Qi County, Li Yan's house.

After nightfall, Li Mu took back the report that Lu Xiru sent to Kaifeng, not only for the governor Li Xianfeng, but also for the governor of the imperial history.

Gao Mingheng can be regarded as a big thing, from June to August, after inspecting all parts of Henan, he wrote to the emperor and exposed the four murderers in Henan. They are all wealthy village eunuchs, former high-ranking officials who coerce county orders, and inferior gentry who take away people's land and property. Chongzhen personally ordered that these three people (one of whom had died in prison) be arrested and interrogated in the capital, so Gao Mingheng's daimyo was feared by everyone in Henan officialdom.

"Fourth brother, it's all taken care of." Li Mu put the two folds on the table and said.

Li Yan picked one up and looked at it, and ordered, "You sit down for a while, and I'll let the kitchen cook for you." ”

After that, he began to look at Lu Xiru's excerpts, which added fuel to the report of his bad deeds, what disrespected officials, beat officials, did not obey orders, and set up private tax items. None of this mattered, but he was surprised to say that Zhang Dianshi's death was the result of his collusion with thieves.

Although he knew that Lu Xiru must have no evidence, such a false accusation was actually very close to the truth of the matter, which really made him a little vigilant.

Li Yan put down the fold and said, "Give those yacha some rewards." Give more directly related to it, and give it to Erdou Xinmai. If there is nothing related, you have to give some, and give it to Wuhe. In this way, they can continue to help us keep an eye on the county government and avoid mistakes. ”

At this time, the food also came up, and Li Mu didn't care about talking, and began to gobble it up.

Li Yan put the fold in the charcoal basin, and watched all the folds burn to ashes before he returned to the table and sat down.

"Fourth brother," Li Mu swallowed the rice in his mouth and said, "You can't favor one over the other, I also have great merit." ”

Li Yan smiled and nodded: "You eat first, and I'll get you a reward." ”

"Okay, I'll finish eating when you get back." Li Mu chewed his meal and said vaguely.

Li Yan went to the treasury and found the utensils and golden statues that Li Mu had brought back from Zhang Dian's historian. He chose a set of gold wine vessels, wine jugs, wine glasses, all of which were made of gold, and the flowers and birds carved on them were all vivid. He put away this set of wine vessels and prepared to take them to Li Mou. But when he had finished packing, he stopped again, and put the vessel back in its place.

When Li Yan returned to the study, Li Mu had already finished eating. Seeing Li Yan come back empty-handed, he asked, "Fourth brother, what about my reward?" ”

Li Yan said with a smile: "I won't give it to you now, and I'll give it to you when the matter of Zhang Dianshi is forgotten." You also know Lu Xiru's excerpts, so we still have to be careful. "He was afraid that Li Mu would show it off, if it was known by the people of Zhang Dian's family, wouldn't it be a self-confession.

Li Mu said disappointedly: "It's really troublesome." Then put it here with the fourth brother first, and I'll ask the fourth brother for it later. ”

"You go back and rest, I'll keep those things for you first, you can't lose them." Li Yan said.

Li Mu suddenly said: "Fourth brother, Boss He of the Silk Village in the county town has a little daughter who wants to marry me. ”

"Whatever you want, as long as it's not fresh." Li Yan said indifferently.

Li Mu said happily: "You are much more enlightened than the second brother, the second brother has to ask me to ask my father." My dad is still in Shanxi, how can I ask? ”

Li Yan reminded: "But you have to know that even if it is your in-laws, the taxes he should pay cannot be less." If you make a mistake, there will be no shortage of boards. ”

"Fourth brother, don't worry," Li Mou said nonchalantly: "I have already told them this, and they are still willing." Now that it's all clear, if there is a problem, it's their fault. ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "It's good that you can understand." Go back and rest. ”

The next day, Li Yan sent Zhang Yi to call Qiu Niang back from the weaving workshop, and asked Zhang Yi to talk to the cloth workshop and ask Qiu Niang for a long vacation.

In less than half a day, Qiu Niang was called by Li Yan's manager, and the news of taking a long vacation spread throughout the cloth workshop. A few days later, everyone in the whole county knew that Li Yan had taken Qiu Niang into the house. The rumors are so evil, you say that the weather is good today, and then it may become a pork price increase, there is no reason to talk about it. Of course, that's all for later.

In the living room of Li Yan's house.

Li Yan instructed: "You don't have to go to the cloth workshop to work first, take care of Wu Niang at home, he is sick." ”

"No," Qiu Niang said suspiciously, "She was fine when I left this morning." ”

Li Yan said: "He should be a little uncomfortable, and he doesn't want to go to the doctor to see, it's convenient for you to take care of her after all." You just have to take care of her, you go wherever she goes, can you do it? ”

Qiu Niang sounded a little confused, she felt that Li Yan's instructions were a little weird, not like taking care of patients, but like monitoring prisoners.

"Childe, did Wu Niang make something wrong?" Qiu Niang asked suspiciously.

Li Yan waved his hand and ordered: "Don't think about it, you just need to take care of Wu Niang from time to time, and you don't need to ask about other things." ”

"Then, what if Wu Niang wants to come to Gongzi's place and go to the treasury?" Qiu Niang asked cautiously.

"Follow along." Li Yan said clearly.

Qiu Niang seemed to realize something, she blurted out: "I asked her not to tell anyone~"

Li Yan's eyes flashed coldly, stared at Qiu Niang, and asked, "You also saw it?" ”

Qiu Niang nodded with some fear and said, "I haven't told anyone, really, I won't do anything to be sorry for my son." ”

Li Yan stared at Qiu Niang for a long time before nodding and saying, "Well, I believe you." ”

"Gongzi Xie trusts." Qiu Niang was relieved at this time. She knows that people like Li Yan who do big things can sometimes be ruthless.

Li Yan instructed: "Remember, I asked you to take care of Wu Niang, not to let you keep an eye on the prisoners, do you understand what I mean?" ”

"Don't worry, Childe, Qiu Niang understands." Qiu Niang nodded and reassured.

Li Yan waved his hand and said, "Well, go ahead." ”

"Qiu Niang retired." Qiu Niang gave Li Yan a salute, and then carefully retreated.

When Qiu Niang left, Li Yan reluctantly leaned back on the chair to rest. He knew that Lu Xiru would use all kinds of means to make trouble for him, but he didn't expect that Wu Niang would also be disgusted by his approach. Wu Niang can write a lot of words now, if she writes a letter to Kaifeng one day and accidentally leaks this matter, then he will be in big trouble.

Although he had an unpleasant quarrel with Chen Yongfu, he took care of everything, so Chen Yongfu could only make a yin trick to retaliate. But if this matter is poked out, then Li Xianfeng and Gao Mingheng can mobilize officials and troops to encircle and suppress him openly, then he will be a little unbearable.

The county seat is easy to guard, but what about outside the county? And if he is surrounded, how many supplies can he have in his county? The formidable combat effectiveness of his troops was the result of a huge consumption of crossbow arrows, gunpowder, and lead bullets. If these supplies were missing, the combat effectiveness of his troops would have to be at least discounted.

It is not yet time to confront a large number of officers and soldiers head-on.