marquis of jingan

After Zhang Xianzun made some arrangements in the county office, it was already afternoon. The county gentleman changed his official uniform and put on a scholar's clothes, then got into his carriage and came to Ganquan Academy.

At this time, Master Lu had already returned to Jiangdu for several days.

The county lord arrived in person, so naturally he saw Lu Anshi very quickly. In front of Lu Anshi, Zhang Jian held the disciple ceremony, and he showed Master Lu the letter Shen Yi sent from Jiankang, and then looked serious: "Master, Fan Yu Although he doesn't have a deep background in the imperial court, after all, he has worked in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for decades, if he wants to start a case, it will not be difficult..."

"The matter of Yan Mingli, we did not deal with it properly at the time, and some hidden dangers were planted."

Having said that, he sighed slightly: "More importantly, this matter is related to the reputation of the academy..."

Master Lu was reading Shen Yi's letter. After reading it once, he put the letter aside and frowned slightly: "Since Ziheng has such a guess, why didn't he write to me?"

"It's probably because my nephew is the county magistrate, so it's easier to do things."

Zhang Jian coughed, and said, "Uncle, regarding the matter of Yan Mingli, the insiders at the county government and my nephew have already gotten through with them. If there is anyone in the academy who knows, it's best for uncle Say hello to them."

"That Fan Chu has been in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for many years, investigating cases is his specialty."

Zhang Xianzun said in a low voice: "I have to be cautious."

Master Lu frowned and thought for a while, then looked at Zhang Jian: "Yi An, what do you think?"

Zhang Xianzun looked serious: "I can't recognize it."

He said in a deep voice: "If someone wants to make a fuss about this matter, no matter what, we must not admit it. There is no fraud in killing Yan Mingli."

"otherwise…"

He lowered his head slightly and said: "It doesn't matter if the student's official reputation is bad, I'm afraid the academy has a century-old reputation and will be criticized by others. Ziheng, who is in the same discipline as Yan Mingli, may also be affected to some extent."

Master Lu took a deep breath and sighed: "It's only because I, the head of the mountain, is incompetent that the academy produces students like Yan Mingli. Up to now, in order to fulfill Yan Mingli's lie, I have to tell more lies."

"Uncle, what you said is wrong."

Zhang Jian said in a deep voice: "The Fan family did something wrong first in this matter. Fan Chu also brought his nephew to bow his head to the uncle at the beginning. Since this is the case, this matter should be over. If they really want to Bringing up old things again is shameless and low-handed."

"People hurt me with spears, so naturally we can't do nothing."

Master Lu sighed silently: "What is Yi An going to do?"

"My nephew is the county magistrate of Jiangdu."

Zhang Jian smiled and said: "Since he is in charge of Jiangdu, it is still useful for my nephew Jiangdu to speak. From now on, my nephew will go to Jiangdu Fan's house, even if the things he finds are useless..."

"It's good to keep it ready."

…………

Jiankang, Dongshi Street Penpot Lane.

In the old shop of Huangshizhai, a few middle-aged people in their early 30s came.

These middle-aged people were all dressed up, and they didn't look like scholars at all. They walked into Huangshizhai with a smile, looked around for a while, then walked up to shopkeeper Wu, and asked with a smile: " Shopkeeper, is your boss there?"

Shopkeeper Wu first glanced at Xu Fu who was working in the shop out of the corner of his eye, and then showed a professional smile: "My boss is not here, what do you guys want to do with our boss? I will tell the boss for you."

These people have sharp eyes.

When shopkeeper Wu turned to Xu Fu from the corner of his eye, the three of them turned their heads to look at Xu Fu at the same time, and then stopped talking to shopkeeper Wu, but walked up to Xu Fu silently, and said with a smile: "It's Xu Fu, a senior official. ?”

"I never thought I would be so young."

The man smiled and flattered.

"It's not a high official."

Xu Fu is no longer the ignorant young man who just entered Jiankang in the past. After more than a year and so many things he has experienced, it is enough for him to calm down. He knows that his identity has been exposed, so Looking up at these men, he asked, "Do you want to buy an inkstone?"

"To buy."

