Wang Jiwen thought to himself that Chen Tingjing was afraid that he would not be accommodating, so he still had to play the emperor truthfully. He had no choice but to make a mistake himself. Wang Jiwen and Yang Wenqi were busy all night, and finally wrote the excerpt, with mournful words and sincere fear. Wang Jiwen himself was almost moved by this excerpt, thinking that the emperor's heart was also fleshy, and he would definitely forgive his sins.

Early in the morning of the second day, Chen Tingjing arrived at the governor's yamen. Wang Jiwen greeted him outside the Yimen and led Chen Tingjing to the backyard of the Yamen to drink tea.

After gossiping for a long time, Wang Jiwen put down the teacup, asked Yang Wenqi to bring the excerpt, and said: "Lord Qincha, I have written the excerpt, please present it to the emperor on your behalf." ”

Chen Tingjing took the excerpt and said: "I want you to write this excerpt, and it is a last resort. The emperor is extremely benevolent, and he can best understand the difficulties below, and he will not blame him too much. ”

Wang Jiwen said: "Please also ask Lord Qincha to speak a lot of good words for me in front of the emperor." ”

Chen Tingjing now has a bottom in his heart, and he feels that Wang Jiwen is acting in every word and deed. It's just that the time has not yet come, Chen Tingjing is still vain and wronged, and said: "I still say the same thing, as long as there is no loss of treasury silver and I help the people, the emperor will be able to explain it." Perhaps, the emperor will reward you! ”

Wang Jiwen's face was full of sadness, and he said: "I am lucky to be able to exonerate the guilt!" Then again, I have no regrets if I am convicted for saving people! ”

Chen Tingjing nodded in approval, only saying that the people of Taiwan really love the people like sons. Suddenly, hearing a commotion outside, Wang Jiwen asked, "Wen Qi, why is it so noisy?" ”

Yang Wenqi said to take a look and hurriedly walked out. When I arrived outside the yamen, I was taken aback. It turned out that the merchants of Yanhang Street came and said that the governor's yamen wanted to return the silver. Yang Wenqi suddenly panicked, and didn't know how to deal with it, so he wanted to go in to discuss countermeasures, but he couldn't get out. A merchant asked, "Master Yang, didn't you say that today's governor's yamen will return our silver?" We went to the domain, and they said it was no such thing! ”

Yang Wenqi said: "Where to start, where to start." ”

The merchants were dumbfounded, and immediately began to make a commotion again during the silence. Some people shouted loudly that they wanted the people of Taiwan to come out and make it clear, and some people said that Yang Wenqi dared to deny the money he borrowed from his door. Yang Wenqi was scared in his heart, pretended to be calm on his face, and said, "Hugh is wrong to blame the master of Taiwan." You guys took the IOU out and took a look, did the master sign it? Is the governor's yamen sealed? ”

At this time, the owner of the Dali Tea Shop took out the IOU and read: "I borrowed 80,000 taels of silver from the Dali Tea Shop today, Kan Zhenzhao." ”

Yang Wenqi hurriedly said: "Yes, it's obviously Kan Zhenzhaoliu's IOU, how did you find the governor's yamen?" ”

The proprietor of the Dali tea shop shouted: "Looking for us to borrow silver, but Master Kan and you Master Yang said that they would return it to us as soon as Qin Cha left." We believe in Kan Zhenzhao's character, so we agreed to lend money to the governor's yamen! If you Master Yang comes to the door alone, you won't be able to borrow a tael of silver! ”

Yang Wenqi smiled: "Yes? I didn't borrow a tael of silver! You go to Kan Zhenzhao! ”

Immediately, the scolding shook the sky, and the merchants went straight to the yamen, saying that they would kill Yang Wenqi, who was talking nonsense with his eyes open.

At this time, Xiang Yuding of Fuyuan Salt Company jumped up the steps and shouted loudly: "Neighbors, I believe in Master Yang's words, Kan Zhen Zhao has pitted us!" Why can't we do business in the past few months, and his Kan family does exclusive business? Our capital is gone, and his family still has it! My family Yunhe wrote a petition for everyone to sign, and reported Kan Wangda to the governor's yamen, never thinking that he was poisoned by the Kan family! If it hadn't been for the people from the governor's yamen who went quickly that day, my son would have been beaten to death by the Kan family! The Kan family is cunning, like a wolf and a tiger, we have to keep our eyes open! ”

The proprietor of the Dali tea shop said: "Kan Zhenzhao is the master of the governor's yamen, and he came forward to borrow silver, which is equivalent to borrowing silver for the yamen." ”

Yang Wenqi said: "You don't know, when he asked you to borrow money, he was no longer on an errand in the governor's yamen!" ”

The owner of the Dali Tea Shop said hatefully: "Master Yang, you are really a villain!" You were clearly present when you borrowed the money, but now you say that it has nothing to do with you! ”

was making noise, Chen Tingjing and Wang Jiwen came out of it. It turned out that Chen Tingjing heard the noise outside getting louder and louder, and when he knew that the time had come, he said to go out and see what was going on. Wang Jiwen couldn't be dissuaded, so he had to follow. When the merchants saw Wang Jiwen, they all shouted that they wanted the governor to return the silver. Where did Wang Jiwen expect to make such a situation, and he was confused for a while.

