Chang Feng took a candle and shone it on the face of the black shadow.

It turned out to be a drunken cat inspecting Gao Chenghu! Could it be that Gao Chenghu is a murderer who pretends to be a wife?

Gao Chenghu looked drunk and hazy.

Chang Feng asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

Gao Chenghu replied: "Drink too much, come out and pee." ”

Xu Fatzi and they rushed over. Xu Fatzi asked, "Have you caught the person who pretended to be a woman?" ”

Chang Feng said: "Caught it." Come on, I'm going to judge my wife at night! Escort Gao Chenghu to the lobby. ”

The crowd entered the lobby. Chang Feng plans to support Jin Bao, Huang Liang, and Lin Sanjiu.

He smiled and said, "Brother Jin, Brother Huang, Brother Lin, the three of you will go and inspect the body of that little scribe first." ”

The three of them looked at each other, as if they wanted to participate in the interrogation of Gao Chenghu.

But because Chang Feng was their new commander, he had to obey the order to leave the lobby.

Chang Feng also instructed the officials: "You also go to each of your lookout holes and arrow holes to be on guard." Prevent evil people and evil spirits from doing so. ”

After a while, only Chang Feng's own people and Gao Chenghu were left in the lobby.

Zhou Wen asked Chang Feng: "High inspection is to become a wife?" ”

Chang Feng didn't answer, but asked Gao Chenghu: "Isn't there a gong bucket in the room?" Why pee in the back of the scribe's bedroom? ”

Gao Chenghu replied: "I am from Wuzhou, Guangxi. Wuzhou people never use Gong buckets in their rooms. It's all about peeing outside the room. ”

Chang Feng asked with a smile: "What kind of wine did Gao Inspector drink?" How much did you drink? ”

Gao Chenghu replied: "Prickly pear glutinous rice wine, I drank three catties." ”

Prickly pear glutinous rice wine is one of the specialties of Yinjiang. It is a rice wine that has little energy. Even a woman in confinement can drink it.

Chang Feng drank once with Yang Yiqing when he first arrived at Sinan Xuanwei Division. I know that this wine is too much for diuretics.

Chang Feng asked: "You usually drink too much, is it convenient to be behind the scribe's bedroom?" ”

Gao Chenghu replied: "Yes, there is a loquat tree behind the scribe's bedroom, which I planted." Wuzhou people pay attention to drowning in fat. ”

Xu Fatzi on the side was a little impatient: "Master Chang, don't listen to his clever words!" Punish him! Tiger stool, nail foot board, play lute. As soon as the big memory recovery technique is on, I'm not afraid that he won't move! ”

Chang Feng didn't pay attention to Xu Fatzi. Instead, he asked an irrelevant question: "Gao Chenghu, as an official of the imperial court, why do you indulge in alcohol all day long?" ”

"Don't you know the truth that if you are in your position, you must seek your own government?"

"Some people say that you are drunk and depressed because you acted recklessly and commanded improperly during the Guangxi Counterinsurgency War, and killed 800 of your brothers."

Gao Chenghu's answer was extremely harsh: "I have never killed any brother!" I drink because I hate the injustice of the court! The government is unjust! ”

Xu Fatzi was angry: "Damn, you, an official, know how to drink all day long, and you don't do your job, but you complain that the court and the government are coming!" ”

Chang Feng waved his hand: "Fatty, silence." Let him say. Gao Chenghu, I want to ask, how the court is unfair, how the government is unjust? ”

Gao Chenghu cried and told what happened to him and the robes.

During the counterinsurgency battle in Guangxi, he had 800 robes under his command. was used as a bait by the Guangxi Metropolitan Division to lure the rebels into taking the bait.

The so-called bait is actually a dead man. Facing a rebel army ten times your size.

Gao Chenghu believed at that time that he should be a soldier to eat food, serve the country, and obey the orders of the generals. Even if you die on the battlefield, you don't hesitate to do so.

