Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 287

[Chapter 287 Why did you mess with him!]

Jiangnan Prefecture, Fu County.

Lin Xiu was sitting at a roadside tea stall drinking tea. At this moment, there was no one at the tea stall except him.

There were five people struggling in the river by the roadside. Fortunately, they grew up in Jiangnan and knew how to swim to some extent, so they didn’t drown. The young man was still looking at Lin Xiu with vicious eyes in the water, imagining how to retaliate against him later.

From childhood to adulthood, he had never suffered such a loss.

After a while, there were chaotic footsteps on the street.

Two groups of people came from the front and back directions.

On one of the groups, there were more than a dozen strong men. Their clothes were very similar to those of the young man’s guards. They just came over and fished out the five people in the river.

On the other group, there were several officials in uniform.

Pang Yu stood on the river bank, dripping wet, pointing at a young man next to the tea stall, and said to his guards: “Beat him, beat him, break his legs first, and then throw him into the river!” The

young master opened his mouth, and more than a dozen strong men rushed forward. Several officials saw it, but did not stop him.

The young master of the Pang family is the brother-in-law of the county magistrate. The county magistrate can have what he has today because of the relationship of the Pang family in Kyoto. If they dare to throw him into the river, the county jail will be opened for him. The

dozen guards of the Pang family heard that the young master was bullied, and they all came with weapons. The one who rushed to the front waved the thick wooden stick in his hand and hit Lin Xiu on the shoulder.

The force of this stick was not light. Although it avoided the vital parts, ordinary people would probably end up with a broken bone if they were hit.

Facing this stick, the young man drank tea slowly. At a certain moment, he threw out half a cup of tea in the cup. It was just ordinary tea, and it fell on the strong man. He seemed to be hit by a carriage. The wooden stick in

his hand slipped out of his hand and his body flew out directly. The young man took the wooden stick that he dropped and threw it casually. The wooden stick hit the other guards who rushed towards him horizontally. There were only a few bangs, and those people also flew back and fell into the river.

This scene shocked the onlookers. Among those guards, the few who survived did not dare to rush up again.

The two hands that this handsome young man casually showed were enough to show that his strength was far above theirs.

When did such a master appear in the small Fu County?

At this time, several constables from the county government could no longer stand, and immediately stepped forward and shouted, “Stop it!”

They drew their patrol knives from their waists and pointed them at Lin Xiu. The leading constable shouted, “I am the constable from the Fu County government. You’d better surrender and go to the government with us. Those who resist arrest violently can be killed on the spot…”

Lin Xiu left a piece of silver as tea money and slowly stood up.

This action made several constables take three steps back.

Lin Xiu glanced at the three of them and said, “What are you doing? Where is the Fu County government? Lead the way.”

Caiyi and Wan’er will need a while to completely refine the power of thunder, and he is idle anyway.

This fearless look made several constables feel uneasy.

But they soon calmed down.

No matter who he is, this is Fu County, the territory of the county magistrate. If the county magistrate can’t hold it, there is the Pang family. If the Pang family can’t hold it, there are also big shots in Wangdu. No matter who comes to Fu County, he will be in trouble if he is a dragon coiled and a tiger lying. When he arrives at the county government office, he will be in trouble.

Several people led the way in front and went to the Fu County government office. The young

man of the Pang family who fell into the water followed him without even changing into clean clothes.

The people on the street all sighed. This young man from another place obviously didn’t know the status of the Pang family in Fu County. I’m afraid he would be in danger if he went there…

Fu County Government Office.

As soon as they entered the county government office, more than a dozen guards of the Pang Mansion immediately lay on the ground in the yard of the county government office, wailing and rolling non-stop. The huge noise startled all the officials of the Fu County Government Office, and they all walked into the yard.

Seeing the scene in the county government office, they were also shocked.

The Pang family has absolute power in Fu County, but someone unexpectedly beat the Pang family guards into this state. Although these people were pretending to be injured, it at least shows that there are people they cannot solve through force.

A middle-aged man hurried over and asked in shock, “What’s going on?” The

soaked young man strode over and said, “Brother-in-law, you have to make the decision for me. I just looked at him on the road and he threw me into the river. This kind of person is too arrogant. He should be arrested and imprisoned for ten years, no, twenty years!”

“How unreasonable!” The middle-aged man didn’t even ask, and immediately said, “First, beat him with a stick thirty times, and then put him in jail for a month!”

Lin Xiu looked at the middle-aged man and asked, “Are you the magistrate of Fu County?”

The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, “It’s me.”

“Not now.”

