Fang Cai met Xu Heguang, Ma Zhanguo, Ding Ke and Yang Jiang for the first time, Xia Xiang already knew that among the four, Xu Heguang and Yang Jiang sang and harmonized, and Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke were like-minded.

What is the background of Xu Heguang, Xia Xiang only knows one but does not know the other, only heard Lian Ruohan talk about the nepotism between Xu Heguang and Cui Xiang, and also knows what the previous magistrate Hao Haiji was at the mercy of Xu Heguang but was helpless. It was when he first saw Cao Shujun's letter that he thought something big had happened in the capital. At this time, if there is another change in the capital, he is really tired of coping.

After reading the letter, Xia Xiang smiled with satisfaction. In the letter, Cao Shujun first asked Lian Ruohan with great concern if everything was okay, and repeatedly told Xia Xiang not to fight Lian Ruohan's idea, Xia Xiang had Cao Shuli enough.

In addition, Cao Shujun said two good news, one is that Cao Yongguo was promoted to the head of the Ministry of Rites, and the other is that he successfully made the emblem of Good Times, and also signed an agreement with Good Times, got the shares he deserved, and officially became a shareholder of Good Times. He also made a point of emphasizing that half of his shares belong to Xia Xiang.

Except for the two major events, there is nothing else to do, but Cao Shujun babbled a lot of inconsequential trivial things, and it is really rare for him to have leisure, and I don't know where he came from so many words, he can actually write a page full of nonsense, which makes Xia Xiang feel helpless and funny.

Putting down the letter, Xia Xiang got up and pushed open the window, the sun outside the window was just right, and the scenery was good. Directly facing the window is a plum tree, and beyond the plum is a tall aspen tree. The leaves are yellow in the deep autumn, the wind blows the leaves, and the yellow leaves fall one by one, which has the meaning of depression.

There is nothing to do in the capital for the time being, and I don't know if the emperor's dragon body is improving? And Li Dingshan and Xiao Jia don't know where they went? Xia Xiang felt a little melancholy in his heart, thinking of Cao Shuli's gentleness like jade, and inexplicably had some faint thoughts.

Just as he was about to get into his thoughts, the sound of Manta came from outside the door.

"Xia Xianzun, Mantuo asks to see."

"Come in." Xia Xiang turned around and saw that Mantuo had changed into civilian clothes, and when he came closer, he nodded and smiled, "On the bank of the Hutuo River, have you found anything?" ”

Mantuo shook his head, and there was a slight puzzle on his flower-like face: "Xiao Wu and I visited more than a dozen people who saw Dong Xian throw himself into the river, and they all pointed out in unison that Dong Xian threw himself into the river, and the place where he threw himself into the river was on the bank of the Qingfeng Tower. Dong Xian had just thrown himself into the river, and Ma Xiaosan and his wife also jumped off. However, later, dozens of boatmen went down to the river to salvage, and only found the bodies of Ma Xiaosan and his wife, but Dong Xian's body was missing...... Xiao Wu and I went down the river again, walked ten miles away, and I didn't hear of anyone who had ever seen a floating corpse. ”

Xia Xiang nodded, the Hutuo River is not turbulent, if Dong Xian's body is washed away by the river, it will definitely float up and be discovered by the people on both sides of the river in less than three days, why Dong Xian, who committed suicide by jumping into the river in front of everyone, can't he still go to heaven and earth?

"Strange, where did Dong Xian's body go?" Xia Xiang sat down and picked up the teacup, only to find that there was no water in the cup, and he couldn't help but think of Liu'er, who was living idlely. Although Liu Er is young, she is very eye-catching, pouring water, cleaning the room, and tidying up the bedding, all of which are meticulous and thoughtful, and gentle and gentle, speaking softly, as a Jiangnan woman, she is full of the warm atmosphere of the water town.

Mantuo noticed Xia Xiang's embarrassment of being a county venerable but there was no one waiting for him, he was stunned for a moment, stepped forward to pour tea for Xia Xiang, and said: "It's good that there is still a personal maid around the county venerable, and Liu Er is good...... "After thinking about it, he said, "Will Dong Xian not die, potentially at the bottom of the river, and swim elsewhere?" ”

"It's also possible if Dong Xian was a fish and not a human." Xia Xiang took a sip of tea slowly, squinted his eyes and glanced at Mantuo, and suddenly smiled, "Mantuo lady, in your opinion, even the little lady asked Liu'er to serve me and accompany me, what is the intention?" ”

Mantuo was stunned for a moment before keeping up with Xia Xiang's train of thought, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Even the little lady has a deep affection for the county respect, and sending a maid ring to serve the county is naturally out of respect and love for the county honor. ”

Xia Xiang nodded, but thought in his heart, Mantuo seems to be simple-minded, but in fact he is also a smart person, and she can see some things clearly, but she is unwilling to think about it, because it is none of her business. In the final analysis, she is actually still a person with a simple purpose, following him, all she wants is to help him, so that he can deal with the third prince to the end.

