The main reason why these retired high-ranking officials were able to run amok is that "Beijing officials are noble, and local officials are cheap," and they even hold the right to promote local officials.

Like Xu Jie, who retired a few years later, he was still able to maintain an influence that could not be underestimated through Zhang Juzheng, the protégé of the old man at the time, and was able to transfer the dignified Ying Tian Governor.

Although not all of them can be "prime ministers at home", they do maintain a certain amount of power, so that these local officials do not dare to provoke them.

Lin Haoran has advanced knowledge, and even more advanced vision, he has long seen the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty clearly, but he knows better that now he is just the Shuntian Mansion Yin of the third grade.

No matter what ambitions he has and what changes he wants to make to this wonderful country, these ambitions and ideas need to be hidden now.

After knowing that he couldn't make a big fuss about the Xu family's encroachment on the property, he made a decision: "The Xu family's encroachment on the property, our family will put it aside first, but the case of the Xu family's slave He Jiu killing the villager Zeng Siyi can't let him get away with it." ”

Although he had the help of the Songjiang Mansion to cover up, and he had the scapegoat of He Bi, Lin Haoran did not plan to stop there, he wanted to drag Xu Jie into the mud through this case.

He naturally doesn't have a deep grudge with Xu Jie, but Jiajing knows the way of balance, how can he not know the danger of a single family. Compared with Xu Shangyan, he hopes to maintain the situation of Xu Yan's contention.

When Mo Fei heard Lin Haoran's decision, he had an embarrassed expression on his face.

"You didn't bring He Jiu and the others back to Beijing?" Lin Haoran sighed in his heart and asked in surprise.

"Xiaguan did encounter several dangers on his way back to Beijing, and some people tried to rescue He Jiu and others, but He Jiu and others have been brought back by Xiaguan and are locked up in the government prison at the moment!" Mo Fei shook his head again and again, and replied honestly.

Lin Haoran's heart was immediately relieved, although this case may not be easy to detect, but as long as He Jiu and the others are taken to the Shuntian Mansion, the initiative will undoubtedly be in his hands.

Mo Fei raised his eyes to look at Lin Haoran, and said embarrassedly, "But...... He Jiu is not a house slave of the Xu Mansion! ”

"What?"

Lin Haoran's eyes immediately widened, his mouth opened slightly, and he looked up at Mo Fei in disbelief, and the whole person was completely stunned.

The reason why this case was extremely valued by him, and he sent Mo Fei to Songjiang to investigate in person, was precisely because He Jiu was Xu Jie's domestic slave. Once He Jiu is found guilty, then Xu Jie will inevitably be implicated, and he Lin Haoran will also gain the reputation of Nuoda.

But now that things have turned out to be such a big oolong, this He Jiu is not a slave of the Xu Mansion, so this case of great effort can only be regarded as an ordinary murder case.

"Xia Guan has carefully checked He Jiu's identity, if it is...... If the information of Songjiang Mansion is correct, He Jiu is indeed not the house slave of Xu Mansion! Mo Fei said bitterly.

Lin Haoran immediately thought of the Xu family's power in Songjiang Mansion, and also thought of the prefect disciple of Xu Jie, knowing that the truth had been covered up, and asked with disdain on his face: "Do you believe it?" ”

"Xiaguan naturally didn't believe it, and also conducted a large-scale investigation in Songjiang, but he didn't find strong evidence!" Mo Fei was a dutiful official, but he also replied helplessly.

Lin Haoran was suddenly interested, even if he took the trouble to confirm that He Jiu was the murderer of Zeng Si, it would not be able to make much profit, this was obviously a thankless case.

"What are you going to do, my lord?" Mo Fei looked at Lin Haoran's lost appearance, and asked cautiously.

"That He Bi is an innocent person, let's focus on He Jiu's murder case first, we can't let He Jiu get away with it!" Lin Haoran is self-chasing for power, but he also retains his kindness.

"The fact that an adult can serve as the Yin of Shuntian Mansion is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty!" Mo Fei said heartily.

When Lin Haoran heard these compliments, he felt a little better.

Although the truth has been covered up by the Xu family, he still retains some hope in his heart, hoping to find a new conflict from it, so as to drag Xu Jie into the mud.

As the sun sets, the afterglow of broken gold falls on the roof of the Yamen of Shuntianfu, giving this yamen a solemn color.

The tiger girl in a fast suit sat under the eaves on the side of the public hall, her feet hanging on the high platform, eating a slightly toothy glutinous rice oil cake in her hand, and her big bright eyes looked at the courtyard in the sunset.

The officials who came and went looked at the tiger girl who had no official lady's frame, and they also followed her to say hello, and some people would make a few good-natured jokes, which seemed to like this girl with a full sense of justice.

Ali also held a piece of glutinous rice oil cake in her hand, but she didn't like to sit on the ground, but leaned against the pillar next to her with a knife, and was vigilant about the movement around her.

Oh......

The majestic little white squatted next to her, and the glutinous rice pancakes that were given to her had already eaten into her stomach, and there was only a little grease stain left on the ground, and then she suddenly screamed to the side.

"Brother? Elder brother! ”

The tiger girl turned her head blankly to look, the two moth eyebrows slowly stretched, the big bright eyes bloomed, and a childlike smile soon appeared on her face, and at the same time jumped down the steps and trotted towards it.

These days, she still often went out on the streets to catch thieves or help solve crimes, and occasionally rode horses outside the city. But more often than not, he will honestly stay in the government office, waiting for his brother to go home together.

Lin Haoran seemed to have forgotten all kinds of troubles in the officialdom, looking at her sister who was trotting over, her heart was also infected, and she found that it was better than anything else at the moment, so she looked at her dotingly and said, "Brother, let's go home!" ”

"Okay! I know there's a new pastry shop, so we'll stop by and take some back with my sister-in-law! The tiger girl nodded seriously and made a recommendation.

Lin Haoran is not resistant to food, and if he can get the recommendation of the tiger girl, it will definitely not be too bad.

If the tiger girl is waiting for him, he will definitely go back in the official sedan chair. As long as Hu Niu is waiting for him here, then he will follow Hu Niu and let the official sedan chair and guards follow behind.

Lin Haoran walked in front with Hu Niu, Ali and Tie Zhu followed, followed by the official sedan chair. Lin Fu and the other guards were in front or behind, carefully guarding the surroundings.

The two went to the newly opened pastry shop to buy some pastries, and the shopkeeper guessed his identity when he saw Lin Haoran wearing a three-grade official uniform, and was so frightened that he couldn't speak.

After asking twice and couldn't answer, Lin Haoran had no choice but to let Hu Niu lose a broken silver, and secretly sighed that the merchants of the Beijing officials would do business.

"Brother, how could I be in trouble? If you encounter robbers along the way to Sunjiazhuang, I can help you fight away the robbers, I'm amazing now! When Hu Niu learned that her brother was going to Sunjiazhuang outside the city, she was going to go over together, and clenched her fists and said seriously.

While the two were talking, they had already come to the mouth of their own alley, and a carriage happened to pass in front of them.

Since the five houses here are all under the name of the Lin family, this alley can be said to be their own alley, and the carriage that entered this alley is naturally coming towards their family.

"Brother, this is my sister-in-law's carriage!"

Tiger Girl has the extraordinary ability to distinguish the sedan chair and the carriage, squinting at the bun face to look at the tall carriage passing in front of her, and then turned her head very firmly to remind.