Grinning, Xiao Chen and Duan Tianming walked into the lobby covered in dust.
Putting his hands on his left and right arms, he patted each one, threw it forward, put his right palm on the ground, and knelt down on one knee: "Subordinates Xiao Chen and Duan Tianming, please see Mr. Factory Master."
Although they couldn't restrain their excitement, they didn't dare to be careless about Dongchang's etiquette.
"Get up, you have been working hard all day and night. Come and sit down and talk." Lin Shangli, with a smile on his face, stretched out his right hand and raised it three times to signal to the two of them.
After standing up, Xiao Chen walked to another chair under Yue Fei's portrait and sat down. Duan Tianming sat on the chair next to Xiao Chen.
Watching the two of them take their seats, Lin Shangli turned around and said, "Little plum, it's cold outside, and their diet must be irregular. Take the three forts given to me by the emperor and give them each a bowl."
"Yes." Xiao Lizi responded and ran into the back of the hall happily.
Wang San, Xiao Chen, and Xiao Lizi were brothers and sisters. Now that Wang San is dead, for Xiao Lizi, the only relative left in the world is Xiao Chen.
Just now, when I was talking about Xiao Chen with the factory owner, Xiao Lizi felt a little worried when he saw the other person's frown.
Now, seeing him return safely, all the grievances disappeared in an instant.
Even the swollen lips seemed to feel no pain at all.
"Looking at the smiles on your faces when you come in, you must have gained a lot from this trip to Changping Prefecture?"
Putting his right arm on the table to support his body, Lin Shangli looked at the two of them with a smile.
Xiao Chen raised his hands and arched them: "The factory boss laughed at me again. We are all rough people, and the joy in our hearts can be seen on our faces if we don't pay attention. However, this trip to Changping is really exciting.
We gained a lot and captured two soldiers from the Yanqing Guard."
Lin Shangli's face tightened, and he seemed a little sulky: "I said the day before yesterday that we are a family in Dongchang. If you still give up before speaking, you will push me into the ranks of outsiders."
Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment, then he took his hand back in embarrassment, scratched the back of his head, and said with a playful smile: "Okay, my subordinates understand. From now on, in our Dongchang, we won't be able to do so many complicated etiquettes."
"Yeah. That's it." Lin Shangli sat up straight and smiled again on his face, "It's worth it if you don't run in vain. But, are the thousands of households in front of the Yanqing Guard really involved in this matter?"
Before Xiao Chen's Yanqing Guard operation, he also reported the situation to him, but he did not mention that there was also a problem with the Yanqing Guard's thousands of households.
If thousands of households in the company's army are also involved, then they must report it to the emperor and give the entire Yanqing Guards a major blood exchange.
"At the Yanqing Guard, after a conversation with the Yanqing Guard commander and the various abnormalities displayed by the Yanqing Guard camp sergeants, my subordinates felt that there might be a problem with the four frontline soldiers. They asked Huang Anliang to send those four people to the Yanqing Guard camp.
Summoned back."
After saying this, Xiao Chen hit his fist on the table: "Who would have thought that Huang Anliang would have already informed the four thousand households to escape if he let me go."
"Let me interrupt." Lin Shangli smiled and gestured with his hands, "What do you mean by letting your pigeons go? I don't understand a little bit."
"Hahaha." Xiao Chen smiled awkwardly, "This is our hometown saying, which means to lie to me or deceive."
"Your hometown dialect is really interesting. However, Changpingzhou is seventy or eighty miles away from Yanqing Guard. How do you know that they fled to Changping?" Lin Shangli asked with a smile.
The arrest of the criminal was indeed a matter for the frontline captain, but he really wanted to learn a little bit about the direction and analysis of the entire case.
Apart from anything else, Xiao Chen found something suspicious about the death of Wang San, but he thought it was just an accident.
If it weren't for Xiao Chen, he would have only been able to hand in a blank test paper to the emperor.
Therefore, he hopes that he also has the keen perception and judgment like Xiao Chen.
"Well, the blind cat bumped into a dead mouse." Xiao Chen laughed.
Duan Tianming, who was on the side, was also amused by his words and laughed together.
"I don't believe it." Lin Shangli shook his head seriously.
"Even if it is a blind touch, there must be an 80% probability before touching it." Lin Shangli said.
Xiao Chen smiled, his eyes turned into crescent moons, and said: "The possibility this time is really not 80%. If there is, it is only 50% at most."
"Why, are you afraid that I will learn your special skills and steal your job?" Lin Shangli said with a smile.
"The factory owner is joking, no matter how many criminals I catch, it's not because of your leadership." Unable to refute, Xiao Chen helplessly flattered him.
"Don't do this to me. Usually, I'm the one who flatters others. Today, I'm a little uncomfortable with you complimenting me like this."
"Hahaha..." The three of them burst into laughter.
After laughing, Xiao Chen straightened his body and his face became serious: "At that time, the four thousand households should have scattered and fled. There is indeed a certain amount of luck in being able to capture two thousand households in two different places in Changping Prefecture.
But the other two Qianhu have not been found at all, and it is impossible to tell where they fled to."
"There's no need to worry about this." Lin Shangli also became serious, "This case involves a wide range of things and has huge implications. We must dig deep and dig carefully to dig out all the dark forces hidden inside."
"There is something that I have been struggling with in my heart for a long time. Today, if I don't say it out, I feel uncomfortable holding it in." Xiao Chen said.
"Since you are confused, it means that you still don't regard Dongchang as your home. Since we are a family, let's talk about it and let everyone analyze it together." Lin Shangli looked at Xiao Chen with an encouragement on his face.
