The Four Great Cases of Wu Zetian

Chapter 16

The deaf guard ordered Yin to arrest the robbers with false accusations.
But he said that when Di Gong saw that the Zhou family agreed to go back, he ordered people to remove the torture tools and sent Ma Rong to escort him to Huanghua Town.When Mrs. Zhou returned home, she had some conversations with Mrs. Tang, not to mention it.

It's just that after she left, Mr. Di retreated into the back hall, passed on several old servants in, and asked them the name of Qituancai's place, did they know, and everyone said that they had never been there or even heard of it. heard.When Di Gong saw this, he was puzzled.Suddenly there was an old servant of seventeen and eighty years old, a white-haired mother-in-law, who was not good at speaking. When Di Gong asked the people, he still couldn't understand, and said, "Pu Ou vegetables are only available in August. My grandfather wants this kind of food to eat." Although it is not the time yet, my grandson is very naughty and has planted a few tanks of Pu Osmunda, and now the seedlings have grown very tall. Although there are no outside, if the grandfather wants it, the villain will go back and drag some for it. Grandpa enters Xian." Seeing him deaf and messing around, they were afraid that Mr. Di would be blamed, so they hurriedly covered him up and said, "This man is a little hard of hearing, so his words are wrong. Fortunately, he is still cautious when he is on the job. I beg Mr. Di to be lenient." Seeing him, Mr. Di It was funny to get involved, so he said, "Go down, you man, I don't want this thing." Unexpectedly, the officer heard that Di Gong said no, and wondered that he cherished the new seedlings, dragged the buds, and then didn't grow Pu Ou. "You don't have to be like this, my lord. There are a lot of things in this villain's house, and they don't come from this place. They came from the Sichuan village." Hearing this, Di Gong was shocked and said in surprise: "In my dream, I saw couplets on the Finger Mi Pavilion. , there is a sentence of Bugui, I have to ask people from Sichuan, the above two words have already been answered, but it is a secret Shuangtu village, and the next three words suddenly came out of the mouth of this old guard. It was all unintentional. I asked about the place name of Qi Tuan Cai, and he led the food of Pu Ou Cai, and now it led to Sichuan Village by Pu Ou Cai.

Look at this dish, the village, the accent is not the same?Don't think he is deaf, but ask carefully. " At that time, he said to the officers: "You wait for the right to retreat, this man has something to ask him in this county. " Seeing this official, everyone laughed secretly, saying that he was talking to the deaf man, but they didn't dare to say it in person, so they had to beat Qian'er and retreated.

Here Di Gong asked: "What is your surname and what is your first name? How many years have you been working in this yamen?" It's gone." Di Gong said: "The Pu Ou cai you just mentioned is not this place, how far is it?" Ying Qi said: "My grandfather asked about this place, except for the small one, no one else knows it. They say I am deaf and I do things. I don't know very well. I think they are not as good as I am. This is the grace of the grandfather, who treats us generously. Only if there is a small fault, it does not blame the villain. It is just thinking of my old age. I mean, they were dissatisfied with it, and spoke bad things about me in front of others and behind my back. Fortunately, my grandfather was the county magistrate, if someone else came here, they would take away the name of the villain with bad words." Seeing what he asked, Di Gong I didn't answer, and I couldn't talk about it, but said loudly: "The county asked you how far this Sichuan village is from here, and how did you get involved in other projects? I don't talk to you about family affairs, can you Come to think of it, this county has something to ask you." Ying Qi said: "It's not that the villains are messing around, but I'm really angry with them. This Sichuan village is the name of a village in Laizhou Prefecture. There were guests from Sichuan in the previous dynasty. He sold goods here, got interest, and bought and sold here every year. Later, he opened a shop and became a rich man in less than 50 years. In the hands of his children and grandchildren, he was even richer than before. He was supposed to be the first householder, so the name of this village was given. It was named Sichuan Village because he was a family member from Sichuan in his previous generation. Later, the fortune was over, the family was corrupted, and the name was not very well known. The local family changed the name based on rumors It is called the Osmanthus pudica village, because the Osmanthus pupae in that place is big and has a strong taste. In his early years, the villain was not yet deaf, and he was sent to investigate cases abroad. He passed by and chatted with local elderly people, and only then did he know the details. After handling the case, I brought back a lot of Osmunda punctatus, planted over the years, so it is much more beautiful than outside. Grandfather wants to eat, so I went back and brought it here.” After hearing this, Di Gong was overjoyed: “So it’s a Sichuanese. "Three words, there is such a turning point. From this point of view, this Shao Lihuai must be in that place." Xiang Yingqi said: "You said that this Sichuan village has been there before, and there is a case here in this county. Sending you to help you go, can you suffer so much?" Ying Qi said: "The villain is here for the purpose of serving as an official. Although he is deaf, his siblings are very convenient. It is only because everyone said bad things that he has been in the office for nearly two years. Grandpa, I don’t send villains to do things. If Grandfather is sent, there is no reason not to go."

And even though the place is in the foreign government, it is only eight or nine days away, so they can come and go.Whoever the grandfather sends with you, please prepare the official documents and leave tomorrow.Di Gong was very happy at that time, so he ordered him to retreat, and he will receive the letter tomorrow morning.Then in the study, I explained to Zhao Wanquan just now.Wan Quan said: "Since this officer knows about it, it's also the sky's net that has been restored, and it's not leaking. We must capture this guy and find out the truth, so that we can avenge the dead." At that time, the discussion was proper.In the evening, Ma Rong had returned from Huanghua Town, and the people talked about it again. They packed up the package that night and took Panchuan. Early the next morning, Mr. Di approved the official document in court, and Ying Qi led the way. Ma Rong and Mrs. Qiao got up together.The journey on the road is not limited to one day.

