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The yamen of the Inspection Department of Duliu Town covers an area of ​​two acres and is located in the north of the town center. It is currently the temporary office of Wangzhi County.

The night attack is over, but it seems that it is not over yet.

More than 500 villager warriors, if they were thrown out, they could not be retrieved, and they chased after them indiscriminately, and more than 40 people had not returned at dawn.

"County Honor, Mr. Wei Zhuang wants to see you."

"Ask him to come in."

Wei Jianxiong stepped into the main hall of the inspection department, cupped his hands and said, "I report to the county magistrate, the leader of the bandit has been executed."

Wang Yongshi was pleasantly surprised and said, "Really? Has your identity been verified?"

Wei Jianxiong was covered in blood, and his chest was still stained with white brains. He replied: "On the way back, I have experienced it, and it is beyond doubt. According to the traitors who surrendered, this beast is called Liu Changlin, and it is from Kuanhe Village, Duliu Town. He is a man who sells salt for his living. His parents and brothers have all died of illness for many years, and one elder sister married and went to Tangguantun.”

Wang Yongshi asked, "Who captured and beheaded the thief?"

Wei Jianxiong said: "Jinghai County Juren Gao Eryan."

"It turned out to be him," Wang Yongshi said with a smile, "Quickly ask someone from Gaoju to come in and talk."

Gao Eryan was quickly brought in, his hair still disheveled, and he was still wearing a nondescript silk dress.

Fei Yinghuan next to him smiled and said, "Why are you dressed like this?"

Wang Yongshi immediately introduced, "Zhongfu, this is a good friend of this county, Fei Dazhao, a member of Qianshan Ju."

"I've seen you before," Gore said with a sad expression on his face, "Hu Chongdao in Duliu Town is my good friend. Yesterday, my junior was visiting brother Hu's house with his book boy. Who would have thought that Ta Potian would kill him suddenly, Dozens of members of Brother Hu's family were met with misfortune. Even the junior's school boy died tragically under the knife of the bandit army. The junior, a scholar, had no strength to restrain a chicken, so he had to let his hair loose, put on the clothes of a domestic slave, and pretended to be thrown from the bandit. Chaotic army. Fortunately, Wang Xianzun led the troops to kill them, so they had the opportunity to kill the bandit leader and avenge the extermination of Brother Hu's family!"

Fei Yinghuan pointed to the silk dress on his body: "Is this the clothes of a house slave?"

Gao Eryan explained: "The rioters are greedy for enjoyment, and they snatch good clothes when they see them. They don't care about men's and women's clothes, and they don't care whether they fit or not. They wear silk and satin as long as they are silk and satin. The younger generation has to change into this one in order to get away with it."

"You are informal." Fei Yinghuan smiled.

Wang Yongshi praised: "Bearing humiliation and slaying evil thieves with one hand, you are worthy of being a loyal empress!"

During the sea battle on Yashan, Lu Xiufu jumped into the sea with the young emperor in his arms, and Gao Gui, the privy envoy, also died for his country. There are two Gao clans in Jinghai County. The Gao clan in Zhongwang Township is the descendant of Gaogui's eldest son, and the Gao clan in Ziya Township is the descendant of Gaogui's second son.

Hearing Wang Yongshi mentioning his ancestors, Gao Eryan couldn't help being a little proud, and immediately bowed and said: "The county honorable praises you absurdly."

It was another round of encouragement and praise, and the two sides talked for half an hour.

Wang Yongshi saw off the guest politely and said: "Such a great achievement, the county will definitely report it to the imperial court for praise. Your Excellency must be quite tired after working hard all night, so let's take a rest in this inspection department."

"Thank you for your compassion, the county lord, so I will leave first." Gao Eryan left calmly.

In the main hall of the inspection department, only Wang Yongshi, Fei Yinghuan, and Wei Jianxiong were left.

"Snapped!"

Wang Yongshi slammed on the table and cursed: "Such a treacherous person, reading sage books in vain!"

Fei Yinghuan waved the folding fan, smiled and said nothing.

Wei Jianxiong didn't understand, he couldn't help wondering: "Is the county lord scolding this high-ranking man? I think he can bend and stretch, act decisively, he is a great talent."

