Chapter Thirty-Nine: Bustling
Contrary to expectations, Yu Zhixian not only came, but also came quickly.
Seeing Yu Zhixian open the curtains in the small pink room from the side door with a hat and appear in front of everyone, Cao Shiyou's face was happy, but his heart seemed to be burned by candle oil.
The development of things is becoming more and more like a wild horse on the loose, Cao Shiyou is in Gentle Township, but his heart is as weightless as falling into an endless abyss, and he can't get to the end.
"Cao Shinephew, Dong Gongzi, Wang Xuezi, Brother Liu!"
Yu Zhixian, who was serious and majestic in the past, was very kind at this time, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and the two mustaches on his mouth, which symbolized maturity, also became frivolous at this time.
Yu Zhixian is a young man, and now he is only in his twenties, not a few years older than everyone present.
In the past, Cao Shiyou also scolded the county magistrate in private, and he was serious. At this time, he really saw the "true face" of Yu Zhixian, Dong Wenping was overjoyed, and gave the prostitute in his arms away, Wang Qin was silent and respectful as usual, only Cao Shiyou was as uncomfortable as eating a fly, like a fish in his throat.
Compared with a few "young" teenagers on the field, Liu Zeming is much more sophisticated.
He got up with Xiao Taohong in his arms and came to Yu Zhixian, "I have long admired Yu Zhixian's fame, I was famous on the adult gold list back then, and I was still a child in Beijing, but I took Yu Zhixian as an example in my heart to motivate myself to study hard." Now Tongcheng goodbye, it's really a great fate. I would like to give you a toast. β
The little pink model stepped forward and picked up a glass of wine, Yu Zhengming took the wine, raised his head and killed it.
"Good!"
Everyone applauded, and the prostitute lying next to Yu Zhengming took the opportunity to bring a glass of wine and handed it to Yu Zhengming.
That's the case with drinking. It's already started, and I can't hold it anymore. One cup after another, soon, Yu Zhixian also became worried.
Arching Yu Zhixian to sit on the head, Liu Zeming also put on Yu Zhengming's shoulders at this time, "Lord Yu has a good amount of alcohol and stronger talents, Tongcheng is such a waterway artery, and he has not let the water bandits get close to him all these years. Now is the time for promotion, with your talents, go to the capital to be the head of the six departments, shouldn't you be divided? β
Just ask all the officials in the world, who doesn't want to be an official in Beijing? However, the road to promotion is tortuous, if on weekdays, he Yu Zhengming went to Fucheng to make a common judgment, and he had to dredge it in advance, and now there is a broad road in front of him?
Yu Zhengming, who was pretending to be drunk, seemed to be really intoxicated at this time.
"Liu Gongzi, don't kill this official, Lord Lingzun has such talents, and he still came to Jingzhou, a remote place to do Xuezheng, how can I Yu Zhengming, how can I go beyond Liu Xuezheng and enter Beijing first?"
Having said that, Yu Zhengming stared at Liu Zeming tightly with a pair of eyes.
If you don't have fantasies about the capital, who would be so polite to Liu Zeming, a pretentious white body?
Liu Zeming is a person who is a golden jade, and he is too weak to be crowned, and he is not even a talent. If it weren't for the capital, there would be a little success here in Tongcheng, and they would not have bothered to deal with him.
Thinking of this, Yu Zhengming glanced at Wang Qin, who had been smiling since he entered the door, but had always been silent.
Wang Qin was selected as a talent when he was a teenager, and this autumn is in the autumn, and there is a great opportunity to lift people.
If it weren't for the burden of family background, Wang Qin and Liu Zeming would have changed places.
Seeing that Yu Zhengming's words revealed contempt for himself, Liu Zeming was not annoyed. He is not a simple student who was born in a small place such as Wang Qin, his family and hometown have high hopes and float up, and he can't withstand a little setback, nor is he Dong Wenping's straw bag that has a little family background to rely on and will bully others, and even he is more determined than Cao Shiyou, and he will not be easily coerced.
He knew that he had no talent or virtue, and there were no high-ranking officials in his family, so he was inconspicuous in the capital, where the nobles were all over the place.
But this time out of Beijing, it is indeed his chance.
The Cheng family is also his opportunity.
Thinking that since his father was selected to Jingzhou to be a student and politician, the son and daughter who didn't look at him in the past, but condescended to him and talked to him, Liu Zeming became more and more emotional, God has eyes and gave him such a great opportunity.
As long as Cheng Yuguan is obtained in Tongcheng, the glory and wealth in the future can be enjoyed.
Thinking of the letter and the famous post of the first talented woman in the capital brought to him by the old servant before, Liu Zeming's heart rippled for a moment, and he quickly reined in his mood and almost dripped saliva.
Now is a once-in-a-lifetime good time, Cheng Lang took most of the Cheng family away, and the Cheng family's backers in Tongcheng were also attracted to leave by the bandits. Only Cheng Yuguan was left with a few old and young.
The sky is high here, and the emperor is far away, since it couldn't be used yesterday, it has to be hard.
