Wang Pu in the late Ming Dynasty

"That's not possible, you don't have much dowry left, and there is still a way for your husband. Li Xin shook his head.

"What can be the solution, is it inviting the gentry to raise money together? Xue said helplessly.

"Disaster relief is a beautiful conversation, and it has always been so. "Meng Yuan, who learned from the Ming Dynasty, never provided disaster relief, and the shameless court did not do personnel, and this living virtue fell on the head of the gentry, but the conduct of the gentry in various places is very different, and the kind-hearted gentry will take the lead in raising funds for disaster relief, and there are also inferior gentry who sit back and watch the victims starvation. As disaster years become more and more frequent, even the most kind-hearted gentlemen are reluctant to continue to help the victims.

"Husband, there have been bad rumors, do you know why?" Xue became more and more depressed.

"That's just nonsense, how can it be taken seriously. Li Xin smiled bitterly and said disapprovingly, he actually said that he Li Xin City was kind to the victims and intended to rebel, this kind of grotesque rumor is not worth refuting.

"From the previous fundraising banquets, when they looked at us, I could see that something was wrong, it was colder and colder each time, it was not nonsense, it was people's hearts, only our Li family was willing to help the victims. It has always been like this, and the rest of the families are just afraid of being poked in the back, so they have to take out the money, and they don't know how much they hate us in their hearts. "

"Just this once, and when the spring of the next year begins, we will have a disaster year. "

"But every year there are disasters. "

At the same time, in the county government of Qixian County, Wang Puzheng had a secret discussion with Dong Qiushi, the county commander of the county.

"Li Xin conspired against the big case, the official did not dare to be self-dictated, and he needed to go to the Criminal Department of Chen, waiting to be sent to arrest the documents. "

"Then it's too late. Wang Pu shook his head and said, "According to my spy report, the thieves are planning to make trouble in the near future. "

"This, after Li Xin is loyal and good, he still has a good name, in case he is wrongly imprisoned, how can this official save himself. "The county ordered Dong Qiushi to be embarrassed.

"I am responsible for this matter alone, and if no one comes to rob the prison afterwards, then you can put all the blame on me. Wang Pu planned to lock Li Xin up first, and then set up an ambush in the prison to wait for Xing Hongniang to throw herself into the net.

"It's not appropriate, General Wang is a general, and he is different from me. "The clear indication of these words: This pot should be carried by a civil official, and you can't be carried by a martial artist. The county magistrate Dong Qiushi glanced at Wang Pu deeply, and said in his heart: Could this young man have an enmity with Li Xin and want to frame him. Thinking of this, I was even more reluctant.

"Then, I'll do it myself, don't spoil me good. Wang Pu hesitated for a moment and said tentatively. He was ready to privately pay a bribe to the county to bypass the county order and throw Li Xin into prison.

"Mr. Wang, please respect yourself, the law of the country still exists, and the Ming Dynasty is not over yet. The county commander Dong Qiushi was furious, and he took the case and said, this is too heavy, and the mouth of Wang Pu Buchen, although the people with a bright face have already seen that Wang Pu is naturally rebellious, and Cao Mang's ears are also, but it is too much to say it in person, and it does not conform to the habit of officialdom to carry the sedan chair, which shows that the county order is very anxious at this time.

"Tsk, just kidding, what are you in a hurry. Wang Pulian joked, and secretly thought in his heart: Li Xin, this guy is a person in the circle of scholars, and it is very tricky to put him in prison.

"However, this official

is reasonable, and General Wang has been chasing thieves for thousands of miles, and this official can't help but be, uh, cautious. "The county commander Dong Qiushi doesn't want to be the enemy of the high-ranking Shenjia battalion and the general army of Datong for the sake of a local gentry, so he plans to make it convenient.

"How are you going to be cautious? Wang Pu wondered.

"Come on, bring Liu Cheng. The county commander Dong Qiushi smiled but did not answer, but went to a man who looked like a beggar.

"Liu Cheng, don't think that this official is hard-hearted, your crime can be big or small, at worst, being a thief is a rebellion, and it is a big crime to destroy the nine clans. "

"My lord, I didn't, I just stole something, and I never stole it. Liu Cheng was anxious, and raised his head in the head-catcher and struggled a few times.

"That's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding, the Han family's silver ingots are everywhere, and those in the hands of the thieves have nothing to do with you. "

"Yes, yes. Liu Cheng hurriedly agreed.

"What's the matter with this man. Wang Pu asked.

"This is a famous local snitch, known as the six-fingered thief, who flies on the wall and is very powerful. The official sent him to Li Xin's house to lurk, in case Li Xin really had that plan, you took him, as long as there is evidence of guilt, no one has anything to say. "

"Even if it's a snitch, can he be trusted, and what if he runs away, or even if he turns into a thief? Wang Pu twisted his eyebrows and said, even with murderous intentions, there is only one chance to trap Xing Hongniang, the stakes are very high, and this unreliable Liu Cheng needs to be killed.

