"Oh? I see. Ma Daming stepped forward and knocked on the door of the Ling Mansion, and then spoke: "Brother Geng, brother, I was coerced by thieves yesterday and my life fell into the hands of others, but I always have loyalty to adults. ”

"I think you have also heard that the thief is very young and has extremely high martial arts, coupled with the fact that he can find out the old things of the past three years, it can be seen that there is a huge force hidden behind it. If you can uproot it, hehe...... The prefect's exploits have to be added to the merits. ”

His voice suddenly rose up.

"In fact, in order not to startle the snake, I temporarily obeyed the thief and arrested two civilians. In fact, what 'five cloud hands' and the heroes of the rivers and lakes can be worthy of the noble status of Lord Ling? Later, when I see the adults and explain them, I hope that Brother Geng can help to intercede on the side. ”

After Ma Daming finished speaking, he had untied a bag of gold and silver from the burden on his horse's back and handed it to his colleagues.

Geng Tianba took two steps closer, stretched out his big blue and black hand to take the bag, and weighed the weight.

His scorched and wrinkled face squeezed twice, and he nodded slowly, but a trace of disdain flashed in the corner of his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Then I'll help you say a few more words later." ”

At this moment, the door of the Ling Mansion opened, and the two stopped talking to each other and walked in together.

The man in charge of the door closed the door again, plugged in the pin, and seemed to catch a glimpse of a blue flickering by.

This blue color is Zhao Qing, after she had lunch early, she inquired about the location of the Ling Mansion, came to investigate, and happened to run into Ma Daming and the two.

Zhao Qing was dressed in a blue shirt, his face was covered with light veils, and he had already swept past the gorgeous wall and front hall between his body, and stood outside the main hall.

There didn't seem to be many people in the Ling Mansion, but there were a few guards with knives dressed as military attachés guarding outside the main gate, walking a few steps from time to time, making the rustle of footsteps and the ground, the blade and the scabbard, and the guards were called strict.

Is there any important deliberation going on in the house? I just happened to learn about it by the way.

Zhao Qing glanced at the surrounding building terrain a few times, jumped lightly, and lay on the beam of the empty corridor along the wall outside the hall, ready to listen to the situation inside the house through the wall.

For a long time, there has been a saying in the rivers and lakes that you can peek into the house by lifting the roof tiles. However, in many areas, especially large households, there will be mortar, mortar and other compartments, and the tiles are also multi-layered, so it is impossible to peep at the tiles.

In addition, there were patrols outside, and the roof was still a little conspicuous during the day, without being exposed, Zhao Qing could only give up observing the inside of the house and only listen to the sound.

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The main hall of the Ling Mansion, the furnishings in the house are elegant and clean, and there is a beautiful portrait of Guan Gong facing the door hanging on the wall of the middle hall.

A middle-aged man of forty-two or thirteen years old sat on a sandalwood chair covered with brocade, richly dressed and with a fierce face.

This person is Ling Huisi, the governor of Jingzhou Prefecture.

He looked at a thin old man sitting on another sandalwood chair beside him, wearing a lion patch suit with his temples bulging high on both sides, took one of the several blue and white porcelain bowls containing clear tea in the tea tray, drank it carefully, and said:

"Mr. Xiao, you came from afar to be a guest at my house, in a hurry, there are some inconsiderate hospitality, please see me."

"Don't dare to be, Governor Ling has seen the outside. I, Xiao Fulu, are here today because I want to ask for advice. I heard that there are gangsters in Jingzhou City recently? Do you need me to order the soldiers under General Xiong Qian of Jingzhou to cooperate with you? Mr. Xiao replied.

Xiao Fulu, as the chief soldier of Yichang Town, commanded the fourth battalion of the town standard and also governed the Shinanxie, Yuan'an Battalion, Weichang Battalion, Yidu Battalion, and Jingzhou Guard Battalion, and the armament of Jingzhou City was also under his jurisdiction.

