Big Song Xiaohou Ye

Chapter 203 Goodbye Master He

Li Ce was sitting on the seat of the magistrate, and he really had a cup of tea in front of him. Li Ce said that if the cup of tea is finished, the yamen servant has not come back, and when he comes back, he will be beaten Not a meal.

When he took the last sip from his teacup, three figures appeared outside the hall of the county government office. The leader was a government servant, but he suddenly turned into a disheveled face with a bruised nose and a swollen face. Li Ce remembered very clearly that when this guy left, he didn't so.

The personal soldier kept urging Mr. He to hurry up. Mr. He was panting and holding his robe, and while wiping his sweat, he walked in a hurry.

When Li Ce saw the situation, he knew that the yamen servant must have wanted to report the news, but was caught by his own soldiers and beat him up.

When Master He looked up and saw Li Ce sitting on the seat of the county magistrate and looking at him, he felt a little unhappy, and this young man had a big list.

Li Ce smiled slightly and said, "Master He, do you still recognize me?"

Mr. He wiped off his sweat, took a step forward, and took a closer look. Li Ce's face suddenly changed and he said, "You, you are that scholar!"

Li Ce smiled coldly and said, "Master has a good memory, it's me."

Master He pointed at him and said in surprise: "Didn't you be escorted to the capital? And a killer was ambushed on the way... Oh, no, you, why are you back?"

Hearing this, Li Ce felt furious. Sure enough, He Ruinian sent someone to assassinate him halfway. It seems that Master He knows a lot of inside stories, so he has to get something out of his mouth!

Li Ce snorted coldly, "Why, you don't want me to come back?"

Mr. He is an old man. He has been a master for more than ten years. He has never seen any kind of person. One look at Li Ce's aura, and he knows that he is very different from before. Since this kid dared to break into the county so blatantly, Ya, and even sent someone to call him here, which shows that he doesn't take Zhixian seriously at all!Could it be, what happened to him that he got a blessing in disguise?
Mr. He thought quickly, no matter what, don't offend him first, he made up his mind, and then put on a smiley face and said: "What did you say, sir? Why do you think so, I know something about you , and the old man also sympathizes with the young master's experience, but the old man is just a teacher, and I don't care about many things."

Master He was busy putting himself out of the way, and his consciousness of years of magic in the officialdom told him that this boy was not a good comer!
Li Ce snorted coldly, and instead of arguing with him, he said casually: "I am also very touched by Master He's words. It just so happens that I still have some things to ask Master He for advice."

Mr. He hurriedly smiled and said: "Sir, please tell me, but are you... Come down and sit somewhere else, this seat belongs to the county magistrate Guo, if he sees it later, I'm afraid..." Mr. He is indeed an old fox , These words are meant to test Li Ce's reality, and let him tell himself what his identity is now.

Li Ce picked up the gavel on the table and looked at it, his eyes turned cold and he said, "How dare Fatty Guo ask this general to give him his seat?"

Master He was surprised, General Ben?This kid has really become a success, and he is coming back for revenge!
The reason why Master He has been able to sit firmly in the position of Master for more than ten years is because of his ability to adapt to the wind. At this time, he has already confirmed that Li Ce is no longer the former Wuxia Amon. He has become a general. How can Guo Quanyao, a small county magistrate? Compared with others, after an instant balance, he decided to abandon Guo Quanyao and rely on Li Ce to protect himself.

"Yes yes yes, General Li is right, you can ask whatever you want, I will tell you everything." Mr. He smiled flatteringly.

How could Li Ce not know how many times he tested himself before, but what he wanted was this kind of effect. People like Mr. He are hard-nosed, and only when he is deterred first, will he be willing to tell the truth honestly.

Li Ce stared at him with piercing eyes and said, "Let me ask you, what happened to the Feng Building on Yong'an Street?"

Master He's complexion changed, and he said hesitantly: "I heard that it was caused by a fellow who accidentally knocked over the kerosene lamp. I'm not very clear about the specific situation."

