Taipingchun

Xu Xiu questioned, "Which one is this month?"

The old scholar flipped through the document and said: "This month's No. 17, the total has reached more than [-] taels of silver."

Xu Xiu took a slight breath, this amount is already very large, the so-called Wan Guan family wealth, this branch of plum is in the pocket with a single hook, if it is for her own benefit, she will already be a huge rich man.But he didn't do that, and he couldn't help but think for a while: Since this person stole the huge wealth and didn't use it for himself, robbing the rich and giving to the poor, shouldn't he be merciful?

Because of Ge Chong's previous investigation, there were already several suspects, all of whom had the motive and ability to commit the crime.Jianghu people naturally have the vigilance of Jianghu people, and these people also have a strong anti-investigation awareness. Ge Chong did not dare to be too blatant and was very careful.

The old scholar glanced at him lightly and said, "Xiu'er."

The old scholar seldom said this title, seeing him like this, Xu Xiu said: "What do you want sir?"

"What kind of official do you want to be?" The old scholar asked what Xu Yang had asked before.

Xu Xiu said without thinking: "An official who can help the common people."

"Then what good is it for you to be obsessed with capturing Yizhimei? It's nothing more than being unable to be promoted under the suppression of Cheng Guogong, so what are you afraid of?"

Xu Xiu paused, eyes dodged a little, and said: "This is the law of the country..."

The old scholar gently put the text in his hand on the table, and interrupted him: "That's enough, Xiu'er. Don't care so much about fame and fortune."

Xu Xiu's eyes were no longer focused, and she kept dodging, saying, "No."

"Yes." The old scholar straightened his head and looked directly at him: "You have, you are too obsessed with this reputation, those cases, there are obviously better solutions, but you insist on attracting people's attention, Deliberately guiding others to solve it is your desire to seek fame. You can give some coppers to settle the old woman’s case, or send her to a nursing home. The same is true for picking baskets , just like my niece's case before, it doesn't have to be a scene of forcing innocent people to death to solve it, I believe you are smart and intelligent, you can definitely understand it, but why did you choose such a method?"

Xu Xiu's face was slightly pale. The old scholar's words were harsh, and he could see through his secret thoughts.

Maybe it started from the talk about utilitarianism in the county school back then?To defend myself, no, maybe it was the second day of time travel, in that ethnology, starting with a polite sentence with Xu Hui, I was poisoned by the word fame and fortune, and by the word bureaucrat. Bewitched.

Is it because I have accumulated more than ten years of Chinese studies and hundreds of years of knowledge in later generations that I have formed such arrogance in my heart?

When did I become such a person.

Xu Xiu's expression turned ferocious, and he said to the old scholar, "I'm a first-class Tanhua, Liu Jin kicked me out of the capital, how can I not hate, if I don't seek fame, how can I catch up with those partners."

The old scholar nodded his head and said: "Do you think that you have become a seventh-rank magistrate for your talent, and you may not have the opportunity to join the cabinet and become the prime minister in the future?"

Xu Xiu lowered her head and said, "Yes."

Perhaps from the very beginning of participating in the scientific examination, Xu Xiu had a dream of becoming the chief assistant and ruling the world. Anyone would be like this, but because of this, he became so conceited, is he still that Qian Fu's proud disciple, worthy of Qian Fu's last desperate words, is Xiu'er a hero?

The old scholar said to him: "This is the dream of a scholar. If you don't want to be a good looker, you can be a good doctor. My husband understands it very well, but there are some things that don't have to be for high positions. Being the parents of a county and pleading for the people's life can still make a living. Why ask for that illusory thing?"

Xu Xiu sat there dumbly, and responded: "What you said is true, but, but Jun is not convinced."

Just because that Liu Jin is the emperor's servant, can he be so defiant and demote himself from the capital? I have studied hard for many years, the examination hall in August, and the spring in February, but this is the situation once I entered the Dragon Gate.

Xu Xiudao: "If you don't become the person who fights for fame and fortune and plays tricks, can you reach a high position? Obviously not."

The old scholar shook his head and said: "You are wrong. If you want to seek a high position, you can use any means, but why did you award Fu Niang to Xu Pengju in the end? It's not what you thought in your heart. Since you want to be a If you are an official who can help the common people, your goal should not be to ascend to a high position by any means."

"what is that."

"It's enough to use unscrupulous means for the sake of the people. Machinations and calculations are just means. They can be used to obtain high positions, but they can also be used to serve the people. Xiu'er, you have to give up using unscrupulous means to seek high positions and become unscrupulous for the common people."

Xu Xiu smiled wryly, "Isn't that the same as Yizhimei?"

The lazy dragon swept the tunnel and said: "Why not? The master upholds justice for the wronged people, and the plum tree provides food and clothing for the poor people. It's just the same thing."

Xu Xiu pointed to Xu Yang and said, "Now, you should be satisfied, the master can't do without being Qingtian!"

Xu Xiu patted her cheek lightly, stood up and bowed to the old scholar: "Thank you for your teaching, sir, if there is no husband, maybe Xiu'er will get deeper and deeper, and she may get into trouble here in the future, the gain outweighs the loss , That being the case, just follow the trend of the times and be a good seventh-rank county magistrate. Don't think about anything else."

The old scholar nodded with a smile.

