As Han Xiufeng and Han Chen expected, Zhang Shiheng ran in not long after he went out and said that there were two Huizhou people asking to meet.

"Want to see me?"

"Yes."

"Did they see Li Xiucai?" Han Xiufeng asked with a slight frown.

Zhang Shiheng said cautiously: "See, it's all outside." However, those two Huizhou people didn't seem to want to see Li Xiucai and didn't want to talk to Li Xiucai. ”

Han Xiufeng thought about it and asked, "What about Second Young Master Zhang's family?" ”

"Second Young Master Zhang's family didn't speak, and Li Xiucai didn't introduce the two Huizhou people."

Han Xiufeng had already made up his mind to put aside his involvement, how could he be dragged into the water in a daze, raised his head and said: "No, let's just say that Xu Lequn is a prisoner of the state yasuo, but he is only temporarily locked up in the yamen of our inspection department, and he will be escorted to Taizhou, Xu Lequn's two subordinates who were captured in Zhongjiazhuang are the same, this case has nothing to do with this official, whether they want to visit the prison or do something else, let them go to the people of the state government." ”

"Okay, I'll go out and talk to them."

As soon as Zhang Shiheng left, Han Chen muttered: "Zhixing, what kind of trouble is the Bao family doing?" ”

"God knows what they think, but I'm going to keep it the same anyway."

"Well, let them go."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and then chatted about the people and things in their hometown while drinking tea.

However, this fellow friendship chatted not very peacefully, just after talking about Ren He, Pan Er invited Dean Gu, Wang Jiansheng, Yu Jiansheng, Liu Laocai and other squires, and they learned that the person who was drinking tea and chatting with Han Xiufeng was actually the ambassador of the Salt Division in the Jiaoxie Field, and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Master Han is an official in your place, and this official is a fellow villager of Master Han, speaking of which is all his own family, no need to be polite, no need to be polite!" Dean Gu is not only a serious scholar, but also the head of the gentry in Hai'an, so Han Chen naturally treats him with courtesy.

In Dean Gu's opinion, the ambassador of the Salt Division is no different from the main hall of the state and county, in fact, it is indeed the same, seeing that Han Chen is so polite, he is really a little flattered, and bowed again before sitting down, and only sat on half of his ass.

"Dean Gu, it's better for you to come early than by chance, Ambassador Han not only brought fresh seafood from Jiaoxi, but also brought a few jars of good wine. Wang Qianbu was busy all morning, calculating the time should be almost ready, and no one was allowed to leave later, taste seafood together, and accompany Ambassador Han to get drunk and rest. ”

"Master Han, how embarrassing is this, Ambassador Han is coming to Hai'an, and we should have waited for Ambassador Han to serve the wine!"

"Whoever serves the wine is the same, didn't Ambassador Han just say it, it's all his own family."

The more Dean Gu thought about it, the more embarrassed he felt, and sighed again: "Master Han, when it comes to seafood, you just sent someone to send us so much. There are clams, small yellow croaker, large yellow croaker, hairtail fish, and palm-long sea shrimp! It stands to reason that we should honor you, how can you send us something! ”

"Yes, Master Han, we are really flattered, we really deserve it!"

"It's just a little seafood, what's so flattered and deserved." Han Xiufeng laughed, and then got down to business.

After hearing this, Dean Gu sighed sincerely: "Rent the seized boat to those splashes, so that the splashes have a livelihood, so that they don't have another incident, it is better to give them fish than to give them fish." Master Han, this is a great thing! Not only will those pimps be grateful to Dade, but the local people will also be grateful to you! ”

"Dean Gu, this official doesn't need them to be grateful, as long as they can mend their ways." Han Xiufeng smiled, and then changed his words: "But running a boat is not as good as farming, especially in our area, the official is worried that their nature is easy to change, if they are really obsessed with private salt, they are lucky if they are not found, if they are found by others, it will be in vain for the good intentions of the official." ”

Han Chen lost no time in taking over the conversation, and looked at everyone with a smile: "In the opinion of this official, we must not only pay equal attention to those splashes, but also educate them. You are all local gentry, and you are highly respected. I can't listen to other people's words, but I still have to listen to your words. ”

Wang Jiansheng subconsciously asked, "Tell them the holy message?" ”

"Naturally, the oracle is going to be spoken, but this official intends to ask you to teach them how to behave with affection and reason, and I also want to ask you to take the lead in chartering the ship. When the rent is received in the future, half of the yamen will be retained, and the other half can be used to build a Puji Hall to relieve the local widows, widows, lonely, abandoned babies and poor children. ”

"Master Han is high-minded, Master Han is high-minded, allow a certain generation of local people to worship!"

"Dean Gu, what are you doing all the time?" Han Xiufeng grabbed his arm and said very seriously and sincerely: "Being an official for one term and benefiting one party is all within Xiufeng's responsibility." I don't ask the local fathers to praise Xiufeng for being a good official, I just ask the local fathers not to scold Xiufeng behind his back for being a cool official who cares about people's lives. ”

"Master Han, what are you talking about? You are honest and honest, love the people like a son, if anyone dares to say that you are a cool official, my Wang Liuling will not agree to the first one! ”

"Yes, justice is in the hearts of the people." The more Yu Jiansheng spoke, the more excited he became, and he actually got up and said, "Master Han, I don't dare to say anything else, but on the day you ascend, a few Wanmin umbrellas must be indispensable!" ”

"Brother Yu, what are you talking about, we finally look forward to a good official like Master Han, how can we let Master Han go, and how can we be willing to let Master Han go?"

