But it was said that the seven Liaodong people escaped in a panic, and they didn't know where it was when they got out of the city, and they were tired and sleepy and discussed. The merchant came with the purpose of making a fortune, and was entrusted by the political envoy, and did not want to go back like this.

They probably have to find a place to rest for the night, and tomorrow they will go into the city, believing that the government will be able to quell the mob, and this is Hunan, which is a safe and secure country.

Everyone dismounted and walked with them, and the young miner said: "The people here hate us northerners, and if we go to spend the night rashly, I am afraid that we will not be able to stay, so what will we do?" ”

The elder merchant said: "This place is far away from the city, and they may not know about the affairs in the city, they are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, or they will not refuse." ”

"Even if we don't refuse, but in the wilderness, the countrymen have rarely seen outsiders, will they stay with us?"

"It should be no problem, the people in the mountains have always been hospitable, and they will not refuse people thousands of miles away."

As he spoke, he entered a small village, walked to the door of a house, tied his horse to a tree, and listened to the fact that there was no movement at the door, thinking that he had already slept, and it was not easy to be alarmed.

When they reached the door of the second house, they heard two people talking inside, and the merchant reached out and knocked on the door a few times.

"Who?"

"We are foreign businessmen who have gone the wrong way, and we want to spend the night for a night, so please make it convenient."

The door creaked open, and the mother and son were in the house, and they were very enthusiastic to invite them in, and the merchants thanked them gratefully.

The old merchant said, "We have come out to do business, and we have thought to rush into the city today, but we have walked a long way, and we have lost our way, and we do not know how far we are from the city, so we will borrow your right here to stay for the night, and we will be rewarded early tomorrow morning." ”

"That's not necessary, it's a guest, please come in." The son seemed very hospitable. beckoned them into the house to rest.

The old lady asked, "And what about the luggage cover?" ”

The merchant said, "When I went out of the city in the morning, I was supposed to return in the evening, so I didn't bring a blanket with me, but only a small baggage. ”

The mother and son didn't think much of it, and asked if they had eaten, and the merchant said, "I haven't eaten." ”

At that moment, the mother and son were busy making a fire to cook and entertain guests, and when the son came out to wash rice, he found several horses tied to the tree in a row, and he was shocked. I thought to myself that these people came from strange ways, shouldn't some gangsters break into my house? After hurriedly scooping up the rice, he walked up to his mother and whispered it.

The old lady also took the opportunity to go outside the door to take a look, and when she saw that it was true, she said to her son: "You listen to the accents of these people, they are all from the north, and now there are a few horses, don't run into a horse thief." I cook them at home. You go to the chief's house to deliver a letter, and if it's really suspicious, quickly tie them up and save yourself from harm. ”

"Good!"

The son shall inherit it. I still went to the house to greet him for a long time, and then said that I was going to relieve myself and go out. Six or seven people ate around the long table, and the old lady was very attentive and very thoughtful in asking for tea and water.

After eating, I was ready to go to bed. In the end, it was other people's horses, one by one, who were indifferent, and never thought about feeding grass and feed. Or the old lady asked: "A few gentlemen's horses should also be fed, but I don't have bran at home, how can I be good?" ”

"Just feed a handful of grass." The merchant said without thinking.

The old lady was even more sure that they were thieves, and that her horse could be so uncaring? It must have been stolen, and he turned around and went to feed the horses.

Some of these people lay down and slept when they were sleepy, and those who didn't sleep sat on the side and chatted with each other, and they were very grateful for the kindness of the mother and son, and said, "If I hadn't met this family, I wouldn't know where to spend the night tonight." ”

After chatting for a while, they all gradually fell asleep, and the son found the lieutenant and said that there was a horse thief in the village and ran to his house to stay. As soon as the chief heard that the matter was important, he immediately gathered twenty or thirty people, and quietly came over with hoes and nail rakes.

The merchant and the miner were scared half to death, and they didn't dare to tell the difference, so they simply kept silent and died.

The lieutenant said: "Open all the luggage and take a look, but are there any looted things?" ”

Open it and see, it's just a change of clothes, the truth that wealth is not exposed, the silver is placed in the silver number, this trip is official business, and the payment is the political envoy, so I only brought some treasure money and copper coins, gold and silver jewelry or something.

