"What is Xia Xiang's intention?"

Long after Xia Xiang left, Pei Shuozhang was still sitting in the private room on the second floor of the teahouse, without taking a step out of the room, thinking hard about what Xia Xiang was doing. At this time, normal order had been restored on the street, Fu Ke, Dong Duan, Wang Xianke, Wang Sun and others were taken away by Xia Xiang, and Yan Sun and Dong Li, who were left, also took the opportunity to get out and hurried home, not wanting to be embarrassed in front of everyone again.

The bodies of Ma Xiaosan and his wife were stored in the morgue of the yamen by the officials.

County Cheng Tianqing squinted his eyes, the beard on his chin withered like an autumn weed, three points yellow and five points white, sparse, not dense, only more than three inches long, but he kept stroking, as if he was a beautiful bearded man with a foot long beard.

"County Zun, Xia Xiang should want to take over the case of Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan, but he doesn't want to take it directly, or rather, he doesn't want to help County Zun break the siege, just for his official reputation, it is to use a fake way to cut down the enemy, take down Fu Ke, take Dong Duan, and then the two of them jointly lead out the case of Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan, and it can be reported to the court logically, he broke a big case at the beginning of his tenure, and the court will definitely reward him."

"Why did Xia Xiang bother so much, wouldn't it be better to directly take over the case of Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan? Why do you have to make a big detour? Pei Shuozhang had already guessed Xia Xiang's intentions in his heart, and when he asked this question, he just wanted to say it through Tian Qing's mouth.

The county is second only to the county, and is the adjutant of the county, and if the county is unable to handle political affairs, the county can exercise the power of the county on his behalf. Tian Qing, a 50-year-old county magistrate, has served in the county post for more than 20 years, but has never been promoted to the county magistrate as he wished. Tian Qing successively served as Zhending, Lingshou and Shile County, the three counties intersected, only forty or fifty miles apart, all under the jurisdiction of Zhending.

Tian Qing is also a Jinshi, although he is a fellow Jinshi, he is also a righteous scholar, not an official. Officials in Daxia promoted more scholars, and rarely promoted people who did not have the imperial examination and relied on shadow and donations, let alone officials. Generally speaking, one day is a servant and a lifetime is a servant. Tian Qing is not bad, he is directly a county leader, and he thinks that he can go from the county to the county and then to the governor and the prefect, step by step, but he doesn't want to stay in the county for 20 years, and he has not advanced half a point.

It is unknown whether he is not good or no one appreciates him, anyway, Pei Shuozhang is very clear, he has been wary of Tian Qing since the first day he took office in Shile, and in the past three years as an official, he and Tian Qing have a clear distinction between public and private, and there is no personal relationship. Because although he didn't know why Tian Qing had only been a county magistrate for 20 years and couldn't move forward, he also understood that Tian Qing would definitely not be liked by the emperor!

The emperor may not remember the names of thousands of counties under the rule of Great Xia, let alone the names of thousands of counties, but Tian Qing is the only one who has not been promoted for more than 20 years, and it is difficult for the emperor not to remember his name. The emperor has always been tolerant of his subordinates, and even those who fail to pass the Jinshi examination for fifteen years will be admitted exceptionally, and local officials will be treated preferentially.

Tian Qing had such an opportunity, and Liu Qibian was crossed out by Taizu in the past, it should be that the current emperor does not like Tian Qing and deliberately suppresses it.

Tian Qing's eyes narrowed into a slit, his eyes jumped uncertainly, and he smiled: "The county lord doesn't know, although Xia Xiang is young, his heart is as deep as the sea. Before meeting with the county honor, he had already asked Wang Xianke clearly, and he knew the ins and outs of Dong Xian's case. It can be seen that Xia Xiang is very interested in this case...... But Xia Xiang is young after all, and at the beginning of his tenure, he took over a major case of three lives, and if something went wrong, it would be an irreparable mistake. However, if only one small case of murder of an official of the imperial court was heard, the case could be easily closed. If the big case of Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan is brought out from it, it will be an unexpected joy. If it doesn't work, it can be stopped in time, anyway, there are small cases of Fu Ke's murder of court officials and murder that can be reported. Xia Xiang's move is a foolproof strategy to attack, retreat and defend, this person ...... Thoughtful, action-proof, and a powerful character. ”

Tian Qingzhi's words coincided with Pei Shuozhang's thoughts. In all fairness, Pei Shuozhang admires Tian Qing's talent very much, Tian Qing is a person who judges the situation and has a lot of vision and courage, but he always often commits the taboo of people in the officialdom - being clever and speaking for his boss, he often speaks too thoroughly, as if he is more clever than his boss.

