Chapter 604: The common plot actually happened next to him
The last letter Sun Shan read was from Chen Dongling.
When he opened it, Chen Dongling first asked about his health, then was surprised that he came back, but later he roughly understood the reason and agreed that he should stay away from trouble.
Chen Dongling returned home from a business trip a few days ago.
Chen Dongling provided relatively detailed background information about County Magistrate Tang.
Sun Shan also understood why the so-called county magistrate's brother-in-law dared to call himself the county magistrate's brother-in-law.
It turned out that County Magistrate Tang's wife was infertile, so he took a concubine.
All of County Magistrate Tang's children were born to his concubines. No wonder the concubine's younger brother was so fearless.
Sun Shan continued reading and found out that County Magistrate Tang’s eldest son was listed as the wife’s eldest son, so outsiders thought he was born to the wife.
Huangyang County is 108,000 miles away from Jurong County. If you are not a local or a capable person, you would not know about this secret revelation.
The concubine that County Magistrate Tang took in was his childhood sweetheart, and they had a verbal engagement.
Because his family was poor, he had to seek external help if he wanted to continue his scientific research.
So County Magistrate Tang became a Chen Shimei, abandoned his childhood sweetheart and married the current Mrs. Tang.
When County Magistrate Tang gradually became wealthy and independent, and his wife Tang was childless, he had plenty of reasons to rekindle his relationship with his childhood sweetheart and win back the white moonlight in his heart.
When Sun Shan saw this, the corners of his mouth twitched.
He never expected that such a common plot would happen around him.
Sun Shan never expected that County Magistrate Tang was also infatuated and still missed his childhood sweetheart from his hometown, and would "marry" her when he saw the right opportunity.
It is really to provide a source of creative life for all kinds of writers.
Chen Dongling said in the letter that County Magistrate Tang was of a calm and patient nature, not much different from the officials of Daqian.
By seeing what kind of county magistrate Tang was like, you can roughly know what the county magistrates of various counties in Daqian were like.
The Chen family would usually give some benefits to this kind of county magistrate, so that it would be good for both of us and everyone else.
Chen Dongling thought that Sun Shan wanted to maintain a good relationship with the local county magistrate to facilitate his work, so he told him how the Chen family would do it.
Brother Chen is such a thoughtful person.
Chen Dongling also said that he had only a short time to search for information, and had not yet found out in detail how County Magistrate Tang served as the county magistrate in Jurong County.
However, the evaluation given to County Magistrate Tang by his superiors was quite standard, not out of the ordinary or jumping around, and he was considered to be an unknown person.
As for why he left Jurong County and was transferred to Huangyang County.
It was because the Shanxi Provincial Governor had a student who wanted to come for training. He happened to see that Magistrate Tang had been in Jurong long enough, so he transferred him out.
Let his students replace the position of County Magistrate Tang, so that they can serve as officials within his administrative jurisdiction, work hard to achieve some achievements, and facilitate promotion.
Don't ask Chen Dongling why he knows about this situation.
The Chen family does the same thing, completely judging others by themselves!
The unknown County Magistrate Tang was squeezed out and ran to the capital to report on his work. Later, there was a vacancy in Huangyang County, so he was transferred here.
As for whether County Magistrate Tang wanted to come or not, it was not up to him.
If you don't come, just keep waiting for a vacancy.
Nowadays, more and more people are qualified to be officials. He is a juren with no background. If he doesn't come to Huangyang County, he doesn't know when a vacancy will come.
Besides, County Magistrate Tang was already over fifty years old and could only serve as an official for ten years at most. He had no choice but to come to the remote Huangyang County to take up his post.
When Sun Shan saw this, he felt disappointed.
An 18th-tier official who was not valued by the court was able to act arrogantly in Huangyang County.
How ironic.
Sun Shan put away the letters one by one, took a deep breath, and exhaled, before he cleared out his inner restlessness.
After several attempts, I finally felt a little more comfortable.
