Fang Jin Fang participated in politics, and it was a dignified Henan political envoy to participate in politics and guard the Daliang Road, from the three officials, and the position was respected above the prefect.

Fang Jin actually looked for Lin Yanchao and spoke almost in a low voice.

Lin Yanchao took a sip of tea, digesting Fang Zhenren's intentions, and pretended not to know: "Uncle Fang Shi, you are an important member of a province and a friend of your teacher, how can you have something to ask your virtuous nephew to help?" ”

Outside the private room.

The pipa was plucked, and several wealthy businessmen from Suzhou were gathering. A woman holds a lute and plucks the strings and plays the words.

A mouthful of Wu Su's soft words came from Qingqing, and the slightly exaggerated laughter with the rich businessmen suppressed the conversation between Lin Yanchao and Fang Jin.

A table full of Wuxi dishes, sea and land, but the two did not move the chopsticks.

Fang Yuanwai said: "Eh, the virtuous nephew will see the outside." ”

When Lin Yanchao heard this, he said: "Uncle Shi, you are an important member of a province, and you are a good word in the Guide Mansion." What is going on, I hope Uncle Shi will tell you. ”

Fang Jin's eyes flashed and said, "Virtuous nephew, have you recently assisted Qiu Duxian in trying the case of supervising the murder of Yushi?" ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "Uncle Fang Shishu is really well-informed. ”

Fang Jin said: "Virtuous nephew, who in the Henan officialdom doesn't know about this at the moment?" Jinyi Wei commanded the envoys to come, and those who could have a relationship with Beijing in Henan officialdom had already sent people to Beijing. ”

"That Uncle Shi's matter this time is not small?" Lin Yanchao asked suddenly.

Fang Jin understood, and saw that Lin Yanchao's tea bowl was empty, so he got up and poured tea, but saw that the tea was like a thin line, falling in the tea bowl, and the tea fragrance was overflowing.

Fang Jin poured tea and said: "Virtuous nephew, do you know that your predecessor is known to the Defu Guanhe?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Didn't you hear that he was demoted to Yunnan?" ”

Fang Jin nodded and said, "After the embankment of Guide Mansion was washed away last year, the superintendent Yushi checked his account and was killed. After that, he demoted the five grades and went to Yunnan to serve as a general judge. Others said that he was persecuted by the former prefect, but in fact, he was demoted on the surface, but secretly he went away to avoid trouble. ”

"When Yushi was killed, Guide Guanhe Tongzhi informed me...... Let me open the net. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "That Uncle Fang, why did you help him with this?" ”

Fang Jin pinched his beard and said: "It's not a secret, when he was in Guide Mansion, he gave the old man two thousand taels of silver every year. ”

Lin Yanchao was stunned when he heard this: "Uncle Shi, how dare you accept this money?" ”

Lin Yanchao's words are quite a bit of a subordinate official who asks the official, and he does not conform to the rules of officialdom.

But Fang Jin was not embarrassed at all and said: "The old man is always doing Jiao in the yamen, in order to rule the wind and rain smoothly and the people are healthy." Inevitably, there is not enough money. ”

Lin Yanchao was stunned when he heard this.

Fang Jin said: "Virtuous nephew, I dare to guarantee you, the old man will never spend these two thousand taels of money." ”

Lin Yanchao said in his heart, I believe that you have ghosts, but he said sincerely: "Uncle Shi's character, I have always respected it." It's just that if Qiu Duxian asks, I'm afraid he won't believe it. ”

Fang Jin said: "Believe it or not, it depends on whether you help or not." In the future, when the feudal lord and other supervisors are concerned, Uncle Shi will definitely say good things for you. ”

Political envoys and procurators are also called superintendents because they have the power to supervise officials.