Gao Chenghu and the robes looked at death as home. Before leaving, I drank Zhuangxing wine. As soon as the strong man goes, the wind and water are cold.

The battle is over. Of the 800 brave men and 700 who died in battle, only 100 survived, and 50 of the 100 became disabled and crippled.

It was by their sacrifice that the main force of the official army completed the lure of the rebels into depth and encirclement.

After the end of the counterinsurgency, according to the rules, the bereaved family members of the martyred robes were each able to receive ten stones of rice. Successor posts with heirs.

Each of the crippled brothers received eight stones of rice. If you are disabled, you can no longer serve as a soldier and eat food, and you can inherit the post if you have children.

The scribes of the Dusi Yamen privately divided the rice that originally belonged to the loyal martyrs! Sold the posts of the martyrs!

The martyrs shed blood and tears!

Gao Chenghu and the surviving brothers were angry and went to the guard. The commander told them to find the Yamen of the capital.

The Dusi Yamen told them to go to the military department.

The military headquarters is 4,600 miles away in the capital. They are sincerely embarrassed.

Gao Chenghu and the two hundred households are very conscientious. sold his property, and bribed a magistrate in Wuzhou to open the way. Prepare to go to Beijing to file a complaint.

On the day of departure, more than 100 disabled or injured robes came to see off Gao Chenghu.

They are full of expectations, hoping that Gao Chenghu can seek justice for them in the capital.

However, the Dusi Yamen sent 500 personal soldiers, armed with big sticks, to beat them up!

The idea of the Guangxi Metropolitan Division is: The scribes are greedy for your pension rice and sell your posts. I'll take care of it.

Of course, the scribes are my third and sixth relatives. The so-called disposal.

Though you have suffered losses, take advantage of them. But the ugliness of the family must not be publicized, how can you run to the capital and lose the people of the Yamen of Guangxi?

Let the officials of the Ministry of War, what do you think of our Guangxi Metropolitan Division?

It's really worth fighting!

Pity the more than 100 robes, it was easy to escape death on the battlefield, but they were beaten to the head by the 500 Dusi soldiers who had never been on the battlefield!

It didn't count after the fight, and they were put in prison.

Want to get out of the cell. OK! Write a letter of repentance, and kneel down to read the book of repentance in front of the robes of the other thousands of households in the guard!

Pity more than 100 survivors. He died for the country, full of scars. In the end, he ended up kneeling and "repenting".

Gao Chenghu, the leader, is a hereditary thousand households. You cannot be dismissed from military service, but you can be demoted and appointed.

The Dusi Yamen directly demoted him from a five-grade thousand households to a nine-grade inspection. Guangxi could no longer tolerate him, and kicked him to Yinjiang, Qianjiang.

After Gao Chenghu finished telling all this, he cried hysterically: "I failed to get justice for the dead and disabled robes. I don't have the skills! ”

"You can only forget it all by drinking!"

He had not shed a single tear on the battlefield, but at this moment, his eyes were red, and tears came out of his eyes.

Xu Fatzi was furious: "Guangxi Dusi should be damned!" I want to join him! ”

Gao Chenghu turned his head and glanced at Xu Fatzi: "You are just the long-term follower of Chief Yinjiang." Can you participate in the second product of the division? ”

Xu Fatzi knew that he had leaked his mouth, and hurriedly said: "Ah, I'm fighting for you." If I am a half-official in the future, I will definitely participate in those dog girls in Guangxi. ”

Chang Feng asked Zhou Wen: "Gao Chenghu drank too much wine and liked to pee under the loquat tree behind the scribe's bedroom, do the people in the long lawsuit know about it?" ”

Zhou Wen replied: "Yes." I've bumped into him a dozen times alone, peeing under a loquat tree. ”

Chang Feng directly revealed his identity to Gao Chenghu: "Gao Chenghu, I am Chang Feng, the commander of Jinyi Guard." ”

"I'll get justice for your robes!"

