I Was Called a Poor Widow, But I Relied on My Supernatural Powers To Fight Back In Ancient Times

Chapter 876: The future is formidable

Looking at the two people's evasive expressions, Xiao Wu narrowed his eyes, raised his hand and asked someone to press it down and keep a close watch on them.

Magistrate Liu stood nearby, hunched over and too guilty to look up at anyone.

“Mr. Liu, what can you say?”

Liu Guangkuan shivered in fright when his name was called, his face turned pale and his eyes wandered.

 “The lower official is incompetent, please forgive me.”

 There was a chrysanthemum banquet held at home before, and the Mu sisters also made things difficult for the Bai family. Judging from his many years of experience as an official, there must be something about Bai Xiaowu that made him afraid.

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The prefect picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and couldn't help but sigh,

“I didn’t expect that our Lord Zhizhou would be so courageous. He just went on inspection and solved a major case of illicit salt. His future life will be terrible.”

However, the other party threatened the safety of his family, which made him more frightened and restrained, so he did not dare to move easily.

Liu Guangkun raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead, raised his head suddenly, looked at Xiao Wu, and gritted his teeth.

“As a county lieutenant, Zhang Kun colluded with the Hongxing Gang, and Zhou Xiang was his accomplice, covering him secretly. The two of them did a lot of things behind my back.”

 The career path is not suitable for him. The water is too deep for a poor scholar like him to contend with. He is satisfied with being able to stay here safely until now.

 “You have nothing to say?”

“I heard that Mr. Wu and Mr. Zhizhou have a close relationship. If you cooperate in the trial, Mr. Zhizhou can feel more at ease.”

“The Hongxing Gang dares to operate in the county because it has the support of the Cao Gang. Your Excellency also knows that the Cao Gang has cooperated with the imperial court in recent years, and its influence spreads all over the country. The lower official... the lower official’s arm cannot twist the thigh.”

　Seeing that he still knows his identity and can understand people's words, Xiaowu doesn't bother to argue too much with him.

 In the final analysis, it is just the small intestines of literati, and they think too much. He is not willing to associate with these people, and they are as jealous as a hornet's nest.

But the two of them complained that they were wronged, saying that they were controlled by others, and directly brought the salt officials closer. When it came to the Salt Tea Department, Xiao Wu could only temporarily imprison the people and go to Shu Fucheng again.

Hearing Xiao Wu’s prompt, Liu Guangkuan’s eyes lit up, his hands trembled with excitement, and he bowed his head to Xiao Wu to the ground.

“Thank you, Mr. Bai, for reminding me. Don’t worry, I will listen to your orders quietly.”

"Farewell, I'll go back and prepare, and lead the team to set off early tomorrow morning."

 "Xiaguan...Xiaguan is ashamed. He has been controlled by others these years."

“I can’t talk about the origin, that is, my wife’s nephew is quite related to Bai Zhizhou’s mother. I can’t tell the specific details.”

When he had some free time, Xiao Wu wrote a letter to the family and asked people to rush back to the mansion to make his family feel at ease.

"If the secret affair is investigated, it will be a credit to you. The superiors will decide how to deal with your matter in the end."

 Coordinate directly with the Salt Tea Department and ask them to send people to assist in hearing the case.

These two people were supposed to be his right-hand men, but in the end, they became the ones who stood up to him. It was really abominable.

"Your Excellency also knows that the scale of the salt wells in Liang County is not large, and it is a special case that Xiaguan is responsible for supervising it. The Salt Tea Department does not take Xiaguan seriously at all. When Yanguan comes in and out of the county, he also has a token issued by the Salt Tea Department. Xiaguan does Difficult."

As expected, the prefect was shocked when he received the news, but the issue of private salt was too sensitive, so he would naturally not get involved.

Since the Four Stricts case involved many people and departments, the prefect was worried that Bai Xiaowu was young and energetic and would not be able to handle the matter well, so he immediately convened an impromptu meeting with officials from the prefecture and city.

Hearing the tone of the prefect, Wu Tongpan picked up the tea cup and drank it.

If he can succeed, then God really has the vision, and he has met the living Bodhisattva.

 Two hundred five. Two hundred and thirty four. One hundred and forty six. Seventy-one

These people just grasped his weakness and strangled his throat to prevent him from tumbling around casually.

 It involves two departments, and he alone cannot decide.

"As for how the Hongxing Gang connected with Yanjing, Xiaguan didn't know. Yanguan has always been managed by the Salt and Tea Department. Although Yanjing is within the territory of Liang County, Xiaguan also has the responsibility of supervision. In addition to regular inspections, Yanguan The account books were sent to the lower officials for review, and the other lower officials did not participate."

“Although you are not tainted with personal secrets, if you fail to report the information, you will still be punished for disorderly public order.”

But the child was obviously just a son from a poor family. Even though he was outstanding in talent and learning and won the first prize in one fell swoop, his foundation was weak after all. What could the Mu family and the Zhizhou adults be afraid of? He was confused.

Wu Tongpan is just a reckless man. I don’t know if he was stupid in the military camp. He only likes to deal with things simply, roughly and straightforwardly.

“I will report your problem to you truthfully, but for the current trial of the illegal salt case, you still need to assist me in reviewing it.”

 “The lower official understands and does not dare to ask for anything.”

The prefect squinted his eyes slightly and laughed.

“Although we are older, I don’t want to submit to old age yet. However, it is still okay to give young people more opportunities to experience. After all, we are also cultivating talents for the imperial court, haha..."

 Just write a letter and have it sent to Fucheng to report the situation in Liang County truthfully. At the same time, he also held a trial. There were factual transactions and account books. Wang Shunxing confessed to the case of selling illegal salt. Due to the large amount, he was sentenced to death.

Wu Tongpuan put down his tea cup. He didn't care about these people's tricks. As long as they didn't dig holes with him, he didn't bother to care about the rest.

As long as his family is safe and sound, it’s okay for him as a county magistrate to do nothing.

 As for Zhang Kun and Zhou Xiang, they were also involved in illegal salt reselling in large quantities and could not escape the death penalty.

Looking at his timid look, Xiaowu was very confused. With such a mentality, he didn't know how he could pass the Jinshi exam.

"However, the prefect is right. It is indeed the waves behind the Yangtze River that push the waves ahead. Young people are full of energy and momentum, and we will fall behind."

 “Then I wish Wu Tongpan an early victory.”

 “There are also the Xiaguan family members…”

He is a military commander, and he doesn’t have so many twists and turns in his heart. It can also be seen that the prefect cares a lot about Bai Xiaowu.

 Finally, the general judge is always recommended to go to Liang County to assist the magistrate in joint trials.

“Whenever I hear that there are people selling illegal salt in the county, I will arrest them, but Zhang Kunyang obeys the rules and keeps arresting them repeatedly.”

Listening to Liu Guangkuan's narration, Bai Xiaowu pursed his lips. Although this man was incompetent and timid, he also understood that he was not involved in selling private salt.

　　To discuss political issues with such people is simply to play the piano to an ox.

Liu Guangkuan said, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. I was crying in my heart, why was he so unlucky?

 Xiao Wu looked at him and reminded softly,

The prefect watched Wu Tongpan leave. He stroked his beard with his hand and thought for a moment. Then he went back home and went straight to his study. He repaired a letter and sent it back to Kyoto.

 Zhizhou Prefecture,

Bai Yunxi held the letter home from Xiaowu and felt very complicated.

 (End of this chapter)