The trial came and ended suddenly. After Xu Liang pushed all the statements on the dead Tan brothers, the interrogation could no longer proceed.

I can't go on, I have to disperse.

It was not that He Tongju did not want to check the account books of the Tan family at the beginning, but he was stopped by Hong Tuiguan, who started from the grassroots level and knew the cattiness of the Ming officialdom.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty have a pitiful amount of silver, and if there are no unspoken rules to make up for it, the family will have to suffer poverty. But whenever there is such a thing as raiding the house, most people are reluctant to start this head, but once it is opened, everyone is willing to get involved, why?

The confiscated silver taels, send a little to Shangguan, report a little to the court, and keep a little by yourself, this has become an unwritten rule, everyone knows it, and no one wants to break the rules.

Therefore, Hong Tuiguan said that the accounts cannot be checked.

Since he couldn't check the accounts, He Tongju could only pinch his nose and agree with Xu Liang's statement. The death certificate can't be checked, but the living evidence is still there, and the old grandson of Hengfeng Town is still there. He Tong was sentenced to retire from the court, so he arranged for his henchmen to find the old grandson. The result was very strange, this lean old man had disappeared as if out of thin air since he left the county office, and there was no trace of him.

He Hong and the others stayed in Jianchang for two more days, and on the third day, they had to leave. Because since that day, no one in the city of Jianchang has been waiting to see these two people. Xu Liang didn't say anything, even Wang Zhixian and Lu Xiancheng deliberately avoided these two people, although the food and accommodation conditions of the second hall were not lowered, but the service attitude of the officials changed too obviously.

That kind of respectful taste that is eight zhang away, how can He Hong and the others not feel it?

He Tongju and Hong Tuiguan returned to Nankang Mansion, and Jianchang Liu Inspector took a team of officers and soldiers out of the city. Seeing that He Hong's convoy was going away, Inspector Liu sighed, waved his hand, and led the team back to the city.

He Hong and the others did not stop all the way, and returned to Nankang Mansion on the second day, and went to see Sun Yiping, the prefect of Nankang, nervously. When things came to be done like this grandmother, He Hong and the others felt embarrassed, and they told them in detail what happened in Jianchang, and then hung their heads and waited to meet the anger of the prefect.

Governor Sun was silent for a long time, then sighed leisurely, took out a blank paper envelope from his sleeve, handed it to He Tongju, and said: "Since Xu Liang can't be done this time, then forget it, Gonggong Wei in Beijing asked someone to bring a letter, saying that the Holy Lord had already agreed to build an ancestral hall in Yunshan, and Duke Wei said that he planned to mention the grade of the surname Xu in the near future, and asked me to wait for Wei Gong's errand." ”

He Tongju was shocked, took the letter and opened it to read it, and exclaimed: "Wang Xian wants to be transferred?" ”

Governor Sun nodded, "Yes, this government didn't expect that the court would transfer Wang Xian away, but I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, this silent Lu Chengyuan is really a dog who can't bark, and he tore off a piece of meat without making a sound." Hmph, there is no good thing from the Metropolitan Procuratorate! ”

He Tongju was even more shocked, and asked puzzledly: "This, what does this have to do with Lu Chengyuan?" ”

Governor Sun was just about to answer, when he saw that Hong Tuiguan was still standing on the side, pricking up his ears and listening, Sun Prefect couldn't help frowning, waved his hand at Hong Tuiguan and said, "Nanxing, there's nothing for you to do here, you go down first." ”

Hong Tuiguan's expression darkened, and he bowed sadly, exited the room, and carefully closed the door.

Sun Zhifu glanced at the door of the room, and saw that it was tightly closed, so he whispered: "This Lu Chengyuan heard that he is the protégé of the Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the incident this time is not very clear to the mansion. ”

He Tong listened to it, thinking that in the future, Xu Liang's official position would be promoted, and it would be more difficult to avenge his brother-in-law. Thinking of this, He Tongju was a little frustrated. He looked at Governor Sun unwillingly and said, "My lord, can't we govern him as a small county?" ”

Governor Sun glanced at He Tongju, a trace of hatred flashed on his face, and he gritted his teeth and said: "It will definitely not be possible to do it, but as long as this surnamed Xu is still under the rule of this mansion in the future, this mansion has a way to find him, he is a diamond ball, and this mansion has to slap him flat." ”

He Hong and the others left Jianchang County, Xu Liang really relaxed for a while, this day Ge Qiao rushed back from the capital, Xu Liang gathered his own group of people to hold a banquet in the Zhiwei Building at night, and gave Deputy Envoy Ge the wind and dust. The generals of the patrol battalion, dressed in new armor, came to the banquet happily, and the accompanying soldiers lined up in a long line, which was very spectacular.

After entering the Zhiwei Building, Huang Ziren, Xing Zhongshan, Liu Ge, Hu Xiaoyong, Xu Qing and others came to Xu Liang, respectfully clasped their fists and saluted, and shouted in unison: "The last general and others thank the adults for their cultivation and swear to follow the adults!" ”

Xu Liang looked at the row of subordinate generals in front of him, listened to the sitting generals swearing to follow him loudly, his vanity was greatly satisfied, and he helped them up one by one with a smile, and said: "Don't be polite, the official is happy today, and it would be too unlucky to say that he will not die." ”

The generals burst into laughter.

