The sturdy life of crossing

At night, Jian Wenyuan put down the pen in his hand and listened to Lin Bo's report on the investigation beforehand. Tian Xiaoniu was also listening, and Liuxi went down to rest.

Lin Bo said: "Before the young master came, someone from us went to Nanchang County to check. According to the local people, a large group of officers and soldiers rushed into Liu's mansion at that time, and found a lot of cash and account books from Liu's mansion. Chang County is located in the lower reaches, and it is a place that has been severely affected by the disaster, so the people almost went crazy when they saw this situation. Today, Liu Mansion can still see the traces of stones and feces thrown by angry people. Maybe it was because I thought Master Liu too much at the beginning. He is a good official, and he is so angry when he finds out that he has been greedy for the disaster money."

"That is to say, before the money was found, Liu Yuanshu's official reputation in Nanchang County was really good?" Jian Wenyuan asked, rubbing his chin.

"That's right. The Liu family used to be a farming and studying family. Among the three generations, only Liu Yuanshu was admitted as a Jinshi. Therefore, the life of the Liu family is not rich, and it can even be said to be poor. There was no rumor that Liu Yuanshu bullied him. The people's affairs came, so the people thought he was a good official, but after the disaster relief money, most of the local people felt that they had been cheated, thinking that Liu Yuanshu was pretending to be poor, just to deceive their eyes, but in fact he had already made enough money Yinzi, you can enjoy yourself after you get promoted and leave Nanchang County. However, our people also found one thing, it seems that someone deliberately spread the word that Mr. Liu is a corrupt official, as if deliberately arousing public anger."

If it is false, the lie may become true if it is told hundreds of times. The emotions of the common people are easy to guide. The disaster-stricken people in Nanchang County also need an outlet to vent their anger.

Jian Wenyuan's eyes flickered: "Liuxi provided a clue, that is, the large tracts of fertile land under Chunlin Mansion have fallen into the hands of a few big households. There are two other counties, and Nanchang County is the most serious, so let’s start with these three counties to see who took advantage of the flood to annex large tracts of land.”

His father and his brother-in-law never shy away from discussing political affairs in front of him, and his brother wanted to take the land system into action a long time ago, but he has been rectifying the army for a while, reforming from top to bottom, just waiting for the other side to be busy After that, I will free up my hands to rectify the gentry and landlords in these places. This will definitely touch the interests of many people, so his father and brother-in-law alone may not be able to suppress it. Only his brother is so bold and deterred by force. go down.

In fact, the Northland has been gradually implemented. It has experienced wars there and it is easy to implement. The remaining large areas have not experienced wars, and they seem to be unaware of their own situation. Still wantonly annexing the land, it's like prying his brother's wall.

If the situation here is true, it may just give his brother a chance and a good excuse to attack, because although Jian Wenyuan hasn't verified the matter of the land, the steelyard in his heart has tilted a little bit towards Liuxi, because afterwards, seeing Whoever gained the most benefit was obviously not the convicted Liu Yuanshu.

"Yes, young master, this subordinate will send someone to investigate immediately. We have ignored this matter before." Lin Bo was shocked. They didn't consider this deep-seated factor, and the young master locked the target as soon as he came. , This made him respect Jian Wenyuan a little more. Prince Mu is worthy of being brought up by His Majesty, and His Majesty can have [-]% or [-]% of his abilities if he doesn't learn [-]%.

"Well, don't worry, don't expose your identity. After I finish the exam, I will go to the next few counties." At present, the township exam is the most important thing, and there are only a few days left for the township exam. Fortunately, there are no useless people around me for other things.

"Young Master, of course the rural examination is important at the moment."

Lin Bo and Tian Xiaoniu didn't bother Jian Wenyuan to study hard and practice calligraphy, and Liu Xi could only wait patiently. Fortunately, his brother's handwritten letter was delivered to him the next day, which made him believe that his brother was safe for the time being. As for the identity of Jian Wenyuan and his party, he can't say for sure. On the face of it, he is a scholar rushing for the exam, but it seems that it is more than that. They can save him from those officials and bring them to Liu Zhifu and others How could he be an ordinary scholar under his nose?

Liu House.

"You bastards, what use are you for? You can actually get someone to rescue those brothers while they are sleeping. You don't even know who the killer is. They are all a bunch of trash!" Liu Zhifu will come back to plead guilty. The gang officer scolded angrily, if it wasn't for the township examination coming up soon, and manpower was needed, otherwise these idiots would have to be dragged down and given dozens of boards.

The officer who was scolded did not dare to defend himself at all. No trace was found at the blocked intersection, and no clues were found at the entrance to the city. The brothers seemed to have disappeared completely since they were rescued late at night. They had captured the brothers with their own hands and hidden them in the box, they would have thought it was all a dream.

"My lord, now is not the time to teach them a lesson. The chief examiners of the rural examination appointed by His Majesty will arrive soon. It is really inappropriate for trouble to arise at this moment. Although the chief examiners are only in charge of the rural examination, there is no guarantee that they will not become His Majesty's eyes." One of his masters persuaded them, although their Chunlin Mansion relied on the sky and the emperor's distance, and did not have much respect for the emperor who enthroned as a brother, but he had heard of the man's bad name. Therefore, it is better to suppress these matters for the time being during the township examination, and wait until the people leave, and Master Liu has the final say in Chunlin Mansion.

It's not that Liu Zhifu is not worried about this, that's why he wanted to convict Liu Yuanshu before the people came. Who would have thought that this gang of bastards who did nothing but failed to make such a big mess for him, obviously everyone got it He also let them go, so angry that he wanted to kill.

"Liu Yuanshu is a tough guy. He doesn't cry when he sees the coffin. Just using torture is useless. If he doesn't plead guilty for a day, he is afraid that someone will jump out to reverse the case for him when the chief examiner comes. At that time, he will also alarm the higher authorities." Liu Yuanshu The prefect said angrily.

Master stroked his beard and said, "My lord, why don't you let your subordinates go into the cell and have a good talk with Liu Yuanshu."

"Alright, let him plead guilty earlier, the prefect can still spare his pair of children, otherwise we will go underground to reunite together!" Liu Zhifu said sternly, "By the way, the people who lived in the station at that time are now locked in prison. Are you sure they're okay?"

"My lord, we have arranged people to keep an eye on them. So far, there is no problem." The master explained the situation of the people who lived in the inn that night. From the surface, the scholar named Li Wenyuan was the least suspicious. At the office, the follower came back to report. That person looked like a frail scholar. He had been out for the past two years. This time he came back specially to rush for the exam. When I came back, no matter how I looked at it, the people who lived in the inn that night were suspicious.