At the wine banquet, Lieutenant Xu had been worried, for fear that the general judge would ask about the Du family's violation of the alcohol ban. Unexpectedly, Su Shunqin didn't mention a word, as if there was no such thing. On the contrary, it was Shi County's order, because the investigation and prohibition of alcohol was under the control of the county lieutenant, not within his own responsibility, he didn't care about it, but just diligently advised him to drink.

The feast was served until sunset. Everyone dispersed, and Su Shunqin went to rest by himself, which made Xu County Lieutenant puzzled.

Seeing that it was almost evening, County Lieutenant Xu took two henchmen and came towards the cell. In the past few days, he has been taking people at Yingshui Ferry to check whether there are any tax evasions and tax evasions. Chen Jiejie cooperated with Wu Kejiu to arrest two people who violated the alcohol ban by private brewing, and Xu County Lieutenant heard a word. But he doesn't take this kind of trivial matter to heart, and no one in the little Linying County turns out his Wuzhi Mountain.

It wasn't until he got the news that the general judge personally went to the county to inquire about the case that County Lieutenant Xu panicked. According to the law, the Du family and the Han family have sold hundreds of catties of wine in the past few days, which is of course a felony. But what is the law in the things of the world? As long as the case is not reported, it will be up to the county lieutenant Xu to do whatever he wants. Now that the sentence has been passed to the county, even the county lieutenant Xu himself has to be dealt with by Su Shunqin.

When he arrived at the cell, Xu Xianwei asked the public on duty to take him and went straight to the cell where Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian were being held.

After entering the cell, Lieutenant Xu looked at the two people sitting by the wall, looked at him coldly, and said, "You have no beard on your face, you are younger, you think you are a petty official of the Du Ju family?" This one is from the Han family's foot shop? ”

Han Lian recognized the county lieutenant Xu, and got up and saluted: "Back to the county lieutenant, it is the younger two." ”

Xu County's face was like frost, so he asked the public to move two stools, and said to the two: "I have something to ask, you sit down and talk." ”

Du Zhongxiao was also not polite, and pulled Han Lian to sit on the stool.

After being silent for a while, County Lieutenant Xu asked, "You tell me the truth, did you make wine privately?" ”

Du Zhongxiao arched his hand and said with a straight face: "County lieutenant, we have always made this matter clear, and there is absolutely no private brewing." Daddy Han and I are both law-abiding and good citizens, knowing that there is a ban on alcohol in the imperial court, how dare we go to private wine? ”

"Then why did Wu Xiaoyuan sue you for brewing wine privately and arrested you with Chen Jiejie?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Wu Xiaoyuan took a fancy to Yueniang, the daughter of the Han family, and wanted to force the women of the good family to enter his house as concubines, so he made up such a lie. Chen Jiejie didn't notice it for a while, and he fell for the Wu family's tricks, so who has a way? ”

County Lieutenant Xu shook his head and nodded again. Chen Jiejie has been deliberately promoted by him in the past few years, and he likes it very much, and he has a bit of a sense of protection in his heart. Moreover, among the officials in the county, he usually has the most benefits from receiving the Wu family, so he has to find a way for the Wu family. It's just that now that the sentence has been passed to the county, it is difficult for him to protect himself, but this matter is a little difficult to handle.

After thinking for a long time, the county lieutenant Xu said to Du Zhongxiao: "Little official, there is some misunderstanding in this matter, I am at Yingshui Ferry these days, I don't know the affairs of the county, and my subordinates have done things badly, which has made you suffer a lot of grievances." As the saying goes, it is better to settle than to settle the dispute. are all in a county, look up and don't look down, and you have to be forgiving and forgiving. Still look at it, let the people of the Wu family and Chen Jiejie go to your house to make some compensation, it is better to expose this matter. When asked by the state, he only said that this incident occurred due to a momentary misunderstanding, and there was no need to make trouble in the official face. ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at County Lieutenant Xu, and suddenly smiled: "County Lieutenant, it's not that I don't know what to do, it's just that now the two of us are in prison, and I have a rod wound on my body, how can this matter be covered up?" Tomorrow, the judge will inevitably interrogate us, except to tell the truth, it is really difficult to do. ”

County Lieutenant Xu sighed, his brows furrowed, and he secretly hated Chen Jiejie in his heart for doing things badly. Obviously, he was arrested and lynched, but it was known all over the county, and the Du family and the Han family were arrested for making wine privately, and they committed the alcohol ban, and now it is difficult to ride a tiger. It was judged that Su Shunqin had already arrived in the county seat, and the matter was urgent, and it was too late to calm things down by himself. Fortunately, I was not in the county seat these days, and when I asked about it, I pushed it all away.

After thinking for a long time, Xu County Lieutenant said: "Little officials, no matter what, with the villagers in the county, things should not be big. You suffered some grievances in the first two days, and let the Wu family compensate for it in the future. When the officials in the state asked tomorrow, they said that everything was a misunderstanding and it was over. ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at County Lieutenant Xu, without any expression on his face, and said after a while: "County Lieutenant, you are an official for many years, and now in this field, do you still think that it can be said that everything is a misunderstanding?" The wounds on my body are not fake! ”

"It is inevitable that the county will interrogate the suspects and use some torture rods."

