A knife in love

Chapter 979

Hearing Li Qiufeng's words, Mei Dali gained strength all over his body, patted his chest and swore that as long as Li Qiufeng asked him to do something, even if it was a sea of ​​fire and a mountain of knives, he would go for it.

Li Qiufeng said: "The person I want to investigate is Yu Fan, the county magistrate of Xiuwu County."

Mei Dali was startled, then slapped his thigh, and said: "To tell you the truth, the villain has long seen that the surname Yu is not a good thing. This old boy just arrived in Xiuwu County, and he gave us a big blow. Why don’t you take our filial piety money, and we don’t want to take money from those merchants. Sir, tell me, how can such an official be an upright official?!”

Li Qiufeng was startled, not knowing what Mei Dali meant by this, he couldn't help asking: "Such officials are not upright officials, so what kind of officials are upright officials?"

Mei Dali said: "A good official is a good official who takes money to do things. Those who take money but don't do things, and those who don't take money and don't do things, are all fucking corrupt officials!"

When he said this, he suddenly realized that he had uttered a foul word, and hurriedly bowed and said: "The villain has no guards in his mouth, just talk nonsense, sir, don't be angry."

Li Qiufeng only felt that what this person said was unbelievable, he waved his hand to Mei Dali, and said in his mouth: "Mr. Don't mention the three words again."

Mei Dali thought to himself, I'm afraid that the entire Xiuwu County knows that you are a high-ranking official from the capital, so why put on an air in front of me?It's just that even though he thought so in his heart, he had a respectful expression on his face, and said in his mouth: "Yes, yes, the villain has made it down."

Li Qiufeng said: "I just heard what Mr. Mei said, but I just found it unpredictable. Can Mr. Mei explain it in detail?"

Seeing that Li Qiufeng was quite interested in what he said, Mei Dali felt complacent, and said, "Great... Commander Li works in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs in the capital. He is superior, so he naturally doesn't know about the dirty things of these local officials. We, the local officials of the Ming Dynasty, Even the county magistrate’s salary is no more than a hundred shi per year. A small county magistrate surnamed Yu only has a salary of seventy or eighty shi for a year. If he doesn’t think of another way, how can he support his family? Cheng has been in our Xiuwu County for less than two months, and we ordinary people like him naturally don't know his details, but the servant next to him, what is his name? Eating, wearing brocade clothes. Commander Li might as well think about it, this kid is just a servant of the county magistrate, and he has to be raised by the magistrate. If the surname Yu is really a good official with two sleeves, where can he get money? The child is so squandered by the servant?"

Li Qiufeng was taken aback, he didn't expect Mei Dali and other street people to have such clever thoughts.

Mei Dali went on to say: "When the surname Yu just arrived in Xiuwu County, we are not allowed to collect money from those shops, and we are not allowed to give him filial money. This is not because he is a clean official, but because he has another way to get money. , naturally look down on our little money. How can such an official be an honest official?"

The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more surprised he became, but after thinking about it carefully, things were indeed as Mei Dali said.When he was in the capital, he had also heard of many messy things about officials.Among them, several well-known upright officials were finally found out to be big corrupt officials.On the surface, these people neither blackmailed their subordinates nor took bribes, but they embezzled tens of thousands of official silver.It's just that Li Qiufeng didn't expect that people like Mei Dali were also well versed in how officials make money.

Seeing Li Qiufeng's surprised face, Mei Dali guessed what he was thinking, and said with a smile, "You are a senior official, so naturally you don't know that although the common people in the world are dull, in fact, we ordinary people are also very knowledgeable about corrupt officials. It's a life of suffering and poverty, and if you can't be an official, you can only hold the official's feet and wipe their ass."

When he said this, he suddenly remembered that what he said was disrespectful to Li Qiufeng, and he secretly cursed himself for being damned, and when he was proud, he talked nonsense.So he hurriedly said: "The villain is talking about those corrupt officials, definitely not speaking ill of you, my lord."

Li Qiufeng said: "I didn't expect Mr. Mei to have such insight, I admire, admire."

