July 22, the wind and the sun are beautiful.

The north of the city has a noble status, and has always been the residence of Guangde officials and nobles.

In the north of the city, in the alleys of the mansions, especially the Gaoyang Lane Chen family occupies a vast area, and its elegant gardens have always been praised by the scholars in the city.

As the head of the local gentry, the Chen family often entertained the gentry in Guangde Mansion, and the banquet was held in an attic in the back garden of the Chen family.

Although Zhou Wenzhu had been here a few times, he still felt sincerely admired the way scholars and literati enjoyed it.

Generally speaking, a banquet between literati would not invite a martial artist like Zhou Wenzhu, not to mention that he was still a Jinyi guard who was opposed to the literati.

Zhou Wenzhu was also a little puzzled by this, this was the first time Chen Benxian took the initiative to invite himself.

Although he came, Zhou Wenzhu still felt that he was out of place here, although he had some ink alone, he couldn't play with the people around him.

So he could only sit alone, thinking about how to control the situation of the gang in Xicheng. Chen Xiaoting's actions, he is like a fire.

Zhou Wenzhu was drinking alone, but Chen Benxian found him.

"Zhou Baihu, why do you drink alone?" Chen Benxian raised his glass and asked.

Chen Benxian was dressed in a foreign suit, he looked rich in his thirties, if Chen Xiaoting was standing here, he would not believe that this person was deeply involved with the White Lotus Sect.

Zhou Wenzhu looked up at Chen Benxian, and then said: "In the next section of martial arts, I am not good at chanting poetry and lyrics, and I can only drink it alone!" ”

Zhou Wenzhu's words can be described as vulgar, but the literati and scholars present, as well as the two bigwigs of the government, only frowned slightly.

Don't look at the good cooperation between Guangde Mansion and Shen Yue some time ago, but that's because interests are in front, and Li Changshan, who is also a literati, still can't get used to Jinyiwei.

Of course, the presence of Li Changshan and Qian Shoude can also fully reflect Chen Benxian's energy.

But now that Chen Benxian has something to ask for, he naturally won't care about Zhou Wenzhu's rudeness.

I only heard him say: "Zhou Baihu is committed to public security in Guangde and contributes to the governance of the government and the people, Chen respects you a cup!" ”

Chen Benxian is rich and famous, and he praised himself by the way, no matter how much this face has to be given, Zhou Wenzhu drank it all.

They are all people at the same wine table, and Chen Benxian must have a purpose in holding the talk, so Li Changshan and the others listened silently.

Subsequently, I listened to Chen Benxian: "Chen has a brother, and when his parents died, he entrusted him to my care!" ”

"But a few years ago, he was busy with fame and neglected to discipline him, and he developed a high-flying and domineering temperament, and he actually did some cockfighting and lackeying things every day!"

Although he didn't understand the purpose of Chen Benxian's words, Zhou Wenzhu still listened quietly, and so did the other people in the seat.

Then I heard Chen Benxian continue: "But since he left home on the third day of July, he hasn't returned home yet, and I'm worried about it, lest something happen to him!" ”

Speaking of this, Chen Benxian stood up and saluted Zhou Wenzhu and said: "Zhou Baihu is in charge of Jinyi Guard, and he knows a lot inside and outside Guangde City, and he also asks Lord Zhou to help find it, and I am grateful!" ”

What the prime minister said is true, Jinyiwei not only supervises the officials and doctors in the city, but also supervises the people of Limin.

Just like the several gangs in Guangde Fucheng, in addition to being Jinyiwei's exploitation tools, they are actually Jinyiwei's intelligence sources.

The three sects and nine streams are all-encompassing, this is not a joke, Chen Benxian naturally asked to come to him.

In collusion with the White Lotus Sect, Chen Benxian also talked about cooperation with Zhou Wenzhu, I have to say that he is really bold enough.

At the same time, it can also show that Chen Benxian is confident enough to do the first job without leaving a trace.

is still the same sentence, whether it is checked or not, it is always necessary to take care of the face.

