Chapter 125 Mission
It was late afternoon and the cicadas were chirping.
Meng Yuan and Tieniu came to Xunmei together.
Now that his status is getting higher and higher, Meng Yuan is no longer a young brother, and he knows more and more about the affairs of the palace.
Ying Ru has a lot of property under his control. In addition to various villages, there are also several shops and even a fleet of merchant ships.
Xunmei was in charge of most of these business affairs, and he trusted Xunmei so much that he didn't even send a supervisor, and allowed Xunmei to support his cronies.
And Ying Ru didn't like to go out, King Xin also avoided people, and the prince was stupid and stupid. Xun Mei Dai Ying Ru behaved like this, and he was like a big shot in the palace.
Xunmei is an upright gentleman, fair in doing things, and generous in rewards and punishments, but he also has a good heart.
"Senior Brother Meng!" After entering the hall, Hu Qian and Wu Changsheng stood up immediately.
"Come and sit down." Xunmei was very pleased to see that Meng Yuan was saluting as usual, without the slightest slightness, and without the rudeness of a warrior. Instead, he was courteous and courteous, just like a gentleman.
I still remember that I first met this man years ago. At that time, Xunmei thought that this young man was not bad in appearance and could read and do math. She originally thought of training him and sent him to work in a shop, so that he could be a bookkeeper or shopkeeper in the future.
But this man had the heart to learn martial arts, and Xunmei, a good man, worked hard to the end. After he was brought to the palace, he unexpectedly showed his talent and won Nie Yannian's love.
Then he made great progress all the way, breaking through the stone gate and advancing to the seventh level of martial arts. Not only was he recognized by the princess, he also joined the Demon Suppression Division Guard Office and became a small flag officer.
Xunmei could see that the princess also had expectations for this young man, otherwise she would not have brought Jiang Tang with her to raise him.
It only took more than half a year for him to go from being a refugee to his current status.
Xunmei looked at Meng Yuan, but she saw that the young man was handsome. She knew before that Jiang Tang could not restrain this man, and she was worried that Nie Yannian would lead him astray. However, after hearing what Hu Qian said recently, she realized that Nie Yannian probably The meat is rotten in the pot, but I don’t know who is the big one and who is the small one.
"I heard from Jiang Tang that you have been at home these days, but something went wrong at the Baihu Office?" Xunmei first served two bowls of iced sour plum soup.
Hu Qian and Wu Changsheng also looked over curiously. Tieniu buried his head in drinking the sour plum soup and almost choked.
"Sir, I have other arrangements. I happen to be focusing on practicing martial arts at home." Meng Yuan said with a smile.
Xunmei nodded slightly, and she didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, she had her father-in-law to help her. Besides, it is easy for young people to become arrogant when they suddenly gain power, so it is good to temper their temper.
"What's wrong with Sister Mei? As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it." Meng Yuan was very sincere.
"What can I do for you?" Xunmei smiled and took out a letter. "It's Mr. Chen Shouzhuo's letter. He said he has something to ask you for help. I wonder if you have time."
When Chen Shouzhuo was killing everyone in Hedong County, he clearly saw it, but he didn't tell the truth. Instead, he was protective. Meng Yuan always thought about this favor.
Now that someone had spoken, Meng Yuan had no reason to refuse.
He took the letter and tore it open. It turned out that Chen Shouzhuo had a rather difficult case and wanted to ask Meng Yuan for help.
Now that Meng Yuan has become a small flag officer, he also has a general understanding of the operations of the government below.
In most counties and towns, the county magistrate manages the affairs on his own and reports on time. If there are giant bandits or thieves that cannot be solved, they will be reported to the city urgently.
Then Fucheng sent people to solve it. But if it's difficult to solve the problem in Fucheng, you have to ask the military personnel from Baihusuo to help, or even report soldiers and horses.
Generally speaking, most problems can be solved by dispatching hundreds of households. After all, there are many low-grade products and few medium-grade ones, so low-grade products are easy to deal with.
Those who are ranked seventh or higher are either recruited by the court or are part of a force, and they will spontaneously maintain order and profit from it.
Of course there are exceptions. Such as slim-waisted slaves, unchained slaves, and even some people with weird temperaments, which require special personnel to be sent from above to deal with them.
Now Magistrate Jie of Songhe Prefecture had just had his house ransacked, and a deputy in the Hundred Household Office had just died. The civil and military affairs were in chaos, and there was no way to take care of the following matters.
And this case is actually not a big one. In a town under the jurisdiction of Chen Shouzhuo, a flower-picking thief appeared.
The big thief should be a seventh-grade martial artist, possessing divine powers and good at hiding his appearance.
Meng Yuan didn't know what the case was, nor how to catch the thief, but he could clearly see that Mr. Chen must have something planned, and all he needed was a sharp knife.
Moreover, I learned from the Slender Slave that the Rat Taoist Fair was held in the mountains behind Wangjiang Cliff.
I don’t know the exact location, but behind Wangjiang Cliff is where the mountains continue to the south.
The town where the crime occurred is called Qishui Town, which is more than a hundred miles south of Wangjiang Cliff and only more than thirty miles away from the rolling mountains.
Meng Yuan can also use this case to investigate the Rat Taoist Association.
"How is it? Is there any difficulty?" Xunmei looked at Meng Yuan with a smile.
"No." Meng Yuan put away the letter and said, "Mr. Chen is a good official, so I am naturally willing to serve."
"That's good." Xunmei nodded and wrote another note, "You just happened to bring the three of them with you, which will give you some experience. Mr. Chen has always been honest and does not exchange favors or accept gifts. Don't waste your meager salary. No more food! ”
She handed the note to Hu Qian and said, "Hu Qian, take care of the money. Five hundred taels is enough for your expenses."
