Xu Liang sent Yan Zhutou out, then put on his robe, ran to Wang Zhixian's office, and told Wang Zhixian in detail about the situation of the old grandson and his own preventive measures. Wang Zhixian was also shocked into a cold sweat when he heard this, and greatly appreciated Xu Liang's decisiveness and resourcefulness, and personally wrote a note of approval, and took three hundred taels of silver from the county treasury for Yan Zhutou to rent a boat.

Xu Liang took the approval, thought about it and said to Wang Zhixian: "County Zun, the lower officials don't know whether to say it or not. ”

Wang Zhixian waved his hand and said with a smile: "This county and my brother are no longer outsiders, so if Brother Xu has something to say, he will say it directly." ”

"Well, that's what Xia Guan thinks." Xu Liang sorted out his proportions, looked at Wang Zhixian's face, and said: "Futai Lord Sun Yiping and Nan Kangtong judged He Zhizhi It stands to reason that Jianchang was ordered to give the county to you for the preliminary examination, but, county honor, you see that this Sun Zhifu and He Tongju have been involved with the two brothers of the Tan family in the past few days, and the next official has long heard that He Tongju has a very shallow relationship with the Tan brothers, and although the Tan brothers have been deferential on the surface over the years, Secretly, I don't know how many times I have scolded the county honor, and now they are mixed with Governor Sun every day, in case those two brothers have any bad intentions and talk nonsense in front of Lord Futai, wouldn't it be bad? ”

Wang Zhixian's face changed suddenly, and he was so nervous that he grabbed Xu Liang's arm and said urgently: "Brother Xu is right!" Those two brothers are not good men and women, and if they secretly do evil, it is really impossible to prevent it. ”

Saying that, Wang Zhixian's face collapsed, and he said with a bitter face: "It's just that now they are together with Lord Futai, and Lord Futai is Shangguan again, and it's not good for me to go out, so they just want to give the official eye medicine, and the official is beyond the reach of the whip!" ”

Xu Liang's face was full of surprise, and he said, "Where did the county lord start with this?" Lord Futai and Nankang Tongju are our officials, and it is the first time to come back to Jianchang County, the county respects you, as the local parent official of Jianchang, the authentic host, and always accompany the two adults, is it not natural and human nature to do a good job of the friendship of the landlord? ”

"Ahh Wang Zhixian suddenly realized, glanced at Xu Liang gratefully, turned around and shouted outside the house: "Come on, prepare a sedan chair, this official is going out to find Lord Sun!" ”

Xu Liang watched Wang Zhixian take a sedan chair out of the Jianchang County Ya, and secretly said that there was this big light bulb shining on the side, so the two brothers of the Tan family just wanted to engage in a conspiracy, and it was estimated that they would have to be much more restrained.

Two days later, Governor Sun went to Qiandao Lake at the foot of Yunshan Mountain. A county official in Jianchang, a local celebrity put down his work and accompanied the people of Futai to Qiandao Lake.

Qiandao Lake, the lake is filled with hundreds of large and small islands, the lake revolves around the island, the island is in the lake, the lake water is clear, the island is full of green trees, it is a rare wonder of the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, Qiandao Lake and the nearby Yunshan Mountain are known as the two resorts of Jianchang.

Wang Xian, the magistrate of Jianchang County, arranged for someone to notify the local lieutenant chief one day earlier, and Xu Liang was even ordered to order the 200 soldiers of the Jianchang County Patrol Battalion to go to Qiandao Lake together with the soldiers of the Jianchang Patrol Inspection Division, responsible for guarding, and all idle people were forbidden to go down to the lake and land on the island.

Three well-cleaned local pleasure boats were requisitioned as sightseeing boats for the people of Futai. One ship carried Sun Zhifu, He Tongju, Jianchang subordinate officials, Zhang Zhendong, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and others, while the other two ships carried Jianchang squires and wealthy households, famous business owners, and more than 100 guards brought by Sun Zhifu from the Yamen of Nankang Prefect.

