The Upper County is not large, only less than half the area of the Sword Court County.

From the map, it is small in shape, like a pinched bone.

The castle is located in the middle, slightly closer to the direction of the Northland.

And Dule Town is right at the intersection of Beidi County and Shang County.

Since it was not far away, with the speed of the wooden ox cart, it soon arrived at Dule Town.

Kong Hanan got out of the car, stretched out in front of the sun, and said to Meng Yu with a slight apology.

"Brother, I'm bothering you to drive for me, I'm afraid that the saint didn't run so far in an ox cart."

Meng Yu smiled and said, "What do you want, in this great Qi country, the saint used to run all over in a car." ”

"It's you, Brother Kong, obviously you have never left Jiange County, but you are very knowledgeable and courageous, and you can see a lot of problems just by relying on the file, and I am ashamed of myself, brother."

The two were polite for a while, and they were even more polite than when they first met.

During the conversation, the county magistrate of Dule County came out.

"The saint has driven here, in the lower Wei Yuan, there is a disappointment, and I hope to forgive my sins."

Meng Yu walked up with Kong Han'an and roughly explained the situation here.

When Wei Yuan heard this, he was also covered in cold sweat.

A murder case, such an omission during it, the key is that he was also detected by the superiors, but he was frightened.

He frowned, and shouted, "Wei Wu, take a few people on mission to find that king Liu." ”

The name Wei Wu sounds domineering, but the person is not good.

Kong Hanan raised his eyes and saw a greasy fat man in a fast hunting suit, scratching his head and coming out of the ranks.

The fat man didn't seem to have eaten yet, and he was still chewing something in his mouth, causing his speech to be a little slurred.

"Know the bird, Shu millet."

Wei Yuan scolded, "How can you educate you, don't call me uncle when you're on a errand, call me an adult." ”

The fat man Wei Wu nodded and said, "Good drop, Shu Xiao." ”

Kong Han'an frowned.

Why is it fast to catch here, it doesn't look very smart.

said that the fat man Wei Wu led the way, but in fact, it was a small official under Wei Wu who led everyone to the palace.

The fat man slipped around, and after a corner, disappeared from the ranks.

Kong Hanan felt more and more that this Dule County was unreliable, and he opened his mouth to ask the officer.

"This brother, is Wei Zhukuai valued by Wei County Order by virtue of his uncle-nephew relationship?"

The official was thin and deadwood, and smiled bitterly.

"Don't call me brother, the little one can't afford it, you can just call me Liu Er."

"Wei Zhukuai is indeed a relative of Wei County Ling, not only that, but in the entire Shang County, there are only a handful of officials who are not surnamed Wei, and they are all relatives of that one."

Liu Er stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of Fushi City, which was an allusion to the county guard.

Liu Er continued, "Actually, in our county office, many people have discovered that Mr. Wang's family is wrong, but the county order and arrest are troublesome, and they want to close the case quickly, so they push it to the ghosts and gods." ”

Kong Han'an's brows furrowed tighter.

"You didn't report it?"

Liu Er smiled bitterly, "Who do we report to?" The Wei family has always been a big family in Shangjun since the Qin State, and they are intertwined, and this Shangjun is surnamed Wei. ”

Kong Han'an was a little surprised.

He thought it was just a rat, but he didn't expect that this Daqi Shangjun would be broken in one pot.

Even the small officials of the county government can't get used to Wei's style, and they don't want to say anything good for them.

Beside him is the disciple of the Great Qi Confucian Saint, walking beside the prime minister, Kong Hanan naturally wants to sue him.

"Brother Meng, don't you persuade the prime minister to take care of it? Isn't there a rule in our Daqi official system to avoid one's place of origin? ”

The so-called avoidance of place of origin means that officials are not allowed to serve in the county where their hometown is located or in the surrounding counties.

This system was established in the feudal era in order to prevent the local clans from becoming bigger.

In this era of feudal ignorance, knowledge is wealth, it is the channel of ascension, in the hands of local clans, and most officials come from families.

If officials return to their hometowns to take up posts, it is very likely that they will collude with their own families, resulting in the local government breaking away from the control of the central dynasty.

In the same way, the big families are intertwined, and the families in the nearby counties are also colluding with each other, so officials should also avoid their posts.

Kong Han'an asked, and Meng Yu could only respond with a wry smile.

"Brother Kong, Shangjun and Beidi County are special, close to the northern border, and the imperial court also considered it at that time, but in the end they made a special exception."

Kong Hanan was stunned.

I didn't expect that I would go from the southwest border of Daqi to the northern border so quickly.

Since it's a border, it barely makes sense.

Sword Pavilion County is fine, the body is poisonous, the body is weak, and the terrain of Sword Pavilion County is complicated.

But Shangjun and Beidi County, there are not many mountains, more plains, and most of the foreign tribes are nomadic people, often violating the border, the local clans have experience, and often organize counterattacks, Kong Han'an in his previous life, various dynasties, and examples of the big clans on the northern border taking office in situ abound.

It's just that the officials of the Wei clan are too hasty.

When the northern enemy comes, can you stop it?

Just thinking about it, the group walked into a fairly spacious alley and arrived at the destination, Wang Hao's mansion.

Or how to say that it is a scholarly family.

Just looking at the main entrance, this house is much stronger than Kong Han'an's old house in Heluo Town.

Two stone lions are magnificent, arching and guarding the mahogany gate, and the blue bricks and 100 tiles are high walls, encircling the palace.

But in Kong Han'an's eyes, this palace is even more unusual.

Under the gloomy eyes, the evil atmosphere in the courtyard is monstrous, and I am afraid that it is full of resentment.

Xu asked about the sore spot just now, and Meng Yu had nothing to say, trying to divert the topic.

"Second Brother Liu, we are looking for Wang Hao's wife's house, how did we find here?"

Liu Er pointed to the main door.

"Mrs. Wang took her family and lived in the palace."

Meng Yuqi said, "If it's just his wife, why did his mother's family also move in?" ”

Liu Er sneered.

"Mrs. Wang's real name is Liu Chan'er, she is the daughter of a family surnamed Liu in the suburbs of this county, that Liu Orion is also able to give birth, Mrs. Wang also has seven brothers, forced to make a living, she has been the top brand of Yicui Pavilion for a while."

"Mr. Wang was obsessed with her back then, and under great pressure he ransomed her, married her as a wife, and treated her day and night."

"But Wang Liu's Xu has been in Yicui Pavilion for a long time, and after marrying into the palace for many years, he has not been able to give birth to a boy and a half girl for the Wang family, of course the old lady and the old man Wang are not happy, so there is a contradiction."

"On the day of the Wang family's accident, Wang Liu's dismissed his subordinates, and we visited our neighbors Zeng Yan that they saw Liu Orion's family enter the palace that night, and the next day there was an accident.

Meng Yu's face changed several times.

"In this way, it was the Liu family who plotted family wealth and killed Wang Hao's family? This...... That's outrageous, isn't it? ”

Liu Er was stunned, "Yes, we felt that it was wrong at the time, but that Wang Liu said bluntly, it was their family who did it, and she could also forgive her father and brother on behalf of her deceased husband's family, this evidence is not conclusive, and the adults are unwilling to pursue it, what can we do?" ”

Kong Han'an sighed: "Reality is often more outrageous than miscellaneous talk." ”

While talking, the door of the palace suddenly opened.