Xie Tianwu felt that his life was so miserable.

The Xie family was also a famous family at first, but by his own generation, the family fortunes had long since declined.

By selling various things left by his ancestors, he managed to survive the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, read a few books, and managed to get into the position of Prime Minister of Chang'an County with the help of some remaining connections in his family.

This position lasted for ten years. Even the emperor changed, but the county magistrate himself remained motionless.

In the county government, if something good happens, no one will often think of him, but if something bad happens, it will be thrown to him by the people who take it for granted.

Although he is the second-in-command in name, he is second only to the county magistrate. However, he has the position but no power, so it can be said that it is in name only. From time to time, he is bullied by subordinates. Many times, Xie Tianwu can only work in a low voice.

Just like the case in front of me, it would be more appropriate to hand it over directly to the county captain, but it somehow ended up in my hands again.

"County Magistrate, this matter is a bit difficult to handle. The person who just came here is the housekeeper of Cui Shilang's family in Menxia Province, right? He made the meaning very clear in his words, but His Highness the King of Chu is not a vegetarian."

"Of course I understand this truth. Not only did Cui Shilang come, but Cui Renshi, the doctor of Hube Duzhi, went to the county magistrate himself, otherwise this matter would not have been left in my hands."

Xie Tianwu had a headache for a while. As a county magistrate who had been working in Chang'an County for ten years, he was still very clear about the various twists and turns of Chang'an City, otherwise he would not be able to secure his position.

The Cui family of Qinghe and the Cui family of Boling were the first-class families in the Northern Wei, Sui and Tang Dynasties. Although there are not many children of the Cui family among the ministers in the court today, many ministers have complicated relationships with the Cui family, such as Su Guo Gong Cheng Yao

There are also many officials like Jin who are married to the Cui family.

"County Prime Minister, His Highness the King of Chu is really brave enough to blatantly tear the Cui family's face apart. No wonder they reacted so loudly this time."

"Hmph, have you forgotten? Back then, some villagers reported that someone in the Chu Prince's Palace had stolen villagers' corpses and bought Turkic corpses for dissection? This person from the Chu Palace can do anything. Do you think it's easy to mess with them?

Yes!"

"That's true, His Royal Highness King Chu is His Majesty's second son after all..."

"Be careful!"

…

Chang'an County has been using the excuse that it is still confirming the truth of the matter and has not handled the case between Xi Junmai and Cui Xiangkun, which makes Cui Qing very dissatisfied.

In the past few days, he frequently went in and out of various houses, plotting against Li Kuan.

Although he didn't expect that this incident alone would do anything to the Prince of Chu's Mansion, at least the few people who participated in the smashing of Qilixiang's shop must be severely punished.

Otherwise, where would the Cui family’s face be?

"Sir, my nephew came to visit my aunt today. Although he didn't say it directly, he mentioned in his words that the Qili Xiang Shop in Xishi City was smashed by the King of Chu's personal bodyguard a few days ago. You see...

…”

Mrs. Cheng Yaojin was the eldest daughter of Cui Xin, a biejia of Qizhou in the Sui Dynasty. She was also the eldest daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe.

It stands to reason that when you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, and when you marry a dog, follow the dog, but there are not many people who can actually do this.

It is the same at all times and in all countries.

Cui Qing has never troubled Mrs. Cheng for so many years. On the contrary, during the New Year and holidays, all kinds of gifts are not missing at all.

So Mrs. Cheng is in a bit of a dilemma now.

"Madam, what His Highness King Chu did in this matter is not very honest. However, it is not appropriate to say that it is His Highness the King of Chu's fault. I just drank the Shao Daozi last night, and it was really more fragrant than the Qili

I don’t know how many times it’s better, otherwise the Cui family wouldn’t be so passive now.”

How could Cheng Yao, a golden monkey and a monkey, possibly wade into this muddy water?

"Sir, that's what I said, but the King of Chu's palace is not honest in doing things, and the Cui family has not asked His Highness the King of Chu to do anything. Now they are just asking those murderers to be severely punished. This request does not seem to be too much."

From Mrs. Cheng's point of view, she felt that the Cui family only demanded severe punishment for the murderer, which was already a great favor to the Prince of Chu's palace.

"Madam, do you still remember that the clothing store of Prince Chu's Mansion caught fire before?"

Mrs. Cheng thought for a while and said: "It seems that there is such a thing. Didn't this happen two years ago? What does it have to do with this matter now?"

Cheng Yaojin stranded his beard and thought for a moment, "As for the direct relationship, there is of course no direct relationship. But the original case of the clothing store on fire was suppressed by His Majesty himself. If my husband's guess is correct, this case must be involved.

Go to the Cui family or the Lu family, because they were the ones who had the biggest conflict with King Chu at the beginning, and only the person involved knows the specific situation."

"What the master means is..."

"The relationship between the Prince of Chu's Mansion and several aristocratic families is tense. There have been conflicts before. It can even be said that they did not follow the rules and set fire to them. Now His Highness the Prince of Chu follows the same example and sends people to

I went to smash up the Qilixiang shop, who is right and who is wrong..."

"I understand."

Mrs. Cheng is not stupid either. On the contrary, she is very smart.

After listening to Cheng Yaojin's words, she naturally understood her husband's attitude.

Now I am a member of the Cheng family after all...

…

"What does Li Kuan want to do? There are already a lot of impeachment memorials, why doesn't he just get rid of this matter quickly?"

Li Shimin has been paying attention to the conflict between the Chu Palace and the Cui family in Xishi.

According to his idea, just deal with Xi Junbuy's group and the matter would be settled.

But Li Kuan is not happy, and Chang'an County is simply dragging its feet and throwing this problem away.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen feels that it is better to find an intermediary to communicate the ideas of both parties on this matter, otherwise it will not look good if it is left alone."

"Then why don't you hurry up and do it?"

…

Xie Tianwu stood in front of the gate of King Chu's Courtyard, feeling very complicated.

I wanted to see if I could get away with it like before, but I still couldn't do it.

Early this morning, the county magistrate called him over and gave him a task.

"Your Majesty, why did the official come here today? I think the prince knows it well. Can you please give me a clear indication of how you want the official to try this case?"

When the magistrate of Chang'an City came to find him, Li Kuan naturally had no reason to disappear, so the rejection that Xie Tianwu imagined did not occur.

"What did the Cui family say?"

Li Kuan knew that it would not be good for him if this incident continued, and it would easily cause a collective backlash from the family.

Once the effect is achieved, it's almost time to stop.

"Punish the murderer severely!"

"Haha!" Li Kuan smiled disdainfully: "If that's the case, Xie County Cheng, you can leave!"

"Can you tell me the prince's conditions?"

"Let everyone go. The Chu Prince's Mansion will accompany all the drinks that were damaged at Qilixiang Shop."

Xie Tianwu smiled bitterly after hearing this, "My lord, do you think the Cui family will agree?"
Chapter completed!