Thinking of this, Liu Zeming reached out and grabbed Yu Zhixian's shoulder.
The victory or defeat lies with the magistrate.
Yu Zhengming frowned, but still didn't dodge, and let Liu Zeming's head come over and come to his ear.
"My father naturally has no way to let Lord Yu enter Beijing, but this time I came, but I got a letter from the Hou Mansion. As long as the adults find an excuse to detain Cheng Yu, the rest will be left alone. Isn't it just a matter of a post from the Hou Mansion to transfer you to Beijing? β
As he spoke, Liu Zeming revealed a corner of the post of the Hou Mansion in his arms.
Yu Zhengming's eyes shrank.
The door sticker of the high door will not be given easily. This is the faΓ§ade of Ichchifu.
Among the dignitaries of the high gate, a post is just a business card, but for the people below, a post of the high gate is the will, the will of the superior.
Yu Zhengming looked at Liu Zeming again, a son of Xuezheng, how did he climb to the Hou Mansion?
That's not important, though.
When he was named on the gold list, it was the most proud time in his life.
He dreamed that he wanted to go back to the capital, that prosperous and charming place. A singer on the roadside there is a hundred times more beautiful than the prostitutes here.
Pushing the prostitute at hand away, Yu Zhengming didn't dislike the smell of wine squirting out of Liu Zeming's mouth, and approached Liu Zeming and said in a low voice, "That Cheng family is also General Shenwei's mansion..."
Liu Zeming waved his hand with a smile on his face, "That Cheng Yuguan is an orphan girl who doesn't love her father and mother, but she is under the name of General Shenwei." If I can succeed, no one will stand up for Cheng Yuguan, for the reputation of the Cheng family, I will become the son-in-law of the Cheng family at that time, we will meet in the capital in the future, and there will be opportunities! β
Liu Zeming said, and an irrepressible foolish laugh came out of his throat, which attracted Cao Dongwang and a few people, and he couldn't help but look sideways, but because of his vague voice, he couldn't hear the plan of the two.
Dong Wenping didn't know, so he also laughed with Liu Zeming, and Wang Qin drank glass after glass, but he couldn't get drunk, and his eyes became more and more focused.
Cao Shiyou is more and more like sitting on pins and needles.
I was framed last night, and now I am conspiring with the magistrate, do you want to do anything that hurts heaven and reason?
Cao Shiyou stared at Liu Zeming's moving mouth tightly, but he couldn't hear what he was saying.
Yu Zhengming was there, but he made up his mind in a moment.
"Without further ado, on the third watch tonight, I will invite Miss Cheng into the government office when I go back in a while, and you will wait in the backyard wing. Cheng Yuguan is quite forceful, I will coax her to drink the drug. β
When Liu Zeming heard this, he patted Yu Zhixian's shoulder with a smile, "Don't worry, if things go well, I will post my name to you tomorrow." We can all get what we want. β
Seeing the secrecy of Yu Zhengming's coming, he left suddenly, Liu Zeming had an inevitable smile on his face, Cao Shiyou couldn't sit still at all, "Oh, Brother Liu, my stomach hurts, no, I have to go down first." β
When Liu Zeming heard this, he smiled on his face, but he gave Xiao Taohong a look, Xiao Taohong is a human essence, and immediately understood, got up and came to Cao Shiyou's side, and held his arm, "Cao Gongzi has a bad stomach with me, I can't let Cao Gongzi be alone." The slave family accompanies the son to the toilet. β
Xiao Taohong, as the head card of red sleeves, is naturally beautiful, and is so smart and gentle, gentle and considerate, Cao Shiyou looked at Xiao Taohong's considerate smile and soft face, but he was helpless but could only let the other party help him go to the toilet.
Cao Shiyou wailed, "It's not that Miss Cheng doesn't want to save you. This is all fate, you said that if you have a little peach one-thousandth of the suppleness and don't provoke Liu Zeming's madman, won't there be a day when today's disaster will come? β
At this time, Cao Shiyou still thought that it was Cheng Yuguan who offended Liu Zeming, so that Liu Zeming, who had been the "pride of the sky" since he was a child, went crazy to get back face.
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Cheng's stone shop, backyard, Xiao Wu ran back with a snort.
"Miss, what you expected came true, Yu Zhixian really went to the red sleeve move, and talked to Liu Zeming and Cao Shiyou for nearly two quarters of an hour, and after coming out, he went straight to our shop. I took a shortcut before I came back before him. β
The magistrate is the magistrate of a county, and he governs the county. All lawsuits and trials in the jurisdiction, land taxation, theft and hoeing, culture, education, agriculture and mulberry, all of them are comprehensive.
Yu Zhengming is also a well-founded imperial examination background, young and strong, so in the small county town of Tongcheng, it is almost Yu Zhengming's word.
If he wants to take Cheng Yuguan, he can just make an excuse at will.
