Chapter 21 The twenty-first round knocks the mountain and shakes the tiger to capture the fugitives, break them into pieces and disappear in the rivers and lakes
Tang'er is arguing with Wei Hua, the chief inspector of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.She sent Lainizi to the palace for a draft, but Wei Hua blocked her from the imperial garden.Originally, this Wei Hua was a servant in clothes from Prince Zhuang's family.Laini's mother and daughter have been bullied in the Wei family for more than ten years. If they enter the palace and make a fortune, the consequences will be disastrous.Therefore, Mrs. Wei Qingtai went to Yunlu Mansion to meet Prince Zhuang Fu Jin, and said that the Huang family was very wrong when they were in the mansion, and that they had been kicked out all these years, living the life of a goddess. Send them into the palace. If the little Hu Meizi really has a belly, what kind of reputation will the Lord Long Live get?" Saying so many women's knowledge, angered Prince Zhuang Fujin, and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs, "The beauty is already enough." Um. No matter who it is, they will never be selected again."Therefore, Wei Hua blocked Tang'er here, although his tone was kind, but the door was tightly sealed: "Grandma Liu has learned that everything in the royal family has a system. It is really enough, and the slave can't be the master. Lord Zhuang said, The emperor has a decree, this year's draft is a last resort, I would rather not have enough places, and absolutely no more. This servant is on a mission under the king's order, as long as grandma makes an agreement with the sixteenth prince, the servant will not say anything..." But no matter how polite he is, Tang'er is in public After being pushed back, he still couldn't hold back his face, and his face flushed with embarrassment in front of a group of guards and eunuchs.Seeing Qianlong coming over, I was overjoyed and filled with unspeakable sorrow. Tears welled up in my heart, and I glanced at Qianlong resentfully. Qianlong's gossip, seeing this state of affairs, hurriedly said: "Slaves go in and cook first!" After speaking, he slipped away and slipped into the garden.
"Well," Qianlong heard Tang'er's statement, glanced at Lainizi who was kneeling behind Tang'er, and asked Wei Hua, "Your name is Wei Hua? Wei Qingtai's son?"
"Yes." Wei Hua repeatedly nodded.
"How many girls are there this year?"
"Return to the master, two hundred and forty."
"All voluntary?"
"Yes!" Wei Hua kowtowed again, "Voluntary! Who wouldn't want to get close to Longze and serve the master?"
"I want to find out who is not voluntary?"
Qianlong smiled and said: "You are a murderer, you really think that the world is not clear! These beautiful girls are all the delicate girls of the hairpin clan under the banner. Which one is not pampered at home? It is not ruled by the rules. Who is willing to send their daughters? The maid in the palace? I went to Lafayette the day before yesterday to pay my respects, and some wives are begging Lafayette to exempt their only daughter from conscripting!" He wanted to scold Wei Hua, but when he saw Wei Hua's face turned pale with fright, he comforted him: "But What you said 'all voluntarily' is what you should say. So I don't offend you. Send this child in! After the election, it is indeed inseparable from the family, and one person will be subtracted." Wei Hua repeated, rubbing Kowtowed profusely.
Tang'er felt that her face was full, she pursed her lips and smiled in satisfaction, raised her eyes to meet Qianlong's eyes, and lowered her head again in embarrassment.Seeing that she was about to resign, Qianlong was not without attachment in his heart, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said, "Tang'er, come with me, I will ask you a few things!" Tang'er subconsciously looked around, followed Qianlong into the garden, Standing still under the shade of an old juniper tree, he said coquettishly: "There are so many people, the emperor is not afraid of gossip anymore! What's the matter?"
"What are you afraid of? There are many people who are aboveboard! If someone asks, just say I asked you what wish you made to your empress. If you can't repay it, you will be rewarded from the inner court." Tang'er thought, this is indeed something that can be put on the table , blushing and about to spit, stopped again, and knelt down with the corner of his robe.
The two of them have never been alone since Fu Heng entered the military plane.At this moment, the sky is clear, the old trees are whirling, and a pair of lovers who broke up stand and kneel, expressing affection, with thousands of words in their hearts, but they don't know where to start.After a long time, Qianlong said: "You look good."
