Because the scientific examination and the college examination are held at the same time, the students of Xiangyang Prefecture have rushed to Xiangyang City to prepare for the examination since April, hoping to obtain the qualification to participate in the township examination.

According to the process of the examination, the college examination is carried out first, and after the results of the college examination are released, the top 50 new students are qualified to participate in the scientific examination, and the students who are preparing for the examination will conduct the scientific examination together.

However, the top three in the college examination have a privilege, that is, they can be directly qualified to participate in the township examination without taking the scientific examination, so the top three in the college examination have been extremely competitive over the years.

After experiencing the county examination and the government examination, Li Hongyu's heart gradually has a bottom, if he plays normally, then the head of the hospital examination will become his bag without accident, after all, after the government examination, the candidates are already more clear about each other's strength.

This time, several casinos in the city of Fucheng did not have high odds on the first handicap of the hospital test, the reason is very simple, the government test and the hospital test are the same people, although the examiner has changed, but the results usually do not change much.

This means that the first person in the hospital examination has lost its mystery to everyone, and if nothing else, the winner is usually the top 20 people in the provincial examination, and the top 10 of them are the most likely.

Therefore, Li Hongyu's odds are only one to one, Zhao Xin is only one to one, Wang Kuiju is one to one and eight, Yang Renxiao is one to one and eight, Lu Kun is one to two, and Li Hongyi is one to two and two to five.

Judging from the odds, the casino is optimistic that Li Hongyu will win the first place in the court trial, while Wang Kuiju and Yang Renxiao have the same chance of winning the championship, and it is difficult to distinguish between them.

Li Hongyu didn't bet in the casino this time, he definitely had to bet on himself, but his odds were too low to win much even if he won the bet in the end.

One noon in late May, there was a restaurant in the south of the city and a private room on the second floor.

Qin Yue, who was dressed in a white robe, stood in front of the window and stared at the bustling crowd on the street, the look on her face was extremely serious, the reason why she was dressed as a man was to meet someone here.

Xiaolan was also dressed as a man, standing aside and secretly waiting for the arrival of the guests.

Not long after, the door creaked, and a middle-aged man in casual clothes pushed the door and walked in, looking Qin Yue up and down.

"It is a great honor for Master Xu to come." Qin Yue stepped forward and said with a smile to the middle-aged man in civilian clothes.

"Li Gongzi, fortunately, fortunately." The middle-aged man in casual clothes known as Xu Ye smiled and returned the salute.

"Master Xu, please." Qin Yue smiled and bowed, stretched out her hand and made a gesture of please, invited Xu Ye to the top of the wine table, and then said to Xiaolan, "Tell the buddy that you can start serving." ”

"Wait!"

Without waiting for Xiaolan to answer, Xu Ye stretched out his hand to stop her, looked at Qin Yue quietly and said, "Xu doesn't like to drink some unknown wine, and before that, I hope that Li Gongzi can clearly say what he wants Xu to do, if Xu can do it, he should do his best, if he can't do it, there is no need to drink this wine." ”

"Xu Ye is a cheerful person, since this is the case, he won't beat around the bush." Qin Yue couldn't help but smile when she heard this, looked at Xu Ye and said in a deep voice, "I heard that there is some misunderstanding between Xu Ye and Niu Xiancheng, I don't know if there is such a thing." ”

"Li Gongzi is serious, Niu Xiancheng is Xu's boss, Xu just obeys orders, how can there be any misunderstanding?" Xu Ye frowned slightly when he heard this, and then said with a smile.

"Master Xu, as far as I know, since Niu Xiancheng arrived, your county yahufang has been controlled by him." Qin Yue knew that Xu Ye denied that he had scruples, so she looked at him with a smile and said, "You are the official of the household, but the person in charge of the household is a warden who has taken refuge in Niu County. ”

"Li Gongzi don't listen to the rumors on the market, some people like to chew the tongue of the yamen, and many things are made out of nothing." Xu Ye's face changed when he heard this, and then he pretended to be calm and said.

"I don't know if Xu Ye has thought about it, if Niu Xiancheng is transferred in the future, what is the first thing he will do?" Qin Yue noticed the change in Xu Ye's face, and asked with a serious expression after a deep groan.

"Xu is willing to hear about it." Xu Ye's brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at Qin Yue with some confusion, wondering what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd.

"If it is Niu Xiancheng in the next place, what you have to do before leaving must be to deal with the aftermath and nip all unfavorable signs in the bud."

