The owner of Guangyuan Gambling House is called Li Guanghe, a thin man in his forties, he knelt on the ground and secretly glanced at Xu Yuanhui who was sitting against the wall behind him, and there was a little drumming in his heart.

He knew the woman in front of him, but he was just curious about what happened to the Hongzhou Yamen, and there was this woman meddling in things everywhere.

If he had known that this would be the case, he should have given her a gift, not Xu Tong. This guy took the money and didn't do anything, and he obviously said that he wouldn't let him be tortured, but now he hasn't brought it again.

Xu Yuanhui's gaze met him, and he nodded imperceptibly, letting him relax and definitely not torture him.

"Li Guanghe, I won't talk nonsense with you, I'll give you a thorough explanation." Zhuang Rou ignored his and Xu Yuanhui's eyes, looked at the freshly written paper in his hand and said without raising it, "This piece of paper was provided by Song Yuxiang, the mother of Shuiyue Pavilion, she said that you and Cheng Yidao have crossed paths, often receive bandits from the mountains, and also collect a lot of stolen goods from them." ”

Li Guanghe raised his head blankly, he knew that he was caught here because of the bandit named Cheng Yidao. But after inquiring, the bandit was found in Shuiyue Pavilion, and he didn't have anything to do with their Guangyuan Gambling House, so why did he have anything to do with it?

"Bandits are a big crime of beheading, and all property will be confiscated, and I won't torture you, if you have no opinion, you can draw a detention." Zhuang Rou's attitude was plain, and her tone was very much like telling the cook to add a dish at night.

As soon as Li Guanghe, who was confused, heard the painting, he quickly shouted: "My lord, this is wronged!" I don't know Song Yuxiang at all, and I haven't seen Cheng Yidao before. Obviously, the bandits were found in the Water Moon Pavilion, what does it have to do with me, please also ask the adults to investigate, you can't listen to her nonsense! ”

"That's right! She must have wanted to drag us into the water and frame others in order to beg for mercy and reduce the crime. The most cunning is that Song Yuxiang, who wants to frame a good person when she has someone's support! ”

He endured it and didn't call out Song Yi's name in the end, who in the entire Hongzhou business doesn't know that the relationship between Song Yuxiang and Song Yi is not ordinary, and it is difficult to say what the relationship is, but it is definitely protected to death.

Zhuang Rou showed a surprised expression when she heard this, and pointed to the paper on the table, "But this is obviously what she wrote on this confession, and it is not only written about you, but also other people." I counted them, and almost none of them escaped. ”

Li Guanghe looked at her in a daze, all of them were there, wasn't it just herself, was it necessary to bite so many people to bear the blame?

Xu Yuanhui really couldn't sit still, the confession of Song Yuxiang, he obviously saw with his own eyes that Zhuang Rou had just written, maybe the ink hadn't dried yet.

"I said Zhuang Dianshi, the words on the paper were written by you just now, right?" He decided to come out and dismantle the stage, how could he also accept other people's money, it's not good to be so careless about people's lives.

Good fellow, you should have a lot of money.

Zhuang Rou glanced back at him, smiled and turned his head, looking at Li Guanghe, who understood that he had been deceived and was angry, "It's really me who wrote it, it's okay if you don't admit it, just press your hand for a while, it's not a difficult thing." I'm not convinced, I only dared to do this with the consent of the man in Song Yi County. ”

Xu Yuanhui looked at her dumbfounded, this big flag was actually pulled to Song Gong, it was impossible!

"My lord! This... That's impossible! Li Guanghe also didn't believe that a respected person like Song Gong would not do anything to destroy his reputation, it must be this woman who coaxed herself.

"I think you should have heard that during the dinner party of Lord Zhizhou, I mentioned to Song Xiannan that everyone donated money and property for the benefit of the people of Hongzhou. At that time, the men of Song County were concerned about the fathers and villagers of Hongzhou, and they were willing to guarantee that they would fully support the government when there were Diao people. ”

"After that, I went to you with great interest to talk about how this good deed could begin. But you followed the people of the gambling house from all over the world to speak ill of me, and shook your hands and left. ”

She squinted at Li Guanghe and sneered, "Such a thing for the benefit of the people, with the full support of Lord Zhizhou and Song Xiannan, you are still so provocative and rude." Who can give you such courage except for bandits! ”

The crying in the wing room was just a small episode at the time, and no one paid attention to it, and naturally no one spread it to let the people who opened the gambling house know.

Li Guanghe was confused, so he could only look at Xu Yuanhui again, "Lord Xu, is there really such a thing?" ”

Xu Yuanhui hesitated for a long time before he said uncertainly: "I did mention this at that time, and Song Gong also agreed, but ......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhuang Rou slapped the table and interrupted his words. Then he shouted at Li Guanghe: "What, are you going to invite the Song County man here and tell you in person!" ”

Li Guanghe dared, there was no one in Hongzhou who did not respect Song Yi, at this time he didn't dare to doubt anymore, so he could only keep shouting grievances.

"My lord! If the adults mentioned this matter that day, the villain would never dare to leave! ”

"You mean to blame me?" Zhuang Rou asked.

"Nope! The villain is wrong, I know that I am wrong, please give me another chance to make up for it! Li Guanghe was about to cry, no wonder he heard that there was a small gambling house that was released at the door, and it seemed that a few people did not follow everyone that day.

He only hated himself for being so anxious at that time, he wouldn't die if he sat for a while, and maybe he could show his face in front of Song County's man.

When he was almost crying, Zhuang Rou opened his mouth, "Sancheng, do you want to pay it?" ”

"Huh?" Li Guanghe raised his head violently, stunned.

