Chapter 65: Sitting on the Mountain and Watching the Tiger Fight
"Haha, it's just a rough world, and you want to turn the world upside down? Do you think I, Wang Pingshan, am dead?"
"It's just a wishful thinking. Brother Shaohui, Qing County is the home of the three families of you and me. If the Zhu family wants to make a comeback, there is no way. The little Zhu Biao is not qualified -"
"What you two worthy brothers said is absolutely true. So, the three of us will drink this cup together——"
"Drink this cup together——"
"please--"
"please--"
Amidst the crisp sound of glasses clinking, the three wine glasses were drained in one go.
Chen Shaohui, Wang Pingshan, and Ji Xiliang looked at each other and smiled knowingly. The three people unified their thoughts, and infinite confidence immediately rose in everyone's heart. Zhu Biao is the inner sect of the Jiuqu Sword Sect.
What about the disciples? As long as he can't recruit ten or eight senior brothers to help him, he alone won't be able to cause huge troubles in Qing County!
"Sir," in the county government office, Cao Huailiang told Zhao Chengqi at the same time about the gathering of the heads of the three families at the Chen family.
"Don't do anything, just watch -" This was the trick he gave Zhao Chengqi.
Sitting in Zhao Chengqi's seat, he didn't need to get involved in the fight between the local powerful, because it was obvious that the Zhu family was weak, while the three families were absolutely strong.
Zhao Chengqi acted with his heart and would not support the three families, because his heart was not yet dark. Otherwise, in four years, the 20,000 acres of land under the Zhu family's name would have changed owners long ago.
But on the side of the Zhu family, Zhao Chengqi offended almost all the landowners and gentry in the county. This would undoubtedly be a disastrous consequence for a county magistrate. Especially Qing County is a border military supply area.
For Zhao Chengqi, it is not as simple as losing his official position.
So Cao Huailiang’s suggestion is to wait and see what happens.
Zhao Chengqi also accepted it, but ordered the three major inspection departments to "each perform their duties." It wouldn't hurt to change it a little bit. As long as you don't roll up your sleeves and do it yourself, then it will be fine.
"Profits are so motivating that people's hearts are not as old as they used to be." Zhao Chengqi snorted disdainfully, and his face was full of anger.
Cao Huailiang also sighed in his heart, thinking that when the old man of the Zhu family was the county captain, he was quite kind to him.
It's just... I can't help it! Even my small body can't stop the three of them from pressing down with just one finger.
"Drive, drive, drive..."
On the way to the county town from Sitong Town, Huang Qi was urging the horses quickly.
"Report the crime——"
"Report the crime—" This was the only thought left in his mind.
As for the Huang Mansion, a group of people who came to the Huang family's branch after hearing the news were making people restless and worried about the family property, but no one thought about how to avenge Huang Hongwei's family.
Huang Qi looked down on and despised that group of people from the bottom of his heart.
"Ding dong dong, dong dong dong..."
The carriage was driving leisurely on the official road from Cuishan Town to the county town. Halfway up Duyi Mountain, he met Yang Dahu from Yangzhuang Village. When the two of them mentioned what happened last night, it was the elder brother and not the second brother.
A carriage with old decorations also passed by in front of the Chen Mansion.
"Master—" the driver shouted into the carriage, looking at the Chen family's door with eyes filled with hatred.
"Uncle Hong, go forward -" Zhu Biao's voice sounded in the carriage.
The gate of the Chen Mansion is still very impressive, and the four concierges have cheerful expressions on their faces, without any trace of panic. The news of the massacre in Sitong Town must not have spread here, otherwise the Chen family would never be in the good mood and appearance they are now.
Calmly.
"Wang Pingshan, Ji Xiliang, hum, it's the same -" Zhu Biao was fully confident.
Kill the chicken to frighten the monkey. The chicken will not die in vain. Including the Du family in Cuishan Town and the Yang family in Yangzhuang, three cases are placed in front of the people of the county, which will definitely set off an uproar.
