Time is easy to pass, another year of the Lantern Festival, Gusu City is particularly lively, the lanterns are hanging, the sky is full of fireworks, the streets and alleys are full of people who come out to play, on both sides of the road, wine shops and restaurants, are not closed, Xiao Er stands up at the door, smiling to the store to let people.

"Runzhi, there are so many people tonight, you need to beware of kidnappers and thieves." Lin Ruhai was dressed as a standard Confucian student, with a large-sleeved shirt, plus a crane, a Confucian scarf on his head, and a piece of sheep finger jade in the middle was warm and prosperous.

Yang Ze is dressed almost the same as him, but the outside is covered with azure carved silk Tianma skin, and under the light and moon shadow, it looks more and more graceful. Hearing Lin Ruhai's words, he tilted his head slightly, "Hehe, I will return to Beijing at the end of this year, whoever dares to cause trouble at this time, I will pick his skin." "The voice was soft, but it was full of anger.

Last year, there was a severe drought in Gusu, and although the grain planted did not fail to be harvested, the output was also reduced by 78 out of 10. Because the new emperor ascended the throne, the governor of Jiangsu did not want to touch this bad head, so he refused to report it. Otherwise, the emperor has just ascended the throne, and you say that the system has suffered a disaster, and you have ulterior motives, and you will immediately put this matter on the emperor's head, doesn't it mean that God thinks Xiao Jin is not worthy of being the emperor?

But if you don't report the disaster, what will happen to Gusu's taxes this year? In these years, it is as rich as Jiangnan and other places, and ordinary farmers have no surplus grain. If people don't have enough to eat, they will have countless thoughts, and social security cannot be guaranteed.

Yang Ze is the prefect of Suzhou, the parent official of the land of a mansion, he naturally refused to listen to Governor Jiang's words, and the two had a big quarrel and broke up unhappily. Although Lin Ruhai was transferred, and the Jiangnan Provincial Palm Seal Yushi was also replaced, the person who took over was still his previous subordinate, and he was quite upright. When he heard this, he immediately wrote an excerpt and asked him to join the governor of the river.

Or his wife thought a little more, and immediately persuaded her husband, "The saint will ascend the throne, and you will join the people." That's not big, is it? ”

Yu Yong, who is also the current Jiangnan Dao Palm Seal Imperial History, glared and said: "Ignorant woman, what do you know, don't go down with me yet." "His job is also that of an inner house woman, can he interject?

Yu Niangzi pursed her lips, "I'm ignorant, and it's much better than you, a wood who doesn't understand human accidents!" She saw that her husband's face was already angry, and she was not in a hurry, "I can guess how much Governor Jiang thinks, but you don't know about it." You see except for Yang Zhifu. Who's coming out on top? Aren't they all part of it? The saint has only ascended the throne, who is willing to go to the funeral at this time, if the saint is unhappy. ”

Yu Yongsheng's voice changed, "The saint is the son of the saint, how can he be unhappy about this?" If you are angry, it is naturally because of lawless people! ”

"Okay, okay, I won't argue with you." Yu Niangzi knows what kind of person her husband is, but she can't watch him jump into the fire. "Why don't you write to ask Lord Lin."

Yu Yong turned around angrily to write an excerpt and refused to pay attention to his wife.

Yu Niangzi gritted her teeth. "Governor Yang is close to Lord Lin, and now that he has offended Governor Jiang, how can he be good, and he is reasonable. You should have told Lord Lin. ”

When Yu Yong heard it, he was also such a reason, and he repaired a book silently.

When Lin Ruhai received his letter, he already knew the beginning and end of the matter. Naturally, it was Yang Ze who told him. Lin Ruhai and Yang Ze had the same thoughts, and they should both tell Xiao Jin. Jiangnan is no better than other places, and Daxia is a major tax place. It is also a place where literati gather, and it is the most undisturbed. The most important thing to do now is to appease the victims, distribute food, and ensure the stability of Jiangnan.

However, in order to give Xiao Jin a buffer time, Lin Ruhai gave Yu Yongxiu a letter and asked him to delay the delivery of his excerpt for two days. He first wrote a secret letter to Xiao Jin, and sent people all the way to the palace.

Subsequently, needless to say, after Lin Ruhai took office, the part of the salt tax that was overcollected was provided for disaster relief on the spot, and then Governor Jiang moved another place and replaced him. The one who came over, the former subordinate official of the East Palace, can also be regarded as Xiao Jin's henchman.

