I am the county magistrate in Daming

Mu Qingtian sprinkled preservatives on all the vegetables and herbs, even if they were buried in the soil, they would not rot until they broke the ground.Just one field was not enough, in the next few days, Mu Qingtian took Yaoqin up the mountain to continue digging the ground to bury vegetables.

Wu Tingyun told him on leave a few days ago, saying that something happened at home in Taicang Prefecture and he needed to go back and have a look.

"Are you okay? If you need money, just ask me." Mu Qingtian asked worriedly.

Wu Tingyun knew that Mu Qingtian got a lot of money by selling the jadeite cabbage, so he was not polite at the moment, and asked for ten taels of silver directly.He is not short of money, nor is he short of money for this trip, he just wants to test Mu Qingtian one last time.

Mu Qingtian quickly opened the purse, counted the remaining money in it, and found that there was exactly five taels of silver, so he took off the purse, and handed it to Wu Tingyun along with some broken copper plates inside.

"You take the money well, don't pretend to go to other places." Mu Qingtian warned.

Having been robbed once, Mu Qingtian became much smarter, replaced the splendid pouch that he had been wearing before, and tore a piece of gray linen for Cuizhu to sew another tattered one.This can greatly reduce the chance of being targeted by bandits and robbers.

Wu Tingyun didn't expect Mu Qingtian to be so generous, he was slightly taken aback, then took the money bag and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir, I will be careful."

The land on the mountain was going to be overturned, Wu Tingyun was not here, Mu Qingtian didn't quite trust the five newcomers except Yao Qin, so he didn't find anyone to replace Wu Tingyun, but just took Yao Qin to continue working, sleepless at night, Sleepy during the day.After a few days, both of them were quite haggard.

"Ha—" There was the sound of a cock crowing from the foot of the mountain, Mu Qingtian put down the hoe and yawned, looking at the ground that had been dug up, he felt a sense of accomplishment.

Yao Qin wiped off the sweat from his head, smiled and said to Mu Qingtian: "My lord has worked hard these past few days, go down the mountain and rest quickly. I will fill in the last bit of soil."

Without Wu Tingyun's interruption, after a few days of getting along, Yao Qin was gradually able to let go in front of Mu Qingtian, and the relationship between the two also went further.

"fine."

His hands were covered with dirt, Mu Qingtian could only blink hard to squeeze out the tears brought out by the yawn.This is just the first step, and he can't relax yet, he cheers himself up in his heart.The next step is the important part. You must be more careful when you deal with Zhang Fu. Although five thugs are hired just in case, it is not guaranteed that Zhang Fu will do anything by relying on his remoteness.

At the same time, Wu Tingyun took off his mask and hurried to Suzhou Mansion to summon the prefect of Suzhou Mansion.

There was news the day before yesterday that the handwriting that was sent to the Suzhou government for identification, and the Suzhou prefect wrote a letter in person, and handed it over to Xiao Qi to send it to Mingli overnight.

In order to prevent leaks, the prefect of Suzhou did not say too much in the letter, but only clarified that the situation was complicated, and could he be invited to discuss with the Suzhou government in person.

Wu Tingyun felt that it was no small matter to make the prefect of a state so nervous, so he didn't bother to monitor Mu Qingtian anymore, and sent Xiao Qi to inform the prefect of Suzhou that he would be here soon.

"His Royal Highness King Qing!" After waving everyone away, the prefect of Suzhou suddenly knelt down on the ground, his whole body lying on his stomach.

Zhu Jingshou frowned, but did not let Shi Houjian get up, sat on the main seat, and said sharply: "Why is Mr. Chen so afraid of me!"

Shi Houjian, who was nearly sixty years old, trembled when she heard Zhu Jingshou's words, and she was extremely frightened.

"I'm guilty, Your Highness forgive me!" His voice was already crying, which was the fear of death.

"Say!"

Zhu Jingshou didn't know what happened, but since the prefect of Suzhou didn't tell himself, he would listen to why Shi Houjian was so afraid of Mu Qingtian's writing.

"The rubbing sent by His Highness..." Shi Houjian swallowed, "It's not a code, but a number from Nanyang!"

He couldn't escape death anyway, so he tightened his scalp and said everything in a heartbroken heart, only begging King Qing to show him some kind of extrajudicial mercy.

"I have found businessmen in Suzhou Prefecture who understand Yi language. According to them, the symbols on the rubbings are the numbers used by Fanbang. This is a comparison table. Please look it over, Your Highness."

Shi Houjian pulled out the brocade scroll from his sleeve, and handed it over carefully.

The rule of banning shipping has been in place since the Tai / Zu. Except for the translators in the palace, ordinary people and even officials have no access to Fan language, let alone familiarity.When Shi Houjian said this, it was equivalent to confirming the crime of the Suzhou government conniving with maritime merchants.

He thought that King Qing had discovered something, so he sent this rubbing to Suzhou Mansion, telling him not to be ignorant, and to recruit it as soon as possible.

"Fan Yu..." Thinking of the crystal cup in Mu Qingtian's hand, Zhu Jingshou suddenly connected all these together.

I'm afraid that the Mu Mansion is indeed doing illegal business, doing business with foreigners without permission.In this way, it can explain why Mu Qingtian can speak, and why he has such a good-looking crystal cup.

"Where are the words on it also in Fan language?" Zhu Jingshou still wanted to know more, lowered his voice and continued to press Shi Houjian.

