Wan Lin said approvingly: "Yes, even if you want to see him, you have to let him come to see us first!" After meeting him, I realized what kind of person he was. And the state capital is his territory, so we seem a little passive when we go to see him. ”

As soon as Tong Shi heard that what Wan Lin said made sense, he said: "Yes, it's the official who is impulsive!" What kind of thing is he Zou Yi, and he deserves to let the two of us go to see him? Lord Yan, you should send someone to inform him now, and we will take this opportunity to collect more evidence of his crimes. ”

Yan Yongde immediately said: "Xiaguan will send someone to inform Zou Zhizhou now." ”

Zou expected that Tong Shi and Wan Lin would let him go to Shiliang County to meet them, and he was not angry, so he packed his things in advance and waited for Yan Yongde's letter to arrive and he set off immediately.

Yan Yongde said that Zou Yi would probably arrive in four days, and in these four days, he would lead the two of them to familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment, and then see how the people of the surrounding counties and towns were living.

The two of them talked to Yan Yongde about people's livelihood and political affairs every day, and they could see that Yan Yongde was indeed a good official who thought about the people.

Moreover, Yan Yongde's family is very poor, there is nothing valuable at all, and even his wife and children are skinny.

Wan Lin saw that he couldn't bear to be like this with his family, so he discussed it with Tong Shi, and it was not good to give him two silver taels directly, for fear that he would not accept it, and he was afraid of hurting his self-esteem.

So the two bought several sets of new clothes for the child, bought a few pieces of cloth, and bought a lot of rice, flour, grain and oil for his family.

Yan Yongde didn't expect them to take such good care of himself, and he was moved, so he asked his wife to cook a few specialty dishes herself, and invited Wan Lin and Tong Shi to have a drink at home.

After drinking this wine, the three of them got to know each other a little better.

Wan Lin saw that Yan Yongde was really useless to be a county magistrate here, which couldn't help but remind him of Wan Zhang, who was far away.

Although they often exchanged letters, Wan Lin knew Wan Zhang's every move very well, but Wan Lin could see that Wan Zhang, as a county magistrate, was not good at converting his ideals into reality.

Wan Lin chatted with Yan Yongde about Wan Zhang.

Yan Yongde said that their previous county and the county managed by Wan Chang had some business and trade contacts recently, and he had a good impression of Wan Zhang.

Compared with Yan Yongde and Wan Zhangyi, Wan Lin felt that he was really much luckier, and it was a little too smooth.

Both of them have been training in other places for so long, but they have not forgotten their original intentions, while working for the welfare of the people, they also have to fight against the underworld forces, this kind of perseverance and courage are truly admired by Wan Lin.

Wan Lin thought that if the case could be investigated smoothly this time, he would definitely go to the emperor to transfer Yan Yongde and Wan Zhang back to the capital.

Four days passed in a blink of an eye, and when Zou Yi came to Shiliang County, he changed the luxurious pomp of the past, and only sat in a small sedan chair carried by four people, and the servants and servants brought a total of six people.

Wan Lin and the others calculated the time when he was going to arrive, and they all came to the gate of the county government to wait.

The three of them saw such a simple and unpretentious little sedan chair from afar, if they hadn't seen the officials on both sides of the sedan chair, they wouldn't have dared to believe that it would be Zou Yi sitting there.

Yan Yongde glanced at the sedan chair with disdain, and said to Wan Lin and Tong Shi: "Our Zou Zhizhou is really good at acting, and he came here after sitting on such a sedan chair?" The two adults should not be deceived by him, thinking that the lower officials are falsely accusing him. ”

The corners of Tong Shi's mouth also showed a sneer of disdain, "Heh, I finally want to see this Zou Zhizhou deity, and the official wants to see what kind of virtue this Zou Lord is." ”

After Zou Yi's sedan chair fell, as soon as he walked out of the sedan chair, the three of them all smacked their lips in unison.

This Zou Yi is in his early forties, with a medium build, a pair of triangular eyes, two light eyebrows, a hooked nose, and a fire mouth, no matter how you look at his appearance, he is a treacherous and ruthless person.

But the most unpleasant thing to look at is not his facial features, but his washed and old official mansion and patched shoes.

Wan Linxin said that Yan Yongde's family is so poor, and the official mansion is not so old, and there are no patches on the shoes.

Zou Yi is a Zhizhou Yulu, even if he is not corrupt and bribery, he will not wear such shabby.

Is he deliberately trying to win the sympathy of others, or is he slapping Emperor Dachen in the face?

The dignified four-grade official is so groomed, if the emperor knows about it, he won't be able to save face, right?

"Xia Guan has seen Lord Tong, Lord Wan!"

Zou Yi greeted the two of them very humbly, but the shrewdness in his eyes made it impossible to believe how humble he could be.

Tong Shi deliberately said with something in his words: "Lord Zou, your dress is hard and simple enough, let a few of us stand in front of you, just like a corrupt official of the common people." ”

Zou Yi smiled bitterly twice, "Hehe, Lord Tong smiled." Xia Guan didn't want to dress like this to meet the two adults, so he was forced to come like this! ”

"How can you be forced to be helpless?" Tong Shi asked puzzled.

