Yipin County Magistrate: Start with invincibility

Chapter 53
Hu Fu.

Hu Lai set up a table of good food and wine, and all the gentry in the county gathered together.

But no one enjoyed the food and drink at all, and every squire present was emotional and complained to Hu Lai.

"Mr. Hu, you led this matter! Now our money will not come back, you have to think of a way!"

"That's right! Mr. Hu, you have to give an explanation. Qin Feng has given all the money to the general soldier surnamed Wang, and it seems that he will never come back. He won't accept money from the common people, and we have nothing to return. !"

"Mr. Hu, the ugly words are up front. If you don't give a good idea today, then I can't just let it go. If Qin Feng doesn't come back for this money, I will have to ask you for it." ..."

In the past, the country gentlemen who were polite when they met each other, turned their faces and refused to recognize anyone when money was involved.

Some asked Hu Lai to give an explanation, some asked Hu Lai to find a way, and some directly wanted to settle accounts with Hu Lai.

Hu Lai is also a dumb eater of Coptis chinensis at the moment, unable to tell what he is suffering.

Who would have thought that Qin Feng would not play his cards according to the routine?
During the discussion, everyone acted like jerks, and agreed to cheat the common people's money together, but in the end, he jumped directly to the common people's side and cheated them, the squires, of their money?

In previous years, the squires, county magistrates, and Master Jia were all liars. Only ordinary people were deceived. Everyone made a lot of money and lived happily.

Who would have expected that Qin Feng would be upgraded this year, not satisfied with the role of "liar", and upgraded to "a liar who lied to a liar".

Where is this Nima going to reason?
"Hey! Everyone, listen to me..."

Hu Lai patted the table twice, and waited for everyone to quiet down before saying: "Everyone, why don't I, Hu, understand your feelings? Everyone, don't forget, I, Hu, am the one who suffered the most! How many taels did you donate? I’m Hu Lai, but I donated 6000 taels!”

A total of 3 taels, one-fifth of which was contributed by Hu Lai himself.

Can't help him not to complain, how long will he have to search for the 6000 taels of silver before he can get it from the common people?

It was only after he finished talking here that a squire gritted his teeth and said, "Huh! When you first came into contact with Qin Feng, you didn't bring us with you. Who knows if you and Qin Feng are in the same group? Your 6000 The two of them will return the full amount, and our money will be divided equally between the two of you? Otherwise, why did you pay so much attention to this matter in the first place?"

When everyone heard that there was indeed such a possibility, the room was in chaos again.

"Yes, this is not impossible!"

"Anyway, no matter what, my 3000 taels of silver must be taken back. If Qin Feng doesn't give it to me, I'll ask you, Mr. Hu, to ask for it!"

"My 2000 taels!"

"My 4000 taels!"

Hu Lai was almost driven mad by these people.

Everyone was fooled together, why these people didn't talk about Qin Feng, but instead blamed him, the person who took the lead?
"Stop talking!"

Hu Lai jumped at the case: "If I colluded with that Qin Feng, what are you doing together at this time? I can't wait to be so suspicious of each other. We must find a way to deal with Qin Feng! He is the parent officer of this county !"

"This county magistrate does not unite with you and me, and is deceitful, unreasonable, and difficult to deal with! If you don't take him down, you and I will not be able to live in peace in the future!"

The voice was so loud that it shouted down the dissatisfaction of the other gentry all at once, and none of them spoke.

Everyone was silent for a moment before someone said: "But Qin Feng is the official of his parents, and he has the final say in Ninghai County. Who can bring him down?"

"It was precisely for this matter that Hu called everyone here."

"What's Mr. Hu's plan?"

"He is an official of the imperial court. Naturally, the imperial court has to take action to remove him. If you want the imperial court to dismiss him, you have to sue him. Didn't he swallow my 3 taels of silver? Let's sue him for bribery! Today's Holy Majesty attaches great importance to the integrity of the officialdom, as long as this case can be brought to the top, Qin Feng's official position will naturally be lost!"

"Now there is only one official who stands on our side and has a higher official position than Qin Feng!"

"You are all squires, all of you have fame, and you all have your own contacts behind you. I don't know who can recommend a suitable candidate? I will go and ask him to help us sue Qin Feng!"

Hu Lai scanned around, looking at this and that.

These squires actually have some backgrounds, but not all of them have strong backgrounds.

Although the seventh-rank official is small, he is also appointed by the imperial court, and he cannot be dismissed casually.

If you want to wrong Qin Feng, you can.

It doesn't matter if things happen, but if things don't work out, the recommended officials will be in danger.

After everyone thought about it, no one was willing to make such a move.

What if Qin Feng does not fall and his backer disappears instead?
There is almost no need to consider which is more important, a few thousand taels of silver, or the backer that guarantees the family's status. It must be the latter.

So, when Hu Lai asked, no one spoke.

Fortunately, one of the squires present today is an old enemy with Qin Feng.

It was none other than Qin Feng, who had just crossed over and judged the first case of the squire Zhang Daguan, Zhang Shun.

"Hmph, this Qin Feng is really hateful. Mr. Zhang wanted to punish him a long time ago. If Officer Hu hadn't stopped him, he would have been questioned by now."

"If you want to punish him, you don't need a high official, you just need to be one level higher than him! It just so happens that one of my uncles is the magistrate of Dengzhou Prefecture. If he is invited, he can give Qin Feng conviction!"

Zhang Shun said.

When everyone heard this, they immediately became excited.

"Oh? If that's the case, please ask Mr. Zhang to try to get in touch with uncle, and let us sue him together! There are so many people, even if he wants to make an excuse, he can't!"

"Not bad! You and I cross-examine each other!"

"It is necessary to make this Qin Feng lose his official position and robe! Make him regret cheating of our money!"

Zhang Shun looked at the crowd, and suddenly changed his voice: "It's just..."

"My uncle is not a relative, but a good friend of my late father. Now that he is old, he will return to his hometown in a few years and enjoy his old age. This man has always disliked trouble. If he directly asks him, I'm afraid It’s hard to do, we have to be a little sincere…”

What Zhang Shun meant was obvious.

People who invite me can be hired, but they can’t be hired for nothing, they have to spend money!
When they heard that they asked for money, all the squires became wilted again.

"This... I wonder how much money Master Zhizhou needs before he is willing to make a move?"

Zhang Shun turned the other way, shook his five fingers, and said, "At least, 1 taels, right? Let's pay together, and each family will only... 2000 taels of silver."

(End of this chapter)