The rain was rapid at first and then slowed down, pattering down all night before resting. In the morning, the clouds collected and the rain stopped, and the gorgeous sunshine hung two beautiful rainbows on the mountainside. The two rainbows intersected, like a colorful arch bridge.
Ye Xiaotian tidied up, went to the snack bar in Qianjie to make a casual bite, and then went to see Luo inspector with Su Xuntian and Li Yuncong with the order of Huazhi County. Ye Xiaotian didn't go directly to the inspection department, but bought a few packs of snacks on the way, and went to the residence of Luo Xiaoye's mother, Aunt Ye.
Ye Xiaotian had never been to Aunt Ye’s house when she was cornered by Meng Xiancheng and others because she refused to impersonate Ai Dianshi, because Ye Xiaoniang’s son Luo Xiaoye was also one of the officials who agreed to let him impersonate Ai Dianshi in the second hall of the county government. one.
Although Ye Xiaotian has helped Aunt Ye, it is not enough for Luo Xunjian to fight against the bureaucratic group in Hu County for him. In this way, uncovering this relationship in advance will not produce any value.
Now that he has agreed to pretend to be Ai Feng, there is no conflict of interest with Luo Xunjian. To a certain extent, inspector Luo has to actively cooperate with him to ensure his own interests. In this case, it is the most appropriate time to break up this relationship. Ye Xiaotian hopes to maintain a good relationship with inspector Luo and escape Hu County for him. Create the best conditions.
In a sense, the counterfeit Ye Xiaotian is not really a puppet at the mercy of others, and he is better than Hua Zhixian in this regard.
For Hua Qingfeng, Meng Xiancheng and Wang Zhubo have always maintained absolute vigilance and did not allow him to get involved in anything, because once he, the Zhengyin official, breaks through the surrounding resistance and directly touches the bottom, he will soon be able to establish his position. Then he fought for power with Meng Xiancheng and Wang Zhubo.
And Ye Xiaotian's fake history does not have this threat, so they can rest assured to delegate the power of commanding the police and Minzhuang in Hu County to Ye Xiaotian. Meng Xiancheng and others need to conceal his true identity, so in the eyes of those subordinate officials and Huxian people, he is the real canon history. In this case, he could certainly wield considerable power, which created even more favorable conditions for his escape.
Yes, since the day Ye Xiaotian agreed to pretend to be a classic history, he has been planning to give in temporarily and wait for an opportunity to escape. Apart from that vague sense of crisis, it is also because he has no greater ambition.
When Qin Shihuang toured the world, watching his honor and prestige, Xiang Yu, an aristocrat of the Chu State, said: "He can be replaced." Liu Bang, the head of the small pavilion, could only sigh: "A man should be like this." The starting point of status and status is different. The imagination that can be made by the road is different.
For Ye Xiaotian, who knew it was impossible to impersonate Ai Dianshi to the end, and staying in Hu County would be a big trouble sooner or later, he was able to escape smoothly, conquer Shui Wu's heart, conquer Shui Wu's parents' mouths, and bring Meijiao Niang back home smoothly. Beijing is the greatest ideal and ambition of Ye Xiaotian, who is at the bottom of the society.
Therefore, today's visit to inspector Luo is of course related to his current errand, and he also wants to take this opportunity to make friends with inspector Luo. The inspection department is specially set up on the main roads of Guanjin to inspect pedestrians, crack down on smuggling, and arrest thieves. Get in touch with Luo Xiaoye more, even if Luo Xiaoye won't help him escape, it would be good to learn more about the inspection department's card deployment from Luo Xiaoye.
Aunt Ye was very pleasantly surprised to see Ye Xiaotian's visit, but the last time Ye Xiaotian appeared was a passerby on his way to Tongren, but this time he turned into a classic history of the county, it was very troublesome to explain, Ye Xiaotian simply used the well-known "micro-service The reason for the "private visit" was taken as my own explanation.
When Mrs. Ye heard that Ye Xiaotian was the county's canonist, and her son was a colleague, she was even more happy. She hurriedly asked a neighbor's elder and a half to go to the inspection department, called her son back, and entertained the guests with food and wine.
Luo Xiaoye went home and saw that it was "Ai Dianshi" who came, so she couldn't help being a little surprised. When her mother explained that Ye Xiaotian was the one who escorted her home during the melee that day, Luo Xiaoye's attitude towards Ye Xiaotian was unavoidably affectionate.
However, at the banquet, Luo Xiaoye still frowned when Ye Xiaotian explained the purpose of his visit. After pondering for a while, he said, "Ai Dianshi, you are new here, so you don't know the local situation. We should not get involved in the affairs between the tribes." Many are good, especially the nephews of the chieftains, whose identities are more sensitive.
Let me tell you the truth, although they are all people under my Ming Dynasty, they don't pay taxes or do corvee. Even in terms of law, they have their own set of rules. The chieftain's crime can be atoned according to the "local custom", that is, if he kills a person, he can pay a sum of money.
When disputes arise between them, it is also their custom to settle them by force for thousands of years. If one party is killed, his family will seek revenge in the future, and the court never needs to intervene. It's unreasonable for the inspection department to send troops. If one is not careful, it will cause him a lot of trouble. "
Although Ye Xiaotian has already begun to try to understand the difference between this place and the Central Plains, but hearing these things, Ye Xiaotian, who was born at the feet of the Son of Heaven, still finds it a little unbelievable.
