Chapter 17: Amulet

[I heard that the starting point has a reward function, but I don't believe it! ] 】

The sun was setting in the west, and a carriage came to the outside of Yingtianfu, accompanied by more than a dozen catchers.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a purple official uniform came out of it, causing the official on duty at the entrance of the government to make a big salute.

"See Lord Fuzun!"

There is no doubt that the person who came was Jia Yu Village, Ying Tianzhi Mansion.

I saw that he had a round waist, a thick back, and a wide mouth, and the whole person had a fierce atmosphere, so it was no wonder that everyone was in awe of him.

Ignoring these people, Jia Yucun walked straight into the mansion.

When he came back from Liyang, he first went to the palace to meet the prince, wanting to explain the reason why he missed the time, but naturally he failed to make the trip.

So at this moment, Jia Yucun has a stomach.

was happy to come to Jinling to take office, where would Jia Yucun have thought that he would encounter such a mess.

Ying Tianfu plus the following counties, the amount of money and grain deficit is not small, and it just happened for him to run into an audit.

After a month of clean-up, Jia Yucun grasped the local situation in advance, so that he had time to prepare for the inventory.

In the past few days, I first met with a few magistrates, and then met with local nobles, and now in seven or eight days, Ying Tianfu's accounts have been flattened nine times out of ten.

On the Liyang side, through his supervision and mediation, all the deficits owed have been made up, and the first batch of requisitioned military rations has begun to be shipped.

This was supposed to be a happy thing, but what happened today washed away his good mood again.

Fortunately, Jiafu is related to the prince, although there is a missed move today, I think the prince will not blame...... Jia Yucun comforted himself like this.

When he walked into the front hall of the government office, he saw several people walking towards him, and it was several adjutants of the government office.

The person who is the leader is Zhang Fangshi, who knows the same thing, and Hu Jin'an, the official is also among them.

"Fuzun, you're back!"

Jia Yucun nodded, took off his official hat and said, "I went to the palace first, but unfortunately I was not summoned by the prince, and I ......was guilty."

"Fuzun bears the king's order, is loyal to his duties, and runs around in person, the prince knows the inside story, and he will not blame him!"

Zhang Fangshi has a warm face, he is almost in his fifties, there is basically no possibility of going further, and he is in a good state in the palace.

"I hope so!" Jia Yucun sighed.

All the way into the back office, everyone sat down separately in official ranks, and talked about today's deliberations.

Ten minutes later, the discussion was coming to an end, and Jia Yucun learned the latest situation.

When everyone was silent, Jia Yucun put down the teacup and said slowly: "Regardless of other mansions, we should make Tianfu the best place in Jinling, and we should set an example to fulfill our duties......

"In the counties below, the deficit has basically been made up, but the accounts of the government have not been sorted out, and time is running out......"

"You are each in charge of one place, each of you is in charge of your own accounts, if there is a mess after five days, you will blame the king for being ruthless!"

In the end, Jia Yucun's eyes flashed sharply, causing everyone's hearts to tighten.

"Got it?"

"I'll understand!" Everyone answered.

"Alright, you guys go all the way!"

After everyone dispersed, Village Chief Jia Yu breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the chair with squinted eyes.

At this moment, a young man dressed as a servant popped out of his head outside the hall.

Seeing that Jia Yucun was resting, this person planned to leave first and come back to tell the story later.

But before he could take two steps when he turned around, he heard a voice behind him.

"What's the matter?"

Hearing Jia Yucun's voice, a smile appeared on Wang Cheng's face, and he slowly turned around and saluted: "The little one is the big one!" ”

Opening his eyes and looking at this old acquaintance, Jia Yucun said: "No courtesy, if you have something to say!" ”

Wang Cheng was the little novice of the gourd temple back then, Jia Yucun's eyes were black after he took office, and this guy clarified the relationship within the yamen and showed his identity, and now he has become Jia Yucun's confidant.

