Shandong Governor Fu Lun sat next to the public case of the signing room and dined, and the meal was just one meat and one vegetable, and a few big steamed buns. While eating, he also looked at the official documents. A grain of steamed bun residue fell on the table, and Fu Lun immediately picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth. Although the officials who were waiting for him to eat next to him were not shocked, they still sighed in their hearts.

At this time, the staff member Kong Shangda came to report: "Lord Governor, there is a businessman named He Hongyuan who wants to see you!" ”

When Fu Lun heard this, his face darkened: "Merchant? Benfu never interacted with merchants, don't you know? Kong Shangda said: "I also told him, the governor is really busy, and the meals are eaten in the signing room, how can I have time to see you?" The man said that the matter was very important, and that he must ask the governor to take the time to meet him. ”

Fu Lun said angrily: "A businessman, isn't he just thinking about making money? What else could be a big deal? ”

Kong Shangda said: "Yongshu thinks that you should meet him and send him away." ”

Fu Lun sighed: "Alas, Ben Fu is very busy with the matter at hand, and Qin is coming, so I have to sort out the clues, and I still need to meet some businessman." Well, let him wait in the guest hall. ”

Fu Lun put down his rice bowl as he spoke, but Kong Shangda said, "Lord Governor, you better finish your meal first." ”

Fu Lun waved his hand: "Let's come to dinner after seeing him first." ”

Kong Shangda shook his head for a long time and said: "The governor is like the Duke of Zhou back then, the Duke of Zhou vomits, and the world returns to the heart!" ”

Fu Lun didn't like to listen to this: "Old master, don't be numb, let's do something solid for the people!" ”

Fu Lun went to the lobby, and He Hongyuan hurriedly greeted him and said, "Xiaomin He Hongyuan pays a visit to the governor. ”

Fu Lun didn't ask him to sit, but stood himself: "Say, what's the matter?" ”

He Hongyuan said: "Lord Governor, the small people want to sell some grain from other places, please ask the Governor for permission." ”

Fu Lun's face changed greatly: "Shandong has a bumper grain harvest this year, what grain do you want to sell?" The governor's yamen has already issued a notice that it is forbidden to buy and sell grain without permission, don't you know? ”

He Hongyuan said: "It is precisely because I know that Xiaomin came to ask the governor. ”

Fu Lun looked at He Hongyuan coldly: "Since you know, you are deliberately working against the governor's yamen, what is your intention?" ”

He Hongyuan handed over a silver ticket: "Lord Governor, please raise your noble hand!" ”

Fullen was furious: "Bold! In broad daylight, in the dignified yamen, you dare to openly bribe Benfu! Come on, hit out! ”

Immediately, two officials came in, set up He Hongyuan and walked out. He Hongyuan knew that he was in trouble and begged for mercy loudly.

Fu Lun didn't care so much, he only said to Kong Shangda: "Old master, I said that all businessmen are not seen, you see, it is really a bribe!" ”

Kong Shangda looked ashamed and said: "The people know the incorruptibility of Lord Futai, and the people also know your loyalty to the imperial court." But the others may not know. You reported a good year, and the emperor sent a messenger down. I heard that Chen Tingjing's work is one and two is two. ”

Fu Lun smiled coldly: "He Chen Tingjing is one one, two is two, and I am not?" ”

Kong Shangda said: "But Lord Futai, the local political affairs are complicated, the people's feelings are different, and it is inevitable that there will be a mistake in the hundred secrets, so I am afraid that Chen Tingjing will find faults!" ”

Fu Lun said: "Ben Fu walks steadily, sits upright, and is not afraid of picking bones in his eggs." Benfu wants Chen Tingjing to take a good look in Shandong, and tell him to go back to the emperor convincingly! ”

Kong Shangda said: "Chen Tingjing and Zhang Wang are sons and daughters, so it is said that they should go to the Dezhou Mansion to have a look. But he came directly to Jinan, which is unreasonable. ”

Fulun said: "That's their own business, I don't care." He doesn't act according to reason, and I don't do it reasonably. He didn't send someone to post, so I won't pick him up. He put on the shelf of the big man of the blue sky, I am even more blue than him! Let him take a good look in Shandong. ”

However, it was said that Chen Tingjing and his entourage arrived at the outskirts of Jinan, and saw many people beating gongs and drums and pushing carts from a distance, which was very lively. Chen Tingjing instructed: "Dashun, you go on horseback and see what's going on." ”

