Leaving from the opera garden, Liu Xin went to buy two sets of clothes first, and then came to the inn to eat.

He took a look at the red rabbit, who had eaten well and slept well, and his injured front hooves had been able to hit the ground, and after seeing Liu Xin, he was intimate for a while before continuing to eat its essence.

Liu Xin spent a lot of money to let the inn junior take care of Chitu, he didn't treat Chitu as a mount from the beginning, this situation is very natural, so naturally Liu Xin didn't find this problem.

When eating, Liu Xin made a difficulty, and when he came out, he brought ten taels of silver, and Leng Peijun was responsible for the places where he needed to spend silver along the way, after all, it was the tolerance of the East Factory, and they could be reimbursed when they went back. Liu Xin is a Jinyiwei, and he is not sure whether the case of the East Factory can be reimbursed.

But now that the case of Dongchang is closed, he lives in the guest house for 50 yuan a day, plus 10 yuan for listening to the theater and 20 yuan for eating, which is properly enough. But because there is one more red rabbit, the cost of this red rabbit is not lower than that of Liu Xin.

Zhengyang's silver is more valuable, and the copper coin is smaller, so a hundred coins are a hanging, which is equivalent to one tael of silver. When Liu Xin was a hundred households, the monthly salary was fifteen taels of silver and three buckets of rice. In fact, the ordinary people of Zhengyang have enough silver for two months to live. One dollar can buy two white steamed buns.

He didn't care at first, and left three taels of silver in the inn's account, enough for him to stay here for five or six days, but he didn't think that as soon as he came back today, Xiao Er came over and told him euphemistically that the silver was about to run out.

It's only been two days! Liu Xin took out another three taels of silver in distress, and was just about to hand it to Xiao Er's hand, when several strong men in uniform suddenly broke in outside the door, holding scabbards in their hands, and slapped them on the door frame viciously.

"The shopkeeper, come out!"

One of the brawny men roared angrily, and the diners shrank their heads in unison.

The little second snorted and smeared oil under his feet, because it was close to the back door, he slipped away through the back door before the strong men came in.

Someone among the strong men who came in saw the figure of the shopkeeper, looked here, and the next moment fixed his eyes on the silver in Liu Xinxing's hand.

This strong man strode towards him like no one, Liu Xin frowned, and the other party seemed to be coming at him.

As a result, the strong man really stopped in front of Liu Xin, and said viciously: "Now that you collect taxes, you will see that you are a foreigner, and you have to pay taxes when you eat and drink here!" ”

"I don't know." Liu Xin replied coldly.

The strong man was not annoyed, because he was used to seeing these strangers who didn't understand the rules, so he laughed and said loudly: "It's okay if you don't know the rules, I'll talk to you about it." In Hanzhong Fucheng, in addition to the inner city area, whether you are in the outer city, whether you are playing a sharp store, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, opening the door to do business and setting up a roadside stall, you have to pay taxes to our Jinyiwei, this is the rule here, do you understand! ”

"When will Jin Yiwei still take care of the work of the government office?" Liu Xin still replied coldly, he found that the strong men had noticed this place and slowly approached here, except for the leader who was talking to the shopkeeper in this store, the rest of the people came.

Liu Xin looked around and found that all the diners had their heads down, and two bodies couldn't help but tremble, as if they were very frightened.

Liu Xin's gaze retracted, and fell back on the strong man in front of him, the clothes on the strong man were not the fish and dragon costumes of Jinyiwei, nor the costumes of the two people in the opera garden today.

"Hey, boy, pretty knowledgeable. What you said is the rules of other places, Hanzhong Mansion has the rules of Hanzhong Mansion! The strong man smiled hideously, he thought that he was so very terrifying, he would definitely be able to scare Liu Xin, but in Liu Xin's eyes:

Hey, it's so close to me, you can subdue it with one move!

In the end, Liu Xin didn't make a move, he endured it, and if he couldn't bear it, he made a big plan.

One point of action in his hand, three taels of silver became one tael, and the strong man took it. The strong man took the silver, laughed, and turned away satisfied.

This group of strong men numbered no more than seven or eight people, and they came here to search around, and several well-dressed businessmen were also blackmailed, and the innkeeper even took out a stack of silver tickets.

This is the silver ticket of the comptoir, and the minimum is ten taels.

Liu Xin silently watched the backs of the strong men leaving, he got up and wanted to walk out of the inn.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper stepped forward to stop Liu Xin in two steps, and whispered: "Don't do stupid things, if you go out with you, not only will the money be gone!" ”

Liu Xin frowned and asked softly, "Who are they?" ”

The shopkeeper sighed, but he didn't want to say more: "Don't ask, if you pay the money, they won't trouble you." The next time you get up, it will take at least ten days, if you want to do something, just hurry up! ”

After speaking, the shopkeeper sighed and went to the counter, at this time, the shopkeeper with slippery feet came back again, he came to Liu Xin, and stretched out his hand embarrassedly: "Guest officer." ”

Liu Xin's forehead jumped violently, and he took out the silver from his arms, three taels! Hand it to the shopkeeper.

