Chapter 5 chapter Five

A few days later, the No. 3 merchants "Chunsheng", "Zhilong", and "Nanbao" in Qingpu Town counted all the ships and goods lost in the sea robbery, and submitted a list to the county magistrate of Jinkou, imploring the government to arrest the pirates. Thieves, dredging sea routes, protecting trade, and making decisions for the people.On August 12th, the principals of the three firms, Zhong Yiliang, Zhong Yiliang, Yang Mengtu, Yang Sanye, and Zhao Ziyun, Mr. Zhao, met again at the Jinkou County Office to meet Chen's parents, the magistrate of Chen County.The three of them complemented each other and told the story of the merchant fleet's encounter with thieves in detail.Afterwards, he told the story of how Ruan Dacheng gave up his life against the bandits and saved the lives of more than a hundred people in the fleet, and asked Mr. Chen's parents to meet Ruan Dacheng, and he was not afraid of the pirates' despotic power, and he gave up his life to save people. Give it a commendation.

Old Chen's parents in Chenzhi County have just received an official order from the government and road yamen to crack down on foreign pirates.Naturally, he didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately asked the Yazhong Secretariat to record the details of the merchant ship's encounter with thieves, saying that it was going to be reported to the government, and the officers and soldiers were mobilized to work together to arrest them.But for the matter of inviting Ruan Dacheng to meet, old Chen's parents didn't take it seriously. In the view of old Chen's parents, Ruan Dacheng's life and death bet with the pirates in a crisis is justifiable, but it is definitely not an act of loyalty , and there is no need to give praise!Old Chen's parents have been officials for many years and are well-versed in the world. They have seen a lot of this kind of unruly and stubborn rascals, and they have always disliked them.

However, after the three businessmen left, Chen's parents changed their minds and came up with a new way.According to the three businessmen, this Ruan Dacheng is now living in Lu's residence, so this Ruan Dacheng must be some relative or friend of Mr. Xiaolian, and Mr. Xiaolian is so honest and upright, it is impossible for Mr. Xiaolian's relatives and friends to be What's more, Mr. Chen's parents and Mr. Xiaolian have a very close friendship, so he can't stand by and watch when this unfortunate incident happens to the relatives and friends of Mr. Xiaolian's family!

Old Chen's parents decided to meet Ruan Dacheng, and by the way, asked carefully about the robbery of the ship. He can't control it, but the magistrate of a county must at least figure out the context of the matter before he can report to the higher authorities! In the afternoon of the same day, old Chen's parents sent someone to send a letter to Lu's residence, agreeing to invite Ruan Dacheng to see him the next day. The next morning, a sedan chair bearing the Lu family emblem entered Jinkou County.Go straight to the county government office.The sedan chair was stabilized, and Ruan Dacheng limped down to get the sedan chair.The guard at the gate immediately reported to the back hall, and Chen's parents in the back hall sent a message, asking Ruan Dacheng to come to the signing room to speak.

Ruan Dacheng entered the gate of the signing room, and saw that old Chen's parents were already sitting on a grand teacher's chair, slowly sipping tea with a fine porcelain sand pot. Ruan Dacheng hurriedly knelt down and said, "The little man Ruan Dacheng kowtows to the county lord!" "That's all! That's all!" Old Chen's parents called Ruan Dacheng, asked him to sit down on a grand teacher's chair opposite, and asked casually, "How is Master Xiaolian?" "Good! Good! My uncle still has a letter for you!" As he said that, Ruan Dacheng took out a handwriting of Mr. Xiaolian from his wide sleeve, and presented it in front of Mr. Chen's parents.

Old Chen's parents took Master Xiaolian's letter and read it hastily, put the letter on the table, and said indifferently: "The incident of Qingpu merchant ship being hijacked by pirates has been reported in this county, and the imperial court is currently harassing foreign pirates. I am very concerned, and issued several decrees to severely arrest it. The Qingpu merchant ship was robbed, and the government will not ignore it! I heard that when the merchant ship was robbed, you were also on board, and you behaved quite bravely, vowing not to follow the thief, The county is very pleased with this!"

