Chapter 117 Give the County Magistrate a little shock to the Liu family(2/2)
The perverse and arrogant arrogance he had before was extinguished by a basin of cold water or was hidden silently.
Anyway, the Liu family dining table has been quite quiet lately.
There is one less character who likes to be arrogant and talk nonsense.
In the hall, halfway through dinner, a maid suddenly came over and whispered a few words to Mrs. Xu. It turned out that the youngest son was crying and was not eating. Mrs. Xu told the three brothers of the Liu family and left quickly with the maid.
The relationship between Liu Ziwen and Xu was dull. The former was devoted to his family business, but the couple had a son named Chuanzhi.
"Brother, do you want to go and see it?"
Liu Zian silently withdrew his gaze from the departing figure of his elder sister-in-law, took the lead in breaking the silence at the dinner table, and tried to ask his eldest brother.
Liu Ziwen lowered his head to eat without raising his eyelids. He reached out to pick up the vegetables and said, "Women's matters."
At this time, a lame butler came to the hall. He hung his hands by his side and stopped respectfully to wait.
After finishing the rice in the bowl, he took the white handkerchief from the slave and wiped his mouth, saying calmly:
"explain."
Liu Fu said seriously:
"Master, regarding the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Di Gong Gate, the county magistrate has received a reply. The county magistrate said that he has invited Supervisor Mr. Shen to come. Mr. Shen replied and agreed, and he will attend as promised."
"Not bad." Liu Ziwen nodded.
Liu Zian put down the bowl, and Liu Fu and others saw the look and stepped back one after another.
Only the three Liu brothers were left in the house.
Liu Zian pondered:
"Brother, why did Ouyang Lianghan agree so readily? He actually invited someone here. Is there any fraud?"
Liu Ziwen glanced at him: "If there is a deceit, then you have to have a life to do it."
Liu Zian was thoughtful.
Liu Zilin, who was cooking next to him, couldn't help but stop his chopsticks and asked:
"Eldest brother, second brother, didn't you say you want to behead someone? Just let the swordsman who is just eating and drinking do it. Why are you preparing for the ribbon-cutting ceremony later?"
Liu Zian frowned:
"Who said you have to use a 'sword' to behead? No matter how sharp a sword is, there is a risk of backlash. If there are four ounces of tricks that can have the same effect, why do you have to use a 'sword' and get your hands dirty?"
Liu Zilin was stunned, "Second brother, you mean to prepare with both hands? If one move doesn't work, then switch to another move?"
He paused and suddenly realized:
"So the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Di Gongzha is also a beheading? It can also make Ouyang Lianghan's head fall to the ground! And save a 'sword'?"
Liu Ziwen and Liu Zian did not answer after hearing this, as if they were too lazy to say anything more, and ignored Liu Zilin, who looked excited.
Liu Zian turned around and showed some worry, and said hesitantly:
"Brother, that is the inspector sent by the imperial court to provide disaster relief and investigate the case. If we do that, will it..."
"What does it have to do with our Liu family?"
Liu Ziwen suddenly tilted his head and asked with a 'curious' look on his face:
"Isn't it true that the Digong Gate was built under the supervision of the county government? Our Liu family only provided money and people. Everything was done at the behest of Ouyang County Magistrate and Longcheng County Government. What does it have to do with us?
"Besides, it's not like there's no precedent for Digong Gate collapsing."
The young head of the Liu family said calmly:
"And people all over the county say that there is a dragon king under the water. It was the dragon king who was dissatisfied with the county's parents and officials for demolishing the temple and not worshiping it for a long time, so he was angry and knocked down the Duke Di Gate. As a result, a county magistrate or other officials accidentally died, which is quite reasonable.
Isn't it... This is a natural disaster, a natural disaster.
"No matter what you say, it has nothing to do with our Liu family. No one can throw dirty water on it."
Liu Zian frowned slightly:
"Brother, it's not that I don't dare to take action, I'm just afraid of the subsequent impact... If someone above insists on saying it's a 'man-made disaster' and wants to get to the bottom of it, it might be troublesome. After all, he is an official of the imperial court..."
Liu Ziwen was the first to say: "Then clean your hands and feet. The Duke Di Gate collapsed many times and no one suspected anything...Besides."
He paused, with a meaningful expression on his face, and said to the sickly young man in brocade clothes across from him:
"Second brother, there is no one above us. Why do you think I asked the supervisor to come here? Just on a whim? The death of one Ouyang Lianghan is actually enough for us. Why bother with an supervisor if you have nothing to do?"
Liu Zian sighed: "I thought that the eldest brother was worried that the supervisor in Jiangzhou would interfere with Longcheng and affect our major events."
"Maybe it's possible, but it's not the main reason."
Liu Ziwen also sighed:
"Second brother, there are some things that our family cannot decide. Since we are under the protection of the Wei family, we must do our best to assist with some of the orders from above."
Liu Zian said calmly: "For example, what about that family?"
Liu Ziwen didn't answer. He reached out and took out a letter that had been opened once and handed it to Liu Zian.
Liu Zian and Liu Zilin, who turned sideways, lowered their eyes to read the letter.
After he finished browsing and understood the instructions from "above", Liu Zian took a slight breath:
"This new governor of Jiangzhou, Mr. Wang, is the backer that Boss Li hired for us?"
Liu Ziwen nodded and smiled:
"I have already invited Mr. Wang. On the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Duke Di Gate, he will come with Shen Xisheng. By then...
"Ouyang Lianghan and Longcheng County Government cut corners on the water conservancy project, causing the supervisor Shen and Ouyang Lianghan themselves to both die. Jiangzhou Governor Wang will step forward to investigate the accident thoroughly.
"We, the Liu family, are good citizens of Longcheng. We will definitely cooperate and expose the perverse actions of the former Longcheng County Magistrate Ouyang Lianghan that have caused outrage since he took office in Longcheng, as well as the cronies installed in the county government. All these
, will be completely wiped out by Mr. Wang, and a peaceful world will be restored to the thousands of people in Longcheng County.
"Second brother, third brother, what do you think of this drama?"
Liu Zilin's face flushed with excitement, Liu Zian was thoughtful, and finally relaxed a little regardless of the look in his eyes.
Liu Ziwen said seriously to his second brother, who was always worried and overthinking:
"Don't worry, even if the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up. The Wei family will not let anything happen to us. Besides, Lord Wang will handle all this when the time comes. After we cooperate with Lord Wang's investigation, we will be honest and continue to forge swords.
The date is approaching, so don’t worry about anything.”
Liu Zian nodded slightly, as if thinking of something again, pointed at the letter, and asked with a puzzled expression:
"By the way, brother, the Wei family asked Mr. Wang to cooperate with us. What is the gift list we are looking for from Shen Xisheng? Is it important to the Wei family to set up such a murderous trap?"
Liu Ziwen didn't look at him. He lowered his head and picked up the tea cup, took a sip of hot tea and said calmly:
"As for that family, let's not ask too much. We just need to take care of the sword making. These matters are left to the king... to handle."
"yes, Sir."
Liu Ziwen suddenly raised his head and put down his teacup:
"By the way, how is the preparation for the thing that I asked you to inform the Jade Princess to prepare? If you want to hold a 'grand and brilliant' ribbon-cutting ceremony, you can't do it without it."
Chapter completed!