When Cao Zhi gradually fell asleep, the Danyang Prefecture was still brightly lit. The tiger-skin chair in the middle of the meeting hall was vacant. It was not that no one was sitting on it, because everyone was standing! Zhou Xin was standing because he had a thick white cloth wrapped around his buttocks.
, unable to sit down.
At that moment, Cao Zhi's scimitar hit Zhou Xin, who had fled into the bushes, and hit Zhou Xin's butt just right. Although there was no danger of life, he still couldn't sit down for half a month.
You can't even lie down, you have to sleep on your stomach.
Zhou Xin looked at the subordinates in the hall with a dark face. The atmosphere was serious. All the military and political officials in Danyang were standing in front of their respective desks. Zhou Xin didn't even sit down. They dared to sit down. They all hung their heads.
, intentionally or unintentionally dodged Zhou Xin's glances. It seemed that Zhou Xin was in an extremely bad mood, and he might even have lost his temper.
The solemn atmosphere was broken, and Zhou Xin spoke first: "You two losers can't even catch a thief. Not only do you put our own lives in danger, but you also ruined a storehouse of grain, grass, and luggage."
Following what Zhou Xin pointed out, it turned out that there were two people kneeling in the hall!
After listening to Zhou Xin's scolding, the two of them agreed like chickens pecking at rice:
"The villain deserves to die"
He raised his head slightly at the words "Insignificant positions deserve to die." It turned out to be the unfortunate official of the Prefecture and the chief of the bodyguard.
There was nothing wrong with these two people. The pot ashes that had not been wiped off the face of the captain of the guard were mixed with the Han water, and then wiped by the nervous captain of the guard with his hand, it suddenly turned into a big painted face.
The housekeeper next to him had trouble putting out the fire and was incited by Zhou Xin to "Five Leaders". There were still five visible marks on his left face, and he was covering his face and about to cry without tears.
Obviously, Zhou Xin couldn't afford to say enough, and continued to say: "I really don't know what I use to raise these pustules like you? I usually brag and say that I am unparalleled in the world, but now I really mean it, one by one, one by one.
Women are not as good as each other. Even my wife was frightened this time and even let the thieves come in and out of my prefect's house. Is this really okay?
These words were mainly spoken of by the captain of the guard. Hearing this, the captain of the guard couldn't help but blush and pulled his head lower.
The captain of the guard had some background to climb up to the high position of the captain of the guard. The captain of the guard was the cousin of the third son-in-law of Zhou Xin's wife's second aunt, and her mother's family had a strong backbone.
Zhou Xin's wife's natal family is a wealthy family in Danyang, which is very powerful in Danyang. Zhou Xin's ability to become Danyang Prefect is due to his wife. His wife's father was the former Danyang Prefect, and he promoted his son-in-law Zhou Xin to him before he retired. The old man has no children.
, Zhou Xin’s wife is the only daughter, so she is particularly doted on. It turns out that this woman is very hateful. Although she has been married to Zhou Xin for so many years, she has not let out a single fart, but it is still stipulated that Zhou Xin does not need to ask for a little wife. Zhou Xin is getting married.
Now I am not less angry with this mother-in-law. Seeing others having three wives and four concubines, I can only secretly have two maids. What a complaint! Resentment is almost coming out of my body. But for the sake of "career", Zhou
Xin couldn't bear it.
There is no need to tolerate a relative like the captain of the guard. Zhou Xin, who became more and more angry as he talked, glanced at the two people kneeling on the ground and shouted, "Why are you still hanging there? Why don't you hurry up and arrest them."
The captain of the guard knew that they were talking about him, so he said "yes" and quickly jumped up from the ground and ran out.
Zhou Xin then issued an order: "From now on, the whole city will be under a curfew. Tomorrow, there will be intensified inspections at the city gate. Anyone with an unclean face will be arrested and searched within a radius of 500 miles. Well, look out for a place called 'Nipple Mountain'
In this place, the big boss is called "Sitting Mountain Eagle". Even if he digs three feet into the ground, he still has to find these thieves. Their bones must be removed and their ashes spread. Do you understand?"
"Yes..." the people below responded in unison.
