Chapter 347: Do the whole show
Xiong Jiushan stared at Feng Chen, suddenly confused and not quite understanding the intention of County Magistrate Feng's words.
Feng Chen loosened his hands, clasped them in front of his abdomen, and said pointedly, "If there are any wealthy fugitives among the fugitives you are escorting, you must be careful. If you indulge in such extravagant livings once you enter Yucheng, I think you will easily get into trouble."
There are some things that Feng Chen is powerless to prevent now. He can only remind them of them. Whether they listen or not is up to them.
It might be because before this, when Xiong Jiushan faced his questioning in the yamen, he not only did not evade it, but patiently explained the misunderstanding, which changed Feng Chen's perception of him. Later, he learned that they came from the direction mentioned by the fortune teller outside the city.
It was probably a coincidence, so Feng Chen thought of coming over to take a look in person. Such a large number of exiled prisoners all had experience in serving as officials.
In addition, Feng Chen was also quite curious about the Xie family among the fugitives escorted by Xiong Jiushan, who was said to have been blessed by gods.
"Could Concierge Xiong introduce me?"
Feng Chen's words were too polite.
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"Is Magistrate Feng here in person?"
When Xie Yuchuan heard that Feng Chen came in person and wanted to see him, he was slightly stunned.
Xiong Jiushan nodded and said, "He must be curious about the affairs of your Xie family's gods, so he came to see it in person."
As soon as Xiong Jiushan came back, Han Qiguang did not delay here. He said hello to Xiong Jiushan and said he would go to the city to take a look in the identity of Taoist Guanghan.
Xiong Jiushan didn't stop him either.
"Will you see it?"
Xie Yuchuan looked up and said, "When the Lord summons me, I must go and greet him."
So his hands and feet were shackled again, and he followed Xiong Jiushan to see Feng Chen, the magistrate of Yucheng.
Han Qiguang had already found out Feng Chen's identity and background clearly and told him about it.
But after meeting Feng Chen in person, Xie Yuchuan discovered that Feng Chen was indeed young, and it was not easy for him to pass the imperial examination at such a young age.
"Prisoner Xie Yuchuan greets you, sir."
Without waiting for Xie Yuchuan to kneel and bow, Feng Chen waved his hand to excuse him from the formality. He stood up from his seat and walked in front of Xie Yuchuan. He first looked him up and down, then politely raised his arm and bowed, saying, "General Xie has fought for the country and the people against the enemy for many years. Feng Chen admires you from the bottom of his heart."
Xie Yuchuan glanced at Xiong Jiushan, and Xiong Jiushan's eyes shook slightly.
Neither of them understood where Feng Chen's politeness came from.
"It's inconvenient to talk while standing, why don't we sit down and chat?" Feng Chen looked at Xiong Jiushan, pointed at the shackles on Xie Yuchuan, and asked, "I wonder if Xiong Jiecha could remove them temporarily. There are guards inside and outside, and I don't think General Xie will cause any trouble to you and me."
The shackles on Xie Yuchuan were removed.
Xie Yuchuan was silent, secretly observing Feng Chen's thoughts.
Even Xiong Jiushan was a little confused at this moment. Before he came, he looked like he was going to bring an expedition to find someone to blame, but now something seemed to be wrong.
The two of them sat down on either side, their eyes meeting and looking at each other in the air.
——Have you talked about the bandit incident with Feng Chen?
——How is that possible?!
The two exchanged glances, but Feng Chen didn't see clearly and just thought it was due to his attitude, which made the two of them a little nervous.
There was a shop assistant outside the door who came to offer tea and snacks, but he was stopped outside and only let in after being checked by the yamen runners.
The waiter came in and served tea, observed carefully, and then left politely.
Back at the front desk downstairs, he said to the shopkeeper Gan Rong, "Master Feng just came here, and right after that, he saw those people on the street. Shopkeeper, what should we do?"