Pei Shuozhang nodded slightly: "In this way, Xia Xiang will open the gap from Fu Ke, and then find out the truth about Dong Xian, Ma Xiaosan and his wife who committed suicide by throwing themselves into the river?" ”

"It must be so. However......" Tian Qing smiled smugly, "Dong Xian, Ma Xiaosan and his wife did commit suicide and threw themselves into the river, there will be no other truth, Xia Xiangxia County Zun will definitely be disappointed." ”

Pei Shuozhang was silent for a moment, thought about the matter again, and was a little more determined in his heart, and laughed: "Tian Xiancheng said very well, no matter how much this official loves the people like a son, he can't stop the suicide of those who want to die, nor can he let the suicide of those who commit suicide come back from the dead." It's not too early, go back to the county government to rest for a while, and prepare to greet the people of the ministry. ”

"Yes." Tian Qing respectfully crossed his hands and saluted, and in his respectful expression, there was a hint of cunning and smugness.

Zhending County Ya is located on the south bank of the Hutuo River, and Zhending Mansion across the river, if the weather is fine, standing on the study floor of the county Ya, you can clearly see the door of Zhending Mansion behind the Wenwen Drum.

The post station has long been news, saying that Xia Xiang, the new magistrate of the county, is about to take office. I heard that there was a new magistrate in place, which really made the people of Zhending County both excited and disappointed. Excited and looking forward to the county lieutenant Ma Zhanguo, the head catcher Ding can be used, really know that the county has been vacant for more than three months, and the ministry has not been able to send someone to take office, and all the affairs in the county are managed by the county Cheng Xu Heguang, Xu Heguang and Yang Jiang hold the power and do whatever they want, so that Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke are very dissatisfied, but they can't take the two, and the two of them are far superior to the two of them in terms of position and prestige.

The lost ones are Xu Heguang and Yang Jiang. Xu Heguang has more than Chinese New Year's Eve today, and he has served as a county magistrate in Zhending for five years, and he thought that he would take over the post of magistrate and rise one step further, but he didn't want to appoint a new jinshi. The new jinshi is just that, and he has just weakened the crown.

If none of the above is the main reason why Xu Heguang and Yang Jiang are frustrated and depressed, then Xia Xiang's revelation of Wenchangju's fraud in the imperial examination when he went to Beijing to take the exam led to Wenchangju's fall is the reason why Xu Heguang and Yang Jiang are most uneasy. Xia Xiang offended the third prince, will he have a good future in the future? Whether Xia Xiang has a good future or not, Xu Heguang and Yang Jiang don't care, but if it affects the dissatisfaction of the three princes with all the officials in Zhending because of Xia Xiang, it will be a great misfortune for Zhending County.

It was Xu Heguang and Yang Jiang who worried more about Xia Xiang's appointment than they expected.

From Shangjing to Zhending, the road is far away, as little as six or seven days, more than ten days, and the county does not know which day it is. According to common sense, the county Zun all the way south, must be arranged by the post station to pick up, Zhending County Ya can know at any time when and where Xia Xianzun is passing by. The day before yesterday, there was a post report from the post station, Xia Xianzun had passed by the city music station, the city music was only fifty or sixty miles away from Zhending, and the slowest should have arrived today, so Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke dressed up in the morning, and waited at the gate of the county government to welcome the arrival of the county zun.

I didn't want to see the county zun after noon, and I didn't see the figure of the county zun, so Yuan Dongdeng, who was sent to meet the county zun, drove the horse for forty or fifty miles, and when I arrived at the junction of Zhending and Shile, I didn't find the county zun and his party. When he rode back to Zhending County, it was already early afternoon.

Listening to Yuan Dongdeng's words, Ma Zhanguo was very puzzled, he really decided that there was only one official road to the city, and the county and his entourage came by carriage, only the official road was feasible, and he couldn't take the country road, why didn't he see the whereabouts of the county zun? And the area around Zhending is all flat avenues, and there are no mountainous areas, so it is impossible to encounter mountain bandits, and then Zhending has been stable for many years, and there has been no worry about bandits for decades.

So where did the county go exactly?

Not only Ma Zhanguo was puzzled, but Xu Heguang and Yang Jiang, who had been waiting for Xia Xiang for a long time, were also very confused. No, Xia Xianzun is originally from Lingshou County, even if he is not very familiar with the area of Zhending, he is not a stranger, and from the capital to Lingshou, just go south along the official road, and people who don't know the road can also go to Zhending, how can Xia Xianzun get lost?

