Chapter 13 Xingyang Zheng's Family
"Hard evidence? The dozens of people who starved to death in the village are not evidence? There are four families that have died, can he bring the dead back to life and make up for the number of households? ”
Hearing that Zheng County's order had the intention of shirking, Sun Dali, who had a relatively straight personality, couldn't help it and shouted loudly.
"Yes, there are more than 100 people alive in the village, they are all living evidence, everyone can prove that since we responded to the call of the imperial court to move to Guanzhong, we have not received a grain of relief food from the imperial court."
When Zheng Peicheng heard this, he wanted to open his mouth to refute their nonsense, but when he saw Qin Hu, who entered the hall without saying a word, cast an angry look at him, he felt that things were a little tricky.
If it's just two little people to sue, he can let people blast out the board, and then use some means to make them shut up forever and it's over, but the intervention of the Winged State Mansion is different, these two people can't be killed, and the case of embezzlement of the imperial court's relief grain, he Zheng Peicheng's butt is not clean, especially this move is also related to Xingyang Zheng's plan to hoard land in Guanzhong, thinking about it again and again, Zheng Peicheng feels that the lackeys like Hu Cai who are temporarily found are not reliable, and if they lose it, they will lose it, and it will not affect the overall situation. It's better to calm down the matter in front of you first.
"In this case, I will let the official ride a fast horse to your village to detain that Hu Cai for questioning." After that, Zheng Peicheng turned around and went to the official room to make arrangements.
After another moment, Zheng Peicheng returned to the lobby again, but his face changed his expression, and he asked a little kindly, "Xiao Langjun is related to the Duke of Yiguo?" ”
Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu was alarmed, this Zheng Peicheng is really a bad character, inquire about his relationship with Yi Guogong, is this a trade-off?
In order to fight for his own interests, Sun Xiangfu had to pull the tiger at this time and said, "Yiguo Gong is a junior elder." Prefectural Commander, let's get down to business! ”
"Elders?" When Zheng Peicheng heard this, his heart shrank, but he continued to say quietly, "The facts of the case here are clear at a glance, and if you look for Hu Cai to confront you, everything will be clear, but the official is a little snub to the relatives of the Yiguo Mansion, otherwise, how about the official set up a banquet in the back hall and invite a few people to eat some wine?" ”
"It's not necessary, I've already had a meal at the Guogong Mansion when I came, if you have official business, please go and get busy, I'll just wait outside the hall to wait." Sun Xiangfu didn't know what Zheng Peicheng had in mind, but he didn't dare to talk to him more, so he postponed.
"In this case, a few of you will be free."
Zheng Peicheng couldn't say anything, so he turned around and went to the back hall, from the slightly gloomy smile on his face, Sun Xiangfu felt that he might have told him for nothing.
"This old boy is condescending, chattering, maybe he is holding back something bad."
If Sun Dali is straightforward, then Qin Hu is a straight man, and he didn't care that this was in other people's territory, and said loudly in the hall.
And Sun Xiangfu has also been thinking about how this matter will end, if he is not persistent, it will already touch this Zheng County Order and the interest groups behind it, his relationship with Qin Qiong is just a meeting in Pingshui, and he can't let him offend some people who he has nothing to do with because of the good of others, so Sun Xiangfu feels that maybe he can talk to Zheng County Ling in private.
"General Qin, Dali, I'm going to make it convenient, you wait for me in the hall first."
After Sun Xiangfu slipped out of the hall, he went straight to the back hall of the official office, although he was blocked by the family, but after explaining the reason for the meeting, Zheng Peicheng still let Sun Xiangfu go to the back hall.
"Lord Zheng, Hu Cai will definitely disappear!"
Zheng Peicheng was stunned when he heard this, squinted his eyes and looked at Sun Xiangfu and said, "Xiao Langjun is so keen, what is it, just a Hu Cai, if he dies, he will die, compared with the relationship between the Zheng family in Xingyang and the Yiguo Mansion, it is not worth mentioning." ”
"Xingyang Zheng's?" Sun Xiangfu was stunned when he heard this, even if he didn't read history books, but through the memory of the original owner of the body, he also knew that the seven sects and five surnames were powerful families that the emperor of this period did not dare to offend easily, but fortunately, he was clever just now and thought of a way to negotiate this solution in private.
"Lord Zheng, the Yiguo Mansion has no intention of having a bad relationship with the Zheng family in Xingyang, and this matter will stop at Hu Cai, okay?"
"Thou hast said what I wanted." Zheng Peicheng smiled when he heard this, it seems that this kid is still more upright.
