Wanfeng's cause of death is unknown.
The woodcutter is trapped in prison.
The bones are not cold in the rain.
Peng Xiang disappeared.
- things are messy.
But it happened to be raining overnight, and Tao Mo returned from Yunlin Mountain to the county government office. His coat still carried the cold air from the mountains. He was about to go back to the house to warm up, but was nervously pulled into the study by Master Jin.
Seeing his heavy steps and worried face, Lao Tao followed him uneasy.
When Master Jin saw him coming in, he didn't object, but closed the door behind his back, took out a post from his pocket and handed it to Tao Mo.
Tao Mo felt a headache when he saw the words on it.
Old Tao took it tactfully and took it out to read.
Seeing Lao Tao's brows getting tighter and tighter, Tao Mo felt uneasy, "What happened?"
"It's a letter from the prefect of Qincheng." Old Tao read the letter carefully again, "He invited you to visit the prefect's yamen tomorrow afternoon."
"Me?" Tao Mo was taken aback.
The prefect of Tancheng is his immediate boss, and before taking office, he was accompanied by Lao Tao and Hao Guozi once. However, the receptionist was only an aide, and after a short chat, he was dismissed on the grounds that the magistrate was busy with affairs and had no time to spare.
Tao Mo was originally afraid of meeting the magistrate, but after hearing what he said, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease. Who knew that within a few months, the magistrate would think of him again.
Old Tao turned to look at Master Jin.
Master Jin shook his head and sighed: "The magistrate of Qincheng is notoriously difficult to deal with, I'm afraid the person who comes is not kind."
Tao Mo's heart sank.
Old Tao said: "We have never met him. If we want to talk about the relationship, it means that the young master visited once before he took office. He only sent an aide to receive him. If he said he was rude, he was rude first. Now he is eagerly looking for the young master. What's the point of trouble?"
"Have you ever..." Master Jin cast a glance at Lao Tao, without saying a word. Tao Mo would definitely not care about this kind of thing, so Lao Tao still seemed to be a person who understood the ways of the officialdom.
Old Tao nodded silently.
Tao Mo asked blankly, "What happened?"
Master Jin coughed dryly, ignored him, and said to Lao Tao, "If that's the case, there should be no reason to make excuses."
Lao Tao suddenly asked: "Could it be related to Huang Guangde?"
"This is not impossible." It was not the first time Master Jin heard the name Huang Guangde from them, and knew that they might have some differences with Huang Guangde. But he has been a teacher for so many years, of course he knows what to ask and what not to ask, so he turned a blind eye and closed his eyes as if he didn't know, and he just talked about the matter: "But I haven't heard of any relationship between the two prefects. It is reasonable to say that under the same governor, the comparison is not as good as usual, unless they are really like-minded."
Old Tao said: "Working in collusion is also a kind of like-mindedness."
Master Jin has no interface.
Tao Mo asked, "Then what should we do now?"
Master Jin said: "I must go. It's just that before going, it's better to make some preparations."
Tao Mo didn't understand, but Lao Tao did, "Master, do you know what hobbies the magistrate of Tancheng has on weekdays?"
Master Jin said: "There are hobbies, but I'm afraid you won't use them. Anyway, there is one thing, but there are very few people who are officials who don't like it. You just have to prepare it."
Lao Tao understood.
After Master Jin left, Tao Mo asked Lao Tao in a low voice, "Master Jin is implying a gift?"
Old Tao said: "Master, you don't have to worry about this matter, I will take care of it."
Tao Mo said in a low voice: "Since my family's downfall, I don't have much family property, and some of them donated all to this official. What else is there? I think, I think it's better not to give it away?"
Lao Tao was very pleased. After Tao Mo came to Tanyang County and became the county magistrate, he became more considerate in dealing with things, and he was not as young and weak as he was back then. The grudge of his father's death finally aroused the tenacity in his chest. The only fly in the ointment is that I can't get rid of this habit of broken sleeves. However, making friends with Gu She and others is better than Yi Yu, even if it is an improvement, I shouldn't rush it. Seeing Gu She holding Tao Mo in his arms today and comforting him softly, it slightly shook Lao Tao's determination to separate the two of them. But it only stops at wavering, and it is still a hundred and eight thousand miles away from perfection.
