Chapter 28: Confrontation (Part 1)
After silently taking the money, County Magistrate Li gently advised him and asked him to go back, saying nothing about it from beginning to end.
Silent and confused, he had to thank him respectfully and leave the county yamen with a yamen runner.
As soon as he left, Ma Dianshi asked, "Dang Zun, why don't you ask about the case?"
"What's the benefit of asking?" County Magistrate Li said lightly: "No matter whether you ask, you will be harmed."
It's a profound conclusion. Ma Dianshi smiled bitterly and said, "You always make a decision, but I just listen to it, but I can't investigate this case?"
"Investigate, investigate with great fanfare!" County Magistrate Li said in a deep voice: "Catch some appropriately and make full use of the momentum, and shake the evil fire in the county."
Ma Dianshi suddenly realized that it was a bluff, so he happily took the order.
He returned to the second courtyard and met the county magistrate who came back from Shanyin County. Ma Dianshi hurried over and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work." He led their work every day, but this Erling Lord. As the saying goes, county magistrates are worse than to take charge of the county magistrates. Can he accidentally serve him?
County Magistrate Zhang said aloud and asked in a deep voice: "How is the case handled?"
"Hey, I'm about to report to Zan Gong." Ma Dianshi lowered his voice and said, "I'm young today and I'm having a new happen." He told the matter to County Magistrate Zhang in a silence, and finally said in a low voice: "Our Lord of the Hall wiped his tears and gave silver. He let the boy go without a question. He has been a low-level servant in these years, but he has never seen such a strange thing."
Unexpectedly, when County Magistrate Zhang heard this, he felt a burst of sourness on his face and said with a strange expression: "Today, Lord County Master did a beautiful job! It seems that we underestimated him before. He was a bun with meat but not on the folds." He said, "Look, once this case is judged, it can be circulated as a famous verdict that Qingliushi Lin Mei-chan. Lord our Lord Tang is going to become famous, and he may be promoted immediately."
"No way?" Ma Dianshi grinned, his little tongue revealed: "Where is the name judgment? I think it's just a confused judgment."
"What do you know? Although the master's approach today is unfounded, it is understandable." Zhang County Magistrate narrowed his eyes and said, "Think about it, a kind father abandoned school for his son, a filial son passed away for his father, and his father and son supported each other, and they were all from the Shilin. If the normal procedures were followed, of course there would be no mistakes, but there was no highlight. He might also leave the bad reputation of "adhering to the rules and not knowing how to adapt" in the Shilin."
"What about doing this now?" Ma Dianshi's geese flashed, revealing an irresistible ignorance.
"Now it is to fulfill the kindness of a kind father, demonstrate the integrity of a filial son, and take into account the dignity of a scholar, and..." As he said, he shook his head slightly, "Of course, you have to deal with this matter successfully, otherwise it will be unsatisfactory... But since you dare to do this, you must think about the next move, and let's wait and see what happens."
Ma Dianshi nodded confusedly. This was a category that he could not understand yet.
County Magistrate Zhang sighed and said pity and hurt himself: "Only the county master who came from the right path can handle the case like this. He is a Jinshi official who is cast by copper and iron. Even if he does it casually, he will only have praises and praises. No one dares to say that he is a vague person. Unlike you and my brothers, you and my brothers, you work diligently all day long, crossing the bridge with your eggs, and you have to take the blame for your boss if something happens... If we do this, there will be a saying that we are "abusive" and "unjust the law", how can we resist it?"
Finally, he sighed with a sad expression: "Isn't it just that he has a bad background? Why is there no hope of promotion and no luck? It's really a waste of time to make sense."
Ma Dianshi was still eager to be promoted to chief clerk, but he was also the position of county magistrate Zhang. He couldn't feel what the "glass ceiling" that could be seen and touched, so he had to hum and deal with it.
Seeing that it could not resonate, County Magistrate Zhang also lost interest in congratulations and said, "I want to go to the adults to reply." Then he entered the Yimen Gate, entered the lobby and walked into the second hall, and finally found the county magistrate who was sleeping soundly in the back garden.
Hearing the footsteps, County Magistrate Li pulled down the lotus leaves covering his head, opened his eyes slightly, and said vaguely: "Are you back?"
"Yes, Lord of the Hall." County Magistrate Zhang said respectfully.
"Is the person coming back?" County Magistrate Li rubbed his eyes, stretched his waist and sat up.
"No." County Chief Zhang said helplessly: "When the student saw Wang Laohu, the guy said he had to let his younger brother go first before he could consider letting him go."
"Fuck!" County Magistrate Li angrily said, "If this guy hadn't done anything wrong, why did he catch the eldest son, that little brother would have gone back long ago!"
"Stop the anger, sir." County Magistrate Zhang said softly: "Why... let's secretly put people back at night?"
"No!" County Magistrate Li shook his head firmly and said, "This matter must have alarmed the magistrate. The 'meng bean fly' is also waiting to see us give in. Do you think I can let it go?" Shanyin County Magistrate Lu Douyin, because he couldn't get along with County Magistrate Li, he vented his anger with the 'meng bean fly' behind his back.
"Sir, think twice..." County Magistrate Zhang advised with great sincerity: "Tiger Head is a blood-debt underworld. People are still not playing with all kinds of tricks in their hands? How many days can Yao's eldest son last? What if he dies, our county will be in trouble?"
"That's right..." County Magistrate Li frowned and said angrily: "If you don't give me some chance, let's see how I deal with you!"
County Magistrate Zhang said indefinitely: "Do you want to make a comeback? But you can't..."
"It's not about you." County Magistrate Li shook his head and said, "You have transferred documents to Shanyin County Government and formally requested a joint investigation of the kidnapping case! Tell the 'meng bean fly' that if Yao's eldest son had a few shortcomings, Kuaiji would be in chaos, and Shanyin would not be able to think about peace. We were done together!"
"Yes." County Magistrate Zhang quickly responded and asked softly: "What are the instructions for the master?"
"See if there are any vacancy among the six rooms," County Magistrate Li nodded and said, "If you don't have one, just move it out and prepare it for me. I have my own use."
"Yes." County Magistrate Zhang agreed respectfully and went down to do business.
When he left, County Magistrate Li lay on the bamboo chair again, sipped the top-quality oolong in the purple clay pot, looked at the green lotus leaves all over the pond, and said to himself: "If this matter was really planned by that kid, next time I, Kuaiji County, I might be able to beat the green vine of the mung bean fly..."
He gritted his teeth and said, "If you lose, let's settle the new and old accounts together, so that you can marry a wife and celebrate the New Year!" After that, he took a sip of tea, but forgot that the tea had just been washed up.
Chapter completed!