then Li Sao

This year, the Yue Palace was very busy, many people came in and out, and it was bustling around the gate all day long.

The business of the teahouse in front of Zhuxiang was extremely good. In the afternoon, several young and strong men gathered together to drink tea and chat, waiting for the next registration procedure in the palace.

One of them said: "My eldest brother has already passed the selection. My sister-in-law said that the king of Yue gave me ten taels of silver on the same day! There is no delay at all. He also said that in the future, there will be one tael of salary every month, and he will take care of food and housing." !"

The other person seemed a little worried: "Hey, let me tell you, there is such a good thing, people will definitely not give money for free, who knows what to do after hiring them? I heard that people are sent to unknown places Go, don't put your life inexplicably at that time, it's too late to regret."

The tall tall man next to him finished a large bowl of tea in one gulp, and said carelessly, "It's okay! My third cousin's brother-in-law came back once, but he was darker and thinner, nothing else."

"Huh? Did he say what to do?"

"No, I asked him. That guy was so tight-lipped that he refused to say a word. When he came back, he took a few clothes and ran back again. Seeing his positive attitude, I guess it's not a bad thing."

The people at the next table heard them chatting enthusiastically, and came to join in the fun by nibbling sunflower seeds: "Brothers, you said that the king of Yue recruited so many people, what did he do to support him? Not too small, can he carry it alone?"

"You don't know that..." The tall man put on an expression of "I know the inside story", deliberately whetting their appetite.

"Just talk about it." The neighbor table gave him some melon seeds and urged.

The big tall man kowtowed a few melon seeds before saying: "It's definitely not enough to rely on the royal family's money, but our Yuezhou and Xizhao's trade has produced so many rich merchants, and those rich merchants have provided so much money." Fat officer, these people have a lot of money on them."

"Hey, just brag, who doesn't know that these people are all iron cocks, it's good if we don't raise taxes for us, are they willing to pay? Unless the sun comes out in the west!"

"Don't even mention it, someone can get money out of those people's mouths."

"Who is so capable? King Yue?"

"No, it's by King Yue's side..." Just as he was speaking, a soft sedan turned into Zhuxiang and stopped in front of the palace.The big tall man pointed over there and said, "What a coincidence today, hey, it's that person."

Everyone quickly stretched their necks to look around, and saw a young man getting off the sedan chair, dressed in ordinary clothes with a cool style, upright but not gorgeous, with handsome features and a gentle expression.

As if feeling the sight from their side, the man looked back and saw that they were going to sign up for the recruitment list, so he nodded his head slightly before entering the palace.

The people swept by him were stunned for a moment.The man's eyes were neither friendly nor alienated, just like a cool wind blowing over their faces, nothing special, but one couldn't help but pay attention.

"who is he?"

"They all call him Mr. Luo. I don't know his identity, but it is said that he can act on behalf of Wang Ling."

"Is that him?" Someone wondered, could such a weak person be able to deal with those treacherous officials and businessmen?

"It's him..." Some people believed it somehow.

Luo Ping stepped into the back hall of the palace, drank a cup of tea offered by Rue Xiang, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The noise of cicadas in the courtyard made the mansion too quiet.

The guard leader Zuo Weidong was arranging the registration and primary election in the afternoon. He was very noisy at first, shouting and drinking loudly, but when he saw Luo Ping came back, he immediately lowered his voice for fear of disturbing him.

Luo Ping shook his head and smiled, finished a cup of tea, and invited Butler Cheng.

Steward Cheng was not one of the servants who came from Mocheng with the King of Yue. He was originally the accountant of the Sanweilou, the largest restaurant in Yuezhou. One day, when the King of Yue went there for dinner, he came to recommend him.After some examinations, the King of Yue found that he was very intelligent and quick in handling things, so he successfully dug the corner of the Sanweilou. For this reason, the owner of the Sanweilou was depressed for a long time.

Luo Ping is also very satisfied with this housekeeper, as long as you ask him about anything in the mansion, you will definitely get an answer.

"Steward Cheng, where did the prince go?"

"Go back to Mr. Luo, my lord, he followed Mr. Fang to the Nanshan Camp, and personally supervised the selection and training of recruits."

"Oh, where's Ting Ting?"

"Ting Ting also followed, saying that he has also learned the sword-holding formula taught by Mr. Fang last time, and he is going to compete with the prince."

"That's right, he's also a quick learner." Luo Ping laughed.

Ting Ting's kid is very talented in learning martial arts. Although the basic skills are not solid, he took advantage of Zhou Tang's martial arts practice to steal from Fang Jin, and he learned it decently.Later, Fang Jin really didn't want to endure his furtive gaze, so he officially accepted him as an apprentice. Anyway, teaching one is teaching, and teaching two is also teaching. The two teenagers are learning and competing like fighting spirits, and they are making rapid progress.

One or two were not at home, Luo Pingkong felt a little bored with Qingcha: "Cheng Steward, please help me prepare the horse, I'm going to Nanshan Camp to see."

He got up to leave, but Butler Cheng stepped forward and blocked the way.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Luo Ping was puzzled.

"It's very hot at noon, Mr. Luo, it's better not to go at this time." Cheng Butler persuaded.

"It's almost the end of the day, the sun is not so poisonous, it's okay. The prince always praises me how brave and sharp his Nanshan army is. It's a pity that I haven't been able to see it with my own eyes."

Luo Ping wanted to go out again as he said that, so he was blocked again.

Butler Cheng: "Mr. Luo, if you go now, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up with the trial of County Magistrate Wang."

Luo Ping was surprised: "Is today already the fourth day of August?"

