Chapter 8: Menzi and Prefectural Orders (II)

"What a moth."

Fang Yue stood in the class room, feeling uneasy for a while.

It's just a mere doorman, but he dares to make things difficult in every way, and he has to play some tricks to get it done. The other party relied on whose momentum, Fang Yue looked in the direction of the back house and was silent.

After waiting for a while, Menzi finally came back from the back house.

"The master asked you to see him, don't forget the small benefits you promised."

Fang Yue didn't answer his words, straightened his clothes, and walked to the back house.

Out of the class room, past the door of the house, is the second hall. The second hall is also the place where the magistrate handles official business, and the atmosphere is undoubtedly much more peaceful than the solemn atmosphere of the hall.

Passing through the second hall, it is the inner house, the daily life of the county.

Fang Yue walked into the inner house, Hu Zhixian was lying on a bamboo and rattan chair, and there was a beautiful woman next to him, who was gently hammering his shoulder.

Fang Yue was stunned for a moment, he remembered that the people of Ping'an County privately gave this Hu Zhi County the nickname "Confused Zhi County", and he had only come to Ping An County for a few months to get such a nickname, so you can imagine the quality of this Hu Zhi County.

When I saw it today, my first impression was that this nickname was really not wrong.

Fang Yue looked at the beautiful woman, her appearance was charming, and there was a little bit of pity and pity, and a touch of thrilling whiteness leaked slightly from a hibiscus-colored soft smoke skirt.

"It is rumored that Hu Zhixian recently accepted a beautiful concubine, which is about the beautiful woman in front of him."

Fang Yue was thinking about it, when the beautiful woman heard the footsteps, she also looked at Fang Yue, and her watery eyes lingered on Fang Yue's handsome face with interest.

Fang Yue was a little numb by her, this is the concubine of Hu Zhi County, the county is known as "Baili Hou", and the power in a county is monstrous, "destroying the prefect and breaking the county order" is not a joke.

Fang Yue hurriedly looked away, without squinting, and walked to the bamboo and rattan chair where Hu Zhixian was lying.

"Student Fang Yue greets the county lord."

Hu Zhixian heard the voice and finally sat up from the bamboo and rattan chair where he was lying.

This is also the appearance of a middle-aged man with fish bubble eyes, and the eye circles are slightly dark, which is somewhat similar to the door in the classroom outside.

However, when officials go to other places, sometimes they will bring their own clan as an entourage, and that Menzi followed Hu Zhi County to Ping'an County, which should be a member of his clan, and it is very common for him to have similar characteristics in appearance.

"You are Fang Yue, the talent of this county, let's say, why did you come to see this official?"

Hu Zhixian said with a shelf, and he barely put on a bit of official authority. He had already seen Fang Yue's prayer post, he was not a famous scholar, nor was he a child of a large family in the county.

Originally, he was too lazy to see Fang Yue's request, but Menzi hinted that the show in front of him came with benefits, and Hu Zhixian happened to be in a good mood today, so he was reluctant to see him.

As for Fang Yue, who came because of the matter of the East China Sea Haikou, Menzi didn't take it to heart and didn't care about it, but he casually mentioned it when he reported it, and Hu Zhixian also didn't take it to heart and didn't care.

When Hu Zhixian saw the two packs of medicine in Fang Yue's hand, his eyes lit up, his tone was a lot gentle, and he smiled and said, "I'm here, but I still have to bring something." You people, the official knows that you care about the official's body, but the official has always been clear-sleeved, and I will never accept valuables such as ginseng and lingzhi. ”

As he spoke, he naturally stretched out his hand to receive the two packets of medicine in Fang Yue's hand.

How can you be virtuous with the door outside? Fang Yue felt helpless.

"It's poison." Fang Yue said flatly.

Hu Zhixian was startled, immediately retracted his hand, and said in horror: "What are you trying to do with the poison?" ”

Fang Yue said solemnly: "County Venerable, you are in trouble. ”

Hu Zhixian's face changed greatly, his face was frightened, and he almost opened his mouth to shout "Someone is coming".

