In the front hall, in addition to these people, there were also many government servants. At this time, they were holding fire sticks and looking at the guards of Prince Ning's Mansion with vigilance. Their expressions were extremely nervous. After seeing Magistrate Liu appear,
Then he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Just now, these people walked into the county government office in such a swagger, and captured Zhou County Lieutenant without any explanation. At first, they thought that someone was rebelling, and wanted to stop them first, but after hearing the other party say that they were from Ning Prince's Mansion, they stopped.
Don't dare to act rashly.
They are just small servants. It's better not to mess with this kind of thing.
In front of so many people, Magistrate Liu still had to show some dignity, straightened his clothes, and walked in slowly.
He glanced at the Zhou county captain, looked as usual, and asked the guards: "I am the magistrate of this county, I don't know who they are..."
Before he finished speaking, a guard took out a token from his waist. After County Magistrate Liu recognized the sign of Prince Ning's Mansion on it, he no longer had any doubts in his mind. He pointed at Captain Zhou and said, "I don't know, Magistrate Zhou
What crime did the captain commit that led several of them to mobilize troops and mobilize people like this?"
In fact, Magistrate Liu was extremely dissatisfied with these people in Prince Ning's Mansion.
No matter what, this is the Anxi County government, and it is his territory. These people arrested his men indiscriminately, and they had dead faces. No one else would be in a happy mood.
However, since the other party belonged to Prince Ning, he did not dare to show his dissatisfaction.
"Is it a serious crime to protect the assassin who condoned the assassination of the young prince?" The guard looked at him coldly and asked.
"What!"
When County Magistrate Liu heard this, the indifferent look on his face disappeared, his body staggered, and he almost collapsed to the ground without being frightened.
Turning his head to look at Lieutenant Zhou, his face was full of disbelief and... admiration.
Even the assassin who assassinated the young prince dared to protect him. Why didn't he notice that Lieutenant Zhou was so brave?
Even County Magistrate Liu would not dare to do this!
What County Magistrate Liu didn't know was that County Lieutenant Zhou also had a look of astonishment on his face at this time, and he was extremely surprised in his heart.
When did he protect the assassin who assassinated the young prince?
Even if I borrow ten of his courage, he wouldn't dare!
Although he didn't know why these people wronged him, he knew one thing very well. If he didn't explain clearly, he would really die today.
If you assassinate a relative of the emperor, you will be exiled for three thousand miles at the least. If it is more serious, you may even lose your head!
Even if it is to cover up, it is still a very serious crime!
"Your Majesty, it is clear to me that I really did not protect anyone. I assassinated the young prince, and I had no idea about it..." With the knife on his neck, Lieutenant Zhou did not dare to act rashly, so he could only explain with an anxious look on his face.
It was at this time that the young man lying in the corner finally woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw his brother-in-law, who was the county captain. The countless grievances in his heart were finally released, and he shouted loudly: "Brother-in-law."
, they beat me, let someone arrest them soon..."
Unlike county magistrates, who need to be appointed by the emperor's handwriting, county captains have always been appointed by the local government. They are mainly responsible for judicial arrests, theft, tax collection and other matters. Their official positions are not big, but in the eyes of ordinary people, they are already high officials.
The county magistrate coordinates the county's government affairs, and it is the county captain who is specifically responsible for execution, judging cases and tax collection. These are the duties of the county captain. No matter what they are, they are closely related to the people. To a certain extent, there is a county captain
Brother-in-law, it's enough for him to run rampant in Anxi County.
Although there are many people he can't afford to offend here, they definitely don't include these guys who come out of the ravine.
"Brother-in-law, they beat me. Someone should arrest them soon..."
When the young man shouted out, Zhou Xianwei felt as if someone had strangled his neck and could no longer say a word.
Someone held a knife to his neck just now. He was so frightened that he didn't even see the unconscious young man...
Zhou County Lieutenant opened his mouth, but did not make any sound, and his face was pale.
Never expected it...
County Magistrate Liu also looked at the young man with some astonishment. The person who assassinated the young prince was actually Zhou County Lieutenant's brother-in-law?
Then there is nothing more to say.
Although he did not believe that that guy actually had the courage to rush to assassinate the young prince, but regardless of whether there was any misunderstanding, Zhou County Lieutenant could not escape this time.
I am afraid that it was because of his brother-in-law who was a county captain that the young man had confidence in his heart and acted recklessly. This time, he finally kicked a hard iron plate.
Zhou County Lieutenant seems to be unaware of this matter, but since such a thing happened, his position as County Lieutenant will definitely not be saved. As for what kind of culpability he will have after he is removed from office, we can only look at Prince Ning's palace.
manner.
No, after I go back, I have to restrain the rebellious son in the family. If he behaves like before, I am afraid that the Magistrate Liu tomorrow will be the County Captain Zhou today.
It should be said that at this time, the person who hated the young man the most was not Captain Zhou County, but the ruffians hired by him.
A dozen pairs of fire-breathing eyes looked at him, as if they wanted to eat him alive.
I thought it was just an ordinary fight, but who would have thought that the other party turned out to be some kind of young prince!
Just for a mere tael of silver, I risked my own life...
At this time, the young man had already noticed something was wrong. He stared blankly at Captain Zhou with a knife on his neck. He stopped shouting and his heart gradually sank...
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The purpose of these people is obviously not Li Xuan, but since the young prince is involved, it is naturally impossible to let them go so simply.
Beheading and exile are a bit too serious, and they all need to be approved by the emperor. Although these people are at fault, their crimes will not lead to death... However, the robbery of the Ruyi Dew formula also brought the idea to Ning Prince's Mansion, and they have to give up even if they don't die.
They shed their skin.
Seeing that the people in Prince Ning's Mansion didn't seem to have any intention of making the matter a big deal, County Magistrate Liu breathed a long sigh of relief.
He just didn't expect that Ruyi Dew, which was popular in Qing'an Mansion, was actually a business of Prince Ning's Mansion, which really surprised him.
The county captain was really unlucky this week. He met such a great relative who even dared to steal business from the palace...
No matter how you say it, the county captain is one of the giants of the county government. What happened in the county government today spread quickly.
"Have you heard that something happened to the county government today?"
"No, what can happen to the county government?"
"I also heard from my brother who works in the county government that Captain Zhou will be in bad luck this time."
"I heard that it was Zhou Xianwei's brother-in-law who asked someone for the formula of Ruyi Dew. Unexpectedly, Ruyi Dew was actually related to Prince Ning's Mansion."
"Ruyi Dew? Are you talking about the Ruyi Dew sold in the Ruyi Shop in the city?"
"Besides Ruyi Fang, which other store in the city sells Ruyi Dew?"
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"What, Ruyilu has something to do with Prince Ning's Mansion?" The sound of a tea cup breaking came from a high-walled compound.
"How is this possible!" Upon hearing the news, a well-known wealthy businessman in Qing'an Prefecture was stunned.
"Fortunately we haven't taken action yet, otherwise..." Elsewhere, some people were also shocked and broke into a cold sweat.
