Chapter 443

Li Bohao walked closer and pointed his saber at Gao Ya who was standing on the embankment, shouting, "Gao Ya! What is your Gao Clan trying to do? Are you trying to force my Li Clan into a corner? "

Gao Ya stepped on a rock on the embankment and spat, saying disdainfully, "The water flows past my house, I can cut it off if I want! Do I need to ask for your permission? Li Bohao, I've already promised the horse carriage company to take out thirty percent of this year's income to buy food for your people. I've already done my best for you, what more do you want? "

Li Bohao's eyes were about to spit fire as he shouted angrily, "Bullshit! Are we just going to let the crops in our fields die of drought? Our Li Clan Village doesn't even have a drop of water left for humans and animals to drink, not to mention irrigation water. Look at this river, is there any water left? "

Gao Ya laughed dryly and said, "If we don't cut off this water and let it flow, you won't have enough to irrigate, and our harvest will also be greatly reduced. Li, you're crying injustice at me, but who am I going to tell? This is the heavens making things difficult for us, not our Gao Clan Village making things difficult for you! "

Li Bohao said angrily, "Then we have to sacrifice ourselves to help you?"

Gao Ya said lazily, "Nonsense, who allowed you to live downstream? If your Li Clan Village was upstream, I'd accept it if you cut off the water! I'll say it again, the water flows past my house, I can cut it off if I want! "

Li Bohao was furious and shouted, "Fine! If you want to intercept, then do it. If I want to strip, then do it. Let's use our own abilities! Li Clan Village brothers, for our crops, cut the embankment! "

Gao Ya jumped up and held his sword horizontally, shouting, "I'll see who dares to move! Whoever dares to touch a shovel of soil on this embankment, I'll bury him alive! "

Li Bohao raised his saber and charged, shouting, "If you have the ability, bury me first!"

Seeing their young master charge first, the Li Clan Village's strong men immediately brandished their weapons and charged forward, shouting, "Charge! Charge! Defeat the Gao Clan Village bastards, cut the embankment! "

"Beat them down, beat them down, I'll see who dares to touch our life-saving water!"

The two weapons clashed, and a series of clanking sounds rang out. Li Bohao brandished his saber and struck a man from the Gao Clan Village, forcing him to retreat. He hurriedly helped up one of his clansmen who had been knocked unconscious and shouted loudly, "Old Nine, Old Nine? Wake up! "

The man's head and face were covered in blood, it was unknown where he was injured, but he was already unconscious. Li Bohao laid him flat on the ground and picked up his knife. He gritted his teeth and roared, "Gao, I'll f * ck your grandma!"

Gao Ya laughed and said, "Then you'll have to go to hell first!"

The two of them raised their bloodstained swords and sabers and fought crazily …

…

At the entrance of the yamen, Zhao Wenyuan and the others arrived and ordered someone to go in and report. After a while, the yamen runner came back and politely said to Ye Xiaotian and Zhao Wenyuan, "Sirs, the County Master is waiting for you in the second hall, please!"

Zhao Wenyuan and Ye Xiaotian politely declined and entered the door side by side. The yamen runner led the way and led the two to the second hall. Along the way, some low-ranking officials and officials who had learned that the new Warden and Deputy Prefect had arrived at the same time ran out of their quarters to take a look.

When they saw Ye Xiaotian, they immediately stood there with their mouths agape. Ye Xiaotian saw many familiar faces and was also very excited. He subconsciously smiled and greeted them. Those people still stared at him with their mouths agape, unable to react at all.

It was only then that Ye Xiaotian realized that he probably did not know them at the moment. He had already made the gesture of greeting them with a smile, but he could not take it back. He could only pretend to be courteous and continue nodding with a smile. Under the gazes of more and more low-ranking officials and officials, he walked all the way to the Second Hall.

Hua Qingfeng was waiting on the doorstep of the second hall. When he saw the two coming, he smiled. But when he saw Ye Xiaotian, his smile couldn't help but tighten. Life was really unpredictable. Who would have thought that Ye Xiaotian would come back to Gourd County as the Warden?

The yamen runner stopped and said to Ye Xiaotian and Zhao Wenyuan, "Sirs, this is the County Master Hua!"

Ye Xiaotian and Zhao Wenyuan quickly walked forward and stopped three steps away from Hua Qingfeng. They cupped their hands and said, "Lowly official Ye Xiaotian (Zhao Wenyuan), greets the County Master Hua."

"Aiyaya, both of you, please get up!" Hua Qingfeng quickly lifted the lapel of his robe and walked down the stairs with a smile. He helped the two up and said with a smile, "Sirs, you must have had a hard journey. Please take a seat in the hall."

"County Master Hua, please!"

Ye Xiaotian and Zhao Wenyuan asked Hua Qingfeng to walk in the front, and the two of them walked half a step behind him. They walked into the hall with him. They exchanged some pleasantries until Hua Qingfeng took the seat of honor first. Then the two of them sat on the left and right side of the hall. On the side, a manservant had already served tea. Hua Qingfeng picked up the teacup and gave it to the two of them. He took a sip of tea, coughed lightly, and said to the manservant, "You go and ask Register Wang and County Magistrate Xu to come and meet the two new colleagues."

The manservant agreed and hurriedly walked away.

Hua Qingfeng took another sip of tea. This time, his action was a little too big, and his tongue was scalded by the boiling tea. Hua Qingfeng hurriedly closed his mouth, and his eyes were slightly moist from the pain. Although he knew that Ye Xiaotian would come to Gourd County and was prepared, he still panicked when he saw Ye Xiaotian.

In fact, even if Ye Xiaotian returned to Gourd County, he would still be his subordinate. As a county magistrate, he did not need to be nervous. But he felt guilty towards Ye Xiaotian, so it was inevitable that he would feel guilty.

