Chapter 240 Local Snake

County Office.

Guo Wanjin's head was still there, and a pool of blood overflowed to the edge of the table and fell to the ground.

In the final analysis, the status of merchants was still low. Therefore, Xue Bai told Lu Linghao not once or twice that he would blame the Guo family.

"The sage asked me to find out the real culprit behind the Lishan assassination case. These are the only powerful people in Yanshi County. If they are not the county magistrate, they are the recorders."

Xue Bai said, patted Guo Wanjin, and continued: "This is the best candidate, and we all know in our hearts that he is not unjust."

When he came to Yanshi, he saw a tangled mess of disadvantages, but it was impossible to get rid of Lu Linghao, Gao Chong, Guo Huan, Song Mian, Guo Wanjin... He had to divide them, like demolishing a house, brick by brick.

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So I chose the simplest case of selling a good man for a short time to start with, first targeting the most marginalized merchants and appeasing the most authoritative county magistrate.

When Song Mian came to approach him, he said a lot of things in order to defraud Wang Yi's evidence, and his words revealed his contempt for merchants; when it was discovered that Guo Wanjin was related to health care homes, occupation of people's fields, smuggling and other things; when he secretly

If you buy those orphan girls... you can be sure that Guo Wanjin has the lowest status and can be used to open up the situation, thereby involving the entire chain of interests.

Of course Lu Linghao didn't agree, so Xue Bai gave him a hard knock.

Impersonating Zhang Sanniang was very simple, and he didn't even arrange it himself, because what he wanted was very simple - to find a reason to destroy the secret house, frame Guo Wanjin, and force him to rebel against him.

Du Jin was very worried, fearing that Li Twelve Niang would be recognized and that the Zhang family in Shangzhu would cause trouble. Xue Bai didn't care at all and just patted her on the back to comfort her.

"It doesn't matter, I am an official. As an official, Lu Linghao and Gao Chong can force honest peasants to become rebels. Can't we force a true rebel to rebel?"

Forge a person of noble status and send him to a secret house, and then take someone to search him out, testify against him, and force him... It was a very simple design from the beginning, but someone was led away, and it was only because of the convenience.

For example, just the word "noble" makes Song Li still confused and doesn't care whether Zhang Sanniang is real or fake.

Zhang Sanniang is fake, but these people have never thought about it. Is it fake that the orphans in the nursing home were sold?

Ten hectares, twenty hectares, and hundreds of hectares of common people's fields were designated as health care fields. They just hoped that the orphans would have someone to rely on, but they were all sold. When Xue Bai raided the secret shop, these powerful gentry kept it secret from beginning to end.

The only thing I care about is whether the saint's cousin is unhappy.

The fake Zhang Sanniang's emotions were like a thin thread, leading people to dance and show their ugly appearance. Lu Linghao was frightened, Song Li was confused, Guo Huan avoided the matter, the Guo family father and son hurried over, and Gao Chong jumped over the wall in a hurry.

Of course they had doubts, but judging from others, they felt that Xue Bai did not dare to be counterfeited, but why did Xue Bai not dare? He had already offended the two daughters of the Zhang family to death.

If he loses his relationship with the Zhang family in Chang'an and does the practical things at hand, the worst he can do is that Zhang Queyi will sue him in front of the saint afterwards... If he doesn't sue, his connections in Chang'an will be useless.

On the other hand, when the local officials drew their swords against each other when they had a disagreement, why did they care about Zhang Quyi? Xue Bai was not afraid of him when he dealt with the prince or Li Tan.

People are all realistic and bully the weak and avoid the strong. The winner who survives will naturally have the opportunity to make amends afterwards...

Lu Linghao also had to consider this issue from a practical perspective.

"Death is dead."

He sighed, made up his mind, and said, "Then let's go with this result."

As a county magistrate, you have to think from the perspective of a county magistrate. Now that Guo Wanjin’s head is used to close the case, the Lishan assassination case and the Zhang Sanniang case can be solved together, and the profits can also be divided. This is the best choice.

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Dealing calmly with the best results is the most basic thing an official should do. Lu Linghao looked down on Gao Chong's attitude that everything must be under control. Can he fully control it?

"Go and call Prime Minister Gao back and tell him that the county has important matters to discuss with him."

"Here."

After receiving the order, an official left the county office to look for Gao Chong. If Gao Chong accepted the result for the sake of the county magistrate, the situation would be temporarily calmed down.

After arranging this matter, Lu Linghao turned to Xue Bai and said with a stern face: "This county will let Prime Minister Gao settle the matter, and you will also stop me and don't cause any more trouble!"

If this matter comes to an end temporarily, it will mean that Xue Bai has opened a hole in Yanshi County and opened up the situation. There is nothing wrong with it.

