Liu Ming settled Xing'er, straightened his clothes again, and then slowly went downstairs.

At this time, the first floor is full of guests, and it seems to be very noisy.

When Liu Ming passed by Liu Xianda's table, he saw that he was talking and laughing loudly with a few people.

"Xianda, tomorrow is the clan discussion, I will congratulate you first, becoming the big treasurer of Liufu." The two squires toasted.

"Hey...... I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet......" Liu Xianda said with a smile.

"This clear-eyed person can see that the position of the big shopkeeper is none other than you, and tomorrow, it will just be a situation."

"The clan is old!" One of the subordinates shouted.

Liu Ming followed the prestige and saw several clan elders outside the hall slowly walking in, and all the guests in the hall got up to make way.

"Ming'er ......"

The old patriarch was the first to see Liu Ming and smiled generously at him. He waved apologetically at the few guests who wanted to come up and talk, signaling that he had something to say to the young man.

"Uncle ......" Liu Ming also replied politely.

"Ming'er...... I also know that you are very attentive to this family......" said the old patriarch on crutches, "under your influence, your father has indeed changed a lot. That guy Yuanzhi has been naughty since he was a child and doesn't do his job. The old man was very worried about him, fearing that he would harm the village in the future...... However, things in the world are always surprising. I didn't expect your son to change him. ”

The old patriarch looked pleased: "Ming'er, the clan also has high hopes for you. Our Liu family, maybe among these juniors, will rely on you to glorify our ancestors. He paused and said, "Regarding the candidate for the big treasurer, it is still necessary to choose a person who is virtuous and old, and in comparison, your uncle is more suitable." ”

When Liu Ming heard the words of virtue and generosity, he felt sarcastic in his heart, thinking that Liu Xianda really had a good means and kept all the clan elders in the dark.

"Uncle, wait a minute...... I'll prove it to you......" Liu Ming looked up and said this sentence suddenly.

"Oh?" When the old patriarch heard this sentence, his eyebrows raised slightly, and he looked a little surprised.

However, before he could respond, he was pulled aside by the other guests and sat down.

Liu Ming was planning how to take the next step, but he heard someone shouting a person's name outside the door.

This name made his body tremble slightly.

He's here too?

Liu Ming immediately smiled bitterly, this is a family banquet, the other party is the protagonist, so he naturally wants to come.

And everyone in the hall, when they heard this name, also stood up.

"--Yang Dianshi!"

Liu Ming took a deep breath, this name really has too much to do with him.

Almost all the troubles and incidents he came to this world were caused by this name.

Originally, when he heard this name in the gambling house, he didn't want to have too much to do with it, but who knows, this name is haunted and has always been with him.

Liu Ming pursues a sentence - don't cause trouble if you have nothing to do, and don't be afraid of anything if you have something.

Since this wedding banquet is so lively, let's see the move.

After a moment of reverie, only to hear the gusts of wind, a tall and thin middle-aged man walked in, about fifty years old, wearing a scarf on his head, wearing a satinless straight jacket, thick soap boots with shrimp membrane head under his feet, yellow beard, high cheekbones, yellow and black skin, a pair of straight eyes, looking extremely shrewd and sophisticated.

Liu Xianda walked quickly to the front, took the other party's arm and said, "Come on, come on, Brother Liwu, let's drink, drink." ”

The full name of this Yang Dianshi is Yang Liwu. With a small official authority on his face, he slowly glanced at the hall, and then said tepidly: "My son-in-law is late because he is busy with official business, please forgive me." ”

"Who dares to forgive your sins?" Liu Xianda twisted his beard and laughed, "I am Xing'er's uncle, and I can be regarded as her second father." However, it is too contemptible for you to shout your father-in-law. In this way, you and I are still called brothers, how about it? ”

Yang Lijun said in a pretentious manner, but then nodded and acquiesced.

"Is the old lady still sick on the bed?" Yang Liwu asked.

"My father has always been in poor health...... Thank you for your concern. Liu Xianda responded.

