The tavern, the place where the three religions and the nine streams gather, will always be the most well-informed and widely disseminated place.

Lexian Tavern is the best and most lively tavern in Gaoyi County.

When Gu Changfeng and Yan Suwen walked into the tavern, they immediately noticed a few strange glances. But those eyes quickly dispersed.

This group of people entering the tavern together is more likely to attract attention than it is alone. Yan Suwen's gaze stopped at the people who had just looked at them after looking around the tavern for a while.

Those people were wearing the official clothes of the yamen, and the sabers beside them were also the familiar sabers of the Gaoyi County Mansion. Those people are all fast catchers in Gaoyi County.

"Isn't there a little more of us, it's a little scary to walk in like this."

"There is no provision in the law of Great Wei, saying that a group of people are not allowed to drink in the tavern." Gu Yunfei sniffed the aroma of wine and sniffed: "Shopkeeper, make two tables for us, and serve a few pots of the best wine in your store, as well as the best meals." ”

"Okay, a few of you, please. How many of you think, is this window location still appropriate? ”

"Not bad, yes, hurry up and serve wine and food, our father and wife are hungry." Gu Yunfei urged.

Yan Suwen, Jiang Li, Youbai and Er Rong sat at a table, and Gu Changfeng took Gu Yunfei, Shen Jiu and two other guards to sit at a table.

While waiting for the food to be served, everyone was not idle, and they all pricked up their ears to inquire about the news.

"Have you heard about the Guanyin Temple?"

"I've heard, I've heard, I've heard that a lot of dead people have been dug up from that Guanyin Temple."

"Not to mention the dead, I heard that there are monsters in the Guanyin Temple, and it is the monsters that eat people. Those people are all monks, they are all monks. ”

"Youkai? How come I haven't heard about youkai. ”

"I haven't heard anything about youkai either, what I've heard is that those who were killed were fake monks. Tell me about this world, this monk, there are still fakes. ”

"What's so strange about this, how long has the Guanyin Temple been defeated, and then suddenly there are people. At that time, I thought that the incense in this temple was booming again, but I never thought that it was all fake. It's a shame that I didn't let my mother-in-law go to the temple to burn incense. If you give money for sesame oil, you will become a man in disguise. ”

"Just your mother-in-law, still raising men?" Someone next to him teased: "It's good that your mother-in-law doesn't let you keep it." ”

"What you hear is false, but what I hear is true. I have a cousin who works as an errand boy in the government office of Guangping County, and he was at the scene when he dug up the dead. I heard from my cousin that not only did he dig up dead people from the Guanyin Temple, but he also dug up a lot of boxes. Guess what's in this box? ”

"What's it in? It can't be gold, silver, and jewelry. ”

"It's disaster relief silver."

"Disaster relief silver? Disaster relief envoys' silver? It's been a long time, and I haven't heard of a famine. ”

"Not now, it's before. Do you remember the big flood in our county that year? Many houses were washed away. My grandmother died in that flood. ”

"I remember that several people died in my family, and I still remember that I was rescued lying on a bed. At that time, I thought I couldn't find my family. Later, when the flood subsided, he was reunited with his family. But our yard was washed away, and the things in the house were basically gone. Before the flooding, our family was doing well. But since the flood, it has been a stumbling life. I guess that's how it will be for the rest of my life. ”

"Back then, did your family receive the disaster relief money?"

"Silver? What are you kidding? Ask the people in Gaoyi County, who has seen the silver. It's good to have a steamed bun to eat, so you don't starve to death. ”

"We didn't see any silver, but we didn't starve to death, which is a blessing in misfortune compared to those who died."

"Yes, you are old and rich, and you are always content. For poor people like us, barely being alive is not necessarily better than dying. A middle-aged man who looked obviously a little depressed waved his hand with a sad face: "I also heard what the little brother said just now." I also happen to have a relative who works in the government office, and I know what he said. There were indeed a lot of corpses and boxes in the Guanyin Temple. Those boxes were all filled with the imperial court's disaster relief official silver. You all remember that, right? At that time, the imperial court sent an official ship along the Wei River all the way to Wuliu Town, what was the official boat loaded? It's 100,000 taels of silver for white flowers. But what about the silver? Nope. It is said that the official ship capsized and the silver sank. What is the situation of this Wei River, can we not know? Even if there is a flood, it will not wash away all the 100,000 taels of silver. ”

"You mean, these 100,000 taels of silver have all entered the Guanyin Temple?"

