Let's not talk about whether the life-saving benefactor is real or fake, just the ten thousand taels of gold...... He wouldn't say he was sour.

"To find the murderer." Gu Zhixing said expressionlessly.

Lu Zhe came with news today, saying that many people went to the government to say that they were the family members of the deceased, and even said that they were pregnant with the person's posthumous son, and it didn't take long for the fish to be hooked.

"But that ten thousand taels of gold ......," Gu Zhao opened his mouth.

It's not that he can't afford it, but the treasury doesn't have so much money, and he can't take it out even if he sells it.

Gu Zhixing glanced at him with a straight face, and said extremely seriously: "Your Majesty, this is not something you need to worry about, you can manage the affairs of the court and the central government, and this king will find out about this matter." ”

"Okay, then it's up to Uncle Huang." Gu Zhao sighed.

Since Gu Zhixing didn't want him to know so much, then he didn't ask, after all, there were indeed a lot of things to do in the court now.

Gu Zhixing didn't stay in the palace, he just asked Gu Zhao to cooperate if he wanted to, and if he didn't want to cooperate, he didn't have to cooperate, and he didn't have to deal with the rest.

For such a confident Gu Zhixing, Gu Zhao wanted to smash the table and leave, but he did know his ability, so he didn't care.

After the murder was released, Gu Zhixing began to investigate all the short-term jobs, including Qin Lian.

Gu Zhixing didn't think it had much to do with Qin Lian in this matter, but since he wanted to know who the real culprit was as soon as possible, he had to use some people first.

Gu Zhixing, who went out of the palace, came directly to the Qin Mansion.

Qin Lian was surprised by Gu Zhixing's arrival, but he soon returned to normal: "Lord Wang, are you coming here this time?" If there is something that the grass people can help, you must not be polite, just ask. ”

"It's nothing, this king is here to understand Lord Qin's thoughts." Gu Zhixing sat on the chair and said.

Qin Lian was stunned for a moment, understanding his thoughts? What could he think?

Without waiting for him to speak, Gu Zhixing continued: "This king heard that what you did against Ah Mian before was forced by Liu Ce? Don't know if it's true or not? ”

"Of course it's true! Caomin and Miss Su have no grievances, how can they harm her for no reason? Qin Lian said quickly.

So Gu Zhixing came this time, did he want to give him a room to turn over?

If that's the case, it's a good thing to think about it, and he just needs to follow Gu Zhixing's words.

"Then Lord Qin went to Zhuangzi to do farm work......" Gu Zhixing glanced at him without saying anything.

How could Qin Lian, who was a human spirit, not know what Gu Zhixing meant? It's just that he wants to ask him if this is Liu Ce's idea or his own idea, if he says it's his own idea, will it seem very stuttering?

This made Qin Lian entangled, but when he thought of the reinstatement of the able official, he said cautiously: "Lord Wang, there is a piece of the grass people's mind here, but there is also a small part of Liu Ce's idea, he let the grass people buy the prince's mind." ”

In short, it is to make him Gu Zhixing's person, but in fact, he Qin Lian is Liu Ce's person.

"What does Lord Qin think?" Gu Zhixing asked curiously.

Qin Lian suddenly knelt down and said very sincerely: "Lord Wang, if you can see the grass people, of course the grass people are willing to work for the prince, if the prince has this scruples, then the grass people say that no matter how much they promise, it is useless." ”

"Good!" Gu Zhixing stood up excitedly.

He patted the table and looked at Qin Lian appreciatively, and said with a smile: "Since Lord Qin has said so, this king naturally believes in you, but you must also have to do something so that this king can restore the emperor to your position, right?" ”

"That's nature." Qin Lian said humbly.

Gu Zhixing, who was very happy, didn't continue to talk nonsense with Qin Lian, hinted at him with his eyes, and left the Qin Mansion.

It wasn't until after Gu Zhi walked that Qin Lian laughed excitedly at home, he originally thought that it would be very difficult to go back, but now it seems that even God favors him.

However, what he wanted to tell Liu Ce about this news was that now both sides wanted him to be their pawn, if he didn't, he might die a miserable death, but he was not willing to do it as a pawn......

……

In a dilapidated thatched hut in the west of the city, after the "crunching" door was closed, the men of five years and three thick were sitting on the stools.

"What do we do now? The news spread by Lu Zhe seems to be true, so why don't we really go? The dirty man glared at the silent woman.

The woman was dressed in a black robe and hid in the shadows, so that it was impossible to see what she really looked like.

"Do you think it might be true? That kid is a bandit, and he also saved General Lu's life? The woman's unpleasant voice sounded, and it seemed very disagreeable in the quiet thatched house.