"This Liu Cheng has an old mother and a wife and daughter in his family, and all five members of his family are locked up in prison. The Han family is determined to destroy him this time, don't live your mouth, I am giving him a chance to make meritorious contributions, Liu Cheng, this is Lord Pu Wang, the general soldier of Datong, your case, as long as he is willing to say a word for you, you can cancel the case and go home. "

When Liu Cheng heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Wang Pumeng a little uncomfortable. Then it gradually dimmed, thinking: This boy brother has fine skin and tender meat, where can he be the chief soldier, and he will come to coax people with a gorgeous armor.

Dong Qiushi, the county magistrate, saw that Liu Cheng didn't believe it, and said with a smile: "This Lord Wang's mentor is Xu Guangqi, the second assistant of the cabinet, and his father is the Hou Ye, the governor of the Governor's Mansion. His bewt-worthy wife was the princess of Yuanbao, the daughter of the King of Qin. "

"Ahh Liu Cheng was taken aback by this long list of titles, and looked up and down at this son-in-law, who inexplicably had a golden body, but he still didn't dare to believe it, the official word was two, who knew if this was a trap set by the Han family for him, and the tricks of the powerful and harmful people were renovated too quickly, and it was impossible to prevent it. How many people who have suffered so hard will never recover.

Wang Pu thought for a while and said, "As long as you do this important thing for me, I will guarantee you a position as a capital official." "

"What you say is so penetrating, how can I trust you. "

"Hahaha, all over the world, I can't laugh anymore, I have a single official position, a small sesame official, are you still afraid that I will be reluctant. Wang Pu was smiled by his solemn face, as if he had seen the Buddha.

"Lord Wang, he means to see your official seal. The county commander Dong Qiushi couldn't help but laugh. Secretly, although your family background is a silver-like wax gun head that can't withstand scrutiny, it's just useless, but when you hear it, it's really bluffing, this snitch doesn't scare out and urine on the spot, it's really timid.

Coming out of the county office, Wang Pu thought about it, and thought that it was better to ask for others than for himself, so he disguised himself as a wealthy businessman and went straight to visit Li Zhai Lonely Garden.

"This man, please show me your name. Seeing that Wang Pu was dressed in splendor, and there were many murderous entourages behind him, the doorman of Li Zhai did not dare to slack off, and asked with a salute.

"My name is Mu Dachuan, I heard that there is a great benevolent man named Li Xin here, and he is very meritorious in disaster relief, let me see what he looks like. Wang Pu said with a smile.

"Ah, this. Menzi's face was full of unhappiness, and he said in his heart: It turned out to be a rude son, could he come to the door to provoke.

"If you do, I can also give you a sum of money. Wang Pu said with a smile.

As soon as he heard this, Menzi's face suddenly turned bright, and he went in to report with a happy eyebrow.

After a while, Li Xin hurriedly came out, seeing that the person in front of him was only old and crowned, but he had the momentum of the head of the family, he was very surprised, in the big family nowadays, all the elders are in charge, and the juniors are only promised, trembling and serving, but there is disobedience, the elders can be killed and killed, and the big stick is added, and even the ruthless cane is not a problem. It is rare for someone like Wang Pu to be so old and crowned, this is not the arrogance of ordinary country bullies, but the condescension of people with authority.

Here, Wang Pu looked at Li Xin, and marveled at the beautiful son of the world, as if he had come out of a TV series, his face was like a crown of jade, his sword eyebrows were curly, and the atrium was straight.

"Li Gongzi is well-known, I have heard people talk about it hundreds of miles away, and I came to visit him today. Wang Pu took away some bohemianism and took it seriously.

"Ah, false praise, contemptible Li Xin, who is this Mu brother. Li Xin still couldn't see through the roots of the person, guessing that he was a self-made family, but he didn't look like it, so he could only test it with words.

"I live in Jizhou in this life, not long ago I went to Shandong, not far from here, I listened to your good deeds, and I admired it to come and see. Wang Pu said with a smile.

The local dialect of Jizhou, but Li Xin has a spectrum, listening to Wang Pu's accent from Shanxi, he is clear and private, but he can't understand the deep meaning behind it. only said: "I didn't think about it, everyone knows the humble name of Xiaoke in Shandong." "

"No way, good people are too rare these days. "

"Please come in. Li Xin stepped aside and welcomed Wang Pu into the house.

Wang Pu smiled, crossed the threshold, and the soldiers behind him rushed away. Li Xin's eyebrows were almost imperceptibly raised, and these entourages were walking around, with a faint crisp golden sound under their clothes, like a piece of armor hitting each other.