Dashun went on a horse, and came back after a short time to say: "Master, the people sent grain to Yicang, saying that it was a disaster in the past few years, thanks to the relief of the imperial court, otherwise they would have starved to death." This year's harvest is abundant, volunteer to donate food! ”

As he spoke, Chen Tingjing's sedan chair approached the people who were delivering grain, and suddenly the person who led the drum shouted: "Meet the governor!" ”

When the gongs and drums stopped, the people knelt down and shouted, "Meet the governor!" ”

Chen Tingjing thought that he had been the governor twice on the road, and secretly felt funny. He got out of the sedan chair and shouted to the villagers: "Folks, get up." ”

The villagers got up one after another and stood still. Chen Tingjing called the one who beat the drum just now, but the man looked around blankly. Da Shun pointed to the man: "Lord Qincha called you." ”

The man hurriedly knelt down: "It turned out to be Lord Qincha?" The grass people have alarmed the adults, and I hope to forgive the sins! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Get up, you are not guilty. You are considerate of the difficulties of the imperial court and voluntarily donate surplus food, and the official is very moved. How about the official wants to keep you to narrate? What is your name? ”

The man replied, "The little one's name is Zhu Qi, and I'm ...... I'm going to send food here! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Isn't there one less drum beater, might as well do it!" Da Shun, greet this Zhu Qi. Folks, send food! ”

Zhu Qi seemed a little helpless, but he had no choice but to give the drum and mallet to others and keep it himself. The scene was so lively that no one cared that a young man on horseback was standing there at a distance.

After entering Jinan City, Dashun first went to the governor's yamen to post. After a short time, Dashun came back and said that Lord Fulun was waiting in the yali. When he arrived at the governor's yamen, he saw that Fu Lun was already waiting outside the gate. Chen Tingjing got off the sedan chair, and Fu Lun greeted him.

Fu Lun first arched his hand to the sky: "Shandong Governor Fu Lun respectfully invites the emperor to be sainte!" ”

Then bow to Chen Ting: "I've seen Lord Qincha!" ”

Chen Tingjing also bowed his hand to the sky first, and then returned the salute: "The emperor is auspicious!" Chen Tingjing, the head of the Qincha Hanlin Academy, the teacher Shu Jishi, and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Tingjing, has met Lord Futai! ”

Fu Lun said: "Fu Lun has lost his welcome, and I hope to forgive my sins!" Please! ”

The mysterious young man stood in the distance on horseback, and when he saw Chen Tingjing entering the yamen with Fu Lun, he fell off his horse.

Entering the governor's yamen guest hall, there were already fruit snacks and tea waiting. Chen Tingjing sat down and said with a smile: "The governor said that the people of Shandong thanked the imperial court for its disaster relief in the past few years, and voluntarily donated 10% of grain to the country. The emperor listened to it, but the dragon face was happy! But the emperor also remembered that Shandong had been affected by disasters for many years, and was worried that the people would be grateful to the court, but they had treated themselves badly, so he specially ordered the court to come to investigate the harvest. ”

Fu Lun smiled and said, "Lord Chen, you and I are both old acquaintances, and just now we also did our best according to the etiquette of the imperial court, so I will be straightforward." You're here to trouble me, aren't you? ”

Chen Tingjing laughed and said, "The governor is indeed a straightforward person. When I stepped into the territory of Texas with both feet, I saw the people greeting me along the road, and regarded me as a governor. When I arrived in Jinan, I met the people who went to Yicang to deliver grain, and they regarded me as the governor. Lord Fulun, you have such a high reputation in Shandong, where can I trouble you! ”

Fu Lun smiled: "Lord Chen shouldn't be talking about cool things, right?" ”

Chen Tingjing looked very sincere: "Where did Lord Fulun go!" I'm a Beijing official, and I haven't been in the local area for a day. When I came here, I was relieved to know that the people loved a governor so much. This is actually all thanks to the imperial court! ”

Fu Lun couldn't help but sigh: "Lord Chen can really be so considerate, and I can be comforted a little!" It's hard to be a magistrate! It's not that I'm saying it's ugly, some Beijing officials in the DPRK always say how beautiful and generous the feudal officials are below! Let them come down and try, not everyone can do it well! ”

