There was not a sound in the private room.

Lotte was silent, and both Yang Song and Zhang Suo looked at Lotte, and the look in their eyes was slightly complicated.

After being silent for half a cup of tea, Lotte set his eyes on Yang Song and said: "Yang Guanren is in business, and he has a lot of dealings with local merchants, so who do you know who often does business with Guancang?" ”

"I know this, there are three local businesses that do business with Guancang, surnamed Wang, Chu, and Shen, these three have monopolized the grain business of Guancang for a long time, and outsiders don't want to insert half of the business in the meantime, and these three merchants all have their own people in the official mansion!" Yang Song replied.

The crows in the world are really black, and all the wealthy families in Pingyu have sent their children to the county government as officials, which is exactly the same in Caizhou, and there are many obstacles to start the investigation.

As long as these three merchants are in their hands, they will use all means not to worry about the truth, and Lotte speculates in his heart.

asked some questions with Yang Song and Zhang Suo, and the feast was dispersed.

Out of the restaurant, Lotte did not immediately rush back to the county office, but walked through the streets and alleys, walking towards the fireworks in the city.

Xiao Seqin's sound floated out from a house called Cuiweiju, unusually clear in the quiet night, the lights were bright in front of the hall, a few colorful and dusty women were soliciting customers, from time to time there were jokes and laughter between the servants and the female plays, not far away a ragged beggar half lying there, when someone came over, he shook the earthen porcelain bowl that was missing in his hand, begging for money.

"Uncle, let's do it!"

Walking in front of the beggar, Lotte saw the beggar shaking the broken bowl in his hand, and he was weak and angry.

Lotte groped in his arms,

Stretching out his palm, in a series of clanging sounds, several coins landed in the beggar's bowl.

Then Lotte turned around and walked towards the house called Cui Weiju.

"Thank you, uncle!" The beggar thanked him for his kindness, and when he saw the money that fell in the bowl through the light, he showed a look of surprise, and looked at the figure of Lotte walking towards the theater in shock, and he didn't see the lazy look of Fang Cai in his expression, put away a few coins, threw down the broken bowl for rice and the bamboo stick for beating the dog, and immediately disappeared into the night.

As soon as I arrived at the door of Cuiweiju, the female singer who solicited customers surrounded her. Waving off the female trick next to him, Lotte entered the hall, and an old bustard in his forties greeted him: "This son ......"

Nodding, Lotte said to the old bustard: "The mother of the Lingjia family took me to the Tianzi room A to find the most beautiful little lady here to accompany me, as for the money, it is easy to say." ”

The old bustard, who was smiling, listened to Lotte's words, and his smile was obviously stagnant, but he still said in a coquettish voice in line with professional habits: "Whatever the prince commands, my mother will do the same!" ”

While speaking, he led the way for Lotte, and shouted: "Shui Hong, Mo Fang, a distinguished guest is coming, take the rhino horn sandalwood that my mother saved to the house and burn it, and then find the spring snow tea cake to soak with this son!" ”

Under the leadership of this mother-in-law, Lotte went up to the first wing room on the third floor.

The two rather beautiful women lit incense and made tea, but they didn't ask much or say much, so they closed the door and withdrew.

"Concubine Liu Jinhua has seen officials!" After the two female wives left, the old bustard did not see the coquettish appearance before at all, and blessed Lotte.

"Get up!" Lotte waved his hand, sat down on his chair and asked, "How long will it take for these people to arrive?" ”

Liu Jinhua stole a glance at the young superior, and replied: "If you return to the official, this pillar of incense will be burned out, if someone does not come, the official can engage in military law!" ”

Lotte nodded, stopped talking, and just sipped the brewed tea.

This trick hall is a secret liaison base of the Imperial City Division of the Great Song Dynasty, in the days of Pingyu, Xu Songtao, Kui Wu, Zhang Qi to the new Imperial City Division military attache Lotte conducted systematic training, the beggar in front of the hall is also a member of the Imperial City Division in Caizhou, Lotte threw down a few copper coins, is the signal of the representative to convene.

There is no so-called Tianzi Room A in the center of Cuiwei, this Tianzi Room A is the code of the Imperial City Division's joint in the center of Cuiwei, which not only means that the local supreme governor is coming, but also means that something important has happened.

As the eagle dog of the Zhao official family, the Imperial City Division was snubbed by the official family because of an attempted coup d'état that is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong, and it was only now that the third prince Jiawang was appointed as the Imperial City Division, that he could be regarded as having the royal blue eye again, and restored the power that had been collected due to suppression, including the task of spying on the words and deeds of military intelligence surveillance officials.

The rhino horn sandalwood burned out, and Lotte couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, there was one less person who should arrive in this Tianzi room A.

"Don't wait for him, let's start!" Lotte's face turned a little blue, it was the first time that he, a Shangguan, had recruited his subordinates, but someone dared not come, which was tantamount to provoking himself.

Looking around at the people in the house, Lotte was a little surprised in his heart, there was a person he was familiar with. This person's surname is Mu, and he is a small head surnamed Mu in the state ya, who has always been inconspicuous, but it turned out to be a secret agent of the Imperial City Division.

When Mu Yu saw Lotte soon, he was also shocked. The county government is no stranger to Lotte, especially the last time Lotte was regarded as a fine work and taken into the county government prison, there is no one in the county government who does not know Lotte. It's just that I didn't expect that today Lotte would become the highest official of the Imperial City Division in Caizhou, although I was surprised in my heart, I didn't dare to say half a word.

"Are you all here?" Lotte looked at the four subordinates in front of him and asked.

Among the people present, in addition to Liu Jinhua, an old bustard, a beggar, a local lieutenant, and the little catcher.