Wang Yongshi gritted his teeth and said: "I have interrogated many rebels, and those who can live in the Hu family's mansion are all soldiers of the thieves who have stepped out of the sky, and they must submit their names. Gao Eryan was a guest at the Hu family at that time. Sudden attack by the mob, can you become a thief by disguise? And turned into the army of the head of the thief? This fellow must have disguised himself as a servant and killed the Hu family with the mob. In order to survive, he raised a knife on his friend's family! "

Wei Jianxiong was dumbfounded, unable to speak for a long time.

Fei Yinghuan suddenly sighed with emotion: "He is shameless and cruel, and he is also a character."

...

County government.

Zhao Han supported his little sister and fed him a bowl of soup: "Do you feel better?"

"I'm not dizzy anymore, but I don't have the strength yet." Zhao Zhenfang squeezed out a smile.

Zhao Han said comfortingly, "It will be fine after two more days."

Zhao Zhenfang asked: "I heard from Sister Xiaohuan (the maid) that this is the home of the magistrate. Is the magistrate really a friend of Daddy's?"

"Daddy has a lot of friends." Zhao Han said with a smile.

Zhao Zhenfang opened her mouth to speak, but couldn't help but yawned.

Zhao Han put the little girl down slowly: "Go to sleep a little longer."

"Yeah." Zhao Zhenfang lay down with her eyes closed.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, and soon the maid Xiaohuan rushed in.

Zhao Han got up and asked: "But the county lord has broken the thief?"

The maid asked in surprise, "How does the young master know?"

Zhao Han explained: "I rushed to return the letter from ten miles away, and the time is almost right. My sister is full of joy, and it is obvious that the county lord has not lost the battle."

The maid worshiped: "Young master is really amazing!"

No matter how powerful it is, what's the use?

The body of a child, without the protection of his elders, Zhao Han can only strive to survive.

The strategy has been offered, and it has been successful. He is waiting for the harvest.

It's impossible for a magistrate to be shameless, really only give some money for soup and medicine, right?

But waiting left and right, Wang Yongshi and Fei Yinghuan did not return to the county seat, but stayed in Duliu Town to deal with the aftermath.

Wang Yongshi is in short supply of manpower, his master is not in Jinghai County, he has gone to Hejian Prefecture for many days. The new magistrate has just taken office, and was beaten by Wang Yongshi when he was young, so a reliable person must be sent to ease the relationship.

Another day later, Fei Yinghuan returned to the county government alone, and Wei Jianxiong continued to help in Duliu Town.

Fei Yinghuan seemed to regard the county government as his own home, and ordered the servants to boil the bath water. After bathing and changing, he called the maid Xiaohuan to help him comb his hair and put it in a bun for half an hour.

"Young master, Fei Xianggong invites you to dinner." The maid came to report.

After Zhao Han gave his little sister a few words, he stood up and clasped his hands together: "Please, sister, please lead the way."

When I saw Fei Yinghuan again, he was pouring himself a drink in the garden.

And put on a new suit, with a golden crown, hair tied, a jade pendant hanging from his waist, a beautiful beard and long beard, he looks like a handsome middle-aged man.

This guy borrowed two hundred taels of silver from Wang Yongshi. After you have money, you don't do anything else, first go buy an outfit, and restore your rich young master's attire.

The master of the family is not dead, even at the age of forty, Fei Yinghuan is still the young master.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Fei Yinghuan didn't look back, but held his glass and said, "Come and sit."

"Boy, I've met you." Zhao Han bowed and saluted, and sat down peacefully without saying much.

When Zhao Han sat down, the maid Xiaohuan stood by and poured wine for Young Master Fei with great eyesight.

"The chief thief is dead." Fei Yinghuan raised his wine glass.

Zhao Han flattered and said, "Sir, you are brave."

Fei Yinghuan laughed and said, "Fuck me. I didn't have any blood on my body during the attack that night. I just stood by the river and watched the moon."

Zhao Han had no choice but to compliment him from another angle: "Don't be chaotic in front of the battle, enjoy the moon on the battlefield, sir, you are so kind."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Fei Yinghuan laughed cheerfully, pointed at Zhao Han and joked, "You are young and full of lies, and your father is a good teacher, so he must be a wonderful person." Suddenly he sighed again, "Oh, this year is so interesting There are not many people. It's a pity that something happened to your father, otherwise I will definitely make friends."

