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Chapter two hundred and ninety-eight

The howling sounded harshly, and many people were wiping their tears in the crowd. When they heard the news, more and more people gathered, and they whispered to inquire about what happened.

Qin Zixiong heard the crying and came out of the fast-track room. Seeing the crowd gathering more and more, he whispered: "Sir, you can't let things go. You should call the Su family into the lobby to restrain Su Changhe's body, and then invite a few seniors from De Gao to discuss and let the others disperse."

Jiang Anyi regained his calmness, nodded gratefully to Qin Zixiong, and shouted loudly to the sad people in front of the yamen: "My fellow villagers, the incident happened suddenly. I have asked someone to buy a coffin to put the dead. I will make an announcement after I ask the reason for this matter. The Su family carried the dead into the county government. For fairness, please recommend a few seniors with high moral character to enter. The others should be dispersed and don't surround the county government government."

Wang Xingren secretly cried, and when he entered the lobby, Jiang Anyi would control everything, and he kept coughing.

Lu Xiucai was originally howling, with few tears, and his eyes were circling and looking at the situation. He heard the cough of Wang County Magistrate and knew that this was a reminder to act according to the plan discussed in advance, so he pretended to wipe his tears and said, "Sir, Jiayue was forced to die, but Su Guoliang, as the eldest son, was imprisoned. I hope that Su Guoliang can release Su Guoliang and let him preside over Jiayue's funeral."

County Magistrate Wang hurriedly said, "Mr. Jiang, the deceased is the most important thing. Let Su Guoliang come out as appropriate."

Jiang Anyi was a little hesitant, and Su Guoxing stood up and shouted with red eyes: "Sir, not only will I release my elder brother, but I will also return my family's money. Sir, I will go to the mourning hall to worship my father. Otherwise, we will go to the prefecture to complain and force my father to death by relying on the adults."

County Magistrate Wang secretly cursed, "I am foolish, but I am not good at defeating things." Sure enough, Jiang Anyi raised his eyebrows and shouted coldly: "I dare to threaten my official with the death of the dead. My father committed suicide and dared to frame me. I want to check the account book you handled by the Su family. I have other loopholes. I use the money I have corruption to buy a good reputation. The Su family has made a good plan. If you want to sue, you might as well go. Can you bear the crime of being a tainted?"

Su Guoxing was so arrogant that he did not dare to speak again. Su Guozhong cried and said, "Friends, my father's body was not cold, so he pushed each other tightly. This is not a way for the Su family to survive. Father, you died so miserably. My son didn't want to live anymore, so he just accompanied his father to the underworld."

As he said that, Su Guozhong made a move to hit the stone lion, and the person next to him quickly grabbed him. Someone in the crowd said loudly: "Sir, the old master of the Su family is dead. Please let Su Guoliang go."

In a mixed voice, I don’t know who raised his head, Wu Yaya knelt down and said in unison: “Please be kind to the master.”

Jiang Anyi was very depressed. He was not as useful as the Su family's small favors and favors. The people's hearts were so fickle. Looking at the people in front of him, Jiang Anyi said word by word: "The country's laws are very strict and personal affairs are not tolerated. Su Guoliang violates the national laws and cannot be released. I am grateful to the officials, and when I am given a spirit, the yamen runners will take him to the funeral. After the funeral is sent back to the prison to wait for the judgment. The yamen runners will drive away the crowd."

Jiang Anyi turned around and left, leaving behind the crowds of people talking behind him. The yamen runners did not implement his orders. The people in front of the county yamen gathered for more than half an hour before they dispersed.

There were rumors in Fuluo County, mostly not for Jiang Anyi: the county magistrate was a ruthless person; the county magistrate drove Xu Mingyuan away not for the sake of the people, but for the property of the Xu family. The secret room of the Xu family was full of gold, silver and treasures; the county magistrate exploited the money of the yamen officials; the county magistrate blackmailed the Su family to release him, but Mr. Su could not take out the money, so he could only hit him to death in front of the county magistrate...

Rumors spread a lot under the promotion of those who are interested, and occasionally the voices of rebuttals for Jiang Anyi were drowned in a rebuke. Ordinary people turned their anger towards corrupt officials on Jiang Anyi. In Fuluo County, the biggest official was the county magistrate.

In the evening, the Xu Mansion Pavilion had been renovated as new. Huang Dongquan carefully told his cousin the rumors he had heard. Jiang Anyi was a little disappointed and asked Huang Dongquan to sit down and drink with him for two drinks. How could he relieve his worries? He could only drink. Half drunk and awake, Jiang Anyi stood up and sang to the sky: "Get up in the bitter night, climb the tower and wear clothes alone. The mountains and lakes are filled with heat, and the stars are shining brightly..."

Huang Dongquan couldn't understand. Although he knew a few words from Mr. Zhou, he was not enough to understand the helplessness and resentment in his cousin's poem. However, he could tell from his cousin's voice that he was unwilling to accept. Thinking of his cousin's efforts for the people of Fuluo County, Huang Dongquan was quite worthless for his cousin and said angrily: "Cousin, these ordinary people are too confused and can't even tell a good deed. According to me, if you catch a few gossipers and go to jail, these people will naturally be at peace."

