At noon on August 25, the 21st year of Yongzhi, Guangde 100 households.

Outside the yamen of the hundred households, it was as quiet as usual at this time, only their birds and birds were wandering around, and it was difficult to see the traces of ordinary people.

At the gate of the hundred households, the captain on duty today was dozing off in the ear room, and he felt drowsy after just eating lunch.

Spring is sleepy and autumn is a truth that has never changed.

At this moment, the tranquility outside the Hundred Households was disturbed by a fierce sound of horses' hooves, which also drove away the drowsiness of the captain on duty at the gate.

"Damn, can't you let Lao Tzu take a break?" The captain on duty cursed, but his voice could only be heard by himself.

Just kidding, if those adults in the yamen rode over and heard him scolding, then his fate would be miserable.

When the captain on duty walked out of the ear room, he saw more than a dozen horses parked outside the yamen, and the leader was still a captain.

But he still knew Liu Dong, so the captain on duty said: "Brother Liu, it's rare to see you once in the yamen, and you won't come back for a few months, you won't offend the class adults!" ”

Although it was more of a joke, Liu Dong wanted to ignore him at this time, and immediately said: "I have something important!" ”

Then Liu Dong didn't say much, and led a group of brothers into the gate of the hundred households, among which was Wu Ping, a tall man who had been tortured very badly.

The captain's face fell, and after Liu Dong left, he said with disdain: "I really think of myself as a character, I don't know if I think he is a small flag officer, a person who was assigned to Taixi, what kind of garlic is it!" ”

In fact, Liu Dong, as a lieutenant, could not directly meet Chen Xiaoting.

After the report, Liu Dong and the others waited outside for a while before they got the news that Chen Xiaoting had met him and Pan Rong.

At first, they were eager to meet each other, but when it came to this time, Liu Dong and the four of them were still nervous.

In order to get the swallowed note out, they tried other methods to no avail, and finally resorted to the most cruel method.

The end result was the death of the short-bearded man, and of course they got what they wanted.

But after all, they were considered suicides, and they were not authorized by the hundred households, so they felt very worried at this time.

After taking a deep breath, Liu Dong glanced at his arms, where he was carrying a piece of shredded paper, which gave him courage again.

"Let's go!" Liu Dong said in a deep voice.

…………

In the lobby of 100 households, Chen Xiaoting sat at the top of the lobby, and he rarely sat in this position.

It is precisely because of this that this place is not used much that it makes this place more prestigious, and ordinary captains can't help but tremble here.

In front of him, there were four people kneeling, their boss Ban Zhengkai and General Qizhang Cheng were also standing on one side, while Zhao Ying was standing on the other side.

Don't look at Fang Cai, he barely let himself settle down, but now that he is really kneeling in this hall, Liu Dong is still a little nervous.

Only then did Chen Xiaoting speak: "Say, why do you have to meet this official in person?" ”

Hearing this, Ban Zhengkai on the side had a very unsightly face, and it was taboo to report to the next level at any time, which showed that his Ban Zhengkai did not control his subordinates effectively.

But Zhang Cheng didn't react so much, after all, Liu Dong was not his direct subordinate.

In fact, his behavior of skipping the level of reporting will make Ban Zhengkai unhappy, which Liu Dong expected.

"Lord Hui, my subordinates and others were monitoring the villagers in Shayan Village, and on the night of the twenty-third of this month, they found traces of the White Lotus Sect's anti-thieves......"

The initial nervousness gradually subsided as Liu Dong's speech gradually subsided, so that he finally calmed down.

"You mean, one of the two White Lotus Sect thieves who was arrested by you was killed by you!" Chen Xiaoting said in a deep voice.

Just this light questioning made Liu Dongcai's composure difficult to insist, but he still said: "Yes!" ”

At this time, Chen Xiaoting then asked, "Whose idea was it?" ”

obviously looked like a teacher asking for guilt, which was beyond Liu Dong's expectations, and also shocked Pan Rong and others beside him.

