Chapter 120: Mountains and Rivers, No Way Out (II)

The turquoise and hot tea slowly came out of the purple clay pot and poured into a small purple sand tea bowl, and the curling heat immediately rose with the fragrance of the tea leaves. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Xuanchuang carefully picked up the tea bowl, and after carefully smelling the fragrance of the tea, he slowly drank the tea into his mouth, then closed his eyes, and slowly tasted the taste.

When he opened his eyes again, the casual expression just now was gone, and his eyes flashed with excitement and asked the subordinate in front of him who had been standing with his hands down for a while, Xuan Yue: "How about it, you have been staring at the county zun for the past two days, has he made any changes?" ”

"In the past two days, the county lord has stayed in the public house without any action except for seeing Wei Yong. It's that Yang Zhen and Wei Yong went out a few times, because they were in a hurry, and our people couldn't keep up, but they didn't know where they went. Xuan Yue replied respectfully.

Two days have passed since the Chen clan came to the yamen to make trouble. Although it seems that he has the upper hand at this moment, it is difficult for Yang Chen to turn over, but Xuan Chuang is just in case, or let people stare at Yang Chen secretly, so that even if the other party really plays any tricks, he will have a way to deal with it.

But now it seems that this hand is still redundant. I saw Xuan Chuang pour another cup of tea for himself, but this time he was not in a hurry to drink it, but took it in front of him and carefully looked at the green tea soup, and just said: "What other waves can those two people make, don't worry." Presumably, at this point, the county lord has nothing to do. If he is smart enough, he should release Chen Hong and convict Cai Yingyang again. In this way, maybe he can still be the county magistrate, otherwise, it won't be long before he has to be dismissed. ”

"Adult, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not." Xuan Yue suddenly said boldly.

"Say." Xuan Chuang was in a good mood, so he could naturally accept the advice of his subordinates.

"Is the county lord doing this to delay time? Maybe as long as it drags on for some time, the matter will turn around? Xuan Yue was a little worried.

Xuan Chuang shook his head at first: "It's impossible, it's so far, dragging it out will only be more detrimental to him." But then, with a raised eyebrow, he sneered again: "But even if he wants to delay, I won't give him this chance." Since it's been two days, and there is still no progress in the case, I think the Chen clan can't wait, right? ”

"What do you mean by ......" Xuan Yue understood and smiled.

"Tell Xue San'er to go to Chenjiaao again, and let them come to the county government to make trouble again. This official wants to see how many times he can hold out in Yang County! If I can't give an explanation, I'll use the power from above to force him to comply. ”

"The adults are wise, let Xue San'er do it for the small ones." Xuan Yue said, and walked out of the door excitedly. Xuan Chuang, who was sitting at the table, sneered, and drank the fragrant tea in the tea bowl in his hand again, with a smug look on his face.

At this moment, among the county officials, if you say that the most leisurely, it is Jiang Chong, the chief bookkeeper, and Zhao Bangfu, the county minister. Because the things they are in charge of really have nothing to do with the criminal case, no matter what the final direction of the case is, it will not affect them; Second, because Xuan Chuang was fighting fiercely with Yang Chen, no one would provoke or disturb the two of them for the time being.

So on this summer afternoon, the two also got together, boiled a pot of tea, and chatted.

But since there was such a big incident in the yamen, it was impossible for the two to chat completely bypassed, and they talked about it unconsciously.

"Brother Zhao thinks who will win in the end?" Jiang Chong asked one step earlier, since he was drinking tea in private, he would lose the false etiquette in the officialdom.

"Well, it's hard to say. According to the current situation, our county lord has been extremely passive, and no matter what he does, he will inevitably be suppressed by the history of Xuandian. If he insists on being strong, the result may be even worse. Zhao Bangfu smiled: "Brother Jiang, what do you think? ”

"It's pretty much the same, after all, the situation is in front of us. However......" Jiang Chong said with a little hesitation: "I always feel that whether it is our Yang County Order, or his brother named Yang Zhen who came to help, it is not so easy to deal with. Perhaps they have fallen into passivity for the time being in this case, but it is not clear when they will be able to reverse it. ”

"Is this possible?" Zhao Bangfu frowned slightly: "Can the case still have room to turn around?" Do you think the murderer is that Chen Hong? Even so, under the protection of his own family, I'm afraid he won't be able to admit it. ”

"I can't say anything about that, but I always feel that they have a backhand. What if the murderer in this case is neither Chen Hong nor Cai Yingyang, and they find him? Jiang Chong suddenly said with a flash of inspiration in his mind.

Zhao Bangfu couldn't help but be stunned: "This is indeed the only way to resolve the current situation." But how easy is it to do that? Not to mention that in such a situation now, the internal and external pressure is extremely great, even in normal times, such cases also take a lot of time, do they really have the ability? ”

Without waiting for Jiang Chong to speak, Zhao Bangfu thought of a little more and added: "And with the habit of doing things in Xuanchuang, since he has gained the upper hand, he will not leave people room to turn around." In the past two days, there has been no movement from the county commander, and he is going to pick something out again. For example, let the Chen family make trouble again? "It is worthy of being a person who has many years of experience as a colleague with Xuanchuang, and Zhao Xiancheng guessed the other party's mind at once.

