Zhili Province, located in Baoding, is the Yamen of the Governor of Zhili, known as the first Yamen of the Dade Dynasty.

Although this is an exaggeration, it is also true.

The architectural layout of the Governor's Office of Zhili not only inherited the characteristics of the previous government office, but also was influenced by the architectural layout of the royal palace and even the regulations of residential buildings.

The whole building of the Governor's Office of Zhili faces south in the north, and is 42 zhang wide from east to west. It is about 70 years long from north to south.

The whole building is divided into three roads: east, middle and west. There are gates, instrument gates, halls, two halls, official residences, and five courtyards in the upper room, with left and right wings and ear rooms, all of which are small-style hard mountain buildings.

Outside the gate of the Governor's Office of Zhili, there are auxiliary buildings such as the Yuanmen, the Zhaobi, the flagpole, the music pavilion and the drum pavilion, a pair of stone lions, the east and west class rooms, and the fort outside the West Gate for daily time reporting and worship.

The semi-enclosed layout of these buildings, as well as the majestic atmosphere they create, give people a sense of solemnity and mystery, and they are intimidating.

The middle road building is located on the central axis of the superintendent's office, and the main buildings in the gate have the gate, the instrument gate, the ring stone workshop, the lobby, the second hall, the inner house door, the official residence, the upper room, the back library, the wing room, the ear room, the corridor and other ancillary buildings of the halls north of the instrument gate.

This is the third time in three days that Jia Min has been here.

Now, he had passed through the inner house gate and arrived at the official residence.

The official residence, generally known as Santang, is the place where the governor of Naoli daily office, reading, and writing.

Further inside, there are four halls, where the governor's family lived.

When he arrived at Santang, Jia Min stayed for a while and came back. I came to a wing room of the East Road building.

He'd been keeping an eye out for the man, and he was in the room right now.

After five or six minutes, the man came out, stopped for a moment in front of the door of the signing room where he first entered the courtyard, and still entered the house.

As soon as this person entered the house, there was a reprimand in the signing room.

After ten minutes or so, the man came out dejected. Then I went to Fort Hill outside the gate, and sat down in a daze, looking into the distance, not knowing what I was thinking.

This fort is used to tell the time every day. If there is a recital, it will also bow here and then send it out from here.

This person's name is Guo Qisheng, and he is originally from Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture. It's been fourteen years since I got here.

Although he is only 32 years old this year, he looks like a person in his 50s.

It seems that the polishing of the years and the vicissitudes of the world have left wrinkles on his face.

After sitting alone on Fortress Hill for half an hour, he stood up.

At this time, it was already more than four o'clock in the evening, and the officials and officials in the yamen came out one after another.

Some ride horses, some sit in sedan chairs, and some walk.

At the end of the day, they went home.

Although Guo Qisheng stood up, he didn't move. It wasn't until no one came out of the yamen that he left.

Jia Min followed him about 60 meters away, walked for about 20 minutes, and saw him enter a small courtyard with three rooms.

The situation in front of and behind this house, Jia Min has already reconnoitred clearly.

This house is Guo Qisheng's home.

said that he was home, but only Guo Qisheng lived alone, and he had no other family.

Jia Min turned around, and after a while, he arrived at a restaurant. I bought a jar of wine, four pig's trotters, three catties of beef in sauce, two catties of pig's head meat, and a fat sausage and a belly slice. Plus a few side dishes.

After wrapping up, he walked towards Guo Qisheng's house with his things.

This Guo Qisheng is a key person found by Jia Min when he checked the information on the Xinyou Kechang case given to him by Wei Ruolan.

In terms of name and physical characteristics, they are highly suspicious of the whistleblower who reported the Nanfu Kechang case back then.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, after Jia Min received the holy decree and was stripped of his fame and reduced to the people, he stayed in Yeduju for a while, and then went to Fang Xiucai in Liujiazhuang to drink.

Fang Xiucai, Tong Xiucai, Wang Tongsheng and others set up wine together to comfort Jia Min, and during the banquet, they mentioned Cong Xiucai, who was far away in Bukui.

According to Wang Tongsheng, he once heard rumors that it was this Guo Qisheng who reported the cheating case in Nanfu Science Field.

Before returning to Lujiazhuang's hometown, Jia Min first went to Guojiabao in Daxing County, where is Guo Qisheng's hometown.

His parents and two brothers still live there.

According to Guo Jiabao's people, there is indeed a person named Guo Qisheng in the Guo family. I just went crazy more than ten years ago, and I haven't seen this person since.

However, according to a tofu maker, he also saw this Guo Qisheng go home a few years ago, and it is said that he worked in the Yamen of the Governor of Zhili.

Jia Min followed this clue and found it here.

After asking Ning'er to inquire, there was indeed this person in the governor's yamen.

Now, Jia Min is going to have a drink with Guo Qisheng and talk about what happened fourteen years ago.

When I came to the door of Guo's house, the door was closed.

Jia Min put the wine and food on the wall, jumped lightly, and entered the courtyard.