In the beginning, they planned to let Ye Xiaotian pretend to be Ai Dian Shi. They told Ye Xiaotian that they would let him go after he succeeded, but in fact, they wanted him to pretend to be Ai Dian Shi and "pass away due to illness". This was to avoid the fact that Ai Dian Shi was killed by bandits, which would infuriate the imperial court and cause them to be held accountable.

After Ye Xiaotian learned the truth, he "went to the meeting alone", which caught them off guard. At that time, Ye Xiaotian's prestige was at its peak, so they did not dare to harm him in public. In a panic, they had to agree to Ye Xiaotian's plan to fake his death. Not long after that, Ye Xiaotian quietly left. Who knew if Ye Xiaotian would hold a grudge against them because of this?

Besides, although Ye Xiaotian was a fake Warden, he was very popular in Gourd County. Many people in the county government became his followers, such as Monitor Zhou, Ma Hui, Xu Haoran, and even his brother-in-law, Su Xuntian.

After Ye Xiaotian left Gourd County, Magistrate Hua held the seal of the acting Deputy Magistrate and the acting Warden in one hand. He firmly grasped the judicial power of Gourd County in his hands.

Although as the official seal of a county, he still had Wang Ning and Register Wang to check and balance him, so his power was still limited, it was the first time that he tasted power since he became an official. Now that Ye Xiaotian had made a comeback, would he take back what was already in his hands?

Hua Qingfeng gently wiped the tea foam floating on the tea with the lid, brought the tea to his lips, and quickly glanced at Ye Xiaotian. Suddenly, he remembered that the current Deputy Magistrate was Xu Boyi, so he felt a little relieved. His lips curved into a meaningful smile.

After a while, Register Wang and Xu Boyi came to the second hall, and Hua Qingfeng hurriedly introduced them to each other. Xu Boyi, Ye Xiaotian, and Zhao Wenyuan were fellow examinees, and they knew each other in Guiyang. They thanked each other and considered each other to be acquaintances.

This was the first time that Zhao Wenyuan and Wang Ning and Register Wang met each other, so they needed to be introduced. But Ye Xiaotian and Register Wang were obviously very familiar with each other, but at this moment, they had to pretend that they did not know each other. They listened to Hua Qingfeng's introduction, cupped their fists, and exchanged greetings, pretending to be serious.

Xu Boyi, who had already investigated the matter of Ye Xiaotian pretending to be Ai Dian Shi, smiled as he watched the two put on a show. He laughed coldly in his heart: "The court is really full of shameless actors!"

After the officials finished their greetings, they sat down and chatted for a while. Hua Qingfeng said pleasantly: "You and I will work together in the future, and there will be plenty of time in the future. The families and attendants of the two officials are still waiting outside, so I will not delay you now. Register Wang, please escort Deputy Zhao to the Deputy Zhao for the handover. "

Register Wang nodded in agreement. Hua Qingfeng said to Zhao Wenyuan: "Deputy Zhao, it must be tiring for you to come from afar. Go ahead and hand over the handover and settle your family down. Tonight, I will hold a banquet to welcome you."

Zhao Wenyuan hurriedly stood up and cupped his fists towards Hua Qingfeng: "Thank you, County Magistrate."

Register Wang smiled and cupped his hands, saying: "Deputy Zhao, please!"

After the two left the Guest Hall, Hua Qingfeng smiled and said to Ye Xiaotian: "Yeh Dianshi, there is only one vacant house left in the county, which was vacated by the former County Magistrate. County Magistrate Xu has moved in after he took office. Now there is no other suitable residence, and the post station is outside the city, so it is inconvenient to come and go. I will first rent a house for you near the county yamen to temporarily settle your family down. What do you think? "

Ye Xiaotian was slightly stunned. When he was in Gourd County, there were two or three empty houses. Now they are all occupied? Even if there are people living in them, he is the Warden, the fourth most important official in the county yamen. Other people should also vacate their houses.

Although he just arrived today, the official letter from the Prefectural Commissioner's Office has already arrived. Now there is no house for him? Ye Xiaotian secretly sneered: "If I agree, I am afraid that I will have to live in that rented house for a long time. Magistrate Hua clearly does not welcome me. Is he trying to show me his power? "

Ye Xiaotian quickly glanced at Hua Qingfeng and Xu Boyi, and said calmly: "Thank you for your trouble. I came to Gourd County this time, so I will have to work here for a few years. If my achievements are not outstanding enough, I may have to work here for the rest of my life. "

Looking at Hua Qingfeng's increasingly ugly face, Ye Xiaotian laughed even more happily: "Moreover, I have a large family, and the county yamen's public house is a bit cramped. It is not suitable for me to live in. Since there is a rented house, I will live there for the time being. I will find a place to build my own house as soon as possible. Since there are people living in the county yamen's public house, don't let them move out. "

Hua Qingfeng's eyes flickered slightly, and he laughed: "The public house is indeed a bit crude. Since Yeh Dianshi wants to build his own house, I will not stand on ceremony. Hahaha … "

Hua Qingfeng coughed twice, and then said to Xu Boyi: "County Magistrate Xu, accompany Yeh Dianshi to settle down. Come together at night, I will hold a banquet to welcome him."

Xu Boyi agreed, and walked out with Ye Xiaotian, talking and laughing. Anyone would think that these two were fellow examinees, and had become colleagues, their relationship was very close; who would be able to tell that these two were actually a pair of enemies that could not be untied?

"Build your own house? Hmph! You really want to take root in this county! "

Hua Qingfeng looked at the back of Ye Xiaotian and Xu Boyi as they walked away, and his eyes gradually became gloomy.