But...... Xia Xiang shook his head secretly, with his current status as a seventh-grade sesame official, he wanted to compete with the third prince who was a prince and nobleman, and Dong Xian, who committed suicide by throwing himself into the river, was no different. It's just that now he can't help himself, there is no way back, and he knows that he can't do it, and he does it for the sake of his husband.

If it is to report to the king's grace to save the people's lives, even if he fights with the third prince and breaks the blood, it is not a pity to die.

"There are two things that have a lady of Laomantuo...... Xia Xiang sighed slightly, "one is to help me find a maid ring and a servant, and the other is to continue to visit Dong Xian's murder case to find out whether Dong Xian is alive or dead, and if you live to see people and dead people, you need to see corpses." ”

"Yes." Mantuo received the order, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Do you want me to help the county venerable find a candidate for the sect?" ”

"No need, the candidate for the sect, the official has already chosen." Xia Xiang smiled with satisfaction, "But the lady of Mantuo guessed who it was?" ”

"Can't guess." Mantuo didn't fake the color, and directly extinguished Xia Xiang's desire to tease her, "County Venerable, please rest and leave." ”

Looking at the figure of Mantuo resolutely leaving, Xia Xiang shook his head and smiled, Mantuo was happy and angry, and his attitude towards him was not different because of the change in his identity and status, he was a woman with a true temperament.

Xia Xiang spread out the letter and replied to Cao Shujun. only talked about the scenery along the way and the real customs, and did not say much else, and told Cao Shujun to read more, don't slack off, boys are born in heaven and earth, they should make meritorious contributions, and do more things for the country and the people. At the end of the text, he hesitated for a moment, but still asked Cao Shujun to ask Cao Shuli on his behalf.

Xia Xiang also thought about writing a separate letter to Cao Shuli, but later felt that it was not appropriate, although he and Cao Xiaoniang had affection, but there was no covenant, let alone a private life, if it was a letter, the superficial general words were meaningless, if it was a deep talk, and the words were deep. Moreover, now that he has come to Zhenda, it is when he has no clue and is in a mess, and he has no thoughts about children.

After writing the letter to Cao Shujun, Xia Xiang picked up the pen and wrote a long letter to Jin Jia.

Xia Xiang knew that although he entered the high school and was really designated as an official, he still had a shallow foundation in the court, no, it should be said that he had no foundation at all, and there was not even a person in the court to speak for him. As the saying goes, there are people in the court who are good officials, and although he and Jin Jia are gentlemen's friends, they can be regarded as having a similar temperament, and it is natural for them to take care of each other.

Although Jin Jia is not a member of the court, he is a close minister of the emperor, and he has a few good words for him, at least when there is a villain slandering in front of the emperor, the emperor will not listen to the villain's words and be dissatisfied with him.

Xia Xiang wrote a very long letter to Jin Jia, but the letter did not mention a word about letting Jin Jia speak well for him in front of the emperor, and the whole article was talking about what he saw and heard along the way and his determination to ask for the people's life to avenge Dong Xuan's grievances, as well as his intention to let Haojing Chang produce medicine beds and chairs for the benefit of the people of Limin, at the end of the text, he attached a poem, which is the "Autumn Wind Speech" of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty:

The autumn wind rises and the white clouds fly, and the grass and trees are yellow and the geese return to the south.

Lan has Xiuxi, chrysanthemum has Fang, and Huai Jiaren can't forget.

The pan-building boat is in the Fen River, and the middle of the river is Yangsubo.

The flute drums are singing and singing, and there is a lot of joy and sorrow.

When is it young and strong, but old and old!

After sealing the letter, Xia Xiang called out the door: "Xiao Wu." ”

"Yes."

Xiao Wu came to Xia Xiang in response, there were still fine beads of sweat on his face, a piece of mud on his nose, and a weed in his hair, as if he had just come out of a dog hole.

Xia Xiang smiled dumbly: "How did you make it like this?" ”

Xiao Wu smiled and scratched his head: "Fang just wandered around in the backyard and fell into a hole." The hole is not deep, more than a zhang, but it is dirty inside. ”

How can there be a hole in the backyard? It should be a dry well, Xia Xiang knew that the official did not repair the tradition of the yake and the shop, and it was normal for the Zhending County Ya to be in disrepair, so he smiled: "Remember to let people fill in the dry well, so that someone will not fall and get injured...... How many people have been settled? ”

Xiao Wu nodded yes, and said, "Fu Ke and the others were locked up in the prison, and Dong Duan, Wang Xianke, and Wang Sun were placed in the inn. ”

Xia Xiang nodded and handed the letter to Xiao Wu: "Send it to the capital through the convoy of commercial houses that are always in good times, don't go to the official post." ”

Xia Xiang, as an official of the imperial court, can pass letters through the official post station, but since Xia Xiang has a friend like Lian Ruohan, who is rich in the world and has the largest business house in the world, wouldn't it be a waste if he didn't pass the letters through the convoy where the good times were always there?

