Qian Feng only brought one henchman with him when he went out of Beijing this time, and the two of them were dressed in tatters, and the camouflage work was very well done. Soon after leaving Beijing, they came to Liangxiang, which was not far from the capital, and it was inconvenient to hurry in the middle of the night, so they found a local inn and stayed.

"Little Liu, are you hungry?!" Rushing overnight, people were sleepy and tired, and Qian Feng's stomach was already growling with hunger.

"Your Excellency, are you hungry?! The little ones are going out there and getting you some to eat! ”

"What adults are not big, let's say okay, we are brothers." Qian Feng interrupted Xiao Liu's words, "Xiao Liu, let's go downstairs together to find something to eat, otherwise we will be so hungry that we will not be able to sleep well." ”

"Yes."

"Heshen, the old fox, must have sent someone to deliver a letter to Cathay, if we get lucky, maybe we can run into him!" Qian Feng said as he went downstairs. Although it was getting late, there were already a few young people sitting in the inn, drinking drunk.

"Little Er, do you have anything to eat?!" Master Qian Feng found a place to sit down, and immediately asked.

"The dishes are gone, but some buns are still hot! If you don't dislike it, you're going to give it up?! ”

"It's already very good to have buns to eat, take a few and let's try them!"

After a while, the buns were served, and Qian Feng and the three of them devoured them. A few buns went down, and the heart was not panicked, and people also came to the spirit. In this spirit, I overheard the conversation of a few young people at the next table.

"That adult is so talented, he wears gold and silver, even our master can't compare to him!" A fourteen or fifteen-year-old said. This young man has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and judging from the way he dresses, he should be a slave of a small family.

"Your master is so stingy, such a big official, how can he also dress some good clothes for the house slaves in the house?!" Another young man said.

"My lord has money, but he is small-minded, and he was afraid of poverty when he was a child!"

"Be careful. You did such a big thing for him, just give you some broken silver, or Cathay is generous, as soon as you make a move, it will be dozens of taels! ”

"Cathay Pacific?!" When Qian Feng heard these two words, his heart was shocked: Rub, say Cao Cao Cao will arrive, do you really let me catch up?!

"What?! Could it be ......" Qian Feng glanced at Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu glanced at the fourteen or fifteen-year-old young man, and Qian Feng nodded knowingly. Seeing Qian Feng nodding, Xiao Liu had a smile on his face: The opportunity for meritorious service has come, this time I have to show my hand.

"Don't startle the snake until he sleeps." Qian Feng hurriedly stopped Xiao Liu, and motioned for him to look at the young man's package. If Cathay had replied to Heshen, then the letter must have been in that package.

Xiao Liu saw it and nodded slightly.

This young man who drank was none other than Ma He, a house slave from Hefu. After Ma He sent the letter to Cathay, Cathay was very happy, and hurriedly wrote a reply letter for him to take back, and rewarded the horse and thirty taels of silver with a wave of his hand! Where had Ma He seen so much silver, he had long forgotten about going home to visit his relatives, and rushed to the capital with thirty taels of silver. No, I met a few young people on the way, and they actually hooked up and mixed together. Ma He often invited these people to drink, but he didn't know that the news was leaked.

Ma He's wine was drunk until midnight, and then he went upstairs and went back to his room to sleep. When Xiao Liu saw him go upstairs, he immediately followed and secretly wrote down where the room was. In the dead of night, he sneaked into Ma He's room and quietly stole the package.

Qian Feng got the package, hurriedly opened it to check, and really found a letter written by Cathay Pacific to Lord He, as well as more than ten taels of silver. Qian Fengzhi secretly took out the letter, and handed the package to Xiao Liu, asking him to send it back.

"Master, this silver?!" Xiao Liu hesitated.

"Let's just take the letter, he will definitely not think that it was stolen, but will think that he lost it halfway, and naturally he will not tell He Shen about the letter when he goes back. Isn't it great that we can do our business while the two phases are in the dark?! ”

"Good! I listen to adults. Xiao Liu hurriedly took the package and secretly sent it back.

Early the next morning, the master and servant continued on their way. With this letter, it means that Cathay Pacific has already learned the news, but I am afraid that it is ready to deal with it now. So he had to rush to Shandong as soon as possible to find clues of Cathay's corruption.

On this day, the two finally arrived in Jinan. It was noon, and although the doors of the rows of shops and buildings were open, there were few pedestrians on the streets.