The Qing Dynasty used literature to control the military, and although the general army was in the second rank, there was not much advantage in the status of the prefect. When General Xiao was patrolling Jingzhou, he heard about yesterday's situation and came to visit, wanting to help Governor Ling suppress the thieves and control the situation in Jingzhou City.

Yesterday, the vast majority of the local heroes gathered by thousands of families stopped in Jingzhou City and were not ready to leave; The experts of several nearby state capitals will enter the city one after another within a few days, and they will also stay in the city.

And so many people from the rivers and lakes come here, there are both righteous and underworld, which is naturally not a good thing for the common people, and Jingzhou City will most likely fall into a somewhat chaotic situation.

But Ling Huisi, who is the "parent official" of Jingzhou Mansion, does not care about this matter at the moment, he is thinking about other content.

In fact, when he served as the prefect of Jingzhou, he has always been in accordance with the principle of "not seeking merit, but seeking no fault", and he treats the people as a decent one, and cannot be called a bad official.

If he did all the evil things on weekdays, even if he had a relationship with Ling Shuanghua, Ding Dian would not have much respect for him before he was imprisoned by Ling Weisi.

In the past seven years, the most important thing for him is to ensure that he stays in Jingzhou, for this reason, he has sent nearly 100,000 taels of silver and sent even more valuable rare treasures, which has affected the operation of the Longsha Gang's funds a lot.

However, the Treasure of the City has recently shown some signs of being acquired by others, and a decision must be made as soon as possible. Otherwise, paying such a huge price and getting nothing, this is unbearable for Ling Huisi.

"The ...... of the martial arts competition" Ling Huisi muttered softly, and then asked: "Chief Xiao, I don't know who my number one master of the Qing Dynasty is?" ”

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Outside the wall, Zhao Qing quietly listened to the conversation between the two people: first talked about the masters who served in the imperial court, then discussed the deployment of Jingzhou City's military defense, and finally the two briefly exchanged two bare hands and complimented each other.

Then, the general soldier Xiao left with his subordinates, and waited for Ma Daming and Geng Tianba to enter the house for a long time.

Ma Daming maintained a mournful tone, explaining in detail yesterday's behavior according to the words he had said at the door of the Ling Mansion. Geng Tianba echoed a few times perfunctorily.

Zhao Qing almost laughed out loud when he heard it outside, what to increase Ling Huisi's merits, he didn't have the slightest intention of his promotion. Aren't you angry when you say that?

However, it can also be heard from this that Ling Huisi's real reason for becoming the prefect of Jingzhou is still kept secret from his subordinates.

"Hmm...... Brother Da Ming, you have done a good job, that is, the next time you encounter this kind of thing, you must tell me before you do it. ”

Ling Huisi took a bowl of tea from the tea tray, covered it with his robe and sprinkled a few inconspicuous cyan powders, got up and handed it to Ma Daming, and then handed another bowl to Geng Tianba.

"Shangzhi County in Gangneung County has been reported to the governor for accepting bribes, and it is likely to be transferred out of this place this year. Both of you are my henchmen, and I won't hide it, so it's a great opportunity. ”

"Opportunity?"

"Yes, there are opportunities for official positions such as chief bookkeepers and county lieutenants." Ling Hui thought.

"What advice do you have?" Ma Daming and Geng Tianba asked at the same time, their tones a little excited.

"I can't talk about advice, I just hope you try your best to help me do a few things, and I will find an opportunity to recommend them."

In the Qing Dynasty, there was an edict that candidate officials, jinshi, lifters, tribute supervisors, and mountain and forest seclusion could all be promoted. The recommendation of the governor of a state is definitely not low.

"First of all, mobilize the forces of your sect to help me find a good doctor on the rivers and lakes who can heal old skin and flesh cuts." Ling Weisi's eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice.

Zhao Qing heard it clearly, and secretly thought in his heart: What did Ling Huisi want to plan when he tried to heal the scratches on his daughter's face?

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