Startled Meng

It rained for half a day yesterday, but today the rain stopped, and the blue sky was as clear as a wash. Xiaoqing was running on the main street of Ye City. The morning breeze made him feel refreshed, and he didn’t feel cold, but he was still clutching the biscuits in his arms tightly. , afraid of the cold.

Thinking that her young master was still asleep, Xiao Qing was not in a hurry to go back, she jumped and jumped three times, staring at the puddles on the ground, occasionally splashing on the old farmer picking vegetables, and learning a few curse words from the market.

Too comfortable, Xiaoqing didn't pay attention to the soles of her feet, she stepped on the wet moss, her feet slipped, her body leaned forward, she jumped two steps on tiptoe, screaming and fell on the person who just got off the sedan chair.

"I'm going to fuck your mother!"

Xiaoqing fell on a lump of soft meat, and was kicked in the stomach in the next second, and flew out. She fell on her buttocks, burst into tears, dizzy, and said "ouch, ouch". Shout pain.

He opened his eyes and saw that his eyes were almost blinded again. The bright yellow Shu brocade mandarin jacket was so full that the buttons could not be buttoned. The satin and gold embroidered robe was very tacky. A man with a greasy face and a fleshy face was pointing at him and yelling!

Xiaoqing didn't know this person, but the rich and fat man's attendant introduced him eccentrically: "You don't have long eyes! You bumped into the young master of the household secretary!"

"What are you talking about! Give me a call!"

Xiaoqing looked at the tall guards who were getting closer and closer, swallowed, looked down at her small arms and thin legs, and said silently in her heart, it's over, it's over, young master!I'm going to fold this today!There is nothing to say, please help me take care of Yufeng!

Before the fist fell down, Xiao Qing curled up and covered her head, howling like mourning: "It hurts so much! Help! Kill me!"

"Why are you crying, you didn't hit me!" The crowd tucked their lips, Xiaoqing whimpered twice, looked through the gap between her fingers, only saw a piece of red, and felt chilly in her heart.

Master!I saw Avici Hell!

Only a low and steady voice was heard: "Mr. Fan has been waiting for a long time, and the official came late."

Fan Zhi: "Get out of the way!"

"Yes." Yan Cijing stood sideways.

Fan Zhi's eyes stared straight: "Where's the person!?"

Xiao Qing curled up in the corner and sniffed, nonsense, why don't I run and wait to die!And curious, why is Lord Yan here?

This person is also funny, he ran away quickly after taking his life, and he was still in the mood to listen to the corner behind his back!

On the other side, in the upper room of the inn, Yu Fangzhi got up early in the morning and did not see Xiaoqing, so he asked the waiter to fetch water to wash his face, after some cleaning and going out, he happened to see Xiaoqing coming over with a disheveled face.

"Isn't the name Xiaoqing not good? Do you want me to call you Xiaohui?" Yu Fangzhi took the biscuits handed over, "It's cold! You let me eat this?"

Xiao Qing felt wronged: "Master..."

Yu Fangzhi just wanted to ask what's wrong, when he saw Boss Qin from Buxing running over in a panic.

"What happened?" A delivery man just died in Boss Qin's cloth shop, so he didn't come here because of this, did he?It doesn't look like Boss Qin's sky is falling.

"Young master! Something serious has happened! Come with me!"

Yu Fangzhi followed Boss Qin to the teahouse and found that the bosses who had the meeting yesterday were all there, but they had been divided into two groups. The three or five on the left were beating their chests and feet, dying, and the seven or eight on the right were not too happy, but not so serious.

"What's the matter? One by one." Yu Fangzhi asked, took the notice handed over by others, glanced quickly, and understood.

Boss Qin from the cloth shop came up and said, "Master Yan said yesterday that the tax is subject to the final notice, and it will come out today, which is a full [-]% increase from before!" Boss Qin stomped anxiously, "How can you live! "

The three or five with the worst expressions started to chatter: "Just mentioning the tax on our Changde Street shop, isn't that forcing people?"

"I have been doing business for more than ten years, whoever provokes me!"

Everyone understands that the tax has been raised, and everyone is unhappy, but only the shops on Changde Street have risen the most, which is unreasonable. No one can afford such a heavy tax for a long time. Naked persecution.

Yu Fangzhi was secretly surprised: "What kind of Fengshui treasure is Changde Street?"

Boss Qin sat down on the chair: "What kind of Fengshui treasure is there! It's far away from Dongshi, and people usually don't move around much, and the business is not booming, so you can barely make ends meet. It hasn't risen for so many years, and it's going to rise suddenly. What's the matter!"

"Changde Street is quiet and crowded with few people. It's not that some official and lord has taken a fancy to it and wants to buy a house, so the Ministry of Households raises taxes openly and secretly forces people to leave!"

Yu Fangzhi asked the man, "Is what you said true?"

Xiaoqing blushed and jumped out: "It's true! I just overheard the young master of the Household Secretary talking to Mr. Yan, and I was urging Mr. Yan to drive away all the people in Changde Street, saying that Changde Street is a The gift his father prepared for him was specially used to celebrate his high school champion, and a house will be built in the future!"

"What's the matter!" Boss Qin scolded, "Congratulations on being the No. [-] Scholar before the examination has even started! Is there any reason to drive us away, flatten the shop and build a house?!"

"That's right! You can't say that he wants Changde Street to be a house, can he? If he wants a golden seat tomorrow, then Da Yin will also change hands!"

"That's a bad word! Don't lose your sense of proportion."

