ALL NOVEL Chapter 32 - I
He Zhifang feels that he wasn’t like those brainless scholars. He had learned how to be an official easily.
So, when someone from Huanshui Academy came and said they had dug up a dead person, He Zhifang quickly sent Wu Qing there, thinking Wu Qing could solve the problem easily. He believed in Wu Qing’s abilities.
However, He Zhifang didn’t expect that the suspect actually had a big connection behind it. In addition, the academy teachers also invited the elders of the family, making the matter a big problem for He Zhifang.
He dealt with Zhang Mingyu, then he would offend people from the Zhang family. If Zhang Mingyu wasn’t dealt with, Fang Qichen could tear him apart. It was difficult, a difficult situation for both sides!
Wu Qing looked like he had eaten a fly. He cursed in his heart: He Zhifang, this idiot, he went to Huanshui Academy on behalf of He Zhifang and brought Zhang Mingyu back.
When Wu Qing was in the academy, he was not nice to Zhang Mingyu. But back at the county government office, this idiot He Zhifang actually dared to change Zhang Mingyu to the best cell. He was taken care of by wine and food, and he even let Zhang Mingyu to deliver a letter to the Zhang family!
When Wu Qing was walking outside, didn’t he represent He Zhifang’s attitude and face?
Is it fun to hit Wu Qing in the face?
Idiot! How stupid!
If this idiot hadn’t asked Zhang Mingyu to write the letter himself and send it out, the commotion in the Zhang family wouldn’t have been so big!
Wu Qing was extremely annoyed, wondering why he had chosen such a thing when he was an assistant official. Although it was easy to fool him, but he was too stupid.
Seeing that Wu Qing did not speak, He Zhifang urged: “Chief Clerk Wu, are you talking? You are so silent!”
Wu Qing frowned: “What can I say to you? Your position has always been to find the murderer and impose severe punishment!”
“Don’t do this to me!” He Zhifang felt that Wu Qing was hypocritical. Wu Qing had not behaved like this towards ordinary people before.
Now that the person who died was Fang Qichen’s goddaughter, how can you, Wu Qing, be so righteous? Such a joke.
He Zhifang had a half-smile on his face: “Be serious, what do you think about this? We are one and the same now. If we make a mistake, they won’t spare me later, how can they spare you?” When the point came, Wu Qing’s heart moved, and he said: “Sir, you can’t offend both sides in the current situation. So, it’s up to you to choose which side.”
Wu Qing really didn’t want to die with He Zhifang, now that he had spoken, he simply analyzed for him: “On one side is Chief Fang, and the Qi family in the capital. Of course, the Qi family is far away, and because Zhang Mingyu came from the academy, they simply resented Chief Fang. However, blood is thicker than water, and Qi Xinlan and her family are still needs to be think about.”
“On one side is the Zhang family. The Zhang family is the new family in Jiangnan and has two prime ministers. Now Minister Zhang is serving as the right minister in the court, but Zhang Mingyu’s branch is not a direct branch. Zhang Mingyu’s brother is the Governor Zhang and didn’t write anything in hand, so he didn’t take this case seriously. But Governor Zhang is your superior so you still have to be careful.”
“I…” He Zhifang looked embarrassed, “I don’t even want to go there. I’m just asking you to choose?”
Could He Zhifang not know that Fang Qichen has the advantage now? But he didn’t even want to offend him.
Wu Qing looked at the mess and gritted his teeth, saying, “If it were me, I would choose Chief Fang’s side. The person the emperor sent to visit Chief Fang hasn’t left yet!”
“Then what will happen to me in a year’s time? What should I do if I get promoted? Zhang Mingyu’s brother must grind me to death!” He Zhifang thought about the good things about Jiangnan, and ten thousand people didn’t want to leave.
Wu Qing said helplessly, “Sir, we have chosen Chief Fang’s side, and Chief Fang’s people will naturally protect us. Now everyone is urging us. If we delay, it will be a dead end. If we just do things poorly, Sir, your hat can be taken off!”
He Zhifang felt as if he had been robbed of all his money, and his face wrinkled up in distress. Finally, he sighed and said softly, “Okay, we will have a meeting the day after tomorrow. Remember to invite Chief Fang and Master Zhang Tong to come and help us control the situation.”
When Wu Qing saw that he finally agreed, his heart dropped.
“Magistrate He, you are busy. I will go and arrange the trial for the day after tomorrow.”
“Okay, thank you for your hard work.” He Zhifang waved his hand and lowered his head without looking at Wu Qing.
Wu Qing glanced at He Zhifang and suddenly remembered the time when He Zhifang passed the imperial examination. At that time, He Zhifang was not so fat, and he was still shouting “Brother Wu, I finally won! You will definitely win too!”.
He Zhifang was just a young boy at that time, and his expression was full of hope that he would be on the list together. Nowadays, He Zhifang was a fat man who can only call him, Chief Clerk Wu.
Wu Qing shook his head, turned around, and strode away without saying anything more.
Wu Qing didn’t see the valet next to He Zhifang after he left. He Tong walked to He Zhifang with a smile.
“Sir! I have an idea so that both sides will not be offended.”
He Tong was a member of the clan brought out by He Zhifang. He had no father or mother, so he followed He Zhifang out. Unlike He Zhifang, who only knew women and money, He Tong saw many more things.
Moreover, people at the bottom were always direct and rough in their methods of making money, and they were very easy to learn. He Tong had seen a lot of things that confuse right and wrong.
He Zhifang thought that He Tong had always been a little clever, so he picked up the tea cup and lowered his hand.
“What’s your idea?”
“I really have an idea. I know Chief Clerk Wu made a mistake!” He Tong said with a smile, “Chief Clerk Wu wanted to curry favor with Chief Fang, so he missed the point.”
“Sir, look, who is Chief Fang?” He Tong looked at He Zhifang and asked.
He Zhifang touched his beard and said: “Chief Fang, he was born in the imperial examination and served as the emperor’s teacher for two times. He must be very smart, but he is old now, like a toothless tiger.” He Zhifang talked about the former court officials.
He didn’t know much about what Fang Qichen had done, and he didn’t know enough about Fang Qichen. So, he thought that Master Zhang Tong might not be here to see Fang Qichen at all, but to see the Qi family. He hadn’t seen Master Zhang Tong. That person lived in a separate courtyard of the Qi family. He had only been to the academy once or twice and was now wandering around Huanshui.
“I don’t know if this old man has teeth or not. But he invested all the money he had in building the academy. Sir, do you think this old man Fang is a good person?” He Tong asked while pouring tea for He Zhifang.
He Zhifang took a sip of tea and nodded, thinking that Fang Qichen was indeed a good chief. In recent years, there had been quite a few students who passed the exams at Huanshui Academy. Some of them came from wealthy families, but there were also many students from poor families. It could be seen that Fang Qichen treated these people equally.
“As a good person, you definitely don’t want to miss the real murderer. As long as we find a murderer for Chief Fang, then it will be done!”
He Tong smiled so hard that he couldn’t see his teeth and expressed his true feelings, “We let the prisoner Zhang Mingyu out, let think about it and find a servant, or someone with another identity, as the murderer. When the evidence is irrefutable, Chief Fang will naturally not blame us.”
“Good idea! I’ll reward you with this.” He Zhifang threw out his purse, picked up his clothes, and went to the cell.