Chapter 62: The Little Eunuch Enters the Goulan Courtyard
Pan's man was already dying when he was beaten with thirty sticks. Magistrate Hu suddenly remembered something and hurriedly shouted to stop. He ordered the officials to take the half-dead man to the death row, bathe and change his clothes, and feed him well first.
Besides, everyone doesn’t know why, but the county magistrate is in charge, and he will do whatever he says. If he can’t disobey, he must execute it first even if he doesn’t understand.
Hu Zhixian returned to the back hall, folded his hands into fists, bowed respectfully, gave a deep salute and said:
"Brother, I have chosen a scapegoat for you. He looks a bit similar, but he is a little older, but that doesn't matter. Who can look at a dead man's head so carefully?"
The little eunuch listened to Lao Hu Luo's question for a long time and didn't understand what was going on. He smiled and said:
"What a scapegoat? It's a dead man's head. Could it be that you're just killing people for a living?"
Hu Zhixian explained: "Brother, I don't know. During the day when I was interrogating the case, I got angry when I saw the pair of dogs and men who harmed you, so regardless of the circumstances, each of them was rewarded with a hundred big boards and then sentenced.
One of them was in Lingchi, and the other was in court and killed a government officer. When he was about to be executed, I suddenly had an idea. Guess what?"
"What's wrong?" The little eunuch paused in mid-flight as he picked up the tea cup.
Hu Zhixian chuckled and said: "Don't I want your head to be worn when writing in Chaoli? I simply cut off the man's head and did some tricks to pass it off as your head. Maybe I can get some reward, but I'm short of money right now."
It’s the same thing”
"What is it?" The little eunuch put down the teacup.
"That precious sword given by the emperor, I didn't find anything like this in your horse bag."
The little eunuch suddenly remembered and said: "The knife is still in my boot. When the fire broke out that day, I only thought about my life. I'm afraid it would still be in ruins."
"This is easy to handle. I sent someone to find it immediately and sent it to the capital together with the evil man's head. They stalled for a while. By the time they found out the authenticity, you had already arrived. The head in the middle of the court was fake.
The knife is real, how can they defend it so carefully? Isn’t this the best of both worlds?"
Only then did the young eunuch discover that this Master Hu Zhixian, who was both good and bad, half clear and half clear, turned out to be a talented person. However, he did not need to use the right ideas. However, being an official could not focus solely on character. The key was whether he had the talent or not.
As a fool, he is honest, but what can he accomplish? So he said:
"Brother, everything depends on you. There is only one thing. Don't Ling Chi, that woman. End her life with a knife, so that she will suffer less. After all, she has a fight with my nephew."
"Brother, you are so kind-hearted. I am not telling you that a man who has accomplished great things cannot treat such a wicked person with the heart of a woman, so he must impose strict laws and torture her. In order to frame her brother, she even killed her own daughter.
Now that we're in, why do you think you have any conscience when dealing with such evil people? Brother, you don't have to worry about this. I have my own arrangements. I will parade them to the public tomorrow, and then tie them to a pillar in front of the county government office and cut them to death with a knife.
It can relieve the hatred in my heart.”
The little eunuch suddenly had a thought in his mind: When he returns to the court one day, if he can succeed, he will let this magistrate of Hu County be in charge of the punishment department. This was what he thought in his heart, but he said:
"What my brother said is not unreasonable."
Lao Hu was very proud of being praised and asked with a smile: "If eldest brother returns to the court in the future, what kind of job can he find for his brother?"
"Let you be in charge of the criminal department" the young eunuch escaped
"Fuck, then I will be the Kaifeng Mansion. Then I will be able to build a big pot and enjoy my addiction to murder. You are the one who knows me. This is my favorite position!" Hu Zhixian exclaimed happily!
"Don't kill innocent people indiscriminately!" the little eunuch warned.
"Which one is guilty and which one is innocent? I want to kill the group of people who want to turn you into a eunuch, brother! They have countless wives that they can't use, but they cut out other people's household items to eat meat. It's so abominable!" Hu Zhixian was indignant!
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The young eunuch hurriedly stopped him and said: "Brothers, please don't talk nonsense. This is causing rebellion and trying to destroy the nine tribes. Besides, I am not a eunuch at all."
"Brother, I know. Someone told me the day before that you showed your flaws when you emerged from the sea of fire, but I didn't dare to ask you. This is your privacy!" Hu Zhixian said with a sly smile.
The little eunuch said in his heart: What a ghost! After what he did was exposed that day, he knew that the fire could not be contained in the paper, so he simply stopped hiding it. Unexpectedly, the Hu County Magistrate had already heard about it and said:
"Brother, the things here are over and it's time for me to leave. When do you plan to let me go?"
"Brother, what are you talking about? I hope you can return to the DPRK as soon as possible, and I will follow you to the capital for a few days of happiness. But since you have already arrived at my brother's place, if you don't enjoy a few days, how can I let you go?"
"What can you enjoy in a small place like yours?"
"Brother, I don't know. Although my land is small, there are countless happy places. The dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, and princes in the big city, in short, are the masters who are willing to spend money and have money to spend. They all come here because of their reputation.
Countless! These people’s money will not be in vain if they don’t make it.”
"Tell me, what projects are there?" The little eunuch became interested.
"Wine and sex, which one do you choose?"
"Good boy, you have figured out the thoughts of rich people."
"A new stunning beauty has recently arrived in Goulan Courtyard. Her name is Xue Tao. She is still a baby. Let me first let my eldest brother have some fun in this girl's place."
When the little eunuch heard that there was a beautiful woman waiting for him, he immediately became energetic and asked urgently: "When will I have a look at her?"
Hu Zhixian smiled and said: "Brother is still impatient, but let's start with the ugly words. Since ancient times, we have been offering prostitution to the poor. You have to pay for it yourself!"
"How much silver do I need?"
"At least this number is right for the first night." Magistrate Hu held out five fingers.
"There is plenty of money in my stable"
"Brother, please don't boast. I didn't see many. I sent someone to check and found that there were less than one or two hundred taels left."
"If you don't have enough money, what should you do? You can advance it for me first and I'll lend it to you?"
"I've said before, I'm not borrowing money for gambling, not prostitution, I can't advance this money," Hu Zhixian said seriously.
"Forget it then, we can't break your rules, right?" the little eunuch sighed and shook his head.
"Brother, don't be busy. I took a look inside your two pairs of stirrups. One is made of pure gold, and the other is made of iron. They are not valuable and are too eye-catching for the sake of neatness. Why not replace them both with iron ones?
The gold can be sold for ten thousand taels of silver, so let’s talk about it, I wonder if I can bear it?”
The little eunuch said without hesitation: "What's the harm? Not to mention spending five thousand taels on a beauty and there are still five thousand taels left. Even if I spend all 10,000 taels, it's not a big worry."
Hu Zhixian clapped his hands and said, "It seems that the eldest brother is also a sweetheart. In that case, let's make a deal."