ebookland Chapter 758 Helping Lao Zhang's Family
Chapter 758 Helping Lao Zhang's Family
"It's a letter from the young man." The old prince explained.
Upon hearing this, the swordsman heaved a sigh of relief, "Young man, your movements are so high, it's normal that I can't predict them in advance."
"It's just a message from the young man, what's the matter?"
As he was speaking, he saw the old prince's face become visibly gloomy.
The swordsman asked worriedly, "My Lord, are you okay?"
The old prince folded the letter and his eyes darkened. "I'm afraid I can't go out today."
"Bring me my seal and robes, I want to see the emperor."
……
A residential house in Pingkangfang,
Old Zhang bent over and looked at the two yamen runners in front of him with a flattering look.
opposite,
An older yamen runner said, "Old Zhang, we've been neighbors for two years."
"The higher-ups are furious about this matter, and no one can handle it. Sentencing him to exile is already considered a mercy."
"But you also know that it's not easy for the brothers who are in charge of guarding the exiles. They have to endure the wind and snow along the way. It's common for them to be hungry and cold, not to mention the exiles."
"Of those who make it to the place of exile alive, only one in ten survives."
Old Zhang: "I know, I know, what do you say?"
The older yamen runner said: "We are all neighbors. I don't want my share. You can just give me one hundred taels."
"We need to be quick. At the very least, the brothers in charge of the exiles must be able to receive the news within thirty miles of the capital."
Hearing this mountain of numbers,
Old Zhang almost fell down.
In order to take care of the grandson's affairs, the family has spent two hundred taels of silver in total, and has long since emptied the family's savings.
Where would he get the money at this time?
"Uncle, you've watched Xiao Zhang grow up, so why don't you give him some time? My family will give him the money, but we really can't come up with it right now."
Yamen runner: "Brother Zhang, as the saying goes, saving people is like putting out a fire. I'm easy to talk to here, but the brothers outside don't care about that."
"If there's no benefit from this, what do you think they're going to do?"
Old Zhang's face turned pale, and he could barely stand. He held onto the door, his expression changing constantly.
Suddenly gritted his teeth,
"Don't worry, one hour, give me one hour, I'll go raise the money."
A smile flashed across the yamen runner's face, but he quickly changed his expression and said thoughtfully, "Well, considering our relationship, I'll coordinate it."
"You have to go and come back quickly. If you're late, no one can guarantee what will happen."
Upon hearing this, Lao Zhang became nervous and prepared to go find some old brothers to borrow some money.
at this time,
A handsome figure walked quickly towards him.
Qin Han was dressed in the attire of a military officer, his clothes were brand new and he looked mighty and domineering.
"Grandpa Zhang, let me give you the money."
When Lao Zhang saw that it was Qin Han,
Suddenly he was surprised and asked, "Kid, why are you back?"
Qin Han: "I just happened to come back, and I happened to hear grandpa tell you about your situation here, so I came to take a look."
The military affairs are very busy, and in previous years we only saw him a few times a year.
Old Zhang is not stupid, so how could he not know that it was Old Hui who spoke?
"Look at this..."
Qin Han waved his hand.
He looked at the old yamen runner.
He took out a gold ingot from his pocket.
This gold is exactly one ounce, and the exchange rate between silver and gold here is exactly one hundred to one.
One ingot of gold is enough to solve Old Zhang’s urgent problem.
aside,
The two yamen runners saw Qin Han's military officer uniform.
One can tell at a glance that he is a sixth-rank military officer.
The younger ones are a little afraid.
But the older man just narrowed his eyes and accepted the gold as if nothing had happened.
The seventh-rank officials serving the prime minister were not qualified to be the prime minister's servants, but they were also official servants of the Jingzhao Yin government.
What's more, the person behind this matter was the Minister of Revenue, a third-rank official.
"Thank you for your help, the Zhang family is so lucky to have a friend like you."
"Without further delay, I will go back now."
But before they turned around,
But then I heard Qin Hanbing's cold voice,
"Stop, do I let you go?"
Yamen runner: "I wonder if your Excellency has anything else to say?"
Qin Han: "I want to ask, how are you going to divide this money when you take it back?"
The yamen runner's face changed when he heard this.
"Your Excellency is joking. How can we bring these interpersonal relationships to the table and talk about them?"
Qin Han said calmly: "Since you don't want to say it, I will say it for you."
"Grandpa Zhang's grandson had just gotten into trouble and was arrested, and you came here just by smelling something."
"The first time I cheated you out of two hundred taels, you took one hundred and fifty taels for yourself, then went out to drink and gamble, and lost it all in one night."
"No, you still owe the gambling house one hundred taels. You came here to ask for money today. Could it be that you are going to pay back your gambling debts?"
"You didn't even use a penny of the money you paid back for bribery."
As soon as this word comes out,
The yamen runner's expression changed drastically. The fact that he could say all that clearly showed that he knew his background.
On the side, Old Zhang was shocked and looked at the bailiff in disbelief.
"Is this true?"
Seeing this, the old yamen runner's face turned serious and he immediately handed over the gold ingot.
"I have lived an upright life. Since you, my Lord, do not believe me, there is no need to talk about this matter."
"Goodbye, goodbye! I won't be involved in this matter anymore."
Qin Han: "Do you think you can still walk now?"
"If this money is given to the escorting yamen runners, it can at least guarantee Xiao Zhang's safe exile."
"And you, you took someone else's family's life-saving money and did nothing."
"Stupid, evil, and disregarding his life."
"Extremely abominable!"
The old yamen runner's legs trembled when he heard this.
Beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead without hesitation.
My back was unconsciously soaked with sweat.
If this name gets out, he's afraid that no one will care about him in Kyoto anymore.
Even whether he could keep his position as a yamen runner was still a question.
I dare not look at Qin Han's eyes,
This guy just wants to escape now.
Turn around and leave.
But at this moment,
A group of soldiers on fast horses came galloping over quickly.
The leader was actually the swordsman.
He actually had a shining imperial edict in his hand.
Wow,
Everyone present knelt on the ground, except Qin Han.
The swordsman didn't dare to speak.
Pretending not to see it, he read out the imperial edict:
"The Emperor of Heaven and Earth, I decree: Upon hearing of the unjust case, I am deeply angry. The bullying of our people is like a needle piercing my heart."
"The former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue... the Governor of Jingzhao Prefecture... abused his power for personal gain, perverted the law, and disregarded human life. He is hereby stripped of all his posts and exiled to Lingnan, never to return to the capital."
After all,
He walked towards Qin Han,
"Sir, is there anything else you would like to add?"
Qin Han pointed at the two yamen runners.
"Exile them both, and confiscate a thousand taels from their homes as compensation to Mr. Zhang."
The swordsman swept past the two yamen runners,
The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Prefect of Jingzhao are both gone, let alone the two yamen runners.
He felt no pressure at all to deal with them.
With just one glance, several soldiers came forward and took the two yamen runners away like dead pigs.
The old yamen runner was now completely limp, and the ground he mopped was wet.
He couldn't believe it even in his dreams.
How could such a trivial matter end up like this?