"Could it be that for a long time after meeting Liu Xie and the others, Brother Li only knew that the two of them were noble and had great backgrounds, but he didn't know that the two of them were the richest people in Zhending?" Xia Xiang remembered what Li Heng said, the first time he saw Liu Xie and the others, Li Heng only heard the names of the two for the first time, and then after two years, he knew the identity of Liu Xie and the two of them as a huge wealth and the business they were engaged in, and he couldn't help but be extremely stunned in his heart, if Liu Xie and the two were really the people of the third prince, they were too deeply hidden, and they could make the magistrates of Zhending Mansion know nothing, and they really knew it.

"That's right." Li Heng nodded again and again, "After the banquet, although the names of Liu Xie and the others were spread among the Zhending magnates, no one knew who Liu Xie and the others were, but they only knew that Liu Changting lived in a very inconspicuous mansion in the west of the city on the bank of the Hutuo River, the courtyard was not big and luxurious, and it was no different from ordinary houses. Xie Huagai lives in the north of the city, and it is also an ordinary house. The two of them live in a simple place, and even if they go out, they are also light and simple. Usually they rarely communicate with the powerful, so long after the banquet, no one knows why Liu Xie and the others were greeted by Cui Fuzun. There are also good people who ask Xu Heguang, Xu Heguang doesn't know whether it's true or not, he keeps saying that he has only met Liu Xie and the others a few times, and he doesn't know why Liu Xie and the others are highly respected by Cui Fuzun, and he doesn't dare to ask more. ”

Two years later, once I had a drink with Xu Heguang, Xu Heguang got drunk, and after talking a lot of nonsense, he suddenly talked about Liu Xie and the others. He pretended to be mysterious and said that he had just known that Liu Xie and the others were businessmen, and he couldn't tell how rich they were, anyway, Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan were not as good as a Liu Changting together. And Xu Wangshan, Ma Qingyuan and Liu Changting together, they are not as good as a Xie Huagai. Later, someone wanted to ask for clarification, but Xu Heguang refused to say more anyway, only saying that he only knew this. ”

Li Heng smiled meaningfully: "I originally thought that Xu Heguang was selling Guanzi, but I didn't know until yesterday that Xu Heguang really didn't know what the identity of Liu Xie and the others was. It's also a coincidence, yesterday I had dinner with the newly appointed general judge Zheng Hao, and inadvertently mentioned Liu Xie, Zheng Hao not only knew the two, but also told the true identities of the two. ”

"Zheng Hao?" Xia Xiang was pleasantly surprised, "Is the new Jinshi Zheng good?" ”

"That's the person, I almost forgot that he and Brother Xia are fellow scholars, could it be that Brother Xia knows Zheng Hao?" Li Heng's eyes were a little blurred, obviously he was overwhelmed.

"There was a one-sided relationship." Xia Xiang smiled slightly, Li Heng was hospitable, and he didn't care about the relationship between him and Lian Ruohan, he just said that he was a good person, but there was one point, he was too good at drinking and the amount of wine was not large, "When I went out of Beijing, he came to see him off." I wanted to invite him to come with me, but he had something to do in the capital for a few more days. I don't want to have come to the real thing, but it's fast. ”

In fact, Xia Xiang also knew in his heart that it was not Zheng Hao's speed, but that he and Lian Ruohan walked forward in a carriage all the way, stopping and stopping, delaying time.

Li Heng nodded and continued: "Zheng Hao said that Liu Changting's real name is Wang Changting, and he is a member of the Taiyuan Wang family. Changed his surname to Liu, lived in seclusion in Zhending City, and engaged in the medicinal herb business. ”

Liu Changting was originally Wang Changting, after the Taiyuan Wang family. The Taiyuan royal family was very prominent from the Wei and Jin dynasties to the Tang Dynasty, and the seven clans of Longxi Li, Zhaojun Li, Qinghe Cui, Boling Cui, Fanyang Lu, Xingyang Zheng and other seven clans were listed as five surnames and seven family Gaomen. The surname Wang is derived from the title, which means "descendant of the emperor" or "queen of the royal family", which is very noble. It's just that although the surname Wang is listed as a high-ranking family with five surnames and seven clans along with the other four major families, it has been passed down for a very short time, and it has only been extinct for more than 300 years.