"Oh...... It's a pity that I can't see the old lady at today's banquet. ”

Yang Liwu stepped forward and sat down next to the main table and seat, and everyone present got up to say hello.

Several businessmen nodded their heads one after another, and asked Yang Liwu about the latest trends in several criminal and prison lawsuits in the county this year. He also explored the scale of tea, iron, oil, and salt, and talked about the harvest in the field and the taxation of forced labor.

In the eyes of these big businessmen, Yang Liwu is the representative of the government, and his words are full of endless information, hiding gold and silver. It seems that if you can talk to Yang Liwu for a while, you can get huge business opportunities.

"Dare to ask how Lord Zhixian is doing?" Liu Xianda was respectful.

"My parents are very hard at work." Yang Liwu sighed, "I want to share his worries, but I can't help." Ahh

Liu Xianda said with a smile: "Brother Yang is in charge of arresting the prison, except for the master bookkeeper in this Pinggu County, you are the biggest." The 30,000 Li people in Pinggu County still rely on you to maintain law and order. Let's joke aside, this classic history has been done smoothly, and I won't change the champion. ”

Yang Liwu was overjoyed when he heard this, but he said: "Don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense." ”

The chief entourage behind Yang Liwu was very happy when he heard this, and interjected: "What Shopkeeper Liu said is very reasonable. The official of this classic history is more difficult than anyone else. When you get the job done, you won't want to be given the champion at that time. When I say this, I don't mean that I look down on the champion. I often hear people say that the people in the Hanlin Academy are all noble products, and in the future, if they are released from foreign posts, they will either take the main examination or study politics, and naturally those officials under their hands will come to pay respects, and they don't need to be embarrassed. However, this official has a general judgment and supervision after all, and he is never free. When you go out, you have to sound the gong to open the way, which is very troublesome. It's like our master of the classics, you can go to the street in plain clothes, handle cases selflessly with an iron face, and eat and drink with the people. ”

"You little, you know more than me?" Yang Liwu turned his head and sneered.

"This little brother is right, this classic history is really golden." Liu Xianda flattered.

Yang Liwu blinked his eyes and said in a low voice, "This apricot thing ......"

Liu Xianda patted his chest, "Don't worry, rest assured, after eating this meal, I will get up in a sedan chair and send it away." ”

Yang Liwu was relieved and nodded with satisfaction.

Liu Xianda announced the start of the family dinner, and the cooks began to pass the dishes with their hands and feet. The dishes of this banquet are extremely luxurious. The golden bottle of sake is ten thousand, and the jade plate is worth ten thousand dollars.

Push the cup and change the lamp, the wine has passed three rounds, and the dish has five flavors.

Yang Liwu's face turned red from drinking, and he hooked up with Liu Xianda's shoulder and said, "Brother Liu, don't look at my surface scenery, there are still bitter words in my heart. ”

"Oh? Where does this suffering come from? Liu Xianda replied.

"Don't you know that the king is over seventy years old and is about to die. Now that the position is vacant, how many people are staring. Yang Liwu smacked his lips and said.

"Counting it up, the king's master book has followed the six magistrates, and the position of this official is also stable." Liu Xianda responded, "It's just that this son is vacant, it must be Brother Yang's belonging." Brother Yang has also been in the history for more than ten years, and it is time to rise. ”

"How easy is it...... Yang Liwu sighed, "The official tail is not as good as the head of the official, this position of the main book is the second in command in the county, the officials of the three classes and six rooms, who doesn't keep an eye on this position?" Of course, I also have a chance. It's just that the county magistrate recently put down his words and said that I need to be investigated. ”

Liu Xianda arched his hand and said, "This is easy to do." I invited these four people to find an opportunity to have a meal in Panjialou and give you a blow. It is said that Pinggu County can have today's long-term peace and stability, which is all the credit of the historian. ”

"No, no." Yang Liwu waved his hand.

"Our old parents know the county, but they are two Jinshi, how can they not be smart? If you set up a banquet like this, won't he suspect that I was behind it? If the magistrate is disgusted, this is not good. Yang Liwu analyzed.

