Chapter 5 Caogu (Three)

"Dongweng, Dongweng--!" A good-married daughter suddenly turned into a entrusted man. The master was caught off guard and waved his hand to retreat. "Dongweng said this, why did you say this? Jiedu, Jiedu holds heavy troops, who dares to touch him easily? Besides, this time it is a fight between gods, so you and I hide farther away, just protect yourself, and you will not be able to sit at home and cause troubles from the sky!"

"Mingzhe protects herself, haha, it's not easy to protect herself!" County Magistrate Sun Shan shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Actually, the fight between gods and immortals is not responsible for anything I am a mere county magistrate. But Master Jiedu, he, this time, he—, alas! It shouldn't have reached such a level. But if it really comes, there is nothing you can do. You have also been in the green forest. You should know what the outcome will be if you take the wrong team."

"Ah!" The master screamed in a low voice, raised his face, and looked at Sun Shan pitifully, beads of sweat as big as beans rolling down his forehead.

Whether it is a green forest or a court, the most difficult thing to do is to take sides. Once you stand in the wrong position, no matter how capable you are or how high your reputation you have, you will never escape the end of irreversible consequences.

Back then, the Jiedushi Sun Fangjian once threw Ji Shilian, the fourth leader who tried to replace him, and the other thirty accomplices, into the fire and roasted them into cooked meat in front of all his brothers. Although the court was not as cruel as the green forest on the surface, he was also punished for those who committed the serious crime of "rebellion" from being cut into pieces to hanging the corpse.

"Forget it! Don't think too much, it's useless to think about it! You and I can't interfere at all where the old man bets him! I hope he is as lucky as before!" County Magistrate Sun Shan walked forward, held the master's shoulder, and announced his countermeasures, leaving it to fate!

"Oh--" Another long sigh, the master hunched over and his face was bitter.

When we were in the Green Forest Road, everyone said that being an official is good, and if you can rob it openly, you don’t have to worry about the officers and soldiers coming to encircle and suppress it. But when you really become an official, you realize that the risk of becoming an official is as huge as being a robber. And many times, you don’t even have the qualification to stand by and watch!

The house fell into silence again, and a pair of brothers and sisters were relatively speechless. Just when they were alive, suddenly, a series of footsteps came from outside. Immediately afterwards, the owner of the house, Li Ying, rolled in horizontally, "Sir, good news, good news! Inspection Zheng, Inspection Zheng, Inspection Zheng, came to visit you in person! Inspection Zheng is here to visit you in person!"

"Who?" County Magistrate Sun Shan rushed to the door of the house and asked with Li Ying's collar. His originally gray and haggard face was filled with two different expressions of expectation and alertness, which looked particularly strange.

"Zheng, inspector Zheng, he, he came to visit you. Just at the yamen. Sir, you..." The owner of the house didn't know whether he was running too fast or was overly nervous just now, and his words were in a sentence, "Sir, do you want it, do you want to see him!"

"Nonsense!" Sun Shan let go of his hand and threw Li Ying on the ground. While stroking out the meteor, he shouted, "Come on, come with me to welcome Inspection Zheng. Master, please send someone to a nearby restaurant to order two tables and top-flight tables and tell them that you will pick up the ones! Don't fool them, otherwise I will block his door!"

"Yes, it's Dongweng!" Master and Li Ying looked at each other, and the expression on their faces seemed to instantly put down a Five Elements Mountain to relax.

County Magistrate Sun Shan himself finally saw a glimmer of hope in his heart. He moved his legs greatly, and his body was as light as a swallow. Zheng Ziming was willing to come to the door on his own initiative, which shows that this person was not worried about Guo Yunming's private soldiers several days ago, and the Yiwu Army was watching. It also shows that the forces behind him have not yet regarded the Yiwu Army as enemies. In this way, there is still a possibility of cooperation between the two sides, or the well water will not violate the rivers, instead of fighting to the death as the situation changes in the court.

When I came to the county yamen in two steps, I saw Zheng Ziming bringing Guo Xin, Tao Dachun, and a handsome boy he had never seen before, smiling and greeting people around me. The squad leader, yamen runners and civil servants at all levels in Ding County were surrounded by Zheng Ziming and his companions like flies smelling fish, with charming smiles on his face and flattering sounds rolling like a tide.

The incident of the "Guo Family Army" sneak attack on Lijiazhai wearing makeup is no longer a secret for the minor officials. All the sneak attackers have gone but returned, and it has long been circulated in the county government. Although the minor officials and the yamen runners are not as alert as the county magistrate Sun Shan, they realize that the battle that happened many days ago is a sign of the upcoming conflict between His Majesty the Emperor and the Minister Guru. However, they can accurately judge that the inspector Zheng in front of them cannot afford to offend. For those whom they can't afford to offend, the minor officials and the yamen runners naturally have a complete way of dealing with, that is, they offer high above like their ancestors, and would rather be servile and pleasing with them without neglecting them.

