Qu Wenhai already understood the meaning of Qu Qingyan's words, she was implying that he Zhang Qianyuan and Qian Shuben had something disgraceful in this northwest.

How serious will it be that it needs to be cleaned up directly with drastic means?

Qu Wenhai felt a little strange in his heart, "How much do you know about Tongfulou?" ”

"Not much, everything I know is written on stationery."

Qu Qingyan has not been idle since she came to this northwest, and with a snake spirit patient like Zhu Jinrui, she can't analyze where she will be in the next moment and what she needs to do.

Her answer made Qu Wenhai have a toothache, and he grinned: "I didn't send someone to you, these people can be used as much as you want, and it's okay to ask them to investigate if you want to know the specific situation of Tongfulou." ”

Zhang Qianyuan's hands-on matter, how can she find out?

Qu Qingyan had nothing to say to Qu Wenhai, who was like an arrow.

"Grandfather has a good tomorrow."

"Hey, you kid......"

Qu Qingyan had already turned around and left after leaving that sentence, Qu Wenhai raised his hand but failed to call Qu Qingyan back.

When they came together, the three of them returned to Beijing as usual, escorted by Jinyi Guard.

It took nearly a year for the Northwest government to privately release the money to finally settle down, and Qu Qingyan stood outside the city and watched the carriage of Qu Wenhai and a few people go away, slightly in a trance.

When she first asked to come to the northwest, she never thought she would encounter such things.

"Let's go back."

With a big hand on his back, Qu Qingyan hurriedly took a step forward and dodged.

"Teacher, please."

Yu Youtai swept his hand, and always felt that Qu Qingyan's reaction just now seemed to be too intense.

There were only two rains in the summer, the crops died in the ground, and the crops were almost unharvested.

The political envoy reported the disaster, and Emperor Jing had just made a large amount of silver from these officials to enrich the treasury, and he didn't care about the taxes of this province.

With a stroke of the pen, the tax was directly reduced, and the news came back to Shaanxi that a few families were happy and a few worried, and they had just been emptied of their family funds, and they could not collect taxes due to the drought, which meant that there was no oil and water to fish.

Officials at all levels are worried from top to bottom.

Qu Qingyan has always been thinking about Tongfulou in Shouyang County, and after looking for a rest, he took a few people and went out of the city directly.

Not long after she left Shouyang County with Dong Haocheng, the Chang'an Mansion re-appointed the magistrate of Shouyang County, and Xinzhi County has been in office for half a year, and she is a little curious about the county officials, the books and others in the county government, but they are still the same people as before.

At the beginning, Dong Haocheng wanted to resentence Feng Dianshu and a few people, but because of Zhu Jinrui's instructions, they didn't have time to rush back to Shouyang County, and went directly to the capital.

Will the newcomer Zhixian also be in the same stream?

Qu Qingyan sat in the carriage and pondered, the car passed through Yongfeng Town, and she knocked on the wall of the carriage.

"Qianshan, find a lively restaurant."

Even if it was a quick journey, it was already close to noon, so I could continue to find out some news during lunch.

When Qu Qingyan went out, she was afraid that someone would hate Qu Wenhai and vent that anger on her, so she ordered Qianshan to bring five or six people to protect her.

With the manpower, one was sent to take care of it first, and when Qu Qingyan arrived at the restaurant in the town, he entered the private room and the cold dishes were already arranged.

"Young master, it's already all arranged."

"Well, make sure there's two people outside the door."

The subordinates also want to eat, Qu Qingyan thinks that he is a good master, and she can't do such things as she eats and watches the subordinates.

It was still a little lonely to have lunch alone, and she was carrying chopsticks for a rare moment, and suddenly heard a knock in front of the door, and then a figure walked in.

"Teacher?"

"What a coincidence."

There is a basin rack next to the door, and the diligent shopkeeper has already carried water to follow up, waiting for Yu Youtai to clean his face and hands.

"Is there something wrong with the teacher coming to Yongfeng Town?"

In this kind of place, they can meet them, and they are afraid that they will do the same thing.

Yu Youtai poured water for himself with a teapot without any notice, drank a cup to moisten his throat, and then said lightly: "If you want to come out for a walk, I want to go around when I hear you mention that you are going to Shouyang County." ”

He has never been a magistrate in Shouyang County, where does he go and what he does.

Qu Qingyan didn't believe a word of his words, but she didn't have any reason to drive away where the person was sitting like that, so she had to raise her hand and compare.

"Let's talk about it after dinner."

The reason why Qu Qingyan deliberately stayed in Yongfeng Town for a while was naturally to know that the only academy in this town could still guarantee that the students in the academy could get the middle talent.

