The next day, Liu Jing and Ma Ming went to Yanhang Street to have a look, and the shops were closed. Liu Jingdao: "It's three poles in the sun, why hasn't the store opened yet?" ”

Ma Ming said: "It is rumored that southerners are lazy, maybe it is really the people's customs. ”

But I saw that there was a shop called Heshun Yanxing with the door open, and after a closer look, it turned out that this shop was connected to the garden I entered yesterday, and it must be the Kan family.

Ma Ming said, "Go in and have a look?" ”

Liu Jing said: "Don't go, lest people be suspicious." ”

The two were hesitating, but a black-faced man came out of it, and asked with a fierce face: "You are sneaky, who are you?" ”

Liu Jingdao: "That's weird, we are standing on the street talking, what's the matter with you?" ”

The black-faced man said: "Stand far away, don't stand at the door of the store!" ”

Ma Ming said: "Don't allow others to stay at your door, what kind of business do you do?" You are a salt shop, not the emperor's forbidden palace! ”

The black-faced man was very arrogant and said, "It's your business!" ”

The two left Heshun Yanxing and continued to walk forward. Liu Jing said: "We saw Kan Wangda last night, but he was an elegant scholar. ”

Ma Ming said: "Maybe we have encountered fake readers again?" ”

As they were talking, they suddenly heard a commotion, and it turned out that some officials were pounding on the door. The door of the Dali tea shop opposite Heshun Salt Store opened, and the guy yawned and asked, "What are you doing?" ”

The official shouted, "Open the door quickly!" From today onwards, all stores must open on time and without delay! ”

The guy said, "There's no business to do, what are you doing with the door?" ”

The official shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, beware of lawsuits!" ”

I saw the officials shouting all the way, and the doors of the shops opened one by one.

Liu Jing said: "I thought that Wang Jiwen was afraid that the store would talk nonsense, so he didn't allow them to open the door, but it turned out that there was no business." ”

Ma Ming said: "Wang Jiwen forcibly ordered the store to open, it turned out to be for Qin Cha to see!" But how can there be no business? ”

The two of them had walked to the end of Yanhang Street, and Liu Jingdao: "Let's go to the Dali Tea Store to sit down, which is right opposite Heshun Yanxing." ”

The Dali tea shop was empty, and there were some Pu'er tea cakes scattered on the containers. When the guy saw the guest, he hurriedly handed over the tea and said, "Two guest officers, please have a cup of tea, business can't be done." ”

Liu Jing asked: "We want Pu'er tea, why don't you have a business?" ”

The guy said, "Look at our shop, do you look like a businessman?" Out of stock! ”

Ma Ming asked: "Yunnan Pu'er tea is unique in the world, how can it be out of stock?" ”

The guy shook his head and said, "There has been no business on the whole street for three or four months!" ”

This is strange, Liu Jing hurriedly asked, "Why?" ”

The guy said: "We don't dare to say more, for fear of lawsuits." ”

Ma Ming said: "How can you have a lawsuit when doing business?" ”

The guy said, "Don't dare to say it, we don't dare to say it." ”

Liu Jingdao: "So, let's go back to Yunnan and run empty?" ”

The man said, "If you are in the salt business, you can go to Heshun Salt Company." In the entire Yanhang Street, only the Kan family can still hold on. ”

Ma Ming asked: "Why can the Kan family still do business?" ”

The guy whispered: "Master Kan Zhenzhao of the Kan family is a person from the governor's yamen, of course his family is different!" ”

Liu Jing and Ma Ming were very surprised when they heard this. The man lifted the bamboo curtain and said, "You see, the whole street is cold and smoky, and there are only cars coming and going in front of Heshun Yanxing. ”

Liu Jing and Ma Ming looked through the bamboo curtain, and sure enough, they saw several carriages parked at the door of Kan's shop.

The man said, "You two have to be careful when you go to his house." ”

Liu Jing asked, "Be careful of what?" ”

The guy said: "Kan Wangda, the young head of the Kan family, is a white-faced scholar, none of us can understand him." Not long ago, his family suddenly hired a new number of 100 family members, all of whom are good skills. ”

While he was talking here, he suddenly heard a commotion in front of Kan's house. The guy looked outside and said, "It must be the eldest young master of Fuyuan Salt Xing, Xiang Yunhe, who is making trouble again." Xiang Yunhe was originally Kan Wangda's classmate and friend, and recently came to the door of Heshun to scold every other day. ”

Liu Jing got up and said, "Brother Ma, let's take a look!" ”

The guy said: "Two, the bustle in front of Kan's house is not pretty, you have to be careful!" ”

There were gradually many people in front of Heshun Yanxing, and Liu Jing and Ma Ming stood behind the people and watched.