If he hadn't been lost, where did Xia Xianzun go? There is really a strange thing that the lord of a county does not see, but it is the first time in history since the establishment of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Heguang was a little anxious and beckoned everyone to return to the meeting hall of the county government for a meeting.

The council hall was originally the place where the magistrate convened everyone to discuss the matter, but now the magistrate has not yet taken office, and as a county magistrate, it is also in line with the rules. However, Xu Heguang still didn't dare to sit on the right seat, but let the right seat hang empty, he sat on the second seat, looked around at everyone, and said: "Presumably you already know that the whereabouts of the county are unknown, this matter is very important, this county has some advice to warn you, one, not to publicize it to the public." Second, if Xia Xianzun still doesn't know where to go tomorrow evening, he will immediately report to the Zhending Mansion to know. Third, although Xia Xianzun is the respect of a county, after all, he is young, and there are many messy rumors and rumors in Zhending County, so there is no need to mention it to Xia Xianzun. ”

"Obey the orders of Xu Xiancheng." Yang Jiang was the first to jump out and echo, "Zhending County and Zhending Mansion are across the river, and if there is the slightest disturbance in Zhending County, Fuzun will know." Cui Fuzun has always disliked many things, if anyone has nothing to do, Cui Fuzun will definitely not like it. Cui Fuzun's rule is severe, and the punishment of subordinates will never be merciful, don't forget, how Feng Zhisi was treated by Cui Fuzun for a crime of disrespect, and finally ended up alone......"

Hearing Yang Jiang mention Feng Zhisi, Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke glanced at each other, and both of them saw dissatisfaction and disdain in each other's eyes. Ma Zhanguo twitched the corners of his mouth a few times, thinking that Yang Jiang still had the face to mention Feng Absi, and Feng Absis was punished by Cui Fuzun, because Yang Jiang was falsely accused.

Poor Feng Zhisi, but after getting drunk, he talked about how the Qinghe Cui family was famous in the world when it was in the Tang Dynasty, but in the Great Xia Dynasty, it was unknown, if the ancestors of the Cui family knew about it, I don't know how to feel about the incompetence of the Cui family's unscrupulous descendants now...... This remark was just a drunken remark, and there was nothing wrong with it, but for some reason it reached Yang Jiang's ears, and Yang Jiang, who had always been at odds with Feng Zhisi, added fuel and vinegar to Xu Heguang, and Xu Heguang told Cui Xiang about it without saying a word.

Cui Xiang, as the prefect of Zhending, is a member of the five grades, and as a descendant of the Cui family in Qinghe, he was ridiculed by a small priest, and immediately became furious, and ordered Hao Haiji, who was then the magistrate of Zhending, to remove Feng from his post and go to prison. Although Hao Haiji knew that Feng Absi was not guilty, he was forced by the obscenity of the Cui Governor's mansion to fabricate a crime and put Feng Absi in prison.

After Feng Absi was imprisoned, Xu Heguang tried every possible way to torture Feng Absi, but fortunately, Ma Zhanguo couldn't bear Feng Absi's unjustified disaster, and Ding Ke tried his best to protect Feng Absi, so Feng Abssi was spared the pain of flesh and skin. After being released, he lost his position as a priest, and since then he has lost his livelihood, his parents, wife and children could not bear the blows, and he died one after another, and he lived alone on the streets, like a beggar.

Although Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke were extremely sympathetic to Feng Zhisi's experience, they were powerless to help, mainly because Hao Xianzun was cowardly and did not dare to say anything about Governor Cui's intentions, and even Governor Cui's brother-in-law Xu Heguang did not dare to add a little color. Without Hao Xianzun coming forward, the two of them were powerless to compete with Xu Heguang and Yang Jiang.

As the wife and brother of Governor Cui, although Xu Heguang is only the county governor of Zhending, he is known as the underground magistrate of Zhending, not only covering the sky in Zhending County, but also calling for wind and rain in Zhending Mansion. Hao Haiji, who took office as the magistrate of Zhending County, was an official for three years, and was restrained by Xu Heguang everywhere, and all the big and small things were decided by Xu Heguang's words, he just nodded and signed, and was called the joint governor of the county. After Feng Abssi was imprisoned, Hao Xianzun proposed Guo Minghan to serve as the chief of charge in order to demonstrate the authority of the county, but was vetoed by Xu Heguang on the grounds of Guo Minghan's lack of qualifications, Xu Heguang proposed Yang Jiang to serve as the chief of charge, Hao Xianzun knew that if he appointed Yang Jiang to replace Feng Absei, it would not only make the official style of Zhending County unright, but also damage his personal reputation and prestige, but he still did not dare to disobey Xu Heguang's intentions, so he had to grit his teeth and admit it.

