Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Then they saw that one of Guo Shouguang's eyes had turned into a panda eye, which was obviously caused by being hit.
However, Hu Xiaotian walked back to the dining table as if nothing was wrong, pretending to be quite drunk: "A dog bites Lu Dongbin, but it doesn't know a good heart. My lords, if you believe him, then go over and stand by his side. If you believe me, stand by me."
This way." This guy was clearly asking everyone to fall in line.
Although most people were looking towards Guo Shouguang in their hearts, now that Guo Shouguang smelled so bad, no one wanted to come to him.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Let me just say, the eyes of the masses are sharp. I, a dignified county magistrate, want to deal with a small registrar, why should I use such violent means? Guo Shouguang, you are falsely accusing me of my innocence. This matter must not be done."
Let's give it up and bring out the personal and material evidence. As long as it can be proven that it was me who hit you, I, Hu Xiaotian, am willing to be punished." He handed over to Xu Qinglian and said, "Please tell me, Sir."
The muscles on Xu Qinglian's thin cheeks trembled twice in succession. Judging from the scene, Guo Shouguang must have suffered a loss. Emotionally, he and Guo Shouguang were of course very close, but this incident was beyond his expectation. Hu Xiaotian
He actually beat someone. This guy is so arrogant, but there is no evidence. If you say that Guo Shouguang is also a bitch, why are you following him when he pees? You are asking for the beating. On an occasion like tonight,
It was not suitable to investigate in public. Xu Qinglian coughed and said: "Send Mr. Guo back quickly to change clothes. If you have anything to do, we will talk about it tomorrow."
After this incident, everyone's mood was naturally greatly affected. Although the fact that Guo Shouguang was beaten was unconfirmed, it caused a psychological shadow on everyone. Then no one dared to propose a toast to Hu Xiaotian. Everyone looked at it.
Come out. This guy is a black-hearted and sinister master. If you offend him, there will be no good consequences.
No one asked Hu Xiaotian to drink. This guy actually turned against his client and took the initiative. Except for Xu Qinglian, they were all his subordinates. When this guy drank with others, he only drank lightly, but others had to drink it all. Xu Qinglian saw that Hu Xiaotian was in high spirits.
, my heart felt as if a five-flavor bottle had been knocked over. It was extremely complicated, and it didn’t take long before the banquet was ended on its own initiative.
Hu Xiaotian was still a little unfinished, and finally took the initiative to hold the wine glass for Xu Qinglian: "Master Xu, I propose a toast to you."
Xu Qinglian said: "Everything has its moderation. Drinking can add to the fun, but too much is not good." He actually spoke in this tone now.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Master Xu is old and cares about his health. Please take a sip. I'm done!" He raised his neck and drank the glass of wine.
Xu Qinglian looked at Hu Xiaotian with a sneer and said: "Although I am old, I can't even drink a glass of wine. How can I bear to refuse Mr. Hu's kindness?" He also drank the glass of wine and reached out to pat it.
Hu Xiaotian's shoulder said: "Xiaotian, please wait before leaving."
Hu Xiaotian heard that he called him so kindly. He knew that this old guy must be up to no good, and he didn't know what idea he had come up with to torment him.
Everyone left one after another, and apart from the handymen responsible for cleaning up, there were only two people in the garden, Xu Qinglian and Hu Xiaotian.
Xu Qinglian said: "Xiaotian, how was the inspection today?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "The Qingyun Bridge is broken. The people's passage is blocked."
"This Qingyun Bridge is related to the travel of people all over the city. It must be repaired as soon as possible."
Although Hu Xiaotian discovered something abnormal, he did not tell Xu Qinglian. He thought that Xu Qinglian, as a local official, should know more about the situation than him, so he nodded and said, "I think so too."
Xu Qinglian said: "I am going to leave the repair of Qingyun Bridge to you."
Hu Xiaotian immediately raised the most important question: "How much funding do you plan to allocate to me?"
Xu Qinglian sighed and said: "Xiaotian, you have also seen that our warehouse is empty and we don't even have the money to repair the county government office. How can we still have the money to repair the Qingyun Bridge?"
"It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Without funds, I can't afford to build this Qingyun Bridge."
Xu Qinglian chuckled and said: "Xiaotian, although we have not known each other for a long time, I can see that you are a very capable person. I would not trust you if I leave it to others, but I will completely trust you if I leave it to you. I will help you out."
Here’s an idea, you can mobilize the people of Qingyun County to pledge donations. There are so many households in Qingyun County, and as long as each household contributes five taels of silver, the Qingyun Bridge will be built.”
Hu Xiaotian cursed in his heart, Xu Qinglian, Xu Qinglian, you are trying to trick me. There is no worse idea than this. If I go from door to door asking for money, won’t I offend all the people in Qingyun County? Is it better to be an official?
Within a few days, I had already received a bad reputation. It was basically a trap for me. Hu Xiaotian said: "Sir, there have been constant natural disasters in the past two years, and it has been difficult for the people to upgrade. Even the landlords have no food left. Each household has five taels of silver. The common people
It may not be possible to get it."
