Chapter 45: Duke Zhou
The official office of Panlong County is not too magnificent.
The main hall and the side hall, plus the forbidden cells, only occupy a few hundred feet in circumference. If the lawbreakers capture too much, the entire Panlong County government will be blown up, and there will be no place for the officials to work.
This place is not only far away from the national capital, but also the southern frontier, and some of the preferential policies above are difficult to popularize as usual, so there will be such a gap.
The guards at the gate were in good shape.
followed the official who went out to handle the case into the ya, and the head catcher ordered his subordinates to stand by on the spot, and he and Wu Ming walked through an open place and stepped directly into the main hall where the county lord opened the court to legislate.
The following local officials, because they do not have so many royal power constraints, can do one thing in front of them and one thing behind their backs, and disobey the ruler, and naturally become veritable 'soil emperors'.
The post of county magistrate, although it is only a small sesame official, its power is completely crushing the people.
Most of the things that are oppressed and eaten by the poor are not strange.
Wu Ming has never been in the Hall of Elegance, and there are two rows of officials standing upright and solemn on the left and right, so he feels a little uncomfortable in such a rash manner to enter the Mighty Hall. With so many pairs of eyes staring at himself, he must be cautious and calm in everything he says and does, for fear of confusion.
In the hall, there was a middle-aged man sitting.
He was dressed in an official mansion, holding a shocking wood in his hand, wearing a black gauze hat on his head, and his face was full of red light. But at this time, he didn't seem to be very majestic, and there was a little cold sweat oozing from his face, as if he didn't dare to be too presumptuous in his own territory.
Because, there was another middle-aged man sitting upright on the side of his seat, and his aura was particularly amazing!
The man drank hot tea quite politely, calmly and steadily, and his face was unwavering. The face is solemn and solemn with a bit of kindness, and the authority in the pupils is not like ordinary people. Wearing a graceful robe and torturing the side things, it makes him look like one in a million, and the inferior cannot be climbed.
With such an extraordinary temperament, it must be some big man above, who was ordered to come to such an inconspicuous place to thoroughly investigate some major incident.
Otherwise, how can you deign to Corporal Lixian?
"Qiqi County Order, Lord Zhou Gong, the little one has arrested the lawbreakers in the case a few days ago. Now the people are dirty, and although one of the ringleaders committed suicide in fear of crime, his accomplices are still awaiting trial below. β
"Besides, we have a conclusive witness. β
The catcher bowed and bowed, and explained the reason for the case to the adults. Wu Ming also saluted, but did not kneel.
Immediately, the head catcher sacrificed the young man, and said: "It is this little brother who helped me and other officials successfully arrest the murderer and avoid great losses." Even though there is nothing to do, but it is brave and courageous, and it really deserves to be commended!"
Someone preached Wu Ming's merits, and the latter was naturally willing to accompany him, and he also made an explanation at the moment.
"Two adults, the grass people don't dare to take credit for themselves. Wu Ming arched his hand and continued: "Being able to intercept a group of gangsters by chance and join hands with the government is a matter for the grass people, and it is not worth talking about. β
The boy buried his head very low.
In front of the two heavyweights, he will not look directly at either side rashly, lest the collision annoy their official authority and lead to death.
"Good, good. β
"Young and promising, it's really my blessing of Da Zhou!" the county magistrate smiled, and it could be seen that he was still satisfied this time.
The human and material evidence is already complete, and the criminal can be revealed with a little interrogation later. In this way, not only can they save face, but the case can continue to be investigated to a certain extent.
Why not?
And the adults who were arrested and called 'Zhou Gong' were vigilant and not very complacent because of this.
He put down the tea set and said, "This son is good, but the top priority is to quickly send the lawless person for interrogation in order to find out the mastermind behind it." β
Hearing this, the county magistrate immediately ordered the left and right, saying, "Escort the prisoner to court!"
The voice fell for a long time, and the criminal did not come for a long time.
Everyone wondered, after such a long time, there was no one, could it be that something went wrong?
Sure enoughβ
A servant hurriedly ran over, knelt on his knees in the main hall, and slurred his speech, "Big, my lord, it's not good......! One by one, they committed suicide by poisoning and died!!"
The mood suddenly changed.
"What!?" The county lord's face turned dark, and as soon as he got up, the whole person sat down in a distraught again.
It's a good thing, and it's in the soup again in an instant. Although dreams and bubbles are common, a moment of luck and success does not mean everything. But just a little grasp of the eyebrows, just say goodbye like this, it's really hard to swallow.
Everyone present had different expressions.
At this moment, Wu Ming once again asked to come out and make an accurate analysis of the ins and outs of the entire incident.
"The two adults, according to Wu Ming's eyes, the murderers did not hesitate to die against each other, and there must be an unspeakable and shocking secret behind them. As for the main messenger, he must also be a big man that ordinary people dare not offend easily. β
The ultimate goal is obvious. β
Wu Ming didn't dare to say much, but only told about it, and the necessary places were also decorated to cover people's eyes.
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was at a loss.
"Well, what this son said makes sense. Zhou Gong got up and waved his robe, "This matter will be put on hold for the time being, and when the time is ripe, we will thoroughly investigate it in one fell swoop." After saying that, he slowly left the main hall, glanced at the corpse that had just died, and walked towards the outside of the county office.
"Slow down, adults. The county commander hurriedly walked into the hall and bowed respectfully to Duke Zhou. The group also echoed and saluted sideways.
However, there was nothing to do with Wu Ming here, and after consulting the county official, he also went out.
As soon as I came out, I met an acquaintance.
I saw that the fairy-like girl in a white dress was supporting the 'Zhou Gong' just now, and entered the same magnificent carriage before and after, and then the coachman began to drive the vehicle, and the scene in the field of vision gradually disappeared.
The encounter under the peach tree is always remembered......
When he came back to his senses, he suddenly felt a strong wind blowing behind him, and the head catcher of the county government came to him with a smile.
"Little brother, don't come unharmed!"
Wu Ming nodded, arched his hands, and motioned to each other.
The scene that I had focused on before seemed to have been seen through by this old bird who had been engaged in reconnaissance for many years. At that moment, he opened his mouth and told the message of the comer.
"This Duke of Zhou, born in the royal family of the Great Zhou, is the second brother of the current king, and his real name is Ji Zhao. β
"There is only one daughter under his knees, named Ji Ling. Their family is in our Great Zhou Kingdom, although they usually treat people harshly, but in fact, they are sympathetic to the people and know the suffering of all the people, so the world will worship Lord Ji Zhao as 'Duke of Zhou'. β
Catching the head scratched his head, "Even if I, Liu Er, am a low-level person, I also have a lot of respect for the Duke of Zhou in the world. β
Knowing the details of the girl, Wu Ming was really excited in his heart! But he didn't know where to start with this taste, anyway, he was ignorant.
But this person revealed such information for no reason, could it be...... Have an axe to grind??