Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 316 Liu Jiangpu, you can show off

Xu Zhiqiong asked Liang Yuyao to investigate Liu Jiangpu's background, and Liang Yuyao handed over the matter to Zhang Zhuyang.

For Zhang Zhuyang, this matter couldn't be easier. In Daxuan's officialdom, all officials with certain characteristics can't escape his eyes, but unexpectedly, Liu Jiangpu is an exception.

Liu Jiangpu is very unique. In one year, he was promoted from the county magistrate of the seventh rank to the Tongzhi of the fifth rank, and promoted to the fourth rank, which is rare in the history of Daxuan.

It stands to reason that such an official would definitely come into Zhang Zhuyang's sight, after all, he had even paid attention to a small magistrate like Tian Jinping.

But Liu Jiangpu was really ignored by Zhang Zhuyang, even Zhang Zhuyang himself couldn't think of a reason for ignoring him.

It doesn't matter if you ignore it, there is still time to check it now, Liu Jiangpu's background should not be difficult, and Liu Jiangpu can be promoted to four levels in a year, such a person can be counted in the capital.

Zhang Zhuyang inspected the cabinet first, then the Ministry of Officials, and several major yamen of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs. At the beginning, the investigation went smoothly, but as time went on, he became more and more confused.

Liu Jiangpu has contacts with the cabinet.

There are also a lot of contacts with the officials.

There are his contacts in every major yamen.

Zhang Zhuyang has been a Beijing official for more than twenty years, but his connections are not as good as Liu Jiangpu's.

Liu Jiangpu is far away in Huazhou, how can he manage the capital so transparently?
What makes Zhang Zhuyang even more confused is that a person like him who has a wide network of contacts and a smooth career path will inevitably attract attention and be suppressed.

However, Yushitai's colleagues had never attacked this person. Like Zhang Zhuyang, they ignored Liu Jiangpu's existence.

Can't find out Liu Jiangpu's backer, can't find out Liu Jiangpu's details, Zhang Zhuyang has not completed the task, how can the sixth princess spare him, and sent someone to put a knife on his neck to let him think of a way.

Zhang Zhuyang thought of a way, he lent his identity to Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong's makeup was designed according to Zhang Zhuyang's image, and the two were roughly the same size.

The silk handkerchief that was brought out was exclusive to Zhang Zhuyang. The guy from Ruanyan Spring was an expert, and he found out that the silk handkerchief was of extraordinary origin, so he first stabilized Xu Zhiqiong, served him well with good food, good drink, and a good girl.

Xu Zhiqiong will naturally enjoy the food and drink, but a good girl has to be careful, playing a few pieces of pipa and two pieces of flute is fine, but dare not play the real thing.

Tao Huayuan personally made a bowl of fish soup for Xu Zhiqiong, which was boiled in Miequan. The fish meat was fresh and sweet, and the seasoning was just right, but Tao Huayuan insisted that the chewiness was not good enough.

"If I find out that you bought Huayu, I'll cook you one with better chewiness!"

which one?
Xu Zhiqiong curled his lips and said, "How do you know the chewiness is better? How did you eat it?"

Tao Huayuan licked her lips: "Let's try eating tonight!"

Xu Zhiqiong was startled: "Wait a minute, eat as you like, no knives, no fire!"

While laughing, Xu Zhiqiong was very upset when he heard knocking on the door of the outer room, because Tao Huayuan had seen Li Shabai's authentic works these days, and she said she wanted to eat it, but she was not joking, she really wanted to try it try.

Seeing Xu Zhiqiong's annoyed face, Tao Huayuan said comfortingly: "It will be a long time to come, let's get rid of this old thief, I expect him to show up in a day or two, you must be careful."

Xu Zhiqiong pushed open the door, and there was the guy standing outside the door, followed by a middle-aged man.

Xu Zhiqiong invited the two of them into the house, and the middle-aged man clasped his fists and saluted, "The shop is not very friendly, and I hope Zhang Yushi will not be guilty."

Xu Zhiqiong clasped his fists and said, "I haven't asked Your Excellency yet..."

"How dare you!" The middle-aged man waved his hands again and again, "I am the owner of this shop, Wei Shuixuan."

"It turned out to be the shopkeeper Wei, disrespect and disrespect!"

The owner of Soft Mist Spring, Wei Shuixuan, a top-notch wealthy businessman in Raozhou, bowed frequently in front of Xu Zhiqiong, with an extremely humble attitude.

"The leftovers are cold, forgive Zhang for being negligent." Xu Zhiqiong poured a glass of wine for each of them, and they drank it all in one gulp.

Xu Zhiqiong toasted the guy alone again: "Brother is very knowledgeable, if you just work as a handyman in the Tangquan, it's a bit humiliating."

The clerk smiled and said nothing, Wei Shuixuan said with a smile: "This is my eldest son Wei Muyuan. The other day I saw a guest officer come to my store. He speaks a capital accent and has a good appearance. He knows that he is an extraordinary person, so he asked the dog to pretend to be a handyman. , went to serve, unexpectedly met Zhang Yushi."