Hu Qian happily took it and asked eagerly: "Are we leaving now?"
"There's no rush, we'll leave tomorrow morning." Xunmei put away her smile and said seriously: "Hu Qian, Zhao Tieniu, and Wu Changsheng, you three are the most outstanding in the school, but this time you go out to increase your knowledge, so you can only Listen to Meng Yuan.”
Xunmei looked at Meng Yuan and warned: "If anyone disobeys discipline, just deal with it."
Meng Yuan responded with a smile.
After chatting for a while and having another cup of iced sour plum soup, the four of them said goodbye to Xunmei. The four of them had not gone far when Meng Yuan said seriously: "You three go back to the school grounds to test your weapons, bows and arrows. If you have a good night's rest, I will go find you tomorrow morning!"
Hu Qian and the other three agreed obediently, not being obedient.
After driving away these three people, Meng Yuan came to the gate of Jingyuan, and Yangren went to find Jiang Yatou.
"Brother," Jiang Tang said worriedly, holding a fly whisk in her arms, not looking like a little Taoist priest, "you'd better not come to Jingyuan these days."
"I'm here to find you." Meng Yuan flicked her forehead and asked, "Is Xiangling still in solitary confinement?"
Jiang Tang shook his head, "It's been released. I'm practicing calligraphy every day."
"That's good. She's good at reading. You should learn more." Seeing no one around, Meng Yuan grabbed her whisk and looked at it. He said at the same time: "I accepted the task and will go out tomorrow. I guess It will take a few days to come back.”
"Then I'll make you some delicious food tonight!" Jiang Tang stared into Meng Yuan's eyes.
"This..." Meng Yuan returned the fly whisk, "I want to ask Master Nie for advice tonight."
"Brother, just tell me to find Sister Nie. You don't have to hide it from me." Jiang Tang grabbed the fly whisk and said, "Then when you come back, take me out on horseback. I also want to watch Dajiang write poetry!"
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"Okay." Meng Yuan agreed immediately.
After seeing the little girl off, Meng Yuan took the little red horse and headed to the guardhouse.
Although I am idle at home now, my official position is still there. I need to tell Zhang Guinian that I am going to travel far this time.
When they arrived at the guard house, they saw Gong Zihua guarding outside the lobby. Meng Yuan glanced inside and saw Li Qianhu, Ke Qiuxian, Zhang Guinian and other hundreds of households talking about things inside.
And Mingyue was also there, but she was sitting aside, concentrating on turning over the case.
"What's wrong?" Meng Yuan pulled Gong Zihua aside and asked softly.
"Taoist Master Ke led people into the mountain two days ago. Li Qianhu, our Zhang Tou'er, Miss Mingyue, Senior Nie and others all went there. They just came back today." Gong Zihua replied in a low voice.
It seems that the unlock screen is still not found.
Meng Yuan smiled and asked, "Where are you missing Master Nie?"
"He went to martial arts as soon as he came back." Gong Zihua smiled.
The two of them were talking together when Li Qianhu got up in the lobby.
"It's all in vain, Taoist Master Ke's information is not very accurate! Let's discuss it another day!" Li Qianhu said tiredly and stepped out of the lobby.
Meng Yuan discovered that the way Li Qianhu looked at him was somewhat cordial.
"Is your injury healed?" Li Qianhu waved to Meng Yuan with a smile.
Do you know I was the one who killed you? Meng Yuan looked at the bright moon and saw someone in the lobby, still looking down at the file.
"Meng Xiaoqi, didn't Yao Baihu say you were injured last time and asked you to recover at home? Have you recovered?" Huang Yousheng next to Li Qianhu said with a smile.
Meng Yuan finally understood that the reason why he stayed at home was to recuperate from his injuries.
Just as he was about to say something, he saw Li Qianhu nodded slightly and said, "I think your temperament has been tempered."
What is this all about? Meng Yuan was confused.
"Meng Xiaoqi," Huang Yousheng Baihu sighed and said: "We Qianhu like your temperament and want to support you, but seeing that you are young, we are worried that your strength will be easily broken, so we want to grind it out..."
What did you do early? You're still pressing me with your front foot, are you trying to recruit me? I am the third lady’s knife. It can be used by Mr. Chen and Zhang Baihu, but I won’t let it be used by you!
"Huang Baihu means Qianhu wants to use me?" Meng Yuan was an upright gentleman and immediately smiled and said: "I am Zhang Baihu's subordinate, you might as well tell Zhang Baihu directly."
After finishing speaking, Meng Yuan also cupped his fist and saluted Zhang Guinian and said: "Zhang Baihu, I have been injured again recently, and I guess I won't be able to do anything..."
"Li Qianhu is in charge of the health center now. You can tell Li Qianhu directly." Zhang Guinian said seriously.
Meng Yuan was kicked back and said: "Li Qianhu, I have been injured repeatedly due to my humble position, and I need to rest for a while."
Li Jinyun frowned when he heard this. He didn't know that this person was disdainful of his overtures. He snorted coldly and walked away immediately.
Huang Yousheng smiled cheerfully at Meng Yuan, and then followed him slowly.
"You are so stubborn! If the officer shows his kindness, you should climb up the slope and enjoy the world in the future!" Zhang Guinian taught seriously, and also nodded to Gong Zihua and others, "Don't follow Xiao Meng's example!"
"Oh, just fight!" Ke Qiuxian walked out, shook his head and sighed.
"Taoist Master Ke, you know who I am!" Zhang Guinian quickly explained.
Ke Qiuxian said no more and walked away.
Mingyue also stood up. She glanced at Meng Yuan, her face was very cold, and she walked out without saying a word.
"You have some friendship with her. Are you going to see her off?" Zhang Guinian was about to wink at Meng Yuan when he saw that she had already followed him quickly.
(End of chapter)