Portable Space: Reborn Little Couple

Chapter 246 Tang's Elegant Rhyme
No matter where it is, public security is an important part of official evaluation.

Of course, if it was the governor of Chongming County, he would naturally not need to care about such a trivial matter. After all, no one would sue the King of Jingdu County for such a small-scale brawl.However, as the county magistrate of Yueshan County, or the government servants who were ordered to arrest the troublemakers, they had to pay attention to these things.

I thought it was the innkeeper who deliberately exaggerated the matter because of what happened last night, so the yamen servants were not in a hurry.

But when they arrived at the scene, seeing this posture, all the yamen servants took a deep breath.

Too tragic.

In fact, for things like fighting, the more angry you get, the more angry you get.And if you really watched the audience, then you should understand that both parties are at fault.The boatmen were provocative first, but they were not aimed at the Tang family.Naturally, the guards of the Tang family were also at fault, at least their counterattack was too ruthless.

To put it simply, the two parties are half to eight, and neither is a good thing.

But the problem was that when the yamen servants rushed here, what they saw was the scene of the Tang family's nurses beating the boatmen.

This is not a fight, this is clearly one-sided abuse!

Tang Yanxiu was in a good mood as he watched with a sneer that all the members of the Tang family were taken away by the yamen servants.Being taken to the government office for interrogation because of bullying ordinary people is even more embarrassing than the troubles in the inn before.

At least, it must be so in the eyes of ordinary people.

"You go to the pier and find some people. You don't need to spend money to bribe them, you just need to explain what happened here in detail."

"Yes, sir."

After dismissing the boy, Tang Yanxiu hesitated for a while, but finally failed to overcome his curiosity, and followed the large group of people in front of him from a distance to the official gate.

……

All the masters of the Tang family, including the nurses, were taken down by the yamen servants, and of course, so were the boatmen.

However, although the treatment is exactly the same, the attitudes of the two parties are completely different.

After all, the Tang family is a family of officials and eunuchs. Even though Tang Yanxiu's uncle was temporarily dismissed by the Holy One because he wanted to help the coffin back to his hometown, his rank is still there.Even after three years, when he returned to Kyoto County, it would be difficult to find such a lucrative job as before, but his fame, his rank, and his self-confidence were still there.

Especially, his arrogance is also there.

Yueshan County in Chongming County is at the same level as Yu County in Wanhua County, and the rank of the natural county magistrate is exactly the same.

Bapin county magistrate.

In the eyes of Uncle Tang Yanxiu, this rank is simply scum.But in the eyes of those boatmen, he was the great Master Qingtian. They even looked at the yamen servants with awe.

One side is arrogant, the other side is in awe.

As soon as the county magistrate of Yueshan County went to court, he had an initial impression of both parties.

And often times, first impressions are extremely important.

After listening to the yamen servants' complaints, the county magistrate's face instantly turned livid.

It is very common for coolies to make trouble in Yueshan County.In particular, this place is not as rich as Wanhua County, ordinary people are fine, they can still fill their stomachs anyway.But for those coolies, life is really difficult.Basically, one day counts as one can live, so there will be fights between boatmen in Yueshan County from time to time, or other incidents.

If this is the case today, maybe the county magistrate will turn a blind eye and close his eyes, because usually the boatmen who have the guts to make trouble are often frightened out of their wits in the court.

In the eyes of the magistrate of Yueshan County, those coolies are just a group of barbarians who live a hard life and have no brains.Even if they did some outrageous things, usually the county magistrate would choose to make big things into small things.

But today's situation is obviously a bit complicated.

"This county magistrate, I have something to say, can you make it easier for me?"

Seeing the gloomy expression on the county magistrate's face, Tang Yanxiu's uncle couldn't hold back, and stepped forward, signaling that he had something to say.

Not to mention, because he was not involved in the battle circle from the beginning, and because he was holding the young son in his arms, even though the boatmen came up and kicked him several times, they didn't really hit him hard.After all, those men were boatmen, not ruthless killers.For a young child, they couldn't do anything after all.

Because of this, Tang Yanxiu's uncle was the least injured among all the people.Of course, his youngest son was not injured at all, but was a little frightened.

The county magistrate looked at the person in front of him seriously, and he hesitated when he saw that the person was really handsome.

After thinking for a while, the magistrate asked the other party to come forward and speak in front of him.

Soon, Tang Yanxiu's uncle revealed his identity, and at the same time promised that this matter would never happen again.The county magistrate hesitated even more, and after thinking about it for a long time, he decided to wipe the matter away without leaving any traces.

However, he was one step too slow after all.

The dock coolies that Tang Yanxiu asked the servants to instigate rebellion have already arrived outside the official yamen.

