Zhao Guanren walked into the county government house alone. Mrs. Song was waiting for him in the hall. Two concubines stood behind and bowed their knees. However, Magistrate Song’s wife and two concubines were all fat and ugly. It’s not surprising that Song was eating pigs and fooling around outside all day long.
No one can eat with such wives and concubines.
"Mr. Zhao! You're neglecting me. My master didn't go to bed until early in the morning..."
Mrs. Song said uneasily: "My master told me before going to bed that he was guilty of negligence at most. He will admit what he should admit, and he will never admit what he shouldn't. Please help me, sir, to intercede. My family
Master always listens to you!"
"Mrs. Sister-in-law! Let me take a step to speak..."
Zhao Guanren walked into the back hall and chatted with her for a few words. Mrs. Song nodded quickly, ran into the kitchen, and soon took out a wooden box with great difficulty. When she opened it, it turned out to be a box full of gold bars.
, estimated to be no less than forty or fifty gold.
"Sir! I don't have much money at home. Do you think these are enough..."
Mrs. Song looked at him breathlessly. Zhao Guanren knew that banknotes were inconvenient for bribery, and there were well documented records of going to the bank to exchange them. He frowned and said: "It's hard for me to give away such a big box. At most, I can use it to kill the kid.
Are there any valuable works of art?"
"Yes! Please wait a moment..."
Mrs. Song quickly ran back and quickly came out with two brocade boxes and said: "A pair of glazed statues, said to be treasures from more than three hundred years ago, and a white jade fairy. The bottom one is a book of something
The mental method is said to be a top-notch Xuanqi mental method!"
"That's right! Warriors all like mental techniques..."
Zhao Guanren took over and said: "Tell your master, you must communicate with me. Don't be a smart person. His brain will have to be played to death by others. Anyway, if you let him do what I say, his life and safety will be saved."
Wusha hat!"
"Oh~ Thank you so much, Mr. Zhao, you are the savior of our family..."
Mrs. Song took out another stack of silver notes and gave it to him. Zhao Guanren took away the gold and antiques. Mrs. Song followed behind and thanked her profusely. But when he walked out of the door, he shouted: "Sister-in-law, there is no need to give these away."
I’ll take the paperwork back and check it first!”
"Sir! The carriage is ready..."
Luo Tan led the flag guards to a carriage. Zhao Guanren pretended to be relaxed and put the things on it. After reaching a secluded place, he took out the banknotes and said with a smile: "Come on, come on! Brothers, everyone
Two hundred taels, don't go to the bank to exchange it, the white-robed guard is not a vegetarian!"
"Thank you, sir!"
The flag guards received the food stamps in surprise. Luo Tan reached out to take one, but Zhao Guanren took the rest back.
"grown ups!"
The leader, Xiao Duqi, said in admiration: "You are really awesome. You actually went to the magistrate's house to get money. We stayed up with him all night last night, but in the end we only had a few taels of tea per person. We still scolded him for being stingy!"
"I'm not stupid, so what's the use of giving you money..."
Zhao Guanren smiled proudly and said: "From now on, if you follow me on errands, as long as you keep your mouth shut, it will be easy to get promoted and make a fortune. Moreover, we will not do the despicable thing of extorting people. If you want to do it, we will do it to these officials. Brothers, let's go ahead.
Go to the next one!”
"My lord, please come, and the brothers will escort you..."
The ten flag guards nodded and bowed to invite him onto the carriage. Luo Tan also climbed up, sat next to him with a smile and helped him light his cigarette, leaning on him.
"Aren't you innocent? You want to sleep with me so soon..."
Zhao Guanren blew a puff of cigarette at her teasingly, and Luo Tan lay on his shoulder and said coquettishly: "My family's innocence has been taken away by the master, and the master is still making fun of me. I am not afraid of being embarrassed. Anyway, I am yours, and my body is yours."
It’s also yours, I can’t treat others badly!”
Zhao Guanren asked: "How much can you earn in a month?"
"Our secret agents are the worst. If we can't find a big case, we can only receive a salary. If we have a big case, we can get some subsidies. In a year, it's only a few dozen taels..."
Luo Tan curled his lips and said: "The guards in black clothes are just superficial.
