The city gate has been very tightly guarded these days. When outsiders enter Gusu, they need to show their own identification, if there is no way to prove their identity, not only can the city gate not enter. They will also be taken aside by the soldiers to continue the investigation, and if they don't even tell their identities, they will be killed on the spot.

Therefore, the city gate of Suzhou has been closed recently, and there are not even many people who go out. Occasionally, people from the government go out to run errands. The people don't know why the inventory has been so strict recently, so they think that they should try to go out as much as possible during this time anyway. This is a pain for those traders, who originally relied on themselves to transport some goods to other places to make a living, and now the inventory is so strict, not to say that they have no identity certificate, but to go back and forth, not to mention the delayed time, just to say that those business partners do not dare to transport goods to Suzhou.

Who would dare?

So these vendors hurriedly wrote letters to their business partners, saying that they would not be doing business for a few days. In the past few days, the business of the post station has been very hot, and it is said that there are not enough horses.

But most of the people were very angry, they had never seen this battle before, and they began to act like this after hearing that Liu Zhifu was sick. So everyone scolded Yuan Tongju, who took over his government affairs, not only scolded, but also dared to run to Yuan Tongju's door to splash dirty water. However, most of them acted at night and were not caught by officers and soldiers.

At the pier north of the city, a swarthy and stocky man came running at a trot. After seeing the man who was still wearing a padded jacket, he adjusted his breathing slightly, and said with a wry smile: "Governor Liu, you are too unkind." ”

The man didn't turn around, still looking at the ship not far away.

"Oh, where am I not being kind?" the man whispered.

"You go to the street and take a look, you can hear the sound of scolding me every step you take, and every five steps there are people who want to roll up their sleeves and beat me, and then I don't dare to leave, maybe I can hear something, anyway, now the city is full of people scolding me!" Yuan Tongju simply didn't adjust his breathing, and he began to gasp for breath, "I suspect that if I yell on the street now, I am Yuan Xiuyuan! I'm afraid that in less than three seconds, Yuan Tongju will be out of the world." ”

"It's good that I'm not going to the world, I'm going to go up, I'm going to practice hard, I'm going to be a great immortal." The man in the padded jacket made an unprecedented joke.

"Come on, you, with my skills, I can't beat a person in the world, I'm afraid that if you get to the top, you will also be the target of bullying. The short and fat man said helplessly.

"I can't stand this little bit of idle talk, so what should I do if you sit in my place in the future? Since ancient times, the parents and officials who sit on one side of the party are the most difficult to do, and now you are just taking care of my affairs, and your mentality is easy to be affected by the language of the people, so after you become in power, I am afraid that you will want to commit suicide in three or two days. The prefect Liu, who had been "sick" at home for many days, continued in a low voice to the short and fat man, "It's normal to be under pressure, if you don't look for me, I think your psychological endurance is too outstanding." On the contrary, it will affect my opinion of you, which is good, and proves that I am not looking at the wrong person. ”

The short and fat man was shocked, and he heard a lot of news from his words.

Governor Liu is going to be transferred?

Also, this prefect, who ranks first in the assessment every year, has extremely high evaluation of both the people and the officialdom, although his age is not too big in the officialdom, but he is a dripping person, and some people even say that he is the first assistant when he was young.

However, it is not necessarily a good thing to be known as the first assistant of his youth, but for now, the title clearly outweighs the disadvantages. The short and fat man thought a lot for a while, but his mind turned again, and he hadn't forgotten what he was doing today.

"I said Brother Liu, we've been working together for more than three years, you know how I treat you, back then, you were transferred from another place, and other people made things difficult for you, and I Yuan someone could pat my chest and say that I didn't make it difficult for you in the slightest, but you did things this time, I really think you are making things difficult for me!" The short and fat man patted his fat chest and cried again, looking at this scene, it seemed like he was going to cry.

"Do you want to say in the next sentence, think that back then, when I Yuan Xiuyuan gave you all the trouble to collect the information of the big and small officials in Suzhou, it was not a dedicated one? The information that my subordinates couldn't get, I dragged my huge body to check day and night, and the investigation was painstaking, and I lost several pounds of meat, it was all white flesh, I couldn't bear it, I was sad!" Liu Xinxing learned the tone of this short and fat man, but it was vivid.

Yuan Xiuyuan was dumbfounded.

Could it be that my acting skills are so bad? Why does Brother Liu do this trick?

Or do I have used a lot of tricks in the past few years, and Brother Liu saw through it at a glance, and I want to continue to use this trick again?

Yuan Tongju smiled awkwardly and continued: "Where there is, where there is, these are all heartfelt words, but how did Brother Liu use them first, hehe." ”

"As you say, we've been together for years, and I don't know you, I know what you want to ask, why I let you seal the gates, and do you do so coldly. Think about it, too, you will kill your head at every turn. It's not like us scholars at all, how can we scholars know how to fight and kill?"

Liu Xinxing also deliberately put the three words of the scholar a little heavier, and continued: "Bloody, I heard that the number of people killed in Suzhou is almost more than the number of people killed in Suzhou last year, right?"