"I said I heard the magpies shouting all the time early this morning. It turned out that the inspector was here!" I knew what kind of things he was under my command. Sun Shan was not disappointed with the scene in front of him. He accelerated his steps again and raised his hands to greet him loudly. "The official is late to welcome him. Please don't blame me, don't blame me!"

"You are polite, Lord County Master! Zheng took the initiative to come to the door before sending someone to write a letter. He also asked Lord County Master not to blame him for being reckless!" Zheng Ziming smiled slightly and waved his hand gently.

After a few days of sight, he was taller than when he parted with Sun Shan last time, and his face was slightly tanned by the sun. He didn't look like a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. He was full of a seniority as a general in every move.

"I dare not, I dare not!" County Magistrate Sun Shan, who had never regarded Zheng Ziming as a child, saw that the other party's posture was steady and confident, and he was even more afraid to look down on him. He bent down deeply and added with his hands: "The year is approaching, and the junior official should have come to ask for advice, but he has been troubled by everything recently, so he has never been able to do it. The junior official knows his crime and is willing to receive any punishment!"

"Ah—?" The minor officials and officers who were a little ashamed of being flattered by half a boy, exclaimed silently in their hearts. "After all, they are adults, their posture and attitude, tsk, there is nothing to compare! Just go here, the county magistrate should do it!"

Although it was a chaotic time and Wu Guiwen was a cheap man, a fifth-rank inspector in a place could not take care of the seventh-rank county magistrate who was officially appointed by the imperial court. So Zheng Ziming himself was shocked by Sun Shan's behavior at first. However, soon, he figured out the clues, smiled, stepped forward and raised the other party's arm, and said loudly: "Brother Sun said that, are you driving me away? Then I'd better put a table in the city another day and send someone to invite Brother Sun! So that Brother Sun would scream like an adult, making me feel uncomfortable!"

"No, no, no! Master Zheng, Brother Zheng, what I taught you is to be a minister for me!" County Magistrate Sun Shan was slightly stunned, and quickly waved his hand and went downstairs. Although he was stuttering, his passion was even more intense than the flames. "Please, brother, please, please send someone to order a table for me. We brothers will stop getting drunk today!"

"That's right. This is not the first time we met. Brother, why are you polite just now?" Zheng Ziming smiled and deliberately pretended to be complaining and complained.

"Yes, I'm thinking too much, I'm thinking too much!" County Magistrate Sun Shan was such a delicate figure. He immediately followed the other party's words, "We are officials in the same place, so we should be as close as a family. Please, let's go in and talk!"

"Brother Sun, please!"

"Please, brother!"

"Brother Sun..."

"My brother..."

The two of them pushed and let me go, and finally they held their arms in their arms, as if they had been in friendship for three lifetimes. Then, under the call of the minor officials and the yamen runners, they walked through the main hall and came to the second hall where the county magistrate dealt with local figures or had contact with relatives and friends, and they sat down with guests and hosts, and had tea and talked.

Guo Xin, Tao Dachun and beautiful young man Pan Mei were also invited by the servants to a room separated from the Second Hall by a wall, and the master and the owners of the house were chatting. Soon, they were delivered from the two tables ordered by the best restaurant in the city. The guest and the host said a few more polite words, and the people in the two rooms began to exchange cups.

After nine out of three tours, the county magistrate Sun Shan drank a little hot. He put down the wine cup and asked with courage: "My brother came to the county town in the heavy storm. I believe there must be serious things to look for me as my brother. Don't worry, as long as you can, Brother Yu will never be vague with you!"

"In this way, Zheng thanked Brother Sun first!" Of course, Zheng Ziming did not come to drink. Hearing Sun Shan's words, he also gently lowered the wine cup. Yu Aiji sat upright and bowed with a smile, "I'm not hiding it from Brother Sun, my Lijia Village was lucky to be promoted to a military village by the court a few months ago. He has a corps, but he has not seen any trace of money, grain, armor and sticks. But recently there are still thieves who are unaware of their eyes coming to harass him. After every fierce battle, there are many injuries that need treatment and pension. Therefore, I'm a little nervous recently!"

"Ah? So it's this. Brother, why didn't you say it earlier?" Sun Shan pretended to be surprised when he heard this, and then smiled and waved, "This matter is simple, it's just some money and food. Brother, please tell me a lot. Brother, I will send someone to load a car and deliver it to you tomorrow!"

He sincerely wanted to curry favor with the other party and could find a way out for himself. So as long as he didn't force him to stand in a position immediately, he could discuss any other requirements. Anyway, he didn't have to pay the money and food himself. He embezzled some of the treasurys and then slap some with the local gentry, so he would definitely be able to make up for it.
Chapter completed!