Chapter 39: Expediency (1)
Zhou Heng is the general judge of Lizhou, and he has been in this position for more than ten years.
It's not that he doesn't know that Xu Guanhai uses his power for personal gain and fills his pockets, but since there are benefits to send over, why shouldn't he accept it?
At the beginning, on the one hand, he spurned that he had not behaved, and on the other hand, he pushed the cup and changed the lamp with them, and he was vain and wronged; More than ten years have passed, and he has become an old fritter, and he is accustomed to everything, and now he can do anything without changing his face.
When he was young, he used to make excuses for himself, saying that he was not indifferent, but that he really couldn't shake him. Now I don't even bother to find excuses.
When Qu Bo knocked on the door of his house, he was feeding fish on the edge of a small lake with Xinna's fourth concubine.
"Lord Tongju, Lord Xie, please take a trip." The words spat out by this grim-faced young man frightened him. Without noticing his hand for a while, he became stronger, and as soon as he let go of his hand, the whole bag of fish food fell into the water.
Hundreds of koi fish swim over to scramble, colorful, and very good-looking.
"Let me change my clothes, and I'll be over."
Xu Guanhai has been waiting for a result with trepidation.
He thought he was not far from death.
At this point, the one in Beijing doesn't have to protect him, he is just a chess piece that is laid out casually, and there is no pity to lose it.
However, things didn't seem to be what he expected.
For now, at least, he's standing here with all his beards and tails.
Council Chamber.
Xu Guanhai and Lizhou's general judgment and transfer made the three of them look at each other, not knowing what medicine was sold in the gourd of this unknown adult.
A handful of goatee transporters said in a trembling voice, "This ...... How good is this, I still have a family......"
Xu Guanhai glanced at it with disgust with his small eyes, and said in his heart, what are you talking about, who is not dozens of people in the family, you are old and young, we are all alone?
It seemed that a long time had passed, and Zhou Heng couldn't even help but pee urgently and sneaked out once.
They are all waiting for the Last Judgment to come.
Xie Qinglin took Xu Shenzhi, who was born in the household department, to come late.
On the way, Xie Qinglin had already explained to Wei Shenzhi, telling him not to reveal his identity, he was just an ordinary official now.
The three of them hung their heads and held their breath, not daring to come out.
Although I don't know who Lord Xie is, everyone can see what he has done since he came here, he is resolute and leaky, and he can still hide it in the face of the Chen family......
The afterlife is terrifying.
Xu Guanhai couldn't stand the oppression of his eyes, looked at his two colleagues, and knelt down with a "plop" of his robe: "My lord!" The lower official knows his mistake! ”
So the other two knelt down as well.
Wei Shenzhi stood aside very embarrassed, he didn't know whether he should kneel down or stand behind the prince, and he felt that it seemed impolite to stand up, but now no one knows the identity of His Royal Highness the prince, isn't he exposed when he kneels like this?
He has always been this cautious character, and often falls into inexplicable entanglements.
"Tell me, what did you do wrong?"
Xu Guanhai is used to flattering and flattering, but he can't hold back a smooth sentence: "This ...... This...... The crime of the lower official deserves death! ”
It's not that he doesn't know, isn't it asking for trouble to say it now?
Xie Qinglin swept his eyes and said gloomily: "The Lu of the Eater is the king, but he has done such a big rebellious thing. It's not an exaggeration to put you on the spot right now. ”
"Your Excellency spares your life."
The three of them kowtowed like pounding garlic and kept begging for mercy.
Xie Qinglin sneered and did not tell them to get up.
"You should have died a long time ago, but you ...... I'm in a good mood today, and I'm not going to take your life. ”
The words "in a good mood" accentuated his tone and gritted his teeth.
He was in a bad mood, he was simply bad.
As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat the dog, and he really can't move them now.
"Presumably you have all heard the news, this is Lord Wei sent by the emperor, and he will be solely responsible for the affairs of Lizhou Yanjing from now on, and others shall not interfere." He asked slowly, "How many people have any objections?" ”
How dare these people say anything, they should say yes.
This is Wei Shenzhi making a gesture to the empty front: "Contemptible people are not talented, and they will do their best." ”
Xie Qinglin looked at Wei Shenzhi and felt that he could be a little relieved, and he said to the kneeling people: "Don't think about pointing fingers at him, be careful enough to put yourself in it." General Judgment...... Zhou Heng is it? You go down first, and take this lord to hand it over. ”
"Xu Guanhai stayed."
Zhou Heng and the transfer envoy got up from the ground and retreated, Xu Guanhai trembled even more, he knew that this person was going to come with him for real.
Xu Guanhai is over half a hundred years old, and his body is not as good as before, he has been kneeling on the ground for a long time, and his knees have some faint pain, but this one does not speak, and he does not dare to stand up on his own.
