A high-footed building with blue rain eaves, with only five columns downstairs, the height of one and a half people. There was a person hanging upside down downstairs, wearing a small white dress, with disheveled hair and long hair hanging straight to the ground. It was the new county magistrate Xu Boyi who came to mediate.
Xu Boyi's face was flushed because he was hanged upside down, but his forehead was black and blue for some reason. Seeing someone approaching, he immediately yelled: "Let me down quickly! You lawless people, how dare you imprison the imperial court official, uh..."
The man kicked him impatiently and went upstairs. A big white goose that was looking for food among the straw bushes downstairs was attracted by his yelling, and came towards him wagging its fat buttocks, quacking.
Xu Boyi showed a look of horror on his face, and said, "Go away! Go away! Bah! Bah! Bah!"
Xu Boyi hung upside down with his hands tied behind his back, powerless to prevent the white goose from approaching. In desperation, he had no choice but to spit at the white goose. Obviously, this kind of weapon has no lethality. The white goose suddenly Spreading its wings, it quacked and made a run-up, suddenly jumped up and stretched out its long beak to peck vigorously, and it precisely pecked Xu Boyi's forehead.
The bruise on Xu Boyi's forehead was pecked out by this big white goose, and the slightest touch caused pain to the bone, how could he resist such a fierce peck from it, Xu Boyi was so painful that tears flowed out. Amidst the blurred tears, another person approached faintly.
The man didn't walk in front of him, but squatted down, tilted his head to look at him, Xu Boyi blinked, and that face gradually became clear. Ye Xiaotian squatted down, looked at him with his head tilted, and said in surprise: "Oh, it's really you, Xu Xiancheng! Sorry, sorry!"
Xu Boyi saw who was coming, and he couldn't help being pleasantly surprised: "It's you? Did the officers and soldiers go up the mountain? Haha, inspector Luo sent out the officers and soldiers, right? Quick! Let me down quickly, and arrest all the mobs who insulted me …”
A few strong men from the Li family village who were following Ye Xiaotian were standing with their arms folded. Hearing Xu Boyi's words, their faces became a little unkind. Ye Xiaotian sighed, and said: "Master Xu, is your head the same as my toes, used for walking?"
Xu Boyi was stunned, and asked in a daze: "What?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "There are more than 3,000 people in this village, and the patrolling soldiers are sent up the mountain? How do you think that?"
Xu Boyi said in awe: "There are no officers and soldiers going up the mountain? Then...then why did you appear here?"
Ye Xiaotian sighed and said: "It's not because you were arrested. You, Mr. Xu, are unprecedented in your role as a mediator." Ye Xiaotian shook his head and stood up, Xu Boyi shouted: "You first Put me down! Where are you going?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "It doesn't count if I say it here, Mr. Xu, please be at ease, and wait until I see Village Master Li."
Zhaizhu Li sat cross-legged on the upper floor, with his eldest son, second son and several elders sitting on the left and right. Seeing Ye Xiaotian enter the room, Zhaizhu Li waved his hands and said coldly: "Sit!"
Ye Xiaotian smiled, sat down at the guest seat near the door, and said to Village Master Li: "Villa Master Li, I have admired your name for a long time, and I will meet you today, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Zhaizhu Li looked at Ye Xiaotian curiously, he had already received the news that the Gaojiazhai had retreated just now, and it seemed to be the person who could persuade Gaojiazhai to retreat. He should not be underestimated.
Downstairs on high feet, Daheng Luo looked around on tiptoe, when someone tapped his shoulder suddenly, and a voice rang in his ear: "Don't look for it, I'm here!"
Luo Daheng turned his head and saw that it was Li Bohao, he couldn't help but said happily: "Oh, brother Bohao, I found you."
Li Bohao said impatiently: "Are you here for the car and horse business? Let me tell you, their Gaojiazhai is too bullying. We surnamed Li have had trouble with them this time. What about the car and horse business?" I don't care about it, you can figure it out yourself."
Daheng said: "I didn't come here for this matter, you come here." Luo Daheng pulled Li Bohao aside, lowered his voice, and said furtively: "Gaojiazhai has retreated, do you know?"
Li Bohao proudly said: "Of course I know! Our Li family village just didn't want to hurt more people's lives, so we didn't fight with them. It's wishful thinking for them to defeat our Li family village! I knew they would go back to the mountain in despair .”
Luo Daheng spat: "You know what! Why do you think they retreated? Because they have reached a secret agreement with the government."
Upon hearing this, Li Bohao's expression became tense, and he hurriedly asked, "What agreement did they reach with the government?"
Luo Daheng said: "Did you detain the magistrate of this county?"
Li Bohao said: "That's right! It's obvious that the people from Gaojiazhai cut off the river, and our Lijiazhai got into trouble with them, but that dog official blindly favors them, and even wants to arrest me for questioning. Such a dog official should be killed." Not too much."
Luo Daheng sneered and said: "Gao and Li are fighting for water. This is a matter where the public says the public is right and the mother-in-law says the woman is right. No matter how the government manages, it is impossible to have a bowl of water. But you detained Xu Xiancheng. It's all over, not only have you made enemies with the people in Gaojiazhai, but the government has also been offended by you."
Li Bohao sneered and said: "I'm afraid he won't succeed! We didn't kill Xu, the imperial court will mobilize people in my Li family village just to help him? Isn't the imperial court afraid that the countless tribes in the mountains will be jealous because of this?"
Luo Daheng sneered again and again, Li Bohao said angrily: "What are you laughing at?"
