Volume 1 Zhangqiao Iron Coffin Chapter 35: The Governor Arrives
Three days later.
Xu Zun's "heroic deeds" of causing chaos in Huaxiang Tower have spread throughout the streets and alleys of Xinye County.
People in and out of the neighborhood were talking about this matter, and the popularity was even catching up with the Iron Coffin Mystery.
Inside the vegetable market.
"What kind of immoral thing is this?" The vegetable seller and the steamed bun seller were gossiping, "He's still a county lieutenant! I don't understand why Mr. Shen would like such a thing?"
"That's right," the bun-selling lady said while chewing sugar cane, "I heard that County Magistrate Xu dates a different woman every day and has slept with all the married women in Xinye County!"
"Really? How come I didn't know that?" The lady who was buying groceries fell into deep thought.
"I was talking about young and beautiful people, young and beautiful people!" Aunt Mantou corrected her hastily, "I didn't say you..."
A wealthy family.
"Really, really," the maids were spreading gossip, "that foolish county lieutenant even called out Chunniang's name at the end! She's the wife of You Dalang!"
"Oh," another echoed, "What kind of husband and wife are they? How shameless! No wonder You Dalang killed his wife..."
"Oh, speaking of killing people, it's really a sin!" The little maid said confidently, "I heard that Chunniang is pregnant with twins, it's a sin..."
Flower Fragrance Building.
"Alas!" The old woman complained while holding the broken vase, "This damn Xu County Magistrate, the silver he gave was not enough to compensate for my vase! If I had known, I should not have let him in that day. Son-in-laws are murderous. From now on, we have to make a rule that no son-in-laws are allowed to enter!"
"Poor, pitiful..." The beautiful woman with smoky makeup shook her head and sighed behind the screen, "What kind of a state will our Lord Xu be in when he returns? So pitiful, I really want to see it..."
In the government office.
"Hey, have you heard?" Unlike what people say, the detectives are secretly spreading positive energy. "Our Lord Xu is a real man. He actually took a bite of Huo Wangwang that day! Let me tell you, I wanted to do that a long time ago, but I just didn't have the courage!"
"Come on, you only saw the dog eating meat, but didn't see the dog being beaten!" Another said, "After Lord Xu bit the dog, Huo Anu beat it so badly that its face was disfigured!
"I even heard..." he lowered his voice and said, "After County Lieutenant Xu was dragged back to the Shen Mansion, he was made into a eunuch! Lord Shen wants him to serve in the palace in the future..."
"Ah?" Someone grinned in fear, "It can't be that exaggerated, right?"
"It's over, it's all over now!" said the detective from before. "Master Xu is finished, and our case is finished too! The case is so difficult to investigate, and Master Xu is not here, how can we solve it?"
"Hey!" said another, "If you think he's here, the case can be solved? Isn't it all the same in the end?"
A few people were talking happily when they suddenly saw a familiar figure coming out from the inner hall. It was the person they were talking about - Xu Zun!
"ah!?"
When they saw Xu Zun, several people were shocked as if they had seen a ghost, and one of them almost fell to his knees!
"Master Xu?"
The detectives rushed over and were surprised to see that Xu Zun was intact with only some scratches on his face.
"You're back? Are you... okay?"
One of them even went around behind Xu Zun to observe carefully, but still found nothing unusual.
But Xu Zun's face was flushed and he looked more energetic than before.
In the eyes of the detectives, Xu Zun must be on crutches, with his head and arms wrapped in bandages, and look unrecognizable, in order to be worthy of their heated discussion just now.
"It's okay, it's okay," Xu Zun smiled slightly, "We are all family, everything will be fine once we explain it clearly! I've already said that I went to Huaxianglou that day just to investigate a case, hehe..."
Xu Zun's smile made the detectives even more unsure. They all looked at Xu Zun's lower body, wondering whether the rumor about him entering the palace was true.
"Sir," one of them asked concernedly, "are you sure that an explanation is enough? You haven't been kicked out of the house, nor have you been broken off from the engagement?"
"Haha," Xu Zun laughed again and asked, "Have you all heard about me biting Huo Wangwang?"
"Yes!" Everyone nodded vigorously.
