Chapter 85: Eat a few bowls of noodles
The next morning, Meng Yuan packed up early. When he went out, he saw Tieniu guarding the door, like a door god.
I saw him carrying a sword at his waist and a bow on his back. He really looked like a warrior.
"Brother, Master Nie asked me to follow you and said that you are not allowed to eat meat. Why is this? You are not allowed to eat meat?" As soon as he opened his mouth, the temperament of a warrior disappeared.
"This kind of meat is not that kind of meat." Meng Yuan smiled, helped him straighten his clothes, and said, "This trip is very dangerous. Do you really want to go?"
This trip was to escort Chen Shouzhuo, and the news has been learned by Jie Shen.
Meng Yuan expected that Jie Shen would never give up and would definitely keep a close eye on him. And Chen Shouzhuo was an official of the imperial court, and Jie Shen was not a fool, so he thought he would be meddlesome.
Therefore, Chen Shouzhuo was not in any danger. The real danger was himself.
But if Tieniu was there, he would certainly not be targeted by Jianshen, but Tieniu had a deep relationship with him, and with his temperament, if something went wrong with him, he would definitely fight tooth and nail.
"Then we have to go! We are good brothers!" Tieniu said matter-of-factly.
After hearing this, Meng Yuan patted Tieniu on the shoulder and said, "Then you must listen to me and follow my arrangements on the road."
"That's for sure!" Tieniu still said matter-of-factly.
The two of them decided to go directly to the palace and wait in front of the palace.
After half an hour, Xunmei and Dugu Kang were seen sending Chen Shouzhuo away.
This Chen Shouzhuo was very simple, his mount was the little donkey, and there was a cloth bag hanging on it, which should have contained some change of clothes.
Meng Yuan asked yesterday whether Chen Shouzhuo was really here to give away the princess's old things. Xunmei didn't even give away a horse, let alone money.
Chen Shouzhuo was riding on a donkey, sandwiched between Meng Yuan and Tieniu. He was a head shorter, but he didn't feel any discomfort, and even asked his name with a smile.
"Mr. Chen, how should I be an official?" After walking for a while, Meng Yuan started talking while he was idle. He wanted to see Chen Shouzhuo's temperament so that he could make arrangements for the journey.
If you have a good temper, everyone will be happy. If you have a stubborn temperament, just coax.
"I'm two years older. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Chen. You're welcome." Chen Shouzhuo was very humble.
Your wife is the princess's teacher. If I call you Brother Chen, wouldn't I be the third generation of Miss Chen?
"Brother Chen." Meng Yuan cupped his hands.
"Brother Meng Xian." Chen Shouzhuo returned the greeting with a smile and said: "I have never been a high official. I have been working as a county magistrate in a remote small county over the years. If I talk about the experience of being an official, I have some experience."
Meng Yuan listened carefully.
"Those who really know how to be a county official should be powerful."
Chen Shouzhuo pointed to the sky, "Shangguan is the foreign aid, assistant officials are his heart, and the powerful squire is the eyes and ears. In this way, the subordinate officials obey orders, and the affairs of the county government are like an arm's command."
"What's wrong with the people?" Tieniu asked curiously.
"If you worry about the people, then there will be constraints from superior officials, power will be divided among subordinate officials, powerful gentry will be like strangers, and subordinate officials and government servants will be incompetent." Chen Shouzhuo smiled.
Tieniu scratched his head, he didn't understand.
"Sir, what you mean is that if the county magistrate doesn't prevent everyone from making money, then the official will do a good job. If he doesn't let everyone make money, things won't be done." Meng Yuan said with a smile.
"That's probably true." Chen Shouzhuo smiled in approval.
"Looking at Sir's mount, it should be the latter." Meng Yuan asked with a smile.
Chen Shouzhuo waved his hand and smiled, "It's better to ride a donkey than to ride a common man, just for peace of mind."
Meng Yuan didn't ask any more questions, and just asked Tieniu to follow Chen Shouzhuo closely, while he stayed a little further away, but he was careful for a long time, but there was nothing unusual at all.
Cross the Canglang River and continue southward.
After two nights, we all saw the city wall of Hedong County, but there was no movement of the explanation.
When they arrived outside the city gate, they saw that a scene had already been set up, and a group of gentry and subordinate officials, along with several elderly people and many students, came to greet them.
"We didn't reveal our whereabouts or inform you in advance, so why did we come to greet you?"
