Outside the city of Ningxia, it is about to erupt. And in the southeast border of the Ming Dynasty, the Huzhou Mansion.

Li Jintang, the prefect of Huzhou, frowned, pinched an official document in his hand and looked at it again and again, his face was cloudy and uncertain, and he kept changing.

This official letter was issued yesterday from the political secretary of Hu Guangcheng, informing the Huzhou government to make corresponding preparations and wait for the Jingzhong Qin to send to Anji County under his jurisdiction to investigate the case.

It is said that this kind of official text is ordinary and there is nothing special about it. However, the case investigated this time, as well as the people who came, made Li Jintang feel a heartbeat.

Huzhou silkworm god murder case!

This was a case from three years ago, and it caused a lot of stir in the local area at the time. And the treacherous and implicated in it still makes Li Jintang remember it vividly. This time, an envoy from Beijing suddenly came to re-investigate the case, which .......

Li Jintang thought of this, and sweat couldn't help but come out of his head. Let's take a look at the people who investigated the case written on the official document in his hand: Liu Tong, the foreign affairs manager of the imperial prison, Wang Yi, the minister of the East Arrest Factory, and Xu Jin, the commander of the Dingguo public guard.

The case investigated was the Chen case three years ago, which was already an attitude of the imperial court. The three people who came, a eunuch in the inner palace, a stall head in the East Factory, and a noble personal guard commander, this ...... This is going to be a big deal!

"Just, this matter ......" Li Jintang paced back and forth anxiously for a few steps, and finally couldn't help but turn his head to ask his staff.

Chang Weiyong also frowned, his face full of heaviness. Hearing the master's question about himself, he groaned for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he arched his hand and said, "Dong Weng, why don't you ask Shang Gong for advice?"

Li Jintang was stunned.

Chang Wei narrowed his eyes, stretched out his thin finger and nodded on a name in the official letter, and said softly: "Dong Weng has not forgotten, the matter of the third year of Hongzhi?"

Li Jintang looked at the place where he knocked on it, and when he heard the words in his mouth again, he suddenly came to his senses, and couldn't help but feel sad, clapping his hands and laughing: "But I forgot this section." ”

With that, he turned around and shouted, "Someone!"

Outside, a servant came in and bowed down. Li Jintang said in a deep voice: "Go, take the name of the mansion, and quickly go and ask the Duke of Shang to come to the mansion." Let's just say that the government has important matters to discuss. ”

The official replied with a loud voice, turned around and ran out quickly.

A catcher at the door saw him, beckoned and smiled: "Seven snakes, where are you going in a hurry?" Why does Chunli Building have to take some time to open, this blue sky and white day, is it because your mother-in-law didn't serve you well last night?"

The officials next to him all laughed. Seven snakes paused, blushed and said angrily: "You guy, you can talk nonsense." The prince of the house ordered a certain to invite Shang Gong...... Forget it, Lao Tzu is in a hurry and is too lazy to pay attention to you. He cursed and didn't look back.

The officials looked at each other and talked endlessly. "I actually went to invite Shang Gong, what could it be?"

"The devil knows. However, I'm afraid it's a small matter......"

"Aren't you talking nonsense, if you can alarm Shang Gong, a fool knows that it won't be a trivial matter. ”

"Oh, Wang Tou'er, have you heard any rumors? But he said this to the servant who began to make fun of the seven snakes.

Wang Tou'er shook his head and scolded with a smile: "You monkey cubs, what are you talking about? Our family has always been a monk on the bus, so why not walk around for many days? ”

The officials laughed and dispersed.

Wang Tou'er smiled and coaxed everyone away, shook himself out of the mansion, and when he walked out of the old distance, the smile on his face gradually rose, and he looked at the direction where the seven snakes were going in surprise, and then turned his head to look at the mansion, thought for a while, and turned around and went into a shop.

After a while, when he came out again, he walked briskly, all the way to the other side of the street. Stay in front of a wine shop, look left and right, and then step in.

After about a cup of tea, a small servant at the back door of the liquor store walked out quickly, through the streets and alleys, until he reached the side of the mule and horse market, and then got into the largest of them.

In the back room, seven or eight people in various clothes and hats gathered, and they were lazily divided into several piles. or drink alcohol and eat meat, or talk and laugh in a low voice, and look no different from ordinary people. But if you look closely, you can see that these people are faintly frowning, and there is a flash of light when their eyes turn.

Not far from everyone, there were two people, an old man and a young man, sitting at the top of the place. The younger ones were in their forties, with strong bodies and thick joints. When the eyes are looking forward to it, the light is flashing, and the tiger's eyes are threatening;

The old one was kind and kind-eyed, wearing a robe on his body, with a fair complexion and a wrinkled face. When the eyes turn, he always smiles, which makes people feel close at a glance.

At this moment, the little guy who came out of the wine shop stood in front of the old man, handed over a folded note with both hands, and said respectfully: "Steward, this is just handed over from there." ”

The old man nodded with a smile, stretched out his hand to take it, and didn't look at it immediately, but said to the little guy with a smile first: "Okay, hard work, go to the back to find the cabinet and get ten taels of silver." ”

The little guy was overjoyed, bowed down and retreated.