Boss Qin began to scold dejectedly again, and the others followed suit. The Shangshu family all came out to scold, and Chen Shilang and Yan Shilang didn't escape either. I did not answer.

The bosses looked worried when they saw the language, knowing that the tax increase would make their business difficult, and the income of the language family this year will be greatly reduced. It's a good thing, the money is gone, it's no wonder the boss is happy!Immediately, he cursed even harder, hoping that the young master would do a good job and make things easier for the account book.

Yu Fangzhi had a gloomy face. This look really seemed to be a year of tossing around, selling goods from all corners of the world, but at the end of the year, he made his calculations and lost a fortune to a hapless rich man.

There was a lot of noise upstairs, no one paid attention to the movement below, it was the little one downstairs who had good eyesight, ran up slowly, and whispered that the guards were coming, when the bosses heard it, they waved their hands as if they were facing a big enemy, and they were afraid The officials heard what he said just now, and if he punishes him again, the misfortune will never come singly. He may lose his head before the taxes are paid.

As soon as they left, only Yu Fangzhi and Xiao Qing were left on the second floor.

Yu Fang knew what to do and said: "Xiao Qing, go to Zhang Ma's bakery at the end of Dihua Street in Xishi City to buy some red bean shortcakes."

"Oh good!" Xiaoqing ran downstairs, bumped into Xie Xuan, and said hello.

Yu Fangzhi heard the movement, didn't look back, and brought up a bright purple sand teapot: "Brother Xie, the first Jiangling green tea brewed in Yecheng is here."

Xie Xuan smiled: "My father's treasure." The frontier is bitterly cold, and he drank strong wine to warm up his body. He has hurt his stomach for many years. The general loves to drink tea when he returns to Beijing. No, the appearance of drinking tea is correct, but not like soldiers wielding swords and guns.

Yu Fang knew that when he came, he retracted his wrist, and the refreshing tea fragrance overflowed: "Only drink tea?"

"Not only!" Xie Xuan was excited, just waiting for the language to know!

Throwing the long sword on the table, biting off the wrist guard, the voice was vague: "After I left here yesterday, I asked someone to inquire in the government office. Guess what! What did I find out?"

Knowing that he loves to play riddles, Yu Fang pretended to be scratching his lungs with curiosity: "What the hell is it?"

Xie Xuan said inscrutably: "Wu Tianchou, who was killed, used to be the Forbidden Army of the imperial court! He was under the jurisdiction of the Dianqian Division." The Great Yin Imperial Army was divided into the Dianqian Division and the Guard Division. To maintain the law and order of the imperial city, the emperor's personal guard in front of the hall is the guard of the imperial palace.

The language side didn't understand: "Since they are registered officers and soldiers, why are they living outside?"

"The bodyguard department is not under my jurisdiction, and I did everything possible to find out. In the name register of the imperial army, it was registered that he died more than ten years ago!"

Seeing the words, Fangzhi looked puzzled, and Xie Xuan said again: "It's nothing to be resurrected from the dead. What's even more strange is that during the same period, more than 100 imperial guards were registered as dead at the same time!"

Yu Fangzhi was shocked: "You know why?"

Xie Xuan shook his head: "I don't know, it's been too long. I was still young at that time, and I don't remember any major turmoil in Ye City." His sleeves were wet and cold, he looked down, and said, "Brother Yu, don't be so alarmed, this matter is over. Hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment, and I believe there will be a decision soon."

Yu Fangzhi nodded, and put the teacup on the ground: "This matter involves a lot, and I don't know what orders the more than 100 imperial guards, including Wu Tianchou, have received, so they can't stop dying."

Xie Xuan shook his head, he didn't know either.

After drinking the tea, Xie Xuan also finished pouring out, holding the wrist guard and the long sword, and left, saying that he would come to Yu Fangzhi when he had some new news, and Yu Fangzhi held the teapot that had bottomed out: "Next time, it will be Jiangling." Green tea." Xie Xuan nodded and left happily.

Xu Shi deliberately guided Xie Xuan to follow up on the case over and over again, but Yu Fang knew that he felt guilty, and shouted to the window facing the street: "Next time, I will let you go with me!"

Xie Xuan was happy, and shouted "drive!" He pulled the rein and rode away.

As soon as the person left, Yu Fangzhi's face sank, his eyes flashed across the half-opened carved mahogany window on the other side: "Come out."

Hearing the sound of clothes rubbing against each other, Ruku rolled in from the window and knelt down on one knee: "Master."

"Did you hear it just now?"

Ruku nodded.

The news that was specially released to the government office earlier was very useful. It has been traced to find out Wu Tianchou's identity in Beijing that year, and then found that 110 forbidden troops received military orders to carry out tasks. It is unknown what orders were given. Then these 110 forbidden troops were simultaneously arrested. Registration of death is unbelievable, and the military order received is the key.

If we continue to investigate, it is inevitable that the truth will come to light, but now it seems that it is not so smooth.

Fang Zhi's voice was like a pool of stagnant water: "The case has not been heard by Dali Temple, and it will be reviewed and reported directly by the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

"This way is not going to work." Ruku gritted his teeth, "The old thief is so powerful, this investigation has already made a fool of himself, and he will definitely not be able to reveal what happened back then."

Yu Fangzhi had expected it a long time ago: "This matter must not be investigated any further, let the brothers under him be smarter." His eyes were dimmed, and he changed the subject with a sneer, "I just don't know, who will take up this case in the end?" pot."