The return of the son-in-law

Early the next morning, Jiang Yannian greeted General Li in the barracks, and rushed to Xuzhou with Xu Laowu.

In the city, Guo Zhan'an and his party searched for the whole night but failed to find Xu Laowu's wife.Huo Yu was still young, and he was sleepy in the middle of the night, yawning, tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes, his eyelids were so heavy that he could barely lift them, but he still insisted on continuing to search with Guo Zhanan and others.

When the city gates were about to open, Guo Zhanan asked Wu Xin to send Huo Yu back to rest first, while he and the other patrolling soldiers split into two groups and went to guard the two city gates, lest the group of villains take the opportunity to take people out of the city.

When Jiang Yannian arrived at the gate of the city, he got off his horse and saw Guo Zhanan beside him, wondering, "What are you doing here?"

Guo Zhan'an didn't want to make a fuss, and waited for Jiang Yannian to enter the city gate before leaning over to him and whispering, "There is a man named Xu Laowu in Xuzhou City, and his wife is missing."

Jiang Yannian glanced at Xu Laowu who was behind him, and said in a low voice: "This is strange, the one behind me is Xu Laowu, he came to the barracks yesterday to report something, it may be related to the military salary, I just want to send He brought it for you to investigate. Tell me, is this incident related to the disappearance of his wife?"

Guo Zhan'an did not dare to make a rash assertion that the disappearance of Xu Laowu's wife happened suddenly, and there is still no clue so far, which is extremely weird.

In order not to leak the matter, Guo Zhanan signaled to Jiang Yannian to take Xu Laowu to the Guo Mansion first, and after entering the mansion, he told Xu Laowu about this, so he could ask Xu Laowu if he knew about it. Know some clues.

Jiang Yannian understood, and introduced to Xu Lao Wu: "Mr. Xu, this is Mr. Guo Zhan'an Guo, who is the new general judge of this prefecture. He will help us with the matter you mentioned."

Xu Lao Wu hurriedly cupped his luggage and said: "Cao Min pays homage to Mr. Guo."

Guo Zhan'an said "Don't dare", and continued: "It's still early, and I still have to go to the government office to go to the office. Why don't you two go to my house for breakfast first, and I'll be there later."

Jiang Yannian smiled and said, "Master Tongsan is so kind, how can there be any reason to refuse? Mr. Xu, let's go to Mrs. Tongsan's house and wait."

Old Fifth Xu didn't have the slightest idea, so he followed Jiang Yannian and left.

In the government office, Hao Yun had been waiting outside Guo Zhanan's office early in the morning.Seeing Guo Zhanan coming, he hurried up to greet him, and said, "My lord is here. Just now, Wang Jiusan who is next to Lord Shi came over and said that Lord Shi has something important to discuss with you. He said that if your lord comes, hurry over."

Guo Zhanan waved his hand and said, "I see."

But he was not in a hurry to find Shi Guogan, instead he went into the house and looked for something on the desk.

Hao Yun didn't say much, but stood aside conscientiously, waiting for Guo Zhan'an's order.

Guo Zhanan rummaged through everything on the desk, then turned to Hao Yun and asked, "Where is the case file on Xu Laowu's lawsuit on my desk?"

Hao Yun was taken aback. He waited for Guo Zhanan to leave yesterday, and then went down to rest. Today, he just cleaned the house and didn't touch anything on the desk.He was a little nervous, and replied: "My lord, I didn't touch anything on the desk, and I haven't seen that file either."

Only Zhizhou has all the keys in the government office. Before Guo Zhanan left yesterday, he clearly locked the door of the house. Now that the files are missing, Shi Guo must have taken them away.

It seems that this trip must go.

When Shi Guogan heard that Guo Zhan'an was coming, he first smiled triumphantly, and then put on a troubled look.When Guo Zhanan came in, he saw Shi Guogan propping his forehead with one hand, sighing.

Guo Zhan'an and Shi Guo dared to say hello, and asked bluntly: "Master Shi, did you send someone to take away the file I put on the desk yesterday?"