The man glared at her unwillingly: "Then what are we going to do next?" ”

Now the investigation of entering and leaving the city is so strict, they can't leave if they want to, but the inexplicable missing grain has nothing to do with them, they just ran out of the bandits.

The woman thought about it and hesitated: "Bear with it first, that kid didn't want us to escape, he is innocent!" ”

"Well, it's just the silver we have on us...... man said unwillingly.

That's ten thousand taels of gold, and with that money, they won't have to worry about eating and drinking in the future, but this woman won't let him claim it, so she let the silver in her hand run away for nothing?

The woman stared at him with gloomy eyes and sneered: "If you want this amount of gold, you won't give it to others, so ......"

Since this stupid man was going to die, she had nothing to stop her.

After listening to her words, the man had a strong smile on his face: "This method is good, I'll do it." ”

What he didn't know was that after he left, the woman also left the place.

……

At that time, almost all the rice in Zhuangzi was transported to the state treasury, and Gu Zhao asked the people of the household department to convert it into real money and silver according to the lowest grain price to Su Mian.

This secondary planting can be carried out from next year, and this time it is said to be a success, but it has also been stolen a lot.

However, because the thief has not been found in the past half a month, the supervision of the villagers in the Zhuangzi is not so strict, and it is about to enter winter, if the people in the Zhuangzi do not go out, they will not be able to stock up on food.

On this day, Lu Zhe said to the steward: "The thief has not been found until now, we don't need to worry, just pay attention in the future." ”

"The emperor doesn't punish the grass people, and the grass people are already very happy, thank you General Lu." The steward said excitedly.

God knows how scared he is of being caught these days, but how this rice is gone, he really doesn't know.

Lu Zhe waved his hand and said with a smile: "As long as you haven't done this, it's useless for the emperor to punish him, okay, I'm here today to take away my people, and from today onwards you are free, but the murder at the foot of the mountain has not been solved, you better tell them to be careful." ”

"Yes, yes, thank you General Lu for your concern." The steward nodded in agreement.

After Lu Zhe left with the people, the steward returned to the house, but soon, he asked the villagers and others to be called, saying that there was something to discuss with them.

And Lu Zhe, who was originally far away, returned at this time, but this time he appeared quietly, but no one discovered his existence.

About a stick of incense later, the village chief and several clan elders came over, and the steward invited them into the house to talk with a smile.

Lu Zhe took advantage of the fact that there was no one and climbed directly onto the roof, he wanted to see what was unsightly between them.

In the house, after the steward had the tea poured, he let everyone else out, and the door was tightly closed.

The clan elder and the village chief glanced at each other, and finally the village chief spoke: "Steward, what is the matter with you calling us here today?" The people of the court have already left? Or have you already caught stealing the grain? ”

"It's not a big deal, but the people are gone." The steward took a leisurely sip of tea.

The village chief was even more confused, what did he do with letting them come over after this person was gone? Did he find something?

There was silence in the room, and no one spoke, but at last the steward said, "I already know what you are doing, and the reason why I have not exposed you is because I know that you are also in trouble." ”

"What do you mean, steward?" One of the clan elders said solemnly.

The steward laughed: "What do I mean? Do you want me to make it clear? Now that the court is not pursuing it, will you also share a little of the grain you stole from me? Of course, if you don't want to, that's okay. ”

If it's a big deal, he'll tell the court.

He didn't say this last word, but the village chiefs already knew what he was thinking.

"In charge, it is no longer a matter of one or two days for our village to cooperate with your Zhuangzi, and you are saying this as if we are not good people." The village chief said unhappily.

The steward didn't care what they said, and said to himself: "I know where you hide the grain, if you still want to quibble, then I can only go and tell the court." ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the clan elder and the village chief became very ugly, and he ...... Do you really know everything?

But it stands to reason that it shouldn't be, but when they were doing this, they specifically avoided him.

Lu Zhe's face on the roof also changed, so the person who stole the grain was from their village?

He thought of Gu Zhixing's words, if the grain was not transported out, it would still be in Zhuangzi, but his people did not search it at all, so either they did not do it, or they hid the grain.

Lu Zhe settled down and continued to read.

"Steward, don't spew blood......" The clan elder looked at the steward very sadly.

The steward's eyes narrowed, and it seemed that they wanted to keep quibbling without saying anything he knew.

"There is a natural hole halfway up the hill to the north, and you said that if I told the court...... Tsk, I'm probably going to get rich. The steward said with a smile.

Speaking of which, this place was discovered by him by chance, and when he knew about it, he was very entangled in his heart, if they hadn't stolen about hundreds of catties of grain, which made him feel particularly tempting, he might have told Lu Zhe about it.