The officials of all dynasties did not like to repair the official office, except for the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty officials were relatively high in terms of both income and welfare, which also developed the habit of officials paying attention to luxury, and even with the yamen was usually repaired better, such as Qiantang County, which is located in the land of fish and rice, the rich Shang County, not to mention.

After Miao An came to Qiantang to serve as the magistrate, he first asked people to renovate the Houya, making it look clean and elegant;

At noon, after finishing some daily affairs, Miao An asked people to move out of the low couch and put it under the grape trellis in front of the study.

At this time, a thin man in his fifties walked into the courtyard, a folding fan in his hand shook twice from time to time, this person had a goatee under his chin, and he looked very shrewd, he was Miao An's staff Xi Zhongqiu.

The profession of staff is ancient, and some senior officials even have a few or more, these people are not only giving advice to officials, but also responsible for dealing with some shady things, Xi Zhongqiu has been with Miao An for six years, and has always been cited by Miao An as a confidant, as soon as he walked in, Miao An gently waved his hand, and the two little girls retreated far away.

"Zhongqiu has seen the county lord!" Xi Zhongqiu walked to the couch and bowed!

Miao An moved his body slightly, motioned for Xi Zhongqiu to sit down, and asked softly, "Mr. Xi doesn't need to be polite, has the matter been done?" ”

"Lord County, rest assured, seventy percent of the Zeng family's property has been transferred to your cousin's name, this is the contract of the Zeng family's son Zeng Yixuan! Please take a look at the prefectural lord! ”

Xi Zhongqiu said and took out a few deeds from his sleeve, Miao An took a cursory look and said: "Very good, this matter is thanks to Mr. Xi's many dishes, Mr. Xi has worked hard, it is not a pity to keep the inkstone in the official study, let Mr. Xi use it!" ”

The She Yan produced in She County is one of the four famous inkstones, the one in Miao An's study is one of the top grades, worth no less than a thousand yuan, Xi Zhongqiu did not refuse, got up and said: "Thank you for the love of the county lord, the county lord rest assured, this matter is clean, there is another person present when the two sides buy and sell, the price is fair, even if the Zeng family has other ideas in the future, they can't help us!" ”

Seventy percent of the Zeng family's property was written in the contract for more than 30,000 yuan, but in fact, the Zeng family only received a fraction, and the word "three" in front of it became a number on paper.

"The Zeng family's affairs are over, let's release Zeng Zengxing in a few days! It's that Li Yi, how does Mr. think it will be done? ”

Xi Zhongqiu said with some hesitation: "Then Li Yi is just a scholar, he shouldn't be able to hinder the affairs of the county lord, why bother the county lord?" ”

Miao An stretched out her fat right hand, touched her chin that was folded and said: "Don't hide it from Mr. Xi, the Han official is sworn to win, this woman is soft and charming, it is really unforgettable, the day before yesterday she came to the county government to plead for Zeng Zengxing, if she doesn't know that the official is interesting to her, why should she ask the official?" However, the official tried it, but the Han family deliberately shirked! ”

"Does Lord Xianzun suspect that she is really in love with Li Yi?"

"Yes, this woman has now been expelled from the Zeng family, alone, what kind of identity is this official, it is a blessing that she has cultivated for several lifetimes to be able to favor her, she is unmoved, if she doesn't have a heart, why is this? Therefore, Li Yi must be disposed of in order to cut off her thoughts! ”

"Okay, since the county lord ordered it, I will do it humbly, but although Li Yi has no foundation, after all, he passed the state exam at the age of fourteen, and in order to prevent extraneous branches, he must find a suitable reason."

"Then Mr. Xi will go and find it, the official believes that Mr. Xi will handle it, hahaha! Mr. Xi doesn't know if he has thought about it, there is another benefit to doing this! ”

Xi Zhongqiu stroked his goatee, pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Xianzun refers to the matter of state studies?" ”

Miao An laughed twice and said: "That's right, this official heard that Yang Yi was in the state school that day to consult the right doctor Zhu Guangting fainted, and also insulted Sima Wenzhenggong, that day Zhu Guangting intended to let the school Qian Dan cancel Yang Yi's identity as a son, but was blocked back by Lu Xiyu, as the saying goes, there are people in the court who are good officials, let's do Li Yi, and then Mr. Xi will enter Beijing and walk around in Dr. Zhu's house, hehe!" ”

"It's still the county lord who thinks about it thoroughly, so I'm not ashamed! If you don't plan this matter as soon as possible, please rest assured, by the way, the current address of the Han family has already been inquired about, and it is in Huqingfang! ”

Miao An's heart moved when he heard this, and the soul-destroying charm of the Han family suddenly appeared in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel a little impatient.

Yang Yi walked around the city the next day and found a relatively remote courtyard, which was not far from Huqingfang, where Han Bi lived, which was just right, and after negotiating the price with the owner, Yang Yi immediately went back to his own lacquerware shop to get the money.

Yang's lacquerware shop is located close to the canal, the location is relatively prosperous, the shop is not big, but the business is passable, Yang Yi entered the door when there were seven or eight customers buying lacquerware.

His shop does not have the process of lacquerware processing, but purchases and sells goods from all over the country, and the source of goods mainly comes from Yangzhou, Yichun and other places, and there are different types of lacquerware such as gold painting, lacquer filling, luodian, spot lacquer, carved lacquer, etc.; Most of them are daily necessities, such as bowls, bowls, several, desks, pillows, boxes, rulers, combs, grates, kui, pipes, boxes, screens, and so on.

Because Li Gui has not come back from Wei County, now the shop is watched by Aunt Li, and there are two fifteen or sixteen-year-old guys, one is called Song Xiao'an and the other is Tang Guizi.