"Yes, yes, look at my mouth, I said the wrong thing again."

Han Chen didn't think that this fellow villager around him had won the support of the local gentry in less than a month after taking office, and was secretly sighing, Dean Gu suddenly said: "Master Han, even if you don't let the little brother of Changsheng call me to wait, I will come to the yamen to ask for a meeting today." After I went back yesterday, I went to the surrounding markets and villages to ask, and asked my family to ask from afar. Before coming to the yamen, I just summarized it and found that in the past two years, there were 19 martyrs and festival women who met the invitation, including one martyr and 18 festival women. Of the six women who were still alive, twelve were deceased. ”

If this is done, the families of those martyrs and festival women will definitely be grateful to Dade. I will be grateful to the inspection master who helped invite him, and I will also be grateful to the gentry who asked Zhang Luo for this matter, and the inspection master will leave sooner or later, and this favor is still the gentry in the end, so Dean Gu and other gentry are particularly concerned about this matter, and they are all helping Zhang Luo during the New Year.

Han Xiufeng thought that this favor was originally given to you, and said without thinking: "Then hurry up and prepare the documents, and I will go to Taizhou in person after I am ready." ”

"I'm preparing, and I'm sure I'll be ready before the Yamen opens the seal." Dean Gu looked back at Wang Jiansheng and the others, and said with an embarrassed face: "Master Han, in fact, there is another thing that I am embarrassed to talk to you. ”

"What's the matter, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"I went to Jijiazhuang last night, just to ask for the three girls of the Ji family, but the people of Jijiazhuang heard that the thief who raped the three girls of the Ji family has been captured by you, and they plan to come to the yamen to petition, and want to ask you to call the shots for the three girls."

"If they don't come, I will still be the master of the three girls of the Ji family, and I will also give justice to the spirits of the three girls of the Ji family."

"Master Han, the countrymen don't know it, they ...... They are worried that Xun Liu will find someone to convict after being escorted to Taizhou, and they are worried that Xun Liu will get rid of the silver after he arrives in Taizhou, and they want you not to send Xun Liu to Taizhou, and they want you to punish Xun Liu for killing a thousand knives in Hai'an. ”

Han Xiufeng didn't expect that the Ji family would entrust the dean to ask for this favor, and said helplessly: "Everyone, if you are an official and don't make decisions for the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes, Xiufeng wants to cut off Xun Liu's head like you, but to punish people like Xun Liu, you must follow the regulations of the imperial court, not to mention that my nine-product inspection can't decide Xun Liu's life and death, even if the master wants to cut off Xun Liu's head, he has to report to the Criminal Department for review, and after the review, he has to be reviewed by the three law divisions, and then reported to the emperor, only when the emperor is decided, can he be beheaded." ”

"That's what I told them, but...... But they wouldn't listen. ”

"Master Han, there is a sentence in my late life that I don't know whether to say or not." Eunuch Wang asked coldly.

"Brother Wang, there are no outsiders here, what can't be said."

"Master Han, you let those pranky gang officials send to investigate smuggled salt, we know that you are a bodhisattva, and we want to give those pranksters a chance to atone for their sins, but there are still some people who don't know, such as Chen Youdao, who will definitely gossip behind their backs. If you spread ten or ten, it will really ruin your reputation. ”

Wang Jiansheng paused, and then said: "If the fathers and elders of the ten miles and eight towns know that you are not only letting those ploppy gang officials investigate and seize smuggled salt, but also to eradicate the bandits who harm our people in Hai'an, in order to uphold justice for the Ji family and avenge the three girls of the Ji family, then who would dare to chew your tongue behind your back, and who would dare to suspect that Master Han is selfish?" ”

I have to admit that there is some truth in Wang Jiansheng's words.

Ordinary people are timid and afraid, and they hang high when they don't care about themselves, but if they are involved, it's another matter. In other words, because of the investigation of smuggled salt and death, those people will have some thoughts and even gossip behind their backs. But if someone dies because of helping them uphold justice, it will be worth dying, not to mention that the person who died is not a good person.

But it is not a trivial matter to behead people without authorization, only the emperor has the power of life and death in the world, and if anyone dares to do this, he will not only lose his official position but even be imprisoned.

Han Xiufeng didn't want to lose his official position, let alone go to prison, but he didn't want to miss this opportunity to help himself "correct his name", so he touched his chin and weighed it repeatedly for a while, then raised his head and said: "Everyone, Xiufeng, as an official of the imperial court, must not know the law and break the law, but let Changsheng ask Second Young Master Zhang to see if he can temporarily stop taking Xun Liu to Taizhou." ”

Dean Gu thought that if this matter was done, his old man's prestige would be even higher, so he asked eagerly, "Then what?" ”

"Didn't this official bring a station cage when he took office, and it was useless to put it in the courtyard in the wind and rain once, if the second young master Zhang agreed not to take Xun Liu to Taizhou for the time being, then lock Xun Liu into the station cage and tour the streets from village to village, and then escort him to Taizhou after visiting all the Zhuang towns under the jurisdiction of this official."