Shi Guogan was taken aback for a moment, he asked Wang Jiusan to go to Hao Yun in advance, and he wanted Guo Zhanan to come to him as soon as he came to the government office, but he didn't expect that Guo Zhanan had already found out that the files on the desk had been put away by him.

However, Shi Guogan did not deny that it was not a big deal at all. With a bitter face on purpose, he said, "Yes, this file cannot be neglected. I sent someone to sort it out yesterday, and found that some files were missing. I heard that you took a file with you, so you ordered someone to unlock it and put the file back. After all, this is the rule of the court. Mr. Guo is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and understands righteousness. I think I will not blame you for not fighting you. Say hello and open the door, right?"

He deliberately said such words, first he raised the rules of the court to warn Guo Zhanan, and finally put a high hat on Guo Zhanan, so that Guo Zhanan could not say no.

Guo Zhan'an smiled in his heart, Shi Guokang was too careful, why would he get angry over such a trivial matter?He just wanted to find an excuse to block Shi Guogan's words first, and then lead Xu Laowu to him little by little.

Therefore, Guo Zhan'an waved his hand and said, "I've already read that file, so it doesn't matter if I take it back. Tatar is involved in the case of Mr. Xu, and I still have some things to ask him."

Of course Shi Guogan didn't want to see this scene, so he quickly moved his emotions: "This case is a thorn in Xu Laowu's heart, and it hurts every time he thinks about it. His only son was beheaded for public display because of Tatar. He and his wife are getting old, so let's not torture him."

Guo Zhan'an was unmoved, and insisted: "My lord, have you forgotten? In Tonghua County a few months ago, I found that many officials were bribed by Tatar, and many of them held important positions. In the past few years, this A lot of people have helped Ta Ta get benefits from my court. Xuzhou is the closest to Ta Ta, and this case itself has no doubts, but there are many problems involved. Even if I want to make Xu Laowu sad, I still have to ask. "

"Enough!" Shi Guogan was furious, slapped the table and said, "Guo Zhan'an, I respect you as a judge in this state, but I didn't expect you to make progress! This case has been closed long ago, and you also said that there is no doubt, why? Do you want to bring up old things again? Could it be that you deliberately make things difficult for me?"

Shi Guogan's reaction was far beyond Guo Zhanan's expectations. He naturally knew that Shi Guogan handled the case himself, and now that he wanted to go to Xu Laowu again, Shi Guogan would inevitably feel a little offended.But his original intention was not to overturn the case, but there were still some ambiguities about the Tatar issue, which he needed to investigate clearly. In addition, Xu Laowu was the clerk of the original military camp, so he might know about the military salary.

Could it be that this stone is so brave, and he has a secret that he has not discovered, and this secret is also related to the military salary?

Guo Zhan'an also thought of what Yue An mentioned in the secret letter, that the magistrate of Xuzhou secretly had contact with Li Shaojin, and he was probably someone from the fourth prince's side.

Shi Guogan never expected that his anger was out this time, but it also aroused Guo Zhanan's suspicion of him.

He was out of anger now, and realized his gaffe, so he quickly covered it up: "It was I who lost my composure just now, and please forgive me Mr. Guo. It's just that it's really not easy for Xu Lao Wu, so don't bother them."

Of course, Guo Zhanan refused to let go of this clue, and said: "It is Xuzhou's blessing to be sympathetic to the people. However, this is Xu Lao Wu's business after all. Why don't we ask Xu Lao Wu to see what he wants? How about next?"

What he said was reasonable, Shi Guogan couldn't find any other excuses to refute.As the prefect of Xuzhou for five years, except when he first took office, Shi Guogan has never been so powerless.

"Master Guo, as the general judge, your responsibilities are not limited to these." Shi Guo dared to see that the way of directly refusing would not work, so he decided to go another way, pretending to be a senior, and educate Guo Zhan'an, "We in Xuzhou Originally, the field of farmland and water conservancy was poor, and the household department needed relief year after year. I heard that Mr. Guo made great achievements in this area when he was in Tonghua County. Mr. Guo came to Xuzhou, but don’t forget Xuzhou the common people."

