Qiu Yizhi sighed lightly and said: "Speaking of which, Mr. Xia Tong also has the same temperament, and he is the most unsuitable to be an official in the court." But my father-in-law, the emperor, was reluctant to let me die in cloth, so he gave me the status of earl and the official position of magistrate, the so-called 'hidden', so I had the fate to meet Mr. Lin here! ”

When Uncle Lin heard this, he was still in the aftertaste, but Wu Ruofei, who was sitting on the side, couldn't hold it anymore, got up and knelt on the ground, looked up to the sky and sighed: "Daddy, Mom, my daughter will finally have her head!" With that, two lines of tears had flowed down the perfect curve of her face.

Seeing this, Lin Shuhan hurriedly walked to Wu Ruofei's side, took out a handkerchief, wiped her tears in person, and whispered comfort in his ear.

Qiu Yizhi saw that the two of them had countless things to say, and they didn't want to disturb the side, so they dragged Yu Chi Jiming out of the banquet and went to the side to enjoy the scenery.

Lin Shuhan and Wu Ruofei talked for a while, and then invited Qiu Yizhi and Wei Chi Jiming to the table.

I only heard Lin Shuhan say: "If you can help, but such a wish, you are my Lin Shuhan's great benefactor." In the future, if there is anything that Lin can help the adult, the adult just commands, and I will die and have no way to repay it! ”

Qiu Yizhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's all trivial things on my side, what can I bother Mr. Lin?" ”

He took a bite of the dish, and suddenly remembered that in his county, there was still a backlog of "Thirteen Lives Strange Cases" that had not been resolved, and he immediately frowned, and swallowed the delicious food with difficulty, and then said: "If you want to say something difficult, I really have one here, I wonder if Mr. can guide me through the maze?"

"But it doesn't hurt to say it, Lin is only a shallow learner, and he just wants to be able to help the adults a little, and he is satisfied." Lin Shuhan replied.

So Qiu Yizhi told the story of this strange case in detail - from the time he first arrived in Shanyin County, he received the complaint; In the middle of the night, he captured Li Shenshi, the former magistrate of the county who intended to kill people; According to the map, he took a great risk to go to the "Dust Palace" to capture the Miaozhen monks; Twelve corpses were found in the "Dust Palace"; talked about it until Miaozhen confessed to the murder of the cultivator - I thought that if the case was done here, it could be regarded as a stolen and tightly sealed, but I didn't expect that when it was sent to the state highway yamen for review, it was stuck in the hands of Cai Min and Yin Chengliang, and the case has not been resolved for a long time.

Uncle Lin listened to Qiu Yizhi's words carefully, and Fang frowned and said, "It turns out that the matter is in this 'Dust Palace', so it's no wonder that adults can't handle this case." ”

"Huh?" Qiu Yizhi was puzzled, "I think this 'Dust Palace' is mediocre, and it doesn't seem to be a big deal, why can Mr. say this?" ”

Uncle Lin took a sip of wine and said expressionlessly: "Don't underestimate this Dao Palace, my lord, the rights and wrongs here are not something that can be said in a few words." ”

Lin Shuhan sold Guan Zi like this, and immediately mobilized Qiu Yizhi's curiosity.

I saw Qiu Yizhi saluting Lin Shuhan with a glass of wine, and said with an extremely sincere attitude: "This matter is not only about these thirteen grievances of human life, but also about the prestige of the imperial court in Jiangnan Province. Therefore, please also ask Mr. to know everything, which can be regarded as sharing the worries of my father-in-law and benefiting the people of my Shanyin County! ”

Lin Shuhan nodded and said, "The adults have just arrived, and they are upright people, so it's no wonder that they don't know about the dirty things here." Although I am alone in the world, I can't help but have some socialization with the officialdom of the Jiangnan literary circle, so I know a little bit about this matter, and I heard Lin Mou talk carefully for adults——"

It turns out that this matter has to start with the first emperor Zheng Yong.

