After entering the wax moon, the flavor of the New Year in a small border county like Guangling has also quickly become stronger.

At this time, it is not compared to the later generations, it is always necessary to look like the appearance of the New Year after the twenties of the lunar month, although it is only the seventh day of the lunar month, there are many vendors on the street who need to use all kinds of commodities during the New Year's Festival, and the shouts are one after another, so it is not lively.

The people have entered the state of the New Year's Festival, and the county government is also in general, from the officials to the miscellaneous servants, and the hearts of the people have floated, and the yamen every day is just a vain matter. In fact, there are not many things to do in this county on weekdays, especially in such a big winter, and there is nothing to do, so many people will go home when there is still an hour before they disperse.

On this day, You Chang, who was in charge of the case files in the yamen, was also as usual, and after seeing that nothing happened, he locked the warehouse and wanted to go home to rest. As one of Zheng Dianshi's henchmen, his status in the county government is not low, and many people nodded to him all the way out.

Just when he came to the gate of the county office, he heard a greeting from behind: "Brother You, please stay." ”

Because the voice was somewhat familiar, You Chang stopped and turned to look, only to see Lin Lie limping over. He has a good impression of this person, not only because he has some skills, but also because he is very low-key, and he never mixes with the struggle between the two forces of the county and the government.

It is precisely because of Lin Lie's ability and the respect of many servants in the yamen that he has also become the person Zheng Fu wants to win over recently. Seeing that he suddenly came over to talk to him, it made You Chang feel a little happy in his heart, this may be an opportunity.

"What does Lin Zhutou have to teach you?" Nodding at the other party, You Chang asked casually.

"I want to invite Brother You to have a drink today, I wonder if you can enjoy it?" As he spoke, Lin Lie lowered his voice again: "I have always heard that the Drunken Pavilion is a good place to go, and the junior brother really wants to go and see it." ”

As soon as he heard that there was wine to drink, and it was a good place to go to the Drunken Pavilion, You Chang's eyes lit up: "You should be accompanied." But......" he glanced at the other party with some hesitation, "the expenses there are not small. ”

"But don't worry, you just got a reward from the county order, which is enough to spend one night in the Drunken Pavilion." Lin Lie patted his chest as he spoke, and sure enough, there was a clanging sound from inside.

Seeing this, You Chang was even more overjoyed: "Then it will be cheaper to catch the head of Lin." ”

"How dare you, Brother You can appreciate this face is enough to flatter me." Lin Lie hurriedly said modestly.

Seeing his attitude, the smile on You Chang's face became more and more prosperous, and he walked out of the county government gate side by side with Lin Lie and walked towards the Drunken Pavilion on the other side.

This drunken pavilion is actually not very good in other states and counties, and it can only be regarded as a low-end green building. But in this Guangling County, it is unique. Although there are some private prostitutes in the city, both the quality of women and the environment are far inferior to such a three-story building and the warblers and swallows inside.

As long as there are men with some status in the county, they all like to come here for recreation, and as a veteran of the wine and party, You Chang is naturally very familiar with this. It's just that because the cost here is really not small, he doesn't dare to come too much, this time someone is willing to treat, of course he won't let it go.

The two quickly found a private room in the building, ordered a few powdery heads with a bit of style, and went back and forth on the wine table.

You Chang, who was a good winemaker, only had a few glasses of wine, and he was a little flustered, and his speech began to become casual: "Lin Zhutou, how did you get the money today?" Why will our county magistrate reward you with money? ”

"Isn't it a few days ago that Han Si and I went out of the city to look for adults, and finally took him back to the county office. It is because of this credit that the county magistrate has been very grateful to me recently, not only invited me to thank him several times, but also rewarded me with a bag of money. Lin Lie hurriedly explained, and by the way, he also mentioned the matter of meeting Lu Zhen in private before. This is naturally just in case, so as to save some people any suspicion about it.

"It seems that our county magistrate actually still has some ideas, he is trying to win you over." After You Chang drank too much, he had a lot less worries.

In this regard, Lin Lie didn't dare to answer, but just smiled a little awkwardly. Then he filled the other party with a glass of wine and used the wine to gag his mouth.

However, after the wine was drunk, You Chang had fewer doors: "I'm afraid it's not just for the sake of drinking that you invited me to drink today, right?" ”

Hearing this, Lin Lie's heart couldn't help but tighten, could it be that this guy was really shrewd to the point where he could see his thoughts? Fortunately, You Chang's subsequent words made him calm down: "Don't you want to borrow me to show favor to Zheng Dianshi?" ”

Seeing that the other party had this judgment, Lin Lie simply made a mistake: "I really can't hide Brother You's eyes from this careful thinking, now the county government has the most power in Zheng Dianshi, and I naturally hope to do things for Zheng Dianshi." ”

"Don't worry, I can still say a few words from Zheng Dianshi, and I will say a few kind words for you then." After drinking another glass of wine, You Chang's tongue was a little bigger, so he patted his chest and promised.