Sitting in Ying Zhuo Hall, Wang Pu took a sip of tea and praised it, and Li Xin asked with a smile: "Is Shandong's harvest okay this year." "

"It's okay, there is no catastrophe, but I heard that there are locust plagues in many places in Shanxi, the same as you here. This thief is getting more and more weird. "

"It's just three things, first the drought and then the locusts, and there may be a good harvest from next year. "

"Hopefully. "

The two of them talked about some gossip without pain, astronomy and geography, local customs, and anecdotes. Wang Pu found that Li Xin was very knowledgeable, and he was able to talk with him, a modern person in later generations, and his love for talent was spontaneous.

In history, how Li Xin was dragged into the water by Xing Hongniang, Wang Pu couldn't figure it out, and the children of the family despised the officials and the army very much, let alone the thieves. Characters like Li Xin will only suffer great changes and will be forced to become thieves.

The topic turned to relief, and Li Xin proposed that three days later, there would be a banquet, to which the gentry from all over Kaifeng Prefecture would be invited, and the funds would be used for relief of the victims. After listening to this introduction, Wang Pu immediately understood that this was clearly a charity dinner.

"I'll be there for the feast. Wang Pu listened to the location of the banquet and nodded.

Satisfied, he

sent Wang Pu away, and his wife Xue came out of the inner room and said, "This person is unknown, and he seems to have a plan." "

"Oh, it doesn't matter, the so-called strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake, he is an outsider, even if the appearance is suspicious, let's be careful. Li Xin said thoughtfully.

"Husband, do you see, his entourage is all hiding blades. "

"Not only that, but also armor. "

"Well, then, he's a general. The Xue clan was surprised, blades are common in the house of the gentry, but armor is strictly forbidden to be hidden, and it can only be found in the army.

Li Xin's expression became a little more solemn, and he said to himself: "He didn't explain his intention, what kind of intention made him unable to speak." "

"That must be an unfavorable intention for us, can you write to my uncle and ask him to come to the house to discuss countermeasures? "

"Oh, my lady, you are too heavy-minded, not necessarily, or you may want to ask me to be a staff member. Li Xin hurriedly said with relief, as soon as he said this, he became more and more inseparable, and this visitor just now was very much interested in his astronomy and geography.

"Hmph, the husband is famous, he doesn't like Lilu, who doesn't open his eyes, he actually dares to hit us with the idea, the Qiu Ba. As soon as he heard that it was a martial artist who wanted to invite his husband to be a guest in the army, Xue's face suddenly turned cold, and the people of the time despised the martial artists, and only the down-and-out literati had no way out, so they would go to the army to make a living. There are martial artists who look down on their husbands so much, how can they not make their hearts congested and hateful.

"This should be at least a capital secretary, and he has the heart to ask me to be his staff, but he can't say it, well, that's it. "

"The martial artist is vulgar, and he doesn't know how many catties and taels he has. Xue sneered, she was especially afraid that her husband would be tempted, thinking of the hardships in the army, her husband's weak body, in case of the cold, how to get it, and then she was afraid, wiped her tears to Li Xin, and said: "Then what do you think, don't worry about being afraid all day long, woo." "

"Haha, how can I go to be a staff member of Rauschzi, three days later, if he donates silver, I will put the silver aside for the time being, if he can't invite me, and I feel sorry for the silver, I will return the silver to him. Li Xin hurriedly said, in his mind, this visitor is to use relief as bait, and after the silver is spent, he will come to reveal his intentions, if Li Yan refuses, this visitor will be threatened to get back the relief silver, at that time, Li Xin will not pay the silver, and he will fall into trouble. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sneer, the warriors were really stupid and ridiculous, how different was this kind of inferior means to collect debts on the streets, and the Ming official army and Liaodong were repeatedly defeated, all because of the contemptible incompetence of these warriors.

Wang Pu returned to his residence, and discussed with Chen Shiliang in the garden how to send Li Xin to prison, but he had no good plan, and he had to take the official road to harm him in other people's territory, too many joint operations, and too many variables.

The student didn't understand, what kind of friendship could this son of the Li family have with Xing Hongniang, and if he was imprisoned, would Xing Hongniang, who was thousands of miles away, come to save him, the student didn't dare to agree. Huang Daoren, who was listening on the side, finally couldn't help but ask.

"Interlaced lines are like mountains, you are not in this line, of course you don't understand. Chen Shiliang said disapprovingly, although he couldn't comprehend these strategies, he was confused, but he admired Wang Pu even more, but he felt that this was the scene depicted in the book.

"Beautiful man's plan, hum, ridiculous, if this plan can be successful, I, I, I will eat this wooden stool. Huang Daoren only felt that his common sense of life in the past 20 years was subverting and dissolving, and he hardened his neck and was stubborn.

"Hey, whoever provokes the wooden stool, this plan is going to be successful, how about you rest assured that I will be a staff member. "

"What if it doesn't work. "

"Well, then I'll give you a steamboat. Wang Pudao, there were two steamers along the way, Huang Daoren's mind was all on the machinery, he was fascinated, and his mind to heal his life was obvious.

"Okay, that's a deal. Huang Daoren flashed a hint of ruthlessness.