Chapter 61: Discovering the Inside Story (Five Watches)

That day, after Pan Yue searched the Taiping Silk Village, after leaving, he secretly looked at the purse that Li Zhuohang stuffed to him, which turned out to be a silver ticket of 2,000 taels, and couldn't help but be surprised by Li Zhuohang's generosity. Although this silver was used by him to take care of the officials of the yamen, he spent a hundred taels at most, invited those people to eat, and then distributed some snacks and dried fruits, and the rest was not all his? Otherwise, Li Zhuohang would not have handed over the silver ticket to him.

A few days later, Pan Yue came to Li Zhuohang to talk, drink, and tell him something about the yamen, because this is also what Li Zhuohang wants to hear.

As a result, Li Zhuohang knew that Young Master Liu was playing **, and he was inexplicably uneasy. He remembered that day, Mozhu (Li Hanyao) let the snake bite the shopkeeper. Although the shopkeeper didn't notice it, he must have remembered Mozhu's appearance. The shopkeeper Diao offended Young Master Liu, will he not want to find a way to beg Governor Liu to spare his life? Since you have to find a way to atone for your sins, if you know that Young Master Liu likes to be **, can you not be flattering? In this way, it is inevitable that the idea will not be hit on Mozhu, and Mozhu is just a small guy.

This is conjecture, but it is not impossible.

Because the ink bamboo is too eye-catching.

Li Zhuohang ordered Li Zhuowang to strengthen the guards, and ordered Li Hanyao not to go out, and even let her go to the disaster relief porridge. This is not at ease, thinking that no matter how strict the protection is, there will always be omissions, I have to tell my daughter the truth and let her be vigilant. The daughter is smart and clever, and if she is careful, it will be difficult for others to succeed. So, he told Li Hanyao about Young Master Liu's sex modification and Xiyi playing.

He thought he was going to explain, but as soon as Li Hanyao heard the word "***", he shouted out loudly: "Beast! Why didn't you trample him to death! ”

Li Zhuohang asked suspiciously: "Do you know ***?" ”

Li Hanyao covered her mouth with her little hand - it's broken!

Li Zhuohang saw her fluttering her long eyelashes and looked at herself cautiously, funny, and asked, "Who did you listen to such words?" ”

Li Hanyao saw that he couldn't hide, so he had to put down his hand and said, "What they said." ”

They are nothing more than the servants of the Li family. For example, Mowen Mowu. Li Hanyao is pretending to be a small servant, and it is impossible not to come into contact with these people. I can't say it, this pot is going to be carried by them. Otherwise, would it be possible to confess the young lady?

Li Zhuohang secretly thought that Yao'er couldn't pretend to be a kid anymore.

When it came to his daughter's safety, Li Zhuohang did not dare to take it lightly, not only strengthened the guards inside and outside the Taiping Silk Village, but also made the people who went to buy rice and grain every day stare at the shopkeeper of the abundant grain store. After making these arrangements, he was still not at ease, because he thought: Governor Liu's father and son are the bullies of Qinghua Mansion, if I forcibly ask for Mozhu, if I refuse, he will be annoyed and angry. I had to think of a way to cut off his thoughts.

In a hurry, he couldn't think of a plan to do both, and he didn't dare to leave Qinghua Mansion. In case the other party robs people in the middle of the road, and the victims outside are wandering, and the other party pushes the people to the chaos, who will he talk to afterwards? When he was helpless, he got up early and practiced his sword in the dark, and it was better to hold on to his feet than to be unprepared. He's fine now.

He also has the advantage of practicing his sword so diligently: he can lose weight.

Since that night, his daughter said that he was blessed, he paid attention to moderation and diet, he didn't want to grow into a rich man with a shy chest and a bulging belly, and his face was oily, ruining the image of a perfect father.

When Li Zhuohang practiced swordsmanship, Li Hanyao was watching the handwriting, not leaving Li Zhuohang's line of sight; When Li Zhuoang stopped, she served tea and water diligently, showing the dual roles of a clever little girl and a filial daughter.

"Master, this sword dances beautifully." She laughed.

"You say the master has a flower shelf?" Li Zhuohang asked.