After speaking, Chang Feng threw the brocade guard waist card to Gao Chenghu.

Gao Chenghu was stunned after reading the waist card: "You are. Jin Yiwei? ”

Xu Fatzi was a little anxious: "Master Chang, why did you leak our details with the murder suspect?" ”

Chang Feng smiled slightly: "He is not a murderer at all!" It's the murderer's scapegoat for misleading us! ”

Turning his head, Chang Feng said to Gao Chenghu again: "I'll tell you the truth." The purpose of our trip is to find out the truth about the murder of the four officials! ”

"You have to cooperate with us. As long as you catch the murderer, I will immediately break it and seek justice for your robe! ”

Gao Chenghu said: "If the adults can do justice for my robe." I don't even have a word to let me die! ”

Xu Fatzi was puzzled: "Master Chang, how do you know that he is not a murderer?" ”

Chang Feng said with a smile: "He was only transferred to Yinjiang two years ago. How could it be possible to kill the first four cousins. ”

"Tell you what. The murderer of the little scribe has been with us. It's one of Jin Bao, Huang Liang, and Lin Sanjiu! ”

The Ninth Lady was a little strange: "Brother, you're not mistaken!" As you said, when the scribes died, they were with us! ”

Shi Wenyi interjected: "Maybe there is an accomplice? ”

Chang Feng shook his head slightly and asked, "How did we know that there was another murder tonight?" ”

Mrs. Nine replied: "Naturally, I heard the ghost cry of the woman." ”

Chang Feng asked again: "When the ghost screams appear, must it be when the scribe is killed?" ”

"If the murderer had quietly killed the scribe first. Fake the scene of the murder of the woman. ”

"Then come to us and get an alibi. Then let the accomplice shout at the top of his throat and pretend to be a ghost? ”

Sun Guishou was the first to react: "We almost fell for it!" The murderer is deliberately creating alibi evidence! ”

Chang Feng nodded slightly: "Tonight's incident just proves that the murderer is among Jin Bao, Huang Liang, and Lin Sanjiu!" ”

"The murderer's plan is simply killing two birds with one stone! One is to clear oneself, and the other is to plant a high inspection. ”

"Heh, they know the habit of high inspection. When the inspector was urinating under the loquat tree behind the scribe's bedroom, he deliberately led us over. Catch a high patrol inspection currently! ”

Xu Fatzi still has doubts: "Why did the murderer frame the high inspection?" Just to divert our attention? ”

Chang Feng thought for a while and replied, "I'm afraid it's not just to divert attention. ”

"The post of inspector, in the eyes of those of us who are big people from the capital, is a small broken official who is not even a sesame mung bean."

"But in Yinjiang, he is a powerful official! It is in charge of the military equipment and public security of the entire Yinjiang River. ”

"Someone wants to squeeze out the high inspection and let their own people replace them!"

Xu Fatzi finally understood, and he waved his fist: "Ahem, I almost fell for the murderer!" ”

Chang Feng smiled: "The murderer is scheming, let's do it." Let's see what other tricks they have up their sleeve. ”

After a moment's effort, Chang Feng called the person in charge of the lawsuit into the lobby.

Chang Feng was shocked and said: "When this official first arrived here, he cracked the big case of patrolling and pretending to be a ghost and killing people!" The official Li Qi and the little scribe tonight were both killed by Gao Chenghu! ”

"Heh, this official has a pair of fiery eyes. You can see through everything in the world! ”

"Haha, this official has just taken office and solved the murder case. Report it to the Propaganda Division, and the Propaganda Envoy may not know how to praise me! ”

Chang Feng pretended to be very happy.