Seeing that Li Qiufeng wasn't angry, Mei Dali felt relieved, and then said: "The person surnamed Yu is putting on airs when he speaks. I have seen many such officials and villains. Compared with the person surnamed Yu, the villain still thinks that Master Zhang Not bad. Take money to do things, and don't pretend to be a hypocrite."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, no wonder both Wan Congyun and Bayuyan are extremely afraid of Mei Dali, this person is more cunning than Wan and Ba.If you find this person to handle your affairs, you have found the right person.Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng said to Mei Dali: "Mr. Mei has such insights, I admire, I admire."

Mei Dali listened to Li Qiufeng's praise of herself, and was overjoyed. The words in her mouth were like a tide, and she sent high hats to Li Qiufeng.

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Mei, from today on, you will keep an eye on Yu Xiancheng for me. Where he went and who he met, you have to tell me everything."

Mei Dali said: "This matter is easy, Commander Li just don't worry about it."

Seeing Mei Dali's indifferent appearance, Li Qiufeng was afraid that he would make things worse, so he told him: "Cheng Yu is not weak in martial arts, Mr. Mei must be careful. And the servant Yu Chengsi next to him is cruel, so he must be careful .”

Mei Dali said: "Although apprentices like villains are of no great use, they grew up in Xiuwu County, and even with their eyes closed, they can walk around the city for more than a dozen times without getting lost. If Yu came out, Of course we have ways to keep up with him. Just wait for news from us."

Li Qiufeng took out a handful of loose silver taels from his bosom and handed it to Mei Dali, saying: "You take this money first, and treat the brothers to tea and dinner. After the matter is completed, I will thank you very much."

Mei Dali saw that there were two or three taels of these pieces of silver, he was overjoyed, he declined a few words, and finally took it.

Li Qiufeng told him a few more words, and finally said: "This matter is extremely confidential and should not be known to outsiders. In order to prevent anyone from getting suspicious, Mr. Mei will go first, and I will go out from the other side of the alley."

After Mei Dali left, Li Qiufeng walked out from the other side of the alley slowly.It was almost dusk at this time, but lanterns were lit in front of every house, making the whole county bright.Li Qiufeng bought two roujiamo on the street and ate them as he walked, until he arrived at the gate of the Town God's Temple.But I saw dozens of small wooden houses built on the open space in front of the temple, and vendors were standing in the wooden houses, loudly attracting the people who came to watch the fun.All kinds of colorful lights are hung on the high poles around, and the lights are reflected on the roof tiles of the Town God's Temple, exuding a dim light, which looks quite strange.

Li Qiufeng saw that the front of the temple was like a huge market. Compared with the empty situation a few days ago, it had completely changed.He thought to himself, on the night of the Lantern Festival, this place must be even more lively.If the Japanese pirates attack suddenly, I'm afraid that there will be a Shura field full of blood and flesh in front of them.It is necessary to find a way to find out the location of the Japanese pirates in advance and strike first, so that the people in the city can avoid a catastrophe.

Li Qiufeng squeezed through the crowd while thinking, and walked to the gate of the Town God's Temple.At this time, the gate of the temple was closed, but there were more than a dozen people standing on the stone steps in front of the gate, pointing at the crowd in the open space in front of the gate.

Li Qiufeng didn't pay much attention at the beginning, he only said that these people were ordinary people who came to see the lanterns, and they stood on the stone steps to see further.But when he walked up the stone steps, he suddenly met the eyes of one of them.Li Qiufeng was startled and couldn't help but look intently.Under the light of the lantern, one could see that this man was tall and straight, and he turned out to be Nie Dingnan who brought him into Fengmen Village a few days ago.

Although Li Qiufeng knew that old Mrs. Nie had arrived, Nie Dingnan would definitely follow him.It's just that when they met suddenly, my heart still trembled.Nie Dingnan was not surprised at all, and smiled slightly at Li Qiufeng.

Li Qiufeng kept walking up the stone steps.The dozen or so people who were standing on the stone steps suddenly dispersed, forming a siege against Li Qiufeng.Only Nie Dingnan stood calmly in front of Li Qiufeng, just blocking his passage to the temple gate.

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, that day he pretended to be just a small player in the rivers and lakes, and was brought into Fengmen Village by Nie Dingnan.Today's situation is different from the past, since Nie Dingnan came to the door, it was a good time to humiliate this person, lest these Nie family children be arrogant and rude, and point fingers in front of him.So Li Qiufeng didn't stop, and said coldly: "Get out of the way!"

(End of this chapter)