Zuo Wencan habitually turned his gaze to Madame, who was also looking at him, but did not say a word.

Xie Wenzhi naturally understood that Mrs. Feng was afraid that she would have something to say, so she didn't want to say it in front of him, an outsider, so she immediately put down the teacup quietly and got up to say goodbye.

The next morning, Zuo Wencan returned to the government office with a pair of panda eyes, and the master Meng Xizhe was waiting in the office room.

Zuo Wencan sat down behind the bookcase, the servant came up to make tea, bowed down again, and instructed Meng Fuzi: "Master, you go and talk to Master Xie, he will try the case on my behalf today, and this official still has some urgent documents to deal with." ”

Meng Xizhe answered, but did not leave, but closed the door, and then turned around, with a mysterious expression on his face.

The master is a special existence in the official government, he has no official status, he is a staff member invited by the official at his private expense, and his duty is to solve problems and give advice to the main family.

But the situation in Haizhou is a little special, Zuo Wencan invited Master Meng, just out of the practice of officialdom, Master Meng is usually just copying official documents, running errands, and passing on words, but he is also happy and pure.

That's because Zuo Wencan has a wife who can make good decisions, and it has become Zuo Wencan's habit to find a wife when he is undecided, and it is no wonder that there are rumors in Haizhou City that Mrs. Feng has the final say on major matters in Haizhou.

Master Meng walked to the front of the bookcase, sat down opposite Zuo Wencan, came over, and said in a low voice: "My lord, are you worried about those cases in Meizhen?" ”

Zuo Wencan glanced at Master Meng, and saw that his face could not hide his joy, and his heart was suddenly unhappy, but Zuo Wencan usually treated Master Meng with courtesy, and he would call him a master, even if he was unhappy in his heart, he would not attack easily.

Zuo Wencan said with his head in the head: "These cases are coming together in a hurry, and the official is worried that someone is behind the scenes and taking the opportunity to make trouble, does the master have a good plan to teach me?" ”

"My lord, as far as the old man knows, the bitter master of these murders was indeed instigated by the Mei family, and the Mei family also wanted to take the opportunity to overturn the case and regain the family property that was forcibly seized by the Zheng family a few years ago..."

When Zuo Wencan heard this, he raised his eyebrows, it turned out that the Mei family was making trouble behind, and he just wanted to take away the family property, as long as the main messenger behind it was not aimed at him, Lord Zuo, it was not a big problem.

However, this Mei family is too short-sighted, and he actually calculated on his head as a magistrate, and his heart couldn't help but get angry, and he said angrily: "Master is saying that the Mei family is taking the opportunity to make trouble in the back?" The Mei family's case was closed by the previous governor before the official took office, but now the old case has been reopened, what does the Mei family want? ”

"Yesterday, Mei Tianyou, the second eldest of the Mei family, came to complain, and the old man also reprimanded him sternly, now no one in Haizhou City knows, no one knows, the adult is an official, for the benefit of one party, Haizhou is now Haijing Heyan, the people live and work in peace and contentment, it is thanks to the adult, today's officialdom, there are not many people like adults who worry about government affairs all day long."

Master Meng first touted and spanked his farts for a while, but seeing that Lord Zuo's face was expressionless, he simply took out a scroll of painting from his sleeve, carefully unfolded it, and gently placed it in front of Zuo Wencan, with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.

In front of Zuo Wencan's eyes, it is the "May Lotus Picture" by Xu Wei, a master of calligraphy and painting, the ink is dripping, the pen is like the wind, giving people the feeling of rain and wind, it is undoubtedly a genuine work.

Zuo Wencan also knows that although today's officialdom is corrupt, Xu Wei's crazy calligraphy and painting are sought after, and this "May Lotus Picture" is worth a lot of money in the market.

Master Meng said in a low voice: "Mei Tianyou's re-mention of the old case this time is indeed unreasonable, but the Mei family admires adults as honest and honest officials, with clean sleeves, the so-called lotus nature is noble, out of the sludge but not stained, clear ripples but not demons, and only adults can afford it, this lotus picture is just right for adults." ”

When Zuo Wencan heard this, although he was reluctant, he still put down the painting, coughed lightly, and said: "This Mei family is so behaving, it really makes the official embarrassed, the Mei family's case has been closed, and the official can't do anything." ”

"My lord, the Mei family doesn't have to be an adult to overturn the case.." Master Meng smiled slightly, and said: "This Karakuri is also here, the Zheng family has taken a lot of money in Meizhen in the past few years, and has amassed countless wealth, and the Zheng family has a lot of silver." ”

Master Meng looked at Zuo Wencan meaningfully, changed his face in an instant, and said indignantly: "The Zheng family is bold and reckless, and has made a lot of murders over the years, a few days ago, he also instructed his brother-in-law to rob the bear skin of the hunter He Laojin's family, and tied He Laojin to a tree and beat him to death, which made the people resentful and boiling, and it was simply lawless. ”

Master Meng has already reached this point, Zuo Wencan of course understood the meaning of the master's words, and couldn't help but ponder for a moment, and said: "Zheng Shicong, the head catcher of the government office, is Zheng Shidao's brother, and Zheng Zhutou has also contributed a lot to the government department in recent years, according to what the master said..."

Master Meng hurriedly leaned over and whispered, "My lord, it's better to be like this, like this..."

Zheng Zhutou, who was in the secret discussion between the two, was handling a case in Ganyu County yesterday, and got a report from his henchman He Yi Feima that someone was suing the Zheng family in Meizhen to the yamen of the state capital, leaving the case at hand, and rushing to Haizhou.