This day passed the border of Dengzhou and came to the capital city of Laizhou. Ying Qi said: "The three strong men have worked hard for several days. You can rest in the mansion for a night. The Sichuan village is only sixty or seventy miles away. Tomorrow morning will be noon, or later. Then in the afternoon, you can arrive at the village. When you get there, you will have to deal with the case, and you may not be able to sleep peacefully sooner or later." Hearing that what he said was reasonable, Ma Rong immediately ordered him to go into the city and find a secluded apartment, and then the three of them entered the city together.First go to the Yamen of Laizhou Prefecture, submit the official document, and wait for the approval to come back, it is already late.But Yingqi is already waiting in front of the street, saying that there is an inn on Ximen Street where you can live, and it is convenient to get out of the city early tomorrow.

At that time Ma Rong asked him to lead the way, and came to the door of the guest house, the waiter took the package in, stayed in the back room, and had a clean meal, needless to say.

Fearing that Ying Qi's deafness would lead him into the conversation, Ma Rong said to Xiaoer at that time: "Our partner is a little hard of hearing. If you have anything to say, you can just talk to me. How far is this place from Puqu Village? Is it good to buy and sell there?" Xiaoer said: "From now on, if you go out from the west gate, you will reach Dongzhai within seventy miles." Ma Rong said: "Have you passed Dongzhai?" Xiaoer said: "There is Zhongzhai. Ma Rong was puzzled, and quickly asked, "How far is this village? Isn't it in one place?" Xiaoer said: "The guest is here for the first time, so I don't know the reason for this place. There are three places in this village. Among the East and West, Zhongzhai is the busiest, with oil mills and pawnshops, silk and satin banks, and everything is ready. Xizhai is dedicated to residents with registered permanent residence, and family members of various shops. Dongzhai is extremely cold. There are eight or nine hundred training soldiers living in the village, which is set up to protect the village. Should your guests rush to other places for business, or come to the village to invite customers to buy and sell?" Ma Rong said: "We are passing by, and I heard that this place is a famous place. I happen to do some silk goods there, I don’t know which one is famous?” Xiaoer said: “The customer wants to do Husi, it’s not worth buying here. There are no genuine good goods here, even if there are The two consignees are also transferred by customers who sell silk, and the price must not be cheap. I heard that there was a customer who lived in his house in the former Hitachi Daisin Company. In comparison, you can’t buy twice as much locally. Why don’t customers use the earthen silk they bought locally? Although the luster is not good, the Shandong silk weaved is still acceptable.” Ma Rong didn’t ask any more, and at that time He vaguely agreed, closed the door, listened to the waiter go out, and said to Zhao Wanquan: "I don't know where the big satin number is in Zhongzhai? What are you going to say tomorrow? Although he is ordinary, he is a master If you don't do it, I'm afraid you can't be bound." Zhao Wanquan said: "What's so difficult about this matter, you and I will arrive in the village tomorrow and ask Mrs. Qiao and Ying Qi to find an inn to stay. I don't know each other. I answered him in secret. I went to Lida to inquire about this guy alone, and when I saw him, I used the words of the silk. As long as I lead him to the apartment, I won't be afraid that he will fly away."

The two of them had made a plan, and the next morning they gave the room two taels for the meal, and went straight out of the west gate.

Along the way, there was an endless stream of carts, camels and mules, and by noon, it was not far from Dongzhai.Looking up, I saw a soil enclosure in front of me, like a city wall, and many flags were erected on it, fluttering with the wind, shooting the sun.There is a big river leading to the river outside the enclosure, and there are many boats coming and going.The four of them gradually approached Xizhai, and the road was full of dry roads, and the road at the junction with Qingzhou was very difficult.Ying Qi said as he walked: "Now in June and July, the sorghum is growing luxuriantly. Not only are strongmen blocking it, but they are covering it with stalks on both sides, and the heat will be terrible. Therefore, there are very few pedestrians on this road. Let’s go around the main road elsewhere. When we go here, we have to be careful, if the surname Shao has a good plan, otherwise he will be in trouble if he escapes to the west. This Qingzhou Road is not for fun.” Zhao Wanquan said with a smile. "Although I grew up in this province, I heard that there are often strong people in Qingzhou. I want to see and see when I come here today. I don't think the two brothers, Ma and Qiao, may be afraid." Ma Rong said with a smile: "Even so It is also the benefit of his caution. If we want to do it smoothly, we will not look for it. If he thinks it wrong and uses this road to bully us, who has not seen it? We have to fight." As we were walking, we arrived at Zhongzhai, when Zhao Wanquan separated from the three of them and asked to wait at the entrance of the village in the evening.Although Ying Qi couldn't hear clearly, seeing Mrs. Qiao and Ma Rong asked him to part ways and go away, he agreed, and followed them into the village to find an inn.

Here Zhao Wanquan was walking in front. There were about a dozen shops in the village. When he saw a big cloth shop, he leaned forward and asked, "There is a large satin store here. Where is it?" I don't know if there is someone inside Let's see how it will be broken down in the next chapter.

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