Aixinjueluo Tielin's attachment to women's breasts began with Nanny Sun.In his memory, he lived to be in his fifties in his life, and he hardly ever left a woman's breast for a day.Every morning, from sleepiness, before he opened his eyes, he subconsciously searched for it.Almost at the same time, two swollen breasts pressed against his face, and then he took hold of a warm nipple, and a stream of sweet milk with the smell of grass quietly flowed into his sucking In his stomach, the rushing blood soaked his whole body.So, he woke up satisfied, like a seedling in a drought, every joint was full of vigor and strength.

It's a bit like taking opiates, a huge addiction.To be without milk is as unbearable as a smoker without opium, on which the whole life depends.The difference is that back then opium smoking was public, blatant, even fashionable.But his breast addiction was solved secretly in the bedroom, and even his wives and concubines avoided it knowingly. The melodious sound of the bell came from the Drum Tower in the north of Tongzhou City, soaking into his sleep like morning mist.The evening drum and the morning bell are used to teach people the time.First, there are 18 slow strikes, then 18 beats slightly faster, and then 18 beats faster.He shook his head, and while driving away the residual dream, he opened his lips to search.To his amazement, there was no such thing as a warm, soft, charmingly elastic object.He suddenly panicked, and the panic woke him up.Now he is not sleeping in his own mansion where his clothes stretch out his hands and his breasts open his mouth, but he lives in the back house of the governor's yamen in the warehouse.

He took over the position of governor of the storehouse, which can be said to have been ordered in a crisis.In his mind, Emperor Daoguang was a sage king who worked hard and made great achievements.During his more than ten years of imperial power, he quelled Zhang Geer's rebellion, shattered the Lin Qing Palace, wiped out the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect, and preserved the Great Qing Dynasty.Now, there are three things that bother His Majesty the most: the flood of opium, the corruption of the salt administration, and the excessive malpractice.He began to eradicate the "three evils" drastically.He sent Lin Zexu to Guangzhou to ban smoking, ordered Tao Shu to rectify the salt administration, and entrusted Tie Lin with the heavy responsibility of abolishing the water abuse.Emperor Daoguang made up his mind and summoned Lin Zexu eight times in the East Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to discuss the plan of banning smoking.The last time, he was summoned together with Lin Zexu.Emperor Daoguang said earnestly: "Tobacco poisoning, salt administration, and water abuse are the three cancers of the Qing Dynasty, and the three lumps in my heart. The two of you, and Tao Shu, are my three arms and three arms. Steel knife. Get rid of these three tumors, and I will be able to spit out these three lumps, and live a comfortable life for a few days. I can count on you..."

Tie Lin was so excited by the heartfelt words of Emperor Daoguang, so he is so highly valued by the current emperor, can he not serve the country loyally with all his heart? After seeing Lin Zexu off on his way to Guangzhou, he immediately packed up his clothes, went to the governor's yamen of Cangchang and quietly took up his post. In order to encourage Lin Zexu to ban smoking, Emperor Daoguang took the lead in quitting smoking himself.He was greatly shocked and inspired by it. As the Ninth Five-Year Lord of the True Dragon Emperor, he can quit smoking, why can't I quit breast addiction?

Elimination of disadvantages and harms starts from oneself.He didn't bring any of the two wet nurses at home, so he couldn't believe that a person in his fifties would not be able to live without the morning and evening milk. The season has just entered February, and the willow shoots are turning green, warm and cold.Although the morning sun has dyed the window paper red, fine ice flowers are still forming on the glass.He wanted to get up, but his body was as soft as a pot of sticky porridge, and he yawned one after another. It seemed that without that milk, he would really be out of breath.

Grandma Sun came in, holding a burning charcoal brazier.The charcoal fire roasted the somewhat gloomy air, making imperceptible crackling sounds.Tie Lin felt a surge of burning heat coming towards him, and he immediately cheered up. Grandma Sun put the charcoal brazier on the stove, then sat on the edge of the kang with her legs crossed, picked up Tie Lin's underwear, and grilled it on the charcoal brazier. Tie Lin closed his eyes and feigned sleep, and a strong desire to suck surged up in his heart.Immediately afterwards, this desire gathered a wave of irritability, and he turned over vigorously.

Nothing can hide from Nanny Sun, in front of Nanny Sun, he will always be a naked child.Nanny Sun lowered her face and whispered to him, "Why don't you find a nanny locally?" He ignored Nanny Sun and closed his eyes tightly. He had no mother, and his mother died of a strange disease on the third day after giving birth to him.The first woman in his memory was Nanny Sun. It can be said that he survived by eating Nanny Sun's milk.When Grandma Sun came to his house, she was just nineteen years old, and she came out to be a nanny after giving birth to her first child.She fed Tie Lin with her own milk, while her own son was raised on sorghum batter.