Jin Bao, the head of the official, stretched out his thumb: "Lord Chang is clever!" ”

Chang Feng smiled: "Since the so-called 'changing woman' has been arrested. Lord Zhou's life is in danger. I don't think there's any need to be like a great enemy all day long! ”

"Evacuate all the people who protect Lord Zhou day and night! Give them a break. ”

In addition, the people on the watchtower were also withdrawn. It's just a matter of leaving ten people and eight people on duty all night! ”

In fact, the murderer took a lot of trouble to frame Gao Chenghu, and the biggest purpose was to make Zhou Wen think that the "changing wife" had been arrested, and his life was safe, so he relaxed his vigilance.

Zhou Wen followed the ten entourages brought by the "new chief Chang Huayu" day and night to protect him, and the murderer was not easy to take his life.

Chang Feng guessed the murderer's purpose. Just do the trick to lure the snake out of the hole.

There are still two days left before Zhou Wen took office.

The night is over, and the day falls.

Follow the commands of the common wind. The four Tusi of Yinjiang Miao, Tu, Dong, and Yi came to the gate of the chief lawsuit.

They didn't go into the lawsuit: the new governor had no problem talking to us. The place of conversation is set up outside the gate, and a big tent is set up.

The four toasts were suspicious by nature, and they were afraid that the new chief would catch turtles in the urn and hit snakes and seven inches.

Three poles on the sun. A large tent was erected outside the chief office.

Chang Feng took 30 robes, hundreds of people, attachés and subordinates, walked out through the suspension bridge and entered the big tent.

The crowd sat still.

Chang Feng arched his hand: "In Xiaxin, I will come to Yinjiang and serve as the chief, and in the next three years, I will need four toasts to help me." ”

The four toasts all speak Chinese. Nominally, he is a local official of the long lawsuit.

They politely said, "It's all up to your lordship." ”

Chang Feng got to the point: "Before I came to Yinjiang, I comforted Yang Yiqing and ordered me to implement the reform of the land and return to the river in Yinjiang. ”

"Change the chief lawsuit to Yinjiang County Ya. All taxes and criminal names in Yinjiang are in accordance with the rules of the Central Plains County Ya. ”

The eyes of the four toasts focused on Huang Liang.

It seems that the Huang family's influence in Yinjiang is indeed very large.

Don't look at the color man Huang Liang is just a tax collector, but the four major toasts are the only ones who look at him.

Huang Liang coughed: "Don't look at me, everyone! You have to listen to your lords. ”

The Miao family toast smiled slyly: "That's okay." Everything was done according to what Master Chang said. In the future, the government directly sent people to our Miao Village to collect taxes. ”

"But I'm ahead of that. Since the land has been changed and returned to the stream, I, the Tusi, have no responsibility to collect taxes for the government. ”

"If my people are not willing to pay taxes to the government, don't look for me when the time comes!"

The Dong family toast said: "There is more! In the eyes of the Han government, we Dong people have always been ruthless barbarians. In fact, it is. ”

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine out of a thousand of my people are illiterate. All day long, if you don't agree with each other, you will start a knife fight. ”

"My lord said that in the future, the criminal name will be directly under the control of the government. Then I don't care. If there is a case, you should send a servant to arrest someone! ”

"If the criminal attacks the official with a knife when he arrests someone, I don't care!"

The Yi family toast smiled: "What the two toasts said is that I am the same!" ”

Only Tujia Toast didn't say a word.

Changing the land and returning to the stream wanted to deprive the Tusi of their power, and of course the Tusi did not agree.

They "took all the money for fireworks, rice, funerals, marriages, husbands and horses." ”

"Tusi marries a wife, and the people of Tu are not allowed to marry for three years. If the people are guilty, the Tusi can be put to death. Relatives still have to pay for knives. ”

"The people of the earth will never see the light of day."

Tusi is simply the local soil emperor. To take their power is to take their flesh.

The attitude of these toasts is not as expected.

Chang Feng smiled: "That's good." Let's talk about changing the land and returning to the stream. I'm going to have a little wine in the long lawsuit. Can you enjoy the light? ”

The Miao family toast shook his head: "No!" I still have something to do in the village, so let's go first. ”

Yi toast and Dong toast also refused.