"I didn't enter the Guanyin Temple, but I was carried into the Guanyin Temple. Those corpses, the corpses that were found from the Guanyin Temple, were all for the purpose of carrying the silver. They have all been killed. ”

"Destroy the door, who is so ruthless." Book Bar

"Gao Lan, Gao Lan, the original leader of Gaoyi County." Someone whispered, "Have you all seen this man?" ”

"High catcher, no, this high catcher is notoriously righteous. But speaking of which, I haven't seen this person in years. ”

"Justice? When this person is poor, he is righteous, but once he is rich, it has nothing to do with justice. That's a hundred thousand taels of silver for white flowers, just like Gao Lan's fast catch, let alone a lifetime, even ten lifetimes may not be able to earn it back. He is also a mortal, can he not be moved? ”

"That's official silver. Although I have never seen this official silver, I have heard that this official silver is engraved with the words of the official family, how can it be called by our people at will. ”

"I really want to, but I'm afraid I can't help it. If I were to smash the money, I would have broken it. ”

"You'll only see that broken silver in your life."

In the tavern, you look at me and say a word, and the discussion is called a hot one. Gu Changfeng and the others had been paying attention to the group of fast catchers, and these fast catchers were all drinking in silence, until they heard the name Gao Lan, and they had a slight reaction.

"Can you believe it? I believe that our boss swallowed all the 100,000 taels of silver, and killed all those people. ”

"I want to believe you, but I don't believe it anyway. Even if the boss swallowed 100,000 taels of silver, he wouldn't leave a penny for his sister-in-law. How good the boss is to his sister-in-law, he really has 100,000 taels of silver in his hand, can he not come back and take his sister-in-law away? ”

"As for my sister-in-law's illness, even if I take it away, it will be a death. It's not that the boss is not righteous, it's just that what the man said just now is right, this person, only when he is poor, can he be affectionate and righteous. 100,000 taels of silver, it's not a big man to go to that place casually, what kind of lady you want to marry, you have to guard a sick seedling. ”

"The boss is not the kind of person you say!"

"If you say no, it's not, if he Gao Lan is really not that kind of person, why doesn't he show up? In the past, it was strange to be able to pretend to be affectionate, but as a result, when my sister-in-law died, where were the others? ”

"You're looking for a fight, aren't you?"

"Hit it, you really think I can't beat you. I know you have a good relationship with Gao Lan, but the young master just can't get used to this kind of man who starts to abandon when he has money. ”

As he spoke, one by one the catchers got up from their seats, and then you pushed me, and I pulled you out of the tavern and into the street. Yan Su asked if she was in the mood to watch these catchers fight, and her eyes were always locked on the man who was sitting in the corner and was silent.

The man's whole body was wrapped in black, except for the hand holding the wine bowl exposed. His arms are very strong, and he looks like he has practiced martial arts, but the criss-crossing scars on his arms make everyone dare not approach easily. This man exudes a sense of "I'm particularly dangerous" from top to bottom.

"Ma'am?" Seeing Yan Su get up, Jiang Li hurriedly grabbed her with her hand.

"It's okay, he won't hurt me. I think I know who he is. Yan Suwen stared at the man.

"Who is he?"

"Gao Lan, the man who was pushed out as a storm by the county order of Gaoyi County." Before the words fell, Yan Suwen had already walked up to the man, lifted his skirt, and sat down.

The man looked up, and it was also a face with a thousand ravines.

"It hurts, doesn't it?" Yan Suwen stared at the face: "It's a knife wound, judging from the shape of the wound, it should have been cut out with the saber of the government office." In the deepest places, the bones are visible in the depths. I'm curious how you managed to survive. ”

"Lord Yama won't accept me."

"Don't you dare to accept it, or won't you accept it when the time comes?"

"What do you think, ma'am?"

"I don't think he dares to accept it, because there are too many grievances and too many grievances, if he accepts it, he can't explain it to these people who stay in the Yang World." Yan Su asked and lowered his voice: "You, it's Gao Lan, right?" ”

"So what? Isn't it? If the lady thinks she can exchange me for some silver, she can go to the yamen and sue me. Oh, by the way, those who just went out are the catchers from Gaoyi County, madam, you can also ask your entourage to call those people in, so that they can recognize me and see if I am the Gao Lan that my wife said. ”

"If I wanted to scream, I wouldn't wait until this time to come. I'm not interested in whether you are Gao Lan, and I'm not interested in whether you embezzled the 100,000 taels of disaster relief silver from the imperial court, what I'm interested in is the truth, the truth that was buried in the secret room of Guanyin Temple, and the truth that circulated behind the ghost drum in Wuliu Town. Gao Lan, you should be the most critical factor and the most critical person for me to learn the truth of all this. ”

"But why should I tell you?"

"Because I can help you take revenge, I can help you clean up the Gaoyi County Ordinance, and even I can help you make your grievances come to light. You are a good catcher, you should not be the scapegoat of the Gaoyi County Order. It's not fair to you! ”