Xie Wenzhi was originally a county magistrate in Ganyu County, until Zuo Wencan came to Haizhou to serve as the governor, and Haizhou did not have another governor or judge, so Xie Wenzhi took the road and was promoted to the position of judge, which is regarded as the second-in-command of the Haizhou Administration.

Xie Wenzhi has been an official in Haizhou for some years, and the imperial court also made a lot of use of pirates and bandits at sea, and Xie Wenzhi came forward to negotiate most of them, and Shen Jiabao also had a very close past, and Shen Wenzhi's filial piety and silver to Haizhou Yamen were also handled by Xie Wenzhi, maybe he had a way.

Zuo Wencan welcomed Xie Wenzhi into the study, the two sat down, the little maid came over to make tea, Zuo Wencan first talked about the mutton hot pot he had eaten tonight, Xie Wenzhi happened to have eaten it too, and both of them praised the hot pot as good.

"This Yang Bo, does Brother Wenzhi have any understanding?" Zuo Wencan asked seemingly casually.

Xie Wenzhi said with a smile: "Xia Guan heard that he played chess well, and the adults knew that Xia Guan had nothing else to do, so he thought that he could go to Shenjiabao one day and learn a thing or two with him, but Xia Guan was wearing the official uniform of the imperial court, so it was inconvenient to go." ”

"What if there's a valid reason to go?" Zuo Wencan finally took out the handwritten letter from the prefect Wang and handed it to Xie Wenzhi.

Xie Wenzhi took the letter and only read it once, and his heart was like a mirror, this Lord Wang found a high-sounding excuse to snatch the secret recipe of the alcohol law.

Throughout the ages, there have been ways to cut off people's money, such as the saying of killing parents, but all the secret recipes are people's food guys, and if they are given to people, they will cut off their own financial routes, and no one is stupid enough to give away the secret recipe, and the prefect will not even understand this truth.

Xie Wenzhi couldn't help but sigh secretly, the way of the world has really changed, and the current Ming officials, for personal gain, really don't want to be embarrassed.

Xie Wenzhi pretended not to understand, and said solemnly: "Lord Zuo, in the eyes of the lower officials, Lord Wang is in the letter, his words are sharp, and there are a lot of reproaches, and your lord must not ignore it. ”

Xie Wenzhi stretched out his hand and straightened the beard on his upper lip, and said: "Shen Jizhi knew that at the beginning of the new emperor's accession to the throne, he worked hard and worked hard all night, but he was the emperor of Zhongxing, the emperor of the four seas, the coast of the land, the land of the king, the barren land of Shenjiabao, how could he let him regard it as the truth of the country within the country?" ”

When Zuo Wencan heard this, he was angry in his heart, Xie Wenzhi was avoiding the truth and pretending to be confused, and his face immediately sank, and he said: "Brother Wenzhi, you and I have worked together for many years, why hide it, although Lord Wang did not say it explicitly in the letter, his meaning is obvious, that is... It's just going to .." Speaking of this, Zuo Wencan seemed to be panicked for Lord Wang, paused, and said: "Lord Wang does have another deep meaning, this Brother Wenzhi of Shenjiabao is more familiar than me, if there is any good plan, you might as well say it bluntly." ”

When Xie Wenzhi heard this, he pretended to be surprised, picked up the letter again, and finally shook his head and said: "Lord Wang's mansion will definitely not care about the magic and trickery of the alcohol law, and even if someone has a plan, what he wants is just a monopoly of the alcohol law, and it is the worst thing, people can make the secret recipe public, and then I am afraid that no one will be able to take advantage of it, so why bother?" ”

When Zuo Wencan heard this, he thought to himself that this was also the reason, this matter was not wishful thinking, in the final analysis, it was Lord Wang's request that was too much, especially at the end of the letter, making threats, which meant that if Yang Bo dared not to give up the secret recipe, Lord Wang would bring Shen Jiabao under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, so that he should be obedient and obedient, not much different from Ming robbery, it is indeed a bit too much.

The two of them picked up the tea bowl and drank the tea together, and there was silence in the room for a while, but at this moment, they saw Mrs. Feng enter the house with a smile and said: "Someone sent some good Yuntai Mountain Yunwu tea today, thinking that Lord Xie had a rare trip, so I took some and let Lord Xie also taste it." ”

Mrs. Feng spoke, and personally made tea for the two of them, Xie Wenzhi hurriedly thanked him and said, "Don't dare, don't dare to have Mrs. Lao." ”

Mrs. Feng raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Lord Xie, don't be polite, just use tea at your own home, whatever." When he saw the letter on the coffee table, he picked it up and looked at it a few times.

It is said that Zuo Wencan's family was poor when he was young, and the road to study was quite difficult, and the Feng family supported a lot of assets, so Zuo Wencan was able to obtain the reputation of Jinshi.

Although Zuo Wencan is the lord of a state, he respects his wife very much at home, and he can be described as obedient.