"Mr. is busy. I probably forgot. Today is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. The interrogation of County Magistrate Wang will begin at Shenshi. This is the time you have set, sir."

"I'm so busy that I'm dizzy." Luo Ping rubbed his forehead and said anxiously, "Cheng Steward, prepare the sedan chair, I'm going to the magistrate's yamen immediately."

"Yes, the sedan chair is ready for you." This is Cheng Butler's excellence, he can think of everything before others, and when he is busy, Luo Ping has become a habit of relying on him.

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Luo Ping went to the magistrate's yamen, and when he entered the door, he asked: "Lord Ma, did Wang Ligang recruit him? How much is the amount of the money? Where did he hide it?"

He has no official position, but the prefect of Nama immediately stood up to greet him when he saw him, and he was very courteous.

why?

Because what hangs around his waist is the token to act as the king's order, and Ma Zhifu has also deeply realized that this Luo Ping is really not a simple person. Toss people.

For example, the magistrate of Wang County, just drank a bowl of tofu flower on the street, but Luo Ping found a receipt for the huge sum of money at his home, and was escorted to the magistrate's prison on the street.

"Oh, Mr. Luo, that Wang Ligang is really stubborn. It's useless to try to trick him. He refuses to admit that he took Jia Fugui's money. We don't have enough evidence..."

"Where's Jia Fugui?"

"That profiteer was very cunning. He fled to Xizhao as soon as he found out that something was wrong. He hasn't been found yet."

Luo Ping nodded.The case didn't progress, and he didn't seem to be flustered at all. He just casually said: "The mussels refuse to open their mouths. It's not enough to just pry. The shell was smashed to pieces. Mr. Ma, are you right?"

After all, Ma Zhifu has been in the officialdom for so many years, and he understood it when he heard this - it doesn't matter how he recruited, even if he was tortured, he must be recruited!

"Yes, sir, is quite right."

"The court trial is about to come. Mr. Ma prepares well, and Luo will leave first."

"Sir go slow."

Ma Zhifu has his own calculations in mind.

Wang Zhixian has been detained for so many days, but he has actually done nothing, he is just waiting for Luo Ping to let him lynch.

The imperial court ordered the officials to be tortured and died in prison and other crimes. At that time, he and Zhizhou will join hands to read a book and put all the blame on the king of Yue.

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The beating in the prison was in full swing, and the county magistrate Wang screamed like a pig: "You dare to abuse the death penalty against the imperial court officials! You... ah! I will not let you go... ah ah!"

"Tell me! How many bribes did you accept!"

"Please don't hit me... oh please!"

From scolding at the beginning to begging for mercy later, this frail scholar didn't last long.Just when he couldn't take it anymore and wanted to confess, suddenly a person broke into the prison.

The visitor yelled "Stop", which made everyone present stunned.

Because it was Luo Ping who sent the prisoner in with his own hands.

He slapped the token acting as Wang Ling in front of everyone, and said angrily, "Master Ma, you are so courageous! The prince wants you to thoroughly investigate this case, not to torture you to extract a confession!"

"Ah?...Ah?!" Prefect Ma couldn't figure out the situation, "It wasn't you..."

"The county magistrate Wang confiscated the illegal proceeds from that profiteer. The amount was huge. I don't know if it will lead to death. I arrested him so that you can investigate and protect him carefully. But you want to punish him for accepting bribes." The crime of lynching is still abused!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I confiscated the stolen money of that profiteer. Mr. Luo, you have to make the decision for me! There is no excuse for inflicting crimes, Mr. Ma wants to beat me to death!"

"..." Ma Zhifu was dumbfounded.

After the trial, the county magistrate Wang handed over all the "stolen money" to King Yue, and then the official was reinstated.

Ma Zhifu was thankless, his wishful thinking was completely ruined, and he was charged with framing the imperial court's official, and was punished by the magistrate's suspension.

Luo Ping was sitting in the sedan chair exhaustedly, holding a token to act as Wang Ling in his hand, with a smile on his lips.

He really likes things like power.

Even though he suffered so much in the last life, he still can't afford to let it go.

The sense of security of holding other people's fate in his hands made him fall into it time and time again.Sometimes he even worries about whether he can finally let go of his nostalgia for power.

He is the most selfish and powerful person. If he had a choice, he would never give up his power. It's just the panic and pain of falling from the clouds to the abyss. He doesn't want to experience it again, so...

Luo Ping couldn't help sighing, when it's time to break up, he still has to bear the pain and give up.

Back at the palace, due to overwork, Luo Ping fell asleep after simply washing up.

Zhou Tang came back very late.

His whole body seemed to be rolling in mud, but fortunately the night covered his embarrassment.

Standing at the window and watching for a while, seeing that the young master was already sound asleep, Zhou Tang called Steward Cheng and asked, "Did he ask anything today?"

Butler Cheng replied truthfully: "Yes. Mr. Luo asked about your whereabouts, and said that he was going to the Nanshan Camp to see the Nanshan Army that you are proud of."

Zhou Tang curled his lips and said with a wry smile: "Try to stop him, don't let him go."

"The servant knows. But my lord, Mr. Luo is very sensitive, and I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it for long."

"Hide it for as long as you can, and let's talk about it if you can't."

——This is the first time he has lied to the young master.

Because he knew that if the little master knew the truth, he would be very angry.

The footsteps involuntarily walked to the little master's window again.

Looking at the man on the couch, his expression was gentle and hesitant.

Nanshan Army?Why did you assume that there was such a mercenary in the first place?

There is no Nanshan Army at all...

Little Master, I lied to you by following your words.

Will you be disappointed in me if you see the truth?

You know, what scares me the most in this world is your disappointed eyes.