Xiang Yunhe shouted in front of the Heshun salt shop: "Kan Wangda, you get out of here!" ”

The black-faced man stood in front of the shop with his waist crossed and said, "Xiang Yunhe, our host thinks that you are a friend of the same classmate, and I don't care about you, why do you come here every day to spread wild?" ”

shouted to Yunhe: "The Kan family harms their peers, dominates the salt market, raises evil slaves, and bullies the weak, it is really a loss of conscience!" ”

The black-faced man said fiercely: "You are full of crazy words, watch out for your dog's head!" ”

At this time, the housekeeper of the Kan family came out and whispered a few words to the black man. The black-faced man slowed down his tone and said to Xiang Yunhe, "Xiang Gongzi, my young master asks you to speak inside." ”

Xiang Yunhe said: "I don't want to step into the threshold of the Kan family, Kan Wangda will get out of here!" ”

The black-faced man didn't speak again, only made a gesture, and a few men hugged him and walked towards Yunhe. Xiang Yunhe struggled desperately and shouted, "You guys have to be presumptuous! ”

Ma Ming said: "Brother Liu Jing, we have encountered bullies again." Go in and save people! ”

Liu Jing said: "Don't be busy, let's take a look at the movement first." ”

The two returned to the Dali tea shop, drank a few cups of tea, and suddenly heard another commotion outside. When he lifted the curtain to look, he saw that Xiang Yunhe was covered in blood, and asked someone to lift his head out of Kan's house.

Ma Ming was anxious, blamed Liu Jing, and said: "I said something was going to happen, but you still don't believe it!" ”

Liu Jing also panicked and said, "It seems that the Kan family is not good, let's go and report to the master!" ”

Chen Tingjing came to Dianchi Lake, but saw an old man fishing by the water. This person is Kan Zhenzhao. He was dressed in a white coarse cloth gown, a bamboo hat, and his hair flowing, like a fairy.

Chen Tingjing stepped forward and arched his hand: "The wind is beautiful, fishing under the forest, which makes people envious!" Excuse me, old sir! ”

Kan Zhen didn't reply, and said: "The village is a wild horseman, fishing is just to make a living, where can I take care of this pool full of waves and shadows, half a pond of mountains!" ”

Chen Tingjing laughed and said, "Listening to Mr., you are not a person who makes a living from fishing. I came to the north in the next place, and I was very unfamiliar with Yunnan, can I ask one or two? ”

Kan Zhen Zhaomeiyu frowned slightly, seemed to be alert, and said: "The old man is lonely and unheard, he only knows fishing, and he is deaf to other things, so he has nothing to say!" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "People who don't hear what is going on outside the window may have the world in their hearts. ”

Kan Zhenzhao then looked back at Chen Tingjing and asked, "I don't know what Mr. is asking?" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "I want to know the customs of Yunnan and the discipline of officialdom. ”

Kan Zhenzhao was secretly surprised and asked, "Officialdom discipline?" Are you an official? Dare to ask the adults with their surnames, how should they be called old decay? ”

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "My surname is Chen Mingjing, and I am a businessman. How can a businessman not ask about officialdom? Please ask the gentleman for his first name. ”

Kan Zhenzhao guessed that this person was Chen Tingjing. Chen Tingjing's original name was Chen Jing, who was given his name by Emperor Shunzhi back then, and he has long been a scholar.

Kan Zhenzhao replied: "The old man is free from your surname Kan, you call me Kan Old Man!" ”

Da Shun said on the side: "What a coincidence, as soon as I entered Kunming yesterday, I met a person surnamed Kan, and today I met another one." ”

Chen Tingjing also guessed that this person was Kan Zhenzhao, so he said: "I know that there is a Mr. Kan Zhenzhao in your place, who is very good at learning and calligraphy, and I have admired it for a long time." ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "Lao Er really hasn't heard of this family. ”

Chen Tingjing didn't pick his words, but said: "Mr. Kan Zhenzhao's name is Yuanbo Jingshi, but your family doesn't know it!" ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "Shame, shame! ”

Here, Zhen'er and Dashun whispered: "Dashun, people who dare to love the surname Kan are so awkward to speak?" ”

Chen Tingjing didn't care whether Kan Zhenzhao was happy or not, so he sat down on the stone near him. After talking for a long time, Kan Zhenzhao talked about the personnel of Yunnan officialdom and said: "In the past few years that Wang Jiwen has been the governor, Yunnan has been quite peaceful, and the burden on the people is not heavy. Just look at how long this peaceful day can live. ”

Kan Zhenzhao was talking to Chen Tingjing, but his eyes were only looking at the buoy in the water. Chen Tingjing asked: "Did Mr. Kan see through any hidden secrets?" ”

Kan Zhenzhao smiled: "I'm a bad old man in the countryside, how can I have that kind of knowledge?" It's just that the empty man is dozens of years old and has seen some things. At that time, Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, guarded Yunnan, and the life of the people in the first few years was also very good. ”

As he was talking, he suddenly heard another voice behind him. Looking back, it turned out that Wang Jiwen had arrived. Wang Jiwen hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Chen Tingjing: "Wang Jiwen, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the governor of Yunnan, pay a visit to Lord Chen!" Sincerely, Your Majesty! ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I've seen Lord Taiwan." The emperor is in good health, the emperor thinks about you! ”

Kan Zhenzhao also stood up, bowed his head slightly to Chen Tingjing, and said, "It turned out to be Lord Qincha, and the old man was rude." ”

Wang Jiwen was shocked, but he only saw it and said, "Oh, Kan Gong is also here!" ”

Chen Tingjing deliberately asked, "Oh, you know?" ”