"This is the blessing of the emperor."
"Where's Kang'er? She's in good health?"
"Sturdy!" Speaking of Fukang'an, Tang'er's eyes shone with joy, but she was afraid that others would see it. She restrained her excitement, but couldn't stop talking: "The golden lock of longevity rewarded by the emperor, my empress I have put on all the bracelets rewarded! Two small hands are white and soft, and the small arms are like lotus root joints. Two small eyes are like black beans, and the spirit of a tiger. I love him! I have already recorded my name in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva. , I also asked the living Buddha of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism to give the child a good fortune, which is also the fate of an extremely human minister. I was afraid that he would have acne. I heard people say that Mongolians can get acne, so I lighted it immediately, and the child had a fever For seven whole days, I was so frightened that I hugged him every step of the way, thinking: If something happens to him, I won’t live anymore!” Her eyes flashed with pride: “I carried him to the Guanyin Temple to receive a memorial, and the idler next to him After looking at him, they said he was a little Nezha, and others said he was the golden boy in front of the Bodhisattva! Last time Gao Heng’s wife met, got acquainted, and said to—” She suddenly realized that she had slipped her tongue—Gao Heng’s wife Mrs. Heng said that Fu Kang'an looked like the emperor - how could this be said.
Qianlong didn't care much, seeing Neqin looking around from a distance, he sighed, and said: "Hello, my son, I'm relieved. Go... What's missing, ask Fu Heng to tell me..."
"Yes." Tang'er blessed Qianlong with a very low voice, "Your Majesty, please take care..." At this time, Gao Dayong shouted in the distance: "Lafayette is here!" Tang Er had to resign in a hurry.
Liu Tongxun arrived in Handan Mansion seven days after leaving Beijing.It was the day before the Dragon Boat Festival in May. Every household in Handan hung evergreen moxa in front of their doors, every family stored spring water, tiger charm sachets, orchid fragrance and musk musk. They were all busy making zongzi and pouring realgar wine. The children picked green tea and plantain on the bank of the Fuyang River, and jumped into the clear stream to play, presenting a scene of peace and harmony.Liu Tongxun rode a fast mule on the road. He was in good health. After all, he was over 40 years old. The oily skin fell off, and it hurt hotly.After resting in the posthouse for an hour, he reluctantly got up and ate a bowl of porridge, and immediately ordered Huang Gun: "I want to see Gao Heng tonight, go to the Handan Mansion to inform them, tell them to come together, and spread out the people and search immediately! "Although Huang Gun is over seventy years old, his muscles and bones have been worked out all his life, and he doesn't feel tired at all. He replied with a smile: "Biaoxia has been an official for half his life, and he has never seen an adult do things like this--I just rolled the order yesterday." When he came over, Mi Zhifu was surprised, saying that Beijing is 1,300 miles away from here, and it would take ten days and a half months to come here so quickly. The child followed Mr. Gao, and he didn't know where to go. Are you back yet?"
"Horse head?" Liu Tongxun's face darkened. He didn't understand why Gao Heng was still sticking to the horse's head. In fact, it didn't even count as "waiting for the rabbit". He wanted to say something, but swallowed it back and remained silent.He has a little Xi Nu with him, named Xiao Xing'er, who attends his study specially for him, but he is very clever, curious, and loves novelty.When they came to Handan, they ran around.He ran in and said foolishly: "Grandfather! People say that the sunset at Congtai is beautiful. It's really so beautiful, just look at it!" Liu Tongxun said nothing, and when he shook his banana fan and looked through the window, it was really a beautiful scene.I saw several high-rise buildings standing tall in the sunset, clumps of thick green weeping willows shaded by cocked wings and eaves, swaying like silhouettes among the dilapidated battlements. The afterglow of the sun reflected layers of waves-like clouds in bright red, and illuminated the earth, houses, and clusters as if they were plated with a layer of red gold.The tired birds flying back, the faint crows flying up and down, chirping and hovering in the dark red glow, adding a bit of melancholy to the twilight.Liu Tongxun was fascinated, and there was a smile on his dark and red face.
