The shouts were like a thunderbolt from the blue, causing He Xu to change his face on the spot.

The Prince of Guangling County descended from the sky, leaving him stunned for a moment. Then he suppressed his emotions, straightened his clothes and walked down the steps to greet him.

Master Wu, however, felt as if he had been granted an amnesty. He rushed over three steps and two steps at a time, rolling and crawling to the front of Fu Jiuqu's carriage.

"Prince, help!"

"How did you know that the county wants to kill me and silence me? Prince, help me!"

A carriage drove slowly through the crowded crowd and stopped outside the county government gate, followed by a group of Xiang soldiers and two tall guards.

The proprietress of Ruyi's house felt that the guards looked familiar, but Cheng Cang and Duan Sui had lost their beards, so she never dared to recognize them.

It wasn't until the curtain of the carriage was opened and a thin young lady came out first and greeted the extraordinary-looking nobleman that she opened her eyes wide.

"Is it you?"

"Nine, nine-story building?"

"Prince of Guangling County?"

Xin Yi heard the sound and turned around to blink at her.

The landlady looked at this scene dumbfounded.

His face was full of surprise and excitement, his lips pursed and he didn't speak for a long time.

The young lady lied to her, but she didn't lie to her completely.

Her brother can indeed control the wind and rain.

"It's her. It's them..." The proprietress kept turning her head and talking to the neighbors in words that no one else could understand, her joy was beyond words.

Fu Jiuqu got out of the car slowly, smiling but not smiling.

"He Zhixian, are you okay?"

He Xu's embarrassment and nervousness were all written on his face, but he did not lose etiquette and bowed to Fu Jiuqu respectfully.

"The Prince of Guangling County is visiting Yongqiu. Please forgive me for not being able to welcome you from afar."

This He Xu had met Fu Jiuqu several times, but not when he brought gifts to Chenliu County to plead guilty. The person who received him that day was Cai Qi, and he and Fu Jiuqu had met during the scientific examination.

Already acquainted.

In the same spring period, the same three ranked first.

Fu Jiuqu was the top scholar, and He Xu was the top pick.

Once he climbed onto the Dragon Gate, He Xu was favored by the Zhang family and became the Zhang family's son-in-law. It can be said that he was very happy.

But no matter what, he always lacks some confidence in front of Fu Jiuqu. Even if Fu Jiuqu does nothing and does not have the high profile of "the spring breeze is so proud of the horse's hoof disease and he can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day", even the title of No. 1 Scholar in Civil and Military Affairs is enough.

No, it's just much nobler than him.

He Xu was envious from the bottom of his heart, but also dissatisfied.

That year, Fu Jiuqu took the exam under a pseudonym, but he was selected as the number one scholar. In He Xu's opinion, it was because his uncle was the emperor, not because he was a scholar who could bring peace to the world with his pen and a horse that could control the world with military force.

"I wonder what the prince of Guangling County is doing when he comes to Yongqiu?"

Fu Jiuqu glanced at He Xu's knowing face and smiled.

"I dare to ask He Zhixian, what is going on right now?"

He Xu held up his hands and said: "I dare not hide it from the county prince. There is a spy in Xiaguan Yamen. He colludes with the bandit leader of Bian Palace, takes bribes, perverts the law, and commits crimes... Xiaguan is arresting him!"

Master Wu saw him raking the ground, and immediately fell to the ground with a mournful face.

"Prince, I am wronged, I am wronged! I have always obeyed the orders of Hezhi County. Now that the Bian Palace incident happened, Hezhi County wants to blame me... I am just a county yamen master, how can I stand up to him?

This shocking case..."

Howling one after another, he kowtowed heavily.

"Please let the county king investigate clearly. It was He Zhixian who asked the younger one to summon Wan Liyu and hinted to Wan Liyu that his parents' case was verified by the Imperial City Division and was at the hands of the county king. This led to the tragic death of his family and Wan Liyu wanted to kill the county king.

Revenge, how could the county know about it..."

As he spoke, he turned to stare at He Xu viciously, breathing heavily and accusing loudly.