Chen Tingjing took a sip of tea and said: "Tingjing admires Fulun's talent, and in the first year of his appointment, Shandong has changed like this!" I don't know what the former governor Guo Yonggang did in those years! ”

Fu Lun shook his head and said, "Don't talk about the matter of your predecessor, don't talk about it." I don't know how Lord Chen arranged? I'm here to be at my fingertips! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "As the saying goes, hearing is false, seeing is believing. I want to go to the Yicang tomorrow, and then check the people's food donation accounts, and that's it. ”

Fu Lun said: "So good! It's just that the emperor hasn't gotten permission yet, and we don't dare to let go of accepting donations, so we can't hold back and accept some. The righteous warehouse is not full yet! The number of grain donations from various places has been reported. ”

Chen Tingjing nodded and said, "I know this, the province has a total of more than 250,000 stones. ”

At this time, I heard a commotion outside. Fu Lun commanded left and right: "Go quickly and see what is going on!" He heard someone shouting outside, so Chen Tingjing said, "It seems that they are looking for me, I'll go and see." ”

Fu Lun hurriedly persuaded: "Lord Chen, the people below are complicated, don't show up easily." ”

Chen Tingjing only said that it was okay, and went out with Fu Lun. It turned out that there were many petitioners outside, and some people shouted, "We want to see Lord Chincha!" Our Shandong people finally looked forward to an honest and honest governor, but the court didn't trust him, and they had to send Qin down to check him! Is there any justice in this world? ”

Seeing Fu Lun come out, one of the people shouted: "Lord Governor, don't be afraid, we Shandong people can testify for you!" ”

Fu Lun was angry: "You guys are really lawless!" Do you know what a chincha is? It was sent by the emperor! The emperor is heaven! How dare you make such nonsense? Do you think this is helping me? That's a displease! ”

Chen Tingjing arched his hand to the people and said, "This official doesn't blame you, you can say something if you have something." ”

He Hongyuan, who was beaten in the governor's yamen a few days ago, shouted loudly: "Lord Qincha, look at the wound on my head, this injury was ordered by the governor to his subordinates, the governor is a clean official!" ”

Suddenly there was such a person who spoke with a bull's head and a horse's mouth, and everyone laughed heartily. Chen Tingjing also felt strange when he heard it, and asked: "This is a rare thing, let's hear about it?" ”

He Hongyuan said: "A few days ago, I went to the governor's yamen to deliver silver, but I was driven out by the governor and beaten with a stick. ”

Fu Lun looked at He Hongyuan and said, "You are really shameless! did such an unsightly thing, and dared to say it in public! ”

He Hongyuan bowed his head and said: "Xiaomin really has no face, but I have seen a clean official like you with my own eyes, and I am willing to suffer some grievances." ”

Chen Tingjing nodded and said, "Lord Governor, look, how simple the people of Shandong are!" ”

Fu Lun hurriedly threw his hand to the sky: "This is not the credit of my Fu Lun, but our officials at all levels preach the emperor's "Sixteen Sacred Decrees" every month, and the spring breeze and rain are bathed in Vientiane. ”

Chen Tingjing and Fu Lun praised the people's customs, but unexpectedly someone shouted: "Lord Qincha, our Shandong is not only the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, but also the hometown of Song Jiang. If Lord Qincha deliberately troubles the governor, be careful that you can't return to the capital! ”

Fu Lun stomped his feet and scolded: "Bold, it's really the opposite!" Arrest this guy! ”

The officials rushed up and arrested the man. Chen Tingjing hurriedly said, "Lord Governor, let's let him go." He said something ugly, but he didn't say a word wrong. ”

Fu Lun did not comply, and said: "Lord Qincha, this person dares to say such a counter-remark in front of the governor's yamen, and he should be severely punished according to the law!" Please leave him at the disposal of Benfu. Take it down! ”

"Folks, I beg you! What kind of system are you making all the noise here? You are kind enough to help me, but you are harming me! Go back, all of you. Fu Lun said, and suddenly knelt down, "The people are my food and clothing, and I will worship you today!" As long as you are in peace and live a good life, Benfu will be very grateful! ”

And when the people fell to their knees, some of them wept and said, "Governor, we will listen to you, and we will go back!" ”

Everyone was kneeling, only Chen Tingjing and a few people around him were standing. He looked up and saw the young man on horseback again, with a sneer on his face, and fell off his horse and left.

