Seeing that there were still a few officials on horseback in front of the carriage, Xu Anping became vigilant about this unusual situation, and after inquiring, he learned that it was the Lord Yushi of the capital who asked the head of the Deng family to come over to assist in the investigation. However, this kind of high-sounding excuse is precisely very unreasonable, because the only case of Zhixian Li has already been concluded, and Zhou Wudao's case is not at all something that a silk merchant in Anping County can get involved in. So he followed all the way and saw the father and daughter of the Deng family living in the Yuelai Inn, but in the end he still didn't figure out why this case had anything to do with the Deng family. It's something he's been trying to avoid, and it's still going in an uncontrollable direction.

Early the next morning, Deng Yongming came to the second hall of the county government under the guidance of the officials of Anlu Mansion, and was listening to the whole process except for a few questions at the beginning. After a few hours, he knelt until his knees were weak, but he still did not dare to complain. After all, he is just a low-status businessman, even if he can't form a good relationship with Lord Yushi, he can listen to it next to him, and it will be enough for him to brag to others in the future. Just as he was wandering, he only heard a loud sound of "popping" from the top of the hall, and then quickly came back to his senses.

Sun Yongcheng sat in the hall and shouted majestically: "Li Weiwei, the facts are there, can you be guilty?" ”

"Damn the sinner! You should not be consumed by the desire for profit to seek money and kill your life, and I implore you to take it lightly. ”

"It is an unforgivable sin to hateful people who do not hesitate to become a thief to the people for his own selfish interests. Wait for the official to play the emperor, waiting for the arrival. Speaking of this, Sun Yongcheng's voice changed, and he said slowly: "Is the head of the Deng family here?" ”

Deng Yongming didn't expect that there was something about himself, so he hurriedly kowtowed and replied: "The grass people are here." ”

Sun Yongcheng nodded, stroked his beard and said, "Well, although business is a cheap business, businessmen are also His Majesty's people, and they should be transformed into King Mu." This official heard that the Deng family was extremely upright, willing to be benevolent, and never took advantage of the situation to bully the good, which was very acceptable. I hope that the presiding officer of the Deng family will not fall, and there will be no loss in his heart, and the official believes that the family of good will have more than a celebration. ”

Deng Yongming heard the praise of Lord Shisun in public, and he trembled with excitement, and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you... My lord... Teachings! Grass people... Certain... Keep it in mind. When I go back, I will put what my adults say in my study, and I will never forget my teachings. ”

Sun Yongcheng was very satisfied when he heard this, and suddenly thought about it, but he still waited for the conclusion of Zhou Wudao's case before making plans. So, he slapped the shocked wood hard and shouted: "Zhou Wudao, the human and material evidence is there, are you guilty?" ”

Zhou Wudao stood at the foot of the hall and said after a while: "If you want to add sin, why bother? I didn't expect this official to be so good to the master that he actually raised a mountain wolf. It's only to blame the official for not knowing people, and he can't complain about others. Then he turned to look at Master Qian, who was kneeling on the ground, and said sharply, "Master Qian, do you know what kind of crime it is to falsely inform the government?" Do you really think that you can escape by falsely accusing this official? This official sees that you not only ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, but also was fascinated by the ghost! ”

Master Qian, who knelt on the ground and couldn't stop trembling, said, "The proprietor, let's recruit it." Those who can't escape, can't escape. Nie Wuchang was also arrested, and he couldn't hold it anymore! ”

Zhou Wudao turned his mind and said, "Nonsense! What did you thief do behind your back? Say! Did you accept Li's only bribe and secretly do a pickled thing, wanting to blame the official? "A trick to abandon the car and protect the handsome is skillful.

Master Qian was so angry this time that he came forward to collect money for him to deal with dirty things, and in the end he was splashed with footwater, and he vomited out everything in one fell swoop. He took two steps forward and said eagerly, "My lord, my lord, I say it all, and I beg your lord to take it lightly." All the bribes received by Zhou Wudao were hidden in the backyard, and there was a rockery in the middle of the pond in the backyard, and there was a dark room under the rockery. The villain inadvertently saw Zhou Wudao go in half a year ago. ”

Hearing Master Qian tell the biggest secret in his heart, Zhou Wudao couldn't stand anymore and collapsed directly to the ground. Seeing this, Sun Yongcheng also knew that it was eight or nine and ten, so he temporarily withdrew from the hall and let a few officials escort Zhou Wudao and Master Qian to the backyard. After some twists and turns, the tunnel under the rockery was finally opened. When he entered, he saw that there were two wooden shelves three feet high and four feet long in the basement. On a shelf, there are three stacks of silver tickets and a stack of gold tickets, as well as two covered Nanmu boxes with a length of foot; The other shelf is filled with all kinds of precious pen and ink, folding fans, calligraphy and paintings. Sun Yongcheng walked over, opened the two boxes and looked at them, and they were filled with a thumb-sized pearl and a ruler-high jade Guanyin. He ordered the servants to inspect it, and then went out of the basement in a rage.

