Liu Bin comprehended and said: "The banquet of the adults in Zhizhou is not sloppy, Chen Zhutou is going home to prepare, by the way, where is Chen Zhutou settled now?"

"Dragon Inn. ”

Liu Bin patted his head and said: "Negligence, negligence, how can you stay in the inn, I think about it, the house by the river on West Second Street is still empty, Lord Zhixian, you can see ......"

Liu Zhixian pretended to think about it and asked, "But the one that confiscated the tea king?"

"Exactly. ”

"Hmm...... Let Chen Zhutou live in first, and then you take the deed and sell it to him at the market price, the house is dilapidated, the location is not good, it is not worth a few dollars, if Brother Chen is not rich, he will first start from the fulcrum of the public school, and he can't live in the inn with a catcher, and it is not good to pass it out. ”

A few hundred taels of silver, if Liu Zhixian said that it was not painful, it would be false, but thinking of the possible origin of this kid, it would be inappropriate to be less afraid.

No matter how stupid Chen Jiu is, he understands that the value of this house must not be small, and he is about to shirk it, when Liu Zhixian asks again: "Can you go to Lord Zhizhou's mansion empty-handed, does Brother Chen have a suitable gift?"

Chen Jiu frowned slightly when he heard this, yes, how could he go empty-handed for the first time if he didn't know it? But he really didn't have anything, the pearls and silk sent by Wei Ziyang couldn't be taken out, and I didn't know what Lord Chen liked.

Seeing Chen Jiu's expression, Liu Zhixian didn't know, and regardless of whether he was true or not, he instructed Liu Bin: "Lord Chen likes some things from the south, I remember that there is still a pair of Wu Daozi's ink treasures in the yaku?"

The so-called south side is the South Toad Continent, because it is under the jurisdiction of the immortals, the people under it are somewhat stained with immortal energy, and ninety percent of the calligraphy and painting are in Nanzhou.

Liu Bin responded: "Yes, I'll go get it." ”

Chen Jiu thought to himself: "This is power, if you are a little touched by the Wei family, some people rush to send the house and the paintings, and there are also the five rank masters who will not necessarily be able to see the people of Shengdou in their lifetime to invite a banquet." He secretly determined that one day, he would also stand on the top of Datang Peak like the Wei family.

It's a pity that he doesn't understand that the Wei family is still some distance from the top circle of the Tang Dynasty.

Lingnan Zhizhou Chen Tangjian also spent a lot of time thinking about Chen Jiu's matter.

Although he is a Zhizhou, he is also the governor of a state in the bottom few of the entire Tang Dynasty, if he hadn't offended the brother of the second wife of the Wei Mansion, he would not have been assigned here, but this housekeeper Dai is the second wife's first line, and after taking the handwritten letter from the eldest prince Wei Ziyang, he turned his head and left, without a word of explanation.

"Chen Jiu has merit, and he will be rewarded as appropriate. "One page, eight words.

Chen Tangjian took a thin page of paper, studied it for a long time, and talked to several colleagues who were still working in Xiwan Mansion, vaguely knowing that this matter seemed to have something to do with the one in the north, this is not sloppy, there is no big mistake in being careful, no matter what he comes from, since the eldest prince confesses, it is always right to hold a point.

Zhizhou's house is not in the state capital, but on Wolong Mountain outside the city. It is said that the immortal officials of the five grades were invited to look at the feng shui, and after the completion of the meeting, they invited the great monks to chant for three days.

Feng Shui aside, the scenery is superb. Wolong Mountain is located in the north of Longlai County two miles, the mountain is more than 200 meters high, Zhizhou House is built in the middle of the mountainside according to the mountain, rises step by step, is divided into three allots, any one can overlook the whole Longlai County.

There is a clear spring on the mountain, legend has it that this is called the dragon spitting water, and drinking it for a long time can strengthen the body and prolong life.

A smooth gravel road leads to the foot of the hill and can accommodate four horse-drawn carriages at the same time. The roadside is planted with sycamores, red flowers and green grass, and it does not wither all year round.

