Tonight is not destined to be peaceful.

The sound of firecrackers came from nowhere, and then the sound of firecrackers rang out, this firecracker is a welcome to the new county order, a hatred for corrupt officials and bullies, and an expectation for future life. Jiang Anyi stood in the courtyard, drunk before drinking, remembering his original wish, on the basis of being able to protect his family, relatives, and friends, he tried to protect as many good people as possible, and the sound of firecrackers was the best praise for him.

Zhang Keji stood beside him, seeing Jiang Anyi's face flushed with excitement, he could understand this mood, let the lord be intoxicated, Zhang Keji silently turned around and went back to his residence.

For some people, the sound of firecrackers carries a bitter chill, the new county order is ruthless and skillful, and the officials who originally thought they could deal with him were terrified, and no one wanted to be Zhang Putian's second. After connecting with each other, a group of people made an appointment to come to Xu's mansion with gifts to give gifts.

The officials and officials in the county begged to come to the door and said a lot of good things to Huang Dongquan. Huang Dongquan is very proud, compared to his cousins, he feels that he is on the right path, no matter how much money he makes, can he compare to being an official, can his cousin forget his own merits when he is promoted in the future, he originally complained about his father, but now it seems that his father and old man can see it accurately. Huang Dongquan was young, he was stunned, and he accepted the benefits of everyone, and he happily went into the inner house to report to his cousin.

Jiang Anyi stayed in the garden, the garden was dug up in a mess, and Lin Qiang reported that a total of seven corpses were dug up in the garden. Looking at the moon season that was thrown all over the ground, Jiang Anyi's excitement immediately dissipated most of it, the sky gradually darkened, and the black images everywhere were demons ready to move. Calm, Jiang Anyi silently recited the Heart Sutra in his heart, and his impetuous heart finally calmed down. Just as he was about to go back to eat, he saw Huang Dongquan coming over excitedly, and he shouted loudly: "Cousin, the people in the county government want to see you together." ”

Jiang Anyi knew the thoughts of this group of people, and they would be punished one by one according to the law according to their intentions, but "when the water is clear, there are no fish", without these people, the yamen cannot operate at all, Jiang Anyi held back his anger, thought for a moment and said: "Dongquan, you go and tell them that their hearts have been received by the county, and the things are brought back by them, and the county is not short of these." Since they have come to worship me, I will give them eight words, 'change the past in order to seek self-reform', so that they can behave for themselves, and don't learn from that Zhang Putian. ”

After getting Jiang County's reply, everyone's hearts settled down a little, and it could be seen from the words that the adults did not mean to delve into it. At Huang Dongquan's insistence, everyone brought things up and went home, pondering the eight-character spirit of the county order.

In the East Flower Hall, Yan Kaichen's things have been placed, but they are just three black wooden boxes, except for a few books, they are some clothes that he wears on weekdays. The eight valuable boxes were sent to the Xu Mansion, and now it is a meat bun beating a dog - there is no return, Yan Kaichen broke a few beards in annoyance, and finally decided to give up his wealth to ensure safety, if Jiang County Ling linked himself to Xu Mingyuan and held on tightly, it would not be beautiful.

Touching the 20,000 taels of silver tickets in his arms, Yan Kaichen's mood was a little more relaxed. Thousands of miles for the official only for money, he did two terms in Fuluo County, more than 100,000 snowflakes of silver, three years ago he sent 20,000 taels of silver to his family, and the eldest son replied that he had purchased a shop and bought a family business.

At the end of this term, Yan Kaichen wants to return home, and he has been wandering for half his life, and it is time to return home and tease his grandson. However, looking at Jiang Anyi's meaning, he didn't want to let himself go easily, the county's accounts had been handed in, and the investigation would start tomorrow. It's a little dark to start by yourself, and you don't save one out of ten treasury taxes, or you don't make up two or three percent, which can be regarded as a face-saving confession, and you might as well get out as soon as possible.

