you got on my tail

As soon as Bai Xuehe went out, he was stopped by someone.

The man looked like a farmer, with a bamboo hat on his head, which was the usual dress of Jin Yiwei after leaving the palace.

Bai Xuehe led Jin Yiwei into the backyard, smiled and was ready to kneel, the man helped him up, and said softly: "It's just an oral order, sir, you don't need to kneel."

Bai Xuehe smiled and stood up, "What did the emperor order?"

"The emperor said that Mr. Xun, who blocked you last time, is doing very well outside the Great Wall, and he was promoted to an official position." Jin Yiwei passed on such flirtatious words, and smiled awkwardly: "Also, the emperor As for the matter of the coal mine, it must be thoroughly investigated.”

A trace of confusion flashed across Bai Xuehe's eyes, but his face was still smiling, "Who actually brought up the matter of the coal mine with the emperor?"

"This subordinate is just a messenger, and doesn't know anything else." Jin Yiwei replied sincerely.

If you don't know, you don't know.Jin Yiwei left, and Bai Xuehe immediately walked towards the county government.The prefect Lu Yongning was sitting in the first seat, when he saw Bai Xuehe approaching, he immediately gave up his place in a panic, and asked him to sit down.

Bai Xuehe lowered his head and poured himself a cup of tea, "What can we find out?"

"Lord Bai." Lu Yongning didn't speak, Lan Ziqing stepped forward and said, "Your official followed the stinky pond water, but the stream is very long, so I couldn't find the source for a while."

"The source of the stream is the Yangtze River, how can it be so easy to find the source?" Lu Yongning scolded, but his face was extremely embarrassed.

"Speak directly if you have something to say." Bai Xuehe smiled, "Is there any inconvenience?"

"Lord Bai, we found several charred corpses in the mountain, and the source of the stream in the mountain was also blocked." Lan Ziqing said simply: "The pool will stink only when the living water becomes stagnant water."

Bai Xuehe nodded, and Lan Ziqing continued: "The emperor built the retired mansion for General Liu just before this mountain. Since the mansion was built, no outsider dared to go up the back mountain."

This is their embarrassment. If the murder case is to be investigated, it will definitely alarm the loyal and patriotic Liu family.

"Although the Liu family doesn't have any official positions." Lu Yongning wondered, "But they are very prestigious in the local area. When officials go to arrest people, even the common people beg on their knees..."

"I have clearly ordered you not to act rashly." Bai Xuehe smiled, Lu Yongning was so frightened that his hands were shaking, he murmured: "My lord..."

"If you catch it, you will catch it. All the officers and soldiers in the prefect of Lu are vegetarians?" Bai Xuehe squinted his eyes and folded his hands in his sleeves, "Catch whoever kneels and begs. If you catch one, the others will be scattered."

Lan Ziqing frowned and stood up, "How can this be done?"

There was a commotion outside the county office, Liu Linghong stepped into the county office, raised his big foot violently, and kicked the wooden table in front of Bai Xuehe to pieces.

The pen, ink, paper and inkstone fell to the ground. Liu Linghong wanted to raise his hand to slap the table, but found that there was nowhere to put it, so he could only slam it against the wall.

"Bai, you bitch! Don't arrest me, I'm here!" Liu Linghong's words became more and more blunt, "If you want to harm our Liu family, you can just tell us to get him. Why bother to find such weird excuses!"

Bai Xuehe still folded his sleeves and said nothing, Lu Yongning had already hid in a corner, he stood up when he saw the officers and soldiers rushing through the door, and shouted to them: "Take this guy down for me!"

Liu Linghong was suddenly pressed down by five or six people and knelt on the ground, and another person hurriedly entered the door behind him. The face of that person was seven or eight points similar to his, but he was weaker. Bai Xuehe recognized that this person was the Second Young Master Liu Liu Lingze.

"Lord Bai." Liu Lingze didn't hesitate, kneeling down respectfully, "My elder brother is just talking too fast, please forgive me."

"Forgive?" Bai Xuehe said calmly: "Where can't you be quick to talk, why do you have to come here?"

"My Liu family has been loyal and good for generations, why bother to talk too much to such villains?" Liu Linghong raised his head and cursed, "Brother..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Lingze kowtowed suddenly, and blood spurted from the corner of his forehead.

Seeing that Liu Linghong wanted to scold him again, he slapped him hard again, and then cried with blood in his eyes, "Brother, stop talking!"

Bai Xuehe actually took a step back as if frightened. Seeing that Liu Linghong stopped shouting, he interrupted and added, "I am not arresting people casually. Now I suspect that you are related to the mine accident."

"My lord, I only checked..." Lan Ziqing was astonished, and before he could explain himself, the officers and soldiers had already dragged down Liu Lingze, who was covered in blood, and Liu Linghong, who was sluggish.

"Surround Liu's mansion and don't let anyone in." Bai Xuehe then said with a smile: "Second Young Master Liu is very promising, let him see a doctor."

As the night darkened, Heidan was arranged by Lu Yongning to live temporarily in a small courtyard. He was surprised to see Yu Yan holding the little fox as he entered the door. As soon as the milk fox saw Heidan, he happily jumped out of her arms, round and round. He ran to Heidan's feet and poked his feet with his little paws.

