SFS Chapter 170 I will cut off your tongue immediately
Chapter 170 I will cut off your tongue immediately
The county magistrate's mouth trembled several times, and his pale lips looked like he had lost too much blood in an instant. He stammered, "You, what do you say you are?"
Chu Xi was not surprised that the county magistrate slipped. He curled the corners of his lips, but there was not much smile in his eyes. He calmly repeated his "official position" again.
In fact, her current official position is nothing at all, but the problem is - Chu Xi is too young. She can become a centurion before she reaches the age of adulthood. What does this mean?
The meaning is naturally self-evident.
The lawyer felt the county magistrate's legs go weak again. If he hadn't been there to hold the magistrate's arm tightly, he would have fallen to the ground.
"..."
Alas, what can he do? He has already advised the master as much as he should, but the master just won't listen to him.
As for the boss behind the county magistrate, although he didn't quite understand the division of official positions in the military camp, when he saw County Magistrate Yuan turned pale with fright after hearing Chu Xi's words, and looked like he was about to fall down at any time, his heart immediately skipped a beat.
He thought to himself that this was not good, he... seemed to have hit a brick wall, and it was more troublesome than he had imagined.
The most troublesome one is General Han, who is said to be from the Han family, a family of military generals. He had wanted to invite General Han to a banquet to get close to him, but was rejected...
A tough general under a tough general, okay, they have really hit a wall this time. Once this matter reaches the ears of General Han, the county magistrate will be afraid that his small position will be in danger immediately.
"Young General, this is all a misunderstanding. You know we just hurried here with our men. All the words we said before were deceived by the villain. There is absolutely no intention of favoritism!" The county magistrate hurriedly distanced himself from the matter.
The boss behind him wanted to say something, but the county magistrate glanced at him and he immediately dared not say anything.
The county magistrate scolded him sternly, "Shut up! Do you think I will continue to be deceived by you? You are such a sweet-talking bastard, but you don't even look at who is standing in front of you? If you keep talking nonsense, I will cut off your tongue immediately!"
The boss understood... another meaning, his face turned pale, he sat on the ground with his neck shrunk, and let the heavy rain continue to hit him.
Chu Xi's eyes moved slightly. This county magistrate really didn't want the shop owner to speak. What was he afraid of?
The scholar frowned slightly, with mixed feelings in his heart. On the one hand, he was worried about the identity of the young man in front of him, and on the other hand, he was worried about County Magistrate Yuan's opportunistic behavior.
He sighed secretly. Who didn't have some ambitious ideas in his youth? To eliminate all injustices in the world and do practical things for the Great Zhou, these have always been his goals.
But just a flood that has not yet arrived has already made him realize the wickedness of human nature and the... opportunism in the officialdom. The scholar was suddenly confused and wondered what the point of passing the imperial examination was.
If all officials in the government are people with this kind of temper, will he ever be able to make a name for himself?
Chu Xi glanced at the scholar's disillusioned expression and roughly guessed what he was thinking. After all, she had been in the center of the power struggle, the capital, and had been exposed to a deeper dark side.
Every day, my worldview is shattered by the corruption of the government and the indifference of those in power, which is a microcosm of the times. Then, I reshape it and shatter it again...
Repeated cycle process.
Compared to the turbulent undercurrents in the capital, Xi'an is actually nothing. After all, the Eighth Prince, who is far away in the capital, can decide the lives of hundreds of thousands of people with just a wave of his hand, a letter, or a collaboration.
What about the embezzlement and corruption of the following people?
With Chu Xi around, the county magistrate naturally didn't dare to be perfunctory as he did before. If this matter were to spread to the military camp, it would not be easy to resolve. You know, General Han also has the right to impeach.
If the other party submitted a memorial and sent it to the capital, he would no longer have the chance to serve as a small county magistrate.
Chu Xi is not the victim. She is only responsible for protecting these people from being wrongly accused and losing their lives easily. Therefore, the next lawsuit will naturally not be filed by her.
The scholar quickly came back to normal. He already knew how unreliable the county magistrate in front of him was. However, except for him, most of the others present were illiterate and could not correctly relay the charges against the owner of Yuan Xi Grain Shop.
He could only suppress his discomfort and systematically buy moldy rice from the other party. After being exposed, he asked the thugs to beat them up. Finally, with the help of Chu Xi, they were able to enter and open the granary...
As a result, he saw the entire process of moldy rice, and he described it clearly without exaggerating or complaining about his grievances in a biased manner.
The boss moved his mouth and wanted to refute something several times, but facing Chu Xi's cold eyes, and the occasional glances from the county magistrate and the legal advisor beside him, he didn't know why, but he stopped talking in the end.
Chu Xi noticed the abnormality of the host, as well as the other party's subtle behavior of looking at the county magistrate's words. He tapped his sleeves lightly with his fingers, as if thinking about something.
After Chu Xi revealed his identity, the county magistrate had no intention of offending Chu Xi and wanted to establish a good relationship with him. Therefore, when faced with these...thin people with swollen noses and bruised faces, he made the decision without thinking.
"The matter is clear now. It was all the fault of the Yuanxi Grain Shop owner who cheated the people out of their money and even tried to steal something from them. Such a black-hearted person should be thrown into jail immediately, fined fifty strokes of the cane, and compensate all the people who bought rice today for what they deserve!"
With his final decision, Chu Er returned behind Chu Xi, like an unknown shadow.
Chu Xi looked back and forth between the county magistrate and the legal advisor, and finally said calmly, "I believe the county magistrate will handle this matter properly. I have something important to deal with, so I'll go ahead."
As soon as she took a step, she heard the old woman behind her call out, "...Young Master, your umbrella..."
In fact, the old woman paused in the middle of calling the young master, as if she was hesitating whether it was appropriate to call him that, but she didn't know how to call him that properly, so she could only continue to call him that as before.
She wanted to return the umbrella to Chu Xi, but Chu Xi shook her head with a slight curve in the corners of her lips, "Mother-in-law, you keep it for yourself."
The scholar and a group of people who had been cheated when buying rice and escaped the disaster under Chu Xi's protection, all bowed to Chu Xi, and their gratitude was self-evident.
Chu Xi nodded slightly to them all.
The county magistrate watched Chu Xi leave, then he let out a long sigh and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Although Chu Xi left, he had already made his words, and naturally could not change them easily. He could only let the yamen runners pick up the boss who was sitting on the ground and in the rain and bring him back to the yamen.
As for the so-called compensation... they can't see it for the time being. After all, there is only moldy rice here.
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As soon as Chu Xi left Yuanxi Grain Store, he immediately whispered to Chu Er beside him, "Follow them back to the government office. I want to know who is behind this Yuanxi Grain Store?"
Chu Er received the order and disappeared from the street without saying a word. He quickly followed the yamen runners and the county magistrate who came out later to the yamen.