"Miss, you quickly hide out, and when the third prince comes back, you will go back to Tongcheng. I don't believe that he can arrest you at will in front of dozens of relatives of the Cheng family. β
Cheng Yuguan shook his head, "It's late." β
Cheng Yuguan regretted a little at this time, she couldn't wait for Yu Zhixian's response, so she should get out in time to see the after-effects.
Staying in Tongcheng like this, isn't it risking one's life?
It can only be said that she is still too immature, and she always feels that it is enough to hold the handle of the enemy, but she doesn't know that in the small place of Tongcheng, there is still an existence that can cover the sky with one hand and reverse black and white.
"Open the door!"
There was a sudden violent knock on the door, more arrogant and unscrupulous than the sound in the middle of the night last night.
It turned out to be Yu Zhengming.
He has been depressed for many years, and he always feels that it is difficult to achieve his ambitions, and now that he has the opportunity to reach the sky, he will never miss it.
I never wanted to wait for the third watch, and I did it in the dead of night, but before he walked back to the county office, he changed his mind.
Since you want to do it, you must do it, and you can't leave a trace of leeway.
So, Inspector Zhao came to the door again, but this time he was sent by the magistrate, and he was more confident. And thinking of the deep meaning in the words of the magistrate, who intends to promote himself after being promoted, Zhao Inspector's heart is even more agitated, not only personally slapping the door is also getting stronger and stronger.
"Miss, I'll delay for a while, you are good, leave through the back door first, as long as you avoid tonight, and the city gate will open early tomorrow and leave the city?"
Although Liuyun didn't know what would happen, it was not a good thing for Zhao Inspector to come to the door again to show off his might.
Cheng Yuguan looked at Liuyun and Xiao Wu, but shook his head.
"What's the difference between you staying and me staying? Once a person breaks through the bottom line, I don't know how far it will go, instead of catching up with the two of you, I should go and see what the people behind it are going to do. β
Liuyun's eyes were red, and Xiao Wu also gritted his teeth.
The unusual atmosphere gave the two of them a bad premonition.
"It's a big deal to fight with them! There aren't many of us, but it's not a problem to deal with a few soft-footed shrimp! β
Small five negative airways.
Cheng Yuguan was amused and patted Xiao Wu's thin shoulder.
"Do you know that openly contradicting officials and being complicit in crime? Your young lady is reasonable, and she will become unreasonable. β
Xiao Wu was ruthless, so he had to open the door under the encouraging eyes of the young lady.
The official was dressed in an earthy brown robe with germanium red trim, holding an oxtail knife in his hand, like flowing water, spread into the backyard and surrounded Cheng Yuguan.
"Miss Cheng, meet again."
Inspector Zhao sneered, "The magistrate has an order, and Miss Cheng asks questions." The neighbors are all watching, Miss Cheng won't openly disobey orders, right? β
"Let's go."
Cheng Yuguan didn't say a word, and walked out of the shop.
"What's going on? There are bandits outside the city, what are we doing with our business? If you have the ability, you go to hunt down the water bandits, it is better than coming to the door three times twice and bullying a woman! β
It's not too late, and the neighbors haven't slept.
Late last night, everyone didn't dare to go out, and today the official came to get Cheng Yuguan in front of everyone, and naturally some people came forward to be unhappy.
Cheng Yuguan arched his hand and was about to open his mouth to thank him, but Inspector Zhao came out from behind and pulled out a cold oxtail knife.
"What's the noise? The government is handling the case, and it's your turn to be noisy? Get out of the way! β
The officials are unreasonable, and the neighbors are helpless.
The unhappy man's face turned red, "You, Ming'er, I will definitely go to Fucheng and sue you!" β
If it was a weekday, Inspector Zhao would be weak-hearted, but he came by order today, and there were tall people on top of the sky when the sky fell, so he didn't care about it and took people arrogantly.
Cheng Yuguan was pushed and didn't say anything.
Zhao Yi's villain is ambitious, his ears and eyes are closed, and everything he says is in vain.
Until he arrived at the back office, Cheng Yuguan did not see the magistrate, but was pushed into prison by the official.
It can be seen that this cell has been cleaned up, but it still can't change the damp and moldy smell.
At the door of the prison cell, there was a large stove, and the charcoal fire inside was almost transparent, and the air was about to be burned by this furnace.
"This stove is for the nobles to ward off the cold, if the nobles feel thirsty, there is a teapot here, drink more water."
The weather in April is still cold at night, but it is by no means cold.
It's a stove and a teapot, which seems absurd, but it's normal.
In the small place of Tongcheng, the county is the sky. Waiting for the general judgment, the inspection envoy came to picket, it was not known how long later.
Teaching, magistrate, inspection, Cheng Yuguan is sure that these three people are already a pair of pants.
The county lieutenant may have been pushed out by the magistrate to arrest the bandits, and the county is old, and he has long been in the struggle for power with the magistrate, and he has fallen behind, and he only cares for the elderly.
For the sake of today's plan, only the garrison commander can come to the rescue.
But far water can't quench the thirst of the near.
Cheng Yuguan wanted to send the letter himself, and he could only pray silently in his heart.