high official

Chapter 45
"Master, what should we do?" Looking at the slammed door, the three people outside said dumbfounded.

"Alas..." How could Chao Tianjiao not know that this was his revenge.But who knew that he was Wang Xingye's son, who knew that Li Sheng could fall from power in an instant?Knowing one of the two, he would not have been able to reject Wang Xian at the beginning.

"It's outrageous, who does he think he is? The housekeeper doesn't dare to treat us like this!" the long-term workers said angrily.

"Oh, who told the young master to..." Seeing Chao Tianjiao's gloomy expression, Chang Gong's voice became smaller and smaller, "He fell into someone's trick..."

It turned out that Chao Caiduan, the eldest son of Chao Tianjiao, was sitting at home, and misfortune fell from the sky, and he got involved in a lawsuit for no reason...

Chao's family has a big business. They have a house in Shangxin Township and a manor in the countryside. During the autumn harvest season, Chao Cai always lives in the manor and leads long-term workers to work.

This kind of rural manor has always been quiet and peaceful, but yesterday morning, when the long-term workers got up to work, they found a dead body lying in the yard where the grain was dried...

Chao Cai was called to have a look and saw that he was a dead beggar. He was not a professional gangster, so he had no way of judging the cause and time of death.

Chao Cai called it unlucky, while discussing with the old long-term workers what to do?Some people said that of course they should report to the officials, but others said that if a person died in our yard, the reporter could not explain clearly, and they were afraid they would be ripped off!
Chao Cai had heard that officials in the government were the most hooligans, and whenever such homicides happened, they would not investigate. They would first point out wealthy households near the dead bodies with no background as suspects, and then detain them for extortion.Those wealthy households who were detained, even if they broke their fortunes to eliminate disasters, would inevitably be imprisoned, and the unlucky ones would be treated indiscriminately and tortured.

The more Chao Cai thought about it, the more frightened he became. Together with a few old long-time workers, he decided to transport the dead body far away to avoid trouble.

After making up their minds, the long-term workers carried the body onto the cart and covered it with straw mats.Before dawn, the two long-term workers drove out of the manor.

All morning, Chao Cai was restless and kept staring at Zhuangkou, waiting for the two long-term workers to come back.After waiting until noon, they finally came back, but they were tied up and escorted by a large group of policemen and Minzhuang.

"It's broken..." Chao Cai's heart thumped, and he hurried forward surrounded by the long-term workers, and said repeatedly: "You guys have invited me, these two are long-term workers in my family, they are innocent, and have not committed any crime... "

"Bah! The murderer dares to claim his innocence?" The leader was Zhang Mazi, the deputy head of the county. He sneered and said, "Someone saw with their own eyes that they dug a hole in the reeds to bury the dead!"

"Master misunderstood." Chao Caixin said how could someone see her so small?I had no choice but to tell the truth, saying that this corpse was found in my yard this morning, and because I was afraid of causing trouble, I asked the long-term worker to smuggle it out.

"Not to mention anything else, if a beggar falls ill and dies, you should inform the head of the village and ask the government to come for an autopsy before you can bury it!" Zhang Mazi sneered, "You must have killed someone if you sneaked around. The corpse will be wiped out!" With a wave of his hand, the police quickly put the iron chain on Chao Cai's head.

Chao Cai repeatedly complained about being wronged, and the long-term workers argued loudly, but they were caught by the officials, and they searched the manor thoroughly, only to find a number of knives, guns, bows and arrows... These are all prepared by the manor to guard against theft, and now they are all captured. as evidence of guilt.

When the officials were pressing down a group of suspects to return, Chao Tianjiao rushed over upon hearing the news and begged the officers to let his son go.The money for legs, feet, food and drinks is ten times higher than usual.

Zhang Mazi accepted his filial piety with a smile, clasped his fists and said, "Justice, don't panic, we didn't say that the man was killed by your son, it's the Elder's business to determine the murderer. Let Mr. Ling come with us, I promise it will be easy." he."

Because it is the power of the government to detain suspects, Chao Tianjiao has no choice but to let them go back to the city.

Back home, Chao Tianjiao packed a bag of silver and asked Changgong to pull him into the county town with a car.He is also an old man, how can he not know that there must be something wrong with this matter?There is a saying that "imperial power does not go to the countryside". Unless there is a case, the official will not wander in the countryside. How can it be such a coincidence that they happen to meet the long-term workers who are going to bury the corpse?
After staying in a hotel on Yaqian Street, he tried to make friends everywhere, and finally learned the truth from a certain official in the execution room. It turned out that he had offended Wang Xingye's son, and someone was venting his anger for his old boss.

Chao Tianjiao found Ma Dianshi, who was in charge of the prison in the county, and asked him to release him. But Ma Dianshi said that your son was arrested, and the search of Zhuangzi found a sword. Who would dare to release him without being tried by the county master?
Chao Tianjiao asked him to make peace on his behalf, but Ma Dianshi said: "I can say yes, but ninety-nine out of ten the county master won't let him go."

"Why?" Chao Tianjiao asked dumbfounded.