Meng Yuan smiled, "It shows that the person who came here is not good."
"We are the ones here, right?" Tieniu asked curiously. Chen Shouzhuo stepped forward, chatted briefly with the leading gentry, then declined the reception banquet and took Meng Yuan and Tieniu directly to the county government office.
Seeing that the new county magistrate was not easy-going, the gentry gathered together to discuss the matter, but they had no answer. After all, the new magistrate had not yet taken action.
There is no other way, everyone can only break up.
Among them was a middle-aged gentry named Li Tianyun, who immediately returned home with his servants.
Without even having time to take a sip of tea, he immediately wrote a letter, sent it to someone, and sent someone to keep an eye on the county government office.
In the blink of an eye, five days later, there were several more people in Li Tianyun's home.
It was Xie Shen who came, along with Xie Zhongliang and others.
After being led to the room and sending away the irrelevant people, Li Tianyun saluted respectfully and said, "Jie Gongzi."
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me how you did!" Jie Shen said directly.
"Then Chen Shouzhuo didn't accept gifts, banquets, or food and salt. Instead, he reviewed past case files, and even my old housekeeper was arrested!" Li Tianyun cried bitterly.
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"I don't care about people named Chen, I only ask about warriors named Meng!" Jie Shen frowned.
"He left Zhao Tieniu to follow Chen Shouzhuo, while he went out every day. He ate out every morning, noon and evening, and even went to look at the dens of secret prostitutes." Li Tianyun said.
"I'm running around outside! He still has time to eat?" Jie Shen laughed.
"Eat, he has a good appetite, three bowls of noodles in the morning, two bowls of noodles at noon, and he even bought a cooked dog leg back in the evening!" Li Tianyun said.
Jie Shen looked at Xie Zhongliang and smashed his wine glass angrily, "I saw him eating and drinking well, and it was more uncomfortable than killing me!"
He immediately stood up and said, "If nothing happened these days, I should have killed them all on the road! I'll get it done tonight!"
Xie Zhongliang quickly comforted him: "Chen Shouzhuo is an official of the imperial court. If something happens, the higher-ups will definitely investigate. We can't kill him."
"The investigation has to go through my father's hands!" Xie Shen said.
"Isn't this a setback for nothing? We are just here to avenge the bad breath. There is no need to kill Chen Shouzhuo." Xie Zhongliang said.
"Then what should we do? I have to put a lot of effort into killing a young man?" Jie Shen was angry.
Xie Zhongliang immediately said: "The eldest son said that every time Chen Shouzhuo takes charge of the government, he will make a fuss. When the gentry gets anxious, they will definitely take action. Isn't this going to be chaos now? Let's take advantage of this chaos to Just kill him. Who can think of it?”
"Does it have to be so troublesome?" Jie Shen frowned.
"The eldest young master said that it is not appropriate to cause trouble recently. He did not want the second young master to go out in the first place. If the Ying family becomes more serious, there will be no reason for trouble." Xie Zhongliang said.
"Killing him like this is an advantage for him. I feel aggrieved if I don't crush him to ashes!" Jie Shen's face turned gloomy. "And that person named Gong, they all have to die!"
"The man surnamed Gong is from the guard house. It will be easier to kill him." Xie Zhongliang comforted him in a low voice, "Young master, don't go out and show yourself anyway. Zuo can only rest for two days. We will be able to deal with the man surnamed Meng neatly."< br>
Jie Shen said nothing.
Li Tianyun was full of ideas. When he saw this, he asked: "Master Xie wants to deal with those two young boys? That's easy to say. I'll do it myself."
"Tell me about it," Jie Shen said.
"I see that those two young men have never seen much of the world. They pay for meals and are very kind. It's best to deal with such people! Invite some people and fight him, and he can wipe his neck by himself!" Li Tianyun I gained confidence, "Don't he like to eat powder? Let's let him eat it!"
Li Tianyun was full of confidence and whispered his thoughts.
"Can it be done?" Jie Shen became interested.
"This is a way to deal with impulsive teenagers and decent men. It's okay if you don't succeed, but County Magistrate Chen's official reputation will definitely be bad anyway." Li Tianyun said with a smile.
"Go and do it! Once it's done, your son's errand is done." Jie Shen said immediately.
"Wait a minute." Xie Zhongliang held down the happy Li Tianyun and said, "Be careful, don't let others follow the clues and find us as soon as we arrive!"
"Don't worry!" Li Tianyun responded immediately.
(End of chapter)