Xu Xiu patted the table lightly and said, "No matter what I think, I still have to catch this branch of plum."

Xu Yang asked puzzled, "Why?"

Xu Xiu gave her own answer this time: "This is my attitude. If I want to be in this officialdom, I can't break his rules. After all, Yizhimei is breaking the law. If everyone follows him, the social order will inevitably be chaotic. , so there is no room for people-friendly officials like me to do things, remember, this rule has no ability to change, so you can only maintain this rule and be a good official under this rule.”

This is also the helplessness of being restrained. If you have some skills and learn from this Yizhimei, then this society will inevitably be in chaos and everyone will be in danger, and not everyone has the integrity of Yizhimei. A person with a cold personality will inevitably beat the innocent by mistake, and if the innocent suffers, they must be tried by a courtier close to the people.The difficulty will also be greater.

Xu Xiu's best choice is to kill this source at the very beginning and act within the framework. This is determined by his natural standpoint, and it has nothing to do with seeking fame. Catch and bring to justice.

Xu Xiu asked herself, she didn't have the ability to carry out any reforms, if she could integrate into the existing system and work hard, it would be enough to make her own contribution to this country and this nation.

Lazy Dragon said with a smile: "I heard that Zhimei is a strange person. This big family in Nanjing City is in danger, and he succeeded in keeping the guard tight. You must work hard."

Xu Xiu snorted, "It's just a little thief."

Hearing what he said, Lazy Dragon didn't know why there was a trace of unhappiness again, maybe any word about himself from his mouth made him attach so much importance to it, when did it start?

The lazy dragon was puzzled for a while.

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Yingtianfu

The few people sitting here are Pan Fan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice of Nanjing, Han Bangwen, Minister of Dali Temple in Nanjing, and Yin Luheng of Ying Tianfu, and sitting in front of them are several mysterious visitors from the capital.

Pan Fan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, arched his hands solemnly and said: "This case involves a hero from the six sects of the capital."

The person who seemed to be the leader said solemnly: "I have seen the Lord Officer, I will be dispatched by Lord Shangshu Min Gui, and I will go south to the capital to assist Nanjing Liufan Menpaoze to solve the case, and I will do my best."

Lu Heng said: "I don't know about the six doors, can you explain a thing or two for me?"

Han Bangwen also looked at Pan Fan curiously. Here, only Pan Fan is the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, in charge of the six gates of Nanjing.

Pan Fan coughed and said simply: "The six gates are directly under the Ministry of Punishment, and there are all capable people and righteous people inside. The corrupt things in Jinyiwei and the Second Factory made us officials tremble with trepidation. Senior Minister Lu Yu set up such a six gate. This door is used by civil officials like me to isolate the Jinyi guards from the two factories from being harassed by eagles and dogs, and it is also often responsible for arresting major murders, ordinary people don’t know it.”

After saying this, Lu Heng and Han Bangwen knew in their hearts that they and others must be included in the list of so-called principals.

Han Bangwen said with a smile: "It seems that our Dali Temple is the most bachelor."

Seeing that no one answered, Han Bangwen took the next sentence on his own, "Who made us a temple, of course we are bachelors."

Lu Heng said: "Who is this plum blossom?"

The admiral arrested the head and said: "Previously there were [-] crimes committed by Zhimei in the capital, and his whereabouts have been traced. Now he commits another crime at intervals of thousands of miles, and there are occasional crimes in the capital, not just one person."

Han Bangwen said: "Since the whereabouts have been traced, why haven't they been arrested and brought to justice?"

Catching the head said: "This man's martial arts are mediocre, but he is only a three-in-one enemy. But he is as soft as boneless, as light as the wind. He climbs houses and jumps beams, climbs walls and touches walls, imitates chickens crowing and dogs barking, and claps like Gonggu is very surprising, so he escaped repeatedly, and he also has the technique of disguise, although he is an absconded criminal, we have to admit that he can be called a strange person."

A policeman added: "This man haunts like ghosts and gods, and comes and goes like wind and rain. His white hands are astonishing, and they are so agile. He is worthy of being the world's greatest thief."

The catcher said: "I can also speak the dialects of the thirteen provinces, which makes people hard to guard against."

Pan Fan questioned, "Why are there two such people?"

According to common sense, it is amazing that there is only one of these strange people in the world, but in the mouth of the six doors, there can be two of them.

Catcher said: "My lord does not know, I have a colleague in the six doors, with an extraordinary sense of smell, under his guidance, I have tracked the whereabouts of Yizhimei many times, but at this time, there are often two identical breaths that separate me. Wait, when we tracked separately at that time, we met two people. After analysis, this should be a combination of an old man and a young man. Most of the cases in the capital were committed by the young man, because his methods have changed from unfamiliar at the beginning to proficient later. It’s a different period. Now the six sects of the capital are largely focused on arresting that old man.”

Lu Heng frowned: "That is to say, this little Yizhimei ran to Nanjing?"

The head catcher smiled and said: "Exactly, but we estimate that this young man should not have enough experience. He has committed so many cases in such a short period of time, which is enough for us to investigate. He will be arrested faster than the one in Beijing. "

Pan Fan eased his brows and said, "That's very good. I haven't been in office for a long time, and I don't know much about the six schools in Nanjing. I'm here to serve as an admiral to arrest and take charge."

"I take orders from my post."