Qin Yue pondered for a moment, and said solemnly, "Niu Xiancheng's personality Xu Ye knows better than below, and at that time, I am afraid that the first thing he will deal with is Xu Ye, only in this way will those things in the household not be revealed." ”

Hearing this, Xu Ye couldn't help but fall into silence, his eyebrows were tightly locked, he had been up and down in the officialdom for more than 20 years, and naturally knew that Qin Yue was not alarmist, Niu Feng would definitely find a way to let the household warden who defected to him take over the position of the secretary before he was transferred, so that the account of the household would be suppressed and not exposed, and it could be regarded as a good background for the warden, and he fulfilled the friendship of master and servant.

Obviously, the reason why Niu Feng values the house is naturally because the house can make money, otherwise how can he afford to raise the outer room? He will definitely wipe this ass clean, and Xu Ye has undoubtedly become a roadblock that must be removed.

Although Xu Ye has always been very obedient to Niu Feng, he has never been Niu Feng's confidant, Niu Feng is not a three-year-old child, he must know that he is being false and wronged, for the sake of safety, it is better to drive out of the house, at least let Xu Ye lose his position as a priest and not be able to move the previous case file of the house.

"Li Gongzi, who are you?" After being silent for a while, Xu Ye couldn't help but look at Qin Yue, and asked suspiciously, in his impression, Niu Feng had not offended Qin Yue.

"I can't hide it, Miss Ben is the fiancée of Li Hongyu, the head of the Xinjin Mansion trial case, and the head of the Li case was secretly calculated not long ago, and Niu Feng is an accomplice, so Miss Ben will not let him go."

Qin Yue knew that Xu Ye was moved by what she said, so she quietly exposed her own door, and said with a somewhat cold expression.

"Fiancée?" Xu Ye understood now, and couldn't help but glance at Qin Yue in amazement, no wonder Qin Yue looked so handsome, she was originally a woman.

At the same time, Xu Ye also knew why Qin Yue would look for him to deal with Niu Feng, it was not a secret that Niu Feng framed Li Hongyu in the county government during the trial, and it was obvious that Qin Yue was here for revenge.

"Master Xu, if you don't help the little girl, then it's not easy to move Niu Feng." Qin Yue bowed slightly when she heard this, and then looked at Xu Ye with a solemn expression and said, "Miss Ben recently found out about something, Niu Feng seems to be interested in transferring to the Yamen of the Political Envoy Division, once he succeeds in operation, then Xu Ye will be in a worrying situation." ”

"He's going to be transferred?" Xu Ye's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this, he didn't know about it yet.

"Eight or nine is not far from ten." Qin Yue nodded, this was the news that she had spent a lot of money to inquire about.

As far as Qin Yue knows, Niu Feng has entrusted people to carry out activities in the Yamen of the Political Envoy Division, this kind of official position below the seventh grade is usually the local political envoy Si Yamen has a great right to speak, as long as the Huguang Political Envoy Division is settled, then Niu Feng can get his wish.

"No wonder he was so blatantly framed the head of the Li case, it turned out that he had already thought of a way out." Xu Ye couldn't help but nodded thoughtfully when he heard this, it was not a wise move to offend Zhao Guangfeng in Xiangyang Mansion, and the Li family was not a foolish family, and Niu Feng had already made arrangements for a long time.

"Xu Ye, the opportunity must not be lost, the time will not come again, if you can't bring him down before Niu Feng leaves, then he will not only get away with it, but Xu Ye's situation is also worrying."

Qin Yue saw that Xu Ye seemed to be moved by what he said, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "After the hospital examination, the Li case will first go to the provincial capital to prepare for the township examination, and Miss Ben will also follow to take care of it, if you can't find the evidence of Niu Feng's crime before this, then you can only watch him get away with it." ”

"Niu Xian Cheng has a close relationship with the magistrate, and he will definitely protect him at that time, and it is not easy to move Niu Xian Cheng." The hospital exam is in June, that is, next month, Xu Ye knew that there was not much time left for him to think about it, so he said worriedly after a while.

Xu Ye understands the principle of protecting officials in the officialdom better than anyone else, he is worried that he will not be able to bring down Niu Feng, so he will fold himself in, after all, the evidence of Niu Feng's crime cannot be known to outsiders, only internal people are clear, so as long as you check, you can know who revealed the evidence.

"Lord Patrol Imperial History will patrol Yunyang Mansion next month, we can seize this opportunity."

Qin Yue's eyes suddenly lit up when she heard this, and it could be seen from Xu Ye's words and deeds that he had been moved but was worried that he would not be able to bring down Niu Feng, and the money that Niu Feng had made was definitely not swallowed alone, and he must have been honored to the officials above, so she said after a deep sigh.

"Lord Patrol is going to Yunyang Mansion next month?" Xu Ye was taken aback, and looked at Qin Yue in some surprise, but he didn't expect Qin Yue to even inquire about this kind of thing.

