When Qin Fang came back during dinner, Yang Haiyan told him about this. Qin Fang was also stunned after hearing it: "This Laiwang County's magistrate is so weird. Could it be that he thought I would give him the agency rights of the county's imperial grain for a servant?"
Yang Haiyan said: "I also find it strange. I don't know what this county magistrate is thinking, but if he is not stupid, he must have other ideas. I just don't know what he is going to do. Husband, no matter what he is going to do, first of all, the matter of Aunt Fan's son-in-law must be caused by us. Secondly, even if it is not caused by us, Aunt Fan is a servant of my family. You have to look at the owner when you beat the dog. The other party has bullied us at our doorstep." People should indeed be patient when they should be patient, but there are some things that cannot be backed down.
Qin Fang nodded: "Yes."
Seeing that he was very calm, Yang Haiyan was a little confused: "What do you mean, husband? How do you think we should deal with this?"
Qin Fang saw that she was anxious, and used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of food for her: "Eat first, and I will tell you after you finish eating. This kind of thing is not worth your worry, just leave it to me."
Qin Fang's confident tone made Yang Haiyan very curious, and her heart itched, like a little bug being scratched, she wanted to know now. But judging from Qin Fang's expression, he was not ready to tell it now. So Yang Haiyan, who had always eaten slowly, sped up her eating speed. This was the first time in her history that she ate so fast, and Qin Fang was dumbfounded: "Didn't you say that we should chew slowly and eat slowly? It's good for our health."
Yang Haiyan snorted: "You are asking a question you already know the answer to. You know I want to know your approach quickly."
Qin Fang couldn't help but smile when he heard her say that: "Okay, I'll tell you."
Yang Haiyan pinched him: "You are really pretending, tell me quickly."
Qin Fang said: "My approach is to not care."
"Don't care?" Yang Haiyan felt that her IQ was not enough.
Qin Fang said: "Teacher said that the most important way to be an official in the court is not to interfere in other people's affairs. I am the general who defends Yunxiang County. Unless someone attacks Yunxiang County, nothing has anything to do with me. If the county lord of Laiwang County wants to do this, naturally let his superiors deal with him."
Yang Haiyan was really stunned when she heard this. It can be like this? But... why can't it be like this? She gave Qin Fang a thumbs up: "Husband, you are so smart."
Qin Fang said modestly: "Of course, who called me your husband. Well, I'll write a letter and ask someone to send it to Lord Liu. For the next thing, we just need to wait for Lord Liu's news. I'll go to the outer courtyard first."
Yang Haiyan: "I'm going for a walk, come over later."
Qin Fang: "Okay."
When he turned around and left, Qin Fang's smile faded and his face darkened. In front of her, he acted very calm, just because he didn't want to make her worry, not to mention that she was pregnant now, even if she wasn't pregnant, he didn't want to make her worry.
Qin Fang was not a naive person. After he became Du Ke's apprentice, the county magistrate of Laiwang County dared to do such a thing. It was obvious that he was not afraid of his teacher. Then who would not be afraid of his teacher?
People from the capital.
Qin Fang returned to the outer courtyard, and Kunshi and Taoshan arrived immediately.
Qin Fang told them about the Laiwang County incident, then wrote a letter and said to Taoshan: "Take a few people with you to handle this matter, and only do two things. First, go to Hedong Prefecture and hand this letter to the prefect, Lord Liu, and then wait for Lord Liu's reply in Hedong Prefecture. Second, the people you take go to Laiwang County and investigate the matter between the county magistrate and Aunt Fan's son-in-law. Remember not to alarm anyone, and if you have any clues and evidence, record and collect them."
Taoshan: "Yes, I will set off now."
Qin Fang nodded.
After Tao Shan left, Qin Fang said to Kun Shi: "Recently, we have strengthened the defense of the mansion, especially since Xiangjun is pregnant and Aunt Fan is back. Any accidents must be strictly prohibited."
Kun Shi: "Yes."
Aunt Fan's daughter and granddaughter stayed in the general's mansion. Because of this incident, Aunt Fan wanted to go back to the kitchen, but Yang Haiyan asked her to take care of her daughter and granddaughter and did not let her go to the kitchen.
Hedong Mansion The imperial grain agent of Chengfu
is Liu Zhijia. Even if the position of the prefect will change, this agent will be given to someone else after he is transferred. At least during his term of office, he can still make money. In this regard, Liu Zhifu owed Qin Fang a favor. In this regard, Lord Liu himself also admitted it.
So when Tao Shan came with Qin Fang's letter, Lord Liu met him first, but after he finished reading Qin Fang's letter, his face was very ugly.
Qin Fang did not exaggerate the facts in his letter, but wrote about Aunt Fan's affairs. How to deal with this matter specifically naturally depends on Lord Liu.
Lord Liu is the prefect of Hedong Prefecture. The county magistrate of Laiwang County is his subordinate, but he is in charge of it.