Luo Daheng said: "Do you think this is a trivial matter? The court orders you to arrest the officials if you want, and you put the court's face on the ground?"
Li Bohao said: "I have tens of thousands of tribes in the mountains of Guizhou, if they dare to touch me..."
Luo Daheng interrupted him and said, "What if they join forces with Gaojiazhai? At that time, Gaojiazhai will appease the tribes in the mountains, and then cooperate with the officers and soldiers. One will attack from the top of the mountain, and the other will attack from the bottom of the mountain. Your Lijiazhai will With no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside, can we cope with their double attack?"
Li Bohao's complexion changed, and Luo Daheng said again: "I heard about the government's plan from my elder brother. Brother Bohao, you and I are both classmates and colleagues. I don't want you to make big mistakes by being obsessed. Listen. After telling the news, he hurriedly followed, and told my eldest brother that he was willing to be a classmate of both of you and assist the government in mediating disputes. In fact, I am all for you, otherwise why would I work so hard to climb mountains and mountains. "
Li Bohao said hesitantly: "Since they want to collude with me to deal with my Lijiazhai, then why did your eldest brother come to see my father?"
Luo Daheng said: "Of course it's better not to use troops! My eldest brother is called the first courtesy and then the soldiers. If you don't know how to praise, then the magistrate Hua can only write to the court to request troops. Brother Bo Hao, the Gao family The village cut off the river, so that your Li family village has no water available, this is originally the fault of the Gao family village, but if you do this, it is unreasonable and unreasonable, so why bother?"
Li Bohao pondered for a long while with uncertain face, and asked: "Then tell me, what should I do?"
Luo Daheng said: "This river passes through Gaojiazhai first. They took advantage of the location. You fight with each other. Apart from beating people to death to vent your anger, can you really grab water? In my opinion, it's better to let Xu go. The county magistrate, push this problem to the government to solve.
You are also citizens of Ming Dynasty, the government can't just watch you die of thirst and starvation, right? If the government still can't come up with any good solution, then even if you acted a little too aggressively at that time, wouldn't you have a legitimate reason, and you should live on! "
Li Bohao pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's right! I'll tell my father about it right away!"
Li Bohao ran to the stairs in a hurry, and when he reached the stairs, he suddenly turned his head around, fisted Luo Daheng heavily, and said gratefully: "Good brother!"
Luo Daheng smiled, as if a heavenly official had blessed him, nodded to Li Bohao with his fat chin, and said in a very emotional voice: "Yes! Good brother!"
Upstairs on high feet, Ye Xiaotian was negotiating with Village Master Li in a neither humble nor overbearing manner. Regarding the water supply issue, in fact, Ye Xiaotian could not come up with a good solution acceptable to both parties for a while, so he avoided talking about it, and only talked about releasing Xu. As for the matter of the county magistrate, at least there will be no direct conflict between the two sides.
Although Ye Xiaotian's attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, in fact he was very careful with his words, he never said a word that would irritate Zhaizhu Li.
In fact, they didn't want to make enemies on both sides. They were so angry with Xu Boyi's attitude that they lost their minds. At this time, they couldn't help feeling a little regretful. .
At this moment, Li Bohao ran upstairs in a hurry, glanced at Ye Xiaotian vigilantly, walked around behind his father quickly, and whispered to him, Village Master Li couldn't help being startled when he heard his son's words, and secretly said: "No wonder the Gao family Zhai is willing to retreat. It turns out that the government has conspired with them. This group of dog officials! If I don’t let Xu Xiancheng go, I’m afraid I will be attacked on both sides. But if I let Xu Xiancheng go, the government is now flirting with Gaojiazhai , wouldn’t you favor them even more?”
Ye Xiaotian saw Village Master Li's expression, and knew that the tycoon had already passed on the message, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "As for the water source, you can rest assured, Village Master Li, whether it is Gao's Village or Li's Village, they are all members of my Daming people." , as the magistrate of Hu County, it is impossible for us to take sides.
Zhaizhu Li, you should release Xu Xiancheng immediately. Next, I would like to ask Li Jiazhai to send someone to go back to the city with me as your representative, and negotiate with the people sent by Gao Jiazhai to come up with a good solution acceptable to all parties. ah! I am acquainted with Ling Gongzi Bo Hao, why don't you let him go back with me. "
The eldest son of Village Master Li stared at Ye Xiaotian with distrust, and said coldly: "Are you trying to detain my fifth younger brother as a hostage with your sweet words?"
Ye Xiaotian said in a deep voice: "This official represents the upright court, not a bandit from the forest."
"Well..." Village Master Li stroked his beard and nodded slightly, then turned his inquiring eyes to the elders, and seeing that the elders also nodded their heads, Village Master Li said to Ye Xiaotian: "I promise you, but if you dare to lie I… "
Ye Xiaotian heaved a sigh of relief, and hastily continued: "I have a few false words, and the sky will be struck by lightning!"
At that time, people believed in ghosts and gods, and they also valued promises. Ye Xiaotian only said this sentence, and Li Zhaizhu didn't say any more.
Ye Xiaotian smiled and said: "In fact, Xu Xiancheng also had good intentions, but the method was wrong. Xu Xiancheng regretted this misunderstanding. Just now downstairs, Xu Xiancheng told me that after returning, he We need to build a high platform in front of the county government office, and go on a hunger strike to pray for rain, to show our sincerity! If it doesn’t rain, he will go on a hunger strike for a day, and let the young master go, just to be a witness for him!”