When Mr. Chen's parents were talking, Ruan Dacheng had already noticed the expression on his face. The expressions of Mr. Chen's parents were dull and a little confusing, especially his pair of yellow eyes sunken deep in the eye sockets. , It makes people feel colder from the heart.Ruan Dacheng originally thought that after reading Master Xiaolian's letter, Chen's parents would look at him with admiration, but unexpectedly, after reading the letter, he still had such an official air, as if he was asking questions in court. Ruan Dacheng felt the majesty of the government from Chen's parents.

In fact, this majesty has nothing to do with him. Old Chen's parents don't want to see him, and he still doesn't want to see Chen's old parents!But old Chen's parents can see him if they don't want to see him, but he can't if he doesn't want to see old Chen's parents - as long as old Chen's parents want to see him, he has to come. This shows how abominable the government is! Ruan Dacheng thought angrily. But he didn't dare to show his anger and resentment on his face. When he replied to Chen's parents, he was quite cautious: "Your Excellency of the county, the little people survived the catastrophe this time. One is God's blessing, and the other is God." But relying on the majesty of the government, the reckless behavior of ordinary people in a hurry is not a kind of bravery. It is the duty of ordinary people not to follow the thief and keep one's self clean!"

"Well said!" Old Chen's parents smiled, and said with unclear meaning: "But standing up in front of those desperadoes and betting with them is not something ordinary people can do, right? It takes some courage and some extraordinary skills Your courage? You must have gambled like this on the ground in Nanyang, right?" When Ruan Da was established, he realized the insidious meaning behind these words, so he smiled and said, "I don't know why the county lord came up with such a whimsical idea! Xiaomin has read a lot of poetry and books since he was a child, and he still knows the etiquette of being a man." Two. Therefore, in the Nanyang season, except for doing business and handling goods, I never fought with anyone, so why would I gamble? Encountering pirates, life is in danger, at least one dies, I have to do it, I’m afraid it’s not an exaggeration, right? "

These words were soft but hard, and contained a bit of injustice. Old Chen's parents could hear it naturally, and he laughed and said: "Joke! Joke! This county is just making a joke, please don't mind! Don't mind!" Next, old Chen's parents said again: "I came to you today. The meaning of this county is to reward your loyalty and bravery! Although this county often punishes stubborn and reckless people, right and wrong are always different. There is a distinction! This county does not blame you, nor does it blame you!" Ruan Dacheng listened silently without making a sound.In just a few days after arriving in Qingpu, Ruan Dacheng had already heard a lot about this county lord.The lord of this county is very strict with the rogues and scoundrels in the territory. He beats the board, puts on the stick, and shows the public with the shackles. Gentlemen and elders call him "Chen Qingtian".Through the conversation above, Ruan Dacheng also believed that he was Chen Yanwang, not Chen Qingtian.Ruan Dacheng knew that what he said was out of good intentions, and he intended to remind Ruan Dacheng not to bring the smugness to the ground in Jinkou.

Sure enough, the county lord spoke again: "Encounter a pirate, let's not talk about it when you are in a hurry, but in the future, gambling with meat and life is not allowed! You should know that such behaviors are waited for. After all, it’s not something a decent person can do! Now that you live in Lu Xiaolian’s residence, you can be regarded as a half-respectable person, so you must not continue to mess around, breaking the rules of this county, and ruining Master Xiaolian’s reputation!" "Yes Yes!" In the end, the lord of the county had a big talk with Ruan Dacheng about the Lord Xiaolian, and then he gave Ruan Dacheng two books. recite. Ruan Dacheng accepted the book gift, held back his anger, and left obediently. As soon as Ruan Dacheng left, Chen's parents immediately lowered their faces, and confessed to their subordinates: "This Ruan Dacheng is brave and knowledgeable, and he has a bit of a bad temper. He is afraid that he will cause trouble in this county in the future! You must Keep an eye on it! If you find any wrongdoing, report it to the county immediately!" "yes!" Old Chen's parents sat back on the grand teacher's chair, sighed long and said: "This year is not as usual, the famine is serious, the people's hearts are restless, and I heard that there will be bandits roaming my land, so we must be cautious! Otherwise, there will be troubles, and the court will Blame it, we can't escape the responsibility!" On this day, old Chen's parents were very suspicious, as if they had a premonition that something would happen to the land under his rule...