Early the next morning.

Liu Xianling, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up.

"Father, father, it's not good, it's not good, there's something big in the county office. "The voice is Liu Xianling's son, Liu Juncai.

Liu Juncai's face was anxious, urging Liu County to hurry up.

"What is it? to rush the father up in such a hurry. ”

Liu Xianling shook his head, a little dizzy, but he still sat up slowly.

Liu Juncai said: "Shicai told me that all kinds of furniture in the county government were all gone overnight, and I came in to see that it was the case, in the back hall of the county office, all the furniture and furnishings were gone, father, this county office was robbed." ”

"Hmm, since there's such a thing. ”

Liu Xianling was startled, immediately opened his eyes, and immediately stood up.

But when he looked inside the room, he found that it was indeed the case, the vase furnishings and seat screens in the room were all gone, and the whole bedroom was clean, and only the couch he sat on was left.

"What the hell is going on, how can this happen overnight, this is the county office, which thief dares to run into the county government to steal something?" Liu Xianling was immediately angry: "Go, go and call Xu Zhutou, I want to ask him face to face." ”

"Father, wait a minute, I'll go and call Xu Zhutou. Liu Juncai arched his hand and left.

Liu Xianling saw the emptiness of the house, and suddenly became angry.

What a hateful thief, even the furniture must be wiped out.

"Wait, my money will be fine, right?" Immediately, Liu Xianling was startled and ran to the side room next to him to take a look.

Seeing that the door was closed, the copper lock was still slightly relieved.

But he was still not at ease, took the key and opened the door, and immediately saw the huge boxes in the house, each of which was sealed and unharmed.

"Fortunately, it's good that the official's money was not stolen, which is also a blessing in misfortune. Liu Xian ordered a stone in his heart to be put down.

However, the anger in his heart was still hard to dissipate: "Damn, it's better not to let the official catch those thieves, otherwise the official will have to kill them alive, dare to steal things and steal them into the county office, it's really a thief......"

He opened his mouth to curse angrily, but when he was halfway through the scolding, his voice suddenly stopped.

An incident rang in my head.

Last night, on the way back from a drink in the yard, I seemed to see a group of people moving, and those people seemed to be moving things from their own county office.

Immediately, Liu Xianling was shocked, hurriedly put on his official uniform, and then rushed out of the door.

As soon as I got out of the room, I happened to see that the master was gathering all the subordinates in the county government at the moment, and he seemed to be lecturing in the courtyard, as if he was asking about the loss of things in the county office.

"Master, you came just in time, the official was about to look for you, do you know about the loss of all the furniture in the county office?" Liu Xianling walked over angrily and asked.

"Back to my lord, the little one already knew before, so the little one asked for the adult, these people have been in the county hall yesterday, they should know a little about the situation, but my lord, this is also strange, none of these people saw a thief enter the house last night, and they didn't hear any sound of carrying things. ”

The master said helplessly.

Liu Xianling scolded: "How can no one see it, yesterday here, on this road, the official clearly saw a group of subordinates carrying things." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a small path and said.

"You go and take a look, see if there are any shoe prints of thieves left there, and let Xu Zhutou send someone to track it down when the time comes. ”

The master answered, and went to investigate, but as soon as he walked over and looked down, there were no footprints on the ground at all, and there were no footprints.

"Great, my lord, there are no footprints here, only a few paths that earthworms have walked. ”

"How could it be. Liu Xianling ran over to take a look, and sure enough, he saw that there was only a path left by earthworms through the dirt on the ground, and there were no footprints at all.

If someone did carry the furniture, it would not have been possible to leave no traces.

"Did the adults see it wrong yesterday? Or did the adults get drunk last night and mistakenly thought that the earthworms were moving, and they thought that the next person had moved. Master said cautiously.

"No, no, the official will never be mistaken, although the official was drunk yesterday, but the drunkenness was not serious, the official still remembers that these people who moved have masters, and their masters are still former classmates and old friends of the official, it seems to be called ..... It seems to be called, by the way, the official remembered that it was called Zhao Jing, yes, yes, yes, it was Zhao Jing. ”

Liu Xianling patted his head and finally remembered it and said: "It's that Zhao Jing, when we took the Xiucai exam together, this person's ranking was above this official." ”

The master wanted to cry without tears and said, "Big... My lord, don't be scared, Zhao Jing, didn't you say that you died of a violent illness on the way to take office? For this reason, your lordship also wrote a sacrificial text, have you forgotten this matter? ”

"Dead, dead?" Liu Xianling was suddenly reminded of this reminder, Zhao Jing was indeed dead.

But if he died, who was the person he saw yesterday?

The master suddenly suppressed his voice and said: "I heard that Zhao Jing passed by a big river on the way to take office in this Shuiwen County, and fell into the water, although he was rescued, he couldn't afford to get sick, and he died of a violent illness in a few days, so the adult wouldn't have bumped into Zhao Jing's ghost." ”

Liu Xianling's face turned pale suddenly, and he felt a little cold all over his body.

I've been living with ghosts for more than a month?

No wonder I have always felt a little cold in the house, and there is no other place to warm, but I am afraid that I will sleep with ghosts at night.

"Your Excellency, are you alright? Seeing that he was distracted, the master shook it slightly.

"None... Unharmed, unharmed. ”

Liu Xianling took a while before he woke up from his fear, and exhaled slightly for several breaths before he calmed down a lot.

