When he returned to the General Soldier's Mansion was the last card of the time, when he broke up with the captain, Zhang You specially asked Li Yan to reward him with more silver, and inquired that he had been waiting for passengers at the place where he met him on weekdays, and he would only give up when he made an appointment to swim in the lake again.

Qi Jiguang had already turned on the lamp, and Qi Jiguang and the others were still waiting for the two of them to have dinner, and when they saw the two of them coming back, they couldn't help but complain.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect to come back so late, I was hanging out with my aunt, but I went to Xiaoyingzhou to play a trick, my grandfather is a hospitable person, I gave the stewed fish soup for dinner, and it was delayed until now to eat and drink, I'm sorry, let's hurry up."

Zhang You took the initiative to apologize, Qi Jiguang naturally had nothing to say, but Xu Wei couldn't help but tease: "It's good for you, you're full of food and drink, and you don't want to think about the big guy still being hungry, it's really ...... Next time there is such a thing, can you say hello in advance? ”

"Okay, okay, I know it's wrong, sir, don't say it anymore, okay?"

It's rare that Zhang You doesn't talk to himself, Xu Wei is a little unaccustomed, and seeing that Li Yan is very embarrassed, he immediately stops his mouth and doesn't want to say anything.

Zhang You and Li Yan each went back to their rooms to rest, half lying on the bed and closing their eyes and pondering, I don't know how long it took, they suddenly heard movement outside the door, and as soon as they sat up, Qi Jiguang's voice came: "Zicheng, are you inside?" Hurriedly agreed, got up and opened the door, but saw that not only Qi Jiguang, but also Xu Wei and Liu Xiangdong followed, and hurriedly let in.

"How's it going? What about Morrigan? Zhang You asked, as his personal guard, Liu Xiangdong naturally has the identity of Beizhen Fusi, is the hundred households of Beisi, in the afternoon Zhang You asked him and Mo Rigen to privately investigate Cao Tongzhi's case, just now everyone was waiting for dinner, so they didn't ask.

Qi Jiguang and Xu Wei were not polite, they each found a seat to do it, Liu Xiangdong motioned to Sihan, who came in at the end, to find boiling water to make tea for everyone, and then pulled a chair and sat down and said, "Lao Mo still eats, he eats a lot." I inquired with Lao Mo, Lord Cao's official voice is really good, I asked a lot of people, I opened my mouth to be a good person, and I closed my mouth, and no one said bad. ”

Zhang You nodded: "I also inquired, it's good, especially the dredging and reconstruction of the West Lake, which has nothing to do with him, and the people benefit a lot...... In fact, it is best for the common people to send it away, they don't care whether they are corrupt or not, as long as they let them live a good life, they will recognize you as a good official, on the contrary, even if you are honest, they will not necessarily say that you are good. For example, Haida is an example, if the official is honest and selfless, the world is afraid that there is no one who is unsurpassed, as a result, he became a governor, and the local tax revenue dropped sharply, even if the people don't say it, they are afraid that they will have some mustard in their hearts...... It's far away, let's talk about Lord Cao, according to his character, there should be a lot of people who have offended, right? ”

"He is too straightforward, and the people in the official face have almost been offended by him, but according to the news I inquired with Lao Mo, they are all conflicts caused by the official line, and they should not be to the extent that they can be relieved by poisoning."

"What about Dou Shide? Did you find any suspicious clues? ”

Liu Xiangdong shook his head: "I didn't find it." ”

Zhang You is not disappointed, in a city as big as Hangzhou, there must be hundreds of thousands of people, but he suspects that Dou Shide ran here, if he can find clues at once, it will be written.

"I'm tired after running for a long time, let's go down and rest first, and continue to investigate tomorrow, well, change your thinking, the inspectors are in front of you, especially Liu Chuanfang, and inquire whether the silver taels used to build the lake embankment have been misappropriated."

Liu Xiangdong agreed to get up, and said when he went out: "Lao Liu is moisturized, I heard that tonight in the Huixian Mansion to set up wine, feast the rich in the city." ”

"Yes, but he is the prefect of Hangzhou, and it is also beneficial to get close to those rich gentry...... Go ahead! Zhang You waved his hand, Liu Xiangdong didn't stop any longer, nodded at Qi Jiguang and Xu Wei, turned around and retreated.

"Do you really suspect that Liu Chuanfang has something to do with this case?" Qi Jiguang asked.

Zhang You said: "Originally, I didn't particularly suspect it, but in the afternoon, I heard from the captain that it was all the credit of Lord Cao that the West Lake is now lively again, and somehow I remembered what Cao Sheng said about the conflict between his father and Liu Chuanfang." After a pause, he said: "Dou Shide must have something to do with Li Chengliang, otherwise he would not poison Zhou Chen, and Lao Li has always been close to Zhang Puzhou and Lao Zhang Hong, Liu Chuanfang is Zhang Siwei's person, but before the incident, he also had a conflict with Lord Cao because of the silver for repairing the lake embankment, and it just so happened that Lord Cao's cause of death was the same as Zhou Chen's. ”

"It's not easy to confirm, just check the accounts, if the silver is misappropriated, the murderer must be Liu Chuanfang, if it is not misappropriated, it will naturally not be him." Xu Wei interjected, said lightly, and then said: "But I look at Liu Chuanfang's reaction, it doesn't look like a weak heart, if the murderer is really him, it shouldn't be possible to hide it so much, right?" ”

Qi Jiguang said: "What Elder Brother Wen said makes sense, you are the envoy of Beisi Town, and it is just a matter of one sentence if you want to check the accounts, but I also think that Liu Chuanfang's behavior is quite normal, although I don't like him, I don't think he has anything to do with Lao Cao's death." ”

"The heart is separated from the belly, and no inference can convict a person without conclusive evidence. As for checking the accounts, let Liu Xiangdong and Mo Rigen understand it tomorrow, and then find someone who knows how to check his accounts as soon as possible. ”

There is nothing to say about the topic at this point, and then Zhang You told the two of them about the fact that he wanted to buy and develop Xiaoyingzhou Island, and finally couldn't help but say: "It's a pity that West Lake is a dead lake, otherwise it would be a good place to train sailors." ”

"I've found the place of the water master, and you're satisfied."

Zhang You was overjoyed and asked, "Where?" ”

Qi Jiguang said with a smile, and pointed to the southeast casually: "There is a Chongming County in Songjiang Prefecture, I don't know if you have heard of it, it is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the endless sea is in the east, which is definitely a good place to build a water master." ”

Zhang You patted his head: "Why didn't I think about it, Chongming Island, how could I not know?" Yes, yes, that's it, even the naval division base with the shipyard is all built there. ”

Qi Jiguang said: "Since you have no opinion, let's give the Banzai Lord an excerpt as soon as possible, that side belongs to Songjiang Mansion, and the prefect Xu Bin is the son of Xu Ge's old family, even if there is His Majesty's will, I am afraid that there will be lawsuits that are easy to fight." ”

"Xu Bin?" Zhang You had heard about it, but he didn't know it, he only knew that he was Xu Zhen's distant cousin, but he didn't inquire about the specific person.

"Yes, it's him, the nephew of Xu Ge Lao, the backbone of the Xu family."

Zhang You raised his head slightly, not discouraged at all, but smiled at Xu Wei and quipped: "By the way, sir, you are also surnamed Xu, and you are not from Xu Ge's family, right?" ”