Because of Ye Xiaotian's injury, the two imperial envoys were forced to postpone their trip back to Beijing. The farewell banquet that night was naturally cancelled, and the next morning, they rushed to Ye Mansion to visit Ye Xiaotian.
In fact, anyone who knew a little about the quarrel between Ye Xiaotian and Li Guojiu, and also knew that Xu Boyi was under the care of Li Guojiu, would probably guess that this assassination incident may be related to the Guojiu. But suspicion is suspicion, and if there is no evidence, there is no evidence, and the identity of Uncle Guo makes others dare not make irresponsible remarks, let alone investigate him.
This is very different from Jinling. The Central Plains world is dominated by scholar-bureaucrats. They despise all other power groups except civil servants. Once they get the chance, they will chase after them. It is also the privilege of scholars like them.
But Guizhou has another power structure, and it has been like this for thousands of years, and it is very stable. This is the head of the chieftain, which is actually a kind of hereditary family politics. In the eyes of people influenced by this environment, the uncle of the country belongs to the emperor's family, and provoking the uncle of the country is provoking the emperor, which of course makes them deeply taboo. But also because of this, Hu County officials admired Ye Xiaotian even more, because Ye Xiaotian did what they dared not do.
Li Xuancheng also understood that the atmosphere here is different from that of Jinling, so he was confident, and faced the suspicious eyes as if nothing had happened. As the real culprit, he went to visit the Ye Mansion calmly, without any feeling of anxiety. Who would dare to do anything to him
It is true that there are not many who dare to do anything to him, but it does not mean that there are none. Ye Xiaotian, a low-ranking miscellaneous official, is a special case who dares to provoke him, and Ye Xiaotian's woman is a special case among the special cases, and the methods used are absolutely unimaginable.
"Several officers and gentlemen, please come to the hall to have tea. I have prepared some dried fruits and candied fruit, please taste it." Ruo Xiao politely greeted the two imperial envoys and the coachman Say hello. The carriages and horses had already parked in Ye Mansion, so of course there was no need to watch.
It’s just that the status of these servants is low, and when they usually go to other places, the owner will not entertain them, but it’s not the case in this small place, the seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister, the servants of the uncle and the servant In the eyes of the people in this remote mountainous area, he is also a great nobleman, so of course he should be respected.
The entourages of the two imperial envoys were very happy in their hearts. They lazily agreed, stretched their bodies, and followed Ruo Xiaosheng into the side hall of the front yard to have tea in a big way. superiority of man.
As soon as they left, a petite and slim figure got into Li Xuancheng's sedan chair, and in just a split second, the girl came out of the sedan chair, stood still beside the sedan chair, looked at the direction of the living room with a sneer smile, turned around and raised her head and go. In just a short while, Duo Ni had arranged the Gu poison.
Lin Shilang felt a little guilty for not being able to help Ye Xiaotian track down the real culprit seriously, so in front of Uncle Li Guo, he bluntly praised Ye Xiaotian and promised to let him sit firmly in the county magistrate's seat. Become regular.
Although Emperor Wanli attached great importance to the change of customs and surname, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the matter, he also generously decided to confer the titles of the two village chiefs, Gao and Li, as officers, hereditary and irreplaceable, but it does not mean that Emperor Wanli also respected the officials. Will give rewards indiscriminately.
Guizhou was originally dominated by the leaders of these ethnic minorities. If you don’t give him the right to be hereditary, maybe there will be a new family to replace him in the future, but this kind of replacement is carried out within the same tribe, and he has the power to kill and kill the people in the village. It is always the people in the cottage.
Whether the imperial court confers or not, only has an effect on the entrusted family. Through the external force of the imperial court, fixing an internal ruler does not mean that you do not confirm who is the ruler, you can directly intervene, since it is important to the imperial court The end result is the same, so why not take advantage of that leverage.
But for officials who can be controlled by the imperial court, it is very unusual to be promoted to four ranks in a row, unless it is the era of conquering the world, the era of war, or the emperor Wu Zongzhengde who treats the rules like shit. Break this kind of rule casually, otherwise Ye Xiaotian may not be able to guarantee that Ye Xiaotian will be in place in one step.
Ye Xiaotian's background is too low, and he is not a well-known scholar in the world, and he was originally a class other than a high-ranking official. It would be a great reward to transfer him from a miscellaneous official to a high-ranking official. Hom, jumping over it is equivalent to a fish jumping over a dragon's gate.
But... for special matters, Lin Shilang dared to make this guarantee because Guizhou has special characteristics. If it was in the Central Plains, it would be impossible. Ye Xiaotian chose to return to Guizhou to be an official, which is indeed a shortcut for rapid promotion.
Ye Xiaotian shed a little blood in exchange for this promise, and he was also happy in his heart. Listening to Lin Shilang's words, Ye Xiaotian even had a sudden thought: If you can advance to four levels in a row by being stabbed, what will happen if you get stabbed again? Is it possible to marry Yinger right away
Of course, this kind of good thing can only be thought about. Even in Guizhou, where it is easier to break the rules, this kind of opportunity is rare.
