Three years ago, Xia Qiao, the internal supervisor of Nanquan City, was robbed and disappeared at sea, and after more than half a month, he found a body that had begun to decompose. This work is not easy to do, it is risky, it offends people, who can distinguish the branches and branches on the vine of sea tax, and who knows which gourd is knotted on that vine.

At this time, the Son of Heaven remembered Yan Yun, a good comrade who worked hard and pointed to wherever he needed. When Yan Hou was young, he was in the southeast guard to do 100 households, if it weren't for the death of his wife and children, he was likely to have a life trajectory from the southeast coast.

But Yanhou is the one who leads the troops, and he has no problem engaging in coastal defense, but he is afraid that it is not his forte to deal with those treacherous and cunning businessmen. Unexpectedly, Yan Hou, the pillar of the country, gave the Son of Heaven a surprise, and he recommended a Junjie to the Son of Heaven. Although this person is not very proud of the imperial examination, he has a good chest and a great talent, so he has the courage to recommend it to the saint, hoping that the saint will be used by the country without sticking to one pattern.

This fellow jinshi named Lu Xiyue entered the palace to face the saint. The royal study answered three times, there is something to say, there is a basis for advance and retreat, the son of heaven is happy, caress the mustache and praises, and is good.

As for Lu Xiyue's background, whether it is a drag oil bottle or a stepfather, it is not the point, and the Son of Heaven has deeply agreed with this sentence: eclectic and used by the country.

Yan Hou took his family and Lu Xiyue to Nanquan two years ago.

In the past two years, Nanquan's warehousing tax silver has doubled compared with Xia Qiao before, and the saint is happy, and he continues to praise and be good.

Lu Xiyue's method is actually simple and crude, no different from locking the sea. Yanhou organized warships to patrol the coastal waters, and when he saw a merchant ship, he did not have permission to go to sea, detained the ship, detained the cargo, and imposed heavy fines.

This method can't be done for a long time, after all, there are people behind the big businessmen, but the fire as a new official has a good effect, and it establishes its majesty so as not to be underestimated by the local snakes. This is also what Lu Xiyue suggested to Yan Hou: before they embarrass us, let's beat them with a stick first, and after knocking them out, we can sit down and talk.

So now, it's time to relax and have a good talk.

Bai Xiaoyi Ye is the interlocutor chosen by Lu Xiyue.

Bai Lin respectfully greeted and then raised his body, but when he looked at Yan Hou who was sitting behind the desk, he was stunned on the spot regardless of etiquette, and he was still stupid with his mouth half open, and his demeanor was completely lost. Yan Hou frowned slightly, Bai Lin reacted quickly, and bowed deeply again: "Hou Ye is prestigious, the small people in the countryside can see the nobles, and the rude place looks at Hou Ye Haihan." ”

Yan Hou was impatient to deal with it, and only bowed slightly towards Lu Xiyue, who smiled and led Bai Lin out of the door. "Thank you, Lord Lu, when will Lord Lu go to the cold house to taste tea, I will wait for a certain sofa." Bai Lin solemnly thanked Lu Xiyue.

Lu Xiyue grabbed his hand, and her attitude was very affectionate than before: "I always have a feeling of familiarity with the little eleventh master, although the garden of Lord Wu is small, there is a treasure bead camellia that blooms very well, and the little eleventh master watches it together." ”

Seeing the wind and smooth, the two beautiful men walked in the garden hand in hand, the falling flowers were colorful, and the green branches were blowing on their faces, which was really a good picture that was intoxicating.

"Little Eleven has always been Yada, and he also went to Beijing with Madame Pearl to meet the prince of the county. And when I saw Hou Ye gaffe so far, is there any reason? Lu Xiyue held the vermilion railing in her hand, looked at a camellia with red flowers, and asked softly.

Bai Lin picked a camellia and sniffed it, hiding her hesitation. In the second year that Lu Xiyue arrived in Nanquan, he devoted himself to collecting information from all aspects, how could he not have heard of Li Chun's name, and even he had been to Liuzhi's snack shop on West Street, but he had never had the opportunity to meet either of the two.