Touched the three taels of silver left in his pocket, if the people of Jinyiwei came slowly, he would be down on the streets in four days!

No, it has to be done!

Liu Xin strode out of the inn, and the shopkeeper behind the counter raised his eyes to look at Liu Xin's back, and sighed lightly.

The shopkeeper came up and said, "Shopkeeper, do you think he can still come back?" ”

The shopkeeper looked at his account book without raising his head, calculating how many days it would take to earn back today's deficit: "If you don't look for trouble, he will come back." ”

The implication is that if Liu Xin goes up to find something, he will definitely not be able to come back.

The shopkeeper sighed: "He still has a horse to keep here, in case he doesn't come back, this horse raising will cost a lot!" ”

The shopkeeper raised his head at this time, looked at the shopkeeper, and his eyes burned: "If you can't come back, this horse will be sold." ”

The shopkeeper suddenly opened his mouth, and said with a flattering smile: "Brother-in-law, you are so smart!" ”

The shopkeeper picked up his cigarette pouch and gently smashed it on the top of the shopkeeper's head, and scolded angrily: "I also know that I am your brother-in-law, where did you slip away just now!" ”

The shopkeeper slipped again, and left in a flash.

On the street, Liu Xin was far behind the group of strong men, who seemed to have a clear goal, staring at the teahouse, tavern and inn, and several gambling houses on the road, but the Qinglou did not enter.

Qinglou is a brothel, different from Hualou, which is a place for dignitaries and dignitaries to go for recreation, and Qinglou is just a place for prostitutes.

Along the way, Liu Xin quickly had a plan in his heart, these gambling houses and Qinglou seemed to be connected with the forces behind this group of strong men, so they didn't have to pay taxes.

Hmph, rob me of my money, count you unlucky!

The first few strong men turned into an alley, it seemed that they were going to cross the alley to the next street, Liu Xin immediately followed quickly, and when he reached the corner, Liu Xin suddenly stopped, his body jumped back, and an arm-thick stick smashed down, and Liu Xin will dodge a blow.

"Boy, it seems that you are very dissatisfied with the rules here!" The strong man who had taken a silver from Liu Xin walked out, followed by the rest of the people, and surrounded him at once.

Pedestrians on the street quickened their pace when they saw this, and it wasn't long before the section of the street was empty.

"What do you want!" Liu Xin asked in a deep voice.

The strong man at the head had an indifferent face, he had long been aware that someone was following them, so he deliberately entered the alley, if Liu Xin didn't follow, it would matter, if he followed, then don't blame them.

"What do you want, dare to follow Jinyiwei, we can kill you on the spot, do you believe it or not!" The strong man who had a silver tael hatred with Liu Xin once again showed his trademark cruel smile.

But this time he miscalculated, he didn't intimidate the other party, but the next moment he smiled, he lost consciousness.

"Don't smile at me, you have vegetable leaves on your teeth, I'm going to be disgusted from the meal I just finished!" Liu Xin let out a low snort, and punched the strong man three inches below his neck, directly knocking him out.

The rest of the strong men were stunned for a long time, but the leader had already reacted, picked up the long stick in his hand and smashed it.

Liu Xin dodged lightly, and knocked over another one with one kick.

"Good boy, it's a practitioner!" The leader said in a deep voice, throwing aside the long stick in his hand and drawing the saber from his waist.

As soon as the knife came out of the sheath, Liu Xin recognized it, it was an embroidered spring knife, and this group of people was really Jinyiwei!

Since this is the case, then there is no need to keep his hands, Liu Xin made a bold move, the speed was extremely fast, the person in charge had not yet slashed with a knife, Liu Xin had already pulled a person in front of him, this person only felt that he was pulled over by a strong and incomparable force, just like a child being at the mercy of adults, and he was powerless to resist at all.

couldn't go down with a knife, and the person at the head was also ruthless, kicking away the person who was blocking Liu Xin's body, bursting in his mouth, and moving the knife like flying.

"Get out of the way!"

Small Chengjing!

Liu Xin immediately judged that the strength of the person in charge, whether it was speed or strength, had entered the category of Xiaocheng Realm.

At least a flag!

With a judgment in his heart, Liu Xin deliberately didn't use all his strength when he shot, and his speed and power were only lost above that person, because he had no weapon, so he was suppressed by the other party instead.

Even so, the leader was already very surprised in his heart, this young kid turned out to be a martial artist of the same level as him, he knew that he might have kicked a hard idea today, but it didn't matter.

