In fact, Mao Bijiang had already recognized Liu Ziguang. He was complaining secretly in his heart. It was really leaking and it rained all night. He wanted to secretly take Chen Yuanyuan away today, but first he met Xue Pan, an unreasonable bully. Not only did he hurt himself, He also wanted to occupy the garden, but God finally opened his eyes and allowed Xue Pan to die in a dog-eat-dog fight with other prostitutes. Little did he know that it was his old enemy Liu Ziguang and his group who beat Xue Pan to death.
A good man does not suffer the consequences of his immediate loss. Even a young talent as arrogant as Mao Pijiang has to bow to reality. If he is alone, that's it. He must risk his life to break up with them, but now he still has his beloved girl. Being around him, he had to tolerate it for a while. Mao Bijiang did not deliberately avoid it, and generously wanted to leave with Chen Yuanyuan. He only hoped that his face, which looked like a pig's head slapped by Xue Pan, could escape Liu Ziguang's sight, but Still found.
"I'm sorry, you may have remembered it wrong." Mao Bijiang said calmly, "If nothing happens, I would like to take Yuanyuan off the ship."
Before Liu Ziguang could say anything, the madam jumped up first: "If you want to leave, there is no way! With such a big life case, none of you can even think of leaving."
Mao Bijiang gritted his teeth and said nothing, but held Chen Yuanyuan's hand tighter. Chen Yuanyuan cast helpless eyes on her lover, and Mao Gongzi also returned a calm look.
Wu Sangui was a little disappointed and stood there stupidly without saying a word. Zheng Sen came over and patted his shoulder comfortingly, saying softly: "Don't worry, my brother is here."
Liu Ziguang said: "Don't worry, Madam, we won't leave until official duties arrive. Let's take advantage of this gap to do other things, such as buying Chen Yuanyuan."
Only then did the Madam vaguely realize that Liu Ziguang had a higher status than the Zheng family's son. He had just killed someone and was still sitting here so easily. He also had plans to attack Chen Yuanyuan. Could it be that this man was a son from a high-ranking official's family? At the moment Dui smiled and said, "The value of our homeland is quite high."
"Mom, now that Mr. Xue is dead, please show your kindness and help us both." Chen Yuanyuan cried and rushed over to hug the old bustard's legs and begged.
"Daughter, my mother is doing this for your own good. Since you need to be a good man, you need to find a good family. I think this man is much better than the impostor. He is rich and powerful." The madam stroked Chen Yuanyuan's hair and said hypocritically, He turned around and said to Liu Ziguang: "Sir, the redemption price for our homeland is two hundred thousand taels of silver. Seeing that you are so dignified, I'll give you a discount of one hundred and eighty-eight thousand taels. It sounds auspicious." "
"One hundred and eighty thousand taels, it's not expensive! I'll send someone to deliver the banknote later." Liu Ziguang said without even frowning, as if he only spent ten copper coins. In fact, Liu Ziguang knew that the old bustard was like a lion, so at least he was black. One hundred thousand taels for myself.
The last thing he wanted to see happened happened. He didn't expect that He Yuanyuan's love journey would be so difficult. Mao Bijiang couldn't hold back his anger and asked the madam sternly: "Didn't you say yesterday that you would agree to it for 80,000 taels of silver?" Do you want Yuanyuan to be a good boy? I can get this money even if I sell iron, so I will pay it tomorrow!" Mao Bijiang's family was originally a wealthy businessman, but his upbringing was very strict. He usually just played around behind the back of his family, but he really wanted to marry It was absolutely not allowed for a prostitute to come home, so it was difficult for him to come up with so much money at once. The three brothers were also banned from home and could not support them, so they ended up in such a miserable situation.
"Eighty thousand, you think our garden is just carrots and cabbages." The old bustard gave him a blank look. This old bustard is a real person who sees money and has no conscience. He doesn't take it seriously if there is a dead man lying in the cabin. This is just right.
The children talked about business.
While he was talking, the official boat patrolling the Qinhuai River finally arrived. The security on the river was under the responsibility of the Nancheng Army and Horses Division, so they rushed over as soon as they heard the report from the Xue family.
A group of soldiers rushed into the cabin. The leader, Xiaoqi, a Shandong nationality, saw the two adults Liu Ziguang and Wu Sangui present, and he quickly prostrated: "I have humble duty and bow to the commander-in-chief, General Wu." The soldiers behind saw the superior kneeling down and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.
"Commander? General?" The old bustard was a little dumbfounded. It turned out that he was not a high-ranking official, nor was he taking the martial arts examination. He was a figure in the army.
"It came quickly, yes, but this case has been taken over by Nanchang. You just need to help escort the prisoner. Take the Xue family's dog slaves, this man and woman, and this old madam to me, and take them to the Nanchang prison."
." Liu Ziguang said.
"It's unfair. What crime do I have? Why are you arresting me?" The old bustard was even more dumbfounded. Why did the commander-in-chief become a Nanchang employee again, and he wanted to put himself in jail? How did you say this? Jinghuayuan didn't offend Nanchang.
Factory.
"Why? Just because you drive up prices and destroy the harmonious and prosperous age of our Ming Dynasty, you are not guilty of any death penalty. Take it away!" Liu Ziguang waved his hand, and the soldiers of Nanchang couldn't help but rush Bijiang, Chen Yuanyuan, and the Madam.
After being led down, Liu Ziguang whispered a few words to Xiao Qi, the team leader, who agreed.
After the incident, Liu Ziguang smiled at Wu Sangui and said, "General Wu, hurry up and raise money. It would be better for you to pay for Chen Yuanyuan's ransom."
"Thank you big brother for making it happen." Wu Sangui beamed with joy.
