Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 203 Nowhere to turn
Everyone has seen how arrogant Xia Lin's attitude is, but the Tang family is not a fish that can be slaughtered at will. Of course, they will find someone to smooth things over. After all, they are all from Luoyang and they all have some confidence in the local area.

So they first found the local county magistrate and reported to the authorities. Of course, they reported to the authorities. The county magistrate of Luoyang County was very familiar with them, and he was naturally very polite when he saw the head of the Tang family coming.

"Sir, I am here to report to the authorities."

"Oh, why bother Mr. Tang to come here in person for such a small matter? He can just ask a servant to come over. What's the matter?"

When Tang Baoer's uncle told him what happened today, the county magistrate slapped the table and stood up angrily: "Who is this lunatic? How dare you be so arrogant under my rule? Do you know where he is now? I'll send someone to arrest him first!"

"That would be a big hassle for you, sir."

"But who on earth did your family get into trouble with that would blackmail you so blatantly? Did you bring the account book with you? Let me take a look."

"Take it, take it."

The eldest uncle of the Tang family handed the account book to the county magistrate. The magistrate didn't look at it carefully at first glance, but two words seemed familiar to him. He turned the account book over and saw the words "Xia Lin" clearly written on it.

At that moment, he almost threw the account book as a dart, but then he thought that this name was not uncommon, so he asked with more caution: "Hey? Who is this Xia Lin?"

"He is just a county magistrate who was demoted."

As soon as he said this, the Luoyang County Magistrate almost slipped off the stool. He no longer cared about his face and loudly called back the yamen runners he had just sent out. He looked up and down at the uncle of the Tang family, and his eyes began to change.

"Sir, is this?"

"What is this?" The county magistrate stood up with his hands behind his back, his smile faded as he threw the account book into the hands of the Tang family's uncle. "It is said that if you kill someone, you must pay with your life, and if you owe someone a debt, you must pay it back. It is only natural. It is useless to report it to the authorities. Someone, show us away."

The door of the yamen slammed shut. The Tang family members who were almost driven out had confused looks on their faces, while the county magistrate in the yamen was sweating profusely.

At this moment, the county magistrate's wife came out and asked, "Master, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Comfortable, very comfortable. But I almost felt uncomfortable." The county magistrate sat back and took a big gulp of tea: "You old bastard, you want to bring the God of Plague to me, I wish I could chop him to pieces with a knife!"

The Tang family father and son also cursed a few times but did not dare to curse too harshly. They grumbled and left. But since the county magistrate did not care about this matter, they knew more than just this county magistrate. After all, the Tang family had been deeply rooted in Luoyang City for many years and had some connections.

So they went to the Luoyang Economic Administrator, who was one level lower than the Governor but one level higher than the County Magistrate. He was considered an important official above the County Magistrate, mainly responsible for managing commercial affairs in the prefecture. The Tang family had always had a good relationship with him, so they came to him.

But no one knew what went wrong. The manager, who had always been welcoming them with a smile, pretended to have something to go out for and left them after knowing their purpose. He also left a message saying that he might not be back today and that if they were really too late, they could go directly to the Luoyang garrison to try their luck.

Well, after being rejected twice in a row, the Tang father and son could only go up one level to the residence of the Luoyang garrison. After hearing about their purpose, the Luoyang garrison was trembling in his heart, but after all, he was the local official, and he couldn't just send them away or escape by saying he had to pee, so he could only meet them reluctantly.

The standards for the garrison were very high. The father and son of the Tang family were asking for justice, and they had to kneel down to do it. The garrison commander sat there expressionless the whole time, and was even still thinking about the pot of chicken that he had not finished at noon. The chicken was really delicious. I heard that the cook was the one who came back from Fuliang, and he had to ask him to prepare the pig's trotters in the evening. I heard that the pig's trotters there were delicious even for His Majesty.

"Sir, you have to make the decision for the common people."

At this moment, Uncle Tang's cry of pain pulled the garrison commander out of his fantasy of pig's trotters, and he even looked a little displeased.

"That's all?"

"Sir, that man cheated the Tang family out of more than four million taels of silver. How can this be called a small matter?"

"A lie? I don't think so. As far as I know, your Tang family has earned more than four million taels in the past two years, right? Was this money washed away by the flood?"

"This... Sir, what does the Tang family's earning have to do with that person's extortion?"

"Got it. Go back and wait." The garrison commander waved his hand and said, "I will ask someone to investigate this matter. It just so happens that the imperial envoy from the capital is also here. Why don't you go and visit him? If you want to go to my place, I will have someone take you there. Remember to file a complaint in code."

"That's great!" The Tang family father and son were overjoyed: "Thank you for your guidance, sir."

