Jingzhou Mansion, Yiling Prefecture, Huya Town.

The Ding family's mansion, which had been lively in the town for several days, finally quieted down, and after eating the flowing water banquet for several days, it finally ended on the fifth day of the first month to welcome the God of Wealth.

On the second day after the end of the flowing water banquet, Zhang Xiucai, the son of Zhang Dashanren, the old owner of Ding Shixiang and Ding Peeling, that is, the drunken ghost Zhang, suddenly visited in the evening.

For Zhang Xiucai's visit, Ding Papi was a little surprised. He knew that although his old master was drunk all day, he was a master who did not eat the food that came to him. No matter how tight he is, he can't pull his face to beg his former domestic servant...... And this guy also has his own means of making a living!

This guy writes well, and he can imitate the real handwriting of those famous calligraphers, and he can also make old ...... It's a business that makes money. Don't look at him getting drunk all day long, it seems that there is no way to make money, but as long as people open it once, the silver he gets is enough for him to drink for a few years.

So this master can't make it - he has drunk too much in the past few years, his skills have not grown, and he can't cheat a lot of money! But life can still go on, so he can continue to put his stinky shelf.

In his words, he never looked squarely at the nouveau riche Ding Peel...... It's not right, what are you doing here?

Although there are question marks in his head, Ding Papi still greeted him in person.

It's a courtesy!

No matter how down-and-out Zhang Xiucai is, he is also the old master, even if Ding Papi is an official, he respects him a little, not to mention that Ding Papi is still a white Ding cloth clothes.

"There is something important to discuss!" It's rare that Zhang Xiucai didn't drink, and he cleaned himself up, he was a clean white-faced old scholar, where did he look like a drunkard Zhang?

"The eldest prince is please!" Ding Papi's etiquette was thoughtful, calling the other party "eldest son", and respectfully inviting him into the middle hall - this kind of people who mix in the road all talk about etiquette, otherwise people will look down on it.

And Zhang Xiucai was not polite, he was still magnificent, entered the middle hall of the Ding Mansion, and sat on the top of the house.

Although he is a guest, he is the former owner of Ding Papi, so he should sit on the head.

Ding Papi immediately asked people to prepare a banquet, and asked his subordinates to brew the best green tea in the house, and then sat down in the next seat.

Zhang Xiucai glanced at the maid who was waiting on the side, and Ding Papi immediately waved her away, and in the middle hall, there were only two left, him and Zhang Xiucai.

At this time, Zhang Xiucai said: "Ziquan (the name of Ding Papi), there are anti-thieves in the town!" Someone is going to go back to the police! ”

"What?" Ding Papi was startled.

Huya Town is close to Sichuan, and it used to be the location of Li Zicheng's camp, Li Zicheng can give a lot of kindness here, and many people still think of his goodness.

In addition, there are many spies from the rogue who will haunt the vicinity of Huya Mountain!

In the past few months, because of Li Laiheng's bluff and posture of the eastern expedition to Jingzhou, the area around Huya Mountain has become even more unstable.

As the richest man in Huya Town, or the second or third richest man in the entire Yiling Prefecture, can Ding Papi not be afraid?

If someone really wants to revolt in Huya Mountain, he will definitely be the first to be unlucky!

"Eldest Prince," Ding Peel's face turned a little blue, "you, how do you know that someone is going to be exiled accordingly?" ”

Zhang Xiucai smiled: "I heard it occasionally in the tavern next to the dock...... Listen to what Wang Sihu said about the boat! He may well have taken refuge in the rogues of Sichuan! ”

"The rogue who took refuge in Sichuan? Can't you? Ding Papi also knew Wang Sihu, "He is a boat runner, how can he catch up with Liukou?" ”

"Why not?" Zhang Xiucai said with a smile, "There are many gangs of boatmen on the Jingjiang River, and some of them even have some dealings with the Liukou...... You don't know about Ziquan, do you? ”

"Gang ......" Ding Papi said in his heart: How do you know about these gangs in the rivers and lakes? By the way, you are a counterfeit calligrapher and painter, and you are indispensable to interact with people in the rivers and lakes!

Zhang Xiucai said: "Ziquan, do you know who Wang Sihu's thief is talking to about the corresponding rogues?" ”

"And, and with whom?" Ding Papi asked.

"And your family's long-term worker Yang Sanbao!"

