After Wang Gang finished interrogating Zhu Wu, he and Gu Tingye took Zhu Wu and Zhu Maniang back to the original courtyard and temporarily locked them in the woodshed.
Gu Tingye later went to visit Sister Rong and Brother Chang.
He looked at the man who was sleeping soundly, but he was not his son at all.
Gu Tingye's mood was extremely complicated. At one moment he was furious and wanted to strangle this evil bastard to death, but at another moment he was soft-hearted and couldn't do anything.
During the battle between heaven and man, Gu Tingye finally let out a long sigh and decided to take this secret into the coffin.
Brother Chang is Sister Rong's biological brother after all.
But Gu Tingye will never forgive their mother.
Gu Tingye came to the woodshed angrily, picked up a hatchet, and was about to push the door in and hack Zhu Manniang to death.
Wang Gang stretched out his hand to stop him.
"This kind of woman is not worth dirtying your hands." Wang Gang shook his head.
Gu Tingye's lips trembled and said: "Chang Feng, we are friends, so don't stop me. This kind of vicious woman will be a disaster to the children in the future."
Wang Gang nodded and said: "I know, but you can't do it, let's leave it to others!"
Gu Tingye suddenly thought of the two children and finally understood what Wang Gang meant.
If Sister Rong knew in the future that her father had killed her own mother, she might not be able to accept it.
In the end, Gu Tingye put down the hatchet for the sake of his daughter.
The next day, Gu Tingye called his attendant Shitou and asked him to take brother and sister Zhu Wu and Zhu Maniang outside to deal with them.
Zhu Manniang is Gu Tingye's concubine, and the deed of sale is still in Gu Tingye's hand. He can handle it as he wants without going through the government.
As for Zhu Wu, couldn't he, Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, deal with a rogue?
Shitou followed the instructions of Gu Tingye and originally wanted to kill Zhu Wu and Zhu Maniang, but was stopped by Wang Gang.
Although the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion is powerful, it also has many political enemies. If someone gets the handle, it will be a problem for Gu Tingye to succeed to the throne in the future.
Wang Gang suggested that instead of killing Zhu Wu and Zhu Maniang, it would be better to place them in a place where no one can find them. Besides, it would be too cheap to kill them.
Shitou understood this and asked his relatives in Caobang to sell Zhu Wu and Zhu Maniang as slaves overseas.
I heard that the savages overseas do not regard slaves as human beings at all, they are worse than animals.
One can imagine the plight of a woman like Zhu Manniang, who has tender skin, tender flesh, and quite a bit of beauty, when she goes overseas.
As for Sister Rong and Brother Chang, Gu Tingye said that their mother had died of illness. Gu Tingye also specially prepared a fake grave and performed the whole drama.
The two children continued to be raised outside, and Gu Tingye asked her grandmother, who had taken care of her since childhood, to raise them and give them a sum of money every year.
Gu Tingye did not tell his mother about Brother Chang's life experience, but from now on, Gu Tingye saw Brother Chang less and less.
After the incident was over, Gu Tingye and Wang Gang went to Yu Mansion again to propose marriage to Yu Yanran.
Wang Gang knew that Yu Yanran was a virtuous and virtuous woman, and marrying Gu Tingye should be able to cure his emotional pain.
As for Yu Yanhong, who knew how to cheat, Wang Gang did not dare to let her marry Gu Tingye.
The Yu family didn't want to agree to Gu Tingye, but Gu Yankai couldn't help but finally went to the prince Zhao Shu and asked for a marriage.
The prince granted marriage, but the Yu family did not dare to resist even if they had nine courages. In this way, the marriage of Yu Yanran and Gu Tingye was finally decided.
Wang Gang also advised Gu Tingye to treat others well after marrying Yu Yanran.
Gu Tingye has completely grown up after Zhu Manniang's incident. He may have accepted his fate and decided to live a good life with Yu Yanran as a respectful couple.
Wang Gang believes that after Yu Yanran marries Gu Tingye, she will gradually discover Gu Tingye's strengths. It would be a good thing if the two of them could redeem each other.
Because he was going to Hongzhou Mansion to take office, Wang Gang didn't have time to drink Gu Tingye's wedding wine, so he could only give him a gift in advance, which was regarded as a wedding gift.
In early May, Wang Gang took his wife Hai Chaoyun and several domestic servants and left Bianjing in a low-key manner and rushed to Jiangxi to take up his post.
On this journey, Wang Gang deliberately took the waterway, and also found a connection with Shitou and asked Caobang to help him, and he entered the Jiangxi boundary smoothly.
After entering Jiangxi, Wang Gang took the overland route and hired a carriage to go to Jiujiang County where he was appointed.
This time it was not as peaceful as taking the waterway.
Jiangxi territory is infested with mountain bandits, and even if you take the official route, there will be no peace.
Wang Gang met two groups of bandits along the way. The first wave was quite moral, so Wang Gang took some money and sent them away.
The second wave was not so easy to talk to. Not only did they want money, but they also wanted to harass the women's families.
Wang Gang finally couldn't bear it anymore, and the bandit was beaten with a dragon stick and ran away with his head in his arms.
