After He Zhiyuan left the state office, he immediately returned to Hejia Town by carriage, and this matter also concerned the Zhou family, so he informed the Zhou family as soon as possible. Wanyuan But Zhou Xuhai went to the outside and was not in Hejia Town, so he directly said that he knew with Zhou Fuliu.

After listening to his story, Zhou Fuliu thought for a while and said: "I will immediately write to inform my brother in the capital that I know about this matter, and ask him to help find out the news in the imperial court." After you go to Huai'an, you also inquire in many ways, and the more and more information you have, the more beneficial it will be to us. The Yansi Yamen does not have the right to judge and detain them, Zhuang Tong knows that they must be locked up in the prison of Huai'an Mansion, so you will focus on inquiring about the officials in the Huai'an Torture Room. There are many people in the salt division and Huai'an Mansion, and the relationship is also complicated, it is impossible to be monolithic, as long as you make more money, you will be able to find out useful news. ”

After that, the two discussed some details, and it was not until late that He Zhiyuan left the Zhou family. Before leaving, He Zhiyuan was still thinking in his heart that if his cheap mother-in-law was not at home, maybe he might stay at Zhou's house tonight and be with Miss Fuliu......

Early the next morning, Liang Wenhui came to Hejia Town with a letter to meet He Zhiyuan. Then the four of them rode south along the official road and went straight to Huai'an.

There was nothing to say all the way, and three days later, the group of four of them arrived at Huai'an Mansion City.

After the four of them first found an inn and settled down, they then divided into two ways, He Zhiyuan and Liang Wenhui went to the prison to visit Zhuang Wenxuan and Ji Jiude. Ma Wu and Xu Detian pretended to be ordinary passers-by and went to the checkpoints set up by the Huai'an Branch of the Yansi Yamen to observe at various intersections to see if they could find the greasy between the Lu family and the Yansi Yamen.

As Zhou Fuliu said, the Yansi Yamen did not have its own prison, so they all kept the prisoners in the prison of the Huai'an Mansion.

Fortunately, Liang Wenhui was mixed in the yamen, although it was the first time he came to the Huai'an Mansion, he easily found the temple gate and worshiped the right god. Seeing the cell boss of the Huai'an Mansion, Liang Wenhui and the cell boss had a seemingly affectionate conversation, but it was actually a false conversation, and more importantly, it was a little meaning, not respect. The cell boss happily agreed to take him to visit the prison.

He Zhiyuan and Liang Wenhui, under the leadership of the cell boss, came to the dark and stinking prison, and the cell boss opened a gate and said inside: "Someone has come to see you, who sells smuggled salt!" ”

So He Zhiyuan and Liang Wenhui saw that the people who were sitting or lying on the grass on the ground in the prison were Zhuang Wenxuan, Ji Jiude, and several offices and officials in the house. When several people heard the voice, they rubbed their eyes, looked at it, and saw that it was Liang Wenhui and He Zhiwan. They were all pleasantly surprised, especially Zhuang Wenxuan, who grabbed He Zhiyuan's hands, and cried as if he saw a savior: "Virtuous nephew, I can look forward to you......"

Liang Wenhui opened the two food boxes he brought and said: "This time has made everyone feel wronged, let's eat something and sacrifice to the Five Organs Temple first." ”

Needless to say, everyone looked at the roast chicken, roast duck, elbow, bacon, roast fish, lamb leg and other big meat in the food box, and their saliva was already watering. So he hugged him, and regardless of whether his hands were dirty or not, he tore me and dragged me, chewing and swallowing.

He Zhiyuan looked at them and felt very uncomfortable: "Eat slowly, we will deliver it every day during this time." ”

I wanted to say a comforting word, but everyone immediately choked. Zhuang Wenxuan had a chicken leg in his mouth and asked with a blank eye:

"So we're going to go to jail all this time?"

"No, Lord Liang takes this matter very seriously." Liang Wenhui hurriedly comforted: "I came this time to bring a letter written by Lord Liang to Lord Lin of Nanjing, and asked Lord Lin to mediate from it, believing that the Yansi Yamen will sell face to Lord Lin." ”

"That's good, that's good......" Zhuang Wenxuan swallowed the food in his mouth with confidence. Then he said: "This time it must be the people of the Yansi Yamen who framed it." ”

After speaking, he looked down at the food box, and saw that there were only two chickens and ducks left in the food box, and he couldn't help but say angrily: "You guys, I'm not a rabbit master, why do you leave so many butts for me!" ”

The wind swept the clouds, full of two boxes of meat, and in a blink of an eye, it entered everyone's stomachs, and they leaned on the grass pile one by one with satisfaction. At this time, Zhuang Wenxuan remembered that he was a fellow of the state government and a person with status, but he also robbed them of food like a hungry ghost reincarnated, and couldn't help but say ashamedly: "The prison meal is so unpalatable, I dream of big elbow......s all day long."