"So do you fucking want me to bite you too?" Xu Zun's expression suddenly changed, scaring the constable.
A few people finally realized that they shouldn't gossip and quickly shut up.
At the same time, the county magistrate Qiu Yongnian, the county assistant Luo Baiwan, the legal advisor Yao Jin, and a group of yamen runners all came out from the inner hall and hurried towards the yamen gate !
When passing by Xu Zun, Qiu Yongnian gently patted Xu Zun on the shoulder. Xu Zun did not say anything, but followed them out.
"You guys, hurry up!" Behind them, the head constable Zhao Yu waved to the constables and shouted, "Gather everyone here quickly, the governor is here!"
"ah?"
The detectives were shocked. Although they were mentally prepared, they still couldn't help but become nervous.
"Captain Zhao," someone in the crowd reported to Zhao Yu, "I don't know where Bai Xiaolong and Lu Qing are. They were not there when I checked in just now!"
"It doesn't matter," Zhao Yu waved his hand, "I asked them to go to Qijiawu! Don't worry about them, just go out and line up!"
"yes!"
When all the constables walked out of the yamen gate and lined up, they saw flags flying and the sound of horses' hooves coming from afar!
As the team arrived at the gate of the yamen, County Magistrate Qiu quickly led the crowd to a carriage in the middle, bowed and greeted the emperor.
Three men in official attire got off the carriage one after another, one was relatively young, one was nearly middle-aged, and the other was a little older.
Xu Zun only recognized one, the youngest one was Tai Min, the governor of Shangyuan County, who had come to Xinye County to inspect work before.
Judging from the official robe, the slightly older man should be Tangzhou Governor Li Yan Li Wensheng!
Li Yan was also a Jinshi Hanlin graduate. He once served as an official in the Ministry of Personnel and was later promoted to the governor of Tangzhou.
The county magistrate is equivalent to the mayor, and the governor is equivalent to a high-ranking official. Xu Zun was a little curious and wondered who that middle-aged man was.
Judging from the official uniform this person was wearing, his rank should be lower than Li Yan's, but when he got off the car, he was the last one, and Li Yan personally guided him, with a very courteous attitude.
oh……
From this, it seems that this middle-aged man must be from an important background!
"Xinye County Magistrate Qiu Yongnian respectfully welcomes all the gentlemen!" As he was a disciple of the emperor, Qiu Yongnian merely bowed and did not kneel down.
The Great Xuan Dynasty respected metaphysics and did not have strict requirements on etiquette. Therefore, County Magistrate Luo and others, like Qiu Yongnian, all bowed to show their respect.
"Well," Governor Li Yan nodded slightly, pointing at the middle-aged man and introducing him, "Let me introduce to you all, this is the Chief Censor of the Ministry of Justice, Chen Taiji!
"The Iron Coffin Case is of great importance. I have reported the case to His Majesty, and His Majesty has assigned Lord Chen to supervise the case. You must cooperate with Lord Chen unconditionally and not slack off at all. Do you understand?"
"Yes!" Qiu Yongnian and the others accepted the order, and then saluted Chen Taiji together, "Greetings, Master Chen!"
"Everyone, please stand up, please stand up!" Chen Taiji symbolically helped Qiu Yongnian up and said, "Don't be polite, County Magistrate Qiu. The governor is too kind. I am grateful to God for supervising this case. I will do my best to live up to His Majesty's expectations.
"Everyone," he said to the crowd, "Although His Majesty has not officially issued an order, he has already given Chen an oral order!
"It can be seen from this that His Majesty attaches great importance to the Iron Coffin Case. He also hopes that all colleagues will cooperate with Chen. Let us work together to find out the truth and catch those evildoers with bad intentions!"
"Yes!" Qiu Yongnian quickly expressed his sincerity, "We will do our best to live up to your expectations!"
"Hahaha, that's good, that's good!" Chen Taiji nodded with satisfaction.
"Sir Chen," Governor Li Yan pointed to the government office, "We have been traveling so long, let's go in and talk in detail!"
"well!"
As he was talking, Chen Taiji followed Li Yan into the yamen, but when he passed by Xu Zun, he suddenly stopped.
"Hey?" He looked Xu Zun up and down and asked, "Are you Xu Zun?"
