The secretly formed reconnaissance organization Tsing Yi Wei has been successfully set up under the preparation of Tie Tou and the gambler Hu Chenggong, and the first batch of spies to be included in Tsing Yi Wei is 48 people. In addition, there are 80 skilled soldiers who are a guard team dedicated to protecting Xu Liang's personal safety. When Tietou brought Hu Chenggong to ask Xu Liang for instructions on naming these two teams, Xu Liang thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "The full-time spy on information is called the Detective Department, and the full-time guard is called the Garrison Department." In addition, Tsing Yi Wei has set up another office as an archives office, which is dedicated to summarizing and screening information and available files. ”

Tietou and Hu Chenggong nodded yes. Xu Liang asked again: "Before I set off for Jingzhou, I asked you Tsing Yiwei to focus on finding the whereabouts of the young lady, how is the investigation now?" ”

The iron-headed duo were ashamed when they heard this, and said, "The subordinates are incompetent, and they have interrogated everyone in the prison, and they have not found any useful clues. Lou Zhi, the big shopkeeper of the Lou Ji grain store, let our people torture him, and he fainted to death several times, but he just didn't confess. ”

Xu Liang's inner anger rushed straight to his head from the bottom of his heart, and said with a dark face: "Follow me to see this old immortal!" ”

The three of them came to the basement of the Xu Mansion that was specially used to hold Lou Zhi. As soon as Xu Liang entered the underground passage, he could hear the sound of whipping inside the house through the wall. Tietou gently pushed open the door, Xu Liang looked inside, the room was a little dark, there were two dim oil lamps lit in the corner, and a man in tattered clothes was chained against the wall, this person hung his head low, and it was rare to find a complete piece of flesh on his head, and the criss-crossing whip prints were all over his body, and there were blood stains. The cowhide whip raised by the spies of Tsing Yi Wei whipped him heavily, and it could only cause him to snort, and no one would have guessed that this person who had been beaten to the point of not being like a person, and the person who was not like a ghost would be the fifth master of Lou who had been in the Zhenyuan shopping mall.

The spy whipped for a while, and when he saw that the building was hanging its head weakly and had passed out, he stopped. Xu Liang frowned when he saw it, and instructed Tie Tou: "This old bastard is also a man." It seems that even if you beat him to death, he will not say a word. Tonight, give him a good meal of wine and meat, and give him a good time, and send him on his way. ”

"Yes." The Iron Head replied, and he gestured to the spies in the house to lower the tower from the chain.

Xu Liang glanced at Lou Zhi again, sighed, turned around and walked out of the basement.

Another day later, early in the morning of December 27, Huang Ziren took Feng Min'er into Xu's mansion and found Xu Liang who was practicing swordsmanship. ”

"What's the matter?" Xu Liang asked.

Huang Ziren looked at Feng Min'er beside him, his face turned red, and he said hesitantly: "I, I and Min'er, plan, plan to get married......"

"Gah?" Xu Liang choked, looked at Huang Ziren in a daze, and then looked at Feng Min'er, seeing the two of them blushing and embarrassed, he confirmed that Huang Ziren was serious. At the moment, he said happily: "This, this is a good thing." You and Min'er are in love, you should have gotten married a long time ago! When is the date set? ”

"Heh, it's good that you think so, big brother." Huang Ziren also smiled and said, "We plan to hold a banquet on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and by the way, we will call the brothers in the Liang army to be lively, hehe." ”

Xu Liang was stunned, today is the twenty-seventh, and three days will be the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, thinking of the etiquette of marriage and the things that need to be prepared, he asked uneasily: "So urgent?" Getting married is a big deal, do you have three days to prepare? ”

On the side, Feng Min'er rushed before Huang Ziren opened his mouth and said, "Brother-in-law, why is it too late?" I discussed it with Ziren, and the wedding was simple, mainly to call everyone over for a meal and to celebrate. ”

"Oh." Xu Liang nodded, and said with a smile: "Since you have already planned it, then I will approve it with both hands." Well, if you have anything that you haven't prepared yet, just explain to the iron butler, and you can go to Luo Baiguan to withdraw all the silver you need. ”

"That's great." Huang Ziren said, "The wedding of the eldest brother and sister-in-law last time was also organized by the iron housekeeper, and this time I have to ask the iron housekeeper Zhang Luo to do it." With that, Huang Ziren pulled Feng Min'er and motioned her to go out with him.

Feng Min'er didn't move. She glanced at Huang Ziren angrily, smiled at Xu Liang Yanran, and said, "Brother-in-law, we still have something." ”

"Say." Xu Liang saw the small movements of the two of them, and guessed that these two people must not just be suing themselves about their marriage.

"Brother-in-law, you see that Ziren has been living in the backyard of the Yamen of the Inspection Department since he followed you to this Zhenyuan County, and he doesn't even have a decent house. Seeing that we are about to get married, brother-in-law, do you want to buy us a decent house? Feng Min'er said and looked at the high-walled compound of the Xu Mansion, and said with envy: "Brother-in-law, you see how magnificent the mansion you and your cousin live in, if Ziren's residence and I are too cold, people who don't know will say that Ziren is incompetent, and most of those who know will laugh at your brother-in-law, you don't treat your brother well......"

"Nonsense! I am like a brother and sister with my eldest brother, where does the saying that kindness does not treat me well! Huang Ziren heard that Feng Min'er was talking more and more, so he interrupted her.

