Although Han Lizheng now had the support of Li Zexuan, the current "favorite" of the imperial court, he would never rely on his son-in-law to be arrogant and despotic outside. On the contrary, he was even more cautious than before, fearing that he would cause trouble for Li Zexuan outside!
He even cherished Li Zexuan more than Li Zexuan himself!
"Cough cough! Master Han, what kind of person do you think I, Wang Chengxing, am? I became a Grand Scholar at the age of twenty-five. Although I don't dare to say that I have many great achievements, I have never done anything to oppress the people! The main families of those three villages were all willing. This official definitely did not force them! "
Wang Chengxing, who was in the carriage, heard Han Lizheng's words and quickly defended himself.
Han Tianhu cupped his hands and said, "County Magistrate Wang, please don't be angry. I apologize, but I have no intention of slandering you! "
"Haha! It's fine, it's fine! It's just a misunderstanding. I didn't take it to heart! "
Wang Chengxing rubbed his chin and chuckled.
The carriage continued to move forward and soon arrived at a village. The houses in the village were very old. Some of the families even lived in thatched huts. A small river flowed around the village. The simple old people in the village were sitting in front of the door basking in the sun. The children were running around and playing. In the fields in the early spring, the wheat sprouts were only about an inch tall. It was a lovely green color. It was worth mentioning that there were many rows of willow trees at the entrance of the village. In this season, the willow trees had already begun to sprout. The green color brought a lot of vitality to the village!
"Master Han, Willow Village is just ahead. I have an appointment with Master Liu, Master Zhang, and Master Sun. They are waiting in the village!"
Wang Chengxing pushed open the window and said with a smile.
"En! We're finally here! These two days have been hard on County Magistrate Wang. After everything is done, I will prepare a table of wine in the city. County Magistrate Wang, you must come! "
Han Tianhu let out a long sigh of relief. After several days of running around, he felt a trace of exhaustion in his heart. However, when he thought of what he had to do next, his body was suddenly filled with energy!
It was all thanks to Wang Chengxing's assistance from the side. Otherwise, if he was alone in this unfamiliar place, it would probably take him a long time just to find the landlords of these three villages!
"Haha! Old Master Han is too polite! You're welcome! "
Wang Chengxing said with a smile.
After stopping the carriage at the entrance of the village, the two of them walked towards the village with three to five yamen runners.
Moments later, the two of them arrived at a luxurious house that occupied at least two to three acres of land. Seeing the painted red door and the tall courtyard walls, Han Tianhu couldn't help but frown. He thought to himself, "The villagers of Willow Village are so poor, but the landlord here lives in such a luxurious house. He probably eats lavishly. I wonder how many people live here!"
That's right. Although they hadn't met yet, Han Tianhu had already labeled the landlord of Willow Village as an evil person who robbed the people of their wealth.
"Greetings, County Magistrate!"
The servant in front of the luxurious house saw Wang Chengxing walking over with a group of yamen runners and quickly went forward to greet him.
"Mm! Are your old master and the neighboring village's Old Master Zhang and Old Master Sun in the house now? "
Wang Chengxing's face turned serious as he asked in a low voice.
At this moment, he became the County Magistrate that everyone looked up to.
The servant quickly replied, "Replying to County Magistrate, my old master, Old Master Zhang, and Old Master Sun are all here!"
"Oh! County Magistrate Wang is here! Liu Liu, sorry for not coming out to meet you! "
As they were talking, three men in luxurious clothes walked out of the courtyard. The fat old man in the lead quickly greeted County Magistrate Wang with a smile.
"Liu Shiren?!! It's you!! "
Before County Magistrate Wang could speak, Han Tianhu, who was standing behind him, exclaimed in surprise.
Who else could this fat rich man be if not Liu Shiren who had disappeared for almost a year?
Han Tianhu had never imagined that one of the estates he wanted to buy was actually one of Liu Shiren's estates!
Indeed, the river flows east for thirty years, and thirty years west for thirty years. Every dog has its day! Back then, Liu Shiren owned the Han Family Manor and the Plum Village in Lantian County. He acted like a tyrant over Han Tianhu and all the other villagers, oppressing and exploiting the commoners. No one dared to voice their anger!
Later on, because of Li Zexuan, he was chased out of Lantian County. Who would have thought that this old man would sneak out of Chang 'an and come to Lanzhou to buy property!
But now, Han Tianhu had changed from the Li Zheng who could be easily bullied to a rich man who wanted to buy Liu Shiren's manor!
The changes in the world were truly unpredictable!
"Han Tianhu!!"
Liu Shiren, who was greeting County Magistrate Wang with a smile, looked in the direction of Han Li Zheng when he heard the voice. When he saw that familiar figure, his pupils shrank and he immediately exclaimed in surprise.
At this moment, his old face had turned from joy to pale, then darker and darker. It was really exciting!!
"You know each other?"
This time, it was County Magistrate Wang's turn to be surprised. He had wanted to introduce them to each other, but before he could even open his mouth, the two of them were already glaring at each other. It was obvious that there was some enmity between them!
"Mm!"
Han Tianhu nodded, then took a step forward and looked directly at Liu Shiren. He said coldly, "Hmph! Liu Shiren, I didn't expect that after you escaped from Lantian County, you still haven't changed your ways. You actually changed a place to abuse your power. You have to know that after doing so many evil things, even if others don't punish you, there will be a day when the Heavens will punish you! "
Liu Shiren's face was gloomy and he did not say a word.
If it was a year ago, he would not have been so cowardly in front of Han Tianhu, but now … he had no choice but to be cowardly!
Although he was already far away from Chang 'an, Liu Shiren had never stopped receiving news about Han Tianhu and Li Zexuan. Especially Li Zexuan, who was an influential figure in the imperial court. Those who knew about him were definitely not limited to Chang' an. It would not be an exaggeration to say that his name was known all over the world!
For the past year, he and his crippled son had been living in fear. The father and son were afraid that Li Zexuan would send people to take revenge on them. Because with Li Zexuan's current status, if he wanted to kill them, it would be as easy as crushing two ants!
Therefore, to prevent any accidents, Liu Shiren used all his savings to buy a manor in Yifang County. He rarely left the manor because he was afraid that Li Zexuan would send people to take revenge on him!
Because of this, Liu Shiren did not dare to act rashly. He did not even dare to say a word because he knew that Han Tianhu had the ability to kill him today!
"Old Master Han, what is going on?"
County Magistrate Wang was confused for a while before he finally asked.
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