Although the disaster relief was timely, it was inevitable that some rat thieves would take advantage of the situation to swarm up, grab the land, and steal from the rats and dogs, so that the people would not be able to live. For this reason, Yang Ze united with General Xu to kill a group and arrest a group of people, so that this crooked wind could be stopped. After this incident, Yang Ze has more evil spirit, and his official authority is getting heavier.

When Lin Ruhai heard him say this, he raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "It's a big holiday, don't be so fierce, be careful to scare the female dependents." ”

During this year's Lantern Festival, Lin Ruhai came to Gusu with his wife and children, saying that he was with Yang Ze. Because he will return to Beijing at the end of his term, he doesn't know how long he will have to stay in Jiangnan, and he will get together more while the two are close.

Yang Ze was also happy, on the night of the fifteenth, the two families came out to enjoy the lanterns together, the men walked side by side, and the Liu family and Jia Min joined hands in the back.

They walked around, and when they were tired, they would find a clean place to sit down and rest their feet, and then they would go for a walk again. Lin Rui was originally following Jia Min, but his future mother-in-law looked at him with fiery and satisfied eyes from time to time, and looked at Lin Shao, who had gradually learned about the situation, quite uncomfortable.

"Mother, Aunt Liu, I'll go find Daddy." He hurriedly asked for instructions, and heard his mother smile and say, "Go ahead." "It was all right away.

Jia Min covered his lips and smiled, and glanced at Liu: "That kid is shy." ”

One sentence made Liu Shi laugh too, "Then you are a mother like this, waiting to see your son's jokes." ”

Lin Rui rushed to his father's side, quietly wiped his face, and brought out a shy smile, "Dad, Uncle Yang." ”

Lin Ruhai was chatting with Yang Ze, and suddenly there was another person beside him, and when he saw that it was still his son, he said strangely: "Aren't you accompanying your mother?" ”

"Hehe, my son saw that his father was chatting happily with Uncle Yang, come and listen."

"Bastard, come with me." Lin Ruhai patted his son's head and scolded with a smile.

Yang Ze looked at his future son-in-law with a smile, and said unfairly: "Brother Rui is still a bastard, can other people's children still be human?" He was very proud of his wise decision back then, and he found a golden beetle son-in-law for his two daughters at once. People say that the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, and the more she looks at it, the more satisfied she becomes, and when she comes to Yang Ze, it is the father-in-law who looks at her son-in-law and becomes more satisfied.

Lin Rui wanted to cry, but he got rid of his mother-in-law's fiery gaze, why did he fall into the more hot gaze of his father-in-law?

Lin Ruhai glanced at Yang Ze: "Don't look at it, it's my son if you look at it again." ”

Yang Ze snorted, "It's still my son-in-law." ”

Lin Rui: Please don't say any more, I'm so shy.

Just as the joy was dissolving, I suddenly saw a noise in front of me, and there seemed to be a scuffle.

Yang Ze's expression was slightly cold, and he turned his head sideways and ordered his subordinates: "Go and see, what's going on?" ”

Lin Ruhai saw that the crowd rushed forward. I want to see the excitement, and Jia Min and Liu behind me are a little unable to stand. He frowned, looked around, and there happened to be a stall selling wontons, which looked clean, and he stretched out his hand and said, "Let's go and sit." ”

Yang Ze nodded, "It's okay." ”

A few people went over to sit down, and Jia Min saw that they were almost occupying this stall with their masters and servants, thinking that they had affected other people's businesses. He smiled with Liu: "After walking for a long time, I am also a little hungry, and seeing that the stall is still clean, it is better to order a bowl to taste." ”

Liu nodded with a smile, "Yes, I'm also a little hungry." ”

The hostess said so, and immediately a girl went over and said to the woman who sold the wontons: "Here are five bowls of wontons." ”

It was a woman in her forties, and her temples were already weathered. The clothes on his body were also patched, but they were cleanly washed, his hands were very white, and his face was full of smiles when he spoke. The voice also carried the unique gentleness of the Gusu people, "The guest officer sits slowly, and it will be fine immediately." ”

I didn't sit for a while, and the people who had gone to see it soon returned. Standing solemnly and bowing his head, "I caught a crutch, but I refused to admit it." I don't say that I am the father of the little girl. ”

Yang Zecai confessed to Lin Ruhai, and immediately a slap in the face came, although his expression did not change, his eyes became cold, he straightened his cuffs, and said softly: "Bring it over and ask." ”