Yunyang Mansion is adjacent to Xiangyang Mansion and is located north of Xiangyang Mansion, so it is easier to find the Imperial History.

"Yes...... Who will stop the road and sue him? Then, Xu Ye remembered something, and his face showed a look of embarrassment, it was obviously impossible for him and Qin Yue to do this, so they had to let others do it for them.

"Niu Feng has been in politics for many years, and some people must hate him to the core." Qin Yue's eyes flashed coldly when she heard this, and she lowered her voice and said, "If you find those people, they must be happy to go to Lord Inspector Yushi to seek revenge." ”

"There really is such a person."

Xu Ye couldn't help but bow his head slightly when he heard this, and then said in a deep voice, "Two years ago, Niu County Cheng tried a weathering case, and the son of a large family in the town outside the city insulted a woman who followed her parents to the market, causing the woman to commit suicide by hanging the beam. ”

Qin Yue also inquired about this matter, and her face couldn't help but feel cold, as far as she knew, because the son's brother had made silver in his family, only the last few boards of the eighty boards were really beaten, and there was only some skin broken on his buttocks.

Naturally, the family of the woman who hung Liang was dissatisfied with the verdict and went to the government to file a lawsuit, but the case was rejected by the government office, and the victim's reputation was ruined due to Niu Feng's verdict, and the neighbors rumored about her.

This made the woman's father angry to death by those unbearable rumors on the market, and the woman's mother also died of illness soon after, leaving only one eldest brother in the family, which can be described as a broken family.

Although the son-in-law suffered the lawsuit, he didn't know how to restrain it, and shamelessly bragged about his insult to women, and said unashamedly that his family had money, and he didn't have to worry about being punished by the law.

The woman's eldest brother determined that Niu Feng, who was trying the case, was bought, so he went to Niu Feng to seek justice, but was broken by Niu Feng's men and became a lame.

If there is anyone who hates Niu Feng the most, it is undoubtedly the eldest brother of the woman, because Niu Fengshou suffered the benefit of his family and left him disabled for life.

"This kind of weathering case is not enough to impress the patrol press, and it has been a long time since this matter has passed, and it is not easy to find out."

Qin Yue groaned slightly, and said to Xu Ye, "If there is evidence of Niu Feng's corruption and perversion of the law, then it will definitely attract the attention of the Inspector." ”

"I'll leave this to me." Xu Ye knew what Qin Yue meant, and the weathering case was far less influential than the ink corruption case, so after pondering for a while, he said to Qin Yue, as the household secretary, he was clear about the filth in the household.

"Then it's up to Master Xu." Qin Yue smiled slightly when she heard this, if she wanted to bring down Niu Feng, she still had to start with the people around him.

"Do your best." Xu Ye's expression became a little solemn, he was very aware of the danger of doing this, if he couldn't defeat Niu Feng, then he would definitely suffer.

In the afternoon, Lee House.

"Young master, the second lady met with the Xiangyang County Yahu Fang Xu in private at noon, and judging from the conversation and laughter between the two when they left the restaurant, the atmosphere of this wine game is good."

When Li Hongyu was sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard reading a book, Rou'er walked over quickly and reported to him in a low voice, Qin Yue didn't know that her every move in Xiangyang City was being monitored by Li Hongyu.

"Siyi Xu has been suppressed enough by Niu Feng over the years, and breaking through from him is the best choice."

Li Hongyu couldn't help but show a smile at the corner of his mouth when he heard this, it seems that Qin Yue still has a city government, and he knows that the way to deal with Niu Feng is to search for evidence of his crimes from within the county government, which coincides with him.

"Young Master, do we still need to contact Master Xu?" Rou'er also smiled and asked, Li Hongyu is also preparing to join forces with Xu Si to deal with Niu Feng.

"No need, the second lady must be the one who went to see Clerk Xu in my name, only in this way will Clerk Xu cooperate with her, otherwise Clerk Xu's sophistication will definitely not trust her easily."

Li Hongyu said without thinking about it, it is precisely because Niu Feng is the common enemy of him and Xu Siyi, so Xu Siyi will let down his guard, otherwise Xu Siyi will definitely refuse, and he will definitely have this vigilance.

"What are we going to do next?" Rou'er nodded approvingly, and then asked.

"Wait and see what happens to Miss Xu and what they will do next." Li Hongyu pondered for a while, and then opened his mouth and instructed, "In addition, find out the whereabouts of the Bai family as soon as possible, as long as you find her, then Niu Feng will be over." ”

"Good!" Rou'er smiled when she heard this, her eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of excitement, she was happy with Li Hongyu's strategizing, as if everything was under control.