Chapter 148(1/2)
The Zaoli Constables were in place soon, with a shortage of people, about fifty.
Taken by Zhao Bantou and Zhou Bantou, followed Chen Xiao and headed towards the Su family.
Along the way, Chen Xiao was thinking about the consequences.
He understood that gentry was actually not easy to deal with because they were a group of nobles in the same place. Many times, gentry controlled the lifeline of a land and many local yamen did not want to offend them.
For example, many towns and towns, clans, and merchants rely on gentry.
The gentry sometimes represents some people, who control some labor, land, business, etc., which are closely related to the people.
Especially in some places, officials sometimes mobilize and change a new official to come over, and have nothing to do with the local area and are difficult to manage.
At this time, you have to rely on the squire.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable that Chen Wenshan is afraid of Su Daqiang, the leader of the gentry.
And at this moment, if Chen Xiao wants to arrest someone, he must also consider it clearly!
The capture of Su Daqiang must be something other gentry didn't want to see.
What should Chen Xiao do if Su Daqiang asks all the gentry and the yamen to oppose?
If you are afraid, they will unite and use the people they can control to fight against the government together, and that will be done.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao sighed, feeling it was not easy.
But at this moment, I have arrived at the Su family.
The arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Chen Xiao decided to catch the person according to his own wishes.
If those gentry really wear pairs of pants, they want to go against the government for Su Daqiang, and they are talking again!
Standing outside the Su family gate, Chen Xiao's face darkened and shouted: "Come, come in, catch people!"
The Zaoli Constables who had been taught by Chen Xiao before had to be obedient to want to make this bowl of rice.
So, under the leadership of Zhao Bantou and Zhou Bantou, they rushed into the Su family.
Su family, front hall!
Su Daqiang was getting angry. On the night of his wedding, his concubine was snatched by the county magistrate of the government. He went to ask for someone, but he even returned in a mess.
As the number one gentry in Qingyang County, how could he have suffered such a loss?
The more he thought about it, he became more angry and said, "Have you investigated clearly?"
"Master, I found out clearly. It's Chen Xiao, the son of the county magistrate. Some time ago, I passed the imperial capital government and was promoted to the imperial capital government. Once I came back, I arrested the county magistrate Dianshi.
Later, he brought his father's position as a county magistrate and was able to make a living in the imperial capital. However, this time, it is said that he offended the big man, was demoted, and returned to become a county magistrate!"
A servant told Su Daqiang the news he had found out.
Su Daqiang snorted and said, "I offended the big guy, and I dare to be so arrogant when I come back? I'm really trying to die!"
"Master, we also investigated that bitch is living in the county government. What are you going to do?"
Su Daqiang frowned and said, "How is that... Humph, this woman doesn't know how to live or die, so she sent someone to the county government to assassinate her and ask her to meet her deceased parents!"
"Okay, by the way, Master, that Chen Xiao's fiancée is said to be very beautiful. Should I grab it back for you?" asked the servant.
Su Daqiang's eyes lit up: "Okay, you are sensible, that's it!"
The servant laughed and left.
Su Daqiang sneered: "Chen Xiao? Humph, your father dare not treat me like this, what are you?"
As he was talking, a servant rushed in and said:
"Master, it's not good. Someone from the government came and said he wanted to arrest you."
Su Daqiang stood up and shouted angrily: "Catch me? OK, the Chen father and son really don't take me seriously. They are still here to arrest me? OK, okay, I want to see if they dare to arrest me!"
As he said that, Su Daqiang went out.
At this moment, dozens of thugs living in the Su family had come out, holding sticks and knives, fighting against the yamen runners!
However, this time the constables and so on the souvenirs became a little tougher, but these thugs became weaker.
Originally, Chen Xiao and the two squad leaders could beat them, but now they have added a group of detectives, so what a fool is it!
After Su Daqiang came out, he looked at Chen Xiao and the constables and said angrily:
"Mr. Chen, what do you mean? I am a squire, you broke into my house like this..."
"Stop!" Chen Xiao shouted and said:
"Su Daqiang, you also know that you are just with the squire, but you have led people into the government before, what is the crime?"
Su Daqiang frowned, took a deep breath, and said, "Mr. Chen, I know you have some skills. You have become a prosecutor at a young age, but you were demoted for offending a big shot. Don't you understand anything yet?"
"Oh? Tell me?" Chen Xiao sneered.
Su Daqiang said: "Smooth, being a person and being an official must be smooth!"
Chen Xiao sneered: "You don't need to teach me this. Su Daqiang, it's already a serious crime to bring people into the county government before.