Zhao Han remained silent, his face was full of joy, it was not convenient for him to talk more about this topic.

Fei Yinghuan put down his wine glass, took out his folding fan and shook it, and asked, "Two days ago, you didn't even know the enemy's situation, so why did you dare to go upstairs to offer advice?"

Zhao Han replied: "Mr. Haojiao knows that the boy is also a refugee, and he has no strength after starving for a long time. Even if those rioters grab food, they have only eaten for a few days? How much combat power can they have? Take the initiative to attack as soon as possible." If you wait for the bandits to reach the city, no matter whether they can defend the city or not, the streets and alleys outside the city will be destroyed, how many people will be homeless by then? Placement?"

"You saved him a lot of money." Fei Yinghuan shook his head and laughed at himself. "The authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear. Hearing that the victims rose up, everyone was thinking about how to defend the city, but you, a child, awakened to the clever strategy to defeat the enemy."

Zhao Han said modestly, "It's just a fluke."

Fei Yinghuan looked at Zhao Han with great interest, chewing a peanut: "You are young, quick-witted, and calm, but it's a pity that he's not my son."

Zhao Han replied cautiously: "Mr. is too famous."

Fei Yinghuan was suddenly helpless and sad: "I have two daughters and a son. Both daughters are kind-hearted, but the son is an idiot. Tao Shi said: 'Ah Shu is already twenty-eight, lazy so he is incomparable. Ah Xuan Xingzhi learns, not Love literature and art. Yongduan was thirteen years old, and he didn't know six and seven. Tongzi was nine years old, but he was looking for pears and chestnuts. 'If I were born a thousand years earlier, I would become an invincible confidant with Mr. Wuliu."

Zhao Han couldn't help laughing and said, "Mr. Wuliu is dull, maybe it's because he drank too much."

Fei Yinghuan looked at the contents of the cup, and asked with a strange expression, "Drinking too much alcohol will make your son a fool?"

"I don't know if it's true or not," Zhao Han replied.

"Then I want to quit drinking, maybe I can give birth to a unicorn." Fei Yinghuan put down his wine glass, ate two peanuts, and drank it up again. You can't do it step by step, and it won't be too late to stop drinking when I get home."

Zhao Han could only smile back, waiting for Daoming the other party's real intention.

For no reason, I suddenly asked him to have dinner together, and said such nonsense, there must be some purpose.

Sure enough, after three glasses of wine, Fei Yinghuan asked casually, "You two, what are your plans for the future?"

Zhao Han replied, "Let's go to the south first. The winter in the north is too cold. If you sleep on the street, you may freeze to death."

"Isn't it cold in the south?" Fei Yinghuan said sincerely, "Be my adopted son, come back to Jiangxi with me, and accompany my stupid son to study."

Hearing the word "adopted son", Zhao Han was overjoyed and wished he could just kowtow and call him father.

But after listening to the following words, my heart suddenly turned cold.

This is not being a godson, it is clearly going to Fei's house to be a schoolboy!

Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that ordinary people were not allowed to keep slaves, even scholars with fame. Therefore, the contract to buy a slave is disguised as a contract to adopt a son and daughter.

Domestic slaves who are close to each other do not call their masters "Master" and "Madam", but directly call them "Father" and "Mother".

For example, in a literary masterpiece, domestic slaves call Ximen Qing externally, using words such as "My Father" and "Ximen Father", and also call Ximen Qing's sworn brother "Second Father".

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, military generals liked to use servants to fight wars. There were often a bunch of godsons among the servants, and their true identities were slaves!

Since it belongs to the adoption contract, it seems that it can't stop the house slave from getting away, but that thing has more practical power.

This is because the master-servant relationship has become a legally recognized father-son relationship. According to the Confucian Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Principles, how can a son set up his own family at will? Those who dared to run away without permission would not even be able to get their household registration, and would directly become refugees from black households!

Zhao Han didn't immediately refuse, just said: "I want to discuss it with my little sister."

Fei Yinghuan didn't force her, and said with a smile, "Move your chopsticks and eat."