Chapter 98 A Long History of Being Close to the People
Qin Wenhui hesitated and said nothing, while Ding Xingjian lowered his head and said, "Reporting to the Lord, Qiu Changshi should be at Cuihong Mansion now."
Cuihonglou? You will know where it is as soon as you hear it.
As the saying goes, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. In ancient times, supervision capabilities were insufficient, and local officials were most likely to become local emperors. It is no wonder that the Eight Immortals Tower dared to open a casino.
"Master, let's go to the Governor's Mansion to talk. I might as well serve you..."
Wu Chengsi snorted, interrupted Qin Wenhui's words, raised his hands in the direction of the palace and said: "I was ordered by the queen to investigate a major court case, which involves your Eight Immortals Tower in Youzhou. You know the Eight Immortals Tower
What place is it?”
Qin Wenhui's face suddenly changed, and cold sweat fell from his forehead.
Ding Xingjian cupped his hands and said, "I heard that Xiaguan is a building area with teahouses, restaurants, and brothels."
"There is also a casino!" Wu Chengsi said coldly.
Ding Xingjian's face changed slightly and he said no more.
"I have entered the casino to investigate. Do you know what kind of place it is?" Wu Chengsi raised his voice.
Both of them shook their heads, looking down at the instructions.
"It's just money gambling, people have already started gambling there! Don't you local officials know anything about it?" Wu Chengsi scolded.
Qin Wenhui said with a bitter face: "My lord, I really don't know anything about it. Please wait a moment. I will gather people to surround the Eight Immortals Tower and resolutely punish those bastards who have no law!"
"I haven't finished speaking yet!" Wu Chengsi glared at him and said, "Later, I asked this little girl to come to your governor's office to report the crime and the casino. What do you think the result will be?"
Qin Wenhui had a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead.
Wu Chengsi sneered and said: "The official of your governor's office went to the casino to report the news, and even took the casino thugs to hide in the alley, preparing to deal with the little girl who reported the report. Don't you think it's very interesting?"
Ding Xingjian knelt down on the ground, cupped his hands and said: "This official neglected his duties and did not know that the governor's government officials colluded with the casino. Please punish me!"
Qin Wenhui then knelt down and said loudly: "My lord, I don't know about these things, and I don't know who the bastard is. He dares to collude with people in the casino. I will definitely find him out when I get back and punish him severely!"
Wu Chengsi hummed: "Who is colluding with the people in the casino? I will find out on my own! You guys get up first and follow me to Cuihong Mansion. You are not allowed to reveal your identity."
Qin Wenhui complained secretly, but there was nothing he could do.
Wu Chengsi was the pacification ambassador of Liaodong Province and had the power to punish Liaodong officials. Although he was controlled by Li Ji, the general manager of the march, Li Ji was his future in-law and would naturally favor him. Qin Wenhui was unable to resist Wu Chengsi.
The group first went to the Cloth Shop, where Qin Wenhui and Ding Xingjian put on the most ordinary cloth robes.
Then arriving at Cuihong Mansion, Wu Chengsi asked Hei Te Changzhi, Chen Lian'er and others to wait at a nearby tea shop. Only Han Cheng, Qin Wenhui and Ding Xingjian entered the brothel.
After entering the lobby, the room was filled with loud sounds. Wu Chengsi looked around and saw the madam talking to a young man in white.
Walking forward, I heard the young master begging: "Mother Wang, just let me go and listen together. I'll go and talk to Qiu Changshi."
Upon hearing the words Qiu Changshi, Wu Chengsi stopped and listened intently.
Mrs. Wang rolled her eyelids and said, "Thank you, Mr. Master. It's not that I won't help you. In fact, Qiu Changshi has already warned me that only celebrities can go in and listen to the piano with him. As for you..."
Mr. Xie said angrily: "What's wrong with me? When has my name been missing from the recommended township tributes in this state every year?"
Mother Wang curled her lips and said: "Don't think I don't know. I heard that when you went to the capital to take part in the examination the year before last, you competed with Chen Zi'ang, a great talent in Luoyang, for poems. You didn't tell me that you lost, and you even cried because of the fight. We were greatly disappointed."
The face of the people of the state."
"You, how do you know?" Mr. Xie said in horror, then his face turned red and he said angrily: "Don't listen to people's nonsense, there is no such thing!" He stamped his feet and turned around.
Wu Chengsi then stepped forward, raised his hands to the old bustard and said, "Hello, may I ask, what is the music listening thing you just mentioned about?"
The madam looked at Wu Chengsi and the other four people, and said with a puffed-up chest, "If you want to listen to our emerald red piano, you must be a famous official!"