"The murder of adults in the summer of that year was closed in a hurry, but in fact, there is a lot to dig up. Lu has an interest, that is, he likes to read old case files. Lu Xiyue's finger knuckles flicked the railing, "I hit it off at first sight, it's not a lie, I also hope that Little Eleven will be a little honest with me." The two of us will definitely become close friends. ”

"A person I know has a somewhat similar face to Master Hou-" Bai Lin said slowly, "so I was in a bit of a trance." However, Hou Ye is majestic, and when you think about it, it is not the same. ”

"Is this person you are talking about Li Chun?" Lu Xiyue's voice didn't change anything, but it made Bai Lin's hand shake involuntarily, and the camellia fell to the ground.

"You see, I am willing to treat Xiao Eleven with sincerity. I don't know what Little Eleven thinks in his heart. ”

Bai Lin looked at Lu Xiyue and quickly judged in her heart. As a century-old businessman, Three Lions, a newly appointed local official, will have a complete and detailed investigation and write a file for storage. Therefore, in the first half of Yanhou's unlucky life, why he was stationed in Nanquan and had a disagreement with the former Yue family, he understood everything thoroughly, and even drew a character relationship map. And the men who loved and were loved by Mrs. Hou were also recorded one by one, and the names of Mrs. Hou and her ex-husband's son, Lu Xiyue, were also circled to indicate the emphasis.

There is no doubt about Lu Xiyue's ability, not everyone can get along so well with her stepfather. He can now represent the Marquis of Yan, that is, on behalf of the imperial court, on behalf of the government, and cooperating with Lu Xiyue means cooperating with the imperial court.

"Li Chun was originally a capable officer under the seventh uncle of Hanfentang, and he made great contributions to the foundation of the Bai family in Zhancheng and other places, so the seventh uncle trusted him very much. Give great power and give a lot of money, especially since he has completed the deed three years ago and is no longer a descendant of the Bai family, and the seventh uncle even co-founded Swallow Island with him. ”

Scarlet petals were torn apart and scattered.

"His face is indeed very similar to Hou Ye, like anyone who sees it will think that the two must be related." Bai Lin said, "But as far as I know, the heirs of the Hou Ye are all born to the current wife, and the eldest son is just twelve years old, and I heard that he has not yet officially established a son." And Li Chun is already in his twenties, if - this son named Yan Xu and Lord Lu are also very close brothers, so I am also curious about what Lord Lu thinks now. ”

"I have heard a little about the life experience of the little eleventh master" Lu Xiyue found another way, in fact, I feel that I am the same person as the little eleventh master, and there is no kinship in this world, and what I hope in this life is to be a capable minister. I was born with the blue eyes of the Son of Heaven, and I can only repay the country's kindness with my liver and brain. ”

Under the high-sounding appearance, Lu Xiyue gave Bai Lin an answer: I, my mother, stepfather and younger brothers are all face-saving, I am useful, and my stepfather attaches importance to me, and I also don't have any flesh and blood affection for these people. I just want to see who can bring me the most benefit.

"I know that the Bai family has its own channels, and I also ask Xiao Eleven Ye to help me, whether Li Chun has anything to do with Hou Ye or not, I must find out."

"Tomorrow I will go to the Splendid Hall to check the accounts, the second uncle of the Splendid Hall has a collection of excellent rock tea, Lord Lu is willing to taste it?"

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

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On the way back, Bai Lin had a headache and disappeared, and her head was only running at high speed about the possible relationship between Li Chun and Yanhou, as well as Li Chun's petite, big-eyed, and little lady who liked to cook. Thinking of willow branches, it is inevitable to think of Jiaojiao, an invisible thread of fate that strung these people together, and he sighed deeply.

Mrs. Wu's Jiangnan Garden did not respond too warmly, and the guests left one after another, Mrs. Wu's face was not very good-looking, and Mrs. Wu also got up and went back: "Get this Laoshizi, it is better to make a vegetable garden and save a lot of money." The old woman has a handful of bones and will be tossed. ”

Mrs. Wu fell back angrily: "Who am I busy for here?" ”

Wu Zhen watched the play, and she couldn't understand the dialect sung by the local opera troupe in Nanquan, so she only half-closed her eyes to recuperate, and from time to time twisted a piece of sour horn cake to eat, so that the surrounding ladies looked at her, and the familiar one directly smiled and congratulated her. At this time, her girl came in and said that the entourage of the little eleventh master had reported that the little eleven master had returned home.