Seeing that everyone was puzzled, the county magistrate explained: "This Yang Yuan is a habitual bandit in northern Xinjiang, who dares to steal the treasury of the government and the royal mausoleum. The portrait of the imperial court has been wanted for many years, and it has never been arrested. It turned out to be hidden in the Lou family's manor. With that, his gaze turned to Lou Ziwang.

Although Lou Ziwang was arrogant, he was also young and timid, his face turned pale when he heard the words, and he couldn't help but tremble, his legs were weak, and his body slid down. Seeing this, Xu Xin grabbed him.

Lou Liang gritted his teeth with hatred: "Rebel, there is not enough success and more than failure." When he raised his hand, he was about to beat him, but was stopped by Zhao Bai.

Guo Cong's expression was indifferent, and he stepped forward and said, "This matter has nothing to do with Young Master Lou. This man was playing in the street, he had a conflict with my brother, and he was about to hurt someone with a knife, so I had to stop him, and I accidentally injured this person. Presumably, Young Master Lou doesn't know the origin of this person, and those who don't know are not guilty. ”

The county magistrate hesitated for a moment and said, "This is a murder case, you should go to the county government with me." ”

The county order is also in a dilemma, Xu and Lou are both wealthy families in Pingding, and the county government collects taxes and pays grain, and disaster relief is indispensable to rely on the help of these two families, so he does not dare to offend these two rich people. However, this matter involves human life and a key criminal wanted by the imperial court, and he doesn't know how to deal with it, or bring it back.

Xu Yanshou was old in the world, saw his thoughts, stepped forward and said: "Zun County, the old man has a word to tell, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

The county magistrate was worried that no one could come up with an idea for him, and when he heard Xu Yanshou say this, he hurriedly responded: "Mr. Xu is well-informed, what can't he say." ”

Xu Yanshou bowed slightly, which was a response, and then said with a straight face: "This Yang Yuan is an important criminal in the imperial court, and he jumped to Pingding and was arrested by the county government. The county commander led the crowd to arrest him, but the offender resisted arrest with a knife, injuring passers-by, and finally the officials and the people worked together to shoot the prisoner to death. This is a great achievement, and the court will be rewarded. Guo Conglu saw that the county government was chasing the fugitives, and out of righteous indignation, he drew a knife to help, and accidentally injured Yang Yuan's life, which was really an accident. This is also what Yang Yuan deserves. ”

Xu Yanshou said that he was awe-inspiring, but he was nervous in his heart, paying attention to the reaction of the county order.

After listening to Xu Yanshou's words, the county magistrate pondered for a while, and felt that this was indeed the best solution, and couldn't help but secretly praise Xu Yanshou's deep calculation. However, he also has scruples in his heart, such a greedy merit is his own, if he is accused, the crime is not light.

Xu Yanshou looked at his expression and guessed that he wanted to take credit, but he was also afraid of being stigmatized for fraud, so he wandered, so he said: "Zun County, I and the Lord Lou Zhuang are immersive, and we can all testify." He turned around and gestured to Lou Liang.

Lou Liangzheng was worried about his son taking in the fugitives, and if he had the opportunity to clear up the relationship, he naturally couldn't ask for it, so he hurriedly answered: "Yes, yes." I and the owner of Xu Zhuang saw it clearly, the county order was not afraid of danger, and led the crowd to arrest the wanted criminals, which was a great achievement. ”

The county order pondered, the two richest people in Pingding County, they couldn't climb if they wanted to climb on weekdays, and now they volunteered to help, no matter what, they couldn't embarrass them, and thought that "the court will have a reward", and they were looking forward to it.

He made up his mind and closed the case, so he smiled and said: "The owner of the village has a good reputation, and this is the responsibility of this county." ”

Lou Liang complimented: "Zun County is dedicated to his duties, and he is really a model for the people. ”

The county magistrate's face was red, and he thought to himself what was going on. He didn't dare to stay for a long time, so he bowed his hand to Xu Yanshou and Lou Liang and said: "This case is already clear, and the county must go back to the county government to write the case file, and leave here." He urged the officials to clean up the scene and left in a hurry.

