It's noon.

A group of dozens of people came to the gate of the county government.

This is to be replaced by ordinary people, and the yacha on duty outside the door has already stepped forward to drive them away.

The results at a glance......

I panicked.

The sun is coming out in the west? Why are there so many masters at once?

The leader is Zeng Tiancheng.

He was accompanied by more than twenty other squires, and about thirty or forty followers with them.

At the same time, Gu Ming also accompanied Nie Xiaoqian and Yu'er to the scene.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are ......"

One of the officials stepped forward with a smile on his face and asked cautiously.

As a result, Zeng Tiancheng was too lazy to pay attention and ordered someone to step forward and beat the drum.

"Knock knock!"

As soon as the dull drum sounded, Qin Shou's face couldn't help but change after hearing it in the inner hall, and he scolded and scolded: "Bastard, which one is beating the drum and complaining?" ”

"My lord, it's not good, outside, it's ...... outside"

A servant hurried in, out of breath.

"What's going on out there?"

"Come, there are a lot of old ......"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shou's face couldn't help but change.

"My lord, I'm afraid these people are here to speak for the person surnamed Nie."

An old man with a goatee stepped forward and put his ear in his ear.

This person's name is Diao Ming, and he is Qin Shou's master.

On weekdays, he does all the official documents for him, and even he stands aside to make suggestions.

After all, Qin Shou didn't know a few big characters, and he could only rely on his subordinates to help deal with official business.

"Master Diao, how is this good? Or don't you see the official excuse? ”

"My lord, you must avoid it, I am afraid that things will get bigger and bigger. It's better to go out and see each other, and then see the opportunity to act. ”

"Okay!"

Qin Shou nodded helplessly, and walked to the court with his master.

Unexpectedly, the squires refused to enter the court, but stood outside and shouted for the county magistrate to go outside the court, saying that they wanted to ask for an explanation in public.

Qin Shou was a little angry at this time.

There will inevitably be a lot of people outside watching the excitement, and there are some things that they dare not say in front of everyone's eyes, for fear of arousing public anger.

I wanted to ignore it, so I sat in the court and waited, you don't like to enter, anyway, it's not that the official doesn't see you.

Unknowingly, someone outside shouted: "Lord Qin, if you don't give an explanation today, we will jointly go to the government office ......."

The master's face changed, and he said hurriedly: "My lord, I'd better go out, they really want to write a joint book, and this will have a big impact." ”

Qin Shou understands this truth even if he is stupid.

If you really want to offend these squires, if you don't cooperate when collecting grain, he will not be able to sit in the position of the county magistrate.

The imperial court has always regarded the collection of grain as fundamental, and if the collection is not complete within the time limit, the county order will bear the main responsibility.

In desperation, I had to walk out with my master.

As a result, I was startled as soon as I went out.

He never expected that there would be more than 20 squires here, and most of them were well-known people in the county.

"Lord Qin, I came here today to ask for an explanation for Lord Nie!"

Zeng Tiancheng took a step forward and got straight to the point.

And so it was!

Qin Shou immediately frowned, and replied: "Master Zeng, Lord Nie instructed his subordinates to sell illicit salt, the evidence is conclusive, and this official has no choice but to take him into custody......"

Before he finished speaking, Gu Ming stood up.

"Lord Qin, Xiao Sheng has a question. Lord Nie is a dignified Bapin County Cheng, is it wrong for the adults to take him into custody? ”

"Gu Xiucai, why are you?"

Qin Shou saw that it was Gu Ming, and his face sank on the spot.

"Xiaosheng is the trust of the audience, and he came to explain to Lord Nie.

Lord Qin, according to the laws of this dynasty, Lord Nie is not only a dignified person, but also an official of the imperial court.

Not to mention whether Lord Nie was wronged or not, even if he really made a mistake, the most important thing to do is to order him to be grounded and not allowed to leave the county.

Escorting Lord Nie to the prison without authorization is afraid that it will violate the law......"

"You ......"

How can Qin Shou know what laws? was dumbfounded for a while, and his eyes subconsciously glanced at the master.

Without waiting for Diao Ming to speak, another squire with a white beard also walked to the front of the crowd.

This person's surname is Zheng, and his ancestor once had a Jinshi, and there is still a plaque of "Jinshi and First" in his home.

And he himself has been lifted, but he has never been in the ranks.

"Lord Qin, what Gu Xiucai said is right, you are clearly ignoring the king's law!

Not to mention that Lord Nie is the county magistrate of this county, just by virtue of his dignified identity, even if he makes a mistake, Lord Qin cannot take him into prison at will.

If you don't let Master Nie go today, the old man will definitely go to the government to file a complaint! ”

This tone is much tougher, after all, the identity is different.

As soon as he opened his mouth, many squires immediately echoed him.

Seeing that the situation was about to make a big fuss, Diao Ming was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort: "Master Zheng, please calm your anger, please calm your anger, let me persuade you." ”

After speaking, he walked up to Qin Shou and whispered: "My lord, this person really has to be released, otherwise once these old guys go to the government to complain, my lord is afraid that it will be ......."

"Put? Isn't the official's previous hard work in vain? Besides, how faceless is it to be an official in front of so many people? ”

"My lord, if you let the surname Nie go, you won't give him back his freedom, let him stay in the inner courtyard and not be allowed to move around, and then send someone to watch it?

When Lord Shen came to convict him, the Lord came back with all his face. ”

The two muttered a few words, and Qin Shou finally said with a smile: "Since you say so, then the official will temporarily let Master Nie go back to the house."

However, you can only stay in the house and are not allowed to go out. ”

Saying this, the squires no longer raised the bar.

The purpose of their visit was to force Qin Shou to release him, and as for Nie Hongshu's accusation of selling smuggled salt, they could only wait for the government officials to arrive in the county seat.

Originally, the matter was also temporarily over.

Unexpectedly, Qin Shou couldn't swallow this breath in his heart, so he actually pointed the finger at Gu Ming.

"Gu Xiucai, this official sees that you are afraid that you have forgotten the pain of the scar.

You'd better be careful, once you let the official know that you have broken the law, you will definitely not be able to eat and walk around! ”

As everyone knows, as soon as these words came out, a group of squires shook their heads and smiled bitterly, and even the nearby onlookers whispered.

Where does this still look like an official? It's like a ruffian.

Gu Ming didn't care.

Anyway, the face has already been torn, and sooner or later the two sides will have a more fierce confrontation with Bo Gongtang.

So he smiled indifferently and said, "Thank you Lord Qin for reminding me...... Here, Xiaosheng has another sentence that I would like to give to adults.

Temper a needle thousands of times, and turn it upside down. ”

As soon as the words fell, Qin Shou frowned and thought for a moment, but he didn't understand what he meant.

Master's face changed, and he was about to speak, but Zeng Tiancheng took the first step, and said happily: "Lord Qin, Gu Xiucai is praising you, saying that you have been tempered a lot. ”

"Humph!"

It's strange that Qin Shou is willing to believe.

It's just that he didn't understand what he meant, and with so many squires present, he didn't have much to say, so he could only brush his sleeves and leave......

As soon as he left, someone laughed softly: "Happy, I don't know what I mean when I scold this dog official." ”

"Hehe, I don't know a few big characters surnamed Qin, and I expect him to understand?"

"Alas, having such an official is really Guo Bei's misfortune......"

A group of squires sighed.