It turned out that when Wu Sangui returned from the ceremony and passed by Xue Pan's private room, he happened to meet the waiter pushing the door to bring wine in. He caught a glimpse of Chen Yuanyuan, who was as beautiful as a flower. He was immediately astonished and couldn't help but walk in and stay.
He stared blankly at the beauty, which led to this incident.
Although he knew that Chen Yuanyuan belonged to someone, Wu Sangui was still unwilling to do so. As a soldier, he believed in the principle that whoever robbed would be the one who robbed him. Since Brother Liu said that he would raise money for himself, he wanted to redeem himself through normal channels rather than rob him.
In this way, there will be nothing left to worry about in conscience.
Nanchang Yamen has always been very particular about civilized law enforcement, and they did not punish the arrested people. They just let them spend a night in jail and then released them. The investigation of the case was very clear. Xue Pan's death was purely accidental. Mr. Xue himself
Thinking that he had practiced the golden bell cover and iron cloth shirt, he insisted on letting General Xiao Wu stab him with his sword. If he refused, he would not agree. General Xiao Wu reluctantly had no choice but to help him. Unexpectedly, Mr. Xue's lack of moral practice cost him his life.
The Admiral of Nanchang can personally testify to this point. The servants of the Xue family are also witnesses at the scene, so this murder case is not established. The Xue family also knows that something will happen to their young master sooner or later, and now he has provoked Nanchang.
, I had to consider myself unlucky.
The case of price gouging by the madam was handled much faster. Before anyone from Nanchang could say anything, the madam proactively quoted a fair price of 5,000 taels of silver. General Wu Sangui accepted it gladly and paid Chen Yuanyuan's money directly.
He was brought home. As for the person who pretended to be the Young Master in Pijiang, he was finally acquitted after assisting in the investigation in Nanchang for several days. It is said that when the Young Master came out, he heard that Chen Yuanyuan had been bought by Wu Sangui, and he was so angry that he coughed up blood and passed out on the spot.
In the past, the old man of the Mao family heard that his son was jealous of others in the flower streets and willow lanes of the capital, and was also involved in a life-threatening lawsuit. He was so angry that he had a stroke. His mouth was crooked and his eyes were squinting and he could not speak.
Pijiang had to rush back to his hometown and couldn't even take part in the big exam.
This time, Nanchang was not impeached by the imperial censor. On the one hand, it was because of the lessons learned from Guo Zheng and Zhao Xuan. On the other hand, it was because the autumn period had finally begun, and all the eyes of the court were focused on this incident.
The exam is here, and the court needs fresh blood after this major reshuffle. Whoever can be the examiner in Qiu Wei can control the officialdom situation in the next twenty years. After all, officialdom still pays attention to the system of disciples.
This autumn is different from previous years. In addition to the civil and military examinations, there is also a technical examination, specifically for scientific researchers engaged in technical production. However, after all, this is the first examination, and the time for this examination is also relatively small.
It was short, so there were only a few people who signed up, only people from several prefectures and counties near the capital, and a group of technicians Liu Ziguang brought from the iron factory.
Liu Ziguang's dream of becoming Qiu Wei's examiner was rejected by the cabinet without any suspense. How could a military man be responsible for such a top priority as the country's recruitment of scholars? Even the emperor himself felt that it was inappropriate and could not be the examiner of liberal arts.
Then go and be the examiner of the martial arts examination. Sorry, the position of examiner of the martial arts examination has long been taken by Yuan Chonghuan, Minister of the Ministry of War. As for the examiner of the technical science examination, the emperor overcame all objections and appointed him to the workers.
Minister Song Yingxing came.
Liu Ziguang was finally relieved to be able to land a position in the hands of his own family. Now that everything in the capital is running well, he should also focus on the big money embezzlers in Jiangnan, the auction of Qishuyan Machinery Factory, Jiangnan Weaving and
The rectification work of the Salt Patrol Yamen must be carried out. On the one hand, it can increase revenue for the court, and on the other hand, it can expand its own power. Addison has recently been developing video equipment based on the mysterious wall left in the Nanchang Yamen. The iron factory is also
Stepping up the development of various new weapons requires huge financial support.
The autumn imperial examination has begun in the capital, and Liu Ziguang is also preparing to pack up and go to Jiangnan. The emperor gave him the status of an imperial envoy, a Shangfang sword, plus his own status as the admiral of Nanchang and the minister of bodyguards, and he can almost be treated as an equal in Jiangnan.
Trip.
Just before departure, the iron factory sent a telegram saying that the old factory owner Peng's condition had deteriorated again and asked the second lady to go back. Of course Liu Ziguang was on official business and could not leave his post without permission. Besides, he and Peng Jingrong were not married yet, so legally he and Peng Jinrong were not married.
The old man was not related to me either, so I didn't go with him.
I have been going to Jiangnan for at least a month on business, and I can’t do it without someone to take care of me. The housekeeper helped Liu Ziguang choose a few smart maids to take him with him, including the newly recruited Han Xueer. Originally, Liu Ziguang planned to give her a few taels of money to send her away.
She wanted to go back to Shandong, but this girl refused, saying that there was no one at home anymore and there was no way out, so she might as well stay and repay her benefactor. Without waiting for the housekeeper's consent, Han Xueer rushed to work, whether it was washing clothes or cooking pots.
Both the rough work and the detailed work of serving the ladies were done extremely well. Others could do it after being shown the example. Who wouldn't want to keep such a well-behaved, smart, and good-looking maid? Within two days, the housekeeper took the initiative to ask for Liu Ziguang.
, asked to keep Han Xueer as a maid.
After listening to the butler's report, Liu Ziguang thought it was harmless and asked Nanchang to send someone to Shandong to confirm Han Xueer's identity and then agreed. From then on, Han Xueer became a maid in Zhenwu Bofu.