Wan Lin's analysis made Qi Hongkuo break out in a cold sweat, "Then Ge Pu's courage is so big?" He first colluded with the bandits, and then betrayed the bandits? He did this to keep the gold objects for his own sake? ”

Wan Lin nodded slightly, "It's very likely that this is the case." ”

Qi Hongkuo gritted his teeth and said: "He is simply a heinous crime, such a person should punish him of the Nine Clans!" ”

Wan Lin was also angry because of Ge Pu's ineffective disaster relief.

"I will make a clear note of all his crimes, and I will definitely make him pay for his crimes!"

Ge Pu's eyeliner had already reported that he had sent him.

Ge Pu was ready to deal with Wan Lin and the others, and came to greet him respectfully with the people of the yamen.

Before meeting Ge Pu, Wan Lin thought that he must be a person who was not very good in terms of face like Zou Yi.

However, after seeing Ge Pu, Wan Lin had a feeling of trance.

Ge Pu is also in his early thirties, with a long figure, Zhou Zheng facial features, red lips and white teeth, and is a typical jade-faced Langjun.

Wan Lin has always believed that "each other is born from the heart", but after seeing Ge Pu, he doubted his own vision of people.

Ge Pu's official mansion is a little old, but it does not hide his graceful demeanor at all.

Qi Hongkuo was also a little skeptical after seeing him, is he really the kind of person who is greedy for money and ruthless?

Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo both suppressed their anger and doubts in their hearts first, and the two of them pretended not to know anything and greeted Ge Pu.

Ge Pu also looked like he didn't know anything, and he was very surprised by the arrival of the two Qincha.

"I don't know that the two adults are coming, and the lower officials have lost their welcome, and I ask the two adults to forgive their sins!"

Ge Pu not only has a good appearance, but also has a strong and beautiful voice, if you don't look at his character, it will make people think that he is really condescending to be a county magistrate.

Wan Lin controlled his emotions very well, and said to Ge Pu with a kind face: "Lord Ge, don't blame yourself, Lord Qi and I didn't want to disturb the local officials all the way, it's not your fault." ”

The moment Wan Lin saw Ge Pu, he was a little skeptical that they had guessed all kinds of guesses about Ge Pu, but while talking to him, Wan Lin looked at Ge Pu carefully and came to a new conclusion.

Although this Ge Pu is a personable white-faced gentleman at first glance, he is a little white, with fierce eyes, thin lips, reverse ears, and a thin nose.

Qi Hongkuo also controlled his emotions very well now, and secretly looked at Ge Pu, and always felt that Ge Pu's eyes made people uncomfortable after looking at them for a long time.

Ge Pu saw that Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo's attitude towards him was quite kind, and he said that the two of them either really didn't want to cause trouble, or they were pretending to be kind.

Ge Pu usually likes to study physiognomy, Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo have righteous eyes in their eyes, so he suspects that the two of them are saluting first and then soldiering, and they may attack themselves later.

Ge Pu said respectfully: "I also ask the two Qincha lords to follow the lower officials to the county government to rest and rest." It's just that the county has been seriously affected, and the lower officials can't bring out any good wine and food to entertain the adults for the time being. ”

Qi Hongkuo said with a solemn expression: "The disaster situation in Quanling County is indeed more serious than other places. We are here for disaster relief, not for enjoyment, and Lord Ge doesn't have to worry about not being able to entertain us. ”

Ge Pu hurriedly bowed solemnly to them, "Ge has thanked the two adults on behalf of the people of the county!" Please accept Ge's worship! ”

Ge Pu said that he was going to kneel down when he picked up his official uniform, and if it was someone else, Wan Lin would definitely stop him, but Wan Lin was angry when he saw his hypocritical appearance, and he couldn't understand the hatred in his heart even if he knelt.

Qi Hongkuo is also a real person, if he were someone else, he would politely stop others from kneeling, but he had an idea with Wan Lin at this time, that is, he wanted to see Qi Hongkuo kneel.

Ge Pu thought that Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo would at least be polite to him, but he didn't expect that he would really kneel, and neither of them spoke.

After he knelt down, Wan Lin said first: "Oh, Lord Ge, get up quickly." It is our honor to be able to serve as a disaster relief mission, and it is our duty to do things for the people, but we can't afford to worship you. ”

Qi Hongkuo also said: "Yes, Master Ge, get up quickly, I see that your cheeks are thin, I'm afraid that you have suffered a lot because of the drought, hurry up, let's go back to the yamen to discuss the disaster treatment strategy together, and quickly alleviate the drought, everything will be fine." ”

Qi Hongkuo said that Ge Pu's thin cheeks were purely talking nonsense with his eyes open.

Ge Pu has an excellent complexion and a moderate figure, and he is nourishing on weekdays.

Seeing him like this, the anger in Qi Hongkuo's heart was almost uncontrollable.

Only then did Ge Pu stand up, hypocritically and politely say a few words to the two of them, and then took them back to the yamen.

Because of the lack of water, Ge Pu did not make tea for them, but only poured them two cups of white water.

"May I ask you two adults from Dongzhou County? Has the drought in Dongzhou County eased so quickly? ”

Ge Pu asked with sincerity, as if he really didn't know anything.

