Chapter 46
: I've seen a lonely look
Author: Go with the breeze
: I've seen a lonely look
Two days have passed since the incident of Professor Tie Fist and Jinbianlin fighting against the Changzhou County Yassan, and it has entered March, and the popularity remains unabated.
In this spring month, it is the best season for ladies to go out for spring, and the peak period for various celebrity gatherings is coming.
The news that Wang Shizhen, the old leader who has been in charge of the literary world for decades is about to arrive in Suzhou City, has made Suzhou scholars full of expectations for this year's spring.
But on the first day of March, there was only one thing that could be called the focus of the whole city, that is, the two major magistrates in Suzhou City met and negotiated.
In the middle of Yinma Bridge, a conspicuous white line was drawn, and the two magistrates were going to negotiate through this white line.
This is not pretentious or a lot of things, but a last resort.
The freedom of the Ming officials was not as high as ordinary people imagined, especially local officials who were responsible for defending their territory.
It is strictly prohibited to leave the county without permission. Once the county is out of the county, it will be immediately considered a dereliction of duty.
But it is impossible for two magistrates in Suzhou City to shout at each other at the top of the street or river, which is too inappropriate.
Therefore, the best choice is to choose a boundary bridge and meet on the bridge to facilitate close conversation.
But in order to clarify the county boundary and prevent both parties from being too excited and accidentally crossing the boundary, he symbolically drew a dazzling white line on the bridge.
The two magistrates were on the side of the white line to communicate safely and friendly face-to-face.
However, the arched bridge deck is limited, which makes it impossible for the two magistrates to rush forward and backward like they do in daily life.
Therefore, each magistrate only brought two people to the bridge, one was responsible for holding up the Qingluo umbrella that symbolized the dignity of his parents, and the other was responsible for running errands and passing messages. The other entourages could only wait under the bridge.
The two Suzhou City parents, Feng Qu, the magistrate of Wu County and Deng He, the magistrate of Changzhou County, met under this situation.
Many people who are not interested in the excitement also come to watch the news, but they cannot get close to them and can only watch from afar.
Although I could not hear any dialogue, it can be seen through the amplitude of the magistrate's "pointing and touching" movements that the two parents immediately had a very passionate exchange after they got on the bridge.
Wu County Magistrate Feng: "Establish the statue of Fan Wenzhenggong, and your signature on the monument is actually in front of me, Wu County Magistrate!"
County Magistrate Deng from Changzhou: "You wrote a postscript alone on the monument. What's your face to blame me?"
Feng Magistrate: "The cemetery of Fan Wenzheng is located in Tianping Mountain, Wu County. Isn't it natural that I, the magistrate of Wu County, wrote an inscription?"
County Magistrate Deng: "Bah! Fan Wen is Fan Wenzheng in the entire Suzhou City. Suzhou City does not refer to you Wu County only! Postscript should have my share!"
County Magistrate Feng: "Before you signed me, I am already looking for your reputation as a senior in the imperial examination. Do you still want to be greedy for you?"
The followers on both sides couldn't stand it anymore, so they coughed a few times, reminding the two parents to pay attention to today's topic and not to go off the topic.
As an official in the same city, the magistrate of Changzhou Deng He knew very well about the character of Feng Magistrate Wu County. If it was not involved in his own interests, most of the magistrate Feng Magistrate Feng was a good person.
So County Magistrate Deng took the lead in accusing fiercely and said: "Lin Tailai, the grain bookmaker in Wu County, injured fifty yamen runners in my Changzhou County. Don't you Wu County want to give an explanation?"
Magistrate Feng of Wu County seemed not interested in such things, or it might be that the bookmaker beat the yamen runners, so it was really not important to leave a name on the statue of the model stele.
Anyway, his term of office was almost over, so County Magistrate Feng just yawned and raised his chin towards the umbrella-covered servant.
Then he saw the umbrella-covered servant in Wu County speaking: "The bully Xu family of Changzhou County ran to Wu County and smashed the door of the charity hall that assisted the county government to collect taxes. Why didn't Deng County Zun give an explanation first?"
County Magistrate Deng snorted coldly: "That's what the Xu family did. Why do the county governments need to be responsible for this?"
The umbrella-covered servant responded again: "What happened in Changzhou County is just a tough guy fighting with fifty yamen runners. What is the responsibility for Wuxian County?
County Magistrate Deng was furious. You, County Magistrate Feng, were so rude that you actually asked a servant to come forward to talk to him! You are so storied!
The yamen runner holding an umbrella in Changzhou County suddenly approached his own Magistrate Deng, his teeth trembling constantly, and reported: "Master, is this person talking to the opposite side an iron fist and golden whip!"
Damn! County Magistrate Deng was suddenly shocked and immediately looked at the servant holding the umbrella cover opposite him.
But I saw this person's big eyes. Although he was wearing a wide long gown, he could still see that his back and waist were so majestic.
It was just because the bridge deck of the arc-shaped arch bridge was uneven, and this person stood behind with an umbrella cover, which was several steps lower than Magistrate Feng, so it seemed not that high.
After being shocked, County Magistrate Deng pointed at Lin Tailai who was holding an umbrella and questioned County Magistrate Feng: "You actually let him appear here. Could it be that you were deliberately provoking?"
Magistrate Feng asked in surprise: "You know that he is a county magistrate. What's the problem with being a clerk to hold an umbrella?"
County Magistrate Deng was immediately confused and then tentatively said to County Magistrate Feng: "This evil man surnamed Lin beat up fifty yamen runners in Changzhou County in broad daylight!
From Yaqian Street to Yinma Bridge, it is really a lot of evil deeds!
