Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 116
Hearing this, Chang Yuan's eyes suddenly widened. As the magistrate of Pingting County, how could he not know about the separation of the Wang family and the fact that the Second Young Master Wang fled with his concubine and child? Why is he back now?

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"You just said that Wang Ran's two concubines are back, but Wang Ran is not back?"

The housekeeper shook his head: "The soldiers guarding the city only said they saw Wang Ran's two concubines and children, but did not see Wang Ran."

Upon hearing this, Chang Yuan knew that something must have happened due to his sensitivity to the situation, and immediately said: "There is no need to notify the Wang family for the time being. First, bring the person to the Yamen for detailed questioning."

"Sir, it's too late. The Wang family probably already knows." The housekeeper smiled bitterly.

The reason why the gentry can become a gentry is because it has taken root in the local area for hundreds of years and almost monopolizes local social resources. Countless people rely on the gentry to make a living.

The county magistrate is an outsider, and his term is only about three years. He leaves as soon as the three-year term is up. For the local people, they would rather offend the county magistrate than offend the nobles.

Because if you offend the county magistrate, you may be able to tolerate it for three years, but if you offend the nobles, unless you don't want to stay in the local area, you will be suppressed by the nobles for generations.

If someone was very far away and could mobilize the local garrison, the power in his hands would have been eliminated long ago.

You know, the bosses in the yamen and the county magistrates are all held by members of the gentry.

Therefore, the yamen also have the eyes and ears of the nobles. What the county magistrate can know, the nobles will also know in a short time.

Chang Yuan frowned and said, "Then bring the person over first and let me interrogate him."

"promise."

……

Soon, Wang Ran's two concubines and children were brought to the Yamen and were questioned by Chang Yuan.

"Didn't you leave the city and rush to the south of the Yangtze River? Why are you back now, where is the second young master Wang?" Chang Yuan said seriously, his voice was cold, and he slapped the gavel.

The two concubines were so frightened that they knelt down, and the child also cried loudly. One concubine took courage, thinking about what Wang Ran taught her, and said tremblingly: "Sir, my husband has been kidnapped by the thieves from Fuze Village."

As she spoke, the concubine took out a letter and said, "This is a handwritten letter from my husband. Only if the family pays a ransom of [-] yuan will the thief be released."

"What? Bang."

Chang Yuan frowned, slapped the table in front of him, and said angrily: "You bold thief, how dare you despise the law like this."

Chang Yuan was indeed angry. After all, Pingting County was under his control, and he should be responsible for such a kidnapping incident.

And what made him most angry was that if you tied him up, why don't you tell the Wang family quietly? You had to send him out of the city openly in broad daylight. How many pairs of eyes were watching you? .

This was a slap in the face.

The housekeeper took the letter from the concubine and presented it to Chang Yuan.

After Chang Yuan took it and read it, he snorted coldly: "The thief can tell you, when will the transaction be made?"

"They said that if the family has prepared a ransom, they can just send someone to Fuze Village. As long as the ransom is not small, they will release him as soon as possible." The concubine said.

"You are so brave. Do you really think that I dare not send troops to suppress him?" Chang Yuan snorted coldly.

The concubine took advantage of the situation and said, "I hope you will make the decision for me and save your husband."

"..."

Chang Yuan couldn't answer this. If he wanted to suppress it, he would have started it a month ago, how could it have been delayed until now.The steward and master of the yamen next to him saw the Lord's predicament, and then interjected: "Let me ask you, can you tell how many thieves there are in the village? Is the leader of the thieves that boy student Chen Mo? How strong are they, do you know?" "

"Tell me in detail." Chang Yuan finally answered.

"I don't know, poor concubine. I have been locked in the house and not allowed to go out. I don't know the situation in the village, but the leader of the thief is indeed called Chen Mo." The concubine said while coaxing the child.

"Is it because I don't know, or is I deliberately concealing it." Chang Yuan took a picture of Jingtang again. He vaguely felt that the other party was far from simply kidnapping and demanding ransom.

Just when he was about to question him, a policeman walked in quickly and said respectfully: "Sir, Master Bo and the Wang family are here."

Chang Yuan raised his eyebrows and stared at the concubine who had just spoken. He immediately handed the letter to the housekeeper and said, "I've finished asking, you can leave."

The butler put the letter into an envelope and gave it back to the concubine.

Soon, Master Bo came in with the Wang family.

The boss is the Wang family, and the Wang family has held the position of boss for decades. The county magistrate has changed many times, but the boss has never changed.

After Royal Lord Bo came in, he saw that Wang Ran's concubine and child were fine. He first bowed to Chang Yuan and cupped his hands, and then said, "Sir, what happened? You actually invited two female relatives to the Yamen."

"It is true that something big happened. Your second son was kidnapped by thieves from Fuze Village outside the city. He needs to pay a ransom of tens of thousands of yuan before he is released. I asked about the situation. Now that I have made it clear, the prince can do it Take them away." Chang Yuan chuckled.

Royal Lord Bo was shocked and did not stay too long in the Yamen. He took the people with him and left the Yamen.

Chang Yuan looked at the back of Royal Lord Bo and his entourage as they left, and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on the Wang family."

"What do you mean, sir?"

"In today's world, it is always right to be careful." Chang Yuan sighed.

……

Wang family, main hall.

"Father, this thief is too rampant. He first robbed my Wang family's fields and tenants, and then killed my Wang family guardian. Now he has also amputated my younger brother Ran. Not only has he robbed tens of thousands of wealth, but he still uses it. My brother is threatening me and asking for a ransom of tens of thousands of yuan, which is simply too much bullying." said the eldest son of the Wang family.

"Yes, my Wang family has been rooted here for hundreds of years. Even the successive county magistrates have treated my Wang family somewhat poorly. I have never been humiliated like this."

"In my opinion, this money cannot be paid."

dong dong!

At this time, Wang Xiu tapped on his crutches. After the whole hall fell into silence, he gave two autographed letters written by Wang Ran to his eldest son.

After the eldest son read the two letters, his face was shocked: "This thief dares to instigate my Wang family to serve as his spy. It is simply unreasonable."

"What?" The other tribesmen also took the letter and read it. Then their expressions changed, and then they all looked at Wang Xiu, waiting for his decision.

Wang Xiu stroked his crutch with a calm expression. After careful consideration, he finalized the matter: "This may not be a bad thing, at least, not at the moment. Ran'er's letter said that Chen Mo had taken refuge with the Tianshi thief. Since Ran'er If it can be written on the letter, it is obviously Chen Mo who asked Ran'er to write it like this."

As he spoke, Wang Xiu closed his eyes and said: "There are wolves in front and tigers in the back. If Chen Mo and the Tianshi bandits are really a group, if they don't agree now, my Wang family will definitely not be able to escape if the city is destroyed in the future. Besides, we also We have no choice, if I hadn’t guessed, the county magistrate has already created a gap between us.”

(End of this chapter)