In the carriage, Chen Letian and Li Tong sat opposite each other.

On the surface, Guo Yongchun probably didn't know that Zhao Hu had been bought by Wei spies. Chen Letian said.

"I don't know, otherwise, as long as I mention the White Tiger Gang, he can't be so calm. Li Tong nodded.

The General's Mansion did not catch 1,000 spies in the capital, but 800. He has also implicated high-ranking officials in the second and third grades. It's a well-known thing.

Li Tong came to visit this time to see Guo Yongchun's reaction. The crime of collaborating with the enemy is tantamount to tantamount to treason, and it is a great crime. Now it seems that this Guo Yongchun is probably still in the dark, and on this side he is using a little means to help the White Tiger Gang make money and fish the people, while on the other hand, the White Tiger Gang is collecting intelligence for the Wei State. His dignified servants and servants were played around, which really shows Guo Yongchun's stupidity.

A few days later, Li Tong got Guo Yongchun's daily whereabouts for nearly half a year. Unexpectedly, this Guo Shilang also had a habit of stealing Tibetan folk girls, and hid dozens of secretly captured folk girls in a house in the south of the city. Every month, Guo Yongchun spends a few days there. Most of these captive women were women from other places who had come to the capital from afar, either to visit relatives or to do some small business. was taken by Guo Shilang when he was hanging out, so he instructed his subordinates to quietly take people into captivity.

"Guo Shilang really doesn't read too much, he does this kind of thing. Chen Letian couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"Yes, since you have such an interest, it is better to buy more concubines to raise in a bright and bright manner, there is no risk, why bother sneaking. Li Tong agreed.

But they didn't know that for Guo Yongchun, there was not much oil and water in the yamen, and he was managed by his superiors in the officialdom on weekdays, and his suppressed desires had nowhere to release, and there was no taste for visiting kilns or something. I have to have some fun, an old scholar like Shangshu can read, listen to music, and write articles, but he Guo Yongchun doesn't read much, and it is purely his father's credit to be able to sit in the position of a squire, so he found such a stimulating way.

Dozens of little beauties were locked up in the cellar, some were obedient, some would rather die than obey, some cried for a few days and then behaved better than cats, and some hung themselves silently after a few days without saying a word...... Every time he goes there, Guo Shilang is very excited. The pleasure of staying in the fragrant and bloody mansion for a few days brought him was no less than the pleasure of hooking the daughter of the vassal king when he was young.

Dozens of pages of Guo Shilang's whereabouts for half a year, Chen Letian and Li Tong read it for most of the day before reading it.

"It's enough to pull down Guo Shilang and rob the people's daughter. "Lee Channel.

"It's all ordinary women who don't have power..."Chen Letian felt a little blocked in his heart, paused and said: "It's easy to do, it's easy to do, I'm afraid that this involves members of the royal family, after all, Guo Yongchun's wife is the saint's cousin, I think even if the saint knows about it, he doesn't want to publicize it, after all, it will damage the image of the saint." ”

Li Tong nodded, and he was a little undecided for a while.

Chen Letian thought about it, opened the whereabouts record again, and found a reading: "On the third day of the first month of February, Guo Yongchun tortured and killed a servant girl in the courtyard because the maidservant accidentally soiled Guo Yongchun's new clothes. Three days later, the maid's brother came to visit the maidservant in the house, but was told that his sister had died of an emergency. The younger brother didn't believe it and wanted to ask for an explanation, but was killed by Guo Yongchun's housekeeper. I think this one is okay, and His Majesty hates it the most. ”

Li Daodao: "Now that she is dead, there is no evidence, and the maid has no other relatives, we have no ironclad evidence, it is difficult." ”

Chen Letian said: "Brother Li still doesn't understand what I mean?"

Li Tong thought for a moment, clapped his hands and said: "Are you saying that the crime on the face is to disregard human life, but it must be the robbery and harboring of the people's daughter who really pulled him down?" Okay, this is indeed a good way!"

