Hope for luck

Chapter 509
Liao Jie's plain meaning made Gu Xinshan frown and ponder for a long time before opening his mouth. Liao Jie ignored him, drinking tea and teasing the fish in the pond.

At this moment, one of Gu Xinshan's confidants rushed to his side and whispered something in his ear.

After hearing this, Gu Xinshan's expression changed drastically, and he said in surprise:
"But really?!"

The confidant bowed his waist and replied:

"Exactly!"

Liao Jie saw Gu Xinshan's expression, he just raised his eyebrows slightly, and didn't ask much, as if he was not interested in his affairs.

After Gu Xinshan waved the cronies back, he stood up and said to Liao Jie with a solemn face:

"Mr. Liao, just got the news that Gao Pan's official boat was burned by water bandits on Fanliang Lake, and it is said that there is no one alive!"

These words made Liao Jie's face change slightly:

"How did this happen? Isn't Fanliang Lake very peaceful? Why are there water bandits? Where did you get the news from?!"

Gu Xinshan hastily replied:

"It is said that it is the news from the boatman of Panliang Lake. Many people have seen it, but they don't know whether the news is true or not!"

Then, Gu Xinshan became anxious:

"If this news is true, Gao Pan was killed by water bandits when he came to Jiangnan to take office, which is just a reason for Dong Pingzhang to replace me. Mr. Liao, what should we do now?"

Liao Jie's face also became serious, he looked directly at a certain place in front of him, and after a long time he said:

"Don't worry, the old man wants to come. It is impossible for Dong Pingzhang to be so cold-blooded and use his cronies to murder a governor. He is not such a person, so naturally he would not do this..."

"Then, these water bandits are probably sent by Gao Pan's enemies. Now let someone find out who is against Gao Pan. As long as you can control the evidence, it has nothing to do with you, the governor!"

When Gu Xinshan heard the words, he instantly understood, and replied gratefully:
"Thank you, Mr. Liao, for reminding me. I'll do it now. I'll visit you again after the matter subsides!"

Liao Jie waved his hand:
"As the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, you have a lot of things to do every day. If you have nothing to do, don't come to this old man. If someone impeaches you for this, it will not be a good thing!"

These words made Gu Xinshan stunned for a moment, and then he didn't express his opinion, he just cupped his hands and left the pavilion immediately.

To watch Gu Xinshan leave, Liao Jie also stood up and gave some orders to his servants.

After a while, I saw Liao Jie wearing a gray and black uniform, wearing a bamboo hat, and holding a fishing rod, coming out of the back door of Liao's house, getting into a carriage, and heading out of the city.

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Fanliang County.

Gu Xinshan asked people to check Gao Pan's enemies, and at the same time brought people to Fanliang County to find out the truth of the matter.

When Yan Shanrong, the magistrate of Fanliang County, heard that the governor had arrived in person, he was frightened out of his wits, and hurriedly led a group of officials from the county government to greet him.

After arriving at the Fanliang county government office, Gu Xinshan didn't talk nonsense and asked directly:
"Yanzhi County, do you know that there was an arson case by water bandits on Fanliang Lake?"

After Yan Shanrong heard this, he was shocked. He originally thought that if the official ship was burned, no one would know about it. How could it have been known to the governor after only two or three days?
Although his heart was full of turmoil, Yan Shanrong's expression remained the same, and he replied very calmly:
"My lord, I have heard about the arson case of water bandits, and I have sent people to investigate..."

Yan Shanrong knew that if he said that there was no such thing at this moment, then he must not even know how he died, so he could only admit that there was indeed such a thing.

After hearing this, Gu Xinshan angrily reprimanded:
"Ridiculous! Since you knew about this matter, why didn't you report it? Do you know who was on board the official ships that were set on fire by water bandits?"

Although Yan Shanrong knew the result earlier, he couldn't say anything at this moment, so he replied tremblingly:

"Returning to my lord, I really don't know, on Fanliang Lake, water bandits occasionally appear to rob the road, I don't know who is sitting on the official boat this time!"

These words made Gu Xinshan instantly furious:

"What a silverfish! Since you knew it was an official ship, you didn't know the identities of the people on board. I think you've done your best in being an official!"

The official ship that Gao Pan was on was suddenly set on fire by water bandits, which was undoubtedly a disaster for Gu Xinshan.

He strongly opposed the implementation of the New Deal in Jiangnan, and naturally offended the first assistant Dong Pingzhang. Dong Pingzhang had long wanted to replace him, but he couldn't find any chance.

And Gao Pan was Dong Pingzhang's capable confidant, and he was killed when he was still on his way to take office. Doesn't it mean that he failed to do his job as governor.

Anyway, Gao Pan was on an official ship, and he was an official appointed by the court, so he was murdered in broad daylight, so it can't be justified.

Gu Xinshan, who had just received the news, was already thinking that his troubles were coming.

If Liao Jie hadn't given him some advice, maybe he was already ready to have Yan Shanrong taken down by now.

After all, Gao Pan was murdered on Fanliang Lake, and Fanliang Lake is under the jurisdiction of Fanliang County.

Gu Xinshan wanted to find someone who was responsible, but Yan Shanrong, the magistrate of Fanliang County, couldn't escape no matter what.

But at this moment, Yan Shanrong actually asked three questions, which caused Gu Xinshan's original thoughts to rise again.

Yan Shanrong also felt Gu Xinshan's anger, so frightened, he hastily knelt down and confessed tremblingly.

Although Gu Xinshan did not have the right to dismiss Yan Shanrong directly, he only needed a document to send to the capital, and it was easy to take down Yan Shanrong, the county magistrate.

However, with Liao Jie's foreword, Gu Xinshan was not in a hurry, and it would be detrimental to his dignity to win Yan Shanrong at this moment.

He waved his hand angrily:

"Okay, your guilt will be discussed after the matter is clarified. The top priority now is to find out whether all the people on board have really been killed!"

As he said that, Gu Xinshan remembered that Yan Shanrong still didn't know who was on board, so he went on to say:

"Let me tell you, there are two on board, the prefect and the prefect who have just come to Guangling Mansion to take office. If they are killed in your jurisdiction, you should first think about how to explain to the court!"

In fact, Yan Shanrong knew about it a long time ago, but he just wanted to hide it as if he didn't know it, and it had nothing to do with him.

But in the end, I still didn't expect that the matter would still be counted on his head, and trembling all over, he said:

"My... my lord, I deserve to die. If so, I have no choice but to explain the situation to the court and ask the court to deal with it leniently!"

After hearing this, Gu Xinshan glanced at Yan Shanrong with disgust, and saw that he was in his 40s, with a rich belly and a fair and rosy face.

This made it easy for Gu Xinshan to think that it was because of his daily life that water bandits appeared on Fanliang Lake.

It was precisely because of these water bandits that Gao Pan was killed by the water bandits. The more Gu Xinshan thought about it, the more he felt that Yan Shanrong's crimes were unforgivable.

(End of this chapter)