Wang Jiwen was just about to speak, but Kan Zhenzhao spoke first: "Although the water of Dianchi Lake is vast, there are not too many anglers here. The governor sometimes came to fish, so he knew him. ”

Wang Jiwen heard Kan Zhenzhao say this, and hurriedly prevaricated: "It is precisely that the lower officials occasionally come to Dianchi Lake to fish, so they know Kan Gong." ”

At this time, Liu Jing and Ma Ming flew in. Liu Jingdao: "Master, we have something important to repay!" ”

Chen Tingjing asked, "What is so urgent?" ”

Ma Ming looked around and said, "Master, it's inconvenient to talk here." ”

Wang Jiwen hurriedly said: "Lord Qincha, the next official takes dozens of steps back and waits!" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Okay, you can avoid it for the time being." ”

Wang Jiwen stepped back and spoke softly to Kan Zhenzhao: "Kan Gong, you promised me not to ask about the affairs in the yamen again!" ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "The old man didn't ask. ”

Wang Jiwen said: "Is it a coincidence that Lord Chen met with your noble son in Heshun Yanxing last night, and meets with you here today?" ”

Kan Zhen Zhao said: "The old man doesn't understand either, let the old man leave!" ”

Kan Zhenzhao carried the fishing rod and turned away. Looking at Kan Zhenzhao's back, Wang Jiwen was suspicious, shocked and frightened. Looking back, I didn't know what major events Liu Jing and Ma Ming were reporting to Chen Tingjing, and I was even more panicked.

Chen Tingjing listened to Liu Jing and Ma Ming's words, and was quite puzzled. Could it be that the Kan family is really a tyrant in Kunming? Kan Zhen is a famous broadcaster in Beijing, and the world says that he is a master.

Liu Jing saw that Chen Tingjing was silent for a long time, so he said: "We have seen and heard, and this is really the case." ”

Ma Ming said: "I'm really worried about Xiang Yunhe's life or death!" ”

Chen Tingjing groaned for a while and said, "You two still go back to Yanhang Street to have a look, and I will deal with Wang Jiwen first." ”

Chen Tingjing sent the two away, and then went over to talk to Wang Jiwen. Wang Jiwen hurriedly greeted him and said, "Lord Qincha, the officials above the sixth grade in Yunnan are waiting in Daguan Tower, waiting for your instructions. ”

Chen Tingjing smiled and said, "I don't have any instructions! I'm here to visit Dianchi Lake today. I heard that the weather in Daguanlou is extraordinary, but I really want to go and see it. ”

When I came to Daguan Tower, I saw that there were officials of Yunnan six grades or above standing neatly in front of the building. Wang Jiwen shouted and saw Lord Chen, and the officials bowed in unison. Chen Tingjing returned the salute, nothing more than saying something on the scene, so please feel free.

Chen Tingjing looked up at the pavilion at this time, but saw the three words "Daguanlou" with ancient pen and ink, and Lingyun wanted to fly. Chen Tingjing arched his hand at Wang Jiwen and said: "Lord Zhengtai, your words are really enviable!" ”

Wang Jiwen shook his head again and again: "It's just graffiti, I'm smiling." ”

Chen Tingjingfu read the couplet again, and praised the good words. Wang Jiwen said: "It's ugly! The calligraphy and poetry of the Chincha were second to none in the dynasty. I knew that Lord Qincha would come to Yunnan, so this plaque and couplet should be left for you to write. ”

Chen Tingjing shook his head and said, "How dare you!" This thing that has left a name for the ages, but the emperor gave you, how dare others plunder the beauty? ”

Wang Jiwen arched his hand to the north and said: "Jiwen has received the emperor's favor, and he should be loyal to the imperial court, and he will not hesitate to do so!" ”

Upstairs, Chen Tingjing looked into the distance, admired, and said: "Look at this smoke tree, the farmhouse is hidden, and the fertile field is in sight, which is exactly the scene written in the couplet of the master of Taiwan!" ”

Wang Jiwen said: "The beauty of Dianchi Lake is made in heaven and earth, and even if the lower officials have a dream pen, they can't do their best." ”

Chen Tingjing thought that his hometown was full of mountains and forests, but unfortunately there was little water. This Dianchi Lake scenery is rare in the world, and it is like spring in all seasons, so it is really in time for fairyland. Chen Tingjing turned around and saw that there was also a couplet inscribed by Wang Jiwen on the pillar, so he said: "Lord Zhengtai, your words are quite charming to Mr. Kan Zhenzhao!" ”

Wang Jiwen was a little embarrassed, so he said: "Lord Qincha's eyes are like torches!" Mr. Kan Zhenzhao is a celebrity in Yunnan, and his calligraphy is famous all over the world. Kan Gong used to be a subordinate Mubin, and he got along with him all day long, and he was exposed to it, and the word "Xiaguan" became more and more like him. Lord Qincha's words are taken from the ancients, and the lower officials are ashamed, and they are learning from today's people. ”

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "It would be too humble for Lord Taiwan to say so. The ancients were also the present, so why bother with the past and the present? ”

Wang Jiwen was ashamed and shook his head.