Zhuang Rou tapped the table, "Sancheng shares, if you are willing to pay it, I will let you and your people go back tomorrow." Of course, you can also leave with your guests. ”

It took Li Guanghe a long time to react that the bandits were fake, and asking for money was real. If you don't pay it, you will be sent to prison by Song Yuxiang's confession and beheaded in the name of a bandit.

"If you hand it over, I'll cross out the names of you and the store, otherwise I'll wait until the autumn." Zhuang Rou picked up the pen and said with a smile.

After the fall? Isn't that the Autumn Queen asking for a beheading!

"Deliver, the villain is willing to hand over the three shares for the benefit of the people of Zhizhou!" Li Guanghe's back was cold, and he quickly kowtowed.

Zhuang Rou took the pen and made a stroke on the paper, even if his name was removed, and Xu Yuanhui, who was standing beside him, could naturally see clearly that there was no name of Li Guanghe on it at all, she was purely scaring people.

He stared at the traces of those words, and was thinking about whether to say it, after all, this was not in accordance with the rules, and Zhuang Rou was not their person, Zhuang Rou muttered to himself, "The patrol room should also put pen and silver, the cell is too small and dirty, everyone's treatment is not high, and there are not even horses and decent weapons." ”

Xu Yuanhui took a deep breath, and the bloody and musty smell in prison made him, a person who had long been used to it, want to vomit for a while.

If you don't have money in your hands, you just use power to oppress people, and your subordinates won't accept it. And there are many places where silver is used, and people must be required to solve cases and collect taxes, and they will not be rewarded by just working, and they will inevitably complain again and again after a long time.

It's really a penny that is hard to die a hero, he thought about it and saw that Li Guanghe was not unwilling, there was Song Gong to pull the tiger skin, and if they didn't let them give the silver, I was afraid that they would have to be anxious with you.

So he stepped back silently, sat back on the bench in the corner, leaned against the wall, folded his hands and closed his eyes, and pretended to sleep.

Zhuang Rou smiled and said to Li Guanghe: "Look, Lord Xu has been busy all day for this matter, and he can't rest until now. If everyone can be as knowledgeable as Boss Li, we will save a lot of trouble, otherwise it will be very troublesome to call here. ”

Li Guanghe is not a person who is wooden, so he naturally understood the meaning of it, and hurriedly responded: "My lord, the little ones will publicize this matter when they go back, and the few people I am familiar with will definitely persuade them to go down by themselves, so as not to worry about the rest of the adults again." ”

"If you dare to be kind, you will trouble Boss Li." Zhuang Rou just loves to deal with smart people, and there is no need to waste any tongue, but the benefits still have to be given, so he told him about the merit monument.

After listening to this, Li Guanghe suddenly realized, no wonder the Song County man would intervene in this matter, it turned out to be dedicated to the emperor!

This is a great honor, and if you can look at it in front of the emperor, maybe you can bring benefits to your children with this matter. A good thing that you can't even encounter with a lantern can happen today.

Where does Li Guanghe still complain, this is not to send silver to the governor of Hongzhou, but to offer loyalty to the emperor!

He couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and he was vigorously there, "Thank you, thank you, thank you." ”

"Alright, you can go down." Zhuang Rou waved her hand, and then said to the jailer, "Invite Boss Li down, isn't there a wonton shop at the corner of the street?" Buy a few bowls for Boss Li and his people, and remember to ask the store to give enough ingredients. ”

Niu Dayong mentioned to her several times yesterday that there would be a stall selling wontons at the corner of the street in the evening, which was delicious and cheap, and he would go to eat five or six bowls every night.

Zhuang Rou took out two pieces of broken silver from her purse and put them on the table for the jailer to take away, "Everyone has been busy for a day, and you can take your brothers to eat something to fill your stomach." ”

There have always been only officials who snatched silver from the jailers, and they have not yet received money from the officials, and several jailers in the prison were stunned, and they didn't dare to move if they wanted to, and they all looked at Xu Yuanhui, who was closing his eyes and pretending to sleep.

Xu Yuanhui could feel the gaze of the jailer when he closed his eyes, and secretly cursed a few words in his heart, this good man did it to the woman again. He had to open his eyes and said very unhappily: "Why are you still standing, what kind of person is Zhuang Dianshi, some are silver." If you don't hold it yet, see what I'm doing! ”

"Yes." The jailer got the order and hurried to get the money.

Zhuang Rou ignored his cynicism, just smiled, although it is not nice to use money to buy people's hearts, but this is the most sincere expression. I don't even want to give money, which is the easiest thing to show favor, and I can still believe the rest.

Li Guanghe was in a hurry, and he quickly touched his body and wanted to take out the silver, but eating a meal of wontons from the official's house for nothing made him feel like he was eating a broken head meal. But when I touched it up and down, I didn't find half of the copper coin, and I remembered that when I was caught in, everything was searched.

Seeing his embarrassed and nervous appearance, Zhuang Rou smiled and said, "Don't touch it, after you go out, if you remember everyone's goodness, you can invite everyone to have a drink when the time comes." People will think of you, right? ”

"Lord Xie, I just ask you to appreciate your face." Li Guanghe kowtowed and thanked him, this is to give himself a chance to pull a relationship, who said that women are not as good as men, this sister is simply too good to be an official!

He was very moved in his heart, women are gentle and soft-hearted, and they don't need to be tortured to give them food, even the little handymen like jailers thought of it. If everyone were like this, the life of the people would be much better.

Just when Li Guanghe was moved, he heard Zhuang Rou, who was sitting above, say to the jailer: "After an hour, you go in and make a note who is willing to hand over the thirty percent shares." Those who hand it over will give them something to eat, and those who don't pay it will be put on death row, and their families will be picked up tomorrow, anyway, all of them will be bandits, and they will be sent on the road after the autumn. ”

Li Guanghe's body suddenly stiffened, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.