Lin Yanchao smiled noncommittally, did not answer, but moved his chopsticks and said, "Uncle Shi, eat vegetables!" ”

After Lin Yanchao left from the mountains and returned to the Tongzhi Bureau, he heard Chen Jichuan say: "Master, Zhou Tongju is here, and I have been waiting in the flower hall for a long time. ”

Lin Yanchao remembered that day in the mansion, this person helped Zeng Qianheng to turn against him. Chen Jichuan said on the side: "Zhou Tong's sentence? How could these people still let him enter the house, and immediately blast him out with sticks? ”

Lin Yanchao said: "This person is also a six-grade official, so he doesn't look good on his face." No, that's it. ”

Zhan Ming said yes.

Lin Yanchao returned to the study and was about to change his clothes, when he heard the noise outside.

One of them cried outside: "Lord Sima, Master Sima, read a meeting with colleagues, please see the lower officials." ”

Chen Jichuan said on the side: "Master, you can't be soft-hearted." ”

Lin Yanchao thought for a while and said, "It's okay to see each other. ”

After saying that, Lin Yanchao didn't change his clothes, sat down in the study, Chen Jichuan opened the door, and said to the outside: "Let him come in!" ”

A moment later, Zhou Tongju appeared in front of the door of the study, his face was haggard, his face was like a withered face, and his eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn't closed his eyes for several days and nights.

Zhou Tong saw Lin Yanchao and knelt down and said: "The lower official is blind and has offended Sima, so I beg Sima to spare his life, spare his life!" ”

Lin Yanchao didn't answer.

Zhou Tongju was also ruthless and kept kowtowing.

After half a ring, Lin Yanchao said: "Zhou Beijia, what do you mean by this, how can this official want your life?" ”

Zhou Tongju cried: "Sima, you can spare Xiaguan, this is all the property of Xiaguan!" Please also ask Sima to accept it. ”

After speaking, Zhou Tongju took out a list from his sleeve and presented it, and Chen Jichuan handed the list to Lin Yanchao.

After reading it, Lin Yanchao put it aside and said: "Zhou Beijia, it seems that you also know that this official assistant Qin Chacha investigated the case of Yushi being killed in this mansion this time. The Su prefect, who had ordered the arrest to conceal the truth, had already been imprisoned, and the former Tongzhi, who instructed the killing, had also been arrested by Jinyiwei while in Yunnan. As a general judge of grain capture, in addition to the prefect and the second mansion in this mansion, you can be regarded as the third master, and it will be difficult to get rid of it. ”

"Thou hast concealed and shielded, and thou hast assisted the prefect, and thou hast concealed the truth, and his sin cannot be escaped. Do you know what kind of crime Goshi was charged with when he was killed? That is the Qin Messenger of the Son of Heaven, killing the imperial history, just like rebellion. You dare to cover up such a crime of killing your head, how many lives do you have? Take this money back and get ready for a good coffin! ”

Zhou Tongju gritted his teeth, took out another list and presented it, and then said: "Xia Guan knows that he has offended Sima." has no shame to return to Germany as an official, and now he only begs for the old man to return to his hometown and live a life. Xia Guan's savings for many years as an official, and even the coffin book is here, Xia Guan has nothing else to ask for, he only wants to survive his hometown, and he doesn't care about anything else. ”

Lin Yanchao sneered, but after Chen Jichuan presented the list, his expression eased a lot.

Zhou Tongju wept and said: "It is very suspicious that Xia Guan knew that Yushi was killed, but he did not help the abuse. In fact, many people know about this matter, but he is not afraid because he did not offend Sima. Only the lower officials...... Alas, Xia Guan was really a lard at that time. ”

Lin Yanchao knew that Zhou Tong's sentence was afraid that he would be used as a scapegoat to take the case. He immediately said: "It's okay, since you have repentance, then forget what happened at the beginning." In this way, all these things you get from greedy ink, and the official will confiscate them for the purpose of repairing the river embankment, and it will also be counted as accumulating a little yin virtue for you. Go back and write a resignation letter immediately! ”

Zhou Tongju was grateful and said: "Thank you Sima for sparing your life, thank you Sima for sparing your life." Xia Guan immediately returned home to write a letter. ”

After seeing Zhou Tong's sentence leaving, Chen Jichuan said: "Is this money still divided into three or seven accounts?" ”

Lin Yanchao nodded, and then thought to himself that now was the time to talk to Qiu Lu.