Chen Tingjing asked: "Lord Taiwan, why is this?" ”

Wang Jiwen turned around and asked Yang Wenqi: "Why is this?" ”

Yang Wenqi said: "Lord Huiqin and Master Zhangtai, Kan Zhenzhao borrowed a lot of silver from the merchants, and lied that it was borrowed by the governor's yamen. The Kan family made it impossible for the merchants to do business, and the merchants didn't know the truth, so they poured their anger on the people who made the table. ”

Wang Jiwen pretended to be confused and asked, "What is Kan Zhenzhao borrowing so much silver for?" ”

Before Yang Wenqi could answer, he heard the owner of the Dali Tea Shop asking loudly below: "This lord is a Qincha?" ”

Chen Tingjing arched his hand and said: "This official Chen Tingjing came to Yunnan by order. If you have anything to say, please say it here. ”

The boss of the Dali tea shop said: "Lord Qincha, a few months ago, Master Kan and Master Yang came to my house and said that Lord Wang is a good official, and he has not added a load of silver to the people of Yunnan in recent years, but in order to cope with the apportionment of the imperial court, the treasury has been empty. The imperial court sent a messenger to check the accounts, and Governor Wang was about to be unlucky, so he asked me to lend money to the governor's yamen to make up the amount, so that the governor could pass this pass. ”

Wang Jiwen was very surprised and asked Yang Wenqi: "What?" Did you borrow the money from the merchants? ”

There was a commotion below, and no one heard Wang Jiwen's words clearly. Someone said again: "However, the silver was lent out, and Master Yang came to the door again to spread the word, saying that you must not tell the truth to Lord Qincha, otherwise the silver will be confiscated." ”

Yang Wenqi reprimanded: "You are talking nonsense! ”

Chen Tingjing glanced at Yang Wenqi, and Yang Wenqi didn't dare to say more. The proprietor of the Dali Tea Shop said: "Master Yang also said that the silver that was empty in the yamen should have come out of your merchants' taxes. If you talk nonsense in front of the Qincha, I will confiscate your money, and it is not unreasonable. We were afraid that the money would be confiscated, so we didn't dare to say a word. ”

Wang Jiwen suddenly stomped his feet and was furious: "Yang Wenqi, you and Kan Zhenzhao mistakenly cleared my name!" ”

Yang Wenqi knelt on the ground and wept prostrately: "Lord Taiwan, the little one is guilty!" The little one hurts you! ”

Wang Jiwen shouted: "Take down Yang Wenqi, and this official will personally interrogate with Lord Qincha!" ”

Chen Tingjing appeased the merchants and returned to the yamen to try the case. Yang Wenqi knelt down in the hall and casually made up a lot of words: "Lord Hui Qincha, the money and food affairs in the governor's yamen are all in charge of Kan Zhenzhao, and the little one only does it for him." He is a native of Yunnan, focusing on petty selfishness and forgetting the world. Whenever there was an apportionment in the imperial court, Kan Zhenzhao said that the people of Yunnan were suffering from the people's suffering, and they would use the treasury and silver to pay the difference. The governor didn't know about this, and always thought that Kan Zhenzhao was doing a good job. ”

Chen Tingjing couldn't distinguish the truth from the fake at this time, so he asked: "Tell me, how much treasury money did Kan Zhenzhao use?" ”

Yang Wenqi replied: "Nine hundred thousand taels were used!" ”

Chen Tingjing thought for a while and said, "But I have checked the accounts of the Yunnan Governor's Yamen in recent years, together with the assistance and disaster relief, but it is only 780,000 taels of silver. And what about 120,000 taels? ”

Yang Wenqi said: "The little one has no real evidence, I don't dare to talk nonsense, I guess I'm afraid that Kan Zhen Zhao will also fall into his pocket!" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "You originally borrowed the silver from the merchants with Kan Zhenzhao, but now that people come to the door, you are sure that Kan Zhenzhao did it alone." It can be seen that you cannot believe your words. I'll settle accounts with you about that. I'm just asking you here, you obviously borrowed the merchant's money, how do you pay it back? If you return it as it is, what will happen to the lost treasury money? ”

Yang Wenqi said: "Kan Zhenzhao is scheming and has already thought of a good way. His father and son concocted a new tax law, hoping that the merchants could use the borrowed silver to offset their taxes, and the accounts could be settled. ”

Chen Tingjing did not expect that a new law on personal income tax would emerge. He didn't know what was going on for a while, so he had to figure it out first, so he asked: "Lord Zhangtai, do you know the new tax law made by the Kan family's father and son?" ”

Wang Jiwen said: "The Kan family father and son did concoct such a new tax law and wanted me to implement it in Yunnan. I looked at it carefully, and it was really harsh to the villagers, and it was ridiculous to ignore it. ”

Chen Tingjing thought for a while, and said: "Lord Taiwan, how about taking Yang Wenqi down first, and quickly bringing Kan Zhenzhao to interrogate?" ”

Wang Jiwen thought that if Kan Zhenzhao was found at this time, he would pierce everything, so he used a strategy to delay the army, and said: "Listen to the arrangement of Lord Qincha." It's just that it's too late to go back and forth to Xiazhuang in Kan's hometown, why don't you try Kan Zhenzhao again tomorrow? ”

Chen Tingjing nodded in agreement, right in the middle. It turned out that Chen Tingjing had already asked Liu Jing and Ma Ming to go to the countryside and the other to prison, and hid the Kan family father and son.