"Oh, what does Brother Yang think?" Liu Xianda asked.

Yang Liwu took a sip of wine and said to himself: "Iron still needs to be hard." Let's look at this classic history, what are the assessment standards? It just depends on how many lawsuits the thieves have won. The world is decided, and there is no need to think about arresting thieves. As for me, I can only think about making a fuss about the criminal prison lawsuit in the county. But this year, the county is very peaceful, and it is all about sesame mung beans. If you want to make a big case, you can't do it. ”

Liu Xianda flattered: "This county is peaceful, and it is also the merit of Brother Yang." As an official, don't you want peace, but hope for chaos? ”

"That's what I said. But at the juncture of choosing the main book, everyone is talking about performance. This year, I have done nothing and can't come up with a decent case, which is really anxious. Yang Liwu said with sorrow on his face.

"This ...... There's nothing I can do about it. Liu Xianda said, "When you encounter a big case, that's the number of days." ”

"Forget it, forget it. Count me Lao Yang without this life, drink, drink! Yang Liwu raised his glass and said.

"Master Dianshi, what if you have this fate?"

A young man's voice rang out in the hall.

Yang Liwu's hand holding the wine glass shook slightly, he put down the wine glass, followed the prestige, and saw a young man in white at the second table looking at him.

"Who is this little minister?" Yang Liwu asked with a squint.

Liu Xianda said lightly: "This is my cousin-Liu Ming." He is young and ignorant, and Brother Yang is not strange. ”

Liu Xianda naturally didn't want Liu Ming to interfere with his game. He had begun to watch out for his nephew. You must know that the method of hoarding medicine for this typhoid outbreak is not like that of a sixteen-year-old young man. Liu Xianda felt more and more that there was something terrible in Liu Ming's eyes that could not be said.

However, Yang Liwu held the wine glass, looked at Liu Ming with interest, and said, "Young Master Liu said that I have the fate to be the master, but I want to hear it." ”

At this time, the conversation in the hall faded down and became quiet. Since most of the people in the hall are from the Liu family, everyone recognizes that the young man who opened his mouth is Liu Ming, who shines in the ancestral hall clan meeting. Everyone, with curiosity, thought about what shocking words this hidden young man had to say.

Under everyone's gaze, Liu Ming stood up and said, "Lord Yang, I'm not talking about it. What people sometimes lack is opportunity. And now, there is a big case in front of adults, but adults don't know, isn't this a waste of opportunity? ”

With the conversation he heard in the casino, Liu Ming expected that this Yang Liwu was not a fuel-efficient lamp. However, he expected that under this public, as long as the evidence of Liu Xianda's poisoning could be obtained, Yang Liwu would not be able to reverse right and wrong.

Just heard that conversation, Liu Ming already made a judgment in his heart, at least this Yang Liwu is still working hard for promotion. In other words, he at least wants this face project.

In this case, it is better to borrow a knife and kill someone.

Hearing the words "big and important cases", Yang Dianshi came to his senses, and he said: "Little boy means that my Yang has a bad vision? Missed a good opportunity? ”

"Exactly." Liu Ming nodded.

"Don't be presumptuous!" Liu Xianda frowned and said, "Liu Ming, don't talk nonsense!" ”

"Might as well do it." Yang Dianshi waved his hand and smiled, "Little Master Liu, come, take a step forward and speak." ”

Liu Ming slowly stepped forward, looked at Yang Dianshi, and said, "Lord Yang, there is an opportunity in front of you now, if you can grasp it, you will definitely be able to soar and obtain the position of this master book." ”

Yang Dianshi saw that Liu Ming spoke calmly and heroically, and he was secretly surprised in his heart.

"Then please dial one or two?" Yang Dianshi said with a smile.

"Let me ask Lord Yang first, dare to ask what is a big case?" Liu Ming asked.

"Murder and arson, ** captivity. When there is a homicide, it is a major case. Yang Dianshi skillfully concluded, "Of course, although there are no murders, some of them can also be counted if they have ruined their reputation and fashion." ”

"That'...... Is poisoning counted? ”