After Bozhou, Xia Zhu put down the letter in his hand and said in a low voice: "This Chang Wei is so unreliable, he went down to do some small things and caused a lot of trouble." Things have not been going well for me lately, and even my subordinates don't know how to understand. ”

An old servant next to him whispered: "Enxiang, I heard that Chang Wei fought in Yongcheng County?" ”

Xia Zhu sighed: "He is a slave, he tied up the yamen officials, and was arrested by the magistrate, so he will be beaten." If it weren't for Na Zhixian looking at my face, he would have beaten Chang Wei to death with a mess. ”

The old man listened and said hurriedly: "Enxiang, Chang Wei is our own person!" There is a saying among the people, the seven-rank official in front of the prime minister, how can that magistrate dare to arrest people casually, and dare to torture! If this is going to be spread, won't people underestimate Enxiang! ”

Xia Zhu sighed: "At this time and that time, how many officials in the court are against me now, and what are the prime ministers talking about." The court has its own laws, and Chang Wei is just a slave, how dare he ignore the laws of the court and act as a blessing below-"

"Eun Xiang, if this matter is settled, which of us will dare to do things for Eun Xiang in the future! Beating the dog especially looks at the owner's face, the magistrate knows that it is a person from Enxiang's family, and he dares to torture and throw people in prison, which is worth it! ”

Looking at the old servant's indignant appearance, Xia Zhu said: "I am also to blame for this matter, I forgot to give Chang Wei a pair of paper." Just because he said, who knows that he is really a member of my family, and that I sent him out to do things? The magistrate was cautious and arrested Chang Wei, so he wrote to ask. ”

Seeing that the old slave still looked unrelenting, Xia Zhu waved his hand and said: "That's it, I'll send a letter to Yongcheng and ask them to release Chang Wei and do things well." Zhiyuan, you also take care of your subordinates, don't give me trouble everywhere. ”

Seeing Xia Zhu say this, even if the old servant was unwilling in his heart, he had no choice but to sing a promise with his hands crossed.

After taking pen and ink, Xia Zhu wrote a letter, saying that Qing Changwei was a person sent by himself, and he went to the camp to inspect this year's autumn grain harvest. If the field work is done well, it is necessary to set up a few more fields in other counties with a lot of wasteland. The county instructed Du Zhongxiao to cooperate with Chang Wei to find out how the camp and field affairs worked. revealed the meaning, Xia Zhu wanted to promote Chang Wei and preside over the affairs of a county's camp.

After writing the letter, Xia Zhu handed it to the old servant and instructed him to send someone to Yongcheng County.

With the letter in hand, the old servant was still unwilling: "Enxiang, if this matter is not investigated, what else will Chang Wei do?" That magistrate heard that it was a young jinshi, and the young man didn't know the height of the sky, so he didn't beat it, but he was afraid that he would do something bad! ”

Hearing this, Xia Zhu couldn't help laughing and said, "A magistrate, how dare you harm my business!" Because he didn't give Chang Wei a certificate, he caused trouble in Yongcheng County, and if the county did not punish him, there would inevitably be gossip in the court. There was nothing wrong with Nazhi County sending Chang Wei to prison, and he immediately sent me a letter, and he also knew the seriousness of the matter. Send me my letter, and he will know what to do. ”

The old servant said: "Young people are always young and vigorous, what if the magistrate sees that he is kind and talkative, and he doesn't take Chang Wei in his eyes from now on?" ”

Xia Zhu sneered: "Acting like this, this person is only afraid of worrying about the future!" I don't know how many Jinshi can't do Zhizhou in their lives! ”

Only then did the old servant smile, sang a promise with his crossed hands, and went out with Xia Zhu's letter. Leaving Xia Zhu's residence, the old servant found a pen and paper, wrote a letter by himself, comforted Chang Wei, and attached Xia Zhu's last sentence. These people have been following Xia Zhu for a long time, and they are all angry, and the rabbit is sad when the fox dies, for fear that Chang Wei will be beaten by Du Zhongxiao and lose his morale, and everyone will be oppressed by the local government in the future.

