Chu Yuan came to the study in a hurry and said to the head of the Chu family: "Father, the three heads of the Chang family, the Li family and the district family, as well as some businessmen, went to Jiangling to complain. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info They also said that if they ignore it and don't send someone to Dangyang to inspect it, they will go to Jiangxia County and report to Jingzhou Mu. ”

The head of the Chu family looked at the account book in his hand and asked, "After the arrival of the Wang family boy, how much money did they lose?" ”

"The child asked privately, and each family lost a dozen taels at most."

"I went to Jiangling to sue the official for a dozen yuan, it's really a small family, and I don't want to think about how much they have made before." The head of the Chu family looked disdainful, "What about the Wang family's boy?" What did he do? ”

Chu Yuan replied: "The boy of the Wang family sent someone to send them a set of cooking utensils, saying that it was a long way from Jiangling to Jiangxia, and the weather was cold, and the county was worried that they would not eat well on the boat, so he specially sent them a set of cooking utensils, so that they could eat hot food and drink hot water. and also gave them a handful of money, saying that when they met robbers on the road, they could be used as life money. ”

The head of the Chu family didn't speak, and after a while, he asked, "Did the complainant suddenly not go?" ”

"No," Chu Yuan replied after a moment's thought, "these people think that this is the Wang family boy humiliating them and threatening them, in order to make them return in trouble." They threatened to go to Jiangling to meet Taishou in person, and if Taishou didn't see him, he would go to Jiangxia to meet Jingzhou Mu. ”

The head of the Chu family laughed: "The old man wants to see how many people can persevere to the end." ”

"Father, what do you mean by that?"

The head of the Chu family said: "Look at these people, a few of them have left Dangyang County, and most of them have never been out of Dangyang for generations. Do they think that Gangneung to Jiangxia is like Dangyang to Gangneung? They don't know that there are many water gangsters in South County? Have you forgotten that one of Taishou's tasks is to deal with the water cowards? It's good that these people can make it to Jiangxia alive. ”

Chu Yuan nodded, indicating that he understood.

The head of the Chu family looked at Chu Yuan and said, "How is the matter I asked you to check?" ”

"When the boy of the Wang family came back from Jiangling, he did bring back two women, one of whom was injured, and both of them were placed in the county government's back house. It's just that the county government is guarded by guards brought by Wangjiazhuang, and it is difficult for outsiders to enter. ”

"Both women are young? Got older? ”

"It's all young women." Chu Yuan felt strange and couldn't help asking, "Is there something wrong with these two women?" ”

"It's just strange for my father that the boy of the Wang family went to Jiangling and brought back two women, and one of them was injured? This matter was very strange, and he continued to stare at the county government, and then sent people who were familiar with the situation to visit Jiangling. The head of the Chu family added casually, "If you want to drive away the Wang family kids, I'm afraid it will fall on them, so you must be careful in this matter." ”

"Go and do it right away, child." Chu Yuan replied.

Sun Xiaoniang rushed into the county government office in a hurry, rushed to Wang An's study, and said loudly to Wang An, who was writing a chapter: "The people of Dangyang are going to sue you, and you are still sitting here." Wang An's hand trembled, and a ball of ink appeared on the recital, so he had to put down the brush, tore up the recital, and said to Sun Xiaoniang: "Wait for the official to write the recital before speaking." Sun Xiaoniang walked to the desk and sat down without caring and watched Wang An write.

Wang An quickly wrote the recital, pulled the rope, and after a while, an attendant came in, and Wang An handed it to him: "Send it to Jiangling immediately and present it to the men." Sun Xiaoniang thought it was interesting and reached out to pull the rope, but Wang An hurriedly stopped: "Don't move, I installed a bell next door, pull this rope when you want to call someone, and they will come." ”

Mrs. Sun sat down stupidly, and Wang An took a plate of chestnuts with shells removed and handed it to her: "Eat something, Mrs. said that you went out early this morning to collect medicine for the injured." Wang An looked at it, "Where is the medicine you picked?" ”

"There are many such things on the mountain," Sun Xiaoniang muttered, picked up a chestnut and threw it into her mouth, "I let people boil the medicine." Those people are going to Gangneung to sue you, are you just sitting here and writing a cantata? ”

"These people make a big fuss, everyone knows it, if something happens to them on the road, the official can't argue." Wang An smiled bitterly, "So the official has to send someone to secretly protect them in case they encounter accidents." ”

Sun Xiaoniang pouted: "It's surveillance." ”

"Whether it's surveillance or protection, in short, they can't have an accident," Wang An watched Sun Xiaoniang grab another handful of chestnuts and throw them into her mouth, "When are you going back to the mountain?" ”

"You're going to drive me away?" Little Lady Sun glanced at Wang An and continued to eat her chestnuts.

Wang An rubbed his hands: "The New Year is coming, don't you want to go back to celebrate the New Year with your family?" By the way, talk to your family about Zhao'an? ”

Sun Xiaoniang swallowed a chestnut, drank a sip of water, looked at Wang An and said: "This little lady has spent more than a dozen New Year's Holidays on the mountain, and it is rare to go down the mountain for the New Year, and she also drove people away." Besides, when Yang has just made trouble, there are still people who want to go to Taishou to sue you, you don't know if you can keep it. If my family adults negotiate with you on the terms, but you lose your official position and leave your job, what should my family do, accept it or not? So this little lady has to wait for you to sit firmly in the position of the head of the yang before going back. ”

"But the official heard that you are always wandering around Chu's house, can there be such a thing?"

Sun Xiaoniang defended: "This person is cunning and cunning, and you are short of people here, I will help you keep an eye on the point to see what he does, will it target you?" ”

"Since you know that he is cunning and cunning, don't go around," Wang An sighed: "The head of the Chu family is a person who is good at judging the situation and seizing opportunities, even if he can sue me this time, he will not participate." ”

"Why wouldn't he participate?"

Wang An picked up a copy of "Spring and Autumn", patted it and said: "The head of the Chu family has also been an official, and he is not unfamiliar with the principle of protecting officials in the officialdom. Bandits making trouble, competing with the people for profit, and abusing the people's power are not matters in the eyes of high-ranking officials in the imperial court. At most, the central government issued an order to punish the official, telling me to make meritorious service and rest with the people, so that I could not hurt my fur at all. If the imperial court wants to remove me from the post of governor of the Yang Dynasty and dispose of me, if I don't get it right, it will rise to the point of court disputes, and then these complainants will be inexplicably involved in the court disputes, and with their status, the best end will be distribution, exile or confiscation, and the worst situation will be death without a place to be buried. ”

"So serious? You're just a Yang Chang, how can it cause a court dispute? "Little Lady Sun felt strange.

"The official's aunt and grandmother are the empress dowager, and the Wang family has been suppressed by His Majesty for several years, so she always has to find an opportunity to show her fangs." Wang An threw "Spring and Autumn" to Sun Xiaoniang: "In the battle of the six secretaries of the Jin Kingdom, can the loser have a good end?" Therefore, the head of the Chu family will not target the official, but will target the people around the official, especially you, a person of unknown origin, and the injured person. My father would not ruin his reputation for the sake of an outsider. Wang An did not continue, as we all know, Wang Mang had already let Wang An's second brother Wang Shu commit suicide. looked at the sullen little lady Sun and comforted: "If you want to go out, you can bring more people, don't wander around the Chu family, lest the Chu family be suspicious." ”

"Got it." Sun Xiaoniang looked reluctant.

"In addition, send someone to deliver a letter to your family, so that your family will not worry." Wang An said again.