After nightfall, there is still no midsummer sweltering feeling. In the post station, Lin Lan and the others sat and waited for the arrival of the post station inspection. Zhao Xiao and Ruan Ciwen were not in a hurry, these days ago, the old eunuch who accompanied them specially bought a lot of pastries, and the two sat surrounded by them, chatting and laughing and eating.

Lin Lan and the officials of the Ministry of Rites were starving, and their eyes were on fire.

"These bastards who eat dry rice, take the silver of the imperial court, and they actually spend extravagantly, are the prefects of Youzhou blind?"

Bai Haoran and Lin Lan sat at the table on the east side, drinking the wine they brought with them.

"Looking at the post station in disrepair, it is estimated that it has been broken for nearly seven or eight years, and it makes no sense that the prefect and county order of Youzhou will not be able to see it."

Lin Lan said: "It's not that I can't see it. How could a small post house official be so bold and capable of embezzling silver taels? It must have been the officials in Youzhou City who embezzled the silver. ”

After half a ring, a few small officials hurried over, and the people set up the table, brought in the food box, and kept putting the wine and food on the table. A uniformed inspection official rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Master Hou has been waiting for a long time, the small Sinan Post inspects Huang San, there are some official duties in the city, so it has been delayed, forgive me." ”

Lin Lan smiled slightly and said, "As a post station inspector, in addition to the affairs in the post station, what other official business do you have to go out of the city to do?" What about the Yicheng? Why is it only you coming? ”

"Huh...... Hehe, Master Hou, it's also dark this day, hurry up and eat wine and food, you are busy with official business, where are these little things to worry about, hurry up and eat and rest. ”

Bai Haoran on the side said lightly: "Are you telling the Hou Ye to listen to your mission?" ”

The corners of Huang San's mouth stiffened with a smile, and he hurriedly said, "How dare you." I'm thinking about Lord Hou. Come on, come on, eat wine and food. The little one poured the wine on behalf of the lord. ”

Lin Lan glanced at the wine and food on the table, and said, "Huang Inspection, this table has good wine and good food, why do you have to get a lot of silver taels?" ”

"Hehe, Master Hou, you are here, how dare the little one be stingy?"

Lin Lan said: "You are a little inspection, such wine and food, shouldn't you have invited my Hou Ye to eat it out of your own pocket?" What's more, there are so many people here, how? When did my post station inspection in the Dajing Dynasty become so solid? ”

Huang San's eyes rolled and said, "This ...... Naturally, it's not a small one. Just now, the people at the bottom reported that it was Hou Ye passing through the treasure land, which happened to be the county master of Sinan County, so he took out some silver taels, made some wine and food in the city, and specially sent it to Hou Ye to enjoy. ”

Lin Lan said: "Then I might as well be respectful." ”

Huang Sanchang breathed a sigh of relief, and finally got confused. If this is entangled, he will almost be unable to parry.

Lin Lan ate the food, and suddenly said, "Alas? This Huang Patrol, please ask Yicheng and the county magistrate of Sinan County to come over, I have something to ask. ”

"Huh?" Huang San sighed in his heart.

Lin Lan raised her eyebrows and said, "Ah, what?" Why, I want to send you? ”

"That...... Master Hou, a few adults, if there is anything to say about the small ones, there is no need to ......"

Several officials of the Ministry of Rites, who had been suppressing their inner anger, shouted: "Hurry up! Why do you talk so much! ”

"Yes, yes......"

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In Sinan County, thousands of homes are lit up, and many wealthy families are full of meat smell, and their appetite is opened.

In the county office, Hu Sanbo paced back and forth, and when he saw the master coming in with a few people, he hurriedly said, "Several, hurry up and take out the silver you gave you a few days ago." ”

The man looked at Hu Sanbo with a strange look in his eyes, and said, "Hu County Order, we have been doing business for so many years, and we have all paid for it with one hand and delivered it with the other. You have also ordered this goods, and the silver that was given after the mistake is not wrong, why do you want to return the silver at this time? ”

Hu Sanbo clapped the back of his palm and exclaimed: "Oh, the rivers and lakes are in emergency, the rivers and lakes are in emergency." ”

The man in the felt hat squinted his eyes and said, "Hu Xianling, you speak slowly, what's going on?" ”

Hu Sanbo smiled bitterly and said: "Fang Cai Sinan Post Station came to a Hou Ye, I saw this post station in tatters, I shouted for a long time without a bite of food, big thunder, it is estimated that this time it is inevitable that there will be some blood, the private salt in the past few years is still pressing, half a grain of salt has not been sold, you said where to let me get some silver to honor him, this Hou Ye from Jingshi, is not one or two silver easy to fight, so I want to ask the little brother to lend me the silver first, and wait for a few days after the salt is sold, and then return you, how about it?" ”

The man in the felt hat frowned, and said: "Hu County Order, you also know that our business was originally to add blood to the tip of the knife to live, and this road bumped and bumped, just to be able to sell it at a good price, if the silver is lent to you, this empty-handed back, what will you do?" ”

Hu Sanbo's face sank, and he said, "Master Jun, I gave you this bowl of rice for the sake of your master's face, what?" Now that you're on the road, you're so quick to be ungrateful? I Hu Sanbo doesn't accept your salt, this Youzhou, I see who dares to accept your goods! ”

The man in the felt hat changed his face and said, "Hu County Order, you won't be on the road." Business belongs to business, this matter is another code, how can you mix it up, when did I Hu Yanjun take advantage of you in business. If you don't want this salt, some people want it, buy and sell it, and you will get a thousand handfuls of two pieces of silver when you pour it up, who is not willing to do it? ”

Hu Sanbo was just about to teach Hu Yanjun a lesson, but he heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside, Huang San gasped and said, "Hu Gong, big ...... Big things are wrong! That...... That Hou Ye said that he wanted to send you and Sun Yicheng over for questioning! ”

Hu Sanbo's face changed greatly, and he suddenly stood up and said, "This ...... Mo wasn't sent by the imperial court...... Is it exposed? Master Long, hurry up to the Yamen of the Youzhou Prefect to find Zhang Songlin and Prefect Zhang, and say that things have changed, and ask him to prepare early. ”

Master Long nodded and quickly turned to leave.

Hu Yanjun frowned, understanding that once the matter is revealed, I am afraid that he will not be able to escape the involvement, this private salt trafficking, he has only just groped his way out of the door in the past two years, at this time, if Huang Sanbo falls off the horse, he is afraid that he will also be affected, so he said: "Hu Gong stays." Here are two thousand taels of silver tickets, you take them and turn them over for one or two. If you can buy this Hou Ye, it can be regarded as one more way. ”

Hu Sanbo immediately looked at Hu Yanjun with admiration, the silver he could move in his hand has now become private salt, if he wants to use it to open up the joint, there is really no silver tael on hand, these two thousand taels of silver tickets, it is really like timely rain, he hurriedly gave up his hand and said: "Okay!" Hu Yanjun, this time, I will treat you well! ”

Hu Yanjun watched Hu Sanbo leave, shook his head and muttered, "It's all for the silver......"