really said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.

Xu Liang asked people to invite the cattle catcher in.

Niu Zhutou saluted Xu Liang and Huang Dao in a regular manner, and then clarified his intentions, it turned out that Niu Zhutou finally came to a conclusion on the arson case of the Yamen of the Pingliang Prefect after many days of investigation.

What the cow catcher presented was a thick stack of files.

Xu Liang waved his hand and said: "The official is dizzy when he looks at these files, Lord Huang is the official of Pingliang, you give Lord Huang a look first." ”

Niu Zhutou presented the file to Huang Tuiguan according to his words. Huang Tuiguan originally complained about the practice of cattle hunting, and he was always skeptical about what results the cattle hunting head could find. Seeing this, he didn't push and delay, rolled up his long sleeves, took the file with both hands, spread it out on the table, and looked at it.

Xu Liang drank tea leisurely, while Niu Zhutou also looked quite calm, sitting quietly to the side, waiting for Huang Tuiguan to finish looking at it.

A look of astonishment appeared on Huang Tuiguan's face, and Huang Tuiguan couldn't help but look at the cow catcher with his inquiry.

The head of the cow catcher became more and more calm, and he sat as steady as Mount Tai.

Huang Tuiguan frowned slightly, and didn't look at the thick investigation process, turned the file into a loud noise, directly turned to the closing part, carefully read the contents, looked at Niu Zhutou in amazement, and said: "This is the conclusion of the prefect's yamen fire case?" ”

Niu Zhutou nodded and arched his hand: "Exactly." ”

Huang Tuiguan's expression was strange and he was silent for a long time.

Xu Liang looked strange and asked, "What?" Any questions? ”

Huang Tuiguan handed the file in his hand to Xu Liang.

Xu Liang took it, looked at the last page of the file that he opened, and was stunned for a while. Only then did he say slowly: "Niu Zhutou's investigation work has been done quite solidly, and I think the case will be closed with this conclusion." ”

Huang Tuiguan frowned and said, "My lord." In the middle of the night, a fire broke out in the backyard of the prefect's yamen. He also burned seven lives, and it is a bit unreasonable to attribute such a life-threatening case to an accident alone. ”

Xu Liang chuckled, looked at Niu Zhutou meaningfully, and said, "Niu Zhutou will explain to Lord Huang." ”

Niu Zhutou got up, saluted Huang Daozhou, and said calmly: "Lord Huang, the lower officials have verified all the evidence in the past few days. There is no evidence that the fire was man-made. Judging from the confession of the officer, the testimony of the neighbors, and the examination of the seven victims, this is an ordinary case, judging from the development of the fire at the scene, the source of the fire came from the concubine's room in Zhangfutai, and a burned-out candlestick was found there afterwards, indicating that it is very likely that the concubine accidentally knocked over the candlestick when she got up in the middle of the night, which caused the fire. And because the concubine was also buried in the fire. Liability will not be pursued. ”

Xu Liangshen nodded approvingly and said, "Well, I see that the investigation of the cattle head hunt is detailed, and the conclusion is also very convincing. Lord Huang. What do you see? ”

Huang Tuiguan naturally did not agree with the conclusion of this investigation in his heart, but Huang Daozhou was experienced, and he knew from Xu Liang's attitude that Xu Liang recognized this conclusion. There was silence for a moment. Huang Tuiguan said: "One qiē listen to the adults." ”

Xu Liang shook his head and chuckled, knowing that Huang Tuiguan still didn't agree with this kind of conclusion in his heart. But what Xu Liang wants is the result given by Niu Catcher. The concubine got up at night and knocked over the candlestick and caused a fire, which was purely an accident. The main culprit is dead, and no one has to take responsibility, how good.

More importantly, after the case was concluded, Zhang Fengqi was able to leave Pingliang Mansion earlier and give Xu Liangteng a place.

Xu Liang looked at Niu Zhutou with great satisfaction and asked, "Have you shown this dossier to Governor Zhang?" ”

Niu Zhutou said: "After the lower official reached a conclusion, he will send it to your lord as soon as possible, and the lord of Futai has not yet submitted it." ”

Niu Zhutou was so good, Xu Liang was satisfied, nodded with a smile, and said: "Niu Zhutou's case is very well investigated, and it is in line with the official's wishes." You should send this file to Zhang Futai for review. Well, Niu Zhutou is serious about his work, and this official has the opportunity to say a few kind words for you in front of the Governor of the three sides, Lord Wu Zhiwang. ”

Niu Zhutou's face, which had always been unsmiling, was a little more lively, and he gratefully bowed his hand to Xu Liang and said, "Xiaguan, thank you Lord Xu for your cultivation." ”