He then responded: "This is natural. I came to Yanshi just to be able to do business. If the Prime Minister of Gaoxian County doesn't touch me, the matter will be over."

Lu Linghao nodded, believing that Xue Bai was not capable of going against Gao Chong and what he said must be the truth.

"You should also apologize to Prime Minister Gao soon. You are an official in the same county, and you don't let him know before you do anything. This is wrong."

"Yes." Xue Bai refused to wait for Gao Chong at the county office and asked, "Can the Ming government allow me to temporarily retire?"

"What? Are you still afraid that he will kill you in front of the county?"

"Presumably Prime Minister Gao Xian will give the Ming government this face." Xue Bai said nicely, "It's me who is timid."

"Okay, after the county calms him down first, you and I can have a good talk."

Xue Bai withdrew from the order, and Qi Chou stepped forward to report: "County Lieutenant, County Magistrate Gao released all the traffickers and asked them to go to Sanguan Temple Lane to deal with the slaves."

"We'll go there too."

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At the gate of the post house, a waving stick knocked down the lantern hanging on the eaves of the door.

Both parties fighting were unarmored, and only some of them had swords.

Gao Chong's face was grim, and he was surprised that the guards brought by the fake Zhang Sanniang were really skilled.

In this regard, he was more cautious and did not rush to order the men of the Cao Gang to attack inside. Instead, he asked them to force them up, force the opponent into the post house again, and surround them.

While he was observing, he was thinking, why did Xue Bai have these men? These people are much stronger than ordinary rogues.

Out of fear of the powerful, for a moment even he doubted whether this was really a Zhang family guard.

"Gao Xian Cheng." An official rushed over and said, "The county magistrate asked the county magistrate to go back to the office to discuss important matters."

"Go and reply to the county magistrate. Let's talk after I capture these monster thieves."

Not as Lu Linghao wished, this time, Gao Chong did not have the attitude of calming down the matter.

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The fight continues.

The one who pretended to be the steward of the Zhang family was Shi Zhong, a subordinate of Da Xi Yingying, and the guards of the Zhang family were all associates of Fengweilou. Some were the original thugs of Da Xi Yingying Casino, and some were thugs trained later.

Dozens of people seemed like a lot, but Du Jin had finally transferred them from Chang'an. Fortunately, the people he met were all servants and watermen.

Under siege at this time, more and more people came from the Cao Gang, and many people here were injured. With Aunt Gongsun leading the disciples to help them, they retreated to the attic and used the attic to defend themselves.

"My boss." Shi Zhong hurriedly climbed up to the high pavilion and reported to Du Jin who was observing the situation: "It seems that Gao Chong has no intention of giving up."

Du Jin thought to himself, that would be troublesome.

She is the person who understands Xue Bai's intentions best. She knows that getting rid of Guo Wanjin and his son is only the first step. Although Xue Bai is willing to take his time step by step, she is afraid that Gao Chong will not give him a chance easily.

"It doesn't matter." She replied with a calm expression on her face: "If you just hold him back, you will have every opportunity to defeat him."

It is said that strong dragons cannot overwhelm local snakes, but seeing that Yanshi County is full of snakes, it only depends on how many Xue Bai can catch, in case he is bitten by one of them.

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Kuixingfang, the residence where Xue Bai temporarily lived.

A hand pushed against the door, and a section of his index finger was broken.

With a "squeak" sound, the door was pushed open, and there was no one in the courtyard.

Li San'er walked inside and ordered his men to search for Xue Bai's family. He recalled the night when he killed Wang Yansiam.

Over the past three years, he had given Wang Yansiam many opportunities, but finally killed him. Unexpectedly, when Wang Yansiam died, a more difficult Xue Bai appeared.

So sometimes killing is not necessarily a good thing.

"Qu Shuai, everyone disappeared, only they were found.

Several servants and slaves were driven into the lobby, screaming: "Don't kill me, we were sent by the county magistrate..."

It can be seen that they know Li Saner.

"Where is Xue Bai's family?"

"Except for a concubine, the county captain did not bring any children. They are all guards. The staff's family was taken away by a young man with small eyes in the afternoon."

"What young man with small eyes?"

"What's your name, Du Wulang? He said he has to take people to Luoyang to be safe."

"Where's Yin Liang?"

"Yeah, I'm leaving too."

"Did they take anything?"

"A small cloth bag, square and square, filled with books..."

Li San'er looked up at the roof beams and thought seriously for a while.

His brain probably doesn't work very well, and he needs to concentrate fully when thinking about things.

Du Wulang and Yin Liang had found evidence of smuggling and sent Xue Bai's family members to Luoyang? No, if this is the case, it is impossible for Caobang not to know about it.

They were hiding in the county town. It must have been Ren Mulan's kid who helped hide them.

"The things the magistrate is looking for must still be in the city. You should take people to search the places where thieves often stay."
To be continued...