Four months ago, in the house of Mianying, Zhizhou, Deyang, Sichuan, a strange guest suddenly came. The man hurriedly asked to see him, his face full of anxiety. Helplessly, he refused to come up with anything that could prove his identity, so he was blocked by the officials, but he refused to leave. Seeing that it was getting late, the strange man suddenly had a ruthless face, grabbed the drum on the side, and wanted to beat the drum directly, intending to alarm Zhizhou.

Because Mianying did not have a family to accompany her, and she did not want to publicize it, although she lived in the yamen, her life was extremely simple, but she was really a lot of people. In order to facilitate contact, Feng Wuxian arranged more than a dozen attendants for Mianying, which made the newly appointed Zhizhou smile bitterly. Three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver, he brought so many people with him as soon as he took office, and in the eyes of outsiders, he didn't know what kind of corrupt officials he had become.

was promoted from a county order to Zhizhou, and Mianying's career was quite smooth. In order to put aside the relationship with the Yue family, Feng Wuxian gave him another surname - Wei. Although this Lord Wei has no other hobbies, he is extremely serious, so not long after the new official took office, the errand officers in the yamen were combed hard. Although there were unconvinced people who wanted to secretly stumble on him, those people didn't expect that there were masters around a small Zhizhou, and the next day the initiator was punished with fifty boards, plus a flail for half a month. After suffering all this hardship, now the yamen is forbidden by order up and down, and no one dares to be lazy at will, so no one dares to let the strange guest in.

On this day, Mianying's personal servant Wei Qiang happened to be not on duty, and when he walked to the door at will, he heard the scolding of the messenger, and his face couldn't help but be stunned. It stands to reason that their own masters have rectified it like this, how can those errand soldiers dare to act recklessly? Just as he was at his strange moment, he heard a loud drumming sound, which made him startled. Rushing out the door, Wei Qiang found that several servants were desperately trying to snatch the drum from a man's hand, and the strange man was beating the drum regardless of it, as if he had an iron heart.

"Stop!" Wei Qiang shouted, and several messengers knew that he was the person next to the master, and immediately surrounded him and told them what had happened one by one. The man paid no attention to the others, and still beat the drum with all his might, with a little bit of a vow not to give up until he achieved his goal. Wei Qiang saw that he couldn't persuade the man, so he ran directly to the ya, this kind of tricky matter, it is better to ask the master to come forward.

As soon as she heard someone beating the drum, Wei Mianying didn't dare to slack off, and after she was promoted to the court, she brought the middle-aged man who was beating the drum to the public court. Unexpectedly, the man openly stood up and did not kneel, and also signaled that he had something important to say to Mianying alone, this strange request surprised everyone. After looking at the man carefully, to the surprise of others, Mianying actually agreed to his request and dismissed the idlers and others.

"Master Wei, I am entrusted by someone to transfer this letter to you." The middle-aged man neatly ripped off his clothes, took out a letter from it, and respectfully presented it with both hands, "I went out of Chengdu overnight and escaped several groups of searchers, so I was fortunate not to be dishonored." It's a pity that the person who entrusted me to deliver the letter may have fallen into the hands of the government, alas! ”

Mianying was confused by his words, but she still sensed that something was wrong. This person went straight to him, but he didn't know anyone in Sichuan, how could someone entrust him with any important letters? He scrutinized the sad-faced man, trying to find out where he came from, but to no avail, he gritted his teeth and opened the letter sealed with thick fire paint. It was nothing but an account book and a thin piece of paper. Mianying first glanced at the few pieces of paper, then opened the account book, and after only a few glances, he was so shocked that he almost collapsed in his seat.

What the role of Sichuan Governor Tai Yitong is, he knows very well in his heart, not to mention that other officials are vaguely involved in the account books. Thinking of his situation at this time, he had to secretly scold others for their troubles. Glancing at the man coldly, Mianying quickly made a decision, only to hear him shout loudly: "Wei Qiang, go to the backyard and invite Mr. Feng and Mr. Zhi to the study!" ”

Outside the door immediately agreed, Mianying said to the man in front of him: "Whether your Excellency is entrusted or not, you have brought great trouble. If you're smart, make up a reason to drum up and complain, and then if someone comes to investigate, you'll be fooled. Otherwise, no matter how much heart the official has, he won't be able to protect you! ”

The man was stunned for a moment, and then nodded emphatically, he is not a person who does not know the seriousness, otherwise he would not have taken on such a dangerous task, and he would have escaped from the dangerous situation. didn't wait for this Lord Zhizhou to say anything, he even made up a perfect story like a cannon, Mianying listened to it again, and added a few details, and then ordered the messenger outside the door to take him under the guard.