"Absurd", a loud rebuke sounded from the corridor. Zhang Keji quickly came to the pavilion and looked at Jiang Anyi who was a little out of control and shouted angrily: "Lord, when Zhang heard that when his lord first met Yu Weng, he wrote the aphorism of 'Thousands of blows are still tough, letting you wind in the east, west and north.' Now it is so difficult, is it sad that the former creditor came to the door, is it sad that Yu's family went to study? Is it sad that the northern desert escaped?"

After asking three questions, Jiang Anyi was shocked and was shocked. Seventy-fourths of wine turned into cold sweat. Putting down the wine glass, Jiang Anyi respectfully bowed to Zhang Keji and said, "Sir, yelled angrily, like the morning bell and evening drum awakening the lost people, Anyi thanked me."

Seeing Jiang Anyi regain calm again, Zhang Keji smiled and said, "It's not good to be pointed at by thousands of people, and Zhang also felt the same way. However, the lord is far better than Zhang. He should have the courage and courage to 'I will go even if I have thousands of people'. He smiled in the blink of an eye."

Huang Dongquan stood up and gave up his seat, held a pot of wine. Zhang Keji changed the topic and said with a smile: "Although the poem that the lord just wrote just now talked about the pain of summer, Zhang read the heart of worrying about the people..."

He is worthy of being a literati. He talks about poetry with interest without talking about the serious matters. Jiang Anyi interrupts Zhang Keji with a wry smile and says, "Mr. Zhang, the path to poetry, what should we do now?"

Zhang Keji was obviously dissatisfied with Jiang Anyi's fault and said lightly: "The people are ignorant, and they will naturally be born in peace after a while. The lord only needs to calm down. After Su Chang and his burial, things will naturally subside. By the way, the lord might as well send someone to check the account books of the previous years first, seize some of the handles of the Su family, and not be afraid of him threatening them."

However, Zhang Keji miscalculated this time, and the matter seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. Even Zhang Putian's wife came forward to create momentum, saying sadly that the magistrate of Jiang County beat Zhang Putian to death, and the attack was cruel, and the whole family could not survive now.

People are always prone to sympathy with the weak. The people seem to have forgotten how Zhang Putian bullied them in the first place and how Jiang County Magistrate drove away Xu Mingyuan. The people of the Su family's mourning hall come and go to the topic of conversation. Every day when they have time, they will go to listen to Zhang He's crying, watch the Su family's spiritual banners flutter, and then grab a handful of melon seeds to chat. The conspirators secretly add fuel to the fire, making the evil wind blow more and more fiercely.

Feeling that things were a little out of control, Zhang Keji found Jiang Anyi uneasy and said, "I heard from Dongquan several times. Someone was manipulating the whole thing, and many people in the yamen participated. Tomorrow, Su Changhe's funeral will be held. Will the lord go to the incense stick to ease the tension?"

Jiang Anyi laughed and said, "Sir, I advised me to have the courage of 'I will go even if I have thousands of people'. Why is Mr. I'm afraid first? Sir, don't worry, Anyi knows it."

The gentle and confident smile immediately calmed down. He didn't want to ask his lord where his confidence came from. Just do his duty as a counselor.

Jiang Anyi's self-confidence comes from Dong'er. The public pressure over the past few days made Jiang Anyi frown. After returning to the bedroom, Dong'er asked thoughtfully. Jiang Anyi said his troubles. Dong'er smiled and said, "My husband is getting more and more timid. When he faced the Li family in Anqi County, he didn't have any worries about him. Then the Li family is not as good as the Su family."

Dong'er's words evoke Jiang Anyi's memories. The Li family also played the card of misery, selling their shops and gaining public support. However, when Yu Shi responded, he told the people that the Li family had greedy for the country's money and left the country without money to build roads, raise soldiers, and provide disaster relief. The Li family harmed the country's interests with small profits.

Later, Master Yu told himself with deep emotion: the people's hearts are changeable and easy to manipulate, and they cannot just cater to the people when doing things. Jiang Anyi remembers that he asked, how should he do it? Master Yu said: "Far away, it is to see the final result is beneficial to the people, and to the nearest, it is to cater to the emperor's heart. The emperor likes lonely ministers, so when the ministers hate you, they say that they will be loyal to the country. Anyi, you are smart by nature, and these principles will surely be understood in the future. Master tells you in advance that you must keep your original aspirations and not be a stolen minister who caters to the king's heart."

The "simple in the heart of the emperor" mentioned by Mr. Zhang is of the same merit as what Master Yu said. The people's hearts are not scary. The people's hearts can be manipulated, and the people's hearts are equally forgotten. The emperor asked himself to come to Fuluo County to implement the reform of "tax-to-one". Other details are like spider-widths that can be eliminated in one go.

Jiang Anyi hugged Dong'er happily and kissed her. Dong'er's words unraveled his heart. Everything is worse than making a villain with Dong'er. This time I go home, I will chant when I have time.

Turning around, it was the day when Mr. Su was buried. The white banners were swaying, the sorrow and joy were sad, the crying was faint, and the paper money was flying. The funeral team actually came towards the direction of the county government. People who received the benefits of the Su family along the way kowtowed to the coffin. Many people took white paper flowers and followed the funeral team slowly.

The coffin was temporarily staying in front of the county government's screen wall. The Su family set up a mourning hall and the road sacrifice. Someone said that it was the funeral procession. The funeral team shouted in unison: "Please come out and worship." The Su family wore white scarves, dressed in sacks, and held a mourning stick in their hands. They knelt in the direction of the county government and howled.
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