Night Emperor

Chapter 41: A new officer takes office

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Hua Qingfeng, magistrate of Huxian County, sat at the top, Meng Qingwei, the county magistrate on the left, and Wang Ning, the chief secretary, on the right. The three of them looked at Ye Xiaotian standing in front of them peacefully, as if the Daoist of Sanqing was watching with satisfaction. Watching their common closed disciple.

Although people in this county, especially those tribes in this county, don't pay much attention to the county government, but it represents the imperial court after all, and it is usually there as a statue for worship. You can ignore it, and it won't To trouble you, but if you directly charge against the county government, then you are challenging the authority of the imperial court.

There are not many people who dare to do this, but not many. At least, no one got into unnecessary trouble for such a trivial matter, so after Ye Xiaotian fled into the county government, the pursuers left angrily.

Hearing that Ye Xiaotian was willing to impersonate Ai Dianshi, Meng Xiancheng and Wang Zhubo were not in a hurry to go to the Qi Mansion for a banquet, and immediately brought him back to the second hall, and invited Hua Qingfeng, the grandfather of the puppet county, to start working together to create "Ai Dianshi" plan of.

Li Yuncong came up holding an official robe, a waist knife and a waist badge. Hua Qingfeng waved his hand to Ye Xiaotian, and said: "A set of official uniform, a waist knife, and a waist badge. Put on what should be changed in a while, and put on what should be worn. From now on, your surname is Ai, and you are the name of this county." Ai Feng and Ai Dianshi who just took office."

Ye Xiaotian coughed and said, "Master, Xiaomin..."

Meng Xiancheng smiled and said: "You have to do a full set of acting. From now on, you must always treat yourself as Ai Dianshi, and forget about Ye Xiaotian. You have to call yourself an official."

Ye Xiaotian said helplessly: "Yes! Your Majesty the county, I'm an official... and there are two younger sisters, how should this identity be explained?"

Master Wang said: "Ai Dianshi was robbed by bandits on the way to his post. The guards and family members tried their best to protect Ai Dianshi and escaped. Aunts and sisters brought it to the county."

Ye Xiaotian glanced at Master Wang, and thought to himself: "This guy is three points faster than me in making up nonsense, and he doesn't even bat an eye when he writes a set of nonsense."

Meng Xiancheng clapped his hands and said: "Well said! I heard that Mrs. Xianzun is short of two servants. Send your two sisters to Madam. Don't worry, they won't be used as servants right now. .”

Ye Xiaotian secretly hated: "This is to keep hostages."

But under the eaves of others, Ye Xiaotian had no choice but to say again: "I have lived in this county for a few days, and many people have seen me. Once I take office, I will take on the responsibility of public security in this county, so I have to show my face , if someone among them recognizes the lower official, wouldn't they be in the gang?"

Meng County Prime Minister said: "You don't have to worry about this. Ai Dianshilu met Qiang Liang and his family members died, and he learned from the pain. Therefore, after entering the city, he did not report to the county government office, but made a private visit to investigate the people's situation and understand the county's situation. Everything is well planned. After that, I will report to the county lord."

Master Wang immediately interjected: "Tomorrow, the county's county government, inspection department, taxation department and other government offices will fully cooperate to create momentum for you, saying that after Ai Dianshi arrives in this county, he will vigorously rectify the county's law and order. Severely crack down on all kinds of crimes of black and white. Hehe, in this way, you are not afraid that those assassins will not know that you are still alive."

Hearing these words, these three adults are planning to turn Ye Xiaotian into a villain, the vanguard of Hu County's legal society.

The magistrate of Hua County was afraid that Ye Xiaotian would get scared and back off after hearing this, so he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the third class of yamen will naturally listen to you, and the inspector will ask them to cooperate more. Normally, there will be someone around you to protect you , there is no danger."

Meng Xiancheng smiled and thought: "The bigger the momentum, the better. In this way, when he 'died of illness' one day, no one would suspect him. Even if Ai Dianshi's family came, there are so many people who know about Ai Dianshi. People in the Ai family will not be suspicious of Dianshi's deeds, they will never draw a portrait for no reason, and ask all over the street whether Ai Dianshi in this county looks the same as the person in the painting."

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Coincidentally, as soon as Ye Xiaotian made his debut in Hu County as Ai Dianshi, a murder case occurred in the neighboring county that caused a sensation in Guizhou: there was a wealthy businessman in the neighboring county who started as a post-road merchant, and his family was thirty-seven. His mouth was killed, and the treasury at home was robbed. As soon as the news came out, Guizhou shook.