"My humble servant, Mi Xiaozu, pays tribute to my lord!"
A person beside him said softly.Liu Tongxun was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the prefect of Handan was coming, and turned his face to look at Mi Xiaozu.I saw him wearing a gown with eight pythons and five claws, and the white pheasant patch on the outside was soaked with sweat stains, his head was covered with sweat under the brim of the official hat, a pair of bruised eyes under his thick eyebrows, and a mustache in the shape of "one" on his lips Beard, but also looks lean and neat.He was typing Qian'er handbook for himself.Liu Tongxun smiled, raised his hand and said, "I don't need to hand over the hand, I've admired your name for a long time. Why did all these bad things catch up with you?" After speaking, he ordered to sit down and serve tea.
Mi Xiaozu sighed.What Liu Tongxun said was not without reason.In the second year of Qianlong's reign, he served as the county magistrate of Shanzhou. When he inspected the prison, he was taken hostage by prisoners.This was originally the responsibility of the former official's negligence, but he was given the test of "negligence in his duties" and his salary was suspended for one year.It is very easy to operate in Jingli Province, and to be the county magistrate in Mizhi County.He was promoted to the magistrate of Handan because of his meritorious service in adjusting military rations, but he encountered such a robbery case in the territory.Even if the case is solved, he will be charged with negligence.As Liu Tongxun said, he had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky, leaned back on the chair, and said: "Yesterday, someone has been sent to invite Gao's transfer envoy. This road is a bit difficult." Liu Tongxun nodded, immediately cut to the point, and asked: "The case I have been out for more than forty days. Do you have any clues now? Let me tell you first, I know what I know." Mi Xiaozu smiled and said: "It's good that the Lord is here. After the incident, Master Gao came to Handan once and returned to Ma. He has not come here since then. He arrested a group of people involved in the case in Matou. As for me, I have also arrested many suspicious people throughout the country. There is no joint trial yet."
"Then what are you all doing!?" Liu Tongxun was already upset when he didn't see Gao Heng coming. Hearing Mi Xiaozu's words, he immediately lost his temper. He held back and then said in a calm voice: "So There has never been a big case since the founding of the country. The Holy Majesty was so angry that he couldn’t sleep at night. Don't plan to solve the case?" While talking, I heard the sound of horseshoes outside the courtyard, Yicheng and the visitor were greeting each other.Mi Xiaozu hurriedly said: "Lord Gao is here—" He wanted to stand up to greet him, but seeing Liu Tongxun sitting still, his face livid, he didn't dare to move.Then I listened to Gao Heng's instructions from outside: "Be careful with those two jars of realgar wine, don't break the cover, they are dedicated to your master. I will use this small jar on the stone steps. - Tianba, Tell them to carry the food box to the kitchen, and warm the ones that should be warmed again." After speaking, he came in with a smile rubbing his hands, and when he saw Liu Tongxun, he said, "Yanqing, it's so easy to wait for you! All the way Hard work—" He suddenly realized that the atmosphere in the room was not right, Liu Tongxun and Mi Xiaozu sat still, expressionless, and asked: "What's wrong with you?"
Liu Tongxun sat silently for a while, then stood up, gave up his hand, and Mi Xiaozu immediately stepped back a few steps.Liu Tongxun said coldly: "Gao Heng, Liu is an imperial envoy who came here to investigate the case!"In fact, he has a rabbit in his heart, and he is very afraid of this famous "Living Baogong" who has shocked the government and the public.At this time, seeing Liu Tongxun pulled his face down, he felt a little nervous, his face had turned pale, he swallowed helplessly, and knelt down with the hem of his robe.Mi Xiaozu, Huang Gun, Huang Tianba and their internal and external followers also followed and prostrated themselves on the ground. Gao Heng took the lead and said loudly:
"Slave Gao Henggong invites Sheng An!"
"Saint Boon!"
"Long live, long live!"
After kneeling three times and kneeling nine times, he was about to get up when Liu Tongxun said again: "Wait a minute, the emperor has something to ask you."
"……Long live!"
Liu Tongxun licked his lips, glanced at Gao Heng, and asked dryly: "The emperor asked you, what happened to the medicine in the military salary car?"
