"The matter of Runing, the old man has read some files these days, but the more he looks at it, the more he feels that it has a taste."

Hearing Su Hao talk about business, Li Zhen responded with a faint smile.

"What do you mean by that?" Su Hao asked.

Li Zhen spread out a densely drawn piece of paper and said to Su Hao: "Change, you see, this is a map of the relationship between the old man and Gengshu drawn by sorting out the dossier these days. ”

The cultivation book that Li Zhen said is the down-and-out Zhou Ruyuan, which is the word of Zhou Ruyuan. These days, it was Zhou Ruyuan, together with Li Zhen, who read various case files borrowed from the Runing Mansion and analyzed the context of the exploitation of the people by the powerful landlords in Runing. Zhou Ruyuan has lived at the bottom of the society for many years, and he is very familiar with all kinds of ugly phenomena among the people, so he was able to draw such a relationship map with Li Zhen.

Su Hao leaned on this picture, only looked at a small half, and felt dizzy, as Li Zhen said, the relationship between the various characters on the picture is intricate, and it is almost impossible to sort out a context. Sometimes Zhang San has some kind of connection with Li Si, and sometimes Li Si has some kind of connection with Wang Wu, three times and two times, and in the end, it is completely impossible to see who has what kind of relationship with whom.

"How can it be so complicated?" Su Hao asked strangely.

Li Zhen said: "This is exactly what the old man finds interesting." This Ming officialdom, no official and no greed, can be said to be a thing known to all ages. However, officials in other places are corrupt, either by themselves, or by colluding with their colleagues, or by colluding with their superiors and subordinates. The organization is clear.

Runing Mansion is different, the officials of all the prefectures and counties in the province are colluded, and any case will involve people from four or five counties, going around and around, and in the end, you will not be able to find out. Prior to this, the imperial court had also sent officials down to investigate the case, but it was never possible. That's why. ”

"I see." Su Hao nodded slightly.

Previously, Su Hao had already understood the situation in Runing, and knew that there were some powerful landlords in Runing Mansion who colluded with the government to gradually push ordinary farmers into the abyss of bankruptcy through enticing gambling and usury. Many peasants simply cannot afford to repay usury. They had to give their land and houses to the landlords, and thus became tenant farmers.

Something like this also exists in other state capitals, but not as common as Runing. The important ministers in the court had also heard of these things, but when Ru Ning came to investigate, they couldn't find any evidence. Repeatedly, it took a lot of effort, and only a few small flies could be hit. You can't beat a real big tiger.

After listening to Li Zhen's introduction, Su Hao roughly understood some reasons, that is, there is a top-down and criss-crossed corruption gang in Runing Mansion, and they help each other. To break down a process of harming peasants into countless small links, whoever wants to find out the origin of a matter must find out every subject in this link, and this is an impossible thing.

It is necessary to build such a complex criminal network. It doesn't happen overnight, and there has to be a strong core to dominate. Su Hao couldn't help but sigh a little. If these people use this wisdom for the right path, how can the Ming Dynasty decline day by day?

"Since there is no way to find out, how did you find out?" Su Hao asked with a smile.

Li Zhen said: "It is said that there is no way to check, but in fact, it is also man-made. Put all the cases together and ponder them slowly, and you will naturally be able to figure out the mysteries. The old man and Gengshu are busy with this matter these days. By the way, Xue Yong also provided a lot of clues to the old man, and it is said that some clues were left by Cheng Yi's father from the earlier investigation. ”

"I hope we can find out this case clearly, and we can also let Master Cheng look down under Jiuquan." Su Hao said.

Li Zhen said: "Although the clues have been sorted out now, there is still evidence to confirm the crimes of these people." If there is no suitable name, I am afraid that it will be inconvenient to delve into it. That's the problem we have now. ”

Li Zhen said that it was a difficult matter, and Su Hao thought to himself that he couldn't find a better solution. Although he is a traverser, he is only good at technology, not intrigues, so he is willing to bow down on this issue. He knew that Li Zhen said that he had encountered a problem, but in fact, it was just a gesture. Ancient thinkers all had the problem of exaggerating the difficulties before offering a good plan, so as to show their own wisdom.

Su Hao has been with Li Zhen for a long time, and he has already understood Li Zhen's speaking habits, he smiled and said, "What tricks does Mr. have to teach me about this problem?" ”

Li Zhen stroked a few beards under his chin with his hand, and said slowly: "To break this game, it is actually easy, that is, to find a weak point, pick it out first, and then you can follow the vine and break the entire net." ”

"Sir, what do you think is the weak point?" Su Hao asked again.

