Qiu Yuanwai was detained by the He's Mansion. The gate of Qiu's Mansion and everywhere in the mansion were sealed and under inspection. Because the case was serious and the county magistrate had hanged himself, he had to wait until the new county magistrate took office or the provincial government sent a commissioner to conduct a trial. Now
Putai County is temporarily in charge of the government affairs of Chu County.
Huang Yinhe, the wife of Tang Yaoju, was rescued safely and temporarily returned to the Tang family. However, she was still required to testify in court when the case was formally tried. The other abducted girls also found out their place of origin and identity and registered them one by one.
They were temporarily placed in a nursing home and were not allowed to leave until the case was completed. These girls' innocence has been lost. Although they have regained their freedom now, if they return to their hometowns in a broken body, there will be no need to talk about gossip in the countryside.
In view of this, the Prime Minister of Chu County has promised them that after the trial of the case is completed, if there are those who do not want to return to their hometown, they can be allowed to choose their own marriage. Those who do not want to get married can be placed in the nursing home as their home.
The Ming Dynasty's nursing home was opened in the seventh year of Hongwu. The widows, widowers, lonely, sick and helpless people, as well as craftsmen, soldiers and other old, weak and disabled people were all adopted. There were also medical officers in the hospital responsible for diagnosis. But there were also some
For those who intend to become a nun, this will involve the monks and Taoist management officials, and they must settle the case before colluding with them.
This case has become the biggest scandal in Shandong Prefecture in recent years, but it has made Xia Xun, Ji Gang and Gao Xianning famous. The story of the three students saving civilian girls has been passed on by the scholars and scholars in Putai County.
Word of mouth spread quickly among ordinary people in Po Tai. Peng Ziqi, who took the greatest risk, was only replaced by a righteous man in this story, and his name was not even spread.
This was certainly because Peng Ziqi did not want to be famous, but it was also because apart from using her as bait to lure out enemies, the literati and ordinary people had no room for her performance in the grand event that they witnessed with their own eyes.
When things happened here, Xia Xun wanted to go on his way, but he was actually considered one of the witnesses. Fortunately, he was a member of the Sheng family, and he privately explained to the Prime Minister of Chu County that he was working for the King of Qi and could not delay, so he spent a long time.
After making detailed notes and signing and stamping my signature, I said goodbye and left.
The Chu county magistrate, the Putai gentry, and the county school students sent the four martyrs five miles out of the county. After a farewell dinner and some conversation, they returned to the city. Tang Yaoju and Lin Yuqi accompanied the four.
, all the way to the ferry.
As soon as they arrived at the ferry, Xia Xun and others stopped and thanked Tang Yaoju and Lin Yuqi politely: "Brother Tang, Brother Lin, I have sent you thousands of miles away, but you will have to say goodbye eventually. Please stop here. Qingzhou is not that far away from here. We
There will always be a time to meet."
"In this way, Lin will send you off not far away. All you martyrs, have a good trip." Lin Yuqi cupped his hands, while Tang Yaoju saluted and knelt down on the ground, saying, "I can't thank you enough for your kindness. Have a good go, my benefactors."
, Tang will bear in mind what happened today."
Tang Yaoju's gratitude was beyond words. He had already thanked Xia Xun and the others again and again with his mother and beloved wife. According to his Jianghu personality, he really wished he could become sworn brothers with Xia Xun and others, and share life and death together.
Blessings are the same, but after learning their identities, I feel ashamed and do not dare to make friends with other scholars.
Although Lin Yuqi did not send anyone to help in time, at the critical moment, it was Lin Yuqi who took action and caught Qiu Yuanwai's painful foot and rescued his wife.
, this kind of kindness is placed there. In addition, Chu County Prime Minister is the law enforcer. Although they are on the same front this time, they inevitably expose their power to the government.
It was impossible for the Prime Minister of Chu County to ignore a person who had just moved here and had the ability to mobilize a crowd to attack the gentry's mansion. If he was still working alone, he would probably have a hard time in the future, so he turned to Lin Yu.
Qi expressed his intention to bring his people into the Lin Family Xiangtang, but a trace of resentment still quietly grew in his heart.
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Xia Xun and the others talked with Tang Yao Ju for a long time. The ferry boat came over. The four of them said goodbye to Tang and Lin and led their horses onto the ferry.
As soon as they crossed the river and landed on the shore, Xia Xun said, "Brothers are going to Yanggu County for business. I wonder where Brother Gao and Brother Ji are going?"
Ji Gang said with a smile: "Brother Gao and I are about to visit Jinan Prefecture to take a look at the Daming Lake where 'snakes have disappeared, frogs have not croaked, rain has not risen for a long time, and drought has not dried up'. We have a good friend in Jinan Prefecture.
My name is Liu Yu. Brother Liu Xian is a descendant of a Jinan gentry family in Jinan Prefecture. We have always been on good terms with each other. We haven’t seen each other for a long time. I am going to visit him and will stay at his house for a longer time. I just happened to be a scholar in Jinan Prefecture, build a relationship, and borrow some knowledge.
Prepare for next year's provincial examination.
It's a pity that Brother Yang has other important matters, otherwise we could go together to study and play in Jinan. We hit it off immediately and couldn't bear to break up. We plan to stay in Jinan until the provincial examination is over next year. If Brother Yang
We can see each other again if we have the opportunity to go to Jinan in the near future. When Brother Yang and Brother Peng have the opportunity to go to Linyi in the future, they must come to my house and let me and Brother Xianning be our hosts."