"My lord, please act on your behalf!" Gao Heng felt that he had no selfish intentions in this matter, kowtowed and said, "Because of the secret transportation to Sichuan, I may attract people's eyes along the way. The slave will pretend to be a drug dealer as a cover, and he can also give it to the army. Send some medicinal materials. If you don’t want to, let the thieves see through it. It’s always a slave’s ineffectiveness and negligence in thinking. This is a crime.”
Liu Tongxun nodded, and said again: "Someone in Nanjing impeached you for wandering around the Qinhuai River, courting prostitutes and lusting, and you have been reluctant to go, but there are? Did you leak military secrets in the brothel? As a member of the imperial court and a relative of the state, why is this so? Shameless?" This question made Gao Heng lose his true soul, like a thunderclap in the clear sky, his face turned pale in shock, and he was stunned for a long time before he regained his composure, kowtowed his head, and stammered his answer Said: "Your servant... indeed has some irregularities. You Qinhuai met acquaintances and got involved in listening to singing in a brothel. It is true that he did not dare to visit prostitutes and live in a brothel... The slave knows the law and hangs out in brothels. I already knew that I shouldn’t, so how dare I leak the secrets of the military? The servant received the order to pay the salary, and did not dare to stay in Nanjing. He only stayed for one night and rushed to Shijiazhuang the next morning. The servant of the servant and the Governor of Liangjiang, Yin Jishan , Jinling Chief Envoy, they all know, I hope the master will be clear about it!" He coughed, and his words became more fluent: "But the servant is really careless in his heart, thinking that he is taking the road of peace, and he has neglected the errand, and he did not travel day and night to arrive. It is too late to regret it now, this crime reaches the heavens, and I don’t know how the heavens will punish the slave, this useless thing. After the case is solved, I beg the master to hand over the slave to the Ministry for punishment, and severely punish the crime, as a warning for the future !” As he spoke, his throat became choked, and he kowtowed repeatedly.Huang Tianba was used to Gao Heng's nonchalant attitude.He didn't expect Qianlong to be so rude to his brother-in-law. Gao Heng trembled and his face turned pale with fright. He seemed to appreciate Qianlong's majesty, and lowered his head that was already bowed down.Liu Tongxun dismounted Gao Heng's arrogance, and remembered Qianlong's words that "Gao Heng is still a usable talent, and it depends on people's control", so he didn't make things too difficult, took a breath, and said: "Master Gao, please come up with me!" , Liu was only questioning according to order."
"Yes..." Gao Heng struggled to get up.He bowed to Liu Tongxun again, and stood still in a daze.Liu Tongxun did not expect that he would be scared out of his wits by Qianlong's few questions. He smiled and comforted him: "You are still a person who has fought in wars and captured thieves. Are you so brave? I am the county magistrate of Huguang Jiangxia. , the levee burst. The holy grandfather ordered me to carry yellow flails to work. If I can’t stop the breach, I will be executed on the spot! If you are not paralyzed, you can still bring migrant workers to repair the embankment? Get up, don’t do this Look like a bear! If you get back the salary and catch the 'one skill flower', not only will you be able to pay off your merits, but you may also be praised by the master." After speaking, he gave up his seat and ordered Huang Gun and his son to also sit.Huang Gun thanked him repeatedly, and sat down with a slanted body.Huang Gun turned around and yelled at Huang Tianba: "Little bastard, it's so good to stand and wait - I have something to ask you when I go down!" Liu Tongxun knew that he still needed to know how to do it, so he hurriedly said: "Mr. Huang, I ask you for help!" I'm sorry, I'm exempt from your family law. I still point to Tianba to help me!" Huang Gun was speechless.