Downstairs, Wang Jiwen said: "Lord Qincha, the sedan chair is already waiting downstairs, please live in the city, don't live in the post house anymore." ”

Chen Tingjing said: "The post house was originally lived by officials, what's wrong?" ”

Wang Jiwen said: "It's too simple there, and the officials don't want to go!" ”

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "Lord Tai doesn't have to be polite, three meals are no more than one pound of rice and noodles, and one night is no more than seven feet of thin quilts, and it is the same wherever you live." ”

Wang Jiwen saw that Chen Tingjing insisted on living in the post house, so he didn't say more. On the way back to the city, I saw Liu Jing and Ma Ming riding horses. Liu Jing dismounted and walked to Chen Tingjing's sedan chair, and whispered: "Back to Lord Chen, Kan Wangda has been arrested by the governor's yamen!" ”

Chen Tingjing asked, "What about Xiang Yunhe?" ”

Ma Ming said: "Xiang Yunhe was carried home, and I don't know if he is alive or dead. ”

Wang Jiwen vaguely heard Chen Tingjing talking about Kan Wangda, and knew that he couldn't hide it, so he said: "It seems that Lord Qincha has just arrived in Yunnan, and he has heard something about Kan Wangda. Kan Wangda raised evil slaves, bullied and dominated the market, and his peers were resentful, and repeatedly went to the governor's yamen to file a joint complaint. Today, he connived at the murder of his family and injured his fellow businessman Xiang Yunhe. Just now by the Dianchi Lake, the lower official received a report and immediately arrested Kan Wangda, never thinking that it would alarm Lord Qincha. ”

Chen Tingjing asked: "I heard that the proprietor of Heshun Salt is your original staff Kan Zhenzhao?" ”

Wang Jiwen sighed: "The lower officials dare not let Kan Zhenzhao be the staff of the governor's yamen anymore, just because of this matter. However, this is all done by Kan Zhenzhao's son Kan Wangda, tarnishing his father's reputation, which is really sad! Please rest assured, Lord Qincha, I will find out all about this case and handle it impartially! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Okay, I won't ask about this. Lord Zhangtai, the emperor ordered me to come to Yunnan to check the treasury silver, which is purely routine and has no other meaning. The imperial court has made it a common practice to check the treasury silver of each province, and the relevant provinces must check it. ”

Wang Jiwen said: "The lower officials know that Lord Qincha is only responsible for the investigation, and what do the lower officials need to do, but please command!" ”

Chen Tingjing said it lightly, saying: "This matter is simple. Please show me the treasury accounts first, and then we will go to the treasury to take inventory, and the accounts will be relatively real, and the matter will be over. ”

Wang Jiwen said: "I immediately ordered someone to send the account book to the official post!" ”

At night, Chen Tingjing looked at the account books, and Zhen'er and Dashun were waiting.

Dashun said: "I always feel that something is wrong with Yanhang Street. There are many shops, but no one is doing business. It turned out that there was still the Kan family's Heshun Salt Store doing business, and Heshun Salt Store was also closed at this time. ”

Chen Tingjing thought that the Kan family's affairs were really strange, but he didn't know the crux of the matter.

I heard Zhen'er say next to me: "Master, I think the master of the stage is also a little weird." ”

Chen Tingjing asked, "What's weird?" ”

Zhen'er said: "I have been looking at Master Maker behind your back, and his face is cloudy and yang. You look at his writing in Daguanlou, and I don't dare to say anything about him. When you praise him for his good handwriting, he breathes a sigh of relief. Later, you said that his words were very similar to Kan Zhenzhao's words, and he was nervous again. ”

Chen Tingjing laughed and said, "That word was not written by him in the first place, but by Kan Zhenzhao." ”

Zhen'er was surprised: "It turns out that the master can see it at a glance? ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Anyone who reads can see it at a glance. ”

Zhen'er said: "Wang Jiwen is also a scholar, how can he ask others to write and leave his own name?" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Scholars are not the same as scholars. ”

Da Shunle smiled and said: "So, if I become a big official, I will also write if I want to, and I will paint if I want to paint?" ”

Chen Tingjing shook his head and smiled bitterly, still looking at the account book. Suddenly, I heard a noise outside, and Dashun went out to take a look, but he didn't see anything.

Chen Tingjing said: "You have to pay attention to that poster. He was supposed to know who we were, but he pretended not to know, which was doubtful. ”

Zhen'er said, "I think he moved the master's box yesterday." ”

Kan Zhen Zhao visited Wang Jiwen at night, looked angry, and asked, "What royal law did my Kan family commit?" What evil has my son done? ”

Wang Jiwen said: "Kan Gong is angry! Xiang Yunhe was almost killed by your family! ”

Kan Zhenzhao said angrily: "Xiang Yunhe's injury was not caused by our family at all, this is a frame-up!" ”

Wang Jiwen said: "Kan Gong, Xiang Yunhe is good, he was dragged into the courtyard by your family Ding Qiang, and was beaten half to death and carried out of your house, the neighbors can testify, can there be a fake?" ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "Lord Zhengtai, Xiang Yunhe was beaten by someone from your yamen, I don't want to believe that this is your order!" ”