Li Ce sneered, if such a big incident happened, the county government would not file it, and as a teacher, how could he not know anything.

"Then no one reported the case? Doesn't your county government know about it?"

Master He said embarrassingly: "This... this is indeed reported, but..."

Li Ce saw that he was a little hesitant, and said a little displeased: "Say it straight!"

Master He gritted his teeth and looked around, then smiled flatteringly at Li Ce.

Li Ce knew what he meant, and with a wave of his hand, two personal soldiers drove all the servants out.

"Can we talk now?" Li Ce looked at him coldly and said.

Mr. He nodded and bowed again and again: "Yes, there were indeed people who reported the case, but the county magistrate didn't care about it, and even ordered people to beat out the report. Although the old man tried to persuade the adults, Mr. Guo didn't listen to me. "Master He never forgot to put himself out of the way.

Li Ce glared at him fiercely, he could imagine that someone from Fenglou came to report the case, what kind of faces are they people from the county government!
When Master He saw him looking at him sternly, he felt a chill in his heart. How could this frail scholar have not seen him for several months, but his aura has become so strong. The aura he exuded just now, even Guo County Ling is not as good as him.

"Where did the people in Fenglou go later? Why can't anyone be found in the entire Zhending Mansion?" Li Ce stared at him for a while, then asked again.

Master He confronted him for several rounds, and his heart became more and more startled. This kid seemed to be able to see through his own thoughts. Now that he has become a general, if he really lied to him and he found out, he would never be able to compete with him as a master. Yes, and County Magistrate Guo will definitely not come forward to protect him, and he will be the one who will suffer at that time. After weighing it again and again, he decided to tell the truth!

Master He took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "To tell you the truth, the old man only knows that Fenglou not only caught fire, but also lost lives!"

"What!" Li Ce said loudly unconsciously.

"Crack!" As soon as he squeezed hard, he burst the teacup in his hand! ,
Master He was shocked, so he showed Li Ce the strength to squeeze the teacup, and knew that he was a top master. He didn't expect that he had hidden his strength before!Master He has given up any luck at this time, no wonder he can become a general, this kid is not easy!
Li Ce's face was ashen, and he growled: "What's the specific situation, who died? Tell me!"

Master He wiped off his cold sweat, and hurriedly said: "According to the report of the yamen servants, three people were killed in total, one seems to be the chef of Fenglou, and the other two seem to be the waiters of the shop."

"What about the rest of the shop? Where's the proprietress?"

"The little lady in Fenglou is really admirable to the old man." Master He nodded.

Fairy?Li Ce quickly realized that the little lady he was talking about was definitely Xian'er.

"Stop fucking nonsense, speak up!"

"Yes, that little lady actually spent all her wealth to comfort the family of the deceased, and the fire in Fenglou spread, and some shops around were also damaged. The owners demanded compensation from that little lady in Fenglou. These people are really shameless." Yes, try to make things worse, the family is already miserable enough, and some people take advantage of the fire to rob, and some ask for 100 taels, in fact, only one window lattice of his house was burnt!" Master He shook his head and sighed while talking. .

Li Ce's heart was full of anger when he heard it, how much wronged Xian'er had suffered, but where was he at that time?At that time, how much she wanted to have a shoulder to rely on!

Master He sighed and continued: "I heard that the little lady couldn't help disposing of her family's wealth in the end. It seems that she still owed a lot of money, and even Fenglou was sold."

"Then where is she now?"

"This, I really don't know." Master He frowned and shook his head, it seemed that he really didn't know this time.

Li Ce took a deep breath and frowned tightly.

Master He saw that his face was dark and frightening, and he thought it was unlucky in his heart, why did he just run into him today...

After a while, Li Ce said, "Go and gather all the yamen servants, and tell them to split up to find the original proprietress of Fenglou."

Mr. He said with a distressed face: "This...the old man has no right to order the servants without the order of the county magistrate Guo."