The lieutenant chief said again: "Search their bodies, see if there are any guys?" ”

The countrymen worked together, and there was nothing left except for the two crutches used to walk.

At this moment, the big guys were a little hesitant, and suddenly someone said: "Only two of the four horses outside have saddles, and two are bare horses, so they must be robbers on horseback. Besides, they are northerners, and only the ringing horses of the north have this ability. ”

This analysis is also reasonable, and the lieutenant chief said: "The cart is pushed, and the cart is pulled by this horse, and they are sent to the city overnight, and the county lord is invited to send them down." ”

The people of Liaodong were surprised and happy when they heard it, and they were so surprised that they entered the city overnight, but they didn't fall into the hands of those mobs, so they didn't need to say that they were happy, so they just resigned themselves to fate, and secretly exchanged glances at each other, and immediately pretended to be asleep one by one, and let everyone move.

In Yongshun City, the Wang Governor's Mansion got Huang Juren, and he couldn't sleep if he wanted to, so he sat in the study full of worries, he was worried that the Liaodong people had an accident, what would Xu Hao do if he was angry with him?

It is not that Xu Hao deliberately favors the people of Liaodong, but imitates the reform and opening up of later generations, no matter how greedy and cunning the businessmen and capitalists are, since in order to develop the economy and let the businessmen invest everywhere, then it is necessary to protect the lives of the businessmen and create a good environment.

Therefore, once a foreign businessman dies for no reason, Xu Hao will never let go of the local officials, and he will make an example of the officialdom several times, giving the officialdom an illusion, Xu Hao cares very much about the lives of Liaodong businessmen.

Yang Kun didn't sleep all night, and he had no clue after looking for a long time, so he had to come back and ask the prefect to help him find it. Seeing that it was about to dawn, it was inconvenient to work the people below, so the two chatted in the study, and waited for dawn to talk.

I didn't want the sky to just dawn, and Menzi took a large number of famous posts, saying that the squires of the whole city came to worship.

Wang Xian hurriedly asked, "Why is this?" Could it be that he is here to intercede for the children? ”

Menzi said: "I heard in a trance that it was because Huang Juren did not get rid of his fame, so the master beat his board, so everyone was not convinced, and came to ask the master to ask about this reason, if the master did not give a reason." They're going to be in control."

Wang Xian said angrily: "What is this? Is it justified to spread rumors? Alas! Invite someone in. ”

Helpless, Wang Xian couldn't be angry, he had to come out with a smiling face, and in this Yongshun City, there is actually no one famous squire who has been rich for three generations and has a promising reputation, the most famous is a retired Jinshi in charge, and the rest are either small officials, or some rich scholars, military households such as the general flag and small banner, a total of less than twenty or thirty people. More than a dozen came this time.

Even so, it was a big man with a big face in the local area, Wang Xian and they greeted each other, sat down as a guest, and he spoke first: "I alarmed you in the morning. ”

Everyone said: "Last night, Ling Fuzun was frightened. ”

Wang Xian sighed: "This official is shallow in virtue and cannot appease Li Min, although he is an official here, he is really ashamed." ”

The jinshi said: "The candidates don't dare to make trouble, but after the Fuzun suspends the exam. They misunderstood and lost their fame, and they couldn't help but feel resentful, and there were also people who did wrong things on impulse. As for the people who really fanned the flames and made trouble, they were still local scoundrels. And those who seek fame and take the examination have no intention of doing evil. ”

"I know that." Wang Xian's stomach is full of resentment, and no matter how angry he is, he can't implicate too much.

The big guy breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, since the prefect of the king raised his noble hand, it couldn't be better. After all, Yongshun is so big, and there are always some relatives among the troublesome children, and they are not afraid that Wang Xian will kill him. Forgive him for not having the guts, but he is afraid of suing for this, even if he does not remove his fame on a large scale, even if he is not allowed to take the imperial examination within three or five years, wouldn't it delay a generation?