"Since the county master took office, it's the first time to collect taxes seriously. I really hope to get off to a good start and look good in front of the boss. Who knew that you actually hid and didn't see the official who came to the door. Isn't this trying to demolish the county master? What is it?" Ma Dianshi With an expression of 'you're so confused', he said, "Now that the son is in his hands, do you think he can let him go easily?"

"I can't..." Chao Tianjiao said bitterly.

"This is the end." Ma Dianshi got up to leave, but was pulled back by Chao Tianjiao, begging: "Ma Siye pointed out the way! I will thank you very much!"

"Actually, it's nothing, I'll give you a word," Ma Dianshi said, throwing off his entanglement, "You have to tie the bell to untie it."

Chao Tianjiao suddenly realized that he hurriedly asked someone to buy a gift, and went straight to Wang's house in the name of apologizing to Wang Xian.Unexpectedly, they were rejected!
Even though he was furious, thinking of his son being in prison, not knowing how he was being tortured by the jailer, whether he was raped by the inmates in the same cell... He lost his temper at all.

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That afternoon, Chao Tianjiao came again and was shut out again.

The next morning, Chao Gonggong came again and was rejected again.

In the afternoon, he came to visit for the fourth time, and this time he knelt directly at the door of Wang's house. Only then did he finally meet the Secretary Wang Xianwang who wanted to see him so much but couldn't!
In the courtyard, Wang Xian was lying on the reclining chair, teasingly said: "Gonggong is so awkward, I've been to the door several times, but you turned me away. Now I won't go, and you come to look around the thatched cottage again," he said at the end , his voice is getting colder and colder, it really has the potential to be ripped off. "Is this fun?!"

"Little officials, calm down," the man had to bow his head under the eaves, and Chao Tianjiao accompanied him carefully and said: "That's all Li Sihu's intention, I dare not disobey."

"You push it all the way." Wang Xian sneered, "Why didn't Li Sheng let you see me?"

"Li Sheng didn't say he wouldn't let me see you, but he just told me not to listen to the petty officials. The matter of grain harvesting can be delayed as long as possible, and we can wait until other grain areas are settled." Chao Tianjiao said squarely Regret was written all over Zheng Zheng's face and he said: "Li Sihu is also considered the immediate boss of our food chief, I dare not not listen to his words, considering that I have no face to face small officials, so I have to avoid seeing him."

"Then why are you here again?" Wang Xian glanced at him and asked.

"It's like this..." Chao Tianjiao looked at the courtyard, but there was no figure of Wang Xingye, so he asked in a low voice, "Where is your father?"

"Going to Nanjing." Wang Xian said lightly: "Don't worry about telling me, just wait for him to come back."

"When will he come back?" Chao Tianjiao asked.

"At least three to five days, at most ten days and a half months..." Wang Xian shook his head and said.

Chao Tianjiao knew that he had offended this kid again, so he could only whisper: "Actually, it's the same with the little officials..."

"Let's talk." Wang Xian took a sip of tea, "I don't promise to listen."

"Benxiang is scheduled to harvest grain tomorrow, please come and inspect it." Chao Tian Jiao Gong said, but he secretly cursed in his heart that if he didn't pretend to be forceful, he would die?

"Which booklet are you going to collect?" Wang Xian asked without raising his eyelids.

"Of course it is..." Chao Tianjiao sighed secretly, brothers, don't blame me, it's important for me to save my son, I can only do it once. "Received according to the newly approved account books..."

After he finished speaking, he felt blood dripping from his heart, the loss was too heavy...

"Don't be like a plague chicken!" Wang Xian couldn't understand his face, and said coldly, "You know better than anyone how many household registrations Shangxinxiang has concealed. Even if you pay [-]% more, you still have some Making money is nothing more than earning more and earning less!" He said with a cold smile: "If you don't believe me, I will post the yellow book of Shangxinxiang, and see whose side the common people will stand on!"

"This..." Chao Tianjiao was at a loss for words. If the common people knew, a quarter of the taxes they had paid over the years would not have entered the treasury, but would have been divided up between him, the respected food chief, and the government.The Chao family really has no place to stand in Shangxin Township.

But Chao Gonggong also knew that Wang Xian was just scaring himself, because he couldn't bear the consequences of publishing the yellow book-don't forget that the yellow book was made by the government, and the population reduction on the book was caused by relevant officials in the yamen. masterpiece.Without the protection of the government, even if Chao Tianjiao had a hundred guts, he would not dare to embezzle the court taxes and rations so blatantly.

The government needs this stable and generous income to pay for the food and food of non-economic officials like Wang Xian, white servants and other temporary workers.To provide for the daily needs of the masters, and write off various miscellaneous expenses in the county... It can be said that whoever dares to cut off this income is an enemy of all the officials in the county. Wang Xian is a small book office, dare?

But Chao Gonggong knew what Wang Xian meant, and he was warning him that he had crossed the line.The greed of him and some people has seriously damaged the tax level of this county, which made the county master very unhappy!It's okay to say that others have no reason to be pinched. My son is in the hands of others. If I don't cooperate, I can only ask for tragedy!
Thinking of this, Chao Tianjiao said dejectedly: "The lesson of the little official is that I will go back and inform the villagers to pay taxes in the yard tomorrow."

"Go!" Wang Xian waved his hand, restraining his joy.

(End of this chapter)