Grandma Sun's breasts are white, tender and swollen. They are not only the granary of his life, but also the cabin of his life.Every day and every hour, as soon as he opened his eyes, he opened his two clumsy little hands to grope and search, as if struggling from the bottom of the water and eagerly looking for floating objects.In his simple consciousness, the breast was the whole meaning of mother, the whole meaning of his life.He ate Nanny Sun's milk until he was seven years old. In a noble family's family, it's time for a seven-year-old boy to study.His father no longer let him breastfeed and asked Nanny Sun to wean him.

It was a life-and-death struggle.Grandma Sun tried her best to wean him, rubbed chili powder on his nipples, and piled up chicken, duck, fish, dried and fresh fruits in front of him.But he didn't do it, he didn't eat anything, he only ate Nanny Sun's milk.He threw all the food all over the room and kang, then hugged Nanny Sun's breasts tightly, and grabbed Nanny Sun's white chest into bloody streaks.It was useless for his father to threaten him with a whip, and it was useless to throw him in the backyard and throw him in the stable.He is determined to protect his right to breastfeeding. He is not afraid of beatings, scolding, threats and temptations, and he is not even afraid of death.He was really going to die, and he started a hunger strike. He didn't eat anything except milk, and he didn't even drink his saliva.In this way, after persisting for three days and three nights, he finally won.That night, he lay on the bed in despair, in a daze, like a dream, afraid that he was going to die.Suddenly, he touched a familiar object and smelled a familiar smell. He grabbed Nanny Sun's two swollen breasts that were about to burst, and sucked greedily...

After this life-saving action to defend his rights, he never left his breasts again.Grandma Sun's milk was getting less and less, and he was getting thinner and thinner.Seeing that he was about to fall ill, his father became anxious and found him a young nanny.The young nanny was surnamed Liu and was from Luanzhou, Hebei.He ate Liu Ma's milk for three years, and then another Feng Ma came.He didn't remember where Feng's mother was from, but since then, he realized that women's milk is like a table full of dishes, each with its own taste.Grandma Sun's milk is sweet, with a scent of fragrant white apricot; Mama Liu's milk is light, with the smell of jasmine; Mama Feng's milk is sweet and sour, like the smell of green crops .

He never left his milk, never left his nurse again.Nurses came one by one, and left one by one, only Grandma Sun remained by his side.He didn't keep her on purpose, and he couldn't explain why Nanny Sun didn't leave.Grandma Sun regards him as her own child. For more than fifty years, Grandma Sun dresses him every day, and Grandma Sun serves him meals. Mammy took care of him.It's just that Nanny Sun can no longer breastfeed him, and Nanny Sun's two bulging breasts are collapsing day by day, hanging on her chest like two bags, with no air in them, let alone milk. Who can drink milk for a lifetime?Only he did.Even on the day of getting married and entering the bridal chamber, he sucked enough milk from the nurse before slipping into the bed of his new wife. Nanny Sun sat on the edge of the kang and baked his clothes for him. Seeing his fidgety look, she began to babble in distress: "I've been breastfeeding for a lifetime, so how can I just quit? If you want to quit, you have to take your time." Come on. Didn’t you hear what people said? When you quit smoking, you have to tie people up and cry. I think quitting breastfeeding is similar to quitting smoking. Don’t torture yourself like this, you still have to give As for the imperial court officer, how can I work for the imperial court after breaking my body? Let me tell you, I’d better find another nanny, this place is very close to Sanhe, if not, I’ll go back to my hometown, it’s very convenient..." Tie Lin remained silent, his heart was as irritated as if stuffed with hay.Several times he wanted to lose his temper with Nanny Sun, but he held back.If he was at home, he would have been furious.But not now, now he is in the governor's yamen of Cangchang. He is not only the son of the royal family and nobles, but also a second-rank official and an official of the court.He has to cultivate himself, and only by self-cultivation can he regulate his family, and only by regulating his family can he rule the country and the world. With a bang, something fell out of his underwear and hit the rim of the charcoal brazier.Nanny Sun yelled in surprise, and he also raised his head hastily. Nanny Sun picked up something from the ground: "What is this?" Hetian suet jade walnut! He sat up in a jerk, and shouted: "Nurse Sun, hurry up, get dressed for me!" Tie Lin put on his clothes in a hurry, finished washing in a hurry, and didn't eat anything in a hurry, he lost his appetite.Every morning it was harder to