Yuebin Restaurant, the lights are dim, this booming hotel has been declining, and there is not a single guest in the huge store. The lights were on in the private room on the second floor, and several figures were shaking, eating and talking.

Su Guozhong's face became pale and haggard, what had happened in the past half a month made him feel tired, his father died, his eldest brother was still in prison, and he could only grit his teeth to support. The dishes on the table are very rich, the host and guest are the recorder of the state capital with two scribes, and the guests are the two brothers of the Su family and the two aunts of Lu and Fang, plus Zhang Putian's son Zhang Yanlai. It has been three days since they came to Fuluo County, because it was an unannounced visit, they did not alarm many people, and secretly met with a few clerks and officials of the Yamen, and last night they invited to the Wang County Secretaries' Association, and the materials have been almost collected.

Picking up the wine glass, Su Guozhong said with a smile on his face: "Feng Lushi, two, this time thanks to the three Gao Yi who came to Fuluo County to avenge their father, Su is very grateful." Su Mou saluted three of them with a cup. ”

Feng Lushi said in a long tone: "We are doing official business, and we can't talk about high righteousness. However, Ling Zun's death seems to have little to do with the Jiang County Order, these few days of secret visits, although there is evidence that Zhang Putian was killed by the Jiang County Order, but many people are saying good things about the Jiang County Order, and your case is afraid to be difficult to handle. ”

Fang Ren said with a smile: "Jiang Anyi is used to buying people's hearts, and he also asks your lord to uphold justice." As he spoke, he took out three red envelopes from his arms and gave them to the three of them.

It was a silver ticket, Feng Zaishou's tense face showed a smile, he picked up the wine glass and touched it with Su Guozhong, raised his head and drank the wine, and said with a smile: "Jiang County's order to ignore people's lives and bend the law for bribes, He Sima and Wang Senjun attach great importance to it, and explain that this official must not be afraid of power and act impartially." The official will tell He Sima everything he has learned from the secret visit in the past few days, and the shopkeeper Su does not have to worry. At that time, the government will send someone down to ask about the case, and the shopkeeper Su will come forward, which will be the fifty big board of the civil prosecutor, and the shopkeeper Su will know it in his heart. ”

Su Guozhong's face turned white, and he gritted his teeth and hissed out a few words: "Su understands." ”

Next is a happy time to eat and drink, Su Guoxing invited a few girls from Yicui Building, played and sang, and slept with Feng Lushi and others by the way.

As July draws to a close, Jiang Anyi has already run through the 15 townships and towns under the rule of Fuduo County, and all the winds that should be blown have been blown down, and the results are not bad. Although he has tanned a lot, he has become more and more energetic, and he is a little unbearable at night.

Da Zhengguo rested on the 10th, and the 30th was the day of rest, Jiang Anyi and Zhang Keji sat in the veranda by the lotus pond in the back garden to play chess, Dong'er, Zhen'er and Zhuzhu Luoluo learned to play the pipa, and the sound of ding-dong-dong came intermittently, like a clear spring, very pleasant.

Jiang Anyi glanced at the pavilion and said with a smile: "Mr. Qin Se and Ming have been living happily recently, but pity me for being exposed to the wind and sun all day long, and I am about to become a charcoal ball." ”

Zhang Keji's white face turned rare red, and he thanked him: "Thank you, lord." ”

Jiang Anyi ordered the mandarin duck spectrum and forcibly matched Zhuzhu and Luoluo to Zhang Keji. At first, the two girls were frightened by Zhang Keji's face, but Zhang Keji did not use force and treated the two women politely. After a long time together, the two daughters found that Zhang Keji spoke a gentle language, and he had a scholarly style in his gestures, and learned from Zhen'er that his father was burned by the fire to save her, and their perception of Zhang Keji changed immediately.

The two girls have been carefully trained, and they are all proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but they are dwarfed in front of Zhang Keji. From respecting life and love, it came naturally, and a few days ago, the two girls both willingly became Zhang Keji's concubines.