Xiao Wu took the letter in his hand and turned around and went out. After a while, he turned back again, picked up Xia Xiang's towel and wiped his face indiscriminately, and smiled shyly: "I can't go to see Ling'er like this, sir, if the matter of sending the letter is not in a hurry, Xiao Wu will change his clothes first and then go to live idlely, okay?" ”

Xiao Wu actually knew how to dress up, Xia Xiang smiled happily, but he was not optimistic about Xiao Wu and Ling'er, Ling'er was too smart, Xiao Wu was not her opponent at all, and she would happily help her count the money if she was sold.

"Don't worry, don't worry, you go and change your clothes first, and then come back, I'll write a few more letters, and you can take them with you." Xia Xiang turned around and sat down, and wrote a letter to Shen Bao, Zhang Hou and Teng Zhengyuan respectively, the content of the three letters was similar, all of them reported safety and greeted one or two, and there were no extra words.

Not long after, Xiao Wu came back with clean clothes, took the letter and went to live in a spare place with Lian Ruohan, and Lian Ruohan arranged for Jingchang's convoy in the firm to be sent to the capital.

Before the time, Xia Xiang, accompanied by Xu Heguang and several others, carried out the ascension ceremony. After meeting Xu Heguang, Ma Zhanguo, Ding Ke and Yang Jiang, and under the formation of the third class of officials, he walked around majestically, and Xia Xiang officially took office in Zhending County.

"Xia Xianzun, you might as well stop here today, and it's not too late to handle official business tomorrow." After the ceremony, Xu Heguang thoughtfully reminded Xia Xiang, "The people of Zhending are simple, the people live and work in peace and contentment, do not close their doors at night, the county respects and rests for a few days, visit the scenery of the Hutuo River, observe the people of Zhending, and feel the peace and ......tranquility of the people of Zhending."

"How long has the position of chief bookkeeper been vacant?" Xia Xiang interrupted Xu Heguang's words, flipped through the file a few times, and asked abruptly, "Why don't you report the vacancy in the main book to the ministry?" ”

Xu Heguang said calmly: "Back to the county, the main book has only been vacant for half a year, and the previous county magistrate Hao Xianzun said that he had already reported to the ministry, and I didn't want to ask too much." Now that Hao Xianzun has left office, we only know that Hao Xianzun did not report to the ministry, and we don't know the reason. ”

Xia Xiang let out a meaningful "oh", and his gaze swept over Xu Heguang's respectful face and fell on Ma Zhanguo's face. Ma Zhanguo's eyelids twitched a few times, his mouth opened, and he wanted to say something, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back.

Xia Xiang knew in his heart that there must be something strange behind the vacancy in the main book, and he would not break it at the moment, anyway, this matter was not in a hurry, so he skipped it and didn't mention it: "Take Dong Duan and others to the second hall." ”

"Xia Xianzun, there is no need to rush to hear Dong Duan's case, the county is tired all the way, and he should rest for a few days......" Xu Heguang smiled kindly, and Yin Yin advised, "It's just a small case in a neighboring county, why bother with the county honor." ”

Xia Xiang's eyebrows showed a slight impatience, and his eyebrows raised slightly: "Xu Xiancheng has repeatedly obstructed this official's trial, what is the reason?" Could it be that this case has nothing to do with Xu Xiancheng? ”

Ma Zhanguo smiled secretly, glanced at Ding Ke, and the two nodded understandingly. The two of them knew very well in their hearts that Xu Heguang repeatedly prevented Xia Xiang from trying the case, not that he had anything to do with Dong Duan's case, he and Dong Duan, Fu Ke and others may not know each other at all, he just wanted to be preconceived when Xia Xiang first took office, as long as he successfully obstructed Xia Xiang's trial for the first time, there would be a second and third time, and after three or five times, Xia Xiang would be unconsciously swayed by him.

Xu Heguang's usual tricks are like this, Ma Zhanguo is clear, thinking that Hao Haiji has been repeatedly judged by Xu Heguang's obstruction. It's not that Hao Haiji is not smart enough, but Xu Heguang is too shrewd, and he is everywhere in the name of thinking about others, so that people inadvertently jump into his trap.

I don't want Xia Xianzun to be young, but he is not worthy of Xu Heguang, Ma Zhanguo is secretly happy in his heart.