"However, the kid has one condition, the village where the kid is located will be the head of the village in the future, and the chief and the county magistrate will not interfere in the village if they have nothing to do, and they can ensure that the Yiguo Mansion will turn a blind eye to what the county magistrate Zheng did."
Almost without thinking about it, Zheng Peicheng nodded and said, "Deal." I can personally write a letter of appointment from you, with the same specifications as the chief, so that the governor of Xiaoheji will have no authority over you, and in the future, unless there is a great decree from the imperial court, this official will not interfere in the affairs of your village. ”
"In this way, thank you to Zheng County."
"It's just a matter of making it easier for each other, by the way, your village, you can come up with your own name!"
"Let's call it Happy Village!"
After finalizing these things, Sun Xiangfu retreated from the back hall, and after a while, Zheng Peicheng led a dusty servant to the front hall, saying that Hu Cai's family absconded for fear of crime, Zheng Peicheng designated Hu Cai as a fugitive on the spot, and issued a wanted warrant, but this wanted warrant should not be out of the boundary of Xinfeng County. Subsequently, Zheng Peicheng appointed Sun Xiangfu as the head of Xingfu Village on the grounds that he was resourceful and could read and write, and urged the agricultural production of 50 farmers in Xingfu Village.
After getting the letter of appointment from Zheng County's order, Sun Xiangfu and the three of them went home, and Sun Dali and Qin Hu had many doubts along the way, and Hu Cai didn't know how many people came to the county government to complain, how could they escape in advance, but Sun Xiangfu explained a few words to them, and the two didn't ask more.
If Zheng Peicheng is cautious enough, he will kill Hu Cai, and the corruption case involves many people, and it is unrealistic to kill them all, take Zheng Peicheng of the Zheng family in Xingyang as an example, even if Li Shimin wants to kill him, he will face great resistance, the forces of the seven sects and five surnames are intertwined, and more than eight adults in the court are from these families, without the support of these families, it is difficult for Li Shimin to be the emperor.
Back in Qin's mansion, Sun Xiangfu was able to meet Qin Qiong alone for the first time, and told Qin Qiong exactly what happened in the yamen, which made Qin Qiong look at this peasant boy with admiration, Xingyang Zheng dared to drag his feet on the court's hundred-year plan, this one, after Qin Qiong reported to Li Shimin, Li Shimin would choose the opportunity to settle with them.
But it's definitely not the moment, even if it's Li Shimin, he can only choose forbearance and compromise for these families at the moment, so the best solution to this matter now is to put it away, and it's not good for anyone to poke it out.
After talking about the affairs in the yamen, Qin Qiong also specially instructed Sun Xiangfu to send more fish tomorrow, and there will be distinguished guests in the house tomorrow, and they are two old foodies.
Sun Xiangfu received the task, and after thanking him repeatedly, he returned to the village with Sun Dali, and called a few people to go to the village to take back the fish cage stolen by Li Dazui, not to mention, there are still a lot of fish in the fish cage.
In the afternoon, Sun Xiangfu called all the villagers to the door of Hu Cai's house, and showed the letter of appointment of Zheng County's order, although everyone did not know what words, but did not hesitate to choose to accept this fact, after all, these days who have received a little favor from Sun Xiangfu, when Sun Xiangfu from Hu Cai's cellar found the grain to everyone, his position in the village was immediately unshakable, the poor people really did not ask much, just to eat a full meal.
"Although everyone can carry back a few buckets of grain today, these grains can't last for a few days, and if you don't want to go hungry in the future, you have to unite to focus on production."
"Brother Sun, no, village chief, you're right, anyway, now that you are our village chief, everyone will listen to you in the future, you can tell everyone, what to do!"
"Yes, you can tell you what to do!······"
Wang Fu took the lead, and the rest of the heads of the families responded, how much people who have been hungry for a long time want to have enough to eat, Sun Xiangfu, who lives in the later generations, can't experience it at all, so there is almost no nonsense, and he has been unanimously supported by all the villagers.
"Everyone first received food today to go back to have a full meal, no need to save food, tomorrow the pots and bowls at home are gathered here, let's cook fish to eat, but want to eat in the future, everyone must obey the arrangement to work, our village has a lot of bamboo, everyone will cut bamboo, this is our advantage, from tomorrow, adults must learn to make up at least ten fish cages every day, the children are responsible for digging earthworms, catching insects, divided into several groups, to the surrounding of the river to the fish cage, another ······"
Sun Xiangfu took advantage of the fact that everyone was there, talked about a series of follow-up plans, and it was not until dusk that he drove the boat and Sun Dali and others to put fish cages on the Wei River.