After Xiao Yiran left, Lin Shitong, the prefect of Jiangning, hurriedly had lunch, and went to the yamen of the prefect of Yingtianfu in person to see the prefect Wang Lidao.

Came to the prefect's yamen, and after being reported by the officials, Lin Shitong came to the back hall, and after giving a salute to the prefect Wang Lidao, he told the story of today's case as it was. Finally asked:

"Lord Prefect, this matter is related to the four princes Yan Wang, the lower officials want to ask for instructions on the Yan King, and then convict the four of them of the crime, but the lower official position is low, and it is difficult to see the Yan King."

The meaning of the words is very clear, I want to ask the prefect Wang Lidao to help me ask to see Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

"Lord Wang came at the right time, the four people who were sent by King Yan last time, and the prefect has not been sentenced, so let's go and meet King Yan together."

The prefect of Jiangning Prefecture, although it is also a prefect, is different from the prefect of other prefectures, after all, Jiangning Mansion is the capital, and neither rights nor exchanges with the upper echelons can be compared with other prefectures. If you want to see King Yan and other princes, you still have enough qualifications. So the two came to King Yan's mansion together, handed over the notebook, and waited for King Yan's summons. Zhu Di, who was taking a nap after noon, saw the handbook of the two of them, and understood the intention of the Jiangning prefect in his heart, but he didn't know where this Jiangning prefect came from.

"Pass them in."

The subordinate agreed, and after a while, Wang Lidao and Lin Shitong were brought to the study. After the two came in, they quickly knelt on the ground and saluted Zhu Di.

"The prefect of Tianfu should knock on the prince to see the prince."

"Lin Shitong, the magistrate of Jiangning County, knocked on the prince."

"Excuse me, get up and sit down and talk."

Without waiting for the two to speak, Zhu Di first spoke and asked Wang Lidao:

"The prefect of the king is here for the sake of 'mixing up'?"

"It is for this reason that I have come to ask the prince to show me."

"According to this king's knowledge, it is not a day or two in the dangerous hài Ying Tianfu, why didn't the prefect of the king know this person before?"

Yan Wang Zhu Di's words suddenly made Wang Lidao sweat coldly, and hurriedly stood up and replied:

"The subordinate officials have long heard of the name of 'mixed and stingy', but no one has come to the yamen to complain, and it is not good for the subordinate officials to take people rashly."

"Is it to follow the old principle of 'the people don't sue the officials and don't hold the officials accountable'?"

"Don't dare."

Zhu Di looked at Wang Lidao, whose face was in a cold sweat, turned his head to look at Lin Shitong, who was trembling on the chair, and asked:

"What is the matter with Lin Zhi County?"

"Back to the prince, the next official is here for the case of Miss Xiao Yiran of Sun Moon Fang who was deceived by the profiteer Sun Xiang of two hundred and eighty taels of silver."

Hearing Xiao Yiran's name, Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and did not ask, but the meaning was very clear, waiting for Lin Shitong to continue.

Lin Shitong told the morning case in detail. After finishing speaking, he didn't ask Zhu Di how to send Sun Xiang and the others, just stood there quietly, waiting for Zhu Di to speak.

"How much silver is Miss Yiran's favorite plot worth?"

"According to the local market, it should be three or four taels of silver per mu."

"Is it three or four or two?"

"It's three or two."

"Lin Zhixian will go back in a while, and include all the unclaimed land near that piece of land into it, and count as much as you want, according to three taels and one mu, after handling the land deed, go to the account room on the palace to withdraw two taels of silver."

After speaking, Zhu Di instructed the little guy who was waiting beside him:

"Linglin Zhixian to the account office ,......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Di paused and changed his words:

"You go directly to the county with Lin Zhixian, and after you get the title deed, come back and get the silver."

"Yes, lord."

Lin Shitong originally came to ask for instructions on how to send Sun Xiang and the four of them, but Zhu Di didn't say a word, only said that he would let Xiao Yiran handle the land deed. However, Lin Shitong didn't dare to ask again, and he already understood the importance that the prince attached to Xiao Yiran to buy land, and he knew how to send Sun Xiang and the four of them. After kneeling down to salute Zhu Di, he followed the little guy and turned around and went out. Only the prefect Wang Lidao was left standing there.

"Governor's Mansion sit down."

"Thank you, Lord Wang."

"This king heard that 'Mixed Bu Bu Stingy' is also from Xiucai, why did he fall to such a point?"

"Back to the words of the prince." 'Mixed and stingy's real name is Sun Cong, and he was born in the Sun Mansion, a big family in the decline of Yingtianfu. In the early years, Sun Congren was as his name suggested, and in terms of his intelligence, he could be regarded as a qualification above the middle. Under the supervision of his father, he was re-trained at the age of sixteen or seventeen. It's just that after the death of his parents, at the instigation of a group of villains, **** lingered in the willow alleys of Flower Street, and after getting drunk late one night, he was caught by the patrolling soldiers. was cut off by the prefect at the time. Since then, he has been disheartened, and he no longer has any intention of fame, and he has fallen to this point. ”

"Since the prefect of the Wang Mansion likes to follow the old principles, in addition to the saying 'the people do not sue the officials and do not investigate', isn't there also a sentence 'The prodigal son does not change his money'?"

"Lord Wang,......"

was ridiculed by Zhu Di's words, which made Wang Lidao stunned, and he didn't know what the prince had in mind for a while.

"In this way, the other three people besides Sun Cong, you can judge according to the law of Da Ming. As for Sun Cong, stay with you first. The day after tomorrow is the day when this king leaves the capital, and when the time comes, you send him to the city gate, and the rest of the things are left alone. ”

"Yes, lord."

"Is there anything else?"

"Resignation."

After Wang Lidao saluted Zhu Di again, he turned around and retreated. On the way back, I didn't figure out what King Yan's intention was to keep the 'mess around', could it be true that there was a way to get Sun Cong back on the right path? Wang Lidao shook his head, and muttered in his heart, the prince has the idea of the prince, why bother to guess, when the time comes, according to the prince's instructions, send the "prodigal son" to the city gate and hand it over to the prince.

Lin Shitong, accompanied by the little servant in the prince's mansion, returned to the county office, and led the officials, clerks, masters and others to Song Jiatuan, thirty miles outside the city, and found Liu Wen, who was in the pond, and measured the borderless land around the pond with his own eyes, and counted it, there were as many as one hundred and thirty-four acres. Let Lizheng Liu Wen drive the boundary stakes on the measured land boundary, and he led the original people back to the county office, and completed all the formalities related to the title deed before dark.

The little guy hurriedly returned to the prince's mansion with the title deed and asked Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to take a look.

"Go to the account office to get the money and send it to Jiangning County overnight. The title deed was also brought back with him, and he told Lin Shitong that he would hand it over to Xiao Yiran tomorrow. ”

"Yes, lord."

The little guy turned around and came to the county office again with a silver ticket, but fortunately, it was not far away, and it took more than half an hour to come and go.

"Lord Zhixian, this is a silver ticket, this is a land deed."

Lin Shitong took the silver ticket and put it on the coffee table next to him, but he didn't know why King Yan sent the title deed back.

"Lord Zhixian, the prince instructed that the Lord Zhixian personally hand over the title deed to Xiao Yiran tomorrow."