Xu Heguang's face turned pale, and he said with a sneer: "Don't dare, don't dare, where do the lower officials dare to obstruct the county court's trial." The lower officials have nothing to do with the case and do not know them...... Ahem, Ding Zhutou, don't hurry up and mention a prisoner. ”

"Yes." Ding Ke responded, saluted Xia Xiang, and strode out of the lobby.

Xia Xiang and his entourage came to the second hall, and as soon as they sat down, Ding Ke brought Dong Duan, Wang Xianke and Wang Sun in.

The layout of the second hall is similar to that of the lobby, except that the area is slightly smaller. Dong Duan and several people went to the hall and bowed to Xia Xiang in the center: "Xiaomin Dong Duan has seen the county honor. ”

Xu Heguang coughed majestically: "Presumptuous, kneel down and speak!" ”

"No courtesy." Xia Xiang waved his hand and glanced at Xu Heguang with slight dissatisfaction, "The people have already been wronged, and it is the duty of this official to avenge the people, and it is within his boundaries, why do you want the people to kneel down and speak?" ”

Dong Duan was dressed in cloth, the bruises on his face were still there, but he stood straight, his face was very white, his nose was straight and his mouth was square, although he was embarrassed, he did not lose his integrity, his lips were pursed, his teeth were clenched, and his eyes showed a look of dissatisfaction.

Wang Xianke and Wang Sun's eyebrows were low, and they didn't dare to look at Xia Xiang with their eyes, the two pulled a few times, Wang Xianke smiled: "Xia Xianzun, the small one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and he is offended, and I hope that the county lord has a lot of ......."

Xia Xiang waved his hand and said with a pleasant face: "Wang Xianke, this official asked you, Fu Ke murdered this official in public, did you see it with your own eyes?" ”

Wang Xianke nodded again and again: "See it with your own eyes, see it with your own eyes." Fu Ke was extremely vicious, intending to murder Xia Xianzun in public, not only did he see it with his own eyes, but the hundreds of people present could also see it clearly. ”

"Yes, yes, the little woman can testify as well." Wang Sun also hurriedly agreed.

"Take the payment department." Xia Xiang waved his hand and gave another order.

Ding Ke answered the call and left.

"Dong Duan, this official asked you, have you ever seen Fu Ke's murder of this official in public?" Xia Xiang looked at Dong Duan.

Dong Duan said lightly: "Xiaomin saw it with his own eyes. However, the crime of officials wanting to govern the people is just a matter of words, so why bother? Fu Ke's murder of the county in public is a great matter, the younger brother was killed, and Ma Xiaosan and his wife both died, which is a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning. It is the grass people and the grass people, the grass mustard people, life is like grass mustard, and sure enough. ”

"Presumptuous, so disrespectful in front of the county honor, Dong Xuan, aren't you afraid of eating the board?" Xu Heguang's voice was fierce, and he said angrily, "Xia County respects the people like a son, how can you be allowed to slander indiscriminately!" ”

"Love the people like children? Haha, what a man who loves the people like a son! Dong Duan laughed, his smile distorted and deformed, "Xia Xianzun is the year of the weak crown, he has not yet married, and he has no children, how can he realize the difficulty of being a parent?" Xia Xianzun can do it, it is good to have a blue sky on his head and a mirror in his heart. ”

"Come on, slap your mouth!" Xu Heguang was furious, Dong Duan was just a cloth cloth, a scholar from a neighboring county, who dared to be so disrespectful to the county, it was disrespectful to Zhending County, and he was disrespectful to him.

Xu Heguang gave an order, and one of the servants walked away, holding a wooden plank, and was about to hit Dong Duan in the face.

"Stop!" Xia Xiang shouted angrily and looked at Xu Heguang with cold eyes, "Xu Xiancheng, is this official trying the case or are you trying the case?" ”

Xu Heguang's face was suddenly embarrassed, he took a step back, and bent down to salute: "Xia County is angry, and the lower officials are just dedicated to maintaining the public court, and they have no intention of trespassing." ”

The official was stunned on the spot with a wooden plank in his hand, not knowing what to do, Ma Zhanguo snorted coldly: "Jiang Xiaoqi, if you don't retreat, do you want Xia County to invite you down?" ”

Jiang Xiaoqi didn't retreat, subconsciously looked at Xu Heguang, and cast an inquiring glance at Xu Heguang. Xu Heguang was in his heart, how could Jiang Xiaoqi be so stupid, he had to wait for his order in front of the county honor, where did he put the authority of the county honorable? Thinking about it again, it's no wonder that Jiang Xiaoqi is like this, when Hao Haiji, the magistrate of the previous county, was in office, Jiang Xiaoqi just listened to his orders in everything.

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