Xia Xiang's heart moved: "Change the king to Liu, and Liu Xie is tied, which makes people not suspicious." If Wang Xie is juxtaposed, I am afraid it will remind people of the emotion of 'Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people in the old days'. ”

"Brother Xia said it." Li Hengda smiled, "Li is not talented, although his surname is Li, he is only a side branch of the Li family in Longxi." Liu Changting, as a member of the Wang family, does not take the surname Wang as his surname, and he must be unwilling to accept the decline of the surname Wang. When the surnames Wang and Xie were prominent, the strength of the four major families of Cui, Lu, Zheng and Li was incomparable. At the time of the decline of the surnames Wang and Xie, the four great families were still high. Since the founding of the Great Xia, although Taizu intends to inhibit the expansion of the four great families, vigorously promote the imperial examination, and let countless ordinary people go to the court to become powerful, although the four great families have been greatly impacted, they are still a hundred-legged insect that is not stiff, and they are still rich in their respective spheres of influence. Today, compared with the four great families, the Wang Xie family has almost disappeared. ”

"So, Xie Huagai is the queen of the Xie family?" Xia Xiang agreed with Li Heng's statement, Wang Xie and the two families, in the Wei and Jin dynasties, were as famous as the four great families, and they declined rapidly in the early Tang Dynasty, until after the establishment of the Great Xia, there were no such powerful figures, it can be said that the Wang Xie family was drowned in the long river of history.

"Yes, Xie Huagai is a member of the Xie family." Li Heng took another drink to himself, "Compared with Liu Changting's medicinal herb business, Xie Huagai's business is terrifying. ”

Lian Ruohan kept his cheeks in contemplation, and suddenly his eyes lit up, he thought of something, and said: "The medicinal material business is indeed lucrative, Liu Changting lives in Zhending, and rarely goes out to travel, but he can make a bigger business than Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan combined, it can be seen that there are people running for him outside, and it can also be seen that there are people behind him to support, he is just a puppet." Xie Huagai's financial resources are the sum of Xu Wangshan, Ma Qingyuan and Liu Changting, Xu Wangshan is as gold and silver as a mountain, Ma Qingyuan has a thousand good fields, Liu Changting is rich and rivals the country, and it is a business that can make more money than the business of the three of them combined, unless it is ......"

"Unless what?" Xia Xiang is not a businessman, and he knows a little about business, and he is far less proficient than Lian Ruohan.

"Unless it's for the imperial court, and it's a big event, such as doing leather goods, horses, iron ore, and carriage business......" Lian Ruohan's eyes flashed a hint of awe, "If that's the case, Liu Changting and Xie Huagai will have a great background." ”

Xia Xiang was also surprised: "Leather goods can make bows and arrows, iron ore can make weapons, horses can train war horses, and carriages can be transformed into chariots...... Is Xie Huagai really doing these businesses? ”

Li Heng nodded and said, "I really let Lian Niangzi say that Xie Huagai is in the business of leather goods, horses and iron ore." Whether there is a carriage business, Zheng Tongju didn't say, and I didn't dare to ask more. ”

Xia Xiang nodded thoughtfully, he didn't know much about Zheng Hao, and he didn't know who Zheng Hao was and where he came from. However, Zheng Hao told Li Heng the true identities of Liu Changting and Xie Huagai, and I am afraid that it was also intentional. Thinking about it again, I was shocked in my heart, Liu Changting was in the business of medicinal materials, medicinal materials can cure diseases and save people, but they can also harm people, and of course, they can also be used in the army. Thinking of Xie Huagai's business, what Liu Xie and the others did was very suspicious and very interesting.

Li Heng said goodbye and left, Xia Xiang was not sleepy, and it happened that even Ruohan had something to say, so the two came to the study and continued to drink tea.

"Even the little lady has Lu Zhiyue from a famous family as a friend in Zhending, and Li Tuiguan of Zhending Mansion as a helper, and the official is a small county, I'm afraid I can't help the little lady." Xia Xiang was deliberately angry, wondering how many connections she really had.

Lian Ruohan just smiled faintly: "Xia Xianzun said that she laughed, how dare the little woman ask Xia Xianzun to help?" It's just that I really admire Xia County's respectful demeanor. ”

Xia Xiang coughed, Lian Ruohan was not fooled, he had to continue to beat: "This official has something unclear, and I hope that even the little lady will make it clear." Li Heng claimed that he was not a member of the Li family among the four great families, and Lu Zhiyue was obviously a member of the Lu family among the four great families. In the land of Zhending, so far, there have been the surnames Lu, Li and Zheng among the four major families, and there is only one surname Cui. If it is Liu Changting and Xie Huagai, several major families that have been passed down for thousands of years, they will gather together to see it. ”

"Listen to Xia Xianzun's meaning, Zheng Hao is a member of the Zheng family in Xingyang?" Even Ruohan remained silent.

"Mostly." Xia Xiang actually didn't know whether Zheng Hao was a person from the Zheng family in Xingyang, but after listening to Li Heng's words, he could conclude that Zheng Hao was definitely not from an ordinary family, and almost no one knew the identities of Liu Xie and the others in the whole Zhending, but Zheng Hao said in one sentence, if he was an ordinary person, who would believe it?

