Chapter 48: A scholar

Xie Linlang waited until the fire on the ship went out before looking for the ship to take a few people into the water.
At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the four officers and men rowed at the same time, and soon they were in the middle of the river.
The damage of those cargo ships piled up like a small island full of lava in the middle of the river. The outside of the "island" was scorched, but the inside was still burning, occasionally making a "crack" explosion, cracking a few fire marks, and watching at night It is especially obvious.
Suddenly, Qin Jue noticed that in the cracks of the fire, there were strips of dark silver water flowing out. It was melted tin, glowing with shallow silver light in the moonlight, pouring down, as if It's like a small waterfall, but it disappears soon after being submerged in the water, and it can't even arouse a wave.
Xie Linlang pointed to the tin roads, "Did you see it? That's the cash cow of Tao County Order, the tin of Tin Workshop."
Qin Jue nodded, and then saw Xie Linlang's eyes sparkling.
"In the future, it will become our cash cow!"
Qin Jue was taken aback, and was immediately moved by the word "we" in his heart.
He nodded, but thought in his heart, is Xie Linlang very short of money?
It should be missing... Then, if he could find the treasure, would she be very happy?
But soon he was puzzled by this thought...Why does he feel like he wants to give everything to Xie Linlang? Did he already trust her so unknowingly?
While he was thinking, Xie Linlang was also counting the number of boats. At this time, the boats were crowded together and it was difficult to distinguish. She did not know how to count after counting several times. Finally, he gave up and said to a young officer and soldier who was rowing. .
"Can this little brother swim? Can you help me get into the water?"
Hearing this, the officer stood up quickly and bowed.
"Yes, the villain is good at water! What do you want to see?"
Xie Linlang said, "Go down and see if there are any discarded containers under the water."
These tins were all built into tin bricks and packed in cargo boxes. Before the cargo ship moved slowly, it was also because of too much tin.
Hearing the words, the officer nodded, took off his coat and went into the water.
The water in winter should be cold, but because of the nearby fire, the water in this area is not too cold.
Soon after he went down, he protruded out of the water and replied, "Sir, there are cargo containers under the water. I can't see the quantity. I guess there are about a dozen boxes."
Xie Linlang nodded when he heard the words, and then let him come up.
Everyone was puzzled, but Qin Jue knew that there was a complete cargo container underwater, which meant that it was thrown into the water before the ship caught fire. The number of more than a dozen boxes means that there is at least one ship. The ship dropped its cargo and ran away.
And Xie Linlang didn't seem to care, but from her deliberately Qi Lianke's vomiting of blood, she could tell that she actually wanted this group to be wiped out. Now knowing that someone has escaped, naturally she wouldn't be too happy.
Seeing her pursing her lips, she soon sighed quietly.
"Well, let's go up first, and when the fire is completely extinguished, let's go down to dredge the river and clean up the dead bodies."
"Yes!"
On the other side, Xiangcheng.
The magistrate Tao was put under house arrest.
Although the imperial envoy had already doubted him, he couldn't do too much without conclusive evidence, so he asked Xiaoxi to help him interrogate the culprits, and at the same time imprisoned Tao County magistrate in the Xiangcheng government office. , Guard him with his own people, waiting to be sent off.
This made Xiao Xi faintly felt that it was not good. He would not put Tao County magistrate to death row and strictly interrogate him, but just separate him from others. This would cause problems, right?
But the imperial commissioner was determined, he couldn't help it, so he sent a message to Xie Linlang, and then went to interrogate the culprit.
Fortunately, in order to evade the punishment, the gangsters confessed one after another, and soon all the evidence in their hands was shaken out.
After Xiaoxi got the testimony, he sent someone to the bandit's den to obtain physical evidence. Finally, at dawn, the physical evidence was placed in front of the imperial commissioner. Now, it is difficult for him not to believe it.
After reading the testimony and evidence, the imperial commissioner was very angry! I saw him pat the table and said.
"Does Tao Zhiyong really regard himself as the emperor of this city?! Not to mention exploiting the people and deceiving men and women, but he has repeatedly murdered the imperial palace! This is simply outrageous!
No, this official will start a book and listen to it! Such an evil official must be taken to the capital to be punished! "
Xiao Xi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that, but before he could speak, there was a sound of fighting outside.
He was shocked and quickly guarded the imperial commissioner behind him. After a while, the door of the yard was knocked open, and the imperial commissioner's confidant stumbled in, shouting with blood on his face.
"My lord! It's not good! Tao Zhiyong rebelled!"
It turned out that after the county magistrate Tao was arrested, he knew that he was planted this time...
In order to survive, he simply didn't stop doing two things, and instigated the entire government to rebel!
It's also strange that the imperial commissioner didn't listen to Xiaoxi's advice and only put him under house arrest in the government office. Tao Zhiyong has lived in this government office for more than ten years. There are not many tunnels in An Neng?
Therefore, even if the guards outside were imperial servants, he could easily escape... As for why those people would listen to his rebellion, apart from Tao Zhiyong's long standing in Xiangcheng, more importantly, he The bad things done were not done by one person, and the people in the government office could be said to be his accomplices.
Now that he was caught, those people would be afraid that it would be their turn next.
Therefore, the county magistrate Tao did not spend much time, so he instigated him to rebel together. The big deal was to kill the imperial servant and Xie Linlang to roll the money and run away. Anyway, the emperor is far away from the sky. When the officers and soldiers came to capture them, they would run away long ago. Up.
The poor imperial servant has visited so many places, this is the first time I have encountered such a vicious official!
So when the magistrate Tao closed the courtyard door and brought people in, he was completely confused and could only shout pale and weak.
"You rebel! Are you going to rebel?!"
The county magistrate Tao didn't expect a mere Xie Linlang to force him to this point. He simply broke the jar and said with a grinning smile.
"What is the official rebelling? The official is here to capture the anti-thief posing as an imperial envoy! Come! Take him down!"
The imperial commissioner panicked, he hid behind Xiao Xi and shouted, "If you dare to move me, your majesty will not let you go! And Xie Linlang, he is the new magistrate here, and he will not let it go. you!"
Tao Zhiyong laughed at the words!
"If you want Xie Linlang to save you, it's better to save the province! What if he is a scholar, even if he is surrounded by fifty officers and soldiers from neighboring cities? The whole Xiangcheng is mine! If he is smart and knows how to run, he dares to come back , I will send him to meet the king with you!"
After speaking, as soon as he waved his hand, the people behind him rushed towards the imperial envoy and Xiaoxi!
But before they caught the imperial commissioner, the gate of the courtyard that was originally locked by the magistrate Tao was kicked open!
In the dawn, Xie Linlang, covered in dust, strode in with a fan!
As soon as he came in, he couldn't help but smile when he saw the shocked face of County Ling Tao.
"How can Master Tao look down upon a scholar?" She covered her face with a fan and squinted. "Don't you know that this scholar... is the worst?"