Zheng Yong neglected politics in his later years and was obsessed with the art of cultivating and becoming an immortal. As a result, the upward and downward effects of the upward and downward movement of the Tao in various places also flourished. Jiangnan is a place of natural treasures, and naturally after being unwilling, this "dust palace" is a place of cultivation.

Originally, there was only one old Taoist aunt in the "Dust Palace", and it was not unusual to receive some incense donations or the like. However, since ten years ago, a "Miaozhen layman" came out of nowhere, and soon after recognizing the old Daogu as an apprentice, the old Daogu soared, and this "dust palace" became a Miaozhen dojo.

Lin Shuhan said while eating: "It is said that this wonderful really has a secret technique of rejuvenating the face, and he was in his twenties when he first came to the 'Dust Palace', and he is nearly forty this year, but his appearance is still the same as that of a girl." Therefore, all the dignitaries and dignitaries in Jiangnan Province are eager to do so. ”

Qiu Yizhi listened very carefully, and when he heard him say this, he seemed to have an understanding: "I have also met this 'Miaozhen layman' a few times, and I saw that her appearance was beautiful, but it was unspeakably strange, but it turned out that the truth was like this. It's no wonder that this 'dust palace' was built in a different way, and it turned out to be smashed out with the silver of officials at all levels in Jiangnan Province! ”

Lin Shuhan nodded and said, "What the lord said is right. Can you know what kind of means this wonderful true layman uses to maintain his ageless appearance? ”

Qiu Yizhi pondered the words and said: "I also asked her, it is said that she uses the Taoist method of nourishing yin and replenishing yang, and I don't know whether it is true or not. ”

"What is the method of nourishing yin and replenishing yang?" Wei Chi Jiming on the side immediately interjected.

"Yes, yes, what is the method of nourishing yin and replenishing yang?" Even the reserved Wu Ruofei softly agreed.

Uncle Lin laughed coldly and said, "Your women's thoughts are all on this. Lord Qiu said it was actually very gentle. In the final analysis, it is just the use of the so-called Taoist 'room technique', when intercourse with a man, to take the man's Yuan Yang and lock the Yuan Yin and leak out, which is really a method that harms others and benefits oneself. ”

Although Lin Shuhan's words were not explicit, it also made the faces of the two women in the banquet flush.

So he continued: "The beauty of women, pay attention to 'clear water out of hibiscus, natural carving', such against the sky, not only can not talk about the word 'beauty', but also damage the yin owl." Wasn't this Miao Zhen monk arrested by Lord Qiu, and he was about to be wiped out? ”

Qiu Yizhi listened to Lin Shuhan pull the topic farther and farther, and hurriedly continued the topic above, and continued: "I didn't expect this Miao Zhen layman to have such a reputation in Jiangnan officialdom. Then it is no wonder that the case submitted to the next has been delayed for a long time. ”

Lin Shuhan said: "This is actually just one of the very small reasons, as for the deeper reasons...... It's really not enough for outsiders either! ”

Qiu Yizhi talked to Lin Shuhan for an afternoon, and knew that he liked to sell Guanzi the most, so he hurriedly toasted him with a glass of wine and said, "I am afraid that Mr. Lin is a confidant in Xiatong, I am afraid that he can't be called an outsider, right?" Please also ask for your advice. ”

Lin Shuhan nodded and said: "This is the most filthy place in the officialdom in Jiangnan, and I am really ashamed to say that I am also a person in Shilin." ”

He paused, sorted out his rhetoric, and then continued: "This immortality and eternal appearance, but all people are dreamed of, even a few bigwigs in Jiangnan officialdom are not exempt from vulgarity, and they also pursue this ethereal thing." By the way, did the adults also detain the Dao Gu in the 'Dust Palace'? You might as well go back and find a stable woman to investigate, and if there is a half-virgin among them, please gouge out my tongue! ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, his brain "buzzed", and he exclaimed: "Could it be that the little Daogu in the 'Dust Palace' is not a tool for Jiangnan officials to collect yin and supplement yang?" ”