"Xiao Er, come with a pound of beef, two taels of sake!" Qian Feng had been on the road all morning, and then he realized that he was hungry, so he hurriedly found a small hotel and sat down.

"Come on!" Xiao Er shouted at the top of his voice.

I had just eaten a few bites when I suddenly heard a noise coming from next door, and it seemed that there was a conflict between the government and the store next door. Qian Feng stood up and planned to go out to see what was going on. I saw that next door is a silk and satin village, and the store is very large and magnificent. There were several officials standing at the door of the store, all arrogant and domineering, showing off their might, as if they were begging the owner for something.

"Why should I give you all my hard-earned money for no reason?!" Although the shopkeeper is seventy or eighty years old, he has a very strong body and a strong temper. The old man was standing in front of several officials carrying a large wooden box. Behind the old man stood two servants, carefully supporting him, for fear of any accident.

"Who said they wanted your money?! This official document is clearly written, but it is only borrowed for a few days, why are you in a hurry?! "The official is getting a little impatient.

"Borrow?! I'm afraid that there will be no repayment of the loan, right?! ”

"Hello, why can't you understand people?! Can't you still believe this official document?! Besides, your young master has already promised well, what are you holding back?! ”

"I've lived for more than 80 years, and I've never trusted any official documents! I have not given you any less money to pay, why do you still want it?! ”

"Sir!" The servant whispered, "The young master is here!" ”

Before the servant could finish speaking, a middle-aged man walked over, not tall and very thin.

"Dad, don't embarrass me here, let's go inside!" The man stood in front of the old man and reprimanded, then turned his head and said to the official: "A few big men, I've caused you trouble, my father has such a temper, how many people take care of it!" ”

"It's okay, don't we have to thank you?! Otherwise, we won't be able to explain to the higher authorities when we go back, right?! If you persuade the old man and tell him not to get angry, we will go back to the yamen!" ”

Several officials swaggered away the box, and although the old man was anxious, he was stopped in front of him by his son, and he couldn't help it. The crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed, and Qian Feng and Xiaoliu also returned to the store to continue eating their beef.

"Shop, what's going on?!" Qian Feng saw that the shopkeeper looked disapproving, and asked.

"This is the yamen borrowing money from these merchants! Tell me, even the yamen has no money, and you want to borrow it from the shop, what kind of yamen is this?! "The store seems to be very upset with the old man.

"You borrowed it here too?!"

"My shop is too small for the yamen to look down on. Look at it, if you want to borrow, you have to borrow from those who have a lot of money, don't you?! We are a small business, how can we borrow money?! ”

"Why is the yamen borrowing silver?!"

"How do I know what?! Two days ago, he said that he had an urgent need, so he sent officials to borrow from the shops, and if he didn't want to borrow, he had to borrow, and the shops couldn't do it. ”

"It's illegal!"

"Where do they care if they break the law or not, the official word is two-mouthed, and what people say is the law. Like us, the emperor here is far away, and the people are the emperor of the soil here. ”

"Shop, how has the harvest been here in the past few years?!"

"Two guest officers, listening to the accent, we are not from Jinan, could it be that they were sent down from above? ! If I do, can you help us out?! ”

"We're just passers-by, do we look like officials?!"

"You really don't look like you're an official, everyone who is an official is rich, but you look shabby than me!" The shopkeeper looked at Qian Feng and Xiaoliu's shabby clothes, pursed his lips and said, "However, since you asked, it doesn't hurt for me to tell you, anyway, this is the truth, and it is the same for anyone you ask." We have suffered disasters here for three years in a row, but the officials do not think about us people, and still levy taxes as usual, and those who do not pay them will be brought to justice. Tell me, is there any royal law here?! Chengxin will not let our people live! The people have no money, and even our small shop is full of doors, and I am very content if I don't close the door. ”

"It seems that the rumors are all true!"

"Guest officer, you've heard of it too?! Where did you hear that?! ”

"We are from the capital, and we heard rumors there that the governor of Shandong was corrupt and lawless, and the emperor should also know. It seems that your hard life is coming to an end! ”

"Haha! What a nice guy you are, officer! Hearing you say that, my heart is much brighter! I will give you this pound of beef for free, no money, auspicious! ”

"The silver naturally has to be given, and it is not easy for you, where can I take advantage of you!" Qian Feng insisted on stuffing the silver to the store, "Besides, your words have helped me a lot, and it's too late for me to thank you......"