"Master Bai is really a good person, he is willing to help me." Yu Yan was very happy, and said with joy, "I am sitting at the door with Bai Tuantuan in my arms, he must think I am pitiful!"

Although Heidan was happy that Bai Xuehe was praised as a good person, he was secretly jealous, but Yu Yan was indeed very beautiful, so he stayed for a while, then suppressed the jealousy in his heart.

They fox spirits are naturally beautiful, and when Heidan thinks of A Li, he feels a little sad in his heart. On the one hand, he feels that he is a stupid ugly snake, and on the other hand, he thinks of A Li who resolutely drove him away that day, and he still feels a little pain in his fingers.

"What's wrong with you?" Yu Yan asked, "Is it too heavy for Tuantuan, let me hug you."

"No, no, I'm sleepy." Heidan shook his head, the secret of Ah Li's murder was too big, he never wanted to tell it, "I want to go to sleep."

"Okay." Yu Yan didn't understand what he was upset about, so she hugged the little fox back to the room, she lit the candle and sat down, happily took out the gold thread and a blueprint from the package.

Xianggong is capable, and the materials he sent are very good, even the patterns are very good, and they look very mighty.After she embroiders the dress, the husband can come back and get married.

But after 30 years, my husband should be old, and I should become an old woman myself. Back then, my husband didn't dislike her as a fox, and she didn't dislike my husband's short life. If you want to die together, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Even though it's been a long time since the fox, Yu Yan still hugs her clothes and closes her eyes, dreaming of becoming a bride.

However, Bai Xuehe didn't go back to rest. He sat in the county office and flipped through the case file of the mine disaster, but he couldn't see anything because it was full of nonsense.

"Lord Bai!" Lan Ziqing stepped forward, wearing the clothes of a seventh-rank sesame official, it was probably hot, and his head was still sweating.

"Sit down." Bai Xuehe greeted him with a smile, "Just one click, you did a good job."

"The lower official just checked the water source and has nothing to do with the Liu family." Lan Ziqing said with anger in his eyes, "How can you do this, my lord!"

"How about me?" Bai Xuehe smiled sincerely.

"Creating something out of nothing." Lan Ziqing's tone was a little sluggish, with a little questioning: "No one investigated the mine accident. Although you were passive before, you followed me to investigate the case, but I have been to the prison, Mr. Liu, said you……"

"What are you talking about about me?" Bai Xuehe counted with a curious smile, "You say I'm shameless. I used to be their servant, but later I was favored by King Yan, but I accused him of treason to the emperor? Or did I kill loyal ministers?"

"You..." Lan Ziqing got angry and slapped the file on the table, "You say you are investigating the case, but you are actually avenging your own personal revenge!"

Bai Xuehe didn't expect that Lan Ziqing was admiring him to investigate the case before, and he felt a little relieved when he saw that the rotten tree finally opened up.

"So what is Master Lan looking for me for?" Bai Xuehe had a good temper and asked with an innocent smile, "Your boss doesn't want to investigate old cases, so why should you rely on me?"

"Hundreds of people died in the mining accident, the elderly lost their children, and their wives lost their husbands. Your lord wants to avenge your private revenge, but I have to deal with it impartially." Lan Ziqing pointed to the case file and said angrily, "I thought you were upright, but now that your lord is ready to investigate the case Even if the people in the world don’t care about it, I will give these people an explanation!”

After saying this, there was silence, Bai Xuehe was stunned for a few seconds by his bold words, Lan Ziqing had already strode away, young and frivolous, full of vigor, just at the stage worthy of being provoked.

"I'm upright?" The aggressive method has been completed, but there is still a bit of weirdness on Bai Xuehe's face.

The south is damp and cold, and the supper served by the yamen servants is also different. There is actually a jug of strong wine.

"My lord." The yamen servant put down his things and said respectfully, "What else can I order?"

"The two members of the Liu family spoke rudely today, did you all hear that?" Bai Xuehe smiled.

The yamen servant hurriedly shook his head: "No, no."

"I don't want to hear their nonsense." Bai Xuehe smiled, "The dungeon is cold, go get some cold and damp bedding, and make sure they can't make a sound."

The yamen servant said: "I understand, little one."

Bai Xuehe handed over a piece of silver, and added: "Also, if you dare to poison them so that they will never be able to speak, you can do whatever they want."

The yamen servant broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly agreed to leave.

"Wait." Bai Xuehe stopped him, "Before I come, your county should be ready to welcome you. Master Lan hasn't read any information about me?"

"I probably haven't read it." The old yamen servant acted like a guard, "We, Lan Da, are incorruptible. We only know how to investigate cases on weekdays. Look at this table, besides the case file, what else is there?"

"En." Bai Xuehe waved his hand, "You step back."

The table was indeed full of case files, and Lan Ziqing, a stubborn and stubborn person like this, probably wouldn't seek information from a job to flatter him.

Just as he was thinking this way, he suddenly turned to a piece of writing, which he was not familiar with at all, but the writing could be recited.

Because it was an article he wrote, an article written by Bai Xuehe in the imperial examination back then.

It turned out that Lan Ziqing also learned from the officialdom to cater to business affairs, but what he found was not his vices or hobbies, but his articles.

Bai Xuehe laughed suddenly, raised his hand and drank the pot of strong wine.On the mud seal of the wine jar, there is a torn "Zhuangyuanhong" written on it.