On the bow of the boat, everyone surrounded Sun Zhifu, He Tongju stood and enjoyed the scenery along the road, Wang Xian, the county governor of Jianchang, seemed to have completely forgotten the identity of his Jianchang parents, bent over slightly, stretched out his white and chubby right hand, pointed to the scenery along the way, and smiled from time to time and said a few words about the introduction of the Qiandao Lake Wind Shadow that he memorized by rote a few days ago, just like a most competent tour guide, and explained hard.

His hard work was finally not in vain, and Governor Sun and He Tongju nodded again and again.

Xu Liang fell far behind, watching the waves under the edge of the boat retreat in circles. Jianchang County Cheng Lu Chengyuan and Dian Shi Jiang Zhunan walked to Xu Liang's side, and looked into the distance.

"Lord Xu, it seems that our county lord has won the appreciation of our lord." Lu Xiancheng looked into the distance and said.

The words were said to Xu Liang.

Xu Liang smiled slightly and said, "Yes, as the leader and official of Jianchang, it is only natural for Lord County Zun to serve Lord Sun and Lord He." ”

"Heh, this official looked at the county zun a few days ago and still had a sad face, why does the county zun look good now." Lu Xiancheng stroked his short beard, turned his head to look at Xu Liang, and asked, "This official is puzzled, can Lord Xu know the reason?" ”

Xu Liang looked up to the sky and said: "There is a way that chickens don't pee, each has its own way, Lord Lu doesn't underestimate our county lord, he can sit firmly in Jianchang County for three or four years, and naturally there are also outstanding things about the county lord." ”

"Well, Lord Xu has a point." Lu Xiancheng saw Xu Lianggu talking about him left and right, but he didn't answer positively, he secretly hated in his heart, and said again: "I heard that an old man stopped the prefect's sedan chair on the street in front of the county yamen a few days ago, but I don't know how to deal with this matter later?" ”

Xu Liang glanced at Lu Xiancheng vigilantly, and said slowly: "It turns out that this matter also alarmed Lord Lu?" It's not a big deal, the old grandson of Hengfeng Town died two pigs in his house, and he specially came to report to the prefect that he was careful of Jianchang's swine fever. This matter has been recorded by the lower officials, and when he turns around, he will let the people below investigate this matter. ”

"Oh?" Lu Xiancheng looked surprised, and he said faintly: "How did this official hear that this old grandson came to Lord Futai to redress his grievances because he lost a daughter last month?" ”

Xu Liang's face changed, his face showed shock, and he said, "There is such a thing? The lower official didn't know it, and at that time, the lower official also invited the old grandson into the county government to inquire in detail, but he didn't talk about it. ”

Lu Xiancheng glanced at Xu Liang deeply, and he was powerless to refute Xu Liang's statement in his heart. He put on an affectionate look, stretched out his hand and patted Xu Liang's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Lord Xu doesn't have to think about it, this official is also hearsay, not the best." Alas, it's just that now is the critical period for the county's preliminary examination, and those who have lost their daughters must be safe and sound, and they must not make trouble. ”

Xu Liang said with a smile: "Lord Lu is very right, but Lord Lu can rest assured, the lower officials have already laid out all the best measures, and before Lord Futai returns to Nankang Mansion, it is absolutely impossible for those dozen or so families to come out to make trouble again." Even the old grandson, the lower officials have been properly settled. ”

"Oh? That's good, that's good! Lu Xiancheng breathed a sigh of relief and said continuously.

"Lord Xu, Lord Futai, please come over." At this time, a soldier in charge of vigilance stepped forward and said to Xu Liang.

Xu Liang nodded slightly at Lu Jiang and the others when he heard this, and then walked towards Governor Sun's mansion at the bow of the boat.