get him to eat anything but milk than to take poison. Wearing casual clothes, he hurried out of the governor's yamen in Cangchang, and walked towards Tongzhou Street, without even a single entourage.He was going to do a big event, a top-secret event.It's not that he doesn't have trustworthy people around him, he just wants to visit in secret, like the former emperor Qianlong.It is a kind of great talent and boldness to do great things, and it is also a kind of fresh and heroic stimulation, and it is also a kind of all-powerful demeanor. He was holding the Khotan suet jade walnut in his hand. This was given to him by Wang Ding, a scholar of the Dongge University and Minister of the Household Department, before he took office.When Wang Ding gave him this Khotan suet jade walnut, he gave him a great secret and a great mission. Six years ago, when Wang Ding had just taken over as Minister of the Household Department, he received many secret reports exposing Cao's abuses.Wang Ding deserves to be an important court minister who has great plans for governing the country and the country. He knows how to take into account the overall situation and judge the situation.At that time, the Holy Majesty was busy quelling Zhang Geer's rebellion, so he really couldn't care about the water transportation.What's more, everyone knows that Cao Cao's fraud is serious, but it's just general talk, watching the fire from the other side, and can't come up with conclusive evidence.But Wang Ding knew that it was only a matter of time before the Cao abuses had to be rectified.In order to obtain the inside story of the Cao fraud and grasp the criminal evidence of silverfish in the warehouse, he secretly placed his confidant Huang Huai'an in the Zuoliang Hall as an undercover agent and became a secretary.He told Huang Huai'an, don't expose yourself, don't contact him, and keep calm no matter what you see.His task is only to collect intelligence and collect conclusive evidence.At that time, someone will contact him. This task was given by Wang Ding to Huang Huai'an in his study. At that time, Huang Huai'an asked a question: "If my lord sends someone to contact me, there must be a token, otherwise how would I know it was sent by my lord?" What about people?" Wang Ding felt that what Huang Huai'an said was reasonable, so he picked up a pair of Khotan sheep fat jade walnuts on the desk, which was given to him by General Qingxiang of Yili, Xinjiang, when he came to Beijing to report on his duties.Hetian sheep fat jade is famous all over the world, and it is even more precious to carve a pair of exquisite walnuts from it.Wang Ding gave one jade walnut to Huang Huai'an, and kept one for himself. When Tie Lin took office, that is, the night that Emperor Daoguang summoned him, Wang Ding called him into his study and gave him this Khotan suet jade walnut.Wang Ding told him that the warehouse is a sea with unfathomable depths, and one must not act rashly. To find Huang Huai'an, one must first explore the depth.To rectify the malpractices in the water is to let you poke a hornet's nest, and you can't let the poisonous bees sting you if you can't catch the poisonous bees. Tie Lin walked casually on Tongzhou Street, feeling heavy in his heart.He held the jade walnut in his hand, which was smooth, moist and cool.He had heard of Khotan mutton fat jade for a long time, which is a rare treasure produced on Kunlun Mountain.There are two types of Hetian mutton fat jade. One is on the ten thousand zhang snow-capped mountains. Jade pickers have to climb up to find jade lines, and then carefully mine them with steel drills and hammers.After mining, the jade is carried down from the high mountain. The mountain is dangerous and there is no way. People who pick jade often fall into the abyss, or fall into the glacier and snow valley.This kind of jade is called mountain jade. Although there are many treasures, it is not the best.The best is Zieryu. Every year during the flood season, the ice and snow on Kunlun Mountains melt and the rivers flood, and the jade will be washed down from Kunlun Mountains.The local jade pickers go to the river beach to search, which is naturally easier than picking jade from icebergs, but it depends on luck to pick a piece of high-quality jade.The walnut he held in his hand was the Zieryu he found on the river beach.Mr. Wang Ding took such a precious object as a token, which shows the importance and significance of this matter. He had already found out that Huang Huai'an lived in a small courtyard in Shazhu Lane, Dongguan.After leaving the governor's yamen in Cangchang, he walked along Tongzhou Avenue in the direction of Zhaqiao.The so-called Tongzhou Street is actually a river passing through the street.This is the old course of Tonghui River, also known as Chuanxin River.Tongzhou is the northern end of the Grand Canal. After the grain was unloaded on the two earth-rock dams by the tank boats, it was continuously transported into the granary