"My lord, can you still find the missing furniture? If it is really taken by the ghosts, then we will have to go to the princess and me to help, she is still in the yamen. Master said.

Liu County Ling said: "No, don't look for it, if it is really Zhao Jing, a classmate of the official, who took these furniture, he will give it to him, Zhao Jing was poor and finally became an official, but he died of illness on the way, and the official is also a person who misses the old, so I will give him the ordinary furniture." ”

"If it is really the ghost god's doing, the former classmate of the adult is still a ghost of noble character, although a lot of things have been lost in the county office, but some of the things we added later, as well as the treasury money, there is no less, and the few things left in the previous county office. Master said.

When Liu Xianling heard this, he thought about it again, but it was true.

Haven't you moved the money you have looted for more than a month?

It's still Zhao Jingrenyi, who knows how to leave something for himself.

"My lord, it's not good, it's not good. And at this moment, a servant hurriedly ran over and shouted.

"This official is good, what kind of system is it to shout and scream. Liu Xianling shouted irritably.

The official was shocked and frightened: "Yes, yes, yes, the little mouth is wrong, please forgive the adult, my lord, something happened in the county office." ”

"What's wrong?" asked Liu Xianling.

"The king... The goddess died violently last night. The official arched his hand and said, and then secretly glanced at Liu Xianling's face.

Liu Xianling's face suddenly became gloomy and said, "Dead, how could the Wang Shenpo be so dignified?"

"This, this little one is not clear, the pretendence is undergoing an autopsy, maybe it is clear. The official said.

"As soon as Divine Wife Wang dies, the matter of Ronnie Lee will be suspended, and Ronnie Lee will be tried in public today. Master said in a low voice.

Of course, Liu Xianling understood this matter, and immediately ordered: "Come to the lobby with this official, and this official will personally interrogate that puppet to see if the Li family sent someone to kill Wang Shenpo." ”

But when Liu Xianling came to the lobby, he saw that the body of Wang Shenpo had been carried to the lobby, her face was covered with a white cloth, and there was a servant waiting next to her.

"Tell the official how this Wang Shenpo died, and whether she was assassinated. Liu Xianling sat on the main seat and shouted.

The old man immediately knelt down and said: "Lord Hui, this Wang Shenpo died strangely, with many years of experience in Xiao's work, this Wang Shenpo died three days ago, and the corpse had already had corpse spots last night, if Wang Shenpo died yesterday, then the corpse spots would definitely not rise so quickly, and last night I heard from the people who were on a mission that night, Wang Shenpo shouted and screamed in the room last night, as if fighting with someone." ”

"Is that someone sent by the Li family?" Liu Xianling hurriedly said.

"No, no, she was the only one in the room of the goddess Wang that night, and there were no outsiders. He said.

"Who was the man who was on the errand yesterday? Liu Xianling said.

After a while, a servant called in.

"Little Wang Chuan, I've seen adults. This messenger named Wang Chuan knelt down respectfully and kowtowed.

"Say, how did the king and goddess die yesterday? Liu Xianling asked.

Wang Chuan said: "Back to my lord, at noon last night, there was a sudden sound of shouting and shouting in the house of Wang Shenpo, and there was also the sound of fighting. ”

The little one thought that the king goddess was doing some evil magic, so he didn't care too much, who knew that before the rooster crowed, there was no movement in the house of the king god, and when the little one went to investigate again, the king goddess had no breath and died on the ground. ”

"In this way, it's a headless case. ”

Liu Xian Ling slapped the stunned wood: "You waste, what do you eat to grow up, just a Wang Shenwu can't look at it, this can be an important witness to the Li family, Li Qizong, now there is a mistake, how can you take it." ”

"Your Excellency forgives sins. Wang Chuan knelt on the ground and kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"My lord, this notice has already been posted yesterday, and this case is still not tried?" said the master next to him.

Liu Xianling gritted his teeth and said: "Trial, why don't you try it, Wang Chuan, this official can give you a chance to make up for your mistakes, and later in the public court, you bite to death Yesterday, Mrs. Wang was assassinated, and you must not mention the matter of Mrs. Wang's violent death, if your mouth is loose, the official will cut you." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, little one understands. Wang Chuan nodded hurriedly, but his heart was full of bitterness.

If this is known to the Li family, how can he still have a way to live in Shuiwen County and survive?

It didn't take long for the Li Mansion to receive the news that Liu County had ordered a court session to try Ronnie Lee.

The so-called public trial is to invite the squires in the county, the mayors of nearby villages, and the elderly with high moral standing to come to the trial of this case, seeking fairness and justice.

Of course, the most important thing is to convince people.

"Is the county government going to hold a public trial?" Li Xintian frowned, he sat in the lobby and didn't sleep all night, only squinting occasionally for a while.

Ronnie Lee's safety is uncertain, how can he sleep soundly on the couch.

"Yes, young master, what now?" Tie Shan asked.

Li Xintian said calmly: "What else can I do, I have already ordered everything that should be ordered, since he wants a public trial, then I will go and see, see how this Liu County Order will judge my father, and see if he is dead or alive today." ”

"Let's go, follow me to the county office. ”

He gave an order, and immediately went out with only Tieshan and a few guards.

But as soon as he walked out of the door, he heard Tie Shan whisper softly: "Young Master, look, there are words on the ground." ”

Li Xintian looked down, but saw a pile of paper ashes scattered on the stone bricks in front of his house, and the paper ashes fell to the ground to form two twisted big characters: Done.