On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, today is the day to welcome the God of Wealth, and all the shops in the city are opening for business on this day, praying that the God of Wealth in heaven can bring them prosperity and good fortune. Like them, Liu Zhixian also ushered in the God of Wealth today, but his God of Wealth was not the one in the sky, but those wealthy merchants of all sizes in Jiangyin City.

The collusion between officials and businessmen has existed since ancient times, and Liu Zhixian is no exception, businessmen send some money to him, and Liu Zhixian will turn a blind eye to some things.

After happily entertaining the rich businessmen in the city, Liu Zhixian secretly sighed that these guys just have eyesight! Looking at the white silver, the small eyes that were not big were happy to become a slit! If you make a few more money before you retire, you won't be an official in vain! It's not a bribe, it's their filial piety to my old man! In the past two years, Liu Zhixian has been hypnotizing himself......

Took out a silver ingot from a box, looked at the silver, and liked it as if he was looking at his own son, Liu Zhixian couldn't help but kiss it twice and hummed a small tune. He is in a very good mood today, not only because of this silver, but also because he has also been praised by the court for the few big cases he solved a few years ago! The three harvests of career, fortune and family made Liu Zhixian feel like he was about to fly, even if he didn't get the opportunity to be promoted, it was worth it to him!

Just when Liu Zhixian was immersed in the best moment of his life, an uninvited guest suddenly broke in and startled him! There is a way to be a thief, and at this time, Liu Zhixian subconsciously wanted to hide the silver in his hand.

Looking at Liu Zhixian's panicked appearance, he only heard Xing Zhutou, who broke into the study, say, "Master is me!" Why are you panicking like this? Do you already know? ”

Seeing that it was Xing Zhutou, Liu Zhixian breathed a sigh of relief, "I said what are you doing when you come in so frizzy?!" I don't know if people are scary, they're scared to death! ”

Liu Zhixian threw a bag of silver over after speaking, since he came here, the filial piety of the rich businessmen every year is divided equally by the county government, although he himself takes the most, but he has not forgotten the people under him.

Everyone has oil and water, so naturally everyone should shut up, everyone has always been tacit, but today Xing Zhutou is a little abnormal, he didn't take the silver, and he didn't even look at it!

"What's wrong? Too little? That's right, it's different this year! In this way, I will add one more to each of you! I'll treat you to dinner again in the evening! What do you think? ”

Because he received a lot of rewards, Liu Zhixian opened his mouth a lot more arrogantly, but at this time, he heard Xing Zhutou say: "Master, let's not talk about this first, can you go out and have a look first?" The city officials of Jiyang City are waiting for you outside! ”

"Wait for me? What are you waiting for me for the New Year? Hey, I know what you just said? What do I know? Liu Zhixian was a little confused for a while.

"I thought you knew! Did you know that something big is going on here! A group of guards who were paying tribute to the city were robbed by the strongmen when they passed through Jiyang City! People are dead! Early this morning, the city officials of Jiyang City came! ”

Xing Zhutou's words shook Liu Zhixian's mind like a thunderbolt, and at this time, the ingot of silver that was originally stuffed into the cuffs also fell to the ground......

Jiyang City is the jurisdiction of Jiangyin, the distance between the two is not too far, it only takes two hours to get on a fast horse, at this moment the excitement in Liu Zhixian's heart has long disappeared, and now he just wants to hurry to the scene to check the situation! The royal tribute was robbed, which is a great thing! If he neglects it, I'm afraid he will die on the way to exile in the year of the sixtieth year!

Riding a horse to a dense forest outside Jiyang City, this is the place where the tribute was robbed, because the case is too big, the city officials of Jiyang City did not dare to make decisions without permission, and the scene still maintained the same appearance as it was at the beginning......

Getting off the horse, I don't know if it was too bumpy on the road or frightened, Liu Zhixian's legs were shaking, but at this moment, something even more unbelievable made him feel his scalp tingling......

Seeing Liu Zhixian and Xing Zhutou standing there motionless, the Jiyang City official asked him softly, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Zhixian didn't answer him, and the expression on Xing Zhutou's face was as if he had seen a ghost, and the two looked at each other, and they were surprised to find that the sergeant who died here was actually the group of people they had sent away two days ago!

"Master, we can't have a ghost, right......"

Listening to Xing Zhutou's almost trembling tone, Liu Zhixian's already tight strings finally couldn't bear it, and he only felt that he lost consciousness as soon as it was dark in front of him......

In the back hall of the county ya, Qian Yi was touching his beard to check Liu Zhixian's pulse, not only his family was anxiously waiting, but even the county lieutenant and county officials and other large and small officials also came......