Suddenly thought of Zhang Putian, Zhang Putian is a dog raised by himself, as the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat the dog, and today Jiang Anyi clearly does not put himself in his eyes. Yan Kaichen clenched his teeth, had the heart to fight with him, made a silent calculation, and deflated his anger first, regardless of martial arts, the time and place were favorable, and they were not Jiang Anyi's opponents.

Returning to the table and sitting down, Yan Kaichen habitually hid himself in the dim of the light. can't let Jiang Anyi go too smoothly, otherwise he will grasp his shortcomings and stick to it, and his wealth will still be small, and if he doesn't make a good night, he will end up in prison.

Recalling the scene in the lobby, Yan Kaichen was really frightened, he had read it all his life, he had never seen murder, looking at Jiang Anyi like that, he clearly wanted to kill Zhang Putian with his own hands. Thinking of the men pulled out by Xu Fu, two died, six were seriously injured, and more than 30 were slightly injured. Yan Kaichen shivered a few times in a row, feeling bitter in his heart, Xiucai met a soldier, he couldn't explain it reasonably, not to mention that he was still a champion soldier, what should I do?

Suddenly remembered that he noticed that Wang Xingren seemed to be excited in his eyes, and even the old man was afraid, how could Wang Xingren feel excited, what idea did he have. After thinking about it for a while, Yan Kaichen smiled disdainfully, stood up, opened the wooden box, and turned out a brocade box in the box, which was an inkstone, which was given to him by a student when he was the chief bookkeeper in Heyi County, Duanzhou. Duan inkstone, one of the four famous inkstones, the price is more than gold, Yan Kaichen played with it in his hand for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth, put it in his arms and walked to Wang Xiancheng's residence in the front yard.

Wang Xiancheng was busy collecting the paper until the time of the lamp, so he classified the eighty-seven letters into three categories: one was killed by people, and there were 16 sheets; The first category is those who embezzle property, deceive and dominate the market, and forcibly buy and sell, with 57 sheets; There are also fourteen who colluded with the government, bought and sold fields, and bullied men and women.

Looking at this thick stack of paper, Wang Xingren broke out in a cold sweat, he has only been in Fuluo County for three years, and he was squeezed by Yan County to drink tea and play chess every day. Tomorrow, Jiang County ordered to start an inventory of the warehouse, and Wang Xingren knew very well what the situation was in the warehouse, and he was cleaned by Yan County's order, but he also profited from it. Jiang County's order is so strong, once it is investigated, he will not be able to get out of it, and at least one crime of knowing and not reporting will not be able to escape.

Wang Xiancheng returned to his residence, the concubine thoughtfully served the wine and food, and Wang Xingren drank alone, thinking about how to deal with the past. The sound of firecrackers came from afar, which made Wang Xingren extremely anxious, and angrily smashed the wine glass on the ground, and with a "snap", it scattered in all directions.

"Yo, Brother Wang, what kind of anger is this?" As soon as the words fell, Yan Kaichen stood in front of the door with a smile.

"It turned out to be Lord Yan, please come in." Wang Xingren's mind turned, since he lived in the county government, Yan Kaichen has not been here ten times, what are you doing today? greeted each other with a smile and asked, "It's tasteless to drink alone, Lord Yan came just in time, how many drinks will we have together?" ”

Yan Kaichen smiled: "Then it's a bargain." ”

Yahuan brought the bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses, packed up the pieces and left, Wang Xingren poured a full wine for Yan Kaichen, and the two raised their glasses to drink.

Wang Xingren took a piece of ear silk and chewed it crisply in his mouth, Yan Kaichen sighed: "The old man likes this pig ear the most, crisp and refreshing, and not greasy, but unfortunately he is old and his teeth are not good, so he can only sigh with hope." ”

"Is there something wrong with the lord looking for the next official?" Yan Kaichen was no longer a Shangguan, Wang Xingren couldn't bear to deal with him, and asked himself.