In the study, Mianying almost finished writing a fold as quickly as possible, dividing the account book into two halves, sealing half of the account book and the fold together with fire paint, and then asked the two people next to her to submit it to the capital. The two people known as Mr. Bong and Mr. Nao were masters who Feng Wuxian found out of nowhere, and he told him to use them with confidence, so he directly entrusted this important matter to the two of them. For the sake of insurance, he even told them not to use the horses of the government office, but to find two horses at random first, and then use stagecoaches when they left Sichuan, so as to reach the capital as quickly as possible.

After the two of them gave a salute and left, Mianying carefully sealed the second half of the account book into a small box, summoned a confidant, whispered a few words and handed the box to him, and then hurriedly sent him away. Although it was only a cursory glance, because she had taken care of many accounts when she was in the Yue family before, Mianying had already seen the mystery in the account book, and the second half of the book was not very important to the emperor, but it was not trivial for her master.

With Mianying's ingenuity, he naturally knew that the current situation in Sichuan was unclear, so he had to look at the contents of the account books and pieces of paper, so he had to be more attentive and ordered the little guy to go directly to the Yue family business in the city to hide, and then send it to the capital through Fujian after the wind and waves were calm. In the past few years, the Yue family has taken advantage of the help of Feng Wuxian and the support of a Fujian concubine, so they have gradually expanded their business to the mainland. Feng Wuxian often sent people to persuade them not to act in a hurry, so they did not have major conflicts with the big merchants in various places. As long as it belongs to the forces on the Xiao family's side, they will always give the Yue family a little thin noodles, so that their business will be better than the Luo family. There are many merchants in Sichuan, but the government is still polite to the Yue family, and no one should come to search.

The two groups of people in this side of the box had just left, and a group of people with murderous faces broke into the yamen, led by arrogant faces, and commanded the messenger to let Zhizhou come to see him. Seeing that the situation was not good, several messengers immediately went to inform Mianying, and they were all worried. Mianying was prepared, and she didn't wear an official uniform, she just walked out in an ordinary uniform, but she was glad in her heart that she knew the opportunity, if she was a step late, maybe it would be difficult to fool the past.

"Who wants to see this official?" Mianying first observed those people in the dark for a while, and then walked out calmly.

The big man led by him glanced at Mianying with disdain, and then said proudly: "On the order of Lord Tai, the governor of Tai, I searched for a man, who was originally a relative of the adult's family, and he refused to obey the control, and actually absconded with important account books. Please immediately send an order to the whole city to arrest people! If you misunderstand Lord Tai's business, you can't afford to be guilty! ”

Mianying couldn't help frowning, "Your Excellency said this strangely, even if Lord Tai loses something in his family, it is enough to send an official document to order the subordinate states and counties to assist in the investigation, so can he use such a teacher?" Besides, since Your Excellency said that it was a decree of the Lord of Thailand, can there be a document or a waist card to confirm it? ”

The big man was furious when he heard this, rushed forward in three or two steps, grabbed Mianying's collar, and said fiercely: "You are just a petty official from the fifth grade, and you dare to doubt the life of Lord Tai, do you not want to stay in Sichuan any longer?" I'm telling you, it's polite to talk to you, I'm a confidant of Lord Tai, if you really make a mistake, you can't eat and go around! ”

There was a hint of strangeness in Mianying's eyes, obviously he was already angry, he ignored the fierce and vicious expression of the big man, and shouted loudly: "Where is the red side!" I saw a figure running by, punching the big man hard, and then saving Mianying.

The big man couldn't dodge for a while, and he was punched firmly, retreated several steps, and fell to the ground in despair. Seeing that he had suffered a loss, he was about to call his subordinates to vent, but he heard Mianying coldly throw out a sentence: "If this official hadn't seen it in the face of Lord Tai, he would never have been so polite to you." Don't think that if you are a person from the Thai Mansion, you can not keep up and down, even the Lord Tai is polite when he sees the official, what kind of thing are you! After that, he instructed the officer, "Pass on the order of the official, strictly investigate the suspicious people in the inn and restaurant, and if you get anything, take it down immediately and send it back to the yamen!" ”

Dahan was stunned for a while, and then saved the master's instructions before leaving, and a cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead, why did he forget that this was Deyang? I heard that this Zhizhou is a close confidant of the Seventh Prince, and he is also in the same camp as his own master, if it weren't for the support of someone behind him, he wouldn't have been promoted so quickly, and he was really blind today. Helplessly, he had already offended others, so he could only get up with difficulty, and then bowed respectfully, and then apologized: "The little one who has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, offended the adults, and please look at the adults in my family, don't be surprised." ”

The people behind him couldn't help but be stunned when they saw that the leader who had always been domineering suddenly became so humble, and a few troublesome even secretly muttered about what evil the official had done, but the leader's next words solved their doubts.

The head Tai and Mianying were still silent, so they had to stammered in a low voice, "The little one just heard Tai mention it before, saying that you are a young talent, but I haven't had the opportunity to see it, and I didn't expect to be ugly today." I hope that there are a lot of adults, don't worry about the small ones who don't know the general. ”