"Oh, sir, that's not what the little one meant. The little one is not an expert, and I don't know how the old man's swordsmanship is, so I think the posture is very beautiful. Li Hanyao said.

"This is still the old man's show, otherwise you will be scared when you see the cold air." Li Zhuohang was in a good mood and teased his daughter.

Li Hanyao's dark eyes flashed, pursed his lips and smiled, refusing to dwell on this question, and asked him instead: "How can the master dance the sword?" ”

Li Zhuohang said: "The six arts of a gentleman, including riding and archery. I don't like shooting, so I learned this set of swordsmanship. In recent years, I have practiced less, and my hands have grown a lot. ”

Li Hanyao hurriedly said: "Master teach the little one." ”

Li Zhuohang said: "Can you persevere? ”

Li Hanyao said: "The small ones must insist." ”

Even the ugly character that can't see people, she has been insisting on practicing, not to mention this swordsmanship, practicing three moves and two styles, she can defend herself in the future.

Li Zhuohang said: "That's good." ”

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Besides, after leaving the Taiping Silk Village, he found a place to help the old servant remodel and restore his mother's appearance, so he went straight to the abundant grain store.

After the abundant grain line, there was a mill built by the river, which also belonged to the Tan family. In the past few days, the grain shop has been trading briskly during the day, and the mill machine is turning day and night. At present, the front and rear courtyards are brightly lit, and people are carrying grain and rice back and forth.

It's more guarded here.

Wang Yan only glanced at it, and then immediately made a decision, and ordered the old servant to sneak into the grain store alone to listen to the news, and wait in the shadows.

The old servant went in silently.

He didn't delay for long, but he quickly turned around and told Wang Yan what he had seen and heard: it was in full swing, and there was a lot of rice milling, overweighing, and carrying...... said that it was going to stay up all night, and the person in command was the shopkeeper Diao. Not only here, but I heard that a new mill was built by the river outside the city, driven by several large water wheels, and the milled rice would be transported in the morning as soon as the city gate was opened, and it would be supplied to the grain shops for sale.

Hearing this, Wang Yan frowned and asked, "What else?" ”

The old servant said uncertainly: "I heard the shopkeeper Diao call a man 'Commander Qiu'. ”

Conductor Qiu? Military position in the local forbidden army.

Wang Yan Huo Ran said: "I understand! ”

The old servant looked at him suspiciously.

Wang Yan hurriedly looked left and right, this was an alley, at this time, there was no one in the alley, so he was relieved, and said in a low voice: "They are reselling official grain." No wonder Governor Liu is willing to forgive the surname Diao. ”

The old servant was shocked, "What do the victims eat?" ”

Wang Yan affirmed: "Shoddy! ”

It was only ten days before the order was given to open the warehouse and release grain, and he had been to the scene and found that the grain was very poor. He thought that the grain in the official warehouse had been hidden for a long time, and it was all moldy, and it was like this, who knew that there was another insider.

What now?

Behind this collusion between officials and businessmen, I don't know how many officials are implicated, and if he continues to investigate, his identity will inevitably be exposed. If you leave it alone, and only pass on this matter to your father and mother, and you are afraid that you will not be able to quench your thirst from afar, I don't know how many people will starve to death if you delay it. If he hides in the shadows and quietly finds out about the resale of official grain by Governor Liu, and is afraid of triggering a riot among the victims, Governor Liu will definitely collude with the local forbidden army to suppress the riot in order to cover up his crimes, and the victims will suffer a great loss.

The boy thought about it, but he had no idea. At this time, he felt that his previous wisdom seemed to be on paper.

In Beijing, he knows the intricate relationships between the major families, and he knows how to use his strength, use the tilt between them, and his parents can use his strength, but now the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, the local factions in Qinghua Mansion, the forces behind Governor Liu, etc., he is not familiar with it, how to strategize? There is no external force to borrow, and if you want to deal with this important matter thoroughly, you feel powerless. No wonder his father and mother wanted to let him go out to practice. This is the real experience, nothing without money!

The old servant quietly guarded the young man, not daring to disturb. At this time, he very much hoped that Wang Yan could be as wise as the two adults. He had no idea. He's just a martial artist, and the matter of fighting and killing can be left to him.

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