Huang Tian and Qin Li hit it off at first sight, and they trusted Qin Li very much when they first met, and unabashedly told Qin Li the details of Zheng Yunlin's indignation in Jiangdu County.

Zheng Yunlin has been serving as a county magistrate in Jiangdu for nearly three years, and in October this year, he will be assessed by the Ministry of Officials and go to the capital to step down. In the past two years, Zheng Yunlin can be said to have achieved nothing.

Jiangdu County is a small and prosperous county, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the government and the people have always been at peace with each other. But since Zheng Yunlin came, Jiangdu County has been withering day by day, and the people have been living on the verge of hardship.

Before Zheng Yunlin arrived in Jiangdu County, the county government only paid 30% of the grain tax to the people every year. Because of the good weather in these years, even 30% of the grain tax can easily complete the amount collected by the imperial court. There is still a little left in Jiangdu County.

Coupled with the taxes levied by the county government on various merchants and wealthy households, the money and grain saved by the Jiangdu county government are more than enough to meet the various expenses of the county government.

But since Zheng Yunlin came, all this has changed. His first decree as the governor of the county was to increase the grain tax to 50%, and the taxes levied on merchants and wealthy households were also greatly increased.

The strange thing is that the money and grain collected did not see Zheng Yunlin do anything in Jiangdu County. In addition to handing over the money and grain to the imperial court, it is used to distribute the money of various personnel in the county government, and Zheng Yunlin used the remaining money and grain to make friends everywhere and befriend the officials.

Speaking of this, Huang Tian looked angry and said in a low voice, "The most infuriating thing is that Zheng Yunlin also befriended the emperor's close ministers Jiang Bin and Qian Ning. As far as Xia Guan knew, that Qian Ning had already been cleaned up by Jiang Bin, needless to say. That Jiang Bin is a minister beside the emperor, who bewitches the emperor to eat, drink and have fun, does not take care of political affairs, and abandons the people of the Ming Dynasty. Jiang Bin has long been hated by many upright ministers in the court, and he can't wait to sleep on his skin and eat his flesh!

Hum! Zheng Yunlin befriended such a person, which really made the officials despised. Even so, there is still some surplus of money and food in the Jiangdu County Yali, and all the rest is put into the pockets of Zheng Yunlin, an old fox!

Xia Guan is the chief bookkeeper of Jiangdu County, in charge of money, grain and horses, so he is naturally very familiar with these. But...... Alas! It is ashamed to say that Zheng Yunlin is a minion because he tries his best to win over the big and small officials in the county government, and he has a lot of cronies. Xia Guan is just a nine-grade petty official, and he can only dare to be angry and dare not speak out about Zheng Yunlin's actions, and let them go or turn a blind eye. ”

When Huang Tian said this, his thin face was red with shame, and he bowed his head and said nothing.

Qin Li looked at it and smiled secretly, and immediately understood that this Huang Tian must have also received some benefits from Zheng Yunlin. However, this person is quite decent, although he has benefited, but he is uneasy and unreasonable, and he is just guilty in his heart.

Qin Li immediately frowned slightly, and said softly, "No wonder this official went to the county government today to ask for silver from Zheng Zhixian to repair the county school, Zheng Zhixian talked about money and cried to me!" It turned out that the silver was either given by him as a gift, or he was greedy for ink.

Hehe! Interesting, this official finally understands who Zheng Zhixian is, it turns out that he is a smiling tiger who is kind on the outside and vicious on the inside! ”

"Exactly! Lord Qin said yes! Huang Tian was so excited that he grabbed Qin Li's hands in a hurry.

Qin Li smiled and asked lightly, "I don't know what Master Huang meant by saying that Zheng Zhixian had so much to say to this official?" ”

It was originally a casual sentence, but Huang Tian's body was shocked when he heard it, and he hurriedly let go of Qin Li's hands, glanced at Qin Li very vigilantly, and said embarrassedly, "Xiaguan...... Xia Guan was disrespectful to Lord Qin just now because of his excitement, and he also looked at Lord Qin Haihan. ”

Seeing that Huang Tian was so nervous, Qin Li couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Hehe! Master Huang is too worried, and the official is just joking with you. ”

Then he lowered his voice and said, "I know that the reason why Master Huang said so much to this official is entirely because you are dissatisfied with what Zheng Zhixian has done. Master Huang cares about the people, which makes Qin Li admire! ”

Immediately arched his hand, didn't wait for Huang Tian to speak, and continued, "Although I, Qin Li, am just a small county school teacher, a subordinate of Zheng Zhi County, hehe!" But since he has encountered such a moth from the imperial court, he will never sit idly by, and he will definitely find a way to fight this vicious and black-hearted magistrate. ”

In fact, the reason why Huang Tian talked so much to Qin Li was because he had already heard what Qin Li did in Yangzhou. For the sake of the people, Qin Li endured humiliation and burden, and was a person who did not hesitate to sacrifice everything for the people. It was precisely for this reason that Huang Tian had great respect for Qin Li.

Today, he just wanted to tell Qin Li about Zheng Yunlin's actions, and let Qin Li get rid of the big moth in Jiangdu County.

Huang Tian believed that Qin Li had this ability. A small number of people can find a way to get rid of the red eunuch Wu Jing next to the emperor. Qin Li can't get rid of this Zheng Yunlin yet? Of course, Zheng Yunlin befriended Jiang Bin, and in Huang Tian's mind, if Qin Li wanted to get rid of Zheng Yunlin, it would take a lot of trouble and effort.