With good eyesight, this kind of businessman who can meet each other is born with the potential to become a wealthy businessman.

Wei Shuixuan asked the eldest son to step down, and talked about the business with Xu Zhiqiong: "Zhang Yushi, I think you have heard some news before that Liu Tongzhi does come to our shop often, and if friends come, they often come to our shop. Hello, excuse me to ask, are you an old friend of Liu Tong?"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and smiled, "I have never met Liu Tongzhi before."

The shopkeeper asked again: "Then you are here for business?"

Xu Zhiqiong then shook his head: "If it's business, I'll go to the Yamen to find him."

The shopkeeper frowned, and asked again: "Is there something to ask for?"

Xu Zhiqiong laughed loudly and said, "I know that Liu Tongzhi has great powers, but Zhang is a Beijing official after all, so if he really encounters difficulties, he won't come to ask him. Even if he really needs something, just write him a letter, so why bother traveling all the way?" All the way to Huazhou?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "Excuse me for my poor eyesight, I really can't figure out what you're here for."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "Why do you insist on guessing my intentions? As long as I meet Liu Tongzhi, there will be absolutely no harm to you."

The shopkeeper sighed softly and said, "To be honest, the business of this small shop is entirely dependent on Liu Tongzhi's care. If something goes wrong, with a word from Liu Tongzhi, I will not be able to continue this business."

Xu Zhiqiong said in amazement, "Impossible, your Soft Mist Spring is an old brand for decades, and Liu Tongzhi has only been here for less than a year, not to mention the prefect of Huazhou is on top of him."

Wei Shuixuan sighed: "How can I tell you this? In Huazhou, Liu Tongzhi said one thing, no one dared to say another, even the magistrate is no exception."

Xu Zhiqiong frowned: "If you talk to the prefect, the prefect will listen?"

Wei Shuixuan didn't explain further, and asked directly: "Master Yushi, if you don't want to reveal the reason for your visit, I'm afraid the villain won't dare to let you see Master Tongzhi."

The words are polite, but the attitude is very firm.

Xu Zhiqiong lowered his voice and said, "Shopkeeper Wei, if I tell you why I came here, I'm afraid you will never see Master Tongzhi again in your life."

The voice was soft but full of murderous intent. Xu Zhiqiong was warning Wei Shuixuan that if he asked too many questions, he might be killed.

Wei Shuixuan naturally understood Xu Zhiqiong's words, and he said with a troubled expression: "Zhang Yushi, at least give me a reminder, at least let me explain to Master Tongzhi."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Then let me remind you that the evil army sent by the imperial court has arrived at the boundary of Huazhou, you know this?"

"I know that," Wei Shuixuan nodded and said, "The vanguard army has arrived in Quequan Township."

Xu Zhiqiong said again: "In the Suppression Army, someone wants to deal with Liu Tongzhi, do you know about this?"

Wei Shuixuan was silent for a moment, and got up to leave: "Zhang Yushi, what you should know, the villain already knows, you should rest early, and tomorrow we will wait for Liu Tongzhi in Neichi."

Should not know, Wei Shuixuan didn't want to hear a word.

At dawn the next day, Xu Zhiqiong was invited to the inner pool.

The inner pool and other springs are not in the same place. It looks like an ancient house from a distance. The front and rear courtyards are quite small, and the main house in the middle has two floors, which is very large.

Xu Zhiqiong entered the main house, and the first floor was a pool of hot springs.

The four women undressed Xu Zhiqiong and entered the soup pool together. Only then did Xu Zhiqiong understand why this Tongzhi Liu often sees guests here.

He entered the soup pool naked, unable to carry weapons on his body. (High-quality Mohists, except for those with special abilities)
If there are scars, embroidered and other features on the body, it will not escape Liu Tongzhi's eyes.

The four women who entered the Tangchi with Xu Zhiqiong all had cultivation bases. Although they were only rank nine, even if they couldn't defeat the enemy, they could at least delay for some time.

Two women massaged Xu Zhiqiong's shoulders and back, one woman warmed wine for Xu Zhiqiong on a floating board, and the other made tea for Xu Zhiqiong.

These four women are very close to Xu Zhiqiong, and they can attack Xu Zhiqiong at any time.

After drinking a cup of tea, Liu Tongzhi appeared.

This person is about forty years old, seven feet tall, thick eyebrows, big eyes, black hair and long beard, and his appearance is very correct.

There were also four women who stepped forward to help him untie his clothes, and followed him into the pool. These four women's cultivation bases were all at the eighth rank.

There were also two men standing on the shore, staring at Xu Zhiqiong and Liu Tongzhi all the time. These two men had seven ranks of cultivation.

There are also two male waiters in the pool, who are responsible for passing wine utensils, wooden barrels, etc. They seem to be handymen, but these two men have sixth-rank cultivation.