Chen Tingjing whispered to Dashun: "Do you see it?" Pay attention to the young man on horseback, who came from Texas to Jinan. ”

The next day, Fu Lun accompanied Chen Tingjing to inspect Yicang. The clerk of the barn opened a granary, but saw a mountain of wheat piled up inside. Then he opened a granary, and saw that it was full of corn.

Fu Lun said: "The emperor has not given permission, we dare not open our mouths to accept it, otherwise the warehouse will not be able to fit it." ”

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "There is grain, are you afraid that the warehouse will not be able to hold it?" ”

Fu Lun smiled, turned back to the scribe and said, "Yicang must do a good job of four preventions: anti-theft, anti-fire, rain-proof, and anti-rat." The most difficult thing to prevent is rats, don't look at rats, they are not big, but they can be harmful. Warehouses should have cat holes for cats to enter and exit freely. One thing descends one thing, rats are afraid of cats, and corrupt officials are afraid of clean officials! ”

The scribe bowed his head and replied: "The governor sees the big from the small, and the small one remembers the teachings of the governor!" ”

Fu Lun smiled and said, "You are a little official, don't learn the clichés of officialdom." Do your own things well one by one! The most unpleasant thing for Benfu is the officialdom cliché! Lord Chen, it's time for this officialdom to eliminate fraud and innovate! ”

Without waiting for Chen Tingjing to speak, Kong Shangda, who was accompanying him, answered: "The governor has a lofty vision and is prepared for danger in times of peace, which really makes Yongshu admire!" ”

Fu Lun smiled helplessly at Chen Tingjing and said, "Lord Chen, take a look, I just said that the little officer guarding the warehouse is here again." Old Master, I invited you as a staff member to see that you are a scholar with many ideas. You, give Ben some more good ideas. Shandong is well governed, and the people's lives are better every year, and it is not in vain for you and me to work together! ”

Kong Shangda blushed suddenly and said, "Yongshu remembers the teachings of the governor!" ”

Suddenly, a dart flew straight to Chen Tingjing. Da Shun's eyes were quick and pushed Chen Tingjing away, and the dart hit the door frame of the granary. The crowd shouted for the Assassin, but they did not know where the Assassin was. After such a thing, Fu Lun hurriedly apologized. Chen Tingjing smiled indifferently and only said that it was nothing.

A short time later, the Assassin was captured and brought to his knees. If you look closely, it turns out to be the young man riding a horse. Da Shun held the young man's sword in his hand and replied, "Master, it is the person who has been following you!" ”

Fu Lun pointed at the young man and shouted: "Dare to make a fool of the people, dare to assassinate Qincha!" Kill! ”

Chen Tingjing raised his hand: "Slow!" Then he bowed his head and asked the young man, "Why did you assassinate the official?" ”

The young man glanced at Chen Tingjing fiercely, bowed his head and said nothing. Chen Tingjing looked at this person strangely, and asked people to take off his hat and take a closer look. The boy broke free of his hands and covered his head. The officials scolded and took off the young man's hat, and everyone was shocked! It turned out to be a good-looking little woman.

Chen Tingjing was also surprised and asked, "It turned out to be a little girl." Where are you from, and why do you disguise yourself as a man and assassinate your own officials? ”

The little woman still didn't speak. Fu Lun said: "The assassination of Chin Cha is a capital crime! Say! ”

The woman did not speak, but buried her head low. Chen Tingjing ordered: "Temporarily detain the prisoner to this official." If a little woman cannot endure the pain of flesh and skin, you shall not punish her. ”

Fu Lun said: "Lord Qincha, let's lock up the prisoners in the Yamen Prison, I'm afraid that if something goes wrong!" ”

Chen Tingjing smiled: "A little girl, it's okay." This matter is strange, and I will try her personally. ”

Fu Lun had no choice but to nod: "Obey the orders of Lord Qincha." Lord-sama, you're frightened. ”

Chen Tingjing's face was full of spring breeze: "Where, where!" I am very pleased to see that Shandong has indeed had a bumper harvest! ”

The official took the little girl away, and Dashun followed behind.

