Chapter 024 Chapter 24
The system rejected the bet, and it has never won.
Hu Sheng was just thinking of transferring some more people from the army to give himself courage so that he would not be without confidence when he went to the provincial government to make trouble.
He seemed to see Mr. Xie sitting in a wheelchair making a gesture to him.
He didn't take this sick man seriously at first. He was reluctant to be chosen by Gong Jiu to take care of his food and daily life, but he was afraid of Gong Jiu's majesty and did not dare to disobey his orders.
As he spent more time with Xie Heng, he gradually realized that this man was not as weak as he looked. He looks gentle, but in fact he is deep and reserved, with a strong will. In terms of scheming
, he is no worse than Gong Jiu. Hu Sheng couldn't tell who is more terrifying between him and Gong Jiu.
There is only one thing that is beyond doubt, when Xie Heng's order does not conflict with Gong Jiu, he will not hesitate and will execute it with all his strength.
Hu Sheng bowed slightly and maintained his current posture without moving.
The man who wanted to buy medicine asked hopefully: "Mr. Xie, what do you mean by what you said just now?"
Xue Chen said: "I prepared the medicine before the epidemic broke out in the city. These medicines were given out for charity as soon as possible, just like today. I am not in good health, so I gave them to Hu Sheng to do it now.
" Hu Sheng had no idea, so he had to ask the government for help and let the government soldiers help distribute them. The medicinal materials were scarce, so they were first sent to the state military headquarters and distributed to soldiers of all ranks, just like today, three prescriptions per person. "
"Why didn't I see it!" The man was emotional, and shouted loudly, attracting everyone's attention. He didn't care about other people's eyes, and said painfully: "If I had got the medicine a few days earlier, my second uncle would not have died of illness. These sons of bitches, these filthy beasts, their consciences have been eaten by dogs! Do you think we soldiers are easy to bully! "
System: [Envy, you can swear so recklessly.]
Xue Chen: [……]
The man performed military etiquette towards Xue Chen: "Thank you, Mr. Xie, I volunteer to escort Manager Hu to the provincial government office. Even if it costs my life, I will protect Manager Hu and get all your things back!"
Xue Chen hesitated a little: "Everything should be based on Mr. Hu. Don't be impulsive. "
The man clasped his fists, turned around and shouted to the people behind him that their herbs were embezzled by the government.
The soldiers in the army were very emotional and wanted to kill people immediately.
They came to Mr. Hu actively, hoping that Mr. Hu would take them with him.
System: [Will anyone die?]
Xue Chen was confident: [No. This dynasty values civil officials over military officials. Military officials are humble, and soldiers are not as high in status as ordinary people. When they see the majestic atmosphere in the yamen, most of their anger will dissipate. However, with such encouragement, they should be able to hold up the situation and not fail right from the start.]
He did not go to the yamen with them, Still staying in this open space, seemingly silent and depressed, but actually chatting happily with the system.
After a while, he felt that the time was about right, so he let the main body put on Gong Jiu's special expression, got on the carriage and hurried over here.
Hu Sheng led a group of people in front with great momentum, and behind him, a man in a vermilion official robe was surrounded by other officials, full of literati demeanor, walking slowly.
Suddenly he turned his head and looked at Xue Chen accurately, his eyes were burning and very sharp.
Hu Sheng walked over: "Sir, Luo Zhizhou and other adults want to see you, I can't stop them, so I had to bring them here together."
Xue Chen said gently: "What are you talking about? I am a commoner, how can I trouble you gentlemen? If you have anything to say, just tell someone and I will come over. Mr. Hu, push me to greet you gentlemen."
"I dare not." Luo Junqing was extremely angry, but due to his status as the Prince of Taiping, he could only endure it and face him as rationally as possible, "I am here to ask Mr. Xie for an explanation."
Mr. Hu pushed the wheelchair to a normal social distance and stopped. Xue Chen bowed and said, "Sir, please speak clearly."
An official in a green robe at the back could not bear his temper and rushed to the front.
He pointed at Xue Chen's nose and said, "Mr. Xie, don't think that you can be so arrogant just because you have the Prince of Taiping to support you! Can you break into the court whenever you want? You act so wildly and unrighteously, where do you put the laws of the country!"
Xue Chen said calmly: "Lord Li, you are too kind, I am just following orders." Lord
Li's anger stagnated, and he looked at Xue Chen suspiciously, as if wondering why he recognized him.
Xue Chen seldom went out and had never met these officials, but the account books that Gong Jiu gave him were all signed, and Xue Chen remembered clearly who was in charge of what. His
rank can be seen from his clothes. There are only a few people whose interests have been damaged in this matter, so it is easy to judge his identity.
Lord Li's anger weakened a little: "Robbering all the medicinal materials and food in the warehouse, is it called following orders? If they are all emptied, what do you want us to eat? What will the entire Longxing Prefecture eat for the whole next year? "
Xue Chen said: "Next year there will be grain taxes collected next year."
