Gao Ji said he would be incompatible with Chen Xi, but he would not take action immediately, but would wait for dawn, which made the gentry present unable to understand.

Since you want to take revenge, you shouldn't be as early as possible?

Where can I do this with Gao Ji? Even revenge has to be delayed. Should I brew hatred first?

However, the gentry present concluded that Chen Xi raped Gao Ning's affairs, so they didn't think much about Gao Ji's guiltyness. A group of people discussed the plan to condemn Chen Xi early in the morning in the county government.

Gao Ji forced the invited gentry to stay overnight. The reason given was that he was worried that the gentry was stopped by the troops under Chen Xi at the checkpoint when he returned and was retaliated against. It was better to stay at the county government office. There were many people and strong forces, so it would be easier to act the next day.

Although the gentry was not very happy to come, they were also afraid that Chen Xi would use his power to suppress others. Gao Ji, as the victim, now took the initiative to stand up and take the lead. Driven by the law and not blame the public, they just let it go.

On that day, Xuanhua County was crowded with people.

After the person was arranged to rest, Gao Ji returned to the county hall, and his body was still trembling. He didn't know that he was still angry, but in fact Gao Ji was afraid because he was about to confront Chen Xi head-on.

Peng Dacheng, the magistrate of Xuanhua County who followed into the lobby, asked: "Gao Zhifu, when will the memorial you sent to the court be written? The gentry are waiting for the joint letter to uphold justice for you!"

Gao Ji sat behind the desk, took a sip of herbal tea and calmed down. Hearing this, he looked up at Peng Dacheng and said, "I still have some consideration... Magistrate Peng, do you have any good suggestions?"

Peng Dacheng smiled bitterly and replied, "Gao Zhifu, don't blame the officials for speaking in a hurry... The officials think it's better to think more about this matter. Shangshu Chen holds military power and acts stubbornly. He was detained in Liuzhou Prefecture for collecting grain from the local area. It is said that the Prime Minister Huang was dismissed from prison on the spot. If he killed you too... and gave you the charge of Tongman, how should he deal with it?"

Gao Ji's body trembled constantly: "Do you think I am not worried? But since ancient times, evil cannot defeat justice. Since Chen Xi dared to do something that harms the sky and harms the truth, he should have thought of what would happen. The net of heaven is vast and not leaked. Isn't you, Magistrate Peng, afraid?"

Peng Dacheng quickly stated: "What did the Gao Zhifu say? The officials and gentry of Nanning Palace will naturally advance and retreat with you!"

That being said, Peng Dacheng was cautious by nature and did not want to fight against Chen Xi at all. He thought to himself: "The Gao Zhifu insisted on his own will not only suffer, but also affects the gentry and people of Nanning Prefecture. Now it is a critical moment of fighting with foreign vassals. Is it worth fighting for a woman? "

"In addition, Chen Shangshu has a high position and power, where can he not be flattered? Why did he want women to occupy the daughter-in-law of the Gao Zhifu? Or do you do this before the war? Chen Shangshu will not be so hungry, right?"

Some people believe that Chen Xi must have raped Gao Ning's family, and naturally some people may suspect that excluding personal grudges, most people still think that Chen Xi will never be so uneasy.

It’s like Peng Dacheng, who has no personal grudges or interests with Chen Xi, has no personal conflicts with him. If he looks at the whole thing calmly, he feels that there are many flaws in it.

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...

Peng Dacheng returned to the side courtyard on the back garden, which was a courtyard in the northwest corner of the county government office. It was originally for the rest of the county government office clerks. Because the people from the government office and the gentry in this city occupied other good places in the county government office, he could only condescend to rest here.

Just as Peng Dacheng was about to wash up and rest, a close captain came to report: "...Sir, there is something wrong with this matter. As far as I know, Lord Shen has not stayed in the government office for many days, so how could he occupy the woman from the Gao Zhifu family there?"

Peng Dacheng looked at the captain in front of him, thought for a while and asked, "This is not a joke. Have you found out the matter?"

The captain is named Peng Daheng, who is Peng Dacheng's cousin. Peng Dacheng personally promoted his confidant after becoming the county magistrate. He has a strong ability to do things and has no shyness to talk to Peng Dacheng.

Peng Daheng said: "Sir, as far as I know, Lord Shen was patrolling the city yesterday and passed the checkpoints assisted by our county yamen several times. How could there be any falsehood? The woman from the Gao Zhifu family said that Lord Shen was forcibly occupying him in the government yamen. I calculated the time. Lord Shen stayed in the government yamen for less than half an hour. There are many doubts about this matter!"