Xu Yanshou, Lou Liang, Guo Cong and others watched the county order go away. Xu Yanshou turned around and said with a smile: "Old man respectfully invites you to gather in our house, can you appreciate the light." ”

Guo Cong hesitated slightly, and arched his hand: "Guo Mou thanked the owner for his kindness." It's just that we have to rush to Chang'an, and we don't dare to delay the hour. ”

Lou Liang said: "What's the matter, so anxious." Guo Cong smiled silently.

A trace of disappointment flashed across Xu Yanshou's face, and he soon looked calm. He looked around, pointed to a restaurant, and said, "Then let's go to that restaurant and sit down, there is always time for a meal." ”

Guo Cong was embarrassed to excuse himself again, and said with a smile: "It's bothering the owner of Xu Zhuang." Everyone walked into the restaurant together.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant was a little surprised to see a large group of people pouring in, and was surprised and delighted when he recognized that it was Xu Yanshou and Lou Liang, the two richest men in Pingding, who jointly patronized his shop. He hurriedly stood up, bowed and said, "Welcome." ”

Xu Yanshou nodded slightly, looked at it, and asked, "Is there an elegant room?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and stammered, "Upstairs, upstairs." He politely led everyone upstairs to the private seats, took a moment and whispered to the men to drive away all the diners in the restaurant, and it was a big deal to lose some money to them.

The upstairs elegant room was clean and bright, everyone sat down in turn, and Lou Liang said: "Shop, if there is good wine and good food, just serve it." The shopkeeper said yes and went downstairs to take care of it.

A group of people sat in a full room, and they were happy. Guo Cong and his entourage stayed here, originally to reconcile the two families, but now it's okay, the heads of the two families are sitting together.

Xu Xin looked at Xu Yanshou and Lou Liang, smiling without saying a word.

Lou Liang knew his intentions, faced Xu Yanshou, avoided the table, and said respectfully: "Lou was disrespectful before, and I still hope that Mr. Xu Haihan." Xu Yanshou also avoided the banquet and returned the courtesy: "The old decay ceremony is not careful, please also ask the owner of Lou Zhuang to forgive me." The two laughed.

At this time, the shopkeeper brought his men to bring wine and food, and everyone talked about the wine.

Lou Liang also wanted to keep Guo Cong and the others for a few more days, so he implicitly asked why the trip was in a hurry.

Guo Cong didn't hide it, and said: "The five of us were originally suspected of serious crimes, and they were escorted from Shuofang County Prison to Chang'an Tingwei's Mansion for trial. Then he explained the reason.

Xu Yanshou and Lou Liang have been immersed in the rivers and lakes for many years, and they don't care about their sinful bodies. However, when I heard that they were unescorted all the way, and they went to Chang'an to return to the case, they were extremely shocked, and it took a while to come back to their senses. Xu Yanshou muttered: "Incredible, incredible. ”

Lou Liang seemed puzzled: "It is not illegal to sell horses from outside the country to enter the customs, but you happen to encounter a border dispute to close the customs." You didn't know that there was a war at both ends before, and the so-called 'smuggling of military horses' can be made clear, and it makes no sense for the county government to ask for the guilt. ”

Xu Xin smiled bitterly: "Then I have to go to Chang'an, and I can only confess when I see Tingwei." ”

Lou Ziwang picked up his wine glass and was about to drink, when he heard the words, he blurted out: "There is no one to escort you, you won't run, why don't you go to Chang'an to suffer." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and everyone's eyes turned to Lou Ziwang, and the room fell silent for a while.

Lou Ziwang was inexplicable, holding the wine glass in both hands, thinking about why their expressions were so strange, so he laughed a few times, raised the wine glass to drink, and saw that no one responded, so he took a big sip himself.

Lou Liang was ashamed and ashamed, his face turned red, he gritted his teeth, stood up from the seat, bowed down, and said: "Lou has no way to teach his son, and he is a hero." I hope you will forgive me. ”

Guo Cong and the others also stood up together and returned the salute. Guo Cong's expression was solemn and said: "People have no faith, how can they stand." I am willing to encourage Brother Lou. Lou Liang hung his head in frustration, hugged his fists and said, "I'm ashamed." ”

Lou Ziwang stood on the side, didn't understand what was going on, and said, "I didn't say anything." ”

Lou Liang turned around and roared: "Get out." ”