casket of old days

Chapter 71 Inexplicable Hostility

Following Hezhi County's order, the guards searched the entire warehouse.

The man who brought Chu Qiguang in was in cold sweat, watching their battle in panic.

But the imaginary scene of Chu Qiguang being arrested did not appear. No matter how the guards searched, they could not find any trace of Chu Qiguang.

He Zhixian narrowed his eyes slightly watching this scene. He walked to the bookshelf, glanced at a book, and finally landed on a book that was very clean and free of dust.

Pulling out the book, He Zhixian looked at the contents and muttered, "Yong'an 2 years?"

A trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, he didn't understand why the visitor wanted to check the policy changes of Qingyang County this year, it was more than ten years ago, and even the book in his hand was re-transcribed of.

He turned to look at the man who brought Chu Qiguang in, and asked coldly, "Who read this book? Did he say why he wanted to read it?"

……

In the back alley of the county government office, Chu Qiguang fell down from the wall and sighed in his heart: "It's a good thing Qiao Zhi you are guarding outside, otherwise you will be caught in the urn today."

It turned out that Qiao Zhi was guarding outside before, and after seeing the magistrate leading people to the warehouse from afar, he meowed a few times outside to remind Chu Qiguang.

It was precisely when Chu Qiguang heard Qiao Zhi's meow that he slipped out through the vent before the county magistrate arrived.

Qiao Zhi was puzzled and said, "But why did Hezhi County bring people to the warehouse? Isn't this too coincidental? Did someone betray us?"

Chu Qiguang said lightly: "Maybe."

While speaking, Chu Qiguang had already seen Housekeeper Hao Fulai who was still waiting at the back door, looking around the yamen.

Seeing Chu Qiguang appearing safe and sound, Hao Fulai was surprised, but he quickly suppressed the surprise, nodded and said coldly: "It's fine, remember to come to Hao's house tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, he turned and left, leaving only Chu Qiguang with a haughty back.

Qiao Zhi, who was hiding on the edge of the wall, said angrily, "Hey! Did this guy betray us?!"

"Little kitty, don't swear." Chu Qiguang said lightly: "Whether it is or not, it is just a guess now."

Qiao Zhi said angrily: "What more evidence do you need! This hanging man is not a good person at first glance. He looks like a bad guy all day long, and he almost writes the word "bad guy" on his head! Let's kill him quickly!"

Seeing Qiao Zhi who wanted to kill him immediately, Chu Qiguang said helplessly: "You are too impatient. There is no one who kills people in the street. We are not bad guys."

……

After returning to the small courtyard where he lived with a sulking Qiao Zhi, Chu Qiguang came to the desk, recalling in his mind the contents of the money and food account books he had seen these days and the meeting ceremony he had just read.

Then he picked up the brush...with a wave of his hand, he began to write...

After spending a cup of tea, Chu Qiguang looked at the crooked and disfigured row of characters on the paper, and said helplessly: "If people see this word, it will reduce the impression too much. I'm afraid you won't see it before reading the content." Take three points lightly."

But writing with a brush is not easy for Chu Qiguang. Who told him that he had never practiced in his last life, and Ergou in this life has never touched a brush.

'If you want to practice good calligraphy, you have to spend at least one or two years of hard work before you can meet people. '

'Forget it, let's talk to the Hao family directly tomorrow. '

Next, Chu Qiguang didn't care whether the words were ugly or beautiful, and continued to write down the memories and ideas in his mind one by one, and then kept adjusting, finally nodding with satisfaction.

"That's all right, and the Ding family..."

Chu Qiguang has never forgotten that he still has a "father-killing enemy" Ding Daoxiao to solve.

At this moment, he recalled the accounts related to the Ding family in his mind. The business tax of the Ding family was only 75 taels a year, which was far lower than the scale of their business.

"According to the information obtained by Datou and the others on the street, the Ding family has a large-scale caravan to help them deliver goods to all parts of Lingzhou, and the business is doing very well."

"However, evading business taxes can be done by a wealthy family with a bit of officialdom. All big men are evading business taxes, so there is no excuse."

Chu Qiguang sighed, knowing that he could only find another way to deal with Ding Daoxiao.

