Li Hui called the people and prepared to start the division of labor. He took out the money in his hands and ordered Jiang Sheng to go to the market to purchase some materials first. At the same time, he led the rest of the people to start cutting grass and trees, leveling the ground, and making preliminary preparations.
When Ah Zhu comes back from selling the horse and has collected enough materials, he can start to fully repair the house.
But what Li Hui didn't expect was that at noon, Ah Zhu did not come back, but a servant named Wang Jin who had gone to sell horses stumbled back and reported a misfortune in a panic.
It turned out that Azhu, Da Zhuang and Wang Jin took the horses to the Beicheng Mule and Horse Market to sell the horses, and someone came to ask about the price. Seeing that a buyer had already negotiated the price, the deal was about to be completed. Suddenly
More than a dozen local government officials rushed over and immediately chased away the buyers, trying to take away A-Zhu and others.
Of course, Guo Dazhuang couldn't let people take people for no reason, so he wanted to argue with them. However, Ah Zhu knew that once Dazhuang and the officers took action, there would be casualties. Then the matter would be troublesome. So he stopped Guo Dazhuang.
At that time, Wang Jin happened to be running errands to buy sesame cakes for Da Zhuang. When the officer came, he didn't know that he was also a horse seller. A Zhu winked at Wang Jin who was standing in the crowd. Wang Jin knew that A Zhu was talking about him.
Come back quickly and report.
This is what happened. Li Hui asked Wang Jin if he knew the reason why these guards took people, but Wang Jin didn't know anything. He didn't hear any specific reasons. Because he was eager to come back to report the news, he didn't ask the people around him.
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After listening to Wang Jin's description of the situation, everyone became agitated. Zhao Dachun shouted loudly: "Is this okay? Dare you take our people? Go away and save people."
A group of people croaked together and went to the house separately to get weapons and armor, and then gathered to save people.
Li Hui hurriedly stopped them. Li Hui thought about it for a while. His first reaction was whether the Shicheng County magistrate was a member of the Huan family and that was why he caused trouble. But then he denied that it was the Huan family who was targeting him.
His own actions. Because if Huan's actions were against him, there was no need to go after Azhu and Dazhuang. Since they knew that they were in Shicheng County, they could just go after him.
There must be other reasons for this incident. Wang Jin was too panicked to ask clearly. He didn't understand the reason, so he couldn't act rashly. He had to visit the local county government and find out the reason for the arrest.
If it is an unprovoked frame-up, it is not too late to use other means.
At that moment, Li Hui told everyone to be quiet and not to mess around. He went back to his room to get the official documents and name cards, and even brought 50,000 yuan as backup to avoid the need for bribery. Only Dachun drove a mule cart to carry him straight.
Go to the county government office.
The Shicheng County Government Office was in Zhongjie, and Li Hui arrived in front of the county office within less than a meal. After getting off the mule cart, Li Hui came to the steps of the government office. He looked around and saw the lanky horse tied in the courtyard.
The hairy 'Awang' knew that he was indeed caught and brought to the Yamen.
The lobby inside was dark, but the officers were standing at the bottom of the hall, and people could still hear voices in the hall. Li Hui knew that Azhu Da Zhuang must be interrogating in the hall, so he walked to the Yamen.
The officer at the Yamen Gate immediately shouted: "What are you doing? Why are you trespassing?"
Li Huidao: "I am a co-accused in the case being tried in court, and I am here to surrender."
The two officers were stunned for a moment, and one of them said: "Stand still, I'll report it. There are also people who surrender themselves. It's strange."
One person stared at Li Hui and Dachun, while the other officer hurriedly ran to the lobby to report. Soon after, he ran out and said loudly: "The county magistrate asked you to come to the lobby."
Li Hui smiled, straightened his clothes and entered the yamen with his head held high, walked through the patio and came to the lobby. When his eyes adjusted to the dim light in the hall, he saw Azhu standing in the hall looking at him worriedly.
"Zhu'er, are you okay? You weren't tortured by them, were you?" Li Hui asked hurriedly.
Azhu shook his head and said: "No, no. Master, they said our horses were stolen, so..."
"Bang!" A crisp sound of the gavel interrupted Ah Zhu's words. After the case, the low-pitched shouts of the officials sitting in the court were heard.
"People who come down from the hall do not pay any courtesy to me when they come up to the hall, but they secretly conspire and speak together. Is this contempt for the hall?"
Li Hui looked up and saw an official in his forties sitting behind the public case. He looked like a county magistrate in official uniform. Next to him stood an old man with a writing brush in his hand. He should be a clerk or an auxiliary officer.
The county magistrate was very fair, slightly chubby, and seemed to be a pampered man. At this moment, he was frowning at me, with a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes.
"Who are you? What's your name, your birthplace, your age? Do you know that selling official horses is illegal? Who is this woman to you? Where did you get the horses you sold? Get them from the real people!" The old man standing beside Li Hui couldn't help but notice.
He answered and asked loudly.
When he said this, Li Hui suddenly understood and secretly blamed himself for being careless. According to the laws of the Jin Dynasty, horses cannot be bought or sold privately, unless they are inferior horses that pull carts and plow the land. The horse Xie Xuan gave is a trained war horse.