Xia Xun smiled, and naturally he wanted to invite the two of them to Qingzhou as guests. After a few words, they said goodbye, saddled their horses, and went their separate ways.
"Mr. Peng, what's wrong? We successfully rescued the person. You should be happy. Why do you look so unhappy?"
Xia Xun and Peng Ziqi rode their horses westward and walked for a while. Seeing that Peng Ziqi didn't talk much, was in low spirits, and looked unhappy, Xia Xun couldn't help but ask.
Peng Ziqi shook his head gently: "This rescue is entirely dependent on you and others. I... am very useless."
Xia Xun said in surprise: "How do you say this? If it weren't for you, how could we bring that single dog official and hateful tyrant to justice? This trip to Pu Tai, Mr. Peng has made countless merits, how can we say it is useless?
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Peng Ziqi said listlessly: "It's just useless. If I follow Ji Gang's idea and just find a girl's house, I can do it just as well. Attacking a place with high walls and deep courtyards like Qiu Mansion, if
Without you borrowing officers and soldiers from the guard station, it would be extremely difficult to do this. If you hadn't planned in advance and encouraged the county students to surround Qiu Mansion, it would be difficult to arrest the witness who was quietly transferred by him. There are also two people, Chang Jiaoyu and Wang Xundao.
Master, if they and the people of the county hadn't come one after another, the single dog official might have made a desperate move and ended up hurting both sides. In the end, no one knows, everyone would have to spend a few days in jail.
I have thought about it over and over again, and it seems that you have already thought of even the reaction of the government and the actions of the people, and it is precisely by taking advantage of the situation that the single-dog official has nothing to do. In comparison, I am worse.
It’s too far. I’m only claiming my brute strength and boasting about my martial arts. In fact, if I follow my ideas, I will only cause trouble and bad things..."
She rubbed her nose and said coquettishly: "Fortunately, ever since I first saw you, I have looked down on you with black eyes and white eyes. Only now do I realize that even if you are a playboy, you are much better than me. I... really
It’s useless…”
Xia Xun couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this: "What? She feels that she is letting me, a playboy, compete with her, so she is unhappy? Where did she say this? Why every time I hear her praise me, it always seems like she is belittling me."
He kicked the horse in the belly, caught up with Peng Ziqi, and said seriously: "Mr. Peng, you must not belittle yourself. If it weren't for you, I dare say that these poor girls would never be saved. What's especially rare is that in this incident, someone did something for them. Some people do it for fame, some do it for power, but you, Mr. Peng, you are the only one who does it wholeheartedly and wholeheartedly to save people. Speaking of which, in front of you, we should all feel ashamed."
Peng Ziqi turned his head curiously and asked, "Well, what should I say?"
Xia Xun said: "Gao Xianning and Ji Gang have great reputations and are called righteous men. I don't deny that they have done a great thing, but their motives are not pure. Their starting point may not be to save people. Ji Gang was born to save people. The reason for this was because he had a dispute with Gao Xianning, and he wanted to prove his superiority; after rescuing people, looking at his words and deeds in front of the gentry and students on Potai, it was clear that he had a good reputation, and he always wanted to do it intentionally or unintentionally. The earth shines brightly on oneself, this person has a great desire to gain a good reputation.
Compared with him, his good friend Gao Xianning is much less clever, but he is just a stupid person who studies to death. When he was in the hotel, do you think he had anything to do with the kidnapped sister-in-law of the Tang family? Concerned and compassionate, the reason why he is willing to cooperate with us and risk losing his honorary title is just to prove the morality and ideals he insists on in his heart, just to prove that those who are educated by poetry and etiquette must be gentlemen, and those who enjoy the imperial salary must be He is dedicated to serving the public good. Didn't you see that after the matter was accomplished, he seemed to be taciturn? In fact, he was very depressed.
And the Prime Minister of Chu County, you see how ferocious and domineering he was when he just arrived with his people, but then when things took a turn for the worse, he suddenly disobeyed and refused to obey the orders of Shan Shenglong. Why? He and Shan Shenglong Qiu Qiu is definitely not involved, but he may not be unaware of what Qiu Qiu, a hypocrite, has done. In the past, he just acted wisely to protect himself. Because of this, he already knew that the evidence must be there before we came up with the evidence. There, when the wind direction changed drastically and Magistrate Shan could no longer cover the sky with one hand, he made a decisive decision and immediately launched a counterattack.
You see, with this, not only did he clear himself from being implicated in the case, but he also made a great contribution. Even if he cannot be promoted from county magistrate to county magistrate immediately, with such a merit in the evaluation book, he will be punished. As he gets older, he is bound to be promoted. This is a very powerful speculator. Tang Yaoju did it to save his wife. Lin Yuqi's eyes were erratic and his words were insincere. I'm afraid he also had ulterior motives.
In the final analysis, you and the students at the county school are the only people who are truly righteous people who have nothing to do with themselves but do not care about the interests and safety of themselves. After the matter was over, he walked away and hid his identity and reputation. Mr. Peng has the style of an ancient hero. , compared to you, we are the ones who should be ashamed."
Being praised by Xia Xun, Peng Ziqi's young face turned red with embarrassment, as if she had been smeared with a light layer of rouge. It looked really beautiful. She felt coy and asked in a low voice: "What about you?"
"I?"
Xia Xun smiled bitterly: "Me, I'm just a soy sauce guy..."
"What?"
"It's nothing, I mean, I was inspired by you, so I'm willing to take the risk