Volume 1 A Son of Heaven and a Courtier 117 What a Servant
Qiu Yizhi's words finally made Wang Lao Wu speechless, standing in place and scratching his ears and cheeks at a loss.
Qiu Yizhi saw that he looked interesting, and said after a while: "Wang Lao Wu, you don't have to worry, we are indeed sent here by King Youyan to do business." ”
When Wang Lao Wu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "I said, look at your long-looking Si Swenwen, how can you be a thief." If you want to say that you are a talent, you can have such a subordinate as Prince Youyan. Halfway through his words, Wang Lao Wu suddenly lowered his voice, "I heard that the prince rebelled in the north and fought against the imperial court, is it true?" ”
Qiu Yizhi replied loudly: "That's because the court is sorry for the prince first, and the prince has to fight back." It's not called rebellion, it's called 'rebellion', which means that it is to crusade against the faint monarch and restore the inheritance of the first emperor, right? ”
Wang Lao Wu glanced at Qiu Yi and said, "Doing it back and forth, or is it their old Zheng family as the emperor, what does it have to do with us ordinary people?" Alas! But if it was really Youyan Wang Ye who sat on the dragon chair, it was true that our life might be better. ”
"That's it!" Qiu Yizhi listened to Wang Lao Wu's simple explanation, and was very happy in his heart, "The prince is here to save the people from fire and water!" Let's start with something that concerns you. Let me ask you, is the county master on your side a good official or a stolen official? ”
"Hey! It turns out that you are here to inquire about Sun Papi! Stolen officials! Stolen officials, of course! Wang Lao Wu said hatefully.
"Since he is a corrupt official, then let me ask you, what kind of dirty law is he?" Qiu Yizhi asked.
Wang Lao Wuxin said bluntly: "I won't say anything far away." It is said that the new emperor ascended the throne, and as usual, the Tianxia land tax should be reduced or exempted. We have also suffered disasters in Henan this year, and there are also evil cults causing rebellion, so it stands to reason that this year's land tax should not be exempted, but should also be exempted. But this grandson is good, and the tax on the land will not be reduced, but the apportionment will be increased, saying that he wants to send some auspicious rui to the new emperor. We ordinary people are actually easy to talk, just send it, but I didn't expect this auspicious rui is not cheap, the people of the county have to charge a penny of silver per person according to the head! ”
Qiu Yizhi interjected: "This Sun is skinny...... Sun County Ye is so clever and clever, and no one cares about it? ”
Wang Lao Wu said a lot, his lips were a little dry, so he stretched out his tongue and licked it, and continued: "The old man is really a scholar, and he speaks more than the little Sven. Of course someone cares! A few gentry in the county couldn't look at it, so they first went to negotiate with Sun Papi, but it didn't work; I went to the state capital to complain, but it didn't work. The money that should be paid can't be reduced by a copper plate. Alas! Isn't it said that officials protect each other? ”
Qiu Yizhi heard this, but he was three points happy, and said, "Okay, the prince sent me here to help you complete this matter." Let me ask you, where is the county yamen in your county? ”
Wang Lao Wu stretched out his hand and pointed: "Go along this road, go to the bottom and turn left, and when you enter the county seat, you will see it." If a few masters can help us get this done, it will really be a blessing for the people of the county! Unconsciously, Wang Lao Wu has changed his name.
Qiu Yizhi didn't notice it, and said, "It's easy to say." I'll wait until then I'll meet that grandson. If you are bold, you can go and see the excitement with you. Also, I don't think you have any other skills, just two words 'fast mouth', if I do this for you, you have to tell the benefits of the prince to the fellow villagers. With that, he turned on his horse and led the people along the road at a gallop.
The crowd rode forward for a short time, and when they turned the corner, they saw a small county town with low and dilapidated walls, lying lifeless on the sand, and two old soldiers guarding the gate of the city, sitting on the ground and chatting with each other.
Seeing this lifeless scene, Qiu Yizhi couldn't help but shake his head, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and led his men to gallop towards the city.
When the two veterans guarding the gate saw that a group of men and horses had suddenly come out of nowhere, they were so frightened that they hurriedly got up from the ground, but they did not dare to stop them, so they asked in a loud voice, "Where did you come from?" What are you doing in our Huaiyang County? There was a tremor in his voice.
When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he didn't slow down at all, and shouted: "Prince Youyan sent someone to pass the word, who dares to stop it?" Regardless of whether the two old soldiers heard it clearly or not, they had already entered the county seat.
The county yamen is not too far from the city wall. Because it has passed the 7749 days of the Daxing Emperor's heavy filial piety period, the county government has repainted the bright red color, but it looks very incongruous in a large number of gray and crooked dilapidated houses.
Qiu Yizhi drove his horse to the front of the county yamen, and when he saw that the gate was closed, he did not dismount, took out the drumstick from the frame under the drum of injustice, and beat it to the drum face with all his might. I didn't expect the surface scenery of the county government, but this drum was in disrepair, and after a few knocks on Qiu Yizhi, he heard a very dull "poof" sound - the drum skin of the drum was actually knocked out by him.
Qiu Yizhi shook his head and threw the drumstick on the ground.
After some time, the gate of the county government finally pushed open a gap that only allowed one person to enter and exit, and a government official team leader walked out from the inside, and asked shyly: "Which Diao people dare to beat the drum here?" He raised his eyes to look at the drum and scolded, "You dare to miss the drum, you dare to rebel!" ”
Qiu Yi thought to herself: Isn't she here to rebel? But he said, "I am the one who beats the drum." Let me ask you, is your county master in the yamen now? ”
The official raised his eyes and saw that Qiu Yi's face was delicate, the clothes he was wearing were not luxurious but they were neat and clean, and the mount under his crotch was a horse, so he thought that he was the son of a big family who had come here to make trouble.