Wan Lin replied: "The disaster situation in Dongzhou County is acceptable, and the management of the disaster situation is relatively labor-saving. ”

Ge Pu nodded after hearing this, "I heard that Dongzhou County ordered Lord Wan to take precautions and dig ditches in advance to store water, so the drought in Dongzhou County was not too serious." Compared with Lord Wan, Xia Guan is really ashamed of himself. ”

But Ge Pu's guilty look only stayed on his face for a short moment, and then he asked with anticipation: "Two Lord Qincha, are you going to settle in this county?" Are you going to manage the drought in your county wholeheartedly from this day on? ”

Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo glanced at each other, and Wan Lin replied: "We came to Quanling County today to alleviate the drought, and the second is to ......."

Wan Lin showed an embarrassed smile when he said this, "Second, I want to ask Lord Ge about something, if Lord Ge understands this matter, please tell me the truth." ”

Ge Pu's heart jumped suddenly, but his face did not change at all.

"What the two adults want to ask, but it doesn't hurt to ask, the lower officials will definitely know everything and say everything."

Wan Lin exchanged glances with Qi Hongkuo again, and Qi Hongkuo thought that it was time to get to the point, so he winked at Wan Lin.

Wan Lin said to Ge Pu: "Master Ge, I don't know if you have heard of the case of the Chai family in Dongzhou County being wiped out by bandits five years ago? ”

Sure enough, it came!

Ge Pu waited for Wan Lin to ask him about it.

Ge Pu naturally frowned, "The Chai family was tragically destroyed five years ago, and the lower officials have heard about it, but it happened in Dongzhou County, and the lower officials don't know much. ”

Wan Lin expected him to answer like this, and said with a little regret: "The incident happened in Dongzhou County, and it is normal that Lord Ge does not know about this matter. ”

Speaking of this, Wan Lin said in a praising tone: "But I heard that the mountain of that group of bandits is in Quanling County, and when the thieves were captured, Lord Ge seemed to have helped a lot." ”

"Huh...... Hehe. Ge Pu squeezed out a few dry laughs unnaturally.

Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo didn't speak again, they all stared at him silently.

Ge Pu was not very comfortable being stared at by these two, and explained with embarrassment: "In fact, when the gang of bandits was arrested, the lower officials just sent some officials to help. After the gang of bandits was exterminated, several leaders were brought back to Dongzhou County for interrogation, and the lower officials actually didn't exert much strength. After all, it was five years ago, and the officials can't remember too specific things. ”

Wan Lin looked at him with an uncertain expression and said, "By the way, Lord Ge, I also heard that you were still fighting with the previous county magistrate of Dongzhou County for the ownership of Jinping Village, which seems to have happened three or four years ago, right?" ”

Ge Pu did not deny it, "What the lord said is that the lower official did rob Jinping Village with the previous county commander of Dongzhou County. Just because Jinping Village is connected to the east and west of our two counties, we are a little bit reluctant to give in to each other. However, in the end, Jinping Village was divided into Dongzhou County. Xia Guan was a little unwilling at the time, but later he was relieved. ”

Wan Lin said in a tone that understood him very well: "The location of Jinping Village is indeed very special, and it is understandable that it will cause disputes between the two counties of you. Then I would like to ask, does Master Ge have any friends or acquaintances in Jinping Village? ”

Ge Pu replied without thinking about it: "Xia Guan has no friends or acquaintances in Jinping Village. ”

Wan Lin immediately showed a puzzled look, "Then this is strange." Yesterday, when we were digging a well in Jinping Village, we met a group of villagers who were blocking the well, and they said that we were digging a well there and affecting the feng shui of their village. When we saw that they insisted on blocking it, we did not force it to dig a well there. However, we had a little friction with the villagers, and in the confusion some people said that they were sent by you......"

Wan Lin didn't say anything more when he said this, waiting for Ge Pu to pick it up by himself.

Ge Pu saw that Wan Lin was waiting for him to answer, and hurriedly stood up.

"Ah, how could this happen? It's just that these villagers are so ignorant, why do they still drag the lower officials into it? The lower officials have nothing to do with them! ”

Seeing that he reacted so much, Wan Lin said calmly: "Master Ge, you don't have to be so afraid, we just asked you." We also think those villagers are, how can you possibly have anything to do with them? ”

Ge Pu immediately bowed his hand to Wan Lin and said, "Thank you Lord Wan for trusting the lower officials!" Otherwise, Xia Guan will really be unable to tell. ”

Wan Lin looked at him with slightly drooping eyes and said, "Master Ge, please sit down." ”

Ge Pu sat back in his place, and Qi Hongkuo suddenly asked, "Master Ge, you said that you don't know those villagers, but why did those villagers mention you?" Don't you want to figure out why? ”

Ge Pu's expression was obviously stiff, but he quickly returned to normal, and said with a puzzled expression: "Xia Guan also doesn't understand why they mentioned Xia Guan, maybe they are in a hurry and don't choose to speak, right?" ”

As soon as Ge Pu finished speaking, Qi Hongkuo said: "Actually, Lord Ge doesn't have to care too much about this matter, because compared to this matter, there is another thing that is even more strange. ”