"Hezhi County pretended not to know, just to use Wan Liyu's hand to get rid of the county king, so that the county king would not go to Shouzhou and find out about him... The shipwreck of Zhenla and the counterfeiting of fragrant medicines, Hezhi County can't escape its involvement.

He wanted to kill two birds with one stone. Unexpectedly, the county prince was lucky enough to escape the disaster. Seeing that the matter was exposed, he took the initiative and killed thousands of carps to silence them...

Now that the people have come to the Yamen to demand someone, he actually blamed Xiao Xiao in public for such a small and innocent master. Xiao Xiao has to stand up and seek justice."

"Good justice."

Fu Jiuqu smiled coldly and looked at He Xu's changing expression.

"Hezhi County, what else can you say?"

He Xu's heart was overturned at this time, but he was still trying to calm down.

"Your Majesty, it's not too hasty to convict a subordinate just because of this cheap slave's bad words, right? A subordinate is an official and benefits the people, so he will inevitably offend the villain. The Prince must not listen to the one-sided words of the traitor.

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Fu Jiuqu laughed and looked at the people on the street.

"Tell me, tell me, how has this Hezhi County benefited you?"

The people stood quietly, no one dared to speak.

The proprietress of Ruyi Family was the first to stand up, pointing at He Xu and yelling.

"The county prince and the county magistrate of Yongqiu are like thieves. He colluded with the Bian Palace gang to prey on the people and brought disaster to one side. Everyone in Yongqiu has long despised him..."

Some people stepped forward, and even more people followed and criticized He Xu.

This scene is like the people complaining to the emperor, and they want to dig out He Xu's ancestral graves.

Fu Jiuqu was not in a hurry, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then looked at the pale He Xu.

"As an official, you will inevitably offend the villain. I know this very well."

Having said this, seeing He Xu's face soften slightly, Fu Jiuqu smiled again.

"Therefore, based on one person and one certificate alone, the Imperial City Division will never prosecute a major crime in Hezhi County. Therefore, I made a private visit and found countless witnesses and physical evidence. Hezhi County, please?"

Only then did He Xu's expression completely change.

"What does the prince mean? Why can't your subordinates understand?"

Fu Jiuqu: "When we return to Beijing and arrive at the Imperial City Prison, I will let you know clearly. Come and capture He Xu!"

He Xu stared intently.

The smile on Fu Jiuqu's face was light and gentle.

"Hezhi County will be lonely along the way. I have prepared companions for you... Wan Liyu, of course, your Master Wu, and some of your nursing home thugs in Xigang..."

As soon as he heard about Wan Liyu and Xigang, the color on He Xu's face faded, like a piece of wood that suddenly lost the ability to move. He no longer quibbled or moved, and several Xiang soldiers stepped forward to tie him up.

Make any struggle.

"good!"

"Prince Guangling did a great job!"

"Catch the dog officials and eliminate the traitors, which will greatly satisfy people's hearts."

The people clapped their hands and cheered.

However, Xin Yi limped forward, walked to a few government servants who were standing at the foot of the steps, and spread his hands.

"Give me back my money."

Those government officials were the ones who went to Ruyi's house to search for thousands of carps and got the benefit of Xinyi's twenty taels of silver.

At this moment, they were already scared out of their wits, and they knelt down with a bang when they heard the words.

"Little lady, spare your life!"

"Prince, spare your life!"

Xin Yi bent down impatiently and continued to ask for money.

"My money is coming back!"

Don't get the money back now. What if the money is confiscated by Fu Jiuqu on the grounds of "evidence" when they are taken to jail?

Xin Yi doesn't care about other things at the moment. The case will be heard by the Imperial City Division. Anyway, her suspicion will be cleared. As long as she gets the money back, forget it.

Without saying a word, the government officials took out their money bags one after another. Regardless of how much money was in them, they all handed it to Xin Yi.

"Here. It's all here."

Xin Yi opened the purse and took a look, took out twenty taels from it, threw another half to the proprietress of Ruyi's house, and then handed them all into Cheng Cang's hands.

"I only take what I deserve."

Fu Jiuqu glanced at her and cleared his throat.
To be continued...