one step closer to the end

Chapter 0424

The Zhang residence was decorated with lanterns and festoons tonight, and the house was full of guests. Fifteen tables of banquets were set up inside and outside. Basically, no one recognized Zhao Guanren, but everyone called them brothers and sisters. .

"Well! This song is good..."

The magistrate of Song Dynasty was absent-mindedly enjoying the opera, the magistrate of the eighth rank county, the chief secretary of the ninth rank, the master of the no rank, and the people in power in the county government all stared intently at him. Xie's family was accompanied by father and son. Bian Xianglan brought an accountant, It seems that the Bian family is also a figure in power.

"Come on! Mr. Zhang, let's have a drink..."

Xie Yuanwai smiled and straightened up, who knew that before he picked up the wine glass, Bian Xianglan picked up a glass of wine almost at the same time, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang! My little girl respects you, please drink up the glass!"

"Do you understand etiquette, you..."

Mr. Xie was like an overindulgent kid with kidney deficiency. He tapped his finger on the table and said: "Everything has a first come, first come first. If others say you want to drink with each other, you should not stand up again. Don't let others laugh at your Bian family. Tutor!"

"The Xie family has a tutor who teaches their son how to force a good man into prostitution, throwing himself into a river..."

Bian Xianglan sneered very unceremoniously, and with one sentence, the son of kidney deficiency blew up his hair, and jumped up suddenly to start scolding, but the accountant said quietly: "Qi advises the son not to bring shame on himself, you She is no match for our eldest lady!"

"Sit down! Master Song dares to be presumptuous here..."

Member Xie glared at his son, raised his glass and stood up, and said with a smile: "Master Zhang! I, Xie, fell in love with you at first sight, so I might as well get drunk today. If you have a share of mine, you will have a share of it." , how are you?"

"My lord! I can see it clearly..."

Master Huang turned his head and whispered to Mr. Song: "No wonder he knows the news of the supervisor. The Zhang family boy is the person who supervises the production line. I am afraid that he will raise the price. The two imperial merchants are impatient now, and they have to make money even if they lose money." , whose wine he drinks means that he has accepted the family!"

"You two, look at how I write this word..."

Zhao Guanren shook out a white paper fan. Even though it was only 20 degrees in July in the Dashun Dynasty, he waved the fan pretendingly. There were six characters written by him on it. !The opposite is - be fearless!

The difference between one word and the meaning is far-reaching!

"Well written! Not bad, really not bad..."

Member Xie nodded his head slightly, but Bian Xianglan sneered: "Boss Xie probably didn't understand it. The fearless writing is vigorous and powerful, and the innocence is illusory. The deep meaning in it is quite literati. You are so talented at such a young age!"

"Miss Bian! Sure enough, Bingxue is smart and witty..."

Zhao Guanren smiled and said: "Although Zhang's literary talent is not high, he is also very good at poetry and poetry. Today I will give one to the young lady for appreciation; it is difficult to say goodbye when we meet each other. A stream of spring water flows eastward!"

"Wonderful! Really wonderful..."

Master Huang suddenly stood up from his chair, savored it carefully, and then praised it again and again, and the literati and poets around him also gathered after hearing this, shaking their heads and repeating their chanting, and finally they all praised it crazily.

"Praise! Ladies and gentlemen, I also heard this poem..."

Zhao Guanren smiled and cupped his fists in thanks. There was a learned traveler hiding in the Bian family. He didn't dare to say that this was a poem he wrote, not to mention that it was a combination of two poems. He couldn't remember the whole poem. It was spliced ​​together, and a word was changed.

"Haha~ I understand..."

Kidney Deficiency Young Master smiled proudly: "Bian Xiaosi! This poem is saying that your broken flowers and willows are ruined, and a pool of spring water is wasted. In a word... your family is out of business!"

"you……"

Bian Xianglan stared at him angrily, but Zhao Guanren smiled and said, "It's just a doggerel, Mr. Kidney Deficiency... No! Mr. Xie, please don't substitute it indiscriminately. There is a play! We all have a play, come and come! Master Song, I respect you." You drink!"

"I have to drink this wine, we have a great poet in Lantai County..."

