"Governor Liu, this surnamed Su is absolutely unwilling to be accommodating?"

The group returned to Luoshan County Ya and sat down in the second hall, and Du Weiming and others anxiously asked Liu Qichang.

Liu Qichang nodded with a dark face and said, "This surnamed Su, we still really underestimate him." When he first came, he waited with us and made a mistake, and we really let him deceive him. Who knew that he gave us a Ming Xiu plank road, secretly crossed Chen Cang, and sent someone to find out our bottom, this shot is a killer move. ”

"We are indeed careless, looking at his young age, I can't imagine that he is so scheming." Du Weiming also sighed.

Liu Qichang said: "Relying on Su Hao alone, I'm afraid he doesn't have such a deep plan, I pondered, there must be a few very capable staff behind him, but unfortunately we didn't find out in advance." ”

"Governor Liu, what should we do now?" Tan Yizhong asked with a sad face, "There are a lot of things in the account books of Xinglong Casino. If the surnamed Su hands the account book to the saint, we will be finished. ”

Liu Qichang said angrily: "Bastard things, who let Xu Rendi record everything in the account books?" Not to mention that such account books are confiscated, even if they are stolen by thieves and leak the news, they will also cause a big storm. How can these things be left in black and white? ”

"Yes, yes, the lower official should die, the lower official should die!" Tan Yizhong condemned himself again and again.

Liu Qichang and Du Weiming are all the behind-the-scenes bosses of Xinglong Casino, and if they were not covered, Xinglong Casino would not have been able to act so unscrupulously. Xinglong Gambling House made money, and according to the rules, it had to distribute dividends to the bosses behind the scenes, how could Xu Rendi not write down the accounts of the dividends one by one?

Tan Yizhong, as Xu Rendi's cousin, often reminds Xu Rendi on weekdays. asked him to make the account books clearer, the purpose of which was to make it easier to explain it to the bosses behind the scenes, and secondly, it also had the intention of pinching some handles to blackmail the officials. With such an account book, if Liu Qichang wants to be unfavorable to Tan Yizhong, Tan Yizhong will have the means to fight back, and it is a big deal to fight to the death.

What Tan Yizhong didn't expect was that such an account book would actually fall into the hands of an investigation official sent by the imperial court, and this investigation officer had a face that did not enter the oil and salt. If this book is sent to the capital. If it is made public above the court, then the Runing officials, including Liu Qichang, may not be able to say clearly. As an official of the imperial court, it means to accept so many dividends from a gambling house. Anyone can taste it.

"It's too late to say this now, Governor Liu, let's think of a countermeasure." Du Weiming interrupted Tan Yizhong's confession and said to Liu Qichang. He knew in his heart what was going on with the account books of Xinglong Casino, but if he wanted to settle accounts with Tan Yizhong, he had to wait for Su Hao to be sent away.

Liu Qichang sneered: "This Su Hao thinks that if he holds a little handle from us, he can do whatever he wants." This is a fool's dream. How can things in this place be so easy to deal with, and the court is not opened by him alone, I, Liu, have been operating in officialdom for many years. Wouldn't it be a joke if you were knocked down by a little doll? ”

"Yes, yes, the old days of Governor Liu's mansion are all over the world, where is the turn to get a fledgling kid like Su Hao to turn the clouds and rain?" Tan Yizhong hurriedly patted Liu Qichang's ass. In this situation, everyone is losing both. If Liu Qichang can withstand Su Hao's pressure, then everyone will be safe.

"Tan Zhixian!" Liu Qichang spoke.

"The lower official is here!" Tan Yizhong hurriedly stood up and agreed.

"You quickly send people to send letters to the prefectures and counties, inform them of the matter here, ask them to contact the local squire, sign the letter of the people, accuse Su Hao of fabricating charges, arson, and arrest innocent merchants. The more people we have to contact, the more heads, the more vocalization, the better it will be for us. Liu Qichang said.

"The subordinate obeys!" Tan Yizhong replied, this kind of kidnapping of public opinion, the officials of Runing Mansion are all familiar with it, and there have been officials who have come down to investigate cases in the past, but when they see such a book of the people, they can't continue to investigate, because no one dares to go against the people of an entire mansion.

After Liu Qichang finished explaining to Tan Yizhong, he turned his head to Du Weiming and said: "Shiyuan, you are quite famous among the scholars, can you contact them this time." I heard that Su Hao's backer is Eunuch Li in the palace, he is handling cases in Runing, and he relies on his battalion of martial artists, if he succeeds, where will the face of the world's scholars be placed? Shiyuan can contact a group of lifters and jointly send a letter to the court, bitterly stating that this matter is inappropriate, and giving Su Hao some eye medicine. ”

Du Weiming nodded and said: "This method is very good, if you can take the moral lead, this Su Hao will not be able to make big waves." ”

"Exactly." Liu Qichang said.

