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Nightwatcher - Chapter 196

Published at 21st of April 2023 07:00:31 AM


Chapter 196

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Through two states and three counties, the governor team finally arrived at Baidi City, the main city of Yunzhou.

There is a historical allusion to the origin of the name of Baidi City, which was a matter of the previous dynasty. About 1300 years ago, there was a great drought in Yunzhou.

The common people have no income and no place to live.

This year, a strange beast came from overseas. It was like a deer, covered with snow-white scales, and had a pair of horns, horseshoes and snake tail.

Where it passes, it is covered with dark clouds and torrential rain. This beast has been in Yunzhou for more than a month, filling the reservoirs in Yunzhou, moistening the dry rivers and lakes, and solving the drought in Yunzhou.

The imperial court regarded it as a auspicious animal and named it the White Emperor.

Looking at the lofty outline of Baidi City, Xu Qi'an asked with a smile: "is this legend true or false?"

Raising the curtain and looking at Baidi city in the distance, governor Zhang nodded when he talked about this allusion:

"it should be true, otherwise it would not be recorded in historical books. Great droughts and floods are common, and historians will not make up history for them. However, since then, no one has seen the White Emperor

They are obviously overseas monsters, or even sea animals. Maybe they just come to Kyushu for tourism. When they see the drought in Yunzhou, they are not happy, so they change the environment. While "analyzing from a scientific point of view", Xu Qi'an said:

"your opinion."

After that, he continued to look at the city wall, and a poem appeared in his mind: the emperor's farewell to the emperor Bai, the thousand mile Jiangling, the sound of the apes on both sides of the river, the light boat has passed the mountains.

"The Qianli Jiangling mausoleum will be returned one day. It's too luxurious. If it's me, it must be today, tomorrow, January 31. I'm willing to return it." Xu Qi said with ease.

He couldn't help thinking of the travel advertisements he had seen before, encouraging senior white-collar workers to fly directly to Thailand after work on Friday and return home on Sunday.

Everyone is a modern li Taibai.

The gatekeepers of Baidi city stopped the people, and after reading the documents issued by the imperial court, they respectfully let them go.

After entering the city, Xu Qi'an looked left and right, and saw many passers-by hanging swords in the bustling crowd.

Dafeng's control of weapons is very strict, up to the state capital, down to counties, in the city are not allowed to walk with a knife. Unless it's a special occupation, such as escort.

Even if it's an escort, it can only be equipped with weapons.

"Is this the characteristic of Yunzhou?" Xu Qi'an muttered in his heart.

At this time, governor Zhang raised the curtain again and said to Xu Qi'an, "Ningyan, you should ask people to send these merchants home. Don't return the goods first. Let the merchant take the account book and come to the post station tomorrow to check and get back the goods. "

Xu Qi an's heart moves, "that Zhao Long's goods?"

Zhang Xun Fu said: "naturally, it's for others to send it back. Zhao long and the escort are all killed. The Escort's family must have to pay for it. Now that Zhao long is dead, sending the goods back will make up for the loss. "

Xu Qi'an put up his thumb: "my Lord is really a good eel."

Governor Zhang frowned at the words: "why do you say that?"

"Nothing, nothing." Xu Qian turns to song Tingfeng and tells him to do it.

"Why should I run errands?" Song Tingfeng was unconvinced: "it's like I'm your subordinate. We are even."

Xu Qi'an turned his head and yelled: "governor, song Tingfeng shirked responsibility and cheated, and deducted his silver."

Song Tingfeng said, "I'll go, I'll go."

He turned to find Zhu Guangxiao, told him to do it.

Zhu Guangxiao depressed way: "rather feast is not let you do it."

Song Tingfeng said: "Xu Ning banquet, Zhu Guangxiao prevaricate play Lai."

"Zhu Guangxiao turns his horse's head and shouts several hubenwei, and goes to work.

The two bitches got together and sighed: "Guangxiao is really an honest man who works hard."

"Yes, yes, in bed or on business."

... all of them command the envoys.

Yang Chuannan, in his early 40s this year, is an upright and peaceful scholar. He also has an identity, a wupinwu.

Yang Chuannan was born into a family of military generals. He was gifted and intelligent. He liked to practice martial arts and even study. In the 12th year of Yuanjing, he became a Jinshi. Because of his family background, he was familiar with military knowledge and got a job in the Ministry of war.