Gao Heng was shocked for the first time, and a smile appeared on his face. Wiping the fine sweat from his head, he will inform Zhou Zha's prefectures and counties to block the road and investigate the situation of suspicious people coming and going. Escort carts and medicinal materials were found in the corn field west of the Great Post Road. One cart of medicinal materials still contained 250 taels of gold and was not taken away. It can be seen that "Yijihua" was in a hurry after robbing the darts. Someone reported that the incident happened That night someone was digging the soil in Xidagou. I sent someone to see it. Sure enough, there was new soil, and three thousand taels of silver were dug out on the spot. I almost plowed the horse’s head these days. But it’s not worth a tael of silver. Come out! Yanqing, more than 600,000 silver weighs 40,000 catties, she can't swallow it, and she can't carry it far. She is the grandson of Tu Xing, and even if she leaves, she can't leave the silver!" Mi Xiaozu said: "Under the constitutional order of Mr. Gao, the entire yamen of the humble rank has been mobilized. It is impossible for 'Yijihua' to take the money out of the country. But Handan is such a big place, it cannot be 'ploughed'. All the wine shops , hotels, chariot and horse shops, temples and temples, as well as Qinlou and Chuguan, all have arranged eyeliners——I think it will be easy if I can really catch one."
"It's not about catching one. It's about killing them all!" Liu Tongxun emphasized.He has been listening quietly, secretly admiring Qianlong's judgment.This group of people really put all their energy into "returning the lost silver".He said coldly again: "It sounds to me that this is the only sentence in my heart. The 650,000 taels of silver is actually 'bait'. It took a lot of work to get the 'one flower', and I won't throw it away easily. The silver, Maybe it was buried, maybe it was nested in the Tongdang's house in Handan. Withdrawing the net like this can only be like looking for a needle in a haystack. After a long time, we will lose both people and money! Since I have come, I will take the lead in this case." He took a heavy breath, took a big sip of tea, and put the teacup heavily on the table, and several people hurriedly bowed in the chairs to say yes.Liu Tongxun said: "I've listened to you, and your approach is to be loose and tight. If there is no target, 'darkness' is not 'tight'. Starting tonight, I will disturb this Handan Prefecture, including the counties under its jurisdiction. Every night, the household registration is checked twice or three times, and any suspicious persons are immediately taken away for interrogation. Temples and temples, and all places where people can live are also treated in the same way——Forced "Yizhihua" to be unable to hide, forced to go to the wild, I am forced to buy food and go to restaurants in fear!" He stretched out one finger, then the second, and said, "Your yamen servant may not be reliable. When you go back, call for a lecture immediately, and say that the surname Liu is here. If someone in the yamen is found collaborating with the enemy, he will surrender within three days and be meritorious. Otherwise, you don’t even need to ask for an order, and I will start a massacre in Handan!" He pointed out another finger, "Huang Gun, Huang Tianba, you want to fight with this place Dealing with rich and powerful families, using the rivers and lakes to search at the bottom of the market, who can help the court find clues, and when the case is closed in the future, it will be recommended to be an official in the memorial; those who are stubborn and colluding with bandits will naturally have to ransack their homes—— This kind of thing can't be done by going around in circles. Catching a clue is like catching a fish, you have to be careful and cruel, there is nothing you can't catch!"
"yes!"
Several people got up together and answered.
"Master Gao," Liu Tongxun said calmly, the muscles on his cheeks twitching, "the case is in Ma's hair, you live in a store, and the store has a store insurer; the place where they cheated the medicine has the owner of the house; don't suspects accept it?" Trial of the case? Matou is a big town, and it doesn't care about the ground. The mayors, inspectors, three religions, high-ranking gangsters in these places have all been in touch with each other—have you interrogated them?" Gao Hengmu thought for a while with a face, Said: "Those suspicious people have been sent to Handan for trial. The mayor and the police took us to search the property in Matou." "Then they must not be suspicious." Liu Tongxun said with a smile: "What are their names?" I’ll write an invitation to invite them to Handan, and I’ll send it on a fast horse tonight.” Gao Heng asked the postmen for pens and inkstones, and Huang Tianba said, “The mayor’s name is Sha Mingxiang, and the arrester’s name is Yin Fugui.”
