Su Xuntian twitched the corner of his mouth impatiently, and was about to choke his brother-in-law with a few words that were neither soft nor hard, when he turned his eyes, he suddenly saw Ye Xiaotian, and his expression immediately brightened.
Ye Xiaotian hastily gave him a wink, Su Xuntian stopped knowingly, turned to Hua Qingfeng and said, "Master County, it's not because of a lowly position that I offend you, but because there is a top priority, and the situation is urgent, so I broke into the banquet as a last resort. Forgive me, my lord."
In order to "strengthen the wall and clear the wilderness" against Ye Xiaotian, Hua Qingfeng "killed his relatives righteously", and transferred his brother-in-law Su Xuntian away, and was transferred from the strong squad to become a guard officer, responsible for the security and security of the city gate. For this reason, I had a big fight with him, and my anger was still there, and I couldn't help but feel a little weird when I spoke.
Hua Qingfeng didn't treat him well. It's really business-like, and it's not good to teach him as a brother-in-law in front of all the guests, so she had to hold her nose and swallow, and said with a straight face: "What's important for you, tell me quickly Come!"
Su Xuntian said slowly: "If you let me talk about this matter, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it for a while. Even if you can explain it clearly, if you ask a few more questions, my lord, I still won't be able to answer..."
Hua Qingfeng endured it more and more, but the veins on his forehead still tensed up, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Bastard! Are you teasing me? You can't explain clearly, what are you going to tell me?"
Su Xuntian saw that his brother-in-law was so angry that the veins on his forehead were bulging, he was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "My lord, don't be in a hurry. I can't explain the humble job clearly. There are people who can explain it clearly. It's a pity that your school is too difficult to get into. Yes, he was stopped outside."
Hua Qingfeng is hindering his wife's face, so he really can't do anything to Su Xuntian, if he continues to be so angry with him, it will inevitably make other officials laugh at him, Su Xuntian is willing to let it go, but he can't be unscrupulous, so he can only say: : "Come on, bring in those who are waiting outside the door!"
The servant who knocked over the table had just stood up, when he heard the master's order, he hurriedly agreed and ran out. After a while, he led a fifty-year-old man in short brown clothes and dark complexion to the hall.
The servant pointed out to the old man: "This is the old man of this county. If you have anything to do, report it quickly!"
The old man turned pale when he heard this. He has been farming in the valley all his life, and he has never even entered the county seat a few times. To him, the village is a very big official, the county magistrate? He actually still has a chance to see the magistrate in his life
The old man hurriedly knelt down in front of Hua Qingfeng with a bang, kowtowed and said, "Wang Xiaoer has met the county magistrate."
Few people are so respectful to Hua Qingfeng. Seeing the old man's head smacking honestly, Hua Qingfeng's face was pale, he smiled slightly, and said kindly: "Okay, okay, you are too old, don't salute Come on, get up and answer!"
The old man hastily said: "Yes, yes!" He stood up tremblingly, rubbing his palms against the skirt of his clothes so nervously that he didn't dare to look up at Hua Qingfeng. Hua Qingfeng smiled and said, "Do you have anything to report to me?"
The old man quickly shook his head and said: "The little old man has nothing to report to the elder."
Hua Qingfeng was furious, and immediately glared at Su Xuntian viciously, Su Xuntian said: "Old man, what did you tell me when you were at the gate of the city, you can just talk to the county lord as usual. "
The old man suddenly said: "Oh! That's right! The little old man was originally from Mayang, Chenzhou Prefecture, and he fled famine and came to Huling eighteen years ago..."
Hua Qingfeng frowned when he heard this, and said: "It goes without saying."
The old man was at a loss when he heard it, not knowing what to say, needless to say, where should he start.
Seeing that the old man was too dull, Su Xuntian had no choice but to stand up and say, "My lord, it's like this. After nightfall, the humble officials closed the gates of the city. Who would have thought that Wang Xiaoer rushed to the city with his whole family and went to the humble officials?" Beg to come into town.
The humble official told them to either seek relatives and friends, or spend the night in the city and wait until dawn before entering the city. It was just a moment of cheap talk, and he asked him why he wanted to enter the city so late, Wang Xiaoer told the humble official that there was a fight between Gaojiazhai and Lijiazhai, and he came here after fleeing! "
The old man hurriedly nodded and said: "Yes, yes, the people from the two villages fought hard!"
Su Xuntian went on to say: "Wang Xiaoer's home is on the edge of Lijiazhai. He has reclaimed five or six acres of land on the mountain and farmed for a living. Now there is no rain for a month, and the big river has become a small stream. The river has dried up, and the mountains are even more drought-stricken. Gaojiazhai and Lijiazhai have been fighting for water recently.
This morning, Li Bohao, the young master of the Li family village, went up the mountain to find the bad luck of the Gao family village. Angry, he entangled a large number of young and strong, and went to fight in Lijiazhai that afternoon. Wang Xiaoer was worried that he would be implicated, so he fled overnight. "
The old man nodded repeatedly, and said, "Yes, yes, that's what happened."
Su Xuntian glanced at Hua Qingfeng whose face changed suddenly, and said leisurely: "I feel humbled, adults should be more interested in this matter, so I brought him to see adults. If adults think this matter is not important , take him away immediately!"
"Wait!"
