Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reading Books Is Better Than Reading People

(Ask for collection and recommendation)

Hu Guiyang was finally able to openly enter the two rooms of Wuji and check those secret documents and artifacts at will, and he only took more than ten days to get the power that his stepfather had fought for many years.

But everyone thought it was too late.

"Liang Zhenfu has been in office for nearly half a month, and he has already taken away the most important and secret things." Yuan Mao carefully lit the candle, the windows of the room were rarely opened, the room was always very dark, and if you wanted to read the words, you had to light the lamp, but you had to be extremely careful not to ignite the paper that had been stored for an unknown number of years.

"Hmm." Hu Guiyang does not deny this, but has another opinion, "Liang Xiu takes away what he thinks is the most important and secret, and what I pay attention to is different from him. ”

"What to focus on? It's full of documents accumulated over the years, oh, and some demon books of unknown origin, even if you just read them roughly, it will take at least ten years. Fan Dajian also followed, I don't know where to start.

Only Lai Wangxi didn't come, he brought three bird guns from the West Factory, but he couldn't bring them out, if he wanted to use them, he had to get Wang Zhi's consent, so he simply stayed in the West Factory to guard these sharp weapons.

"First of all, I will find materials about He Million, he used to use the name Liang Tiegong."

"How do you find it?" Fan Dajian muttered, but still obeyed the order, and began to flip through the pile of old papers, he had to turn them carefully, some of the papers were too old and brittle to withstand rough hands.

"There is also a record of a wooden box, I don't know what Nansi calls it, the box is possible, the heavenly machine, and the hidden weapon box are all possible." Hu Guiyang added.

"Looking for a needle in a haystack." Fan Dajian didn't have much confidence anymore.

Hu Guiyang and Fan Dajian sat opposite each other, Yuan Mao sat in the middle to guard the candle, turned his head so as not to blow the wax core, and said: "When Nansi calmed Zhu Heng, he used this trick to trap your father-in-law for a long time. ”

Hu Guiyang raised his head and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "That's right, my father-in-law also studied hard in this room, and finally found the clues of Liang Tiegong, chased all the way to Guangxi Broken Teng Gorge, and rescued us people, I have heard this story." ”

"It's not a story, it's a real story." Yuan Mao said solemnly, "Of course, I also listened to what others said, but there will definitely be no mistakes." ”

Fan Dajian sneered and raised his head, "What is the result?" There are only two of the original forty names left, and you, Hu Guiyang, have to reread these boring documents, and Zhao Ying's previous efforts are all in vain. ”

Hu Guiyang has a poisonous mouth, so he never cares about other people's ridicule of him, thinks about it seriously, and says with a smile: "You really have a point, the spring flowers are blooming outside, and the greenery is growing, but we are wasting time in this ghost place." ”

"That's not what I said."

"That's what I mean." Hu Guiyang picked up a stack of documents on the table, returned them to their original places, turned around and said, "Instead of reading books, it is better to look at people." ”

"Look at people? Who to see? Fan Dajian didn't like to read these things either, and immediately stood up.

"The first one is the director of the house."

There are two supervisors in the house, one is a hundred households, who is in charge of the keys, and the other is a scribe, who is dedicated to keeping documents, and he is the person Hu Guiyang wants to see.

"My job is to make sure that the paper doesn't break, but I never look at the contents, not a word." The status of a scribe was higher than that of an ordinary lieutenant, so he replied impatiently.

The first person Hu Guiyang "looked" found nothing, and originally wanted to go to see the directors of the other rooms, but at this time he also gave up, "Forget it, Nansi is a terrible place, everyone knows a little thing, but everyone only talks about those things they don't know." ”

Yuan Mao sneered, "What's so strange about this, you go to Jinyiwei everywhere to take a look, everyone is like this, you are a little captain, you want others to be open and honest with you, and even reveal secrets, how is it possible?" ”

Hu Guiyang scratched his forehead, "It seems that I thought too well before, thinking that with Wang Zhi's support, it would be easier to do things." ”

Yuan Mao shook his head vigorously, "You know too little about officialdom, and you are not as good as your father-in-law." ”

"You don't blame me for this, it's all counted...... What is it, I'm just a school captain, not an official at all, and I haven't even entered the officialdom. Hu Guiyang still didn't care, and had already begun to think of other ideas.

