The most ferocious sword of the Imperial City Division

Bianjing has had excellent weather for several days in a row.

Unexpectedly, the willow trees on both sides of the Bianhe River have turned green, and three or two impatient peach blossoms have grown buds, revealing a little bit of red.

This grand canal across Bianjing City diverts the Yellow River water into the city from the West Water Gate, crosses [-] bridges, and then exits from the East Water Gate. It is busy day and night.

At dawn, the cargo ship heading south to Yangzhou on the dock has been loaded with cargo, anchored and sailed in preparation for a new voyage.

The sail of the cargo ship at the forefront of the queue is embroidered with a long thorn covered with sharp thorns. The traders and porters who often walk on the dock can tell its owner at a glance. Come.

This is the caravan of Mrs. Wang Yushi, one of the famous female wealthy businessmen in Bianjing City.

Legend has it that she has dozens of large boats on the Bianhe River, shuttling between the north and the south every day. He had been carrying goods at the dock day and night since the Warring States Period, and the money he earned was only a drop in the bucket of Mrs. Wang's.

She is the most popular proprietor on this pier, because she not only pays back wages, but also distributes meat buns! Although most of it is vegetables, the meat may not be as big as a fingernail when rubbed, but it is still meat!

No coolie can escape the clutches of meat.

Yu Youtian squatted on the side of the road, chewing on the big and fragrant meat buns. He only ate one, and carefully wrapped the rest and put it in his arms. He could already imagine the joy of the children at home when they saw the meat buns. .

The job of moving goods for Mrs. Wang is very popular. The last time he got it was a month ago.

After eating a meat bun, Yu Youtian looked towards the Bianhe River. A sun rose from the east, coating the white wattle sail with a layer of golden light!
  He thought with some envy, he didn't know what Yangzhou City looked like. His second brother Yu Youdi went there with the merchant ship last month, and he didn't know what it was like now. He heard from people who came back from the south that it was more prosperous than Bianjing, and it could be said that there was gold everywhere.

Even there, women can support their families by relying on their crafts. It really feels like a paradise.

Yu Youtian was thinking foolishly when he saw the traveling caravan suddenly stop. In the distance, someone was exclaiming something...

Yu Youtian's heart skipped a beat and he became inexplicably nervous. He quickly rushed towards the direction of the accident, wondering if he could make more money by jumping into the Bian River to rescue the cargo if the ship hit a rock and sank. , get a few more meat buns!
  He thought about looking to the left and right, but saw that the person who had moved the goods with him earlier ran quickly, and his feet seemed to have stepped on hot wheels, creating afterimages.

Yu Youtian took a deep breath and rushed to the place closest to the first boat. This time he heard it really, "People are dead! People are dead!"

Dead? Yu Youtian was a little disappointed. It seemed that he didn't need to think about new meat buns.

Everyone who can beg for food on this canal is a good hand in the water. After a while, someone jumped into the river with a few plops and picked up the black spots floating in the river. On the shore, there were Wang's The person in charge sent a small boat down and carried the body directly back to the shore.

The steward of the Wang family made a gesture, and the caravan continued to set sail. People watching the excitement surrounded the things that had just been carried ashore on three levels inside and three outside.

It was a tattered straw mat, and one could vaguely tell that there was a bloated human body lying inside.

The corpse had a strange shape. It looked like a soaked steamed bun, as if it would break if you poked it with your hand. It was impossible to identify who it was.

The steward of the Wang family looked at it without blinking. He calmly called for people and shouted, "Go to Kaifeng Mansion to report to the official. Tell them that we fished out a corpse from the Bian River. The body was already bloated. It doesn’t look like he died, and he doesn’t know who he is, so someone has to do it.” Hearing this, Yu Youtian felt his head buzzing. He stared at the man in the straw mat and couldn’t help but step back. Taking one step forward, he shouted in horror, "This... this... this is where my brother belongs!"

As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Yu Youtian.

"My brother's middle finger was chopped off by my mother-in-law because of gambling! And that jacket, there was a black patch sewn on the gray coat on his body, which my mother-in-law cut off from a pair of torn big pants. Cut off rags."

"But that's not right. Li Yun told me that my brother went to Suzhou with the caravan..."

As Yu Youtian spoke, he looked at the deformed corpse lying on the ground with some horror and confusion. The bun in his arms was so hot that he felt that his heart didn't even hurt.

"Get out of the way, everyone. What are you doing here? I am Wu Jiang, the official of Kaifeng Prefecture. Make a way for me!"

As Wu Jiang spoke, he spread his arms and stepped forward to create a path. He jumped and turned his head to look at Gu Shiwei and Han Shiyan behind him. Huh? We are here to catch Li Mao, we don’t want to get any unexpected results!"

He said, winking at Gu Shiwei, "Taking care of family matters, caring for relatives, please come in as soon as possible!"

When the onlookers around heard the word "Gu", they all looked over curiously. For no other reason than the fact that the most famous surname in Bianjing City in the past two days was "Gu". There was one person living around who loved to go to teahouses. Those who listen to books can learn the scandals of the Gu family vividly.

Gu Shiwei was very satisfied with the Gu family's notoriety. Gu Yan's early morning visit must have been like a year!
  When Yu Youtian saw the man in official robes coming, he suddenly seemed to have a backbone. He had never read a book and didn't know what to do except work hard. After thinking about it, he could only kneel down heavily on the ground with a thud.

He kowtowed with the greatest etiquette in his heart and cried, "Master Qingtian, my brother died unjustly! Please ask the master to find out the truth. My brother clearly went to Suzhou a month ago. How could this happen?" meeting……"

As he spoke, he looked around anxiously as if he had remembered something, and then his eyes fell on a young lady in the crowd. He stood up suddenly, rushed forward, and grabbed the girl. The little lady's hand shouted, "Li Yun! It was you who told me that my brother had boarded a merchant ship bound for Suzhou."

"He said he was going to the Southland to make a lot of money. You said you saw it with your own eyes. You also said... and said that my brother told me that when he settled in the Southland, he would ask someone to write me a letter. You said...what's going on now?"

Yu Youtian roared excitedly as he spoke.

The face of the young lady named Li Yun changed drastically and she started struggling desperately.

Gu Shinwei curled her lips as she looked at it. She moved her eyes away from Li Yun and looked not far away. She saw the old man walking over in a hurry carrying a box. He was older and walked a few steps. Just panting.

Seeing Gu Shiwei, he couldn't help but jog a few steps and came closer with a solemn expression.

He looked around and looked at Gu Shiwei with burning eyes, "In front of the Kaifeng Mansion, there is a young lady named Gu Qiniang, beating a drum to complain and sue her father Gu Changgeng... Do you know?"

Gu Shiwei opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Is there such a thing?"