Li Ce snorted coldly, took off his belt and threw it to him, saying, "Is this enough?"

Embarrassingly, Mr. He didn't recognize the badge, he only knew it was a badge of military generals, but he couldn't tell what level it was, because he had never been an official after all...

Li Ce saw his embarrassing expression while holding his waist card, and hummed heavily: "I am the Marquis of Sidu in front of the palace, the Ranger General appointed by His Majesty himself."

Ranger General Master He still knows that he is a serious sixth-rank official!Hearing this, he hurriedly and respectfully handed the badge back to Li Ce, and said with a sneering smile, "I know, I'll give you an order." He was grateful for not offending him just now.

Li Ce stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, there is one more thing. Mr. He has a man named Erniu. That is my friend. I heard that he is doing hard labor?"

Master He's cheeks twitched, and he hurriedly said: "I will send someone to investigate later."

"Check now." Li Ce said expressionlessly.

Master He was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said: "Yes, the old man will investigate right away, the general will wait a while."

Master He nodded to Li Ce after speaking, hurried into the back hall of the county government office, and then took out a thick account book.He put the account book on the table of the Eight Immortals and began to read it carefully.

After a while, Master He said: "I found it, Erniu, dig a canal in the north of the city."

Li Ce glanced at him, reached out to take the account book and looked at it, only to see that Erniu's name was drawn with five circles, while other people's names were drawn with three circles, but there was a big "Bi" written on it. Character.

Li Ce pointed at Er Niu's name and asked, "What's going on?"

Master He was speechless, hesitatingly said: "This... this"

Li Ce glared and scolded: "Hmph! You bastards! Are you deliberately punishing Er Niu?"

Master He hurriedly expressed his opinion: "I will send someone to call him back, and the extra labor will be settled according to wages."

Li Ce gave him a hard look, pointed at the account book and said, "You did this?"

Mr. He was furious in his heart, but he had nowhere to shirk his responsibility, so he nodded reluctantly.

Li Ce asked suddenly: "Is it possible to make false accounts?"

"Ah?" Master He's eyes widened, thinking he had heard wrong, and looked at Li Ce with disbelief.

"I asked you if you would?"

Master He rolled his eyes, looked around, stepped forward, and said mysteriously: "The general wants to make false accounts?"

Li Ce knew from his expression that this old man was proficient in this way, so he continued: "If someone makes false accounts, can you see it?"

Master He's complexion changed, his eyes rolled around, and a few thoughts flashed through his mind. He looked at Li Ce suspiciously, and asked tentatively, "What does the general mean by saying that?"

Li Ce knew what he was worried about, so he simply told him the truth: "I won't hide it from you, this general came here this time to investigate several cases at the order of His Majesty, which involved some accounts. Question, this general wants to find a few people who understand to help me with it..."

Before Li Ce finished speaking, Mr. He's eyes were already shining. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He hurriedly expressed his opinion: "General, you have found the right person. This old man is proficient in all kinds of fake accounts...cough cough, mine It means that as long as it is a fake account, it cannot escape the eyes of the old man, and I dare to assure you that there is no account book in this world that the old man can't see through!"

Li Ce saw that he was so confident that he didn't know if the old man was bragging, so he said with a straight face: "Master He, this is not a trivial matter. If you don't have this ability and delay the progress of the investigation, your majesty will blame you Come down, you can't get away with it."

Unexpectedly, Master He slapped his chest and said, "I am only responsible for checking the account books. As long as there is a problem with the account books, if the old man does not see it, I am willing to bear the consequences." Master He realized that this is his only hope for an official career in this life. After looking forward to it for so many years, what he had been waiting for was such an opportunity, how could he allow it to slip away from his hands.

Li Ce knew that this old guy was always cunning, and since he dared to say that with his slippery temperament, it seemed that he was really sure. With the help of this old fox, the Cangzhou Salt Works case would definitely be handled with half the effort.

(End of this chapter)