In the middle of the night, Qiao Zhi came back from a stroll outside, and said to Chu Qiguang, "I asked Datou and the others. Today they have been taking turns changing dogs to follow the housekeeper, Hao Fulai, and they haven't found anything suspicious."

Chu Qiguang frowned: "Keep staring, there must be something wrong with Butler Hao...not just staring at him, but also staring at his wife, children and relatives."

……

The next night, Chu Qiguang was invited by Hao Fulai to Hao's house again. As soon as he entered the living room, he saw Ding Daoxiao besides Hao Wen, Hao Yongtai and his son.

Hao Yongtai introduced: "Brother Chu, you also know Brother Ding. He came here today to discuss the field with us."

"Are you...?" Ding Daoxiao was stunned for a moment, then asked in confusion, "...a new student in the hall?"

Hao Yongtai introduced: "This is Chu Qiguang. He found the fox demon who killed Yongnian before."

"Oh." Ding Daoxiao nodded without saying anything.

Hao Wen asked: "Chu Qiguang, you watched what you were supposed to watch yesterday, but have you come up with a solution?"

Chu Qiguang said: "Of course there is a way, and the kung fu lies in the demon salary that the county collects every year..."

Before Chu Qiguang could speak, Ding Daoxiao interrupted directly, looked at Hao Yongtai and Hao Wen suspiciously and said, "We are going to have a relationship with this Chu...Chu..."

Hao Yongtai said, "Chu Qiguang."

Ding Daoxiao said: "Are we just talking about the county magistrate with this man? Are you sure he is reliable?"

He looked at Chu Qiguang suspiciously: "What if he is sent by the county magistrate? If you trust him, wouldn't you be tricked?"

Hao Fulai, who was on the side, also said: "I heard that Chu Qiguang entered the warehouse of the county government not long ago, but Hezhi County came here and stayed in the warehouse for almost a stick of incense. I don't know if there is any What did you say to Chu Qiguang?"

Hao Wen said in surprise, "Chu Qiguang, is there such a thing?"

"The county magistrate has indeed come." Facing such rough instigation from the housekeeper, Chu Qiguang didn't even look at him, but said calmly, "But I took a step to avoid him and didn't meet him."

Hao Fulai said in a strange way: "It's just a one-sided story."

"All the yamen servants present can testify about this matter. How can it be a one-sided statement? But housekeeper Hao, you don't seem to want me to come up with ideas for Mr. Hao?" Without giving Hao Fulai a chance to refute, Chu Qiguang then laughed and said: "Everyone How about listening to my method first?"

Hao Wen glanced sideways at his butler, then turned to Ding Daoxiao and asked, "Nephew Ding Xian, what do you think?"

After all, the Hao family no longer had any senior Jinshi officials alive, so they still bowed their heads in the face of the Ding family who still had an old man alive.

Ding Daoxiao nodded and said: "Let's talk about it, but I'm ugly. The matter of measuring the land this time is no small matter. It's because the imperial court wants to implement the national policy. I'm afraid it's not easy for Mr. Wu Ge to intervene. And behind Hezhi County, at least He is also a high-ranking official of the Six Departments and the Nine Ministers, if he is not handled carefully, it may be a catastrophe."

After finishing speaking, Ding Daoxiao glanced at Chu Qiguang with oppressive eyes, and the blood in his body surged even more.

Accompanied by the sound of rushing blood, the unique spiritual coercion of warriors in the four realms continued to squeeze towards Chu Qiguang in front of him. It seemed that if Chu Qiguang moved slightly, he would strike with a thunderbolt.

This is the coercion formed directly by the absolute physical strength gap between the warriors of the four realms and Chu Qiguang. If ordinary people are not careful, they may be oppressed mentally, as if they encountered a tiger in the wild. can not say it clearly.

Feeling the opponent's unscrupulous coercion, Chu Qiguang frowned slightly, and felt that his body and spirit seemed to be slightly stagnant under this spiritual oppression.

Ding Daoxiao said word by word: "The matter is of great importance. If there is anything inappropriate in Chu Qiguang's words, he will not be allowed to come in again."

(End of this chapter)