Chapter 181: The official is not big, and the power is not small
Wang Dingyi and Wang Shouren have been friends for a long time, and they know Wang Shouren's character, and when they see Wang Shouren's eyebrows, they can't help but feel a sudden sudden.
Based on his understanding of Li Feibai, although Li Feibai likes to make money in business, he still has a bottom line of being a man and will not make money by deducting wages. However, the amount of money owed for these two transactions is too much, and whoever takes out more than 70,000 taels will inevitably feel pain, and it is difficult to ensure that Li Feibai will have a bad conscience for a while and do something wrong.
He said secretly: "I have to hurry up and report a message, lest he make a big mistake in front of the two lords, and the gods can't save them at that time." Thinking of this, he said, "Why don't I go to the front station first?" ”
Wang Shouren smiled and said, "Just your old arms and legs, you have to be supported by others when you walk, what kind of front stand!" He turned his head and said to Zhang Zhishan: "Don't be so blind, don't help the old imperial doctor Wang." ”
Zhang Zhishan gave up the order and took two steps forward to support Wang Dingyi.
Wang Dingyi smiled bitterly. With his little deeds, how could he hide the eyes of Wang Shouren, an old fox, with that little calculation in his heart. Now it's okay, with Zhang Zhishan's support, let alone going to ventilate and report the news, even if you want to go faster, you can't take a step faster. But he still didn't give up, and gave Li Shizhen a look again.
Li Shizhen only realized, and before she could find a chance to slip away, her little hand had been grabbed by Wang Shouren.
Wang Shouren smiled and said, "Little guy, I heard from your father that you already know a lot of herbs. Come, tell me what herbs are on both sides of the road, and what diseases can be cured. ”
Li Shizhen could only pout at Wang Dingyi to see what herbs were on both sides of the road. There are herbs on both sides of the road, but they are just ordinary herbs.
The group followed Yang Zhen and the group from afar, and walked out a few miles, and in front of them was a large open space, which was also a wall of earthen enclosure, which was full of smelted iron ingots and several slightly dilapidated iron-burning stoves.
The door of the iron smelting station was open, and Yang Zhen and his party walked in. Wang Shouren didn't mean to rush in, pointed to a mound of earth hidden in the bushes next to him, and said, "Let's go there and have a look." ”
The mound is not high, not as high as the wall outside the iron smelting station, but if you stand up, you can see the situation inside the iron smelting station.
The people inside are obviously divided into three groups.
The crowd was indignant, about 1,000 people, either craftsmen and people in the iron smelting plant or craftsmen and people in the coal cellar.
It didn't matter that there was another group of about twenty people, all dressed in official clothes, facing the thousand or so people. Behind a big case, there were two officials, one was the seventh rank and the other was the eighth grade, talking with their faces sideways, and there were more than 20 archers standing behind them.
The third group, who was paying attention to the current situation, was wearing ordinary clothes and craftsman's clothes, and there were about 200 people. At the head was a young man and a woman, both of whom had their backs to this side and could not see their faces clearly.
Yang Zhen, who led the craftsmen to come, squeezed forward at this time, passed through the bank, came to the back of the young man, and whispered a few words in his ear.
