Governor Liao introduced the triangular eyes and said: "This old man, surnamed Yin, with a single name and an eagle, is a master of the Eagle Claw Gate, a pair of strong Eagle Claw subordinates, I don't know how many strong bandits and thieves have been killed. ”

Leng Yi hurriedly bowed his hand in fear: "I've seen Old Hero Yin!" ”

"Don't dare!" Yin Vulture hurriedly clenched his fists and returned the salute, and also said: "The old man has seen Master Leng!" ”

Liao Zhifu said: "Each of them has two capable subordinates, a total of nine people. In the future, they will be responsible for your safety. ”

Leng Yi hurriedly bowed down and thanked him.

Governor Liao said: "You don't have to worry about their expenses, they are all borne by the government." They are only responsible for protecting you for half a year. Remember, you still have half a year, so be sure to raise money to make up for the shortfall! Otherwise, no one can protect you! ”

Leng Yi smiled.

Governor Liao sighed and said, "You go back!" Leaving Yinling, there are many things that you need to rush back to deal with. ”

Leng Yi picked up the money bag and said, "Please allow the lowly to pay this year's taxes first." ”

Governor Liao couldn't cry or laugh: "...... you have this money?" Forget it, let's take it back and equip it for the New Year. ”

Leng Yi said with a straight face: "My lord, this year's taxes will be made up this year, although the money is not much, but if you pay it, you will always pay some, lest you also say that you have been humble for a year and have not paid a penny of taxes." Therefore, I beg the prefect to allow him to pay taxes at the prefect's yamen. ”

Governor Liao was even more amused: "You put your cleverness in these places? That's cleverness! If you are really smart, you have to find a way to make up the taxes! ”

Leng Yi still smiled and didn't answer.

Governor Liao looked at his stupid appearance and thought to himself that he wouldn't be stupid, right? If that's the case, then it's troublesome, so let's follow him, lest you go insane. Thinking of this, he slowed down his face and said, "Okay, this government will accompany you to pay this package of taxes, and you can go back when you're done." ”

"Thank you, sir!" Leng Yi pointed to a pile of luggage in the corner of the wall and said, "The humble post has already prepared his bags, paid the taxes, and returned to the Yin Tomb overnight." ”

Governor Liao said: "Okay, Yin Ying, Cheng Luojie, Cheng Luoyan, the three of you help Lord Leng hold things, let's go to the yamen together." ”

Sisters Yin Hu and Cheng Luojie agreed, picked up the luggage on the ground respectively, put it on their backs, and followed them out of the room.

Leng Yi asked Master Dong to call Wu Zhutou and Zhuo Qiaoniang, and said that he would go to the yamen to do some work, and he would return to Yinling when he was done. The group walked out of the inn.

In the courtyard, Yin Ying and Cheng Luoyan called their subordinates to meet the eldest master. They were all dressed in short clothes, with horses, and all kinds of blades hanging on them.

Governor Liao sat in an official sedan chair, and Leng Yi and Zhuo Qiaoniang came over the mountain this time. There was no carriage from the Yamen, but the only two horses in the Yamen came to the Yamen this time, and Yin Vulture still had horses to ride.

Leng Yi and Zhuo Qiaoniang rode horses, Yin Eagle and Cheng Luochang sisters and their subordinates also rode horses, and Wu Zhutou and Master Dong walked on foot. The two of them just heard that the prefect had equipped Leng Yi with more than a dozen guards, and they all looked like they were riding official horses, and they all secretly called themselves surprised. I didn't expect the county lord to be blessed by misfortune and get these powerful helpers. It's just that I don't know why Governor Liao is suddenly so good to Leng Yi again.

Liao's team opened the way in front, and they followed behind. All the way to the prefect's yamen. When we reached the door of the house, we stopped.

When the clerks and scribes of the houses received the news, they were already standing on both sides of the house, standing with their hands down.

Governor Liao slowly got off the sedan chair and said to the household secretary: "Lord Leng, the magistrate of Yinling County, came to hand over this year's taxes, you can collect it." ”

"Yes!" The clerk agreed, and ordered the scribe to bring out the tables and chairs and put them in the courtyard, and asked the scribe to inform the treasurer of the treasury to bring the soap, and bring a basket and put it beside the table.