As soon as Yang Yi entered the door, the three of them came up to say hello, he replied two sentences, passed the pen from the counter, and opened a grocery list, such as alkali, alum, turmeric, yellow mounted paper, mountain eggplant flower, sheep flower, etc., a total of more than 20 kinds.

After finishing writing, he called the clever Song Xiaoan aside and asked him to purchase according to the list, but everything had to be purchased in different stores, so Song Xiaoan was repeatedly told by Yang Yi, although he didn't know why, he still did what he said.

Yang Yi took some money from the counter, returned to the small courtyard by himself, paid the rent to the owner, and cleaned it roughly, before he was satisfied with the lacquerware shop and picked up the things Song Xiao'an bought.

When he returned home, Yang was still doing needlework under the eaves, and his expression was as leisurely as a water lily in a lotus pot. What is this doing? ”

Yang Yi was about to have some family offensive, stepped forward and squatted down, took Yang's hand and said, "Mother! There's something the kids have always wanted to tell you! In fact, the child thinks, always a person at home to review homework is not a way, lack of famous teachers to teach, and there is no celebrity to communicate, is very unfavorable to the study, the child yesterday met an old gentleman scattered in Hangzhou, this person was originally a scholar of the Chinese Dynasty, and the child talked very happily, the child wants to go to the Dongxiao Palace to ask him for a few days! ”

Yang lovingly caressed the corners of his forehead, and said with a smile: "My son is worried that his mother is at home alone, can he rest assured?" ”

Yang Yi nodded: "Zi said, the parents are here, not far away, mother, the child is not at ease that you are alone at home, and I am afraid of disappointing my mother's ardent expectations for the child, and I am very conflicted in my heart, so I have not dared to mention going out to study!" ”

Yang Yi couldn't help but curse himself in his heart at this time, because at this time, Yang's eyes were already flashing with tears, and he really couldn't bear to lie to this loving mother.

"My son has grown up, since the old gentleman looks up to you, and he was a bachelor in the court, my son can rest assured to go to school, my mother can still take care of herself, and there are still you Aunt Li at home, but my son went to Dongxiao Palace alone, you must know that respect for the elderly, don't be as reckless as at home, and then take care of yourself, don't be hungry and tired......"

Yang stroked his forehead and told him carefully; This reminds Yang Yi of when he was a child, his mother often told him like this, and he always felt very annoyed and disgusted!

But now Yang Yi doesn't have this feeling, although he is in a hurry to go out, he still listens patiently to Yang's every admonition, so as not to find anything unusual in Yang.

Xi Zhongqiu walked out of Yanqiaofang with a few entourage, with a faint smile on his face. After some inquiry, Li Yi is a person except for the wind. In addition to flow, there are really no other problems, and Xi Zhongqiu has no choice but to find a way from this aspect.

Although the Zeng family is rich, they have no background, and the handle of false accusations has fallen, Xi Zhongqiu and they can handle it as much as they like, which is no big problem; But Li Yi is a man after all, there are always some classmates and teachers, what is the background behind these people, no one knows, if there is no basis for adding their crimes, I am afraid that they will inadvertently offend people, Xi Zhongqiu has followed Miao An in the officialdom for six years, and these details are naturally clear.

Today he finally found a family surnamed Lin in Yanqiaofang, two sons and two daughters of the Lin family, the eldest daughter Lin Han and Li Yi have some unclear relationship, Xi Zhongping coerced and lured Lin Yu, the second son of the Lin family, and finally made him agree to come forward to sue Li Yi for seducing a woman from a good family, and the bad guy is innocent.

There is nothing new about such a crime, but it is enough, as long as it can be used as an excuse to put Li Yi in prison, the other charges will not be as many as you want.

Xi Zhongqiu returned to the county office leisurely, reported the matter to Miao An, still under the grape trellis in front of the study, Miao An leaned on the low couch in a wide regular clothes, Xi Zhongqiu bowed and said: "Lord County, the matter has been resolved!" Just wait for Lin Yu to report to the county government tomorrow, and he can come to the door to get people. ”

"Why wait until tomorrow? Wouldn't it be okay for Lin Yu to come directly to deliver the paper today? Thinking of the Han family, Miao An really felt a little impatient.

"This ...... Isn't it negligent, don't you immediately send someone to let him Lin Yu come to hand over the paper! Xi Zhongqiu didn't expect Miao An to be so anxious, he couldn't wait for a day, seeing that it was not early, and the yamen was about to end the shift, he asked Lin Yu to come back tomorrow.

"Forget it, forget it, tomorrow will be tomorrow!" Miao An also felt that his tone was a little too much, and then waved his hand and said, in fact, he was in such a hurry to do Yang Yi's matter, because he guessed that Han and Yang Yi had a hot relationship, and after Yang Yi was imprisoned, it was good to let Han serve him willingly on this ground.

Tomorrow night, at most tomorrow night! Miao An seemed to have heard Han's gentle moaning under him, and his heart couldn't help but feel hot again, he quickly sent Xi Zhongqiu, returned to the room, and invited his two concubines to vent his anger first!

Yang Yi carried a bookcase on her back and said goodbye to Yang, Yang's tears wet her sleeves, but she still tried her best to make a smile on her face, and in her thousand instructions, Yang Yi went into the city alone.

On the street, Yang Yi very 'coincidentally' met Zhang Long and a few officials patrolling the street, Zhang Long asked with some surprise: "Li Juren, this seems to be going far away?" ”

Yang Yi smiled and said kindly: "Brother Zhang, I didn't expect to meet here again, you are right, I am planning to go out to study!" ”

After a few words with Zhang Long, and after completing this 'chance encounter', Yang Yicai turned around and walked towards the wharf of the Yanqiao River, he really took a boat along the canal and left Hangzhou in front of everyone.

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