Chen Jiuyi was dressed in civilian clothes, riding a Zhongzhou green horse sent by Liu County, and walked slowly up from the foot of the mountain.

"Tired and tired, Chen Jiufu of the Inspection Department came to visit Lord Zhizhou. ”

After a while, Steward Gu walked out quickly, smiling before saying a word.

"Chen Zhutou came so quickly, the old man is chatting with the guests, and the little old man will take you in. ”

"Oh, the villain is waiting in the side hall first. ”

"The master ordered, if Chen Zhutou came to go directly, he could go over. After speaking, he leaned in and whispered: "It's because this person was delayed yesterday, I thought I would leave today, but the result was ...... The lord is afraid that he will neglect you, so he invited you here today, I hope you won't mind. ”

If Chen Zhizhou mistakenly thinks that he is a relative of the Wei family, it is understandable to invite him to a banquet, but obviously there are guests there, can't he wait for the guests to leave and see him again? What does it matter if I am Chen Jiu the illegitimate son of the Wei family, but you Chen Tangjian are also a dignified five-grade member from the Wei Mansion, a parent, why is such a low profile?

Seeing that Chen Jiu bowed his head and was silent, Steward Gu didn't make a sound, the two came in to the living room after the second time, Steward Gu motioned to Chen Jiu to wait, and he went in to report.

Shaoqing Gu housekeeper came out, "The master let Chen Zhutou in." ”

Chen Jiu walked into the living room after handing the scroll in his hand to Steward Gu, and first saw a person on the main seat, more than fifty years old, with a white face and no beard, dressed in a cyan foreign suit, with a square scarf on his head, looking at himself and smiling.

Chen Jiu hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and said: "Chen Jiufu, deputy inspector of the inspection department of Longlai County, visited Lord Zhizhou, and wished him good health and longevity. ”

The first time they met, it was not a formal occasion, so Chen Jiu deliberately added two greetings.

"Okay, Lord Xiao Chen doesn't need to be polite, come and let me introduce you, this is Lord Zhu Tongzhizhu, the special envoy of the Ao Lai Country. ”

"I've seen Lord Zhu. Chen Jiu looked at the person sitting in the guest seat, about forty years old, with big eyes and two mustaches, looking at his expression obviously a little unhappy.

"Hmm. This casual voice is considered to have answered.

Chen Zhizhou knew that this lord was not happy that he had arranged a guest again, and said with a smile: "Didn't Lord Zhu want the official to arrest the criminal, this Lord Xiao Chen is the best head catcher in our Longlai, don't look at his youth, he has solved many big cases in his hands, you know, Lord Xiao Chen captured it alone, and the two of them should be closer." ”

Again, even Chen Jiu almost believed that he had killed the demon clan's "big thief" Rat Laibao.

Hearing Chen Zhizhou say this, the unhappiness on Zhu Tongzhi's face was somewhat restrained, and he said with an "oh" sound: "That's going to trouble Lord Xiao Chen." ”

"I wish you all the best. ”

"Haha, come, the banquet has been prepared, drink and chat. ”

During the banquet, after Zhu Tongzhi's introduction, Chen Jiu learned that the special envoy had really come to ask Lingnan Prefecture to handle the case.

It turned out that there was a murder three days ago, and the concubine of Aolai Guo's uncle was found dead in the wilderness, and her whole body was **, and at the same time, many gold and silver treasures in the uncle's mansion were stolen. The greed for money and the destruction of the mouth, the matter spread again, and I couldn't cover it up if I wanted to, the lord of the country was furious, and specially invited the immortal official to lay down the magic circle lock to take the breath of the person, who knew that the thief was also a knowledgeable person, and after escaping into Lingnan, I don't know what method was used to cover up the breath, and the lord of the country sent an envoy to Lingnan to ask the state government to send someone to arrest the murderer.

Chen Jiu was a little familiar with Ao Laiguo, and it seemed that he had heard someone say that he was afraid of revealing his bottom at the banquet and was not good enough to ask more.