The two secretaries of the household room and the silver treasury sat behind the table, one holding the account book and the other holding the silver scale, and looked at Leng Yi with a smile: "Lord Leng, please pay this year's taxes!" ”

Leng Yi slowly walked to Yin Vulture's side and pointed to the package he was carrying behind his back. Yin Vulture was puzzled and handed him the package with one hand. Leng Yi laboriously held his hands, walked to the table, put it on the table, took a few breaths, unwrapped the package, revealing a box inside, opened it, and it was full of a box of silver!

Governor Liao's eyes widened, he thought that Leng Yi was just here to hand over a few taels of silver, but he didn't expect that it was such a box full of silver, and his face couldn't help but change color slightly. However, looking at the number of boxes, his face softened slightly.

The household secretary counted them one by one, and then handed them over to the silver treasury secretary for counting, and when he was done, he said: "Lord Leng, this is only 20% of the taxes that should be levied in your Yinling County. And eighty percent! ”

Governor Liao waved his hand and said: "For the rest, this government has already said that after the special approval of the transfer envoy, Rong Lengzhi County will postpone the delivery for half a year." ”

"Yes, yes!" The two chambers hurriedly got up and agreed.

Leng Yi didn't speak, he walked up to Cheng Luoyan again and pointed to the bag she was carrying on her back. Cheng Luoyan was a little stunned and handed him the bag.

Leng Yi hugged harder this time, came to the table, put down the bag of things, and slowly opened it, revealing a small box inside.

When the box was opened, Governor Liao was stunned. - A chest full of gold! Sparkle!

Governor Liao took two steps back, looked at Leng Yi dumbfounded, and after a while, he was shocked and said, "This ...... What's going on? ”

Leng Yi said: "This is the stolen taxes, in fact, the old thief did not steal these things, because, just in case, I transferred the things, and he left empty-handed." I then used the little trick of room swapping to trick you into thinking that the tax had been stolen. ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang was very surprised, she didn't know that there was such a thing in it, and looked at Master Dong. But Master Dong looked at Leng Yi with surprise and confusion. He didn't understand Leng Yi's purpose for doing this.

Governor Liao didn't understand it even more, he immediately sank his face and said to Leng Yi: "Why are you doing this?" Since the tax has not been stolen, why not pay it right away, and do these tricks to make everyone worry about you! ”

Leng Yi looked at Liao Zhifu and said lightly: "Because I'm worried that since the first day, the household secretary is not there, and I can't collect taxes, and I will go the next day, but I'm afraid that I won't be there." And the government can't help me keep these huge taxes temporarily, in case the thieves know that there is a huge amount of money here, they are afraid that they will come to steal it again. So, it's better to make everyone think that the tax has been stolen. ”

Governor Liao was a little embarrassed to be teased, snorted, and said, "You can also ask you at the end of this mansion if you can think of a way to fill the deficit and take out the tax money!" Why haven't you said it all the time, not even the shackles, and you have to take it out until now? ”

Leng Yi's eyes were blazing, staring at Governor Liao's mansion, and said, "My lord, can you take a step to speak?" ”

Liao Zhifu looked at the person next to him, snorted, turned around and walked out more than ten steps, came to the back of a rockery, and stopped. After Leng Yi followed, he said, "Say it!" Why delay until now? ”

Leng Yi slowly walked up to him and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Because, I want to know, if I really can't get the taxes, what will happen to me?" - I know now, but it turned out to be only half a year of grace. This result confirmed my suspicion,—— someone deliberately tried to prevent me from paying my taxes, and created a bloody case in an attempt to frame me, the purpose of which was just to force me to do something! - My lord, do you know what they forced me to do? ”

Liao Zhifu turned his head a little flustered, looked at Leng Yi, and stammered, as if a child in hide and seek had been discovered, "This mansion is ......, how can this mansion know ......!" ”

Leng Yi smiled and said meaningfully: "This matter should be related to something." This should be a very important thing and very valuable. These people think that I have this thing on me, and they can't find it, so they steal my tax money and create a bloody case to frame me, all of which are forcing me to take out this thing, sell it for money to make up for the shortfall, or use it to bribe the transit envoy. That's why the transfer envoy is so naked, let you tell me and let me bribe him! ”