After returning home, Chen Letian told his teacher Liu Lisheng about these things. Liu Lisheng sighed: "Lotte, our Great Song Dynasty, compared with other countries, this kind of thing is rare. ”

Chen Letian shook his head and said: "Sir, don't get me wrong, I really hate these crimes committed by Guo Yongchun, but what I want to talk about is not these emotions that can't change anything." I want to ask sir, which of the two cases of killing a maidservant girl or stealing a people's girl is more conducive to the progress of my Great Song Dynasty's laws?"

The old Confucian was stunned for a while before he reacted and said, "Is it more conducive to the progress of the law?"

Chen Letian nodded and said: "There are few things like stealing and harboring people's girls, but there are many things about abusing and killing maidservants." In almost every high-ranking family, such a thing happens, because there is such a system as lowly status, which dooms the lives of slaves and servants to be worthless. Moreover, I heard from the general that His Majesty seems to be intent on canceling the untouchable status..."

"Okay!" Liu Lisheng laughed, stood up and said: "Lotte, what you do in the future, decide for yourself, don't discuss it with me, I can't teach you as a teacher." ”

"Teacher..."Chen Letian quickly stood up as well, looking surprised.

The old Confucian waved his hand and said, "Lotte, I'm ready to go out for a long trip, you can find a trustworthy friend to take care of the inn." ”

Chen Letian was shocked and said, "Teacher, you are so old, where are you going to travel, isn't it good to be at home?

The old Confucian rubbed Chen Letian's head vigorously and said, "Don't you want to tie me up, I had the idea of traveling the world when I was young, but at that time, for the sake of livelihood and your parents, I didn't have time." But now, that you have grown up, I am also relieved, I can fulfill my own dreams without worry, Lotte, I hope you can support me. ”

Three days later, early in the morning.

The old Confucian packed his bags and carried them on the shoulders of a tall and sturdy scholar of fifteen or sixteen years old beside him.

"Teacher, when are you coming back?" Chen Letian's face was full of worry.

"I guess I won't come back, and if I feel that it is particularly good somewhere, I will stay. I would love to go to the South China Sea, and I will go all the way south to the beach. The old Confucian was full of excitement, like a teenager who was going to explore the rivers and lakes.

Chen Letian's eyes were red, and he muttered, "I just came back, and you have to leave." ”

The old Confucian took out the ring ruler from the bag on the scholar's shoulder, gently hit Chen Letian on the back, and shouted: "Manly husband, mother-in-law, mother-in-law, what great things have you done! You remember for me, practice every day and study every day, if the country is in trouble, just sacrifice your life!"

"The students take it to heart!" Chen Lotian said.

"I'm leaving. The old Confucian turned around and started his journey of chasing his dreams with an old body. Groaning as you walk:

At that time, he was young and thin, riding a horse and leaning on a diagonal bridge, and the building was full of red sleeves......

Chen Letian lowered his head for a long time, not daring to look at the old man's back.

After a long while, Qin Tieniu, who was standing next to him, patted Chen Letian on the shoulder and said, "Lotte, the old man is very happy, you should also be happy for him." ”

Chen Letian gritted his teeth, drove away the worries in his heart, and said with a smile: "Yes, I have never seen my husband so happy, I think that pursuing what he wants and living the life he wants is the happiest thing." Turning his head, he said to Qin Tieniu: "Since you have taken on this errand, from today onwards, the inn will be in charge of you. ”

Qin Tieniu said: "Lotte don't worry, I, Qin Tieniu, had nothing to do before, but now that you are back, with you as a good example, no matter how you say it, I don't want to be the kind of friend who drags you back, I don't dare to say that I will make this inn rich every day, at least I won't waste such a good location." ”

Chen Letian said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you make money or not, the most important thing is that you can learn to do something." ”

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Guo Yongchun, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, has been a little anxious these days, since Li Erye came to him that day, he is very worried about whether the White Tiger Gang has brought him trouble, if the White Tiger Gang is the tiger whiskers of the General's Mansion, it is nothing, it is nothing more than being destroyed, but if the White Tiger Gang collaborates with the enemy, then his Guo Yongchun's career will be ruined.