Not long after Chen Tingjing left the governor's yamen, a government official came to report that Kan Zhenzhao could not be found in the countryside, and Kan Wangda was also robbed. Wang Jiwen guessed that Chen Tingjing did it, and secretly complained bitterly.

Liu Jing and the others returned to the post house and each replied to Chen Tingjing. Liu Jing said: "Master, we have sent the Kan family father and son to Huating Temple on the other side of Dianchi Lake. But I think that when they confronted Yang Wenqi face to face, it was nothing more than saying that the public was justified, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable. ”

Ma Ming said: "Yes, then Yang Wenqi is not a good thing at first glance, but I can't see what is good about the Kan family's father and son." ”

Da Shun said: "I think it's also true, Kan Zhenzhao is a fake benevolence and false righteousness!" Kan Wangda is elegant on the lips, but secretly has a black hand! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "I asked you to hide the Kan family's father and son first, just to ask them first." No matter what, black can't become white. ”

Zhen'er came in from outside and said, "Master, Xiang Bao was eavesdropping outside just now, and when he saw me coming, he ran away. I heard the door of the post house ringing, and I guess I was out. ”

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "I must have reported to Wang Jiwen." He's going to report it. Tomorrow's troubles in the governor's yamen are none of my business, let's go to Huating Temple to worship the Bodhisattva! ”

Early in the morning, Chen Tingjing dressed up and prepared to go to Huating Temple. Xiang Bao stood aside with his hands down, bowing his head and obeying orders.

Chen Tingjing was just about to get into the carriage, when Liu Jing spoke: "Lord Qincha, I have an idea. ”

Liu Jing said half a sentence, but he stopped talking.

Chen Tingjing asked, "What?" Say! ”

Zhen'er looked at Liu Jing as if he was smiling, so she guessed his plan and said, "I know, they want to bring the glass chess." ”

Chen Tingjing smiled: "What's so bad to say?" Bring it with you. ”

Ma Ming said: "I went to Huating Temple, facing Dianchi Lake, and played chess a few times, so I was uncomfortable." ”

Zhen'er got off the horse and said, "I'll give you a chess!" ”

Jen'er returned to her room, opened the box, and was dumbfounded. It turned out that the glass chess was gone. Zhen'er was so frightened that she didn't have time to close the box and ran out in a hurry. She ran to Chen Tingjing's side and whispered a few words. Chen Tingjing's face was shocked, and he turned around and walked into the post house. Liu Jing and Ma Ming didn't know what was going on, so they also went in.

Chen Tingjing looked at the opened box and said in a panic: "The things given by the emperor, losing them is a big crime!" ”

Dashun said: "It must be Wang Jiwen who is making trouble, he wants to muddy the water!" ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "Find it quickly, be sure to find the glass chess back!" ”

Liu Jingdao: "Master, I thought that glass chess could only be visited secretly, not overtly. Otherwise, I'm afraid that if you don't find the chess, you will be convicted first! ”

Chen Tingjing sighed: "Seeing that the matter of Yunnan is about to come to fruition, but there are extraneous branches!" ”

Liu Jingdao: "It's okay like this, Ma Ming will go to Huating Temple with Lord Qin, and I will stay to secretly visit the glass chess." ”

Liu Jing saw that Chen Tingjing's carriage was getting farther and farther away, and suddenly shouted to Xiang Bao: "Come to my room!" ”

Xiang Bao didn't know what was going on, so he didn't dare to go out, so he followed Liu Jing into the door. Liu Jing entered the room and sat down, picked up the tea on the table, and drank it slowly. Xiang Bao bowed his head and trembled. After a long time, Liu Jing shouted: "Kneel!" ”

Xiang Bao didn't understand what was going on, so he knelt down first and said, "Adult, the little one doesn't know what the crime is!" ”

Liu Jing said sharply: "Hurry up and hand over the glass chess!" ”

Xiang Bao was stupid, and it took a long time to say a whole sentence: "What glass chess?" The little ones have never heard of it! ”

Liu Jing said coldly: "You still pretend to be garlic?" ”

Xiang Bao cried and said with a sad face: "The little one really doesn't know!" ”

Liu Jingdao: "Don't think that what you are doing is unaware!" On the first night of your stay at the inn, you went into your room and turned over the cabinets. I went to Yunhe's house, and you followed sneakily, and then went to Wang Jiwen to report secretly! What you thought you were doing I didn't know? ”