Gan Rong said, "Just pretend you didn't see it. You are an official appointed by the court, so you can go wherever you want."
"Okay, I'll listen to the shopkeeper."
The clerk went down to work. Gan Rong drank a sip of tea behind the counter, thought for a while, then walked out with the tea bowl in his hand, stepped over the threshold and walked out.
A cold winter wind blew towards him. He was holding a cup of hot tea and smilingly soliciting customers at the door. He looked left and right, greeted customers, and turned around, taking in all the suspicious people on both sides.
Oh, there are more than one.
After observing, he casually poured out the water in the teacup.
Turn around and go back to the house.
Not long after, two customers came in behind the counter.
The two of them came in, took a quick look around, and looked upstairs.
"Boss, are there any guest rooms available?"
Gan Rong said with a smile, "Yes! What kind of house do you want to live in, sir?"
"I want something better. I have money."
"Oh, this is really unfortunate. We do have a few good rooms in our courtyard, but they've all been reserved by the adults from Beijing. The good rooms are now full, but there are still a few clean and comfortable rooms in the backyard. I wonder if you two gentlemen can take them?"
"backyard?"
"Hey, backyard."
The two looked at each other and asked, "Who lives in the backyard? We don't like messy people."
"This..." Gan Rong's face was embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, he leaned forward and approached the two of them. He whispered to them, "To be honest, sirs, there are officials and exiles living together in the back of the courtyard. It is indeed a bit indecent, but! Don't worry, sirs, if you two stay here, your safety will be absolutely no problem. I can even treat you to some good wine and food. I wonder..."
"Fugitives? Where did these fugitives come from?"
Gan Rong thought to himself, where did it come from? Don’t you know?
Thinking this in his heart, he still had a warm smile on his face. He walked around the counter and said, "If you two are worried, why don't I take you to the back to take a look and then you can decide?"
These words touched the hearts of the two.
The two nodded repeatedly, "Boss, lead the way."
"Okay, this way please!"
backyard.
Cheng Ye and a group of his men were patrolling door to door to check on the fugitives.
They were drinking when they unexpectedly ran into the county magistrate.
Drinking while on duty is not a big deal, but it does not look good. Besides, he reeks of alcohol, so it is not appropriate for him to go in front of the county magistrate and join in the fun.
In this way, he couldn't hear what the adults were talking about upstairs.
Cheng Ye was not very happy as he was not needed upstairs. Several of his men suggested that since there was no need to bother, they could just go back and continue drinking and eating meat!
"Eat, eat, eat! Are you a bunch of pigs? All you know is eating!"
Cheng Ye took a group of people and went to vent his anger on the fugitives.
After checking from east to west, he went in and shouted a lot, and came out after checking seven or eight rooms. Cheng Ye's pent-up anger had subsided by a lot.
When he came out, he saw Gan Rong, the innkeeper, coming in with two strangers. His face immediately darkened and he shouted at the other side: "Stop!"
Gan Rong was stunned by the shock!
The two people behind him also stopped.
Cheng Ye brought his men and strode over, looking the two strangers up and down with a cautious look.
The two of them looked a little awkward.
Cheng Ye's sharp eyes swept from the two of them to the face of the shopkeeper Gan Rong beside them.
"I wonder who are those people in the backyard?"
Gan Rong hurriedly bowed and apologized, "Sir, please calm down! Sir, please calm down! The two guests have come from afar and are resting in our inn. I thought we had three guest rooms in the backyard, so I brought someone to take a look."
Cheng Ye frowned and said in a deep voice: "The backyard is full of prisoners being escorted to the north. It's not safe. Don't let outsiders stay."
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Gan Rong nodded repeatedly, and with an apologetic look on his face, he took the two of them to the front yard.
He bowed at the door and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, the officials have said that we can no longer keep you two here."
After the two men left, Gan Rong went back to the counter, wrote a letter and handed it to the clerk.
"Go and deliver the letter quickly."
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