It was the Little Ice Age. After the beginning of autumn, even in Lingnan, it was a autumn rain and a cold. This day was the end of the summer in the twenty-four solar terms. The drizzle fell all night. Just after the Yin hour the next day, Chen Xi came out of Hui Niang's residence. A gust of cold wind hit her face and she couldn't help but tighten her clothes.

Holding an umbrella, Chenxi walked through the alley and returned to the carriage where the carriage was parked, and drove away.

When it comes to Hui Niang's problem, Chen Xi has thought of giving Hui Niang a title more than once, but unless it is a makeover for her, Hui Niang is destined to be unable to integrate into the Shen family, which is almost an unsolvable problem.

As for how to treat Li Jin, Chen Xi had thought that perhaps letting Li Jin be his woman could make him serve him wholeheartedly, but Chen Xi could not pass the psychological level.

A marriage without emotional foundation is purely physical possession, which is a bit cruel to the parties involved. Besides, a Hui Niang is already a headache now, and Chen Xi doesn't want to spend too much effort on Li Jin.

Chen Xi did not drive back to the inn, but went to see the interrogation of the old Confucian scholars captured yesterday.

When they arrived at the place, Chen Xi found that Ma Jiu and others had not slept for a night. They interrogated the people all night, and now they were like rabbits, with red eyes.

"Master, I have confessed all of them, saying that there were Japanese people and people from the yamen in charge of the ranks of the governors and the officials behind them." Ma Jiudao.

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes: "Is it credible?"

Ma Jiu replied: "They were all interrogated separately, such as whips, sticks, bamboo sticks, and torture instruments that should be used. The confessions were compared with each other, and they were basically accepted. These people said that the Japanese gave them hundreds of taels of silver, so they asked them to get the master's original calligraphy and painting works, and then they found ways to falsely accuse the master of accepting bribes."

"In addition, there are also people in the yamen of the governor's office who greeted them... They claimed to be merchants in Guangzhou, and did this to please the Japanese and go out to sea to do business."

Chen Xi sneered. He had seen before that the government had done nothing to the local bandits. Now it seems that not only did it, but he colluded with each other secretly, perhaps to reach some kind of tacit understanding.

As long as pirates and Japanese pirates do not go ashore to cause rebellion, they can do whatever they want to run rampant at sea. The government can even serve as a protective umbrella for them and leak the movements of the officers and soldiers in advance, so that they can avoid encirclement and suppress them.

This is actually the same as the routine of colluding with the evil forces in the inland local governments. Even though they know that the evil forces in the local governments bully the market and bully the good, the government not only ignores it, but instead becomes its backstage and reaps profits.

Zhu Qi came over and asked, "Master, what should these people do about it? But... they still sent it to the Nisi Office?"

Chen Xidao: "Since you have secretly interacted with the Japanese pirates, you will be given a discount to the Censorate and the Commissioner will be temporarily escorted back to the inn. I will go to the Commander and Commander later."

Chen Xi felt the seriousness of the problem.

There are many pirates and Japanese pirates along the coast of Guangdong now. If the bandits are protected by the government behind their backs, then his bandit suppression will almost never be successful.

The right governor Zhang Yuanying clearly refused to cooperate. Now that the Niesi yamen is suspected, he can only contact the people of the Du Commander and obtain support from the military.

The group returned to the inn and had not arrived in front of the gate. Chenxi saw the streets in chaos and a group of people gathered in front of the official inn. It seemed that something had happened.

Ma Jiu rushed in front and shouted, "Get out of the way!"

Most people bully the weak and fear evil. When they saw Ma Jiu and others' fierce appearance, they quickly made way. Chen Xi got off the carriage and walked to the front of the inn. They saw a few untidy men kneeling there, holding a wooden sign in their hands with a big "其" written on it.

Chen Xi looked at the clothes of several men, not like ordinary peddlers or boatmen, but their clothes were broken, as if they were crawling out of the thorns.

Seeing Chen Xi arrive, a man with a stingy look on the door of the inn shouted: "Please make the decision for us and other people!"

The inn staff picked up the stick and drove it away. One of them shouted: "Call the complaints and go to the government, what are you doing here? This is not the yamen!"

The man with a stingy look said, "Can there be a new governor here? We are merchants from our residence. After going to sea, we were robbed by bandits and finally escaped back, but the yamen did not make decisions for us. It was heard that the new governor was sent by the court to wipe out the bandits along the coast and specially asked the governor to make decisions for our common people."

The words were fluent, clear in structure and rigorous in logic. This was not something that an ordinary person could do, and there must be someone behind it.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "I have only been to Guangzhou Prefecture for two days, and I have only greeted the Sansi Yamen. The local officials have only met Zhang Yuanying, the right governor. How can a mere merchant know? As soon as I arrived, you came to 'revenge'. If no one instructed me behind me, I would believe it?"

Zhu Qi said, "Master, we are not a government office here, please send them away."

Chen Xi raised his hand to stop Zhu Qi from continuing and walked forward: "How many people do you know where the governor's yamen is?"

"Wuzhou..."

The man with stingy eyes blurted out.

Chenxi Road: "Since I know I am in Wuzhou, why not go to Wuzhou to file a lawsuit? Why do you have to come to the inn?"

The man with sting eyes rolled and suddenly came up to hug Chen Xi's leg, but was kicked away by Ma Jiu. The man shouted loudly: "Are you the new governor, Lord Shen? Please make the decision for us. The people on the coast of Guangdong are looking forward to your coming!"

Chen Xi was going to ask who leaked the news, but the man shouted and the onlookers knew that the young man in front of him was actually the governor. When the people saw the official, they immediately fell to their knees outside the inn.