Song Zhixian held up the wine glass solemnly, and in the eyes of others, it is a great face. Not surprisingly, Zhao Guanren's name will spread throughout Lantai County tomorrow, and it will be concluded that he is young, rich, and talented. , The appearance is dignified, the key is that the background is not small.

Three wine tours...

"Master Hu! I want to sue you..."

Zhao Guanren pulled Hu Xiancheng into the wing room, and said drunkenly: "There is a female ghost in my elder brother's old house, and she lives in the dry well in the backyard, crying all day long. I took a look in the morning, and the two Just, I almost peed out of fright!"

"It's a trivial matter! I'll send someone to check it out right away, and I'll definitely give you back a bright future..."

Hu Xiancheng was also a little drunk, Zhao Guanren put his arms around his shoulders and said with a smile: "Okay! Brother Hu, I will remember this favor. After I help you get things done, I will let you make a fortune. You are too young, you have to go up!"

"You don't understand! Although the official is small, the effect is great, and I am a rivet, nailing Song Chizhu to death..."

Hu Xiancheng waved his hands triumphantly, but after talking about Zhao Guanren in a few words, he knew that this guy is also an old man in the officialdom, pretending to be drunk to test him, and mixing the real and the fake, but this is exactly what he wanted Effect.

"Good brother! Just wait, I'll catch ghosts for you now..."

Hu Xiancheng walked out the door staggeringly. Both parties were very satisfied with the conversation, but Zhao Guanren glanced at the roof, sat on the grand teacher's chair and said with a smile: "It turns out that the eldest lady also likes to pick off the roof. The young master also strips naked for you to see?"

"You really have some skills, so you can find out..."

There was the sound of tiles shaking from the roof, and Bian Xianglan quickly jumped in from the window. Zhao Guanren lit a cigarette and said, "Miss Bian's acting skills are not bad, no wonder she can be the head of the family, admiration!"

"The young master has set up the stage, if Xianglan can't sing well, wouldn't he be ashamed of the young master..."

Bian Xianglan sat across from him playfully, and said with a light smile, "The one who should really admire me should be me. The young master stirred up the entire Lantai County overnight, and basically all the famous people came. I am afraid that what the young master asks for is worthless." It's that simple, right?"

"Ha~"

Zhao Guanren smiled and said, "Tell me what you want first, and then I will tell you what I want!"

"What a merchant's family wants is nothing more than two things, money, status..."

Bian Xianglan held up two fingers and said: "In the Dashun Dynasty, no matter how much money you earn, you are not your own. The court can confiscate your family and exterminate your family with a single word, so we have to get the gold medal for avoiding death. A gold medal can protect us." The Bian family has had no worries for ten years, but there is only one gold medal without a semicolon!"

"I know! The gold medal is in the hands of Ningzhou Supervisor..."

Zhao Guanren said: "You should understand that this is the court's way to squeeze you dry, and let you and the Xie family fight to the death. In the end, the fisherman in the court will benefit. To put it bluntly, the highest price will win. Even if you get it, there will be no profit. If you say it, you will even put money in it!"

"The merchants are doing what we are doing, and they are earning money for the court. If you don't advance, you will retreat..."

Bian Xianglan said: "Originally, the glass, wine steaming, salt making, and chemical fertilizers were all in our hands, but when a prince came down from Beijing, he returned to the royal relatives the next day, and even the bank was not allowed to run it privately. , our Bian family's vitality has been severely damaged since then, and the Xie family has a bright future!"

"I'm curious……"

Zhao Guanren asked seriously: "Which capable person is it who has made so many things for you? The glass kerosene lamp is really amazing. Can you give me a recommendation? It doesn't mean anything, it's just pure admiration for the expert." That's all!"

"Yes! Anyway, it's my father..."

Bian Xianglan said with a smile: "Although my father is not in good health recently and rarely sees guests, he will definitely come out to drink tea with you for important matters related to the survival of the family, but that's what you're talking about. You have to keep helping me sing the show!"

"Are you an idiot when you're a member of the Xie family? People have already figured out my background..."

Zhao Guanren stood up and said, "He offered me 5 taels to kill your Bian family, and another 10 taels to help them connect with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and let Song eat pigs." Obediently get out, and replace them with someone from the Xie family as county magistrate!"

"You have such great ability..."