After diagnosing the pulse and looking at the eyeballs, Qian Yi knew Liu Zhixian's condition well, turned his head to Liu Zhixian's family and said: "It's okay, it's just that I'm too tired in the past few days of the Chinese New Year, and the fainting caused by the phlegm surging in my heart is not a big problem." However, the grandfather is old, and this time his mind is damaged, and he must not be stimulated again, otherwise there is a risk of stroke! In the past few months, the grandfather must recuperate in peace and no longer bother. ”

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief for the time being, and the county lieutenant came to the bed and called a few times, but Liu Zhixian did not answer, which made him a little anxious, "Master, how should you ...... this case?"

"You're all going to get me out!"

Before the county lieutenant finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Zhixian's wife, looking at Mrs. Liu's extremely gloomy face, the county lieutenant and the others looked at each other, and had no choice but to leave the room first......

Above the second hall of the county government, all the officials of the county gathered together to discuss the future, and seeing that everyone did not speak, the county lieutenant was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, "You are talking!" What are we going to do now?! The master is unconscious now, and we are considered to be leaderless! But this case has to be handled! Or the county will supervise this case! Anyway, you are the second-in-command of our county! If the master is not there, it should be up to you to decide! ”

As soon as the county heard this, he was anxious, "Fart!" Although I am the second-in-command, I am in charge of some administrative, clerical, warehouse management and other work! It's not my responsibility! It's you, the county lieutenant, who was originally in charge of arresting thieves and the military, but it was the imperial court forbidden army who was killed this time! No matter which one it is, it has nothing to do with my county! I think it's up to you to do this case! ”

The hot potato was thrown back at once, but the county lieutenant dared to take it, and threw it to the county government master book, "The master book, you have always followed the master to handle the case and administer, and most of the documents were written by you, I think this matter is still in charge of you!" ”

"I'm just a bookkeeper, just bookkeeping and writing, this kind of thing is not within my responsibility! I'm still stewing eggs at home, and the soup will be dry in a while, so I'll go back first. ”

Seeing that the master book was about to slip away, everyone hurriedly stopped him, and everyone here was a human spirit, and everyone knew that this matter was a big pit, and the slightest carelessness would be doomed......

Everyone was silent for a long time, and the county lieutenant sighed and said, "Alas...... Now it seems that we can only wait for the master to wake up...... It's strange to say, we have already sent them away two days ago, why were they suddenly killed in Jiyang City! What a hell of a case! If we can't solve this case, we'll all have to finish it! ”

When the county lieutenant said this, he saw that the eyes of the county clerk suddenly lit up, and he said to everyone: "When it comes to solving the case, I think of a person!" Do you remember those cases a few years ago? You say, can we bring that one in to help us with this? ”

The people here are all old fritters in the officialdom, and they all understand it all at once! Almost everyone thinks it's a great idea! However, at this time, I heard Xing Zhutou say: "Is this possible? He is the nephew of Lord Li Cheng! You can also see that Lord Li cares very much about his nephew! If this is self-defeating, with Lord Li's temper and connections, it will be enough for us to drink a pot! And what if they don't? We can't tie people up, can we? ”

"It's all like this now, can it be worse? Let's try it first! If it really doesn't work, we can only accept our fate......" The scribe spread his hands, indicating that he had no other way to think of it.

Taking advantage of the fact that Shen Huan was a guest at Li Cheng's house in the past few days, the county lieutenant and the county Cheng immediately brought gifts and went to Li Cheng's house on the grounds of New Year's greetings......

After living here in Li Cheng for a few days, Shen Huan has gradually become accustomed to life in the city, and lives a very luxurious life every day, not only himself, but also Song Shi feels that he has gained several pounds in the past few days......

In the evening, Li Cheng was sitting in the study, and just now he received a letter addressed to him. Looking at the smile on her husband's face, Mrs. Li had already guessed a few points......

"Isn't that girl already here?"

"Yes, this girl has already arrived, and she hasn't replied to me until now, the temper of this brother and sister is really weird!" Li Cheng closed the envelope and said with a smile.

"In this way, you don't have to worry too much, I heard that the two masters and apprentices have a great reputation in the rivers and lakes, and no one has ever dared to provoke them, and there should be no problem with their safety in this kid!"

While the couple were discussing, the housekeeper of the Li family reported to Li Cheng that the county magistrate and the county lieutenant of the county government had come to pay New Year's greetings.

"New Year's greetings?" Li Cheng looked at the sky outside, and had some doubts in his heart, it was about to be time for dinner, and it should be more appropriate to call it rice at this time, right?