Chapter 38: People who understand do not speak secretly

Chapter 38: Ming people do not speak secret words

Liu Yuqi carefully put on his fifth-grade official uniform and sat in the palace hall of Ningxia Town since the sun rose. At this time, the prefect The lobby was so empty that finding two intact chairs was a luxury.

There are no government servants, no clerks, no supporting officials, only Liu Yuqi, the fifth-rank magistrate of the Ming Dynasty.

He had been sitting here since morning waiting for the rebels to come to him, and no one came until sunset.

You usually don’t feel hungry when you are waiting to die, but it becomes a serious humiliation when you can’t wait for someone to kill you. So, Liu Yuqi came to the door of the government office and faced the empty The street shouted: "Liu Yuqi, the prefect of Ningxia Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty, is here. Why don't you name the thief quickly!"

He shouted three times in a row, but no one answered. This made Liu Yuqi feel sad and angry. He was so excited that he resisted the urge to hit the stone lion to death. He retracted his clenched fists into his sleeves and walked back to the back hall of the government office step by step.

Obviously he was the only one in the yamen, but the bedroom in the back house was filled with light.

Liu Yuqi snorted coldly, kicked open the door, pointed his halberd at the people inside the house and said, "Thief...why haven't you left yet?"

The moment he saw his old wife, , the anger immediately turned into anxiety, he rushed to the old wife, grabbed her arm and said hurriedly: "Go quickly, go quickly."

His wife Liu Tangshi said in tears: "Master, just let me I will stay with you."

Liu Yuqi's nose was sore and tears were flowing down her face, and she said to her wife: "I am the local magistrate and I have the responsibility to protect the land. It is my duty to die to repay the emperor's favor. How could you? As for death, I still have white-haired parents in my hometown, and a young son under my knees. I can't do this without you."

Liu Tang raised her head and looked at her husband and chuckled: "Du San. My elder sister is more knowledgeable than my concubine. She is the one chosen to take charge of all these matters. She will leave with the children. This useless concubine just happens to accompany the master. Oh, before leaving, I have already helped Sister Du San to her straightness. Now, when we die, she will be the master’s official wife. She is a kind-hearted person, and I entrust her parents and children to her. I am very relieved.”

Liu Yuqi sighed: “What a nonsense. How can Sister Du be a legitimate wife from a humble background?"

Liu Tang frowned and said, "Why can't I let go of these trivial matters now?"

Liu Yuqi said: " You bought Sister Du and stuffed her into my bed while I was drunk..."

Liu Tang said angrily: "Then you didn't let me go either!"

Liu Yuqi's original I wanted to have a quarrel with my wife, but suddenly remembered my current situation and sighed: "You are originally a boring person. I have been married to you for more than ten days and you are still shy when I see you. Arguing with you is one of the few pleasures I have, sir."

Now, I have no time to think about it.”

After that, he took his wife and sat at the table, looked at the fish and the plate of celery on the table, and touched it. He touched his belly and said: "You don't feel hungry when you don't see food, but you don't feel hungry when you see food."Hungry and unbearable. "

After saying that, she picked up her chopsticks and started eating the fish. Liu Tang took out a pot of wine from the basket and poured a glass for her husband with a smile.

"Oh, there is still wine! "

Liu Yuqi's eyes lit up, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. He put the other pair of chopsticks into his wife's hands and said, "Then have a good meal, and you will have the strength to walk on the road to Huangquan." ”

Feeling that they were about to die, Liu Yuqi and his wife simply put aside all their worries and concentrated on eating, drinking, and laughing, and lived a very happy life.

At the second watch, they were still No one came to kill them, and Liu Yuqi, who felt that he had made a profit, simply picked up his wife and went to bed...

A night of countless tenderness

At dawn, the couple met each other. With a smile, Liu Yuqi got up, washed up, and ate some leftovers from last night, and then brought his wife back to the Ningxia government office lobby. This time, he gave up half of the seats for his wife to sit on...

Slowly, more people appeared on the streets. Ningxia Town seemed to have emerged from more than a month of terror. Liu Yuqi even saw that the old man who set up a stall selling mutton soup at the entrance of the government office also appeared. , and there seemed to be diners in the simple stall.

The couple looked at each other!

Suddenly, Liu Tang found herself almost nestled in her husband's arms. It seemed that the people on the street could see clearly, and a strong sense of shame suddenly spread throughout his body. He jumped out of his seat with a scream and hurried to the back hall.

Liu Yuqi was also a little angry. He considers himself to be a moral gentleman, but now the affairs inside his house are exposed to the public, how will he deal with himself in the future?

"There is no future. ”

As soon as this thought came up, Liu Yuqi strangled him to death because a burst of noise came out from outside the government office.

What was supposed to come eventually came.

The shy Liu Tangshi also heard the news, and with the same thoughts as her husband, she suppressed her shyness and appeared in the lobby again, and took the initiative to hold her husband's hand for the first time in her life. One hand held a disassembled pair of scissors tightly in the palm of his hand.

First, a young man with messy hair looked towards the lobby and saw Liu Yuqi and his wife glaring at him, and he quickly said. He retracted his head.

