"Sir, this is an invitation from the county government. It was written by Du He, the Duke of Huyi County himself!" The butler put the invitation on the table.
One of Huang Meili's eyes is black, like an iron-eating beast.
Looking at his right hand again, it was actually suspended by a cloth belt.
This guy failed in the melee last night.
Even one of his teeth was knocked out.
The butler said: "Sir, the person who sent the invitation is still waiting outside. I'm going to reply to him right now, saying that you have something to do and can't go, sir."
With that said, the butler turned around and walked out.
Huang Meili shouted: "Wait a minute, tell him that I will go to the appointment and I will be there on time!"
"What?"
The housekeeper was stunned.
Wasn't my master very arrogant before?
Why do you have to go to an appointment all of a sudden?
Huang Meili said angrily: "When the matter has reached this point, not only has Du He not been given a blow, but my son is still in Du He's hands. We will wait until my son comes back. Now, it is not appropriate to have a head-on confrontation with Du He!"
"yes!"
…
Liang family.
Liang Kai had a piece of silk tied to his forehead, and he felt his head was dizzy.
At this time, the servant sent the invitation.
Liang Kai's first reaction was to tear up the invitation.
But when he thought that his second brother was still locked up in the county government, he relented.
"Du He, it won't be too late to settle the score with you after I rescue my second brother!"
…
At noon.
Twenty invitations were sent out, and the heads of twenty families all arrived.
No one was late, but everyone arrived at the county office half an hour early.
Du He hadn't appeared yet, so everyone could only gather in the courtyard.
Everyone present knew each other.
"Oh, Brother Liang, what's wrong with your head? Why is it so swollen so horribly?"
"Brother Huang, is your arm okay?"
In response to this, Huang Meili, Liang Kai and others were extremely embarrassed and wished they could quickly find a hole in the ground to crawl in.
We are all respectable people, how could we ever have been wronged like this?
Everyone was surprised to find that not only did the seven families who did not show up for the appointment yesterday come, but four of them had owners who were lucky.
When everyone thought about the fight last night, they understood something.
"Everyone, please take a seat in the lobby. My young master will be here soon!" A guard came over and announced to everyone.
After hearing this, everyone walked inside one after another and sat down in the lobby.
At this time, Du He walked in from outside and sat down at the main seat, his face gloomy and murderous!
Everyone saw that although Du He was young, there was a maturity between his eyebrows that surpassed that of young people, and his thunderous eyes made people dare not look directly at him!
Snapped!
Du He slammed the table, startling everyone.
Then he said: "Everyone, Wei Shuyu, the son of Mr. Wei, the imperial censor, and my good brother, is still in the backyard at this moment. He is seriously injured and unconscious. I'm afraid it will be more serious than bad. All this is because of Hu County.
The city wall has been in disrepair for a long time. I had the foresight to invite everyone to the county government yesterday to discuss the matter of repairing the city wall. I never thought that for such a major matter that benefits the country and the people, some people would not even show their faces. This is unprecedented.
I take it seriously, that is to say, I don’t take His Majesty seriously. In such a huge Hu County, only the head of the Chen family donated a hundred guan to repair the city wall. I feel sad!"
No one spoke.
Liang Kai and others deliberately did not look at Du He.
Du He smiled slightly and said: "I have drafted a memorial, saying that the city wall of Huxian County has been in disrepair for a long time. I have summoned everyone to discuss and respond to Liao Liao, which caused the city wall to collapse and kill Wei Shuyu, the son of Mr. Wei! You guys
What do you think?"
Everyone was stunned!
Shameless!
It's so shameless!
The city wall has been in disrepair for a long time. This is your business, Du He. Who made you the magistrate of Hu County?
But now the responsibility is passed on to us?
Is there such a shameless thing in the world?
The key is that this incident did happen, and what Du He said is correct!
"County Lord, this doesn't seem right. We donated money to build the city wall. We are doing a good deed. Even if we don't donate money, we are not violating morality. If you say this, don't you blame Wei Shuyu for being smashed?
Are you going to wait for me?" said the head of the Zhang family.
"Yes, I also think it is unbecoming of the county magistrate to do this!"
"County man, think twice!"
"County Lord, it would be inappropriate to pass this responsibility on to us!"
Everyone responded to the head of the Zhang family one after another.
Du He sneered at the corner of his mouth and stared at the head of the Zhang family without blinking.
The head of the Zhang family is over fifty years old and has never experienced any big storms. He was caught by bandits in his early years without blinking an eye. Now when he met Du He's eyes, he suddenly panicked!
Du He said coldly: "May I ask, head of the Zhang family, how much did you donate?"
"I, I, of course I didn't donate!" The head of the Zhang family is very honest. In the entire Hu County, only the head of the Chen family, Chen Yifa, donated a hundred guan. This is something everyone knows!
Snapped!
Du He slapped the table and said angrily: "You haven't donated a penny, so what are you talking about? You have no right to speak here!"
Head of the Zhang family: "..."
Isn't this bullying?
No manners at all!
Du He looked at the people who had just agreed with the head of the Zhang family and asked, "Which of you donated?"
These people lowered their heads one after another.
Snapped!
Duhe bridged the table again.
He himself doubted whether this habit was infected by Li Er.
Everyone was shocked.
Liang Kai said coldly: "County Lord, I can tell you clearly that the business of my Liang family has plummeted in recent years, and it is getting worse day by day. If you want me to donate money, I will be happy. I can immediately come up with 1 penny."
Donating money can be regarded as benefiting the people, what do you think?"
A penny?
Everyone thought, Liang Kai is so bold!
Chen Yifa donated a hundred guan, but he was said to be a beggar.
So what does it mean if Liang Kai donates a penny?
Many people looked at Du He secretly, wanting to see how Du He would react!
But seeing that Du He was not impatient, he took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "This must be the head of the Liang family. I heard that you and Qiu Wanjia are sworn brothers, life and death friends. I don't know how much you have taken in from Qiu Wanjia over the years."
What a benefit!”
Liang Kai's heart moved.
He and Qiu Wanjia became sworn brothers. This matter was very secret. Only the people closest to him knew about it. Even the Dali Temple in the imperial court didn't find out. How did Du He know about it?
However, he quickly regained his composure and said with a smile: "The county magistrate is really good at joking. This matter is completely false. I am just a commoner. How can I be so high up as County Magistrate Qiu Wanjia!"
"Really?" Du He said with a smile, "Five miles north of the county town, there are twenty acres of paddy fields worth several hundred guan. Why did you buy it from the people for only 50 guan? Those common people who made trouble,
How did you keep silent?"
Snap!
Liang Kai's right hand couldn't help but tremble, and he knocked the cup next to him to the ground.
Du He actually knew about this?
This matter is even more secretive than the sworn sworn relationship with Qiu Wanjia. It was all done by Qiu Wanjia, and on the surface it seemed to have nothing to do with him.
Is this guy,,., still a human?
Liang Kai was stunned.
For a moment, he opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.