There are also family marks branded on them. Selling them in such a ostentatious manner in the market will of course attract the attention of the government. It is obvious that the Shicheng County officers regarded Azhu and Da Zhuang as horse thieves.
After thinking about this reason, Li Hui breathed a sigh of relief. Obviously, this incident was an accident and had nothing to do with the Huan family.
"I'm Li Hui of Danyang County. I've met the county magistrate. I definitely don't despise the court. These two are members of my family. I think there must be a misunderstanding here." Li Hui stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"Li Hui? Your name is Li Hui? Are you a native of Shicheng County, Danyang County?" the county magistrate asked with a frown.
"My ancestral home is Shicheng County, and I recently returned to my hometown in Shicheng County to live. Before that, I served in Juchao County. I resigned not long ago." Li Hui said solemnly.
"Oh? How do you prove your identity?" The county magistrate stood up after the case, with a surprised look on his face.
Li Hui reached out and took out the official transfer order and name card from his arms and handed them over. The county magistrate took them and took a closer look, and his expression suddenly changed. His brows spread and he strode over. He looked at Li Hui up and down.
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"You are Li Hui, the magistrate of Juchao County? Juchao County to which Liyang County belongs?"
Li Hui smiled and said, "That's right."
The county magistrate burst out laughing, clasped his hands and shouted: "It's really Magistrate Li. I have admired him for a long time. How can you say this? How did you take away Magistrate Li's family? But he is blind."
Li Hui cupped his hands and said, "May I ask, Lord County Lord, do you know me?"
The county magistrate smiled and said: "You don't know me, but I know you. My surname is Zhao and my given name is Mo Lin. I am the magistrate of Shicheng County."
Li Hui cupped his hands and said, "It turns out it's Magistrate Zhao, so you're polite."
Zhao Molin bowed his hands and returned the courtesy: "It's polite. Does County Magistrate Li know the Prince of Liyang County?"
Li Huidao: "Of course we know each other. I live in Chao County, which is under the jurisdiction of Liyang County. Wang Fujun is the governor of Liyang County. We have met and interacted with each other many times before, how could we not know each other?"
Zhao Molin laughed and said: "That's it. The prince of Liyang County passed by this county just a few days ago and stayed in this county for half a day. I guess he thinks highly of me and treats me as a friend. We have known each other for ten years.
It has been many years. He has resigned from the post of governor of Liyang County. This time he went to the capital. He told me about his appointment and also about Juchao County. He expressed his appreciation to you all. This county has listened to you.
I admire him very much about his appointment, and I am deeply impressed by the name Li Hui. Unexpectedly, I met County Magistrate Li just a few days ago. Do you think it is a coincidence or not?"
Li Hui was also very surprised. The time Zhao Molin said was correct. When he passed through Liyang County, it was true that Wang Muzhi had left office not long ago. If he also went to the capital, then his route should be the same.
It also passes through Shicheng County.
If he and Zhao Molin were good friends, all of this would be compatible.
"I see, that's a coincidence. It turns out that Prince Wangfu passed by here before. Before I came here, when I passed by Liyang County to visit him, he had already left office." Li Hui said with a smile.
"Exactly, he was transferred to the Shangshu Province. You should know that. He said that County Magistrate Li was also going to the capital to take up his post. But the county did not expect that you would also pass through the county. You all passed through the county one after the other.
.Hey, this county is very stupid. Since you are going to work in the capital, you are likely to pass by this county. This county should pay attention to it. It is better to get the news earlier and welcome you. This is rude.
" Zhao Molin said with a smile.
Li Hui chuckled and said: "If you don't dare to be the magistrate of Zhao County, how dare you work?"
Zhao Molin looked at Azhu with a smile and said: "Is this a member of your family? But how come they are selling horses? Someone saw horses for sale in the market. There were marks on the horses, indicating that they were official horses of a wealthy family. So they reported it.
When we arrived in this county, we ordered someone to get it back. Unexpectedly, it was County Magistrate Li’s family. What on earth is going on?”
Li Hui cupped his hands and said: "You all blame me, but I forgot that horses cannot be sold on the street. This horse really shouldn't be sold on the street. It's my fault. This horse was given to me by Xie Xuan, the eldest son of the Xie family in the capital.
It has the mark of Chen Jun Xie's brand on it. I was negligent. Hahaha."
When Zhao Molin heard this, he was surprised and said: "This horse was actually given by Xie Xuan? I didn't expect that you and Xie Xuan have a horse-gift relationship. It seems that your friendship is not shallow."
Li Huidao: "It's not really a friendship, it's just a chance encounter. How dare I, a mere county magistrate, have a friendship with Mr. Xie?"
Zhao Molin smiled bitterly and said: "But you want to sell this horse? Why is that?"
Li Huidao: "Why else? We are short of money. We have just returned to our ancestral home in Shicheng County, and the ancestral home at home is dilapidated and inconvenient to live in. So we thought about renovating the old house. But we were short of money, so we could only find ways to get some money to meet our urgent needs.
After much deliberation, I realized that it was useless to keep this horse, so I asked people around me to bring it to the market and sell it. But I didn't consider that this was inappropriate. Hahaha."
Zhao Molin stared at Li Hui and said: "Master Xie gave you this horse, and you sold it because you were short of money? No matter how difficult it is, you can't sell the horse he gave you. That is the horse that Master Xie gave you. Then Master Xie asked