This wealthy businessman had a wide range of contacts, and he had a close relationship with the chief chieftains of several officials who lived in Guizhou. The chief envoy also issued the same order to several states and counties under Liuguan's jurisdiction.

Ye Xiaotian's first task after taking office is to take the policemen through the streets and alleys to find out all the news related to the case...

Hu County, a deep place in a house.

The shade is like a cover, and there is a brocade hall under the tree. In the depths of the hall, the light is dim.

Eight people were sitting on both sides of the long table, some were sipping tea, some were flicking their fingers boredly, and the other two were whispering, their voices were extremely low, as if they were afraid of disturbing others. Suddenly, a person who was not very tall but who gave off a very majestic feeling came out from behind the screen.

No matter what they were doing, the eight people noticed his arrival almost at the same time. They immediately stood up and bowed their hands to him. The man walked to the end of the bench, pressed his hands down, and sat down slowly. After he sat down, the eight people sat down respectively.

The person who was hiding at the end of the hall, after a long time, even his face was shrouded in darkness, only a pair of extremely sharp eyes, like a beast hiding in the dark, faintly glowing ferociously. He held two walnuts in his left hand, and the room was extremely quiet, except for the occasional sound of walnuts colliding.

The man smiled faintly, looked around and said, "They're all back, are your hands and feet clean?"

A person sitting at the top on the left said respectfully: "Don't worry, boss, we did a very clean job. After the matter is completed, we hid our things first, and immediately went to various places, hid outside for a few days, and detoured a few mansions." The county just came back, and no one can keep an eye on us."

The man at the top on the right said: "Boss, you are too cautious. Over the years, we have always been clean and innocent people in the official world. Even if the government has doubts, they can only suspect the same. It's Qi Mu, the great hero of the post road, how could he suspect us."

The boss glanced at him, and said lightly: "Well! Of course, I am relieved when you do things. Over the years, you have not made any mistakes, and I believe this time will not be the case. However, you should be cautious when you should be cautious. Be careful not to make a big mistake."

He paused, then laughed again: "Okay, let's divide things up!" He said this with a smile, and as soon as he said this, the originally extremely solemn atmosphere in the hall immediately relaxed. All eight people had smiles on their faces, and their sitting posture and breathing were much more relaxed.

The man on the left smiled and said: "Let's stick to the old rules. The boss gets 30%, and the brothers share the remaining 70% equally."

The man on the right said: "Second Brother, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to divide like this."

The man on the left frowned and said, "Third, what do you mean?"

The boss said calmly: "Let the third talk."

The third child said: "Boss, you take 30%, of course the brothers have no objection. However, the others share equally. That should change too.”

The boss smiled slightly, and said: "There is no law in the world that cannot be changed. The question is, how should it be changed, please tell me your reasoning."

The third child leaned forward and said: "Yes! Boss, we brothers just debuted more than 20 years ago, and the people and horses under us are all about the same power, there are some differences, and it doesn't matter if they are evenly divided. But the more than 20 years ago Over the years, some of the brothers have recruited more and more people, and some have made no progress, and even plan to close the mountain.

As a result, everyone's efforts are different, but now they have to be divided equally. Evenly distributed, the same amount of money, with some people, everyone under him can get a large amount, but with others, it is distributed at the bottom, but there is nothing left. "

The eldest brother's eyes flashed slightly, and he said: "Well, it makes sense. In recent years, all the brothers have been running around outside, and I, the eldest brother, just sit back and enjoy the success. I also know that in these years, your power has grown the fastest, and now you are more powerful than the second brother. It’s more than twice as strong, so let’s do it like this, I will only get 10% of the 30%, and the other 20% will be given to you.”

The third child straightened up suddenly, and said: "Boss, this...isn't right. We are all brought out by you, the boss. No matter what time it is, you are our big brother. How can the little brother get a share from the big brother?" …”

The boss raised his hand to stop him, and said with a smile: "Although there are fewer people under the old second-hand man, it is not easy for him to maintain such a large stall. Is it possible to divide it from him? Speaking of which, as the boss, I have not It’s kind of like closing the mountain, it’s all up to you to run inside and outside, and you deserve it.”

The third child hesitated and said, "This..."

The boss suddenly said: "That's it!"

The third child hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Then... the third child will thank the elder brother on behalf of the brothers."

The boss smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "One man, two brothers, why are you so polite!"

As the boss spoke, the hand on his shoulder slid down his neck, making a "click", like crushing a walnut. The third child opened his mouth, stared at him in horror, and gurgled in his throat, but couldn't say a word.

The boss stopped, and said lightly: "It's a good score now."

The third child stared straight at the eldest, leaned forward, and slammed his forehead heavily on the long case.