female concubine

The deputy general rushed to Fufeng County with a horse army, but Liu Shubo waited anxiously at the gate of the yamen, not daring to enter.

Not long after Ma Jun left, Xiao Liuzi walked out with the support of the King of Chu. Apart from the attendants she brought, there was also a scarlet robe behind him, and his attitude was very respectful.

Being able to mobilize the horse army in the state capital, Liu Shubo guessed the identity of Fei Pao, "I have seen the transfer envoy."

"Are you Bo, the head of Qishan County?"

"Exactly, has the transfer envoy seen the next official?"

The envoy shook his head, "This envoy just guessed that you looked a little like Miss Liu. Your love is recuperating in Cao Si. When she recovers, this envoy will order someone to send her back."

Liu Shubai bowed again, "The little girl has to be taken care of by the En House. I am so grateful for such a great kindness."

The transfer envoy, "I would like to thank her for sending the news in time." He bowed to the king of Chu again, "Six..." Looking up at the cold face of the king of Chu, he suddenly realized something and straightened up quickly, putting his hands on his lips. Bian coughed lightly and said: "The case has been clarified, the real culprit is the son of the magistrate of Fufeng, the envoy has already sent someone to arrest him, the magistrate of Qishan is innocent, you can go back."

The King of Chu turned around, bowed to him and said: "It is only thanks to the transfer envoy who sees the details that the lower officials can see the light of day. This kindness is beyond words."

The transfer envoy kneaded his hands in his sleeves, "The magistrate of Qishan is serious. It is the will of the emperor to arrest the rebels. It is the duty of an official to clear up the government and return justice to the people. What's more, I heard about it when I first came to Qinfeng. The county magistrate of Qishan County in Fufeng County is diligent in government and loves the people, and he is excellent at solving cases, so if such a pillar is murdered by a treacherous minister, so that I lose a good talent in the court, wouldn't it make all the loyal and good people in the world feel chilled?"

The King of Chu laughed and said: "If the whole court is full of transfer envoys who are so loyal to the country and the people, it is not the blessing of the Song Dynasty and the blessing of the people."

The transshipment envoy paused for a while listening to King Chu's words, then nodded, "This envoy will escort these traitors to Beijing, so I won't chat with you two here."

"Transfer makes slow walk."

The transshipment envoy and the accompanying sergeant left the yamen with the prefect of Fengxiang and his clansmen. Liu Shubai hurried forward and saw the blood red circle on King Chu's neck in shock, "On the magistrate's neck?"

King Chu shook his head, "It's all right now, let's go back."

"The transfer envoy with you?" Liu Shubo followed behind King Chu suspiciously.

"I don't know him. Maybe he knows my father, so he takes extra care of me."

Liu Shubai was still a little skeptical, but he didn't dare to speak out or continue to ask, "The carriage is ready, do you need to go down and invite the doctor from Fengxiang Mansion to come over and take a look at your injuries for the county magistrate?"

"Yeah Lang, this wound looks really scary. There must be more famous doctors in Fengxiang Prefecture than Fufeng County. If there is a scar on Alang's neck, how can he cover it up and be seen by the lady when he turns around..."

The King of Chu immediately stopped and did not move forward. He reached out his hand to touch the still painful strangle marks on his neck, and nodded.

A few days later, the prefect of Fengxiang and the whole family of Weizhou prefect were taken to the capital, and the magistrate of Fufeng was arrested by his accomplices. Destroyed the whole door.

After half a month, the transshipment envoys sent Liu back to Qishan when he was better.

After the incident, Xiucai's widow came forward to clarify the cause of the incident. The real culprit who killed Xiucai turned out to be the son of the magistrate of Fufeng. He hated Qishan magistrate for rejecting Zhang's marriage proposal for the Liu family. , and Liu's personal envoy was bought by Zhang Dalang with a lot of money, and he promised that he would go to Liu's family to propose marriage after the matter was completed, and let him, the dowry maid, be the housekeeper, and he would be given the title of a concubine in the future.