After Fu Lun finished entertaining Chen Tingjing, he returned to the yali and was in a happy mood: "The emperor said that Chen Tingjing is lenient and old, which is really good." He doesn't look like an eventful man! ”

Kong Shangda said, "Lord Governor, I'm a little worried! ”

Fullen asked, "What are you worried about?" ”

Kong Shangda said: "Seeing Lord Chen so calm, I feel a little weak in my heart!" ”

Fu Lun laughed: "What is in your heart? These Beijing officials have never worked down there, and when they get to the place, their eyes are dark! Whatever they say below, they believe; Set up a trap below, and they'll have to drill into it! What's more, I'm a good faction in Shandong, what are you afraid of him? ”

Kong Shangda was silent for a moment, and said, "Yongshu has a kind of ominous omen, that female assassin today will misunderstand the affairs of adults!" ”

Fu Lun asked, "What are you afraid of?" She is here to assassinate Chen Tingjing, not at me! ”

Kong Shangda said: "Yongshu thinks, I really don't know whether the assassin wants to kill Lord Chen or the governor!" If she wants to kill Lord Chen, this will be even more puzzling! You think, if she is Chen Tingjing's enemy, she should have followed her from the capital, and she has a chance to start along the way, why did she have to start in Jinan? ”

When Fu Lun heard this, he also felt a little strange: "Do you suspect that woman is from Shandong?" ”

Kong Shangda frowned and said, "If she is from Shandong, it will be even more incredible." How can Chen Tingjing have enemies in Shandong? ”

Fu Lun asked, "Are you saying she could be my enemy?" Then why didn't she do it to me earlier? Do you want to wait until the time comes to the Chin Cha? ”

Kong Shangda looked at Fu Lun and said, "Yongshu can't figure it out. I said, just kill the female assassin and you won't have to worry about anything! ”

Fu Lun pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, this person's assassination of Qin Cha is a capital crime anyway." Go for it! ”

Chen Tingjing returned to Xingyuan, and he was puzzled. A little woman followed him from Texas to Jinan and actually stabbed him! There are many opportunities along the way, why did she rush to Jinan? Chen Tingjing was pacing and thinking hard, when he suddenly heard a commotion outside, and he didn't know what was going on. Not long after, Da Shun ran in to reply, it turned out that the little woman snatched the knife of the official and wanted to commit suicide, and was rescued.

Chen Tingjing was even more strange: "Huh? She's going to kill herself? Are you hurt? ”

Dashun said, "That's not true. ”

Chen Tingjing asked, "Did she say anything?" ”

Dashun said: "Since she was caught in, she didn't say a word, refused to eat food, and refused to drink a sip of water. ”

Chen Tingjing groaned: "It's really weird. Bring her in. ”

Dashun walked to the door to say a few words, and after a while, the official came in with the little girl. The little woman was very stubborn and refused to kneel. The two officials held it down hard before she knelt down.

Chen Tingjing said in a calm tone, "Girl, you really confused me. A young woman wants to assassinate Qincha for no reason, and if she can't do it, she will commit suicide. Say, what the hell is going on? ”

The woman bowed her head and said nothing.

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "No one in the world will kill people when they are idle and have nothing to do. Say, why did you stab me? ”

The little woman glanced at Chen Tingjing coldly, lowered her eyes again, and refused to speak. Dashun couldn't help but shout: "Did you hear Lord Qincha's question?" Are you deaf or dumb? ”

Chen Tingjing shook his hand at Dashun and said to the little woman: "I am a newcomer, and I have no enemies in Shandong, where did you come from?" I don't think you're an ordinary girl, but like a lady. ”

The little woman remained silent.

Dashun said: "Master, it seems that there is no need to be punished, she will not speak." ”

Chen Tingjing shook his head and said, "I believe that it makes sense for her to assassinate me." I just want to hear her reason, why use torture? ”

After asking for a long time, the little woman didn't say a word.

Chen Tingjing was very patient and said: "You should know that killing people is to pay for their lives, let alone assassinating Qincha? If you are to be punished, you can be killed without being questioned. But I don't want you to be wronged, I must find out. ”

At this time, Ma Ming suddenly pushed the door in, and Chen Tingjing asked someone to take the little girl down and interrogate her later. Dashun handed over the water, but Ma Ming didn't care about drinking it, so he said what Texas had heard.