Bian Xianglan looked at him suspiciously, but Zhao Guanren smiled and said, "How will you know if you don't try, anyway, you and I are guaranteed to kill you, I have already paid 10 taels, so it doesn't matter if you can't get the next 5 taels, [-] taels It's enough for me to live my life in style!"

"Zhang Tiansheng! I really underestimated you..."

Bian Xianglan got up and said mockingly: "No wonder you only knocked me 2000 taels, so there was a more ruthless one. You don't have to pretend, as long as you can help me settle the Xie family, I will give you 20 taels, and you can do it tomorrow morning." Send someone to withdraw the 5 taels of money!"

"You're making me break the contract, it's hard for me..."

Zhao Guanren crossed his arms and said, "Let's do this! I don't need to take any money. You can just find me an idle official to do it. It can be civil or military, but it can't be less than seven grades!"

"Is your court opened by my family..."

Bian Xianglan said angrily: "My father donated a five-rank Yuanwailang. Do you know how much money it cost? Besides, Song Chizhu's uncle is still a third-rank servant. He is only a seventh-rank servant. Don't mention my family for your condition, thank you." Even the family can't do it!"

"Your father was a businessman and managed a lowly business, and my family has been a loyal minister and good general for generations, can this compare..."

Zhao Guanren spread his hands and said: "I don't care about the money, I just want to make my Zhang family's lintel brighter. I will say the same thing to the Xie family again. Whoever makes me an official will get the gold medal for avoiding death. Don't believe us Just wait and see!"

"you……"

Bian Xianglan glared at him angrily, but there was a sudden commotion outside. Song Chizhu and others pushed the door open, pointed at Zhao Guanren and asked urgently, "Mr. Zhang! Why is there a corpse in your old house? You have hurt me this time!"

"What poet? There is no one in my old house..."

Zhao Guanren's face was puzzled, but Song Chizhu hurriedly whispered: "Cheating! There are two female corpses in your dry well. The guards wanted to hang them up to check, but they suddenly cheated and bit two people. Those who died followed suit!"

"Go! Go over and have a look..."

Zhao Guanren hurriedly took them out. He really didn't expect that these yamen servants would be so careless that two female zombies dared to hang themselves. If the poison of the corpses spread, the whole county would suffer.

Chapter 0425 Corpse Man

The ghost house of the Zhang family has been surrounded by dozens of guards, with open flames, bows and crossbows, and a total of five corpses lying beside the dry well. The guards all looked grave.

"Why did this person turn into a dead body? No bites..."

Zhao Guanren was squatting next to the corpse of a servant whose head had been split in two. Although the servants' skills were not top-notch, they were already very good for ordinary people. Combat is also very brave.

"My lords, please take a look..."

A team leader squatted over, pulled up the arrow sleeve of the corpse and said: "This corpse poison is quite powerful. Ding San was only caught for a while, and he was still talking to me at first, and the corpse began to change after about two cigarettes. The bitten person can't even survive a cigarette!"

"Have you ever encountered or heard of corpse men before..."

Zhao Guanren looked at him seriously, and the other party shook his head and said, "I have been a job post for more than 20 years, and I have never seen or heard of it. Corpse people have always been legends in stories. I never wanted me to run into them. This is an ominous omen." Ah, I'm afraid there will be plague again!"

"Stop talking nonsense, you'll still have the plague..."

Lord Song kicked him away, and said: "Mr. Zhang! The incident happened in your old house, and five lives were lost. I have to report to Ningzhou Mansion tomorrow morning. If you don't say that you are ugly, you and I But you can't get rid of it!"

"I'm here to say hello to the state capital, and I won't make things difficult for you..."

Zhao Guanren got up and said, "But we can't take the blame for this. Judging from the situation in the well, someone should have thrown the corpse into the well. Two female corpses crawled along the horizontal well, and there were bloodstains in the well. It must be something like a stray cat." Go in, the bloody smell attracts the female corpse!"

"What the young master said is reasonable, it coincides with my judgment..."

Li Dianshi, who was in charge of the prison, said in the past: "Second year! Go get a small dog and let it sniff along the well. There should not be many people with dry wells nearby. As long as you find the murderer, you can eliminate the source of the disaster. Otherwise, if this corpse poison spreads, it will be a catastrophe!"

"Yes!"

