Since the prefect has arranged the errand, Lu Jin, as a subordinate, naturally has to do things well. So when he returned to his public house, he carefully looked at the relatively simple paper in his hand to see what clues could be seen between the lines.

At this time, Xie Yao, who had always had the foresight, brought a pot of tea to Lu Zhen with a tray, gently rested it on the case in front of him, and wanted to retreat without asking too much. It happened that Lu Zhen raised his head, and when he saw that it was him, he remembered a little: "Xie Yao, you go slowly, the official wants to ask you something." ”

"Your Excellency, please speak." Xie Yao hurriedly stood still, looking like he was listening.

"You are also surnamed Xie, can you have anything to do with the Xie family in Hangzhou City?" Lu Zhen picked up the teacup, took a sip of fragrant tea, and asked with a sipping of the taste.

Xie Yao was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The villain is the side branch of the Xie family, and it is precisely because of this relationship that I, a talented and famous person, can get such an errand in the government." ”

"I see." Lu Zhen nodded clearly, the relationship of people in any era is an extremely important asset. Generally speaking, the scribes who can be errand workers in the county government must also be people with talent and fame, as for those who can enter the government office, the identity requirements are higher, and this Xie Yao can make an exception naturally by relying on the Xie family's doorway.

He didn't mean to delve into this matter, so he changed the topic: "Then I'll ask you personally, who is Xie Yi in the Xie family?" This Xie Yi is the target of the Zhao family's key accusations, and he is the real defendant.

"He is the foreign affairs manager of the Xie family, and because he is the son of the family, he has the surname Xie. In terms of the status of the Xie family, it is much higher than the small side branch. Xie Yao immediately replied, and said it very carefully. The so-called family birth refers to the fact that his parents are slaves of the Xie family, and they were sold, so he has been a slave of the Xie family since he was born, and his body will always be branded with the mark of the Xie family. Because of this, the children of such a family will be especially important to the master's family in a family, because in a sense they are actually no different from the sons and nephews of the family.

"What is this person's nature? Can you still act calmly? Lu Zhen asked again. Since the person in front of him is a child of the Xie family, let's honestly and unceremoniously ask more related things.

"Although Steward Xie is not very old, he is the most old-fashioned, and almost no one will say that he is unfair. In addition, he is also very polite to outsiders, and he will not bully others because of the identity of the Xie family, and he is most respected. ”

"Oh? Do you think someone will come to the yamen to sue him? Lu Zhen replied noncommittally and asked again.

"It can't be!" Xie Yao blurted out, and then realized his gaffe, and hurriedly said: "Adult, forgive me, the little one really can't believe that Steward Xie will offend people so ruthlessly." ”

"Well, let's take a look at this." Lu Zhen pushed the paper in his hand over, and when the other party took it and browsed it, he continued: "Someone actually sued him into the prefect's yamen, and it was the Zhao family who sued him, but it was only for five acres of land, do you think this is strange?" ”

"This ...... How so? Xie Yao muttered in disbelief, if it weren't for the fact that he was holding a piece of paper in his hand, which was clearly written in black and white, he couldn't believe that such a thing would happen: "This plaintiff Zhao Xian is also the second manager of the Zhao family, and he is also famous in Hangzhou City. These two ...... It is also unbelievable that these two stewards would go to the government office to file a lawsuit for just five acres of land. ”

Lu Zhen continued to take two sips of tea, and then said, "Yes, this matter is really strange. If the person above is just a side branch of the two families, it will be fine, after all, although such a person has a backer, his life is better than that of ordinary people. But they are the stewards of two families, which is incomprehensible.

"Lord Shicai told me that this case must be handled carefully, because it is related to the face of his two families. But now that I think about it carefully, just for the five acres of land, the two stewards not only made a fuss, but also went to the government to fight a lawsuit, which in itself made them lose face. Once the word gets out, you say people out there will see them like that? ”

"This ......" Xie Yao is really hard to answer, after all, he is also a child of the Xie family, even if he is Lu Jin's subordinate, it is not good to speak ill of his family in front of outsiders.

Lu Zhen saw his embarrassment, so he waved his hand: "That's it, I'm not difficult for you, you have given me some hints, let's go down." ”

"Yes." Xie Yao hurriedly agreed, and then quietly retreated.

Lu Zhen took the paper again, read the contents on it again, and then said softly in a voice that only he could hear: "The Zhao family bought five acres of land outside the city at a price of five taels per mu, but then the Xie family took the lead and bought the five acres of land with forty taels, so they sued the Xie family to buy the land...... Nowadays, the land price in Hangzhou is only a little more than four taels per mu, which is still the price of fertile land in the city, but this land is outside the city, how can it be sold at such a high price? And it was bought by two companies, I'm afraid there must be a big mystery in this.