Therefore, although the head of the official team was angry in his heart, he did not dare to be too presumptuous, and said, "Which child are you? See? This is the county yamen, not a place to mess around. It's okay, don't mess around here. Also, go back and sue your father, bring the money, and come over to pay for the drum. ”
Qiu Yizhi ignored him and scolded: "Presumptuous! What do you think it is? As he spoke, he took out the name of Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, from his arms, and shook it in front of the officer.
Who knew that this official didn't know how to read, nor did he know how good this thing was in Qiu Yi's hand, but he shouted: "Where did you come from? Dare to scold Lao Tzu? When you arrive at the county yakou, do you dare to ride on a horse and talk? As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to drag Qiu Yizhi's horse down.
Seeing this, Zhao Chengxiao, who was on the side, hurriedly dismounted and galloped up.
The head of the government team is known as the "head snake of the ground", and even the county master does not dare to embarrass him. Therefore, he has always been accustomed to being around the county government, and he didn't notice that Qiu Yizhi brought more than 20 guards by his side; Zhao Chengxiao came quickly, and pushed the head of the team to the ground as soon as he stretched out his hand.
In this Zaoqiang County, there is only this team leader who beats people, and no one dares to beat him. Therefore, when did the head of the official squad suffer such a loss, he sat on the ground for a while, and then bounced up from the green brick floor, rubbed his aching buttocks, and shouted loudly: "The corpses in it are all for Lao Tzu to come out!" Someone is going to rebel and break into the yamen! Don't call it all out for Lao Tzu! ”
With his heart-rending voice, he actually shouted out more than forty officials from the county government at once, all of whom were about to come to fight with water and fire sticks.
The remaining dozen or so Yunmeng thieves who guarded Qiu Yizhi were mostly oppressed by the government and had to go up the mountain to fall into the grass, and they hated these bullying officials to the core, and saw that they were bullying people and wanted to beat their own benefactors, so they became more and more indignant, rolled off the saddle one after another, and ran to protect Qiu Yizhi.
Qiu Yizhi didn't take this group of servants seriously, but now that he has someone to follow, he has more confidence in his heart, and he sat on the horse and said leisurely: "Your sabers are all from me asking the lord of Bohai County, and they are used on these eagle dogs for no reason. Also, Brother Wei Chi and Brother Zhao, you two can watch from the sidelines, and I just want to see their skills. ”
The official thought to himself: How could this young man sitting on a horse give such an inexplicable order, it is too arrogant, right? They also thought that after all, they were outnumbered, and there was still a surplus of two fighting one, and they were still people with sticks in their hands against their bare hands, so they could say that they were victorious and undefeated.
Thinking of this, these forty or so officials did not hesitate any longer, raised their sticks and beat them on the group of people brought by Qiu Yizhi.
But how did they know that the gang of people in front of them were all doing business in Yunmeng Mountain, which one had no skills? In the past few days, I have learned three moves and two styles from Yu Chi Lianghong, although they are superficial, but they are all excellent kung fu after all. In addition, they and their trip to the capital of Qiuyi have grown a lot of worlds, and they are not afraid of people in the government.
So these eighteen people, all of them shook their spirits and stretched their fists and feet, and they scuffled with the group of officials. This fight was really not exciting, and it only lasted for less than half a bowl of tea before it ended hastily.
I saw that among the forty or so officials, none of them were not blue and swollen, and there were a few who were seriously injured and had their hands and feet broken, and they were howling in pain and rolling on the ground on the other hand.
Qiu Yizhi was still sitting on the horse and said with a smile: "I can't see that you still have some skills in your fists and feet." When this is done, I will naturally be rewarded. Then he pointed with his horsewhip to the leader of the squad who had just come to answer the door, and said, "That man is the leader, call him ......."
Halfway through Qiu Yi's words, the head of the official squad fell to his knees, kowtowed a few times and said, "Young master, spare your life!" The little one offended the young master just now, and it was the little one who ate and was blinded. I hope that Childe has a lot of them, so just treat me as a small fart, and let me go! With that, he kowtowed a few more times.
Qiu Yizhi was amused by this person's filthy begging for mercy together, and said, "Hmph! I want you to die, or do you have to speak in person? I think you're still smart, but these eyes are white, are you using them to vent your anger? Quick, don't get up for me yet, open the middle door, and take us to meet your county master! ”
The head of the team had already been subdued and frightened, and after listening to Qiu Yizhi's instructions, he hurriedly stood up, and couldn't help but agree, so he turned around and pushed all the gates of the county government open, led Qiu Yi and entered the county government compound.
Wang Lao Wu, who followed Qiu Yizhi to see the excitement, hid in a corner on the side of the street, and was already stunned when he saw this scene from a distance.
Qiu Yizhi has been in and out of Youyan Palaces at will since he was a child, and he has entered the palace in the center of the world. Therefore, he did not dismount, and followed the injured team leader with a big grin, through the hall, through the house, and to the back hall of the county office.
The head of the team slowly stopped, pointed to an independent hut in front of him and said, "My grandfather is in the study to meet guests, and if the young master wants to see him, he will go to see him!" ”
Qiu Yizhi nodded: "Got it." Tell you, in the future, your pair of dogs will be wide-eyed, don't bully people all day long, otherwise you will look good! Go down! ”
The head of the team was like being pardoned, and when he turned his head, he didn't know where he had gone.