The next scene shocked Chen Qing. He saw a yamen officer rush out from both sides, hit the woman with a fire stick and several sticks, and knocked her unconscious. The yamen officer dragged her aside again, and two young
The child threw himself on the woman, crying and shouting.
The two old men beside them shook their heads and sighed: "How dare she accuse Xu Laohu? He is the servant of the county master. He is simply impatient to live."
The county magistrate's team marched away. Chen Qing's face was as gloomy as water. He ordered the soldiers behind him: "Go and see that woman and bring her to the teahouse next door to see me."
There was a Yang Sanmei Teahouse nearby. The three soldiers split into two groups. Two went to rescue the fainted woman, while the other followed Chen Qing into the teahouse.
Chen Qing was sitting in the elegant room of the inner and outer rooms drinking tea. He was really angry. He really didn't expect the officials under his rule to be so cruel and brutal. He remembered that the magistrate of Yuchi County, whose surname was Tang, was an official of the Puppet Qi State. The Supervision Department treated him so badly.
The evaluation is clear between public and private, and the accounts are clear.
Unexpectedly, there was another kind of person behind him. Who was Xu Laohu? What did it mean to support someone? Chen Qing was full of doubts.
At this time, the soldier said at the door: "Your Highness, she is here, I said you are the inspector of the Department of Appeasement."
Chen Qing nodded, "I want some cakes for her two children to eat outside. Bring her in!"
Not long after, the young woman was brought in, knelt down and cried loudly: "Please make the decision for the women of the country!"
The woman was about twenty-four or five years old, and she was rather delicate. Her forehead was broken, and she bandaged it directly with the filial piety on her head. She looked very pale, probably because she had lost a lot of blood.
"Where is the paper just now?" Chen Qing asked.
A soldier said: "It seems like it was torn apart by the government officials!"
Chen Qing could only say: "Just tell me! What grievances do you have?"
The woman wiped away her tears and said with a choked voice, "My husband's surname is Lei. He is from Leijiazhuang in the east of the city. After my parents-in-law passed away, they left behind an ancestral house with three acres of land and three hundred acres of farmland. My husband is a scholar. He
I hired two tenant farmers to farm in my hometown. Our family lives in the county town. My husband is a civil servant in the county government. Last month, my husband was taken away by Xu Huhu and beaten to death. All the bones in his body were broken."
At this point, the woman couldn't help but burst into tears. Chen Qing let her cry for a while and then asked: "Why was your husband beaten to death? And who is this Xu Laohu?"
"A month ago, Xu Laohu forcibly bought 300 acres of land and the ancestral home in my hometown with three ounces of money. My husband was so angry that he went to Bianliang to file a complaint, but he disappeared the next day."
"Who is this Xu Laohu?"
"Xu Wu, nicknamed Xu Huhu, is a tyrant in the county and does all kinds of evil. It is said that he has an uncle who is the prime minister in Lin'an."
"Xu Xiantu!" Chen Qing blurted out.
It should be so. Xu Xiantu is from Yuchi County. He must have relatives in his hometown. This Xu Laohu is his nephew. I wonder if he is a biological nephew or a clan nephew?
"Why didn't my husband complain to the county government? Isn't he a civil servant of the county government? Why did he go to Bianliang to complain?"
"Reporting to the master, my husband said that it was most likely the county master who ordered Xu Laohu to occupy my family's land and ancestral home."
"Why?" Chen Qing became even more confused.
"My husband is jealous because at the end of last year, people from Jingzhao came to investigate the county magistrate, and my husband wrote a letter of exposure. As a result, the county magistrate found out about it, so he scolded me and kicked him out of the county government office."
"What revelation letter?"
"It seems that the county magistrate embezzled food, but I don't know the details."
Chen Qing frowned, "Then I don't understand. Since your husband's death may be related to the magistrate, why do you want to seek justice from the magistrate again today?"
"The civilian woman just wants to give it a last try. If Tang Qi still refuses to accept my petition, then I will go to Bianliang or Jingzhao to file a complaint!"
Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Your husband informed the county of embezzlement of grain. Is there any evidence?"
The civilian woman nodded, "My husband has a record detailing every record of Tang Qi's embezzlement of grain over the past three years. He said the account is consistent."
"Can you give me the records? Don't worry, I will definitely avenge your husband and get your property back."
The woman thought for a while, called her five-year-old son in, opened his clothes, took out a paper bag from his back, and handed it to Chen Qing, "There have been thieves in our house several times, and they have turned the house into a mess. I don't want to
Dare to put it at home and take it with you everywhere.”