It is true that those boatmen are all from Luyang County, but don't forget that the lower the laborers are, the easier it is for them to die and be incited.

It didn't take long for the county government office to be surrounded by angry coolies.

Fortunately, those coolies were still in awe of the county magistrate and the yamen servants, so they made a fuss, but they didn't really do anything.It's just that just being around and making noise outside has already given Mr. Xiancheng a headache.

In this matter, if the inside story is completely clear, from the perspective of a bystander, both parties are at fault, and even if there is a punishment, it should be the type of [-] boards each.

But obviously, if the county magistrate really did this, not to mention those coolies would be very angry. Similarly, the Tang family would not accept it.

One side is the fourth-rank official and his family, and the other side is the bottom-level coolie victim.

The county magistrate gave a wry smile, and said in a voice that only Uncle Tang Yanxiu could hear, "Master Tang, I am just a lowly official, but I have to do something in my position every day. It is impossible not to punish you, If things get serious and Shangfeng blames it, I can't get away with it."

"Is there no other way?"

"Otherwise, use money to pay for the punishment." In a dilemma, the county magistrate could only propose a compromise.

You know, in addition to emphasizing filial piety in this dynasty, it also advocates that princes break the law and commit the same crimes as the people.

Of course, don't take the latter too seriously, after all, royal family members cannot be compared with ordinary people.However, for Uncle Tang Yanxiu, a fourth-rank civil official who has no real shortage, he still has to be punished.

Maybe when the two sides fought just now, Uncle Tang Yanxiu was also extremely angry.But now, he has gradually calmed down.And vaguely, he felt that this could not be a coincidence.Considering the encounter with ghosts for two nights in a row, combined with the inexplicable fighting incident that happened today, he can be sure that someone is setting him up.In other words, those boatmen were just being used.

"Yes, I am willing to pay 2000 taels of silver to settle this matter."

For this number, the county magistrate is quite satisfied.

However, he was also scheming, he didn't say his decision immediately, but said euphemistically that he asked the boatmen to choose by themselves.

There are two choices.

First, to punish the nursing homes of the Tang family, each with [-] slaps.

Second, let the head of the Tang family be punished for the nursing home, but it is not a beating, but a fine of 2000 taels of silver.

As soon as these words came out, all the boatmen were stunned.

The whole thing started because they wanted to catch Tang Yanxiu and extort some money to spend.But why they got into a mess with these nurses, to be honest, the boatmen didn't quite understand.However, what made them even more incomprehensible was that they were clearly prepared to be severely punished. After all, those people looked like rich people's nursing homes.Unexpectedly, things suddenly turned around. The county magistrate not only stood by them, but also let them choose how to punish each other.

Both options are tempting.

The former can vent their anger, while the latter can benefit.

In the end, there was no deep hatred, and the boatmen almost unanimously said that they would choose the latter.

Hearing this, Tang Yanxiu's uncle finally let out a sigh of relief.However, he figured it out in his heart, these people are so stupid, and they don't care about anything when they see money, they must be used rather than bought.That being the case, maybe he can find some clues and find the main messenger behind this scene.

He had a premonition that what happened today was the same person behind the haunting as in the previous two days.

However, apart from interrogating the boatmen at this moment, the most important thing is to treat the family members first.

His eyes fell on his wife and daughter, and Uncle Tang Yanxiu's face was filled with helplessness.

Forget it, let's treat the injury first, it doesn't hurt to slow down other things.

It's a pity that he doesn't know that many things can only be done if they take the lead.If it is not decisive enough, even if the truth is found out afterwards, so what?This Tang family was originally a family of military generals, but because Uncle Tang Yanxiu was not in good health since he was a child, and the Tang family already had two generals at that time, he simply started learning.

Originally, his knowledge was just so-so.

It's just that Tang Yanxiu's father died heroically in battle back then, and his grandfather quit the court because of this, which made it easier for him.

However, he was not raised as an heir, and his temperament was so soft, but when luck came to his head, the whole person was in a high spirits, which caused those consequences.

He wanted to wait until things were settled properly before going after the people behind the scenes.Unfortunately, Tang Yanxiu turned and left after watching the whole scene.

Since the waterway is temporarily impassable, the only way to go is by land, but in this way, the original three-to-five-day trip may have to be delayed for a month or two.

In this room, Tang Yanxiu and his personal servant hired a long-distance carriage to drive across the entire Chongming County to Wanhua County.

On the other side, his uncle was in trouble again, but this time it was not Tang Yanxiu who found him, but from...

The eldest daughter of the Tang family, Tang's Yayun.

(End of this chapter)