Hua Qingfeng yelled loudly, and hurried a few steps in the hall with his hands behind his back, stopped suddenly, and said to Ye Xiaotian and Zhao Wenyuan: "Ye Dianshi, Zhao Yicheng, there is a big event today, and this reception banquet can only end here."
Zhao Wenyuan hurriedly got up and said: "As a parent of a county, my lord should take official duties as the most important thing. The official is already too drunk, so I will leave."
Hua Qingfeng cupped his hands to him, and said in a loud voice: "Xu County Chancellor, Master Wang, Luo Xunjian, and Ye Dianshi stay behind, and other adults, please go back and rest earlier!"
At that moment, everyone left one after another, and after a while, only Hua Qingfeng, the four officials he left behind on purpose, Su Xuntian and Wang Xiaoer were left in the hall.
Wang Xiaoer stood there anxiously, Hua Qingfeng brought them to the main hall, asked the old man Wang about the situation of the fighting between Gao and Li villages, waved to Su Xuntian to take him out, and said solemnly: " What do you guys think about this?"
Master Wang frowned, and said: "At the beginning, Huling was fighting because of the Yi and Miao families, and each of them summoned friends from the nearby mountain tribes to help them fight. The situation gradually became uncontrollable, so the imperial court sent troops to quell the dispute, and the emperor was furious. Under the circumstances, the two chieftains were dismissed, and the officials who were trusted by the people were appointed as the tribal chiefs. Now the two tribes are fighting for water again. I am afraid that the situation will be out of control, and the crops of the people will be destroyed. There is no livelihood, once there is a riot..."
Hua Zhixian's complexion changed drastically, which was what he was most worried about. Just two villages fighting with weapons is not a big deal, but if these two villages call their friends and recruit all the tribes in the nearby mountains and even several nearby counties, it will lead to a great turmoil that shocked the court.
As an example, peasant riots are often caused by natural disasters that lead to lack of livelihood. Now it is a severe drought, and the autumn harvest is just around the corner, but there is no harvest in the fields. Once there are farmers because of the severe drought, they take advantage of the fierce fighting among nearby tribes to rise up. They have to be conquered in an instant. Even if they had time to escape, if any of these two things became a fact, it would be enough for the court to cut off his head. How dare Hua Qingfeng be careless
Thinking of this, Hua Qingfeng felt a little grateful to his brother-in-law: "The two villages have never taken the county government seriously. If there are problems, they will solve them by force, and they will never tell the official. If the matter is out of control I just found out, then the situation is gone! Although this boy Xuntian is angry with me, he still knows how close we are, and he knows how to think about me."
After listening to Master Wang's words, Hua Qingfeng's eyes lit up, and said: "Master Wang and Gao Li are very familiar with each other. How about asking Master Wang to go up the mountain early tomorrow morning to mediate the dispute between the two villages?"
Why did Wang Ning become the tumbler in the officialdom of Hu County? He has his own way of being an official, and if he can't handle things like this, he will fall into his hands. Since he is a bigger man, he will not take the initiative to embrace him, and immediately shook his head and said: "Next time Officials are only in charge of civil affairs, and the struggle between the two villages started from a natural disaster, and now it has developed into a fight with weapons. The lower officials are old, running around like this, their health can't bear it, and their responsibilities are also suspected of exceeding their authority, which is inappropriate, inappropriate."
Hua Qingfeng said in a tone of discussion and begging: "Master Wang, once this matter develops, the consequences will be unimaginable. Master Wang is the person who is most familiar with the chiefs of the two villages, and he is really the best candidate..."
"Cough! Cough... oh~~~cough!"
Before he finished speaking, Master Wang coughed and snored in his throat, as if he was about to die, he interrupted Hua Qingfeng's words in a daze.
Ye Xiaotian thought to himself: "Didn't Gao Ya and Li Bohao join hands with the tycoon to set up the 'Luo Li Gao Sanxing Chariot and Horse Company' to run post roads for transportation? Why did the two of them get into such an incompatible situation?"
Seeing that Master Wang refused to go, Ye Xiaotian took the initiative to ask Ying to say: "My lord, since Master Wang is unwell and is not suitable for climbing mountains and mountains, I would like to go..."
Before Ye Xiaotian finished speaking, Hua Qingfeng frowned, Xu Boyi suddenly stood up when he saw it, and said loudly: "I'll go!"
Ye Xiaotian looked at Xu Boyi, Xu Boyi looked upright, and said impassionedly: "The people of Hu County have already suffered from natural disasters, how can they be ravaged by man-made disasters again, since the two villages are fighting for water, and Xu Boyi is in charge of the county's judicial prison. It is time to come forward to mediate and resolve it!"
What Xu Boyi is currently doing to Ye Xiaotian is to "strengthen the wall and clear the country", leaving him with no one to use and nothing to do, until he is completely empty and becomes a dispensable puppet, then he can be at his mercy, how can it be Willing to give Ye Xiaotian a chance to do things.
Besides, he has just arrived in Huxian County, and his reputation in Huxian County was not good before. He urgently needs an opportunity to establish his own prestige and status. Although fighting with weapons in Shuangzhai is a trouble, there are also great opportunities in the risks. He still has great confidence in his abilities. Full of confidence, I believe that he can mediate the dispute between the two villages, so he is ahead of Ye Xiaotian and scrambles to deal with this matter.
As soon as Hua Qingfeng heard that he was willing to come forward, she happily made a decision and said, "Okay! Xu Xiancheng will be fully responsible for this matter!"