Wang Jiwen said: "Kan Gong, I will investigate this matter clearly, but please understand my hard work." I'm also thinking about your Kan family. Qin Cha is here, I don't get Wangda in, do I want Qin Cha to personally intervene in this case? If you really put Wangda in the hands of Chen Tingjing, it will be unpredictable! ”

Kan Zhen Zhao said angrily: "Joke! My family Wangda didn't break the law, what are you afraid of him? ”

Wang Jiwen said: "Don't talk about this kind of big talk. Your business is so big that you can't find fault with it? If nothing happens, there will be a lot of trouble! Wen Qi, you send Kan Gong! ”

Yang Wenqi came in and said, "Kan Gong, please go back, I'll send you!" ”

Kan Zhenzhao shook his sleeves and got up and said, "Farewell, you don't have to send it." ”

Yang Wenqi still followed Kan Zhenzhao out of the governor's yamen, saying good things all the way. When he arrived outside the door, Kan Zhenzhao was not angry and said, "You don't have to send it, I can find the door!" ”

Yang Wenqi said: "Kan Gong doesn't have to be so faceless, you and I have worked together after all." Please. ”

Kan Zhen Zhaoli ignored it and walked to his carriage. Yang Wenqi caught up and held the carriage lane: "Kan Gong, the master of the Taiwan is in the way, and some things are not easy to say to you." Kan Gong, what is going on in the yamen, you just pretend to be deaf and dumb. ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "I am a common man, and I don't want to ask about the affairs in the yamen. ”

Yang Wenqi said: "But as soon as Chen Tingjing arrived in Kunming, he took over with your father and son." ”

Kan Zhenzhao came to his senses and asked, "Lord Zhangtai arrested my family Wangda, is this for this?" ”

Yang Wenqi didn't answer, but said: "If you keep it and don't say anything, your family Wangda will be fine." If you say anything, I won't dare to vouch for your family. What's more, don't forget, Kan Gong, Kunming merchants are closed, but it is your Kan Gong's responsibility! ”

Kan Zhen snorted and said, "Yang Wenqi, how dare you plant this on me?" ”

Yang Wenqi smiled and stopped answering. Kan Zhenzhao scolded the villain a few times and asked his family to drive away. Along the way, Kan Zhenzhao was indignant and remorseful. Half a year ago, he had already left the governor's yamen, but Wang Jiwen came to the door again and begged him for help one last time. He had to agree for the sake of face. Unexpectedly, it was a big mistake after all!

That night, Liu Jing and Ma Ming came to Xiangjia Fuyuan Salt Store in the dark, knocked on the door for a long time, and then someone whispered inside, "Who is it?" We don't see guests at night! ”

Liu Jingdao: "We are people from the yamen!" ”

I heard that the people in the yamen didn't dare to slack off, so they had to open the door. Xiang Yuding, the old man of the Xiang family, came out to see him, and heard that the two were Qin Cha's subordinates, so he led them to Xiang Yunhe's bedroom. Xiang Yunhe lay on the bed, closed his eyes and said nothing.

Liu Jing asked, "Xiang Gongzi, why did the Kan family beat you?" ”

Xiang Yunhe shook his head slightly and did not speak.

Xiang Yuding said: "Forgive me, you two, Xiao'er doesn't have the strength to speak." ”

Ma Ming said: "Ling Gongzi's body is a little weak, let's go out and talk." ”

In the guest hall, Liu Jing asked: "Boss Xiang, I heard that Kan Wangda injured Ling Gongzi and was arrested by the governor's yamen. What bad things has Kan Wangda done? ”

Xiang Yuding sighed: "My Yunhe and Kan Wangda were originally classmates and friends, but a few months ago, Kan Wangda and his father Kan Zhenzhao set up a poisonous plan to harm their peers, so that our business could not be done. The businessmen dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, only my family Yunhe, who was upright, wrote a petition, ran to each house to sign, and jointly sued the Kan family to the governor's yamen. ”

Ma Ming asked, "Why did the Kan family harm you?" ”

Xiang Yuding just shook his head and said, "Don't dare to say it, I don't dare to say it!" ”

Liu Jing said: "Since you have sued the Kan family to the yamen, what else do you dare not say?" ”

Xiang Yuding said: "No one dares to come forward, only my family Yunhe is reckless!" ”

Liu Jingdao: "As the saying goes, you have a reason to go all over the world, what are you afraid of?" ”

Xiang Yuding said: "Who is reasoning with us? Who is the Kan family? Kan Zhenzhao was already in the hands of King Pingxi as a staff member in the yamen, and the officials protected each other! ”

Liu Jing said: "Our Lord Qincha was sent by the emperor, and he is fair, but it doesn't hurt for you to say it." ”

Xiang Yuding shook his head for a long time, and said: "Even if the emperor Lao Tzu himself came, the next holy decree will be patted and left, our ancestors still have to stay in Yunnan, the yamen is still this yamen, and the wicked are still these wicked people!" I don't dare to say it, you go and ask others to see if they dare to say it. ”

Xiang Yuding didn't spit out a word, Liu Jing and Ma Ming had to leave. The two of them came out of Fuyuan Salt Shop, and suddenly saw a black shadow in front of them flash and disappear.