When the anti-troublemakers brought it over, Lin Ruhai saw at a glance that the person who caught the kidnapper was actually his subordinate, and then looked at the little girl who was hugged by the official and turned pale with fright, and didn't dare to cry, an idea popped up in his mind, "This can't be the little girl of the Zhen family." ”

Jia Min had an idea with him, and immediately instructed the grandmothers around him, "Look at the scared child, blame the pitiful one, go and hug it." ”

Mama Yu went over and took the little girl over, Jia Min stood up and held her delicate little hand, and coaxed softly: "Be good, don't be afraid." She took the opportunity to take a closer look at the little girl, and saw that she was born with picturesque eyebrows, pink makeup, especially the little rouge mole between the eyebrows, and knew in her heart that this must be Xiangling. Uh, no, it should be called Zhen Yinglian now.

The little girl was coaxed, but she began to cry, and the tears fell down one by one, and after a while, her little face became wet. Jia Min took a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and coaxed softly: "Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry." ”

was coaxing, Huo Qixiao Xie who had brought Yinglian out before, came back, Yinglian was gone, and he was looking around in a panic, and someone told him that he had a crutch in front of him, and he went to see if it was your young lady. Huo Qi hurriedly came over, and when he saw the little girl who was held in Mama Yu's arms, it was not his own lady but the other. Just looking at Jia Min's gorgeous clothes and many entourage, he knew that he must be nobles, and he didn't dare to come over for a while, so he could only kneel down from a distance, "My lord, that girl is the daughter of the little master's family, I don't want to be abducted, thank you for saving me." ”

Jia Min glanced at Huo Qi, disgusted in his heart, since he brought the young lady of the main family out, he should be careful. How can you throw your child away at will? After the child was lost, he was afraid of taking responsibility, so he refused to tell Yinglian's parents, and he ran away, which was extremely hateful.

Lin Ruhai has already left office, and Yang Ze is here, so he is not good at interjecting, so he sits aside and does not speak. Yang Ze glanced at Huo Qi and instructed his subordinates, "Go and bring him to find this little girl's parents." ”

looked at the crutch again, and sneered: "You said that you are the father of this child, see for yourself, are you worthy?" "Do you take people as fools, although the clothes and ornaments on that little girl's body are not very expensive, they are also Ayaluo and other things. Look at the crutch again, he is still clothed, saying that he is a father and daughter, who believes it!

At this time, someone had already recognized it, "Isn't this Governor Yang?" ”

"Isn't it Governor Yang's Mansion, who else in Gusu has such a demeanor except for Governor Yang's Mansion."

Yang Ze's face became two points colder when he heard this, he didn't like others to talk about his portrait the most. But he couldn't do it, and he ran to the crutches with anger, "Are you confessing now, or do you want to go to court because of the government." ”

"Small, small......" As soon as the crutch heard that it was actually his own parents, his face showed despair, and his body collapsed to the ground.

When Yang Ze saw it, he hooked the corners of his mouth and ordered: "Take him back and ask carefully." "There must be accomplices, where are they all active, and if there are those dens, they must all be asked, and then arrested together.

After this incident, they no longer had the heart to go shopping, but waited for the little girl's parents to come and confirm that they were their daughters, and they could go home. Where does Yang Ze sit lucky. Liu beckoned to hug the little girl and coaxed gently, "Poor thing, such a peugeot girl, if she is abducted, she will suffer." "She was a woman with children, and she was more angry than her husband.

Lin Ruhai sat bored, turned his head and saw the proprietress of the wonton stall, standing at a loss. smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, what about the wontons, I've been hungry for a long time." ”

"Hey, I'll be right away."

The woman's hands and feet were quick to cook, and in a short time five bowls of wontons were served, and each bowl was full, and the soup was about to overflow. Lin Ruhai patted his son, "Eat quickly, it smells fragrant." ”

Yang Ze glared at him: You still have the heart to eat.

Lin Ruhai glanced back: Why don't you have a mind.

Lin Rui saw that his father was not dirty at all. After a few bites, half a bowl is gone. Looking up at my mother again, although her movements were graceful, she was also smiling. There is not the slightest disgust. He gritted his teeth, scooped one with a spoon, put it to his lips and blew it, taking a small bite. Then my eyes lit up. It's so fresh!

Lin Ruhai smiled and deliberately teased him: "Okay!" ”

Lin Rui nodded again and again, "Hmm." It's so fresh. "It's still stuffed with fish.