The garrison commander was all smiles, and even personally escorted them to the door. After they left with many thanks, he stood there for a while, gathered his sleeves and pursed his lips, but didn't say anything, just chuckled. About half an hour later, the Tang family's complaint was ready. Everyone knew that filing a complaint with the imperial envoy was the same as filing a complaint with the emperor, so why not punish that shameless guy?
"Father, now it's all right. The Imperial Envoy has saved us a lot of trouble here. This time we'll see if that villain can defeat the Imperial Envoy."

The yamen runner leading the way heard what they said and even looked back at them several times with a strange expression.

In this way, they came all the way to where Xia Lin lived now. This place was indeed Miss Tang’s villa, but they didn’t seem to know whose house it was.

"Don't move around here. I'll go and inform the imperial envoy."

"Okay, okay, thank you very much, sir." The eldest uncle of the Tang family even stuffed a silver ingot into the yamen runner's hand to show his gratitude. The yamen runner weighed the silver in his hand but just smiled and knocked on the door and went in.

After entering, Xia Lin was playing the most popular board game in Fuliang - Mahjong - with Tang Baoer, Lao Zhang and Si Ren Dong.

"Sir, someone has come to the Imperial Envoy to seek justice."

The yamen runner came up to Xia Lin with a flattering look on his face and said with a smile, "Do you want to meet him?"

"Yes, of course. Was it Guard Huang who asked them to come and seek justice? Old Huang is quite cunning." Xia Lin threw the mahjong at me: "Don't look at my cards! Tang Baoer, keep an eye on Old Zhang, this bastard likes to steal cards."

After walking outside, Xia Lin asked, "Who is it? Seeing you look so naughty, there must be something fun going on, right?"

"Hehe... Your Excellency is really amazing. The person who came here is none other than the head of the Tang family in the city. He came here to sue someone for extorting more than four million taels of silver from his family."

"Fuck." Xia Lin also laughed out loud: "Are you Luoyang people so mean? You didn't tell anyone about this along the way?"

"No, the garrison commander even sent his subordinates to escort them."

This man was actually Huang Shoubei's confidant when he was still a lieutenant general. Now that Huang has been promoted, he has naturally risen as well. Although he is still a yamen runner, he will be promoted to a regular employee in the next few days, and may even be able to become a county magistrate of a small county.

He naturally knew Xia Lin, which was why this scene happened.

But I have to say that these officials are really bad people. It's like when someone files a complaint, the person who answers the phone and asks them what's the matter is the defendant.

"wait a second."

Xia Lin went into the house and changed into a decent set of clothes. The fabric of the Shu embroidered silk was a genuine royal gift. The dark yellow color was not something that ordinary people could wear. The jade pendant on his waist was hung in the most conspicuous place.

With this attire, the imperial envoy's style is revealed. He then put on a pair of black leather Liuhe boots, which is the standard outfit for classic officials. But his is different. Other people's black leather boots have nothing on them, but his are carved with flowers and have flying cranes embroidered on them with gold thread.

This specification is on par with a fourth-rank official, and is one of the exclusive sets for an imperial envoy.

At this moment, the Tang family father and son were getting a little anxious waiting, and they happened to see the yamen runner coming out. He said anxiously, "Quick, quick, kneel down, the imperial envoy has come out."

The Tang family father and son knelt down without saying a word, not even daring to raise their heads. At this moment, the door hinge made a sound, and then a pair of feet wearing Feihe Liuhe boots appeared in front of them.

This specification, this appearance... The Tang family father and son felt that it was already dawn just by looking at the clothes without seeing anyone. With the imperial envoy here, how could that bastard dare to do whatever he wants?
"If you have any grievances, please bring them forward." The yamen runner beside him shouted in a strange tone, somewhat deliberately imitating the voice of the eunuch: "Don't delay the serious business of the adults."

At this moment, the eldest uncle of the Tang family quickly handed over the petition he had just written, and then said in a tearful voice: "My Lord, please help me. That man is extremely vicious and cruel. He relied on his position as a county magistrate to do evil in Luoyang City. Now he wants to seize my niece and threaten the lives of more than a hundred people in my Tang family to extort gold and silver... My Lord, please help us!"

Xia Lin was stunned for a moment while listening to them talking. These guys were really liars. His serious agreement was there, and the account books were taken out, yet they were still accusing him of blackmail?

Is there no more law?
Xia Lin looked through the complaint and then laughed out loud. Hearing this laugh, the Tang father and son felt it was a little strange.

But Xia Lin spoke up soon: "Hey, you guys are already at this critical moment, why don't you hurry up and raise money instead of talking nonsense. You don't want the male's Gou Ba anymore, right? I told you this morning that it's 4.8 million taels, not a penny less, are you turning a deaf ear to my words?"

The Tang family father and son shuddered and raised their heads quickly. They saw the face of the bully from this morning. Xia Lin tilted his head and looked at them: "Hey? Is the sky falling? Or am I surprised? Am I surprised?"

(End of this chapter)