Chapter IX County Chief Chen Gui
Lu Haoshan had decided on his mind, but Liu Jinzhu did not object. Anyway, the two of them were destined to die, so what else is there to be scary? Under Lu Haoshan's instructions, Liu Jinzhu searched carefully and found a booklet similar to a diary in the luggage. Lu Haoshan rummaged through it a few times, put it in his arms, and then asked Liu Jinzhu to call the shopkeeper and waiter.
"Look at the good things you did." Lu Haoshan pointed to Lu Wenhua's body and said angrily: "I have given you a lot of money in my house. You can't forget it. Arrange a sick man to sleep in the woods together. Before I could sleep, I heard something happening opposite us. When we walked over, we saw that everyone was dead. When we encountered this bad thing, we reported it to the government, you have to testify for me and compensate me for my losses."
When the fatty shop saw something happening, the fat face was covered with sweat. He couldn't help but slap the waiter and scolded: "It's all you are, you have said you've been throwing this person out long ago. You said you'll wait until his family brings the money. Now, I haven't seen the money and have a bad thing."
The waiter thought to himself that this was not his willingness to pay for the little money, how could he blame me? You are the shopkeeper here, but he did not dare to refute his shopkeeper and said with a depressed look: "Shopkeeper, you don't blame the young one for this matter. Without you, the young one would not dare to make such a decision. Seeing that he was young, he thought he could last a few more days, but he didn't expect that he would die so quickly. Now he was in trouble."
"Shopkeeper, the government will not say that we are trying to kill money and deliberately make things difficult for us. The young master and I have to go to see the thin horse in Yangzhou." Liu Jinzhu, who was beside us, shouted deliberately.
When it comes to the government, the fat shopkeeper turned pale. Nowadays, the yamen is facing south. Don’t come in if you have any reason or money. On weekdays, the clerks will come to blackmail a few times. This time they find a reason, so why don’t they squeeze themselves to poverty? He turned his eyes a few times and soon had an idea:
"Young master, you don't know that the world is in chaos now, and it is even more troublesome to be an official. Once you have a lawsuit, it is not easy to get out of it even if you have a lawsuit. If this matter is not handled properly and delayed the business of the old man, it would be a small matter. If it delays the market of the young master, it would be a bad thing. The most fear is to take advantage of the situation and we have to sue and go to the prison. Last time, a gangster named Li San was arrested for stealing dozens of cents from others. Good guy, for the sake of political achievements, the unscrupulous captain forced him to take all the cases that happened in the past two months. Young master, you have to think twice."
What a businessman wants is a kindness to make money. After Liu Jin said that, the shopkeeper was immediately anxious. Not to mention that a dead person would spread bad luck and affect business. I was afraid that the government would not easily miss the opportunity to blackmail him. He heard this and quickly persuaded him.
Lu Haoshan said in embarrassment: "Human life is at stake, what should I do now?"
"This is easy to deal with. There are many people who starve to death these days. This person has been lying here for so long, neither visiting relatives nor friends, and visiting friends. He is just a poor scholar who is down and dead in a foreign land. Now it's dark, no one knows it. He uses a straw mat to dig a hole and bury it. Without knowing it, he can be buried in peace, and we can save a lot of trouble. The best of both worlds, what does the young master think?"
"Is this OK?" Lu Haoshan guessed that the store would do this early in the morning, but he still asked in disbelief.
When the fat shopkeeper heard that Lu Haoshan did not insist on reporting to the official, he felt relieved and said, "What's wrong with it? The young master came from afar and didn't want to cause trouble. Doing this will benefit you and me. This way, as long as you stand by and watch, you will be exempted from all the expenses in our store. I wonder what the young master wants?"
Lu Haoshan hesitated for a moment, and nodded with a serious expression at the end and said, "Since the shopkeeper said that, it is better to have less than more things than more things these days. I hope the shopkeeper's good life will bury this brother."
"Sure, sure." Seeing Lu Haoshan let out, a big stone fell in his heart. As long as you agree, everything will be easy. Now, in the middle of the night, you have to bury someone quietly. How can you bury them well? Besides, these will cost you. It's not your own family, but a fool. The fat shopkeeper had already thought about it in the morning and dig a pit in the wild and buried them. It would be considered kind to burn a few more handfuls of paper money.
The two of them had their own ulterior motives and hit it off. Soon, Lu Haoshan and Liu Jinzhu moved into the room vacated by the shopkeeper. As for the subsequent matters, they naturally didn't have to worry or take action.
Seeing Lu Haoshan lying down on the bed, touching the office documents and heavy official seals, Liu Jinzhu seemed to be still dreaming. The two were fugitives a quarter of an hour ago, but in a blink of an eye, they were already county magistrates on their way to office. The changes were so great that Liu Jinzhu's mood had not yet calmed down.
"Brother Shan, we, we really want to be officials?" Liu Jinzhu asked stutteringly.
"I just said yesterday that if I were an official, I could live in the inn. Now that I have such a good opportunity, I naturally cannot miss it. Why are you afraid?"
"No, no," Liu Jinzhu waved his hand and said, "If I were afraid, I wouldn't have come out with Brother Shan, just because I'm afraid this official is not easy to be a official. Brother Shan, you think, there are so many governors in the court and they have to socialize those relationships. We don't know anything. If the stuff is revealed, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
Thinking is one thing, but doing it is another. There are many people with lust, but not lust, and Liu Jinzhu brags loudly before he does it, but once he does it, he is a little concerned and worried.
