Fang Yingwu looked at the documents "drawn" and "deposited" by Mr. Cui again, and patted his butt very ungentlemanly and prepared to leave. However, after taking a few steps, he heard Lou Tianhua whispering from behind: "Come out, come out."
Fang Yingwu turned around and looked around, only to see a seventh-grade official coming out surrounded by several followers on the corridor inside Yimen. He must have been the county magistrate who succeeded him, and his surname seemed to be Tao.
Seeing that Tao Zhixian was fat and it took a lot of effort to catch up to him, Fang Yingwu kindly stopped. When he got close, he greeted him: "Tao Zhixian has been looking up to me for a long time! There is so much commotion outside, and you, the county magistrate, don't even show up." , I thought you were too determined to come out..."
Tao Zhixian couldn't help but cursed in his heart. Of course he wouldn't come out if he couldn't. The idea was to exclude Fang Yingwu from the beginning. After all, Fang Yingwu was notoriously difficult to deal with. Meeting directly is the best option.
But Fang Yingwu went too far. It would be an exaggeration to say that he was bullying others. If he still couldn't retreat, what kind of face and prestige would he have as a county magistrate?
Tao Zhixian took a few breaths first, and then accused: "Master Fang, as your predecessor, you returned to your old place after leaving office, roared at the public gate, and beat the officials. Aren't you afraid of breaking the rules? If it spreads, I'm afraid there will be someone else. Just because of the reputation!"
Fang Yingwu asked in reply: "Tao Zhixian, you put people in jail for no reason, is it in line with the rules?"
Tao Zhixian then replied: "This is an internal matter within our yamen. Naturally, I am responsible for it. It is inconvenient for outsiders to hear about it, and it has nothing to do with you, Mr. Fang. Mr. Fang, if you forcefully interfere, you have really crossed the line. Where can I go?" It doesn’t make sense!”
Fang Yingwu was speechless for a moment. Tao Zhixian's words were very reasonable. No matter how arrogant Fang Yingwu was, he should not directly interfere in other people's yamen affairs.
Although the person who was imprisoned was a close confidant of Fang Yingwu, there must be some shady tricks in it, and it also made Fang Yingwu a little embarrassed. But this is a matter behind the scenes after all, and it is not easy to openly express the reasons.
Therefore, Fang Yingwu could only wave the document in his hand and said in a somewhat arrogant tone: "Who told you the rules? I am talking about the king's law!
You are recklessly violating the law and putting people in jail without authorization. I may not be able to control it, but there are always places in the court that can be controlled."
Tao Zhixian replied forcefully: "This is the responsibility of the county. The county has its own concerns. I don't need to worry about it."
Lou Tianhua suddenly flashed out and asked Tao Zhixian: "My boss heard that his old friend was in prison, so he can always come to visit him? Is it that Wanping County Prison is so different that there are no rules for allowing visits? ?”
Fang Yingwu praised a few words in his heart. Although Lou Tianhua had no ambition and was just getting by, he was still useful, so he didn't care about him using the title proprietor indiscriminately again.
Tao Zhixian glared at Lou Tianhua a few times. He didn't know if Lou Tianhua had any contact with Fang Yingwu at the beginning. He was worried that arresting Lou Tianhua would attract Fang Yingwu's attention and alert him. So he only drove Lou Tianhua away. Go out to the county office to solve the problem.
Zhang Gui's imprisonment was supposed to be kept strictly confidential. He didn't want to alarm outside the county government. Who the hell knows where Lou Tianhua got the news and brought Fang Yingwu over. If he had known that the company Catch Lou Tianhua together!
After much deliberation, Tao Zhixian gritted his teeth and replied: "Visiting prisoners is not allowed in the county jail."
Huh? Fang Yingwu, who has always been very sensitive, suddenly felt that something was wrong. He originally just thought that Zhang Gui was imprisoned, which was a little strange. In addition, he couldn't keep his face and had nothing to do. So he came over to show off his prestige and try to find a way to get Zhang Gui.
