Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Ever since Li Xiao invited him, Qin Yunhe knew he couldn't avoid being idle.

He had previously asked someone to send a message to Feng Zhuo and Lin Zhaotang, asking for time to get together.

Lin Zhaotang came back early and now he doesn't have any social engagements. He is just preparing to take up his new post and has some things to pack.

Feng Zhuo went to travel to Longxi and didn't know when he would return.

Then Qin Yunhe started to get busy dealing with invitations from all sides, and when they finally found their schedules, it was already the day before Lin Zhaotang was to leave for his new post.

The two did not go to a teahouse or restaurant, but met at Lin Zhaotang's home. Lin's wife cooked a few dishes and they started chatting.

"…..I heard that there have been bandit problems near Qushan recently. Brother Lin will probably have some headaches when he takes office."

Lin Zhaotang frowned: "The weather has been good in the past few years, how come there are still bandit problems..."

Generally speaking, people become bandits when they can no longer make ends meet due to natural disasters or man-made disasters.

There have been no droughts or floods in recent years, let alone plagues. There are no borders, let alone wars. As long as we live a down-to-earth life, we can survive. How could there be banditry?

"I'm also very confused. Also, Brother Li told me that he hadn't heard of any killing or injury, but... I always feel that it's impossible that there was no killing or injury at all..."

Lin Zhaotang was a little confused: "Why do you think so? Generally speaking, robbers don't necessarily have to kill people for money. If they don't kill people, the most they will get is a beating or exile. Even if no one reports it to the authorities, the government may not necessarily eliminate them."

Qin Yunhe also knew that according to common sense, it would not hurt anyone. He couldn't explain the basis for his suspicion, so he could only ponder for a moment before saying:

"Maybe I'm wrong. I just heard that someone lost contact after passing through there, and I happened to know about the bandit problem there, so I made this guess."

"No problem, I'll investigate once I take office."

……

"Yun'er, where's your wind gourd? Hurry up and get it and pack it up first. We'll be leaving tomorrow."

When Lin Zhaotang heard his wife's voice, he turned around and said, "Madam, don't bring the wind gourd with you. Go buy another one over there."

Lin's wife said, "You can buy everything. You can't spend money carelessly even if you have money."

Lin Zhaotang didn't say anything else, so Qin Yunhe asked, "Is my sister-in-law going with you tomorrow? Brother Lin, won't you wait until they are settled before picking them up?"

Lin's wife heard this from outside and came over and said, "What can a man like him do? I have to do it."

Lin Zhaotang smiled softly and said, "Yes, I have to rely on my wife."

Qin Yunhe blinked and suddenly missed Yuru a little.

The two talked about Feng Zhuo again, and both admired and envied him.

If you don’t want to take the exam, then don’t take it. If you want to travel, then go travel.

"The most amazing thing is that even though he traveled around like this, he still managed to get third place in this year's exam."

Qin Yunhe also said: "In fact, Brother Feng also has some talent. If he is determined to take the imperial examination, he will be no worse than you and me..."

"Everyone has his own aspirations. The extraordinary aspirations of the mountains and rivers are also enjoyable, much more comfortable than you and me."

Qin Yunhe nodded: "That's right."

The two chatted until the afternoon, and Qin Yunhe said goodbye.

There was no carriage available in the town, so he came here in a ox cart. Now he was on the cart and ready to leave the city and go home.

The ox cart had not gone far when the sound of gongs was heard ahead, and the driver quickly led the ox to the side.

Qin Yunhe looked up and saw two constables escorting four or five people around the street, one of whom was wearing shackles.

According to the laws of this dynasty, wearing the cangue and parading the streets was generally for corrupt officials or death row prisoners. These people were obviously not officials, but they were obviously not death row prisoners either. Otherwise, some would not wear the cangue and some would not.

Qin Yunhe was confused and couldn't help but look at the person in shackles walking in the middle. When he saw clearly, he was shocked.

"Pillar?!"

The man in the shackles had his head down with a blank look in his eyes, but when he heard someone calling him, he looked up woodenly. When he saw Qin Yunhe, a little life finally came back in his eyes.

"Master Qin! Master Qin!"

Zhuzi shouted and wanted to rush over here, but the rope tied on his hands connected several people together, so he brought the other two people over here, but ultimately couldn't come over.

"Behave yourself!" The officer following behind came over and hit the back of the pillar with the handle of the knife in his hand.

Zhuzi ignored him and knelt down with great effort: "Master Qin, please save me, please save me."

The two officers also looked at Qin Yunhe with some doubts in their eyes.

Although Qin Yunhe and Zhuzi are not as close as Chen Er, they are of similar age and have known each other since childhood. Now that they have encountered this situation, they naturally cannot just sit back and do nothing.

Qin Yunhe jumped off the ox cart and politely bowed to the two officers: "Two officers, I wonder what crime this brother has committed, why is he patrolling the streets wearing a shackle?"

Although we don't know Qin Yunhe's official position, we can tell at a glance that he has made some achievements. And Zhuzi calls him "Sir", so he is very likely an official.

So the two of them bowed and said politely, "This man occupied the river and cultivated it privately. The county magistrate ordered him to pay a fine, but he refused to pay and even made a noise in the county office."

Upon hearing this, Zhuzi quickly defended himself, "Master Qin, I didn't make a scene. I just really didn't have any money, so I wanted to give him a few days' grace."

When the two officers heard him calling "Sir" again, they asked, "Where are you, Sir?"

They knew most of the officials in Fuyu County, and even if this man was an official, he must not be from here.

Qin Yunhe was not originally employed here, and he had not yet taken office, so it was inconvenient for him to reveal his identity, so he pulled the two officers aside.

"You two, why is it that no one else is wearing the shackles, but only this person is wearing the shackles?"

The two men said, "Everyone else was honest, but he was the one who made a fuss. He made the county magistrate unhappy, so he was put in the shackles."

Qin Yunhe turned around and saw Zhuzi still kneeling on the ground, his lips were cracked from not having had water for a long time, and there were two lines of tear marks on his face.

When Zhuzi saw him looking at him, he leaned towards him expectantly.

Qin Yunhe really couldn't bear it, so he turned around and took out the money he had intended to give to the driver, and said, "Look, you two, this brother is really pitiful. He didn't commit a serious crime. If you can buy him a cup of tea, it will also be a good deed for you two."

The two men also saw that Qin Yunhe was probably really an official. They looked at each other, took the money and said, "Okay. As long as they don't ask us to take off the shackles from him."

"I dare not. You are also sent by God. Thank you very much." Qin Yunhe bowed again.

The official also bowed in return and went over to help Zhuzi stand up. Another officer took out his water bag, unscrewed it and gave Zhuzi a few sips.

Zhuzi drank two sips of water, and tears couldn't be stopped. He just looked at Qin Yunhe, with both despair and expectation in his eyes.

Qin Yunhe had no choice but to take a look and get back into the car.

"Brother Coachman, let's go to the master's house."

In fact, just because the magistrate of Buyeo waived his river-invasion fee, Qin Yunhe should have handed in a visiting card when he returned and used this opportunity to pay a visit.

However, due to his experiences in his previous life, he has always been somewhat evasive.

He thought that if the magistrate took the initiative to invite him, he would go, but if he didn't, he would just let it go.

Now it seems that I have to go on this trip.