Xiang Bao trembled, kowtowed, and said, "What the adults say, the little ones dare not deny it." But the glass chess, the small one really didn't steal it! ”

Liu Jingdao: "I told you a long time ago, the pieces of paper and ink in Lord Qincha's room are all important things, and if you lose them, just ask you for them!" This glass chess piece is a gift from the emperor, and it is a capital crime not to hand it over! ”

Xiang Bao wai cried and said, "My lord is taking my head off at this time, and I can't hand over the glass chess!" ”

Liu Jing scolded: "Don't cry cat and mouse!" The thing was lost at you, just ask for it! ”

Xiang Bao Chao Liu Jingzuo was unrelenting, and shouted that the adults were wronged. Liu Jingdao: "Don't lift me up, I'm not an adult." You are a classless and classless postman, why do you have such close contacts with the people of Taiwan? Tell me everything you know, or spare you the death penalty! ”

Xiang Bao said: "My lord, Lord Zhangtai just told the little one to stare at you, I don't know anything else!" ”

Liu Jingdao: "It's okay if you don't say it, the theft of glass chess alone is enough to punish you with a capital crime!" I'll kill you first! ”

Liu Jing pulled out the knife as he said and put it on Xiang Bao's neck. Xiang Bao was so frightened that he lay on the ground and shouted that he was wronged.

Liu Jingdao: "Wronged? The glass chess piece was lost in your inn, who stole it if you didn't steal it? Others don't dare to enter the room of Lord Chincha! If you tell me what you know, about the theft of the glass chess, I can take care of it for you in front of Lord Chincha. ”

Xiang Baozao was so frightened that he sweated through his clothes, and said, "The little one said it, the little one said it all." ”

Liu Jing put down the knife, took a pen and paper, and said: "You have to say everything to be true, I have black and white words here, and I can't confess!" ”

Wang Jiwen was waiting for Chen Tingjing in the second hall, and his heart was so anxious that he was about to catch fire, but he still shook his fan calmly. Suddenly, a servant came to report: "Lord Zhengtai, Chen Tingjing has gone to Huating Temple." ”

Wang Jiwen was surprised, guessing that the Kan family father and son must be in Huating Temple. After all, he is a person who has seen the world, Wang Jiming knows that he has encountered a catastrophe, but he still has to fight to the death. He instructed the officials to bring Yang Wenqi with him. The official was about to go out, and Wang Jiwen said: "Forget it, I'll go to see him in prison." ”

Yang Wenqi sat in the cell and drank tea as if he was fine, and Wang Jiwen wanted to get angry when he saw it. Unexpectedly, Yang Wenqi stood up first, saluted Wang Jiwen, and said, "Yongshu knows that the master of Taiwan must be in a hurry. Don't worry, don't be afraid! ”

Wang Jiwen asked, "Are you really sitting on the Diaoyutai platform?" ”

Yang Wenqi said with a smile: "Yinzi is dumb, and the ones who can talk are me and Kan Zhenzhao." He has a mouth, I have a mouth, and the IOU is signed by him. ”

Wang Jiwen said: "Don't think so lightly, Chen Tingjing looks difficult to deal with!" ”

Yang Wenqi squinted and smiled, and said: "Lord Taiwan, Yongshu has a plan, which can not only make the Kan family's father and son suffer from the enemy, but also make Chen Tingjing mess up, and he can't check it in Yunnan!" ”

Wang Jiwen hurriedly asked: "What strategy?" Say it! ”

Yang Wenqi said: "Why do merchants suddenly hate the Kan family? ”

Wang Jiwen said anxiously: "When is it, still sell Guanzi!" Say it. ”

Yang Wenqi said: "Not only because Kan Zhenzhao is looking for a merchant to borrow silver for you, but also because the new tax law leaked out!" The merchants know that the new tax law must be out of their pockets! Now you might as well let people go outside to let off steam, saying that Chen Tingjing praised the new tax law of the Kan family father and son, and was ready to play the court's approval, and Yunnan merchants would not want to have a good life in the future. ”

Wang Jiwen nodded more than once, and said continuously: "Okay!" Good! With this method, I won't just wait to die! ”

Yang Wenqi said: "Lord Taiwan, there is still a plan for Yongshu. When the time comes, it will be really chaotic, even if Chen Tingjing is killed while he is in chaos, he will also do it! Yunnan Tiangao Emperor is far away, you went to the fold, only said that Chen Tingjing did not do things effectively, provoked the people to revolt, and died of extraordinary, what can the emperor do? It's nothing more than sending Qin down to find out how Chen Tingjing died, and it's not up to us to say it? ”

Wang Jiwen nodded, and told him to stop here, just act according to the plan.

Chen Ting saluted Taihua Mountain and went straight to Huating Temple. After seeing the abbot, he burned a few sticks of incense in the hall, so he couldn't be polite, and told Ma Ming to invite the Kan family father and son. Not long after, the father and son of the Kan family came, both with shame on their faces.

