Chapter 366: Xie Yuchuan is so bad!
It was a peaceful night in Yucheng.
Beneath this apparent calm, many people lie awake all night, refilling their lamps as they burn out, warming their tea as it cools down. Though the streets are bustling with activity and everything seems peaceful, they toss and turn in their beds, eyes wide open, unable to sleep.
In the second hall of the county government office, late at night, the bailiffs were yawning and dozing off against the pillars. At the desk, the magistrate Feng Chen was buried in his writing. He warmed his hands when he was cold and drank tea when he was thirsty. Under the stars and the moon, he was still concentrating on his studies.
The yamen runner who was on duty came over to take over and asked, "Master, are you still busy?"
"I don't know what he's busy with. I told him to go back to his room to work, but he refused to listen. He said he was too engrossed in the second hall." He yawned for a long time, rubbing his sore eyes. "You've worked so hard."
The man patted his colleague's arm and said, "Sir, he is also working hard for the people. You go back to sleep. I will keep an eye on him."
"Well, be careful. It's cold, and it looks like it's going to snow again."
"good."
Feng Chen, who was concentrating on his work, didn't notice that someone had changed beside him until someone came up to change the tea. He wrote the last stroke, looked up, and saw a familiar face.
"Cao Qi?"
"Sir, it's me." Cao Qi changed the tea and saw that Feng Chen was finally free for a while. He looked up at the sky and advised, "Sir, it's getting late. It's cold in the second hall. Why don't you go back to the study?"
Feng Chen took a couple of sips of tea to warm his stomach, then smiled and said, "Just use this bit of cold to wake up your brain."
As a yamen runner, Cao Qi really didn't understand the young magistrate. What kind of nonsense was this? He had to freeze in cold weather to wake up?
But he didn't say anything. Maybe all scholars have this or that strange hobby. Besides, their new young magistrate is so young and has taken on the position of a local official. He should have some ability.
Cao Qi thought that any scholar with some ability might have some strange ideas.
The second hall is really cold.
Feng Chen had just been concentrating on his work, and because he was too focused to pay attention, when he relaxed, he felt the coldness penetrating into his bones.
Cao Qi changed his color and was about to go down to guard when Feng Chen stopped him.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
Feng Chen folded the letter he had just written, sealed it with wax, and handed it to Cao Qi. "Brother Cao, please help me deliver this letter to the escort officer at the inn."
Cao Qi blinked, asked no questions, stepped forward to take the letter, and made the trip for Feng Chen.
After Cao Qi left, Feng Chen put on his winter clothes and stood by the pillars in the courtyard for a while, observing the sky, the air, and himself.
It is said that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Feng Chen has only now deeply understood this saying.
The Yu family's power has far exceeded his previous imagination, and now their influence in the court is even greater. He has been in office for three years and has done nothing for the people of Yucheng. Half a year has passed.
It's okay to be confused or to be conscientious.
When it comes to him, you really can't be confused or put your heart into it.
The Yu family had stretched their hands too far. Now, they were actually trying to use the "knife" in the hands of the county magistrate to carve up the private land of the Tian family. This was simply...
He looked at the dim moonlight and cast his gaze towards the southwest.
Isn't that exactly the place where he returned from during the day? I heard that there was a family called Xie who worshipped gods in the escort team.
Xiong Jiushan didn't sleep well that night.
It's all Xie Yuchuan's fault.
He was just about to fall asleep when something suddenly came and "revive" him.
He was so frightened that he sent everyone away without taking his eyes off the self-defense sample on the table.
"This Xie Yuchuan is really!"
Xiong Jiushan couldn't find the right words to describe him for a moment. If he wanted to change, he would change!
After it appeared and shocked him, it actually retracted in the blink of an eye right in front of him!
If you want to collect it, collect it all!
Even after a person leaves, you still have to leave him with something to think about.
As a result, he couldn't fall asleep even at this hour, and had been sitting there studying the thing in his hand dozens of times inside and out!
Xiong Jiushan had never seen such a piece of clothing in his life that could protect against knife stabs to such an extent and was also so light and warm to wear. Although he cursed and grumbled to himself, his love for it did not diminish at all. Instead, after wearing it a few times, he liked it even more.
He tried several times to send Xie Yuchuan away.
Sure enough, it was just as Xie Yuchuan said!
And just now, Xie Yuchuan produced a big bag of such valuable things right in front of him, on the floor of this room!
Xiong Jiushan's mood at this moment is difficult to describe in human language.
I really believed Xie Yuchuan's evil words!
Unable to sleep, he pondered for most of the night, and then received a letter from Feng Chen, the magistrate of Yucheng, in a state of great excitement.
Xiong Jiushan frowned, took the book out of the envelope, opened it, read ten lines at a glance, and finished it quickly.
He looked up at the person who came and asked, "Is your master asleep now?"
Cao Qi said, "When I left the yamen, you had not yet gone to bed."
Xiong Jiushan nodded, put the letter away, stood up and said, "In that case, please wait a moment. I'll change my clothes and go to the county government office with you."
Cao Qi had no idea what Feng Chen had said in the letter, which had led to the escort officer from the capital actually wanting to accompany him. However, before he could give it much thought, Xiong Jiushan quickly changed into a proper official uniform and accompanied him back to the Yucheng County Office that night.
It was late at night, and Xiong Jiushan had just gone out with his men. Gan Rong, the innkeeper, heard the news in the back room, and hurriedly got dressed and came out to wait for a while. Soon, he heard the people outside coming back to report the news.
Then he took the excuse of delivering something to come up and report the news to Xie Yuchuan.
"The person who came to see Lord Xiong was Cao Qi, the squad leader of the yamen. The two of them went to the yamen together."
Xie Yuchuan nodded slightly, "Okay, I understand."
"General, won't this delay your important mission?"
"No." Xie Yuchuan smiled faintly.
Feng Chen, the magistrate of Yucheng, was also a necessary part of their actions. It was always good to have a legitimate reason.
Gan Rong left the hot water and lunch box behind and quietly went downstairs.
Before going downstairs, he handed a hot roast chicken to the officer at the corner of the second floor, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, officer."
Xiong Jiushan went to Yucheng County Government Office late at night.
After Gan Rong left, Xie Yuchuan returned to the desk and continued his research. He picked up his pen and dipped it in ink from the inkstone. Just as he was about to pick it up, he put it down again.
He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and concentrated.
"Xie Yuchuan: I have no intention of disturbing the household deity. I simply wish to inform the household deity that Feng Chen, the magistrate of Yucheng, has just sent someone over, and Xiong Jiushan has already gone to the county government office."
At this time, Tu Huan, who was near Han Qiguang, received a message from Xie Yuchuan before she even saw the outsiders at the riverside at the foot of the mountain.
It was late at night, in the secluded forest, cold and damp.
Han Qiguang's men have been watching here for a long time.
He took a walk around the city in the afternoon and discussed many details with Yan Jin in a private room of the restaurant. He handed over the management of his own caravan to Yan Jin. As for the outside world, because of his disguised image of Boss Qi who spent money like water, Yan Jin, as the "deputy", had much more room to play freely once he took the stage.
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