Among the three, the leading man said with a smile, "It's just that the number is relatively large, and the specific price should be discussed with the boss."

He smiled and said, "Huangshizhai is famous in Jiankang. I'm a peddler who is running a business in other places. I want to buy a batch of goods from Huangshizhai, and sell it to...cough, to the north."

Xu Fu stretched out his hand to set up an inkstone, and looked up at the man.

"The imperial court is still fighting with the north, so the trade route will be open?"

"Xu Yuanwai probably hasn't been to a tea house for a long time, I don't know the news from the court."

The man smiled and said: "Our Majesty is about to marry the princess of the Qi people. Naturally, the two sides can't continue the fight. I heard that the army has been suspended, and General Zhao is also on his way back to Beijing."

The man was smiling.

"It is estimated that in ten days and a half months, the business route will be open."

Xu Fu let out a "huh" and asked, "What's the name of this big brother? How much do you want to buy?"

The man smiled and said: "My surname is Zheng, and I'm the fourth in my family. Xu Yuanwai just call me Zheng Si."

After reporting his name, this Zheng Si said again: "We want to transport to Yandu to sell, so we have to bring an inkstone of hundreds of square meters. I heard that Huangshizhai's inkstone has reached 200 taels of silver now?"

He smiled at Xu Fu and said, "Mr. Xu, if we buy a lot, it should be cheaper?"

Xu Fu glanced at this person, remembered the way Shen Yi taught him to do business, and immediately forced a smile: "If you can really buy hundreds of square inkstones, the price is naturally negotiable."

He said slowly: "It's just that since you are traveling merchants, you can only pay for the inkstone in one lump sum, otherwise the small shop won't be able to find you."

"This is natural."

Zheng Si smiled heartily: "We as merchants do business with money and goods. We don't pay on credit. We will give Xu Yuanwai as much as he buys."

"It's just that when it is sold in Yandu, it needs to be sold under the name of Guibao, otherwise it will not be easy to sell."

Xu Fu thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Master Zheng bought things from Huangshizhai, and sold them in the name of Huangshizhai to the north, so it's not a problem."

Zheng Si nodded, made a gesture of invitation with a smile, and said, "Mr. Xu, I waited for my brother to book a table outside. Please come over to have a meal. Let's talk while eating?"

Mr. Xu frowned slightly, then shook his head and said: "Everyone, Mr. Xu is not good at drinking, so he won't go. If there is anything, let's talk here."

"How boring is it to talk here?"

The three men silently stepped forward and surrounded Xu Fu.

Mr. Xu had no choice but to speak to shopkeeper Wu, and then left Huangshi Zhai with these three people.

The four of them were walking on the road, Zheng Si glanced at Xu Fu, still smiling.

"Mr. Xu, if we buy on a large scale, the price will not be too high. Are you in charge?"

Xu Fu frowned: "It's up to you whether you want to be the master, but you have to listen to your prices first before making a decision?"

"I've been in the north all year round, and I speak straightforwardly. Don't be offended by Mr. Xu."

Among the three men, one of them looked at Xu Fu, and said with a slight smile: "I have inquired about it, and many people said that Huangshizhai is more than Xu Yuanwai and you as the owner. Since there is more than one owner, why not allow Yuanwai to have another owner Come on, let's have a meal together, with everyone present, we can settle the matter directly, without such trouble."

Hearing this sentence, Xu Fu's heart skipped a beat.

He always felt that there was something wrong with these "traveling merchants", and now he finally knew what was wrong.

Mr. Xu coughed and said with a smile: "You may have heard some rumors. This Huangshi Zhai is the shop of a certain person from the beginning to the end, and there is no other owner."

While speaking, the four of them had already left Penholder Lane.

The enthusiastic smiles on the faces of Zheng Si and the others slowly disappeared.

Zheng Si looked at Xu Fu with a blank expression on his face: "I know that Officer Xu is treacherous, so I won't admit it, but it doesn't matter."

He chuckled: "Those of us are the best at making those who don't admit it confess."

With that said, Zheng Si waved his hand lightly.

"Take him back and ask slowly..."

Three big men surrounded him, and Xu Fu had no room to resist, so he was kidnapped by these three men and disappeared in Dongshi Street...