Chen Tingjing thought for a while, and wrote a letter: "Ma Ming, you should go to Hengtai Ji immediately, ask them to look at the villagers, and answer secretly when the time comes." ”

Ma Ming took Chen Tingjing's letter and hurriedly went out. Da Shun asked, "Master, bring that female assassin again?" ”

Chen Tingjing shook his head and said, "Don't be busy, call Xiang Dalong and Wednesday first." ”

Da Shun brought Xiang Dalong and Wednesday in, Chen Tingjing's eyes were cold, and he stared at them for a long time, before he gently spit out two words in his mouth: "Say it!" ”

Both of them turned white and looked at each other. Xiang Dalong had the courage to ask, "Lord Qincha, ...... What do you want us to say? ”

Chen Tingjing said coldly: "You know it in your own hearts. ”

He whispered to Dalong: "Lord Qincha, you are the beloved Qincha of our people!" Is it wrong that our people love good officials? ”

Chen Tingjing said: "You two have been with me for several days, and when you see that I didn't ask you half a word, you think you have met the number one fool in the world, right?" ”

Xiang Dalong still looked confused: "Lord Qincha, the little one really doesn't know what you want us to say!" ”

Chen Tingjing said angrily: "Stop acting!" You already know that I am a Qincha, and if you want to be clever and deceitful, you are not afraid of losing your head? ”

The two of them threw themselves down on their knees and summoned everything. It turned out that the two were really officials of the Texas Mansion, and the scenes on the road were arranged by Kong Shangda, the staff member of the governor's yamen. Texas has been plagued by famine for many years, but Fu Lun is not allowed to report the disaster to the imperial court, and he wants a peaceful face. The people of Texas fled in all directions, and there was also trouble. Fu Lun knew that Zhang Wang and Chen Tingjing were relatives, so he invited him to Jinan first.

After hearing this, Chen Tingjing was extremely angry, and scolded: "Hmph, I know that you are people from the yamen!" Think about it, what are you doing? If you spend money to buy things and hire people to do fakes, what will the people say about you behind your backs? I don't want to expose you in front of the people, I take care of your face, the face of the court, and my own face! You are shameless, what else do I want! ”

After the trial of Xiang and Tuesday, Chen Tingjing asked Zhu Qi, who was delivering food and beating drums, to bring in. That Zhu Qi had never seen anything, so after a few scares, he poured all the tricks like soybeans. It turned out that the grain in the Yicang was both from the government and from Zhu Ren's family. That Zhu Ren and the second governor Kong Shangda are brothers, and they listen to the governor's yamen in everything.

After everything was figured out, Chen Tingjing warned: "Zhu Qi, listen. It is a great sin for you to be instructed by others to deceive the Chincha. If there is another incident, it will be killed. You stay here, if you run out to report the news, you know the consequences! ”

Zhu Qi kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Little confession!" That's going to kill your head! ”

Da Shun frightened on the side: "If you are not honest, beware of Lord Qincha's Shang Fang Sword!" ”

Zhu Qi was taken down, and Dashun refilled the tea for Chen Tingjing, and said, "Master, I will see you back to try the case, you are really a god!" How do you know that they are people in disguise? ”

Chen Tingjing smiled: "What am I doing?" Look at their demeanor and appearance, you know that there is fraud! If it wasn't for someone to instruct it, how could so many people come to greet the officials themselves? How can there be people beating gongs and drums to deliver food? Only when the people below regard the top as a fool, and the top is willing to be a fool, will there be such a thing! There is also what the book says, what Qing officials are transferred, and the people are sent to each other in the alleys, and they must be given umbrellas to Qing officials and people, most of which are fake! ”

Dashun wondered: "Then I heard people tell stories when I was a child, and the people sent Wanmin umbrellas to Qing officials, and the emperor knew about it, and he reused this Qing official more and more, but it was all fake?" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "In all dynasties, there were emperors who believed in this kind of fake tricks. ”

Da Shun asked: "Then sir, do you say, are those emperors really stupid, or are they pretending to be stupid?" ”

Chen Tingjing smiled and said, "Da Shun, the emperor is smart!" I can't say that anymore. By the way, Da Shun, don't keep saying that I have the emperor's sword, have you seen it? That's all sung in the play! ”

Dashun smiled, made the bed for the master, and went down.

Chen Tingjing was about to go to bed when he suddenly heard shouting outside to catch the assassin. Chen Tingjing hurriedly put on his shirt, grabbed the sword beside him, and went straight to the door, but was stopped by Dashun. It was pitch black outside, and I couldn't see anything clearly, only the sounds of fighting and scolding could be heard.