The three members of the Jiyou family were very happy to eat, Yang Ze was slightly entangled, and then followed the spoon, and under the Liu family's court, they were very unaccustomed to it. Jia Min smiled, pointed to the girls and grandmothers surrounding them, and whispered, "Don't worry, outsiders can't see it." "Just kidding, just the people on the third floor and the outer three floors here, they can only see them.

Liu smiled, also took a spoon, scooped one and slowly blew it cold, and went to feed the little girl in his arms. Yinglian was probably tired from crying, perhaps because the Liu family and Jia Min who were holding her were very gentle and slowly quieted down. After being fed a wonton by Liu's, she also thanked her softly, the little girl's unique soft and glutinous voice made Jia Min cute, making her instantly turn into a strange aunt, reaching out to touch the face of the little Lori, and smiling very brightly: "It's so good." provoked her son and looked at her several times in a row.

Besides, Zhen Shiyin, since Jia Yu Village went, he didn't feel lonely, on the night of the 15th Lantern Festival, the family banquet was over, and he had no intention of going out, so he let his family take his daughter to play, it was midnight, and he didn't come back, so he felt uneasy. Just as he was about to send someone to look for him, Huo Qi, who had taken his daughter out, was crying with a sad face and was pressed back by two big men.

Zhen Shiyin was startled, and he didn't see his daughter, so he asked repeatedly: "Where is the eldest sister?" Why don't you see it? What's going on with you? ”

One of the big men who pressed Huo Qi back, bowed his hand and said very politely: "My master grabbed a crutch in the middle of the street and hugged a young girl, this one said it was your daughter, and the master sent me to ask my husband to come over and recognize him." ”

When Zhen Shiyin heard that her daughter was almost abducted, she immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and she dared to regret it in her heart, she shouldn't have let her daughter go out. He hurriedly said: "Ling master Gao Yi, I am very grateful." Please wait a moment, and I'll change my clothes and come. ”

For a while, Zhen Shiyin's mother-in-law Feng also knew, and hurriedly helped the two girls over, and they were going to go together.

Zhen Shiyin was worried about his beloved daughter, so he hurriedly helped his wife, and asked Huo Qi to tie up and wait for him to come back, so he hurriedly led someone to follow the two of them.

Yang Ze is the prefect of Gusu, Zhen Shiyin recognized it, and hurriedly went over to meet him when he saw it. Yang Ze also knew him, and said strangely: "What, Mr. Zhen, this is Ling Ai?" ”

When the little girl saw that her father and mother were coming, tears fell again, and she stretched out two little hands for her mother to hug. Where could the Feng family hold back, stepped forward to hug his beloved daughter, and thanked Jia Min and the Liu family repeatedly.

Zhen Shiyin saw that his beloved daughter was fine, so he put his mind at ease, and said ashamedly to Yang Ze and Lin Ruhai: "It's all me who is confused, and it is obvious that my daughter is in trouble." ”

Lin Ruhai waved his hand, "It's also that the thief is too rampant, but Brother Shiyin is also too careless." ”

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault." Zhen Shiyin and Lin Ruhai met earlier than Yang Ze, and they also met by chance, so they got along like this.

Zhen Shiyin hurriedly thanked Yang Ze, Yang Ze waved his hand, "It's this righteous man's hand." ”

Xuan Jiu grabbed his hair and said embarrassedly, "Lord Yang, I'm Xuan Jiu." ”

Yang Ze was stunned for a moment, then turned his face to take a closer look, but it was not Lin Ruhai's servant, he was suspicious in his heart, and laughed: "You are at ease." ”

Xuan Jiu had a bitter face, "The adult laughed, the little one was sent out by the master for additional training." ”

"Huh?" Yang Ze was very surprised, and turned his head to look at Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "You also know that in the place where I am now, the people I deal with are very complicated. Xuanyi and they were afraid that their apprentices would be tender and mess up their errands, so they would discipline them when they had time. At this time, there are many people on the street, and all the people who are deceived and deceived have come out. So he drew a piece for each of them, and just walked around the crowd. At the end of the night, each person has to catch fifteen people to be qualified. "Actual combat training, you can not only train your own people, but also catch people, it's really the best of both worlds, praise yourself.

Yang Ze laughed, "The requirements are strict enough." He asked Xuan Jiu again, "How many have you caught?" ”

He asked. Xuan Jiu's face became even more bitter, "This is only the eighth, it makes such a big fuss, and when you go back at night, a meal is indispensable." ”

Yang Ze smiled slightly, "You have made a meritorious service today, and I will intercede for you." ”

Xuan Jiu was overjoyed, "Thank you, Lord Yang." ”

Zhen Shiyin was particularly courteous to invite Lin Ruhai and Yang Ze to get together at home, and he wanted to have a banquet to thank each other.

