Chapter 169: Zhixian asks for help

In fact, when Zhao Xin came to Baihe Town Academy, Li Hongyu felt a little curious, it stands to reason that the Zhao family is a famous family in Shanxi, Zhao Xin's name should be three words, and the "word" in the middle is Zhao Xin's generation in the Zhao family.

"Li Xie Yuan didn't know, Brother Xin was seriously ill when he was born, and my grandfather asked a Taoist chief from You Fang to take a look, saying that Brother Xin's birthday was too thin to withstand the blessings of the Zhao family, so he changed Brother Xin's name and removed the word 'en' in the middle."

Zhao Enlun had already dealt with Li Hongyu's problem, smiled slightly after hearing this, and explained to Li Hongyu in an orderly manner, "It's strange to say, Brother Xin's condition improved the next day after he changed his name, so it became his current name." ”

"I see!" Li Hongyu looked suddenly enlightened, and bowed his head slightly when he heard the words, but an imperceptible light flashed in his eyes.

It turned out that when Zhao Enlun explained just now, Li Hongyu noticed that his eyes flickered a little, as if what he said was a little insincere, so he suspected that there should be something else hidden in it.

But then again, this matter is Zhao Xin's **, even if Li Hongyu is puzzled, it is not good to lick his face to investigate, and when he has the opportunity in the future, Zhao Xin will naturally tell him the truth.

In fact, Zhao Enlun was only half right, and the Taoist did say that Zhao Xin's birthday was too thin to withstand the blessings of the Zhao family, so he asked Zhao Deyi to raise Zhao Xin as a boy, which made Zhao Xin always show people in men's clothes in the future.

As the second son of the Zhao family, Zhao Enlun, who is three or four years older than Zhao Xin, naturally knows that Zhao Xin is a girl, and when he was a child, Zhao Xin was a little heel who ran behind his ass, and the relationship between the two brothers and sisters was extremely deep.

In the younger generation of the Zhao family, in addition to Zhao Xin, the person who is most favored by the old man Zhao is the steady and introverted Zhao Enlun, unlike the eldest brother Zhao Enming, Zhao Enlun is indifferent to fame and fortune, and does not like the intrigue and deceit in the family, so he is obsessed with calligraphy and painting.

The reason why Old Man Zhao kept Zhao Enlun by his side was to train him as the future heir of the Fuxiang, and replace Zhao Enming to take charge of the Fuxiang at that time.

Although Zhao Enlun was unwilling, he had no choice but to accept the cultivation of Old Man Zhao patiently, and now he has begun to contact the accounts of the Fuxiang General Account.

It is precisely because Zhao Enlun is indifferent to fame and fortune that he has become the brother and sister with Zhao Xin, and at the same time, he admires Zhao Deyi, the third uncle, very much, and has learned a lot from Zhao Deyi's side before.

When Li Hongyu arrived at the welcome hall in the front yard of the Zhao family compound under the guidance of Zhao Enlun, the old man Zhao was drinking tea and laughing with a middle-aged man in civilian clothes.

"The student has met the magistrate." Li Hongyu knew that the person who was talking to Old Man Zhao was Yang He, so he stepped forward and bowed his hand.

Zhixian is the respect of a county, usually a jinshi from the two lists, and no matter how bad it is, he is also a person from the second list, so Li Hongyu is naturally humbly called a "student" in front of Yang He.

"I have long heard that Li Xie was a young man, but now when I see it, he really deserves his name, he is really a young hero!" After Yang He glanced at Li Hongyu up and down, he praised with a smile, he had long heard that Li Hongyu was young, and now Li Hongyu seemed to be younger than he expected.

"The county magistrate has won the award, and the students are post-learners, so I hope the adults will mention more." Li Hongyu shook his head disappreciatively and said with a humble face.

"Li Jieyuan, I won't tell you, this official is going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and this time I came to ask Li Jieyuan for help."

Yang He saw that Li Hongyu was neither humble nor arrogant, and dealt with it decently, he suddenly had a good impression of Li Hongyu in his heart, looked at him with a smile and said, "The official of Wuchang Mingyue Pavilion has heard of it, and he admires Li Jieyuan very much, and I hope that Li Jieyuan can help this official find out a murder case in this county and find out that the murderer has told the deceased in the spirit of heaven." ”

"The adults are polite, the adults can remember that it is the honor of the students to be students, and if there is anything you can order, the students will do their best." Li Hongyu bowed to Yang He seriously when he heard this, and agreed to it, he thought it was a tricky thing before, but it turned out to be a murder case after a long time, which is naturally not a problem.