in Beijing through the Tonghui River.Now the Tonghui River has diverted to the north of the city, but the river passing through the city is still flowing day and night.There are row upon row of shops and residences on both sides of the river. The opening season is approaching, and every house is lit up with lanterns and every household is festooned. It is already very lively.There is a folk song in Tongzhou: Lushui Street is middle-class, there are no high-rise buildings in Tongzhou, no one can be rich for three years, and honest officials can't be top-notch. Why can't the upright officials come to an end? Tie Lin knocked on the closed door of the private courtyard in Shazhu Lane, and an old man with a deaf ear came out.He is sweeping the yard with a big broom in his hand. Tie Lin stepped forward respectfully and bowed his hands: "Old man, does Mr. Huang Huai'an live here?" The old man strained his ears and didn't understand. Tie Lin had no choice but to repeat the question just now aloud. The old man shook his head and said, "My shopkeeper's surname is not Huang." As soon as Tie Lin heard about the shopkeeper, he felt something was wrong, but he didn't want to lose this clue: "Is your shopkeeper at home? Can you let me meet?" As soon as Tie Lin finished asking this question, he found a man in his forties suddenly standing behind his old man Ding. He was dressed in a long robe and mandarin jacket, and a silk cap. He was handsome and courteous.He glanced at Tie Lin, and then said to his old man, "Father Song, why don't you let the guests in to talk?" Tie Lin hurriedly saluted: "Don't bother, I just came to inquire about someone." The middle-aged man also bowed his hands and said politely: "I wonder who my lord wants to inquire about? I will report everything I know." These words surprised Tie Lin, he was wearing casual clothes today, and he didn't bring any entourage, how could he tell that I was an "adult"?Could it be that my actions today were discovered, no?It's really strange that he didn't even tell Nanny Sun.So he said cautiously: "I am a lowly Confucian, I don't know why the master calls me an adult?" The middle-aged man said: "Wansheng traveled all over the world since he was a child, and he has accumulated some knowledge, so he dare not judge people by clothes. He is graceful and luxurious, with extraordinary temperament, and he has a noble appearance. He must be an official of the court." Tie Lin knew that he had met a powerful master, so he didn't want to waste a word with him, for fear of losing his words.So he hurriedly changed the subject and asked, "I don't know if you know that there was a Mr. Huang living in this hospital?" The middle-aged man said: "I heard that it happened two years ago. It is said that it was a book office in the grain hall." Tie Lin said: "What you said is very true, where is this gentleman now?" The middle-aged man said: "Dead." Tie Lin's heart trembled, his head grew dilated: "Dead? When did you die?" The middle-aged man said: "I haven't seen him. I only heard about him after I moved into this small courtyard. It must have been two years since he died." Tie Lin asked again: "How did he die?" The middle-aged man said: "It is said that he died of a sudden illness, and the details are unknown." Tie Lin was completely hopeless, he thanked the middle-aged man in a daze, and then turned to leave. The middle-aged man asked, "Don't you want to know something else?" Tie Lin suddenly came to his senses: "Mr. Wang can provide one or two, and I will have an explanation when I go back." The middle-aged man asked: "I don't know what is the relationship between my lord and this Mr. Huang?" Tie Lin said: "I have some relatives with him, but we haven't seen each other for many years." The middle-aged man said: "It is said that before he died, he lived here with a woman named Little Quail." Tie Lin asked, "Who is Little Quail?" The middle-aged man said: "Just by the name, I knew she was a firework woman, but Mr. Huang redeemed her for her." Tie Lin asked: "Where is that little quail now?" The middle-aged man shook his head. Tie Lin asked again: "Did anyone come to see Mr. Huang after you moved in?" The middle-aged man said: "There is a woman who often comes to him." Tie Lin was taken aback again: "A woman?" The middle-aged man said: "She claims to be Mr. Huang's first wife." Tie Lin was even more strange: "Getting married with a wife..." The middle-aged man cupped his hands, and said politely, "I have told you everything the late student knows." Tie Lin said humbly: "Thank you very much. I don't know the gentleman's name?" The middle-aged man said: "I am in the tea business, and my surname is Yao." Tie Lin said, "Thank you, Shopkeeper Yao, for your trouble." Tie Lin left resentfully.He shook the Khotan mutton fat jade walnut in his hand, and a cold air came from his body, which seemed to be an ominous omen. What also puzzled him was that the tea merchant who claimed to be surnamed Yao was always