"What's wrong?" Chao Gai asked.

"Director Li and a few brothers from the Yamen were arrested." Zhuang Ding, who had a broken head, said.

"What, let the yamen arrest it. Which yamen? Lei Heng, Zhu Tong has to give me some face. Chao Gai asked.

"The soap who stands in the yamen." This Zhuang Ding said.

Chao Gai secretly scolded the bad luck and stopped eating: "Liu Tang, you come with me, let's go to the county seat." ”

"Okay."

Ruan's three heroes said: "Brother, take us." ”

"The three of you have just arrived, and you haven't finished drinking the dust washing wine yet, so it's better to go and see my newly recruited water guards after you have drunk the wine." Chao Gai said.

"Okay, Xiao Wu and I are not good at riding, it's better for my brother to take Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi has learned to ride horses before, and he can keep up with his brother." Ruan Xiaoer said.

Chao Gai took Liu Tang and Ruan Xiaoqi, and the three of them rode fast horses to Yuncheng, Dongxi Village was only a few dozen miles away from Yuncheng County, and it took more than an hour to arrive.

When I arrived at Chao's shop, the restaurant had closed down, and a group of guys were cleaning up, and Xu Hai saw Chao Gai's embarrassed face.

"The owner of the village has arrived, this time it is my responsibility, and I didn't persuade Li Han." Xu Haidao.

Chao Gai waved his hand: "Go inside and talk about it." ”

It turned out that the matter was very simple, Li Han took people away a batch of iron private goods in the past half a month, and he just came back yesterday. This morning, I went to Chao's store to drink with five brothers, this group of people are all men who lick blood with knives, not to mention in their own shop, so the sound of drinking is a little louder, and the guests at the adjacent table fight, the guests at this table are also old acquaintances, the nephew of Yuan County's Ling's family and his group of small followers, Yuan County's order has no son, this nephew is equivalent to his son, so it can be regarded as the number one in Yuncheng.

As soon as he made a move, Li Han beat the followers of Yuan County's nephew, Li Han didn't take it seriously, and continued to eat, about a stick of incense, there was a chaotic footstep on the street, forty or fifty officials came with water and fire sticks, and Yuan County's nephew gave an order to beat.

This time, Li Han and the others suffered a big loss, a total of six people suffered a big loss against fifty officials, five were knocked over on the spot, and the other one was arranged by Xu Hai to return to Dongxi Village to report the news.

"Who is the servant here?" Chao Gai asked.

"The soap li standing in the hall, as well as the cell in the prison, the leader is the cell head Xue Fan, this kid is black, he is the one who overturned Li Han. There are a lot of guys in the store, but I don't dare to go up when I see that it is a servant, I can't help it, so the dealer will blame me. ”

Xu Hai said.

Chao Gai waved his hand: "It's okay, you did a good job, you let the hotel guys do it, you will only put the store in, and there will be no other help." ”

Liu Tang scolded: "This dog's day is so arrogant, isn't it just a fight for dinner, as for calling so many people." ”

Chao Gai said with a smile: "These yamen have always been like this, Xu Hai, prepare two hundred taels of silver, let's go to the county government to meet the county master." ”

"Just now, Lei Zhutou, and Zhu Zhutou each took fifty taels of points, and the two said to mediate, and they looked at what they meant by grasping it very well."

As he was talking, Xiao Er came to report outside: "Song Zhisi is here." ”

"Please come in." Chao Gai said.

Soon there was a hearty laugh outside: "Haha, Brother Chao Baozheng is here, Song Jiang has come to see you." "A short black man, about one meter and six meters tall, with a face as black as the bottom of a pot, dressed in the clothes of a priest, and a smile on his mouth, as if Song Jiang was born with a smile. Song Jiang came in, and he was not embarrassed to see that Chao Gai's face was wrong, so he changed his words and said: "Brother Chao Gai, don't worry, the two virtuous brothers Lei Heng and Zhu Tong have gone to maneuver, and I think that Yuan County Order also has to give some face." ”

"Thank you, Tsukasa Song." Chao Gai hugged his fists.

Song Jiang came over and grabbed Chao Gai's hand and said, "You and my brother are not a one-day relationship, Chao Baozheng should not be polite, don't worry about this matter, it is fine." ”

Chao Gai said: "Hehe, it's definitely fine." Li Han and they were nothing more than a drunk and troublemaker, and they didn't hurt anyone, and they would be fine if they paid a fine. ”

Song Jiang said: "Brother Chao Baozheng's business will continue to be done, it's better to take some money with you, and go with me to the county commander's house for a walk, as long as the money is in place, I think Yuan County Commander will definitely not be guilty of the past." ”

"How much is the right send?" Chao Gai asked.

Song Jiang stretched out a finger, and Liu Tang said, "One hundred taels." ”

Song Jiang shook his head: "At least one thousand taels of silver, the business of the department store opened by Chao Baozheng's brother is too good, it is very eye-catching, Yuan County's order will definitely not work if it is not done." ”

If the previous Chao Gai was Song Jiang so a few words, he would definitely have to take the money to send it, the people did not fight with the officials, even if Chao Gai was rich in Yuncheng County, he could not fight with the county order, there was a way to break the county order, the prefect of the door, the power of the official in these years is very strong, but Chao Gai does not intend to be an honest businessman.

"Song Zhusi, you go back first, I'll wait for the reply from Lei and Zhu before making a decision." Chao Gai said.

Song Jiang was bored and naturally retreated.

Xu Hai said: "I feel that this matter is not simple, although Li Han's gang are all hot-blooded men, they are not easy to get along with a ya, it may be that the yaman deliberately provoked trouble." ”

"Yuan Yanei was beaten, how long did Xue Fan lead the officials over?" Chao Gai asked.