When Xu Liang walked away, Jiang Zhunan, the history of Jianchang, approached Lu Xiancheng and said hatefully: "I said why can't I find the old grandson, it turns out that Xu Liang was hidden." ”

Lu Xiancheng raised his hand to stop Jiang Dianshi's words, shook his head and said softly: "Alas, it's really careless, and you lose everything." Why didn't you inquire about anyone in the sedan chair at that time? The great opportunity was wasted. ”

Jiang Dianshi looked ashamed and said: "It was the younger brother who was careless, at that time, he only noticed the officials who avoided the patrol on the edge of the county office, but he didn't expect that Master Sun would not be in the sedan chair of the Hui Ya." ”

Lu Xiancheng sighed lightly and said, "It seems that this Wang Xian is still luckier, allowing him to escape." Doing a small move at the moment will only startle the snake and will not help, alas, this time, forget it. ”

When Jiang Dianshi heard this, he also looked regretful. At the end, he asked strangely: "Brother Lu, you said that this Wang Xian is really a god, in less than a few days, he is actually very familiar with Lord Sun and Master He, and he is as affectionate as a brother!" ”

Lu Xiancheng glanced at the back of Xu Liang, who was standing on the bow of the boat, with a complicated expression, and said hatefully: "Do you really think that idiot Wang Xian will suddenly open his mind?" It's not because there are Xu Liang beating drums on the side. Hmph, on the day of the defeat of the old grandson, Xu Liang went to see Wang Xian, and before half an hour, Wang Xian shouted and took a sedan chair out of the county government to find Sun He and the others! If you want to say that it is not Xu Liang's ghost, this official can't say that he really has to look up to Wang Xian! ”

Xu Liang came to the bow of the boat and asked Governor Sun: "Futai, what are your orders?" ”

Governor Sun glanced at Xu Liang, waved his hand and said, "Oh, there's nothing wrong with this mansion, it was He Tong who sentenced him to find you something." ”

Xu Liang felt uncomfortable for a while when he heard this, and he was faintly angry, and turned to He Tongju and asked, "Please ask Lord He?" ”

He Tongju snorted and said with a smile: "Lord Xu doesn't have to be so serious, relax." It doesn't matter. It's just that the affairs of the Lord of Futai and the official in Jianchang have also been handled, and they plan to set off tomorrow to return to Nankang Mansion, and before leaving, I want to ask, how is the merger of the two Liang Tan firms going? ”

Xu Liang immediately felt as disgusting as a fly in his mouth, his face changed several times, and he took a deep breath and replied in a deep voice: "If you go back to your lordship, after the official returns to the house that day, he will ask people to apply to the Jianchang Chamber of Commerce for membership the next day, and President Zhang also knows about this." ”

Zhang Zhendong, president of the Jianchang Chamber of Commerce, who was standing on the side, nodded when he heard this.

Xu Liang said again: "As for the merger of the two families, Xia Guan also sent someone to Tan Ji early in the morning, but according to the report of the people below, Second Master Tan seems to have some things to do, and he hasn't taken care of substantive negotiations yet." ”

"Really?" He Tongju looked at Tan Zhicheng, vice president of the Jianchang Chamber of Commerce.

Tan Zhicheng coughed lightly and arched his hand: "Well, Zhisheng also told me about this, it seems that Zhisheng has some internal problems that need to be dealt with, and I don't know the specific details, I will call Zhisheng to ask when I go back." However," Tan Zhicheng raised his eyes and smiled at Xu Liang, nodded and said, "Liang Ji's side is indeed very cooperative with the merger. ”

He Tong listened to it, nodded slightly at Xu Liang, turned his head and pointed to a small island in the distance, and happily shouted to Governor Sun: "Ha, Fuzun, look at the small island in front of you, it looks like a big turtle lying on the lake......"

With a shallow smile on his face, Xu Liang nodded to the surrounding officials and rich gentry, and walked to the cabin, and at the moment of turning around, the smile on his face disappeared without a trace as if it was blown by the river wind.