mountain and river drinker

Chapter 32

The word "roll".

As soon as the man raised his foot, he was overturned by Zhou Hanzhi's unsightly guards, but the four of them dealt with a few hooligans with a few tricks, but they didn't stop there, and gave them a good lesson .

Zhou Hanzhi lazily leaned against the wall and looked at the group of people lying on the ground with bruised noses and swollen faces. She slammed her fan shut, rolled her eyes and said, "No matter who told you to get here, you must go back empty-handed when you meet me. If you don't accept it, just go Reporter, I want to see if you have the guts."

He squatted down, frowned, and raised a fan to look at one person's face, "I know your surname is Zhang. Tsk tsk, with a good face, you can do anything, but you have to be a dog. In fact, if you pick the right one Master, it is also a good thing you can never ask for. It is better to save yourself as a ghost for a filthy common man. By the way, go back and tell your master that women are beautiful and beautiful, and you can only hold them in the palm of your hand. Yes, it is something that is not allowed by the law of heaven. And I am now the law of heaven." After speaking, he stood up gracefully.

"Girl, please don't worry, appearance is a benefit and a place to poke your heart, but it will only be your benefit in the future." Zhou Hanzhi said, his eyelashes curled up and he smiled from the bottom of his heart, and he walked out of the alley ignoring the onlookers.

After returning to the place where she stayed, Zhou Hanzhi ordered a plate of peanuts and a plate of sesame shortbread downstairs, surrounded by a circle of children talking childishly, the child's words were careless and simple, and the words were plain and true, telling the sufferings of the people's livelihood Also with the innocence of poetry and wine, he ordered another plate after a bunch of children finished eating beans, and the peanut shells on the table were piled up with small spikes.

Yu Xia, the magistrate of Wushang City, ran over, sat in the corner and looked at Zhou Hanzhi for a long time, only to see him sitting obliquely on the bench, wearing a shirt with white border and orange red bottom, with red gold phoenix embroidered on the shoulder.The orange clothes are attractive, but Zhou Hanzhi's clothes make people feel inexplicably friendly, which does not match the wildness when he spoke just now.

"Is Master Yu not together?" Zhou Hanzhi noticed his gaze and asked, "What's the fun in drinking?"

Yu Xia was quite frightened by his words, so he had no choice but to come over and say, "I see that you have an extraordinary bearing, and I have a selfish desire to associate with him."

"Don't dare." Zhou Hanzhi smiled perfunctorily at him, and handed him two letters, "My lord, just say the same thing. The academies and schools in Wushang are very good, and the funds are replenished in time - the school field is rich and fertile. There is a lot of renting money, and the public funds accrue interest and interest, and the adults' money and the squire's support are great. But... I don't know one thing. Could it be that I am too illiterate, why do some people still only know how to read? How about writing something like an adult?"

"This... this... this..." Yu Xiao took the envelope and thought about it for a long time. He is the biggest master here. After thinking about it, he got angry again, so he changed the question, "I just want to know the name of the young master. , these questions do not belong to me, you can ask others! Besides, young master has so many things at such a young age, I'm afraid he won't live long!"

"My surname is Hu, a nonsense Hu. Have you been disciplined by the adults?" Zhou Hanzhi asked him with a smile, then stood up and left, leaving Yu Xia standing in front of the table for a long time without reacting.

Early in the morning of the second day, Zhou Hanzhi was already in front of the public office, dressed in plain clothes, and when he walked by Jieshifang, he looked at the four characters of Kegong Chief Shepherd engraved on Jieshifang and smiled disdainfully.Yu Xia was reviewing scriptures and calligraphy in the third hall, the yamen servant took a look at Zhou Hanzhi, and refused to allow him to go to the East Flower Hall to announce his visit, for fear of disturbing Yu Xia.Zhou Hanzhi went to the announcement hall in the west of the second hall, there were indeed staff there, but he didn't even look up at Zhou Hanzhi.

Zhou Hanzhi took out a bank note from his sleeve, placed it on the staff's desk with ease, and covered it with a book, as if nothing had happened.The staff kept their expressions on their faces. Although they didn't raise their eyes to look at him, they knew that he was a veteran in the officialdom, so they were really happy.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou Hanzhi." Zhou Hanzhi and his staff met each other's eyes, the two of them knew each other, and the staff stood up and turned around to leave the room.

"Please—" he called Zhou Hanzhi.

Yu Xia read Zhou Hanzhi's letter to him last night, and the second letter listed his crimes, many of which he had forgotten, and he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.Couldn't sleep well at night, got up early in the morning and was reading a book in the third hall, suddenly saw Zhou Hanzhi, hurriedly waved away the staff and everyone and asked Zhou Hanzhi to sit down.

"Your Excellency, have you figured it out?" Zhou Hanzhi asked, playing with the crystal pendant in his hand.A small magistrate's matter, Zhou Hanzhi really didn't take it to heart, and it was hard to get into his eyes.Gentleness and softness are only reserved for Qin Ronggu and the people around him. When dealing with official affairs, he needs to rely on means and conscience. Being harsh and mean cannot tolerate benevolence and generosity.

"Yesterday that person was not my official! This official is upright!" Yu Xiao insisted.

