lcionline Chapter 291 The Prefectural Magistrate Was Terrified and Wet His pants
Chapter 291 The Prefectural Magistrate Was Terrified and Wet His pants
"Get out of the way, don't touch this man. This girl looks like she's still a virgin. If we offer her to that magistrate, do you think I might... try to climb the social ladder a bit more? Then, with you guys following me, you won't have to worry about this kind of thing anymore!"
Upon hearing this, the short, monkey-faced official immediately gave him a thumbs up.
"Brother, you are brilliant. Don't worry, we will definitely be loyal to you to the death and serve you faithfully."
"You're quite clever, kid. Find out who that young master is from when you get back, and then..."
The leading officer gave a look to those around him, and the officers immediately nodded, giving him a knowing look.
In fact, they didn't quite believe Chu Chen when he said he was a wanderer.
However, living in a chaotic era, the status of these wealthy young men instantly plummeted, which is why the officials dared to let Chu Chen into the yamen with impunity.
If he is indeed that wandering soul, then he should be sent directly to the mines.
If their family has some influence, they can say it was a mistake, then have Chu Chen's family pay some money to release the person and that's it.
Anyway, since we've already got ten taels of silver, no matter how you look at it, we're not losing out.
We can just arrest those dozen or so men in the village again tomorrow. Anyway, they have no food reserves, so they can't escape.
As the carriage bumped along, Chu Chen soon saw the buildings outside becoming denser.
Ahead, a large city gate with the words "Wu Tuo" written on it came into Chu Chen's view.
Seeing this, Chu Chen stretched and said, "Finally arrived, I'm so tired from all the jostling."
Seeing this, the girl Xiaoyu immediately sat down next to Chu Chen: "Young master, let Xiaoyu massage your legs."
"Huh, why do you know how to give this massage?"
Chu Chen asked with some doubt, wondering if Xiao Yu was a retired official from a brothel.
If that's the case, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
“Young master, Xiaoyu doesn’t understand what massage is, but my mother came from a poor background. However, she taught me how to massage people’s legs and shoulders from a young age. Please don’t find it offensive.”
Chu Chen immediately understood; it turned out the woman's mother was a retired cadre.
So he asked, "And what about your mother?"
"Young master, my father and mother starved to death last month and were buried in the back mountain!"
"Okay, my condolences!"
Chu Chen answered once and then said nothing more, letting Xiao Yu's hands pound on his legs!
I thought to myself, your father still dares to marry a courtesan in this day and age, which is quite courageous.
The carriage entered the city smoothly and soon arrived in front of a huge palace.
After Chu Chen and his two companions got out of the car, they were led into a place that resembled an ancient government office.
With a shout, a portly man sat down at a table below the main hall.
He picked up the gavel and slammed it on the table, not even glancing at Chu Chen and Xiao Yu, and said, "Who are you here?"
Xiaoyu was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground, while Chu Chen looked at the people in the hall with a calm and composed expression.
At that moment, the leading officer walked over to the pot-bellied man and whispered a few words in his ear.
The man instantly opened his eyes in a lewd manner, and then looked up at Chu Chen and the other man.
"Hey, you brat, why don't you kneel before this magistrate?"
Then he turned to look at the girl Xiaoyu kneeling on the ground.
"Wow, what a thoughtful girl!"
"Then, the man will be exiled to a jade mine, and the woman will be taken to the back room. I will reconvene on another day. Court adjourned!"
Chu Chen's lips twitched upon hearing this, and he called out to those above, "Sir, how about we conduct an interrogation?"
"Yes, yes, let's interrogate him. Come, come, clerk, tell him the charges."
As soon as the official finished speaking, a man with a goatee walked up to the table on his own.
“Listen up, you in the courtroom! First, stealing military supplies is a crime of disrupting national stability. Second, failing to kneel before the magistrate is a crime of utter disrespect. Third, shouting in court is a crime. All three crimes combined, you are to be sent to the jade mine.”
Chu Chen was amused when he heard this; this was a completely fabricated charge that had been pinned on him.
"Well, sir, just tell us how much you want, and we'll leave."
Seeing Chu Chen's enthusiastic expression, the magistrate also became happy.
"Well, not bad, a promising student indeed! Close the door and leave!"
At his command, the officials immediately drove away the onlookers and then tightly closed the gates of the government office.
After doing all this, the magistrate walked up to Chu Chen and said, "Boy, write a letter and ask your family to bring the money."
After speaking, several officers handed Chu Chen a writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.
Seeing this, Chu Chen smiled slightly and took out a token from his clothes: "My lord, let me show you a family heirloom, it's priceless."
"Is this true?" The official in charge of the government office asked, then reached out and took the token that Chu Chen handed over.
He looked them over expressionlessly, then turned to the man with the goatee behind him and said...
“Master, come and take a look at what’s carved on this.”
The advisor arrogantly accepted the token, but after a quick glance, he almost dropped it from his hand.
The clerk immediately knelt down in front of Chu Chen.
"Young master, I was blind and did not recognize you. I was unaware that an envoy from the Great Xia Dynasty had arrived. Please forgive me."
"Master, you're drinking fake alcohol... What did you say? An envoy from the Great Xia? In gold?"
As if suddenly remembering something, the man in the government office began to tremble involuntarily, and his trouser legs slowly became soaked from top to bottom.
"Your humble servant, Yin Tiancheng, from the Wu Tuo City government office of the Wu Tuo Kingdom, greets Your Excellency the Envoy." He then knelt down with a thud.
"Your Excellency, it's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. Please, Your Excellency, take a seat in the main hall."
Chu Chen didn't say anything, but instead pulled up Xiao Yu, who was still confused about what was going on, and plopped down on the chair in front of him.
Yin Tiancheng finished speaking. There are three types of envoys from the Great Xia Dynasty, so there are also three types of plaques.
The first type is a bronze token, which was used by ordinary envoys and officials. The second type is a silver token, which was mainly used by high-ranking officials of the first or second rank in the capital.
The third type is the gold token in Chu Chen's hand, which is generally only possessed by members of the royal family, such as princes and princesses.
It should be understood that the Wu Tuo Kingdom is entirely dependent on the Great Xia Kingdom for survival.
His own men had brought the man holding the golden token to court. If things went wrong, he might have his head chopped off by the king of Wu Tuo.
At this moment, Yin Tiancheng knelt tremblingly in front of Chu Chen, like a primary school student.
After the clerk called out "Your Excellency the Envoy," the officials behind him immediately knelt down before Chu Chen.
Without Chu Chen's permission, no one dared to stand up.
The head constable who arrested Chu Chen earlier is now filled with remorse.
The envoy must have an incredibly high status, since even the government officials knelt down.
He estimated that those ten taels of silver would cost him his life.