"Do you know why I didn't move you?" Xie Qinglin's gloomy voice came from overhead.
"The lower officials don't ...... Ignorance...... No...... Xia Guan knows! ”
It should be so, he is just a dog like the Chen family, without the big tree of the Chen family, is it casual to want to kill him?
"That master of yours, I'm afraid he would have given up on you a long time ago."
Xu Guanhai was shocked!
"Isn't that so? All your news has been lost, and there is not a single word of echo in the capital. ”
Xu Guanhai wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead, and said with a weak heart: "My lord, you are really ...... It's like a god. ”
Xie Qinglin rolled his eyes where he couldn't see: Isn't this nonsense.
"If you listen to me honestly, I still have the ability to save your life."
"If no one covers you, you will give me the honest duty to stay here, and when I remember, I may ask you to go to Luojing to meet me." If you are restless, you will die at any time. ”
"However, whatever I tell you to do in the future, you must do it honestly."
How loyal can Xu Guanhai be to the Hehe Chen family?
The answer is no.
They are nothing more than a cooperative relationship of interests that they need, even if they appear to have a huge disparity in status, but in fact they all take what they need. Xu Guanhai needs to take advantage of the Chen family's momentum to climb up, and the Chen family enjoys his annual "tribute".
"Only the Lord is the first to look forward."
That night, the staff of the Zhizhou Mansion was silently missing, and it did not cause much splash. Everyone else is in danger and does not dare to say anything.
Xu Guanhai finally breathed a sigh of relief
This lord is really capable.
He had long known that the staff member around him was Chen Lao's eyeliner, but he had no choice, and even had to pretend to trust him and rely on him, but he knew that this person was a sharp sword hanging over his head all the time, and he might be able to stab him through at any time.
Xie Qinglin is quite satisfied, cutting off Xu Guanhai's financial route, presumably the "offerings" collected by the Chen family every year will be a large part less, which will definitely deal a big blow to them, and at the same time ensure the local people's livelihood, and can also increase the income for the treasury, which is really a triple win.
Jiang Yunyu is a really strange woman.
He began to think about it for a long time, and as usual, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, wouldn't it bury her talent......
Jiang Yunyu had nothing to do, so she wandered around this garden alone.
Who knew that the more and more remote they went, they came to a small pond that they had never seen before, the garden was not big, and it was difficult for the original owner to design such a delicate design, but it was a pity that no one took care of it, but it was called Meiyu dust.
There are a few lotus leaves floating alone on the water, and the summer has passed, and the lotus flowers have bloomed and failed, and now only the residual lotus remains.
As she walked towards the pond, she faintly heard the quarrel in her ears.
A gust of wind blew, she was dressed thinly today, only wore a blue cloud pattern brocade and went out, leaving her head uncovered in the room, feeling the chill at this time, she wanted to turn around and walk back, but the quarrel became clearer and clearer.
She couldn't resist her curiosity, but she tiptoed over it.
The sound came from the east, and the closer she got, the more she could see the figure, and she felt so familiar that she couldn't help but listen to it.
She also knew that it was not good to listen to people's corners, but she was really curious about who called her, especially the woman named Xiangyin.
Yes, the quarrel between these two people is Qu Qianqiu and Xiangyin.
Jiang Yunyu hid behind a huge old willow tree and listened with bated breath.
It's not real, but you can even guess what they're talking about.
"Xiangyin, you and I have ended our fate." I couldn't see what Qu Qianqiu's expression was, but I could feel that when he said this, he seemed to be very tired.
"Impossible! It's not up to you! Xiangyin raised her voice, and Jiang Yunyu heard her words clearly. Why do you want to dissociate yourself from me? I've been waiting for you for so many years, haven't you been a little moved? ”
Qu Qianqiu muttered something, as if he was justifying.
"Besides, I caused you to be imprisoned here, even if the relationship is gone, there should be a bad fate!"
Xiangyin's voice is very good, she is the most famous kabuki in Lizhou, her voice is unbeatable, and she raises her voice to quarrel with people at this time, and it is not unpleasant at all.
"Say no more! It's no wonder you're ......."
"What excuse are you making, I did it on purpose, I deliberately told them where you were hiding, and I took them over personally, I just can't see you having a good time!"
Jiang Yunyu secretly smacked her tongue, this woman acted really boldly, daring to love and hate.
"Okay, okay, I know you hate me, since you can't see me better, then I wish you all the best, peace and joy, okay? Don't hang on me, I wish you a wishful man as soon as possible......"
Jiang Yunyu didn't know how to evaluate him, did he really not see it or did he deliberately give the girl a cold face?
No matter whose sincerity is trampled on like this, it should be hated by love.
"Don't talk about it!" She saw Xiangyin's body shaking, as if she was going to grab Qu Qianqiu's hand, "Don't you say it, I only love you, don't you know!" ”
Alas.
The word love is the most heartbreaking.