Nanchang at the end of the first month is warmer than Nanjing, but the earth dragon is still burning in the line, and the entire water pavilion is warm like spring.

Shen Liben and Xiong Qitai were only wearing single clothes, sitting comfortably at both ends of the soft couch, chewing on the carefully concocted betel nut while whispering.

"What is the boss doing this time? You have to get to the bottom of it. Xiong Qitai asked worriedly.

"I didn't intend to hide it from you," Shen Liben's posture was like a loose 'Tai' word. But he enjoys his current state very much, and the whole person is too tight and depressed when he is in Nanjing.

When I came down to the province, I felt the taste of being an official again.

"It was Hu Xiang who sent this seat, and his old man has two meanings, one is to let this seat properly handle the case of Liu Lian falling into a well while drunk......"

"Oh?" Obedient and listening, Xiong Qitai understood when he heard Shen Liben say this. "What does Hu Xianghe mean by the boss, just insist that he fell into a well drunk and died?"

"What do you mean by this seat and Hu Xiang?" Shen Li said expressionlessly: "It's all the head of a province, why are they so inferior?" ”

"Yes, yes, the subordinates are indeed inferior," Xiong Qitai hurriedly laughed: "But it is also because the subordinates treat the adults with a pure heart!" ”

"Hmm. The old man has already realized your sincerity, but there are some things that can be done but not said, and if you say too much, you will lose. "Shen Liben is old-fashioned and educates his old subordinates.

"Humble duty and remember the teachings of the adults." Xiong Qitai sat up straight and gave up his hands to be taught.

"Let's talk about what is going on in this case first, and does it have anything to do with you?" Shen Liben asked in a deep voice.

"......" Xiong Qitai pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "My lord has just taught me that there are some things that can be done but not said, and I can't admit what I have done. ”

"You're a quick learner." Shen Liben scolded with a smile, very satisfied with Xiong Qitai's answer.

Although he instructed Xiong Qitai to clean up Liu Lian at the beginning, he never said that Xiong Qitai would kill Liu Lian, so naturally he would not admit this account. is happy to Xiong Qitai to play sloppy with himself.

However, there are still some things that can't be sloppy, and he asked with a straight face: "Where is the person who did it now?" ”

"It's no longer in Nanchang, don't worry. No one could find him. Xiong Qitai said confidently.

"There is one less person in your yamen, can you still hide it?" Shen Liben frowned and asked, "It's too hasty!" ”

"Don't worry, my lord, that day was a New Year's dinner at Cao Shenzheng's house, and there was only one cook and two servants in his family, so he invited a cook from Hexiang Mansion to add up to a dozen." Xiong Qitai knew that no one could eavesdrop, but he still lowered his voice as a thief:

"The hands-on man dressed up as a subordinate and mixed in. When the people from Hexianglou asked, he said that he was from Cao Shen's family; When Cao asked from the politicians, he said that he was from Hexianglou. Immediately after he got it, he ran over the wall, and he didn't know it. ”

"No one really notices?" Shen Liben asked softly, "Didn't leave anything behind?" ”

"Don't worry, according to the judge, Deputy Envoy Feng is our person, according to the Inspector Zeng Tai is just a decoration, and the real handling of the case depends on Deputy Envoy Feng." Xiong Qitai said: "After the incident, he has cleaned up the scene, even if Bao Zheng is reincarnated, he can't find any clues." ”

"Well, it's kind of thorough." Shen Liben bowed slightly, then his eyes gradually became gloomy, and he stared at Xiong Qitai and said: "We and Hu Xiang just want Liu Lian to be ruined, but we never wanted his life, why do you want to do this?" ”

"Back to my lord, Liu Lian is very withdrawn, except for official business, he is locked in the house all day long to study. He had no personal relationship with us, and he never gave private advice to the local gentry, and he would not accept any banquet unless he had drunk the New Year's wine. It's just that Taoism can't be Taoist anymore. Xiong Qitai said helplessly:

"There are two guards from the Chu Wangfu by his side all the time, we just want to frame him, but we don't have a chance, let alone pull him into the water."

"Like Liu Bowen, it's really hateful that oil and salt don't enter." Shen Liben took a sip.

"So if you want to stop him from engaging in pornography, you can only do this." Xiong Qitai swallowed and said: "Otherwise, after the beginning of spring, he will forcibly push the Lijia system, and there will be chaos in the whole province at that time!" ”

"Would you do that for business?" Shen Liben still didn't believe it, and looked at Xiong Qitai suspiciously: "There won't be anything else to hide from this seat, right?" ”

"No, how could it be? When is it, how dare you hide anything? Xiong Qitai said with a smile: "I also received a message from the Chinese bookseller Lang a few days ago, urging the lowly to hurry up, where do you dare to delay any longer?" This is the only way to do it. ”

"You know you're dying?" Shen Liben said hatefully: "Then Liu Lian was personally sent to Jiangxi by the emperor, and he is still Liu Bowen's eldest son and the senior brother of the King of Chu, how can he harm the life of such a person?" You're stabbing the sky! ”

"My lord was angry, and there was really no other way to do it at that time. Besides, this thing is done seamlessly, and I can't find it on my head. Xiong Qitai said strongly.

"Naive, do you think that without evidence, the emperor and the king of Chu will let you go? When did his old Zhu family ask for evidence for murder? It's enough to doubt you! Shen Liben patted the armrest of the soft couch and scolded: "You are really stupid!" ”

"I will not suspect that I have no direct conflict of interest with Liu in politics. And who would have thought that a provincial feudal clan would participate in politics with his subordinates and do such a thing? Xiong Qitai shook his head vigorously.

"Haven't you usually argued with him? Don't he know where the biggest obstacle to his implementation of the Yellow Book comes from? Shen Liben said with a dark face: "He has two guards, but they were sent to him by the King of Chu." As long as those two people sue you in front of the King of Chu, Zhu Lao Liu will ride a giant panda and rush to Nanchang to cut off your head! ”

"Great, my lord, don't worry, those two guards won't be able to return to Beijing." Xiong Qitai suddenly whispered.

"What, you did it to the two of them too?!" Shen Liben was taken aback, there was really nothing that this surnamed Xiong didn't dare to do.

"It just so happened that they were not in the yamen at that time," Xiong Qitai hurriedly explained: "Killing them outside can not only disguise the illusion that the two of them are absconding in fear of crime, but also make others suspect the king of Chu...... After all, those nobles, moody, and disregard human life like a mustard, who knows if Liu Lian accidentally annoyed him and let him shoot him to death with his backhand? ”

"Well......" Shen Liben was skeptical of this statement, he looked at Xiong Qitai suspiciously, and always felt that this guy had something to hide from him, but he couldn't ask anything. I had to suppress the doubts in my heart first, and then asked, "What about those yellow books?" Didn't just destroy it, did it? ”

This is the second purpose of his visit to Nanchang.

"The subordinates are not so stupid, if the yellow book is burned at this time, isn't it to cover it?" Xiong Qitai hurriedly smiled: "After Liu Lian died, he ordered someone to pack all his documents and books into boxes and seal them. ”

After a pause, he smiled slyly and said, "Of course, those boxes containing yellow books accidentally mixed in some silverfish and book lice......"

(End of chapter)