Chen Qing opened the paper bag and took out a piece of paper with instructions written on it. Chen Qing understood at a glance that Tang Zhixian was using losses. Half of the grain in the official warehouse was lost every year, that is, 5%, was eaten by rats, or
Insects, mold, and the like were allowed within half a percent, but Yuchi County is a big wine-making county! He used the excuse of loss and sold a large amount of old grain to the Xujia Liquor Shop for brewing. In the end, he also made false accounts, and the grain was expropriated by Jin Bing.
Walk.
Chen Qing nodded. The problem was serious. He had to mobilize troops. He and his five subordinates could not handle this matter.
"Do you have a place to hide now?" Chen Qing asked the woman.
The peasant woman nodded, "I can first visit my mother's family, which is also in Jiang Village in the east of the city."
"Then you take the child back to your parents' home and hide. You will hear the result in five days at the latest."
The woman thanked him profusely and left with her two children.
Chen Qing pondered for a moment, then took out the gold medal for troop deployment and handed it to the soldiers, "You should rush back to Bianliang immediately and ask Yan Jun to bring three thousand cavalry."
"I obey the order!" The soldier took the gold medal and hurried away. They had a horse at the inn, so they could ride back to Bianliang to mobilize troops.
Chen Qing immediately paid for the tea and returned to the inn with his two men.
There is a large house covering an area of 20 acres in the east of the city. This is the residence of Xu Laohu. Xu Laohu is called Xu Wu. He is the son of Xu Xiantu's cousin and his cousin.
Xu Wu was a fierce man, and each of his three sons was more ruthless than the last. In addition, he was willing to spend money to bribe county officials, so that he ran rampant in Yuchi County, but no one dared to control him.
Last month he did an evil thing for the county magistrate Tang Qi. He first forcibly occupied the property and ancestral home of the civil servant Lei Jun, and then arrested Lei Jun who was about to go to Bianliang to file a complaint and beat him to death. It seemed that the land
The dispute actually covered up the magistrate's crime of selling official grain privately.
In the lobby, Xu Wu asked his eldest son Xu Xiangzhou nervously: "Did you see clearly? Are you sure it's him?"
Xu Xiangzhou nodded, "I have seen King Yong more than once in Jingzhao. I am sure it is him. Although he is disguised, his eyes and demeanor will not change, and his height will not change, and several of his men
All of them are majestic, strong, and murderous. Not ordinary people can deserve this, it must be him."
Xu Wu paced back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his hands. It is estimated that Chen Qing came to Yuchi County for a private visit in private to learn about the brewing situation. He only brought five of his subordinates with him. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Xu Wu's eyes gradually started to light up, and his whole body was trembling with nervousness. He knew that he had encountered a golden opportunity. If he dedicated Chen Qing's head to the court, or to Wanyan Wushu, he would get what he wanted.
Wealth and splendor that no one dares to imagine.
At this moment, he could no longer care about the woman who complained. He weighed it over and over again and made up his mind, "Prepare a carriage for me, and I will go find Mr. Tang County!"
The county magistrate Tang Qi's eyes widened. He couldn't believe his ears. King Yong Chen Qing was actually in Yuchi County. How could this be possible?
"You read that right, right? Chen Qing only brought a few followers?"
"I must have read that correctly. He is doing a private visit incognito. It is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. Mr. Tang County, I would like to ask you whether you want to do it or not?"
Tang Qi hesitated and participated in the assassination of King Yong. It was a serious crime that would wipe out nine tribes. He was not mentally prepared at all.
Xu Wu saw the hesitation of the county magistrate Tang Qi, and further persuaded: "County Lord, Chen Qing has been in contact with the widow of the Lei family. He will definitely investigate the case deeply. One is a crime of murder, and the other is a crime of embezzling official food."
, you'd better think carefully, can you afford these two charges?"
Tang Qi was a little shaken, and Xu Wu continued to strike while the iron was hot, "Death once is death, and death a hundred times is death. But if we kill Chen Qing and take his head to the court to claim credit, we will enjoy endless glory and wealth for the rest of our lives."
Are you waiting for us? Or go to the Kingdom of Jin. The Kingdom of Jin offers a reward of one million gold coins, and the promise of being promoted to five levels and taking Chen Qing's head is still there! With the credit of the people of the Jin Kingdom, you can become a high official, and I can also control wealth.
, County Lord, you only have this opportunity, if you don’t seize it, you will regret it for the rest of your life.”
Tang Qi was finally convinced. He gritted his teeth and said, "I can do it, but I have to send my family away first!"