Chapter 45: A Wise Eye for Pearls
Many ministers still could not accept women serving as officials.
There was a lot of discussion in the Xuanwu Hall, and Emperor Yan was overwhelmed by it.
Suddenly someone came with an urgent letter.
"Your Majesty, urgent news from three hundred miles away."
"Present it quickly."
Emperor Yan took the letter and read three lines at a glance.
After reading the letter, he was in a very happy mood and told everyone the contents of the secret letter.
"Lin Xiaoqi annihilated 23 bandits and performed a great feat."
Cui Xian, the official who escaped death from the bandits with a broken right arm, also came to attend the morning court today.
When he heard that twenty-three bandits had been annihilated, Cui Xian burst into tears on the spot and shouted "Long live the emperor" three times.
Last time I heard that Your Majesty was going to send troops to suppress the bandits, but was stopped by Prime Minister Wang. I didn’t expect that Your Majesty had not forgotten his tragic experience and sent Lin Xiaoqi to help him take revenge. Your Majesty is so wise!
Emperor Yan was very satisfied. Over the years, the imperial court had sent people to suppress bandits several times, but unfortunately those bandits were as slippery as loaches. They had spies everywhere and could not catch anyone at all.
Unexpectedly, this time Lin Qianqian could wipe out more than 20 people at once.
Xu Bingliang from the Comprador Department was very good at flattering, and he also followed Cui Xian and shouted "Long live the emperor", "Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty has a keen eye for talent, and Lin Xiaoqi is mighty."
The Emperor of Yan was praised as a person who could identify a good horse, which made him in a good mood.
Prime Minister Wang looked disdainful: Humph, flatterers, two flatterers.
He received a secret letter last night. Those twenty or so people were the ones he sent to assassinate Lin Qianqian, but they were killed by Lin Qianqian instead.
Baibai made wedding dresses for Lin Qianqian in vain, was confused with a bandit, and became Lin Qianqian's achievement.
Poor him, he is like a mute eating coptis, unable to express his pain.
If he exposes Lin Qianqian, he will have to reveal the truth that he sent someone to assassinate her.
Although Lin Qianqian is only a seventh-rank official now, she is also considered an official appointed by the imperial court. Assassinating an official appointed by the imperial court is a serious crime.
Xu Bingliang continued to flatter Emperor Yan, "Your Majesty has a keen eye and a keen eye. He can see that Lin Xiaoqi is a talent. Maybe Lin Xiaoqi can wipe out all the bandits."
Prime Minister Wang complained in his heart: You can brag as much as you want. That little girl surnamed Lin only brought a few people with her. It's good enough that she didn't get wiped out by them. How can you want to wipe out the bandits who have been entrenched for many years? Unless the sun rises from the west.
Lin Qingyun stood among a group of officials, clasped his hands together, and prayed silently in his heart, hoping that Lin Qianqian would die at the hands of bandits.
As long as Lin Qianqian dies, everything will be fine.
Lin Qingping, the second son of the Lin family, was very worried about his niece's safety. He stepped out with a tablet in his hand and asked, "Your Majesty, Lin Xiaoqi only brought three or five people with him. I'm afraid that there are not enough people. How about I take a thousand people to Tong County to support Lin Xiaoqi and help him suppress the bandits."
Prime Minister Wang would naturally not allow Lin Qingping to bring so many people to support, so he quickly stood up to oppose it.
"Your Majesty, the capital has been in turmoil recently. The murder of a Ministry of Justice official a month ago has not yet been solved. Solving the case also requires manpower. I suggest that Deputy Commander Lin take 300 people to Tong County for support."
Prime Minister Wang served as prime minister for more than ten years, and his disciples were spread all over the country.
As soon as he made the proposal, many officials immediately followed suit.
"Prime Minister Wang is absolutely right."
"I agree with Prime Minister Wang's point of view."
Emperor Yan: "Okay, then send Deputy Commander Lin with 300 people to Tong County to support the suppression of bandits."
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Tong County.
In the evening, not long after County Magistrate Cheng Fa entered his concubine's room, the goatee-bearded lawyer came to disturb him.
"Sir, I have an urgent matter to report."
Cheng Fa was very unhappy to be disturbed, but he still put on his coat and opened the door.
"Sir, you gave the order to try to stop Lin Xiaoqi from going out, but you can't stop him at all. Lin Xiaoqi not only goes out to show off his wealth during the day, but also goes out at night."
Cheng Fa was very annoyed. It was really rude of a girl to go out and wander around so late at night.
"What did she do when she went out that night?"
"Lin Xiaoqi went out holding the Night Pearl, and she almost walked around our small county. She boasted about the Night Pearl to everyone she met, fearing that others didn't know that she had a priceless Night Pearl in her hand."
Cheng Fa: This Lin Xiaoqi is really sinister. He is showing off everywhere with a rare night-shining pearl as big as an egg. It is obvious that he wants to lure the bandits to the county government.
He was so angry that he punched the wooden door, scaring the concubine in the room.
This Cheng Fa is a smiling tiger. I have never seen Cheng Fa so angry.
In the middle of the night, a light was turned on in the stone house deep in the mountains.
The space inside this stone house is extremely large, at least as big as three rooms. It was formed naturally and was later artificially carved. There are stone chairs and stone tables inside.
There was a piece of black wolf skin on the high stone chair.
A man sat on it, eight feet tall, with a broad back and strong arms, a round face, and eyes like copper bells.
This man's name is Zhu Dali, and he is a well-known mountain king in the Guanxi Mountain area.
The reason why Zhu Dali was named Zhu Dali was because he was very strong since he was a child. At the age of five, he could pick up the stone trough for feeding cattle.
The weapon he usually uses is a very heavy meteor hammer, weighing hundreds of pounds.
One blow of the hammer could take a person's life.
Less than 3 meters in front of Zhu Dali, there were two spies, one tall and one short, standing and reporting the situation to Zhu Dali.
Gao said, "Boss, we found a very rich girl today. She has a night-shining pearl in her hand, which is worth a fortune. If we get the night-shining pearl, we can retire and become a rich man."
The short man was ready to make a move. "Boss, that girl is only about fourteen or fifteen years old, nothing to be afraid of. I heard that she lives in the county government office. Should we go and rob that night pearl tonight?"
Zhu Dali had strong limbs but a smart mind. He thought for a moment and said, "Let the brothers follow them for two more days. It won't be too late to take action after finding out everything. Also, tell the other brothers not to rob anywhere in the next two days. Since we have the priceless Night Pearl, why bother to steal those worthless chickens, ducks, geese and coarse grains?"
"Yes, Boss."
After the two left, a woman came in and snuggled up to Zhu Dali.
This woman's name is Sun Sanniang. She is good at using two swords. She is the third in command of the bandits and also Zhu Dali's lover.
"Brother, I also saw the Night Pearl in the county town today. It was emitting a magical green light. It was really beautiful."
Zhu Dali said straightforwardly: "Since Sanniang likes it, I'll bring it back in two days for you to play with."
A place like the county government was not scary to Zhu Dali.
When the previous county magistrate was in power, he would give gifts to the county magistrate every month so that his brothers could live in peace.
But after Cheng Fa took office, he actually took the initiative to give gifts to this mountain king.
What does this mean? It means Cheng Fa is afraid of him.
However, the Night Pearl was very attractive to Zhu Dali, so he decided to take the Night Pearl regardless of Cheng Fa's gift.
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