"And Yang San?" Ding Papi took a breath, "He's an honest man!" ”

"Honest people are in a hurry...... Think about it, how long will Yang Sanbao's ten-year long work last? Can he really be willing? Zhang Xiucai said, "Ziquan! You have to think about it, it can be big or small, good or bad, if it is bad...... Your whole family has to go to the South Seas to open up the wasteland! ”

"My whole family ......" Ding Papi's face turned blue, looked at his old master, and arched his hand and said: "The eldest son, my old Ding is a businessman, I don't know how to deal with it, please teach me the eldest prince, if I can turn evil into good fortune, I will be grateful afterwards." ”

Zhang Xiucai touched his goatee and smiled proudly.

This matter is definitely not a good thing for Ding Papi's family, but for Zhang Xiucai, it is really the last chance in his life!

So after hearing what Wang Sihu and Yang Sanbao said by chance that day, he has been staring at Wang Sihu's tips for the past few days.

He really found a clue!

This Wang Sihu's shot is obviously a bit big, and the money he spends is not something he can earn as a boatman!

And in addition to pulling Yang Sanbao to the tavern on the side of the dock to drink, he also pulled several other poor people in the town to drink and talk with Yang Sanbao......

In addition, since the beating Wang Sihu returned to Huya Town, the cracks of many bitter houses in the town have been stuffed with the posters of the King of Victory!

But this Wang Sihu and Yang Sanbao are small shrimps after all, how much turmoil can they set off? How much merit can you do if you catch them? I'm afraid I can't afford to give an official, right?

If you want to be an official, you have to let Wang Sihu make things bigger, and it is best to bring all the big fish behind the scenes to Huya Mountain to catch them all!

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiucai smiled and said, "Ziquan, do you have any reliable people who can be placed next to Wang Sihu and Yang Sanbao?" ”

Ding Papi thought about it, nodded and said, "There are two...... They are also my long-term workers, and they have been with me for many years, and they have all become families. ”

"That's good!" Zhang Xiucai said with a smile, "Ziquan, now we can get a credit for being able to change our official body!" ”

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Wuhan Prefecture, Wuchang County, Yamen of the Criminal Department.

When Ma Shiying, the secretary of the Criminal Department, returned to Yamen after the New Year, he got more reports from the police patrol departments of Jingzhou Mansion, Xiangyang Mansion, Chengtian Mansion, and De'an Mansion about "plotting rebellion and welcoming thieves"!

Now the criminal department of the Ming Dynasty is a bit like a combination of the two ministries of justice and public security in later generations, in charge of the two lines of police patrol and criminal prison, and is not responsible for the trial - the trial is in charge of the Dali Temple and local judges, and has a certain degree of independence.

And the police patrol department under the Criminal Department also has the responsibility of arresting anti-thieves and suppressing localities!

Therefore, the police patrols of Jingzhou Prefecture, Xiangyang Prefecture, Chengtian Prefecture, and De'an Prefecture reported to the Criminal Department one after another after discovering that anti-thief activities had intensified.

After seeing these reports, Ma Shiying immediately went to Wenjin Yiwei and Dongchang, and invited Zhu Chunjie and Pan Yuchen to the Criminal Department to discuss countermeasures together.

"Your lord, I can't hide it, the Jinyiwei of the lower official has also received a lot of news about anti-thief activities these days...... It seems that there are still many rogue henchmen in the Jingchu area, and they are all ready to move! ”

It was Zhu Chunjie who spoke, and he hadn't slept a good night's sleep during the Spring Festival just past. In addition to the uneasiness of Jingzhou Mansion, Xiangyang Mansion, Chengtian Mansion, and De'an Mansion, shocking news also came from the territory of Dashun Kingdom - there were also a lot of chaos on the ground in Sichuan controlled by Dashun, the most serious of which was the Dajian Mountain Rebellion!

There seems to be a lot of trouble on the side of Dajian Mountain, and even the grain road to Shaanxi is not open! I don't know if it will cause the rout of the Shaanxi Liukou?

In addition, Jinyiwei also sent a large number of spies to Guizhou Province, Shizhou Wei, and the western part of Guangxi Province to secretly monitor the trade routes there!

If there are still magistrates who dare to disobey Zhu Cihong's holy decree and allow materials to pass through their jurisdiction and sell them to the territory of the Liukou, it will not be the imperial history of the Inspectorate to investigate corruption, but the Jinyi Guard to catch the thieves who collaborate with the enemy!