Guo Zhan'an said with a smile: "Your Excellency, you are absurd. But as a general judge in Xuzhou, I naturally want to consider the people of Xuzhou. Don't worry, Your Excellency, I will take care of farmland water conservancy, and I will also take care of Tatar's affairs. After all, Xuzhou is no better than In Tonghua County, if Tatar attacks, the first ones to suffer will be the people of Xuzhou."

So far, what else can Shi Guogan say?

Guo Zhan'an has already linked Xu Lao Wu and Ta Ta. If he continues to obstruct him, Guo Zhan'an will go to the capital tomorrow and say that he deliberately covered up the matter of Ta Ta.

Guo Zhan'an is a general judge. Although he is a subordinate of the Zhizhou in name, he is directly dispatched by the capital and has the responsibility to supervise the Zhizhou.The handouts of the general judgment can be sent directly to the emperor's desk without anyone else having to read them.To put it bluntly, this is the blatant surveillance arranged by the emperor.

Therefore, those who can serve as general judges must be trusted by the emperor.

It's a pity that today's emperor is not wise in political affairs. He just wants to show his reputation as an emperor, enjoy the supreme sense of being an emperor, and hear the people's compliments and admiration for him, but he has no ability to govern the country.Before Liu Xiang controlled the government, Li Shaojin practiced in the Ministry of Officials early on, and Yue An, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials at that time, could only make compromises, so he sent a money-grubbing ghost to be the next general judge.

Now, because of Tatar's incident, the fourth prince and the Liu family have been affected. Only then did Emperor Li Chonghao discover that most of the people in the court were promoted by the Liu family!Li Chonghao wanted to suppress the lineage of the fourth prince, so he sent the third prince's confidant Guo Zhan'an to be the judge, arranged for Li Shaojun to join the Ministry of War, and then transferred Li Shaojin from the Ministry of Officials to the Ministry of Industry.

Although Shi Guogan is in Xuzhou, he is very clear about the movement of the capital. He knows that his backer, the fourth prince Li Shaojin, is having a hard time, and he may not be able to help him right now.He can only fight alone now, trying to hold Guo Zhanan back as much as possible.Then, when Li Shaojin and the Liu family calm down, teach Guo Zhanan a lesson and let him know who is the local emperor of Xuzhou.

The group of people who kidnapped and killed Xu Laowu's wife yesterday have not yet returned, so Shi Guogan only thinks that Xu Laowu and his wife are both dead.After losing the most important witness, the next step is to destroy the physical evidence.That Old Fifth Xu has no relatives and no reason in Xuzhou, and because of the incident with his son, he has no friends. If Old Fifth Xu left any evidence, he must hide it in his own home.

Precisely because of this recognition, Shi Guogan's previous blocking was just because he was afraid that Guo Zhan'an would find physical evidence, but if he could destroy all the evidence before him, then he would have nothing to fear.

Thinking of this, Shi Guogan regretted why he had been so tough before, but he caused trouble for himself by being so good-natured. He only hoped that Guo Zhan'an would have some insight and not tell the emperor about their quarrel today.

But it's too late to regret it now, the important thing is to finish it quickly.

Having been an official for so many years, Shi Guokang still understands this truth.So, he handed several files on the desk to Guo Zhanan: "Master Guo, we will start farming in the next spring, and we can't delay the irrigation and water conservancy work. I just hope that Master Guo can give me a rough answer today."

The implication is that if Guo Zhanan can't come up with a rough plan, then don't even think about looking for Xu Lao Wu.

Guo Zhan'an laughed and said, "Your Excellency, I'm afraid you overestimated me. The efforts of several generations of people in Xuzhou have failed to come up with a solution. How can I figure it out in one day? But don't worry, Your Excellency, I will do my best."

It's not that Shi Guogan has never seen a thick-skinned person, but he has no choice but to meet Guo Zhanan.

Everyone admits that he is not as good as Xuzhou generations, so what else can he give Guo Zhanan?