Chapter 293 Return home
"Why are you telling me this?" The housekeeper knew very well. It was said that officials protect each other. Moreover, he sent assassins to kill his people. Although he did not succeed, he was already murderous and there was no reason for this man to help him.
But what Meng Changqing said was exactly what he was thinking about when he was trapped at this moment.
Meng Changqing sighed: "It's a pity that the Hong family, the industry accumulated by generations, will be destroyed today. If anyone else can save the Hong family, it is only you."
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After saying that, Meng Changqing took a few steps forward, and he walked quickly. The housekeeper shouted urgently: "Wait! Wait!"
Hearing that his throat was about to burst, Meng Changqing turned around impatiently and said, "What else do you want?"
"I...how can I save the Hong family?"
Meng Changqing saw that the fish was already biting the hook, and then she revealed her true purpose.
She asked the housekeeper of the Red Mansion to join hands with local wealthy businessmen to file a complaint in front of the magistrate of the state, telling Fuwen that he was greedy for money and harmed people, and allowed his subordinates to commit murder and ransack their homes.
The housekeeper’s face turned blue with fright, “If you hand over this paper, I’m still alive!”
"If you want to get your master out of prison, you have to sue like this." Meng Changqing said, "If you just want Master Hong to come out, the government will never allow it. Only by making the matter bigger and the government compromising will they be willing to back down. ”
"Even if I dare to file a lawsuit, why should other wealthy businessmen fight for my master?"
"Of course it is for themselves. Now it is Master Hong. Who can guarantee that the next one will not be them? For their own sake, they should change to a prefect who knows how to be satisfied.
Even if the prefect cannot be replaced as desired, Master Wen will be able to restrain himself in the future because of your troubles, which will be good for you anyway. ”
The housekeeper always felt something was wrong, but if you think carefully about everything he said, it made perfect sense.
"No! No! Don't think I don't know. The general judge is not as powerful as the prefect. How can we win the lawsuit?"
"Who told you that if an official is not as powerful as the prefect, he cannot govern the prefect? Those who can get the post of general judge are often officials trusted by the emperor. They are ordered by the emperor to monitor the words and deeds of the prefects in various places, and they are doing errands for the emperor.
Even in some places, the magistrate can be bribed by the prefect, but you have to know that as long as the benefits are enough, brothers can also turn against each other. ”
Makes sense! The butler's eyes were no longer gloomy, and he knew what to do next.
After listening to these words, Yang Zheng really didn't understand why Meng Changqing said this.
As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Hong family, Yang Zheng couldn't wait to ask his doubts, "The decline of the Hong family is a blessing to the people. Why do you want to show the way to the dog housekeeper and teach him how to save Hong Deyu?"
"Do you think he can be saved?" Meng Changqing asked Yang Zheng.
Yang Zheng thought for a moment, "I can't say."
Meng Changqing looked around the surrounding area, and when he saw no one else around, he said: "Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials. It would be strange if they could be rescued."
"Then why?" Why do this? Yang Zheng wanted to ask again, but Meng Changqing said: "Where are your carriages and horses?"
"Hiding in the woods next to the official road." Yang Zheng replied: "Luo Si took someone to look for him just now. If he wasn't taken away by someone, he should be back soon."
"When the carriage and horse are found, we will go back to Beishan County directly."
"But this..." Yang Zheng pointed to the sky, "It's getting late. Do you want to rest for a night before going back?"
"To avoid accidents, it is better to leave early."
While they were waiting for carriages and horses in Hongfu Village, they watched the government officials pulling things out one cart at a time from Hong's house.
It could be seen that Meng Changqing was not in the mood to talk, so the people who followed him tried to keep their conversations to a minimum and asked her to sit on a borrowed stool to rest. After waiting for a long time, Luo Si and others came back with their carriages and horses.
"How did you get here?"
"Well, it would be great if we could get it back. We went to look for it in the woods, but we couldn't find it at all. Thanks to Luo Si, he followed the tracks of the wheels and found the market place in the town, only to find that our carriages and horses had been sold. ”
Ma Yushan patted the horse he was holding, "The horse had already been sold by the dealer when we arrived. Only after we revealed our identity and threatened the dealer was he willing to chase the horse back."
"Can I ask that vendor, who is selling our carriages and horses?" Meng Changqing stood up and asked.
Luo Si replied, "If I ask, they should be the group of people who are chasing us."
"You did a good job in this matter." Meng Changqing praised them, "This time you came out and suffered, and you have done a good job in protecting Mr. Qi all the way. I will give you another reward."
Hearing this, all the government officials were extremely happy. They went out without any danger, and when they returned they had both bragging rights and reward money.
Just when they were guessing how much the reward would be, they heard Master Meng say, "Inform Master Qi, pack your things and go back home."
"Leave now?"
Meng Changqing nodded, "Yes, now."
After leaving Hongfu Village, they did not enter the town and there were no checkpoints to stop them. The group of people took advantage of the night to rush towards Beishan County.
Qi Xiang rushed on the road one after another and was really tired. Qi Renli asked him to rest on the carriage and followed Meng Changqing on his horse.
Traveling at night and the distance was long, Bafang made an excuse to prevent others from falling off their horses and talked about Meng Changqing's behavior in Dazhou Prefecture.
According to Bafang, every action of Meng Changqing was crisp and neat, and every word was reasonable.
Meng Changqing couldn't listen several times and wanted Bafang to shut up, but Qi Renli insisted on listening.
The Royal Forest Army followed behind. Under Wang Xun's hint, he and Chu Mufeng slowed down their horses and distanced themselves from the group in front.
"Master Bai, looking at it this day and night, the contrast between Master Meng and the previous one is too great. His appearance is not at all the same as the gentle and polite one before. He is just a gangster leader, and the rest of us are also forced to become a group of gangsters. "Wang Xun asked: "How should I tell the tea shop?"
Chu Mufeng did not answer immediately.
Wang Xun couldn't see his expression clearly and continued: "Meng Changqing has always been polite to us. It doesn't matter if we don't report some small things, but it involves Dazhou. Even if we don't report it, the magistrate of Dazhou may have to report it to the court. Then brother We will all suffer.”
Chu Mufeng said, "Of course you can't hide it, don't forget the responsibilities of the imperial guard."
"Sir, do you want to report the truth exactly?" Wang Xun couldn't believe it. As for what Master Meng said in Dazhou Mansion, if it reaches His Majesty's ears, what will happen to Master Meng?
In Mr. Meng's current situation, you can't get rewards even if you have merit. Wouldn't it be wrong to make a mistake...
Chu Mufeng had a serious face, "Using the power of the Royal Forest Army to bully Shangguan, it is such a big mistake, how can we hide it."
"But that's not to save people! We also saw later that the Hong family did intend to kill Beishan County officials. If Master Meng hadn't been aggressive and wanted to find Captain Yang and the others, it wouldn't have been a matter of time. , maybe Meng Changqing himself will be in danger.”
Hearing this, Chu Mufeng reminded: "When reporting, only write about Master Meng. As for what other people have done, it has nothing to do with us. You are not allowed to write a word."
"What?" Wang Xun couldn't believe his ears. What kind of demon is this Master Bai possessed by? Only writing about what Master Meng made a mistake without describing why it happened would make Your Majesty even more disgusted with Master Meng, wouldn't it? "Master Bai, you are related to the governor of Dazhou, so you are helping him?"
"Drive!" Chu Mufeng urged the horse forward. He didn't care what Wang Xun continued to say. What they wrote on it was worthless, and what he found out above was more credible.