The team leader immediately ran out with a kerosene lamp.

"Master Li!"

Zhao Guanren hurriedly said: "Hurry up and ask Wu Zuo to check the identity of the woman's corpse, but don't touch it with your hands. After checking, set it on fire and burn it quickly. Don't let a drop of corpse oil leak out. It's all poison!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Don't let the poisonous blood seep out, quickly burn the body and bury it deep..."

Mr. Song hurriedly lifted his robe and jumped out. After a while, Wu Zuo and the "police dog" arrived. The old Wu Zuo was very experienced. He even knew that he covered his face with a cloth, and then took long iron tongs and scissors and started on the spot. autopsy.

"Wang Wang Wang..."

The police dog and the oil lamp were put into the dry well by the rope. The dog trainer lay down on the mouth of the well and gave the dog orders. Small.

"Quick! Everyone spread out and listen to the barking dogs. If you encounter a villain, immediately arrest..."

Li Dianshi started to act in a hurry, Mr. Song and others all hid out, only Zhao Guanren squatted aside and stared at the autopsy, trying to learn a few autopsy skills secretly, maybe he can use them in the future.

"Young master! You dare to watch the autopsy of the old man, you are not an ordinary person..."

The old Wuzuo suddenly stood up with a smile on his face, and Zhao Guanren realized that everyone had run away. He stood up and laughed haha: "I used to kill bandits with my elder brother, and I'm used to the bloody ones. What's wrong with the old man?" Did you find it?"

"Young master is flattering you, sir, I dare not be..."

The old monk made a salute and said: "The two female corpses are not good people. The lower body is erosive and pus-filled, with burn marks, both legs were broken by sticks, and there are old marks of whipping on the back. If you search for the half-moon gate, there will be gains!"

"Uh~"

Zhao Guanren asked in a daze, "What is Banyuemen and Advocating Excellence? Can we make it easy to understand?"

"Hmm~"

The old Wuzuo leaned over and said in a low voice: "Banyuemen is a brothel where prostitutes gather. Their lower body has been scalded by a branding iron, and they have to be cured like this when they get dirty. So, this brothel is cheap, and you can't use Ruyi set. , Young Master, do you understand?"

"Oh! It suddenly dawned on me, it suddenly dawned on me, it turns out that senior is also an old driver..."

Zhao Guanren finally understood. He knew that wishful condoms are condoms, and they are still available in this era, but they are made of sheep intestines or fish intestines. Although they can be used repeatedly, most people can't afford them, so it's not a big deal.

"Secret prostitutes? How come there are prostitutes in this era..."

Zhao Guanren walked out puzzled, and the old master reported the situation to Mr. Song. Li Dianshi happened to come in from the courtyard, and said happily, "My lord! The dog has found the well where the corpse was thrown. We are in the backyard of Banyuemen." The old bustard has been caught!"

"Pickled bitch! How dare you do such a thing in front of me, I will peel her skin with my own hands..."

Mr. Song led the team to set off aggressively, and Zhao Guanren followed him out to have a look. There were many people hiding around furtively. They were probably the eyeliners sent by the big families. The servants of the Bian and Xie families were not hiding either, they were very polite. bowed and nodded to him.

"Hey! Brother Hu..."

Zhao Guanren put his arms around Hu Xiancheng's shoulders, and asked with a smile: "I'm young and don't understand these ways, why is the gate of the brothel open against the street entrance, and the gate is not allowed to open for half a month? Aren't they all doing the same business? "

"A few years ago, sex with prostitutes was common, and seven out of ten ministers got sick, and the last court was always scratching..."

Hu Xiancheng smiled bitterly and said: "The emperor issued an edict in a rage that officials are not allowed to enter the Fengyue place, and all brothels are closed, and brothels are not allowed to do that, only singing, dancing and drinking are allowed, but this kind of thing can't be eradicated. If you can check every now and then, whoever is caught will be counted as unlucky!"

'I go!It turns out that pornography was also suppressed in ancient times...'

Zhao Guanren was startled and speechless to himself, but Hu Xiancheng whispered again: "If you want to see the world, don't play in our Lantai, otherwise tomorrow your length and thickness will be known by the whole county. When you turn around, brother will take you to Ningzhou City. Enter the teaching club to find official prostitutes!"