It is rumored that the construction site of the embankment, which was forced to stop work by the people, is in full swing, and the migrant workers wearing brand-new blue cloth cotton jackets are happily working, picking soil, digging trenches, carrying stones, and orderly and orderly, there is no need to supervise the construction site, there are several large iron buckets on the side of the construction site, there are hot water buckets in them, and water scoops are hung on the side, which worker can come over to drink saliva and rest for a while when he is tired. At the top of the embankment, there are also several artists who speak allegro, knocking on the bamboo board, performing art programs that the masses like to see, and the whole construction site is filled with a happy and harmonious atmosphere.

The adults of the investigation team casually stopped a migrant worker carrying a basket of soil and asked him how he was treated, and the migrant worker said honestly: "The blessing of Thomas is a good person, and the small one can work on the construction site for a day, and his income is much better than that of the farmer at home. ”

Ma Yun said with a smile on the side: "If you work with me for a lifetime, then I will go bankrupt, if you work for a day, I will have to pay at least eighty copper plates, this construction site has a total of 2,000 people, a day is one hundred and sixty taels of silver, a month is four thousand eight hundred taels of silver, the same construction site has at least ten, if I don't have other deals, I can't hold on to it a long time ago." ”

When the worker heard him say this, he looked at it carefully, and suddenly fell to his knees and shouted, "It turns out that you are a good man of Martha." Please take a small bow! Then he turned his head and shouted, "Martha is here, come and worship." "The migrant workers who were working heard that Ma Dashan was coming, they all put down their work and came to bow down, Ma Yun helped this and that, and they were busy.

The adults of the investigation team exchanged glances with each other, nodded in unison, took out a small notebook, and recorded this moving scene.

Finally persuaded the migrant workers to go back to work, just when it was time to have dinner on the construction site, Ma Yun hugged his fist at the adults and said: "The conditions of the construction site are limited, and the adults are asked not to dislike it, and they usually eat with the workers." ”

The adults were about to observe the food of the migrant workers, and when he said this, they said: "Boss Ma is polite, we are here to investigate, not to enjoy the blessings, we should eat the same food as the workers, so that we can have a better understanding of the situation." ”

So a group of people came to the big canteen of the construction site, only to see a black iron cauldron lined up, inside is a fragrant cauldron, stewed cabbage and tofu, vaguely and white pork slices, workers three or five in a group, around a thick magnetic basin full of vegetables, one hand holding steamed buns, the other hand holding bamboo chopsticks to eat Zhengxiang canteen has a small thatched hut, there are simple tables and chairs, several plates on the table, there are the same cabbage and tofu as the workers, as well as scrambled eggs, pickled fish, Meatballs, soup and other foods are indeed coarse tea and light rice, but the adults don't mind, they sit down one after another, pick up bamboo chopsticks, and casually clip a few chopsticks, even if they have tasted the food on the construction site.

In fact, the adults had eaten on the boat before they came, and they had a lot of oil and water in their stomachs, and they pretended to taste the food at the construction site, and then the local county magistrate who accompanied them invited the investigation team to go to nearby Wangjiadun to investigate the people's situation.

Wangjiadun is the hometown of the old man Wang who rolled the nail board at the entrance of the criminal department, and it is also a place that made a lot of trouble in the river embankment project, this place is located in the Yangtze River waterway, leading to Honghu Lake, according to the project plan, it is necessary to dig a diversion nullah to Honghu Lake for flood discharge purposes, which is bound to requisition the fields in the village, and Wangjiadun land is less and more people, so it is not surprising that it leads to conflicts.

The village has been cleaned, the people are standing at the entrance of the village to welcome the arrival of the investigation team, the adults randomly selected a few people to question, when asked whether the land requisition has an impact on their lives, the masses have said that it has little impact on their lives, and asked about the old Wang family, the masses have reported to the investigation team that the old Wang family has always been the village bully, the old man and his son are the victims, coercing the people to fight against the government, and the official errand is what they did, and now the Wang family boy has been brought to justice, and the masses are in their hearts, and the judgment of the user court is simply a harm to the place。

The investigation team was very satisfied, and immediately asked the county government to write down the people's answers, and asked the people to put their handprints on it, and then turned around.