Hearing Qin Li say this, Huang Tian's wariness of Qin Li was completely removed. He picked up the wine cup and said with a smile, "Lord Qin, you are a god-like figure in the heart of the lower official, and the lower official respects you!" ”

Both of them drank dry at the same time.

Qin Li and Huang Tian had been drinking for an hour, and both of them were slightly drunk before they came out of the tavern.

At this time, Huang Tian was completely unrestrained in front of Qin Li, and the two of them were like a pair of old friends. Huang Tian said softly, "Lord Qin, why don't you go to your home with your subordinates to drink a few cups of hot tea, and then go back to the county to study after the wine wakes up." ”

came to Jiangdu County, the size is also a seventh-grade official, and no one has picked up the wind for himself, let alone welcomed him, Qin Li was a little disappointed in his heart. But this Huang Tian appeared at the right time, which made Qin Li very grateful to him, and he couldn't help but nod heavily, very happy.

Along the way, Qin Li was in a good mood, and a gust of evening breeze blew, and he felt cool. Qin Li looked at Huang Tian again for a moment and said, "Master Huang, speaking of which, I, Qin Li, am only sixteen years old this year. Huang should be thirty years old. Master Huang is always called Qin Li by adults, Qin Li feels very awkward, how about you and I being brothers? ”

It is a good way to win people's hearts and call people who are lower than their own positions brothers, which is the so-called emotional investment.

"How does this work? How to make it? Huang Tian said this, but Qin Li had already heard that he was extremely excited and overjoyed.

"Huh! That's it, Brother Huang! Do you dare not listen to this official? Qin Li smiled and quipped.

The two of them were talking and laughing, and before they knew it, they had turned an alley and came to a small courtyard.

The houses are low, and the small courtyard is very dilapidated, which is the residence of Huang Tian. It turned out that although Huang Tian was thirty years old, he was still unmarried and alone. In his own words, a big husband should make a meritorious career, and marry a wife and have children until after he has achieved fame. This so-called first start a business and then start a family.

Qin Li naturally disagreed with Huang Tian's thoughts. Qin Li originally crossed the Ming Dynasty to be glorious and wealthy, a beautiful wife and concubine, and by the way, he wanted to do something for the people and live a good life.

However, he still admires an ambitious person like Huang Tian very much.

Gently push open the door, light up the oil lamp on the yellow day, and the furnishings in the house are very simple. Huang Tian's hands and feet were neat, and he hurriedly boiled water to make tea, while Qin Li watched in the room with his hands behind his back.

Quickly attracted by a shrine on the north wall, Qin Li hurriedly leaned over to watch.

In the shrine is placed this large statue, the statue has a white head and white beard, and its eyes are blazing, and it is extraordinarily dedicated. The statue was holding a knife in his hand, and to Qin Li's surprise, the knife and the statue were almost the same height, and the knife was thick and long.

Next to the statue hangs a bow. The bow was black, but in the faint light of the oil lamp, it shone coldly. No need to ask, this bow is often wiped.

Qin Li watched for a long time, and he still couldn't figure out which immortal this was.

Huang Tian boiled the water, made the tea, quietly stood beside Qin Li, and said softly, "Lord Qin...... Yes...... No, Brother Qin, this is the ancestor Huang Zhong! ”

Boom! Huang Tian's ancestor turned out to be Huang Zhong!

In later generations, Qin Li never studied hard, and only went to a third-rate university. But the name of Huang Zhong, a veteran of the Three Kingdoms, is probably known to even a primary school student in the future, and he is naturally very familiar with it.

Huang Zhong was old and strong, and the most famous was the battle of Dingjun Mountain, where he killed Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan, and was named one of the five tiger generals by Liu Bei. Huang Zhong is upright and brave by nature, and he is as famous as Lian Po, a veteran of the Warring States Period.

Seeing Qin Li looking at the statue of his ancestor in a daze, Huang Tian couldn't help but smile and took the black bow from the shrine. said, "Brother Qin, this is the bow that the ancestor used. It is said that the ancestor can open a two-stone bow, and he is born with divine power. Xiaguan has always been a model for his ancestors. I always want to be like my ancestors one day, galloping on the battlefield and establishing meritorious deeds. Alas! It's a pity that at this age, nothing can be accomplished! ”

A showman is not good at studying to gain fame, but he is thinking about going to the battlefield to fight, which makes Qin Li really a little crying and laughing.

After all, Qin Li was still a teenager, and he had a lot of playfulness, so he immediately took the bow from Huang Tian's hand. When he grabbed it, he immediately felt that the bow and arrow were very heavy, Qin Li hurriedly used his strength, and finally grabbed it with one hand. Qin Li was surprised, "I didn't expect this bow to be so heavy. ”

"Huh! More than 30 pounds! Huang Tian said lightly.

It was only at this time that Qin Li noticed that Huang Tian was very relaxed and effortless when he held the bow just now. Only then did he understand that although Huang Tian was thin and thin, he was a practitioner with martial arts.

Looking at Huang Tian's weak appearance, Qin Li was very emotional. Xindao, I, Qin Li, have passed through the Ming Dynasty, and I have to practice twice at any time, hehe! Born in the Ming Dynasty, one day he must be in command of the army, then he will be majestic, and it will not be in vain to cross this time.

After all, he is a man, and he still has that kind of pride and blood in his bones.

Take the bow in your hand, look at it carefully, and play with it. Qin Li looked at it, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he was secretly excited.