, both the black and white guards are staring at each other, so none of us have much luck, and the wealth is all in the hands of adults from thousands of households, and adults from hundreds of households will follow them to get some soup, but the fattest one is to work as an errand in Beijing, but it is a pity that none of us have any opportunities! "
"Have you ever seen so much gold?"
Zhao Guanren opened the box on the ground with his foot. Luo Tan's eyes suddenly widened, he swallowed deeply and stammered: "No, I've never seen it! I've never seen it in my dreams. Song Chizhu is out of here."
How could the famous Iron Master give you so much?"
"Open the collar!"
Zhao Guanren grabbed a handful of gold bars from the box. Luo Tan pulled open his collar excitedly. Zhao Guanren threw two gold bars in and asked: "Which Chang Ziteng am I? How did the last one die?"
"You are the second one. Chang Ziteng was assassinated..."
Luo Tan rolled his eyes and said: "Chang Ziteng is a young boy, and he has only been with me for three months. There was something fishy in Xiangtian's grain depot. I told him not to touch such a difficult case, but he was eager to make meritorious deeds, and he did not leave for ten days.
He was going to be killed, but luckily I didn’t go with him!”
"Danglang~"
Zhao Guanren threw two more gold bars and asked, "What are Chen Qianhu's hobbies? How many women are there in the family? What is Tan Qingning's family background?"
"The Tan family is a family of officials. Two brothers are officials in the court. The old man was once the Minister of the Ministry of War..."
Luo Tan said eagerly: "I don't know much about Chen Qianhu. He is aloof and arrogant. He never talks to his subordinates. He only has one wife and one concubine at home. He lives with him in Ningzhou Mansion. In addition to playing chess and fishing,
Got it!"
"In addition to asking you to report my whereabouts, did he ask you to get rid of me at any time..."
Zhao Guanren grabbed another handful of gold bars, but Luo Tan shook his head and said, "No! You just asked me to monitor you according to normal rules, and report any unscrupulous behavior to him. You also asked me to tell you that the Bian and Xie families should not touch each other again.
You can accept the gifts they give you, but you are not allowed to knock on your door!"
"Keep your things out of sight and take good care of yourself tonight..."
Zhao Guanren stuffed four more gold bars into her arms, closed the box and said, "You know how to write a report? I received Song Chiazhu's five thousand taels of silver, one hundred taels of gold, one antique and one piece of mental art, and divided them privately.
Two thousand taels!"
"Master! This is too much..."
Luo Tan looked at him with a pained face, Zhao Guanren pinched her chin and smiled: "Oh~ I feel sorry for our family's money, but how can I get less, and I will only hand over half, you can record it truthfully
good!"
"Ah? If he knew you were greedy, why wouldn't he bother you..."
Luo Tan looked at him in surprise, and Zhao Guanren laughed without explaining.
In fact, he wanted Chen Qianhu to believe that he was just a greedy and lustful villain. At the same time, Luo Tan was also fulfilling his duties. Otherwise, no one would dare to stay with a smart man who was not greedy for money or lustful.
"Sir! Here we are..."
The flag guards shouted energetically, and Zhao Guanren jumped off the carriage and went straight to a house. Although the owner of this house was only a small official, he was a big borer in charge of the grain depot, and he was definitely rich in money.
really!
This guy actually gave me a whole box of cash. It was so heavy that Zhao Guanren couldn't lift it alone, so the four flag guards carried it away with grunts. They followed him to several houses one after another, not even letting go of the wealthy landlords.
After that, the last carriage could no longer pull.
"Ah? Prime Minister Hu County is dead..."
Zhao Guanren was stunned as soon as he entered the door. The Hu family was filled with white silk, and there was a coffin parked in the main room. However, except for his wife, daughter and two concubines, no one dared to come to express condolences. Even the servants ran away.
.
"Ugh~ My master hanged himself early in the morning..."
Mrs. Hu knelt on the ground and burst into tears, and her two children almost fainted from crying. When Zhao Guanren walked to the coffin in surprise, he saw that it was indeed Hu Xian Cheng lying upright in it, and the marks on his neck were obviously from hanging.
committed suicide.
"Master! This is abandoning the car to save the handsome man..."