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The night was dark, and Xu Boyi lay prone in the thatched tent, unable to fall asleep for a long time.
He has been brought back to the habitat of bandits. These bandits are the bandits who robbed a large amount of military supplies. No one thought that they were lurking so close to Hu County. But this area has deep forests and dense grass, and there are few woodcutters and hunters, so it has not been discovered so far.
Xu Boyi has completely collapsed, he has suffered under Ye Xiaotian more than once, but he has never been as miserable as he is now. At the beginning, he was beaten up by Ye Xiaotian, and he changed from a Confucian scholar of the county school who everyone admired and had a noble status to a "Chen Shimei" who has no morals, hates the poor and loves the rich, and only his honor was damaged.
When he became the county magistrate, ranking above Ye Xiaotian, but was designed by Ye Xiaotian to go on a hunger strike on the high platform, holding his nose and being played like a monkey, what hurt was his face.
But this time he wanted to design Ye Xiaotian, but in the end, Ye Xiaotian rebelled against the army, lost his official position, and became a prisoner, which was the most complete blow to him. Now, he not only lost his official body, but also his innocence. If... a man is innocent.
After Qi Mu's death, his old department went their separate ways. Some of them who had committed many murders were worried that the government would settle their old scores, so they simply became bandits. Now they are also merged with these bandits in other areas. Make a fortune on the post road.
Although Qi Mu is an arrogant and powerful bully, he is still very good at winning over his subordinates, so these people are still inextricably linked with the Qi Mansion. Xu Boyi took advantage of this and revealed to them the news of a large number of military supplies crossing the border through Mrs. Qi Qi, which prompted them to take action.
If he hadn't tipped off the news, the bandits would have known the details of this batch of military supplies crossing the border, and they would have dared to take the idea of the army escorting the supplies easily. However, who would have thought that it was he who attracted these bandits and brought him into an absolute shameful situation for a man, this is really a cocoon.
Out of caution at the beginning, Xu Boyi had always been in touch with these bandits through Mrs. Qi Qi. These bandits didn't know his existence, and he didn't know who these bandits were, otherwise... the situation at this moment might be better Bar.
A person suddenly flashed into the tent, Xu Boyi turned his head like a frightened rabbit, and through the bonfire in the tent, he saw the appearance of that person clearly, that person was a higher status than the little leader Changfeng The bandit leader, Changfeng called him Mu En.
Seeing Mu En's obscene smile, Xu Boyi immediately understood something. These bandits robbed houses and ran around, and what they lack most is women. Therefore, there are often some new recruits or prisoners. As long as they are younger and more handsome, they will become Their fire escape tool, and at this moment, he is undoubtedly playing this role.
Xu Boyi clenched his teeth and closed his eyes in shame. He never thought that he would have a woman lying on the ground, making love to a man, but now he can only bear it silently. When all the persistence was taken away by Ye Xiaotian, he became a walking corpse, and the only thing left was the desire for life and the fear of death.
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In the palace of the imperial envoy, Li Xuancheng was sitting in the bathtub, his whole body was flushed red, like a shrimp just out of the pot.
He has taken a shower for the third time, the water is very hot, and his skin is flushed, but it still makes him feel that he has not washed cleanly, but he has checked carefully, and there is no dirty place on his body, which makes him feel uncomfortable. He was puzzled.
Li Xuancheng didn't know what was going on, when he came back from the Ye Mansion, as soon as he got into the sedan chair, he felt a sticky and slippery feeling under his buttocks, which made people feel tired from the bottom of his heart. , Hastily ordered people to boil hot water, undressed and checked, but there was nothing abnormal.
But that strange feeling has not disappeared yet, Li Xuancheng can only bathe with hot water over and over again, until now, that disgusting and extremely uncomfortable feeling finally disappeared. Li Xuancheng heaved a sigh of relief, changed into a soft robe, went back to the bedroom and lay down on the couch, recalling how he saw Ye Xiaotian today, he felt both excited and regretful.
He originally thought that Xu Boyi could send Ye Xiaotian to die, but who would have thought that this kid was so lucky that he escaped unharmed. However, everyone said that Ye Xiaotian's injury was very serious. When he saw Ye Xiaotian, Ye Xiaotian's face was pale and his breath was dying. It seemed that he was indeed seriously injured, which eased the hatred in his heart a little.
Tomorrow, he will leave here and return to Beijing. It is impossible for him to have another chance to strike, and it is really not easy for an imperial court official to strike. Such an opportunity is no longer possible, which is really regrettable. especially…
Xia Yingying's beautiful and charming face appeared before Li Xuancheng's eyes again, but unfortunately, after going to Ye Mansion today, he still didn't see her. Li Xuancheng was extremely unwilling to think that such a pure and beautiful beauty, who was as beautiful as a fairy, was matched with such a filthy vulgar man as Ye Xiaotian.
But what can he do, this time, in this life, there will be no chance to see each other again... Li Xuancheng thought sadly, the excitement of seeing Ye Xiaotian was seriously injured was gone, and what remained in his heart was only Endless loss.