On the way back, Lao Liu clicked his tongue and said: "The power of this Heavenly Master Talisman is about to catch up with the old man's imperial edict."
"It's just that it's very effective in Jiangxi, but it's not so easy to use outside Jiangxi." Liu Li said softly.
"My little niece is smart. She knew she would come to Jiangxi and brought the Heavenly Master Talisman with her." Lao Liu praised.
"How can I bring that thing with me? Is it no safer than the Celestial Master's Talisman to follow my junior uncle?" After crying in the coffin, Liu Li seemed to have untied his knot and spoke much more relaxedly.
"Then, where did that thing come from?" Lao Liu opened his mouth.
"I think the mourning hall happened to have all the materials, and I painted it based on memory." Liu Li said softly.
"..." Lao Liu was speechless and could only silently like it.
~~
When the imperial envoy went to the camp, Shen Liben was so angry that his nose was crooked when he heard the news. He called Zeng Tai over and cursed him like crazy.
"I asked you to establish your authority, not to embarrass me!" He slapped the table and said angrily: "Now, all the people in Nanchang City have seen it. The people I sent are standing upright. He went in, came out sideways, and even rolled all the way! Where did you put my face?!"
"The department is angry." Zeng Tai accompanied him carefully and said: "The person was sent out by the lower official. If you lose him, you will lose the official's face. It has nothing to do with the department."
"It's irrelevant. Who in Nanchang doesn't know that I'm back?" Shen Liben said with a dark face: "Now all the shame you have lost will be attributed to me."
"Yes, yes." Zeng Tai nodded repeatedly, but he didn't care in his heart. As a shit stirrer... oh no, a cat teaser, he felt that he did a pretty good job. "I will send someone to catch him again." , there will definitely be no trouble this time."
"You're arresting someone!" Shen Liben cursed and said, "You've already made a big fuss all over the city, and you're arresting people at home? Do you want to test your own strength, or is the Five Thunder Zhengfa powerful?"
"Indeed, if we continue to make trouble, it will be too disrespectful to Zhang Tianshi..." Zeng Tai nodded habitually, and then objected habitually: "But, don't you want the face of the imperial court and the ministry? So I still insist on taking people... …”
"Take it, take it, take it!" Shen Liben grabbed the book at hand, threw it at Zeng Tai, and cursed: "You see that the funeral is not too big a deal. I wish I could beat Zhang Tianshi's brains out, right?" "
"Why did the ministry say this? Everything is done by lower-level officials. If you want to attract people's hatred, it's also because lower-level officials attract people's hatred." Zeng Tai struck the sword with his bare hands and clamped the book with both hands.
"Hang..." If Shen Liben had a heart disease, he would have fainted from anger. He supported the desk with one hand and waved it weakly with the other. He cursed: "Go, go, go!"
"Do you use that posture to roll, or..." Zeng Tai asked in the spirit of fighting to the end.
"Zeng Zhitai, you go out first. Don't make the subordinates angry here." Xiong Qitai, who had been watching the excitement, now couldn't help but smooth things over.
"Then I will take my leave first." Zeng Tai bowed and left gracefully.
~~
"Sir, please calm down, there is no one to help you when you are so angry." Xiong Qitai brought Shen Liben a cup of tea and advised from the side:
"We have indeed neglected the relationship between the Liu family and Zhang Tianshi. It's not like we don't know that Zhang Tianshi is a land god in the hearts of Jiangxi people."
"Dang..." Shen Liben took the tea cup, glared at Xiong Qitai fiercely, and cursed: "Then your head was caught in the door? Why do you still have such a deadly feud?"
"You don't need to worry too much, sir. The relationship between Zhang Tianshi and the Liu family is just that." Xiong Qitai still smiled and said: "Do you know who the largest landowner in Jiangxi is?"
"That's right, and not only Zhang Tianshi himself, he also has so many disciples and disciples, and there are so many different factions in Jiangxi. Those Niubi are all big and small landlords. It is an exaggeration to say that half of the land in Jiangxi is in the hands of Niubi. But saying one-third is definitely conservative." Xiong Qitai said with a smile:
"Then when Liu took part in politics to clear out his father-in-law's land and implemented the Yellow Book, you can imagine who was most opposed to him, right?"
"So, their relationship is not harmonious?" Shen Liben suddenly wondered.
"Yes, not long after Liu Lian arrived, someone tried to use Zhang Tianshi to persuade him to just show off and not be serious. Otherwise, no one will be embarrassed in the end." Xiong Qitai recounted:
"But Liu Lian has ruined his brain by studying. Not only did he not show off to Zhang Tianshi, but when he cleared the land, he included everything except the land granted by the emperor into the taxation category!
"This completely angered Zhang Tianshi. Although he did not have a direct attack because of his family relationship, he no longer stopped the Taoist temples below from causing trouble. He allowed them to drive away Liu Lian's Qingzhang personnel, and some people were killed."
"That's it." Shen Liben breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to provoke Zhang Tianshi, a super local snake.
Taking a sip of tea, Shen Liben sighed and said, "But that's fine, let's see how shameless Zeng Tai is to sing the opposite and demand to find out the truth."
"That's right, Zeng hit a big snag this time and started to act cunning." Xiong Qitai chuckled and said, "I think he will be honest in the future."
"That's best, otherwise I will ask him to ask for someone from the Liu family, and see where his face goes?" Shen Liben said to Xiong Qitai again: "I plan to send you to investigate the case with him. Firstly, it’s a long night and there are many dreams, so it’s better to close the case quickly; secondly, I’m worried about what other tricks he’s up to, so you keep an eye on him.”
"As ordered." Xiong Qitai responded quickly and loudly.
~~
After lunch at Tongfu Inn, Lao Liu began to review what he had learned today with his uncle.
The gains from this trip are not small. First, it is basically certain that there is something wrong with Deputy Ambassador Feng. Even if he is not an accomplice, he is an insider.
Second, it is certain that there is at least one murderer among the thirty-six people who left confessions.
"The man surnamed Feng is also the Deputy Inspector. With our current status, we can't touch him, and it's easy to scare off the enemy." Lao Liu said to his uncle while stroking his round belly: "It's better to wait until I get the answer. After you gain your identity, it’s not too late to take care of him.”
"Okay." The uncle nodded and spread the thirty-six confessions he got back from Zeng Tai on the floor one by one. "Then let's make a breakthrough on this person."
"Well, find him first." Lao Liu nodded and said, "You can use the elimination method to eliminate the minor suspects first."
"Yes." The uncle took away Liu Kong's confession first.
"The cooks and waiters at Hexiang Tower can also be taken away first." Zhu Zhen said solemnly: "They are not capable of leading my senior brother to the well."
There are twenty-three confessions left on the ground.
"Then exclude the people who have been in the flower hall after my senior brother left and before he was found missing." Zhu Zhen continued: "They did not have time to commit the crime."
Hu Quan then read them one by one and eliminated eleven more.
ps. When you read the new chapter, I got on the train to the provincial capital again... It was really hard to have to go to the stove on such a hot day.