"So it seems that our county lord is really going to be in calamity this time?" Jiang Chong seemed to be sorry.

This can only be blamed on his ignorance of current affairs, and he has to argue with Xuan Chuang to decide this case. If people don't know themselves, the end will not be too good. Zhao Bangfu seemed a little gloating. For him, Yang Chen's threat is far better than that of the Xuan and Li families, because once Yang Chen really has a certain status in the county government, it must be him, the county prince, who is squeezed into the living space.

"Then let's wait and see what happens. Let's see how this matter will end, and see what other means our county lord can have! Jiang Chong said, poured another cup of tea for himself and Zhao Bangfu, and the rising heat quickly spread, making the faces of both of them a little blurred.

"My lord, something is wrong!" The next morning, a government official rushed to Yang Chen's office in front of Yang Chen's office with a sweat on his head, and said urgently: "Those Chen clan people gathered at the gate of the county government again, and bluntly asked the adults to quickly find out the case and release the wronged Chen Hong!" ”

"Huh?" Yang Chen, who was looking down at a book in his hand, immediately raised his head and raised his eyebrows: "They really can't help it, do they come to the door again to make trouble?" So saying, he stood up and commanded, "Come, change my clothes." The order will be passed down, and the case of Chen Yang's murder will be retried in the lobby today! ”

"Huh?" The yacha who was standing at the door and listening to the orders was obviously a little surprised: "The eldest master wants to try the case in the lobby?" ”

"Why, why not? Isn't that what some people have been hoping for will happen? Yang Chen had already turned into the screen as he spoke, and an official uniform and hat had already been prepared there. When the servant followed him in, he couldn't help but look surprised when he saw these preparations.

Soon, Yang Chen, who changed into the official uniform of the county commander and looked extraordinary, walked out of the public hall and met Xuan Chuang, who was smug and smiling. After a little hesitation, the latter still bowed: "I've seen the county lord!" I heard that you are going to retry Chen Yang's case in the lobby, is this a little inappropriate? ”

"Oh? What's wrong? Yang Chen glanced at him with a smile.

Xuan Chuang looked at the other party with a look of being in his chest, and there was a little uneasiness in his heart: "Could it be that in the past two days, he has a way to solve the current predicament?" No, it's impossible, if there was really a way, he would have done it a long time ago, and he wouldn't have brought the case to trial until the Chen clan came to the door again, as he did now. Yes, he must have been bluffing! ”

Knowing this in his heart, Xuan Chuang showed a smug smile on his face again: "Aren't you afraid that once there is a mistake in the case, the prestige of my county government will be ruined?" He didn't even mention Yang Chen's prestige as a county commander.

But Yang Chen didn't seem to hear the contempt in his words at all, and just smiled indifferently: "If you don't have a little certainty, how dare this official do this?" Rest assured, this case will be closed today. Also," Yang Chen said as if he was speaking two days ago: "Whether you believe it or not, this official can guarantee that this person will never be Cai Yingyang." After saying this, Yang Chen had already walked past Xuan Chuang, and he didn't look at him again.

Xuan Chuang's face was red and white, but he was angry. He really didn't expect Yang Chen to dare to speak like this when he reached such a situation. Either he did have a solution, or he knew he was doomed, and he just wanted to vent his anger. In Xuan Chuang's view, it is more likely to be the latter.

But no matter what the facts are, and what kind of thoughts he has in mind, this case still has to be retried in the lobby. The trial of the case in the lobby also shows that the government is willing to let some people in to watch. Suddenly, more people gathered in front of the county yamen, and some people were even let into the door and stood outside the hall to listen to the trial, including Chen Bo, Chen An and other Chen clan members who came to make noise.

When Yang Chen appeared in an official uniform and appeared with a majestic appearance, the suspicion in the hearts of the people who had a lot of opinions about him because of this case was shaken, would this county lord who looked righteous and not very old really reverse black and white and shield the murderer as in the legend?

These thoughts of theirs were revealed from their respective expressions, and Yang Zhen, who was standing side by side with the other government officials, looked at him, and the corners of his mouth curled, and a confident smile was revealed.

This time, not only the county magistrate, but also several other adults of the county government also arrived, whether it was the classic history Xuanchuang, who had a deep relationship with this matter, or the county Cheng Zhao Bangfu and the chief bookkeeper Jiang Chong, who had been staying out of the matter, they all sat on the chairs at hand.

As Yang Chen mentioned that the shocking wood slapped heavily on the big case, he shouted: "Bring several suspects to this official to the court!" "The case of Chen Yang's murder has been reopened. Everyone's eyes fell on the outside of the hall, only Yang Zhen looked at the brother sitting in the hall, he knew that in this big drama, Yang Chen, who was the county commander, was the final winner and protagonist!