Glancing at his father, Xu Nian ignored him, and continued: "I can think of two possibilities, one: the servant of Hubu has a backer behind him. Two: the emperor has concerns, such as maintaining a delicate balance. "

"Brother said that the Ministry of Household Affairs impeached Zhou Shilang for embezzling money from the treasury. Why didn't he impeach another servant, and the Minister of the Household Department?"

Xu Qi'an's heart moved: "Zhou Shilang's political opponents are dealing with him?"

Xu Nian nodded: "The teacher said that from ancient times to the present, the core of imperial art has always been balance. The emperor did not touch Zhou Shilang, which shows that this matter may involve party disputes."

"Then what should we do?" Second Uncle Xu asked subconsciously.

Xu Qi'an rubbed his chin, thinking about it and said: "The emperor's mentality may be useful in normal times, but now that the Jingcha is approaching, as long as he can catch Zhou Shilang's handle, there is a great possibility to kill him. Even the emperor can't just go his own way. The core of the Confucian dragon-slaying technique is the word "ritual system". So Zhou Shilang's political opponents will not stop there."

Xu Xinian was taken aback. He didn't expect the word "Dragon Slaying Technique" to pop out of his rough cousin's mouth. Is this still that Kuaishou cousin?

I just watch too many costume dramas!Xu Qi said with peace of mind.

Of course, part of the reason is that I have learned more history.

History books are the quintessence of human culture. If you study history carefully, you will learn a lot from it.

History books are also the most useless things, because the only lesson that human beings can learn from history is that human beings can't learn any lessons from history.

Xu Qi'an, who likes to read history, originally scoffed at this sentence, but later found out that it made sense.

The reason is that when he was studying, his parents and teachers always said earnestly: You must study hard and study hard, otherwise you will regret it in the future.

No one takes it seriously.

It wasn't until he experienced setbacks and was severely beaten by the society that he woke up.

Xu Qi'an's cousin doesn't like reading. He failed in business, and once blurted out: You have to study hard, otherwise you will regret it in the future.

After speaking, he suddenly froze.

Xu Nian raised his chin and said in the tone of a school examiner, "Then what do you think the elder brother should do."

You are really unwilling to admit defeat. If you are the heroine, this arrogant personality is not very pleasing. I prefer 36d's coquettish and cute Yujie Xu Qi'an complained in her heart, and said with a calm expression:

"Why did Zhou Shilang create a tax and bank case? It must not be corruption, because corruption can be done at any time, so why bother to be at the forefront of the Jingcha?"

"Unless he needs a sum of money urgently, he needs this money to fill the hole, and the reason for filling the hole is to deal with Jingcha." Xu Qi'an gave full play to his logical reasoning ability.

"So?" Xu New Year's mouth twitched.

So we need to find out the real reason why Zhou Shilang embezzled tax money, and we need to solve the case so that Zhou Shilang has nowhere to hide. Xu Qian was about to say this when he saw Xu Erlang's half-smiling eyes, so he didn't say anything .

"I see!" Second Uncle Xu slapped his thigh, spit flying all over the place excitedly: "So we want to expose this matter, so that the surname Zhou can't hide."

He was so excited, he felt that his brain finally had a flash of light.

I'm not stupid, Second Uncle Xu thought complacently.

Xu Nian let out a "huh": "Father thinks that, with your identity as the imperial sword guarding hundreds of households, you can openly investigate the servant of the household department and have access to the files of the household department?"

Xu Pingzhi's face froze instantly.

Xu Dalang let out a "huh": "Of course it's impossible."

Thank you, my second uncle, for going to thunder.

Xu Xinian, who failed to suppress his cousin intellectually, was a little dissatisfied, and asked, "Then what do you think big brother should do?"

Xu Qi'an tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, "It's not us who are the main force to deal with Zhou Shilang. What we have to do is the last straw that breaks the camel's back."

As for how to do it, he hasn't figured it out yet.

It's not bad. Xu New Year nodded approvingly, and said: "Take a step back, we don't have to deal with Zhou Shilang, a dignified third-rank official, who has scheming skills. It's not something we can deal with now, but people have weaknesses."

Xu Qi'an's eyes lit up, and he clapped excitedly: "Zhou Li!"

"Yes, compared to Zhou Shilang, Zhou Li's dandy is easier to deal with. The charges of impeachment are not sufficient, so we will create charges. Pass the knife to Zhou Xianping's political opponents and let them help me kill Zhou Xianping." Xu Xinian Canruo A sinister look flashed in Xingchen's eyes:

"The Beijing inspection is imminent. If Zhou Shilang's young master does something outrageous, as a father, Zhou Xianping must bear the blame. The emperor is willing to protect once, but not necessarily willing to protect him a second time."

Speaking of this, Xu Nian frowned and said, "Although this entry point is good, it's just that I'm not a fool, and the method of framing the blame may not be effective."

Second Uncle Xu listened to his son and nephew talking to each other, and suddenly realized that he, the head of the family, had been pushed to the edge of this secret conversation, completely unable to intervene.

But with his son's analysis layer by layer, Uncle Xu's thinking became clearer and clearer, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.I couldn't help but slapped the table excitedly:

"My son has the capital to be the chief assistant when he resigns from the old age."

Could it be that your nephew and I don't have the capital to be the chief assistant?Xu Qi'an gave his second uncle a sideways look, and took the opportunity to diss Xu Erlang:

"Erlang, so you can't escape the same pattern if you say that scholars are harming the country with empty talk."

The corner of Xu Erlang's mouth twitched, and he said sarcastically, "Big Brother, please enlighten me."

Xu Qi'an didn't panic at all, "I can't give you a ready-made solution, but I can provide you with an idea."

Uncle Xu said urgently, "Say it quickly."

Chapter 36 Troublemaker

"Do you know what the process of solving a case is?" Xu Qi'an started from a topic he was good at:

"Observe the scene, collect clues, then make bold assumptions and carefully verify. Solve the puzzle bit by bit to get the truth of the case."

The flickering candlelight illuminated Second Uncle Xu's bewildered expression.

Xu Erlang frowned in thought.

Xu Qi'an talked eloquently: "What we have to think about is not how to calculate Zhou Li, but to observe Zhou Li, collect information, then summarize it, boldly formulate a plan, and then carefully scrutinize the process to judge the feasibility of the plan."

What he said was clear and rigorous, leaving Xu Erlang speechless, and he agreed in his heart that his elder brother's idea was correct.

It turned out that Ning Yan was also a resourceful and reliable child. Xu Pingzhi was very pleased. He used to worry that his nephew's personality was too stubborn and he would be unreasonable, and he would suffer in the future.

Seeing that neither of them refuted, Xu Qi'an went on to say: "Cijiu, you have a reputation for raising people, you can get in touch with scholars and learn some official information. You go to collect information about Zhou Li. Don't make mistakes."

"Second Uncle, the Zhou Mansion's inner city, the imperial knife guards are in charge of night patrols of the inner and outer city on weekdays, and you are responsible for monitoring the movement of the Zhou Mansion, don't do it yourself, find a trustworthy confidant to watch over."

"I want to know where Zhou Li went, what he did, and who he met in a day."

The father and son nodded, suddenly thought of something, and stared at Xu Qi'an: "What about you?"

Xu Qi'an smiled mysteriously: "I want to find a way out for the Xu family, let's bid farewell to the old days, we will discuss the details later, and ask you something along the way. Tonight, I will stay overnight in your house."

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