Liu Jing whispered: "Brother Ma, someone is staring at the two of us." ”

Ma Ming remained silent and did not look back. The two of them were fast and slow, and Shi planned to shake off the shadow and hide in the shadows. The man hesitated for a moment, then turned back and walked back.

Liu Jing said softly: "Keep up and see who he is." ”

The two quietly followed the black shadow, and it turned out that the man had entered the city and gone to the governor's yamen. The lantern in front of the yamen was bright, and it was seen that the man was a postman to protect him.

Chen Tingjing heard about Xiang Bao's tracking, and thought that it would be really unusual for him to wait until Ming'er still pretended not to know that there was a Qincha living in the post station. I also thought that this Xiang Bao was just a classless and rankless postman, and he actually obeyed the orders of the governor directly, which was incredible.

Dashun was still talking about Wang Jiwen asking someone to write for him, and said: "Master, you are really calm, you know that the words on the Daguan upstairs are not written by Lord Wang, and you praise him for his good writing." ”

Liu Jing and Ma Ming were inexplicable, and after listening to what Zhen'er said, they knew that the words on the Daguan upstairs were actually written by Kan Zhenzhao. Liu Jing said: "In this way, Wang Jiwen is really a villain. ”

Chen Tingjing shook his head and said: "Based on this alone, it can be imagined that Wang Jiwen is a person who sells his reputation. But the purpose of my trip was not to check how well he wrote, but to see if there was a shortage of money in his storehouse. ”

On the second day, Chen Tingjing wore an official uniform and went out of the gate of the post station. Xiang Bao chased after him in a panic, knelt in front of Chen Tingjing and said: "The little one doesn't know that the adult is an official, and if he offends, I hope to forgive him!" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "You don't know that I am an official messenger, where does the sin come from? Get up. ”

Xiang Bao was still on his knees, not daring to get up.

Zhen'er said, "This is Lord Qincha Chen. From this day forward, no one will be allowed to enter the chamber of Lord Chincha. The pieces of paper and ink in it are all important things, you have to be careful! ”

Kowtow to Bao and said, "The small one sends people to guard all day long, and mosquitoes are not allowed to fly in!" ”

Zhen'er said, "If you lose something, just ask you!" ”

Kowtowed to Bao like pounding garlic and said, "The little one knows, the little one knows!" ”

Chen Tingjing went straight to the domain, and Wang Jiwen had already led the officials to wait. Wang Jiwen stepped forward and said: "The lower officials have not come to the post house to greet him, and I hope that Lord Qin will forgive his sins!" ”

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "Red tape, don't be stubborn. ”

Wang Jiwen said: "The silver in the treasury of the domain, the lower officials only have the responsibility of guarding, and the income and expenditure are all controlled by the imperial court. Lord Chen, please! ”

Wang Jiwen led Chen Tingjing into the treasury, but saw that the boxes containing silver ingots were piled up. Wang Jiwen said: "All the 1.3 million taels of silver in the account are here. The lower officials have already arranged the treasury soldiers, but they can be weighed one by one, and ask Lord Chen to send someone to supervise them. ”

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "I have been in charge of the money method, how much should be piled up with 10,000 taels of silver, and I have a rough spectrum in my heart, and I may not be able to weigh them one by one." ”

When Wang Jiwen heard this, a thousand pounds of stones fell to the ground, and he hurriedly said: "Listen to the arrangement of Lord Qincha." ”

Chen Tingjing suddenly stopped and said, "Open this pile of silver and take a look." ”

Wang Jiwen ordered someone to bring the box and said, "Please take a look at Lord Qincha." ”

Chen Tingjing picked up a silver ingot and looked at the bottom, the word "cloud". Chen Tingjing put down the silver ingot and did not speak. Wang Jiwen looked at Chen Tingjing and ordered the soldiers to continue to open the box. Chen Tingjing picked up another silver ingot, and still saw the word "cloud" at the bottom. After opening more than ten boxes, Chen Tingjing saw that the bottom of the silver ingot was actually the word "Fu"; When I opened the box again, there was a "and" at the bottom of the silver ingot.

Wang Jiwen's face began to sweat, and he didn't dare to say much, so he just stood with his head down. Chen Tingjing said: "Lord Taiwan, isn't this official silver?" ”

Wang Jiwen immediately knelt down and said, "The lower officials have something to hide, please forgive your sin!" ”

Seeing Wang Jiwen like this, Chen Tingjing really wanted to save some face for him in front of his subordinates, so he said: "You all go down, I have something to say with the people of Taiwan." ”

There were only two of them in the domain, and Chen Ting invited Wang Jiwen to get up and speak. Wang Jiwen got up, thanked him, and said, "The lower officials are guilty, and there is a reason for the incident." Yunnan has been ravaged by Wu Sangui for decades, and it has long been devastated and people's livelihood has withered. Seeing that the people were really in difficulty, Jiwen risked the great crime of rebelling against the imperial court, and privately lent the treasury silver to merchants to do business, without taking a penny of interest, and only repaid the capital when they made money. It's a good sight, three years have passed, and the merchants have made money, and they have just paid back the capital. The silver has not yet had time to be recast and marked with the official silver brand. Unexpectedly, the Qin Cha suddenly came, and the lower officials failed to do everything thoroughly. ”

