Chapter 300 Interrogation of Zhao Duan

A day later, the huge imperial envoy team once again became the focus of the whole city.

This time, the operation was carried out without any warning and no preparation was made in advance.

Therefore, when hundreds of cavalrymen silently rushed out along the main road of the south gate of the city like a tide, the people in the city fled in panic, their eyes full of fear and confusion.

"Censor Chen, where are we going?"

Sun Xiaozheng, who had just caught up with the cavalry team, rode a horse, grasped the reins, stretched his neck and asked loudly to the middle-aged censor beside him.

While speaking, his eyes glanced towards the front of the team, where the fake imperial envoy was still wearing Zhao Duan's appearance and was surrounded by the brocade-clad men of Lihua Hall.

Although Chen Hong is a civil servant, he is actually quite good at horse riding.

He then grinned and replied loudly:

"How would I know where the imperial envoy wants to go? But I think he is going to inspect the mines."

Inspection...Is there such a sudden inspection?

It was like a sneak attack, they didn’t want us to catch up at all... Prefect Sun complained in his heart.

My heart is somewhat at peace

——As for the mine, he had already repeatedly instructed people to keep a close watch on it.

With County Magistrate Wang in charge, it wouldn't be a problem even if the imperial envoy launched a surprise attack.

At this time, the team marched out of the city gate and headed towards the mine.

Taicang is a slightly special place. Like an ordinary provincial capital, the provincial government and the county government are all in the same city.

Taicang County Government was originally like this, but due to the later silver mining, a large number of factory areas were derived.

With the eating, drinking, defecating and urinating of the workers in the mine, the town near the silver mine gradually expanded.

It had long exceeded the size of an ordinary small town. Later, in order to facilitate administration, the Taicang County Government was simply moved out of the provincial capital and moved here.

Therefore, the distance between the provincial capital and the county government office is not far, as the mine is right between them.

The autumn wind is cold and the clouds are floating overhead.

Magistrate Sun lay on the horse, and after a while of shaking, a huge silver mine appeared in front of him, as if it was hammered out by a god.

The group slowed down their horses slightly. The workers stationed at the mine and the people from the county government saw them from afar and came over to greet them.

"After the criminal Wang Chusheng disappeared, in order to ensure that the mines remained in order, this government ordered the Taicang County Magistrate to temporarily take over the duties of the County Magistrate."

Prefect Sun was on his horse and introduced loudly.

After saying that, Sun Xiaozhun rode forward, glanced at the group of people coming, and frowned:

"Where is County Magistrate Wang?"

The Taicang Dianshi who was in the lead was terrified and frightened by the noise.

I guessed that it might be the imperial envoy, so when I saw the prefect asking, I hurriedly responded tremblingly:
"Reporting to the prefect, the county magistrate was here just now, but he had some urgent matters to deal with in the government office, so he hurried back to deal with them...Sir, should I order someone to look for him?"

Trash, can't be found at the critical moment... Sun Xiaozhun was unhappy and turned to look at "Zhao Duan":
"Master Zhao, I am familiar with this place. I will show you around..."

"Which direction is the county government office?" the leading "Zhao Duan" suddenly asked.

Sun Xiaozhun was stunned for a moment, then he pointed to the town in the distance while holding the whip: "It's right here."

"Zhao Duan" rode forward:
"Go to the county government office."

Rumble…

The cavalry-clad team passed through the mine without entering it, like a black muddy current sweeping up Prefect Sun and flowing towards the county government office.

The distant mountains are all red, and the nearby cavalry are like black lines. This scene can be painted.

In the distance, on another fork in the road, Coach Xie pulled the reins of his horse and watched in confusion as the imperial troops moved away.

"Master, why are the soldiers here?"

Behind him, Xiaowu, who was riding a bad horse and insisted on following him, had a dazed expression on his face.

The boy's eyes showed fear and deep envy:
"So impressive, as if he is protecting some high-ranking official."

"Imperial Envoy..."

Coach Xie murmured, "Did you see the guy in the red official robe in the team just now?"

"Ah, it seems so. Could it be the prefect?"

The boy, whose face was bruised but who actually had no internal injuries, was stunned.

With his knowledge, he also knew that in the entire Taicang city, only the prefect could wear the crimson official robe.

"The prefect is accompanying him personally, so he must be an imperial envoy going to the countryside. Let's go, let's follow him."

Coach Xie thought for a moment and turned his horse around.

He entered the city to look for Magistrate Sun, but now he ran into him halfway and had no choice but to follow him.

"oh oh,"

Xiao Wu nodded excitedly, feeling extremely curious and wanting to know what such a majestic imperial envoy looked like.

……

Taicang County Government Office.

After Zhao Duan and his companions were taken back to the county government office, they were not thrown into jail or subjected to excessive harassment.