Zhang Keji was originally like a stagnant heart, but he was moved by the tenderness of the two daughters, and his heart was alive again, he did not regard the two daughters as concubines, but as intimate confidants. Zhen'er knew that her father was lonely, but not only did she not prevent Zhu Zhu Luoluo from getting close to her father, but she got along well with the two daughters, which made Zhang Keji feel a lot more relieved.

In the evening, Qin Zixiong came, during this time he often came to the renamed Huang Mansion, one is to talk with Jiang Anyi and Zhang Keji very happily, talk about the ancient to increase knowledge, and the other is that the food in the Huang Mansion is good, and when Jiang Anyi shows his skills, he can feast.

Jiang Anyi's chess strength is not as good as Zhang Keji, this game of chess has already been lost, he took out a few pieces from the chess box and threw them on the chessboard to admit defeat, got up and greeted: "Brother Qin came just in time, today the apprentice hunted a wild roe deer outside the city, as well as pheasants and hares, the kitchen should be almost cleaned up, and he was about to send someone to invite him." ”

Qin Zixiong's face was heavy, and he said, "I'm not busy eating, I have something to report to Lord Jiang." ”

The two are brothers in private, Qin Zixiong called "Lord Jiang" is a business, Jiang Anyi was stunned, could it be that Qin Zixiong had an accident with the government?

"My lord, Qin has been ordered to rectify the public officials in the past few days, and I heard about one thing, the Zhang family and the Su family teamed up to go to the state capital to submit a letter to the copper court, and reported the lord, the state government secretly sent someone to investigate, and has already asked several officials."

Jiang Anyi was stunned, the state government sent someone to investigate him, he ran to the countryside every day these days, and he really didn't notice it. glanced at Zhang Keji, Zhang Keji's face flushed, in the past few days, he has been at home with Zhu Zhu Luoluo, lover Nong, tune the piano and paint, and don't care about the county government at all.

Qin Zixiong was anxious and shouted: "My lord, you have to hurry up and explain the situation to the state capital yamen, don't be framed by the villain." ”

Jiang Anyi saw that Qin Zixiong was sincere for himself, and said with a smile: "Brother Qin, don't be impatient, scoop up one of the cold melons I poured in the well, and give Brother Qin a fire." ”

Zhang Keji shook the paper fan lightly, and said with a smile on the side: "Brother Qin, you can take my army, this is to accuse me of slack and dereliction of duty, and the lord forgives me." ”

Qin Zixiong knew that Zhang Keji was Jiang Anyi's retainer, and the wealthy families of Dazheng had the habit of accumulating soldiers, and the Lu family had nearly 100 strategists, and many people helped the Lu family to take care of the industry, so it was not surprising that Zhang Keji called Jiang Anyi the lord.

The cold melon was brought on a tray, Jiang Anyi handed over a piece by hand, and handed Zhang Keji a piece. Zhang Keji took the folding fan and bit it, Jiang Anyi also gnawed on it, Qin Zi said ambitiously, this is the emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry, the party is fine, I am in a hurry. A wall of gas, eat melons to remove the fire.

The well water was cool, and Qin Zixiong felt that the heat suddenly disappeared, and suddenly remembered that these days with Jiang Anyi going to the countryside to preach "tax as one", he heard that since the former secretary and young eunuch Duan Cizong of Chuzhou Assassin Shi Duan Cizong took office, he was ordered by the Son of Heaven to implement the reform of "tax integration into one", Jiang Anyi's actions in Fuluo County are naturally also ordered by the Son of Heaven, with this life talisman in his body, no wonder Jiang Anyi and Zhang Keji are not worried at all.

Thinking of this, Qin Zixiong threw away the melon skin and shouted loudly: "It's getting late, why haven't the food come up yet." Brother Zhang, I heard that your two ladies are good at music, can you let Qin Mou feast his ears. ”

In the midst of the singing and dancing, Qin Zixiong returned to the county government with three points of drunkenness, Jiang Anyi and Zhang Keji got up and came to the pavilion, Jiang Anyi asked: "Has the second issue of "Fuluo's Diary" been sent?" ”

"Don't worry, the lord sent someone to the post station in Jingyang Mansion the day before yesterday, and it will definitely be delivered to the prince before the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Da Zheng set up post stations all over the state to transmit official documents and military information, and also provided food, lodging, and horse change for officials on the way. The ordinary post station passes 200 miles a day, the urgent mail is 500 miles, the fastest is 800 miles urgent, and the substitution of people and horses is non-stop day and night. There is a post road all the way from Gyeongyang Prefecture to Kyoto, and it should be possible to reach it in twelve or three days on the road of more than 2,000 miles.