The director said: "The mansion is so reasonable, it is our local luck. But there is one thing, why did you arrest Huang Juren again last night? Is it still in prison? Huang Juren's character on weekdays is not to be said, but he is also from a first-class background, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, although the prince is guilty of the same crime as the people, but he also has to change his reputation, so he can be punished. Dare to ask him what he committed and hit the board? ”

Wang Xian said without thinking: "It was confessed by his accomplices." ”

There was a Xiucai Buddha who was displeased and said: "If you are bitten by a rebel and say that he is also a rebel, will the eldest master not ask for innocence, take him to pieces, and behead him all over the house?" The eldest master is from the two lists, and he should cherish the scholars, so that he is worthy of the Sven lineage. If you want to say that you can beat people, then we still have a jinshi here, who is from the same background as the eldest master, and he will be terrible. ”

When the prefect heard this, he was so anxious that his face was red and white for a while, and he couldn't answer a word. After a long while, he said: "Brother has to interrogate this matter personally, there is always a right and wrong, and the surname Huang must not be wronged." ”

The big guy was satisfied, with this explanation, Huang Hansheng would not be beaten again, got up and said: "Since Fuzun is willing to make decisions for us, then leave for the time being, and come back tomorrow to listen to the letter." As for the lobby warm pavilion that was destroyed yesterday, after the matter is decided, we are willing to make amends. ”

This is the naked locals who favor the locals, and Wang Xian, who is in pain, still wants to dump his grievances, but he has already said goodbye and is leaving, so angry that he secretly gritted his teeth and was helpless. Just like the principle of protecting officials and officials, each class will consciously protect the reputation and interests of its own class, otherwise what is the difference between it and the common people? Especially in this kind of poor and remote land, Xiucai is a god-like being, and he absolutely can't bear the privilege to be knocked down to the mortal dust for a while, and the world has the greatest face.

Wang Xian sent everyone out, and as soon as he came back depressed, Menzi took the notebook again, saying that the county order was coming, and those Liaodong people found it.

Governor Wang couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, his future was preserved now, and it didn't matter if he didn't deal with Huang Juren and others, and it was not bad to sell personal favors.

"Where are the people? Why didn't you say it earlier? ”

"They were tied up and sent by the villagers."

Wang Xian was taken aback and asked, "How could a good person be tied up by the countrymen?" Were you hurt? ”

"Little ones don't know."

"Then bring the county head." Wang Xian commanded, and sent someone to inform Yang Kun.

Waiting for the county order to come in, Yang Kun also hurried over, Wang Xian smiled and said, "Congratulations!" Congratulations! The man was found. ”

"How did you find it?" Yang Kun asked.

Wang Xian said: "You listen to him. ”

The county magistrate said: "As soon as the lower official returned from the adulthood, the governor of the countryside came to report that he had captured four horse thieves. The lower officials were very surprised, because the place has always been peaceful, and there have been very few robbers, where are the robbers? First asked someone to go out to inquire, and the lower official also went out to watch, and found that it was a Liaodong merchant at a glance, and now the person stayed at the lower official to eat and rest, and escorted him immediately after being shocked. ”

Last night's experience was all said by the general flag, and the county order told the story of being arrested again. Wang Xian sighed: "Thank God, there is a whereabouts of this end, I am half relieved, and there is that end, I don't know how to end it in the future." ”

When the county order came, he knew the intention of the squires, and when he saw that his boss was moved, he just wanted to ask about it, but the Liaodong people were sent here, all in a sedan chair.

Bringing people in, Wang Xian got up and said sincerely: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry to frighten you." ”

Yang Kun said: "I have taken some people, and I have already beaten them, and when the interrogation is understood, I will be convicted." ”

The elder merchant said angrily: "Lord Wang, the customs of your mansion are really not good! Yesterday, the examinees made trouble, and a few of us almost lost our lives and fled to the countryside, and their countrymen treated us as robbers. I think that we were hired by the Imperial Envoy, and your government should do its best to protect it, but now that so many things have happened, not only can we not live with us, but also with the Imperial Envoy. And our etiquette has been lost, so these countrymen, as well as those candidates who took it yesterday, must be punished heavily, and we must vent this evil breath, otherwise we will definitely jointly sue the imperial court, the British government, and the Liaodong County Lord's Mansion. (To be continued......)