Rank-[-] cultivation bases are rare in the capital, let alone in Huazhou.

Qiao Shungang's cultivation is also at the sixth rank, and he has already become the deputy thousand householder of the Red Lantern in the Lantern Yamen. With this cultivation, he can live a decent life anywhere. Why should he be a guard for others?

The worth of this Liu Tongzhi is really staggering.

Liu Jiangpu cupped his fists and greeted Xu Zhiqiong first: "Zhang Yushi has been famous for a long time, and he is like a thunderbolt. It is Liu's luck to see you today."

If he was someone else, he would have to have a few polite words with Liu Jiangpu, but Xu Zhiqiong is familiar with Zhang Zhuyang's personality.

Zhang Zhuyang would not be so polite when speaking, especially when asking for money.

Since you want to pretend to be Zhang Zhuyang, you have to look like Zhang Zhuyang when you talk, Xu Zhiqiong smiled lightly and said: "Liu Tongzhi, you flattered me. I was lucky enough to see you after soaking in this soft smoke spring for a few days. After all, you still Didn't think highly of me."

Liu Tongzhi smiled: "How dare, how dare, I heard that Zhang Yushi recently asked for leave to return to his hometown to visit his relatives. He must have passed through Huazhou and came to find Liu on the way. Liu didn't prepare beforehand. See you."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled slightly: "Check me?"

Yes, what Liu Jiangpu said just now meant telling Xu Zhiqiong that he had done some research these days.

First of all, it must be confirmed whether the person coming is Zhang Zhuyang.

He asked the eyeliner in the capital to investigate Zhang Zhuyang's whereabouts. If Zhang Zhuyang is still in the capital, it proves that someone is impersonating him.

Zhang Zhuyang naturally did a full set of acting, he really asked for leave to visit his relatives, he was not in the capital, it was natural and reasonable to appear in Huazhou, this proved his credible identity.

After proving his identity, he had to prove whether Zhang Zhuyang was worth seeing.

It's fine if it's an ordinary censor, Liu Jiangpu doesn't take it seriously at all, but Zhang Zhuyang is a ruthless person, he has a secret relationship with the sixth princess, and he has served many officials before, which makes Liu Jiangpu a little bit jealous, so he decided to come today meet him.

"It's important, so Liu should be more cautious," Liu Jiangpu saw that Zhang Zhuyang was a little harsh as the rumors said, but he stopped being polite, and asked directly, "Zhang Yushi once said that in the evil army, some people Liu has some misunderstandings, I don't know which adult Liu has offended?"

Zhang Zhuyang smiled slightly and said, "Liu Tong knows, let's guess."

Liu Jiangpu frowned slightly, extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Zhuyang's attitude.

In Huazhou, no one dared to talk to him like that.

Even in the capital, the officials of the second and third ranks treated Liu Jiangpu with courtesy.

Why is a mere sixth-rank censor speaking so wildly?

After a while, Liu Jiangpu frowned and said with ease: "If Liu offends Princess Yuyao, I would like to ask Zhang Yushi to give me some kind words. If I offend General Suppressing Evil, I will apologize in another day.

If someone else wants to frame Liu, let him do it. Liu is really too lazy to care about the young man and the dog. "

Liu Jiangpu's meaning is very clear.

If you offend the sixth princess, I would like to ask you to settle the matter, but in my eyes, this is not a big deal, so don't open your mouth like a lion.

If you offend Liang Xianchun, I'll just ask her to make an apology, and you don't need this matter at all.

If I offend other people, I don't bother to bother.

Liu Jiangpu picked up the teacup from the floating board and signaled to Xu Zhiqiong that if he had nothing else to say, he was about to see off the guests.

Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "Liu Tongzhi is so bold, it seems that Liu Tongzhi doesn't take notice of everyone except Princess Yuyao and General Suppression?"

Liu Jiangpu sneered and said: "It's not about courage, Liu is a decent person, and he is not afraid of villains."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "In the evil-suppressing army, there is another person who killed the son of King Huai and the crown prince of Tunu. When he was in Luzhou, he killed the magistrate and Tongzhi together. This person can't enter your family either. Eye?"

Liu Jiangpu was silent for a moment and said, "It's just a lantern bearer."

"Okay! Liu Tongzhi is really a hero! Zhang used the wrong idea to go all the way to Huazhou, and he really made fun of himself!" Xu Zhiqiong praised, laughed at himself, and walked out of the Tangchi along the steps.

Liu Tongzhi suddenly said: "Wait a minute, Zhang Yushi, sit down for a while, and let someone think about it."

"Why are you thinking about it?" Xu Zhiqiong sneered, "Zhang is still in a hurry to go home to visit his relatives. It's not easy to ask for leave, but this time is more precious than real money."

Real money, Liu Jiangpu understood the meaning: "Zhang Yushi, let's sit down for a while and discuss the price."

(End of this chapter)