Hearing this, Chang Yuan's eyes suddenly widened, as the county magistrate of Pingting County, how could he not know that the Wang family was divided, and the second son of Wang escaped with his concubine and children, why did he come back now?

Wrong

"You just said that Wang Ran's two concubines came back, but Wang Ran didn't come back?"

The housekeeper shook his head: "The soldiers guarding the city only said that they saw Wang Ran's two concubines and children, but they didn't see Wang Ran. ”

Hearing this, out of sensitivity to the situation, Chang Yuan knew that something should have happened, so he hurriedly said: "For the time being, you don't need to inform the Wang family, first bring someone to the yamen for careful questioning." ”

"My lord, it's too late, the Wang family probably already knows." The butler smiled bitterly.

The reason why the Shi clan can become a Shi clan is because it has been rooted in the local area for hundreds of years, almost monopolizing the local social resources, and countless people rely on the Shi clan to make a living.

The county order is an outsider, the term of office is almost three years, and the three-year term will leave as soon as the three-year term is up, for the local people, they would rather offend the county order than offend the scholars.

Because you offended the county order, you may endure it for three years, but if you offend the scholars, unless you don't want to stay in the local area, you will have to be suppressed by the scholars for generations.

If there were people far away from above, who could mobilize the local garrison, the power in their hands would have been hollowed out long ago.

You must know that the lords of the yamen and the county are all served by the people of the scholar clan.

Therefore, there are also the ears and eyes of the scholars in the yamen, and what the county order can know, the scholars will not be able to know it for a long time.

Chang Yuan frowned, and said, "Then bring someone over first, and let the official interrogate him." ”

"No."

……

Soon, Wang Ran's two concubines and children were taken to the yamen and questioned by Chang Yuan.

"Didn't you go out of the city and go to Jiangnan? Why are you back now, the second son of the king? Chang Yuan said with a serious face, his voice was cold, and he slapped the shocked wood.

The two concubines were so frightened that they knelt down, and the child was also crying, and one of the concubines was bold, thinking about what Wang Ran taught her, and said tremblingly: "My lord, my husband, he was kidnapped by the thieves of Fuze Village. ”

As she spoke, the concubine took out a letter and said, "This is a handwritten letter written by my husband, asking the family to pay a ransom of 10,000 yuan, and the thief will release him." ”

"What? Smack."

Chang Yuan frowned, slapped the table in front of him, and said angrily: "A bold thief, you dare to defy the law so much." ”

Chang Yuan was really angry, after all, Pingting County was under his control, and he should be responsible for this kind of kidnapping incident.

And what made him most angry was that you tied it up, and quietly told the Wang family that it was not okay, and that it was necessary to send people outside the city in this broad daylight, which is good, how many pairs of eyes are watching.

It's naked slapping him in the face.

The housekeeper took the letter from the concubine's hand and presented it to Chang Yuan.

After Chang Yuan took it, he snorted coldly: "That thief can say, when will the transaction be made?" ”

"They said that the family had prepared a ransom and sent someone to Fuze Village, and as long as the ransom was not less, they would release them as soon as possible." The concubine said.

"It's really bold, don't you really dare to send troops to suppress him?" Chang Yuan snorted coldly.

The concubine took advantage of the situation and said, "I hope that the adult will be the master of the poor concubine and save the husband from returning." ”

“……”

Chang Yuan couldn't take it, if he wanted to suppress it, he would have done it a month ago, how could it have been delayed until now.

The housekeeper next to him and the master of the yamen saw the plight of the adults, and then interjected: "Let me ask you, how many thieves are there in the village, can you see clearly?" Is the thief the head of the child Chen Mo? What is the strength, do you know? ”

"Tell me more." Chang Yuan finally answered.

"The poor concubine doesn't know, the poor concubine has been locked in the house and is not allowed to go out, I don't know the situation in the village, but the thief leader is indeed called Chen Mo." The concubine said while coaxing the child.

"I don't know, or I deliberately conceal it." Chang Yuan patted the shocked wood again, and he vaguely felt that the other party was far from being as simple as kidnapping and asking for ransom.

Just as he was about to ask, a catcher walked in quickly and said respectfully: "My lord, Lord Bo and the Wang family are here." ”

Chang Yuan raised his eyebrows, stared at the concubine who had just spoken, and immediately handed the letter to the housekeeper and said, "After the question, you can leave." ”

The housekeeper put the letter in an envelope and returned it to the concubine.

Soon, the lord Bo walked in with the Wang family.

The main Bo is the Wang family, and the Wang family has been in charge of this position for decades, and the county magistrate doesn't know how many appointments have changed, but the main Bo has not changed.

After Wang Zhu Bo came in, he saw that Wang Ran's concubine and child were fine, first bowed to Chang Yuan and arched his hand, and then said, "My lord, but what happened?" He invited two female dependents to the yamen. ”

"It's really a big deal, your second son, was kidnapped by thieves in Fuze Village outside the city, and he needs to pay a ransom of 10,000 yuan before he is willing to release him, the official inquired about the situation, and now that he has asked clearly, the king can take them away." Chang Yuan chuckled.

The king was shocked, did not stay in the yamen for too long, took the people, and left the yamen.

Chang Yuan looked at the back of Wang Zhu Bo and his entourage leaving, and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on the Wang family." ”

"What do you mean?"

"In this world, be careful, it's always right." Chang Yuan sighed and said.

……

Wang's family, the main hall.

"Father, this thief is too rampant, first robbed my Wang family's fields and tenants, and then killed my Wang family's nursing home, and now he has also intercepted Brother Ran, robbed tens of thousands of family wealth, not to mention, he even used Brother Ran as a blackmail, asking for a ransom, it is too deceitful." The eldest prince of the Wang family said.

"Yes, my Wang family has been rooted here for hundreds of years, and even the successive county commanders have to give my Wang family a little bit of thin face, how can I ever be so bullied."

"In my opinion, this money can't be paid."

Knock knock!

Wang Xiu knocked on crutches at this time, and after the house was silent, he gave two handwritten letters written by Wang Ran to his eldest son.

After reading the two letters, the eldest prince's face was shocked: "This thief still dares to pry my Wang family to give him an internal response, it is simply unreasonable." ”

"What?" The other clansmen also took the letter and read it, and then they all changed color, and then their eyes all looked at Wang Xiu, waiting for his decision.

Wang Xiu stroked the crutches, his face was calm, and after thinking about it, he finalized the matter: "This is not necessarily a bad thing, at least, not at the moment, Ran'er's letter said that Chen Mo took refuge in the Heavenly Master thief, since Ran'er can write it on the letter, it is obvious that Chen Mo asked Ran'er to write it like this"

As he spoke, Wang Xiu closed his eyes and said: "There are wolves in front and tigers in the back, if Chen Mo and the heavenly master thieves are really together, if they don't agree at this moment, the city will be broken in the future, and my Wang family will definitely not be able to escape." Besides, we don't have a choice, and if I don't guess, the prefectural order has already created a gap for us. ”

(End of chapter)