swaying in front of his eyes, lingering like a ghost. After exiting Shazhu Lane Hutong, along Beiguo City to Tongzhou Street, Tie Lin walked towards the two dams of the canal. In the early spring, it is hard to say whether it is cloudy or sunny. The small wind that wipes the ground is dry and cold, and the sky and the earth are also gray. Even the sun hanging above the head seems to be covered with a thick layer of dust, covering it. Warmth and light as it should be.As the Cao Cao Festival approached, the number of people in Tongzhou City suddenly increased. Among them were the transporters of the water boats from the south, the business travelers from the camel caravans from the north, and more porters and coachmen who came to look for food like migratory birds. , trackers, ice smashers, poor seamstresses, street sweepers, and of course there are performers, beggars, small businesses, and so on.Although there were many people, they walked hurriedly, vaguely and silently, like a group of sleepwalkers, or like wandering spirits in another strange world. Tie Lin's state of mind is also so illusory, ignorant and unreal. He crossed the pontoon bridge, boarded the old water transport store on the east bank of the Grand Canal, and took a seat by the window to sit down.It's not time for lunch yet, although he hasn't had any rice in the morning and his stomach is as empty as his head, he has no appetite at all.In order to cope with himself, to pass the time, and to occupy the seat reasonably, he ordered two side dishes and a bottle of old Shaoxing wine. The Grand Canal was beginning to thaw, and the leaden ice was slowly swelling and bursting like overripe pods.A stream of fresh and clear river water drilled out of the ice, overflowed the river, and washed away the pieces of shattered ice.Under the willow trees in the bend of the river, a thick layer of ice still stubbornly seals off the river.A tank boat was firmly set in the ice, exposing the upper side and mast.Tie Lin knew that this was a deserted tank boat left over from last year.This kind of thing happened from time to time. The tank boat delayed the time to return to the empty space, and the cold wind fell suddenly, so it was left behind by the Grand Canal.The ice smashers should clear out this tank boat in advance, so as not to delay the arrival of the tank boat this year.Tie Lin began to plan his own politics while in his position. "Sir, let's take a look." A palpitating voice rang in his ears. Tie Lin looked away from the window, and at some point a woman came across from him.This woman was wearing a shabby rough blue shirt and a blue flower scarf that had been washed white on her head. She looked like an old witch.Tie Lin felt disgusted, he didn't like to get angry, how could a dignified second-rank official lose his temper easily to a poor woman? The woman took an inch and continued to take care of the business: "Sir, you are a noble person, you are not an official, you are a businessman, you should be hugging and hugging, why are you drinking alone here?" Tie Lin didn't bother to pay attention to her, but when he took a closer look, he found that although this woman was dressed in shabby clothes, there was no trace of dirt on her face.Especially when she spoke, although her tone was frivolous, she was not vulgar or cheap, and she seemed to have some knowledge. Seeing that Tie Lin didn't chase her away, the woman grabbed the deal and looked at each other carefully: "Mr. has a full life palace, the light above the mountain root is like a mirror, and he is knowledgeable. He should be rich and noble." Fate... It's just that the corners of the eyebrows are scattered, and the tail of the fish is shifted. It seems to be a trouble of relocation... It may not be said that it is a trouble, and it is not good to say that it is a blessing. The great trouble depends on the great fortune, and the great fortune is under the great trouble. It seems that the husband will suffer some ups and downs suffering..." A few words actually moved Tie Lin's heart. He looked at this weird woman and couldn't help but ask, "What do you think I do?" The woman looked at it carefully for a while, and said hesitantly: "Sir, the five peaks are even, the middle one is high, the four peaks are smooth, the rivers and rivers are wide, the front warehouse is full, and the back warehouse is solid... Oh my god, you are an adult in the warehouse. Bar?" Tie Lin was startled, and blurted out, "Don't talk nonsense." The woman opened her eyes wide and looked at Tie Lin: "I...I'm not flattering you, you have a good fortune in your life." Tie Lin stopped her with a wave of his hand: "You don't need to say nice words, I will pay you according to the hexagram. Please tell me what difficulties I have right now." The woman stared at Tie Lin: "Difficulties? Are you talking about the present?" Tie Lin said: "Yes, right now, this is the moment." The woman murmured: "The father's elephant is wandering, and the mother's