Seeing his father-in-law, Li You immediately entered a state of vigilance, cheered up 120,000 points, stood up and stepped forward to greet him: "Old Taishan is coming, my son-in-law is far away, welcome forgiveness of sins, forgiveness of sins, Haihan, please take a seat." ”

"No need to be polite." Liu Patrol shook his hand.

Li Yougu scolded the subordinate scribes in the same room left and right: "What eyes! Don't serve tea to Lord Liu yet! ”

Wang Gui and Yuan Ming went out with interest.

Inspector Liu smiled and said: "The old man came to visit the magistrate this time, but he remembered that there was a small matter that asked for a virtuous son-in-law, so he took a look first." ”

What can he ask for himself? Probably a trap. Li You cautiously asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Didn't you arrest a steward of Master Yan's family a while ago, and now that he is still in prison, Master Yan asked me to come here, and the old man couldn't wipe his face and agreed."

Li Youcai remembered this incident, some time ago, when he went to his uncle to quell the fight, he easily grabbed the Yan family's steward and threw him in prison, and then he left this person behind. It's good, it's good, it seems that this person is barely alive with someone delivering food.

"This is a trivial matter, Lao Taishan can just go to the prison and bring people out, and he is not a convicted felon, why do you need to come to the son-in-law to laugh." Li Youdao. A patrol doesn't even have this ability? Who would believe.

Inspector Liu seemed to be loyal and dutiful: "As a foreign military officer, the old man should avoid suspicion, and it is not good to interfere in the government affairs of the county government at will." ”

Li You shouted "I'm bah" in his heart! In this place with a radius of less than 100 miles, how can there be so much attention, you dare not interfere in the government when you are the leading general?

If Li You hadn't guessed the old man's hole cards, he might have fallen into the trap at this time. He now believes that Liu Patrol is deliberately doing things through him, deliberately owing personal favors, and will deliberately use this to send bait.

If he didn't know the inside story, Li Youzhen might be grateful, and felt that the old man had good intentions and came up with a way not to hurt his face.

Li You, who didn't think so, didn't answer, turned his head and shouted outside: "Why haven't you served tea for a long time!" ”

"The virtuous son-in-law let go of the steward, and the old man has a heavy gift, and as a dowry, you are satisfied." Liu inspected the mysterious secret path of the gods.

Not surprising at all, Li You said secretly, he hasn't figured out how to deal with it yet, he can't be asked to say it, the old man pretends to be mysterious first, and I don't know it for the time being. After thinking about it, he said: "I have killed my son-in-law, if you don't give any gifts, you have to mention it again." Old Taishan just go to see the eldest master, and I will release him, but please rest assured. ”

Saying that, Li You went out, and he really went to prison to release people.

It is said that the world is unpredictable, life is not satisfactory ten **, when heaven and earth are all working together to transport heroes are not free, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and still going to Tiger Mountain. All in all, at this time, Li You and Li Dianshi would never have imagined that in a few days, he would eat the bait of the old man.

Li You went to the prison to beat up the Fang steward who framed him and threw him out, which was regarded as giving his father-in-law face. On the way back, I passed through the atrium of the county government and met Master Huang. I saw that the fourth old man was half-awake with a hangover and a very faced, and he must have been invited to eat and drink. Through his vain state of footsteps, Li You was very experienced in judging that the fourth master also enjoyed the thoughtful service of the Ji family.

When Master Huang saw Li You, he reluctantly said: "Today, the Qianhuang Chamber of Commerce, which packs the stones, sends a stone sample over, and you accept it and ask an old masonry to survey it." ”

Hearing Master Huang mention Qian Huangshang, Li You understood in his heart that Master Huang was probably entertained by Qian Huangshang last night, but he was a little afraid that he would make a mistake. I couldn't help but persuade: "Old man, the conditions of the Qian Imperial Merchant are very suspicious, as long as 50,000 taels of silver, we dare to take all the stones, we have not been able to understand the key to it, we must be vigilant, so as not to miss the county's important affairs." ”

"That's what I'm thinking about, too. Qian Huangshang promised to send a sample of materials today, and in the future, he would supply the materials in this way until the river affairs were completed, and there would be no loss. Master Huang instructed again, "I think, after you receive the stone bar, carefully inspect it, if there is no problem, you will make a contract with Qian Huangshang, and in the future, this will prevail, and we will not suffer a loss." If he is going to break the contract, then it's no wonder that we don't give face, and it's a big deal to blow up the mountain and take stones. ”

Li You thought about it, but didn't find any loopholes, so he agreed.