Now I still suspect that you killed the other party’s parents because of forcibly marrying a private girl. The two charges are mixed. Let’s go to the county government with me!"
"Mr. Chen, do you really want to arrest me? I advise you to think about it..."
Before Su Daqiang could finish his words, Chen Xiao waved his hand and said, "Take it!"
Zhao Bantou and Zhou Bantou came forward in person, and Su Daqiang's face changed and he was about to retreat.
However, Zhou Bantou and Zhao Bantou are already veterans. The two cooperated tacitly and quickly stepped forward and directly grabbed Su Daqiang!
Su Daqiang shouted: "Chen Xiao, doing this is equivalent to seeking death. I am a squire. If you look for me, other squires will not give up..."
Chen Xiao disagreed and said, "Take it back!"
Su Daqiang became anxious and said to his subordinates in the yard: "Contact other gentry to save me. If I can't save me, I will spend money to gather people and demolish the county government. I will also have to save me..."
I have to say that Su Daqiang has the means, and he has three means, namely the status of a squire, his wealth, and his domineering and tough power!
With these things, he can become the leader of a gentry and a bully in Qingyang County.
On the street, countless people saw Su Daqiang being arrested, and almost everyone was shocked.
On weekdays, Su Daqiang didn’t take the yamen seriously. Why did the yamen have the courage to arrest Su Daqiang today?
The news quickly dispersed and many people knew about it.
At the same time, the people from the Su family contacted the gentry. When the gentry heard that Su Daqiang was arrested, they became anxious.
You know, although Su Daqiang is domineering in normal times, it belongs to their squire. They have a lot of things to do together on weekdays, so naturally they don’t want something to happen to Su Daqiang.
So, seven or eight gentry took the servants from the mansion to the county government.
When the county government office and county magistrate Chen Wenshan heard that Chen Xiao had captured Su Daqiang, he was shocked. Before he could ask carefully, the gentry came to him again.
Now the county magistrate Chen Wenshan is over. He knows that if the matter is troublesome this time, if it is not handled well, it will be the opposition between the gentry and the government, which will cause chaos among the people in the area. This kind of thing is the most difficult to resolve.
In the lobby of the county yamen, Chen Wenshan sat in the upper seat, with seven or eight gentry sitting left and right below, all with calm faces.
"Mr. Chen, your son is domineering. As soon as he comes back, he arrested the first person among our gentry. If this continues, will we gentry be in danger?" an old man spoke.
"That is, my Liu clan is in Liuxiang Town for a generation, with countless tribes and many industries in the city. That day, the county government arrested me, and it depends on how you appease my Liu clan. I will stop taking some industries, and see if your county government will have less taxes..."
"Yes, don't think that our gentry is easy to bully. Lord Chen, you either release people today or let us go!"
Chen Wen is so big that he needs to speak up to comfort him.
At this time, Chen Xiao, who had just imprisoned Su Daqiang, walked out, looked at the gentry, and said:
"Su Daqiang, who violated the law by himself, forced his daughter, murdered his parents, and led people into the county government. He was extremely guilty. You actually helped him expel him?"
"Hmph, you are Chen Xiao, right? It turns out that the young man is very arrogant. Let me tell you, no matter what Su Daqiang has done, we only know that he is an important gentry in Qingyang County. You can't arrest him, let him release him!" A fat middle-aged man shouted.
"Yes, letting go, we squire are not easy to mess with!" another old man spoke.
Chen Xiao smiled. On the way he came, he had already thought of a countermeasure and said:
"Everyone, aren't you curious about why I attacked the No. 1 gentry in Qingyang County as soon as I came back? Think about it, I'm not a fool, and my father is not a fool, why am I so stupid?"
Chen Xiao's words suddenly made these gentry confused.
Yes, everyone was surprised at first, thinking that County Magistrate Chen Wenshan has always been a corrupt official and never became enemies of the gentry.
As Chen Wenshan’s son, Chen Xiao cannot be stupid, right? If he is stupid, his father will not stop him?
So everyone looked at Chen Xiao, and the old man said:
"You said this, it makes sense. Logically, your father has a relationship with us, and it is impossible for you to let you do the right thing with our squire. He is not stupid!"
Chen Wenshan coughed and was offended!
In fact, he just couldn't stop Chen Xiao from going against the gentry...
But now Chen Xiao is taking advantage of this, although Chen Wenshan feels strange.
"Everyone, there is definitely a reason why I did this. Because I came back this time to make a lot of money!" Chen Xiao said.
Suddenly, the squire's eyes lit up, and when it comes to money, everyone is interested.
To be continued...