The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that Wu You and others were surrounded by hundreds of people from the Pan family in front of the inn, and the two sides confronted each other.

Uncle Pan heard Wu You's tone of voice, and he frowned with hesitation.A brother from his family came over and whispered, "Brother, no one in this county dares to touch our house, except them."

When Wu You heard this, he sneered and said, "I don't know if you are relatives of Xie's family who can't get along. Do you really think you are relatives of the emperor? Xie Guiren Zuo is just a new nobleman, and there are three thousand beauties in the harem. Besides, Xie Santou will not be in charge wherever Dingchenghou's Mansion goes. Don't forget that he is still white, and Xie Jing is the grandson of the eldest house."

As soon as this remark came out, the colors of the Pan brothers changed.Half a day later, Uncle Pan pointed at him and asked, "Who are you?"

Wu You said with a smile: "I'm an ordinary passer-by, but I just happened to have heard of General Xie, a guerrilla in the Beijing camp." He really had heard of Xie Jing, but it's just this tone, who would believe it? "Compared to the sons of dukes and lords in Beijing today, he can be regarded as promising. Xie San is just an ordinary dude, and he can't catch up with him."

He was originally a young man, and he was wearing ordinary cloth clothes. He held his head up proudly and was quite imposing, and what he said casually was all about the imperial city of Kyoto.Seeing this scene, he knew he was intimidated for a while, raised his hand and brushed off his sleeves, and led the people behind him to pace in. Many people around only looked at them and did not dare to stop them.

After entering the inn, Wu You pretended to support Tian Gengzi's shoulder and said with a smile, "I couldn't hold on as soon as I entered the door. I have never posed like this before, and my legs are a little soft!"

Everyone admired him for being smart and able to scare people, so they couldn't help laughing out loud.

Tian Gengzi glanced at him and said, "Could it be that we still can't beat them?"

Wu You snorted and said, "Who is afraid of them? It's because they are from the county. I'm afraid they will cause trouble, so I let Mr. Xiaogong scold me just now."

They laughed and went back to their houses to have a rest.

The members of the Pan family outside hesitated for a long time, and finally it was Mr. Pan who said, "Why don't you go and invite County Magistrate Li to come forward?"

Uncle Pan immediately shouted "Okay!" and said: "Originally he should be the leader." Because he ordered everyone to surround the inn and not let anyone go out, the three brothers hurried to the county government office.

Angu County is very small, and the whole county heard about it when there was something lively.Li Wen also got the report. Today, Mrs. Pan's family couldn't find the key to the secret compartment of Mr. Pan's study. She was so anxious that she simply asked someone to pry open the secret compartment to have a look. There was not half of the silver ingots left inside!After checking the private account of Mr. Pan, I found out that there was a total of 400 taels in it!The Pan family immediately became suspicious of those Taiping Escorts who came from outside yesterday, and now they have already called hundreds of people to surround their inn.When the Pan family came to the county government for the second time to protest their grievances, Li Wen was busy telling Young Master Gao inside.

Jia Cong sneered when he heard the words: "You are so courageous." He looked at Li Wen, "Master Li, do you want to calm things down, or are you willing to teach them a lesson?"

Li Wen said with a wry smile: "Master Gao, how can I teach them a lesson? They are the noble family of the Hou family."

Jia Cong said solemnly: "Common people are like water, water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it. Although this statement refers to the emperor's house, it can be as small as a county." He suddenly laughed, "My lord, why don't you and I come together? People from the Pan family went to the inn together. The Pan family said that they lost thousands of taels of silver. The luggage I brought was just a few changes of clothes and some copper coins and silver coins. They are all light."

Li Wen hurriedly said: "The lower officials naturally believe that Young Master Gao's people are not thieves. If there is no guarantee, some people take advantage of Young Master Gao to fish in the troubled waters of this county to confuse the public."

Jia Cong laughed more and more happily, stood up and said, "Go, have a look." He took the lead and walked out with his hands behind his back.

Although Li Wen felt a little uneasy, he hurriedly followed behind.

When I arrived at the court, I saw the three brothers of the Pan family yelling proudly: "Where is County Magistrate Li? Come out!" The people below were crowded with people watching the excitement.

Jia Cong walked out slowly and squarely.He was dressed luxuriously and had a good fortune, but he followed Jia She's example and coughed twice, like a kite flying into the forest, everyone fell silent.

Looking at the three brothers, Jia Cong didn't say who he was, but said: "I heard that you suspect that my family's servants have stolen thousands of taels of silver from your family."

Uncle Pan hurriedly said: "This young master is extraordinary at first glance. We thought..."

Jia Cong interrupted him: "How much is the total?"

Uncle Pan said: "One thousand four hundred taels."

Jia Cong said, "It's all cash?"

Uncle Pan nodded again and again: "Yes, it's all cash."