"Li Jieyuan rest assured, I won't delay you for too long, no matter how the case progresses in five days, Li Jieyuan will leave for Beijing to catch the exam." Yang He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart when he heard this, and comforted Li Hongyu with a smile, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin were busy going to the capital to prepare for the exam, so naturally they would not stay in Zhaojiabao for a long time.

In fact, Yang He values Li Hongyu's ability to analyze and reason about the case, and believes that Li Hongyu has a unique feature in this regard, otherwise he would not be able to find out the truth of the Mingyue Pavilion case so quickly.

Li Hongyu didn't notice that the expression on Old Man Zhao's face changed slightly at this time, but then returned to normal.

The case in Yang He's mouth was a rape and murder case that occurred three months ago, the victim was the young lady of the Zhang family, a big family in the county, and the perpetrator was the young owner of the Dexiang firm in Qingyuan County.

Because Miss Zhang's personal maid can prove that the young owner of the Dexiang and Miss Zhang have been cheating for more than half a year, and the young owner of the Dexiang family did come to have a private meeting with Miss Zhang on the night of the incident, the young owner of the Dexiang became the murderer of Miss Zhang's death and was imprisoned in the county jail.

Originally, this case was very simple, but the young owner of the Dexiang shouted injustice again and again in the prison, saying that he did have a private meeting with Miss Zhang that night, but he left in the early hours of the morning, and when he left, Miss Zhang was fine, and he did not rape her, but someone else did it.

What made Yang He feel particularly troubled was that the old owner of the Dexiang had a good relationship with the right political envoy of Shanxi, so this case aroused the attention of the political envoy Si Yamen, which made Yang He feel very embarrassed.

According to the evidence in Yang He's possession, the young owner of the Dexiang was undoubtedly the murderer who injured Miss Zhang's family, and there was no clue that there was a second man at the scene.

The people of the Dexiang originally bribed a ruffian in the county town and made him admit that he was the murderer of Miss Zhang, and then exonerated the young owner of the Dexiang.

But the Zhang family is not easy to provoke, the young owner who insisted on Dexiang was the murderer, if Yang He did not handle the case impartially, they would go to Taiyuan Mansion or the governor's yamen to complain, which made Yang He quite a headache, and he had to drag the case down on the grounds of investigation.

But this is not a solution, after all, the young owner of the Dexiang is still locked up in prison, and he can't drag this case down indefinitely, so he is caught between the Zhang family and the Dexiang.

The reason why Yang He is in a dilemma is not only because he is afraid of the right political envoy, but also because of the attitude of the young owner of Dexiang, not only has he been shouting injustice in the prison, but also shouting for Yang He to avenge Miss Zhang's family and catch the murderer of Miss Zhang's family.

Originally, Yang He thought that the young owner of the Dexiang was lying, but after meeting the young owner of the Dexiang number a few times, he gradually changed his mind, and the young owner of the Dexiang did not act like lying, and it could be seen that he was indeed in love with Miss Zhang.

What is especially important is that Yang He really couldn't find the reason why the young owner of the Dexiang killed Miss Zhang, after all, the two were in a sweet period like glue, and the young owner of the Dexiang should not have left Miss Zhang's personal maid if he killed someone.

Therefore, Yang He was undecided, if he did not find out the facts of the case, whether or not he was convicted of the Dexiang Shao family, it would bring him trouble, so he had to convince the Zhang family and Dexiang, so he couldn't wait to come to see Li Hongyu.

"Li Jieyuan, what do you think of this case?" After explaining the case to Li Hongyu, Yang He frowned and looked at Li Hongyu, wanting to see what Li Hongyu had in mind.

"Lord Zhixian, the student wants to go to the boudoir where Miss Zhang's family lives." Li Hongyu knew what Yang He was thinking, so he pondered for a while and said, because there was too little information, he didn't have a clue about this case now.

"Okay, tomorrow the official will accompany Li Jieyuan to go together." Yang He smiled when he heard this, it seems that Li Hongyu is really young and old, and he did not answer his question easily.