In the public hall of the Qishan County Yamen, the county magistrate was sitting, and the government servants stood on both sides. The widowed wife of a scholar, Wang Li, knelt in the hall and cried loudly: "The magistrate of Fufeng is the parent official of Fufeng County. The slave family has lived in Fufeng County for generations. If you offend the slave family, how will the slave family and the child survive in the future?"

The King of Chu had a cold face, without any mercy, "Because of his own selfish desires, he ignored the innocence of others, and framed the court officials, and his crime should be punished."

"The woman's child is not yet ten years old. His father died early. Now that his uncle has passed away, if he loses his mother, how will he live? The lord official is so kind and merciful, and spare the life of the woman. .”

The King of Chu stared down at Wang and Li, and immediately rang the ruler, "Although I have selfish desires, Nianer is eager to be a son and forced by a traitor. I can avoid the death penalty, but I can't escape the crime of living. After the son of the chief horn becomes an adult Served in Fengxiang Mansion for three years."

Wang Lishi was relieved when she heard that the death penalty was spared, and then she cried again when she heard that it was changed to labor. Wife, we are considered a family, do you have the heart to watch Erlang's nephew lose his mother?"

Liu Shubo glanced at the county magistrate in embarrassment, and seeing her serious face, he knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter, "The county magistrate has already made an exception and exempted you from the death penalty, and the hard labor will have to wait until the child is an adult. Years, this is already extraordinarily merciful."

Mrs. Wang Li collapsed on the ground, and immediately looked at Qishan County Magistrate and cursed angrily: "Hmph, they also said that Qishan County Magistrate is a good official, benevolent and loving for the people, but in my opinion, he is also a person who avenges public and private revenge!"

Liu Shubai wanted to intercede for her after she was in court, but she didn't expect that this illiterate woman was so stupid that she insulted her parents and judges in court, "Bold and cunning woman, insulting and ordering officials in the court will be punished with a higher crime, so hurry up and drag her down." .”

"Wait." The king of Chu raised his hand, and several government servants who came forward paused, "Since you don't know how to repent, why should I be kind to you? Come here, handcuff her, and send her to the frontier fortress for labor."

"Yes."

"Magistrate, what about her child?" Liu Shubo stood up in shock.

"Is there no other clansman in the Wang family? Let the clansmen take care of them."

Liu Shubo shook his head, "The Wang family's family has fallen, and now there is no one else except that kid."

The King of Chu still looked coldly and said: "Then treat him as an orphan and hand him over to the government for adoption."

At this point, Liu Shubo could no longer refute anything, and did not dare to continue pleading for the woman, so he had to bow his hands and obey, "Yes."

The King of Chu thought of something again, turned his head and pointed outside, "Let's send that female envoy too."

"Yes."

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In the courtyard behind the gate of the house, the little six sons hugged the King Chu's official cap and followed closely, "Xiaodi heard that the government doesn't care about the life and death of labor prisoners. Few prisoners in places like the frontier fortress can do that." Came back alive..."

King Chu paused, turned around and said coldly, "Why, even you think I did something wrong?"

Little Six held her hat and knelt down, "I don't dare."

The King of Chu leaned over and squatted down, took the trembling hat from Little Six, put it on and straightened it, and said coldly, "Raise your head."

Little Six raised his panicked face, the King of Chu stretched out his hand and patted his face, and said with a smile: "Too kind, you will only let yourself die, if God doesn't punish the wicked, then I will never be soft-hearted." of."

The little six son kowtowed and shivered in fright at King Chu's cold words.

The King of Chu stood up with his hands behind his back, "Get up."

Little Six tremblingly climbed up from the ground, looking at King Chu's gloomy face, he felt a chill behind him.

"Tokyo is not the only city in this world," the King of Chu turned around and stepped forward, "but this Kyushu, the land of Han, can only have one king."

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Liu Shubo broke out in a cold sweat after returning home.