Jia Cong said: "It's too embarrassing for you to search, but if Mr. Li is in trouble, I am willing to give him a face and say how much their luggage in the inn weighs. It can add up to a thousand taels. But, My family is a respectable family, even if it is a servant, I can't just let you frame it and weigh it. How about this? I heard that your Pan family has never paid taxes to the court in these years, and your family will give it to you The taxes are collected by the folks for you."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the audience.Who doesn't know that their Pan family is rich?Even a thief can lose 400 taels.This money is enough for ordinary people to live for several lifetimes.In the past two years, the exorbitant taxes apportioned by the imperial court have become heavier and heavier, and ordinary people are getting worse day by day, and many of them can't live happily.It turned out that the Pan family didn't even pay taxes, and everyone contributed to their family's taxes!The people suddenly exploded like boiling oil poured into a hot water pot.

Jia Cong stretched out his hand and waved it. Those who turned their heads were busy discussing or cursing, and some were crying. No one looked at him.The yamen servants were not less angry with the Pan family. After listening to Li Wen's words these two days, they all held Jia Cong and others as if they had won the waist. I have something to say~~" Everyone fell silent.

Jia Cong sighed softly, and said to the people below: "Folks, don't blame Mr. Li, he really can't do anything, he pays half a penny to the treasury every year, his family is dead, so what can Mr. Li do." Everyone reacted, turned their heads and looked at the three brothers of the Pan family with a smile, "You suspect that my family's servants have stolen your family's silver taels. My family is not free to be wronged, why don't I make a bet with your family. If they weigh their luggage With that weight, it shows that you have wronged a good person. How about asking the Pan family to make up for the taxes owed over the years?"

Uncle Pan just suspected that those tall bodyguards stole the money, he had no evidence and was not sure, relying on himself as a landlord and backer, he wanted to search forcibly.Look at this young master Gao and that young man in the inn are not easy to mess with, if the money is not found, let alone the money can't be found, wouldn't it be necessary to pay a lot of taxes in the future?Can't help but bow his head and hesitate.

Jia Cong sneered and said, "Your family is so big that you have the face to ask your fellow villagers to collect your taxes for you? If it's according to my opinion, whether it's called luggage or not, you have to make up for it."

Second Master Pan hurriedly said, "Didn't it mean that you paid double taxes if you make up for it?"

Jia Congqi said: "How can you pay double? The folks in the past have paid the money for your family, and you should only borrow it from everyone. Now you don't want any interest from your family. You only pay back the principal to Li. My lord, Li lord will return the money to all the folks according to the accounts."

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was silent.Only the imperial court has ever collected money, who has heard of refunding money?After a while, someone who understood it first shouted: "Yes! Let them pay back the money! Pay back the money!" The crowd immediately followed suit: "Pay back the money! There are thousands of taels of silver in the house and they are forced to pay back the money!" Let us pay taxes for him! What a black heart..." No one remembered that it was Li Wen who forced them to pay taxes for him.

Jia Cong raised his hand again, and the yamen servants shouted more and more vigorously: "Silence, silence~~Master Gao has something to say~~" Everyone hurriedly shut their mouths and looked at him eagerly.

Jia Cong said: "I am the nephew of Mr. Gao, the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture. I passed by Gui County yesterday and called on Mr. Li."

Third Master Pan immediately shouted: "We have paid a lot of taxes in the past two years, and they are all sent by Mr. Gao!"

Jia Cong didn't wait for his words to fall, and then said loudly: "No!"

Before everyone could shift their grievances against Gao Li to Young Master Gao, they were stunned again when they heard him say "no".

Jia Cong said: "My uncle loves the people like a son, and has never imposed taxes. I personally checked many accounts last night, and they were all added in the past two years. My uncle, the governor of Ping'an Prefecture, was not appointed in the past two years. , Why didn’t these taxes before? If he is a corrupt official, he must have increased it from the year he took office, why did it suddenly add up in the past two years? But now he has been an official in Ping’an Prefecture for more than ten years.”

This logic doesn't make sense at first, but these people who listened to him didn't have any logic, and they trusted him, so they let him lead the way, whispering to each other: "Yes, Mr. Gao never raised taxes in the past..."

Jia Cong coughed and said loudly: "There must be a reason for this. There must be a villain who is cheating and stealing people's fat and anointing under the name of my uncle. Therefore, I will report to my uncle and find out that this person will be dealt with by the state law." !The additional taxes collected will be refunded to the common people within three months!"

"Wow~~~" There was an explosion in the lobby at this moment, and the villagers were so happy that they didn't know what was going on.Suddenly an old man knelt down in tears and shouted in a trembling voice: "Master Gao is Gao Qingtian—" Seeing this, the people around him also knelt down and shouted "Gao Qingtian—" The voice pierced the sky.Even the yamen servants knelt down.

Jia Cong had seen this kind of extras kneeling together on TV in his previous life, and it was the first time he experienced it in person while watching the majesty outside the screen.Even though he was standing with his hands behind his back, seeing these pale-headed children, men, women and children knocking the green bricks with a loud bang, he felt really uncomfortable.These people are all victims, making Gao Likeng's life extremely difficult. Bao Buqi has already sold his children or died of illness.Hearing that he wanted money that should not be collected, he shouted "Qingtian".The people in ancient times really had low requirements.Then he let out a long sigh and said, "Get up, folks. I'll ask you all to be witnesses and go to the inn where my servants live together with Mr. Li and the three members of the Pan family. Would you like to weigh your luggage?"