"Oh." After a long time, Zhou Hanzhi replied lightly, "Read the letter?" He took out a fake identity document that Qin Ronggu had given him and handed it over, "This is my identity. If my lord is really innocent , I will choose the second letter for my lord, anyway, I am not afraid of being crooked, and if I talk nonsense in the letter, my lord is not afraid that the court will send someone else to investigate secretly. Besides, after half a month, a new person has been added after the Suzhengtai set up the test , set up a procuratorate in Luli, and my lord is not afraid of their scrutiny."

"Lord Hu!" Yu Xia suddenly yelled, and slapped himself with a "slap", "I'm being rude to you! The next official chooses the first letter, please sir...don't forget to 'tell the truth' !"

"Heh... 10 taels, nothing less. Your lord will keep here, and you won't have to worry about getting any money." Zhou Hanzhi said casually, as if he didn't have Yu Xiao in his eyes at all, "If your lord is willing to keep my identity for me, I'll take it for you." People’s money helps people’s misfortunes. My lord’s past affairs are naturally peaceful. My lord’s talent is long and young. I’ll give you a good job and raise me. I won’t be afraid that the procuratorate will investigate you again, and you will remember my kindness.” Said Wan smiled at him, "But what happened last night?"

"That's from Zhang's family in the east of the city! It really has nothing to do with Xiaguan... Although Xiaguan's wife is from Zhang's family."

"A word of advice, sir, you should take good care of Wushang's injustice and bullies, and gain some reputation for yourself recently. At this time, you can't tolerate traitors, and even your arms have to be cut off with your own hands. What are you afraid of offending them? Now I am an adult. My nobleman. Is this the truth, right?"

"Yes, your lord is right." Yu Xia took a deep breath, Zhou Hanzhi looked gentle, the pressure between the lines made him breathless.

"By the way, Master Yu." Zhou Hanzhi called him indifferently, Yu Xia thought he had heard wrong, seeing that Zhou Hanzhi was absent-minded, as if nothing in the world could catch his eyes, but he really called him .

"Please speak up if you have something to say, my lord...will do my best."

"Your son is a good boy," Zhou Hanzhi smiled with the corners of his lips curled up, and Yu Xia's heart thumped, his blood turned cold instantly, "Master Ling is 'kissing' a poor boy in the academy. Alas... the word "playing" originally means The person who gave the precious jade in his palm is covered with dust now. My lord's good son likes to play with others. I think it must be a simple-minded man who played with his life, which makes me sad. My lord understands the suffering of a poor family, and I want to take the money to make peace. My lord, he My grandmother is poor, and there is still a younger brother to live at home. She has no power, no power, no gold and silver, so I can naturally take your money. I love gold and jade, and I can take your money, but I can’t control the people who don’t like your money. They just want to see yours conscience--"

"Your Majesty, go and call this traitor here! Don't worry, my lord, a good whipping and a few slaps will not leave this bastard!"

"Didn't your lord say anything about him then? I don't want to see you beat him up, but he has this problem again." Zhou Hanzhi shook his head slightly, "Nowadays there is a son who is not talented, and the parents are so angry that they can't change it. It is impossible to change what the teacher teaches. The love of parents, the behavior of the villagers, and the wisdom of the teacher are three beautiful things, and they are indifferent in the end. They will not change at all. Only the officials of the state department will push the public law to seek the adulterer. Parents My love is not enough to teach my son, and I must be severely punished by the state department. I have to be cruel and pay my life according to the law. My lord is still young, and I have time to have another son."

Yu Xia was stunned, staring straight at Zhou Hanzhi, Zhou Hanzhi's tone was not serious, his face was not angry, and he couldn't tell if he was joking or not.

"My lord, don't say that this is a joke among peers. Your son is not old, but he has a bad temper. If it is wrong, you still have to say it is right? I don't care about benevolence and don't care about the world. Benevolence and righteousness are the great thieves of the country, so I just talk about it." Law. Since you dare to do it, don’t be afraid of today’s day... The difference between humans and grass beasts is only human thinking, so that the son is not a fool. It is true that a father will not kill his son, I will only see a county magistrate kill a traitor man of."

Yu Xia seemed to be a fat duck whose neck was pinched by an unknown force, stretched his neck and couldn't breathe, his small eyes were wide open now, and he was afraid that he would collapse to the ground the next moment he reacted.He was still a little rational, and kowtowed to Zhou Hanzhi after thinking for a long time, "Excuse me, my lord."

"Only three days, I will personally watch your trial outside the courtroom." Zhou Hanzhi raised his hand to signal him to stand up, "My lord has checked all the cases in the second year of Changzuo one by one. Don't make any mistakes. If it has anything to do with you Put this responsibility... onto your minions. When the money arrives four days later, please ask your lord to pretend to be a servant, read my documents with confidence, and send them to the capital together. My lord, I will send you the three generations of your ancestors. Now that I have figured it out, I can expose you directly, but I love gold and jade, and I am also a good person, huh?"

"Definitely." Yu Xia responded, moving stiffly like a marionette in the hands of an unskilled craftsman, "The next official will send off your lord respectfully, and after sending you off, you will go to the meeting hall to look through the files. "

"You don't need to send me off, so you don't get suspicious." Zhou Hanzhi said, "But the lord's staff—the life is really good. Although he is a lord