After Li Guangtai arrived in Guangzhou, he wanted to behead all the criminal officials of the city without saying a word, but he was stopped by Han Xiao.

"Lord Li, although these criminals have confessed to their crimes, their accounts still do not match. The meaning of the following officials has to be traced again. ”

"How many numbers don't match?" Li Guangtai had just arrived in Guangzhou, and he had not yet gone through the accounts in detail, so he did not know about it.

Han Xiao replied, "There are about five million taels of silver, and the number is not matched. ”

"So much?" Li Guangtai was slightly surprised, and then reacted, and asked Han Xiao in a low voice, "Does Commander Han have any suspicions?" ”

"Yes, yes, but the lower officials don't have the slightest evidence!" Han Xiao replied.

"Who?" Li Guangtai's eyes narrowed, and then asked.

"Tyne, the governor of Guangdong!"

The name of Han Xiaobao surprised Li Guangtai very much.

Because according to Li Guangtai's understanding, although Tai En is not a loyal person, he is also a person who is a person who serves Sister Lian, how could he be involved in this matter, so he asked: "Is Commander Han mistaken?" ”

Before becoming the governor of Guangdong, Taien successively served as the commander of Liyang County, the prefect of Chenzhou, and the political envoy of Jinzhongbu.

During his tenure, Tyne's official reputation was still very good, so he was recommended by the Ministry of Officials to be appointed as the governor of Guangdong.

Han Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "Xia Guan also hopes that he has made a mistake, although there is no direct evidence to prove it, but Xia Guan faintly feels in his heart that the matter between Tai En and the City Bo Division is inseparable." ”

According to the investigation of the lower officials, in the past three years, the tax evasion of thirteen merchants has reached more than 10 million taels of silver. And among them, the officials of the city department only received a total of three million taels of silver, don't Lord Li think it's strange? ”

"If the officials of the city department are the masterminds, shouldn't the city department take the big head? Why did the city only take three million taels of silver? On the contrary, the merchants of the thirteen lines took the rest of the head, which is very unreasonable. ”

"What's more, when I first came to Guangzhou, the lower official ordered the closure of the city and the dock, and the first to jump out to oppose it was Tyne.

As the governor of Guangdong, it is impossible for Tai En not to know the news that His Majesty sent officials to Guangzhou to investigate the news of the city's shipping division, after all, the officials of the Guangzhou shipping department know about it, and it makes no sense that he, the governor of Guangdong, does not know anything about it. ”

"What's more, there was a collusion between officials and businessmen in the Guangzhou Bo Division, and it had been so long, that he, the governor, really didn't know anything about it?

Or is it that he knew all this, but he pretended to turn a blind eye.

But why did he turn a blind eye to the affairs of the city? This incident and one incident after another made the lower officials have to suspect the governor of Guangdong. ”

Han Xiao told Lee Kwang-tae about his doubts and his reaction to Taeun these days.

After listening, Li Guangtai was silent for a long time before he spoke: "In this way, the old man has been in Guangzhou for two days, and he has not yet visited Guotaien, so I will go to the governor's yamen to see him tomorrow." ”

Although Han Xiao's suspicions are well-founded, Li Guangtai still doesn't believe that Tain will be involved in the affairs of the city. After all, Li Guangtai and Tai En are the same science and technology scholars, and although the relationship is not very familiar, they are usually connected by market letters.

So for Tyne's temperament, Li Guangtai still needs to know a little more.

Han Xiao has no opinion.

In the evening of the same day, Tyne, the governor of Guangdong, who had returned home, received an invitation from Li Guangtai.

After being silent for a long time, Tyne muttered, "This Li Guangtai, what does it mean to have a banquet at this time?" ”

After receiving Li Guangtai's invitation, Tai En seemed a little hesitant, because according to Li Guangtai's temperament, he would not do such a thing at all.

However, Li Guangtai's invitation has already been sent, and Li Guangtai is still the status of the minister, so Tai En still decides to meet Li Guangtai, a friend of the same year.

The point is that Tyne feels that he has not done anything corrupt and perverted the law, and he has always been very strict with his family, so he will not worry about Li Guangtai's banquet for any other purpose.

The next day, after handling official business at the governor's yamen, Tyne came to the restaurant where Li Guangtai held a banquet.

Li Guangtai had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Taeun arrive, he hurriedly welcomed him into the private room on the second floor.

The private room was empty, except for a table of wine and food that had been prepared a long time ago, and there were only the two of them.

Sitting, drinking, talking about old things.

Unconsciously, both of them were a little drunk.

At this time, Li Guangtai looked directly at this Tai En and asked, "Brother Tai Eun, Brother Fool asks you, are you involved in the affairs of the City Division?" ”

Tai En said "It's finally here", and the Queen Mother met Li Guangtai's eyes and said with a smile: "If I say that I am not involved in this case, I don't know if Brother Li believes it?" ”

Seeing Tai'en's calm expression, Li Guangtai sighed and said, "I want to believe in Brother Tai's character." But now Jinyiwei has direct evidence that Brother Tyne is deeply involved in this case. ”

"Oh?" Tyne smiled lightly, his expression not showing the slightest panic, "How did I not know that I was involved in this case?"

If Brother Li has direct evidence that I am involved in this case, he can directly report to His Majesty and arrest me and take me to prison. ”

"But since you weren't involved in this case, why did you stop Jinyiwei from handling the case in the first place?"

"Block?" Tyne laughed and said, "Without saying hello to me, the Jinyi Guard surrounded the entire city and blocked the docks, causing panic in the entire city of Guangzhou. Brother Li, you say, you are in my position, what should you do? ”

Tyne's words were reasonable, and Li Guangtai didn't want to ask too many questions for a while.

But in his heart, Li Guangtai faintly believed Han Xiao's words: The Guangdong governor in front of him must be inseparable from the case of the city department.

And Tyne also knew in his heart that tonight's banquet was Li Guangtai's testing of himself. Although he said so much, it is obvious that Li Guangtai did not believe himself.

For a moment, the two people at the wine table fell silent.

It wasn't until the food was all cold that Tyne got up to say goodbye to Lee Kwang-tae.

After getting out of the restaurant and looking up at the starless night, Tyne sighed, "It's going to be windy!" ”

After saying that, Tyne left without looking back,

As for Li Guangtai, he was still in the private room on the second floor, watching Tyne's every move outside the restaurant through the window.

It wasn't until Tyne's figure disappeared that Li Guangtai got up and walked out of the restaurant.

As soon as he returned to the courtyard where he was resting, Li Guangtai saw Han Xiao waiting in the living room.

Seeing Li Guangtai returning, Han Xiao hurriedly got up and asked, "Master Li, what did you ask?" ”

Li Guangtai just shook his head silently......