"If the county lieutenant is interrogated here, don't say that he will be beaten to death with dozens of small rods, then there is nothing to say. But the county lieutenant has not been in the county for the past few days, and it was a junior member of the Wu family who was executed, and he was not an official person. Let civilians be lynched in the place of the official's house, and the county officials are afraid that they will be implicated. County lieutenant, I don't know if I'm talking about it or not? ”

Boss Xu was impatient. That's what he's worried about right now. Everything else is easy to explain, but this is the only one case, the county arrested someone, but let a civilian interrogate him, and he was executed in front of the public, so he couldn't fool him. As long as Su Shunqin catches this point, it is evidence that the county's political affairs are not repaired and the rule of law is chaotic. The general judge has the power to monitor state officials, and the case is secondary.

After thinking for a long time, Lieutenant Xu said: "Anyway, things are already like this, and I ask the junior officials to take care of everything." As long as there is nothing to do this time, there will definitely be more compensation for your family in the future. Although the Wu family is domineering in the county, it has its own county government to call the shots, so it will naturally be polite to you in the future. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "County lieutenant, what can I do as a small citizen?" If the official asks, naturally there is one thing to say, and there are two to say two, do you dare to hide from the people in the official face? The county lieutenant's orders naturally did not dare to disobey. ”

County Lieutenant Xu nodded, and asked some more details about the two of them after they were taken into custody. The prison is under the control of the county lieutenant, and what happens here, the county lieutenant Xu can't get out of it, which is also what he is most concerned about. Although Su Shunqin didn't ask anything today, County Lieutenant Xu always felt unsteady and felt that something big was going to happen. Among the several officials in the county, I am afraid that only Shi Xianling is a gangster, and he doesn't know that a catastrophe is coming, and he is still there to curry favor with Su Shunqin.

After thinking about it, County Lieutenant Xu sighed secretly in his heart, casually gave a few more orders, and turned around and walked out of the cell. He was not in the county seat these days, and he just happened to hide, which is a good thing. However, it is the duty of the county lieutenant to investigate the illegal brewing, and the people involved are all his subordinates, so it is inevitable that he will be implicated in the investigation. However, among the officials in the county, he has the most benefits from receiving the Wu family, and he usually has the closest relationship with the Wu family, but he is afraid of turning over old accounts.

When he got out of the cell, he saw Su Shunqin's bodyguard Deng Jiejie walking around outside.

Seeing the county lieutenant Xu come out, the section level stepped forward and said: "It's getting late, and the county lieutenant is still here to investigate the case, it's really hard." ”

Lieutenant Xu chuckled in his heart. Deng Jiejie is here, and eight or nine times out of ten he was sent by Su Tong to watch the cell. What is the intention, Xu County Lieutenant can also think of it with his toes. At this juncture, the more concerned about this case, the more diligent he walks here, and the more suspicious he is, Su Tong is afraid that he will have to make a note of it. Lieutenant Xu confirmed in his heart that Su Tong's visit this time was not only to investigate the case, but also to attack Lin Ying's officials.

Reluctantly squeezed out a smile, County Lieutenant Xu returned the salute: "It's the road at the festival level, don't you rest, how can you walk around here?" ”

Deng Jiejie sighed: "Where am I idle, it is the general judgment order, who comes to see the two prisoners who have violated the alcohol ban today, must write it down." ”

Lieutenant Xu calmed down and asked, "I don't know what the sentence means?" ”

Deng Jiejie said: "Because the Du Ju people in your county, as they said in the state, they did not brew wine privately at home, and they were wronged by powerful people." Du Juren Benzhou explained, Sven is in the same vein, and the general judgment is naturally maintained. If what is said is true, then who is involved in this matter, and which officials and powerful people are in cahoots, the general sentence will be poor. Be careful! ”

County Lieutenant Xu coughed: "Thank you for telling me." In the past few days, I have been checking the merchants at Yingshui Ferry, but I am not in the city. I really don't know about the affairs of Du Juren's family. If I were in the county, I would definitely not be so sloppy, and I would go to the people of the family without a confirmation. ”

Deng Jieqi said with a smile: "This is the best." Like Du Juren, his family is poor, and when he rushes to take the exam in the capital, he will go bankrupt and his family will be really merciful. Now that the imperial court is the time to persuade students, the local government does not pay attention to scholars, and allows powerful people to bully, which is against the imperial court. Lieutenant Xu, I advise you, if it has nothing to do with this matter, don't come here privately, it's better to listen to the instructions of the judge. ”

When County Lieutenant Xu heard this, he hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Thank you for telling each other at the festival level, I am grateful." The section level is high, and it will be reported later. ”

Deng Jiejie's words were clear and clear, and the purpose of Su Shunqin's coming was very clear, that is, to cure the local people who did not pay attention to scholars. Don't think that the name of Xianggong Jinshi is useless, there is a name in the state. It is very difficult for ordinary people to go to the state to complain, but it is very easy for them, and officials such as the governor of the state can easily meet them. Du Xun went to Xuzhou this time, and he had a good impression of Zhizhou Mei Xun and Su Shunqin.

Bidding farewell to Deng Jie, Captain Xu broke out in a cold sweat. When he came to the cell, he hadn't taken the matter too seriously, and he wanted to cover up the past if he could, as before, but now it seems that he has thought simply. Think about it, if it is just to investigate the case of alcohol ban, why do you need to come to the county through the sentence, it is enough to send a random bureaucracy. Su Shunqin came to several officials of Lin Ying.

It was precisely because County Lieutenant Xu was not in the city in the past few days that Deng Jiejie was kind enough to tell him about it. His luck is that he has stayed out of the way, don't know how to step in again. A county lieutenant, Su Shunqin played a chapter together, and he didn't know where he would be assigned.