Yuanjing was appointed to Yunzhou in the 16th year. Because of his meritorious deeds in suppressing bandits, he gradually rose to the position of commander. Become one of the three most powerful people in Yunzhou.

Yang Chuannan, who was in charge of official business, suddenly raised his head. A few seconds later, the sound of footsteps came. A woman in light armour strode forward, but no official stopped her.

She was tall, with a sword hanging from her waist and a silver gun on her back. There is a sharp face with melon seeds. It is clear that the facial features are delicate and beautiful, but the woman is not weak, but full of vigor.

In addition, she wore a long high ponytail, revealing a beautiful forehead.

"The governor is in town." Her first words in the door pointed directly to the core of the problem.

Yang Chuannan expression pause, slightly nodded, "I know.""Yuanjing emperor, who has a thousand swords, cultivates immortals all day long. The emperor of the world still wants to live forever. It's just wishful thinking." She opened her mouth to smallpox: @ @ @ *....

"wonderful Yang Chuannan frowned.

Li Miaozhen sneered, "I don't eat imperial food."

She leaned the silver gun against the wall, sat cross legged on the tea table in the reception position, took off her sword, crossed her knee, and asked:

"if the governor is here, you have to hand over the military power, which is the rule of Dafeng. What are you going to do

"Since it's the rule, of course we have to follow it." Yangchuan South Road.

Li Miaozhen nodded: "I will help you."

Yang Chuannan looked at her and shook his head helplessly: "it's not wrong that so many people in the Jianghu are willing to serve you. Feiyan nvxia, I accept your kindness, but pay attention to the propriety. There are golden gongs and four noble characters in the team. When you go out of the world, you are a hero. "

Li Miaozhen didn't agree: "what are you afraid of? If you don't reach the third grade, you can't defeat the tactics of the sea of people."

...

"the food in Yunzhou is spicy and spicy, and I like to put spices. I don't like the food here... If I eat spicy food often, won't I get hemorrhoids?" In the

post, Xu seven - an eats hot meals and make complaints about his heart.

The hall was full of watchmen and hubenwei. There were eight people at one table, barely enough to accommodate them.

There are four post stations in Baidi city. This is the largest one with a courtyard and two adjacent three story buildings. One post Cheng, seven post soldiers.

For the sake of safety, Yang Yingying also had to stay at the post station. She sat at a table alone and ate quietly.

The young woman's body is plump and attractive. When she is sitting, her dress is close to her hips, drawing a full curve.

Xu Qian found that song Tingfeng was staring at other people's buttocks, so he kicked him under the table: "what are you looking at?"

After scolding, he looked at it himself.

"Look what's going on. Everyone else is watching." Song Tingfeng whispered.

Men are like this, to see a beautiful woman, always unconsciously look at a few more eyes, can not control their own eyes. Only when the daughter-in-law is by his side can he hold back with great perseverance.

"I don't want to see it." Song Tingfeng muttered.

Just now, governor Zhang has given an order. During the period of Yunzhou, you can't go to Jiaofang department or leave the post station, unless you have a task.

Xu Qi'an raised his hand and gave it a firm grip.

"What for?" Song Tingfeng said blankly.

"It's called immortal grip. You can learn it in private."

After dinner, governor Zhang invited Xu Qi'an and Jiang Luzhong to discuss the matter in his room. The governor, who was a censor, looked at the two experienced golden gongs and said, "because of the banditry, Yunzhou has cancelled the ban on swords. As a result, it is safer at night than in the daytime, because the curfew is particularly strict.

"Jiang Jinluo needs to protect the official all the time. For the time being, the investigation will be given to Ning Yan. The watchmen in the post station are good. You can dispatch them at will. "

Well, I've become a tool man. Xu Qi'an looked at governor Zhang and did not speak.

The governor explained: "in the first few days, I had to have a lot of social intercourse. I also need to feel the bottom of Yunzhou officialdom."

Well... Xu Qi'an accepted the reason: "I understand. I'll do my best in a humble position."

Governor Zhang nodded with satisfaction and asked, "how do you plan to start the case?"

"First go to the government to ask for Zhou Min's posthumous relics, and then go to his home to have a look." Xu Qian said.

"Don't you have to dig a grave for an autopsy?" Governor Zhang frowned.

