In the Wu family compound of Huaiqing Mansion, in the face of the man who suddenly visited, the Wu brothers couldn't help but be a little at a loss.

Wu Tong is okay, after all, he has lived in the officialdom of Beijing for a long time, and no matter how big the wind and waves are, he hurriedly got up and said:

"I don't know that the master of the horse has come to Huaiqing Mansion, and the lower officials have lost their welcome."

Although the two of them are of the same rank, they are both third-grade civil servants, but Wu Tong does not dare to be conceited to think that he can be on an equal footing with the other party, and the young man in front of him who has just passed has a noble status that is beyond the reach of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

Wu Da on the side obviously hadn't seen a big scene, and his expression immediately became unnatural after hearing the other party's scary identity, but he still saluted him respectfully.

"Wu Da, the prefect of Xiaguan Huaiqing Mansion, see the master of the horse."

Lian Li nodded, not caring about what they called him, his little scholarly spirit had slowly been worn out in recent years, and even after learning about Emperor Shun's layout, he would occasionally congratulate himself on the status of the emperor's relatives.

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Lian Li walked to the east wall of the living room, looked up at a calligraphy and painting on the wall called "Luoxia Lonely Bird", and said:

"Lord Wu also likes Tang Ziwei?"

Wu Da saw that the young man was interested in his collection, and immediately looked happy and wanted to step forward to reply, but when he saw his brother making a look, he had to stand obediently and hang his hands.

As the head of the family, Wu Tong smiled and stepped forward:

"Let Lian Langguan see the effect, where does he know what calligraphy and painting, but it is the apprenticeship of the students below, the younger brother feels good, so he learns from other people's vassal elegance and hangs up, if the horse likes it, take it away."

"Yes, yes, yes, it's just a pair of calligraphy and paintings, if you like it, I'll let someone wrap it up for you when you turn around." Wu Da saw the opportunity and hurriedly offered flattery.

Lian Li shook his head and said:

"A gentleman doesn't win people's love, and besides, this painting is still a student's apprenticeship, which is too expensive for Lian."

"Heaven Descends"

Wu Tong was about to reply when he heard this, but saw that his younger brother was busy and said:

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive, it's rare for the horse master to come here, and it should be a specialty of Huaiqing Mansion."

Governor Wu obviously didn't want to miss this opportunity to climb the high branches.

……

Lian Li glanced at the other party with a smile, and did not answer, but walked to the side and sat down, took the tea handed by the next person, and drank it slowly.

Wu Da didn't know why here, but after seeing his brother's slightly meaningful eyes, he realized that he had said the wrong thing, his face changed slightly, and he bowed his head and remained silent.

Lian Li didn't hold on to the "specialty", and instead said to the two:

"This official came this time to settle the displaced people on the orders of His Majesty, and the trouble of the displaced people in Zhongzhou has always been severe, presumably the two adults should know very well."

As he spoke, Lian Li's eyes glanced at Wu Futai on the side, intentionally or unintentionally, and the latter looked at his nose and nose and heart, and did not answer at all.

Lian Li continued:

"On the way here, the official encountered a lot of interesting things, such as a beggar grabbing food with a certain county magistrate's dog, and being so happy because there was a piece of meat in the bowl.

In order to survive, another farmer sent his eighteen-year-old daughter to the county governor's mansion for three points of thin land, and the next day the old lady of the county magistrate took another concubine.

For this reason, some people wrote a limerick poem: Eighteen brides and eighty langs, with pale hair and red makeup.

These are all things that happened in the jurisdiction of Huaiqing Prefecture, I don't know if Wufutai has heard of it? ”

Wu Da, who was named, subconsciously looked at his brother, but heard the horse master sitting on the chair say coldly:

"I'm asking you."

Wu Da couldn't help but shudder, how could he not know this, he was still going to drink wedding wine at the beginning, and he read the wedding words.