"Without further ado, students want to go over in the afternoon." Li Hongyu pondered for a while, and Zhengse said to Yang He, anyway, he has nothing to do here, so it is better to intervene in this case earlier, so that the case can be closed early.

"Li Jieyuan, don't be in a hurry, you have worked the boat, it is better to rest today and go to the county seat tomorrow." Yang He was slightly stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Li Hongyu to want to understand the case so quickly, and then said with a smile.

"The county magistrate has a good intentions and the students have understood, and now that they have been in contact with this case, the top priority is to find out the facts of the case, and I hope that the magistrate will complete it." Li Hongyu bowed to Yang He when he heard this, he had a feeling that the murder of Miss Zhang would definitely not be as simple as it seemed, so he had to hurry up and investigate.

The reason why Li Hongyu attaches so much importance to this case is not because he wants to use this case to make a name for himself or anything, after all, this is Shanxi, he doesn't need to be too sharp, what he values is Dexiang.

Dexiang, like Fuxiang, are both well-known businesses in Shanxi, and Li Hongyu wants to open up the trade routes in the north, so he naturally gets to know as many Jin merchants as possible.

It is worth mentioning that the Jin merchants have nine powerful families, known as the "nine families of the Jin merchants" by the outside world, basically monopolizing the border trade in the north of the Ming Dynasty and forming their respective spheres of influence, so if you want to get a piece of the pie, you must get the approval of the corresponding family, otherwise you will encounter a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Li Hongyu wanted to befriend the Dexiang through this case, and if he had the help of the Dexiang and Fuxiang, who were also the "Nine Masters of the Jin Dynasty", it would be easier for him to gain a firm foothold in the trade in the north, and then establish an intelligence network.

"Master Zhao, I'm really sorry to invite your guests away so soon, I hope you will forgive me." Seeing that Li Hongyu had made up his mind, Yang He no longer shirked, in fact, he was in a more anxious mood than Li Hongyu now, and he was hoping that Li Hongyu would start investigating the case immediately, so he smiled and bowed to Old Man Zhao.

"The magistrate is serious, and the adults work hard for government affairs, so we naturally have to support the adults." Old Man Zhao laughed when he heard this, and bowed to Yang He in return.

"Brother Li, are you going to the county seat?" At this moment, a voice came from outside the door, Zhao Xin walked in and looked at Li Hongyu curiously, and when she came, she happened to hear Li Hongyu and Yang He's words.

"The student has met the magistrate." Afterwards, Zhao Xin bowed to Yang He.

"Master Zhao, Zhao Yayuan is dignified, a talent, and he can be high school Yayuan at a young age, which is really terrifying." Yang He glanced at Zhao Xin, and said to Old Man Zhao with regret, "It's a pity, if Zhao Yayuan takes the exam in our Shanxi, I'm afraid that Shanxi Township will have to answer the Yuan." ”

"The adult has won the prize, he is just luckier than others, and there is still a lot to learn." Old Man Zhao smiled and waved his hand, looking at Zhao Xin's eyes full of relief and a trace of regret, he was naturally happy that the Zhao family could produce a sub-yuan, but the fly in the ointment was that Zhao Xin was a woman.

"Lord Zhixian, Li Xie Yuan has just arrived, and he is not familiar with the place, he may not understand some of our words here, and the student wants to be his guide, and I hope the adults can agree." Zhao Xin avoided Old Man Zhao's sight, and solemnly bowed his hand to Yang Heyi and said, Li Hongyu was a guest she invited, so it was naturally impossible for Li Hongyu to investigate this case alone.

"This ......" Yang He heard that although he agreed in his heart, Zhao Xin was a member of the Zhao family after all, so he looked at Old Man Zhao and wanted to win his opinion.

"Three days later is the auspicious day of the zodiac, and the clan is preparing to sacrifice to the heavens, so don't miss the time." Old Man Zhao knew that Zhao Xin had a grudge against him, so he smiled disapprovingly, and said that in his opinion, sooner or later Zhao Xin would know his good intentions.

"My grandson wrote it down." Zhao Xin bowed to Old Man Zhao when he heard this, and replied in a proper manner.

Seeing this, Old Man Zhao shook his head helplessly, a wry smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, if he had stayed before, Zhao Xin would have held his arm and coquettishly.