Xu Qinglian said: "If you think about it carefully, you will definitely find a way. I have confidence in you." After saying this, he patted Hu Xiaotian's shoulder again, got up and went back to his mansion to rest.
The matter of building Qingyun Bridge is not difficult for Hu Xiaotian. After all, there is Wan Boping behind him. As long as he puts a little pressure on this old guy, Wan Boping will definitely pay for it willingly. But Hu Xiaotian is not so
Obedient, Xu Qinglian designed to embarrass himself, how could he obey him?
Hu Xiaotian did not leave immediately. He went to the prison cell and asked the Yamen servants to take Zhou Batian to the execution room.
Zhou Batian was obviously impatient when he was interrogated late at night. Seeing that it was the new county magistrate again, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Master County Magistrate, it's so late. If you don't go to rest, why did you come to see me?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "You have lost news from the outside in the past two days. Are you feeling a little uneasy?"
Zhou Batian looked at Hu Xiaotian coldly and said, "What do you mean, sir?"
Hu Xiaotian took out the telescope he snatched from Jia Liu's hand, slowly put it on the table, and said with a smile: "Do you know this thing?"
Zhou Batian narrowed his eyes and looked at the telescope: "I don't know him, and I haven't seen him before."
"You have always heard the name of Hutou Camp, right?"
Zhou Batian suddenly stood up and rushed over like a furious lion, grabbing Hu Xiaotian's clothes with both hands, his tiger eyes widening as if he wanted to tear him into pieces.
Hu Xiaotian was not at all intimidated by his momentum, his expression was as calm as an ancient well, his eyes looked at Zhou Batian quietly and said: "If you want to talk, sit down! If you don't want to talk, just attack me, but before you do it, you'd better think that you are outside
Those brothers."
Zhou Batian was stunned for a while, but he actually gave in under Hu Xiaotian's gaze, slowly sat down, and whispered: "What do you want?"
Hu Xiaotian straightened his clothes and said softly: "I should ask you this question. Why are you hiding in Qingyun Prison? You can obviously leave here and fly away."
Zhou Batian put his big hands on the table, his thick eyebrows knitted together, and he thought for a while before saying: "I was ordered to go to Tianlang Mountain to suppress the bandits, but I didn't expect to be framed and ambushed on the way. My brothers suffered heavy casualties when I went there.
Two hundred people were killed, and only a dozen escaped in the end."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Are you worried about being dealt with by military law?"
Zhou Batian shook his head and said: "I'm not afraid of death, but I can't die so cowardly. I have to find out who is harming me behind the scenes."
"So you stayed in Qingyun."
Zhou Batian said: "The person who harmed me thought I was dead. After much thought, I decided that this is the safest place."
Hu Xiaotian nodded. The more dangerous the place, the safer the place. This is true in many cases. The person who framed Zhou Batian would not have thought that he was actually squatting in Qingyun Prison.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Why don't you go to Xizhou and report this matter to Mr. Li face to face."
The muscles on Zhou Batian's face twitched, obviously asking about his pain point.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I saw the Qingyun Bridge broken today. I followed the Tongji River upstream and found that someone had left traces of damming on the upper reaches of the Tongji River. Only then did I know that the Qingyun Bridge was not broken by a flash flood, but someone deliberately
Destroyed.”
Zhou Batian said: "Qingyun Bridge is the shortest way from here to the east. After it is damaged, caravans usually choose to go all the way south and pass Yongji Bridge in Honggu County."
Hu Xiaotian asked: "Is it the work of horse bandits? They want to rob the caravan on the way?"
Zhou Batian said: "Since the bridge was broken, there has never been a robbery incident on this road."
Hu Xiaotian frowned and whispered: "Isn't it time?"
Zhou Batian looked at the young man in front of him with admiration. He was extremely smart and quickly grasped the key to the matter from his few words. Zhou Batian said: "I don't know, I just
You know, this Qingyun Bridge is broken strangely, something big will happen in a few days."
Hu Xiaotian fell silent.
Zhou Batian said: "You have just taken office. If a shocking case occurs within Qingyun County, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep the veil above your head."
Hu Xiaotian heard that Zhou Batian was launching a psychological offensive against him, and smiled lightly: "In the worst case, I will go back and continue to be my common people. What is there to be afraid of?"
Zhou Batian laughed and said: "It depends on what kind of case it is. If the case is serious, it will not only be as simple as not being able to keep your official position, I'm afraid even your head will be killed!"
Hu Xiaotian's heart sank. He knew that Zhou Batian was not an alarmist. There were many such precedents in the history of Dakang. He whispered: "Is this why you are hiding here?"
Zhou Batian said: "I will kill Yan Kui!" He clenched his fists, the muscles on his arms were clearly defined, and his expression was as powerful as a god. Yan Kui was the leader of the horse bandits in Tianlang Mountain, and it was this man who was ambushing him.
As a result, Zhou Batian lost more than a hundred brothers.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Killing Yan Kui and wiping out the horse bandits in Tianlang Mountain must be a great achievement."
Zhou Batian moved closer: "I don't want the credit, I want Yan Kui's life. If you are willing, all the credit will go to you." After several trials with each other, Zhou Batian finally took the initiative to propose cooperation to Hu Xiaotian.
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