After the little guy left, the old man lowered his head and opened the note, looked at it for a while, and his eyes burst into a cloud of essence, and then a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The strong man next to him glanced at him suspiciously, and said in a deep voice: "Helmsman, what news is worth a shot of ten taels of silver?"

The old man snorted, glanced at him with slanted eyes, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, as expected by the Lord, you can see for yourself." As he spoke, he handed over the note in his hand.

The big man hesitated to take it, looked down a few times, and wondered: "What's this?

The old man glanced at him helplessly, shook his head and said, "Have you forgotten what you sent here this time?"

The big man was stunned and said in a deep voice: "You mean, this matter has something to do with the lord's decree?"

The old man nodded, squinted his eyes and said: "As far as we know, yesterday the people from the Jingshi side arrived at the Yamen of the political envoy, and according to the usual practice, it is natural to send official documents to this side first, so that officials at all levels can greet them." Calculate the time, and it is the time of today. If Li Jintang is willing to settle down, he just needs to prepare for it step by step. But he was in a hurry to find the old fellow of Roshan. Hey!"

He paused with a sneer. The big man was even more confused, and couldn't help but say impatiently: "Helmsman, you have made your words clear." In this cloud, how can Lao Tzu know who is falling on this Luo, and what does it have to do with the Lord's decree?"

The old man was stunned and rolled his eyes vigorously, but he had to explain helplessly: "This time, it must be my uncle's side that has made a force." It's just that I didn't expect that my uncle's strength was so great, not only did the fans of Dongchang come over, but there were also the people of Dingguo Gong and the eunuchs around the Son of Heaven. Don't say it, but the eunuch Liu Tong is an acquaintance in Huzhou. In the past, when the Xuan and British dynasties were in the past, did you know the great eunuch Luo Xiang?"

Dahan was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and hesitated: "But the celebrant of Tianshun Shishi?"

The old man nodded happily, "Not bad." Then do you know where this Luo Xiang is from?"

The big man was stunned, and then said angrily: "You old thing, you prefer to show off." Lao Tzu has always only cared about killing, whether he is a human or a dog. If you have something to say, you can say it happily and clearly, asking questions like this, annoying people!"

The old man's hand holding his beard stiffened, and he couldn't help but roll his eyes fiercely. scolded in his heart, these killers are all vulgar people, and the old man is also stupid, so he talks to them about this, and he is not comfortable with himself.

Thinking like this, he finally stopped pretending, and said: "That Luo Xiang is from Huguang, and after his death, the coffin returned to his hometown for burial." At that time, the Son of Heaven sent to treat the funeral was today's Liu Tong and Liu Gonggong. And Luo Shang is the patriarch of the Luo Xiang family. At this time, Li Jintang went to invite Luo Shang to come over, and he must have wanted to use this matter as a friendship and make an obstacle from it. If Liu Tong is really moved, and hinders it, what my uncle plans will be able to achieve. If so, it is time for you to activate. ”

Only then did Dahan come to his senses, not surprised, Huo got up and said excitedly: "Okay, but I hope these two dogs don't let Lao Tzu down, so they won't run in vain." ”

The old man couldn't help but roll his eyes again, this rammed goods, I'm afraid he is just looking forward to fighting. The Lord sent them this time, and he did not know whether it was right or wrong.

At the same time, the matter of Luo Shang's entry into the palace also spread to a Taoist temple not far from the city.

And in this Taoist temple, there is a common two people sitting opposite each other at this moment. At this time, after reading the news that came, the Taoist smiled, handed the news to the layman opposite, and said indifferently: "It seems that as expected by the immortal master, the Huzhou Mansion is obviously unwilling to bow down easily." Okay, you don't have to wait any longer, just prepare to launch. This is the first time that our Daomen has really contributed to the immortal master, and we must ensure that nothing goes wrong, do you understand?"

The Su family's face tightened, and he nodded yes. But then he raised his head again, hesitated, and finally asked: "Lord, you really don't have to wait? Although we found out that the body of the Wu Father was stored in Anji Yizhuang, we just rushed out and grabbed it without asking, I am afraid that the person sent by the immortal master will not look good at that time." ”

The Taoist was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and pondered for a while, then nodded slowly and said, "Okay, what you said is reasonable." In this way, let our people go over and wait first, and when the people in Beijing return, it will be the day when we will do it here. ”

Only then did the layman relax and nod his head in agreement. Just as he was about to get up, the man said, "Be careful, don't make a mistake." If necessary, you may wish to find an opportunity to open the coffin and check it to be confirmed. ”

The layman was stunned for a moment, then suddenly, nodded his head to show understanding, and then strode out. After a while, a sharp whistle sounded outside, followed by a chaotic sound of hooves, and gradually disappeared.

In the view, the Taoist listened to the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, exhaled softly, and slowly stood up. Pacing out of the door, he looked at the northwest sky with his hands in the distance, and muttered, "I hope everything goes well this time, and bless my Daomen to prosper." Immortal Master ......."

He muttered in a low voice, and after saying the word immortal master, he suddenly paused, and for a long time, only a faint sigh was left......