Fang Yue thought badly, he had gone too far, and hurriedly said: "But it's not that there are no means of rescue, county honor, do you know about the recent East China Sea Haikou incident?" ”

Hu Zhixian saw that Fang Yue was not going to play the trick of "trying to see the poor dagger" and "getting angry", and knew that he had overreacted, and his face was quite ugly, especially when his beloved concubine was present next to him.

He sank his face and said in a low voice, "Fang Xiucai, what do you want to say?" Do you know what will happen if you play this officer? ”

After all, he has been in an official position all the year round, even if he is a "confused county order", he can raise a bit of majesty.

Fang Yue was a little nervous in his heart, people are strong and I am weak, people are swordsmen and I am fish and meat, the other party is the magistrate of Ping'an County, he can determine his fame, honor and disgrace, and even his life.

Although he has the identity of Xiucai as a talisman, he really angers the other party, and the consequences are unpredictable.

However, Fang Yue has already seen through the essence of Hu Zhixian, and he still has a good idea in his heart, the important thing is to grasp the degree.

"The student wants to ask the county honor, if one day the East China Sea Haikou invades our county seat of Ping'an County to kill, burn and plunder, how will the county lord be?" Fang Yue said solemnly.

Before Hu Zhixian could speak, Fang Yue continued: "With the county's noble temperament like a pine and cypress, it is naturally frosty and proud of the snow, and it will live and die with the city. But what should the county's family do? Ruxian Zun's side, this person is like a fairy-like lady who is more delicate than flowers-"

Fang Yue's eyes turned to Hu Zhixian's concubine, she was sitting next to Hu Zhixian, leaning forward slightly, Fang Yue was standing at this time, condescending, the white waves as snow were almost in full view.

Fang Yue hurriedly turned his gaze away, "What will happen if it falls into the hands of those East China Sea Haikou who are five big and six thick, extremely vicious, with arms thicker than ordinary people's thighs and thighs thicker than buckets, who have not bathed at sea for months, and who exude a stinky smell all over their bodies?" There is also the county respect for the little belongings you have saved through your hard work and thrift, who should be cheaper after the county respects you bravely sacrificed? ”

"Fang Xiucai, what do you say you should do?" It was Hu Zhixian's concubine who spoke, and the expression on her face was a little frightened, obviously frightened by the East China Sea Haikou described by Fang Yue.

Fang Yue picked up the medicine bag in his hand and said solemnly: "Instead of being caught, tortured and ravaged by the East China Sea Bandits, life is better than death, it is better to prepare early, if the matter is coming, then a bag of poison will be in the abdomen, which will fulfill your own reputation and be worthy of the sacrifice of the county lord." ”

The little concubine lost her face, grabbed Hu Zhixian's arm, and cried quickly, "Master, is what he said true, it's so scary, the slave family doesn't want to be caught by the pirates, and they don't want to swallow poison." ”

Fang Yue always mentioned coexistence and death, sacrifice, poison or something, Hu Zhixian was also a little flustered when he heard it, you must know that he was also afraid of death, but after all, he was not an unassertive female like a concubine, and immediately scolded: "What are you talking nonsense about." ”

Recently, the East China Sea Haikou often harassed the coastal area of Baiquan Prefecture, resulting in poor maritime trade routes, and some merchants in Ping'an County ran to Huzhi County to cry, and these Huzhi counties naturally knew.

However, those East China Sea pirates were basically plundering merchant ships at sea, and rarely ran to land.

At sea, that is the matter of the imperial court sailors, and it is not under the control of the county government, so Hu Zhixian will naturally not take trouble to manage it, and it will not be managed. More is better than less, which is also one of the rules of conduct in Huzhi County's officialdom.

As for saying that the group of pirates in the East China Sea will come to attack the city when they are full and have nothing to do, Hu Zhixian will never believe it.