Today, Fengxin County King was suddenly invited, I don't know what the arrangements are, Qiu Yinming drank a few mouthfuls of soup, immediately bathed and changed clothes, and came to the palace when the lights were on. The chamberlain www.biquge.info who wrote "Fun" led him to a side hall in the garden. The side hall is located by the lotus pond that is several zhang square, and the water lilies in the pond are in full bloom at this time, and the fragrance is bursting. The sound of silk and bamboo can be heard in the distance, and the hall is already full of lights. Walking into the hall, I saw that Pei County Order of Zhongmu County and Li County Order of Tongxu County had been there for a long time, and there were several guests from the palace who were sitting with them. After a few greetings, everyone saw the king of the county coming out of the back hall with a happy face, followed by two attendants, holding a golden basin in their hands, in the basin is a branch of each of the small and delicate lotus flowers, one of which is snow-white with goose yellow, and the other branch is dark purple with a trace of cyan, the petals are first spreading, thin as cicada wings, and the lotus stamen with golden red and graceful flame can be faintly seen. In the exclamation of everyone, the king said, "This is the flower of the Tianzhu lotus seed that my father gave me last winter." It is said that this lotus flower is specially enshrined in the temple in Tianzhu Kingdom, and it is extremely precious, and my father rewarded our ten brothers with three each, and only mine bloomed this year. This king wants to give these two lotus flowers to his father tomorrow to watch, but such an immortal product, it must be accompanied by good texts to complement each other, so I invite you to come today to ask you for advice. "I see. Qiu Yinming had already guessed eight or nine points, and this time he came, he must be writing poetry papers and the like. The poems and writings of Pei County Ling and Li County Ling are extremely outstanding among the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture, and several of the guests present are also characters with their own literary talents. Now that he is here, it is inevitable that he should socialize, Qiu Yinming plans to put aside the day's affairs for the time being, and it is not a good thing to take advantage of the delicacies and tastes here to relax, maybe he can come up with a solution to the problem tomorrow.

The banquet was dispersed until the second watch, and the king of Fengxin County won several good poems, and everyone also enjoyed the hospitality of the palace. When he went out, Li Xianling was full of emotion and sighed, a lotus like this can only be enjoyed by the royal family, and ordinary people will never see it in a few lifetimes. A doorman listened to it but said with a smile, these things are very precious, but now they have already entered ordinary people's homes, and these lotus seeds of King Zhou were given by a big businessman. Last year, I saw it at the Gu family, a wealthy silk merchant, but the businessmen were in status, and most of them were extremely low-key and would not show off everywhere. Qiu Yinming was already quite sleepy at that time, but he listened to these words word for word. Strange to say, he originally minded that these merchants would climb the palace for personal gain, but the words of the doorman made him feel a different taste in his heart. Although the royal family is the pride of the sky and pretentious, what kind of dignity does it have? Presumably, many rare things have long been seen by some well-informed businessmen who are despised by the imperial court. It is indeed hateful for businessmen to make profits and exploit the weak, but it is not necessary to go through the court of law, and it is not necessary to teach a lesson in private. He knew it in his heart by this time. Farewell and return home with everyone.

Early the next morning, I originally planned to deal with some official letters behind the government office, but after sitting for long, an errand came to report that Gu Dangjia of Zhu Xianzhen asked to see him. When Qiu Yinming heard this, he was about to look for him, but he sent him to the door, and immediately sent a message to let him in and wait in the side hall.

Qiu Yinming drank a cup of tea, after thinking for a while, he slowly walked to the side hall, and as soon as he stepped into the threshold with one foot, he saw that the fat man of that day had a big blue face and a swollen eye at this time. Seeing Qiu Yinming coming in, he immediately snorted and tears at him deeply, and said, "Master Prefect, please uphold justice!" Qiu Yinming suddenly felt very funny, sat down with a straight face, and asked, "This mansion is still looking for you." I heard that you businessmen are in a hurry to buy raw silk from farmers at a low price of 20 wen a catty, but is there such a thing? Gu Dangjia was startled, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "My lord, there is no such thing!" But let the villain explain. "Oh," Qiu Yinming said, "since you said that there is no such thing, then what is there to explain, didn't you tell the peasants yesterday that you and I discussed it?" "Ahh Gu Dangjia looked up, saw that he was smiling but not smiling, looking at him with eyes like knives, sweat came out of his head, and stammered, "This, this, how can there be such a thing." Big, adult, villain was originally going to come to see today and discuss this matter, but, but before I saw the adult, I was injured by the thief last night, and I also threatened. After saying that, his voice became smaller and smaller, and he didn't dare to look at Qiu Yinming's face again. Qiu Yinming thought about it, he couldn't say that he heard it yesterday, and he didn't have a credential, so he didn't know what to do with him, so he said, "You stand up and explain things clearly." If you are robbed of your furniture by a thief and hurt some fur, you will come here to make trouble and immediately fight out. This house is busy, and you are not allowed to disturb your official duties. ”