Lin Ruhai smiled: "It's getting late. Let love be frightened again, so we won't bother and get together another day. ”

Zhen Shiyin wanted to let it go again, Yang Ze waved his hand: "Listen like the sea." ”

Compared to Lin Ruhai. Yang Ze's official authority was heavier, and after Zhen Shiyin and his wife Feng thanked him repeatedly, he took his daughter home.

The two families returned to Yang's mansion, and Lin Ruhai and Yang Ze set up another small banquet in the study. Both of them took off their big clothes, put on homely robes, and loosened their belts. Yi pulled his hair in a bun and sat down and drank.

Lin Ruhai casually pointed to the front office, "There are a lot of beginners today, you really don't care?" ”

Yang Ze drank a glass of wine and smiled sassyly: "Today is the fifteenth, even the saint will celebrate the festival, let alone me." ”

Lin Zhonghai was silent, looking at him directly, Yang Ze smiled, and pointed with his hand, "These people who came in today are the most hateful, and they can't be killed, and they are locked up for a while, and they are still the same when they go out, which is really annoying." Why don't you close it for two days and eat a board, and then talk about it. "It's really depressing to cause so much trouble to the security under his system, and he still refuses to change his teachings, and he doesn't take the opportunity to clean them up.

Lin Ruhai suddenly remembered something and burst out laughing.

Yang Ze was puzzled, "Why is Ruhai laughing?" ”

"I'm reminded of an old rumor." Every time Lin Ruhai thought of this, he couldn't stop laughing.

"What rumors?"

"Do you still remember four years ago, Huang Guangben, the superintendent of Shandong Province?" Lin Ruhai's mouth cracked.

Yang Ze was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled: "Is it a corrupt official who was found out by a thief?" "That Huang Guangben didn't know if it was unlucky, he was obviously greedy to death, but he had to pretend to be clean and honest, and he often saw guests with a cloth. As a result, when he went out for a walk in a cloth suit, he was stolen by a thief who stole the money bag, but the thief was caught red-handed by the person who wanted to convince him to protect him secretly. Then the two sides confronted each other, okay, don't talk about silver in the money bag, there are only five or six gold ingots alone, and this is still poor?

Unconsciously exposed Huang Guangben's county order was stupid, Huang Guangben was also stupid, and in front of the public, the essence was picked up. As a result, needless to say, Huang Guangben was dismissed and questioned, but a certain county order took the opportunity to be promoted to a level. What is this? Officials descend from the sky, or create people to make people! Anyway, Lin Ruhai and Yang Ze saw it as a joke. Speaking of this today, Lin Ruhai remembered again.

He smiled and squinted his eyes, "Runzhi, you don't know, I was pointing to this joke at the beginning, and it took half a year." After saying that, he laughed.

Yang Ze couldn't help but roll his eyes to show him anymore, "I really don't know what you're laughing at." Seeing that Lin Ruhai was getting more and more excessive, he reached out and knocked on the table, "Don't you want to know, after I leave, who will take over this position?" ”

"Who? It won't be Mu Lin. Lin Ruhai stuffed a piece of pork ribs into his mouth, gnawed very hard, and did not forget to criticize, "It's a little too sweet, and the meat is still a little old......

Yang Ze glared at him: "Do you think it's possible?" ”

"Hehe, it's impossible."

Yang Ze solemnized his expression and lowered his voice slightly: "Dejian has a letter and wants to come to Jiangsu." ”

Dejian is Qi Jiajue's word, and he is one subject later than Lin Ruhai, and he is still the top three. I first went out to do the county order, and changed places in three years, and it was much slower than a few people.

Lin Ruhai frowned slightly, "Dejian is now a five-grade, right?" ”

"Well, Shandong Daming Mansion is the same as the knowledge."

"Is he sure?"

Yang Ze pondered, "It shouldn't be very accurate, otherwise I wouldn't have written a letter." "Is this a sentence for the two of them to say in front of Xiao Jin.

Lin Ruhai thought for a long time, "Dejian is very safe, he came to pick you up, and it was not bad to arrive." ”

Yang Ze said: "So, you and I will repair the book tomorrow?" ”

Lin Ruhai: "Okay. (To be continued......)