In fact, Lord Liu is not a person who likes to make trouble. From his attitude towards County Magistrate Yang and Qin Fang, it can be seen that he likes to save trouble. If others don't cause trouble to him, he won't cause trouble to others. But Qin Fang's letter is now in front of him, so he must take care of this matter, even if it is to save Qin Fang's face, he must take care of it. What's more, this is originally a matter within his jurisdiction.
Lord Liu slapped the table and said, "Come on, go to Laiwang County and call County Magistrate Cheng to me."
"Yes."
Lord Liu turned around and said to Tao Shan, "When County Magistrate Cheng comes, I will give an explanation to General Qin. Guard Tao will stay in the mansion for the time being. What do you think?"
Tao Shan said, "Then I will obey your order."
County Magistrate Cheng came early the next morning. The prefect sent someone to call him, so he had to put aside his busy work, after all, the prefecture was related to his successive evaluations. Moreover, Lord Liu had never sent anyone to inform him since he took office for more than a year, so he thought it might be a big deal. However, the person sent by Lord Liu was very tight-lipped and did not get any information out of him, and he did not dare to force it.
When County Magistrate Cheng arrived at Liu's house, he was invited directly to Lord Liu's study. Lord Liu was already waiting for him in the study. After County Magistrate Cheng entered, Lord Liu stopped him just as he was about to pay his respects: "There's no need to be so polite in private. I don't want to ask in a roundabout way. Just tell me directly whether you sent someone..." He told me about Aunt Fan.
To be honest, County Magistrate Cheng really didn't know that Lord Liu would know about this. He asked in a disguised way: "I don't understand what the prefect is saying."
Lord Liu said: "You don't need to worry about how I know. Since I know about this matter, I will definitely investigate it. You can't hide it even if you want to."
County Magistrate Cheng heard this and no longer concealed it, but he didn't admit it either. His attitude was a little harder than before, but he still advised: "I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."
“How dare you.” Lord Liu was an official who cared a lot about his reputation. Even though County Magistrate Cheng meant no harm in what he said, he felt embarrassed to be accused of meddling in other people's business. “County Magistrate Cheng, let alone the fact that Qin Fang is a fifth-rank general and his wife is a third-rank lady, you have to know that he is a student of Minister Du.”
County Magistrate Cheng also heard the anger in Lord Liu's words. He said a little tactfully, “He is just Minister Du's student. If someone wants to touch him, I can't do anything about it.”
Lord Liu understood as soon as he heard it. “Looking at the entire court, how dare someone touch Minister Du's student?” Moreover, Qin Fang was only in the remote Yunxiang County and would not harm anyone's interests at all. Who was so cruel as to not even give Minister Du face?
County Magistrate Cheng naturally didn't say much: "Lord Liu, since the other party dares to make a move, they are naturally not afraid of Minister Du. So Lord Liu, do you still want to care about this matter?" Lord Liu
was swallowed. What should he care about? The other party is not even afraid of Minister Du. If he cares about it, wouldn't he be giving the other party a head? "Okay, you go."
County Magistrate Cheng bowed: "Then I'll take my leave."
Lord Liu waved his hand and didn't want to pay any attention to him.
After County Magistrate Cheng left, Lord Liu sent someone to call Tao Shan over. When Tao Shan arrived, he had already written a letter: "I have written down what General Qin mentioned in the letter. If you hand this letter to General Qin, he will understand."
Tao Shan took the letter and hid it: "I'm leaving."
Tao Shan rushed back to Yunxiang County without stopping. When he left, the people he brought went to Laiwang County for investigation. So when he went to Yunxiang County, he went to Laiwang County to say hello, and then turned back to Yunxiang County.
Because he was riding a horse, one day was enough. But when he arrived at the general's mansion, it was dark again.
Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan had finished dinner and were taking a walk to digest their food. When they heard Tao Shan had returned, Qin Fang went to the outer courtyard and asked Nanny Lian to accompany Yang Haiyan.
When he saw Tao Shan, Qin Fang waved his hand and said, "You came back so quickly, which shows that Lord Liu has not solved the problem."
Tao Shan handed over the letter and said, "The general is very good at predicting things. I went to visit Lord Liu yesterday morning. After Lord Liu read your letter, he sent someone to call Cheng County Magistrate of Laiwang County. Cheng County Magistrate arrived at Liu Mansion this morning. After he left, Lord Liu summoned his subordinates. Lord Liu looked very bad at that time, presumably the matter was not settled. This is Lord Liu's letter to you. He said that he had already written about the problems in your letter. "
Qin Fang opened the letter, and Lord Liu's reply was very simple:
General Qin:
This official can't help. This official inquired about the attitude of County Magistrate Cheng. This matter is directed at you, and the other party is not afraid of Minister Du, so I hope you will forgive him.
After reading the letter, Qin Fang was not surprised that the other party was directed at him, but he was surprised that the other party was not afraid of Minister Du. He crumpled the letter into a ball and said to Tao Shan: "I will write another letter, and you can send it to the teacher. But I don't know where the teacher is now, you have to ask along the way. "
Tao Shan said: "General, rest assured, your subordinates will definitely deliver the letter to Lord Du. "
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