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Liu Butler looked flattered, and took a drink from his glass.

Sure enough, after a while, Butler Liu's face suddenly changed, and he raised his hand to cover his stomach, with a trace of blood dripping from his mouth.

"Master, you"

"Butler Liu, I am sorry for you. You have worked hard for this officer for more than ten years, and you know too many facts."

"Master, don't save me"

I don't know what kind of poison it is, but the onset was quite fast. Before he could finish a complete sentence, Butler Liu limply fell to the ground.

"Yuan'er, go get someone to come over and temporarily bury Steward Liu's body by the woodshed in the backyard. After the limelight passes, choose a place with good Feng Shui for a proper burial."

"Yes!"

Shen Xiuyuan responded.

Not long after, the two servants rushed into the house, wrapped Butler Liu's body in a sheet and dragged it to the backyard, quickly dug a hole and buried it.

All of this was secretly seen by Gu Ming.

After finishing his work, Shen Xiuyuan hummed a little tune and went to another small courtyard to go back to his room to sleep.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked into the dark place, I felt a pain in the back of my neck and passed out on the spot

"what"

At dawn, the servants who got up early started to clean the yard, but unexpectedly found the young master lying in a pool of blood, and immediately screamed out in fright.

The whole Shenfu suddenly became chaotic.

The doctor came in a hurry, and after some treatment, he finally rescued Shen Xiuyuan.

However, he became a eunuch forever.

"Who, who did it? I must have skinned him."

Shen Buxiu was about to go crazy.

You know, besides the principal wife, he also married a third concubine, but Shen Xiuyuan was the only one who passed on the incense, because he would love him in every possible way.

As a result, people are still alive, but the incense is completely cut off

The servants were so frightened that they dared not take a breath, some hooked their heads, and some knelt on the ground, for fear of harming the fish in the pond.

Shen Butong was furious, but unexpectedly, a servant stumbled in from outside the courtyard:

"Old man, outside is here, so catch up quickly"

Catch fast?

Even though Shen Butong was in grief and anger, he couldn't help but "thump" in his heart.

When he was in doubt, he saw a head catcher surnamed Chen from the government office leading the crowd in.

Seeing this, Shen Butong had no choice but to force himself to be calm, put on an official airs and took a few steps forward, and asked: "Chen Butou, why did you break into my official residence so early in the morning?"

"Lord Shen, my subordinates are here to investigate the case under the order of the magistrate."

Hearing this, Shen Butong broke into a cold sweat, lost a bit of his official prestige, and asked in a trembling voice, "What case are you investigating?"

"Someone reported Master Shen, saying that Master Shen poisoned people's lives and hid the corpse in the backyard"

"Nonsense, this is clearly framing this official."

Shen Butong was ashamed and angry on the surface, but he was terrified in his heart.

What happened last night was clearly done impeccably, how could it be leaked out so quickly?

"Lord Shen, please don't embarrass your subordinates. Your subordinates are also acting under the orders of Shangfeng. Come and search the backyard."

"Yes!"

"Bold!"

Shen Butong panicked.

After all, he has a ghost in his heart. If he really wants to search the backyard and dig out Butler Liu's body, it will be difficult for him to justify.

"Chen Butou, I'm an official from the government office. You'd better think about the consequences. If you don't find anything, be careful that I punish you."

Unexpectedly, Chen Butou replied forcefully: "Lord Shen, this is the order of the magistrate, the subordinates can only follow the order, go, search the backyard!"

"If it's wrong, I'll go to the magistrate now"

Seeing that the situation is not good, Shen Butong is going to run away and go to the government office to find someone to discuss countermeasures secretly.

Unexpectedly, he was stopped by two police officers.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shen, the magistrate has an order, and Mr. Shen and Mr. Ling are not allowed to leave the mansion for the time being."

"Gudong"

Upon hearing this, Shen Butong was frightened, frightened, angry, and anxious, and even passed out.

Besides, after a few policemen came to the backyard, they searched a little and found the place where the corpse was buried.

After digging, Steward Liu's body was dug out.

There was also a foreman accompanying him, who examined the corpse on the spot, and said with certainty: "Chen Butou, this person died of poisoning last night."

"Very good, then prove what the whistleblower said is true, and continue to search the study room"

"Yes, Mr. Headcatcher!"

Chapter 65 The Four Talents in the South of the Yangtze River!

There is a lot of trouble here, but there is a happy chat over there.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your great help. This time, the dog official surnamed Shen definitely didn't run away."

Gu Ming thanked Chen Zibai with a happy face.

"Hehe, it's nothing more than a little effort. Besides, this is also a matter of my duty.

But I am a little curious, are you a scholar or a person in the world? "

Gu Ming replied seriously: "Students are of course scholars!"

"Hahaha, that's right, you are a scholar, you should take part in this year's imperial examination, right?"

"Students try their best!"

Chen Zibai nodded with a smile: "It's so good. If you really want to pass the exam, your husband and son-in-law are both candidates, so it's a good story."

"According to your auspicious words!"

"There is almost no suspense in this case. Even if his father and son don't beheaded, they will definitely be demoted as pariahs, and they will be exiled."