So Zhou Wenzhu said: "Zhou should do his best, Chen Daguan rest assured!" ”

Chen Benxian thanked him at this time: "Thank you, Lord Zhou, I have prepared a generous gift, and I will send it to the adult's mansion later!" ”

Zhou Wenzhu did not shirk, and said politely: "Chen Daguan is polite!" ”

After talking about this, Zhou Wenzhu thought that there was nothing to do with himself, but he listened to Qian Shoude and said: "There have been three murders in the city these days, and the murder method is to die by cutting the throat with a knife, can Zhou Baihu know about this?" ”

Zhou Wenzhu nodded, and then said: "This official knows, and he knows that there is a paper lotus flower next to every corpse, this is the white lotus thief!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Wenzhu understood what Qian Shoude meant, so he said to Chen Benxian: "Chen Daguan, if you make your brother ......."

Having said that, he stopped, Zhou Wenzhu believed that Chen Benxian could understand what he meant, and Zhou Wenzhu was also worried about this matter these days.

Although it is said that the case was hosted by someone from the government office, the White Lotus Sect wantonly killed people in the city, and Zhou Wenzhu was also under great pressure, so he has been investigating the matter.

Qian Shoude shook this matter out at this time, which was actually a kind of pressure on Zhou Wenzhu.

Chen Benxian is the God of Wealth of the White Lotus Sect in the Guangde Region, so the White Lotus Sect will never make a move on his younger brother, and the possibility in Zhou Wenzhu's words may be directly denied by him.

So Chen Benxian still said: "Regardless of whether my brother is killed or not, I still ask Lord Zhou to help find out, I want to see people in life, and I want to see corpses in death!" ”

Well, Zhou Wenzhu has nothing to say, but at the moment he is really not in the mood to help Chen Benxian find someone.

But it seems that many people are reluctant to let go of Zhou Wenzhu today, and only listen to the people sitting in the seat: "Zhou Baihu, there has been wind and rain in Xicheng recently, which has made us miserable!" ”

Zhou Wenzhu still maintained his self-restraint and asked, "What can disturb Yang Daguan's unbearable people?" ”

Yang Yuan taught Yang Daguan, although his family background is a little worse than that of the Chen family, but he is also a local wealthy, and he also has the status of a lifter.

Hearing Zhou Wenzhu's question, Yang Yuanjiao said: "The captain of Xicheng and Sancai had a big fight, which caused the popularity of Xining Street to plummet, and the family members mostly relied on business to make a living, which was unspeakably miserable!" ”

Zhou Wenzhu said quietly: "There is such a thing? I'll go back and find out, and I'll discipline you! ”

At this point, Zhou Wenzhu looked down on these literati and doctors, who read the books of sages and sages, saying that merchants were cheap and gentlemen were far away.

But these people's relatives did not open a shop in the city, otherwise how would the family get a lot of money.

And these people also do some tricks and plunder, and the family's thousands of acres of fertile land do not come from this.

Although the evidence of these people's crimes can be checked as soon as they are checked, there are too many such things in the entire Ming Dynasty, and it has developed into a norm.

The law does not blame the public, even if the emperor has the heart to rectify, but he is unable to return to the sky, and Zhou Wenzhu can only stare dryly.

Chen Xiaoting made a fuss in the city, which was acquiesced by Zhou Wenzhu, and these people complained to him...... How would he heed?

Seeing Zhou Wenzhu's perfunctory answer, Yang Yuanjiao continued: "Lord Zhou, the people in the city are already making small profits, and there are already poor servants who are exploiting each other, and it is already difficult to survive...... Nowadays......"

Before Yang Yuanjiao finished speaking, Zhou Wenzhu came up in a fit of anger, only to hear him say coldly: "What, you mean that Jinyiwei is cruel and harms the people?" ”

At this moment, Yang Yuanjiao came to his senses, and he was talking to the hundred households of Jinyiwei.

So he immediately explained: "How dare I be, but I heard that Captain Xicheng ...... It's too much to add extra money! ”

His explanation added fuel to the fire, and Zhou Wenzhu's face became more and more gloomy: "Then who are you listening to, and what is the relationship between this person and you?" ”

After Zhou Wenzhu asked him like this, Yang Yuanjiao suddenly realized that something was wrong, this was interrogating himself.

He also drank a few more glasses today, before he thought about finding Zhou Wenzhu to theorize a few words, and at this time, that little bit of alcohol had been scared awake.

"Zhou Baihu, I'm ......"

Just when Yang Yuanjiao wanted to explain, he didn't hear Li Changshan say: "Okay, today is a literary meeting, what do you always do with these mundane things!" ”

Li Changshan was reprimanding Yang Yuanjiao on the surface, but in fact he was relieving him, and Yang Yuanjiao couldn't help but look at him gratefully.