Du Weiming said again: "Governor Liu, Chongwang's side...... Do you want to say hello too? ”

Liu Qichang smiled slightly and said, "On King Chong's side, I'm afraid I don't need an official to say hello." Su Hao is preparing to follow the vine and investigate the land annexation. I won't stop him, I believe that as long as he investigates for two days, he will have to find out in King Chong's mansion. If King Chong is angered, I am afraid that he will not protect him today. ”

"That's great." Du Weiming clapped his hands and said, "The water in Runing Mansion is very deep, if this Su Hao wants to make waves here, he is afraid that he will capsize the boat first." ”

"Yes, yes, with the Dinghai God Needle of Governor Liu's Mansion, how can this surnamed Su turn the sky upside down?" Tan Yizhong echoed.

Liu Qichang frowned, patted the case lightly with his hand, and said, "Let's talk about it, for Su Hao, we still have to be strictly vigilant. We've looked away before, and now we can't let him do any more tricks. This son acts in an eclectic manner, and unlike ordinary officials, he must not be underestimated. ”

"Xia Guan understands!" All answered the word together.

Liu Qichang and others were intensively discussing countermeasures, and Su Hao was not idle here. Liu Qichang walked away from the Xinglong gambling house, which means that the contradictions between the two sides have become public, and there is no room for concealment. Su Hao discussed with Li Zhen that their investigation work must be accelerated, and strive to turn the case into an ironclad case before Liu Qichang and the others find an effective coping strategy.

The air in Runing Mansion suddenly became tense, and Liu Qichang's side and Su Hao's side were tense, forming a confrontation situation. Intimidated by the combat effectiveness of the survey camp, the officials and heroes of Runing did not dare to really use force against the survey camp, but adopted a form of cold violence that did not cooperate. Su Hao didn't care about this, after a large-scale search some time ago, important witnesses and evidence were already in his hands, an investigation report written by Li Zhen had been released, and Su Hao sent a capable team to escort this report to the capital.

Besides, in the Chongwang Mansion in Runing City, Chongwang Zhu Yijue sat in the lobby, holding a letter sent by the prefect Liu Qichang in his hand, his brows were tightly locked, as if he was thinking about something embarrassing. The prince Zhu Changjin hurried back from outside, saw his father, and bowed his hand and said, "Father, you asked your son to come back, what's the matter?" ”

"Jin'er, what have you been busy with these days?" Zhu Yijue asked.

Zhu Changjin said with great interest: "Father, my son has been busy with the affairs of the Academy of Sciences these days, so the Franc Machine Theory taught by Su Hao is really interesting, just talk about this physics......

"It's good for you to think about these things, the king is too old to understand the affairs of your young people." Zhu Yijue interrupted Zhu Changjin's words and said.

Zhu Changjin smiled apologetically and said, "Erchen knows." The son is so old, he has done this interesting thing, and he threw himself into it with all his thoughts, and asked his father to forgive him. ”

Zhu Yijue said: "You have something you are willing to do, this is a good thing, what a crime." Jin'er, the king called you back to ask you, do you think Su Hao is evil? ”

"Su Hao?" Zhu Changjin was stunned, he didn't understand why his father suddenly asked this question. These days, Su Hao has tossed Runing Mansion upside down, and Zhu Changjin is actually ignorant. As he himself said, he has been preoccupied with the affairs of the Academy of Sciences these days, and he really doesn't know what is going on outside.

"Father, son, I think Su Hao is ...... In terms of doing things, there is also good and evil, which is quite a bit of the meaning of the art of war. However, as far as his character is concerned, Erchen feels that he can be trusted. Zhu Changjin replied according to his own understanding.

Zhu Yijue said: "Have you talked to him about the purpose of coming to Runing?" ”

Zhu Changjin said: "Of course I talked about it, he was ordered by the Holy Lord to come to Runing to investigate the Haoqiang's encroachment on the peasants' land. The ministers also knew about this matter, and some gentry in Runing Mansion expropriated the peasants violently, and the people were very resentful. Su Gai came to investigate the matter thoroughly, also in order to give the people justice. ”

Zhu Yijue said: "These are what Su Hao told you, right?" The king asked, have you learned about his other motives? For example, was it a secret order from the Holy Lord to investigate some things related to the Chongwang Mansion? ”

Zhu Changjin's face changed greatly, and he asked anxiously: "What's the matter, did my father hear any rumors?" ”

For these vassal kings, everything in the world has nothing to do with them, and the only thing worth caring about is whether the emperor thinks of them. All the rights of the vassal kings, including their personal safety, depended on the attitude of the emperor. As long as the emperor does not touch them, then no one can influence them. Conversely, if the Emperor had anything to think of them, then no one would be able to save them.

Zhu Yijue suddenly asked Zhu Changjin if he had found out that Su Hao had other secret missions, and this question made Zhu Changjin feel frightened. He quickly recalled the bits and pieces of his interaction with Su Hao in his mind, trying to tell whether Su Hao really planned to embarrass the Chongwang Mansion.