When Peng Dacheng heard this, he couldn't help but cough violently. After a while, he calmed down slightly and raised his hand and said:

"Don't worry about me, don't make any noise about this. On one hand, the general commander of the six provinces and the Shen Junmen, who is respected by everyone, is the boss Gao Gong's Mansion... No one should be punished. But before, I looked at Gao Gong's Mansion, and I didn't look like laughing. What's going on?"

Peng Daheng said: "Sir, the matter is very obvious. It should be that the Gao Gongfu framed Lord Shen. This move is clearly intended to cause internal strife between the military and civilians in Xuanhua City!"

Peng Dacheng shouted and said, "How do you know that the Gao Zhifu deliberately framed the Secretary of Chen? It is inappropriate to draw this conclusion based on your conjectures... It is necessary to know that after such incidents, the Gao family will be deprived of face. Will the dignified Mansion Master sit down and see the Secretary of Chen suffer? But... let's do this, you go to the government office overnight to meet Secretary of Chen, and tell him in detail what happened here... As for which is right and wrong, I don't want to care, but there is absolutely no problem in the city, do you understand?"

Peng Daheng nodded: "Sir, please don't worry, I'll go now! But Lord Shen... is not in the government office. As far as I know, he spends the night in the military camp in the city on weekdays..."

"What? This..."

Peng Dacheng thought about it for a moment, patted his cousin's shoulder, nodded and said, "Zhenggong, no matter where Shangshu Chen is, you will bring the news. If you can meet Shangshu Chen, please tell me what he meant... I am not a gangster, but a helping tens of thousands of people in the city..."

Peng Daheng excitedly clasped his fists and bowed: "Sir, I have been kind to support me, and I must do this properly and steadily!"

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That night, Daying in Xuanhua City.

In the central army's tent, Chen Xi was listening to Yunliu's report.

The news from Yunliu Comprehensive County Government Office probably understood the whole story. Although it was not clear what the county government office had discussed, the news that "Gao Ning was insulted by the Shen Junmen" was heard.

Yun Liu seemed very angry: "Sir, what exactly should the Gao Zhifu do? He dared to slander you. Could it be that he wanted to cooperate with the Jiaozhi Army and Mali to seek Xuanhua City?"

Chen Xi gently stroked her chin and guessed: "From my observation, Gao Zhifu is cowardly and unlike someone who dares to do such extreme things. On the contrary, Gao Zhifu's daughter-in-law, this girl is eccentric and unruly. I asked someone to take care of her before, and I originally wanted to teach her a lesson and prevent her from pleading for the gentry in the city. Who would have caused her to revenge? She made a false accusation after she went back, which led to this situation..."

Yun Liu was a little unbelievable: "Sir, how dare a woman do such a disgraceful and unfaithful thing?"

Chen Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "One square meter raises a hundred kinds of people. Once a woman becomes ruthless, she can do anything. However, I want to see, what are they going to do when they get confused??"

Yunliu was a little anxious: "How should I deal with the Gao Gongfu? Maybe he was blinded..."

Chen Xi waved his hand: "Do you think he doesn't know? It's a big mistake! Judging from the situation you investigated, Gao Ning committed suicide, and then his maid went to the well... This is no longer a woman and a child can control her. Gao Ji will definitely add fuel to the fire..."

"It is not difficult to punish Gao Ji and Gao Ning. What is difficult is how to suppress public anger! This is Nanning Prefecture City, adjacent to the border, and standing on the front line against the Southern Barbarians. In order to maintain the stability of the city, it is really not appropriate to make a big move... But the problem is that now I am placed in the opposite direction of everyone in the city by the Gao family..."

Just at this moment, Ma Jiu's voice came from outside the tent: "Sir, someone outside the camp is asking for a visit!"

"allow!"

Chen Xi replied without thinking.

As the hurried footsteps outside the tent went away, Yun Liu asked curiously: "Sir, who will it be?"

Chen Xidao: "It should be someone who came to inform the news. I don't believe that no one in the city suspected that there was something strange, and no one stood up to mediate for me and the Gao Prefecture to ensure the stability of Nanning Prefecture. If the whole city was as selfish as the Gao family, I am afraid that Xuanhua City would have been out of stock..."

Yunliu didn't say anything, frowned and thought. When she heard the noise in the distance, Chen Xi waved her hand: "You hide behind the screen first, and then someone came to report, just listen and don't make a sound!"

Even Chen Xi was allowed to attend the discussion with others. In Yunliu's opinion, this was a sign of Chen Xi's full trust in her. Her sweet colleague in her heart saluted respectfully: "Yes, sir!"

Just after Yun Liu hid in the screen, Ma Jiu had already brought in with a man who looked like a yamen. The man was in his thirties, with a beard on his face, and he looked concise and capable.

The visitor walked to the front of the Shuai Case: "I am the one who is in Xuanhua County. I am here to pay a visit to Lord Shen!" After that, the visitor knelt on one knee and saluted Chen Xi.
Chapter completed!