In this regard, Lin Lie hurriedly thanked him perfunctorily. The person on the other side was even more proud when he saw this, not only poured a few cups in a row, but also laughed with the two fans around him, and after a while, the person was already a little confused.

Seeing the opportunity, Lin Lie hurriedly raised his wine glass again, pretending to continue toasting with him, but he pretended to be drunk too, and with a shake of his hand, he spilled a large glass of wine on You Chang's body. He quickly pretended to be frightened, stood up and wiped the wine on his body for the other party, and apologized from time to time.

You Chang didn't take this accident to heart, just smiled and said it was okay, but he still took off his clothes as Lin Lie said. When he unfastened his belt, Lin Lie had already seen the string of keys hanging on his waist, so he quickly put the keys into his sleeve while everyone was busy wiping his body. All this was done very secretly, and none of the people present noticed it.

After getting the key in his hand, Lin Lie accompanied You Chang to drink a few more glasses, and after the other party was completely drunk, he let the two fans wait here to sleep, and he left the private room with some staggering steps. Although he drank a lot of alcohol and deliberately avoided it, he still drank a lot, and now his head is a little dizzy.

However, at the time of the meeting, Lin Lie's drunkenness was quickly dissipated by surprise and pain. This meal of flower wine actually cost 723 yuan, which is enough to pay him two or three months' salary, you must know that he only has an income of 300 yuan per month.

But time doesn't allow him to think about it, it's nearly two days now, and there are still important things waiting for him. After leaving the Drunken Pavilion, Lin Lie hurriedly walked back to the county office, although his feet were still one high and one low, but his speed was much faster than ordinary people.

At this time, the door of the county government had already been tightly closed, but this could not be difficult for Lin Lie. The wall, which was less than two people high, he only pressed and jumped, and then he touched it like a thief, and soon found Lu Jin, who was waiting.

Lu Zhen was also waiting a little anxiously at the moment, after all, he was still young, and he was a little uncontrollable. Left and right waited for Lin Lie to come back, they were afraid that something would happen to him. It wasn't until he smiled and handed over the key that he sighed softly: "There is Lau Lin catching his head." ”

"Don't dare, if it weren't for the fact that adults were willing to pay so much money, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly." Lin Lie naturally didn't dare to take credit, and as he spoke, he took out the remaining two hundred or so copper coins, and now he felt a little pain.

Lu Zhen pushed his hand and didn't take back the money bag: "These should be your rewards." ”

"This ...... How to make it? Lin Lie immediately shook his head and said, "The little gang adults are not for this. ”

"I know, but after all, you have a role in this matter, and I have nothing to repay you now, so I can only give you some money." Lu Zhen seemed very persistent. In desperation, Lin Lie could only accept it, and at the same time, he also took a few glances at this county magistrate, this person's methods are really clever.

"Let's go, let's go to the storeroom and see if there's anything that works." Lu Zhen didn't dare to delay, so he rushed to the warehouse with Lin Lie.

Although this You Chang is greedy and lustful, he also has a hand in doing things, no wonder he can get Zheng Fu's respect. After entering the warehouse and seeing the files inside, Lu Zhen unconsciously made a judgment in his heart.

In this not too big warehouse, there are no less than 1,000 copies of the closed case files of previous years, everything is so orderly, with a light and candle, you can find a certain case according to the year and the different circumstances of the case.

Although the power of the county order has long been taken away by the subordinates, the rules of the county yamen have not been abolished. At least these records have been kept all the time, because maybe at any time the boss yamen will send relevant officials to inquire, and if there is a shortage, the county order and the canonical history and other officials will have to eat and hang.

But now this approach is cheaper for Lu Jin, allowing him to find out what he wants faster.

After making this decision, Lu Zhen has already made up his mind, and what he is looking for this time is the kind of case that has just been closed for a year or two, the case is not small, and anyone can see at a glance that there is a greasy case.

So after entering the storeroom, he went straight to the bookshelf of the last two years, and then took the candlestick in one hand and pulled out a file in the other, and after a few quick glances, he put back the undesirable ones.

With just one cup of tea, he had already read more than 30 files, and Lin Lie beside him was a little dumbfounded by this performance: "Who is the scholar who has passed the Jinshi examination, if I want to be early, I won't be able to read these ...... even if I have a month."

At this time, Lu Jin's hand finally stopped, and his eyes fell on another dossier: "That's it!" ”