Yingtian Yamen, Du Zhongxiao took Xia Zhu's letter and read it, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. I guessed correctly, these three people were the house slaves sent by Xia Zhu, but they were used to being domineering, and they were caught by themselves. Xia Zhu wrote in the letter that Chang Wei actually came to learn the operation of the camp in the name of inspecting the autumn grain this time. In the winter, Xia Zhu had to build a few more camps in other counties according to the operation mode of camp field affairs. And Chang Wei and others are the managers of Xia Zhu's favorite new camp field affairs.

This Xia Xianggong is different, and the use of domestic slaves for official work is a style that has existed in the northwest, especially widely involved in various commercial activities. Xia Zhu can't say that he is greedy for money, but he does a lot of things to use his power to make money, and people like him who have a big family and a big business always don't have enough money. The widespread use of domestic slaves was not for the purpose of cultivating party henchmen, but because domestic slaves were easier to use and obedient than court officials. The house slaves are meritorious, and Xia Zhu is not stingy to use his favors and make the house slaves officials. These people are all petty officials, and they have no influence in politics, and they are purely rewarding Xia Shu.

A few years ago, Xia Zhu had a house slave surnamed Lu, and because of his meritorious work, he was recommended by Xia Zhu to serve as the third class, a lowest-level military attaché. There is nothing special about this person, just greedy for money. Three days after his daughter-in-law gave birth, he was forced to go on the road because he was afraid that he would be fined for failing to take office, but his daughter-in-law fell ill and died on the way. This daughter-in-law wrote a poem on the wall before her death, telling her own experience, and more than 100 people in a few years, and someone actually collected and published, and the collection was named "Lu Nu Poems". Such a person has a bad reputation among the people and the court, and he doesn't seem to care too much. The so-called smart is born, his talent is unparalleled, and he has no more children in his eyes, so he doesn't look down on others at all, and Xia Zhu naturally doesn't care what others think of him.

Putting down the letter in his hand, Qiao Baoping on the side said, "There is another letter here, which is for Chang Wei." Official, do you want to take a look-"

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "How can you peek at other people's letters." A gentleman does not deceive the dark room, and he still has to be upright and bright. ”

After speaking, he ordered someone to bring Chang Wei and the three of them.

looked at Chang Wei in the hall, he was beaten with twenty canes and locked up for a day, his expression was sluggish, and he was no longer arrogant yesterday.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Today, the governor of Zhizhou has a book, and he sent you to inspect the autumn grain." The three of you fought against each other's powers, beat the people, and bound the officials, and the law should be severely punished. Looking at the face of the minister, the matter is over. In a moment I will arrange a lodging for you, wash up, rest well, and be by my side tomorrow to inspect the autumn grain. As soon as everything happens, the prime minister has already explained to you, don't slack off. ”

Hearing that Xia Zhu's letter had arrived, Chang Wei breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. snorted coldly, turned his face away, and ignored Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao didn't care about him, took out the letter written by the old servant of Xia Zhuzhiyuan, handed it to Qiao Baoping, and asked him to hand it over to Chang Wei.

Chang Wei received the letter in his hand, but heard Du Zhongxiao say: "This is a letter to you, you have taken it." ”

Seeing that the seal was intact, Chang Wei snorted coldly again, and then opened the letter to watch. After reading the letter, the confidence in my heart was full again. It turned out that Xianggong did not blame a few of them, and this time it was a misunderstanding. The old magistrate reassured Chang Wei that Xia Zhu did not blame the three of them, and in the face of Du Zhongxiao in the future, there is no need to be timid, the most important thing is to do the things that Xia Zhu explained, and Xia Zhu is in charge of everything else.

Handed over the letter to Qiu Shilong and the others to circulate, Chang Wei puffed up his chest and said loudly: "This time, the three of us did not bring the letter to the minister, and we suffered a little. The magistrate obeys the law, and that's it. In the future, I hope that Zhixian will not be so reckless again! ”

Du Zhongxiao said lightly: "What if you don't bring the letter of the governor of the state?" If you obey the law, I will not put you in jail. This time, you are the people who are prey on the fish, and the traitor is the first, and I am just doing my business. From now on, be careful in your words and deeds with me, and do no more things that violate the laws of the court. Otherwise, even if you are sent by the governor of the state, the laws of the court should not be disgraced! ”