Don’t Show the Son

Jiangnan Mansion, Fu County.

Lin Xiu sat drinking tea at the tea stand by the roadside. At this time, there was no one in the tea stand except him.

In the river by the side of the road, there were still five people jumping. Fortunately, they were born in the south of the Yangtze River, and they were more or less able to swim, so they would not drown. The young man still looked at Lin Xiu with vicious eyes in the water. , imagining how to revenge him for a while.

Since he was a child, he has never suffered such a loss.

After a while, there were chaotic footsteps on the street.

Two groups of people came from the front and back.

On one of the roads, there were more than a dozen strong men, whose clothes were very similar to those of the young man's guards, and just after they came over, they fished out the five people in the river.

On the other road, there are several officials in uniform.

Pang Yu stood wet on the bank of the river, pointed at a young man beside the tea stand, and said to his guard: Hit, hit me, first break his legs, and then throw him into the river!

The young master opened his mouth, and a dozen strong men rushed forward. Several officials saw it and did not stop him.

The young master of the Pang family is the brother-in-law of the county magistrate. The county magistrate is able to have today because of the Pang family's relationship in the capital. He dared to throw him in the river. The prison of the county government has been opened for him. .

A dozen or so nurses of the Pang family heard that the young master was being bullied, and they all came armed. The person in the front rushed to hit Lin Xiu's shoulder with a thick wooden stick in his hand.

The strength of this stick is not light, although it avoids the vital points, if ordinary people suffer a meal, they will probably end up with a broken bone.

Facing this stick, the young man drank his tea unhurriedly. At a certain moment, he threw out half of the tea in the cup. It was just ordinary tea, and it fell on the strong man, but he seemed to be hit by a carriage. Suddenly, the wooden stick in his hand was released, and his body flew out directly.

The young man took the stick out of his hand and threw it casually. The stick slammed into the rest of the guards who were rushing towards him. There were only a few bang bang bangs, and those people also flew back and fell into the in the river.

This scene stunned the onlookers. Among the nursing homes, the few who survived did not dare to rush forward again.

The casual display of these two hands by this handsome young man is enough to show that his strength is far above theirs.

Little Fu County, when did such a master emerge?

At this time, a few arresters from the county government couldn't stand anymore, they immediately stepped up and said sharply: Everyone stop!

They pulled out the patrol knives around their waists and pointed at Lin Xiu from a distance, and the head catcher shouted loudly: I am the head catcher of the Fuxian county government, you'd better arrest it without your arms, and go to the county government with us, those who resist the arrest violently, Can be killed on the spot...

Lin Xiu left a piece of silver as tea money, and stood up slowly.

This action caused several police officers to take three steps back.

Lin Xiu glanced at the three of them and said, What are you doing in a daze, where is the Fuxian county government office, lead the way.

It will take a while for Caiyi, Wan'er and the others to completely refine the power of thunder, and he is also idle when he is idle.

This fearless look made several police officers feel unsure.

But they soon calmed down.

No matter who he is, this is Fu County, the territory of the county magistrate, the county magistrate can't stand it, there is the Pang family, the Pang family can't stand it, and there are big figures in the capital, no matter who comes to Fu county, The dragon has to coil up, the tiger has to lie down, and when he arrives at the county government, he will feel better.

A few people led the way in front and headed towards the Fuxian county government.

The young master of the Pang family who fell into the water followed him without even changing into clean clothes.

All the people on the street sighed. This young man from a foreign country obviously didn't know the status of the Pang family in Fu County. His visit would be a disaster...

Fuxian County Government.

As soon as they entered the county government office, more than a dozen guards from the Pang Mansion immediately lay down on the ground in the county government yard, crying and rolling non-stop. The huge movement alarmed all the officials, big and small, in the Fuxian county government office, and they all walked into the yard one after another. .

They were also taken aback when they saw the scene in the county government.

The Pang family covered the sky with one hand in Fu County, and someone beat the Pang family's guards like this. Although these people were pretending to be wounded, it at least showed that they had people who could not be dealt with by force.

A middle-aged man hurried over and asked in shock, What's going on?

The drenched young man strode over and said, Brother-in-law, you have to decide for me. I just glanced at him on the road, and he threw me into the river. This kind of person is too arrogant. , he should be put in prison for ten years, no, twenty years!

How unreasonable! The middle-aged man didn't even ask any questions, and immediately said: Let's beat him thirty first, and then put him in prison for a month!

Lin Xiu looked at the middle-aged man and asked, Are you the magistrate of Fu County?

