Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 57 Copper Coins
Have you found Bai Boss Bai Qing?
So what choice will Bai Qing make?In the past, Bai Qing had gained a lot from his predecessor Chen Zhi. Even his predecessor Chen Zhi's addiction to gambling was closely related to Bai Qing.

"Most of the fields in the family were taken away by this person after being forced several times. This led to many crises. He, Bai Qing, has already taken advantage of so much. This time, when others go to him again, he is out of favor. Just accept it, or do it worse? Let me wait for his decision, and then I will decide how to deal with this person."

In an instant, Chen Zhi's mind went through all kinds of thoughts.

When Zaoli saw Chen Zhi's expression, he misunderstood and said, "Boss Bai, we brothers don't dare to touch him, but Chen Asan is very dishonest. How about we find a reason to arrest him? But we have to wait a little later." A few days, otherwise when people ask about Xu Fang, it will be difficult to explain."

"What will be the punishment if Chen Asan is caught?"

The Zaoli said viciously: "Beat him twice, let him know how good he is!"

"If you can't hit a snake within seven inches, then don't tease it." Chen Zhi shook his head and did not approve of this approach.

"In that case, I will listen to you, Mr. Chen." Zaoli secretly thought that it was a pity, thinking that Chen Zhi was unwilling to arrest Chen Asan. In his opinion, Chen Zhi was so generous in his actions. If he could arrest Chen Asan again, he might still be able to arrest Chen Asan. It's good. "Then I'll go back and get back to you first. If you have any other requests, sir, I'll just let someone inform you then."

"Okay, let's go slowly." Chen Zhigong cupped his hands, bid farewell to Zaoli, still picked up the book, and started to read silently.

For the next time, everything was calm.

However, when Chen Zhi left Chen Mansion and returned to Shulinzhai, he noticed that there were more ruffians on the street corner, but he remained calm and returned to Shulinzhai under Cui Shi's respectful gaze.

In the building, Chen Ting and Chen Xi had been waiting for a long time, and they had also heard some news about the Zhang family banquet, but due to their lack of status and the special nature of the news transmission at this time, they did not know the details for the time being, only knowing that their brother He was praised by the elders, so he still stayed in the stage of joy and did not make a big show of it.

"Brother, the government has sent a lot of people here to help. Third brother will have more time to go to clan school and study in the future." Chen Ting and Chen Zhi reported some of today's events, their faces full of joy. .

Chen Xi and Chen Man also ran over, and the family laughed.

Shopkeeper Wu came over again and talked about the store's revenue. Since the calligraphy and painting were returned, the letter writing sign had been removed. Shulinzhai has resumed calligraphy and painting business, but in the current situation, there is not much business. But today the situation has changed drastically, so shopkeeper Wu's face is also full of smiles: "My boss, today we sold seven calligraphy and paintings alone, and there are still many people asking for prices, which is a good sign."

Chen Zhi nodded and was not surprised. Although his reputation was only spread among the Pengcheng aristocratic clan and had not yet spread among the people, the objects of calligraphy and painting were the people who had lost their jobs. The aristocratic clan was the target market. Some people heard the rumors and came over. It’s perfectly normal to explore and buy on the way.

Shopkeeper Wu gave a rough report of the revenue, and then said: "Today, a young master came over and wanted to meet the boss. This man is dressed in an extraordinary way. He is either rich or noble. I am afraid he has some background."

"Oh?" Chen Zhi was a little surprised when he heard this. He knew that shopkeeper Wu still had some discernment, and anything that could be mentioned emphatically by him must have something special. "In this case, next time he comes again, you can make an appointment. , I met with him."

After saying a few words, Chen Zhi called Chen Xi and Chen Man over again and explained: "Business has been getting better and better in the past few days, but there are inevitably some hidden dangers with the coming and going of people, so I plan to let you go to Chen Mansion for a couple of days first. sky."

"Brother, you have to keep your word. I'm only staying for a few days. I don't want to stay there all the time." Xiao Chen Man muttered. She had finally become familiar with Shulin Zhai these days, and she didn't expect to have to change places again, especially In the Chen Mansion, after staying there for a few days, the servants all seemed unfamiliar, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

As for Chen Xi, he felt a little reluctant, but he didn't say it out loud. He also helped Chen Zhi comfort Chen Man.

The family just talked like this. After calming down his younger brothers and sisters, Chen Zhi came to Chen Fu and said, "Uncle Fu, a guard will be coming to the store in the next two days. You should make arrangements first."

"It's fine, why do you need a guard?" Chen Fu muttered when he heard this, "Master, is there something wrong?"

"It's not a disaster. It's better to be prepared," Chen Zhi said a little more. "In short, we need to prepare for this matter in advance. There is also a list of debt collectors in the places I asked you to check before. Have you found any results?"

"Yes, yes," Chen Fu said as he went back to the back room and took out a slip. "This is what the old servant asked the accountant to write. Master, take a look at it. Are there any mistakes or omissions? There are several bets in it." According to the young master's instructions, we used gambling debts as an excuse to ask the debt collectors one by one. What they like to buy and eat are all listed above. However, there are still a few people who are difficult to detect. It is really impossible to check. arrive."