Everyone clattered again, "Okay~~" Everyone got up happily, and shouted: "Let's go! Weigh the luggage!" Looking at the posture of Young Master Gao, who would believe that his servants would steal?Even if it is stolen, it must not be stolen, otherwise how can the Pan family pay back the money?

The faces of the three members of the Pan family turned dark, and they looked at each other.They didn't believe that it was someone from Young Master Gao's family who stole their silver.There are only about 400 servants in the Gao family, and they are going on a long trip, how much luggage can they bring?Don't ask, if you can't weigh [-] taels, the bet is lost today.After a while, Uncle Pan forced a smile and said, "I didn't know it was Young Master Gao at first, so I was disrespectful and disrespectful. Since he is Mr. Gao's noble nephew, he will definitely not raise thieves, so don't call him that."

Jia Cong snorted and said, "Whether it is called or not, the taxes owed must be returned to the villagers."

There was another commotion in the hall: "Repay the money, pay back the money..."

Suddenly, Third Master Pan blinked his eyes and began to cry: "My miserable father~~"

The uncle and the second master also cried when they saw it: "Father, you died so badly~~"

There was a burst of cursing in the crowd.

Jia Cong remained expressionless, turned to look at Li Wendao: "Mr. Pan's case should be dealt with as it should be. Tomorrow, I will invite you back. The tax money will be returned within three days after Mr. Pan's burial. All the villagers are watching."

Right now, everything he said was right, and the villagers all shouted: "It's very——listen to Master Gao—"

Jia Cong nodded, waved to the crowd again, and walked back to the back office with an airs and ease.

Li Wen listened to him speaking in a very loud tone, and gained confidence, he hurriedly comforted the villagers in Huizi, and then looked for the three members of the Pan family, but they had disappeared.When the crowd dispersed, Li Wen went back to the back office and looked for Jia Cong, and asked nervously, "Master Gao, is Mr. Gao really willing to refund the tax money?"

Jia Cong smiled: "Although I don't know who the thief was last night, I think they are friends rather than enemies."

Li Wen was taken aback: "What does Young Master Gao mean by this?"

Jia Cong said with a smile: "I heard that the Pan family lost a large sum of money last night. Mr. Gong is afraid that our birthday gift will also suffer, so he rushed out to check it immediately. I don't think the birthday gift is not less than half a penny, but even more."

Li Wen became more and more confused: "Why are there more?"

Jia Cong sighed: "The 400 taels were wrapped into a big package and stuffed directly into our birthday present car."

Li Wen turned pale with shock: "What's going on?"

Jia Cong handed him a note, and Li Wen unfolded it to take a look. It was written in an extremely formal style: "Borrow your expensive car for temporary storage, and if you see it, hand it over to Mr. Li, the magistrate of Angu County. Take it from the people and return it to the people. If you dare to take it privately, you will definitely take it. Zoro word."

Li Wen was dumbfounded.

It turns out that Wu You went to Pan's house to do business last night in order to subsidize the people in this county, so Wu You and others scattered the money with them during lunch today, and handed it over to Jia Cong, Gong Kun, etc. The person who lives in the county government office, Jia Cong was fat, and the fat was more elastic, so he stuffed a little more.When they returned to the county government office, they wrapped the money into a bundle, wrote a note, and stuffed it into the car, pretending that it was the work of a grand thieves.Although the Pan family dare not go to the inn to weigh their luggage now, even if they did, or even searched it out due to the large number of people, they still couldn't find the money.

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Since the hero Zuo has such a good intention, my lord will accept it for the common people. Those who owe taxes and do not pay back should be fined, and the wrongly collected taxes should also be tax refunds. The other one Since the rich have paid taxes for others, let’s give some interest, so we can’t let them help my uncle for nothing. I don’t know if these silver taels can be returned to the villagers?”

Li Wen nodded again and again, smiling from ear to ear: "Enough is enough, enough is enough! There is still room to spare! There is room to spare!"

"The surplus is my uncle's tax money that my uncle paid to the treasury for the villagers in the first two years in order to compensate for the suffering of the villagers in the past two years, and to atone for his negligence."

Li Wen thought in his heart, what a cunning young master Gao, it was clearly your uncle who forcibly apportioned these taxes, and yet he used the money stolen by others to be a good man!It's just that he only dared to slander you, besides, this hero Zuo is very capable, and he never thought of greed for his own.Just listening to Master Gao's tone of voice, I believe more and more that he can persuade Gao Li not to raise taxes.Nai Xiao stepped forward and complimented him: "Young Master Gao is dedicated to serving the people, and is so smart and capable. His future is boundless."

Jia Cong suddenly became interested in pretending, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, sighed, looked at the sky outside the window at a 45-degree angle, and said with emotion: "The people's well-being is the only way to keep one safe."