said confidently: "I, the Hu family, have no other ideas. I only follow the orders of the county government!"
There is only one main hall in the county government, and the order of the county government is of course the order of Wang Xianzun. Wang Xianzun's choice is still the same two -
Either maintain Hufang's modification of the field rankings, which will wrong the Huaxi side; or overturn Hufang's modifications to the field rankings and restore them to the original state, which will bring disgrace to the Hu family.
So what Uncle Hu said was like kicking the ball to Wang Zhixian again, as if everything had returned to where it started.
If this decision was so easy to make, then Magistrate Wang would not have hesitated until now and been in a dilemma. He originally wanted the two parties to coordinate on their own, but unexpectedly, the Hu family, who did not want to compromise easily, kicked the problem back.
Everyone in the flower hall was silent for a moment with their own thoughts. Fang Yingwu suddenly said: "Wang County Zun has been in Chun'an County for just two years. He is not very familiar with the fields in the county. It is difficult for people to evaluate the fields. The ancients said that there is a skill in the field.
Specializing in this kind of matter should be left to the household house to make the final decision. The county magistrate only needs to follow the results of the household house survey and implement policies!"
Magistrate Wang has wanted to do this for a long time, but he is afraid that others will say that he is unwilling to govern with care, so he has been delaying it until now.
Fang Yingwu's words sounded very sweet and considerate to Wang Zhixian's ears. It was a good opportunity to throw away the responsibilities he should bear. Wang Zhixian really didn't want to be the one caught in the middle anymore.
He quietly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "What Fang Yingwu said is reasonable. The household will decide the matter and then implement it, and then just report it to my official!"
Hu Zengwen heard this and praised: "Old parents are wise! I just listen to the household housing."
They have a very close relationship with Hufang. If Hufang is allowed to implement it, doesn't it mean maintaining the modification and maintaining the change of changing the land in Huaxi to Shangtian? Can Hufang still do things that would slap him in the face?
He thought again that in order to curry favor with the county magistrate, Fang Yingwu even did not hesitate to flatter him in this regard, but what was the use? At least it would not solve an urgent need.
As far as the Hu family is concerned, the matter is over now. Hu Zengwen said goodbye: "Thank you, my parents, for making the decision. I'll take my leave now."
Watching Hu Zengwen leave, Magistrate Wang sighed, and the other party replied: "Do you expect Hufang to make the decision for you? It's difficult, they won't go back on their word."
Fang Yingwu took out two love letters from his arms and handed them to Wang Zhixian: "Young old parents read it carefully! I invited Ding Hushu to be a guest in Huaxi, and I kept telling them with affection and moving them with reason.
After some instruction, Ding Hushu and Mr. Shao both wrote a petition and asked their parents to read it."
Wang Zhixian saw it and found that both of them admitted the crime. In order to deal with the Hu family's matter, Ding Hushu received ten taels of silver and one thousand guan of treasure notes; Shao Xiaoli received 5 taels of silver and 500 guans of treasure notes.
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Magistrate Wang pondered for a while and then asked: "This is just a self-report, where is the evidence?"
Fang Yingwu replied: "This is not a trial, this is just a statement between the two of them. I admit my own crime, do I still need evidence to prove myself? Parents, you can handle it!"
"Then what do you think we should do?" Wang Zhixian asked.
Fang Yingwu was waiting for this sentence and quickly added: "These two people are guilty first. They have..."
But it was said that Hu Zengwen left the county government first, returned home, and reported today's situation to his father.
Mr. Hu heard the words and said: "That's a good answer. Originally, we agreed directly to the inconvenience, but you were able to kick the problem back and let Wang Zhixian deal with it on his own. It seems that you can take charge of it on your own.
The county magistrate has given up his power to mediate, and if the final decision is still based on household housing, naturally our Hu family will continue to benefit."
It was rare to receive praise from his father, and Hu Zengwen felt very happy.
The next day, Mr. Hu was exercising in the courtyard early in the morning. Suddenly a county government servant rushed over and shouted: "There is something wrong in the county government!"
Mr. Hu asked slowly and leisurely: "What's wrong?"
"The news I just heard, Fang Yingwu somehow got two petitions to the county magistrate yesterday. In them, Ding Hushu and Mr. Shao confessed their guilt, saying that the Hu family spent a total of fifteen
Two silver coins, fifteen hundred coins."
Mr. Hu was surprised. Firstly, he did not expect the two people to confess so quickly. According to the time, they had just been arrested by Fang Yingwu for one night. How could they confess everything so quickly? Secondly, the president
I feel like there is some conspiracy.
"What's even worse is that Fang Yingwu held a confession written by Ding Hushu and urged the county magistrate to expel Ding and Shao, the two criminals, from the Yamen! In the end, the county magistrate agreed and appointed someone recommended by Fang Yingwu
Two Huaxi people take over the household position!"
What? Fang Yingwu’s people occupied the house? Mr. Hu immediately realized that his son Hu Zengwen had been tricked!
No wonder Fang Yingwu kept saying yesterday that "there are specialties in the profession" and that all technical problems should be left to the household, so the magistrate does not have to be embarrassed. This made the Hu family mistakenly think that he wanted to curry favor with the magistrate. It turned out that he was hiding a plan to change the situation here.
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The Hufang is still the Hufang, but the people in it are different. The decision made by this Hufang will definitely be detrimental to the Hu family. But his son had his say first and followed the opinions of the Hufang of the county government in everything. Fang Yingwu was fooled around
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Mr. Hu felt extremely unhappy. Fang Yingwu was certainly hateful, but in comparison, his son was a self-righteous fool.
After this incident spreads, I am afraid that the cheap grandson will have to show off his wit and ability in front of the whole county, and the Hu family will become a background character.