Mr. Qiu brought the person under control, and then went to the county and started rummaging through things, trying to find evidence of the county magistrate's crime. But after searching for a long time, I couldn't find anything useful.
Soon the men came over.
Master Qiu asked: "Are those people honest?" He gave the order to die. If there is any movement from the government officials, they can just slap the people!
The subordinate said: "Very honest. The doctor took a look and went out to prepare the medicine. I was there the whole time."
Master Qiu snorted coldly: "Let's assume they understand and continue to look after us."
"Yes." The subordinate agreed quickly and then left.
Master Qiu's confidant said: "Sir, I didn't find anything useful." This was the first time he had seen such a clean county magistrate. As soon as we entered the city, we noticed a difference. The roads here were clean, the chimneys around us were filled with smoke, and there wasn't a single body on the street.
Compared with other counties, this place is like a paradise. The confidants felt that it was a pity that it took many years for such a grassroots official with such an innocent heart to appear, but he was not one of our own.
Master Qiu said: "You think of a way for me tonight!" He wanted to quickly convict and execute the person, and then he would directly supervise this place. All the credit here goes to him, maybe it will rise instead of falling.
I have been with Mr. Qiu for many years, and I can tell what Mr. Qiu is thinking by looking at his appearance. Said: "Then let me first wish you all your wishes come true!"
Mr. Qiu's face looked a little relaxed.
The confidant continued: "What should we do with these government servants?" The people around the county magistrate who can handle practical matters like this are all talents. They can get started directly without training, which is very rare.
Lord Qiu said, "You have been an emperor and a courtier. You are an old man doing things. Do you still need me to teach you about this matter?"
The confidant did not dare to accuse him again and again. He already knew what Master Qiu meant.
For Mr. Qiu, he doesn't care about these little guys. It has no impact on him whether he is alive or dead. However, Mr. Qiu also knows how serious a crime it is to kill the county magistrate. What matters in this matter is that there is no proof of death. If it was exposed a little and was later used by political opponents, he would be the unlucky one. He would not let such a thing happen.
Master Qiu took out a pack of cranes from his pocket.
The confidant retreats and is about to poison him. But as soon as he went out, he heard a commotion outside, and his heart skipped a beat. For some reason, although everything went well since arriving in the county, he still felt a little uneasy.
Hearing the commotion outside, he quickly called his men over to inquire.
The noise outside became louder and louder. Even Master Qiu in the room heard it and came out dissatisfied: "What's the fuss about?"
After understanding the situation, the confidant said: "The steward from the government office outside wants to see the county magistrate."
Master Qiu was a little dissatisfied and said, "Just send him away."
The confidant said: "It's not easy to deal with. There are about ten people. If you insist on coming in to see me, you will have to force your way in if you don't let me."
Master Qiu said angrily: "I have never seen such an unruly person!" He also had a bad feeling in his heart, the other party was going to cause trouble.
Master Qiu heard the noise outside approaching and simply went out. At first glance, no wonder his men couldn't stop them, there were more than ten strong men. Some of them guarded the county magistrate and others, while others went to look for information. Only four of them guarded the county government. Facing so many people, he was losing ground.
Mr. Qiu said: "I am his superior. The county government is not a vegetable market. I will let you make noises. Considering that you are the first offender, I will spare you this time. If you dare to make noise again, you will be slapped." Mr. Qiu said. The official power is great.
It's very bluffing outside. But the law does not punish the public, and the people are not afraid at all when there are many people coming.
These managers are all promoted from among the common people, and the county magistrate is their parent official. The person in front of me looked so arrogant that he didn't look like a good person.
Mr. Qiu has always been successful as long as his identity is revealed. Who would have thought that this time he would make a mistake. These stewards were of low background and had limited knowledge, and they did not treat him respectfully. Instead, he asked keenly: "Where is our county magistrate?"
"Yes, where did you hide the county magistrate?"
"Where are the people? Hand them over."
Master Qiu saw them as a bunch of mud-legged people, and started to press them step by step. I just said something bluffing.
But these people are not scared, so they have to take care of him.
After Master Qiu came here, he controlled important people, but was forced to do so by a few bastards. Although he brought some people with him. But those people are all performing their duties, and the number of people around him now is really limited.
I can't stand up to so many people. These gangsters are all thick-mouthed, and you will never get any advantage if you fight them for your life.
The person in charge kept talking: "Did you arrest us adults?"