Through fighting, Wang Gang also discovered that these bandits had no martial arts skills and were mostly civilians who turned into bandits because they really couldn't survive.
Wang Gang did not show mercy and broke the legs of all the bandits.
These people may have been forced to live in the grass at first, but over time, they have done several evil things, and no one is innocent.
Wang Gang didn't kill anyone, so he was showing mercy.
After continuing on the road, Wang Gang didn't encounter any bandits. It seemed that the bandit dens in Jiangxi had their own communication channels. After knowing that Wang Gang was a tough guy, there were fewer people to harass him.
Only then did Hai Chaoyun realize that her husband was not only talented in literature, but also martial arts, and he admired Wang Gang very much.
Half a month later, Wang Gang and his party successfully arrived in Jiujiang County and found the Jiujiang County Government Office.
After Niu Wenjin, the county magistrate of the county government, inspected Wang Gang's appointment documents, he immediately introduced them to the county government's back hall.
"I have long heard that Shanda people are young and promising. At a young age, he won three yuan in a row and was entrusted with important tasks by the officials. It is indeed extraordinary when I see him today." After Niu Wenjin saw Wang Gang, he almost praised him to the sky.
"Mr. Niu, you are very polite. I just came to take up my post today and am not familiar with Jiujiang County. I will need your care in the future." Wang Gang said politely.
As the magistrate of Jiujiang County, Wang Gang is the head of a county. Under him are a county magistrate, a county captain, a chief registrar, and various government officials.
The county magistrate is the assistant official of the county magistrate. He is generally responsible for clerical work, household registration, tax collection and other civil work. He is considered to be Wang Gang's direct subordinate.
The county lieutenant is responsible for security, patrolling, public security and the leadership of government officials, and is exactly the same as the county magistrate in both civil and military affairs.
As for the chief clerk, he is equivalent to the master, that is, the secretary of the county magistrate.
The county magistrate is an official of the seventh rank, followed by the county magistrate, who is the eighth rank, and the county lieutenant is the eighth rank. The chief clerk has no rank. He is regarded as the magistrate's personal secretary, not an official, and can only be called an official.
Since ancient times, officials and local officials have been calculated separately. Only those who are promoted can become officials, and talented people can be officials.
Officials are iron rice bowls and are paid by the court, while officials are hired by private individuals and are paid by the officials.
Generally speaking, county magistrates are appointed by the court and serve for three years. At the end of the three-year period, those who excel in the assessment will be promoted, while those who are not good will be demoted and transferred.
Therefore, county magistrates often change people, and few of them serve for ten years. However, the chief administrators are different, and most of them are local scholars. Therefore, they are also known as the smooth county magistrates and the iron chief administrators.
"Mr. Shanda, the people in the yamen know that you are taking office today, so they specially prepared a banquet for you in the evening. Please appreciate it."
The county magistrate Niu Wenjin settled Wang Gang's family in the backyard of the county government office and extended an invitation.
"Both Lieutenant Hu County and Master Du will participate when the time comes," Niu Wenjin added.
"Where will the banquet be held?" Wang Gang asked.
"It's at the home of Du Yuanwai, a wealthy family in this county." Niu Wenjin said.
Wang Gang immediately understood that this was a local snake feasting on his cross-river dragon.
"Okay, I will definitely be there then." Wang Gang agreed without hesitation.
Niu Wenjin left with satisfaction. Wang Gang immediately put away his smile and said to Hai Chaoyun: "Madam, you will take some people to clean the backyard of the county government office later, get rid of all the irrelevant people, and replace them with our own people."
Hai Chaoyun understood what Wang Gang meant and said, "I have informed the caravan to send some smart and capable people over. They should arrive soon."
Wang Gang nodded and said: "Our journey has not been peaceful, and this Jiujiang County is probably no exception. You should also pay attention to safety."
Hai Chaoyun said: "I will stay at the county government office on weekdays. I believe no one would dare to attack me in the government office."
Wang Gang arranged things at home, then changed into fresh clothes and rushed to Du Yuanwai's house for the banquet.
This Du Yuanwai is the richest man in Jiujiang County. His home is bigger and more luxurious than the county government office, and it is very easy to find.
As soon as Wang arrived at the gate of Du Mansion, he saw a Yuanwailang in his early fifties and Niu Wenjin standing together, seemingly waiting for Wang Gang to come over.
"Sheng Shanda people, let me introduce you to Du Yuanwai." Niu Wenjin greeted Wang Gang from a distance and introduced Du Yuanwai to him.
The so-called Yuanwai refers to officials other than full-time officials. They have official names but no official positions. They are mostly held by powerful local gentry and are standard local cowards.
Wang Gang was invited into the house by Du Yuanwai and found that the county captain Hu Dahai and the chief bookkeeper Du Ming had arrived.
Hu Dahai, the county captain, was Du Yuanwai's son-in-law. The chief clerk's surname was Du, which made him a relative of Du Yuanwai's family.
Looking at the close relationship between Liu Wenjin and Du Yuanwai, it can be seen that the entire Jiujiang County government office was almost run by Du Yuanwai's family.
On the contrary, Wang Gang, the county magistrate, was an outsider.