The young man nodded, then looked back again. At this moment, the people standing on the mound all saw the young man's face clearly, Guo Xun said "Huh", and said, "Brother Wang, isn't this Li Feibai's kid?" How did he get here? ”
Wang Shouren also felt strange and said, "It's him." ”
Wang Dingyi's heart suddenly relaxed! Since Wang Shouren and Guo Xun know Li Feibai, even if Li Feibai has done something wrong, there is room for discussion, and said, "Uncle Guo knows him?" ”
Guo Xun smiled and said, "I know you so well!" We've fought bandits together? ”
Wang Dingyi was stunned one by one, he didn't know where Guo Xun and Li Feibai had fought bandits, and he was still thinking in his mind: "I haven't heard that there are bandits in Jiyuan!" Suddenly, Guo Xun said again: "The miracle doctor you said who can cure my brother Wang's illness can't be Li Feibai's kid." ”
Wang Dingyi hurriedly said: "It's him!" ”
Guo Xun sighed and said, "Brother Wang, that Cloud Dragon Dao Elder is really a god!" He said, the person who can cure your illness is here, let's also say that this place refers to Jiyuan County, but I didn't expect it to refer to the Balcony Palace. When Daoist Yunlong said this, wasn't Li Feibai next to him? This kid really deserves to be beaten, I know that he can cure your disease, but he doesn't say it, he has to let us visit. ”
Wang Shouren said: "I'm afraid he won't be able to cure him, so I didn't say it!" ”
Guo Xun said: "If the Yunlong Daoist says that it can be cured, it will definitely be cured!" After a pause, he said: "The Cloud Dragon Dao is a true god, and it is simply a last resort. No, when I get back to the capital, I will definitely find a way to get him to the capital. ”
Wang Shouren shook his head and smiled. One is to laugh at Guo Xun for being too Shinto, and the other is to laugh at Li Feibai since it was Li Feibai who bought the coal cellar and the iron smelting place, with his understanding of Li Feibai, what happened before was not caused by Li Feibai's deduction of work and food, and there was something strange about it.
He looked up and looked at the two officials who were talking with a smile on their faces, he didn't know the eight-rank official, but the seven-rank one was a little familiar, and he vaguely remembered that it seemed to be the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he had just released a patrol not long ago.
Don't look at the patrol grade, but the power is very great. Officials below the seventh grade can be appointed and dismissed at will, and reported afterwards. As for the seven grades and above, they can also be impeached at will without any responsibility.
Therefore, the magistrates are very afraid of the patrol, and even if the inspector oversteps his authority and interferes in local affairs, he will turn a blind eye. This has also developed a style of acting in which patrols are flying high, running rampant in the locality, and wantonly collecting money.
He said secretly: "Could it be that the previous incident has something to do with this patrol?" He stood there and watched quietly. His cronies, escort Zhang Zhishan, stepped forward and whispered in his ear: "My lord, there are people in ambush in the woods on the hillside. ”
Wang Shouren said "um" and did not speak. Zhang Zhishan continued: "The number of people is about three hundred, and it should be an archer servant, all of them are holding weapons, and I don't know what their intentions are. Do I need to send someone to bring them all to fruition? ”
Wang Shouren's eyes were slightly closed, and the two fingers of his right hand lightly clasped his thigh.
Zhang Zhishan was very aware of Wang Shouren's habits, and knew that Wang Shouren was thinking about problems when he did this, so he stopped talking there.
The people in ambush in the woods were definitely not brought by Li Feibai, and Jiyuan County did not have so many troops, even if there were, with the identity of Li Feibai's county commander, he could not mobilize so many soldiers and horses. Therefore, these soldiers and horses should have been brought by the patrol from Huaiqing Mansion. What is a patrol officer doing with troops in Jiyuan?
Wang Shouren has won every battle, and such a person is definitely not a good stubble, because only by being more treacherous than the enemy can he win many battles. Therefore, Wang Shouren is a treacherous person, at least a person who is deeply treacherous.
On the way to the coal cellar and iron smelter, he had asked in detail all about the coal cellar and the iron smelting plant. Wang Dingyi didn't care about these things, which didn't prove that he didn't know about the grievances and grievances in the coal cellar and the iron smelting plant. Although he didn't tell all the details, he also said it well.
At this time, Wang Shouren thought about it for a while, and then he knew what the two officials sitting behind the big case wanted to do? Cao Zhiyuan wanted to get rid of Zhao Xuefei, but Zhao Xuefei made a mess of the coal cellar and iron smelting. But Zhao Xuefei sold the coal cellar and iron smelting to Li Feibai, and Cao Zhiyuan had no reason to drive Zhao Xuefei away, and it was hopeless for him to become a county magistrate.