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Chapter 60: There is uprightness in the book, and people are proud of themselves

The snow was floating, and a few men in the straw raincoat were walking on the streets of Changling County, stepping on the soft snow and there were many snowflakes on their bodies. The one in front was thin and looked only fifteen or sixteen years old. The two men in the back had a scimitar hanging around their waists, and they were full of murderous aura. They stopped in front of the inn, slowly untied their strawcoats and entered the inn.

These three were the two Liumen constables sent by Ma Zhibai to inquire about the news and his book boy. As soon as the three of them entered the door, the sword-carrying man on the upper floor felt it and bowed to Ma Zhibai with a bleak look and said, "Young master, Sancai and the others are back."

Sancai is the name of the book boy Ma Zhibai.

Just as he drank warm wine alone, Ma Zhibai raised his head, and a look appeared on his pretty face. He slowly said: "Uncle Dong, bring a pot of hot wine, let them warm up first!"

Uncle Dong nodded without saying a word, took the hot wine handed over by Ma Zhibai and went downstairs. He was a servant of the Ma family. Seeing Ma Zhibai growing up from childhood, he knew that his son was gentle and approachable. He did not have the arrogance and domineering nature of his family, but instead brought people kindness, was very kind to everyone, and treated his servants the same.

Soon, Shutong Sancai and two six-door constables followed Uncle Dong upstairs and came to Ma Zhibai. Just as he was about to salute, he was interrupted by Ma Zhibai and said, "No need to be too polite. Sit down and roast the fire first. It's so cold this day."

"Thank you, young master!"

Sancai's tender face filled with smiles, his eyes rolled, and he grinned, and without hesitation, he sat next to Ma Zhibai and reached out to bake. He followed Ma Zhibai at a very young age, knowing Ma Zhibai's temper, and both of them were servants and friends.

The two constables were not familiar with Ma Zhibai, but they knew Ma Zhibai's identity well, so they didn't dare to be as casual as Sancai. However, after spending a few days together, they knew that this young master had a good temper. They bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ma!"

After several people sat down, Ma Zhibai asked, "Can you find Lord Gu's residence?"

Ma Zhibai really wanted to find Gu Qingci now. If it weren't for the heavy snow and the sky was getting late, he would have hoped that he would rush to Gu Qingci immediately and question him. If the conscience of the same year had not yet disappeared, he would hope that the other party would be able to return to his fate and become a clean official.

But what surprised him was that when this question was asked, both Sancai and the two constables looked a little unnatural. They looked at each other and no one spoke. Finally, Sancai scratched the back of his head and slowly spoke: "Young Master, we...we seem to misunderstand this Lord Gu?"

"Misunderstanding?" Ma Zhibai asked in confusion: "How did you misunderstand? Could it be that there is any hidden secret in this situation in Changling County?"

"Well," Sancai nodded and said, "I just went to investigate with the two constables and found out that this Lord Gu is not only not a corrupt official as we had expected, but a very good official with the hearts of the people."

"This..." Ma Zhibai frowned and said, "But why is Changling County like this now? There is no one in the yamen?"

Sancai explained: "We didn't believe it at first, but after asking a lot of people, we confirmed that Lord Gu is a good official who loves the people as much as his son. He even took risks alone for the sake of the people and fought with the gang alone, and almost lost his life several times."

Sancai's eyes were shining with a light and said excitedly: "The reason why Changling County is now dead and there are no one in the yamen is because the people of Beimo went south and massacred many people. In order to avenge the people, Lord Gu led the county soldiers to kill them. It is said that he personally picked up a sword to kill the enemy..."

"Okay, Sancai, say it well!"

This Sancai was just a young man, and he couldn't help but be a teenager. After inquiring about Gu Qingci's deeds, he admired Gu Qingci very much. At this moment, he became more and more excited when he talked to Ma Zhibai. As he spoke, he started to dance and wished he was Gu Qingci. In the end, it was not until Uncle Dong could not bear it anymore and scolded him, and stopped. He realized that he was too rude, so he accused him of guilt, and quietly closed his mouth and stopped talking.

Ma Zhibai's mood was like the crazi waves of the sea, rolling up and down, and it took him a while to recover. It was not his fault, because the turning point was too big. He originally thought Gu Qingci was a corrupt official, but suddenly he found that everything was wrong. Although there was no blow, there was still an impact.

However, after a little uneasy for a while, he felt relieved, and relaxed, his eyebrows opened and his eyes relaxed, and said, "Then I'll be relieved, just a good official..."

Speaking of this, Ma Zhibai looked at the two constables again and asked, "Is it true that the two sages said?"

"Young Master Ma, the little brother of Sancai didn't say anything," said one of the constables: "I have just confirmed it a few times. This Lord Gu is definitely a rare good official. He has a strong character and a famous official style. Even if we travel all year round, we have seen all kinds of officials, and we have to sigh, Lord Gu is a good official!"

Ma Zhibai smiled slightly, picked up the booklet on the table, and said, "I must meet him, this is my scholar..."

At this moment, the waiter came over with a pot of new wine. Ma Zhibai immediately called him and asked, "Brother, there is something unknown below. You Changling County Prince is obviously a good official who loves the people as much as your son. Why don't you mention him just now? Could it be that you have any complaints about him?"

The waiter of the shop just put the wine on the table and raised his head suddenly and said anxiously: "Young master, you can't say this randomly. If it is spread, the villain will probably be stabbed by the elders and fellow villagers!"

Ma Zhibai was puzzled and said, "Then why did you just now?"

The waiter held the coffee table and bent down and said, "It's so good for the young master to know that the villain is not the kind of person who is ungrateful. I'm not unwilling to mention Lord Gu just now. Who doesn't know that Lord Gu is our benefactor and our guardian god of Changling County? Who doesn't owe him any kindness?"

"Just just now, when you talk about Lord Gu, the villain sighed for a moment, just because he was worried about Lord Gu. Now there are more than 10,000 thieves in Beimo. For the sake of our Changling County people, Gu personally led his troops to fight against the thieves in Beimo, regardless of their own safety. But we can only watch from behind, I... I am ashamed!"

Ma Zhibai brows, and he could see that the waiter in the shop was not acting at all, and it was completely revealing true feelings, which shocked him even more. An ordinary waiter in the shop was so respectful to Gu Qingci, not to mention that there are thousands of ordinary people in Changling County who are like waiters.

Suddenly, Ma Zhibai paused and exclaimed: "What did you...what did you say just now? How many thousands of soldiers were stationed in Beimo?"

"Yes," sighed the waiter: "Those thieves in the Northern Desert are simply not humans. I don't know how many people killed me, Changling County. Alas, I hope Lord Gu will be rewarded."
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