When Jia Yucun was not in the palace, Wang Cheng was a pair of eyes left by him, staring at everything in the yamen for him.

Entering the lobby, Wang Cheng hooked his waist and said, "Seeing that the eldest master is resting, the little one doesn't dare to disturb!" ”

"I'm not here for two days, what's going on in the yamen?"

"Back to the master, everything is the same as usual, but there was a case yesterday, and I don't know if I should say it!"

"The case?"

This Wang Cheng has always been alert, since it is the case he raised, it seems that he should listen to it...... Jia Yucun thought to himself.

"Tell me about it!"

Lifting the teapot on the side, Wang Cheng slowly walked to Jia Yucun's side, and said while mixing tea: "Yesterday in Wuding Gate, the uncle of the Xue family and the son of a squire fought for a maid, and they happened to be met by the son of Zhenjiang Wei's command!" ”

"That Zhenjiang Wei's young master, he couldn't get used to Uncle Xue's bullying and dominating the market, so he clashed with the Xue family, and the two sides beat each other and injured people's lives......"

"After killing the servants of the Xue family, the young master of Zhenjiangwei ordered his subordinates to bring both sides of the fight to the government office, and asked our yamen to judge impartially!"

"These gentlemen, there is really no king's law...... Jia Yucun couldn't help but scold.

As an official from a poor family, he naturally hated these high-flying and domineering children of the family.

Removing the anger in his heart, Jia Yucun asked, "To this day, how is the case being tried?" ”

"Little one...... Uncle Xue promised to give Master Hu a large sum of money to clean up the son of Zhenjiangwei. ”

"As a result, the others on the front foot returned to the mansion, and the back foot sent someone to the mansion to deliver a message, saying that the revenge matter was stopped, and the silver that Lord Hu wanted was gone!"

If you want to know these inside information, you will definitely not know if you don't inquire carefully.

But at this moment, Jia Yucun didn't care about Wang Cheng's diligence, he was only angry at Hu Jin'an's audacity.

What time is it? The prince went to Yingtian in person, so if things get bigger, isn't this unpleasant for himself?

"Hu Jin'an is in the eyes of money? For the sake of silver, he regarded the lawsuit of human life as child's play, and he didn't think he had caused enough trouble for the official! ”

Of course, Jia Yucun knew that Hu Jin'an was so bold in making money in order to make up for the shortfall.

"My lord, it's not just to make money, then the uncle of the Xue family commanded, and Lord Hu is not good at saving his face!"

Jia Yucun was puzzled: "Oh? What is the origin of this Xue family? ”

"The old man was appointed to Jinling, didn't he copy a talisman of this province?" Wang Cheng asked rhetorically.

"Amulet? What is it? I didn't know! ”

As soon as he heard this, Wang Cheng smiled in his heart, and the opportunity for his performance came again.

"This is worth it, I don't even know this, how can this official be long-term!"

Seeing Jia Yucun's displeasure, Wang Cheng hurriedly explained: "Now all those who are magistrates have a private list in their hands, which lists the names and surnames of the most powerful and extremely wealthy squires in the province, and all provinces ......"

"If you don't know, if you offend such a person for a while, not only the official, but I'm afraid that I won't even be able to save my life, so it's nicknamed 'Talisman'."

Speaking of this, Wang Cheng took out a booklet from his arms, respectfully handed it to Jia Yucun and said, "The Xue family that I just said is on this talisman!" ”

Squinting at Wang Cheng, Jia Yucun's gaze shifted to the booklet, and the words "talisman" were particularly eye-catching.

Receiving it casually, Jia Yucun slowly opened the home page, and Wang Chenggong stood solemnly aside.

"Jia is not fake, Bai Yu is a horse ...... for Tang Jin"

"Afang Palace, three hundred miles, can't live in a historical ...... Jinling"

"There is a lack of white jade beds in the East China Sea, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling to ......"

"The harvest year is good and the snow is heavy, and the pearls are like earth and gold like iron......"