It was originally a secret to Chen Xi from Guangzhou Prefecture, but now after this publicity, I believe it will spread throughout Guangzhou City in no time.

The man continued to cry: "Mr. Shen, you don't know the suffering of our Guangdong people... Recently, bandits have been rampant, and the people are living in poverty. We are waiting for merchants to go out to sea and have been kidnapped before a few miles. If the grass-roots people had not fought to the death, they would not be able to come back to seek justice with the adults. The coastal people are looking forward to you, the master of Qingtian, to make decisions for us and other people!"

The person behind him kowtowed: "Yes, please make the decision."

Under their guidance, the people kneeling on the ground in front of the official post all begged Chenxi to make the decision. The scene was grand, just like a petition for the people.

Chen Xi didn't believe what this man said about encountering bandits and fighting to fight to the death before running away. It was clearly the cause of the local government. The governor's envoy is the most likely person to be the behind-the-scenes envoy, and it is not ruled out that the inspector's envoy and the commander's envoy were found.

Perhaps these people were simply secretly colluding with the Japanese pirates and deliberately putting pressure on him, forcing him to make some "political achievements" as soon as possible and explain to the court.

As the governor of the three provinces, the more urgent the dealings of bandit suppression, the more likely it is to make mistakes.

The bandits said they were on the sea, but in fact they had their own islands or strongholds on the shore. Chenxi was not prepared and hurriedly led troops to encircle and suppress them. What would be a good ending?

In the end, we must collude with the local government and create the illusion that the bandit suppression has been successfully suppressed. By that time, it will not be suppressing bandits, but in order to explain to the court, we have to lie about military achievements and make political achievements.

In this way, Chen Xi, the governor, will be under local control.

Chen Xi raised his hands: "I am a lecturer in the East Palace. The purpose of performing my duties is to quell the bandits. Now the bandits in the coastal areas are rampant, and I am deeply anxious. Come, go to the Nanhai County Government to lend me a court for me. I want to supervise this case personally. I will not let my people in the Ming Dynasty be looted by bandits and have nowhere to seek justice!"

The man who came to complain was stunned when he heard this. Your yamen is located in Wuzhou, and he actually wants to "borrow" the case in the Guangzhou Prefecture to try the case? Where are you singing this?

Didn’t it be agreed that as long as we seek justice and arouse the people’s emotions, we can go back?

Ma Jiu shouted, "I'm welcome! You guys, get up and follow me to the Nanhai County Government!"

The man with a stingy face was immediately tied up and his hands were cut behind him. He hurriedly shouted: "Mr. Shen, we are here to seek justice, not criminals."

Chen Xidao: "This villager, please don't misunderstand that no one thinks you are a prisoner, but you are all witnesses to prove the crimes of the bandits. If I arrest the bandits who committed the crimes and have fewer witnesses as witnesses, wouldn't the bandits be free? Dear villagers, do you think so?"

Where can the people understand these things? They follow the crowd.

However, what Chen Xi said is reasonable. These people came to sue the bandits and hijack their cargo ships. Now the government "invites" them to go back and be "witnesses". There is nothing wrong with it.

But in disguise, these "witnesses" need to stay in the cell for a few days, when will the bandits be caught and when will they be released back? If the group that caught them was not the one who hijacked them, they would continue to wait in the cell.

You are not prisoners, but you need to be under the yamen for the time being, just like a prisoner!

"Mr. Governor, we are wronged!"

These people who come to complain obviously understand Chen Xi's Huatou. These days, ordinary people know that lawsuits are not easy to fight. The defendant may not have to go to jail. The complainant will have to stay in the cell for a few days first. If you encounter a lawsuit against the people, it will be even worse. Officials have power and power, and there are various ways to ruin your family.

These people obviously underestimated Chen Xi's way of doing things as an official. Chen Xi smiled and said, "Everyone will wait for a while in Nanhai County. I will go over and make decisions for you!"

When someone sent these guys who came to make trouble to the Nanhai County Government, Chen Xi raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, fellow villagers, after I arrived at the local area, I will definitely consider the welfare of the people and will never let the bandits escape the law. Please come back."

The people were not busy and had to see, so they all got up and dispersed.

Chen Xi entered the inn and Tang Yin appeared from behind the screen wall: "Shen Zhongcheng is good at taking people to the county government. Are you planning to treat them as prisoners?"

Chen Xi asked back: "When did this official say that they were prisoners?"

Tang Yin was so angry that he was stunned yesterday, but when he thought that someone wanted to use him to harm Chen Xi, if Chen Xi had not sent someone to rescue him in time, he might have had some surprises. He asked with an embarrassed look: "How is Shen Zhongcheng going to try this case?"

Chen Xidao: "This official's opinion is irrelevant. If you find the picture, you will always jump out and say it... If you don't believe it, let's take a look!"

He didn't come back last night. He originally planned to send Xie Yun'er out of the city, but now he has broken up with the yamen of the governor's ranks. If Xie Yun'er and other women are followed when they are sent out of the city, they may be kidnapped. Not only will they be held back, but they will be pushed to the Japanese pirates by the governor's ranks.

Now the inns in the city are still safe for the time being. No matter how bastards the people in the governor's office are, they dare not go to an official location like the inn to commit kidnapping. As for whether they will "set people" tricks, it is hard to say.

"I will change my clothes for this official, and I will go to the Nanhai County Government in person! Trial this case!" Chen Xi was wearing casual clothes at this moment, and he wanted to change into a big red official uniform to show off his prestige as a third-rank governor.

ps: There is another chapter later. Please support me. The more difficult it is, the more the emperor cannot do without everyone’s help!

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