The shape of this bag is peculiar, and the fabric used is by no means from the Central Plains, and the bag is bulging, and I don't know what it contains. What especially attracted Yang Jingxuan's attention was the small red pattern pasted on the backpack, five yellow five-pointed stars in the upper left corner, one large and four small, and the four small stars surrounded the big star like the stars and the moon. Somehow, looking at this red pattern, she unconsciously felt a sense of closeness in her heart.

was out of his mind, only to hear the disciple shouting loudly: "Yuan Zhutou, I'm here." Yang Jingxuan looked into the distance when she heard the sound, and saw a carriage parked at the fork in front of her, and a man in official uniform next to him was carrying a sack on his shoulder, walking towards the overgrown path.

When the man heard the call, he looked back, he was stunned at first, and then his face was full of joy, and he ran up to meet him: "Master Pi! Yang Jingxuan heard the name in his mouth, and glanced at the disciple in surprise, Lord Pi? This guy is from the government?

"Lord Pi, the little one is sorry for you!" The man called Yuan Zhutou ran to the front, and was about to kneel down and kowtow while speaking, Pi Yang lifted him up and scolded with a smile: "What is wrong with Yuan Zhutou being addicted to patting?" You are not allowed to do this in front of me in the future! ”

"Yes, yes." Yuan Zhutou wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled, and looked at the other six people: "Lord Pi, I don't know who these are?" ”

"Oh, let me introduce you," Pi Yang pointed at Yang Jingxuan: "This is the colleague I mentioned to you earlier, it is the promotion of Yanei, she received a letter at noon today, and heard about Qi Yunzhai's secret purchase of firearms, but felt that the matter was serious, and she hurried to discuss countermeasures in the afternoon." ”

Yuan Zhutou has a unique vision, although this Yang Tiju is dressed as a man, but his posture is upright, his face is resolute, and there is a heroic spirit between his eyebrows.

"Oops, it turned out to be Lord Tiju!" Yuan Zhutou looked solemn, and knelt on the ground with a stroke of the hem: "Lift the adult, the small one is for you..."

"What I just said, don't do this! Get up! ”

Yuan Zhutou hurriedly got up from the ground, glanced at the two adults secretly, and said tremblingly: "Lord Pi, remember the little one!" ”

Yang Jingxuan had been in a state of confusion, she looked at Deng Disciple with inquiring eyes, eager to know what medicine this guy was selling in his gourd. Pi Yang ignored it, pointed to the five Khitans, and said to Yuan Zhutou: "These are Khitans, I bought them." ”

"Khitans?" Yuan Zhutou's face froze, he glanced at a few Khitans, and said cautiously: "Badong Xiaoyu, few outsiders set foot here, where did Lord Pi buy these..." These Fannu"

Seeing that he looked confused, Pi Yang snorted coldly: "What do you say? ”

"Small, small don't know."

Yang Jingxuan suddenly interjected: "You said that you are a slave, how can you not know?" As soon as she remembered what she had seen and heard within the walls, the miserable cries of the women sounded in her ears, and her eyes were blood-red. Yuan Zhutou raised his eyes and looked at Lord Tiju, trembling all over, swallowed and said:

"The small one heard that someone in Gangou Village is selling slaves privately, the specific situation, the small one... Little is also known about the small ones. ”

Yang Jingxuan snorted: "Gangou Village is only twenty miles away from the county seat, and the black market dealers are so blatant, privately building city walls, buying and selling weapons, slaves, horses, and exchanging official silver, which is like committing crimes under the nose of the government. ”

Yuan Zhutou knelt on the ground and shouted that he was wronged: "Raise the big man Mingjian, the small one does know about the existence of the black market, but the small one has no interest in them!" ”

"Really?" Yang Jingxuan raised her eyebrows: "There is no entanglement of interests, why don't you clean it up?" ”

Yuan Zhutou hurriedly replied: "The black market has been in operation for more than ten years, and the little one who first entered the yamen in the past mentioned this matter to the then magistrate of the county, Lord Qian, but Lord Qian was secretive about it, and bluntly said that he didn't need to pay attention to it, so as not to get into trouble, and the next few magistrates were like this. Don't hide it from the two adults, it wasn't until two months ago that I learned from the mouth of the acting magistrate that the black market not only exists in the boundary of returning to the hometown, but all over the state, and the forces behind these black markets are strong, and the interests are intricately intertwined, and it is said that it also involves the imperial court officials in the capital and Kyoto, and the small one has the heart to take people, and he doesn't have the courage to offend the forces behind them. ”

Yang Jingxuan was shocked when he heard this, it has only been 40 years since the establishment of the country, and the central government and local officials are so corrupt? She couldn't help but look at Deng's disciple, only to see that he looked indifferent, like a court official.

However, he couldn't believe the words of this little official, Yang Jingxuan's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Who is the acting magistrate you are talking about?" ”

"Cheng Qingyuan, a person from Jiangling, before Lord Kou arrived, he was transferred to Lixian County." Yuan Zhutou replied. Pi Yang stepped forward to help him up: "Hearing you say this, I really can't blame you entirely, the responsibility lies with the chief officer-Master Cheng has not told you about it, and who are the specific officials involved?" Yang Jingxuan also stared at Yuan Zhutou fixedly, waiting for him to answer.

Yuan Zhutou thanked him first, wiped his sweat with his sleeve and replied: "Before Lord Cheng became the acting magistrate of the county, he was just an eight-grade small official, and he knew very little, even if he knew which adults were involved, he would never say that he knew about the villain." ”

Pi Yang nodded, this is true. He paused, and suddenly asked, "Does Master Kou know about the existence of the black market?" ”

Yuan Zhutou shook his head: "Lord Kou has just arrived in office, and there are still many urgent affairs to deal with, and there are many villages and towns under his jurisdiction, so he can't take care of Gangou Village for a while. ”

Pi Yang dusted his eyebrows, no longer took the stubble, and was about to tell everyone to do the right thing, but he saw Yuan Zhutou looking embarrassed, and he stopped talking. Pi Yang sighed, straightened his face and said, "If you have something to say, just say it!" ”

Yuan Zhutou glanced at Yang Jingxuan, and said hesitantly: "Pi, Lord Pi, someone beat the bridge guard at the Surabaya Bridge today, and after listening to the physical characteristics described by the person who reported to the official, how do I think the thief is a little similar.... Like...."

"Like me, isn't it?" Pi Yang said with a smile. When Yuan Zhutou saw the expression on his face, he chuckled in his heart, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that you are really an adult?" ”

Pi Yang nodded, and said generously: "It's me!" ”

Yuan Zhutou suddenly became anxious: "Ouch, my Lord Pi, do you know who you are fighting today?" ”

Pi Yang waved his hand and said disdainfully: "Isn't it the nephew of the prefect?" ”