"Signal!" The leader shouted angrily, drawing his sword and slashing angrily.

Liu Xin seemed to feel something, and after dodging, he looked to the side, and sure enough, one person took out a red spark, which was a small firework, unique to Jinyiwei, and was used to summon support.

"Boy, you can't escape today!" The leader smiled, although this smile was simple, it was several times more ferocious than the strong man who disgusted Liu Xin!

The sword wind is very densely woven, the knife technique is superior, there is a sense of fierceness that can only be found in the army, and there is no fancy martial arts in the rivers and lakes.

This man was born in the army!

Liu Xin made such a judgment, his figure kept retreating, and the man's knife followed closely.

After more than ten breaths, Liu Xin was forced into a corner, and on the street corner in the distance, a captain wearing a brocade guard and fish dragon uniform finally appeared.

Seeing this scene, Liu Xin and the strong man led by Liu Xin smiled at the same time, the strong man was stunned at first, he was thinking about what Liu Xin was laughing at, and then the next moment, Liu Xin's body was weak and disappeared from his sight.

Waiting for the companions behind to shout, the leader turned his head and found that Liu Xin was already more than a dozen steps away, and he dodged into an alley.

How can he be so fast!

"Che Zongqi, what's going on, did you meet a fugitive or a bandit?" A small flag officer in a brocade coat dressed in a fish and dragon suit walked quickly and asked.

Che Zhensun, the general banner of Jinyi Wei, he pointed in the direction of the alley and said: "Catch up and see if you can catch him!" ”

The little flag officer nodded, and chased after him.

As for Che Zhensun's group, they looked at Che Zhensun with blank eyes.

Che Zhensun's face was gloomy, and he asked people to lift up the unconscious strong man on the ground, and everyone stopped collecting taxes and went straight to the inner city.

Liu Xin, who returned to the inn, withdrew from the room and asked the shopkeeper to return the silver, but the shopkeeper didn't ask anything, and simply returned it to him. Then Liu Xin hurried to the stable, led the red rabbit, and left the inn.

"Brother-in-law, what's wrong with this person, why did you return his money so simply?" The shopkeeper asked suspiciously.

The shopkeeper crackled and calculated: "Don't ask if you shouldn't know!" ”

Liu Xin left Hanzhong Mansion City with Chitu and walked all the way in the direction of the military horse farm, where the post station was the closest near Hanzhong Mansion.

Zhengyang world, except for the imperial capital and the southern capital after the curfew, the three gates are closed (the imperial city gate, the inner city gate, the outer city gate), the rest of the places are only closed the inner city gate, the outer city gate is open day and night, but there are guards at night, and the search will be stricter.

Liu Xin left Hanzhong Mansion not because he was afraid of being plotted, but because he was afraid that Chitu would be targeted, Chitu's injury was not healed, and he couldn't run, and once there was a real conflict, it would not be good if it affected it.

The red rabbit horse was handed over to the post guard at the post station to take care of him, and Liu Xin was not in a hurry to go back, so he rested at the post station for the night.

At this time, in the inner city of Hanzhong Mansion, the courtyard of the deep mansion with the plaque of Chen Mansion was brightly lit.

In the living room, there is a large round table, where many people are pushing cups and changing lamps.

One of the leaders is a young man, wearing a fish and dragon suit of a hundred households in brocade clothes, but his face is terrifying, and there is not much yang energy in his gestures, which looks a little feminine.

Below him was a middle-aged man with a face that resembled him, communicating with a man across the table.

"Lord Chen, Governor Yan will be transferred to other places next year, and this Hanzhong Mansion is in charge of Lord Chen, congratulations!"

The person on the other side raised a glass to congratulate, and this Lord Chen stroked his beard and smiled, his face was already flushed, he looked like he had drunk too much, and chatted with the person opposite for a few words, then turned to look at the young man beside him, and said:

"Nian Ji, in less than half a month, you should go to the imperial capital to take office, when you arrive in the imperial capital, you have to find a way for your father, and your father also wants to go to the imperial capital to take a look!"

This young hundred households are named Chen Nianji, and they look young on their faces, but they are actually all modified by Fan Dai, and their real age is already thirty and two. In order to be more in line with the label that the people of Hanzhong Mansion gave him in private, he actually smeared rouge gouache and made himself a lot younger.

"Father!" Chen Nianji said with some displeasure: "I don't want to go to the imperial capital, if I go there, I will not be controlled!" ”

"Hey, I can't say that, son, my Chen family has to rely on you today, only if you rise step by step, my Chen family can rise!"

Chen Nianji's father, Chen An, is 54 years old this year, and is currently the governor of Hanzhong Prefecture, and a local magistrate of Zhengwupin.