Hao Haiji's three-year term expired, when he was transferred out of Zhending County, not only did he rely on the feelings of farewell, but he was relieved and left happily, it is said that Xu Heguang went to see off Hao Haiji, and said politely, the mountains are high and the water is long, and we will see you in the future. Hao Haiji hurriedly responded, never seeing each other in his life, and moving like a participant.

It can be seen how disgusted and disgusted Hao Haiji is for Xu Heguang, so much so that he wishes to see each other again in this life.

Xu Heguang waited for a moment, saw that Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke both bowed their heads and were silent, and said unhappily: "What, what do you have advice from the county lieutenant Ma and Ding Zhutou?" ”

Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke hurriedly got up and saluted: "Don't dare, obey the words of the county Cheng." ”

"You don't have to be polite to sit down and talk." Xu Heguang smiled knowingly, and said with a pleasant face, "County Lieutenant Ma, Ding Zhutou, this county Cheng knows how dissatisfied you two are with me, it doesn't matter, this county lieutenant doesn't take it to heart." The two of you are also dedicated to the public, and this county understands the heart of the two of you for the country and the people. It's just that Zhending County and Zhending Mansion are in the same place, only across the river, the county government is windy, and they arrived at the government in a moment, so they have to be careful in everything. ”

After a slight pause, Xu Heguang said again: "Xia County is young and vigorous, and the junior high school jinshi serves as the county magistrate, and has no officialdom experience, nor is he open-minded. How old is I waiting for Xia County to be old, and I have been in Zhending for many years, we should abide by our duties, try our best to share worries for Xia County, and do not cause trouble for no reason, so as not to misjudge the situation and do things that are not conducive to the people of Zhending. The things within the division should be completed alone, and there is no need to worry about everything, let alone let the county judge because of many miscellaneous matters, so that the county can be trapped in trivial things and cannot be ranked in the assessment, which is a dereliction of duty for us as subordinates! ”

Ma Zhanguo frowned slightly, turned around and sat down, his eyes quickly swept over Xu Heguang and Yang Jiang's faces, and then lowered his head and held his breath, looking respectful, but he thought in his heart that Xu Heguang took out the same means to deal with Hao Haiji to deal with Xia Xianzun, bullying Xia Xianzun and not doing more, and using the tricks of clearly dividing the worries of the county and ignoring the county to trap Xia Xiangsheng in Zhending, so that Xia Xiangshang was pressed by Cui Xiang, deceived by Xu Heguang, and deceived by Yang Jiang and other officials, and was completely firmly controlled by a powerful network of people woven by Xu Heguang.

Xia Xianzun has just been weakly crowned, how can he be the scheming Xu Heguang's opponent? Ma Zhanguo was worried in his heart, the joy of hearing Xia County's wisdom and fighting Wen Changju had also disappeared, and Xia Xianzun, who had not yet taken office, was lost on the way, and in Zhending, the land of Longtan Tiger's Den, I am afraid that there is no chance of life!

Ma Zhanguo sighed secretly, when he heard that the new magistrate of the county was Xia Xiang, who overthrew Wen Changju, the second-rank member of the dynasty, in the fraud case of the department, he was overjoyed, there is such a powerful person as the real magistrate of the county, maybe he can really set the blue sky and the day. Unexpectedly, after waiting for more than ten days, what he was waiting for was the news that the new magistrate was missing on the way to take office, how could he not be disappointed?

"Xu County Cheng, Ma County Lieutenant, people from outside said that it was Fan Li, the county lieutenant of Shile County, and Liu Ming, the head catcher, who escorted the prisoners to hand over the prisoners, and asked the county captain and the head catcher to go and greet them."

The official Luo Caicheng came in to report.

"What? Shile County Wei Fan Li escorted prisoners? Xu Heguang looked stunned, stood up, and slapped the table, "Lieutenant Ma, Ding Zhutou, hurry up with the official to greet him." ”

Ma Zhanguo rose in response, and Ding Ke followed Xu Heguang out of the meeting hall. What he admires most about Xu Heguang is this, the official article on the surface is very in place, the other party is just the county lieutenant and the head catcher, the county captain of Zhending County and the head catcher come forward to greet each other, he is the county lord and wants to come forward to greet him in person, and people who are not familiar with him will be impressed by his corporal Lixian.

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