Riding Xiao Xing'er grinding ink, Liu Tongxun asked Huang Tianba again, "Zhenyue, do you have any acquaintances and friends in this place?" Huang Tianba blushed with excitement when he heard Liu Tongxun calling him, and hurriedly replied: "Yes—yes. Huiche Lane Zhu Shaozu used to be a dart in Beijing. Back then, his father Zhu Sanwei followed his grandfather to escort antiques all the way and robbed a village called Dou Erdun in Shandong. It was my grandfather who came forward to invite the two to eat. I had a reconciliation drink and let the escort cart go. This happened almost twenty years ago—I was only a teenager at the time, and things had changed. I was afraid that people would not recognize me, and I followed Mr. Gao to hunt for stolen goods, so I didn’t go to visit. Huang Gun sneered and said, "You bastard! You have spent more than ten years on the escort road, and you only know how to fight with people—he can forget such things, dare he forget?" Liu Tongxun stopped him with a smile and waved his hands. He said, "I've heard for a long time that your Huang family's law is big, and Huang Gun wanted to whip you along the way! Mr. Huang, I've lost it. What's the use of being angry? How about this, use the official sedan chair at the post station, and this time it will be fine." Send you men back to Car Lane, to visit the door of the Zhu family."
"Zhu Shaozu has already washed his hands in a golden basin. Now he runs several big businesses, dealing in silk and tea." Huang Tian said aggressively, "He may not be willing to intervene in the affairs of Jianghu."
Liu Tongxun saw that the ink had been polished and he had a pen in his hand. After thinking for a while, he wrote on the white paper instead of all the red invitation cards:
Brother Sha Mingxiang: On the evening of the 5th day of May, I would like to chat with Fei Fei, please come and visit
Please take Mr. Yin with you
Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Liu Tongxun, who supervised the arrest of the world, wrote respectfully
After finishing writing, handed it to the postman, and said: "Tell you postman, send the horse's head with a fast horse, and deliver it tonight!" Then he turned to Huang Tianba with a smile and said, "It's better if his family has a big career. Your family has helped him He is supposed to come to help if he is too busy. There are also some people who have washed their hands in the golden basin and then come out of the mountain. It is not to force him to come out, but to invite him to invite the leading figures of the three religions and nine streams in this place to come out and get to know each other. I want to put my hands down and finish this matter. He is still his rich man." There was a sieve of gongs from outside, and Li Bao yelled in the distance, "Your Majesty has an order... tonight the entire territory of Handan is under martial law... There are boarders in another house , we must prepare the shop insurance..." Liu Tongxun said: "Mi Xiaozu is quite fast. Please leave Mr. Huang and his son now!"
Gao Heng was still sitting in a daze. He originally estimated that Liu Tongxun would take at least three or four days to arrive in Handan, but he didn't expect Liu Tongxun to hurry so desperately to come so early.As soon as I came to Handan, I dealt with it in all directions.It's completely different from my own way.He not only shook the mountains to shake the tiger, beat the grass to startle the snake, but also made meticulous and subtle arrangements.Gao Heng seemed to be in a dream, his head was dizzy and his eyes were blurred.Liu Tongxun thought he was thinking hard about the solution to the case, and said with a smile: "Uncle Gao Guo, I'm still thinking about it! Don't think about it, I expect to catch a few clues within three days—it's the talent." The first priority! How can you imagine that the money will be 'ploughed' out of the horse's head?" He sighed in relief and drank a cup of herbal tea before laying out paper and writing.Gao Heng couldn't help asking: "You're not tired yet, what else is there to do?"
"Hey... is there anyone who is not tired?" Liu Tongxun pressed his hands on his sore and numb waist, "Please sit here, this chair can be leaned on, and you and I will jointly write a booklet for the emperor." , and report the situation.”
"Wouldn't it be better to wait for the news to report?"
"The emperor is in a hurry." Liu Tongxun said, "We need to make a guarantee first, and ask the emperor to relieve our anxiety."
Gao Heng licked his lips, but said nothing.