He thought for a while, and said: "What Brother Luo said is also reasonable, but the problem now is that their dispute started because of Gu Jiaoyu's lecture, and the nephews of these tribal leaders are also county student members. If they fight here, if something goes wrong, will their family and tribe take the opportunity to make things difficult for the court and make some unreasonable demands? If so, things will become serious."
"hehe… "
Luo Xiaoye smiled faintly, and said: "You, it must be the idea of Meng Xiancheng and Wang Zhubu who asked you to come to me, right? Don't think about it, since the consequences of this matter are so serious, why do they still want to come to me?" Staying out of the matter, but instructing you to come to me?"
Ye Xiaotian said slowly: "They instructed me to come to you. Of course, they have their wishful thinking. If we can successfully prevent the students from fighting, they, as the immediate superiors, will naturally have a lot of credit. If we fail to mediate and cause a big If there is trouble, they can shirk their responsibility."
Luo Xiaoye glanced at Ye Xiaotian in surprise, he thought Ye Xiaotian didn't understand the reason behind this. Luo Xiaoye said: "Since this is the case, why are you so enthusiastic about this matter? Why do you drag me into the water? Just ignore it and let nature take its course, isn't it good?"
If Ye Xiaotian was the real Ai Dianshi, Luo Xiaoye would not have said that, but Ye Xiaotian was an imposter, so ignoring it would not be considered negligence, so Ye Xiaotian came to him knowing that he was being used. Even with personal friendship, Luo Xiaoye is a little bit unpredictable.
Ye Xiaotian's voice was very slow, but his expression was very serious: "Brother Luo, I don't want to pay attention to the messy reasons behind it. To be honest, I've been messing around all along. Did the robbers from the murder case in the neighboring county come to my county? Shut me up." Things! Is Shi Yuanwai a love murder or a vendetta murder? Who is the murderer? It’s best to catch him.
From an official point of view, you know best what is going on with me as an official. From a personal point of view, I have no relationship with them or any reason, and I am too lazy to put all my energy into helping them catch the murderer.
But this decisive battle on Huang Daxian Ridge is different! It hasn't happened yet. For things that have happened, I can ignore them. If I ignore things that haven’t happened and just sit back and watch them happen, then I’m an accomplice. That’s a bit unjustifiable, and who can I justify? "
Ye Xiaotian patted his chest lightly: "Here!"
Luo Xiaoye looked at him with strange eyes, as if she just knew him.
Ye Xiaotian smiled, and said: "I think, even if I am a monk for a day, I have to hit the clock a few times, right? I don't care what those bastards planned, they have selfish intentions, but I can see that, They really don't want the nephews of those tribal leaders to have trouble in Hu County. Then they pointed me to you Brother Luo, because you must be more capable than them in this matter. So, here I am! "
Luo Xiaoye didn't speak, he was silent for a long time, picked up the jug, lightly filled a cup for himself, picked up the cup and drank it down, then picked up a pig's ear with chopsticks, and crunched it. For a moment, the room was silent, and Li Yuncong and Su Xuntian, who were drinking at the same table, also looked at Ye Xiaotian with some strange eyes. This official who is not an official has brought a lot of trouble to these muddle-headed real officials today. Small heart shock.
After a while, Aunt Ye, who was sitting cross-legged on the head, drinking a little wine and listening to their conversation with a smile, said, "Xiao Ye, mother is a woman, what are you brothers talking about, mother doesn't understand Mother doesn't understand the twists and turns of the official road, so mother just listened, it seems that the young masters of the chieftain's family are arguing and fighting, right
Speaking of which, the officials here are afraid of them, and even the imperial court is unwilling to provoke them easily, but our Luo family really doesn't fear them very much. Although according to the ancestral precepts, our troops have never intermarried with local tribesmen, in order to ensure that the imperial court's swordsmen and soldiers will always be in the hands of us Han people, so that we can wholeheartedly defend the imperial court and defend the land, but we live here after all. After so many years, don't always treat yourself as an outsider.
We settled here during Taizu’s reign. We are indeed from Nanjing, and we will never forget this. We have to remember where our ancestors came from. But don't forget that we are also people from Huling, and we have all taken root here for several generations.
We, the descendants of the garrison troops, will survive here for generations. You are the leader of these garrison troops. If you stay out of everything, those chieftains will take us to heart? Then the descendants of our Luo family must not be bullied
How do people call you? The chieftains of the mountain tribes are called chieftains, but you are called native officials. Why do you have the word native? Just because you are a native here, a hereditary official! You are honest, child, but if you are too honest, you will inevitably be deceived. It's not that mother doesn't know anything about your inspection department, but she never asked you..."
Luo Xiaoye's body trembled suddenly, and she lost her voice: "Mother..."
Aunt Ye interrupted him: "You are the boss, you are still the leader of the army, your mother is a woman, and she can't help you, if you insist on standing up for you, isn't it a joke? Let's not talk about this, you can do it yourself, if you have been unpromising, then marry me a daughter-in-law as soon as possible, and give my wife a grandson with a seed."
Luo Xiaoye's face was red, and Aunt Ye picked up a glass of strong wine, sipped it, and said in a serious tone: "You will never get ahead in everything, and there will come a day when no one expects you to get ahead. Here's your chance. This time, help your brother and yourself, right?"
Luo Xiaoye lowered his head and meditated for a long time, poured a glass of wine, suddenly raised his head, and said to Ye Xiaotian with red eyes: "Tomorrow, we will see you on Huang Da Xian Ridge!"