"My lord, a team of officers and soldiers came outside, saying that they had important items to hand over to your lordship. ”

Steward Zhu came to Doctor Du's study early in the morning to report what had just happened outside.

Doctor Du was still washing, wiped his face, and asked.

"Where are they?"

"Just waiting in the front hall, the little one has already served tea. ”

"Okay, I'll go right away. ”

Doctor Du got dressed and came to the front hall.

There were five officers and soldiers sitting in the front hall, and by looking at their uniforms, they knew that they were from the imperial city.

"Five, coming from afar, must be tired of traveling, the small mansion is not well entertained, and I hope to atone for my sins. Doctor Du said politely.

"Where, where, presumably this is the Lord of Du, disrespectful and disrespectful. The five soldiers stood up with a smile and respectfully clasped their fists in salute.

"Who is this general?"

"Du City Lord looked high, how can I be called a general, just call me Jiang Li's junior brother. ”

Said one of the soldiers who took the lead.

"The five of our brothers are all close associates of Lord Song, and Lord Song knows that the official seal of Mucheng is missing, so he found someone to order a batch again, and asked the five of us to send it over as soon as possible, and Lord Du, please take a look. ”

Another soldier opened the burden on his back and placed the official seal on the copy, as well as the paperwork, on which the bright red seal was clearly visible.

The document is secondary, and the important thing is the official seal.

Doctor Du picked up the official seal, it was indeed a newly cast jade grease, and the water chestnut and cut surface were very fresh.

"Thank you five, presumably the five are fast, otherwise it wouldn't be so fast, hard work. ”

"This is all ordered by Lord Song. ”

"Presumably everyone hasn't eaten yet, little brother Jiang Li, come together. Du Yi invited with a smile.

"No, City Lord Du. Jiang Li hurriedly waved his hand and said, "If Lord Song hears it, our five brothers won't have any good fruit to eat." ”

"It's not that serious, is it? ”

"There is a difference between master and servant, I hope the city lord Du will forgive me. ”

Seeing that Jiang Li was particularly embarrassed, Doctor Du didn't insist anymore.

"That's okay, Steward Zhu, take some money and give it to the five, which is considered the wine money for the five. ”

"City Lord Du, this...."

"Don't say too much, the five of you have worked hard, come to me for a trip, but you will return empty-handed, I'm afraid that Brother Song will trouble me, haha. ”

Doctor Du laughed, and Steward Zhu divided the silver among the five, each with fifty taels.

"Then we will thank City Lord Du. Jiang Li thanked him, put away the money and left the city lord's mansion.

To be honest, Jiang Li and the others were really embarrassed to accept the fifty taels of silver.

Jiang Li, who has two orders of knowledge, and the other four people also have a seventh-order cyclone.

Gold and silver to more than 10,000 can make them moved.

A mere fifty taels, if it weren't for the relationship between Doctor Du and his own Lord Song, Jiang Li would definitely not accept it.

And Doctor Du can't see through the strength of Jiang Li and others, and if he knew, he wouldn't give people money.

Or it's right to give nothing at all.

However, with the departure of Jiang Li and the others, Doctor Du would not think about it so much.

Once the official seal was in hand, taxes could be levied, troops could be conscripted, county officials could be regulated, and the construction of dams would begin.

Du Yi's task as the city lord was officially connected.

"Steward Zhu, just put the official seal in the copywriting in the front hall. Doctor Du commanded.

"My lord, don't you hide this official seal?" Steward Zhu picked up the official seal and put it in the drawer of the copywriting desk.

"This city lord's mansion has been repaired by me, and I have heavy soldiers, so there will never be any more thieves. Doctor Du asked curiously and continued.

"Why? Steward Zhu is so worried about the official seal?"

"No, no, I have followed the old city lord for more than ten years, and I am used to it, and now I am following the adult, and I should change this problem. Steward Zhu laughed.

"Not bad, not bad. Doctor Du patted Steward Zhu on the shoulder and said.

"It should be changed, as the housekeeper of the mansion, you have to take a good look at this official seal. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

Because of the arrival of the documents and official seals, Doctor Du immediately got busy.

The cases left by the old city lord can be said to be piled up, not only three or four years ago, but even more than ten years ago are stored in the inventory to accumulate dust.

Doctor Du had to take his time, and when he was short of manpower, he called Littlefinger and Lao Long to help.

Lao Long, as a native of Sioux City, has a habit of listening with an accent, so let him read some of the content of the case, and Doctor Du also listens comfortably.

The soldiers in the City Lord's Mansion also got busy.

Find someone to find someone, move things to move things.

And some cases are so old that there is no personal or physical evidence, so they have to give up.

This rush came into the evening.

Looking at the documents and cases that were still piled up like a small hill, Du Yi knew that he could only move the mountain and took his time.

