City Lord Gu personally went outside the city to greet him.
Lu Bai didn't dare to put on airs in front of City Master Gu. In terms of seniority, this was still his eldest brother-in-law.
Hong Tailang and Erha were respectful to their uncle, and Lu Bai had to imitate him.
However, after drinking and eating, and after hearing that Lu Bai had not yet decided to get married, City Master Gu had other thoughts and kept making insinuations.
Lu Bai could only look to his left and talk to him again, trying his best to divert the topic elsewhere.
Gu Mei's intestines turned green with regret.
She wanted to know that Lu Bai would become a master in Xiaoyao Realm, and he would not flinch even if he beat her to death.
In Stone City, while Lu Bai was preparing for the New Year, he also solved a case.
This case was brought to Lu Bai's desk by City Master Gu.
As the Lord of Stone City, City Lord Gu has always lacked opportunities to deploy manpower in Jinyiwei. The most important thing is that Qianhu cannot deal with him.
However, this is normal.
Stone City has reached the emperor's feet, and in the hinterland of the Southern Dynasty, the cities are very close to each other. The thousands of households of the Jinyiwei are more likely to obey the orders of the Jinyiwei commander.
Anyone who can reach the position of commander of the Imperial Guard is a human being.
They may not be able to control the Jinyiwei in the border city thousands of miles away, but they will definitely make the Jinyiwei in the capital city monolithic.
Even if City Master Gu is the emperor's uncle, it will take a lot of effort to stick a needle in here.
But it's not impossible. Now City Master Gu only lacks Lu Bai as a shareholder.
The case that City Master Gu asked Lu Bai to investigate was a case involving Wang Baihu, the proud subordinate of Qianhu, the Jinyiwei Qianhu, of Stone City.
The case is simple.
Even though Jin Yiwei was hereditary, and he was the proud subordinate of Qian Hu, if Wang Bai Hu's son succeeded him, his official position would not be lowered.
However, Wang Baihu had only one royal guard but many sons.
Logically speaking, this position should be passed on to the eldest son.
However, Wang Baihu's second son coveted power and had evil intentions. Once when he was out hunting, he slashed Wang Baihu's eldest son, his brother, from behind with a knife on the waist, and then pushed him into the cliff.
Coincidentally, when Wang Baihu's second son killed his brother, he was seen by two hunters on the cliff opposite.
The two hunters turned around and reported what they saw to the government.
City Lord Gu was eager to knock Wang Baihu down, knock the mountain to shake the tiger, and let the Stone City Jinyi Guards lurk and obey him.
So, after hearing about the case, City Master Gu immediately asked his men to take over the case and investigate immediately because the witness had reported it to the government.
However, the case soon ran into trouble.
Because Wang Baihu's first wife only gave birth to two sons, the eldest son is dead and the other son is a murderer.
Dead people cannot be resurrected.
The living people had to be saved. The head wife who was protecting Wang Baihu was trying to keep her second son safe while blowing pillow wind and relying on her family's influence.
"They finally put the blame on the two hunters." City Master Gu said.
The case was about to be concluded by execution, but unexpectedly Wang Baihu's second son cried out for injustice on the execution ground.
"It is the rule of this dynasty that if there is an injustice, the case must be re-tried."
So the beheading stopped, and the government started investigating the case again.
At that time, Wang Baihu's second son said that his brother was caught in an ambush and trap set by hunters. He went to help him, but he was unable to stabilize him and caused his brother to fall off the cliff.
"There is a big difference between injuries from an ambush pit and wounds from a knife." City Master Gu said, this was obviously a slander on his IQ.
So the government rejected the argument made by Wang Baihu's family and decided to sentence Wang Baihu's second son, Qiu Hou, to be executed.
"Then why haven't you killed him yet?" Lu Bai asked.
It's winter now.
City Master Gu said that the government was in trouble because Wang Baihu's family used money to buy a scapegoat, and now the scapegoat admitted that he killed the person.
The scapegoat described the murder and the murder weapon clearly and accurately.
"At that time, when the execution was about to be carried out, they shouted injustice loudly on the execution ground and pushed out the scapegoat." City Master Gu shook his head.