Luo Tan whispered: "I asked the brothers who were in the night trial. The superiors did not allow the king's prefect to be touched. Even if Hu Xian Cheng committed suicide, he could be carried down by one person. Dirty
Water can be poured on his head!"
"Dog officer! I'll kill you..."
Sudden!
A girl rushed out of the side hall and struck at Zhao Guanren with her sword raised high. Luo Tan kicked her out and pulled out the sword to kill her, but Mrs. Hu jumped out and cried.
: "Sir, have mercy! This is my girl!"
"Girl! I didn't harm your father..."
Zhao Guanren pulled Luo Tan behind him, but the girl cried angrily: "I know you! You are Zhao Yunxuan who was in the government hall last night. It was you who forced my father to death. My father is innocent. He did not poison him."
, no harm done!”
"Girl! I never said that your father poisoned you, not even the guards in black..."
Zhao Guanren walked over and said: "I have been helping your father, but he didn't listen to me at the critical moment and chose his superior. In the end, they abandoned the car to save the commander, and your father became a victim. If he is asked to choose again, I believe
He will definitely listen to me, do you understand?"
"Master Zhao! Please don't blame me for being ignorant..."
Mrs. Hu held her daughter and burst into tears. She was the only one who understood what was going on, so Zhao Guanren took out a banknote and handed it to her, saying helplessly that he was sorry.
suddenly!
A lean middle-aged man stepped in, wearing a gray robe with his cuffs rolled up. He was stunned when he saw the guard in black, but he still stepped forward and bowed in obedience. The Hu family also hurriedly returned the bow. This was probably
The first person to come to express condolences.
"You are the owner of Han's shop, right..."
Zhao Guanren remembered that this man's shop was open on Ma Shi Street, selling firewood, rice, oil, salt and other things. Because the two girls were smart and beautiful, he had an impression of it.
"Master Zhang, no! Master Zhao, I, Han Dongsheng..."
After Han Dongsheng presented the silk gold, he turned around and saluted, and said, "Master Hu and I are from the same hometown. He has always taken good care of me. Who would have thought that he would suddenly leave at the drop of a hat? Life is so unpredictable!"
"You are a real person. Not many people dare to come to express condolences to him..."
Zhao Guanren nodded lightly, but who would have expected that a large group of people suddenly rushed in from outside. It turned out to be guards in black and white who arrived at the same time. The menacing posture showed that the intruders were evil.
"Coming to ransack the house!"
Luo Tan stepped aside without being surprised, but Zhao Guanren stepped forward and said in surprise: "No way, everyone, Hu County Magistrate hasn't been buried yet, so you guys are in a hurry to ransack the house, so you can wait until he gets over it!"
"What is Hu County Cheng? This is an imperial convict who committed suicide out of fear of crime..."
A white-clothed guard from Baihu came forward and held up the official document with several red stamps on it. He said coldly: "If you have any objections, you can go to your Shangguan to argue. This is stamped with his official seal.
Don’t stop me from doing my errands, get out of the way!”
"Sir! For such a serious crime, it is inevitable to confiscate your home..."
Luo Tan quickly pulled Zhao Guanren aside, and hundreds of households in white came forward to read out the official document. There were a lot of various charges. In the end, of course, all the family property was confiscated. The men were sent to the border guards as armored slaves, and the women were sent to the training room to serve as slaves.
Official prostitute.
"There is no justice! It's so unconscionable..."
Mrs. Hu beat her chest and cried, and her daughter even picked up the sword and was about to kill herself. However, they were both taken down by the black-clad guards, who directly put them on iron ropes and dragged them away, not even sparing the little boy in his teens, and then
Start moving valuable belongings.
"Master Zhao! Please help bury my husband, please..."
Mrs. Hu cried miserably in the courtyard, and her daughter also cried and begged and admitted her mistake. Zhao Guanren naturally nodded in agreement without hesitation, and Han Dongsheng, who was anxious, also hurriedly chased her out.
"You have nothing to do with this matter, don't set yourself on fire..."
Zhao Guanren pulled the impulsive Han Dongsheng back, walked to the coffin and looked at Hu Xian Cheng who suddenly opened his eyes. He closed his eyes twice before letting Hu Xian Cheng close his eyes, and sighed: "Oh~ If I had known today, why would you have done it in the first place?
, you think they treat you as a sibling, but they treat you like a fool!"