Shangyuan County is next to Jiangning County, and there is only a Qinhuai River between the two counties. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Qin Jian traveled around with his brothers a few days ago, so naturally he inevitably went to Shangyuan County.

There is a saying that "if you do evil in your previous life, you will be attached to the county, and if you are full of evil, you will be attached to the provincial city", which describes the tragic situation of those governors of counties, prefects, and even governors of a province who are officials in the same place. Jiangning and Shangyuan counties are like this.

Even if you are a county parent official, you can't be prestigious, because there are still two layers of bosses staring at it. Even power may not be guaranteed to be exclusive, and you have to be respectful to your boss, pat your horse and shine your shoes at any time, and carefully maintain the balance between the two layers of bosses, so as not to lose your sister-in-law's feelings. If you favor one party, you will offend the other party, but if you are between the two parties, you will offend both sides if you are not careful. No matter which one of them you offend, there will be no good fruit to eat, not to mention how sad it is that day, maybe if a boss writes a bad comment, he will even ruin his future. But no one who is an official does not hate this situation.

The magistrate of Jiangning County is such a bitter example, but the situation in Shangyuan County is different.

The current county prince of Shangyuan County is the son of an official eunuch family in the capital. He is younger than Qin Zhonghai and older than Qin Jian, and he is just caught in the middle, so he does not mix with the Qin family. However, when Qin Jian was in the capital, he had heard rumors about the other party since he was a child. In rumors, this county lord is recognized by everyone as a typical waste model, and is often used by various governments as a negative image to warn the juniors in the family.

But no matter how wasteful this county master is, he is the youngest son in the family, and he has been spoiled by his family since he was a child. The family really hoped that he could get ahead, even if he failed the imperial examination and his fame was not obvious, he won him the place of Guozijian, and after a few years, he helped him donate the official as a prisoner, and also arranged for a rich place like Shangyuan County. The current prefect of Jinling is a family friend of their family, and he will definitely be able to escort this nephew, and when his three-year term expires, he can continue to arrange for him to rise.

Although staying in Beijing as an official can also be idle and decent, where is the prestige of the ruling party? Moreover, there are many powerful people in Beijing, and with the ability of the county lord, it is not so easy to rise, and the family wants to provide him with assistance, but he must also be restrained. It's better to let him start from low in the local area, and with the relationship of the family, how can he be promoted.

The county master's family has good intentions, but he himself is not very competitive. He has been a drunkard since he was a child, where does he have any talent as an official? The family probably also knew that he was not an official, so on the one hand, they arranged the Jinling prefect to be his backer, and on the other hand, they arranged a capable master and entourage for him. As for the governor's yamen, the family handed over the letter again, and gave gifts every New Year's holiday. The governor is in a high position and has a high power, where does he have time to see the same knowledge as a small county master?

So when the county lord is in office, he only needs to eat, drink and have fun, and pat the boss and uncle's ass. As long as he does not offend the highest-ranking governor's yamen, nothing will be difficult for him. There is a master to handle official affairs, and there is also an entourage to deal with the aftermath if there is a trouble. For the sake of his family background, his bosses and colleagues turned a blind eye to his behavior. Fortunately, he came out of the circle of the big family in the capital, and he also knew the truth that he should not do things too much, so he was quite measured. stumbled, but also supported the Shangyuan County Commander for two years, and there was no mistake.

He was now young, and suddenly fell ill, and he was about to die, and he didn't know what had happened. He is the treasure of the family, and if there is really a good one, I want to know that his family will not give up. In this kind of season, what to talk about the New Year, what to talk about?

What's even worse is that his capable, one-kick master in government affairs, died not long ago, took a month's leave, and went back to his hometown to mourn. He is a native of Anqing...... The hometown is nearly 600 miles away from Jinling City.

Although he is gone, the county magistrate and the two stewards who came with him at home are both capable, plus the officials in the county government who have already been subdued, he is not worried about what will happen in this month. As a last resort, you can also borrow a staff member from the prefect of Jinling.

It's just that after the master left, no one expected that the two stewards would not accept anyone, and they would fight among themselves. For a time, either the east wind overwhelmed the west wind, or the west wind overwhelmed the east wind. One of them accidentally asked the opponent to grab the handle, sued in front of the county magistrate, took twenty boards, and was lying at home recuperating from his injuries. The other thought that he would be able to hold the power from now on, but who knew that something happened to the county master, and he could not escape the responsibility of not protecting the master, and he was panicking now, and he only thought about saving the little master back, where could he take care of any government affairs and official documents?

The government affairs of Shangyuan County are now in charge of the county officials. In a few days, if they can't hold on, the prefect of Jinling will send someone. However, in terms of the current situation, the Shangyuan County Government does not care about organizing any entertainment activities for the people. Even if the people want to apply for it, they would rather call it back, so as not to blame the county master's family, saying that the county master is critically ill, and they have the leisure to have fun.

Qin Jian also felt bad luck when he heard these news. If you can't go to Shangyuan County, it will be a lot less fun. That waste will really cause trouble to people, he has never been in contact with the other party, and after arriving in Jiangning, he also avoided it from afar, but he didn't expect to be affected.