elephant is blazing. It seems that the husband is either praying for gods and failing to meet him, or trying to catch ghosts...that is to say, what you want to do, you can't do it; what do you want to find?" The person I didn't find." Tie Lin stared firmly into the woman's eyes. The woman wasn't panicked, and said eloquently, "Mr. asked about the present, and I only said the present." Tie Lin's heart sank: "What do you mean?" The woman said, "Nothing, did I say something wrong?" Tie Lin asked: "Besides the present, what else do you know?" The woman said: "The heavenly secret must not be leaked, it may be detrimental to the husband if it is revealed." Tie Lin knew that he had met an expert, but he still pretended to be calm, and changed the subject and asked, "What else do you have besides Mai Yi?" The woman said, "I can still feel the bones." Tie Lin felt strange: "Touching the bone? Is it fortune-telling or healing?" The woman said, "Fortune-telling and medical treatment." Tie Lin blurted out, "Who are you?" The woman said: "Everyone on the pier calls me Aunt Tang. If you don't believe me, go and inquire about it. I'm afraid no one knows it, no one knows it." Tie Lin asked, "What on earth do you do?" Aunt Tang said: "Half witch, half doctor, half human, half ghost, half wandering fairy, half beggar, half good woman, half prodigal daughter." Tie Lin joked, "That's weird, what I met was a platter." Aunt Tang said coldly: "The common saying in your capital is Zheluo." Tie Lin said: "Since you have such great powers, you may be someone who knows the depths of Tongzhou. I'll ask you for someone." Aunt Tang said calmly, "Sir, just ask." Tie Lin hesitated for a moment: "Do you know a woman named Xiao Quail?" Aunt Tang was shocked when she heard the name of the little quail.She looked at Tie Lin in panic, her lips were trembling, she wanted to say something, but she didn't utter a word. Tie Lin was startled, and hurriedly asked, "So, do you know Little Quail?" Aunt Tang hurriedly said, "No, no... I don't know you." With that said, Aunt Tang hurriedly stood up, turned her head and walked out. Tie Lin wanted to stop her, but it was already too late. Aunt Tang left the old water transport store as if she had run away. After leaving the old water transport store, Tie Lin hired a donkey and walked along the embankment of the canal in the direction of Zhangjiawan.Zhangjiawan is an ancient water transport terminal, and it is still an important place for passenger and cargo terminals. It is as prosperous and lively as Tongzhou.What's more, it is an ancient city of water transport, within ten steps there must be ruins of sages.Tie Lin came here to check on the thawing of the canal and to check on the descendants of Cao Xueqin's family.The former goal was achieved, but the latter goal was of course nothing.But that's to be expected, and I don't think it's too frustrating.It's just that he encountered so many strange things this day, and he always felt in a trance, like a dream, very unreal. When we returned to Tongzhou City, it was already dark.He didn't want to go back to the governor's yamen in Cangchang, so he found another small teahouse to sit down, and while he passed the boring time, he listened to the chats of the tea lovers in the streets, so he could understand some social conditions and public opinions. After coming out of the small teahouse, the pavements on both sides of the street are already brightly lit, flags are flying, and golden plaques are hanging high.Pedestrians walked one after another, shouting one after another.Alluring aromas and the sound of pots and spoons wafting from restaurants and restaurants, as well as silk and bamboo accompanied by the melodious voice of Kabuki.Unexpectedly, the night market in Tongzhou City is more lively than the Gulou Street in Beijing. Tie Lin was walking on the street, suddenly there was a commotion in front of him, and people ran backwards to avoid it, as if some unexpected disaster had happened.Immediately afterwards, behind the crowd, a large blue woolen sedan chair carried by four people appeared, with flags, gongs and umbrella fans in front of the sedan chair, evading in silence, and four large characters "Tongzhou Zhengtang" were written on the big red lantern.The yamen servants who opened the way in front waved their leather whips, driving away the passers-by who couldn't escape like tigers and wolves.A small magistrate of Tongzhou, at the feet of the majestic emperor, is so majestic and domineering.The boredom that had been suppressed for a day suddenly turned into anger, Tie Lin strode forward without thinking, and stood in the middle of the road, blocking the big blue sedan chair.The wolf-like yamen servant immediately rushed forward, raised his whip towards Tie Lin's head and beat him. Before the whip fell off, the big blue sedan stopped, and immediately stopped shouting: "Don't be rude!" Coming out of the big blue sedan chair was Han Keyong, the magistrate of