You must know that even Ruohan doesn't know the identities of Liu Xie and the others.

"No wonder the third prince asked Xia Xianzun to come and really take office." Lian Ruohan smiled, "It must be so fun." ”

"Fun?" Xia Xiang smiled dumbly, it must be a hundred times more dangerous than the Longtan Tiger's Den he imagined, and he was about to say a few more words, when suddenly Mantuo hurriedly broke in.

Although Mantuo is indifferent, he also knows etiquette, but this time he didn't even report it, he came in directly, came to Xia Xiang, his face was solemn, and he whispered a few words in Xia Xiang's ear.

"Really?" Xia Xiang was startled and stood up suddenly.

Manta nodded.

"Go to the county office immediately and interrogate the department overnight!" Xia Xiang didn't say a word, turned around and left, "Even the little lady, the official has something important to do, and he is out of company." ”

Lian Ruohan got up: "I wonder if the little girl can observe the trial of Xia County?" ”

Xia Xiang thought slightly, shook his head and rejected Lian Ruohan: "This case is a homicide case, even the little lady listens, it is inconvenient......"

"Lady, Xia Xianzun is too ruthless and unrighteous, it's just a trivial matter to listen to the case, and he doesn't allow it, hmph, it's in vain for the lady's intentions to him." Looking at the backs of Xia Xiang and Mantuo leaving in a hurry, Ling'er's chest was so angry that his chest rose and fell, his eyes were spewing fire, and he wanted to burn Xia Xiang and Mantuo to ashes, "Don't let him live in idleness, anyway, he is always wary of his mother." ”

Even Ruohan was angry, she thought that even if Xia Xiang didn't let her listen, she would at least refuse politely, but she didn't want to be so direct, which made her feel very bad: "A good Xia Xiang, I have been secretly helping you since the time of the case, and when you came to take office, I helped you protect you everywhere, but you are good, and you are so good that you treat me like this." In the future, when I get the chance, I will pay you back tenfold and hundredfold. I will make you bow down in front of me, admit defeat obediently, saddle me before and after the horse, and obey my orders. ”

When Ling'er began to listen, she waved her right hand, looking like she was the same enemy, and when she got to the back, she felt that something was wrong, and when Lian Ruohan finished speaking, her right hand was raised in the air and was stunned on the spot, and after a while, she smiled again: "The lady's words are not like being angry with Xia Xianzun, but like because Xia Xianzun doesn't like the lady and doesn't listen to the lady, so she is dissatisfied." ”

"Nonsense." Lian Ruohan glared at Ling'er weakly, "Where can I be dissatisfied with Xia Xianzun?" He is a ruler, and I am a citizen. He is him, and I am me. ”

"Lady, don't blame Ling'er for being too talkative, I'm afraid that you and Xia Xianzun have been together for a long time, and if you have feelings for Xia Xianzun, you will be in big trouble." Ling'er was clear-minded, how could she not see that Lian Ruohan was angry with Xia Xiang, but she also had the demeanor of a child's affection, and couldn't help worrying, "The body of a lady's daughter, Xia County can't climb high." ”

"If you talk nonsense, be careful to punish you to go back to the county." Lian Ruohan's cheeks were slightly hot, his heart was like a deer, and he forced himself to calm down, "Don't say anything about the body of a daughter in the future, only the princess is the body of a daughter, be careful to be listened to, and treat you for a crime of rebellion." ”

"Yes, Ling'er doesn't dare." Ling Er lowered her head in fear, but a sly and smug smile flashed in her eyes.

"Why does the lady want to audit Fu Ke's case?" Ling'er knew that Lian Ruohan was calm and not a person who was curious about everything, so why did she have to listen to a case that had nothing to do with her?

"Xia Xianzun acted with foresight, and the cases of Fu Ke and Dong Xian seemed to have nothing to do with Zhending, but no one knew what was going on behind the scenes. He asked Mantuo and Xiao Wu to secretly investigate, and he must have discovered something. Lian Ruohan suddenly smiled again, "Well, he won't let me observe, so I can wait for the news with peace of mind." ”

"Why didn't Xia Xianzun let Lian Niangzi listen?" When he was about to arrive at the county office, Mantuo, who was silent along the way, suddenly asked, "Lian Niangzi is sincere to Xia County." ”

"Sincerely, it's sincere, it's just ......" Xia Xiang shook his head, wanted to say something but sighed, "Don't mention her, let's try Fu Ke's case first." ”

At the entrance of the county office, lanterns are hanging high, and two officials are keeping vigil. One of the two is called Tie Xiaoqi and the other is Wan Daba, seeing Xia Xianzun suddenly appear, the two of them were panicked and hurriedly saluted Xia Xianzun. Xia Xianzun didn't stop and hurriedly entered the gate.