I don’t know if it was because of Mr. Song’s face or because the captain was unsure of his identity.

In short, I was temporarily confined to the side yard of the county government office and was not allowed to leave. The side yard was not big, with only a stone table and three stone benches in it.

In addition, there is a bunch of gorgeous chrysanthemums.

Zhao Duan, Xu Junling, and Song Juren occupied three stools, while Lu Qingfeng and others stood.

No one had any weapons in their hands, and their swords had been taken away by the police - of course, this was tacitly approved by Zhao Duan.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Xu Junling slid a jade finger across the rough tabletop with disdain, and as expected, his nail was covered in dust.

As a princess of the royal family, how could she have ever suffered such "grievances" since she was a child?
In the Huai River, let alone an eighth-rank county magistrate, even a seventh-rank county magistrate would be servile and fawning when seeing her.

Dare you not give face to Prince Huai'an?

"The situation is stronger than the people. Can we still fight against the officials?"

Zhao Du was calm and composed. He didn't care at all despite the difficult environment he was in.

"Oh, do you think I will believe your lies?"

Xu Junling rolled her eyes, looking a little silly. She suddenly smiled and said:

"Be careful, we'll throw you into jail soon. A supervisor and a county magistrate are both missing. Do you think they would mind if we disappear with them?"

"Wouldn't that be better?"

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Mr. Song, who was distracted, listened to the heartless conversation between the two and was terrified.

I wanted to ask something, but I was worried that the walls might have ears, so I swallowed it back.

Everyone waited for a long time, but no one came. Just when their patience was almost exhausted, there was finally movement outside.

"Mr. County Magistrate."

The voice of a clerk could be heard from outside the tightly closed courtyard gate.

Then, the wooden door was opened, and a man wearing an eighth-grade green robe and a seventh-grade black gauze hat was revealed, looking very out of place.

An official with a tired look and shifty looks walked in.

County Magistrate Wang was not in a good mood.

According to his original idea, he should arrest the person first and let his subordinates try him. He would try not to get involved to avoid being blamed.

What can be done? The county's chief constable may seem crude, but he actually has his own way of survival, so he turned around and went to report.

It was said that Mr. Song was involved and they were all arrested, and the county magistrate was asked how to deal with him.

If they are just outsiders of unknown identity, rich young men and women, detaining them for the time being is not a big problem.

But Mr. Song was a local gentry in this county, the owner of the Song family estate, and a guest of honor of the prefect.

Now, County Magistrate Wang could no longer pretend he didn't know, so he had to come back depressed and interrogate the case in person.

"Wang County Magistrate!"

In the courtyard, Mr. Song stood up and bowed, saying:

"You are back now. Did any misunderstanding occur?"

Wang Xiancheng, a professional scapegoat, had a blank expression on his face. He did not respond, his eyes fixed on the man and woman in the yard.

His brows were furrowed. As a local official, he had seen all the children of the prestigious families in Taicang Prefecture, but the person in front of him was not one of them.

"Isn't he from this government?"

Muttering in his heart, County Magistrate Wang pretended to be powerful and spoke in a pretentious tone:

"Who are you guys? Why are you in Songjiazhuang? Why are you spying on the imperial silver mine? What's your purpose? Who sent you here? What's your motive? Do you have the permission of the government to approach the government-run mines without permission? Who is behind you?..."

A strong first move and a strong interrogation attitude can shock the prisoner's mind.

Zhao Duan was amazed, thinking that this set of words sounded a bit familiar...

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Mr. Song explained:
"It's all a misunderstanding. These two passed through this county and came to visit me in the village. They had an unexpected argument with the younger generation..."

"Mr. Song, I am interrogating the prisoner."

County Magistrate Wang pointed to the black gauze hat on his head, his expression serious and his tone solemn:

"The county is not peaceful right now. I am temporarily taking over the duties of the county magistrate. Any suspicious person must be investigated strictly!"

Mr. Song shut his mouth.

I thought to myself that I wanted to help you, but you didn't listen...

Zhao Duan sat on the stone bench without getting up, and said with a smile:

"You are the county magistrate here? Wang Chusheng's deputy? You are only an eighth-rank official, temporarily taking over the seventh-rank position. It's hard to say whether you are lucky or unlucky."

Who are you... using such a tone...

County Magistrate Wang was displeased at first, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he felt inexplicably sad.

"This is the county government office! I am interrogating you! I have seen many young masters and young ladies like you. You rely on your family's power to do whatever you want. You dare to beat up the people of the Song family. Do you still respect the law?"

County Magistrate Wang was bossing people around, and he seemed to be the lord of the county:

"I don't care about your background, but I have to tell you that the current Imperial Envoy Zhao is in my palace. No matter how big your family is, can it be bigger than Imperial Envoy Zhao? Tell me, what is your purpose?!"

(End of this chapter)

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