"That's enough." Chen Zhi glanced at it and asked, "Do you have any idea about the building with the most wood under Bai Qing's name?"

"It's a coincidence," Chen Fu nodded and replied, "That Bai Qing built a building called Qingyuan Village, and he has been living in it recently. This news has spread recently, and many debtors often wander outside, thinking I asked to see the white stall owner, but was blocked by the guard. This pavilion is exactly what you said, young master. It is made of wood and is brightly lit at night. I have also found someone to draw the paths around it, please take a look."

When Chen Zhi heard this, he knew that the last link in the plan was stuck. He smiled and said, "If you're not busy, I'll go through it myself tomorrow."

"You're going there in person? That's not good." Chen Fu was a little worried.

"It doesn't matter, this is also a tactic to suspect the enemy." Chen Zhi smiled and explained, "Uncle Fu, in the past two days, I have been walking around several medical clinics around to get familiar with their locations." "Medical clinic?" Chen Fuyi Stunned, he asked in confusion, "Master, are you feeling unwell? Then I'll go grab some medicine."

"We don't want to catch him now. If this thing is not equipped on the day, it won't be very effective. Just remember the address of the medical center first." Chen Zhi looked at the face of the old servant in front of him and couldn't help but shook his head inwardly, secretly thinking that he had to increase the manpower quickly. It's not okay to put everything on the shoulders of this one loyal servant.

"Besides, the nursing home matter is not urgent. We can wait until the day of the matter to have someone come over, otherwise it will be a surprise and we will have to explain it to the big manager tomorrow."

While I was thinking here, someone suddenly asked to see me outside Shulin Zhai.

"The villain Zhang Hu wants to see Mr. Chen."

Chen Zhi immediately recognized the person who had reported the news before. As soon as Zhang Hu came in, he brought Chen Zhi quite unexpected news.

"Xu Fang wants to see me?"

At this time, even if Xu Fang asked for help, he should go to Chen Yun, but Chen Zhi knew very well that after the Chen family learned about Xu Fang's incident, they handed it over to the government, and Xu Fang could not contact Chen Yun at all.

Zhang Hu was also confused and said: "This man knew that he was going to be executed, so he begged, saying that he wanted to see the young master, saying that he had something important to say, and that you would definitely help him after hearing this."

Chen Zhi talked about what happened before and after, and vaguely had an idea, so he asked: "You came here to ask me to come over?"

"No," Zhang Hu shook his head, "It was Zhou who ordered me here. He said that you must never see Xu Fang. Not only will you not see him, but you will pretend that he does not exist. The Chen family will not mention this person in the future. What do you have? Do you want me to bring it to him? By the way, these are his belongings, they are all here."

He took out a cloth bag and handed it over, adding: "There is a copper coin in it, and Xu Fang held it tightly in his hand. We opened our fingers one by one to bring it. He cried like a mother to death. It seems like this man must be so poor that even a copper coin is a treasure, but we still remember your instructions, and we didn’t leave him a penny."

Chen Zhi took it with a strange expression.

The efficiency of the government... is so high!

After Chen Zhi took the bag, Zhang Hu said again: "There is also a token that was taken away by Youyou. It is said to be related to the case. Please forgive me, Mr. Chen."

"Thank you very much for bringing these." Chen Zhi thanked, and Zhang Hu quickly waved his hands: "I can't, I can't, then I'll go back to my life first."

"Let's go slowly." Chen Zhigong cupped his hands and said goodbye to Zhang Hu again. He returned to the room and opened the package. There were a few pieces of clothing and some trivial items. The most conspicuous one was a jade pendant with "Chen Yun" engraved on it in official script. "The two words made Chen Zhi's eyes jump.

"Once this thing came out, it was no longer necessary to follow the clues. How did Chen Yun think that he was not afraid that the servant would beat him up afterwards? Or, he originally planned to abandon the car to protect the commander. After the success or failure, he said that the servant stole it. Are you blaming it all on Xu Fang?"

Shaking his head, Chen Zhi ignored it and his eyes fell on a copper coin.

"This is the copper coin that Zhang Hu mentioned. There must be a reason for Xu Fang to hold it in his hands." Thinking about it, he looked it over.

This copper coin is old, with many signs of wear and tear on the surface. The age cannot be seen. It has a round square hole, which is not much different from the ordinary five-baht coin. There are two glyph patterns engraved on both sides, but Chen Zhi cannot tell from his knowledge. What word.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Zhi stretched out his hand to take it. As soon as his fingers touched the copper coin, the tube in his heart suddenly vibrated. As his five senses roared, the surrounding scene changed. In a trance, a temple appeared in front of him. There was a curl of green smoke floating out of the temple. On the door plaque was written With three big characters——

Chenhou Temple.

Immediately afterwards, the scene collapsed and everything was as usual, but Chen Zhi frowned.

"My temple? What does this mean?"

He glanced at the copper coin in his hand and fell into deep thought.

　Thanks to "Yinghuoguang", "I don't want nicknames", "Taomi Shui ◎", "Mo Xiao Hua Die Fei", "Satiy Hu Wuhen", "mnkhfhks", "Master of the Holy Demon Palace" and "Drinking the lips to make purple blood". !

　　
　
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