Chen Tingjing didn't believe that things were really so coincidental, so he asked, "Have all the merchants paid back the money?" ”

Wang Jiwen said: "Lord Huiqincha, they are all returned." ”

Chen Tingjing became more and more suspicious. There are those who make a fortune and those who lose money in the business field, how can everyone make money? He couldn't grasp the handle for a while, so he said: "Jiwen loves the people wholeheartedly, and there is no loss of silver in the court, what else can I say?" ”

Wang Jiwen knelt down again and said: "Even so, it is not allowed by the imperial court, and the lower officials are still guilty!" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "You write an excerpt, explain the matter clearly, and I will speak for you in front of the emperor." ”

Wang Jiwen was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

Chen Tingjing asked: "Is Jiwen difficult?" ”

Wang Jiwen said: "Since the silver of the imperial court is not damaged at all, can you ask Lord Qincha to cover it for me!" Thank you very much for Jiwen! ”

Chen Tingjing shook his head and said: "Even if the brother has the intention of fulfillment, he doesn't dare to bully the king!" ”

Wang Jiwen couldn't kneel, and his words were poignant: "The lower officials really love the people and have a heart, and there is no way to save the people, otherwise how could they make such a decision!" Lord Qincha can go and ask the people of Yunnan if I, Wang Jiwen, am a bad official! ”

Chen Tingjing couldn't let Wang Jiwen kneel like this, so he said: "Jiwen, please get up, let me think about this matter again, and I won't talk about it today." ”

Out of the domain, Chen Tingjing said goodbye to Wang Jiwen and still went back to the post house. Walking all the way, Liu Jing said: "Could it be that Wang Jiwen is really Wang Qingtian?" ”

Ma Ming said: "We worked hard to go to Yunnan, and we actually found out a clean official!" ”

Chen Tingjing lifted the curtain and said, "You can't say that." The purpose of our investigation is not to find out corrupt officials. can really find out the Qing officials, this is really the blessing of the people and the luck of the court. ”

Zhen'er said: "But I don't think Wang Jiwen is like a Qing official." ”

Chen Tingjing said: "If it is really like Wang Jiwen himself said, although what he did violated the imperial court system, he really did a good thing for the people of Yunnan." ”

While talking, I have arrived at Yanhang Street. Da Shun said: "But you see, the door of the store is open, but it is deserted, how does it look like doing business and making a fortune?" ”

Chen Tingjing ordered to get out of the car and said, "Liu Jing and Ma Ming, the two of you visited a few merchants and asked the governor Yamen about borrowing money from them. ”

Liu Jing said: "Okay, master, go back and rest first." ”

Ma Ming said: "Dashun, Kunming may have a hidden murderous intention, you have to stay away from the master!" ”

Da Shun smiled: "Don't worry, I have followed the master for decades, and I have never made a mistake!" ”

Zhen'er didn't say anything, just patted the sword at her waist.

Chen Tingjing smiled: "I'm fine." Dashun, you can't be idle with me, you go to Kan Zhenzhao countryside village and invite him to come to the post house to talk. ”

Yang Wenqi arrived at Kan Jiazhuang before Dashun, found Kan Zhenzhao and said: "The matter of the domain library was almost seen through by Chen Tingjing, but fortunately, the master of the Taiwan Dynasty was in a hurry and passed perfunctorily. ”

Kan Zhenzhao was lukewarm and said, "Lord Chen is such a perfunctory person? ”

Yang Wenqi said: "The Lord of Taiwan was afraid that Chen Tingjing would come to you, so he ordered me to come here to discuss countermeasures with Kan Gong. ”

Kan Zhen Zhao said: "Paper can't contain fire!" ”

Yang Wenqi smiled, drank tea for a long time, and said: "Kan Gong, your family has a strong temperament, and you have to seek death many times in prison, I ordered the jailer to guard day and night, and not to go out on any errands. ”

Kan Zhenzhao slapped the table and said, "What do you mean by this?" You're blackmailing me! ”

Yang Wenqi said: "Kan Gong, I have already made it very clear, you can watch it." Yang Wenqi said, put down the teacup, and shook his hand away.

Not long after Yang Wenqi left, Dashun arrived at Kanjiazhuang. The family served tea to Dashun first, and then went to invite Kan Zhenzhao to come out to meet the guests.

Dashun bowed deeply and said, "Kan Gong, my lord, Lord Chen Tingjing, respectfully invites you to go to the post house to speak. ”

Kan Zhenzhao said coldly: "I have no relationship with your master, and I have long stopped working in the yamen, so I will not obey my orders." ”

Dashun looked up, was surprised, and asked, "Aren't you the Mr. Kan who fished in Dianchi Lake?" ”

Kan Zhen Zhao said: "So what? ”

Dashun said: "What kind of medicine is sold in Kan Gong's gourd? You insisted that you didn't know Mr. Kan Zhenzhao that day! ”

Kan Zhenzhao sighed: "I'm not talking nonsense, the Kan Zhenzhao who heard about Shilin back then is dead, and now there is only one down-and-out fisherman who fishes Dianchi Lake!" ”

Da Shun said: "Kan Gong, you are all talking about a scholar, I am a rough person, I don't understand." I was just ordered by the Qin Cha to ask Kan Gong to go to the post house for a while. ”

Kan Zhenzhao said with a smile: "If I am a person in the officialdom, I will be summoned at the right time, and I dare not come at the right time." But I'm a country man, so I don't have to worry so much. Please go back, forgive me for not sending it! ”

Kan Zhenzhao said, turned around and went in. Dashun was hung in the guest hall and had to go back.

