The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 136 Bottom Line

Seeing that no one was fooled, Qin Zheng felt helpless. No one helped him eat, so he had to finish it himself.

"Sir!" Xiaoman suddenly remembered something.

"What's wrong?" Qin Zheng asked.

Su Xiaoman said, "Sir, are you going to return the money we spent on that private visit to North City?"

Qin Zheng's face changed: "Oh no, I forgot."

Su Xiaoman was anxious: "It's more than a thousand taels, sir, you must hurry and get it back!"

Qin Zheng nodded: "After dinner, I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Xia Mo Ning was puzzled: "What does this have to do with the Prime Minister? It's not like they embezzled the money."

Qin Zheng said as a matter of course: "I asked His Majesty for it, can you give it to me? Yue Shanlin from the original North City is Xia Bitu's disciple, he should be responsible."

Su Xiaoman: “…”

Xia Mo Ning: "..."

Simply speechless.

Xia Bitu is so unlucky!

"Sir!" Suddenly, a special agent came running over: "Sir, the Prime Minister requests an audience!"

Qin Zheng smiled: "You've arrived just in time. Please ask him to come in. No, I'll go and greet him myself!"

Qin Zheng stood up and followed the special agents.

At this moment, the old lady's face changed slightly.

Outside the mansion gate, Qin Zheng bowed warmly to Xia Bitu:

"Haha, uncle, you're here to bring me some money? Why bother delivering it in person? Just send someone else!"

Xia Bitu was startled: "What silver?"

Qin Zheng was surprised: "I was cheated out of more than a thousand taels of silver by Beicheng Mansion! Didn't my uncle give me the silver?"

Xia Bitu was so angry that he wanted to kick Qin Zheng: "What the hell does it have to do with me? You should ask His Majesty for it. I didn't rob his house!"

Qin Zheng was unhappy: "Uncle, will you give it to me? If not, I will take action against Qu Zhengzhuo!"

groove!

Xia Bitu was almost mad with anger, and pointed at Qin Zheng: "You shameless bastard!"

Qin Zheng chuckled and said, "Why do I need face? I want money!"

Xia Bitu was at a loss for words and pulled out a banknote from his sleeve and handed it to Qin Zheng: "This is two thousand taels. Give me the change!"

Qin Zheng quickly took it and put it in his sleeve: "The change will be considered interest."

Xia Bitu: “…”

I'm too lazy to bother with this guy, otherwise I'll be pissed to death.

"Uncle, please come in."

Entering the mansion, Qin Zheng asked, "Uncle, you are not here to give me money, is there something else?

Xia Bitu laughed and said, "Guess!"

Qin Zheng looked into Xia Bitu's eyes and asked, "See the old lady?"

Xia Bitu was shocked: "Could it be that he can read minds?"

Qin Zheng was speechless: "Uncle, I can take someone's head from a thousand miles away, do you believe it?"

Xia Bitu: “…”

Qin Zheng said, "You look normal, so nothing serious must have happened. You wouldn't have come to my house to hang out if you had nothing to do. So..."

Xia Bitu was quite convinced. He didn't say anything, but Qin Zheng actually guessed it.

"You are indeed a monkey. Then tell me, why did I meet her?" Xia Bitu asked with a smile.

Qin Zheng shook his head: "I haven't found out the old lady's background yet."

"Oh?" Xia Bitu was a little surprised: "Are you already beginning to doubt her identity?"

Qin Zheng didn't say anything.

Xia Bitu gave a wry smile: "As expected, nothing escapes your eyes."

Qin Zheng asked, "Uncle, now that you're here, I don't need to check anymore, right?"

Xia Bitu was speechless: "If you want information, you can give me two thousand taels of silver!"

Qin Zheng: “…”

He clutched his sleeves tightly: "I'd better check it myself!"

Xia Bitu was even more speechless. This guy is really a money-grubber. No, he's just a Pixiu, only taking in and never giving out!

"If you want to find out about her, two thousand taels is not enough!" Xia Bitu said with disdain.