Li Zhen said: "A few days ago, Xiong Minyang sent someone to report some situations in Luoshan County, and the old man and Gengshu analyzed it and felt that starting from Luoshan County might have some effect. If he can agree, the old man wants to go to Luoshan in person. ”

Su Hao thought for a while, nodded and said, "Since Mr. has already decided on it, let's trouble Mr. to go." I sent Xue Yong to escort Mr. over. However, when there is a conflict, the gentleman only needs to stay behind the scenes and give guidance, and never put himself at risk. ”

"This old man can naturally save it." Li Zhen said, "After I wait for it, I will change it to Runing City for the time being. When there is news from Luoshan, it is not too late to bring someone to deal with it. ”

"I understand, you can do it." Su Hao agreed.

The next day, Li Zhen, accompanied by Xue Yong, quietly left Runing City. Such a bad old man is not in the sight of Liu Qichang and others, so no one notices this incident, and no one knows where he is going.

One evening a few days later, in front of the largest gambling house in Luoshan County, several people dressed as villagers came to the door. The leader was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his 40s, the oldest in the group. He was wearing a coarse cloth shirt and trousers, and there was some timid look on his face, and at first glance he knew that he was the kind of honest peasant who had never been to the city.

"Dare to ask, this is Xinglong Gambling House, right?" The middle-aged farmer asked the janitor.

"yes." The guy looked at the middle-aged peasant's dress and replied lazily. Judging by his dog's eyes, this farmer can turn over 20 big money at best, and this money is enough to play in some small gambling houses on the street, how can he enter a big casino like Xinglong Casino.

"Can we go in?" The middle-aged farmer asked again.

The man said, "This is a gambling house, you can enter if you have silver, and you can stay there if you don't have money." Do you have silver? ”

"Uh...... I have a tael or seven pieces of silver, is that enough? The peasant whispered, while holding his hands tightly on his chest, presumably hiding the money there, for fear that others would snatch it away when they heard about it.

Such a poor and sour look, can he actually have more than one or two silver? The guy muttered in his heart, but some smile appeared on his face, he made an invitation gesture and said: "Of course enough, please inside, Wishing you prosperity!" ”

"Third brother, do you really want to gamble?" A young man following behind the middle-aged farmer asked. This middle-aged farmer is Mo San from Maqiao Village, and the person who asked him was clearly Xiong Minyang. There were also two young people walking behind, Liao Yiming and Yin Guoxian, soldiers from the Kanyu Battalion, but at this time, they were all dressed as local farmers.

"Xiong Jun...... Uh, Brother Xiong, what else can you do if you don't gamble? Mo San pretended to have a sad face, "Just this tael of silver, it's not enough to pay off the debt, so I can only gamble." ”

"But what if you lose the bet? We have this little silver, but you borrowed it after you pledged the land. Xiong Minyang said, looking at him, as if he wanted to persuade Mo San to give up gambling, but he inadvertently revealed a bit of information.

"This guest officer, after entering the gambling house, can't say this word of loss." The janitor interrupted Xiong Minyang's words and said, "Who doesn't know that our Xinglong gambling house is a blessed land, but there is no guest official who comes to gamble without winning silver." I see that this old brother has colorful eyebrows, which is a sign of good luck. Today, my brother brought a few of you brothers with him, it is really wise, he will earn a few thousand taels of silver in a while, without your brothers, I am afraid that I will not be able to move away. ”

"Brother, do you think I really look like I'm going to win?" Mo San pulled the guy and asked eagerly.

"Of course, I've been working in this gambling house for so many years, and it's a good idea to look at people!" The man said loudly.

"Hey, that's good. Brother Xiong, you see, this brother said that I would win, so let's bet on it today. Mo San seemed to be encouraged by his buddy, his chest straightened a little, and he strode towards the gambling house. Xiong Minyang and the others couldn't help but feel funny when they saw that Mo San, who had always been honest, was so deeply involved in the play. However, in front of the guys, they still kept their faces tense and followed Mo San into the gambling house together.

"Phew, poor ghost, you just wait to lose to be a pants." The guy looked at Mo San's back, spat quietly, and then ran into the gambling house from the side door to deliver the letter. He needed to let the dealer inside know that the one who had just come in had bet on the land and borrowed money to gamble. For such a person, he must be allowed to lose all his money.

ps: uh...... Forget it, let's not say anything, update first