Tongzhou. Just now he was peeping triumphantly around in the sedan chair. Suddenly, the sedan chair stopped. When he looked up, he saw a person standing in front of the sedan chair. He recognized it as Hu Tie Lin, Minister of the Ministry, is a second-rank official of the imperial court and the new Governor of Cangchang.Seeing that the yamen servant was about to whip his whip at him, he broke out in a cold sweat from fright. If his yamen servant hit the governor, would it be okay?Without thinking too much, he hurriedly got off the sedan chair, slapped the horseshoe sleeves, lifted up his robe and knelt down to plead guilty: "Tongzhou Zhizhou Han Keyong pays his respects to the governor." Tie Lin stood in the middle of the road with his head held high, without even looking at Han Keyong, he asked coldly, "Guizhou is so mobilizing troops, is it because some enemy banditry happened on the ground in Tongzhou?" Han Keyong knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Go back to the governor, the lowly position is just a routine night inspection, I don't know about the private visit, I hope you will forgive me." Tie Lin said: "Guizhou routinely checks the night, what is the crime? But you are so shouting, even if there are any thieves, you have already retreated." Han Keyong said fearfully: "My lord has taught you a very good lesson. You will be dismissed from your lowly position immediately, and you will learn from your lord's humble service and night investigation." Hearing what Han Keyong said, Tie Lin had a flash of inspiration, and immediately came up with a clever plan, and said, "Okay, since Guizhou wants to serve the night investigation in a low-level way, I really want to go for a walk with Guizhou and go to the countryside to ask customs." Han Keyong said that he wanted to check at night in a low-level service, but he just wanted to deal with Tie Lin, but Tie Lin became serious.There was no other way, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "The humble function follows the adult's subdued night inspection, and just listens to the teachings, but the adult is too hard." Tie Lin cheered up: "Okay, then quickly take off your official uniform." Tie Lin dragged Han Keyong around for an hour on the pier of the two dams of the canal.In terms of age, Han Keyong is probably a few years older than Tie Lin, and he swallows the sea and drinks every day, so he has a fat head, big ears, and a round belly.He strode along with Tie Lin for two laps, already panting from exhaustion and drenched in sweat.Tie Lin also came out for a day. He had lost his appetite and felt tired all day. Now he took Han Keyong for a walk with his bad legs, but he became more energetic and his stomach growled.He suggested to Han Keyong: "How about we find a tavern for a drink or two? I'll treat you." When Han Keyong heard this, he was so happy that he almost shouted: "Oh, how can I let you spend money, my lord, and I have to let the humble job do a little bit of the landlord's friendship." Tie Lin didn't care about him, looked back and forth, and dragged him into a small restaurant called Xiaoyaoju. Probably because it was too late, there were no customers in the small restaurant.A young guy was clearing the tables and stools, ready to go to the board and close up.Seeing a guest coming in, the young man hurriedly put down his broom and came over to greet him: "Please sit down, both of you, what do you want to use?" Tie Lin picked a cleaner table to sit down, and motioned for Han Keyong to sit down.Han Keyong bowed his body, and sat respectfully across from Tie Lin. Tie Lin said to the boy, "The fire hasn't been turned off yet, right? Just cook two hot dishes and boil a pot of wine for us." The little guy hurriedly said: "It's just that the fire hasn't been put out yet, just wait a moment, I'll be here soon." Sure enough, after a while, the boy brought two hot dishes: a plate of slippery pork slices, a plate of slippery liver tips, and a pot of hot Laobaigan shochu. Han Keyong hurriedly stood up and poured wine for Tie Lin. Tie Lin was very excited at the moment, and said to the boy, "You have nothing else to do, right? Come, have a drink with us, and talk casually." The young man was indeed an easy-going person, he immediately took Han Keyong's jug, and sat down horizontally while pouring the wine. Tie Lin was in a good mood, so he talked a lot, and asked the boy: "The location of your restaurant is good, is the business going well?" The young man said: "The business is okay, but I can't make any money." Tie Lin was surprised: "Why can't the business make any money?" The little guy said: "Hey, don't mention it. Skinning layer by layer, plucking hair layer by layer, earning three, paying two, the remaining one can't be held, the knife is facing, the fist is raised, as long as you want to save your life, you have to give up money." .” Tie Lin asked: "Who are you talking about? Who is so powerful?" The little guy said: "Who? Who has a lot of