The on-site investigation work has been successfully completed, the adults have embarked on the return journey again, and when they got on the boat, the deputy envoy of the trip, a royal historian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, took Ma Yun's hand and said cordially: "Boss Ma, although you can rest assured, the imperial court will never wronged any good person, the case is always clearer and clearer the more you investigate, the adults of the investigation team have seen the truth with their own eyes, and the slander of any bad person is in vain, you just wait for the good news of Zhaoxue." ”

Ma Yun was moved to tears, a large amount of silver tickets were stuffed into the hands of the imperial historian without a trace, and he was busy thanking him for sending him on the ship, and the luxury passenger ferry gradually disappeared in the wave of Ma Yun and the leaders of Honghu County, until the silhouette of the ship disappeared into the vast smoke and waves, and the county magistrate put down the sour arm and sighed: "The adults in the capital are level, and they haven't even drunk a sip of water from my county government one day." Ma Yun also echoed: "Yes, these adults are really honest and honest. He said this, but said in his heart: "These officials alone spend no less than 10,000 taels on this round-trip cruise ship, and they are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, so how can they eat your dead fish and rotten shrimp in Honghu County." ”

Recently, Liu Ziguang has been very busy, and he only has one hour a day to deal with official documents, and the rest of the time is with Zeng Cheng, and he doesn't even go back to the Marquis's Mansion much, the wives are free to move, and he doesn't have to worry about it, Zhao Wen soon had enough of playing in the capital, accompanied by Peng Jingwei and Liu Xiaomei, took the train to the north, and said that he wanted to take advantage of the tail of winter to see the real goose feathers and heavy snow, Peng Jingrong and Hu Yimin got together all day long, busy with the affairs of the stock exchange, this industry is an emerging business, and there are thousands of complicated things, and the two of them are not busy enough, and the construction of the academy is also in progress, Gu Yanwu every day, in addition to supervising the construction of the academy, is to write letters to invite friends to come to Beijing to teach for LiuZiguang's education popularization has contributed to the cause.

On weekdays, Liu Ziguang sits in the courtyard to review official documents, and the official documents are disguised as account books, in fact, this is purely redundant, because Zeng Cheng never messes over Liu Ziguang's things, and his daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and his body is already very heavy, but because Zeng Cheng's physique is too good, he is not tired after walking two steps like a normal pregnant woman, but he is very energetic, let alone walking, carrying water and chopping firewood.

Huguang has already heard the news that the undercover agent planted by Nanchang next to Kaohsiung has actually been done, which makes Liu Ziguang very angry, Nanchang Fanzi capsized this is the first time, and the opponent is just a small inspection of the son, this *** is simply eating the leopard's gall, originally just wanted to pull Ma Yun and a bunch of moths off the horse, now it seems that Gao Yifei is also going to become the target of Nanchang, there is a way in heaven, you don't go to hell, there is no door, you break in. Liu Ziguang drew a cross on the official document fiercely, just covering Gao Yifei's name.

"The affairs of the shopkeeper's old Xu family have been found out, his son is good at gambling, he lost a lot of money on the gambling boat of the Qinhuai River, and lost a full 300,000 taels of silver, and the people put it back, but the debt can't be eliminated, the old Xu is an official, how can he be cautious, how can there be so much silver to repay the debt, the other party's backstage is hard, even if he takes the official position, it is useless, so ......" Sun Gang, who was dressed as a businessman, sat opposite Liu Ziguang and reported the situation in a low voice, and he couldn't call the adult or the Hou Ye in Zeng Cheng's house, and he could only call Liu Ziguang the shopkeeper. The old Xu he said in his mouth was none other than the Qin Cha who was now going to Huguang to investigate the case, and was the envoy of Dali Temple, Zhengqing Xu Jiujing.

"Very good, this clue is very beneficial to us, you go and settle this matter immediately, I want Lao Xu's son to clean up, there can be no debts or stains on his body, if anyone dares to stop Nanchang from doing things, hum...... You know what to do. ”

"Xiao understands, in addition, the files of all the members of the investigation team are here, how their family members are constituted, how many houses in the family, how many fields, how much silver, all are clear, when they have accepted and what bribes have been recorded, but ......" Sun Gang wanted to speak and stopped.

"Just what?" Liu Ziguang asked.

"These people are involved in almost all the key yamen, and they are all middle-level officials with authority in their hands, and the relationship network is very complicated, as the so-called one is prosperous and one is lost, pull up the radish and bring out the mud, once these radishes are pulled out, they will bring out the ......," Sun Gang looked at Liu Ziguang and gritted his teeth and said: "What will be brought out will be the entire officialdom." ”

"Are you asking me if I dare to be the enemy of the entire Ming officialdom?" Liu Ziguang smiled lightly.

"Corruption is a common disease in officialdom, and it is also an inevitable practical problem in a mature society, no matter which country is not immune, the cruel measures implemented by Emperor Hongwu at the beginning can not put an end to corruption, if you want to thoroughly understand the phenomenon of corruption, you really need to lift the entire officialdom first, this matter is too difficult, and if you don't do it, you will fold yourself in." Liu Ziguang said slowly, his gaze on the gray sky.

"But if you don't try, how do you know if you won't succeed?" Suddenly, Liu Ziguang's gaze turned back to staring at Sun Gang and said, "Do you have the guts." ”

"The shopkeeper's words are all yours." Sun Gang's ruffian came up and patted his chest, full of pride.