Xu Liang smiled and waved his hand: "Go ahead." ”

After the cow catcher left, Huang Daozhou finally couldn't help but say: "My lord, seven lives, how can the trial be such a child's play?" ”

Xu Liang took a deep look at Huang Daozhou, and persuaded bitterly: "My Lord Huang, you are good at everything, but your heart is too straight!" At extraordinary times, extraordinary means should be carried out, and now the elite of our Liang army is fighting with the rebel army in Hanzhong Mansion, and there is an urgent need for a stable rear. In this form, steady dìng overwhelms a qiē. Some people wanted to take advantage of the fire of the prefect's yamen to make trouble in Pingliang City, but the official refused to let him succeed. ”

Huang Daozhou vaguely guessed who Xu Liang was talking about, but he still couldn't live the conscience in his heart, and said sadly: "These are seven living lives!" Just died, and there was no explanation, an accident would cover up all the facts! ”

Seeing that Huang Daozhou was still struggling with this matter, Xu Liang couldn't help but raise his voice and said: "Seven lives may be a shocking event in the eyes of Lord Huang, but in the eyes of this official, it is nothing compared to the lives of thousands of Liang soldiers who died in the battle in Hanzhong Mansion. This is the end of the matter, and it will have to be discussed again. ”

Seeing that Xu Liang was resolute, Huang Daozhou sighed deeply, and it was inconvenient to persuade him anymore.

Niu Zhutou gave Zhang Fengqi the closing file that the ghost didn't believe in, and Zhang Zhifu was stunned for a quarter of an hour before he commented on it with a complicated expression.

The case of the fire in the prefect's yamen is finally over. Zhang's request to be transferred back to the capital was also approved a few days later. He spent another two days packing and processing some things when he was the prefect of Pingliang Mansion, and handed over the prefect's seal letter to Xu Liang for safekeeping, so he took a carriage in a gray morning, preparing to leave Pingliang City quietly.

The carriage came to the east city gate, the city gate had just been opened, and Zhang Zhifu saw many people surrounded by the city gate, all the official robes, green, blue and red, and then take a closer look, almost all the officials who could reach Pingliang Mansion had arrived, and more than a dozen officials were waiting behind Pingliang Tongzhi Xu Liang, who was wearing a crimson official robe. It seems that he is actually going to see off Governor Zhang.

Xu Liang saw Governor Zhang poking his head out of the carriage, and greeted him with a smile.

"Oh, my Lord Futai, do you always want to leave Beijing without saying a word to the lower officials and others, and you are going to leave so quietly? How? This has to be known to colleagues in other provinces, and I can't say how impersonal our Pingliang officials are. Xu Liang had a sincere smile on his face, and looked at the stunned Governor Zhang and smiled.

Behind Xu Liang, all the officials were also busy greeting Governor Zhang, and the officials close to him took the opportunity to present gifts.

Governor Zhang was inexplicable, looked at Xu Liang and asked suspiciously, "Lord Xu, what are you doing here?" "I secretly said in my heart, I picked this day to leave Pingliang, I had thought about it a long time ago, and I didn't tell anyone in advance, how could Xu Liang actually know?

Xu Liang laughed and said: "My Lord Zhang, you see that we got up early in the morning on a cold day in order to send off you, Lord Futai, and now you are still asking us what we are going to do!" It sounds so sad. ”

Hearing this, Governor Zhang had a modest smile on his face, but he was doubting in his heart, and said secretly, would you have such a good heart?

A small official next to him then said flatteringly: "Isn't it, Lord Futai, Lord Xu learned that you were going to leave Pingliang City early this morning, so he specially sent a fast horse to inform us to send off Lord Bepfutai outside the East Gate City." ”

Another little official said with emotion: "Lord Xu is really attentive to Zhang Futai. It seems that the rumors that the two of them have always had contradictions in the past, most of them are also false. ”

Listening to these discussions, Governor Zhang suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart. Seeing Xu Liang's smiling sincere, harmless face, he couldn't help but guess what Xu Liang wanted.

Xu Liang smiled, stood outside and waited for those officials to finish complimenting, then coughed lightly and said, "Hey, all the adults are done saying goodbye, right?" It's over, it's my turn. ”

Xu Liang made a group of gestures to the officials, and said with a smile: "On the verge of the border, this official wants to say a few whispers to Zhang Futai, and I also ask you to make it convenient." ”

The officials laughed and walked a dozen steps away from the carriage.

Zhang Fengqi, who was on the side of the carriage, was a little nervous. (To be continued......)