After a while, the voices of the people gradually thinned, and Ma Ming ran in and replied: "Master, I just came back from outside, and I happened to bump into someone who was going there in the dark, as if he wanted to kill the girl." ”

It turned out that Ma Ming had agreed with Hengtai Ji and had just returned to Xingyuan. Chen Tingjing asked: "Have you caught someone?" ”

Ma Ming said: "There were four or five of them, and it was dark and ran away. ”

Chen Tingjing put on his clothes and said, "Go and see that girl." ”

Dashun moved a stool, Chen Tingjing sat down, and asked, "Girl, do you know who is going to kill you?" ”

The girl looked at Chen Tingjing coldly and did not speak.

Chen Tingjing said: "Girl, I'm worried about you!" If you don't tell the truth, we saved you once, and we can't save it a second time! ”

The girl was like a stone, Da Shun couldn't help but say angrily: "You girl, you really don't know what to do!" Lord Chincha didn't ask you why you committed the assassination now, but he was worried about your life, and you still didn't open your mouth! ”

The girl smiled coldly, and finally said, "So, this lord is a good official?" Joke! ”

Da Shun said: "Our Lord Qincha is the Lord of the Blue Sky!" ”

The girl said, "Can it be the Lord Qingtian who mixes with Fu Lun and the like?" ”

Chen Tingjing nodded and said, "Oh, it turns out that the girl is a chivalrous girl who walks for the heavens!" ”

The girl glared at Chen Tingjing: "Don't be sarcastic about me!" What if I'm a chivalrous woman? ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Then the girl is assassinating a corrupt official." ”

The girl said: "You are not only a corrupt official, but also a dull official and a mediocre official!" ”

Da Shun shouted: "Hugh is rude! Our Lord Qincha is upright, what are the two sleeves? ”

Ma Ming smiled and said, "Two sleeves are breezy!" ”

Chen Tingjing shook his hand at Dashun and Ma Ming, and said to the girl: "Tell me, where is Chen faint and where is Yong?" ”

The girl said: "When you entered Shandong, it was clear that those people were hired by the government at the expense of the government, but you were very happy, and said thank you folks, what a fool!" ”

Chen Tingjing laughed: "Yes, yes, the girl is right, Chen did look like a fool at that time." What else? ”

The girl said, "The people really have food to send, just push the cart and send it, what gong and drum?" It's not a big show! What about you? And what a good people! ”

Chen Tingjing nodded again: "Yes, this is also like a fool!" What I'm even more stupid is to praise the grain in the barn! ”

The girl said, "The stupidest thing about you is that you are still very moved when you see Fu Lun kneeling opposite to the people!" You're so ashamed, aren't you? Think you shouldn't be suspicious of a good officer, right? ”

Chen Tingjing said: "I did hear from the people of Shandong that Lord Fulun is a good official and a clean official. ”

The girl became angry: "Hmph, you are not only greedy, faint, mediocre, but also blind! ”

Chen Tingjing asked again: "The girl said that I was faint, mediocre, and blind, and I recognized it now." But where do I start? Do you see that I have received gold, or have I received silver? ”

The girl said, "If Fu Lun hadn't bought you, would you be a fool?" ”

Chen Tingjing smiled and said: "Okay, according to the girl's reasoning, I admit it if I am greedy!" ”

The girl glanced at Chen Tingjing and said, "You are so thick-skinned!" ”

Chen Tingjing was not angry, but said: "Girl, I admire your chivalrous courage. But I don't understand, how can you, a young woman, have such courage? You're out alone, and your family doesn't worry about you? ”

As soon as Chen Tingjing said this, the girl's eyes turned red and she began to cry.

Chen Tingjing asked, "Is there anything sad about the girl?" ”

When Chen Tingjing asked, the girl wiped away her tears and couldn't hold back her tears.