Gu Dangjia lifted his sleeve to wipe his sweat, swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, and said, "My lord, it's not an ordinary thief." "In the end, it is a big businessman, he has seen the scene, he can speak, at this time, he is not as flustered as when he was exposed by Qiu Yinming, and continued, "The thief flew off the wall and broke into the villain's house last night. questioned the villain and said that there was collusion with the prefect to buy the farmers' raw silk at a low price. Gu Dangjia raised his head and peeked at Qiu Yinming's face. Qiu Yinming sneered and asked, "What are you talking to him?" Gu Dangjia said with a bitter face: "Where does the villain dare to believe it." Originally, in the past few days, I wanted to go with the masters of the major silk lines to explain things to the prefect, but I didn't know that such a thief came out of thin air, indiscriminately, injured the villain, and falsely framed the prefect, it was too much, too without a royal law. Qiu Yinming thought to himself: This guy is very clever. So he said: "In this way, the fact that you are forcing down the price is the truth?" I haven't asked you about your sins, but you're too embarrassed to come to me to complain. Come on, hit ten boards first, and then it's not too late to make things clear. ”

Gu Dangjia was shocked, and kowtowed again and again: "My lord! Don't be an adult, listen to the villain first. Qiu Yinming smiled and said, "Ten boards can't kill you." Why didn't you explain it earlier? Come. Pull it outside the door and bring it in after the fight. The officers on both sides listened to the prefect's order, and there was no ambiguity at all, and they dragged Gu Dangjia out of the door. For a while, I only heard him crying outside and shouting that he was wronged. Qiu Yinming was thinking about the thief in his heart. The young man I met at the market yesterday seemed to be a person, and he was also quite concerned about the purchase of raw silk, could it be him? Not long after, the errand brought in the shopkeeper Gu with a bitter face and covering his buttocks. After he turned around a little, Qiu Yinming said: "You signed the note with me last year, and now you are lowering the price behind my back, if you don't give me a satisfactory explanation, you will fight again." Gu Dangjia sighed and said, "My lord." The villain and the rest of the masters really didn't want to do this behind the adult's back. Yesterday, I was discussing with them about the purchase price. Last year, business was sluggish, and many of the goods sold to the north have not yet been sold. This year, there is a lot of raw silk production, and we really can't come up with so much money to buy it for a while. Now it is the time when the fields are not green, and the farmers are short of money, so they want to sell the raw silk as soon as possible to make a living. We also have no choice but to reduce the price first, and then replenish them after the goods from the north are sold. Please be aware of it. Qiu Yinming nodded and said, "In this way, you will bring all the masters of the silk industry to see me tomorrow." We'll talk about it again. What did that thief look like yesterday? ”

Gu Dangjia said: "That person has his face covered, but he seems to be quite young." The other villains can't talk about it. Oh, he threatened that if he bought it at a low price today, not only would he not let go of the villain, but he would also come to make things difficult for the adult. also reported his name, calling himself 'Feiyun Sword'. That's why the villain came boldly today to ask the adults to uphold justice. When Qiu Yinming heard the words "Feiyun Sword", he thought about the unsolved case of burning the government when he first came to govern the river, and it was actually this person again! Immediately became interested, thought about it in his heart, and asked, "Can you open the market today?" Gu Dangjia said: "My lord, you look at me like this, how dare you open the market." Qiu Yinming said: "In this way, you go back and open the market now, and still buy it at your price." I will send them to your house and keep them, and if the thief comes again, I will capture him. Go back. Tomorrow afternoon, call all the leaders to come and see me. ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Qiu Yinming instructed the head catcher in the house to bring twenty strong servants to Gu's house to wait for the rabbit. After nightfall, Qiu Yinming changed into civilian clothes, slipped out of Kaifeng when the city gate was about to close, and quickly arrived at Zhuxian Town, first found an inn, and then came to a lively hotel in the center of the town to sit down. It was the moment when there were the most diners, the hotel was crowded, and the dishes were served slowly, Qiu Yinming was drinking wine slowly, while pricking up his ears to listen to the conversations of the people around him. Most of the diners are outsiders, with various accents, talking about business, and there is nothing appealing. Qiu Yinming was a little bored, thinking about going to the Gu family's house for a while, and wondered if the "Flying Cloud Sword" would appear tonight. He poured another glass of wine, and at this moment, he only heard the second child at the door say: "This son is please." "Raising his eyes, it was really a coincidence, it was actually the young man I met at the gate of the silk store yesterday.