One of the five or six people brought with him had a baby face, and at first glance he felt that he was still young, and it was just right to send him to inquire about the news.

"Young Master, Wen Si is back."

Qu Wenhai has always been simple and rude in naming these people who are raised behind his back, and he directly dismantled his own name, Wen Yi to Wen Jiu, Hai Yi to Hai Jiu.

There is also the font size next to it, but Qu Qingyan has not seen it here.

"Let him in."

Wen Sizi is only slightly taller than Qu Qingyan, his figure is not burly, a baby face is small, and he looks a little bit of a scholar's temperament.

Wen Si walked two steps into the door and stood still and saluted, Qu Qingyan waved his hand: "What did you hear?" ”

Wen Si Yu Guang swept Yu Youtai, but Qu Qingyan didn't mind, and naturally he didn't dare to care about it.

"Back to the young master, the academy still needs an admission fee of fifty taels of silver, and a donation of one or two pieces of silver is collected every month.

At this time, the academy is still so confident?

Qu Qingyan couldn't help but think of Feng Maocai who lived here, "Feng Maocai's family still lives in the town?" ”

"Yes, young master. The little one also found out that Feng Maocai had been in Shouyang County these days, and he seemed to be on an errand. ”

Go Qingyan's face sank, she snorted coldly and turned to look at Yu Youtai: "Teacher, but you still want to go to Shouyang County?" ”

"It's okay to go and please."

There was nothing to do in the courtyard, but Yu Youtai was a little curious why Qu Qingyan cared so much about Shouyang County.

"Students don't think there's much point in going or not going."

What is the reason why the mountain chief is so confident!

Knowing that Feng Mao was doing well, she was in a very bad mood.

"It's just a one-sided statement, and some things have to be seen to be believing."

A little smile appeared on Yu Youtai's serious face, and he got up and looked at Qu Qingyan and raised his hand slightly.

What can you do when you see it! Qu Qingyan was slightly bored in his heart, and went downstairs with an expressionless face.

After leaving for half a year, Shouyang County is still the same as when she left, with a two-story city wall with an open city gate.

"Young master, the two upper rooms have already been opened, will you and Lord Yu go back to the restaurant first or ......?"

Hugh Mu, the door of the hall of the county government of Shouyang County was tightly closed.

The carriage stopped at a place on the front street, and Qu Qingyan and Yu Youtai got out of the car and walked slowly.

This road is very familiar to Qu Qingyan, as the magistrate shoulders the responsibility of etiquette, and the preaching on the fifteenth day of the first month of every month must be carried out by her.

The location of the preaching has always been on the street outside the county office, which is where they are now.

Qu Qingyan looked at the plaque above the gate of the county government, and suddenly realized that it was actually very good to be a county magistrate.

"But you want to go in and have a look?"

"Naturally, it's rare to come back again."

Bypassing the front street, the county government has always had side doors on the east and west sides, and the errand officers and head-catching documents in the yazhong have entered the door from these two sides.

The gatekeeper of Ximen still seems to be a little familiar, and Qu Qingyan knew that he couldn't do it long when he arrived in Shouyang County, so he didn't transfer more personnel.

The porter was napping, and suddenly saw Qu Qingyan's face and couldn't help but shudder.

"Qu ...... Master Qu? ”

Didn't this Quzhi County be transferred back to Chang'an City, why did he come back again?

"This official can still enter this county office, right?"

Qu Qingyan scanned the porter with half-squinted eyes, the porter was already frightened, and hurriedly stammered back: "Big, my lord, please." ”

After welcoming the person in and watching him walk away, the porter suddenly felt that something was wrong.

This person is no longer a magistrate, so it shouldn't be okay to go in and out at will, right...... But the thought of calling people back, the porter simply lay there, only to think that he had just slept and had not seen anything.

Not to mention Qu Qingyan, Yu Youtai is very familiar with this county government.

The county government of Daming is customized, and the county government is almost the same everywhere.

The two of them walked around, even glanced at the cell, and saw nothing unusual, and then walked slowly towards the backyard.

"The teacher came to Shouyang County just because he had nothing to do on his day?"

"I also want to know the follow-up of the beginning."

Yu Youtai didn't have much emotion on his playing card-like face, even if Qu Qingyan had a hundred ways to talk in her heart, she didn't want to use them on Yu Youtai.

The words he had spoken in his study had been passed on by whom.

Those who have a heart are already juniors who know that they sent away, and they were slipped back by Jinyi Wei because of Yu Youtai's words.

With him in danger of dividing half of them, the number of strangers wandering outside the courtyard gate of the two of them became the same.