Tujia Toast glanced at Chang Feng. He didn't speak, and left with the crowd.

Chang Feng sighed: "Heh, it seems that it is really difficult to implement the change of land and return to the stream." ”

Huang Liang said: "My lord, my ancestor was a liuguan in Yinjiang when he was in Mengyuan. In all dynasties, which official did not want to implement the reform of the land and return to the stream? ”

"Yet to take authority from one's own person, like killing one's parents. Naturally, the toasts should resist. ”

"If we forcibly carry out the land reform and return to the river, it may even provoke a rebellion."

"Therefore, it is only right for the liuguan to be an official for one term, accumulate more money, honor the officials, and transfer to the Central Plains and rich places in the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible."

Jin Bao agreed: "That's right! ”

Chang Feng pretended to be greedy again: "You said that the tax and silver are three or seven open." Can I really take all of those thirty percent? ”

Huang Liang said: "This is nature. You only need to go to the court, and say that the alien barbarians are unreasonable, and refuse to pay taxes and silver. ”

Chang Feng asked: "But I did collect the tax money!" If the toasts find the court, they will ruin my old bottom. Shouldn't I lose my official position and lose my head? ”

Huang Liang smiled slightly: "Adults don't have to worry. Seventy percent of them got it! ”

"Tax and silver Sanqi, to put it bluntly, is a tacit understanding reached between Tusi and Liuguan. They used 30 percent of the tax money to plug the mouths of the officials. ”

"The liuguan took the silver, don't worry about the affairs of the Tusi family."

"The wool comes out of the sheep, and the silver comes from the native people."

Chang Feng frequently bowed his head: "You are worthy of being old officials in the yazhong, and I have learned a lot from what I said!" ”

Everyone returned to the lawsuit.

Zhou Wen found Chang Feng: "Lord Chang." I still don't feel at ease. You better send a few people to protect me day and night! ”

In front of Jin Bao, Huang Liang, Lin Sanjiu and others, Chang Feng could only comfort Zhou Wen: "Lord Zhou is too worried!" ”

"Gao Chenghu, the murderer who pretended to be a woman, has been arrested by us and put into custody. All you have to do is pack your bags and prepare to leave in two days. ”

"It's really unnecessary to make it as if you're facing a great enemy."

After speaking, Chang Feng looked at Lin Sanjiu: "Lin Bantou, are you right?" ”

Among the three, Chang Feng still felt that Lin Sanjiu was the most suspicious.

Lin Sanjiu said: "What Lord Chang said is true. ”

Zhou Wen was helpless: "Okay." I stayed in my bedroom for the past two days. Wait for the expiration of the term of office to leave the long lawsuit. ”

Chang Feng returned to the lobby. Drinking tea and chatting with all the subordinates.

Chang Feng asked Lin Sanjiu: "How long has Lin Bantou been in the government?" ”

Lin Sanjiu replied: "Sixteen years." ”

Chang Feng smiled: "It is said that you are from Orion? I'm a fun-loving man. How about you take me hunting in the mountains in a few days? ”

Lin Sanjiu smiled: "Adults like hunting? That's the right place! There is a lot of wild meat in Fanjing Mountain. ”

"The skin is peeled, the hair is removed, and the roast is oily on the fire, which is delicious."

Chang Feng smiled: "Then it's decided." I've been hunting in Yinjiang for the past three years. It's okay to play with interracial girls. ”

"When the term of office expires, leave with 30% of the tax money."

Chang Feng keenly noticed that when he said "playing with interracial girls", Jin Bao's face changed!

It was a fleeting expression of anger.

Chang Feng suddenly remembered the legend of the woman in the ghost yamen.

Legend has it that Chief Lin fifteen years ago, wasn't it because he drunkenly robbed a Tujia girl before leaving office, and he was ruined to death, causing the girl to turn into a woman and ask for her life?

Is the anger of the head Jin Bao at this moment related to this legendary girl?

(End of chapter)