Yuan Mao felt that this was a big problem, he temporarily pinned his future on Hu Guiyang, but he didn't want this person to be a lieutenant forever, "The county official is better than the current management, if you want to inquire about the secret from the Nansi, you must first fight for a little real power, taking charge of the house is the first step, and then you have to replenish the manpower, strive to make meritorious service as soon as possible, and then replenish the manpower......"

"I have an idea." Hu Guiyang smiled smugly.

Yuan Mao and Fan Dajian didn't laugh, they knew too well how dangerous Hu's idea was.

To the surprise of the two, Hu Guiyang didn't want to "make a big fuss" this time.

Out of the Jinyi Guard Yamen, Hu Guiyang said on the street: "People in office don't like to talk, let's go find those royal appointments." Yuan Mao, you have been in Jinyiwei for a long time, do you know where Zhu Heng's family lives? ”

Yuan Mao was stunned for a moment, "The officials of the imperial appointment also dare not talk nonsense. ”

Fan Dajian agreed with Hu Guiyang, "The normal imperial officials don't dare, but what about the officials who are forced to hand over the seal?" Zhu Heng was driven away, he must be depressed, maybe he can really say something, he has been in charge of Nansi for many years, and he should always know some secrets. ”

"Okay." Yuan Mao reluctantly agreed, "I know where he lives, but don't get your hopes up, Zhu Heng is extremely stubborn, he has fought against your stepfather for many years, and he will not easily reveal his secret to you." ”

Nansi's predecessor Zhenfu lives in Dongcheng Mountingback Hutong, not far from Yu Shaobao Temple, and you can see it when you go out.

"It seems that this Zhu Zhenfu and Yu Shaobao were neighbors in the past, so they may know each other." Hu Guiyang guessed that this place was very close to the Guanyin Temple Hutong where Zhao's house was located, and he didn't want to go there at all.

"Yu Shaobao was an important minister of the imperial court back then, Zhu Hengba couldn't get married, even if he was a neighbor, he had to let him go on the street, and he didn't even have the qualifications to say hello." Yuan Mao pointed to a small courtyard, "It should be here, I haven't been here, but I heard that he lives here." ”

Hu Guiyang did not immediately go to knock on the door, but walked to Yu Shaobao Temple to see for a while, this place was originally the former residence of the loyal minister Yu Qian, Yingzong was restored, Yu Qian was unjustly killed, after the current emperor ascended the throne, the decree was built and the temple was quite popular with the subjects.

Today is not a festival, no one comes to worship, and Hu Guiyang just stands outside the gate and watches, "The father-in-law rarely mentions Yu Shaobao." ”

Fan Dajian snorted, "Zhu Heng is still calm, your father-in-law is just a hundred famous households, and he is very different from Yu Qian, what is there to mention about him?" ”

Hu Guiyang sighed lightly, showing a rare amount of seriousness, "My father-in-law said that he was powerless to save people at the beginning, and now he doesn't need to be verbose, and he remembers in his heart that Yu Shaobao's great kindness is that the entire capital is indebted to him." ”

Yuan Mao also looked at Yu Shaobao's Temple, his expression was equally serious.

Fan Dajian frowned, "I think you're quite verbose now, what are we doing here?" ”

Hu Guiyang laughed and walked towards Zhu's house, and pedestrians on the road looked sideways.

Bangbang knocked twice, and after a long time, an old servant in the house who was hunched over came out and opened the door, "Who?" What's up? ”

"Captain Nansi, come to meet the former Lord Zhenfu Zhu." Hu Guiyang didn't have anything like a name sticker on him, and was thinking about how to introduce himself, when the old servant shook his head, "Move away." ”

"Where did you move?"

"Hangzhou's hometown."