Lord Li: "You are so stubborn!"
Luo Junqing's face was extremely dark.
He did not argue with Xue Chen, turned around and looked at the soldiers behind him, and said loudly: "I am Luo Junqing, the prefect of Longxing Prefecture. Regarding today's incident, I will write a letter to the emperor to explain the situation. The Prince of Taiping is honest and kind, and these medicinal materials are donated by the prince! Are you doing this now with the prince's order?"
The soldiers who were moving the grain did not understand the implication of this sentence and were completely unmoved.
Luo Junqing continued: "You don't believe in me, an official appointed by the court, but instead believe in this crappy one-sided statement, and even do such treasonous things as robbing counties. Are you rebelling? Don't stop yet!"
This time the soldiers understood.
They looked at each other, put down what they were holding, and finally looked at Xue Chen to see what he would say.
Xue Chen frowned slightly: "The Prince of Taiping donated?"
Luo Junqing saw his reaction and knew it in his mind: "That's right."
At this moment, a gorgeous carriage drove over quickly and stopped in a spacious place. The coachman got off, turned around and opened the curtain, and a handsome young man in white clothes walked out.
He raised his eyes and glanced at everyone: "How come I didn't know that I had donated such a batch of medicinal materials?"
"Prince!"
"Your humble servant greets the prince."
Luo Junqing saw the Prince of Taiping coming over, and felt relieved, thinking that the matter would be resolved as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, the Prince of Taiping was not on his side!
His face changed suddenly: "What do you mean, Prince?"
The prince said: "Those medicinal herbs were given by me to Xie Heng, not mine. They wanted to do good deeds and help the local people, but they didn't know how to hold up their front, so they had to ask the government for help. Who would have thought that Luo Zhizhou, as an official appointed by the court, would take the medicinal herbs directly and sell them in his own shop."
He clapped his hands, and the driver who was driving the carriage took out an account book, which was the account book of Chunhuatang and many other shops. The income and expenditure of the clinic's medicinal herbs were clearly recorded in it, and there were indeed a large number of drugs of unknown origin.
The prince looked at Luo Junqing: "What else does Luo Zhizhou have to say?"
Luo Junqing didn't expect him to be so cruel, his face became uglier, and he looked at the prince with vicious eyes.
After a moment, he suddenly said: "It's obvious that you sold the herbs to me! I thought the prince of Taiping was a trustworthy person, but I didn't expect him to be so fickle. He received the money and wanted to take the medicine back. He is not afraid of being laughed at by the world."
System: [Is what this old radish said true? ]
[Is this a swear word you invented? It's quite strange. ] Xue Chen complained, [It may be true. My brother is capable of doing such a thing. ]
System: [But this is the herbs he gave you. Why did you sell it? Xue Chen: [
It is more likely that my brother donated this batch of herbs, and Magistrate Luo gave him a large amount of money in private to bribe him, and then sold the herbs at a high price. In the end, these herbs were used on the people. My brother has no concept of money. In his eyes, it makes no difference whether the people pay for them or use them for free. 】
The prince's face was grim: "The innocent are innocent."
Luo Junqing said: "In this case, in order to prove my innocence, I have no choice but to search your residence. If I find the money, the truth will be revealed."
Beside the street blocked by the soldiers, a firm female voice rang out: "I have a grievance!"
At the instruction of Hu Sheng, the soldiers made way, revealing a woman covered with scars. She walked very hard, supported by two strong women on both sides, staggering forward.
Behind the woman stood a man in white.
He had deep and handsome features, a cold expression, and full of nobility. He was the prince of Taiping.
Everyone present was stunned, looking at the one standing next to the sedan chair, and then looking at the one behind the woman.
The two looked exactly the same in appearance and clothing, and even their demeanor was almost the same.
Luo Junqing was the first to react, and questioned the one in front of the sedan chair: "Who are you? Why are you pretending to be the prince of Taiping King!"
Gong Jiu's eyes became even colder: "Don't be rude!"
He walked to the sedan chair and bowed to Xue Chen as an equal: "Big brother."
Xue Chen's expression eased a little.
"You just recovered from your illness, why did you come out? Don't wear more clothes." Gong Jiu finished complaining and looked around, "You brought too few people. If there are thieves making trouble, there is not even a guard to protect you."
Xue Chen helplessly: "My martial arts are still good."
Gong Jiu looked at Luo Junqing: "I haven't seen the eldest son yet."
Luo Junqing took a few breaths with difficulty, and finally remembered that the King of Taiping did have two sons.
One was sickly, lived in seclusion, and never participated in political affairs. The other was the cunning, greedy, and ruthless Prince of Taiping, with whom he had been dealing for a long time.
Who would have thought that these two people looked exactly the same!
Luo Junqing was really panicked.
At this time, he found that the greed of the Prince of Taiping was most likely deliberately shown by him.
Everything was a trap set by the two brothers!