Qin Zheng frowned slightly, and after a moment, he said, "If she's within the territory of the Daqian Dynasty, two thousand taels is enough. Unless, she's not from my Daqian Dynasty!"

Xia Bitu closed his lips tightly and thought to himself, Oh no, I let the cat out of the bag.

This little monkey is really insightful. He actually thought of it just by hearing my words.

Qin Zheng analyzed, "During the Dazhen Dynasty, the emperor was incompetent and ruthless, and was severely defeated by the small country of Beichen, forcing them to cede territory and pay compensation. As a result, more than half of the people of Beichen today are descendants of our dynasty."

"What does this have to do with the old lady? She is a permanent resident of Daqian, and her husband is a minister of Daqian." Xia Bitu had to interrupt Qin Zheng's analysis, otherwise, the two thousand taels would not be returned.

He didn't care about money, but he felt aggrieved about taking the two thousand taels.

Qin Zheng said, "Back then, the Emperor of Beichen was extremely wise. In order to strengthen the population of his own tribe, which had low reproductive capacity, and to assimilate the people of our dynasty in the ceded territory, he implemented an intermarriage plan."

Xia Bitu's expression changed, and he quickly said, "You don't think the old lady is the woman of the previous Beichen Emperor, do you?"

Qin Zheng ignored him and continued his analysis, "Later, Daqian replaced Dazhen, recovered the lost territory, and allowed the assimilated people to freely choose their country. Some went to Beichen because they had children, but some stayed.

Among those who stayed, many were spies trained by Beichen. Some of these spies had been brainwashed by Beichen since childhood..."

Xia Bitu looked at Qin Zheng deeply and stopped making trouble.

Because Qin Zheng had obviously analyzed it.

Qin Zheng continued, "Given the hatred our dynasty held towards Beichen back then, the old lady shouldn't have adopted Beichen the proton. Of course, it's possible that the old lady had good intentions. But she could have treated Beichen the proton like her own child and fulfilled her responsibilities as a foster mother, but she shouldn't have been so ambitious."

Xia Bitu asked, "What did she tell you?"

Qin Zheng looked at Xia Bitu: "Didn't you guess it?"

Xia Bitu laughed teasingly, "You little monkey, you've also been tricked? How rare, how rare!"

Qin Zheng's face flushed: "I was careless this time."

Xia Bitu smiled and said, "After all, the hostage has moved into your house. I'm just here to go through the motions, to prevent them and their son from having any improper thoughts about you. Nephew, you won't let me see her here, will you?"

Qin Zheng smiled: "Uncle, you can't see her!"

Xia Bitu's expression changed drastically, and he stared at Qin Zheng intently: "Why?"

Qin Zheng looked into Xia Bitu's eyes and said seriously, "You are not here to see her, you are here to kill her.

If she sees you, she will definitely kill herself to save the proton. I don't know what kind of deal you have, but I have already acknowledged her as my godmother!

Xia Bitu's brows were furrowed, and he no longer concealed his purpose. "Qin Zheng, you know, Sun Tiezhu is a blank slate, and the old lady is the source of trouble. Her death will not harm you!"

Qin Zheng looked at Xia Bitu: "Uncle, if you can't get it, you will destroy it, and you don't want me to get it. In fact, you have many opportunities to recruit Sun Tiezhu earlier.

It's just that you wanted to give Xia Jinzhong a chance. Unfortunately, Xia Jinzhong never saw the importance of Sun Tiezhu.

Qin Zheng suddenly made way and said seriously, "Uncle, I know that as soon as you see the old lady, you don't need to say anything. She will definitely commit suicide. Because, by showing up, you are threatening her. If she doesn't die, the hostage Sun Tiezhu will also die."

Xia Bitu's expression changed again. What a horrible deduction.

Qin Zheng continued, "Uncle, I know this is Xia Jinzhong's intention, not yours, because you simply disdain to use such means.

If you insist on seeing the old lady, I won't stop you. I can't stop you either, because you have many opportunities and means to see the old lady. But you have touched my bottom line. From now on, I will not hold back! "

Xia Bitu froze in place, looking at Qin Zheng.

Both of them seemed calm, but their eyes were locked in a fierce battle.