When he arrived at the government office, he didn't drink a sip of water, so he hurried to the office to ask to see Lord Zuo, in fact, Lord Zhizhou was also waiting for him.

"My lord, a few days ago, the hunter He Laojin hunted a black bear, and the Zheng family bought it at a price, and paid the money owed by the He family, but He Duojin's son He Qifeng was angry, and he fought hard, and almost killed Cai Hong, who was on an errand, and then the two sides argued, He Duojin was already seriously injured when he was hunting bears, and he deliberately framed him, deliberately begging for death, not my brother intended to harm his life, please know the state lord to see."

Zuo Wencan got up and personally made tea for Zheng Shicong, pushed it over, and said warmly: "Zheng Zhutou went out to handle the case hard, so sit down and drink tea first, and we will talk slowly." Zheng Shicong sat down as he said, picked up the teacup and drank it.

Zuo Wencan suddenly slapped the case on the table and said angrily: "A group of Diao people outside the yamen were bewitched by others, and threatened the official with several murders in Meizhen, taking the opportunity to make trouble, and the official will never let them succeed." ”

Zheng Shicong stood up suddenly, hugged his fists and said: "It's just a group of rabble, the adults will hand over the lowly position, and the lowly position will take people to arrest the Diao people who took the lead in making trouble, and the others will naturally disperse in a hurry." ”

"No, these people are prepared, not only those murders, but Mei Tianyou, the second eldest of the Mei family, is also contributing to it, they deliberately make things bigger, and arresting people is just what they want." Zuo Wencan waved his hand and said, "After all, the He family is dead this time, and the government office can't help but say something, Zheng Shidao is the brother of the head catcher, it stands to reason that you have to avoid it first, it's better to do this, the head catcher can hand over the case at hand to the deputy head catcher Lin Qing, as before, find the bitter master, give them some compensation, it's best to let them withdraw the lawsuit, what does the head catcher think?" ”

Zheng Shicong was shocked, according to the rules, he really needs to avoid it, the question is when did the state capital come according to the rules? Lord Zuo asked him to hand over the case in his hand to Lin Qing, the deputy head catcher, but it was not in accordance with the rules.

The ordinary Zheng family has given some silver to the yamen, especially the Lord Zhizhou, who often sends hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to his home, for the sake of today's situation, can adults turn a blind eye?

"My lord, the people of Meizhen are fierce, and the Zheng family may have acted a little rougher in order to collect taxes in a timely manner, but now there are many miscellaneous taxes in the Yamen, and they can't collect them at all without some means." When Zheng Shicong said this, he couldn't help but feel resentful, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "The Zheng family has been conscientious to the government office in recent years, and the government knows that the subordinates believe that the adults will be able to uphold justice for the Zheng family." ”

Zuo Wencan obviously also saw the change in Zheng Shicong's expression, and said in his heart that what Master Meng said was not bad, even if it was just a small punishment for those murders, Zheng Zhutou relied on the previous up and down points, and if he had no fear, I am afraid that he would not be easy to comply, and if he didn't do it, he could bite back, since this is the case, then don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless.

Zuo Wencan immediately picked up the teacup, blew it, put it down again, and said: "Zheng Zhutou, this incident is not trivial, the official can only give you three days, you can step down." "It's time to send off guests.

Zheng Shicong walked out of the government office stupidly, returned to the arresting room, and the arrester He Yi was still there, so he said: "You take two powerful people and follow me." ”

A group of four of them, out of the government office, turned over on their horses, and went straight to the red building at the east end of the city.

Zheng Shicong did not plan to find the sufferers of those murders first, as Lord Zuo said, in his opinion, those cases were not a big deal, and it was a big deal to spend more money.

A few years ago, he saw with his own eyes that Mei Tianyou only cared about drinking all day long, and people seemed to have gone crazy.

Zuo Wencan only mentioned the murder case today, but he didn't mention the Mei family's case, it was obviously deliberate, so that Zheng Shicong had a vague premonition, he decided to find Mei Tianyou first and figure out what he wanted to do, otherwise, he always felt unsteady in his heart.

Leaning on the Red Mansion arrived in an instant, Zheng Shicong turned over and dismounted, handed the reins to He Yi, and said, "A few of you go to the opposite teahouse to have a cup of tea and wait for my instructions." Without looking back, he strode into the Red Mansion, and the little guy at the door saw that it was Zheng Zhutou with a black face, and said in his heart that Zheng Zhutou came to the Red Mansion at this hour, I'm afraid it's not looking for trouble, so I beat the drum in my heart, and asked busily: "Which girl do adults like, and the little one will go..."

Zheng Shicong was not happy in his heart, and shouted: "Don't make noise, take me to see Mei Xian'er." "It's not like it's ordinary, and you can talk to the turtle man.

"Gotcha." The little guy suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said in a low voice, "Mei Xian'er is waiting for you, adult, please come with the little one." ”

Mei Xian'er is said to have been born to Mei Tianzuo's concubine, when the Mei family was not defeated, there was naturally no status in the Mei family, the Mei family was defeated, because it was quite attractive, and was sold to Yihong Mansion, Zheng Shicong always paid attention to the movements of the Mei family's descendants a few years ago, and naturally knew it.

Mei Xian'er is also a popular girl in the Red Mansion, with her own private room, the little maid led Zheng Shicong to Mei Xian'er's room, and was about to shout, but was interrupted by Zheng Shicong, "Go aside." ”