Xiangye

Chapter 51

There are two common surnames in Hancheng, one is the Mei surname of Huanglong, and the other is the Dang surname in the suburbs.

Speaking of Mei Bancheng, he is a legend, and in Gao Wen's eyes, he is simply an inspirational emperor.

This person's background was lower than his own who had just crossed over to the Ming Dynasty. When he first came here, Gao Wen was at least a strong citizen, and there was a criminal police captain, no, his uncle Yuanfang, who was the head of the squad, took care of him.

This Mei Liang was a shepherd who herded sheep on the northern Shaanxi Plateau in his early years, and his parents were farmers who were so poor that they almost had no pants.Just herding sheep is a way to survive.If there were no major accidents, if Mei Liang followed this life trajectory, there would not be one more farmer in Hancheng County, facing the loess and back to the sky.He worked in the fields all day until the day he died.

When Mei Liang was 12 years old, his life ushered in a turning point - a group of soldiers from Yan'an Town passed by their hometown Huanglong. ——In the Ming Dynasty, the military discipline of the soldiers on the Nine Frontiers was corrupted, so they robbed Mei Liang's sheep.

This is a terrible thing, the sheep is the most valuable thing in the Mei family.If you lose it, you will definitely be beaten to death by your father when you return home.Besides, how can you snatch Lao Tzu's things for nothing?

Mei Liang was not convinced, so he chased in the direction of the troops, and wanted to ask the army commander for an explanation.

From this point of view, Mei Liang was also a bold person when he was young.But after all, he was a 12-year-old boy who had never been out of the house before. After this chase, he lost his head and even ran across the Great Wall and entered the territory of Aoerdusi and Baichengzi where the Mongols were infested.Not to mention getting lost, he was half-starved to death.If you can't help it, you can herd the sheep for the local people and just feed them.

This Mei Liang was also a scheming person, every time the sheep went out to herd, he would secretly pluck a handful of wool on the sheep and hide them.When the accumulation reaches a certain amount, it will be twisted into woolen rope and sold for money.

After working like this for three years, when the money on hand was enough to buy a sheep, he started the sheep selling business.

By this time, he was still only at the stage of making small troubles.If you go down this path, you will still be an ordinary person who has problems eating.Moreover, because the northern Shaanxi area is the front line of national defense, the border jurisdiction is very strict.If the military inspects the business trip, they may have to lose their capital.

At the age of 30, Mei Liang unexpectedly returned to Huanglong, Hancheng, and bought a pasture to raise horses.Raising horses has never been a good business. First of all, this thing can neither produce hair nor milk, and eats a lot.Before your horses and sheep grow up, the feed money alone is enough to empty you out.Moreover, horses are a scarce resource for war preparation, and they can only be purchased by the state, and private sales will require lawsuits.

Even if you sell it to the country, those officials and lords are all poor and consumptive. They are obviously fat and strong war horses. You are dismissed.In the past few years, I don't know how many horse farmers went bankrupt because of this.

But the strange thing is that Mei Liang's horses miraculously made a fortune after raising them for so many years. Not only did they build a large manor in their hometown Huanglong, but they also built yards in the county town and bought ten shops.

I heard that his pasture and manor raised thousands of high-quality war horses. What is the concept of thousands of war horses? Take Yansui Town, one of the three frontier army towns in Shaanxi, for example, there are only two thousand cavalry. The horses raised by Liang alone are worth half an army town.Up to now, he is the richest man in Hancheng.If this trend continues, he is afraid that in a few decades, the entire Hancheng will be bought by him.

Therefore, Mei Liang got the nickname Mei Bancheng.

War horses in ancient times were equivalent to Mercedes-Benz and BMW in later generations, and they were still flagship models.If you have one horse, it is enough to make people envious, let alone a thousand horses.Think about it, a modern person has a thousand luxury cars, either Wang Sicong or a car dealer.

It is also because Mei Liang holds the most precious strategic resources of this era, whenever government officials pass by Hancheng, they will greet them cordially.It is said that Mei Liang was also published in the residence newspaper, and served as a model for supporting the army of the Ming Dynasty and being a village sage.

The legendary experience of such a character is really inspirational, and he is simply a role model for any self-motivated young man.

Mei Liang's son was kidnapped, and Gao Wen did not dare to neglect this matter.Although this person has no fame and is a rough old man, he has close contacts with the government and knows many important people in Xi'an.Besides, he also sponsored a lot of expenses for the county government.Without his filial piety, relying on the county magistrate's annual salary of three to forty taels of silver, I'm afraid that even the salaries of the yamen servants would not be able to come out.

Moreover, Du Zhi County also attached great importance to this case, and ordered the punishment room and the fast class to solve the case.The time limit was three days. If Mei Liang's son could not be rescued unscathed by the time limit, he would be severely punished.

Upon hearing this, Gao Wen couldn't help but twitch his eyelids: "Why is it three days again? Is it because Huang Zhubo is doing something bad?" Last time in the Baoen Temple case, because of the three-day deadline, the seventh uncle Li Jinbao's ass was beaten to death. Even I almost couldn't survive that test.

For these three words, he has fallen into a psychological shadow.

Seeing the displeasure on Gao Wen's face, the yamen servant said: "Master, you really misunderstood the third master, don't worry, I still can't find the young master of the Mei family in three days, the sky is falling because there is a tall man holding it up, the wrench may not be It's about to be shot down."