Yan Kaichen took out the brocade box from his arms, handed it to Wang Xingren and said: "Xingren, the old man is going to return to his hometown, you and I will give you a parting thing and keep it as a memory." ”

Wang Xingren opened the brocade box, recognized it as Duan Yan, and said happily: "Lord Yan, this is not Duan Yan, such a valuable thing, how dare Wang be it." ”

As he spoke, he held it firmly in his hand and leaned into the candlelight to look closely. Yan Kaichen was really reluctant in his heart, and said with a forced smile: "As the saying goes, a sword is given to a strong man, and Xingren is full of learning and talent, and this inkstone is just right." ”

Wang Xingren got up and put Duan Yan on the desk, turned back to the wine table, and raised his glass with a smile: "Wang Mou respects Lord with a glass, thank you for your kindness." ”

Yan Kaichen twitched his face and drank it all with Wang Xingren, Wang Xingren muttered in his heart, he didn't believe in the parting gift that Yan Kaichen said, this "Yan wants money" and wishes he could take the land away, how could he kindly give himself a valuable inkstone, there must be another purpose, you have to be careful, don't be fooled.

Sure enough, after Yan Kaichen put down the wine glass, he sighed and said: "Today, Jiang County ordered Zhang Putian to be killed in the lobby, and he didn't take us in his eyes at all. ”

Wang Xingren felt the same way about this sentence, and responded with deep feeling: "Who said it wasn't." ”

"People are under the low eaves, how can they not bow their heads, the old man is going home, and he can't control me. Xingren, I'm afraid you will have a hard time in the future. ”

Wang Xingren frowned, and said in his heart, I haven't had a comfortable life since I came to Fuluo County, and finally you "Yan asks for money", and there is a "Jiang bloody hand", I don't know when this hard day will end.

Yan Kaichen looked at Wang Xingren's expression, and said with added vinegar: "I thought that according to seniority, Xingren should take over as the county commander, so that everyone can do it smoothly, who knows that this Jiang Anyi was demoted to Fuluo County, and I don't know if he is unlucky or we are unlucky." ”

This sentence was sensitive, and the two sighed at the same time and raised their glasses to drink.

"However, this Jiang Anyi acts like this, I don't think he can jump for a few days." Yan Kaichen took a sip of wine, meaning it deeply.

Wang Xingren laid chopsticks for him and asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"What do you think, Jiang Anyi is a member of the Ministry of Rites, from the official of the sixth grade, even if he is degraded out of the capital, not to mention that he is demoted from the seventh grade, and it is in the remote Fuluo County of Lizhou, although I don't know why he was demoted, but I think he must have offended the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven did not wait to see him, so he was degraded far away, and out of sight is pure."

Wang Xingren nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad." ”

"I vaguely heard people say that this Jiang Anyi acted recklessly, and he was known as the 'second stunned' in the capital. This person acts like this, how can he convince the public, as long as he can grasp his handle, Jiang Anyi will definitely be demoted. ”

"I want to hear about it." Wang Xingren filled Yan Kaichen with wine.

"Zhang Putian died in prison, you know? I said in court that he had tortured the prisoner to death, and how could he escape this crime. ”

Wang Xingren thought about it, and everyone in the lobby saw that Jiang Anyi intended to put Zhang Putian to death, but He Qiangren covered it up, but he couldn't withstand scrutiny and inquiry, if Jiang Anyi was forced to lose his official position according to this law.

Yan Kaichen saw that Wang Xingren's eyes showed excitement again, he laughed in his heart, and sighed: "The people don't sue the officials and don't hold them accountable, and I don't know if anyone in the Zhang family will come forward to sue him, otherwise Jiang Anyi will be able to cover the sky in Fuluo County." ”

Wang Xingren smiled and didn't make a sound, and the two parted happily.