The general Li Rongsheng is indeed large, but it is based on the premise that it has not touched his bottom line.

In the court, participating in Li Rongsheng's scolding is worthless, Li Rongsheng can still give you a thumbs up with a smile, and then say 'good scolding', and finally finish.

But if you collaborate with the enemy and unite with the enemy, whether you are a first-class or second-class member, Li Rongsheng can personally pick up a sword and come to the door to cut your house indiscriminately, and then strip you naked and carry you to your majesty.

Today, he brought Zhao Hu, the leader of the White Tiger Gang, here.

Zhao Hu was tall and stood in front of Guo Yongchun, although he had tried his best to bend down to make a respectful gesture, he was still much more powerful than Guo Yongchun who was lying on his back.

Guo Yongchun said: "What have you White Tiger Gang been doing recently?"

Zhao Hu said: "Yu Shilang, we recently received the land of Zhouzhuang, just as you ordered me to come today, I brought you the title deed." As he spoke, he took out a stack of title deeds from his bosom and handed them over with both hands.

Guo Yongchun was a little surprised, took the title deed and looked at it, and said: "The people of Zhouzhuang are all refugees who moved from the west more than ten years ago, and the household registration has not fallen to our capital, I sent someone to ask once before, they were not willing to move away, and then this matter was put on hold, how did you force them to be willing to go?"

Zhao Hu took the teapot in the servant's hand, poured it for Guo Yongchun, and said, "Your Excellency, don't worry, we will give two hundred taels per household, such a high price, they can't wait to move out immediately." You can rest assured that you will receive this land, and there will be no problems. ”

"Two hundred taels?" Guo Yongchun raised his white eyebrows, and said: "Two hundred taels a household, you are really willing to spend your blood... I don't know what to ask for?"

Zhao Hu hurriedly confessed, and arched his hand: "What are you talking about, my lord, all these years, if it weren't for your support, my Zhao Hu would not be where I am today." How can you worry about a little heart! My lord, you have ordered the villain to come today, do you have something to order?"

Guo Yongchun said: "Let me ask you, have you offended anyone from the General's Mansion recently?"

Zhao Hu was stunned for a moment, and then said in his heart, then Chen Letian really went to find someone from the General's Mansion!

A few days ago, the secret identity was a spy of the Wei State, and the clear identity was Wu Tian, who was a military advisor of the White Tiger Gang, and after dealing with the affairs of Zhouzhuang, he heard from the people below that Zhang San had taken someone to forcibly take over the Qiushi Inn in the capital. So he investigated privately, and learned that Chen Letian, the owner of the Qiushi Inn, was the commander of the army under the general. Wu Tian immediately explained to Zhao Hu, if the people from the General's Mansion came for this matter, he, the gang leader, must be sincere enough to apologize. Wu Tianqian instructed Chen Letian to accept any compensation he proposed, and never offend Chen Letian.

Zhao Hu pretended to think for a long time, and said: "Indeed, some time ago, my subordinates wanted to buy the Qiushi Inn in Tianhefang and harassed them a few times. Later, I found out, and when I checked, I learned that the shopkeeper Chen Letian was a general, and I had already taught my subordinates a hard lesson. I wonder if it has caused trouble for adults? ”

Guo Yongchun was noncommittal, tapped his fingers on the back of the chair a few times, and said after a moment of silence: "This is a trivial matter, don't move others without brains in the future, investigate before you make a move, recklessly, it will cost you your life." ”

Zhao Hu hurriedly made a move, and then swore a curse to be careful in the future.

After Zhao Hu left, Guo Yongchun called the little concubine Ting'er and asked, "Did you and your brother grow up together?"

Ting'er said: "Yes, my parents died early, our brother and sister have been dependent on each other for more than ten years, and then my brother created a gang, and the conditions are a little better, so I don't have to go out to do things to make money, and then within a few years, I married you." The elder brother is actually a little greedy for money, and everything else is fine. I don't know why the old man asked this?"

Guo Yongchun nodded slightly and waved his hand to let the concubine leave.