Xu Liang was stunned, although he was a little annoyed that Feng Min'er's words were too harsh, but thinking about what she said was not unreasonable. Huang Ziren followed him from Jianchang to Zhenyuan, focusing on himself in everything, and never really asked for anything. Now that Huang Ziren is going to marry Feng Min'er, putting aside his brotherhood with Huang Ziren, Feng Min'er alone can be regarded as his sister-in-law, now Feng Suqin's whereabouts are unknown, life and death are unpredictable, if he doesn't meet such a rare little request for Feng Min'er, how will he explain to Feng Suqin in the future?

Xu Liang slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "Min'er is right, you get married, brother-in-law, I naturally want to arrange a good place for you to live." In that case, I will send the iron butler out into the street to find you a house. ”

"Brother-in-law, don't bother the iron butler." Feng Min'er hurriedly said: "Yesterday, Ziren and I have already seen a house in the city, Ziren and I are very satisfied, and we want to buy it, but the house is a little expensive......

When Xu Liang heard this, he smiled indifferently: "Since you have all chosen, it is naturally excellent." You don't have to worry about the money to buy a house, just ask Luo Baiguan to withdraw it. ”

Feng Min'er was overjoyed when she heard this, thanked her happily, said goodbye to Huang Ziren, and went to Luo Baiguan to ask for silver.

Xu Liang shook his head with a smile, and secretly said that this Feng Min'er is a child's heart, and a house will make her like this. didn't think about it at the moment, and went to the Zhenyuan County Ya too early to handle official business.

Soon, Luo Baiguan went to the county office, saw Xu Liang, and asked urgently: "My lord, Inspector Huang wants to take money to buy a house, and you agree?" ”

Xu Liang leaned back in the Taishi chair and nodded, "Yes." They are about to get married in Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is indeed not decent to have a decent house. ”

Luo Baiguan listened, his lips moved, and finally he didn't say anything, and he wanted to leave the room.

"Hey, come back." Xu Liang stopped and said, "You don't need to find the county government to report such a thing, right?" What's going on? ”

"It's fine." Luo Baiguan said: "Your Excellency, you agree, then it's done." Lord Huang is not an outsider, and he should spend some money. ”

Xu Liang heard Luo Baiguan say this, and couldn't help but ask seriously: "Listen to what you mean, Ziren seems to have withdrawn a lot of money?" ”

Luo Baiguan said in surprise: "How much money does Lord Huang want to take, don't you know?" ”

Xu Liang shook his head.

Luo Baiguan stretched out a finger.

Xu Liang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Hey, the matter of a thousand taels of silver, is it so serious." ”

Luo Baiguan shook his head, looked at Xu Liang, and corrected seriously: "My lord, it's not one thousand taels, it's ten thousand taels!" ”

Xu Liang was shocked and asked, "What kind of house is so expensive, it actually costs tens of thousands of taels?" ”

This couldn't help but surprise Xu Liang. The Xu Mansion where Xu Liang lives now is one of the best mansions in Zhenyuan City, and it only cost less than 2,000 taels at the beginning, but at that time, it also took advantage of the seller's eagerness to sell. Even so, spending 10,000 taels to buy a house is still too extravagant!

Luo Baiguan explained: "Lord Huang's favorite house, close to West Street, is said to be a mansion purchased by a certain official who returned to his hometown. It's a little more expensive. ”

"If he buys a house, he will buy a house, and what will he do when he even buys the acre?" Xu Liang was amazed.

"Ahem," Luo Baiguan paid attention to Xu Liang's expression, and saw that Xu Liang really didn't know the details, so he said: "My subordinates heard that the owner of the house didn't want to sell the house and move, but Miss Min'er took a fancy to it and had to buy it." Only then did the owner of the house propose to sell the property in his name and Tian Mu together, so that he could move his family out of Zhenyuan County. ”

Huang Ziren was speechless for a while when he heard this. After thinking for a while, he waved his hand to let Luo Baiguan retreat.

At this time, Huang Xiancheng, He Dianshi and Mao Yujie, the head of the house, entered Xu Liang's signing room together. Huang Xiancheng said to Xu Liang with a bitter face: "My lord, I don't know the identity of the person arrested by the Inspection Department, have you found out clearly?" Just a group of family members were crying at the gate of the county government again. It looks like the New Year is coming up in a few days, do you think you should let some of the people who have been found out go back first, so that the family can have a reunion year? ”

Xu Liang hadn't recovered from the news brought by Luo Baiguan just now, and he didn't hear what was going on until Huang Xiancheng said it carefully again. Thinking that Feng Suqin's whereabouts are still unknown, Feng Min'er is secretly playing tricks and playing with her heart, she is only afraid that she will have an extremely unsatisfactory life this year, and a few scoundrels in the prison here are still encouraging the people to cry all day long. Deng Shi didn't fight anywhere, slapped the long table in front of him with a bang, raised his eyebrows and glared: "It's against them!" Tell me to go down, if you want to release people, you can pay one or two silver per person! ”

Huang Xiancheng glared and said, "My lord, this, this is not appropriate, right?" ”

Xu Liang glared at him, and said angrily: "Hugh said a lot, just do it!" Also, this is just for other people, the guys under Lou Ji's name will be exempted, and I will be honestly in prison for the New Year! ”

Huang Xiancheng and the others saw that Xu Liang was very angry, and immediately stopped, did not dare to persuade again, and withdrew with Shi Li.

Seeing this, Xu Liang ordered someone to call Tietou over, and when Tietou entered the signing room, Xu Liang said murderously: "Immediately take someone and confiscate all the shops, teahouses, and restaurants under the name of the building in Zhenyuan City." The silver and two items inside are confiscated, and the façade can be used if it can be used, and those that cannot be used are sold for money! Grandma's, the Lou family has made Lao Tzu unhappy for even a year, so don't think about it! ”