Chen Tingjing smiled and said: "I should have a fate with Kan Gong!" ”

Kan Zhenzhao shook his head and said: "Kan didn't mean to hide his identity, but he really didn't want to ask about the affairs of the governor's yamen anymore and offend Lord Qincha." ”

Kan Wangda arched his hand and said: "The late life also deceived Lord Qincha and listened to the punishment. ”

Chen Ting glanced at Kan Wangda, turned around and still talked to Kan Zhenzhao: "You don't ask about things, you have to ask about things!" ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "I pretend to be smart, but I did two foolish things that I regret too much!" ”

Chen Tingjing guessed that it was a foolish thing for him to come forward to borrow money from a merchant for Wang Jiwen, but he didn't know what else to do. Kan Zhen Zhao said: "One is to borrow silver from merchants for the governor's yamen, and the other is to supervise the construction of Daguan Tower. Wang Jiwen initially asked me to handle the salary, but I was not appointed. It was very difficult to raise 170,000 taels of silver, 130,000 loads of grain, and 10,000 war horses in a short period of time. I want Wang Jiwen to make a compromise to the court, if it can be avoided, if it can be delayed, it will be delayed. But Wang Jiwen is so happy that he will complete the court errand on time. ”

Chen Tingjing asked: "Wang Jiwen did complete the errand on time, that is, he paid it with the treasury silver, right?" ”

Kan Zhenzhao nodded and said, "Exactly!" Later, when I heard that the Qin mission was coming to check the silver, Wang Jiwen asked me for a plan, and I knew that he and Yang Wenqi had done a lot of things that violated the rules of the imperial court without telling me. I'm just a case in the yamen, a decoration! I thought that Wang Jiwen's yamen was not a place for me to stay, so I brushed my sleeves away. But not long after, about four months ago, Wang Jiwen came to the door again, and asked me to come forward and ask the merchant to borrow money to temporarily fill the deficit in the treasury. ”

Kan Wangda interjected: "My father has soft ears, after all, he has been friends with Wang Jiwen for many years, so he agreed." ”

Chen Tingjing asked: "Why does Wang Jiwen have to beg you to find a merchant?" ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "Kan has a good reputation in Yunnan, and the Kan family has been a businessman for generations, and he is quite trusted by his peers. ”

Chen Tingjing asked again: "You said that supervising the construction of the Grand View Tower is also a foolish thing, why is this?" ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "Nominally, I supervised the construction, but I was only in charge of the construction, and the accounts were all managed by Yang Wenqi." Yang Wenqi raised more than 200,000 taels of silver, all of which were counted in the construction of the Grand View Building, and the actual consumption of the Grand View Building was only 10,000 taels! ”

Chen Tingjing nodded silently and listened to their father and son. Kan Wangda said: "But my father can't show evidence of Yang Wenqi's corruption, so he can't sue him!" ”

Chen Tingjing felt strange and asked, "Why is this?" ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "In the days when I supervised the construction of Daguanlou, I had an unpleasant quarrel with Wang Jiwen, and I only knew how to drink all day long. Whenever Yang Wenqi has income and expenditure, he takes advantage of me to sign when I am drunk. Now if I really want to check the accounts of Daguanlou, the responsibility is on my head, but it has become my corruption! ”

Kan Wangda said: "My family did not lend money to the yamen, but the salt store was still open. Other merchants only said that my father and son joined forces with the governor's yamen to trap them, so they hated them. Xiang Yunhe came to my house that day to make noise, and there were already people waiting in the governor's yamen. The officials tricked Xiang Yunhe into beating him half to death, and they relied on me to beat him, and said that the merchants jointly sued me and arrested me. ”

Kan Zhenzhao said again: "I made it impossible for the merchants to do business, and I also pondered a new tax law with Wangda, and the merchants didn't understand the details, so they naturally hated my Kan family!" ”

Chen Tingjing was very interested and said, "Tell me about this new tax law." ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "It is naturally a good thing that Lord Qincha asked the imperial court to abolish the tax on copper mining in Yunnan and reduce the burden on the people. But the Yunnan copper tax, which is the main input in the yamen, is now gone. If we don't open up new sources of money, we will end up sitting on empty water in the long run. ”

Chen Tingjing asked, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

Kan Zhen Zhao said: "Lord Qincha doesn't know, Yunnan is mountainous and poor, and the people are poor, so it is very difficult to share the taxes equally among the people of Li. However, in addition to copper, Yunnan also produces salt, tea, and a large number of caravans and commercial houses. At present, the imperial court is too loose in its control of Yunnan salt and tea, and most of the caravans and commercial houses do not pay taxes. ”

Chen Tingjing nodded and said, "Oh, by the way, as long as the salt, tea, horse gangs, and commercial houses are well managed, and taxes are levied reasonably, the financial resources will not be worried." ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "My family Wangda is also a scholar who is worried about the world, and our father and son have written a new tax law and want to ask the master of Taiwan to forward it to the emperor." ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Before I came to Yunnan, the emperor did not receive this excerpt. ”