Lin Xiu took out a golden sign from his arms and said lightly, “I am the secretary of the Secret Investigation Department. Where is the magistrate of Fu County?” The

middle-aged man who claimed to be the magistrate of Fu County, and the other two Fu County officials present, saw this, and instantly felt a chill rising from their tailbone and felt their scalps numb.

In Daxia, officials above the seventh rank basically came from the Imperial Academy.

The Imperial Academy was in the capital, and they had all lived in the capital. Of course, they had heard of the Secret Investigation Department, which was the department that officials feared the most. The Secret Investigation Department was only responsible to His Majesty and had the power to execute first and report later, which frightened countless officials in the capital. However, the Secret Investigation Department had always been active around His Majesty, so how could it come to the distant Jiangnan?

But the three of them did not dare to doubt it. Impersonating a secret detective was a serious crime, and no one dared to take the risk.

Another man in official uniform stepped forward carefully, looked at Lin Xiu’s token carefully, and said respectfully: “I am the county magistrate of Fu County. What do you want, sir?”

Lin Xiu took back the token and said: “I heard that the county magistrate of Fu County is unkind, perverts the law for personal gain, and uses torture arbitrarily. I asked someone to take off the official hat of the county magistrate of Fu County. I will investigate it first…” The county magistrate

of Fu County did not dare to disobey his words, and immediately asked his confidant to temporarily control the county magistrate. The young man was about to slip away when he saw that the situation was not good. Lin Xiu waved his hand and said: “Take them down too. I heard that the Pang family in Fu County is so powerful that even the government office has to give them face. I want to see how lawless they are…”

As soon as these words came out, countless officials in the county government office were beating wildly.

First move the county magistrate, then move the Pang family. Fu County is going to change!

The magistrate of Fu County was silent for a moment, and whispered to Lin Xiu: “Sir, the Pang family has some relationship with the Huang Mansion in Kyoto. Do you want to consider it carefully…”

Hope appeared on the face of the magistrate of Fu County again. He knew that if he did not investigate, the Huang family would be his last hope.

The young master of the Pang family also said immediately: “I tell you, my aunt married into the Huangguogong Mansion as a concubine. If you dare to touch us, the Huang family will not let you go…”

Lin Xiu looked at him and said, “So it’s the Huang family…”

Pang Yu said, “You’re scared now, right? Let me go now and we’ll pretend nothing happened…”

Lin Xiu said disdainfully, “What’s so arrogant about the concubine of the Huang family? I thought the Zhang and Song families were behind you. Let alone the Huang family, even if it’s the Zhang and Song families, you have to give me an explanation today!”

The officials of Fu County were all shocked.

Knowing the background of the Pang family, they were not afraid at all. Either he was crazy, or the Pang family really provoked a great man this time.

The county magistrate of Fu County did not dare to neglect it and immediately said, “Catch him…”

After the Fu County magistrate and the young master of the Pang family were caught, Lin Xiu went to the Fu County prison again and released some innocent people who were imprisoned. From their mouths, he learned that they were all imprisoned by the Fu County magistrate because they offended the Pang family or had conflicts of interest with the Pang family.

Like other places in Daxia, Fu County in Jiangnan is controlled by the Pang family, who is indirectly controlled by the Huang family. Because Fu County is near the sea and is a large salt-producing county, the Pang family is the largest salt merchant in Fu County. Most of the profits earned by the Pang family from selling salt are sent to the Huang family. The powerful

people in the royal capital also control the local area in this way.

They either migrate their own branches or marry with the original local families, and then rely on the influence of the family to dominate one side and achieve the purpose of accumulating wealth and power.

Among the people imprisoned in the prison, Lin Xiu happened to get evidence of the Pang family’s oppression of the people and collusion between officials and businessmen.

According to the clues they provided, Lin Xiu casually checked in the government office and found that the taxes paid by the Pang family every year were very few, compared with the profits they earned from selling salt, it was simply a drop in the bucket.

Although this is normal in Daxia, it is indeed against the law. It’s

just that the local government is indirectly controlled by the powerful, and the local government is also the minions of the powerful, and the court can’t intervene at all.

Lin Xiu sneered and said, “The Pang family is guilty of heinous crimes, such as exploiting the people, colluding with officials and businessmen, evading taxes, and deceiving the court. Come, go to the Pang family immediately and arrest all the members of the Pang family. Wait for trial. All the property of the Pang family will be confiscated and returned to the national treasury…”

The officials of Fu County were terrified when they heard this. They didn’t know who this person was. In this way, they would offend the Huang family in Kyoto. Could he bear the wrath of the Huang family?