The young man looked around casually, as Qiu Yinming wished, and the two looked at each other. Qiu Yinming made a gesture to him and asked him to share the table with him. The young man seemed surprised, but he did not refuse, walked up to him, and arched his hand: "Brother, I am bothered." Qiu Yinming smiled and said, "Please be seated." What a coincidence, I heard what Childe said yesterday, but I was just passing by here, but I didn't expect to meet again today. "The young man was a little uncomfortable. The person on the other side was dressed as a countryman yesterday, but he was dressed quite well today, and he still couldn't tell what he was doing. Qiu Yinming saw that his face was puzzled, so he changed the topic and said, "Does the son like this Zhu Xianzhen?" The young man replied, "Yes." Would stay longer every time you pass by. ”

"Oh." Qiu Yinming nodded and said, "Son's surname?" The young man glanced at him with some caution and said, "When we meet in Pingshui, why bother asking for names." Qiu Yinming said, "I just feel that the son is very familiar, and he doesn't mean anything else." Since Childe doesn't want to say it, it's okay. The young man saw that he was always smiling slightly, not at all uncomfortable, but he seemed a little stingy, so he also smiled a little and said, "Where." In the lower surname paragraph. ”

Qiu Yinming was suddenly stunned, and he couldn't think of the reason for it for a while, so he replied: "My surname is Qiu." My home is in Beijing, and I will be back in a few days. Yesterday, I saw that the Gu silk shop here forcibly lowered the price of raw silk, and later I heard that a passing knight sneaked into the merchant's house at night and punished him. What to say, if he continues to buy at a low price, he will have to come to the door again, and he will have to go to the prefect to settle accounts, which is very interesting. In these days, there are too few people who do chivalry. Oh, and I heard that the prefect sent a number of servants to lurk in the merchant's house tonight, ready to catch the knight. I wonder if Brother Duan has heard about this? ”

Duan Gongzi's face showed a little embarrassment, but he immediately said, "No." Brother Qiu is really well-informed. I've only heard about chivalrous things, but how can Brother Qiu even know about the prefect's affairs. He looked at Qiu Yinming and said, "Could it be that Brother Qiu knows the prefect?" ”

Qiu Yinming guessed a little bit of his thoughts, and said with a smile: "I'm not a secret agent from the capital, how can I know the prefect." I've just heard someone talk about it, too. If you don't believe it, go to the merchant's house and see if there are any errands. ”

Duan Gongzi said with a suspicious face: "Dare to ask what Brother Qiu does for a living?" ”

Qiu Yinming said: "My family is a horse seller. Specially for the dignitaries and nobles in the capital to sell good horses from the Western Regions. This time, I came out to relax. Hearing Qiu Yinming say this, Duan Gongzi's face stretched a little, and he looked at Qiu Yinming lightly and said, "It turns out that Brother Qiu is also a businessman, no wonder he is so well-informed." Qiu Yinming saw that he showed a little arrogant look, and he was a little funny in his heart, so he said: "I think that Gongzi is neither like a scholar nor a businessman, he is very outstanding, and he looks familiar, so he took the liberty to get acquainted." Qiu Yinming said this, trying to search for the memories in his mind, but he really couldn't think of where he had seen this person. But if you look at his eyebrows, you know that you must have seen it. So he said casually, "In Xiaqiu Yinming." If there's something you can't live with, don't be surprised. ”

Who knew that as soon as Duan Gongzi heard his name, he suddenly stood up from the stool, stared at him stunned for a long time, and then sat down slowly and said, "Down, Duan Yunyi." ”

Qiu Yinming suddenly brightened. It turned out to be him!