Yi Ying, Tang He, Han Mei, Lei Jian, and Yan Ju have already left.Before she left, she discussed with Yan Ruyun, Huangfu Shuiqiang, and Hu Yinzhong—dozens of people are guarding Handan, which is too eye-catching.If they all leave, they worry that hundreds of thousands of taels of silver will be left unattended.Therefore, on the third day of the silver robbery, Yi Ying ordered to distribute more than 2,000 taels of gold to more than 80 brothers, and everyone tried their best to bring some silver to disperse southward from the old road of the Yellow River and Zhangde Mansion, and agreed to gather in Jiyuan. , rebuild Tongbai Yingpan.The three men were left behind to guard the money in Huangliangmeng, Handan, waiting for the imperial court to arrest him and the wind passed before moving them.They pretended to be wish-fulfilling pilgrims and rented a whole set of yards in Huangliangmeng Town. Every day, they sent one person to Handan in turn to inquire about the news. Two people went to Lu Zu Temple to burn incense in the morning, afternoon and evening, and gave twenty taels of alms to the Taoist priests in the temple. Yinzi, when I came back, guarded the silver buried in the cypress forest in the north of the courtyard.The owner of the house is Liu Deyang, a brother of Yan Ruyun who used to pull a pole alone in the past. He is very shrewd and capable. Berlin is also his family’s property. The new tomb is mixed with the ancestral tomb—the "new tomb" is covered with turf and moss. , and then poured water, it really looks exactly like a century-old grave.The mayor of the town, the town officials, the policemen, and the head of Lijia all spent money to make it just right, who will take care of their idle accounts!Therefore, An Anyi lived in it for more than half a month, and didn't bring out even a little bit of disfigurement.
On the fourth day of May, it was Huangfu Shuiqiang's turn to enter the city to explore the wind.It wasn't until dawn that he came back on a mule. As soon as he entered the gate, he saw the servant's two wives washing glutinous rice, washing zong leaves, and dyeing eggs in the kitchen. The smell of realgar wine wafted across the courtyard.He hastily tied the mule to the manger, hurried into the upper room, but there was no sign of Yan Ruyun, and then rushed past the south room in the west wing, only to see a naked man in Hu Yinzhong, only wearing a pair of shorts, whistling on the kang. big sleep.Huangfu Shuiqiang patted him and shouted: "Old Hu, wake up - the smell of alcohol and farts in this room is mixed to death, thank you for being able to sleep!"
"Huh? Huh!"
"That old bastard Liu Tongxun is here!"
"Liu... Tongxun?"
"I can't explain it to you, Brother Yan—where is Yan Ruyun?"
Hu Yinzhong just woke up, looked at Huangfu Shuiqiang with slightly confused and doubtful eyes, and after a while, smiled coldly, and said: "Wu Xiangu called away. He left in a while. Brother Yan, hum! He left the woman Can you pass?" Huangfu Shuiqiang stumbled and said: "Blind! This man! Liu Tongxun is the secretary of the Ministry of punishment, and he came here specifically for the case! As soon as we arrive in Handan tonight, I will immediately call brother-in-law Gao and Boss Mi of Handan to go Post station. All the people in the yamen have assembled, and the entire territory of Handan will be under martial law starting tonight, and people will be checked from house to house to ask questions! ——Brother Yan, you will have to suffer from women sooner or later!”
"I will suffer—where, which woman's fault?"
The two were talking when Yan Renyun broke in.He was still awake, but his eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes, and his feet were a little erratic. He held the door frame with both hands, and pushed the door open with his head. He just stood at the door, looked at Huangfu Shuiqiang, and then glanced at Hu Yinzhong, "Lian ...A woman like Wu Huani, are you...jealous too? There is...a box of money under the bed, if you want to whore, you...you too!"
"Brother Yan, don't be suspicious!" Huangfu Shuiqiang stuffed a bowl of mint herbal tea into his hand, "I'm anxious. Liu Yanqing came to Handan to investigate the case in person!" Hu Yinzhong said, "Brother Huangfu didn't I've wronged you. If you walk this way, you just can't mess with women."
Yan Ruyun's hand holding the tea trembled slightly, he had no intention of arguing with this sloppy Hu Yinzhong, he shook his head, his heart was still at a loss, he would feel better after drinking the bowl of herbal tea, he went in and lit the lamp, Pulling the wick with his hand, he said: "He's here, don't worry about it! What we bought is serious and hard goods, there is no falsehood, and everyone who recognizes us has followed Yi Zongduo southward. Hidden tightly, It’s still there without moving a bit. In this place, Liu Deyang is very popular with everyone—we are just sitting on the Diaoyutai despite the wind and waves!”