After all, this time, it wasn't just because of the murder of Butler Liu.

Gu Ming sneaked into the study and found some evidence of Shen Butong's embezzlement and perversion of the law, such as letters and account books.

These evidences have been forwarded by Chen Zibai to the prefect of Jinhua.

That's why the magistrate's attitude was so tough, and he sent people directly to Shen's government to continue collecting evidence.

Sure enough, after a careful search by all the policemen, a lot of gold and silver jewellery, antique calligraphy and paintings, and some secret letters were found one after another from the study, the wall, and the dark cabinet.

Now the evidence is even more convincing, no matter how eloquent the tongue is.

Gu Ming was too lazy to take care of the follow-up matters.

After all, the trial of the case still needs a process. In short, I already have a certainty in my mind about the fate of Shen Butong and his son, so there is no need to stay in Jinhua Mansion for a long time.

At noon that day, I went to shopkeeper Yu to discuss the departure.

"In this way, we will set off early tomorrow morning, and I will arrange manpower and carriages now."

"Row!"

Gu Ming responded.

The next day, Gu Ming came to the door of the bookstore as promised, shopkeeper Yu had already prepared a carriage, exchanged a few words with each other, and boarded the carriage to set off.

After a bumpy day, I finally arrived at Guobei County before dark.

Gu Ming found an inn to settle shopkeeper Yu down, and agreed to pick him up the next morning.

Afterwards, he returned to his small courtyard nearby.

As usual, I took a shower first, copied the daily tasks, and then went to bed to rest.

At dawn, he came to the inn, had breakfast with shopkeeper Yu and the groom, and then went to the study together.

"Yo, the star is back."

"Le Ping, Dong Sheng, this is shopkeeper Yu, a bookseller in Jinhua Mansion, he came here to take a look."

"So it's shopkeeper Yu, welcome!"

The two greeted each other enthusiastically.

After some courtesies, shopkeeper Yu visited the bookstore back and forth, and couldn't help but admire: "Although the bookstore is a bit small, the atmosphere is very good."

Gu Ming smiled and said: "The bookstore is definitely not comparable to shopkeeper Yu's. However, Guobei County is only so big, and there are only a few people who buy books.

So, I am here mainly as a um, a display shop.

In addition to selling books, it also sells some calligraphy and paintings, which may attract some scholars to gather here. "

"Yes, your idea is really good"

The conversation was almost over, and the two parties finally sat down and started to talk about business.

Shopkeeper Yu said: "Young Master Gu, the reason why I came here this time is actually to discuss something with you."

"Treasurer Yu has something to say, but it's okay to say it."

"As far as the two books you showed me, I want to run them exclusively in Jinhua Mansion."

Gu Ming couldn't help but frowned: "Exclusive operation? I'm afraid this is not appropriate."

Shopkeeper Yu smiled and said, "Young Master Gu, listen to my explanation first, other booksellers will order you one hundred or two hundred copies at a time, and you have to bother to find the bookseller.

The next time I buy at least a thousand copies, it will save you a lot of trouble."

Hearing this, Gu Ming couldn't help but suddenly realized.

It turned out that he wanted to be a regional agent, and he was indeed a smart businessman.

"Hehe, I understand shopkeeper Yu's meaning. Indeed, this way I can save a lot of energy, but it's just about the price."

"You must give up the price a little more. After all, the quantity is large, and I am a businessman, so I have to talk about profit, right?"

The reason is this, but Gu Ming didn't think about this problem before, so he couldn't help thinking about it.

"It's okay, Mr. Gu can think about it. To tell you the truth, apart from Jinhua Mansion, Gusu Mansion also has sales channels."

Hearing this, Gu Ming's eyes lit up.

As far as Gusu Mansion is concerned, it is much larger than Jinhua Mansion. It can be said to be the largest state capital in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also the seat of the provincial capital. It has been known as "the first mansion in the south of the Yangtze River" since ancient times.

Although the capital is also located in the territory of Jiangnan, the capital is a capital after all, so naturally it is not included in the scope of Jiangnan.

Since ancient times, there have been many talented people in the south of the Yangtze River!

Gusu Mansion is a typical representative among them.

For example, Tang Bohu, Zhu Zhishan, Zhengming, and Xu Zhenqing, the four most recognized talents in the south of the Yangtze River, are all from Gusu.

The four have their own strengths, and they are well-deserved representatives of all the talents in the south of the Yangtze River.

Because of this, Gusu Mansion is a sacred place in the minds of many scholars, and some people even sell their property and move to Gusu Mansion to live in Gusu Mansion, hoping to get a bit of talent.

With the same thought, Gu Ming couldn't help but said: "In this case, shopkeeper Yu, the study is not run by me alone, I have to discuss it with other people."

Shopkeeper Yu nodded: "No problem!"

So, Gu Ming called Nie Xiaoqian, Su Ling, He Yongliang, and Dong Sheng together to discuss.

"I think it works!"

He Yongliang was the first to express his opinion.

"Well," Dong Sheng echoed: "Once the quantity is large, the printing cost will also be reduced, and our profit will not be much lower."