Early in the morning, the officials put up notices everywhere to publicize that the newly arrived criminal officer had come to Taihu County to inspect and would behead the culprits in the Xiaosongpo bloody case on 17 August.

Taihu County is boiling all of a sudden, the people usually can't even see the county lord, now not only can see a big official, but also heard that he is also an honest and honest Qingtian lord, the case is fair and reasonable, as soon as he comes to Taihu County, more than 100 people are released from the prison, he can go into the dirty and unpleasant prison to observe the people's feelings, can be under the scorching sun on the spot to try cases and investigate grievances, in a high position but not a little official, talking to the people is like talking to neighbors, approachable, gentle and elegant.

For a while, rumors about Zhang Zhiyuan quickly spread in Taihu County, and it spread to the villages and towns in the countryside, and even the old man and the old lady with limited mobility wanted to come to the county seat to see Zhang Qingtian's demeanor.

When his subordinates reported these situations to Chen Zhixian in the afternoon, Chen Zhixian almost jumped up with joy, and kept saying, "Kill two birds with one stone, wonderful." "I only looked at my subordinates inexplicably, thinking that the county lord had some kind of disease.

Chen Zhixian immediately went to Zhang Zhiyuan to tell him the good news and discuss tomorrow's arrangements by the way.

And Zhang Zhiyuan was reading a book leisurely at this time, and when he saw Chen Rus, he asked, "Chen Zhixian has good news?" ”

Chen Zhixian sat down and said, "Good news, good news." Now the people in the whole county know that Lord Zhang will be beheaded in three days after the murderer of Xiaosongpo, and now the streets are talking about adults, calling adults Zhang Qingtian, and Bao Gong is reincarnated, and they all want to see the demeanor of adults. Do you want to go out into the street and listen to what the people are saying? ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "I can't afford the word Qingtian, and besides, I am the master of Qingtian, how can you deal with yourself as a parent official in Chen Zhixian." This street, I still don't go, it's too noisy. It's still clean here. ”

Chen Zhixian said with a smile, "This Qingtian lord is passed on by the people, adults can't deserve it, who can be it in the world?" ”

Zhang Zhiyuan stopped, "Stop." Say something else. ”

Chen Zhixian had no choice but to stop the topic and said, "What instructions do you have for the action that will start tomorrow?" ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Chen Zhixian will tell me what you think first." ”

Chen Zhixian said, "Early tomorrow morning, I will give the officials a holiday, let them rest, and arrange for them to go to every restaurant, teahouse, shop and other places where they can spend money to keep an eye on, but the manpower is limited, I'm afraid I can't keep an eye on it." ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "You don't have to be stared at all the shops, focus on the places where you can spend a lot of money, such as restaurants, brothels in green buildings, casinos, etc., and you can also mobilize reliable people to participate, and listen to the news in crowded places, the people are more clear about the people and things around them, who is rich, who has become generous, these abnormal things they will discuss, listen more and watch more will naturally have clues." ”

Chen Zhixian said, "I know, let the arresters mobilize their families to go to the streets to find out the news, this is much more reliable." ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Another point, don't tell them the real purpose of doing this before you act, you can think of other reasons, don't let them think of a robbery." ”

Chen Zhixian asked, "Are you afraid of revealing your mouth and startling the snake?" ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "To tell you the truth, I suspect that there are people in the yamen who are in the same league as the bandits. ”

Chen Zhixian was shocked after hearing this, "How is this possible? ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Nothing is impossible. There are a lot of robbers in this gang, and it is obvious that the crime is not one or two crimes, so why they have never been found. If there are people from the yamen among the robbers and destroy the evidence in advance, of course nothing can be found. It's better to be careful, only you and I can know about this matter. ”

Chen Zhixian already agreed with this conjecture, gritted his teeth and said, "If the county finds out the traitor, it will be severely punished." ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "If there is a traitor, it is natural to punish severely, and the most important thing at present is to find clues." ”

Chen Zhixian said, "Yes, listen to the arrangement of adults." ”

Zhang Zhiyuan turned his head and said solemnly, "There is one more thing I want to tell you, Yang Congyi is not the murderer in this case. ”

Chen Zhixian's face turned pale with fright after hearing this, and he was speechless for a while. He never thought that this would be the case, in his opinion, even if Yang Congyi is not the mastermind, at least he can be regarded as an accomplice, and now that Zhang Tixing said that the murderer was not him, then wouldn't he have done a big unjust case? What can he do with his own life?

Zhang Zhiyuan saw that he was scared like that, so he comforted, "Chen Zhixian doesn't need to panic, knowing his mistakes can improve a lot." As long as you and I cooperate to re-try this case and report it to the truth, I don't think the court will hold you responsible, and I will also help you explain this matter to the appeasement envoy. We don't have to take this matter to heart, our top priority is to do what we need to do. ”

Chen Zhixian felt a little calm, but he was still very scared, and asked, "Zhang Daren, you said that the imperial court really won't hold me accountable?" ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "For hundreds of years, the literati have not been good at investigating cases and breaking prisons, and occasionally there is a blue sky, which is also one in a million, and it is rare to see it in a hundred years. Chen Zhixian doesn't have to worry about this, the murderer in this case is extremely cunning, and the court will definitely understand your difficulties. ”

Chen Zhixian was in low spirits, "I hope so." However, when he heard Zhang Zhiyuan say that he was not on the list, he was interested in him, so he asked, "Is Master Zhang a student who has fallen off the list?" ”

Zhang Zhiyuan did not shy away from it, and said bluntly, "I have been taking the provincial examination since I was twenty years old, and I have failed three times in a row, and the last time I failed the list, and I was disheartened. It happened that there was a big case in Lin'an at that time, and the government was helpless, so I solved the mystery of the case by chance, and told the government, and then I was hired to take charge of the prison. The ruler is short, the inch is long, and Chen Zhixian is handy in managing finances, and it is enough to have this long. With this longevity, you will definitely be able to ascend in the future. ”

Chen Zhixian thought that he was alluding to the gift-giving, and hurriedly said, "Where, where, I have lived in a remote place for a long time, and I have long been unwilling to make progress." ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Erfeng Erlu, the people are fat and the people are anointed, the people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are difficult to deceive." As long as Chen Zhixian remembers the sixteen words left by Taizu, even if he is never promoted, when he returns to his hometown, he will inevitably be beautiful and bright, and the hall will be shining. ”

Chen Zhixian stood up and said with emotion, "Lord Zhang's heartfelt words are unforgettable. I just heard that the adults fell off the list, and there are still criticisms in the belly, at this time, I know that the court has the wisdom to know people, and the degree of employing people, the adults can be called the pillars of the court! ”

Zhang Zhiyuan sighed, "It's a pity, the imperial court self-destructed." He suddenly found himself feeling a little depressed, so he changed his mouth and said, "Chen Zhixian, is there anything else?" ”

Chen Zhixian's thoughts were still stuck on the previous topic, and Zhang Zhiyuan's question stunned him for a moment, but he immediately came back to his senses and replied, "It's okay." ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Okay, then go back early to rest, there are important things to do tomorrow." ”

Chen Zhixian hurriedly got up and said, "Your Excellency, rest early, and the next official will leave." After saying that, he retired.

Zhang Zhiyuan picked up a book, looked at it twice, and found that his mind was in turmoil, so he could only drop the scroll and rest.