"And with the friendship that these two families have always had, it is absolutely impossible to alarm the government without authorization for a few dozen taels of land. What's going on here? It seems that it is necessary for me to go to the above-mentioned Da Li Zhuang in the west of the city. ”

After making up his mind, Lu Zhen stood up, took off his official uniform, changed into an ordinary scholar's attire, and then went out. However, he did not leave the government in a hurry, but came to the signing room of the Experience Division again, and said to Qian Manjiang, who was still busy: "Qian Experience, you go out with me." ”

"Huh?" Qian Manjiang looked up from the official document room in some astonishment, and when he saw that it was Lu Jin, he was stunned again: "It's still public time, and the lower officials can't leave." ”

"I'm also on business, you just go with me." Lu Zhen blinked and smiled: "Anyway, you can't finish the errand at hand in a day, so it's better to go out with me to change your mood." ”

"Okay, since Lu Tong sentenced you to give an order, the subordinate can only act according to his orders." Qian Manjiang smiled bitterly, then put down the brush in his hand, stood up, and came to Lu Jin.

"Let's go, I'm not familiar with this Hangzhou, so everything depends on you, Brother Qian." Lu Zhen smiled and said, "When I get outside later, you don't want to call me any more adults or general judges." ”

"Well said, Brother Lu." Qian Manjiang is also a free and easy person, and he changed his words when he heard this.

In this way, two young men dressed in ordinary scholarly clothes walked out of the gate of the mansion, and under the protection of Lin Lie and Zhu Chang, who followed later, they went straight to the direction of Qiantang Gate in the west under the scorching sun on their heads, and Qian Manjiang did not ask Lu Zhen what he was doing.

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When Lu Zhen and the others went out, in the Tongzhi Mansion on the other side of the mansion, Xie Yao was standing below with his hands down, and in front of him, he was sitting the master here.

"You mean Lu Zhen asked you about the Xie family? Still suspicious of this land dispute? Xuan Cheng asked after listening to Xie Yao's report.

Xie Yao nodded lightly: "That's right, Lu Tongju seems to be a little suspicious of this. In addition, he locked the door and walked out of the yamen just now, so he should have gone to the big Li Village to find clues. ”

Xuan Cheng couldn't help but sigh: "This Lu Zhen is not simple, he actually only looked at a piece of paper, and then asked you a few words to see that there is another mystery in this case." No wonder he was able to make a name for himself in the capital, and even asked the official secretary to specially arrange such a position for him! ”

Xie Yao didn't dare to talk much, so he could only laugh with him below. To be honest, in the past half a month of getting along, Lu Jin's performance made him feel that the other party had no ability, and he only relied on the results of the imperial examination or the help of nobles in the court to have today's status.

But after a little temptation just now, Xie Yao finally found that Lu Jinyuan was not as simple as he thought, and his mind was shrewd.

After a little surprise and groaning, Xuan Cheng laughed again: "It's better this way, this case is really difficult to handle, and because of this, when I suggest that Lord Futai hand it over to Lu Jin, he will agree so happily." No matter how smart he is, this Hangzhou is not his place after all, and he has no backer, I see how he can solve this case. The original defendant in this case is not a good master, as long as he is not careful, he will greatly offend people, and then I will see how he can gain a foothold here. ”

It turned out that this case would be pushed into the hands of Lu Jin, and he Xuan Tongzhi actually played a key role. It seems that he takes care of Lu Zhen very much, but he has been secretly calculating him.

Xie Yao just stood quietly below, not showing any surprise or uneasiness about this. He really knows what his boss is hiding behind the appearance of an elegant gentleman.

Lu Jin, an official transferred from the capital, actually wanted to block his opportunity to take the power of the government, and then Xuan Zheng would definitely use the most ruthless tricks to greet the other party. This time he encountered the case of two families fighting for land, and if there was no case, he would definitely come up with a more vicious idea.

Although Xie Yao was a little unbearable about this, who called himself a person who had already become Xuan Zheng and had already been tied to a rope with him? So now, there is only one way to go to the dark and help Xuan Tongzhi to pit Lu Zhen to death.

"Okay, all you have to do is keep an eye on him and tell me what he's doing." Xuan Zhen raised his head again, waved his hand at Xie Yao, and sent the other party away.

For Xuan Cheng, he doesn't have to use any tricks in this case, as long as he watches quietly from the sidelines, he can wait until Lu Zhen offends one of Zhao Xie's two families, and maybe even both of them are offended by him.

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