Youfangzhuang, Zhu Zhai.

In the main hall, Zhu Jiulong was pushing and changing cups with Lord Chen.

In the staggered planning, the silk and bamboo are endless, and the dancers in cool clothes sing and dance.

Lord Chen is the head of a county in Taiping County, to which Youfangzhuang belongs, and his full name is Chen Chuanwen.

In the official system of the Tingyu Empire, most of the officials who were deployed by the central government served in other places.

Lord Chen came from Shucheng to take up his post, and he was not familiar with the place, so he had to rely on the local squires to successfully take charge of the party. If it weren't for the support of these local snakes, he wouldn't be able to call the little officials in the county government.

The county magistrate of flowing water, the squire who fights with iron, and a wealthy businessman like Zhu Jiulong naturally have a set of means to win over officials.

Needless to say, according to the various filial piety of the season, some of Lord Chen's personal hobbies, he also secretly arranged, and the strange literary toys, calligraphy and paintings were sent to the county government like flowing water.

Lord Chen had no choice but to admit at first, but he slowly tasted the sweetness, so he didn't pretend to be a gesture, and took care of Zhu Jiulong in every way on weekdays.

After the song and dance, Lord Chen was still in the mood, and Zhu Jiulong still waved his hand to drive the dancer musician out.

"Lord Chen," Zhu Jiulong stood up, raised his wine glass with both hands, walked in front of Lord Chen around the chair, and bowed deeply: "Please Lord Chen for protection!" ”

Lord Chen didn't get along with Zhu Jiulong so much on weekdays, so he couldn't help but stand up and hold Zhu Jiulong's arm: "Brother Zhu has something to say, why is this so." ”

"Lord Chen drank the villain's wine, and the villain dared to say it!" Zhu Jiulong was already fat, but Lord Chen was stunned and couldn't help him, so he had no choice but to take the wine glass and put it on the table.

"Brother Zhu, this is treating me as an outsider. If you don't say anything, I'll be gone!" Master Chen turned sideways and made a gesture of wanting to leave.

Zhu Jiulong immediately knelt down, pulled the hem of Lord Chen's clothes and said, "Lord Chen, help!" ”

When Lord Chen saw Zhu Jiulong like this, he knew that there was a big trouble.

But their interests are too deeply intertwined, and they have long been unclean. If he didn't help, Zhu Jiulong would pull him into the water desperately, and he wouldn't be able to withstand the investigation.

Lord Chen originally came to Taiping County cleanly, but he was not upright and went deep into the mud with one foot. He thought he could stop at a shallow taste, but who knew that he was in a deep quagmire and couldn't get out of it for a long time.

He could only pick up the wrong silver porcelain cup on his seat and drank the wine in one gulp: "Brother Zhu, you say." ”

Zhu Jiulong had no choice but to tell the story of killing the Wu family that day.

That day, the Wu family and his wife brought white wax to the door, and his eyes lit up when he saw that thing for the first time.

"At that time, Qin Ye suddenly came, so I showed him the old man." Zhu Jiulong shook his head while reminiscing and said, "Qin Ye took it and looked at it a few times, and offered a sky-high price. ”

"Blame me too, I told his old man that it was done by someone underneath, and Qin Ye wanted to meet him, saying that there was a heavy reward. Do you know? Zhu Jiulong suddenly raised his head, his eyes were red, he leaned forward, rubbed his hands and said, "Master Qin took off the jade pendant around his waist and said that he would reward him." ”

"That's the jade pendant that Qin Ye carried with him...!" Zhu Jiulong's hands rubbing back and forth stopped, and his hands were clasped tightly: "The pendant only shook in front of my eyes, and my soul was hooked away at that time." ”

"I just want such a great benefit, a wealth that splashes the sky, I can give it to others?! I want the jade pendant, I want the white wax, it's all mine!! ”