The door to the backyard was locked, Qu Qingyan was slightly surprised, if she remembered correctly, as a magistrate, even if she lived in the county office, she would not have the right to add doors and locks at will.

This Shinchi Prefecture is interestingly tight.

"Teacher, let's go back today."

On the day of Xiu Mu, there are very few errand workers in the county office, Feng Maocai, Zhou Heshui and others have houses near the county office, and even if they are not in the county office, even if they alarm the county magistrate in the backyard today, what she wants to know will be greatly reduced.

Yu Youtai is indispensable, the two of them enter the west gate and exit the east gate, and the two of them walk along the road to the street where Tongfu Building was located before.

At the beginning, the magnificent Tongfu Building was burned by a fire, only the broken tiles remained, and the surrounding area was pitch black, you can imagine what it was like when the fire broke out.

"When did the fire break out?"

Yu Youtai frowned slightly, as if he had just learned that Tongfu Building had been burned down.

"Three months ago." When Zhang Qianyuan was in the northwest.

Qu Qingyan didn't say the second half of the sentence, but Yu Youtai already understood, "It's a coincidence." ”

"Yes, it's like a teacher who can meet me in Yongfeng Town by walking around casually."

Qu Qingyan glanced at Yu Youtai, this kind of hypocritical polite words fell into her ears, and she really felt so ugly!

"Let's go back to the restaurant first."

With his big hand on his back again, Qu Qingyan's body stiffened, and he couldn't help himself avoid it again.

Shoulders and pats on the back have always been a little intimate practice between friends.

The so-called friends, saying that the moon is meat, and the flesh and meat are only friends when they meet.

Yu Youtai's actions were not out of place at all...... But she just didn't feel comfortable.

"What's wrong?"

"Uh, it's okay," Qu Qingyan looked a little embarrassed, raised his hand and pointed to the carriage on the corner of the street: "Qianshan is already waiting for us in front, it's better to hurry." ”

It's not natural for a subordinate to wait for a master, what is she covering?

Yu Youtai looked at Qu Qingyan's eyes that were scattered, and the hand that was about to fall was always on Qu Qingyan's back, and through the light material of the summer shirt, he could feel that the people around him were extremely nervous.

Even if he decided to join the office, although Qu Qingyan would pay attention to the touch, he did not shy away from the touch on the arm or shoulder.

Not to mention others, when Qu Qingwen was in Qufu, her favorite thing to do was to take her shoulders and go to Beiwangzhai.

But at this time, the big hand on her back seemed to be extremely hot, and her chest was so stuffy that she was about to breathe.

After a hundred steps, her back was already wet with sweat when she got into the carriage.

"You're hot?"

The more Yu Youtai looked at it, the more he felt that Qu Qingyan's expression was very weird, he had just said nothing and didn't do anything.

Qu Qingyan turned her head sideways and didn't want to look at him, she had to wrap a strap in order to bind her chest and not look too slender, although the strap was made of gauze and was light and breathable, but it would make people extra stuffy when wrapped layer by layer.

She was not used to Yu Youtai's touch just now, and secondly, she was afraid that he would find out the clues.

Although her waistcoat has fallen off a few times, she can't continue to fall, otherwise it will be no different from running naked.

"I just felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, so I broke out in a cold sweat."

She has always been a little weak, and such an excuse is reasonable, but Yu Youtai still intuitively feels that this is not true.

After dinner, Qu Qingyan sat in Yu Youtai's room and brought up the old things again.

"Why did the teacher come to Shouyang County?"

She asked directly, and Yu Youtai didn't hide it: "Before the teacher returned to Beijing, he told me to find out more about what Master Zhang had done in Chang'an City before.

"The matter of accepting bribes was so big at that time that he didn't do anything to cover it up, and the teacher knew about it when he returned to Chang'an City before, and he had already explained that he should not mention it again.

"But the teacher has been an official in the same dynasty as Master Zhang for many years, and he knows him well, and I always feel that there is another hidden story behind his great strength."

Qu Qingyan didn't expect Gu Enyang to care so much about Zhang Qianyuan's every move, thinking of the confused look on Qu Wenhai's face before, his grandfather wanted to stay in the cabinet for a long time, I am afraid that there will be some to boil and some to learn.

"What did the teacher gain from leaving this experience today?"

Yu Youtai didn't answer and asked: "You know in your heart why do you need to ask me, but what makes me curious is that I just crawled on your back, why do you have such a strong reaction?" ”

As a straight male representative of this era, Lord Yu frowned and looked at Qu Qingyan's instantly flushed cheeks.