The lights were on, the doors were open, smoke was rising, and a fire was being lit in the stove. A hazy figure was chopping vegetables on the table.

When he saw someone coming, he greeted him.

"Who are you? How did you get here? ”

"I'm the one who came to help you, and I specially asked you to eat and drink and catch up."

"I don't know you, you can go."

Guo Qisheng's tone was full of vigilance. Although it was dark and he couldn't see his face clearly, a trace of nervousness in his vigilant voice was still captured by Jia Min.

"Guo Qisheng, this is not hospitality, if you miss this meal, I'm afraid you will regret it for the rest of your life. Guo Jiabao's parents are still looking forward to your return, but they are eager to wear it. ”

"Who the hell are you?"

"I'm from Bukui, and the sound of the rain tells me to say hello to you."

"The sound of flower rain?"

"And Cong Xiucai, back then, you were all young people who pointed out the country, inspired words, and were high-spirited. Now that Hua Yusheng is still in exile in Bu Kui, Cong Xiucai is there to accompany him, and those victims of the Xin Youke case, don't you think you should do something for them? ”

"Look at you like this, living like a dog, in the yamen, everyone looks down on you, anyone can reprimand you, are you willing to leave your hometown like this, away from your parents and relatives for the rest of your life?"

Guo Qisheng stopped squeaking.

Jia Min didn't wait for him to reply, he went into the back room and began to put wine and food on the table.

"I've got all the food ready, bring some dishes and chopsticks, and you and I will talk slowly. I don't embarrass you, if you figure it out, I'll give you some ideas. If you can't figure it out, I'll leave after drinking, as if I haven't been here. ”

Guo Qisheng hesitated for a while, then went to get the bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses. Jia Min poured the wine, and Guo Qisheng sat down nervously.

"Come, a toast to today's acquaintance."

Guo Qisheng didn't squeak either, and took a drink.

"Come on, Brother Guo, eat vegetables. This is your home, so you don't have to be restrained. Alas, a person here, a home is difficult to return, the second elder is at home, the brother is worried about you, I don't know when, the Luo family will come to extinguish, it is really pitiful. ”

"Who the hell are you?"

"Bu Kui guerrilla Jia Min. However, that was in the past, and now I'm a grass farmer. ”

"Bukui guerrilla Jia Min? But Jia Min and Jia Huaiyuan, who led 1,700 soldiers to defeat 20,000 grassland iron horsemen in South Wendula? ”

"No, but that's a thing of the past. Now that the Holy God has dismissed my official, this matter has almost spread all over the world, you don't know it, right? ”

"I know it in the next surely. It's just that....... ”

"You don't have to be in a hurry to find out what I mean, since I have found you here, I will slowly share with you and eat and drink first. After eating, the conversation was harmonious. ”

Drinking alcohol can close the distance as soon as possible, create a harmonious atmosphere, and let the other person gradually relax their guard.

There was nothing to do at night, the night was long, Jia Min was patient, and finally asked Guo Qisheng to speak.

Sure enough, after drinking the wine, Guo Qisheng's words gradually increased.

Jia Min kept gossiping with him, and he was not in a hurry to get into the topic. The two of them were eating and gossiping.

"Does Brother Guo know? This Guogong high liquor was the first one I made at the beginning. The wine from this Hu family winery that you and I drank is the recipe I taught them. ”

"I've heard of this, and it is said that on the day of the launch ceremony, it was unprecedented. A bottle of wine sold for more than 100 taels of silver. ”

Zhili is very close to the emperor, and there is nothing strange about such sensational news reaching Zhili.

"It's true that more than 100 taels of silver were sold, but it was a gimmick, mainly relying on the words of Scholar Ji. Otherwise, who would spend more than a hundred taels of silver on a bottle of wine? ”

"This is Brother Jia's cleverness. When we first heard it, we all admired it. It is said that Brother Jia's poems are also unique in the world, especially the poem "Poppy Beauty", which is even more amazing. It is also well-deserved to say that he is the first person in my dynasty. ”

"Brother Guo won the award, but he just scribbled it. It is said that Brother Guo's poetry back then was also very good. Cong Xiucai still talks about it, and he still talks about it. ”

"Alas, the past is unbearable."

"I also know that Brother Guo must have had a last resort to do such a thing back then. It's just that this is a bit short-lived, although I got some benefits at that time, but I used the second half of my life to repay the debts I owed back then. It's really embarrassing. ”

"Brother Jia knows everything?"

"If not all of them know, it's nine times out of ten. If you don't know, you can't do it unless you do. No matter how carefully planned it was, it would inevitably show its feet. It's about you studying in Jinling, don't I know about it as an outsider? ”

Jia Min is now starting to beat Guo Qisheng.

He didn't bring out everything he knew at once, he used this way to shake Guo Qisheng's nerves.

In fact, Jia Min's understanding of the details of this matter is still quite limited. In this way, there are many elements of delusion. The purpose is to create a false impression that the other party already knows a lot.

Sure enough, Guo Qisheng's mental defense began to loosen.

"Alas, one misstep becomes a thousand hatreds."