Sun Yongcheng returned to the second hall and sat down for more than half an hour before the official came over with the account book and said: "My lord, after preliminary calculation, there are 254,500 taels of silver tickets, 13,200 taels of gold tickets, 80 pearls of the South China Sea, and 17 precious calligraphy and paintings. There are also folding fans, pen and ink, all from the hands of famous artists, the value is unknown. He waved his hand to signal the official to go down, and then slapped the startled wood hard, and asked angrily: "Some people said, 'A Qing prefect, 100,000 snowflakes of silver', the official didn't believe it before, but now it has opened his eyes." Zhou Wudao was an official of the imperial court in vain, did not know how to serve the country, wantonly filled his own pockets, and even did not hesitate to shield his subordinate officials. More than ten days ago, Er had the audacity to openly attack the Qincha team, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries. The heart of the jackal is revealed. Are you guilty? ”

Zhou Wudao collapsed on the ground and looked depressed, and whispered: "The sinner deserves to die!" I beg your forgiveness. ”

"Even if the official wants to spare you, His Majesty will not spare you. You should go and beg for your life. Hold it down and wait for it to fall! The case has been concluded here, Sun Yongcheng patted the shocked wood and shouted "retreat".

Deng Yongming walked out of the second hall in a daze, and was stopped by the officials before he left the palace.

"Master Deng, please stay! Lord Sun asked the head of the Deng family to go over and speak. ”

"Oh, oh, I'm tired of leading the way." Saying that, Deng Yongming handed over ten taels of silver.

The official refused a little but still caught it, and he didn't even dare to say it.

"Dare to ask the master, what does Lord Sun command?" Deng Yongming asked worriedly.

The official said with a smile: "Don't worry about the head of the Deng family, it should be a good thing." ”

Returning to the second hall and looking at Lord Sun with a relaxed expression, Deng Yongming put his heart in his stomach, and then knelt down to say goodbye. "The grass people knock to meet the adults!"

Sun Yongcheng raised his head, which had been looking at the case file, and said in a harmonious voice: "The head of the Deng family doesn't need to be polite, sit down and talk." It's not a big deal for the official to call you here, I just want to know about the affairs of Qingping County and Anlu Mansion. ”

"The grass people don't dare! If the adults have something to ask, the grass people must know everything and say everything. Hearing that the high-ranking Lord Sun was so kind and pleasant, Deng Yongming was a little frightened, after all, the prefect Zhou Wudao was like a chicken and a dog in front of him just now, not to mention that he was just a lowly businessman.

"Well, I heard that Deng Ji Silk Village has a good business, I don't know ......" Sun Yongcheng casually asked a few words about business, and opened Deng Yongming's chatterbox.

When Deng Yongming talked about his business, he gushed directly, completely forgetting that the person sitting opposite was a high-ranking official. I don't know when he had sat down, and while holding the teacup, he was spitting and talking. After another hour, when the sun had set and the twilight had risen, he stood up in trepidation and said, "Forgive me, my lord!" The grass people can't control their mouths, and they delay the adults to deal with official business, which is really damned! ”

Sun Yongcheng waved his hand to signal that there was nothing to do, "Listening to what you said, this official has a general understanding of the lives of the people in Qingping County and Anlu Mansion. I heard you say that you are usually trying your best to build bridges and pave roads, helping widows and widows and loneliness, which shows that your heart is pure. The official will give you a picture. As he spoke, he wrote the eight characters of "The House of Goodness Must Have Yuqing".

Deng Yongming was so excited that he couldn't express it, and he kept kowtowing to thank him. This character is not only a recognition of oneself, but also a talisman for the future. As long as Sun Yongcheng does not fall for a day, he will no longer have to fear the difficulties of local officials.