After reading the letter, Mrs. Feng saw that the two of them were worried, each with a ghost in their hearts, but they didn't speak, and they were funny, so she said bluntly: "Lord Wang is trying to ask for this method of alcohol, but he made threats again, there is no such reason in the world. ”

Zuo Wencan was shocked when he heard this, and said sharply: "Yawen, Lord Wang is a Shangguan, Hugh has to speculate. ”

"Since Lord Wang has made the first year of junior high school, don't be afraid of people talking about fifteen behind your back." Feng Yawen brushed a few strands of green silk hanging from her sideburns, and said softly: "The concubine is a woman, and she doesn't care about talking about the officials. In the past few years, we have indeed received a lot of silver from Shenjiabao, but we have also contributed most of it to Huai'an Mansion. ”

Zuo Wencan saw that the more Mrs. spoke, the more explicit it it became, and he was shocked: "Madam.." Mrs. Feng just looked at Zuo Wencan, stretched her voice, and said coquettishly: "Lord Zhizhou... We all took other people's silver, and it should be grasshoppers on a rope, but we are different from Lord Wang, we have a bottom line. Forcing other people's secret recipes is a matter of the husband's reputation, we don't do it, Lord Wang is a big official, let him take the warship to ask Shen Jizhi to go. ”

Zuo Wencan couldn't help but suffocate, Xie Wenzhi saw that Mrs. Feng's words were relaxed, and he knew that Mrs. Feng was afraid that she had already made up her mind, so he said with a smile: "It is said that Mrs. Hui is Lanxin, when I see it today, sure enough, Mrs. must have a good plan, you might as well say it, so that the lower officials can also open their eyes." ”

Mrs. Feng glanced at Xie Wenzhi and said, "What other good way can I do, procrastinate." ”

"Madame is really discerning and decisive, this method of alcohol can't be done horizontally, it is better to follow what Lord Wang said in the letter, let Shen Jiabao be governed by the imperial court, this kind of thing will affect the whole body, of course, it should be carefully planned, and it is difficult for Lord Wang to say anything," Xie Wenzhi immediately complimented.

Zuo Wencan's eyes flickered, what he was thinking about was his promotion evaluation, Lord Wang was a Shangguan, he couldn't get what he wanted, if he was small, he might have to wear some small shoes, and if he was big, he would dig a pit one day and bury him, and his career would come to an end.

Seeing Zuo Wencan's expression, Mrs. Feng said with concern: "Husband, this matter, we can't take it too seriously, if you are serious, you will lose, even if you really ask for him, you will be grateful to you as a king?" No, he will use you as a shield everywhere, and the concubine can't let you carry this pot for nothing. Then he turned to Xie Wenzhi and said: "Lord Xie, what the concubine said is just a procrastination, if you really want to solve the problem, Lord Xie still has to go to Shenjiabao to go to it." Naturally, the alcoholic man will not give it, but don't forget, his stuff still has to be sold here, and there will always be a solution when we meet and talk. ”

When Xie Wenzhi heard this, he said yes again and again, and he couldn't help but feel in his heart, this Mrs. Feng can really make good decisions, and it is rumored in the market that Mrs. Feng can be most of Haizhou's family, and now it seems that it is true, although this procrastination trick has not completely solved the problem, it is the only choice at present.

Xie Wenzhi came with the file to ask to see Lord Zuo of Zhizhou, and it didn't matter if Mrs. Feng was there, anyway, Zuo Wencan would have to ask for her opinion sooner or later, Xie Wenzhi picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and said: "Lord Zuo, when you go out today, the lower officials received some complaints in the mansion, these cases... It's a little sensitive, that's why the next official came to bother me tonight.." took out the file he brought from his arms and handed it to Zuo Wencan with both hands.

"Sensitive?" Zuo Wencan suddenly had an ominous feeling and asked puzzledly.

"These cases are Zheng Shidao who sued Meizhen, this Zheng Shidao is the brother of Zheng Shicong, the head of the government office, involving three murders, two women and one man, two Zheng family maids One was beaten to death, one was thrown into the well, both of these are old cases, and now the old case of the bitter master is re-raised, and he comes to complain again, and the other man, who is Orion, sues Zheng Shidao for beating He Laojin to death, it is something that has just happened, and now Meizhen is in an uproar, and it looks like he is really dead."

Xie Wenzhi took a sip of tea, and then said: "There is another case, which is also an old case, it turns out that Mei Tianyou, the Mei family in Meizhen, wants to overturn the case and sue..."

Before Xie Wenzhi finished speaking, Zuo Wencan cut off the conversation and said: "The Mei family's case was closed before I took office, but I've heard of it, isn't there no one in the Mei family anymore?" Why do you want to overturn the case again? And coming in a hurry with these three murders, there is something strange, someone must be behind the instructions. ”

The house leak happened to rain overnight, Zuo Wencan couldn't help but be angry, at this critical moment, he was really afraid of something.

Mrs. Feng listened quietly on the side, suddenly sneered, and said, "I was near the mansion yesterday and heard a child singing a ballad... Singing baby, you are not arrogant, the gate of the Zheng family is several feet high, and the gate of the Zheng family is two feet high. Dozens of stirrups, more than 30 steps on stirrups. Dozens of murder knives, seventy-two murder knives. ”

Mrs. Feng said again: "I said why that little boy sang non-stop in front of me, I see." Husband, it looks like the other party is not small. ”

Zuo Wencan's face was not good, he looked at Xie Wenzhi, and said, "Brother Wenzhi, what do you think?" ”

Xie Wenzhi hurriedly said: "My lord, it seems that someone is indeed behind this matter. But..."Xie Wenzhi glanced at Mrs. Feng, and said: "Judging from what Mrs. said, the other party seems to intend to let Mrs. know, as far as the lower officials know, these murders are indeed true, and in addition, the weather has suddenly been bitterly cold recently, and there are reports of people freezing to death in various places, and the lower officials are worried that some people may have nothing to fear..."

Zuo Wencan's brows tightened, he waved his hand, and said: "Some people want to blackmail their own officials, and even do not hesitate to provoke a civil uprising.

Zuo Wencan didn't say it, if he continued, it would be ugly, anyway, the government office didn't accept the Zheng family for some money, Xie Wenzhi was quite frank, and sighed: "Dissatisfied with the lord, the lower officials have received the benefits of the Zheng family many times, Zheng Putou is a colleague, and the lower officials are not easy to refuse." ”