If the hundred households are investigated, no matter how great their credit is, it will be their fault.

After a few breaths of silence in the lobby, Liu Dong kowtowed and said, "My lord, it was the idea of his subordinates, and it has nothing to do with them!" ”

If it's guilty, it's going to be carried down alone.

Chen Xiaoting glanced at everyone, but these people didn't dare to look at him, and they didn't come out to bear it with Liu Dong.

The corners of Chen Xiaoting's mouth showed a slight smile, and then he said to the left and right flag officials: "Captain Liu can make a decision immediately and decisively deal with the White Lotus Sect's anti-thieves, which is really good!" ”

"Such a person should be promoted first! Not bad! ”

As soon as he heard this, Ban Zhengkai couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind his back, fortunately he held back his cynicism at Liu Dong, otherwise he would have slapped himself in the face.

And when he heard the word "promotion", Liu Dong laughed in his heart, and at the same time, he didn't bet right until he made the right bet this time.

Of course, there is still one final hurdle, and that is that the information he gets must be useful enough.

At this time, I only heard Chen Xiaoting ask: "Say, what did you dig out in that person's stomach!" ”

Liu Dong carefully put his hand into his arms, took out a small cloth bag, and took out the scraps of paper that had been glued from it.

Chen Xiaoting beckoned, and Zhao Ying stepped forward to take the piece of paper carefully, and then put it on Chen Xiaoting's desk.

"My lord, this is the note that was swallowed by the thief that day, and it was sealed with fire paint before the guy took it out!" Liu Donggong replied respectfully.

And the three people beside him were full of remorse in their hearts at this time, just now they missed an opportunity, and they only hoped to receive the reward at this time.

"Nine... One... Prosper... And... Tree ......," Chen Xiaoting said slowly.

He frowned and thought while asking, "What do you mean by these five words?" ”

In fact, Liu Dong thought about this question all the way and had his own explanation for it.

But just as he was about to answer, Zhang Cheng preemptively said: "My lord, on the edge of the tree on Xinghe Street in early September, I don't know if this is what it means!" ”

I have to say that Zhang Cheng himself reacted quite quickly, and it took almost no time to think of this.

But it's not very difficult, because Xinghe Street is a street south of Fucheng, and people who have lived in the city for a long time know it.

Since the envelope dares to write so briefly, it means that he is not afraid that others will not understand.

And the reason why Chen Xiaoting wanted to ask was to give his subordinates the opportunity to perform and stimulate their desire to perform.

It can be said that sitting in the position of 100 households, Chen Xiaoting is really an official, and he thinks more about the way to control the subordinates every day.

"Okay, everyone here today is not allowed to spread the word about today's events, otherwise military law will be involved!" Chen Xiaoting said in a stern tone.

"Yes!" And all the people bowed down.

"Okay, you guys go down and rest first, and the official will have a heavy reward later!" Chen Xiaoting continued.

Just after Liu Dong and the others saluted, they were about to leave, but they heard Chen Xiaoting say: "Liu Dong stays first!" ”

Pan Rong and the others were all stunned, Liu Dong was no longer the same as them, this was their deepest feeling.

After the three of them left, Chen Xiaoting said: "On the night of the first day of the ninth lunar month, how to act, you can discuss it!" ”

Obviously, there is a big discovery this time, so naturally it is necessary to arrange it well.

At this time, everyone didn't speak, and Liu Dong, who had the lowest status, couldn't speak, and Chen Baihu kept him more to show his favor, which he still understood.

What's more, none of the adults spoke, and it was his turn to speak.

No one spoke, so Chen Xiaoting decided to take an outline by himself and let his subordinates check and fill in the gaps.

So he said, "This time, you want to put a long line to catch a big fish, what do you say?" ”

Everyone said: "The Lord of the Hundred Households is wise! ”