A sad look suddenly appeared on Zou Yi's face, "Alas, the two adults don't know, Xiaguan's house caught fire a few days ago, and the things in the house were burned to the ground, not to mention completely burned, and they were almost burned." The uniform, shoes and socks were barely found from the previous box. ”

"What? Is there a fire in your home? Yan Yongde was really taken aback.

Zou Yi smiled indifferently, "Actually, it's just a small fire, and it's a blessing that the family is not injured." I didn't make it public, that is, the locals knew. ”

Yan Yongde was still a little sympathetic to him, but he suddenly reacted.

Zou Yi must have known that someone from the capital was going to investigate him, so he set fire to him and wanted to burn the evidence of his corruption and bribery.

Yan Yongde felt a little furious when he thought of this, if Zou Yi really did this, wouldn't Wan Lin and Tong Shi come for nothing?

If Zou Yi is more black-hearted, he may bite back and accuse him of slandering his superiors!

A bitter taste suddenly welled up in Yan Yongde's heart, because he was afraid that this incident would affect his family and make them even more difficult.

Wan Lin also thought of this layer, and quickly glanced at Yan Yongde.

The moment the two looked at each other, Wan Lin hurriedly gave him a comforting look, which made Yan Yongde feel better.

When Yan Yongde and Wan Lin looked at each other, Tong Shi then said to Zou Yi: "Lord Zou has experienced such a dangerous thing, but as you said, it is fortunate that the family can be safe." ”

Zou Yi sighed with emotion: "Yes, there is nothing more precious in this world than your own family, money and wealth are things outside the body, as long as people are there, what is lost can be returned." ”

If you don't understand, you will think that Zou Yi is really a good official for the family and the people, but Yan Yongde has collected evidence of his corruption and bribery, and the people have complained about him, even if he pretends to be poor, no one will believe him.

Tong Shi was just polite to him, Wan Lin also said a few polite words to him, and then a few people walked into the county government to talk about business.

However, although Wan Lin and Tong Shi came to investigate Zou Yi's corruption and bribery, they couldn't come up and directly interrogate Zou Yi whether he had accepted bribes, and even if they asked him, they wouldn't admit it.

Moreover, Zou Yi has just finished complaining, even if there are any bribes such as gold and silver treasures in his family, he will definitely be "burned".

Zou Yi can be said to have given Tong Shi and Wan Lin a "dismount", and they knew Zou Yi's methods.

After arriving at the county government and taking a seat, without waiting for Tong Shi and Wan Lin to speak, Zou Yi knelt down directly.

"Lord Tong, Lord Wan, the lower officials know that the two adults are here to find out whether the lower officials are corrupt and accepting bribes."

When Zou Yi spoke, he didn't know if it was intentional, or he glanced at Yan Yongde inadvertently.

Yan Yongde couldn't help but show a jealous and hateful look, but at this moment, he could only endure it.

Tong Shi listened to Zou Yi's words and was about to say something, but Zou Yi kowtowed heavily.

"The lower official didn't dare to say that he was clean and had no greed at all, but the lower official could use Xiang Shang's head to guarantee that the lower official was really not greedy enough to accept a large amount of bribes, let alone oppress the people. Please also ask the two adults to be aware of it, and return the officials to a clean house! ”

After Zou Yi finished speaking, he didn't stand up, Tong Shi's heart was a little blocked after hearing his exculpation, and Wan Lin felt disgusted as if he had eaten a fly.

"Okay, Lord Zou, you get up and talk first."

Tong Shi knew that this Zou Yi was not easy to deal with, so he could only speak softly to him first.

Zou Yi stood up at this time, but the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.

Yan Yongde scratched his knees unnaturally, Wan Lin was also a little awkward, but Tong Shi was sleek to pick up these words.

"Lord Zou, although Lord Wan and I are here this time to investigate whether you are corrupt and bribery, we also need evidence for everything. We will investigate carefully, and if we really wronged you, we will definitely return your innocence. ”

Zou Yi just sat down, but stood up again and said politely: "Then let's go to the state capital, so that it will be more convenient for the two of you to investigate." ”

Tong Shi has been an official for so many years, and he has also investigated and dealt with some illegal officials in the Yushitai, and it is the first time he has seen such a person who takes the initiative to ask his superiors to investigate his crimes.

Tong Shi discussed with Wan Lin: "Lord Wan, do you think we should continue to stay in Shiliang County, or go to the state capital?" ”

Wan Lin and Tong Shi originally wanted to meet Zou Yi here first to see what kind of person Zou Yi was, but now that they know that he is a difficult person to deal with, Wan Lin really doesn't want to go to his territory to investigate the case.

It's strange that they can find out Zou Yi's incriminating evidence on Zou Yi's territory!

But if they don't get into the tiger's den, they will have to go to the state capital sooner or later.

Wan Lin thought of this and said to Tong Shi: "Xia Guan thinks that we should go to the state capital with Lord Zou, no matter what the result is, we can give Your Majesty an explanation." ”

Wan Lin deliberately said the word "Your Majesty" more heavily, and Tong Shi instantly understood what he meant.