"Indeed, indeed. Yuan Tongju echoed.

"I'm also thinking about a question, why do so many people don't have identity passes, why do so many people can't tell their origins? What do you say, Yuan Tongju?" Liu Xinxing suddenly changed his tone, and said to the short and fat man next to him with a critical tone.

"What about this... I don't know, maybe it's because there was no strict investigation before?"

"Don't be nervous, I didn't say anything, it's just that you see, everything has to be found from the source. I'll help you think about why, like.... Could it be because someone smuggled goods to our Suzhou? Could it be that someone didn't have time to release the news?" Governor Liu suddenly burst out with a sharp gaze, staring at Yuan Tongju.

Yuan Tongju's already trembling body trembled more and more, and the sweat on his forehead kept falling.

"Brother Yuan, is it so hot? You sweat so much, do you want us to talk in the shade?" Liu Xinxing quipped.

"This doesn't have to be, I'm standing here fine, so I don't have to go in the shade. ”

The two of them just stood on the edge of the dock.

But the scene is quite funny. One person is wearing a cotton jacket, but the other is constantly sweating on the ground, but his clothes are already soaked.

Liu Xinxing was waiting for this Yuan Tongju to speak, and Yuan Tongju was also thinking about what he would say.

Who will be found guilty this time? Smuggling goods is a serious crime, but there are indeed quite a few people involved, and I have only participated in a small part, but how did Liu Xinxing find out about this? It has been three years, and he has not investigated in detail once, so why did he suffer one after another this time? Thinking about it, he suddenly thought of a very terrifying question.

With a "plop", the big fat man fell to his knees at once, and the ground felt tremble.

And Liu Xinxing accepted it calmly, and he didn't even be polite.

However, the words were still disguised: "Brother Yuan, what are you doing here? Since ancient times, there have only been those who kneel to the sky and kneel to their parents, what is the matter if you kneel to me? I can't afford it, you get up quickly." ”

The fat man actually began to cry on his knees, sobbing: "Liu... Brother Liu, blame me, blame me for being greedy for a while, and those brothers in the city did not resist the temptation and were greedy for some money. Tomorrow.. No, no, just today, wait until I go back and give you all the money, and you can use it to buy something good. On weekdays, you are also fortunate, and you are heartbroken for the people of Suzhou. As he spoke, he hugged Liu Xinxing's thigh.

Liu Xinxing didn't know why, and suddenly admired this fat man.

is indeed the material of being an official, this cheek, if you don't mix it with a book, it will be a bit condescending.

"Give it to me, don't you know my evaluation?" Liu Xinxing suddenly looked at Yuan Xiuyuan with a playful expression.

"Yes, yes, yes, I deserve to die, I deserve to die, I will distribute this money to the granary today, in your name, so that the poor people in our city can eat some good food, I... I.. I'll do it!" he said, standing up again.

"Did I tell you to get up?" Liu Xinxing suddenly increased his voice.

After hearing this, the short and fat man knelt down again, and was about to cry again when he was interrupted by Liu Xinxing.

"Okay, you fat man is quite thick-skinned, I was originally four or five years younger than you, I don't know where you got your cheeky mouth and Brother Liu. Even kneeling down at me, shame on you?"

"No shame, no shame, it's my blessing to be able to kneel Brother Liu. The fat man actually laughed.

Liu Xinxing saw that the fire was almost over, so he said: "I knew about the smuggling three years ago. ”

"Not only do I know, I know exactly which of you are involved, how much money each is taking, and who is sharing the money with those people outside. I know it all. ”

"I didn't want to talk about it before, and I didn't want to mention it, because I thought that you could restrain yourself, and I think you understand the truth that you can accept it when you see it. But after these three years, I see that you still haven't stopped at all. ”

Liu Xinxing stretched out another finger and pointed at the short and fat man in front of him, and said softly: "Do you think I don't know the reason why you came to me this time? Isn't it just affecting your business, I said Yuan Xiuyuan, Yuan Xiuyuan, use your brain!"

"Why did I say some time ago that I was sick, and you would take care of the specific affairs. It's been three years, when have I said this? Although I often wear a padded jacket, am I too poor to handle official duties?"

"I really treat you as my own person to say these heartfelt words to you today, I don't want you to be like this after today, you know?"

At that moment, the already smart Humpty Dumpty man suddenly understood a lot.

"I would like to say one last thing, during this time, strictly manage Gusuzhou and don't make mistakes. ”

"Gu Suzhou, it's really not peaceful. ”

"I, Liu Xinxing, still want to collect a whole corpse for you. As for whether you want it or not, it's up to you to create it yourself. ”

"I really think of you as someone you can befriend, although there are some minor problems. ”

The short and fat man was startled and knelt down again.

It's just that this time he knelt down in despair, and didn't face the others.

He looked up, just about to say something to Liu Xinxing.

only to find that the person had long since disappeared.

Can I make friends? I, Yuan Xiuyuan, deserve you this?

From today onwards, I, Yuan Xiuyuan, swear allegiance to Liu Xinxing.