Xiao Chen stood up and placed the blade in his hand on the table.
"After recent breakthroughs in the case, coupled with various signs in the Qinghe store, I feel that this case should have two conspiracies that overlap in some places. Just like this knife, the part that combines them is the blade and the
The inner part of the scabbard, and the other parts, all go their own way." Xiao Chen said, pointing at Libian.
"Isn't this a case?" Duan Tianming next to him looked at Xiao Chen doubtfully.
Lin Shangli was also a little confused: "How to say it specifically?"
"The death of Eunuch Wang is nothing more than them using an accident to prevent Dongchang from issuing normal orders. Who would do this? There are two possibilities. One is Dongchang's enemy. The other is Dongchang's way.
The content covered by the order is the object of infringement.”
"Why do I get more confused the more you talk about it?" Duan Tianming looked embarrassed and scratched his ears.
"Hey, to put it bluntly," Xiao Chen turned around and sat on the chair again, "There are people who are against Dongchang. This is a small fight. There are also people who are against the imperial court. This is a big conspiracy."
"Can you be more specific?" Lin Shangli stretched his neck and said.
Xiao Chen talked for a long time in a confused manner, which made him a little confused.
"Someone is poisoning people in Qinghe Store." Xiao Chen said solemnly.
Duan Tianming slapped his thigh and said, "Now I understand. You are saying that someone poisoned the well water."
When Xiao Chen turned around, his mouth opened wide enough to put an egg down, but he couldn't close it for a long time. He raised his right hand into the air and put it down again.
"I'm talking about ideological poisoning. Poisoning in well water, is that called a conspiracy? That's called a crime."
Hearing Xiao Chen's explanation, Duan Tianming opened his mouth, as if he wanted to refute, but he shut his mouth abruptly.
"To poison people's minds, if you can do this, it must be a big conspiracy. If I guess correctly, this matter will definitely involve the emperor's relatives." Lin Shangli's expression was unusually heavy.
"So, I have been thinking about what we should do if we really find out this step." Xiao Chen said.
"At that time, only Emperor Bingming can make the decision." Lin Shangli also felt the seriousness of the matter.
"Here comes the tea." Xiao Lizi walked in excitedly, carrying three bowls of tea.
They were placed in front of the three of them one by one, and the bowl that Lin Shangli had before was put on the plate.
"I asked you to make tea, did you go to the market to buy it, or did you go to the emperor?" Lin Shangli glared at him dissatisfied.
"These three forts are not particular. It is best to boil them with the snow water from that year." Xiao Lizi said hurriedly.
"It took you so long to boil snow water?"
"I didn't go to the yard just to find a clean place and dig out the snow." Xiao Lizi said.
"Is there no snow water in my water tank or something? Do you need to dig out the snow yourself? You are cheating." Lin Shangli snorted angrily.
"Yes, there is, but it's not enough to make three bowls of tea." Xiao Lizi said aggrievedly.
Lin Shangli raised his head and laughed: "Okay, I wronged you, go down."
"Don't go, wait." Looking at Xiao Lizi holding the tea tray, he was about to turn around and leave, but Xiao Chen hurriedly called him.
"What's wrong with your mouth? Did you steal honey and get stung by a bee?"
Hearing this, Xiao Lizi hurriedly took the tea tray with one hand and covered his mouth in embarrassment with the other.
Seeing Xiao Lizi's embarrassed look, Lin Shangli was a little angry again: "Put your hands down and explain yourself clearly. If you are wrong, you are wrong. Are you afraid that others will laugh at you?"
Xiao Lizi put down the right hand covering his mouth and glanced sideways at Xiao Chen: "Today, I accidentally said that collecting taxes blocks the people's road to prosperity. Only after being reminded by the factory official, did I realize that this sentence was treasonous.
His words will bring consequences to the nine clans, so I will punish myself and hit myself."
Xiao Chen stood up with a whoosh, walked a few steps in front of Lin Shangli, and knelt down: "Thank you, Lord Factory, for saving your life."
As he said that, he tugged the trouser leg of Little Plum next to him: "Kneel down yet."
"Okay, okay." Lin Shangli stood up, stopped Xiao Lizi from kneeling, and helped Xiao Chen up.
"This matter is over now. We in the East Factory can just digest it internally. From now on, when we speak outside, we should have a good sense of proportion."
Xiao Lizi took the tea tray and walked out. Xiao Chen also returned to his seat.
Being able to enlighten Xiao Lizi in time, Xiao Chen felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy toward Lin Shangli that he had not seen for a long time.
"Xiao Chen, Wang San died while performing official duties. Although his memorial tablet has been placed in the Loyalty Hall of Dongchang, I still want to apply for a reward from the court for him. The three of you grew up together,
What I eat is the food of hundreds of families in the village. Therefore, I would like to apply to the imperial court to exempt your village from taxes for ten years. Do you think it is feasible?"
Lin Shangli looked at Xiao Chen with a sincere face.
After hearing these words, Xiao Chen's joy was the same as Xiao Lizi's reaction when he heard these words.
However, the difference was that he had a straight face and shook his head gently.
"Why, you don't want to?" Looking at Xiao Chen, Lin Shangli was a little confused. Based on his understanding of Xiao Chen, he shouldn't object.
"It's not that I'm unwilling, I just want to say that the three of us have also eaten food from other people in the town. If we can exempt the entire town from taxes for ten years, that would be a real reward from the court." Xiao Chen smiled strangely.
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Lin Shangli stretched out his right hand and pointed at Xiao Chen, with a happy smile on his face.
"You are quite greedy. But I like this kind of greed. I will do as you say in this matter."
