Chapter 15 The plan against Qitai is being implemented! !
Qi Tai and others had a great time drinking and talking about the future at Huang Zicheng's mansion.
It should be said that Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng did not have much ill intentions.
Whether they were assisting Emperor Jianwen later or serving as officials now, they were not corrupt officials.
Even after Zhu Di rebelled and successfully captured them, they remained unyielding and died generously.
It should be said that they are loyal people and deserve recognition.
But the more officials like this do bad things, they don’t know anything about military affairs and dare to give opinions casually. They don’t know that they are just scholars. They can only talk about military affairs on paper. They don’t have the talent to stabilize the country, but they have the heart to stabilize the country. mistake.
While Qi Tai was drinking, Huang Zicheng's housekeeper came to Huang Zicheng's side and whispered something into Huang Zicheng's ear.
Huang Zicheng then said to Qi Tai: "Shang Li, someone from your house came to invite you to go back. They said that there are fellow villagers from Lishui who are eager to see you. I think we have finished discussing it now. Why don't you go home?"
Qitai thought for a while, it would be unkind not to meet someone from his hometown.
So Qitai said goodbye to everyone and went home.
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Qitai Mansion.
A middle-aged man in his thirties looked at the architecture of Qitai's mansion with an envious expression.
He had just eaten a full meal and was waiting in the living room burping.
About half an hour later, Qi Tai came to the living room under the guidance of the butler's lantern.
As soon as Qi Tai arrived in the hall, before he could see clearly who was coming, he heard the man opposite shouting enthusiastically: "Hey, Ade, you are so prosperous!!"
Qitai’s real name is Qide.
Qitai was stunned for a moment when he heard the man opposite him calling him that. His instinctive reaction was: Do I know him? But this colloquialism is really similar to my hometown.
So he quickly stepped forward: "Who are you?"
The other party smiled and said: "Look at you, you no longer recognize your old neighbors when you become an official. I am the third child of Qi Dazhu's family in the back alley of your hometown."
oh oh...
Qi Tai thought about it and hurried forward, "Hey, it turns out it's from Uncle Dazhu's house."
The reason why Qi Tai was so polite was entirely because the Qi Dazhu family was very kind to him.
Qi Dazhu's family can be regarded as a wealthy family in the village. His family grew up poor, and even the money for his studies was funded by Qi Dazhu's family.
Without the help from others, I would still be farming.
"How is Uncle Dazhu's health lately?" Qitai asked.
Qi Tai asked Qi Laosan to sit down.
Qi Laosan drank tea and said: "It's not bad, but the situation is not as good as before. It's not as nice as the house you lived in when you became an official."
A look of embarrassment appeared on Qitai's face.
In the past few years since he became an official, he has rarely gone back. Even if he is a benefactor, he rarely repays his kindness. It is really embarrassing to think about it.
He immediately said apologetically: "Lao San, what's the matter with you coming back to the capital? As long as you mention it and it doesn't violate the law, I'll take care of it for you."
Qi Laosan was not polite, "Hey, the thing I asked you to do this time is really simple."
"you say!"
“Our village and Lijiaba fought for water, and they got into trouble with each other. My second brother accidentally broke one of the other’s arms with a hoe, and the government officials arrested people indiscriminately.
Regardless of whether the other party struck first, several people in our village were injured by people from their village.
But the government said that the other party was seriously injured, and they also said that the trouble was too big, hundreds of people were fighting, and dozens of people were injured. This was called gathering to make trouble, and people had to be arrested. They also said that the second brother was the leader and had to be arrested and sent to the army. , can you think of a way to get the person out? "
Qi Tai believed it as soon as he heard it.
The competition between his hometown and surrounding villages for water resources due to the release of water for farmland irrigation has been a constant struggle since ancient times. He had witnessed many such fights when he was a child.
Especially in the past two years, for some reason, there have been droughts from time to time, and there have been more fights among the people because of such things.
The reason why droughts happen so often is actually because of the arrival of the Little Ice Age.
The Little Ice Age was not just a problem of cold, but also many disasters, including droughts, floods, and extreme thought for a while, "Did he really just break the other person's arm?"
Qi Laosan said: "Ade, although you left the village when you were very young and we haven't met each other a few times, you have to believe what I say. No one wants to fight over water sources. Everyone wants to raise their heads but not their heads." Who would have hit me if I hadn't become red-eyed?
It may not be true if you go down with a hoe, but if you see the other person falling to the ground screaming in pain, you will stop immediately. If you want to kill someone, you will break an arm. "
Qitai was sure of this and then nodded, "Where is he being held?"
"Lishui County Government Office!"
Qitai thought for a moment that this was not a big deal.
And to be honest, this kind of thing is just that, everyone in the officialdom gives face to her. Even though she has never met, sending a letter is just a favor, which is not a big deal.
Moreover, Qi Dazhu's family often helped him, so he had to help if he could.
"Okay, this is all a trivial matter. I will send a letter to Lishui County in two days, and maybe he will be released on the same day."
Qi Laosan was grateful: "Oh, it's good to have a friend who is an official. Okay, I have to leave the city overnight before the city gate closes to report the good news to dad."
Seeing Qi Laosan so anxious, Qi Tai didn't stop him.
Before leaving, Qi Laosan pointed to a linen bag at the door: "That's a native product of our village. It's not good at all. Just use it to make porridge and drink it while I'm leaving!"
Qitai didn't want to accept it at first, but when he heard that it was a local product from his hometown, he accepted it without much thought.
After Qi Laosan left, Qi Tai was still sighing, "I have met the eldest and second eldest brother of Uncle Dazhu's family before, but I have seen less of this third son."
However, he didn't take it seriously and reached out to pick up the linen bag containing local products.
dang...
There seemed to be a sound of metal hitting inside, something was wrong.
It should be taro, rice, etc. Why does it make a sound of metal hitting?
The housekeeper who had been standing by the side saw Qitai's strange expression and came over, "What's wrong, sir?"
"I don't know! What's in here?" Qitai said and opened the pocket.
ho...
Both of them were shocked when they opened it.
There was no native product inside, it was clearly two yellow gold bars.
Qitai and the housekeeper were both shocked.
Good guy, this is incredible.
If it were a bag of native products, that would be okay, but if two heavy gold bars appeared, it would be a big problem.
Looking at the weight, these two gold bars weigh 20 taels.
According to the exchange ratio of gold and silver, around the 19th year of Hongwu, one tael of gold could be exchanged for six taels of silver.
Those 20 taels of gold are a full 120 taels of silver.
The law of the Ming Dynasty stipulates that anyone who embezzles 60 taels or more of silver will be executed! !
This 120 taels of silver is enough to kill twice! ! Qitai's head was so big that he quickly tightened the bag and shouted, "Go and chase that guy back!!"
There was sweat on the butler's forehead. This was a serious crime. If someone discovered this, his master would die, so he hurried out.
However, as soon as the panicked housekeeper came out of the alley, he bumped into the soldiers patrolling the street.
The soldier screamed and fell to the ground. Others immediately gathered around him and said, "What a brave man! You dare to attack an officer? What are you going to do, old man?"
The housekeeper was frightened, "Someone sent gold bars to my master, I'm here to chase him, ah, no... it's... that someone sent local products to my master..."
There were not only officers and soldiers patrolling the streets, but also city censors. When they heard about the gold bars, they immediately noticed it.
"Hurry, hurry, don't let this old man go, arrest him!!"
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