After a while, the young man timidly came to the lobby, knelt in front of Liu Yuqi habitually and said: "Young man is here to change the furniture here. "

Liu Yuqi snorted contemptuously and said: "No one can change my seat! "

The young man pointed carefully at the tattered furniture in the lobby and said, "Replace those. ”

Liu Yuqi closed his eyes and ignored him.

The young man thought that the official had agreed, he ran out of the government office, and soon came back to the lobby with a large group of people. After entering, these people also knelt down to Liu Yuqi, and then... began to clean.

These people worked very hard, and in a short time they cleaned the dilapidated government office lobby. All the furniture in the lobby was replaced with brand-new furniture. Even the government office lobby The dusty ceilings on the floor were replaced, the worn curtains were replaced, the windows full of holes were re-pasted with good translucent paper, and some paper-cut decals targeting officials were also neatly pasted.

Liu Yuqi even heard someone on the roof seeming to be replacing broken tiles.

More people poured into the government office, and Liu Yuqi was powerless to stop him. He and his wife could only hold on to the chair under their buttocks!

This defense lasts for four days!

A lot of things happened in these four days, and Ningxia Fufu Yamen also underwent earth-shaking changes.

The dilapidated government office has been renovated and given a new look. The entire government office is filled with the smell of fresh paint, and the garden that has been neglected for a long time has also been neatly taken care of by the gardener.

Liu Yuqi and his wife stood in the government office, not in a good mood.

They are repairing the government office and preparing to create a good environment for the new magistrate. However, he, the Zhengyin Magistrate of Ningxia Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty, has become an unbearable past even before he is dismissed. .

Liu Yuqi even thought that the only reason why these people kept him alive until now was to use him as a sacrificial flag.

On the first day, the small kitchen in the government office was filled with rice, bacon, cured fish, vegetables and other foods.

On the second day, a team of people who were obviously educated began to sort out the pages of the Household Department and the various documents in the six departments of the government.

On the third day, a group of tough government officials appeared in the government office.

On the fourth day, a group of scribes appeared at the government office, and they skillfully entered various ministries.

On the fifth day, a young man in Tsing Yi with a lock of hair hanging down to cover his left ear finally walked into the government office, bowed to Liu Yuqi and said, "Ningxia Town Mayor Duan Guoren has met Ming Ming. "Respected."

These four days were as long as a lifetime for Liu Yuqi. He squeezed his wife's hand and said calmly to Duan Guoren: "The seat under my buttocks was given to me by the Emperor of Heaven." , if you want to take it away, you will also take away my life."

Duan Guoren said in surprise: "What are you talking about, Lord Fu? This is still my Ming Dynasty, and my humble position is also my Ming Dynasty's junior official. I have never heard that the imperial court has decided to change the governor of Ningxia Prefecture. Naturally, you are still the prefect of Ningxia Prefecture. I think the big seal in Mingzun's arms is enough proof."

"Ahem, cough..."< /p>

The impassioned words Liu Yuqi had prepared were stuck in his throat, and a mouthful of saliva suddenly appeared, choking him and causing him to cough repeatedly.

"Where are the thieves who are wreaking havoc in our Ningxia Town?"

Duan Guoren smiled and said: "This time the thieves are powerful.They were the giant bandits such as She Taotian who were roaming the Qingyang Prefecture. Fortunately, the Shaanxi Dusi ordered the deployment of 10,000 troops from Lantian County. In just one month, the bandit rebellion was put down.

The Lord of the Prefecture should write a memorial to His Majesty, reward those who are loyal to their duties, punish those who escape from battle, restore the dignity of our Ningxia Prefecture, so that the righteous will not be disappointed, and the thieves and bandits will be severely punished by the law. "

Liu Yuqi smiled, pointed at Duan Guoren and said: "Do you think I am the one who recognizes thieves as his father?

Duan Guoren smiled and said: "The bones of the man who recognized the thief as his father have long since rotted. Only the strong-willed man still stands high in the temple and is respected by everyone." "

Liu Yuqi said: "I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty. I guard the Ningxia Mansion for the Holy Emperor, not for others. "

Duan Guoren frowned and said: "Then, where does the mansion place the people of Ningxia mansion?

Liu Yuqi sneered and said: "I love the people like my own children. I have been in charge of the Ningxia government for nine months. Apart from being unable to drive away thieves, I have nothing to hide from others." ”

Duan Guoren laughed loudly and said: “The master of the mansion should leave the government office for a walk and see what the Ningxia mansion looks like now where thieves were rampant in the past! "

"What have you done? "Liu Yuqi smelled a strong smell of blood from Duan Guoren's words.

"We killed more than 14,700 thieves. From now on, there are no more thieves in Ningxia Mansion, and the Lord of the Mansion can show off his talents. "

"I am the prefect, what do you do? ”

“My hearing is not good, and it is not elegant for me to be an official. Therefore, if a certain family is the deputy of the government, the government affairs will naturally be headed by the government. I only hope that the government can communicate with these newcomers.” The officials worked together to quickly improve the people's livelihood in Ningxia Prefecture, so that this prosperous land known as Jiangnan can be rejuvenated as soon as possible.

The rest have nothing to ask for. "

Liu Yuqi stood up and looked at Duan Guoren and said: "Who are you? "

Duan Guoren said sadly: "Mingren, a Mingren who was exchanged for forty pounds of millet by his parents, a Mingren who doesn't want such a tragedy to happen to other children again. . ”