This time, Xu Liang asked Huang Ziren to go to Nanchang Mansion to urge Nanchang Zuowei Qianhu Yu Yongnian, about spending money to buy generals, although listening to Huang Ziren's return, Yu Qianhu took two thousand taels of silver, but the result was finally unsatisfactory, Huang Ziren, Xing Zhongshan's two test hundred household military generals, Xu Qinghu Xiaoyong's general banner, Liu Ge and another former Wan'an County's fast Xiaoqi general, can be regarded as a real fall on the heads of the generals.

Xing Zhongshan and others never dreamed that one day they would be able to put on the bright armor of the court and become a six-rank military general registered in the military department, the excitement in their hearts was indescribable, and after getting up, they held Xu Liang's hand with both hands and couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time.

Several generals around him pointed at Xing Zhongshan and smiled, smiling and smiling, with tears streaming down their faces.

After a while, a soldier stepped forward to report that Deputy Envoy Ge had arrived. Under Xu Liang's greeting, a group of generals repacked their clothes and went downstairs to greet Deputy Envoy Ge.

Huang Ziren and Xu Liang walked last, Huang Ziren leaned into Xu Liang's ear, and whispered cheaply: "My Lord Xu, are you particularly stinky and beautiful now, so satisfied?" ”

Xu Liang looked back with a grin, tilted his head pretending to think for a while, and said seriously: "Well, it's really a little." ”

Huang Ziren was angry, and said viciously at the end: "You used my hard-earned money to make a favor, I don't care, you have to pay me back the money in the future!" ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he was greatly disdainful, and said: "I said Brother Huang, you are now a six-rank military general, and your grade is higher than mine, what do you care about these yellow and white things?" More drops! ”

After speaking, Xu Liang walked down slowly in eight-figure steps. Behind him, Huang Ziren was stunned.

As soon as Xu Liang walked downstairs, he raised his eyes and saw Ge Qiao jumping out of the carriage, his face haggard and dusty. Xu Liang hurriedly stepped forward, pushed aside the generals of the patrol battalion who were surrounded, helped Ge Qiao, and shook Ge Qiao as he spoke: "Lao Ge has worked hard all the way!" Seeing that your face is haggard, there are many wrinkles, and your hair is a lot grayer, alas, Lao Ge is a lot older, but this official still wants you to run such a long errand......

"Your Excellency!" Ge Qiao took advantage of Xu Liang's time to say a lot of meaty words, took a breath, and interrupted Xu Liang: "My subordinates have urgent matters to report. ”

"Lao Ge, hello is back today, even if it is a big thing, you have to change your clothes first, and then talk about it after dinner." Xu Liang waved his hand.

"No," Guillo insisted, "this matter is bigger than the sky for adults, and it must be said." ”

Xu Liang was startled, stared at Ge Qiao deeply, and saw that his face was full of strictness, not like a joke, and nodded: "Let's go in and talk." ”

In a tightly closed guest room on the second floor of Zhiwei Building, Ge Qiao and Xu Liang sat opposite each other around a small round table. Wang Zhixian is going to be transferred? ”

Ge Qiao was stunned when he heard this, and corrected: "My lord, you are going to be promoted!" ”

Xu Liang waved his hand and said: "Wang Xian is gone, replaced by Lu Chengyuan, what's the use of me being promoted to county leader, it depends on his Lu Chengyuan's face!" He stared at Ge Qiao and asked urgently, "How can this be?" ”

Ge Qiao stepped forward and whispered a few more words.

After hearing this, Xu Liang sat heavily on the chair and muttered: "So that's the case, it's too unexpected, it's too insidious!" ”

The two sat down again with big eyes, Xu Liang suddenly got together and said, "No, I have to go to see Wang Xian." When he went out, the generals saw Xu Liang going straight downstairs in a hurry, and Huang Ziren shouted when he saw this: "Eh, big brother, you are leaving, how can this banquet be held?" ”

Xu Liang jumped into the sedan chair and said, "You take everyone to drink!" ”

In the inner courtyard of the second hall of Jianchang County, Wang Zhixian's old family opened the door to see that Xu Liang was coming, which was very unexpected, and when he heard that Xu Liang was going to see the county master, the old family had a difficult face: "Lord Xu, it's so late, my family is resting, it's not very convenient, why don't you come again tomorrow?" ”

Xu Liang said: "You go and sue the county honor, this official has 100,000 urgent matters." ”

The old family had no choice but to go into the inner courtyard to report.

Xu Liang waited outside the arch that separated him from the inside and outside for a while, but he didn't see the old family come out, he was anxious, and he flashed into the inner courtyard regardless of it, and saw the lights in a row of wings in the west, and walked straight to that side.

When he was about to go outside the wing house, he met the old family of Wang Zhixian who came out of it, and the old family saw Xu Liang here and was very surprised: "Lord Xu, why did you come in by yourself, go out with the little one." ”

Xu Liang ignored him and asked, "Is the county up?" ”

"My lord said it was inconvenient to see guests."

When Xu Liang heard this, he bypassed the old family, approached the wing, and shouted: "Lord County, the next official Xu Liang, there is something important to report!" ”

The old family was shocked, and waved their hands again and again: "Lord Xu, you are quiet......"

There was no sound in the room.

Xu Liang shouted again.

"Xu Liang!" There was an angry roar in the room, "Is there anything about your grandmother that can't be said tomorrow!" This is Wang Zhixian's voice. Then a coquettish voice shouted: "Master, you scared the slave family......"

Xu Liang's voice was louder than Wang Zhixian's: "Wang Xian, you have to dismiss the official and still don't come out!" ”

Before Xu Liang's voice fell, he heard a bang in the house, an exclamation, and then Wang Xian, the county governor of Jianchang, was dressed in thin white clothes and white pants, and with two feet, he ran out of the wing room.