Ma Ming said, "Girl, you misunderstood. Our lord is here to investigate the voluntary donation of grain by the people of Shandong! ”

The girl said coldly: "I know, Lord Qincha has already visited, and he is very happy to see the people beating gongs and drums to donate grain voluntarily, and seeing the Yicang grain piled up into a mountain!" I said you can go back and report to the emperor. If you stay in Jinan for one more day, you will have to eat three more meals. In the end, the money for the meal is still from the people! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Girl, I, Chen Tingjing, don't blame you, forgive you for your innocence!" But you'll have to stay here for now, and I'll give you an account tomorrow! ”

Dashun was unconvinced when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Master, how can you talk to her like this?" Explain something to her? ”

The girl sneered again: "Don't lift me up, Lord Qincha, you go back and explain to the emperor!" ”

Chen Tingjing said seriously: "No, the girl is a common man, and I am an official of the imperial court." What the official does, he must also give an explanation to the people! ”

The girl snorted and said, "Crowned! You officials are all talking about this! ”

Chen Tingjing didn't say anything more, got up and left. The girl was still taken back to the hut, and there were men watching over the door. Not long after, there was a faint sound of the piano outside, it was Chen Tingjing stroking the qin. The girl listened to the piano for a long time, then suddenly got up and went over to knock on the door. The door opened, and the girl asked the guards outside the door: "Big brother, are you really a clean official?" ”

The guard said: "Nonsense! Our Lord Qincha, the emperor took him to visit Shandong, just to see him as an official and upright! The girl said, "But what do I think of him being confused?" ”

The guard said, "You mean, I saw him talking and laughing with the governor, but I didn't see him investigating the case, did you?" ”

The girl said: "In addition to staying in Xingyuan, he just asked Fu Lun to accompany him to eat and drink, or he just went around looking around, what kind of case did he investigate?" ”

The guard laughed: "Silly girl, if Lord Qincha investigates the case and lets you see it, won't everyone in the world see it?" ”

The girl bowed her head for a moment, and suddenly said, "Big brother, I want to see Lord Qincha!" ”

The guard said, "It's almost dawn, and our lord hasn't slept for a few days." ”

The girl begged bitterly, but the guard heard that Chen Tingjing was still stroking the qin, so she had to agree. went to report to Chen Tingjing and took the girl with him. Unexpectedly, when the girl arrived in front of Chen Tingjing, she knelt down and cried, "Lord Qincha, please save my father!" ”

Chen Tingjing was very surprised: "Girl, get up, you have something to say!" What happened to your dad? ”

The girl was still kneeling, and explained the origin in detail. It turned out that this girl's surname was Yang, and her nickname was Zhen'er, a native of Yangjiazhuang, Lingxian County, Dezhou, and her family was a well-known family in the local area. In the past few years, most of the people in Lingxian County have not eaten, but the county government has to collect grain donations according to the capitation. Zhen'er's father was kind and charitable, and opened a porridge factory to help the villagers, but he refused to hand over the donated grain. The county government's money and grain master led a few people to Yangjiazhuang and forced Zhen'er's family to donate grain. Zhen'er's father only said that he would donate money and refused to pay it. The master has nothing good to say, and he wants to take people aggressively. The people in the village have all received Yang Jia's kindness, and they surrounded a hundred and ten people with a hula and beat the master. This can poke a hole in the sky, and the master returned to the county office, only saying that Yangjiazhuang was in trouble. On the second day, the master led more than 100 people and rushed into Yangjiazhuang with knives and guns.

Zhen'er cried: "The people in the yamen ransacked my house and arrested my father, saying that they were going to be beheaded by bandits. A few days earlier, I heard that the imperial court had sent a messenger down, so I disguised myself as a man and wanted to stop the sedan chair to file a complaint. But when I saw that you were willing to be fooled by the people below, I was discouraged. I've been following the adults to see what is going on. Later, the more I looked at it, the more angry I became, thinking that even the Qincha sent by the emperor was like this, what way did the people live? The little woman was reckless. Cure me, Lord Chincha! ”

"It's really lawless!" Chen Tingjing was very angry. Zhen'er was frightened and raised her eyes to look at Chen Tingjing.

Da Shun hurriedly said: "Girl, the master is not angry with you. ”

Chen Tingjing knew that the girl had heard the wrong thing, so he said, "Miss Zhen'er, I don't blame you, I mean those people in the yamen." Don't worry, I'll save your father. By the way, do you know who is going to kill you? ”

Zhen'er said, "I don't know. ”

Chen Tingjing also felt confused: "This is strange." Does anyone in the yamen know you? ”

Jane said, "There's no way they know me. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "No matter what, you have to be careful. You have to be with our people at all times until it's over. ”

Zhen'er kowtowed and thanked her. Chen Tingjing asked someone to take Zhen'er down, take care of her, and then discuss it with Dashun and Ma Ming in detail.