Jiang Anyi nodded, looked at the starry sky, and said in a deep voice: "There are people behind the Zhang family and the Su family, otherwise they would not dare to go to the state capital to submit a letter." It's funny to say, at the beginning, I strongly agreed with the establishment of the copper kuang, and I also went to this book "Admonishing the Copper Kuangshu", but I didn't expect to be trapped, which is also ironic. ”

Zhang Keji turned the folding fan in his hand, his eyes flashed with a sparkling light, and half of his black scorched face showed a cruel smile, and said: "Behind this matter is nothing more than Wang Xiancheng and Yan Kaichen, one for officials and the other for money, Zhang estimated that Yan Kaichen did not go far, and made waves in Jingyang Mansion." ”

"Zhao Tingshi is the grandson-in-law of Prime Minister Wei, and if he wants to understand the reason for the adult's origin, it will not be unfavorable to the lord. However, the last time the lord visited the assassin Shi, I saw that He Sima had a displeasure on his face, and I thought that it was too little for the adults to give him four bottles of perfume. The adults were in a hurry to come to Fuluo County, and they didn't pay a visit to a few people who joined the army, thinking that these people had opinions about the adults. ”

"Justice is at ease in the hearts of the people", Jiang Anyi said lightly: "What can these short-sighted people do to me, don't talk about them." The Son of Heaven ordered me to try out the policy of 'tax as one', these days I have a feeling, and Mr. to discuss, Mr. has time to form a plan, I want to convene the township in the near future to discuss together, as soon as possible to the Son of Heaven to report, next spring will be trial. ”

Zhang Keji saw Jiang Anyi looking at the starry sky, his expression was melancholy, knowing that he was going to miss Xinfei again, he smiled and said with relief: "Didn't the letter from the master mother say that she was appointed by the Son of Heaven as the secret guard to calm down, she doesn't have to worry about the lord over there, the lord wants to reunite with the master mother as soon as possible, but it is not easy to triple the tax in this Fuluo County." ”

Jiang Anyi's face flashed with a confident smile, it was less than 10,000 taels to triple it, it was not difficult for him at all, but the population was a problem, Jiang Anyi's thoughts turned to Xinqi County, and he thought of Pingshan Town, if Fuluo County could become as rich as Pingshan Town, it might be able to attract people. The taxes mentioned by the Son of Heaven are actually secondary, and the real intention is probably the restructuring of "combining taxes into one", as long as he does this well, the Son of Heaven will definitely reunite his husband and wife.

Sima Mansion in Jingyang Mansion, He Rui raised his head from the thick paper, and said with a mocking smile: "These knife and pen officials are really iron-mouthed and steel-toothed, and this pile of human and physical evidence is there, and what they don't have can be written into an iron case by them." ”

Wang Yongqing was not ashamed, but proudly smiled: "My lord, as long as you can have a pair of golden hands, why bother about right and wrong." ”

A thick stack of secret interview evidence was placed in front of Zhao Shulun, and Zhao Tingshi flipped it over slightly, and said, "So the evidence is conclusive." ”

Wang Yongqing replied with a straight face: "The six charges are all found to be substantiated, and the people of Jiangxian County are very angry in Fuluo County, so please show me." ”

Zhao Tingshi said with a smile: "Supervising state and county officials, raising bullets for good and evil is the duty of recording and joining the army, He Sima, you are in charge of Tongkuang, and Jiang Anyi's case will be taken care of by you, and this official will not overstep, just tell me the result afterwards." However, this official would like to emphasize one point, Jiang Anyi is the champion of the three yuan and the first, and the case involves him, so you should neither indulge nor be wronged, you can do it yourself. ”