"Why didn't you see any government officials when you came here?"
"Yes, where did you get that person?" The clever man ran out and started shouting in front of the street: "A dog officer has arrested us adults."
When the people in the county heard this, they thought it was a big deal. Immediately they ran out of their homes to support the incident.
After a while, people from the county came in an endless stream, and now everything was in chaos.
Whatever Mr. Qiu said was suppressed by the other party. They only had one idea: take care of Mr. Qiu's needs.
There was a carriage passing by outside the county. If He Zifeng was there, he would have recognized it. The person on the carriage was Mr. Dian who came with the old mayor when he separated. The other person is wearing light gray clothes. Although the clothes look ordinary, if you look closely, you can see that the clothes have a light silver thread.
The noble young master did not need to speak, but he had an unparalleled temperament: "This is you the small county I was talking about. "
Mr. Dian said: "Yes." The soybean pig's trotters that were given away were still in my mind after a long time. It's just that this study tour lasted too long, and there was another snowstorm on the way. They walked all the way to the capital, and when they passed this small county, they remembered it. I want to look for old friends, but unexpectedly the city gate here is open.
As soon as your noble son came in, he felt that this place was different from other places. The walls here were all newly built. Can withstand wind and snow. But the city gate was wide open, and there were no guards around.
The noble young master felt nervous because the city here was broken. Everyone inside is dead?
In years of famine, troubles can easily occur. Many refugees who cannot survive will turn into bandits and burn, kill and plunder.
Just when their hearts tightened, they saw many people running in one direction from home.
It seems that they are wearing uniform cotton-padded jackets. The warmth retention looks pretty good.
They quickly asked someone accompanying them to stop one of them and ask what was going on.
After a while, the boy came back and said: "I heard from them that the county grandpa was arrested by bad officials. They are going to rescue the county grandpa!"
The noble prince was stunned when he heard this. Unexpectedly, he caught up with such a lively thing and said, "Let's go over and take a look."
Mr. Dian loved to watch the fun and said, "Hey, who is the official here?"
The noble prince thought for a moment and said, "Qiu Shuen." This person is said to be from the chief assistant, and he is not good at anything else, but he has some ability to make money. There are many people who pay filial piety every year.
Your young master is from the capital, and the subordinates of important officials carefully checked him.
Mr. Dian said: "Master Qiu was impeached this time." He actually still has time to come to the county to show his power. Mr. Qiu is very popular.
By the time they arrived, the area around the county was already crowded with people, and people were still gathering here.
These two young men were inconspicuous among the crowd.
Everyone was shouting slogans, asking Mr. Qiu to let him go.
Qiu Daren's face turned pale, but he still wanted to keep it simple. I thought I could control it easily and write a confession within a day. Who would have thought that the people here were quite united. They got the news from somewhere and came to ask for help.
Mr. Qiu would be fine if he was under the jurisdiction of a superior, but it would be a great shame and humiliation for him to be threatened by the common people.
At this moment, it was difficult to get off the tiger, so I had to say: "Everyone, be quiet, your county magistrate has committed a crime. Don't make trouble, or we will catch you and you will not be able to reap the rewards!"
When the people below heard this, they quickly asked: "What did our county magistrate do?"
Mr. Qiu said: "He misappropriated the money in the account. Now there is a deficit of five thousand taels." Then he said: "He is simply a scum among the officials. He plunders the people's wealth and anointing, and is not worthy of being an official." He knows what kind of officials the people hate the most. .
Unexpectedly, the common people did not buy it. The number of five thousand taels was an astronomical figure to everyone, and they said: "As long as he is short of silver, we will help him get it together."
"Yes, let him go."
Then a woman pulled off the silver hairpin from her head and threw it inside. Now the others seemed to have gotten the signal, throwing necklaces, rings, copper coins, broken silver, everything.
The person standing at the back didn't understand what happened, so he asked the person in front, and the person in front repeated it.
Then I heard the old woman behind say: "The dog officer said that the county magistrate is corrupt?" Then she quickly said to the son beside her: "Go to mother's dowry and take out the small box!"
"Mom, that's your dowry. You haven't touched it for so many years." His son disagreed.
The old woman said: "If it weren't for the county magistrate, our whole family would starve to death. What's the use of money after people die? Go quickly."
Her son looked like a filial son. Although he was dissatisfied with his mother's actions, he still went back.