Kan Zhenzhao shook his head vigorously and said, "Wang Jiwen didn't present the emperor at all!" He wants to do more than less, just trying to do some superficial articles in Yunnan, waiting for promotion, patting his ass and leaving! However, the emperor didn't know, and the merchants knew first. They didn't know the details, they only heard that the father and son of the Kan family had a bad idea for the imperial court to take money out of their pockets. Xiang Yunhe took the lead in suing the Kan family, just for this matter! ”

Chen Tingjing lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and said: "I have calculated the accounts and used the silver in the treasury as a salary, which is only the cash part, and where did the silver come from to purchase grain, grass and horses?" ”

Kan Zhenzhao said: "I'm also calculating this account, and I don't know what to do." In addition to the 780,000 taels of treasury silver, there are 120,000 taels of silver, and Yang Wenqi relied on me to be greedy, and he didn't say that the silver was used to purchase grain, grass and horses. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "These 120,000 taels of silver are not enough to purchase grain, grass and horses. Where did Wang Jiwen get the silver? ”

Kan Wangda said: "I can't think clearly. Wang Jiwen has been the governor for a few years, but he really hasn't apportioned a tael of silver to the people, and everyone calls him Wang Qingtian. Where did he get all his money? ”

Soon it was dusk, and it was too late to return to the city. Chen Tingjing was not in a hurry, and ordered him to stay in the temple. Only then did the abbot know that Chen Tingjing turned out to be a Qincha, so he followed forward and backward, chanting more than Buddha, and had to ask for Mobao.

On the second day, after the meal, Chen Tingjing took the Kan family father and son back to the city by boat. The boat passes through the Dianchi Lake, the water waves are not alarmed, and the white gulls rise and fall, far and near.

As the ship approached the dock, there were already many people gathered on the shore. Kan Wangda's eyes were sharp, and he recognized those people, so he said: "Oh no, they are all merchants from Yanhang Street, they must be coming for us!" ”

It turned out that Chen Tingjing said the day before yesterday that the governor Yamen would return the silver the next day. Yesterday, the merchants flocked to the governor's yamen, and the people in the yamen said that they needed to find Kan Zhenzhao, and the IOU was signed by him. The merchants rushed to the Kan family salt store again and almost fought with the Kan family. At this time, I don't know who said that Chen Tingjing wanted to play the new tax law of the Kan family father and son to the imperial court, not only the silver lent out this time should be deducted from the tax, but everyone should not want to have a good life in the future. The merchants were even more angry, saying that they would just kill the dog official. They heard that Chen Tingjing had gone to Huating Temple, so they rushed here early to wait.

The boat was still more than a foot away from the shore, and several people on the shore stretched out bamboo poles and poked hard at the boat, and the boat shook and retreated. The three boats collided and almost capsized. The people on the shore shouted: "If you don't pay us back, you won't want to go ashore!" Repeal that bullshit tax new law! They are not allowed to go ashore! ”

Chen Tingjing stood on the boat and did not speak, waiting for the shore to be a little quieter, before shouting: "Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me!" ”

Chen Tingjing had only said half a sentence, and there was a commotion on the shore again.

Kan Zhenzhao shouted: "Neighbors, you have been deceived by Wang Jiwen!" ”

As soon as Kan Zhen Zhao spoke, the insults were overwhelming, and no one could say half a word. At this time, Liu Jing led the Kan family to run over, and surrounded the merchants with knives and guns. Several young owners couldn't stand this breath, and were about to make a move, but they were knocked to the ground by the Kan family. No one dared to move anymore, just cursed and cursed.

Chen Tingjing went ashore and hurriedly ordered not to hurt the people.

shouted to Yuding: "The imperial court is poor, how can it be a family of officials and bandits!" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "I, Chen, am an official, the Kan family is not a bandit, his family is the same as you, they are all the people of the Qing Dynasty." ”

Xiang Yuding said: "You don't investigate the case with the governor's yamen, and you mix with profiteers and wicked people, what kind of good official are you!" ”

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "Whoever borrows your money and doesn't pay it back is a bad official and a profiteer, right?" That's easy to say. Calm your anger and go with me to the treasury and get your money back!" ”

The merchants couldn't believe it, and no one answered for half a day.

Kan Zhenzhao said: "Lord Qincha's words count! ”

Xiang Yuding said angrily: "You have to speak!" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Fellow villagers, you have misunderstood Kan Gong! ”

Xiang Yuding said: "Who misunderstood him?" His family is full of benevolence and morality on weekdays, and in the end he almost beat my son to death! ”

Kan Wangda said: "Uncle Xiang, Yunhe is really not my Kan family's fight!" ”

At this moment, Xiang Yunhe suddenly came out of the crowd. Xiang Yuding was surprised: "Yunhe, why are you here?" ”

Xiang Yunhe said: "I was brought by someone from Qincha. Dad, my injuries are really not caused by the Kan family! ”

Xiang Yuding was dumbfounded and asked, "Yunhe, what's the matter?" ”

He bowed his head to Yunhe and said: "On that day, the people in the governor's yamen said that in order to prevent the imperial court from exploiting us, we have to prevent the Kan family from reporting the new tax law, and we have to sue the Kan family!" They beat me and wounded me, and then they defiled the Kan family! ”

Kan Wangda shook his head and said, "Yunhe, you are a bitter trick, you almost killed me!" ”

He bowed to Yunhe and said, "Brother Wangda, I can't stand you!" ”

Kan and Xiang had just settled the grievances between the two families, and someone in the crowd shouted: "Your two families have reconciled, what should we do?" Do we pay taxes? ”

There was another commotion in the crowd, and there was no handover.