Liu Jing and Ma Ming's family went to the Dali Tea Shop, and the guys knew that the two were originally Qincha's subordinates, and they were respectful. Liu Jing asked, "How much silver has your family borrowed from the governor's yamen?" ”

The guy said, "You have to ask our host." ”

Ma Ming asked, "What about your host?" ”

The man said, "The owner has gone to his relatives, and he will be able to come back in two or three days." ”

After asking for a long time, the guy just prevaricated, and said: "You two, please go, otherwise the owner will blame you, and my job will be ruined!" ”

Liu Jing said: "The government asked about the case, why did it ruin your job?" Even if your owner is there, you have to ask! ”

The man said, "But don't ask me." I just want to know, when will Lord Qincha leave Kunming? ”

Liu Jingdao: "After the case is cleared, we will go back to Beijing to resume our lives!" ”

The guy said, "Please, you guys should leave Kunming quickly!" ”

Ma Ming got angry and said, "If you don't want to say anything, you won't know when the case will be investigated, and we won't be able to leave!" ”

The man said, "If you don't go, we won't be able to live." If we leave early, we will have one less day of bad luck. ”

Liu Jing was about to get angry, and said: "Lord Qincha was ordered by the emperor to check the expenditure of Yunnan's treasury and silver, which is all for the people, why do you only want Lord Qincha to leave earlier?" ”

The man said: "This official master's words are too small to answer, I just want to know when Qin will leave." ”

Ma Mingyuan opened his eyes angrily and said, "Ridiculous, Lord Qincha has become your calamity!" ”

The man fell to his knees in fright, still refusing to say anything.

The two of them went out and walked a few more houses, but everyone didn't say a word, only asked when Lord Qincha would leave.

Listening to Da Shun, Chen Tingjing knew that the old man who was fishing in Dianchi Lake was really Kan Zhenzhao. Kan Zhenzhao is a figure in Yunnan, but Wang Jiwen did not introduce him that day, and there must be a hidden secret.

Da Shun said on the side: "I think this ghost surnamed Kan is definitely not a good thing!" ”

Chen Tingjing wanted to supervise the matter of borrowing money from merchants, and everyone was tight-lipped, and the strangeness was even greater.

Liu Jing said: "We thought that only Xiang Yunhe's family didn't dare to say it, but we left so many homes, no one dared to say it." ”

Da Shun said: "I said, don't look forward to the future, it's better to go to the governor's yamen tomorrow and ask Wang Jiwen for an understanding!" ”

Chen Tingjing smiled and said, "Am I going to the governor's yamen to try the case, or what?" If you try a governor, you have to get the emperor's approval! You guys, you have to use your brains! ”

Zhen'er asked: "Master, Wang Jiwen said that he did such a great thing for the merchants, but the merchants kept silent, isn't it strange?" ”

Ma Ming said: "It's not just that you don't mention it! When they heard the words of the governor's yamen, their faces changed color! ”

Zhen'er said: "That is Wang Jiwen who has not borrowed silver from the merchants!" But how did the merchant's money get to the treasury? ”

Chen Tingjing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "Zhen'er, you got the point!" ”

Zhen'er suddenly realized and said, "I understand! ”

Chen Tingjing nodded and said, "Zhen'er guessed right." ”

Liu Jing and Ma Ming looked at each other, patted their heads and said that this was the case. Dashun didn't think clearly for a while, and asked: "You all have made it clear, what do you understand?" ”

Everyone laughed and shook their heads at Dashun.

Chen Tingjing said: "Zhen'er, you can talk about it." ”

Zhen'er said: "Wang Jiwen did not lend silver to the merchants, but he ran short of the treasury silver, and temporarily borrowed the merchant's silver and put it in the treasury to make up the numbers, wanting to get by!" ”

Chen Tingjing nodded and said, "That's why Yanhang Street is closed. If the merchant can't get the money, either he can't buy the goods, or he owes money to others, how can there be anyone who doesn't close the door? Wang Jiwen knew that the imperial court had a messenger coming, so he borrowed the merchant's silver early. Who can survive a few months without money? ”

Dashun patted the back of his head, said straight that he was a wooden fish head, and said, "I know that's the case, wouldn't it be better?" Summoning the merchants to the governor's yamen and confronting Wang Jiwen face to face, the truth is revealed! ”

Ma Ming Dashun shook his head and said, "The merchants don't dare to say it in their own homes, but they dare to say it when they go to the governor's yamen?" ”

Zhen'er said: "Master, I have a way, I don't need to try the case, the truth will be revealed!" ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly asked, "What way?" Let's talk about it. ”

Zhen'er said: "Release the news and tell the merchants, only say that the silver lent to the governor's yamen will be retrieved before sunset tomorrow, otherwise it will be confiscated!" ”

Chen Tingjing even said that this was really a good method, so he ordered Dashun to go out overnight.