Lin Shuhan shook his head and said, "How about the 'Dust Palace' in Shanyin County? The Dao Palaces in Jiangnan with heads and faces are all such virtuous. It's just that this Miao Zhen is proud of his outstanding appearance and acts too boldly. ”

"Alas!" Qiu Yizhi couldn't help but sigh and said, "Jiangnan is a place of civilization and enlightenment, and the people and jinshi in each imperial examination are ranked first in the country, and they even occupy half of the country. But I didn't expect that the officialdom would be demolished and polluted to such an extent, and it can be said that it is outside the gold and jade, and it is ruined. ”

Uncle Lin smiled bitterly and said, "My lord still has a high look at this group of pickled officials. Later, the Taoist priests in several Taoist temples in the south of the Yangtze River also looked like this, and in the name of asking for children and praying for blessings, they ran around in the families of officials, and they were so promiscuous that they did not look like they were promiscuous, which really swept Sven away! It is because of this that Cai Min and Yin Chengliang have to cover this bed and refuse to lift the quilt, otherwise it will definitely be a mess that will not enter the eyes of the world! ”

Qiu Yizhi couldn't sit still when he heard Lin Shuhan talk about this, and after drinking all the wine in the cup, he stood up and circled around the half of the pine tree, muttering something to himself.

I only heard Lin Shuhan continue: "Therefore, what Lord Qiu is doing on the face is just the case of the 'Dust Palace' Miaozhen Layman, which actually involves dozens of Taoist palaces and Taoist temples up and down the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also related to the honor and disgrace of countless officials. It is no exaggeration to say that Lord Qiu is the enemy of the entire Jiangnan officialdom! What's more, there are many Jinshi and rank in Jiangnan in the past dynasties, and there are countless officials from Jiangnan Province among the six centers of the imperial court. They have more or less fellow villagers and friendship with Jiangnan magistrates, and even if this case is troubled by the Criminal Department, it may not be able to handle it! ”

Hearing this, Qiu Yizhi stopped, looked straight at Lin Shuhan, and asked, "Could it be that Jiangnan officialdom is so monolithic that it can only be allowed to rot?" ”

Lin Shuhan took a sip of wine, moistened his already hot throat, and said: "It's not a day or two that Jiangnan officialdom has been so dirty, and there are many people of insight who want to poke this mess. However, these people have neither power nor strategy, and they come and go - some of them simply resign and do not do it, and those with poor backbone can only be left alone, and the worst ones are the same as the light and the same stream. ”

Qiu Yizhi shook his head, looked up to the sky and sighed: "I followed the emperor below, attacked the Turks in the north, exterminated the cult in the south, and threw myself into the great cause of rebellion, during which I was born and died several times. I thought that there would be no more difficult things in the world, but I didn't expect that the ups and downs of officialdom would be a thousand or ten thousand times more complicated and difficult than the battlefield battle......"

Lin Shuhan smiled and said: "Don't be discouraged Lord Qiu, I think we want to completely punish this group of filthy officials in Jiangnan, I'm afraid they still have to rely on Lord Qiu?" ”

With a face full of doubts, Qiu Yizhi looked at Uncle Lin and said, "How can I be Qiu Yizhi?" It's just a small county, why stir up Jiangnan officialdom? ”

Lin Shuhan smiled again: "My lord, I don't understand, above the officialdom, the size of the position is secondary, the key is to see whether your relationship is hard or not." The same two prefects, whether they can speak in the state capital and the provincial government yamen, then their governance is very different. Take Lord Qiu as an example, Lord Qiu is the emperor's closest relative, and he is a person with great ability, not to mention stirring up the officialdom in Jiangnan, even if he turns the world upside down, it is also a gesture! ”

Qiu Yizhi listened to Lin Shuhan's blood boiling, and the fire of hope couldn't help but ignite in his eyes, but then it was extinguished, and he said lightly: "I remember that before I left Beijing, my master Zhong Likuang once told me that it is not logical for the emperor to ascend to the throne today, and I am most afraid that the situation will be unstable. I don't think my father-in-law may be willing to make this determination to sort out Jiangnan thoroughly! ”