The two of them wondered, Xia Xianzun entered from the gate of the county government late at night, didn't the county zun live in the county ya's house? On second thought, what other urgent business could not be done in the middle of the night?

Not long after, the county lieutenant Ma Zhanguo and the head catcher Ding Ke also came with Pegasus. The two had just helped Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke tie up their horses, and Xu Heguang's carriage had also arrived.

As a big county, horses are not uncommon, and they are all high-headed horses.

What happened, and how did it alarm everyone? The two of them didn't dare to ask if they wanted to, so they had to cheer up and never feel sleepy again.

After a while, several Fu Ke, who were in chains, appeared, and the two of them understood what was going on, and they dared to love Xia County's honor to interrogate Fu Ke at night. Thinking of this festival, the two suddenly shivered, legend has it that Bao Qingtian tried the sun during the day and the underworld at night, could it be that Xia Xianzun also had such a great ability?

When the two of them were puzzled and surprised, they saw Xiao Wu also hurrying over. Xiao Wu and Mantuo are both celebrities in front of Xia Xianzun, Tie Xiaoqi and Wan Daba know in their hearts, the two exchanged a look, and hurriedly stepped forward.

Tie Xiaoqi smiled vividly and kindly, and stepped forward to pat the dust on his body for Xiao Wu: "Xiao Dutou, what's the big deal, why does Xia County want to judge people overnight?" ”

Xiao Wu lowered his head and walked quickly, he was startled by Tie Xiaoqi's dust, he stopped, looked at Tie Xiaoqi vigilantly, and then said, "Don't call me Dutou, just call me Xiao Wu." Yes, Xia Xianzun wanted to interrogate the prisoner overnight. ”

Wan Daba's eyes rolled and asked, "Xia Xianzun has been driving all the way, why don't you rest early, and the prisoner will not be delayed tomorrow." ”

"There are advantages to being judged at night." Xiao Wu looked around, except for the lantern at the entrance of the county office, it was pitch black, and in the depths of the darkness, there were tree shadows shaking, which increased the sense of eerie horror, he scratched his head, "At night, the ghosts are running around, and the judge and Lord Yama want to arrest them." Xia Xianzun tried the case at night, and the bad people were terrified. ”

Xiao Wu said casually, but he didn't expect Tie Xiaoqi and Wan Daba to really take it to heart. Based on the legend of Bao Qingtian judging people during the day and ghosts at night, the two added their own judgments and made up a ballad: "Judging the sun and the yin by day, Xia Xianzun is a god." ”

What the two couldn't have imagined was that a folk song they casually made up would spread all over the streets and alleys of Zhending in the future, and even spread to the capital.

This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being, just say that Xia Xiang and Mantuo came to the lobby, and as soon as they sat down, Ma Zhanguo and Ding Ke escorted Fu Ke to the court.

Although Ma Zhanguo was puzzled, he didn't dare to ask more. Fu Ke had just fallen asleep, and after being awakened, he brought him to the hall, he was angry, and he wanted to say something hard, but he was kicked by Ding Ke on the crook of his leg, where he still stood firmly, and fell to the ground with a plop.

Ding Ke has handled countless cases, and when he saw Xia Xianzun deliberately trying the case in the lobby, he understood a little bit in his heart, it must be what Xia Xianzun found, the lobby is a place to try criminal cases, and people can be sentenced to life and death. Previously, the case was tried in the second hall, but now it has been transferred to the lobby, Xia Xianzun must be confident.

Fu Ke was not convinced, and wanted to stand up, but suddenly a huge pain in his back came, but he was hit again - it was Ma Zhanguo who slapped him on the back.

At this time, Xu Heguang also hurried over.

Xu Heguang rarely used Xia Xianzun as a reason that he had just taken office, and pretended to stay in the county government, so that his wife Xu Wang allowed him not to go home, so he happily came to Shi Ranran's house in the outer room.

Shi Ranran is a Jiangnan woman, with a gentleness that northern women do not have, and Xu Heguang is very infatuated with this woman. However, the Hedong Lion in his family was not allowed to take concubines, so he had to take a winding path to the secluded, secretly accepted Shi Ranran as an outer room, and did everything possible to find opportunities to have a tryst with her every month.

I didn't want to lie down today, and before I could warm up for a while, I was called up, saying that the county respected that there was something important to try the case overnight. If it weren't for Ma Zhanguo and his personal entourage Gu Congzhong to come to look for him, and if he changed to someone else, he wouldn't have been able to find where he was.

Xu Heguang secretly complained about Xia County's troubles, and hurried to the county office. Along the way, he still couldn't understand why Xia Xianzun suddenly wanted to try the case in the middle of the night, could it be that there were any clues?

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