"When did you leave?"

"This morning, the whole family has moved away, and I am left to watch the house, and I don't know what will happen to the house when I die......" The old servant closed the door and thought about it himself.

Fan Dajian said: "Yes, the road is broken again, there should still be hundreds of households and school captains in Nansi, right?" Let's find out. ”

"No one knows as much as Zhu Zhenfu." Hu Guiyang thought for a while, "Departure in the morning, his home is in Hangzhou, he should be waiting for the ship in Zhangjiawan, Tongzhou at this time, and it is likely that he has not left yet." ”

"You want to chase it?" Fan Dajian said in surprise.

"Of course, it's not far, let's hire a mule cart, we will definitely be able to arrive before dark, go to the inns and ask around, and you can find someone."

"I mean – is it worth it? You just thought that this person might be useful, so you have to find him? ”

"Go back to Wufang to read at night, go to Zhangjiawan to chase people under the moon, which one do you choose?"

Fan Dajian stared at his eyes and pondered for a while, "You pay for hiring a car, and my money is pitiful." ”

Hu Guiyang didn't mention Fan Dajian's manor outside the city, and took the lead in setting off, Yuan Mao didn't say much, just followed, and after hiring a car at the street entrance and getting into the car, he said: "Captain Hu, you ...... Have a plan, right? ”

"Yes, let's go to Zhangjiawan to find Zhu Heng first......"

"No, no, I mean long-term planning."

The mule cart swayed, the coachman shouted continuously, Hu Guiyang held the carriage with one hand, "Catch He Million first, then solve the mystery of the jade pendant, and destroy the Wen family by the way, and the credit will be one after another." ”

Yuan Mao and Fan Dajian glanced at each other, and they both felt that this Captain Hu was unpredictable, the two of them were the first to hear the "jade pendant", and neither of them opened their mouths to ask, they both knew that it might be a big trouble, and they only cared about whether they could make meritorious contributions as soon as possible and strive for a foothold.

Hu Guiyang was right, before dark, they rushed to Zhangjiawan.

Outside the wharf, there are all official and private shops on the street, Zhu Heng is a royal official, and he will not choose to live at random, Hu Guiyang has been here, and he went directly to the shops closest to the wharf to inquire, and he really heard the news in the fifth.

In the backyard of the inn, the luggage cart of the Zhu family is very conspicuous, with a flag planted on it, with the words "Jinyi Town Fuzhu" written on it.

"Sure enough, I haven't gotten on the boat yet." Hu Guiyang smiled and knocked on the door again.

Fan Dajian followed behind and shook his head at Yuan Mao, saying that he didn't believe that Hu Guiyang would gain anything from this trip.

The knock on the door was almost immediately answered, and the person who opened the door was not a slave, but Zhu Heng himself.

Hu Guiyang had never seen Zhu Heng, but he could recognize it by looking at his clothes.

Zhu Heng was stunned for a moment, and then saw Yuan Mao behind Hu Guiyang, "You?" ”

"I've already left the Yuan Mansion." Yuan Mao explained, pointing at Hu Guiyang, "This is Captain Hu, who has just arrived in Nansi, and is now in charge of the Guifang, and he specially came to visit Zhu Zhenfu. ”

"Is there someone in charge of the house? Or a famous lieutenant? Zhu Heng shook his head lightly, "I'm sorry, this official has already been appointed, and everything that should be handed over has been handed over, and the old department is gone." ”

"I'm not an old department, I'm a new person."

"Then you can't see it, you can't send it if you go slowly." Zhu Heng was about to close the door.

"The person you're waiting for won't be here tonight."

Zhu Heng's face changed slightly when he heard this, Hu Guiyang took the opportunity to enter the house with a smile, turned around and said, "I only ask one thing, does Lord Zhu know this?" ”

Zhu Heng turned around and saw the small wooden box held in the captain's hand, his face changed suddenly, and he didn't have time to hide it at all, and only said after a while: "Put it back, put it back immediately, otherwise you will get into big trouble." ”