Chapter 41: The money was given
Generally speaking, academic administration will not reject the county magistrate’s request. It is just a scholar’s fame and reputation, not a juren, and most of the time it will agree.
Wang Xiucai stepped aside with an ugly expression.
However, he took the opportunity to wink at the several rascals lying on the wooden board.
How could his little move escape the eyes of the county magistrate sitting in the lobby?
He just cared about Guangling Business and the Guangling Temple forces behind him, and did not want to break up, otherwise a scholar would dare to be crazy in front of him.
"Master Qingtian, you have to make the decision for Xiaomin! Xiaomin's leg was interrupted by Guangji's vicious boss." Xiaoliuzi cried in the hall.
The county magistrate asked, "Since it was Guangji's boss who broke your leg, is there anyone who has witnessed it? Who can see it?"
Xiao Liuzi said: "When you say that Master Qingtian, you can see several shops next to Guangji."
"Where is a witness! Bring it up." The county magistrate sat upright on the chair.
After waiting for a while, seeing that no one moved, the county magistrate sneered and shouted again, "Where is the witness? Why haven't you come yet?"
Xiao Liuzi and several other rascals were lying on the ground and looking at each other. They didn't know how to respond. They couldn't let a few of them with broken legs go to find someone's witness!
Wang Xiucai stood up with a tough bullet and bowed his hands first, then said, "Mr. County Master, you should send the yamen runners to Guangji and arrest their boss to confront them. You will know at a moment's question."
"Why did I arrest a businessman who is at ease in Guangling County? Or is it that Wang Xiucai is the magistrate of Guangling, and you can take people at will?" The county magistrate sneered,.
Immediately, I reached out and grabbed the bamboo tube on the Gongtang Book Case and pulled out two black bamboo sticks from it.
"Come on, Wang Xiucai disturbed the court and beat ten more."
Two yamen runners walked out of the side, pressed Wang Xiucai to the ground, and lifted up the robe on his back.
Two more yamen runners holding water and fire sticks walked out next to them, and the kings and scholars were divided into each other.
When Wang Xiucai saw this posture, he was really about to beat him. His body trembled and couldn't help but start begging for mercy.
"My County Master, students have fame and fortune."
The county magistrate didn't even look at him, and waved his wide cuffs at the yamen runner holding a water and fire stick, "Boe!"
Two yamen runners who had already prepared were beaten up by the water and fire sticks.
Pa! Pa... Pa!
Everyone raised the water and fire stick in their hands five times and hit it in total ten times.
When he first fought, Wang Xiucai was still yelling that he had a fame, but later he was left with only screams.
After finishing the ten boards, the back was covered in blood.
The county magistrate looked at Wang Xiucai coldly and said, "If you dare to disturb the court again, interrupt the case in this county, and immediately remove your scholar's reputation."
"Students dare not, students dare not, oh!" Wang Xiucai was completely afraid of being beaten by these ten boards.
The county magistrate withdrew his gaze and slapped the gavel with his hand, "The evidence of the person in this case is insufficient. After the evidence of the person in this case is complete, I will be reviewing the case and withdrawing from the court."
"mighty!"
The water and fire sticks in the hands of the yamen runners kept hitting the ground.
The county magistrate stood up and left, entered the Houya, and Master Qian followed closely behind.
When he arrived at the Houya, the county magistrate took off his official uniform and changed into his regular clothes. The servant brought him another cup of fragrant tea.
"Mr. County Master, you were in the lobby just now. You were wise and powerful. You could see through Wang Xiucai's conspiracy at first glance." Master Qian was with him and raised his thumbs up.
The county magistrate took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said, "This county is unwilling to interfere with the matter between Guangling Commercial Bank and Guangji, but this county cannot ignore the reputation of the people."
"Mr. County Master is right. This time, Guangji sent 500 taels of silver with silver, and the students have arranged for someone to send it to the backyard." Mr. Qian smiled and said with apologizing.
"Well, the boss of Guangji is not old and he is considerate." The county magistrate was very satisfied and asked again, "What is the boss of Guangji called?"
Master Qian hurriedly said, "The surname is Liu, I heard that he is from Daming Mansion in Zhili."
"Yes." The county magistrate nodded, slowly closed his eyes, and pressed his other hand on the lid of the teacup.
Master Qian hurriedly bowed and said, "Students will leave first."
As soon as Master Qian left, the county magistrate opened his eyes, got up and walked towards the backyard.
A guy ran in outside Guangji's door and said something to Xiao Wu's ear. Then he saw Xiao Wuyi enter the backyard with a happy look on his face.
"Master, the matter has been resolved. Wang Xiucai and the rogues were driven out of the county government. I heard that Wang Xiucai was beaten with ten major boards." Xiao Wu entered the house with a look of excitement.
In the study, Liu Tianyu was sitting at the table drinking tea.
"I'm so irritable, sit down and drink tea and be quiet." Liu Tianyu poured a cup of tea for Xiaowu and pushed it over the table.
Xiao Wu sat down, grabbed the teacup, and drank the tea in one sip, which was almost the same as a cow chewing peony.
Fortunately, the water in the pot was not that hot, otherwise Xiao Wu's mouth would have been soaked that he was full of water.
"Drink slowly!" Liu Tianyu filled the tea cup in front of Xiao Wu again.
"Master, how did you know that the county magistrate would not send yamen runners to our Guangji to get people?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.
Liu Tianyu picked up the teapot and poured it into his teacups. He put it down slowly, and then said, "After the manager of Guangling Commercial Bank left, I arranged for someone to send 500 taels of silver to the county magistrate through Master Qian in the yamen."
"But... I have sent them money before, but I didn't charge them every time, but instead returned it, which made me think he was a rare honest official." Xiao Wu frowned, a little confused.
"The money I didn't charge Guangji before was because they didn't dare to offend Guangling Commercial Bank." Liu Tianyu shook the teacup in his hand twice, put it on his lips and took a sip.
Xiao Wu asked, "Why do you accept the money we have now?"
"It's very simple." Liu Tianyu put down the teacup. "They were shocked by my thunderous means in front of Guangji's door and could not figure out my way. Even so, they just accepted the money and acted as if they were not helpful to each other."
"This doesn't mean we have taken our money in vain. No wonder it is said that the Qing magistrate for ten years had 100,000 snowflakes. The officials didn't have to do anything, and someone rushed to send the money in to the door." Xiao Wu said angrily.
"Actually, it's just that we don't help each other." Liu Tianyu looked up at Xiaowu, "Our strongest part is not on the official side, but the knife in his hand."
At the same time, his hand pressed hard on the table.
"Big cabinet, what do you mean?" Xiao Wu's eyes were full of resentment and his right hand slashed in the air.
Liu Tianyu said coldly: "Send someone to check who is instructed by those rascals? Who is their head?"
"I know this. When these rascals came to make trouble, I felt something was wrong, and then I sent someone to check their details." Xiao Wu said, "These people are all making a living under a man named Zhu Qing."
"Where is this Zhu Qing coming from?"
Xiao Wu said: "The gangsters on the street usually collect some land money, manage a gambling house, and even tap from some secret doors. He, Liang Er, who was fighting, and Zhang Butcher from South Street, are known as the three major harms in Guangling County."
"So, we have to eliminate harm for the people!" Liu Tianyu sneered.
Xiao Wu laughed twice before asking, "When will we do it?"
Chapter completed!