"I'm still not at ease." Hu Yinzhong said, "I've lived here for almost twenty days. If no one else tells me, is Liu Deyang reliable?" Huangfu Shuiqiang said, "Deyang is smart and has never lost his mind. Over the wind. He is such a big family, so he has to weigh it if he betrays us. But will the mayor and officials here be suspicious of us? We spend money too easily."
The three of them searched and analyzed, but still couldn't figure it out.For a while, they were speechless, and they all sat in a daze.Yan Ruyun is a leader, he can't think without his own opinions, he was underestimated by others, he felt bored for a while, and said: "From today on, we will no longer offer incense, nor go out, just wait and see what's going on. It's really impossible , let's—" he looked around, "to kill the mouth here, thirty-six strategies are the best. With our kung fu, we are afraid that we won't be able to escape when we are empty? That note was originally robbed. Cheng's noodles, spilled, fuck him!" Hu Yinzhong slapped his legs and said, "I didn't say anything about what you said, except to kill Liu Deyang. As long as the surname Liu doesn't sell us, why would he kill someone?" Huangfu Shuiqiang also Said: "According to me, don't kill or set fire, and don't watch any movement, just pat your butt and leave. We did big things first, and didn't point at the money. Now that we have this little money, we can keep it and leave." gone?"
Yan Ruyun's face was pale and blue, and his fingers were clenched.He followed Yi Ying for six or seven years, not so much because of "conformity", but because he loved Yi Ying.Although Yi Ying is ten years older than him, but Yi Ying's face is as delicate as in her twenties.He confided his heart many times, Yi Ying was always indifferent, and advised him not to miss the Han family's revival plan with his son and daughter's personal relationship.Somehow, after breaking up with Yi Ying this time, he felt that he would never have a chance to see him again.After meeting a girl named Xiaoqing'er in Cuihonglou, Handan, Yi Ying's image became more and more blurred in her heart.Saved a new heart.So this batch of money has a greater temptation for him.But in any case, you can't say this to the two people in front of you.Thinking about it with a smile, he said: "If you don't kill, you don't kill. I have no hatred against him! However, the money was obtained by the chief rudder and us through untold hardships. It is the capital of the revival of the foundation and cannot be lost easily! Our identities have not been revealed Let's go, it's not easy to explain when we meet the chief rudder." After hearing this, everyone was speechless.
But none of them could sleep peacefully that night.On the second watch, the head of the village brought Chief A to check the household registration, and Yan Ruyun sent them two taels of silver and a few chickens for their supper. This happened often, and he didn't take it seriously; Zhen Dian Shi took the head of the village to knock on the door and came to investigate again, and the three of them got up in surprise.Zhen Dian Shi was also very familiar with him, with a smiling Maitreya face, but today he was serious, checked the introduction and took notes, and walked away with five taels of wine.This toss was a bit strange, Huangfu Shuiqiang and Hu Yinzhong both moved to the upper room, they discussed secretly for half an hour, but still had no clue.After turning off the lights and leaning against the wall to fall asleep for less than an hour, I heard someone knocking on the door outside, and the dogs near and far were barking terribly. The whole town seemed to be in a panic!
"Lost wind!" Hu Yinzhong was taken aback, and pulled out the knife from under the mat with his backhand, jumped up and listened quietly.Huangfu Shuiqiang held a knife in his hand, watching the movement through the window through the hazy night.Yan Ruyun was not as flustered as the two of them, he opened the door with a "squeak" sound, stood under the eaves and asked, "Who is it?"
"It's me!" Liu Deyang's voice came from outside, "Mr. Dai, the famous prison criminal in the county, is here, check your household registration!"
"Wait a minute! I'm on fire!" Yan Ruyun replied loudly, and then muttered, "Tonight, something really went wrong!" As he entered the room, he whispered to the two of them, "Go back to your room. I won't call you." Don't come over. It sounds like you're fine, so get ready to fight." He started the fire, touched the treasured sword under his pillow, and walked slowly towards the gate.
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