Just after dinner, Xiao Tian ran to Doctor Du and said, "My lord, the patient in Huaxiu Town has woken up. ”

"Is it a little girl?" Doctor Du put down the pen in his hand.

"The girl also has a man, two people. ”

"Okay, you can go with me and see. ”

The two hurried to the ward, where a man and a little girl were lying on the bed, conscious.

When the man saw Doctor Du coming in, he immediately wanted to get up and bow down, and said in his mouth.

"My lord, my lord, please be the master of Huaxiu Town. ”

"Don't panic, just lie down. Doctor Du pressed the man back into bed and said.

"If you have any grievances, please tell me carefully, my city lord of Mucheng will definitely administer justice for you. ”

"Thanks... Mr. Xie. The man breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time gritted his teeth and said angrily.

"It's all the mountain gangsters on the mountain, he... They besieged the entire town of Huaxiu, and they were going to poison it, my wife and son... They all died in the plague, my lordship... You can't let those mountain goers alone. ”

As the man spoke, he couldn't stop crying, and finally he could only hold his head and cry.

"The deceased is gone, please mourn. Doctor Du could only comfort a few words.

Then he walked to the little girl's bedside and asked, "Little sister, what's your name?"

"Big... My name is Lin Hua. The little girl's eyes were evasive, a little frightened, and her complexion was not good, and she seemed to be very weak.

Children's physique is much worse than that of adults.

"Little Sister Lin Hua, can you tell me what happened that day in Huaxiu Town?" Du Yi tried his best to lower his voice to comfort the little girl.

The little girl shook her head and said, "I don't know what happened that day, I just remember that there seemed to be a banquet that day, and my father and mother went out early in the morning, saying that they would bring me delicious snacks back, but my father and mother didn't come back for a day." ”

"Later in the evening, there was a noise outside, I was scared and didn't dare to go out. And he fainted. ”

The more the little girl spoke, the weaker she became, and she had no strength to speak at all.

"Okay, little sister, you can rest quietly. Doctor Du helped cover the quilt.

Xiao Tian said at this time, "It seems that the prisoners are those mountain bandits, it can't be wrong, it's really a group of fucking beasts, fuck me." ”

Doctor Du shook his head and said, "It won't be so simple, just a group of mountain bandits, why do you poison Huaxiu Town?"

"This is a matter of anger and anger, and it is not good for the mountain bandits, only that someone may be behind the manipulation. ”

"Your Excellency, do you mean that someone else is behind it?"

"Yes, how can a group of mountain bandits afford to hire the killers of the Yan Xin Sect?"

Seeing that the man's mood had eased, Doctor Du stepped forward and continued to ask.

"What kind of banquet was that day, can you tell me more about what happened that day?"

The man wiped his eyes and slowly recounted what had happened that day.

"My real name is Zhang Baifa, I am the winemaker of Huaxiu Town, that day is the unique flower festival of Huaxiu Town, ninety percent of the people in the town will gather in the central flower field, the town is happy. ”

"At that time, the banquet had just begun, and I was distributing flower wine to the villagers, while the mayor of the town was receiving the helmsman of the Yongshang Chamber of Commerce. ”

"The Yong Chamber of Commerce was also there that day?!" Doctor Du interrupted the man's narration.

The man nodded and said, "That day happened to be the day of the handover of goods between the Yong Chamber of Commerce and our Huaxiu Town, and the rouge pollen, flower wine, herbs, woven materials, etc. of our Huaxiu Town were all sold through the Yong Chamber of Commerce." ”

"Actually, we have the Flower Festival every year, if it weren't for the Yongshang Chamber of Commerce that day, the people in Huaxiu Town would not have been able to go so together, so maybe more people would have survived. ”

The man shook his head gloomily.

Doctor Du touched his chin and continued to ask, "What about after that?"

The man smiled dismally and said, "After that, the mountain bandits appeared around Huaxiu Town in groups and imprisoned us in batches, there were too many of them, and Huaxiu Town was powerless to resist. ”

"After being fed poisoned food, the plague came, and within two or three days, someone died, I fainted, and then... Wake up and it's here. ”

"Do you know the situation of the helmsman of the Yong Chamber of Commerce in Flower Embroidery Town?"

"Maybe he died of the plague, I don't know. ”

"What's the helmsman's name?"

"It seems to be called Jin Hee, a woman in her thirties. ”

"Thank you, you can rest well. Doctor Du nodded and walked out of the ward.

When he left the ward, the man said softly, "My lord, we must give us justice in Huaxiu Town." ”

"Don't worry, I will do it. ”

When he came outside, Xiao Tian followed behind him, only to hear Doctor Du scolding.

"This damn fat golden man always makes me stumble, and I want to see him every once in a while. ”

After saying that, he walked outside.

"My lord, where are you going?" asked Oda hurriedly.

"Yongshang Chamber of Commerce, you call the old dragon and the knife, and come with me. ”