Zhou Xin sent out a "tiaotou (meaning order)", and the relevant personnel followed the order and left.
After Zhou Xin issued the order, he pondered for a while. He needed to calm down his impetuous mood. At this time, his mind was filled with resentment and he could not calm down and collect his thoughts. Zhou Xin tried hard to calm down his emotions, but with little success.
.Zhou Xin looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh. He twirled his beard with his hands, closed his eyes, and was silent for a long time.
The people below looked at me and I looked at you, not daring to take a breath for fear that I would be the next unlucky one. It was so quiet in the lobby that I could hear each other's heartbeats.
The silence was broken until Zhou Xin suddenly cried out in pain and jumped up holding his buttocks. It turned out that Zhou Xin was so absorbed in thinking that he forgot about the injury on his buttocks, stepped back to the tiger leather chair, and sat down.
He jumped up in pain. The officials below looked at him blankly and did not dare to laugh.
When Zhou Xin opened the door again, he suddenly found that the remaining officials had not left yet, they were all waiting for his orders! Zhou Xin waved his hand in disgust and asked them to retreat.
Zhou Xin became angry when he saw a few of them. They were all old subordinates left by his father-in-law. They were deliberately arranged by his father-in-law to ensure his daughter's status. Although these old ministers were obedient to him on the surface, they secretly asked his father-in-law for everything.
People reported to him, which gave him a lot of constraints in government affairs.
Zhou Xin was also cunning and deceitful towards them. He was always nice and friendly on the surface, but secretly he wanted to stab each other with a knife, fighting with each other with a hammer here and a stick here and there.
Zhou Xin needs power too much. Over the years, he has actively cultivated his own power, but he still can't get rid of the shadow of his father-in-law. What's more, there is Chen Wenlao in Liyang who is watching him. He has high ambitions. He never just wants to be a good county.
The prefect, he wanted to become the overlord of a party. If he wanted to become the overlord of a party, he had to recruit troops and develop his own power. To achieve these goals, he first had to have money. Without money, nothing could be done. So he came up with the idea of colluding with the bandits.
The robbers used their official status to provide them with protection and intelligence, and carried out extortion, kidnapping and robbery of some local "big households" or passing merchants. After the local ones were done, they thought of engaging in foreign ones, which led to the Cao Mansion
That disaster.
The lobby suddenly became deserted. Zhou Xin looked at the silent lobby, covered his buttocks, and walked past the back hall. When he was about to cross the lintel of the back hall, Zhou Xin suddenly stopped. He hesitated and didn’t know.
Where can we go back to the back hall? The yellow-faced woman must not go there now. She was scolded by her just now. If Zhou Xin hadn't thought he was well behaved, he would have wanted to slap him twice.
"Alas..." Zhou Xin sighed again. The dignified Danyang Prefect was in his mansion and didn't know which room he should go to to rest.
Suddenly, someone behind him shouted "Master". Zhou Xin turned around and saw that it was his butler. This butler was his direct descendant and had not assigned any tasks to him just now.
Taking advantage of Zhou Xin's assignment, the housekeeper quietly got up and hid behind the curtain, waiting to serve Mr. Zhou Xin. The housekeeper noticed Zhou Xin's dilemma and said diligently: "Sir, it's almost dawn, why don't you bother Madam. Come back."
Rest for a while in the east chamber."
Zhou Xin nodded helplessly, said "that's fine" and walked towards the east courtyard with the help of the housekeeper.
----------------------------------In a guest room in the east wing, there is a woman who is also talking to God.
With endless sadness, this person is "Xiao Cui" from the Cao Mansion, and now "Xiao Tao" from the Prefecture. She is no longer a maid, she is now living in the house as Zhou Xin's "adopted daughter to be married"
Who is this man from the East Wing to be married to? To be married to the Sali dog whose head was beheaded by Cao Zhi.
She told God about the injustice and why every man she met always brought her sorrow. She couldn't recognize the familiar figure and voice today, even though he was taller and stronger.
, but that was the person she once slept with, so how could she not recognize him.
"He must have seen everything. He will never want me again. Alas..." There was another sigh.