Now his officials have no choice.
"I only have one request, that the real murderer be convicted." City Master Gu said.
Now that the real culprit is convicted, it is no longer a simple matter. The sky net is vast and complete. This tug-of-war has become a battle between the city lord's palace and the thousands of royal guards.
"The Jin Yiwei are working desperately to exonerate the real culprit, and the government is determined to convict the real culprit." Gu Qianhu said, whoever wins this round will have the upper hand in this power struggle in Stone City.
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Lu Bai tapped his fingers on the table, feeling that this case was quite simple, "Okay, I've handled this case."
He agreed and started investigating intensively while others were preparing for the New Year.
**
Time flies and the Spring Festival is coming in a blink of an eye.
After the monster Nian was driven away, the Spring Festival became not only a festival for exorcising evil spirits, but also a festival for visiting relatives, friends, teachers and friends.
Every time at this time, three or five close friends, in the new atmosphere of the New Year, have a drink, sleep with a girl, drink a few good poems, and brag in the atmosphere. What is the impact of the young Wuling in the capital?
A perfectly normal thing.
Mo Wenquan sat on a carriage pulled by a horse-drawn carriage, heading west along the bustling streets filled with firecrackers and incense and sincere blessings.
Mo Wenquan opened the corner of the curtain and saw people riding sedans, riding donkeys, and walking people coming and going in the street.
These crowded crowds were mostly ordinary people, talented people and beauties who came to visit friends and pay New Year greetings. Occasionally, people wearing official hats flashed by on the street corners, walking in a hurry without dust on their feet.
Mo Wenquan smiled.
For officials, the Spring Festival is the busiest time. The Cabinet, Sixth Department, Jinyiwei, Dongchang, Xichang, Neishutang, Thirteenth Metropolitan Procuratorate, etc. - the lower-level ones start almost after noon.
, you have to go out to pay homage, so that you can pay homage to all the adults before dawn.
Those with slightly higher official positions should lead a few close followers to visit the six ministers at dawn after paying a visit to their subordinates.
After being visited by the ministers of the six departments, they would also gather their close associates to visit the cabinet, Jinyiwei and other adults who hold the power of life and death. If they had connections, they would also visit the adults in the East Factory, West Factory, and Nei Shutang.
This is because the current emperor ignores government affairs. Otherwise, all officials would have to enter the palace early in the morning to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor.
However, Mo Wenquan felt that sometimes it would be easier to go to the palace to pay New Year greetings. All the adults would gather together and pay their respects at the same time.
Unfortunately, officials don't think so.
This is the same as crying at the grave. No matter how friendly you are, crying on the street is not as effective as crying on the grave.
Mo Wenquan let out a breath of turbid air.
He doesn't have to be led by his elders to endure this kind of fatigue, because his surname is Mo and he belongs to the Mo family, one of the four major families.
Although the Mo family has declined in the past ten years, it still stands among the four major families and has a place in the temple and the cabinet.
The reason is closely related to Liyuan, the spiritual sect behind the Mo family.
Liyuan disciples are all over the world, they are not short of money, and they have a practice method that is very different from other sects, so they have great influence among the eight major practice sects.
When the Mo family was affected by the Battle of Shuobei City and was declining due to the rise of Yiqiu Villa, the Liyuan never left the Mo family, which allowed the Mo family to lie dormant.
Now, as his elder brother Mo Wenqiu, a dramatist, has become famous among the younger generation of practitioners, the Mo family is gradually gaining momentum and is not far away from returning to its former glory.
If his brother could ascend—
It is not impossible for the Mo family to become a transcendent existence like Yiqiu Villa.
The weather is sunny today.
The sky was still green, and before I had time to take back the last ray of night, a red sun had already risen on the horizon. Occasionally, it slanted down from the blue-black sky, casting the shadows of the row of houses behind it on the spacious, green
The road paved with stone slabs casts light on the heads and shoulders of pedestrians; the shop floors of the row of shops on the left are bathed in dazzling sunlight.
The New Year brings new atmosphere, and everything is filled with hope.
After passing Gongyuan, we arrived at the Qinhuai River.