As long as you hand over this person to Changzhou County, all matters will be cancelled, and the county may compensate separately."
County Magistrate Feng was unmoved and resolutely protected him to the end: "Leave him to voluntarily. If he is willing to surrender, the county will not stop him."
County Magistrate Deng couldn't understand it very much. How much bribe did you Feng Qu accept, or did you take the wrong ecstasy medicine to protect and indulge this stick-slaughtering thug?
If this person really has so much money to bribe the magistrate, would he still be a thug in a group?
Besides, I haven't heard that Feng Qu likes male sex. Even if you look for a boy, this one is not popular with Lin Zhuangshi.
If you can't figure it out, you won't think about it for the time being. Deng He, the magistrate of Deng, asked from a different angle: "Feng Qu! You are also the emperor of a county in the hall. You should know what it means to be decent in the government office!
You and I are in the same city as our parents, and it is your and my common responsibility to maintain the dignity of the government office!
Although the incident happened in Changzhou County, you didn’t feel the same way in Wu County. Do things hurt their nature?”
Magistrate Feng was not very good at responding to these words that aroused empathy, but a servant holding the Qingluo umbrella suddenly inserted it and replied:
"Dengxian Zun, you're thinking too much. You're just a troublemaker who attempted to complain. He fought with the county corps servants outside, not fighting in the county corps!
It’s like those servants who were taken to build rivers. If they fight, will Deng County Zun feel decent if he loses his official office?”
"Bastard!" County Magistrate Deng said furiously: "What are you? Are you qualified to show off your mouth like this?"
The power of the county master is not humiliating, and Professor Lin did not dare to face the scolding directly, muttering: "I don't want to just talk."
But Magistrate Deng's ears were so sensitive that he heard them and shouted loudly: "Do you still dare to attack this county?"
Professor Lin, who was standing behind his magistrate holding an umbrella and unable to move casually, suddenly became blessed and said, "You can't move! You can't reach it!"
Magistrate Deng has been a magistrate in various places for seven or eight years. I have never seen any kind of troublemakers? He has done anything to fight against bandits himself, but is he still afraid that Lin Tai will fight hard?
He took the initiative to step forward and sneered at Professor Lin, "Now that you can arrive, if you have the courage, try it? If you don't send you three thousand miles away, I won't be this official!"
Lin Tailai suddenly pointed to the ground and shouted in surprise: "It's time to go! It's time to go! Mr. Deng has crossed the line! You have left the country without authorization and have seriously dereliction of duty. Please wait for the inspection to be impeached!"
County Magistrate Deng: "."
Damn it! Dog bastard! Magistrate Deng seemed to have his blood rushing to his head, his face turned red with anger, and he reached out to grab Lin Tailai and beat him!
Their classes are too different, so Lin Tailai dared not fight back, so he could only hold the umbrella cover and dodge left and right.
Fighting and fighting these days depends on the class. For example, good people beat yamen runners, and it may not be a big deal if they win.
A good citizen beats an official as a serious crime, but if he is promoted to an official, the fight will not be so serious, and even beating a royal relative may not be a big deal.
Therefore, in order to make it easier to hit people, we must work hard to improve our class.
Although Professor Lin avoided his face, he held the umbrella cover and was on the steps, which greatly affected his dodging, so he still got hit by a few strokes, but he didn't feel much.
However, County Magistrate Deng only felt that his fist was getting more and more painful. The Lin thief was definitely hiding a ill-intentioned person, and he was wearing a dark armor in his long gown!
Magistrate Feng quickly became a good man, stopped Magistrate Deng, and advised: "Forget it, forget it! The adults don't care about villains!"
The people watching in the distance were bored because they could not hear the conversation at all.
Suddenly I found that the picture became more exciting, and warm cheers burst out. My parents beat people in the street!
"You still want to shelter him?" County Magistrate Deng took another step, retreated back to the white line, and shouted to County Magistrate Feng.
It was a servant holding an umbrella and replied, "But Mr. Deng, you have also covered up the Xu family!"
Magistrate Deng doesn’t want to bother with this topic, so what if he accepts the benefits of the Xu family?
Suddenly, he heard the servant holding an umbrella opposite him say, "Mr. Deng, you don't want to be regarded as a disciple of Shou Guardian Shen, do you?"
When the onlookers were filled with greater expectations, the two sides suddenly separated completely on the bridge, and then turned around and returned.
It seemed as if everything was over by accident.
Lin Tailai held up the umbrella and was about to wait for Magistrate Feng to return to the yamen, suddenly someone came to the side and grabbed his arm.
Lin Tailai was furious. Who is so bold that he dares to collide with himself? Oh no, collide with the county tribute guard?
He turned his head to look, but found that the person coming was Feng Shike and the second master Feng.
I don’t know when, Feng Shike snatched the front row and squeezed under the bridge with his entourage in the county government to watch the fun.
The same surname is Feng, but this person is much larger than that of Feng Magistrate. You know, before Feng Shike resigned last year, he was already a fourth-rank official!
"Elegant people like you, second master, also come to see this vulgarity and excitement?" Lin Tailai asked in surprise.
Feng Shike said angrily: "I saw it lonely! Come with me and tell me what's going on?"
He really didn't understand why Magistrate Feng was desperate to protect Lin Tailai; and what did Lin Tailai say again, Magistrate Deng suddenly retreated on the other side.
Lin Tailai raised the Qingluo umbrella and replied, "I have the responsibility to do it."
Feng Shike turned his head and said to Feng Magistrate: "Please change your county. I will use this thug surnamed Lin to talk to you!"
Lin Tailai reminded: "I am the bookmaker."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!