"Less than a stick of incense." Xu Hai said.

"Hmph." Chao Gai snorted coldly, "Dare to come and pick the tiger's whiskers." "Thinking about it, I understand that this has been arranged a long time ago, otherwise they would have rushed over so quickly.

Liu Tang scolded: "Brother, let's kill the general and rescue Li Han." ”

"Listen to my arrangement, Liu Tang Xiaoqi is not allowed to act rashly without my order." Chao Gai said.

Another hour passed, when it was almost dark, Lei Heng and Zhu Tong both came to the Chaojia Restaurant drunk, and when they saw Chao Gai, they were very happy and said: "Chao Baozheng, the matter is done, early tomorrow morning, let Zhuang Ding go to the gate of the prison to lead the people." ”

"Serve the wine, serve the food, I want to have a few drinks with Lei Dutou and Zhu Dutou." Chao Gai said.

The chef of Chaojia Restaurant made a good dish, the first restaurant in Yuncheng County, and soon a table of good wine and food came. Chao Gai introduced Liu Tang and Ruan Xiaoer to Lei Heng and Zhu Tong again, but both of them were not very enthusiastic, after all, they were not from the rivers and lakes.

"Both heads, come and drink this cup." Chao Gai persuaded to drink.

Lei Heng is good at wine and drinks in large gulps, while Zhu Tong is much more humble, and he can't do it with a glass of wine several times. Liu Tang and Ruan Xiaoqi also kept complimenting Lei Heng, and soon Lei Heng was seven or eight points drunk.

"Lei Dutou, have you seen Yuan County's order?" Chao covered.

"I saw it, I said that I was appointed by you, and I gave him some silver, and he said that this little kid's family fights, what big deal can there be, and he will release him tomorrow." Lei Heng said.

Chao Gai said: "This nephew of Yuan County Order is really weird, why can't you just get along with me Chao Gai and come to my restaurant to make trouble, I Chao Gai is easy to provoke?" ”

Lei Heng said: "There are three stewards in Yuncheng County, the county magistrate, Brother Song Jiang, and your brother Chao Gai. Yuan Xianling's nephew is just a straw bale, of course he doesn't dare to offend his brother, it's not because Yuan Xianling is about to leave, and he wants to get a handful before leaving, and the shops on the street have been fined recently. There are thousands of runs, to say the least. ”

Zhu Tong coughed: "Chao Baozheng, don't listen to his nonsense." ”

"Hehe, eat food, drink." Chao Gai laughed.

The wine was drunk until dark, and Zhu Tong and Lei Heng helped each other away.

Liu Tang asked: "Brother, Yuan County Ling is the last thing I want to get." ”

"I won't give him this money, since Lei and Zhu have said that they will release people tomorrow, we are waiting and seeing." Chao Gai said.

Ruan Xiaoqi was also indignant, "Dog's day, it costs a thousand taels when you open your mouth, how many catties of fish do you have to sell." ”

Chao Gai sighed: "An acre of sorghum can't be sold for half a price. The county order is that copper money is difficult to get, so they naturally refuse to ask for copper money, and ask for silver. One thousand taels of silver is the income of two thousand mu of sorghum for a year. ”

Early the next morning, Chao Gai, Liu Tang, and Ruan Xiaoqi picked up people at the gate of the county jail. This cell in Yuncheng County is a temporary place for detaining people, there are twenty or thirty prison guards, the door is closed, and the small cell does not dare to offend Chao Gai, but he just says that the cell boss has not yet come, and he will let it go as soon as he speaks. When it was time for breakfast, Song Jiang also came, and greeted everyone happily.

"Bao Zheng came too early, the cell hasn't gone to work yet, so we have to wait a while." Song Jiang said.

"There's a labor division, go to my village to drink another day." Chao Gai hugged his fist and thanked Song Jiang.

After waiting for a while, Song Jiang went to the cell to say hello, and soon Li Han's four subordinates carried Li Han out of the cell with the door panel, Li Han's clothes were already torn and wisps, the flesh and blood were blurred, except for one face, everything else was whipped with a leather whip.

"Li Han, Li Han." Chao Gai shouted in the past, and Li Han opened his mouth slightly on the door panel: "Owner, it's okay, I'm sorry for your trouble." ”

"Straight lady thief, who beat it." Chao Gai scolded. Liu Tang and Ruan Xiaoqi were furious and also opened their mouths to scold.

The little cell was frightened, closed the door and listened inside, but did not dare to reply.

At this time, Xue Fu came out of it, this guy had a big head and a thick neck, like a pig butcher, glared at Chao Gai and scolded: "Do you want to rebel, is the gate of the prison where you scold the street?" ”

"You hit the man?" Chao Gai asked coldly.

"I hit it, what's wrong with you, you bite my bird." Xue replied arrogantly, obviously not taking Chao Gai in his eyes.

Song Jiang persuaded: "Bao Zheng is angry, the people of Guizhuang are just some skin injuries, and it will be fine to raise them for three or two months, I think Bao Zheng should go back quickly, don't make trouble here." ”

"Abshiro is wrong, it's not my subordinate, it's my brother. Now that Oshiji has spoken, we'll go back, and we'll thank Oshiji and both of them another day. ”

Chao Gai stopped Liu Tang and Ruan Xiaoqi, who wanted to beat people in the past, and asked people to find a carriage to pull back to Dongxi Village. There is a doctor named Chao Que in Xixi Village, nicknamed Sai Bian Que, a well-known doctor in this ten miles and eight villages, who runs around with a medicine box on his back every day, and people in their forties are also very hard, and they are very good at treating this trauma.