"What's the matter, Daddy?" Liu's face was thin and yellow, and he walked out with a bowl of soup.

Liu Shubo saw his daughter haggard because of the scholar and magistrate, and said distressedly: "Why don't you stay in the house and take care of yourself?"

"My daughter has been staying for several days, and she will get sick even if she is not sick. Don't worry, father, my daughter has already thought about it. Now that she has married Wang Lang in this life, she will never follow others, nor will she commit suicide."

"You..." Liu Shubo raised his hand, and then lowered it helplessly, "It doesn't matter, time or fate, it's all about luck."

Liu Shubai waved his hand to dismiss the female envoy in the room, heaved a long sigh, looked out of the window and raised his eyebrows and said: "I am afraid that the identity of the county magistrate surnamed Wei is not simple."

Liu stared with puzzled eyes.

Liu Shubo then said again: "That day I clearly saw that the transfer envoy was respectful to him, and he was even cautious in speaking. This transfer envoy is an officer dispatched from the capital, and he is also a confidant minister directly sent by the emperor, and the county magistrate is just a It’s just a small official from the eighth rank.”

Mrs. Liu lowered her head and thought, "Wei Zhixian talked a lot with his daughter that night. When the daughter asked about the magistrate's family background, the magistrate only said that he was from a small family with a scholarly family. The mention of the magistrate's magistrate seems to have aroused his displeasure. , there seems to be some conflict between father and son, and the county magistrate said his wife's surname is Xiao."

"Xiao?" A familiar surname that is no longer familiar, Liu Shubai lowered his white eyebrows, "Two years ago, the local officials received the news that the six kings held a coronation ceremony in Tokyo City. At seventeen, they were crowned princes, and they were given a single name in court." , This matter caused a sensation and everyone in the world knew about it. Calculating the time, the county magistrate was about the same age as the King of Chu, and not long after the coronation ceremony, a grand prince wedding was held in Tokyo, married to the King of Chu," Liu Shubo raised his head, "It's Xiao's daughter."

Mrs. Liu frowned slightly, "Wei's surname...Wei's surname, does daddy mean that Wei Zhixian is actually the son of an official family?"

"Being a father is just a guess. There is a ruthless heart in the magistrate's bones. I didn't realize until today that the King of Chu has never been favored by the officials. He was sent to other places a few years ago."

Liu blinked her penetrating eyes, "No wonder he told his daughter that the ugliest hearts in the world are all in that imperial city."

The more Liu Shubai thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he immediately thumped the palm of his hand, "I had delusional thoughts before, thinking that he was someone who could be entrusted to me for life, no wonder he kept refusing, if that's the case, wouldn't our Liu family..."

"My daughter thinks that Wei Zhixian is not such a small-minded person. After all, those who don't know are not to blame. Now that the matter has been clarified and the rumors are self-defeating, Daddy can rest assured. If Daddy's guess is right, I think Daddy's future should be very fast. It's almost there."

Liu Shubo looked at his daughter in surprise, "Future?"

"Wei Zhixian told his daughter that it would be too condescending for you to be a lord in Qishan. I think he should hope that the court will reuse daddy."

Liu Shubo immediately shook his head, "The official document from the imperial court is that the first person in the Zhengshitang was convicted and confiscated, and the crown prince was imprisoned in the East Palace. Now the fighting is getting more and more fierce, and the world is unpredictable. I am entering the game at this time. It is a disaster rather than a blessing."

"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future. After this experience, my daughter also wants to understand that there is no way to escape. The only way to deal with wicked people is to be worse than them."

——Boom! ——There was a knock at the door.

"Who?"

"Back to Alang, it's the young one. The magistrate of Wei sent a thank you gift, saying it was to thank the girl for saving her life."

Hearing the answer from outside the door, Liu Shubo breathed a sigh of relief and said with a sigh of thanks from the county magistrate, "Since you've come, please rest assured. You must never mention this matter to others, including your brother."

"My daughter understands."