"This matter, the lower official is indeed suspected of negligence, and he will ...... tomorrow No, I'll send someone to check today. ”

Lian Li waved his hand and regained his elegance:

"Lord Wu is a little restless, even if he wants to investigate, he is not in a hurry at this time.

On the way to Wufu, I stopped by to Dingmao County, where a person from He Zhixian heard that I was coming here, so he asked me to bring something to Wu's Governor's Mansion. ”

After saying that, Lian Li shouted outward:

"Bring it in."

Immediately, two officers and soldiers walked in carrying a small wooden box.

Lian Li got up slowly, first circled around the wooden box, and then said to Wu Da, whose face was pale:

"Does Governor Wu know what's in this box?"

"Lord Langguan said and laughed, how could Xia Guan know what was in the box, I have been suspicious of He Lan for a long time, he sent me something, it was clearly a weasel to give a New Year's greeting to the chicken, and please check it."

Lian Li smiled slightly, picked up the box, and inside was a black iron Buddha, Wu Da couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this, but he listened to the young man opposite continue:

"It's not surprising that Lord Wu has a dislike for He Zhixian, even if I don't deal with many old ministers in the court. But as far as Lian knows, the county orders of all the counties under Huaiqing Mansion seem to have enmity with Wu Futai, and they all chose to blame you on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. ”

As soon as Lian Li finished speaking, dozens of officers and soldiers carrying firearms on their backs walked in carrying more than a dozen wooden boxes, and the boxes were opened one by one, and there were countless gold, silver, jewelry, and rare antiques.

Lian Li picked up the first iron Buddha with his hand, and gently rubbed his right hand on it, a touch of alluring gold appeared, and Lian Li rubbed the black paint on his hands, and said to himself:

"Even the Buddha has been blackened by your gang."

Without waiting for the other party's reaction, with a wave of his hand, several officers and soldiers stepped forward and dragged him out, and the panicked Wu Futai immediately wanted to ask his brother for help.

It was only when he turned his head that he found that the deputy capital Yushi, who had made the entire Zhongzhou officials kneel down, knelt down silently at this time, and the words in his mouth were extremely simple:

"Wechen is guilty."

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Looking at this third-grade member who didn't say a few words throughout the whole process, if he threw away his position, Lian Li personally still admired the other party very much, and he didn't climb or rely on his political achievements to get to his current position over the years.

"How many hurtful things that Governor Wu has connived at his subordinates over the years has done, presumably Lord Yushi also knows very well.

I remember that when I first became the superintendent of the imperial history, I heard a lot about the deeds of Lord Wu Tong, but the official really couldn't figure out how such an iron-faced, selfless and unapproachable good official got to the field step by step? ”

As soon as Lian Li's words fell, a gunshot rang out outside the mansion, and Wu Tong's body trembled.

This is the first cut and then the prelude, the imperial concession.

Lian Li turned around without waves, quietly looking at the painting on the wall, for a literati, Tang Yin's ink treasure is indeed very attractive, the horse master smiled slightly, shook his head and said:

"No wonder everyone wants to be a corrupt official."

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In the imperial study, Emperor Shun was reading the folds as usual, and at this time, a white dress gently pushed open the door and came to the Son of Heaven.

"The Dark Guard has sent back news again?" Emperor Shun didn't raise his head.

The woman nodded, "Lian Langguan killed Futai Wu Da in Huaiqing Mansion, and the deputy capital Yushi Wutong was escorted into Beijing, what are you going to do?" ”

"Huaiqing Mansion can vacate a lot of positions this time, so let He Wen from Nanyang Mansion go and take over, what henchmen he wants to bring with him.

As for Wu Tong, don't escort him back to Beijing, let him stay in his hometown to plant sweet potatoes, just to understand the significance of going to the fields to the people. ”

The woman couldn't help but smile and said:

"Are you okay like this? He Wen finally managed Nanyang Mansion decently, and he was about to transfer him away. ”

Emperor Shun couldn't help laughing when he heard this:

"Now there are not many honest and capable officials in the imperial court, so those who can work hard."

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