The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, It's the official.

Not anymore.

Lin Xiu took out a golden plaque from her bosom, and said calmly, I am the secret investigator Sicheng, where is the Fuxian county magistrate?

Seeing this, the middle-aged man who claimed to be the county magistrate of Fu County, and the other two Fu County officials present felt a chill rise from the tailbone and felt his scalp tingling.

In Daxia, officials above the seventh rank are basically from the Tai Academy.

The Imperial Academy is in the capital, and they have all lived in the capital. Of course, they have heard of the secret investigation department. This is the department that officials fear the most. The secret investigation department is only responsible to His Majesty, and has the power to kill first and act later, which has made countless officials in the capital frightened. , It's just that the secret investigation department has always been active by His Majesty's side, how could it be possible to come to the distant Jiangnan?

But none of the three dared to doubt it. Pretending to be a secret agent was a very serious crime, and no one dared to take it seriously.

Another man in official uniform stepped forward cautiously, looked carefully at Lin Xiu's token, and said respectfully, Your Majesty, what are your orders?

Lin Xiu took back the badge and said: I heard that the magistrate of Fuxian County is a heartless official, bent the law for personal gain, used torture wantonly, and asked people to remove the official hat of the magistrate of Fuxian County. I will talk about it after I find out...

The county magistrate of Fu County did not dare to disobey his words, and immediately let his confidants temporarily control the county magistrate. Seeing that the situation was not going well, the young man was about to slip away, but Lin Xiu waved his hand and said, Take them down too. I heard that the Pang family in Fuxian County only covers the sky with their hands here, and even the yamen want to give them face, I want to see how lawless they are...

As soon as this remark came out, the hearts of countless officials in the county government jumped wildly.

Move the county magistrate first, then move the Pang family, Fu County is going to change!

The magistrate of Fuxian County was silent for a moment, and reminded Lin Xiu in a low voice: My lord, the Pang family has something to do with Duke Huang's mansion in the capital. Do you want to carefully consider it...

The magistrate of Fuxian County once again had a look of hope on his face. He knew that the Huang family was his last hope if he didn't go through the investigation.

The young master of the Pang family also immediately said: I tell you, my aunt married into Huang Guogong's mansion as a concubine, if you dare to touch us, the Huang family will not let you go...

Lin Xiu looked at him and said, So it's the Huang family...

Pang Yu said: You know you're afraid, you let me go now, and we'll pretend nothing happened...

Lin Xiu said disdainfully: The concubine of the Huang family is so arrogant, I thought you were behind the Zhang family and the Song family, let alone the Huang family, even if it is the Zhang family and the Song family, I have to give it to me today. statement!

The Fu County officials were shocked.

Knowing the background of the Pang family, he is not afraid at all, either he is crazy, or the Pang family has really provoked a great person this time.

The magistrate of Fu County did not dare to be negligent, and immediately said: Take it down...

After the county magistrate of Fu County and the son of the Pang family were taken down, Lin Xiu went to the prison in Fu County and released some innocent people who were imprisoned. He learned from them that they were all because they offended the Pang family. Or they had a conflict of interest with the Pang family and were imprisoned by the county magistrate of Fu County.

Like other places in Daxia, Fuxian County in the south of the Yangtze River is controlled by the Pang family, which is indirectly controlled by the Huang family, because Fuxian County is near the sea and is a big salt-producing county. The Pang family is the largest salt merchant in Fu County, and the Pang family earns money from selling salt. Most of the profits taken were sent to the Huang family.

The dignitaries of the royal capital also use this method to control the place.

They either migrated their own branch, or married with the original local family, and then relied on the influence of the family to dominate one side and achieve the purpose of amassing wealth and power.

Among the people detained in the prison, Lin Xiu happened to get evidence of the Pang family's oppression of the people and the collusion between officials and businessmen.

According to the clues they provided, Lin Xiu casually checked the yamen, and found that the Pang family paid very little tax every year. Compared with the profits they earned from selling salt, it was a drop in the bucket.

Although this is the norm in Daxia, it is indeed against the law.

It's just that the local government is indirectly controlled by the powerful, and the local government is also the pawn of the powerful, and the imperial court has no way to intervene.

Lin Xiu sneered, and said: The common people, collusion between officials and businessmen, tax evasion, and deceiving the court, this Pang family has committed a heinous crime. Come, go to the Pang family immediately, and take all the members of the Pang family down, waiting for trial, the Pang family All property was confiscated and returned to the treasury...