Chen Jiu didn't say a few words at the banquet, and he heard the envoy scold the thief for being bold and clawing the thief, but he didn't say a word about how to search for the thief, and it was clearly a wine bag and rice bag.

Chen Zhizhou was busy dealing with Zhu Tongzhi, and he didn't have time to ask Chen Jiu, Chen Jiu was also happy to be idle, and he talked a lot.

Finally stayed until the end of the banquet, Steward Gu sent Chen Jiu out of the door, and Chen Jiu let out a sigh, although he didn't hear anything about the Wei family, and he didn't show his bottom, which was very good.

As soon as he rode down the mountain, he saw Shan Cai leading two catchers to stand at the foot of the mountain.

"Master Shan, what are you??"

"Hehe, brother, brother has been waiting for you for a long time, I have arranged for your brothers to go to the new house, I am not afraid that you will not find anyone when you go back, I will show you the way." ”

"It's too troublesome brother, just let them send me a message. ”

"Hey, it's not outside, the family doesn't speak two words. ”

In fact, Chen Jiu walked on the front foot, and Shan Cai followed on the back foot, from the length of the banquet, you can see his status in the heart of Lord Zhizhou, this wait is more than three hours, Shan Cai is not only not in a hurry, but the more he waits, the happier he becomes, I can't wait for him to come out and spend the night in it.

While walking, Chen Jiu pretended to be casual and asked, "Brother has been to the country of Aolai?"

"Brother wants to go in a dream, if I am lucky enough to see the legendary Monkey King, and he is plucked by his old heaven, my brother and I will be developed, haha." ”

Monkey King, Huaguo Mountain Water Curtain Cave, no wonder it sounds so familiar, it turns out to be Sun Monkey's dojo.

"yes, who doesn't want to see Monkey King. By the way, do you have a lot of contacts between Ao Laiguo and our Lingnan?"

Shan Cai waved his hand and said: "It's not much to talk about, but Aolai is in the East China Sea, only eight hundred miles away from the Lingnan Sea Road, and it is a nominal subject country of the Tang Dynasty, so there are always exchanges, but you also know that the monkey has to be called the ancestor even when His Majesty the Emperor sees it, who can take care of that matter." My brother asked, what is this for?"

Chen Jiuyi thought that sooner or later he would know about this, so he learned what happened in Aolai, and finally said: "Lord Zhizhou intends to hand over this case to the younger brother, and he knows his own affairs, how can the younger brother be so capable, and the elder brother has to be the master." ”

This is Chen Jiu's fake holy decree, Chen Tangjian mentioned it like that, and it was not clear, but no one can debunk it, Lord Zhizhou can't always specify that Chen Jiu is not allowed to participate, as long as the case falls to the Inspection Division, Shan Cai will think that this is for Chen Jiu, but Lord Zhizhou didn't point it out.

Sure enough, Shan Cai heard the envy on his face, and said: "My brother is really blessed, he received such a big case as soon as he came, don't worry, even if you don't look at Lord Zhizhou, just by virtue of the friendship between our brothers, I will do my best to help you solve the case." ”

Shan Cai didn't answer Chen Jiu's words, and only said that he would help him solve the case, making it clear that I won't fight with you, don't worry.

"By the way, such a big case, why didn't Lord Zhizhou let the state government have a department to handle it?" Chen Jiu was also a little puzzled, Chen Zhizhou didn't mention anything about the state government's handling of the case during the banquet, and Zhu Tongzhi didn't mention it either.

Shan Cai laughed and said: "This is for my brother, isn't it, my brother just came and I don't have time to tell you that the state government has a law and punishment department, but it is a supervision department, and we have to run errands, so the governor said to leave it to you." ”

"I see. ”

Eight o'clock in the evening is the time when the dragon comes to be lively. The Tang Dynasty folk customs are open, women can also go to the street at night, groups of girls hug each other and laugh, Chen Jiu can't help but sigh that the county is better than the town.

"It's still early, if my brother is not tired, my brother will invite you to have a few drinks? I heard that there is a new Qinger in Yicui Building, and he hasn't broken his body yet, hehe." ”