Lu Haoshan patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. That unlucky guy is an official for the first time. If there is a mistake, others will not think there is any problem. Anyway, it's just a single knife. If you fight, I'll ask you, what will you eat tomorrow?"
"What to eat tomorrow? Brother Shan, I want to roast chicken, but I don't know if I can eat it." When Liu Jinzhu thought of roast chicken, he felt a lot of saliva.
"That's right. You live well and your pockets are not short of money, but you don't even have to guarantee what you eat tomorrow. Who knows what will happen in the future? When the soldiers come to block the enemy, the water and soil will cover it up. Anyway, we have nothing but our lives, so what are we afraid of?"
Lu Haoshan's words suddenly dispelled Liu Jinzhu's concerns. Hearing this, he said happily: "Brother Shan is right, that's OK. I'll do less and do more in the future. Anyway, I'll listen to Brother Shan's things. "
After saying that, he said happily: "Tomorrow we will be people with identities. You can also go in with a swagger when you enter Yangzhou City. Well, it's not bad to see the Yangzhou Skinny Horse, who is famous all over the world. Brother Shan, you are a high-ranking official now. If you don't have a girl, you might as well buy a Yangzhou Skinny Horse and enjoy it."
With a "bang", Lu Haoshan slapped Liu Jinzhu's head and said angrily: "I still want to eat, drink and have fun. Haven't you seen the office document?"
Liu Jinzhu said honestly: "Look, but Brother Shan, I don't recognize words."
"Okay," Lu Haoshan said with a look of defeat, "The office document means taking office ten months ago. If you are late, you will be punished. Maybe you may not be able to remove the black shiny. That unlucky guy has been sick here for so long. We only have a little more than a month. I don't know what else to worry about on the road, it's better to be sooner than later."
"Brother Shan, then we won't enter Yangzhou City? Aren't you going to see the Yangzhou Skinny Horse? This is a pity."
He gained wealth out of thin air. Lu Haoshan said that when he arrived in Yangzhou, he took Liu Jinzhu to see the ** in Yangzhou and found a beautiful woman in Jiangnan to let him have sex. Liu Jinzhu's thoughts had already flown to the beautiful woman in Yangzhou, and they all came to the door. It was always a pity that he would not enter.
Lu Haoshan saw his little thoughts, smiled when he heard this, patted his shoulder and said, "There are opportunities in the future, and you are rich and powerful, are you still afraid of not having women? The important thing is, don't talk about the tight time first, and then the court stipulates that officials cannot enter the fireworks place. There are many fish and dragons in Yangzhou, and there are many secret spies. We should be careful. Don't worry, brother promises you that there are too many beautiful women in the future and you will be dazzling."
"Yes, Brother Shan is right. The matter is important. I will listen to Brother Shan."
Lu Haoshan nodded with a smile, held the yellow seal on the table in his hand, threw it away casually, and a trace of crazy light appeared in his eyes.
Early the next morning, Lu Haoshan led Liu Jinzhu to appear on the official road on a horse, looked far away in the direction of Yangzhou City, and then turned around resolutely. The two of them rode straight towards Jiangyou County.
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Jiangyou County is a county under the jurisdiction of Long'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province. It has a population of about 50,000. It belongs to a medium-sized county. It is located in a remote area and has a weak economy. It is inconspicuous among the more than 1,400 counties in the Ming Dynasty. It is such an inconspicuous small county, but it is known as the nightmare of the county magistrate. Because the recent county magistrates have fallen here, they are either dismissed for inadequate work or have received a bad review when the term is over. As for the officialdom, many people are a little timid when they hear Jiangyou County.
In a restaurant called Yingbin in Jiangyou City, a person was drinking with big bowls of wine and big pieces of meat. If the people of Jiangyou County saw it, they would be shocked. The county magistrate, chief clerk, headmaster, six-house officials and others were all together. It can be said that except for the county magistrate, several leaders of Jiangyou County have all been together.
After three rounds of wine and five rounds of taste, Chen Gui, the county magistrate, suddenly put the wine glass on the table with a "pop" and sighed softly.
"Mr. County Magistrate, why do you sigh?" As soon as he finished sighing, a thin and tall man asked immediately, and the people on the table stopped eating and drinking, looking at Chen Gui one by one. It was obvious that there were so many people here, led by County Magistrate Chen Gui.
The reason is very simple. Chen Gui has the highest status here. During the vacancies of the county magistrate, he temporarily took office as the county magistrate and established his prestige early. In addition to having a personal power who is a governor, the Chen family is also a wealthy family in Jiangyou County. The Chen family, the Chen family has been operating for many years and has a huge influence. It is the Yingbin Building where everyone is now. This is the most luxurious restaurant in Jiangyou County and one of the industries of the Chen family in Jiangyou County. When everyone saw him put down his wine glass, they sighed and knew that he had something to say, and they all calmed down.
Chen Gui looked at everyone present and shook his head and said, "Everyone, I'm afraid our good days are coming to an end."
"No, Brother Chen, why is this?"
"Yes, OK, how do you say this?"
"Why, can someone sue us?"
"Mr. County Magistrate, what happened? Don't scare us."
Everyone asked in a verbal manner, each of them looked anxious, all because Chen Gui said something inexplicably, which made people feel a little shabby when they heard it.
Chapter completed!