Qin Wenhui couldn't bear to chat with an old bustard, so he waved his hand and said: "Hurry up and ask Qiu Zhibin to come down. This guy is..."
"I'm Wu Er. I'm a businessman in Changbai Mountain. I'd like to ask Qiu Changshi to come down." Wu Chengsi interrupted.
The old bustard suddenly became furious and screamed: "A ginseng seller also wants Qiu Changshi to come down to see you. You think you are the governor! And you, a talented person under your command, dare to call Qiu Changshi by his name. It's simply
You don’t understand any of the rules!”
Qin Wenhui was furious: "You are such a cunning woman, how dare you speak rudely to me... to me. Believe it or not, I will put you... to put you..." He wanted to put you in jail, but he didn't dare to reveal his identity.
The old bustard sneered and said: "Oh, you still dare to scold me. I think you are sent by Xiao Yulou to look for trouble." He shouted at the top of his voice: "Daqiang, don't give up on me, someone is here to cause trouble."
!”
Several thugs suddenly came in from the backyard and surrounded several people. The leader was shirtless, and the muscles on his arms were bulging, dark and shiny, and thicker than Qin Wenhui's thighs.
Ding Xingjian said coldly: "Old bustard, please think carefully. We know Qiu Changshi's identity, but we still call him by name. What do you think is the reason? Are we crazy? This matter has nothing to do with you.
, I hope you will not ask for trouble."
Wu Chengsi glanced at him and thought to himself: "This Ding Xingjian is not as idiotic as Qin Wenhui."
The old bustard rolled his eyes and thought that this was right. When he saw Qiu Changshi's attitude, it would not be too late to teach them a lesson.
He asked the nursing staff to keep an eye on Wu Chengsi and others, and then went upstairs himself.
Not long after, an official in his forties slowly walked down with his hands behind his back. After seeing Qin Wenhui and the others, he couldn't help but reach out and wipe his eyes. After another look, he quickly ran down with "dong dong dong"
, surprised and said: "Qin Governor, why are you here and why are you dressed like this?"
The madam on the stairs stared blankly, dumbfounded.
"Qin Governor, what's wrong with you?" Qiu Changshi saw Qin Wenhui keep glancing sideways, followed the direction of his eyes, and finally saw Wu Chengsi.
After all, he was an old man in the officialdom. When he saw Wu Chengsi's vague majesty, his mind lit up and he cupped his hands and said, "This young master is so polite."
Wu Chengsi said coldly: "Qiu Changshi, it's time to go to the Yamen, why are you here?"
Qiu Zhibin glanced at Qin Wenhui again, and when he saw him lowering his head and said nothing, he was frightened: "I'm afraid this young master has a lot of background!" He swallowed and said, "To be honest, this historian is discussing with the talented people in this state how to improve themselves.
Honshu style of study!”
"Here?" Wu Chengsi laughed angrily.
Qiu Zhibin said sarcastically: "Those talented people insisted on choosing this place. I have tried to persuade them several times, but they just refused to listen and insisted on choosing this place."
Han Cheng said coldly: "You have a dignified history, but you still want to listen to them?"
Qiu Zhibin knew that Wu Chengsi and his entourage were all of high status, so he didn't mind Han Cheng's tone and sighed: "Well, to be honest, although I am an official, I hate bullying others most in my life. Maybe it's because I treat ordinary people in daily life.
He is so kind that the people in Youzhou are not afraid of this history, which is really embarrassing to say..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a drunk man accidentally bumped into Qiu Zhibin and spat on his shoulder.
Not only did the man not apologize, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Who the hell dares to block my way!"
When he raised his head and saw Qiu Zhibin's appearance clearly, he shook his head violently. A cold air rushed into the top of his head, and he woke up from the wine in an instant.
"The villain deserves to die, the villain deserves to die. He walks without eyes. He has offended Qiu Changshi. Please forgive Qiu Changshi... spare his life!" The man knelt on the ground and kowtowed, his whole body shaking like chaff.
Qiu Zhibin was hit in the face by the speed of light, and his face suddenly turned blue and white.
Fortunately, he was quite adaptable. Regardless of the filth on his clothes, he leaned over to help the man up and said kindly, "Isn't this shopkeeper Tong? It's not in the way. You were careless too. Get up, Ben Shi."
I have always loved my people as my own children, so how can I blame you for such a trivial matter?"
Shopkeeper Tong was trembling even more violently, kowtowing as if he was pounding garlic: "Please Qiu Changshi, please show me your noble hand and spare this villain this time. I am willing to pay any amount of money!"