"Neither the minister nor the officials of the Suzhou government know the above words!" Shi Houjian said in horror.

Commerce is already a felony, if His Highness King Qing misunderstood him again to be a communicator/enemy/rebel/country, all ten clans would die with him! !

Zhu Jingshou glanced at the brocade book in his hand again, and after a long time, he leaned lazily on the armrest, raised his eyes and said to Shi Houjian who was kneeling below: "Master Shi, I believe that you are the first offender. I have been loyal to the court and the emperor for so many years, and my political achievements are not bad, so I will not pursue it."

Shi Houjian invited King Qing to come over with the mentality of dying, but she didn't expect to be able to save her life, so she quickly kowtowed to thank him.

"However—" Zhu Jingshou pulled out his voice, "Death crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me." Shi Houjian's heart once again rose to her throat.

"You will be fined for ten months. Suzhou still needs you to sit in town, and Jinyiwei is also busy with things, so let the king's guards punish you with thirty lashes."

Shi Houjian almost wept with joy, shouting "His Royal Highness Xie Qing".

It is Xiao Ba who is responsible for execution/punishment.He was originally the captain of Jin Yiwei, but Zhu Jingshou spotted him during a tour, so he became King Qing's bodyguard.Because he was born in Jin Yiwei, Xiao Ba is taciturn, knows all kinds of punishments/punishments like the back of his hand, and knows how to pry people's mouths open.Zhu Jingshou usually entrusts him with the task of interrogation.

Zhu Jingshou would not kill Shi Hou Jian, one is that he was appointed by the emperor himself, and the other is the attitude of the emperor.It is not something that a person in power would like to see.

After unraveling the mystery of opening seals, Zhu Jingshou stayed in Suzhou Mansion for a few more days, sorting out clues related to Li Canshi, and finally found a first-line connection between him and Li Guang's relatives.

In order not to aggravate Mu Qingtian's suspicion, after fifteen days, Zhu Jingshou put on his mask again and rode back to Zimingli.

Mu Qingtian anxiously waited for Wu Tingyun's news, but on the seventh day, Wu Tingyun still hadn't come back.If you wait any longer, you will miss the last planting season, and the upcoming rain will also make the compressed mask invalid, so Mu Qingtian can only start his own plan.

He first found a few weapons in the warehouse in the mansion, and let the five guards practice them, and then ordered Fuyuan and Yaoqin to spread the news, saying that he has been mysterious recently, and he always goes back and forth between Lizheng Yamen and Zimingli In the mountains to the south.

The news quickly spread to Zhang's residence.

"Master, Mu Qingtian has made a movement."

Zhang Fu was about to have a good time with his concubine, when he heard what Nian Shun said, he cursed and put on his clothes as if to get up.

The concubine had just entered the mansion recently, and she didn't understand Zhang Fu's rules and temper, so she coquettishly wanted to keep Zhang Fu.She just touched Zhang Fu's shoulder with her hand, but she was startled when she looked up.

Zhang Fu sullenly said, "Get lost."

After finishing speaking, he didn't care whether the concubine had put on her clothes or not, and went to open the door after putting on her shoes.

The concubine hurriedly wrapped her clothes, and rushed out of the room in panic the moment Nian Shun entered.

"What did Mu Qingtian do again?" Zhang Fu was interrupted by Nian Shun, and he didn't have a good temper with him.

"He has been running to the mountains recently, and he comes back every day covered in dirt, and he doesn't know what he is doing."

Zhang Fu supported his head with his hands, and tapped the table with his fingers.

Li Canshi slipped away in a hurry, like burning his butt, he didn't know the news of Li Canshi's escape until the next day.Li Canshi has worked in Zimingli for so many years, and swallowed a lot of oil and water.But later when the gangsters searched the house, they didn't even find a piece of gold.

Could it be that Li Canshi buried all his treasures in the mountains and was discovered by Mu Qingtian by chance?

The more Zhang Fu thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, and he became anxious.Li Canshi's treasure also has his share, and Mu Qingtian must not let it be stolen!

"Go, send someone to follow behind quietly, and see what Mu Qingtian is doing." Zhang Fu said.

"Yes." After speaking, Nian Shun was about to leave.

"and many more."

"Master, what else do you want?" Nian Shun bowed his head and stood at the door in a humble and respectful manner.If you look closely, you can see that there is an extra scar on his ear.

"That woman just now, deal with it, I don't want to see her again in the mansion."

"Yes."

Mu Qingtian ran into the mountains in fear every day, and was always paying attention to whether Zhang Fu's people followed.Finally, at noon that day, Mu Qingtian was carrying a small pot of water, and keenly heard the sound of branches being cut behind him.

He breathed a sigh of relief, pretending that he didn't know that someone was following him, and continued humming up the mountain, walked to the plowed land, picked a place with good light so that people behind could see clearly, and poured the water in the pot little by little. in the fields.

Hearing the panicked footsteps behind him, Mu Qingtian knew it was done.He picked up all the vegetables that "emerged" from the ground and put them in the back basket, and went down the mountain in a happy mood.

"Master! Master is not good!" The servant who was following Mu Qingtian stumbled back, went straight to Zhang Fu, and knelt on the ground with a plop.

"Who is bad to say!" Zhang Fu kicked the person on the ground hard.

"The little one said something wrong, it's time to hit him." He slapped himself, then raised his head again with a horrified expression.

"Then Mu Qingtian is not a human, but a demon!!"