Sun Shan thought about it and decided to go to the provincial capital to find out more information. As for the county town, he had already arranged people to help keep an eye on it.
Sun Shan was not afraid of County Magistrate Tang, an official with no background. Now he just had to collect evidence and kill him with one strike.
However, Sun Shan was not optimistic at all, as it seemed that County Magistrate Tang had no way of convicting him.
A county magistrate is, after all, a scholar-official, and scholar-officials should not be punished.
Unless you do something that angers God and people, there is no way to bring you down.
From the current perspective, Tang County is just as Chen Dongling had found out, it's pretty standard.
As for greed, it is normal for him to be like this. It is abnormal for the county magistrate that Lord Wei does not take advantage of the people's money.
County Magistrate Tang couldn't do anything about it, so Sun Shan was determined to kill the direct culprit - the so-called brother-in-law.
It is only natural to pay back a debt and it is only natural to pay for a murder.
Sun Shan will not let the culprit go.
Sun Shan walked out of the study and saw the young man from the Sun family who had returned from Zheng's School and was practicing calligraphy beside the well.
Because Huang likes lively places and children, Uncle Sun Er and Uncle Sun San sent their grandchildren to the old house to accompany Huang.
Su secretly told Sun Shan that he disliked this behavior very much.
Let Sun Shan drive away the boys and girls in her house.
He also said that these little mosquitoes ate a lot of food at the old house.
How could Sun Shan obey Su's words, and how could he drive away the children of Mingger and others.
Since Huang liked it, Sun Shan was naturally happy for his children to be filial.
But she couldn't directly reject Su's request, so she coaxed her by saying, "Mother, you are now the only old lady in Huangyang County. Everyone respects you outside. I heard that the county magistrate's wife also invited you to a flower-viewing banquet. Is that right?"
Speaking of this, Su's dark, thin and old face immediately broke into a smile. He covered his mouth, trying to make himself not look so arrogant and funny.
The corners of his mouth curled up as he said, "Shanzi, you know this too. Haha, the county magistrate just arrived, and the government sent someone over to ask me and your father to go pick him up, haha."
Sun Shan fully understood this approach.
When a new boss arrives, the employees will definitely line up to welcome him, so anyone with a slightly higher status will be arranged to greet the county magistrate.
Although Sun Boming and Su were from the countryside, they had a son who was a juren, which was unique in Huangyang County.
Naturally, they would be asked to support the occasion and "donate" money to prepare a banquet to welcome the county leaders.
If Sun Shan was there, he would definitely be invited. If Sun Shan was not there, Sun Boming and Su would have to take over.
Su continued to say proudly, "Haha, your father and I went to welcome the county magistrate, and we stood in the front. Many wealthy families came to talk to us."
Then he thought of something and frowned and said, "It hurts me to have to donate money to attend this kind of banquet."
Holding Sun Shan's hands, he smiled and said, "But it's worth the money to have face in front of so many people. Your father also said that it would be worth it to spend some money to meet the county leaders."
Su continued, "Later, Madam Tang invited me to Shili to appreciate the flowers. I couldn't read, so I didn't go."
Firstly, they were afraid of spending money. Su and Sun Boming would not go after they had enough fun. It would be better to leave the money for betrothal gifts and dowries for their grandchildren.
Secondly, I don’t understand anything and I’m afraid of saying something wrong and offending people.
Thirdly, Su and Sun Boming were very stage-frightened and they didn’t know how to socialize.
Su thought of something and asked nervously, "Shanzi, if your father and I don't go, will we offend the county magistrate? I asked your aunt, and she said it would be better for your father and I not to go, fearing that we would say the wrong thing. She told us to just say we were busy with farm work at home and not to go."
Aunt Sun also said that after Yun Jie'er gets married, if she really wants to attend the banquet, she should let Yun Jie'er go.
She always knows more than Sun Bomin and Su.
As for Huang, she is old and most people would not let her go.
When you get older, you don’t have to do many things.