Qin Jian chatted with the clan brothers for a while, then returned to the main courtyard where Qin Bai lived, and told him and the Niu family, Qin Hanzhen and others these words.

Qin Bai's face showed a slight expression, and he asked Qin Jian solemnly: "Do you know what the reason is? Is that person having a hidden illness and suddenly having a seizure, or is it something else? He is now unconscious, and someone must deal with the affairs of Shangyuan County, since his master is not there, the position of this county order cannot be left vacant forever." Now that the New Year is approaching, it's better not to make any trouble. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in Jiangning, and he will move into Jinling City in a few days. The area around Huaiqing Bridge happens to be under the jurisdiction of Shangyuan County, in case there is a mess in the county, but don't implicate the prince. Qin Bai bought a house, sent a hospital to Dr. Ye, and arranged for the prince to move into the city, all so that the prince could live more comfortably this winter. If he caused trouble to the prince because of this, it was definitely not what he wanted.

Qin Jian hadn't thought of these things yet, but listening to Qin Bai's question, he suddenly reacted, and hurriedly turned around and went out to inquire. His young brothers may not know about these things, but if they send someone to Huang Jincheng's side, they should still be able to get a lot of news.

Qin Hanzhen originally only thought it was a trivial matter, the county master suddenly fell off a horse and became seriously ill, he was still a second-generation, a drunken man, and a typical example of failure in the circle of powerful children, it was simply bloody gossip. She couldn't help but look at her grandfather a few more times, and asked him: "Grandfather, do you know this county master? Do we have a friendship between the two of us?" Otherwise, why would Qin Bai care so much about each other's affairs?

Qin Bai paused: "It's nothing, the Changfang side has some face-to-face friendship with the other party's family, but it's not deep." The Hou Mansion invited a banquet in May, and I didn't see anyone from the other party's family going to the banquet, so you can know a thing or two. It's just that our family lives in Jinling City after all, and more than half of this Jinling City is under the jurisdiction of Shangyuan County, and if Shangyuan County is in turmoil, it will not be good for us. ”

Qin Han really felt that his grandfather's words also made some sense, it was good to just inquire, but there was no need to be so solemn, right?

There are all three levels of government in Jinling City, and without a Shangyuan county order, there will be chaos? This is impossible. The prefect's yamen and the governor's yamen are not vegetarians, and there are garrisons. Outside of Jinling City, there may be some small chaos, but as long as the higher-level yamen sends someone to the town, it will be calmed down. Jiangning County is even less likely to be affected.

So what exactly was grandfather worried about?

Qin Hanzhen only thought that Qin Bai was a person who was used to taking one step and seeing three steps, and taking precautions, so he didn't think much about it. Unexpectedly, only two or three days later, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

What is the reason for the Shangyuan County Order, and the doctor who was invited to see the doctor has never come to a conclusion. The other party's servants were used to being domineering, and even spoke on the spot, saying that if their little master had a good deal, these quack doctors would not be able to escape, and they would definitely be asked to pay for the little master's life! Such an unreasonable attitude certainly angered those doctors, but at the same time, it also made them afraid.

One of the doctors was more attentive and felt that the patient's symptoms did not look like some unknown illness, nor did they look like he had broken his head, but rather like poisoning. However, the patient's diet had been checked countless times and there was no problem, so he asked someone close to the patient to check the patient's body to see if there were any external injuries on his body.

The county lord's concubine and the girl in the room stripped off the husband's clothes, examined them carefully, and finally found a short needle the thickness of a cow mang on the inner thigh. I don't know how this needle penetrated into the county master's body, but around the eye of the needle, the skin is indeed black, not big, that is, the size of a copper coin. Because it was in such a secret place, the area was small, and the poison on the needle was not the kind with obvious symptoms, so no one found that the county master was poisoned. He himself passed out in a coma, and he couldn't tell anyone that his leg hurt, so the poisonous needle remained in his body for several days, making his condition worse and worse. Even if the poison is not fatal, by this time, it has already penetrated deep into the five internal organs and is difficult to get rid of.

The steward who held the power in his hand was suddenly stunned, afraid and regretful. If he hadn't defeated his competitors, someone would have shared the responsibility for him, not like now, because he couldn't find the poisonous needle in time, but hurt the little master. When the head of the capital family learned the news, he didn't know what kind of bleak fate would wait for him. It was another steward, because he was recovering from his injuries, and he perfectly avoided a disaster, and he was able to stand by and watch his tragic end.

At this point, there is no other way for this steward, while inviting famous doctors to expel drugs for the county magistrate, he ordered people to track down the people who poisoned him. With the murderer, there is a shield, and even if he is punished, there is someone who can attract most of the hatred of the head of the house, so that he will not lose his life.

In this way, the county government quickly found out that the poison needle was pinned to the saddle. The county magistrate was stung while riding a horse, and he was poisoned and fainted on the spot, so he fell off the horse. The catchers then traced the time and place where the horse was manipulated, searched for people who had been close to the stable, and finally found out who the murderer was.