The news that Ximen Qing assassinated Yanggu County Zun was witnessed by many people and shocked the whole city.
But the more shocking news is yet to come.
The news that Ximen Qing colluded with Liangshan bandits to plunder Yanggu in the past two days also spread wildly, making people panic and uneasy.
Without the former as a foreshadowing and introduction, few people would believe the subsequent story.
Many Yanggu people gathered in front of the county government office, most of whom were victims in the past. They signed a letter in blood, demanding that the county government severely punish Ximen Qing.
The magistrate of Yanggu County was silent for a day or two and finally took action.
The so-called prefect who exterminates families and the county magistrate who confiscates homes is not for nothing.
Ximen Qing himself was imprisoned. The thugs of the Ximen family had long since dispersed, leaving only a few wives and concubines in the family, who could withstand repeated inspections by the Yamen.
The yamen officials soon found out from Ximen Qing's house key evidence that he had an affair with the Liangshan bandits.
That night, dozens of masked thieves unsuccessfully attacked Yanggu Prison. In the chaos, Ximen Qing was silenced by the thieves.
The thieves immediately robbed Ximen's house all night, and a fire burned the Ximen mansion to rubble.
Therefore, in line with the principle of taking advantage of your illness to kill you, countless people from Yanggu sued Ximen Qing.
When the county government opened the court, the county magistrate tried the case on behalf of the county magistrate, and many of Ximen Qing's charges were quickly confirmed. Since Ximen Qing was dead, Yanggu County completed the criminal files and went through the formalities of reporting the case, hastily closing the case.
What I didn’t say is that any case involving Liangshan bandits is basically a dead end as long as there is evidence.
Two days later.
The 31 stores under Ximen Qing's name were put up for public auction in Yanggu County. Wang Lin, a small official from Qinghe County, responded to the government's call and purchased them at a high price of 50,000 yuan.
The county government immediately used the 50,000 yuan obtained from the sale of Ximen's shop to compensate the people of Yanggu one by one, depending on the circumstances of the case.
The people of Yanggu County are grateful to the county government and Wang Lin, a small official.
From then on, there was no more Ximen Qing in Yanggu.
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The red sun hangs high.
Dozens of people from the Wang family escorted more than a dozen large vehicles back to Qinghe County.
Wu Song's steps were as fast as flying, but he didn't fall far behind Wang Lin who was riding a horse.
Wang Lin stopped his horse and praised: "Second brother Wu, you have great foot power. Your footwork is rare in the world!"
Wu Song cupped his fists and smiled: "Wu Er doesn't like riding horses, so he relies on these feet to walk. Over time, he has developed some skills."
"It's really satisfying to come to Yanggu this time to punish the bully Ximen Qing and do harm to the people! A small official's loyalty and wealth are far better than that of Cangzhou's little Xuanfeng Chai Jin. Wu Er admires him very much."
Wu Song could see clearly from the sidelines that Ximen Qing fell into Wang Lin's trap step by step until he was doomed. Although he didn't know why Wang Lin suddenly targeted Ximen Qing, there was nothing wrong with eliminating harm for the people.
As for how Wang Lin joined forces with the magistrate of Na Yanggu County to obtain the Ximen family's wealth, Wu Song didn't pay much attention. After all, at least half of Wang Lin's income was distributed to the victims in Yanggu County. He was already a rare hero in the world.
"The only regret is that the corrupt official in Yanggu County is still free and easy and has taken a lot of money. I have to kill him with one knife..." Wu Song sighed sadly.
Wang Lin smiled and said nothing.
He said in his heart that even if he killed the corrupt official Yang Gu, another one might not be better than him. There were so many corrupt officials in the world that it would be impossible to kill them all.
Eliminating corruption is a matter for the Song Dynasty court. Wang Lin is not interested in it at present. He is still concerned about his own life.
Meng Yulou opened the car curtain and poked his head out to glance at Wang Lin, his eyes filled with awe.