The Fuxian officials were terrified when they heard this, and they didn't know who this person was from. In this way, he would offend the Huang family in Jingdu severely. Can he bear the anger of the Huang family?

At this time, a cold humming voice came from outside the yamen: I see who dares to oppose the Huang family!

The voice was full of energy, even the windows were vibrating. It was obvious that he had used his true energy. Judging from the fluctuation of his breath, he was an earth-level warrior.

Outside of Kyoto, earth-level warriors and different magicians can almost become the overlord of a party.

A middle-aged man strode into the yamen room, and before he could utter a cold snort, he swallowed it back. Looking at the figure in shock, he said in a trembling voice, Lin, Lin, Lin...

Lin Xiu glanced at him and asked, Who are you? Do you know me?

The middle-aged man's throat moved, who doesn't know Lin Xiu, Xiaobi tied for first place, Zhao Lingjun's husband, the son-in-law of the Xue family, fought in Fusang, and single-handedly defeated the three heavenly heroes of Dayu, he came back from Fusang That day, I had seen him from a distance.

He himself is a low-ranking man, his wife is a high-ranking man, and none of the other three concubines is lower than a low-ranking concubine. Coupled with the Xue family's relationship, the Huang family can't afford to provoke them.

The middle-aged man immediately said: I, I am the enshrined of the Huang family, and I am ordered to protect the people of the Pang family here, Mr. Lin, this...

Lin Xiu asked directly: The Pang family is full of evil, I am going to copy the Pang family's house now, do you have any opinions?

The middle-aged man shook his head.

How dare he have an opinion.

Who is Lin Xiu, Zhao Lingjun's husband, he is also the pride of the summer, let alone the Huang family, even the Zhang family, let alone the Pang family?

That bastard Pang Yu, who is not good to provoke, why provoke him!

Isn't this recruiting a living Hades to the Pang family?

Now that it's all right, even the Huang family's business here will suffer heavy losses.

The county magistrate of Fuxian County, who has been supported with great difficulty these years, may also lose his official position.

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king capital.

harem.

In the early morning, Emperor Xia came out of the queen's bedroom and stretched comfortably. As an emperor, he couldn't do whatever he wanted. For example, he could only call one concubine to serve him every night. , it will be recorded in the history books that he is a lustful and promiscuous emperor.

Every time he thought of this, he felt a little envious of Lin Xiu.

Even the big quilt can't do whatever you want, so what's the point of being an emperor?

But yesterday, the feeling of the Queen and Concubine Xian serving him together was really memorable.

They have been fighting for so many years, fighting with their clothes on and taking them off, no one submits to the other, and no one admits defeat. In front of the people, they are the queen of the world, a dignified and elegant concubine, but the queen...

Two people, but more than double the joy, the taste in it is insignificant...

At the gate of the palace, Zhu Jin had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw him come out, he immediately said, Your Majesty, an urgent report from the south of the Yangtze River.

Emperor Xia stopped thinking about it, and asked, What's wrong with Jiangnan?

Jiangnan is the most affluent place in Daxia, but it is a pity that it has already been divided up by the rich and powerful. He has been coveting it for many years, but he has never been able to intervene. This is also his heart disease.

Zhu Jindao: Going back to Your Majesty, didn't Lin Xiu take her ladies to Jiangnan for fun? When passing through Fuxian County in the south of the Yangtze River, he had a conflict with a dude...

Fu County? Emperor Xia thought for a while, and said, If I remember correctly, that is the sphere of influence of the Huang family. The salt industry in Fu County is very profitable...

Zhu Jindao: The one who clashed with Lin Xiuqi was the dandy of a certain family supported by the Huang family in Fu County. That dandy is the brother-in-law of the county magistrate of Fu County...

After describing the matter in detail, Zhu Jin said: Later, in a rage, Lin Xiu revealed her identity, took off the official hat of the magistrate of Fu County, searched Pang's house, confiscated nearly one million taels of property, and notified the state treasury went to receive...

Hearing this, Emperor Xia couldn't hide his joy, and immediately said: Go to the Ministry of Officials immediately, and arrange for our people to be the magistrates of Fuxian County, take control of Fuxian County as soon as possible, and reorganize the salt industry. I am waiting for this day. But I've been waiting for a long time...

After finishing the follow-up arrangements, a smile appeared on his face, and he murmured: I can't blame you for this, you said that dude, okay, why provoke him...

At this time, Huang Guogong's mansion.

A middle-aged man read the secret letter in his hand, slammed it on the table, gritted his teeth, and said, You bastard, why did you provoke him!