Qiantang County, three watches in the middle of the night.

Another watchman who didn't know whether he was alive or dead came out to patrol in the middle of the night.

"Boom!"

"It's dry!Watch out for candles!"

Suddenly, the wind blew in the streets.

The dust and sand blown by the wind blew the eyes of the watchman, and he didn't notice that five strange figures brushed past him, heading off into the distance.

The watchman waited until the wind passed before rubbing his eyes, and looked left and right in a daze: "What a strange wind." ”

The county treasury is guarded by county soldiers day and night, and the gate is locked and cannot be opened easily.

And the strange wind just now easily entered it, and the iron lock and the heavy door shook for a while, and before it could even be opened, five figures like pieces of paper shuttled through the crack in the door and entered it.

Qiantang County was already regarded as an upper county in the Great Zhao Dynasty, and its annual tax revenue was also in the forefront of Lin'an Prefecture.

The autumn tax collected by the county has not yet been paid, and it is all piled up in the treasury, and at this moment you can see that the boxes are piled up one by one, arranged together, with seals on them, and the boxes are also engraved with words.

As the wind blew, the boxes opened one by one, revealing their contents.

Most of the boxes were silk, and then there were many copper coins, and few gold and silver, which were collected from the household tax, and the grain collected from the land tax was placed in another granary.

However, silk silk is also hard currency at this time, which is equivalent to money.

"Hahahaha!"

"All move out!

"It's all the master and ours!"

"Rich! Rich!"

A terrifying laugh came out of the darkness, and it was clear that there was no figure, but from it came the voice of talking.

The door slammed open, and the heavy iron lock fell to the ground, quickly alarming all the guards.

But before anyone could react, the wind swept and enveloped the surrounding area for hundreds of meters, and everyone was blown dizzy and unable to see.

And one by one, the boxes flew through the sky unconsciously, as if they had wings, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

When they rushed into the inside of the county treasury, they found it empty.

"The treasury has been robbed! You and I can't escape the blame!"

"The thieves must not have gone far, the city gates are closed, and they cannot escape, you and I will report it quickly, and we will definitely be able to arrest the thieves." ”

"But how could this thing full of warehouses disappear in an instant? Even if it is lifted, it will have to be carried for a long time!"

"Where can I manage so much now, catch the thief quickly, otherwise you and I will not be able to save our lives. ”

In an instant, everyone's faces turned pale, shouting that there had been a thief in the library, and they hurriedly reported to the county order of Qiantang County.

At night, the streets of the county were all in chaos, I don't know how many people were alarmed, and how many errands and catchers were awakened, searching all over the city for the thief who stole the county treasury.

In mid-air, boxes were swept by the wind and rose and fell, and several hazy and strange figures finally revealed their figures in the moonlight.

It was five ghosts, one covered in burn scars, one drenched and dripping water, and the other with a rope around his neck, flying as if the rope was hanging from him.

Another had a rotten face, and another looked like normal, but a closer look revealed that its head and body were separated.

These are five evil ghosts who died in different ways, respectively from the handle of the knife, drowning, fire, buried alive, hanging these five ways, but also conform to the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, is a kind of clever alchemy spell.

When the five ghosts passed through the air carrying the box, I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, and one of the boxes happened to fall at his door.

A cyan shadow sitting on the corner of the wall made a coquettish sound, then waved his hand and disappeared, and the five ghosts also flew out of the county seat with all the boxes and came to a mansion in the village outside the city.

In the side room, Xu Xian was sleeping soundly, not noticing that he had fallen into the calculation.

Subsequently, someone hurriedly knocked on the door of Li's house and called Xu Xian's brother-in-law Li Gongfu up, saying that there was a big mess.

Li Gongfu hurriedly put on his official uniform: "What happened?"

His subordinate hurriedly said, "The county treasury has been stolen!"

"What?"

Li Gongfu was shocked, and immediately said to him: "I will go to see the county commander, and you will gather everyone immediately." ”

Li Gongfu, who was the head catcher of Qiantang County, was summoned by the Qiantang County Order, and rushed to the county office in a hurry.

This is not a trivial matter, if you don't get it well, the black gauze hat will not be guaranteed to be an hour, and you may lose your life.

After the county magistrate saw Li Gongfu coming, he immediately said: "The Tocang County Treasury was stolen, and all the autumn tax silver collected in the treasury last year was gone. ”

"Li Gongfu, within three days, you will immediately solve the case and recover the silver. ”

"Otherwise, if you want my head, I'll want yours!"

Li Gongfu already had a plan in his heart, or before he played this role, he expected that this incident would definitely happen, and at this moment he said unhurriedly: "Lord County Commander! This matter is quite strange, I am afraid that it is very human, I ask your lord to ......"

However, at this time, the staff of the county order suddenly received a message and looked at Li Gongfu.

After that, he went to the county magistrate's side and said a word, and the face of the county magistrate of Qiantang County changed suddenly.

He turned his head all of a sudden, and looked at Li Gongfu sharply: "Yes, the treasury is so heavily guarded, so many taxes from the autumn tax have disappeared in an instant, how can it be done by ordinary people?"

"What kind of person would have such a skill?"

The staff stepped forward and shook their heads and looked at Li Gongfu: "Unless someone colludes inside and outside, the guards steal themselves!"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Li Gongfu was suddenly shocked: "Lord County Commander, do you doubt me?"

The county commander snorted coldly: "It's not that I suspect you, but someone reported that the loss of silver in the county treasury was stolen by you Li Gongfu, how do you explain?"

Li Gongfu vigorously retorted: "This is a false accusation! I have been at home tonight, how can I be in prison and steal, how can I be innocent without evidence?"

The county commander was furious: "I see that you don't shed tears if you don't see the coffin, and you don't die until you don't see the Yellow River, if you want evidence, I'll give you evidence!"

Someone immediately grabbed Xu Xian and brought it up, along with a box with a torn seal.

A guard stepped forward and pointed at Xu Xian: "My lord, it was found in this person's room that he must be one of the thieves who stole the treasury silver, and this person is Li Zhutou's wife and brother, who lives in Li Zhutou's house. ”

Li Gongfu's face turned pale suddenly, knowing that it was useless to refute it now, the thing was searched by his family, and his wife and brother were identified as one of the thieves, so what could he escape?

Xu Xian shouted: "It's not mine, it's not mine." ”

"I just suddenly noticed that the box was at my door, opened it and looked, it wasn't mine. ”

The county commander sneered: "Of course this is not your thing, this is the imperial court." ”

"Sent to prison! Tortured! Traced down the whereabouts of his comrades and the remaining tax money. ”

Before Xu Xian could see his mother, he had already been thrown into prison, waiting for either exile for 3,000 li or death row.