Liu Jinhua hurriedly replied: "If you go back to the officials, except for the local forbidden army to investigate Wu Erli has not yet arrived, the rest of the people have arrived!" ”

Hearing that Wu Erli's future was being explored in the forbidden army, Lotte chuckled in his heart, could it be that the forbidden army was really like what Zhang Suo said before, and there was really going to be a mutiny.

Several people met with Lotte. Lotte raised his eyebrows lightly, swept over the four of them, and said, "Can this official believe you?" ”

"We are all close ministers of the official family and eagle dogs of the court, and we should bow to the saint and die before ourselves!" The four of them replied in unison.

Turning his gaze to the lieutenant, Lotte was the first to ask, "Tell me, what have you been hearing about in the barracks recently?" ”

A lieutenant stepped forward and replied, "There has been nothing going on in the barracks lately!" ”

"Is it all right?" Lotte raised his eyebrows lightly and asked the lieutenant.

The lieutenant thought for a moment before he said: "The small one is the exploration in the Xiang army, and the Xiang army has always been peaceful. Today, the forbidden army probed Wu Erli's future, and wanted to come to the forbidden army to find out what happened, some time ago, his subordinates heard that there were often soldiers in the local forbidden army who complained about the bad food! ”

Lotte then asked: "How bad is the food, Wu Erli future, can you be clearer?" ”

The lieutenant thought for a while and said: "Whether it is the Xiang army or the forbidden army, the food in the army has always been average, and the grains eaten are mostly moldy, and recently there is more sand and gravel. ”

After the lieutenant finished speaking, Lotte nodded, his gaze swept over the other three, and asked, "How many of you, have you noticed anything unusual in the city recently?" ”

The three of them each shook their heads, each claiming that they had noticed nothing out of the ordinary.

"Look at your look like the world is peaceful, it can be seen how neglectful you are!" Lotte snorted coldly, and then his voice became cold: "Do you know that because of the food in the army, there is about to be a mutiny!" ”

Hearing this, the four subordinates were all shocked, what the mutiny of the soldiers meant, as long as they are not fools, they know.

"I'm afraid the worries of the officials are unnecessary." The lieutenant of the army who spoke first said: "Although the sergeant has complained about the food, he still doesn't dare to lose his head in such a head-off thing!" ”

Liu Jinhua and the three of them also nodded, obviously thinking the same way.

"Are you so sure?" Lotte looked directly at the lieutenant and suddenly accentuated his tone: "Can you use your head to ensure that these soldiers will not mutiniate because of food?" You can guarantee tomorrow, can you guarantee the day after tomorrow? ”

After a slight pause, Lotte said again: "The highest level meeting, this Wu Erli has not yet arrived, either Wu Erli is slacking off on his official duties, or something is really going on on the forbidden army's side!" ”

The four subordinates didn't dare to squeak anymore.

His gaze swept over the four of them, and Lotte's face became more and more solemn: "You are all the same as Le now, this head is only temporarily placed on your neck, if there is really a mutiny, the consequences are not something we can predict." ”

Lotte paused, and then said, "Although the current situation is a crisis, it is not an opportunity for us!" ”

The four of them were still pondering, and after listening to Lotte's words, they didn't quite understand the truth in Lotte's voice.

"Of course, it is a good thing that the Huaikang soldiers will not mutiny, and we don't need to worry about the head of the Xiang, but if we can seize this opportunity to find out the greedy military food thieves, how will the bosses view us, do you just want to mix up the current situation in your life, and see others majestic and enjoy wealth and wealth alone?" Lotte's voice began to have a drum power.

Hearing Lotte's words, everyone also knew that at this time, they and others were also fighting against the water, and now Wu Erli was in the future, and the situation in the forbidden army was unclear, if there was really a mutiny among the soldiers, it would be impossible for several people to lose their heads together. But in another way, because the military rations almost caused a mutiny among the soldiers, it was a great achievement to dig out the corrupt silverfish and report it to the court at this moment, thinking of this, the eyes of the four people lit up together.

After figuring out the trick, the four of them said in unison: "My subordinates are willing to do their best and die before themselves!" ”

Lotte looked at the lieutenant and said, "You are also closely concerned about the movements of the sergeant and pawn, and if there is any abnormality, report to the Cuiwei Pavilion immediately!" ”

"Yes!" The lieutenant replied.

Turning his gaze to the beggar who delivered the message, the beggar had already changed his outfit at this time, and ordered: "Tong Laosi, if you continue to contact Wu Erli, you can't get in touch, you have to find out what the situation is in the forbidden army!" ”

"Subordinates obey!" Tong Lao Si, who pretended to be a beggar, hurriedly gave up his hands.

Lotte set his eyes on the wooden catcher again: "Wood catcher, you are naturally familiar with the officials in the state government, and you must try your best to find out the officials in the yazhong who are related to the three grain merchants of Wang, Chu, and Shen." ”

The wooden catcher head should be handed over.

"Liu Jinhua ......"

Just as Lotte spoke, he suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps downstairs, with the rude shouting, a group of female dancers downstairs screamed one after another, and even the turtle slave stepped forward to stop it, and the screams of being slapped twice, and the footsteps of Dengden ascending the stairs almost shook the entire theater trembling.

"Wu Erli is here......" Listening to the shouting downstairs, Liu Jinhua said.

With a creak, the door opened, and a figure of five big and three thick appeared in the room.

Just as the man appeared in the house, the turtle slave followed with a few thugs.

"You guys stand down!" Liu Jinhua looked at the turtle slaves and thugs who were about to rush through the house, and shouted coldly.

Seeing the proprietress speak, several thugs and turtle slaves didn't dare to say more, so they hurriedly retreated.

The man entered the door, and couldn't help but touch the tea on the table and drank a few sips before panting and saying, "Something is going to happen, the Huaikang soldiers are going to gather all the people!" ”

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