He Zhiyuan smiled understandingly, and asked, "You just said that it was framed by the people of the Yansi Yamen, do you have any evidence?" ”

"What's the evidence, I'm guessing." Zhuang Wenxuan said: "This time I came to Jiangnan to buy grain, and I took Boss Zhou's letter to find these grain merchants in Jiangnan. They were very enthusiastic, not only helped us buy food, but also helped to contact the people to load and carry it. Then I asked the local government office to help me with the grain transfer procedures. ”

"So the journey went very smoothly, but I also met a few times that the people from the Yansi Yamen checked it, but nothing happened. They docked at Huai'an Wharf overnight, and the next morning they came to inspect it, and after a while, they found three packets of coarse salt. ”

Zhuang Wenxuan said with a ghostly expression: "Then they used these few packets of coarse salt to say that we were selling illicit salt, and they detained the boat and took people, so they arrested us in prison." ”

"So, do you think someone on the Huai'an dock has done something on the boat?" He Zhiyuan asked.

Ji Jiude also came over and said: "It must be the case, the waterway from Yangzhou to Huai'an for more than 300 miles, the people of the Yansi Yamen have checked many times, but they have not found any problems, but there is a problem after stopping at Huai'an Wharf for one night?" And the three packets of coarse salt were all found in a conspicuous place in the grain bag. If you really have private salt, you can put it in such a conspicuous place, waiting for them to check? The officers and soldiers of the other checkpoints are blind, let us pass the level easily? ”

"Could it be that someone under your hand carried it?" Liang Wenhui asked.

"It's even more impossible, if the people under your hands carry it, can they only carry three packets of coarse salt? Besides, Juzhou is very close to the Jiaolai Salt Farm, and the price of private salt on our side is not high, who will risk cutting off their heads for a few taels of silver? Ji Jiude replied with an aggrieved face.

He Zhiyuan frowned and asked, "Have you passed the hall?" ”

"No, this thing is strange here, I have arrested those people in prison for five or six days, and I have ignored them, as if there is no such thing." Zhuang Wenxuan said suspiciously.

He Zhiyuan asked Zhuang Wenxuan softly: "Do you think it looks like blackmail?" ”

"No, if it was a deception, they would have found someone to talk to them. Let's break the bank. When Zhuang Wenxuan discussed the case, he returned to his usual rationality and thoroughness, and he continued

"I think it's more like a false accusation, this case dragged on without trial, like deliberately detaining our grain ships and people. Their purpose is not for money, but like ......" Then Zhuang Wenxuan whispered into He Zhiyuan's ear: "It seems to be aimed at Lord Liang, they seem to be trying to bring him down." ”

He Zhiyuan also whispered: "Lord Liang and I also guessed so. Do you still remember Yangzhou Lu Shaowen angrily smashing the mirror in front of Juzhou Zhouji Department Store? ”

Zhuang Wenxuan immediately realized: "Oh...... I see, it turns out that the roots are here! At the same time, he felt a wail in his heart, Lord Liang had offended this kind of big salt merchant, but he was unlucky to be a scapegoat.

Then he asked He Zhiyuan: "How did Lord Liang decide to deal with the Lu family?" ”

"I came this time to find a way to find out the handle of the Lu family and the Yansi Yamen, and to surround Wei to save Zhao, I don't believe that they will not let go when the time comes." He Zhiyuan said.

"Well, that's a way to do that, too." Zhuang Wenxuan said, and then he said to He Zhiyuan: "I judge that they have a basis for targeting Lord Liang, when a thousand households arrested us, they said that the Yansi Yamen was ready to join Lord Liang. ”

"We have thought of this, maybe Lord Shenliang's recital has already arrived in the capital." He Zhiyuan said.

Zhuang Wenxuan said mysteriously like a detective: "If this matter is stabbed to the emperor, there will be a solution......

He Zhiyuan didn't understand what he meant for a while, so he asked, "What does Uncle Shi mean by this?" ”

"Recently, the emperor just issued an order to praise Lord Liang, but now there is such a trouble, isn't this a slap in the face of the emperor? Can the Cabinet not send someone to investigate the case thoroughly? If it is really investigated, can these bad things between the salt division yamen and the salt merchants stand up to investigation? They're going to find a way to calm things down, and then they're eager for us to get out of the boat." ”

"Uncle Shi's analysis makes sense. I'm also looking for evidence to add fuel to their fire. ”

After finishing speaking, He Zhiyuan said to everyone again: "Everyone stay here with peace of mind, and we will find a way to fish you out in a few days." ”

Everyone nodded slowly, but they didn't have much hope in their hearts. Because of the conversation between He Zhiyuan and Zhuang Wenxuan just now, although their voices were low, they could all listen to it. Knowing that this is someone secretly making trouble, and it can affect the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division, it must be either rich or expensive, like Liang Wensheng, a six-petty official from a high background, and the three major members of the family, isn't it a grasshopper shaking the tree?

When they parted, Zhuang Wenxuan asked again: "By the way, how is the situation in the state ya?" ”

"Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles. This matter spread in the yamen on the same day, and it is estimated that all the squires, wealthy families, and big families in the state now also know about it. After Liang Wenhui said this, he was afraid that they would be worried, so he said confidently: "But fortunately, Lord Liang can still hold back, and those who have ghosts in their hearts don't dare to act excessively." ”

Everyone also echoed: "That's good, that's good, we believe that Lord Liang is at home as a town, and those people with bad intentions don't dare to make a move." ”

"Yes, this is really our blessing, and it is also a blessing for the people of the whole state!"

He Zhiyuan couldn't help but roll his eyes, I'm grass! These sycophants don't forget to pat themselves when they go to prison, what about Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu was ignored by you gorgeously like this?

(End of chapter)

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