"Just wait for the adults to ask," Xu Qi'an said with a smile. "People have been dead for more than half a month. Their rotten skin swells and breaks as soon as they poke. The stinking corpse water can be drunk to the full."

Jiang Lu, who had just had a full meal, turned black, while governor Zhang retched.

"Then I'll leave." Xu Qian slipped away.

After leaving the room and going downstairs, he summoned four gongs, including song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, a familiar silver Gong and six hubenwei, to ride horses to the Yamen.

Zhou Min is a appointed official of the imperial court. Whenever an official of the imperial court dies, the government is responsible for the autopsy to confirm the cause of death. For officials like Zhou Min whose family members are not here, the government has to take care of his relics and wait for the deceased's family members or the imperial court to collect them.

Xu Qi'an controlled the speed of the horse. He sometimes took a look at the map of the city of Baidi given by the postman. After nearly an hour, he finally saw the gate of the government.

"According to officialdom rules, 30% of these relics are kept, and even 50% are greedy. I don't know how much remains of Zhou's experience can be left. " Silver Gong, surnamed Tang, said with emotion.

It was the first time that Xu Qi'an heard of this kind of hidden rule, and his face sank: "is there any punishment for such incidents in Dafeng's law?"

"Of course, there are," said Tang Yinluo. "Depending on the value of the property, if you embezzle the legacy of a Ming official of the imperial court, it may be as light as fifty court staff, or as heavy as dismissal and fine."

Xu Qi'an nodded and suddenly asked, "is it the same with the watchman's Yamen?""How dare you, the Duke of Wei forbids it. Moreover, our watchmen are different from these officials. The watchmen in the same group all fight side by side and go to brothel together. If anyone dares to embezzle, he will not agree to be a brother. " Tang Yinluo explained.

Song Tingfeng nodded with a smile: "yes, you died that day. Who dares to embezzle your pension? I will kill him."

always feels that you are not right here... Xu seven make complaints about this squint.

After entering the Yamen and clarifying his identity, a zhengqipin official in a green robe came out to greet him, claiming to be the official of the Yamen.

"In order to prevent his subordinates from stealing finance, all the things Zhou experienced were stored in the warehouse of the government."

This experience, who is in charge of receiving and sending, cashier and warehouse, leads Xu Qi'an and others to the warehouse. With a bunch of heavy keys in his hand, he skillfully finds the right one and opens the iron door of the warehouse.

Among Zhou Min's relics, there are calligraphy and paintings, clothes, antiques, pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Xu Qi'an looks at them one by one.

Seeing that only thirty taels of silver were left behind, he said in a deep voice, "isn't that right, Mr. experience? Zhou has been working for more than 20 years, saving one or two a year, which is more than that."

"That's twenty taels, my Lord." He laughs.

How dare you talk to me?

Xu Qi'an stares at him, "embezzling the legacy of a Ming official of the imperial court, depending on the value of the property, the light is the court staff 50, the heavy is the court staff dismissal fine."

Zhou Min is the watchman's dark son. He died in duty, and his family in his hometown still don't know the bad news. People can't come back from death. Xu Qi'an can't help it, but he can keep each other's belongings and return them to his family as much as possible.

It should be done, too.

The experience of the government is old-fashioned, and he has no choice but to say: "maybe it was the experience of that week, I was addicted to beauty, or I had other pastimes, spending money like water. Anyway, that's all it's worth. "

He had a bold posture and a banter smile on his face.

Inheritance is something that the government first deals with. What the government says is how much. I'm not convinced? Have the ability to let the dead return to the sun.

Xu Qi'an pointed to his waist tag: "officials in Yunzhou, don't they know who to beat?"

Government experience "ah" A: "the watchman to supervise the officials, the officer naturally heard."

That is, I only heard that I have never experienced... You lack the beating of the watchman... Xu Qi'an raised his foot to kick the belly of the mansion.

Bang...

after his fat body flew upside down and hit the wall, the shock dust "rustled" and fell, shrinking into a shrimp shape in pain, and his facial features twisted into a ball. After a few seconds, he moaned.

Xu Qi'an drew out his knife and put it on his back neck. He looked down and said, "I have the right to do something convenient when I come to Yunzhou with the governor. Even if I kill you, the governor can do it for me. Do you believe it? "

Fu experienced a few breaths of breath, implausibly stressed: "this is Fu Ya."




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