Chen An and Chen Nianji began to talk, and the other people at the table stopped communicating and listened carefully. This group of people are all officials of Hanzhong Mansion, and their official positions are not big, but their authority is not small. They have a close relationship with the Chen family, everyone is in the same boat, and these people also hope that Chen Nianji can be promoted, so that their power in Hanzhong Mansion will be greater.

For example, now, as soon as the news came out that Chen Nianji was going to be transferred to the imperial capital to serve as the Jinyi Wei Qianhu, the Yan prefect, who had occupied the position of the prefect for more than ten years, immediately used his own resources and was transferred to other places, obviously to move Chen An's seat.

Chen Nianji still looked reluctant: "If Uncle Ban hadn't forced me to go, it would be useless for any of you to persuade me!" ”

After speaking, Chen Nianji got up and strode away, and several guards immediately followed outside the hall.

"Let's go, go to Zuichun Tower!"

Chen Nianji's voice came from outside the hall, and Chen An showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, but it quickly recovered, and the rest of the people managed their expressions very well, and they couldn't see anything.

One of them spoke: "The squad commander went to suppress the bandits, why hasn't he come back yet?" ”

Chen An said: "It's estimated that it's going soon, it's been two or three days since I went, I heard that the bandit leader has been killed, and the head has been brought." Now that group of mountain bandits have no leader, they are very easy to suppress! ”

Someone heard the words and said: "When the squad commander returns, we will look for him again, and let him persuade the eldest young master well!" ”

"Yes, if the eldest young master can go to the imperial capital to be a thousand households, it will be a big deal. And I heard that Qin Guogong is preparing to return to the imperial capital to report on his work, and with Qin Guogong in the imperial capital, the official position of the eldest young master cannot be promoted three times a day! ”

"At that time, Lord Chen's position as governor is just around the corner, but don't forget us!"

A group of people warmly complimented Chen An, Chen An's eyes were misty, and there was an almost crazy smile on his face, he didn't want to, he really couldn't control it, he was happy!

"Drink!" Chen An said loudly.

Everyone raised their glasses in unison.

Early the next morning, Liu Xin got up early in the morning, changed into linen clothes, and rushed to Hanzhong Mansion.

Before the appointment document arrived, all he could do was collect evidence, and he actually wanted to find out who made this group of brocade guards like this and then slaughtered them with a sword. It's a pity that he is now an official, and it is a pleasure to kill him, but it is also troublesome, and in the end, this case has to fall on his head.

After careful calculations, Liu Xin still felt that after he found the clues, as soon as the appointment documents arrived, the most labor-saving way to go through the official face.

When he arrived at the city gate, Liu Xin suddenly stopped, his eyesight was excellent, and he saw the sea fishing books posted at the city gate from a distance, a total of two, with portraits on them.

At a cursory glance, one of them looked very much like Liu Xin, and looked at it intently, and it read: The thief attacked Jinyiwei, and a special sea capture document was issued, and he could be killed on the spot.

The movements of the group of brocade guards turned out to be fast and ruthless, Liu Xin sneered, wiped a handful on his face, and his facial features suddenly changed a little. The drawings on this document are not accurate enough, and now they can't match Liu Xin's face now.

Liu Xin strode forward, and sure enough, no one recognized him as the same person as the person on the sea fishing paper. As he passed by the sea fishing book, Liu Xin glanced at the lucky man next to his sea fishing book.

Li Niang, Lan Fangyuan's drama, escaped after attacking the hundred households of Jinyi Wei, and specially issued a sea capture document, which can be killed on the spot.

Liu Xin's footsteps paused slightly, and then continued to walk forward, but his face was very solemn. Isn't this Li Niang the person who the group of strong men in the theater garden was looking for yesterday, why did she go to the sea to catch papers.

Entering the city, the notice in the city was also pasted with sea fishing documents, and several porters stood under the notice and talked, Liu Xin leaned up and listened attentively.

"What happened to this pear girl?"

"You don't even know that yesterday this pear girl was arrested by that person, saying that she had succumbed, but in fact she was very hard, she hid a pair of scissors and stabbed that person."

"Hey, this means that Li Niang has no family, otherwise how dare she do this."

"Hey, this pear girl has a hard temperament, and the drama garden is unlucky, I heard that the shopkeeper Hu and his family were imprisoned early in the morning. It was that person who forced the pear girl out, but this pear girl was picked up by the shopkeeper, and she was gracious! ”

"This is not necessarily, if Li Niang comes out, it will be a death."

"Hey, this world, it's really not good for people to live."

"Silence!"

A porter saw Liu Xin who was approaching, and immediately whispered, and then several people dispersed, and Liu Xin came to the notice alone and looked up.

After a few moments, Liu Xin turned to leave and merged into the crowd.

The catch paper on the notice was missing.