To her, the experience of the past few days was like flying in the clouds, and she was confused. She still couldn't believe that Ximen Qing, a Yanggu bully, was really like an ant in the hands of his own petty officials, who could crush him to death.
Within a few days, the big family in Ximen was wiped out.
Wang family.
Meng Yulou bowed respectfully to Pan Jinlian: "Slave Meng Yulou, I have met Mrs. Pan!"
Although Pan Jinlian did not have the status of the Wang family's wife at the moment, everyone knew what the official wanted, so Meng Yulou naturally placed her position in the right place.
Pan Jinlian smiled and went to help Meng Yulou up. After looking up and down, she couldn't help but praise: "Sister Yulou is really good-looking. She must have a good figure. No wonder Lin Lang seems to be a little happy to be in Yanggu."
Meng Yulou lowered his head in shame.
Wang Lin chuckled inwardly. He had indeed been lingering in Yanggu for the past few days, but he would not dare to say this even to death.
He quickly changed the subject: "Jin Lian, Yu Lou comes from a merchant family. She can help you take care of the business. For some things that are inconvenient for you to do, leave them to Yu Lou."
Pan Jinlian nodded, "I know."
She added: "Yesterday, Brother Chao Gai from Yuncheng County sent someone to ask when Lin Lang would leave for Tokyo. He asked you to go to Yuncheng County before leaving. He and Professor Wu were going to hold a banquet for you to practice.
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Wang Lin pondered for a moment, "Well, I'm going to leave the day after tomorrow. Before I leave, I will go to Chao Gaizhuang for a walk."
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That night, Pan Jinlian held a family banquet, which was regarded as an advance practice for Wang Lin and a welcome for Meng Yulou to marry into the Wang family.
In fact, Yan Xijiao and Pang Chunmei were just maids, and Meng Yulou was only a concubine in name. Only Madam Pan could really drink with Wang Lin.
However, Pan Jinlian showed her graceful and generous side at this moment, and the three women returned to their seats.
There were no outsiders around, and after three rounds of drinking, the women were all a bit tipsy.
Meng Yulou tactfully confessed and went back to her room. She knew that she was a newcomer and had monopolized the official position in Yanggu for several days. Before Wang Lin left for the long journey, it would not be her turn anyway.
Pang Chunmei then walked away with her lips pouted.
Yan Xijiao hesitated and stood up to leave.
After the girls left, Pan Jinlian snuggled into Wang Lin's arms and said with eager eyes: "Lin Lang, I don't know how long you will be gone, but I want to have a child..."
"Well, then I want a child!" Wang Lin smiled slightly.
However, although the young lady was hard-spoken and very eager in her heart, she could not bear it for too long, and after two or three times she was so tired that she fell asleep.
Looking at Pan Jinlian's sweet sleeping posture, Wang Lin felt very peaceful.
After traveling to this place, he has a fortune worth hundreds of millions and a beautiful wife. If he can live a peaceful and happy life in Qinghe County like this, God will treat him well.
But troubled times are coming, and it will be difficult for him to live in peace.
Especially Shandong, after Jingkang, it will definitely be the territory of the Jin people. If he doesn't make arrangements in advance, he can only hope to survive in troubled times, and it can only be a fool's dream.
As soon as he thought of this, he no longer felt sleepy.
Quietly put on your clothes and get out of bed, and quietly walk out of the door.
He had been thinking about it in the courtyard for a long time. When he saw that the light was still on in the main room where Yan Xijiao lived not far away, he went to look under the window.
Yan Xijiao was doing needlework seriously under the lamp.
When Wang Lin suddenly walked into the room, she was overjoyed and at a loss.
"Official..."
"You're up late at night, what are you embroidering?"
Yan Xijiao blushed and said in a low voice: "I want to make clothes for the officials so that they can change and wash on the way."
Wang Lin was slightly moved. Seeing her expression, he couldn't help but step forward to hug her and blow out the candles.
Yan Xijiao was so happy that her whole body trembled.