Gao Wen was curious: "How do you say that?"

The yamen servant said: "In order to solve this case, not only the magistrates have been sent to the punishment room and the fast class, but even Huang Zhubo has not been left behind. He will be in command of this case. Master, you have only been in the yamen for two months, probably not yet. I know that the third master has a close relationship with Mei Liang. The official Mei also respects Mr. Huang very much, and will definitely not offend the third master because of his son's case. Otherwise, the third master Huang has a lot of ways to deal with this old fortune."

Only then did Gao Wen feel relieved, and nodded: "Indeed, with Huang Wei standing in front of him, even if he hits the board, he will be beaten first."

As he was talking, he arrived at the county yamen in a short while, and a secretary came over to say that Mr. Huang had an invitation.

Entering the Zhubo Hall where Huang Wei was, not only the official workers in the yamen were about to arrive, but even Han Wei came over.It is conceivable how important this matter is, with so many people gathered together, it really feels like a task force.It's just that Han Guizi made a foolish bag, so he won't be of much use if he comes.

As soon as he entered the room, Huang Wei was talking about something, and when he saw Gao Wen, he nodded: "Gao Dianshi is here, please sit down." He still looked amiable.Strange to say, Han Kui didn't spit on Gao Wen as usual this time.

Hearing Gao Wen's name, a middle-aged man in the hall jumped up, stretched out his hand to grab Gao Wen's collar, and let out a loud roar: "You bastard, grandpa has been waiting here for half an hour!"

Before he finished speaking, the strong wind hit his face, and his face was painful to shave. Obviously, this person is not weak.

Almost subconsciously, Gawain moved his left hand upwards, swung the claw away, retracted his right hand towards his chest, and bent his elbow fiercely towards the man's thick neck.

If this crutch is carried out, with Gao Wen's strength, even if he can't break his cervical spine, he can still make this fellow unconscious on the ground.

The man "Peng" moved quickly and suddenly stretched out his right hand, resting Gao Wen's elbow with his palm.

At this time, he just finished speaking.

And Huang Wei shouted: "Don't do it!"

Gao Wen's crutch hit his palm, as if hitting a piece of rubber, and he felt indescribably depressed.Moreover, there was a faint soreness in the waist, and a little vain under the feet.Surprised in my heart: This man's martial arts are so strong.Also, the girl surnamed Yun seems to be right, the central axis of my body is crooked.

The person who can stand in this hall must have a background, so Gao Wen abruptly took back the next provocative leg, and shouted angrily: "Who dares to attack Tolerance, bold!"

"What kind of bullshit tolerance, I have seen a lot, and if I annoy me, someone Mei will beat me!"

At this time, Gao Wen could see clearly the appearance of this person, he was quite tall and very thin.The cheekbones on the face stand tall, like a skeleton.But such a thin person has such strength and martial arts.If he didn't guess wrong, he should be Mei Liangmei Bancheng.

"Shut up!" Suddenly, Huang Wei pointed at Mei Liang and shouted: "Mei Liang, do you still want to find your son, if you want to, quickly apologize to Gao Dianshi."

"Apologize to him, at best it's an ancient history, at worst it's just a little gentleman, why should I apologize to him?" Mei Liang looked at Gao Wen with a sneer, his sunken eyes were full of disdain.

"You really talk a lot." Huang Wei sneered: "I don't want to ask what kind of person Gao Dianshi is. Last time in the case of Baoen Temple, the entire yamen had nothing to do, but Gao Dianshi was broken. You made me feel ashamed of my old husband. The case of your son might really fall on Gao Dianshi. You are a citizen, and we are people in the yamen. If you are arguing with Gao Dianshi, you just don’t give us face. Don't forget, I, Huang Wei, am also a petty public servant. If you don't apologize to Gao Wen, otherwise, I won't take care of your case, and you can find your son yourself."

Strange to say, after hearing Huang Wei's drink, the rebellious Mei Liang became honest, and he snorted: "Since you said that Gao Wen can solve the case and find my son, it's no big deal to pay him a present. Gao Dian Shi, I just got offended."

As he spoke, he casually cupped his hands.

Gao Wen felt strange, this Huang Wei had conflicts with himself and his seventh uncle Li Jinbao, and yesterday he beat Mrs. Gan again, almost tearing his face apart.Why is he still defending me like this?

He smiled and said, "Huang Zhu Bo Miao praised it. I was also lucky in the case of Bao'en Temple. I ran into it just now, and it was broken. I dare not compare with Master Bo and Li Bantou."

Huang Wei smiled and said: "Gao Dian Shi is modest, you can find out the head of Baoen Temple, it is very admirable. We are all old, this yamen will say that it is not good for you to pick the big beam, just need a few years of experience. In terms of punishment alone, I'm afraid that the entire yamen can't compare to you."

This is already the appearance of a kind old man supporting and advancing. If there were no previous conflicts, Gao Wen might have been moved by him.

Mei Liang yelled again: "Huang Zhubo, don't gossip." He was anxious.

Huang Wei nodded, and then said to Gao Wen: "Leader Li, tell us about the case first. This is the dossier. Please read Gao Dianshi first."

(End of this chapter)