Chapter 1731 Value
That's why County Magistrate Tang became even more worried. "What on earth is there for him to envy about such a thankless job?"
It is said that County Magistrate Guo was jealous of him because he was in charge of the case in the palace.
Yang Heshu said, "Lord Yin is your immediate superior. He transferred you to handle two major cases in the palace, which shows how much he values you. County Magistrate Guo has been in office in Wannian County for four years, and in two more years, he will have served two terms."
Yang Heshu said calmly, "County Guo in the capital, even if he's important, a person can only serve for ten years at most. After that, not only will he block the way for those below him, even His Majesty will get tired of him."
Chang'an County and Wannian County were different from other counties. The county magistrates of the two counties did not have superiors like the governor or the military governor, but only the Jingzhao Yin, and the next superior to the Jingzhao Yin was the emperor.
In the entire Jin Dynasty, they only obeyed the orders of these two people, and they had to attend every grand court meeting.
A more powerful county magistrate, especially the one in Chang'an County, can not only manage the royal relatives, but also the emperor.
In the palace, they are the emperor and his subjects, but outside the palace, the county magistrate is the official in charge of the government. No matter how powerful the emperor is, he is still a subject.
Therefore, in order to maintain stability, the county magistrates of the two counties are re-elected for longer periods of time than those of other counties.
Basically, those who ended their terms after one or two terms were either too mediocre and unable to bear the burden; or they were too capable and had made so many contributions that the emperor was unwilling to transfer them to more critical positions.
However, County Magistrate Guo obviously doesn't belong to either of these two categories, but County Magistrate Tang...
Yang Heshu glanced at him, shook his head, and smiled, "He's afraid that you'll enter Jingzhao Prefecture before him."
County Magistrate Tang said, "I want to go to the Ministry of Justice, not Jingzhao Prefecture."
After leaving the palace, County Magistrate Tang breathed a sigh of relief. He took the horse from the servant waiting outside the palace, mounted it, and looked at Yang Heshu. "Would you like to stay up all night with me?"
Yang Heshu shook his head and refused. "My child at home is not very obedient. He has been crying for the past two nights, so I have to go back."
County Magistrate Tang smiled and said, "Why, are you trying to avoid suspicion now?"
Yang Heshu gave him a warning look and said, "I shouldn't have gone to the Observation Tower to question you today."
"I know, I know," County Magistrate Tang said with a smile. "I'm just afraid that if things drag on for too long, they'll wipe out all the traces. I can't trust others, but I can trust you."
Yang Heshu also mounted his horse, tugged on the rope, and let the horse move forward two steps before saying, "You go check it out. I'll go back first."
County Magistrate Tang had no choice but to take the documents and Mingli and run back home.
As soon as he got home, he said hello to his wife and ran to the study to work, and even had meat pie for dinner.
This saves time and effort. You can hold it and chew it with one hand while the other hand and eyes continue to work.
When questioning in the viewing tower, County Magistrate Tang felt something was wrong. When he looked at the confessions together, he realized what was wrong.
The people who were circled seemed to have a good relationship with Xu Yu, but when asked in depth, it was found that they didn't know much about Xu Yu. Except that she had an aunt in the capital who would visit her every month on her release day, they knew nothing else.
Those who think they get along well with Xu Yu, it's not that they get along well with Xu Yu, but that they get along well with each other. It's just that they think Xu Yu is one of them, so they have that illusion.
County Magistrate Tang worked for half the night, writing down these people's names in rows on paper before he discovered this pattern.
He covered his head with his hands in pain. Regardless of the person behind Xu Yu, Xu Yu alone was very powerful.
County Magistrate Tang looked at the people under the different arrows on the paper and fell into deep thought. Are there any other people among these people who are disguised like her?
County Magistrate Tang picked up the confession beside him and read it again. After a while, he circled a few names with some hesitation.
Mrs. Tang woke up from her sleep and found that the light in the study was still on. She couldn't help but get up, put on her clothes and go to see him.
She reached out and touched his teacup, and saw that the tea inside had already gone cold. She turned her head to look at Mingli, who was already fast asleep on the couch.
She secretly glared at the sleeping Mingli, turned around and brought the teapot from the stove to pour water for him.
When County Magistrate Tang heard the sound of water being poured, he said without turning his head, "I don't want to drink any more water. You can go and rest. I'll be ready to go out soon."
Mrs. Tang reached out and twisted his ear, "You also know that we have to get ready to go out soon?"
Only then did Mr. Tang realize it was Mrs. Tang. He immediately put down the documents in his hand and shook her hand ingratiatingly. "Why are you here, Madam?"
"Listen, is that a rooster crowing?"
When Lord Tang heard this, he realized it was true.
Mrs. Tang pinched his shoulder again and said, "I don't care how busy you are, you still have to sleep. Manbao said that staying up late will not only make you lose your hair and age faster, but also make you die faster. If you don't want me to be a widow, go back to bed quickly."
Lord Tang was being dragged along, and he had no choice but to collect the documents, lock them in the cabinet, and go back to the room with her.
But he couldn't fall asleep when he lay down on the bed, his mind was still full of thoughts about the case.
Mrs. Tang was almost falling asleep. She turned over and opened her eyes. She unconsciously glanced at him and found that his eyes were still open. She couldn't help but open her eyes and leaned close to him and asked, "What's the matter? Didn't it snow recently? Although it was a bit heavy, it was the first snow after all. Why are you so worried?"
She said, "If it really doesn't work, I'll have someone set up a porridge stall tomorrow and make more porridge."
"No, you should keep it for now. There are still many days of snow in the capital. We can set up a porridge stall later. Right now, His Majesty and Duke Zhao and Duke Pi have thrown grain into the county government office. I'm too lazy to cook it. I'll check the list later and distribute it directly. Let people take it home and cook it themselves."
"If it's not about the snow, then what is it?"
"Yesterday, no, it was the day before yesterday. The night before yesterday, two eunuchs died in the East Palace."
Apparently, this matter hadn't spread much outside, so Madam Tang didn't know about it yet. She asked, "Didn't the Crown Princess just give birth to the little grandson?"
"It was because of the birth of the little grandson that when the eunuchs of the Eastern Palace went to pick up Zhou Man, someone replaced the needle bag in Zhou Man's medicine box."
Mrs. Tang woke up with a start.
Lord Tang said, "Zhou Man discovered it early, so he didn't use the needles. Later, he found out that the needles were soaked in a medicine that promotes blood circulation, removes blood stasis, and promotes diuresis and purgation."
After being shocked, Mrs. Tang looked at Mr. Tang with suspicion, then turned over and looked at him, "Why are you telling me this?"
He usually kept such a deadly case a secret from her.
Magistrate Tang looked at her with a deep gaze and said, "Changbo and I have been investigating all day today and have discovered that the person behind this incident is even more hidden than Prince Gong. The investigation may end in nothing."
Mrs. Tang was slightly stunned. She looked him straight in the eye and asked, "What do you mean?"
"In this palace, besides His Majesty, His Majesty, and the Crown Prince, who else has more power than Prince Gong?"
(End of this chapter)
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