background and can't afford to offend anyone. Do you know how many layers of heaven are on the heads of ordinary people in Tongzhou?" Tie Lin said: "I don't know, tell me." The little guy pointed his fingers and said: "One imperial court, two water transportation, three Zhili, four Shuntian, five Donglu, six Zhizhou, seven green gangs, eight devils, and nine thieves. Listen, the nine heavens are on top of your head." , do you think the common people can still catch their breath?" Tie Lin said: "I don't quite understand the nine heavens you mentioned, but the first six are easy to understand. What's the matter with the Seven Green Gang, the Eight Devils, and the Nine Thieves?" The boy said, "Don't you know about the Green Gang?" Tie Lin said: "If you know it, you know it. Could it be that they also bully the people of Tongzhou?" The little guy said: "Why don't you bully? Ordinary people are a piece of meat, everyone wants to tear a piece, and everyone wants to take a bite. Apart from the government, the most powerful is the Green Gang. By the way, what do you two do? But don't provoke them." Tie Lin said: "I'm going to ask you for advice. We are foreigners and come here to collect debts. People who owe us not only refuse to pay the debts, but also want to deny them. We want to sue them at the Zhizhou Yamen. What do you think we should do?" The boy shook his head and waved his hands when he heard this: "Don't, don't, don't, if you want to sue, don't sue in Tongzhou Yamen, you should sue elsewhere." Tie Lin asked: "Why?" The little guy said: "There is a saying in Tongzhou: blue woolen sedan chair, with both ends upturned, eats the plaintiff and the defendant, and it is the master of Zhizhou Han. Let me tell you, if you file a lawsuit, not only will you not get your money back, but you will have to pay him back." If you come back, you will have to lose your fortune." Tie Lin said: "Don't talk nonsense, I heard that Han Zhizhou is quite clean." The little guy said: "Huh, Lian Jie, if he is honest, there will be no corrupt officials in the world. This man is a famous iron rake who can collect money. Take our small restaurant as an example. Today the banquet tax, tomorrow the ground tax, and the day after tomorrow Business tax, there is not a day when he does not come to ask for money. He has unique tricks for asking for money, and he does things almost every month. Last month, he celebrated his mother-in-law’s birthday. , as many as a few hundred taels of silver, and you can collect thousands of taels of silver for one job. Do you think he is black or not? I heard that this official in Han Zhizhou was bought with money, and after he became an official, he desperately spent money , you have to double the money you spent. Do you think it makes sense?” Tie Lin glanced at Han Keyong secretly, Han Keyong only drank with his head down and covered his face with his cuff. Seeing that the young man was very talkative, Tie Lin asked again: "Han Zhizhou is so tyrannical and extorting, will the common people resist the donation?" The little man said: "Don't pay the donation? Who would dare? Didn't you just ask what happened to the Eight Devils? These Eight Devils are the eight evils on the ground in Tongzhou. One big day, two big ten, three cats狗四猪五牛六马七羊八。您听我跟您说，这一大天，姓马，只因为他是个军粮经纪，盈字号，排行老大；老二姓石，满脸麻子，外号麻十；猫三姓毛，人称毛老三，狗四姓苟，叫苟老四；猪五姓朱，牛六儿姓牛行六，马七是马老七，羊八姓杨，从小就叫杨八。这八个魔头都是一帮混混，欺行霸市，抢男霸女，明夺暗掠，干尽了坏事。这些人各管一段，各有各的地盘。在他们的地盘上做生意，得给他们交保护费，谁敢跟他们对抗，轻者打得你断两根肋骨，重者要了你的命。” 铁麟问：“他们这么胡作非为，衙门不管吗？” 小伙计说：“衙门管他们？笑话！他们就是韩知州豢养的八条狼狗，韩知州跟他们勾结在一起干尽了坏事。” 铁麟问：“他们怎么勾结呢？” 小伙计说：“韩知州不是喜欢捞钱吗？有人打官司告状是最好的捞钱办法，衙门大门八字开，有理无钱莫进来嘛。上个月，就在这河面上，牛六儿把人家一个进城走亲戚的小媳妇强奸了。小媳妇娘家人告到州府衙门，您猜怎么着？韩知州把人家的钱财都敲诈光了，这牛六儿也没抓起来。” 灯光太暗，韩克镛又用衣袖遮着脸，所以看不清他是什么表情。他只是一声不响，低头喝闷酒。不过，能像他这样听着小伙计没鼻子没脸地数落着，也算是很有点儿涵养了。 从逍遥居饭馆出来，寒风一吹，铁麟的情绪更加饱涨起来。本来他拉着韩克镛查夜，也只不过想劝诫他一些为官之道，没想到却发现他这么多恶劣行径。但这毕竟是一人之言，不可不信，也不可轻信，还要做进一步的考察。身为仓场总督，是有权考察地方官吏的，这个韩克镛自己也清楚。 韩克镛老老实实地跟着他，仍然是一句话都不说，他能说什么呢？ 临别的时候，铁麟对韩克镛说：“这类无赖小民，妄言诬官，本官不会相信的，你也不必放在心里。” 韩克镛唯唯诺诺，连谢不已，揖别而去。 铁麟往前走了几步，回过头来，不见了韩克镛的身影，便急忙转回头，又朝逍遥居走去。 店门已经关上了，铁麟前去敲门。 小伙计把门打开，见了铁麟，吃了一惊：“怎么，客官忘下了什么东西吗？” 铁麟说：“我今晚不能走了，只好住在你这里了。” 小伙计为难地说：“哎呀，我们这儿只卖酒饭，没有住的地方，您还是到别处投宿吧。” 铁麟小声地说：“快开门让我进去，我是来救你的。” 小伙计急忙把铁麟让进来。 铁麟说：“刚才跟我一起喝酒的，就是通州知州韩克镛，他不会放过你的。” 小伙计一听，脸都白了，颤抖着说：“您……您不是吓唬我吧？” 铁麟说：“我吓唬你干什么？快把门关上。” 小伙计刚要转身关门，呼啦一声，门却被从外面撞开了。进来四个持刀拎锁的衙役，见到小伙计，不由分说，立刻给他套上了锁链。 小伙计吓得咕咚跪在地上：“大爷饶命，我……我没干什么呀？” 衙役凶恶地呵斥着：“走，跟我们到衙门去说。” 铁麟从后面走过来，对众衙役说：“我是这个饭店的东家，有什么事跟我说吧。” 一个衙役叫喊着：“知州大老爷有令，让我们专门来捉拿这个伙计，不关你的事。” 铁麟说：“怎么不关我的事呢？他是我的伙计，你们不能擅自把他带走。” 一个衙役凶起来：“嗬，还没见过你这么护犊子的。既然你是他的东家，我们捉一个也是捉，捉两个也是捉，锁上，一块儿带走。” 众衙役立刻七手八脚，将铁麟一起锁了起来。 韩克镛大概气得不轻，连夜升堂刑讯，早在大堂坐好等候了。见衙役把小伙计和另外一个人带进来，也顾不得细看，便猛地一拍惊堂木，怒斥着：“大胆刁民，还不快跪下伏罪！” 小伙计从来没有见过这阵势，早吓得灵魂出了七窍，烂泥一般跪在地上，捣蒜般地磕头求饶：“小人该死，小人该死，望大老爷饶命……” 韩克镛这口恶气还没有出来，命令着：“拉下去，先给我打四十大板！” 铁麟看着韩克镛的表演，不慌不忙地上前：“慢，刚才我跟你们这些衙役说了，我是店东，伙计犯了什么事，由我来承担。” 韩克镛气急败坏地说：“好啊，你们把东家一起抓来了，那就给我一块儿赏他四十大板。” 铁麟哈哈大笑起来：“韩老爷真是贵人多忘事，刚才我们还在一起喝酒，怎么这会儿就翻脸不认人了？” 韩克镛一听，这声音很熟，再一细看，堂下站着的正是仓场总督铁麟。他急忙离开堂案，趋步向前，跪倒在铁麟面前…… 吃惊的是逍遥居的那个小伙计，这风一阵雨一阵的大起大落，大开大合，莫非是在做梦，抑或是在看戏？