It’s expensive to fish it out.
But when I saw Tao Zhixian's attitude of tabooing even visits, I felt that it was very suspicious.
What heinous crime could Zhang Gui have committed by killing someone without even a nod? What kind of hatred did Fang Yingwu have against Tao Zhixian? Why was he not allowed to visit the prison?
Besides, when Fang Yingwu was popular, it was really easy to crush a mere county magistrate. Even if Tao Magistrate didn't curry favor with him, there was no need to deliberately offend him. It would be abnormal if he didn't even give him this little face.
Therefore, Fang Yingwu asked doubtfully: "Have I ever interacted with you before? Except for today, we have no hatred in the past and no hatred in the recent days. Don't you, Mr. Tao, think that your behavior is strange?"
Tao Zhixian straightened his face and replied: "Within the county government office, I am the chief official of the Department of Seal and can make the final decision on everything. What's so strange about it?"
Fang Yingwu looked at it calmly for a moment: "Are you scared?" Tao Zhixian cupped his hands and said, "If there is nothing else, I won't send it away!"
Fang Yingwu looked around. There were many subordinates who were still watching the fun from a distance, and most of them looked familiar. After all, he had only left office for a year, and the subordinates were hard-working, and the replacement was not that fast.
Fang Yingwu whispered a few words to Lou Tianhua, and then Lou Tianhua stepped forward and shouted at the top of his voice: "Does any of you know Zhang Gui's condition in prison? You can tell me in private. Mr. Fang must be serious.
Thanks!"
The subordinate officials heard the words and whispered, calculating the gains and losses. If they could tell Lou Tianhua privately without being known by the county magistrate, it seemed to be a good deal, so you could give it a try.
Fang Yingwu asked Lou Tianhua to leave a message, and then looked at Tao Zhixian provocatively. When he was about to leave, he saw a yamen servant coming out of the crowd, chasing Fang Yingwu and shouting loudly: "Fang Da
Master, please stay!"
Tao Zhixian looked very ugly. Among the county officials, there were some who didn't care about him as a magistrate and openly talked to Fang Yingwu!
I saw this yamen officer salute him again and said, "Young man Zhao Xiang is a prisoner in the county jail. I have something to report to Mr. Fang. That squad leader is no longer in the county jail!"
Fang Yingwu said in surprise: "If you're not in the county, where did you go?"
Zhao Xiang replied: "The day before yesterday, Bantou Zhang was taken away. I don't know where he went. But according to what I saw, the people who took away Bantou Zhang looked like officers and soldiers. From the arrogance, I guessed that they might be the Fusi of the Factory Guard Town."
figure!"
Factory guard? Fang Yingwu was stunned for a moment. He never expected that such a simple and trivial matter would eventually involve the factory guard.
This is definitely not a simple matter! It is definitely not a matter of the new official of Tao Zhi County deliberately excluding dissidents after taking office! There must be someone Xiang Zhuang who dances with the sword and aims at Pei Gong, and he is that Pei Gong!
After regaining consciousness, Fang Yingwu could not help but sneer again and again, and asked Tao Zhixian: "You just said that you are in charge of everything in the county government, so what's the point of handing the prisoner to the factory guard? I dare to ask Mr. Tao County, the factory
In what name was Wei taken away as a prisoner?"
At this time, Tao Zhixian's face changed drastically, he was speechless, and sweat was pouring from his forehead. As long as any conspiracy was discovered, it would most likely be a failure. Thinking of his future fate, Tao Zhixian's face was ashen.
Fang Yingwu turned to Zhao Xiang and said, "Resign your job as the jailer of the county jail. I recommend you to be the prison chief of the Tianlu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"
Zhao Xiang quickly responded: "Thank you, Mr. Fang!" (To be continued...)
ps: This chapter was posted for the post yesterday afternoon, and there is another chapter to be added today!