At this time, a cold snort came from outside the government office: “Let me see who dares to go against the Huang family!”

The voice was full of energy, and even the windows were shaking. It was obvious that the true energy was used. Judging from the fluctuations of the breath, it was a ground-level warrior.

Outside of Kyoto, ground-level warriors and masters of strange arts can almost become overlords.

A middle-aged man strode into the yamen. He swallowed back his cold snort before he could even utter it. He looked at the figure in shock and said in a trembling voice, “Lin, Lin, Lin…”

Lin Xiu glanced at him and asked, “Who are you? Do you know me?”

The middle-aged man’s throat moved. Who doesn’t know Lin Xiu? He tied for first place in the competition, Zhao Lingjun’s husband, the son-in-law of the Xue family, and fought against the three Tianjiaos of Dayu in the battle of Fusang. He had seen him from afar on the day he came back from Fusang.

He himself was in the lower realm of the earth rank, his wife was in the upper realm of the earth rank, and none of the other three concubines was lower than the earth rank. In addition, the relationship with the Xue family made the Huang family unable to afford to provoke him.

The middle-aged man immediately said, “I, I am the Huang family’s worshiper, and I am ordered to protect the people of the Pang family here. Lord Lin, this…” Lin Xiu asked directly

, “The Pang family is full of evil. I am going to rob the Pang family’s house now. Do you have any objection?”

The middle-aged man shook his head.

How dare he have any objection?

Who is Lin Xiu? He is Zhao Lingjun’s husband. He is also a big Xia Jiao. Not to mention the Huang family, he dares to ignore even the Zhang family, let alone the Pang family?

Pang Yu, that bastard, why bother provoking anyone else!

Isn’t this inviting a living devil to the Pang family?

Now, even the Huang family’s business here will suffer heavy losses. The

Fu County Magistrate, who has been supported with great difficulty over the years, may also have difficulty in keeping his official position.

…

The capital.

The harem.

In the early morning, Emperor Xia came out of the Queen’s bedroom and stretched comfortably. As an emperor, he couldn’t actually do whatever he wanted. For example, every night, he could only summon one concubine to sleep with him. If he had to mess around, the history books would definitely record that he was a lustful and promiscuous emperor.

Whenever he thought of this, he envied Lin Xiu a little. If he

couldn’t even sleep with the same quilt as he wanted, what was the point of being an emperor?

But yesterday, the feeling of the Queen and the Concubine serving him together was really unforgettable.

They have been fighting for so many years, fighting with clothes on and fighting with clothes off, neither of them would give in, neither of them would admit defeat, in front of people she was the queen who was the mother of the country, the dignified and elegant concubine, but behind people…

the two of them, more than double the joy, the taste of it, is not worth mentioning…

At the palace gate, Zhu Jin had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw him come out, he immediately said: “Your Majesty, urgent news from Jiangnan.”

Emperor Xia stopped thinking about it and asked: “What happened in Jiangnan?”

Jiangnan is the richest place in Daxia, but unfortunately, it has long been divided up by the powerful and wealthy. He has been coveting it for many years, but he has never been able to intervene. This is also a worry for him.

Zhu Jin said: “Your Majesty, didn’t Lin Xiu take her wives to Jiangnan for a tour? When passing by Fu County in Jiangnan, he had a conflict with a dandy boy…”

“Fu County?” Emperor Xia thought for a moment and said, “If I remember correctly, that is the sphere of influence of the Huang family. The salt industry in Fu County is very profitable…”

Zhu Jin said, “The one who clashed with Lin Xiu was a playboy from a family supported by the Huang family in Fu County. That playboy was the brother-in-law of the Fu County magistrate…”

After describing the matter in detail, Zhu Jin said, “Later, Lin Xiu became angry and revealed his identity. He took off the official hat of the Fu County magistrate, confiscated the Pang family, and seized nearly one million taels of property. The national treasury has been notified to receive it…” Upon

hearing this, Emperor Xia could not hide his joy on his face, and immediately said, “Go to the Ministry of Personnel immediately and arrange for our people to take the position of Fu County magistrate, take control of Fu County as soon as possible, and reorganize the salt industry. I have been waiting for this day for a long time…”

After making the subsequent arrangements, a smile broke out on his face, and he murmured, “You can’t blame me for this. You said that playboy, he was fine, why did you provoke him…”

At this time, at the Huang Guogong Mansion.

A middle-aged man read the secret letter in his hand, slammed it on the table, gritted his teeth and said: “You bastard, why did you mess with him!”

(End of this chapter)