"My lord, my lord..." At the end of the afternoon, Zhao Chengqi had just finished lunch and was taking a walk in the backyard of the county government office. Cao Huailiang ran in in a panic as if he had lost his mind.
"Huang Hongwei of Sitong Town was exterminated..."
Zhu Biao also forgot about one force, that is, his parents, who had a higher status than the three families. The news that Huang Hongwei was exterminated would not only panic the three families, but also make Zhao Chengqi, who had always felt pity for the Zhu family,
Panic in panic.
Zhao Chengqi opened his mouth wide and looked at Cao Huailiang with shock on his face. He was speechless for a moment.
"Destroy the whole family?"
"Yes, the family was destroyed. Huang Hongwei's wife, children and himself are all dead..."
Zhu Biao was just a young man who was less than seventeen years old, but his methods were so vicious that Cao Huailiang couldn't help but shiver under the sun on a sunny day.
"A chivalrous person uses force to violate the prohibition; a chivalrous person uses force to violate the prohibition—"
Stomping his feet fiercely, Zhao Chengqi said angrily. The first thought that flashed through his mind was to send troops to capture Zhu Biao and then throw him into prison.
In the past, he felt pity for the Zhu family when he saw their pity, but now he sees no difference between the Zhu family and Chen, Wang, and Ji San.
The reason why the Zhu family is "poor" is simply because Zhujiawu Fort is to the north of the county seat and on the road where Hu Qi goes south, that's all.
It would be the same if it were any other company——
"What do you think we should do?" Zhao Chengqi gave Cao Huailiang a hard look, as if he was saying, 'This is the good idea you gave me and the good result I got.'
"Sir, Huang Qi just came to report the case. He didn't mention Zhu Biao..." This is the fundamental reason why a family son like Huang Qi cannot compete with an outsider like Gu Wenxi. He is loyal, but not smart enough. Cao Huailiang is bitter.
He said with a straight face.
"My lord, my lord..."
County Yamen Cao Zhao Dahua ran over with his fat, round face covered in sweat, waving two pieces of tissue paper in his hand.
"What's going on?" Zhao Chengqi was angry. Huang Hongwei hadn't even finished talking about things. Why would you, a small official from the household, come to cause trouble? His eyes were like knives, staring at the round Zhao Dahua.
Zhao Dahua, who was out of breath after running, was so frightened that he suddenly jumped up and could not catch his breath. He almost lost his breath.
"My lord, my lord," he called twice. Zhao Dahua nodded and hunched down like a pug, and quickly handed the tissue paper in his hand to Zhao Chengqi.
"Isn't it easy for me? I ran out of breath just to show my enthusiasm in front of you! I'm a small householder. I can see such an opportunity. How easy is it for me!!"
"God is so pitiful..."
Zhao Dahua is mentally tough on the villain, but he doesn't dare to reveal anything on his face.
"Land deed?" Taking the two pieces of tissue paper, Zhao Chengqi recognized what they were at a glance.
"Sir, this is the land deed of the Zhu family in Cuishan Town and Yangzhuang. Du Yishan and Yang Dahu used it to pass over the property."
Everything was said in silence. There was no need to say anything else. Zhao Chengqi and Cao Huailiang looked at each other, and the endless thoughts in their hearts instantly surged like waves.
Cuishan Town-Sitong Town, with Yangzhuang in the middle, is exactly a straight line.
After serving as an official for four years, Zhao Chengqi has already engraved the geography of Qing County in his mind. From Cuishan Town to Sitong Town, even ordinary people can walk there in one night.
What's more, Zhu Biao is such a master of martial arts.
"Sir, spread the news. You'd better sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers -" Cao Huailiang is a real veteran. He talks about people and ghosts. Seeing that Zhao Chengqi has already developed a grudge against Zhu Biao, he immediately changed his lines.
, just waiting to see what happens is like sitting on a mountain and watching a tiger fight.