Chen Tingjing said: "Fellow villagers, let's not talk about whether we should pay taxes or not, let me ask you a few questions first. Yunnan is located on the border, if there is a foreign enemy, what should I do? ”

Someone replied: "There is an army in the imperial court!" ”

Chen Tingjing asked again: "Yunnan is vast and sparsely populated, and there are many bandits. What if there are bandits who rob the house? ”

Someone replied: "The yamen sent troops to clean it up!" ”

Chen Tingjing continued to ask: "What do the people in the yamen eat and wear for those who are soldiers?" ”

No one answered. Chen Tingjing said: "The payment of the national tax on imperial grain is an ancient practice and must be observed. The new tax law proposed by the Kan family father and son, you are just hearsay, but I have asked for advice carefully. Let me tell you, my family is also in business, and this new tax law is much less than my hometown Shanxi! ”

Still no one spoke. Chen Tingjing also said: "Kan Gong and Kan Wangda are really thinking about the long-term peace and stability of Yunnan. Otherwise, what the hell are they doing with this? According to the new tax law, they themselves have to pay taxes! ”

Kan Wangda arched his hand and said: "Seniors, peers, listen to me a few words." Yunnan's current tax burden is already the lightest in the country. Wealthy provinces need to release treasury silver every year, but Yunnan does not. We in Yunnan only need to be paid when the imperial court fights. How did Wang Jiwen help? On the one hand, he wants to appear capable in the emperor, and on the other hand, he wants to play the role of Qingtian in front of the people. ”

Kan Zhenzhao took over the conversation and said: "He, Wang Jiwen, has won the good official reputation of the Qingtian Lord, and he will leave a mess to his successor." In the end, the people have to make up for the deficit in the treasury over the years. What the people don't know, they think that Governor Wang doesn't collect taxes, but if they change Governor Zhang and Governor Li, they will collect taxes, and they will collect so much. The people will say that the governor's decree is changeable, and maybe there will be chaos! The world is in chaos, and it is still us people who suffer in the end! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Ladies and gentlemen, we have explained the truth very clearly, if you can't figure it out for a while, you can go back and think about it again." Now, come with me to the treasury and retrieve your money. ”

Chen Tingjing said to get on the sedan chair, and the Kan family's own sedan chair was also waiting early. While the merchants were talking, they followed Chen Tingjing and went to the treasury to get the silver.

Only then did Liu Jing hand Yi Cheng Xiang Bao's confession to Chen Tingjing and said, "Master, take a look, there is still a shocking case." ”

Chen Tingjing took the confession and was really shocked. It turned out that after Wu Sangui's defeat, he left more than 30 million taels of silver, more than 50 million catties of grain, and more than 10 million bundles of forage, all of which were concealed by Wang Jiwen. Xiang Baoyuan was Wang Jiwen's scholar and followed him for more than 20 years. Xiang Bao couldn't be coarse in writing and ink, and he couldn't be placed in the officialdom, so he made him a poster. Xiang Bao was just hiding people's eyes, he was actually taking care of the money and grain left by Wu Sangui for Wang Jiwen. Every time he needed to help, the silver was misappropriated from the domain, and the grain and grass were secretly collected by Xiang Bao, which even Yang Wenqi didn't know. The money and grain left by Wu Sangui, Wang Jiwen was reluctant to report to the court at first, but later he didn't dare to let the court know.

Kan Zhenzhao suddenly realized and said, "Now I understand!" Alas! I'm so blind! Wang Jiwen was playing tricks right under my nose, I didn't even see it! ”

Chen Tingjing instructed Ma Ming: "Hurry up and invite Lord Wang Jiwen, after all, it is the Yunnan Domain, I can't just open it!" ”

When he arrived at the domain, after waiting for a long time, Wang Jiwen came in a sedan chair, got off the sedan chair and said: "Lord Qincha, you have to discuss such a big matter with me in advance." ”

Chen Tingjing smiled and said, "Aren't I just asking you to come over and discuss?" ”

But some merchants shouted: "We get back our money, what else needs to be discussed!" ”

Wang Jiwen said softly and firmly: "If it causes a riot and the official bank is robbed, it is not my responsibility. ”

Xiang Yuding said: "Don't worry, Lord Taiwan, we only need our own silver!" ”

The treasury began to return the silver, and the merchants all shouted Chen Tingjing Qingtian. Chen Tingjing frequently returned the salute, but Wang Jiwen was so anxious that he was on fire. Suddenly, Chen Tingjing said casually: "Lord Zhangtai, I have found out that Wu Sangui once left a huge amount of silver, grain and forage, but I don't know where it went. ”

Wang Jiwen's face suddenly turned pale, his eyes turned black, and he couldn't speak.

