Three Kingdoms King of the North

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"Being a government servant for 12 years?" After hearing this person's answer, Han Zhan frowned again and looked him up and down. He felt that the person said he was 28, but no matter how he looked, he looked like he was in his early fifties. If a fly landed on his face, it would be crushed to death by the wrinkles.

Huahu didn't know why Han Zhan suddenly asked about this yamen servant, and quickly said to him, "My lord, that's right, Leng Xiang is 28 now. He has been working in the yamen since he was 16 years old, and he has been working in the yamen for 12 years."

"Flower county magistrate," Han Zhan understands the truth that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, so he turns a blind eye to the yamen servants who are greedy for small things. , there must be something inside.He first asked Hua Hu: "I don't know the salary of the yamen servant, but it is paid on time every month?"

"Responding to my lord," Hua Hu replied, "It is paid on time every month, and has never been in arrears."

Hearing Huahu say that the salaries of the yamen servants are paid on time, Han Zhan became more and more confused. He looked at Leng Xiang and asked, "Leng Xiang, do you usually hang around in the fireworks and willow alley?"

"No." Hearing Han Zhan's question, Leng Lian quickly shook his head and said, "The villain has never been to those romantic places."

"Since you have never been to Fireworks and Willow Lane," he continued to ask in order to find out why this yamen servant was so poor, "then did you raise a few children outside, and gave them the monthly salary?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as this question was uttered, the cold face shook his head like a rattle: "There is only one wife in the small family, where did you get such an outside room?"

"I haven't been to Fireworks and Willow Lane, and I haven't raised a house outside, so where did your salary go?" Han Zhan stared at the other party and asked sharply: "You know, in addition to your salary, you can also take in some people on weekdays." Filial piety, that's a lot of money. Could it be that you sent it all to the gambling house?"

Prime Minister Leng knelt down in front of Han Zhan with a puff, and said in a tearful voice, "For Mr. Huifu, I don't gamble or whore, and the filial piety and monthly salary I usually get are all used to support the children. "

Rob came over with a teacup, handed it to Han Zhan, and said, "My lord, drink some tea first to moisten your throat."

Han Zhan took the teacup and asked casually: "Leng Xiang, I ask you, how many children are there in your family? You can use up your monthly salary and filial piety." After asking, He brought the cup of tea to his mouth and took a sip.

"Master Huifu," said Leng Xiang with some hesitation, "the young one has 24 sons!"

Hearing Leng Xiang's words, the tea in Han Zhan's mouth spurted out, and Leng Xiang sprayed it all over his head and face.The cold face piled on the ground did not dare to move, allowing the tea to flow down from his forehead and face.

Han Zhan stared at the cold face in front of him, and asked in surprise, "Don't you have only one wife? How could you have 24 sons?"

"Responding to your lord's words," Leng Xiang said with a sad face, "after the young one got married, except for the first two years, the wife gave birth to one every year, and the rest of the years were a pair of twins every year."

Han Zhan was completely stunned by the cold words. He really didn't expect that the other party's wife could be so prolific.In ten years, 24 sons were born.But for Leng Xiang, it's not more children, more blessings, but more children, more disasters.

When Guo Jia heard Leng Xiang say this, he also found it incredible, and quickly said to Hua Hu: "Magistrate Hua, why don't you call Leng Xiang's wife and children to the county government and let the lord have a look."

Guo Jia's words reminded Han Zhan that he called his indifferent wife and children to the county government office, so as to leave a good impression of being considerate to his subordinates.Seeing that Hua Hu was still standing there, he knew that the other party was waiting for his instructions, so he nodded, indicating that he could do as Guo Jia said.

"Lengxiang," Hua Hu immediately said to Leng Xiang who was kneeling on the ground after receiving Han Zhan's hint, "What are you still kneeling here for? Why don't you bring your wife and children here quickly, so that you can get a good job in this place?" Majesty, take a look?" As he spoke, he took advantage of Han Zhan's inattention and winked at Prime Minister Leng.

After Leng Xiang left, Hua Hu smiled and said to Han Zhan, "My lord, Leng Xiang's house is a bit far from here. It takes at least half an hour to go back and forth. Why don't we go back to the main hall and wait for him."

After a group of people came to the main hall and sat down, Han Zhan asked Hua Hu curiously: "Magistrate Hua, why didn't you see him when the Marquis was in charge of the country?"

"Back to my lord," Hua Hu quickly replied when he heard Han Zhan's question, "This subordinate saw that his family was poor, so he arranged for him to go to the countryside to collect taxes. You should know that this kind of job is very lucrative. , just to make up for the family. Because he seldom goes back to the county office, it's normal that you don't know him."

Han Zhan solved two cases in one day. Not only did Hua Hu admire him so much, even Guo Jia felt that he underestimated the lord at ordinary times. He did not expect him to have such a talent in solving cases. .

But Han Zhan was thinking in his heart that it was a bit of a fluke that these two cases were solved. If it was really some kind of unsuspected case, maybe he really stumped himself.In the future, this kind of thing can be enjoyed once in a while, but you can't do it yourself all the time, otherwise you will exhaust yourself sooner or later.

When a group of people entered the county government office, Han Zhan accidentally saw a government servant in the yard. The soap clothes on his body were not only old, but also patched up. He couldn't help frowning, and ordered someone to call the government servant over. .

The yamen servant didn't know what Han Zhan called him, so he hurried over, called "Fujun" respectfully, and then stopped talking, quietly waiting for Han Zhan's order.

After Han Zhan looked him up and down, he asked curiously, "What's your name, how old are you, and how many years have you been working in the Yamen?"

"Mr. Huifu," the yamen servant quickly replied, "my surname is Leng, and my name is Xiang. She is now twenty-eight, and has been working in the yamen for 12 years."