In view of the above, Lao Tao decided to inform Tao Mo of some things in advance, "Master, you don't have to worry about money matters."
Tao Mo looked at him puzzled.
Old Tao said: "Actually, Master is not completely ignorant of what Huang Guangde did secretly back then. He just knew but couldn't speak, so he had to pretend to be deaf and dumb."
Tao Mo seemed to understand but not understand.
Old Tao said more thoroughly, "Actually, the master has hidden a sum of money long ago, just for the occasional useless. The master's dying money entrusted this money to me for safekeeping, in order to pave the way for the young master's future. The master said, If the young master is willing to let go of the hatred and go far away, the money will be used for the young master to buy a manor and a few acres of land. In the future, he will live in the manor and collect rent, and he can live his life in peace. If the young master can't let go of the hatred, let me donate an official for the young master , to enter the official career. Whether it is good or bad, it is up to fate."
Tao Mo said in a low voice, "Father wants me to take the latter path."
"Not necessarily." Lao Tao said, "Although the parents of the world want their children to become dragons and phoenixes, they also want them to live a safe life. In the final analysis, whether it is peace or prosperity, what the master wants is that the young master complies with his wish." Therefore Knowing that his son hangs around Qunxianglou, Master Tao just pretends not to know.
Tao Mo recalled Master Tao's voice, appearance and appearance during his lifetime, his eyes were slightly red.
Old Tao said: "Young Master, there is one thing you must avoid. Master's death was not caused by you. Even if there is no Young Master today, Huang Guangde will attack Master. In fact, Master wanted to tell you about this before, but I tried to dissuade you. It's been hidden until now."
The corner of Tao Mo's mouth moved slightly, and he lowered his head and said, "I know, you want me to remember the hatred."
"Yes." Lao Tao did not deny it. Hatred is the iron whip that promotes people's growth, and guilt is the iron nails that drive people to grow all the time. One pumping and stopping, but the nail is deeply planted in the brain, even if it is pulled out, there will be a hole that cannot be filled. "It's just that I told the young master today that I hope the young master can put down the hatred temporarily."
Tao Mo raised his head slowly.
Old Tao said: "Hatred is the same as infatuation. If you are full of these two emotions, you will be blinded and unable to see the truth. Now the young master can let go of hatred." Because even if Tao Mo has no hatred, he has found a way forward the road.
Tao Mo looked at him in disbelief, "You asked me to let Huang Guangde go?"
"It's not letting him go." Old Tao said, "Huang Guangde has committed a lot of crimes. Even if he is not counted against Master Tao, he will die. Why don't you let go of your personal grudges and bring him to justice as a citizen. "
brought to justice
Tao Mo remembered that he had said this to Gu She. At that time, Gu She asked how he would deal with Huang Guangde, but now Lao Tao was talking about how he would treat Huang Guangde. Although it is a different song, it actually works the same way.
"Master."
"Um?"
"Do you blame me?"
Tao Mo came back to his senses, and looked at Lao Tao in surprise.
Lao Tao was silent for a while and said: "Actually, if the young master is willing, I can kill Huang Guangde at any time."
Killed Huang Guangde? !
Tao Mo's heart skipped a beat.
If Tao Mo had heard these words before coming to Tanyang County, he would have nodded without hesitation, but now, his mood has changed. "Didn't you say you would bring him to justice?"
"Although it is so, if the young master nods, I will do it immediately." Old Tao paused, and said in a deep voice: "Back then, if I had rescued the master immediately, the master would not have died."
Tao Mo was silent for a long time, then said softly: "The matter has come to this point, why bother thinking about it?" Dreaming back at midnight, he never thought about what would have happened if he hadn't... at the beginning. But there is no medicine for regret in the world, only to be more careful in the way forward.
Old Tao said: "It's because I'm afraid of being approached by the Devil's Cult and dare not come forward, that's why..."
Tao Mo chuckled suddenly, "You are at fault, and I am even more at fault. Since that is the case, let's record these accounts on Huang Guangde." In terms of personal enmity, he and Huang Guangde have already had a deep hatred. Presumably Huang Guangde himself would not care about the extra money.
At this point, the knot between Lao Tao and Tao Mo disappeared.