Chapter 12 chapter eight

When Mr. Di arrived at the fish market, he saw many people surrounded by the streets and alleys, pointing to the west of the town and talking about it.Dozens of soldiers carried lanterns and rushed back to the camp in a hurry.Followed by hundreds of exhausted regiment men, each carrying buckets, wooden ladders, soaked and scorched sacks and quilts.After getting off the horse and inquiring about it, they found out that the rice barn inside the west gate of Shicai town caught fire, and half the sky was burned red. Upon hearing the news, the barracks immediately dispatched troops to put out the fire.Now that the fire has just been extinguished, he returns in a state of embarrassment.

Di Gong went straight to the army village and asked to see Captain Zou.The soldiers on duty went in to report, and after a while Zou Liwei greeted him with a smile, and led Di Gong into the yamen hall in the fort. Di Gong asked verbally: "I want to ask a person, but I don't know if I recognize him or not?" "Which person does County Magistrate Di want to question?" Zou Liwei was still grinning. "Treasurer Lang, named Lang Liu." "In this way, the magistrate of Di County has indeed entered Hong Kong. This shopkeeper is a tyrant. Although he brokers woolen silk and satin in Hangzhou, he is actually the leader of a black gang. He only recruits dry men from all over the world. The disciples spread all over the seven or eight states of Jiangnan Province. Fortunately, his activities are hidden, and he has not publicly committed adultery and disturbed the local area, so he has never violated the ban, and there is no way to deal with him. Di County Magistrate burns a real Bodhisattva on his head incense, and he is a god-man. "

Di Gong said angrily, "I am not burning his incense this time, but he is tearing down my temple." So he told how he met Lang Liu in the Tangchi of the Blue Bird Inn, how he was forced by gangsters in the pine forest, and how he The incident of being nearly killed in Lang Liu's warehouse was explained in detail, but the meeting with the three princesses in the Bishui Palace was hidden from the story.At the end, he said: "After thinking about it, this official, Lang Liu is the most suspicious person. Maybe it was his gang who deliberately set the fire in the town of Ximen Micang in the morning, and led the officers, soldiers and patrols there. On the banks of the Daqingchuan river in the east, let me kill you."

Zou Liwei was enlightened, and scolded again and again: "It turned out to be a trap, making a lot of noise and treachery. I just don't know what the county magistrate Di was doing in the black pine forest late at night." Di Gong was at a loss for words for a moment, and in a hurry he said wisely: "Your official suspected that you also set a trap for me to take advantage of it, which almost cost me my life. The official came to Qingchuan Town to catch fish and turtles, but was caught by someone else's golden hook. Can't break free." Zou Liwei said: "How dare the small school lie to the county magistrate Di and be tricked by the county magistrate? There is something that should have been reported to the truth, and we sincerely ask for it, just because there is no clue, how can we rashly make mistakes."

Di Gong asked: "What can I tell you? What else can I ask for?" "Little Colonel General Fengkang has been frowning and worrying a lot these days. He seems to be someone who can't be said. It seems that something happened in the palace, and the stakes are high. The Xiaoxiao asked him, but he didn't say anything. The Xiaoxiao was at the pier during the day. It’s God’s help to recognize the county magistrate Di…” "So you told General Kang about the official coming to Qingchuan Town, and recommended the official to him, so you have such a teasing and entertainment." Di Gong was not without anger.

Zou Liwei laughed. "Where did County Magistrate Di come from? According to the camp rules, I can only go to the palace to report the camp affairs to General Kang in the morning tomorrow. The small school only met County Magistrate Di at sunset, how could it be so fast?" "Since that's the case, you should keep the matter of my coming here a secret from him for the time being. By the way, has General Kang ever talked to you about the Three Princesses?" Zou Liwei replied: "I have never heard General Kang talk about the three princesses. The responsibility of the school is in Jing'an, a place in Qingchuan Town. As a rule, things inside the palace wall are not to be circulated, and the school never asks. Yes, Lang Regarding Liu, what orders does County Magistrate Di have? How to deal with the corpses in the warehouse?"

"Lang Liu will not disturb him for the time being. I have a draft in my belly, and I will tell you in detail later. I hope that the four corpses will be sent to a few guards to clean up tomorrow. Oh, I have something to tell you, I heard that Dai Ning of the Blue Bird Inn had an affair with Mrs. Huang, the concubine of the storekeeper Wei. They made secret appointments twice, and Mrs. Huang went to Shilipu to wait in advance. On Dai Ning's map, Zhu Mo was added to the mountain road from Qingchuan Town to Shilipu. It was he who drove It’s a clear proof to go to Shilipu, but unfortunately, on the way, I met a gangster who cut the path and ruined my life.”

Zou Liwei said: "This matter is also new. Since the Huang family is a promiscuous woman, she may have another concubine. Could it be that the whereabouts of her and Dai Ning were discovered by that concubine, and since ancient times, rape and near murder, so you took life. Tomorrow I will send someone to Shilipu to inquire about the truth, maybe Mrs. Huang is having fun with that concubine at Shilipu." Di Gong paid his respects, and Xiaowei Zou sent him to the gate of the army village. There are few people on Qingshiban Street, the moon hangs in the sky, and the stars shake down.When Mr. Di entered the Blue Bird Inn, he first went to the stables in the backyard to tie up his mount. When he entered the shop again, he saw shopkeeper Wei arranging a large suitcase under the lamp.

"Treasurer Wei, it's so late and still busy." Di Gong exchanged greetings. Wei Cheng conveniently put a bright red multicolored blouse, a emerald blue skirt with mud makeup and a pair of gold bracelets on the back of the chair into the box, and said with a dry smile, "I've been busy these days, my wife." The clothes and dresses left behind have not been tidied up, and these things can be pawned for dozens of taels of silver." "Treasurer Wei's family is unfortunate. I have heard a little about it, but I don't know who the daring thief is."

Wei Cheng smiled wryly, and sighed: "It must be the strong man among the mountains and ridges. There is no way for the government to fight with open flames and rob houses. If I go to sue first, I may be wiped by them one day. After entering this inn, there is really no place for death. So I have to bear with it, how dare I investigate carefully?" Di Gong nodded frequently, bowed his hands and walked away.When I got back to the room, I felt tired all over, so I took my head down and fell asleep.