In the afternoon, sure enough, someone sent a stone bar half a zhang long by boat, and Li You instructed the miscellaneous servants to get the stone bar from the official water gate to the public house, and sent someone to call the masonry.

The masons who were called were surnamed Ma, about fifty years old, and were the most experienced in the county's stonemason business, and they were often used in the government. Out of caution, Li You retreated left and right, leaving only Ma Mamason and himself.

The horse mason circled the large stone bar a few times, carefully knocked and rubbed, and then took out a ruler to measure. When the inquest was completed, he said to Li You: "This stone bar... Something special. ”

Li You could see where he could see it, so he asked, "What's so special?" ”

Ma Mamason touched it again and said, "If the villain is not mistaken, this seems to be the material used in the sea pond over there in Zhejiang." ”

How did you get to the thousands of miles of sea ponds in Zhejiang? Puzzled, Li You asked again: "Are you sure?" ”

Ma Mamason gestured: "Twenty years ago, the imperial court built a stone seawall in Zhejiang, and the villain was recruited as a craftsman. I know that the stone strips used in the sea pond are all five feet long and half feet wide and half, which is exactly the same length and size as this stone bar. Moreover, after careful identification by the villain, the stone strip is indeed produced in those counties in Zhejiang, and the stones used in the sea pond are all taken here. ”

"Are you sure?"

Ma Mamason arched his hand and said: "The villain has been immersed in silver for many years, and this eyesight is still there, and there is no doubt that it is Haitang stone." ”

It's strange, how can it be the material for the sea pond to withstand the tsunami tide, who would have enough to support this kind of identical stone bar specially made for use on the inland dike? Li You really didn't understand the doorway, so he asked the professional Ma Mamason for advice: "Is there anyone in Jiangnan who makes this kind of stone except for repairing sea ponds?" ”

"With the knowledge of villains in this industry, I really have never heard of such a thing."

"Let me ask you again, if you are given 50,000 taels of silver, can you get at least 5,000 square meters or even 10,000 square meters of this kind of stone?"

Ma Mamason shook his head and said: "This price of 5,000 square meters may be able to give it a try, but it is absolutely impossible for 10,000 square meters." ”

Could it be that the gang of Qian Huangshang was so bold as to dare to tear down the stones from the sea pond and transport them to sell? No one has a low IQ enough to provoke such an obvious catastrophe? It is unlikely that such a thing as a stone bar could be transported over a long distance, and Qian Huangshang must have brought it from the Jiangnan area. After thinking about it, Li You frowned and said, "Since there is no man-made, where else is there this kind of stone in Nanzhili and Zhejiang?" ”

"This villain has built a sea pond, so he knows a little bit about it." Ma Mamason said: "The sea pond has to be repaired every year, so there are a lot of materials stored in the coastal area of Zhejiang. Last year, when the villain was enlisted to build a city wall in Fucheng, and when he was chatting with his counterparts in the south, he heard that the governor of Zhejiang had scrapped a large number of sea ponds and disposed of them because of the unqualified materials..."

Hearing this, Li You was shocked, his heart was shocked, and he sat down on the chair, temporarily pressed it and said to the horse stonemason: "Today's words, don't leak half a word!" ”

Although Ma Mamason didn't know what to do, he didn't know why Li You asked him to analyze this stone, but he had been doing projects for many years and knew how powerful it was, so he still agreed: "Sir, don't worry, the villain is also afraid of death, and he will never dare to confide in half a word. ”

After sending off the horse stonemason, Li You sat motionless, and his mind turned upside down.

The whole thing was about to come out - the Zhejiang side (mostly led by the governor) falsely claimed that it was not qualified and scrapped, embezzled spare stones, and then sold them for embezzlement. Qian Huangshang is also one of them, if he gets 50,000 taels of silver this time, it seems to be a loss, but in fact, the cost may only be a few thousand taels of freight! No wonder, no wonder!

He's just a small county magistrate, where did he bear such a big case. If it is involved, once the matter is leaked, the whole family will suffer. And he is also the kind of little person who must be dealt with strictly and severely in order to show the official law, he does not have any talismans on him, nor does he have the protection of the officialdom network.

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The wheels of history are rolling! The protagonist's career as a minor official is coming to an end! The second episode is almost over!