Chen Tingjing was tepid, and said: "Lord Taiwan, follow me into Beijing to face the saint!" ”

Back at the post house, Liu Jing took out the glass chess. Chen Tingjing asked how he found it, and everyone laughed but did not answer.

Finally Da Shun said: "Master, I just know that the glass chess has not been lost!" ”

It turned out that Liu Jing and the others saw that Xiang Bao was unusual, but they didn't know where to start, so they deliberately used the lost glass chess to bluff him. Chen Tingjing couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, and said: "In the future, when investigating the case, you are not allowed to frame others first!" The next is not an example. ”

Liu Jing responded, but he still smiled. Chen Tingjing asked, "What are you laughing at?" Is there anything else you want to hide from me? ”

Liu Jing smiled: "Master, this is all Grandma Zhen's idea!" ”

Chen Tingjing blamed Zhen'er, and Zhen'er said: "I have long felt that the relationship between Xiang Bao and Wang Jiwen is extraordinary, but I can't grasp the handle. ”

Chen Tingjing said with a straight face: "If you can't grasp the handle, you will impose a handle on him?" ”

Zhen'er said angrily: "The master is really, Xiang Bao is a person like this, you don't give him a dismount, scare him first, is he willing to tell the truth?" ”

Liu Jingdao: "Thanks to Grandma Zhen, otherwise how could I confess to Bao that Wang Jiwen concealed Wu Sangui's money and grain?" ”

Chen Tingjing finally laughed, but still said that he would never handle the case like this in the future.

On the second day, Chen Tingjing escorted Wang Jiwen back to Beijing. Wang Jiwen has not yet been convicted, still wearing official uniforms, his face is gray, and he is sitting in the carriage. Chen Tingjing still treats each other politely, but Wang Jiwen does not appreciate it.

When he was about to go out of the city gate, he saw that the streets were full of people on both sides. Listen carefully, it turns out that they are all here to send Wang Jiwen. Some people wept bitterly, saying that Lord Wang was a good official, and he didn't ask the people for a tael of silver in the past few years, but he was killed by traitorous ministers. Some people also said that Lord Wang offended the wealthy merchants in Yunnan and was sued by them to the capital, and the imperial court sent a messenger down.

When he went out of the city gate, he saw many people kneeling in the dark outside the city, blocking the way. When a common person saw Wang Jiwen, he suddenly stood up, rushed forward and cried: "Lord Wang, you are a big blue sky, you are gone, we don't know how to live!" ”

Wang Jiwen also seemed to be moved by emotion, and said: "Don't worry, the new tax law proposed by the Kan family father and son, although Lord Qincha wants to play the imperial court, but the emperor may not be gracious!" ”

The man turned his head and glared at Chen Tingjing angrily: "Are you Qincha?" Why do you want to arrest our parents? Lord Wang is a good official that Yunnan has never had since ancient times! ”

Chen Tingjing shouted: "Fellow villagers, whether Lord Wang is guilty or not, there is no conclusion now, I got the capital, and I heard what the emperor said!" ”

The man said: "If there is a traitor like you in the imperial court, Lord Wang will definitely suffer!" ”

Suddenly, someone shouted to kill the traitor, and the people stood up in a hurry, and the bees and flying ants rushed over. Liu Jing and his entourage desperately blocked the flow of people. Zhen'er jumped out of the car and swung her sword to protect Chen Tingjing.

Ma Ming flashed to Wang Jiwen's carriage and whispered: "Hurry up and tell them to retreat, otherwise they will cut you!" ”

Wang Jiwen glared and said, "You dare!" ”

Ma Ming pulled out his knife and said, "Don't force me!" Hurry, otherwise your neck will be cold, and you will go to Huangquan! ”

Wang Jiwen and Ma Ming looked at each other for a moment, finally softened, got out of the car and shouted: "Folks, folks, listen to me!" ”

But someone shouted: "Don't be afraid, Lord Wang, we have killed the traitorous ministers, and if the court sends troops, we will support you and fight them to the end!" ”

Wang Jiwen shouted: "Shut up! Immediately the people fell silent. Wang Jiwen suddenly knelt down and bowed to the people a few times. When the people saw this, they knelt down again and wept.

Wang Jiwen said: "I, Wang, please everyone, don't do disloyal and unrighteous things!" I am diligent and thrifty in Yunnan, not greedy or occupied, living up to the emperor and living up to the people. This time I entered Beijing to face the saint, and the bad luck was all in heaven. Heaven has its own justice, folks, rest assured! ”

No one spoke, only a cry. Wang Jiwen said again: "Folks, please make way for me, even if I, Wang Jiwen, beg everyone." ”

The people slowly let go of their debut, and they all looked at Chen Tingjing with hatred.

Zhen'er said: "Lord Wang moved himself, and he really cried. ”

Chen Ting sighed: "This time, the people who cried to Lord Wang in the middle of the road rushed here when they heard the news. Pity these good people! ”