Others also donated generously. Send the money inside. Some have more, some have less.
The noble princes next to him were stunned. "Does the county magistrate really deserve this?" he asked. He could see that these people were ordinary people wearing coarse linen clothes.
It's hard for ordinary people to make money, and all they have is hard-earned money.
The person who was held back said: "Our county magistrate has cut down the charcoal fee, prevented the merchants from raising prices, and given us poor people something to do. We can get thick cotton-padded jackets, and the common people can afford two cents of tofu. The county magistrate I can't finish all the good things I have done in three days and three nights."
If other people commit crimes, the common people will curse them a few times. But when it comes to the county magistrate and his servants, no one gives a thumbs up. Even the old people in their sixties and seventies say they are like this when talking about them. I have never seen such a good official in my age.
He saw a carriage approaching: "Ah, it's the Xie family."
After a while, the Xie family asked the housekeeper to hand over five hundred taels of silver, all of which were brand new, and donated them to the county. Most of the money given by the common people was copper coins. One thousand taels of silver was only one tael. It would take a long time to pay for 5,000 taels.
To say that the rich people in the city must be big merchants.
When the people saw this, they spontaneously applauded.
"Thank you for your high righteousness."
"Don't say anything. I'll go to Xie's grocery store to buy oil tomorrow."
"I am coming too."
Other people who wanted to withdraw money also came. There was even a rough man who took all his money boxes and threw them away one by one.
Just hearing the sound of money falling in front of me made the young man's blood boil with excitement.
After a while he said: "Someone is here."
"My master ordered me to donate five hundred taels of silver. I will work with you all to tide over the difficulties together."
The servant said. Then he opened the money box and found a neat row of silver ingots.
Then there is the president of the Chamber of Commerce. Businessmen from all walks of life and people from the escort agency came forward. Others were given two hundred taels, and some small shops were given fifty taels.
Everyone has been waiting for the Gong family. The Gong family business is as famous as the Xie family. With such a big fuss now, he must have gotten the news, but he never came.
Soon there was a mountain of silver in the front, and there were people behind who took the silver.
Everyone confronts Mr. Qiu. If they want money, they will pay, but the person must be released.
Master Qiu did not expect that these people would be so popular with the people, but they could not be released. Anyway, we have already made enemies, so we just won't stop doing anything. He said: "Everyone should take this money back. If you commit a crime committed by the imperial court, can you get away with it if you have money? If everyone does this, then you can be exempted from everything if you have money."
The common people said: "What do you want?"
Master Qiu said solemnly: "He must bear the responsibility for the crimes he committed."
At this time, He Zifeng and Lu Baotou appeared with the county magistrate. Followed by dozens of county officials. Seeing the mountain of money piled up in front of Master Qiu.
Master Qiu saw anger in his eyes: "Why did you come out?"
He Zifeng has always been good at fighting. When he saw the commotion outside, he knew that help was coming. How could he sit still and wait for death. He immediately took advantage of the chaos and went out, knocking down one person, and others rushed over. In addition, the government servants in that house also ran out when they heard the noise. Two or three people were fighting against each other, and all the men Master Qiu brought were knocked down and then tied up.
The county magistrate said: "Thank you, fellow villagers. I have done what a county magistrate should do. I am very touched that you can come." After saying this, he bowed to all the common people present.
The other people immediately knelt down and said, "Sir."
There was someone leading the way, and everyone behind them also knelt down in turn. The overwhelming momentum.
The county magistrate said: "I have a clear conscience. I have not embezzled a penny. I also informed other counties of possible snow disasters in advance. The deficit in the county's books is due to the construction of the city wall and the winter clothes that everyone wears. Each workshop Money can always be found in accounts. Mr. Qiu always slapped him when he came up, I don't know why?"
Mr. Qiu said: "You have a sharp tongue. The money in the county belongs to the country. You spread it out without asking for permission. Who gave you the right? I am the chief. Come and take it for me. If you resist, I will kill you without mercy!" "
"Who dares?" The noble man in the crowd said.
Everyone looked over and saw that it was a young man. No one there knew him.
Mr. Qiu was very angry. He was first intimidated by the common people and then criticized by his subordinates. Now even a young man dared to show his displeasure. Mr. Qiu was eager to scare the monkeys. When he saw your young master speaking, he sneered: "What a brave man. Go and catch this man back. I will kill this man myself!"
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