"Oh? Really something is going on." Li Longji didn't go to read the content of the telegram. He only listened to Luo Bin's words and he was convinced. I was very prescient and said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan who had just sat down to eat sashimi.
Zhang Xiaobao hesitated for a moment, still stuffed the sashimi into his mouth, chewed hard, and then said, "Could it be that Beckham read it wrong? There is something hidden in it?"
"Could it be that the crime committed by the solemnity is even worse, that Beckham never found out?" Li Longji frowned.
"Xiaobao meant that Xiaobei had made a mistake. Yan Zheng may not have committed such a serious crime. It may be that he has offended Xiaobei. Otherwise, as the head of a county, why dare to destroy the embankment and swallow the people's wealth?"
Wang Juan explained by the side.
Li Longji waved his hand and said: "How is it possible? My Xiaobei can't be wrong. If anyone is guilty, that person must be guilty. I suspected that there was something wrong with Hongnong's affairs. How could I be so bold and reckless."
"Is it your Beckham?" Zhang Xiaobao sneered, but he also knew that Beckham's lie may be very small. In addition to the nine people who went with Beckham, there were also many adults. He would never let Beckham mess around. , Once you sit down, sternness is the crime of destroying the door.
Wang Juan's gaze came over at this moment, and Zhang Xiaobao looked at each other, and the two nodded at the same time.
"Your Majesty, I think it would be better for me to go there with Juanjuan in person, in case Beckham's behavior is unstable, he may cause catastrophe." Zhang Xiaobao said, without eating, he got up and left, Wang Juan followed afterwards .
Li Longji was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Then, what about Qiuwei?"
"Next year I will take the Chunwei exam." Zhang Xiaobao was actually afraid that the courageous and solemn would do something bolder, and his younger siblings would be in danger.
Seeing Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan disappearing from the field of vision, Li Longji pondered for a moment, then picked up his chopsticks again, and ordered: "According to the decree, this year's autumn will be postponed by one month. All students who apply for the exam can go to the Imperial College with the certificate of registration. Receive a board and lodging voucher, eat and drink in the two properties of King Zhang, yes, that's it, I don't have any spare money to spend."
"Thank you, your Majesty." Gao Lishi thanked him. As for the dissipation of the students, since his godson can invite the people in full length to eat and drink for ten days, he will naturally not care about a little student.
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"Xiaobao, really want to go to Hongnong?" Wang Juan, who followed Zhang Xiaobao, asked for confirmation.
"Go, I suspect that there is something hidden in this matter." There was a trace of sadness between Zhang Xiaobao's eyebrows, and he quickened his pace.
"What's the secret?" Wang Juan asked, ignoring the opening of the umbrella, wiping the rain off his forehead.
"Do you remember ten years ago when we didn't come? The mayor of a city blew up the dam and flooded the three counties on the grounds that the flood was raging and the reservoir gate was rusty?" Zhang Xiaobao reminded.
Wang Juan rolled his eyes and recalled, "He was going to destroy a building complex at the time. Even if he didn't let the water wash, the building complex could not withstand the heavy rain. The quality was too bad. He got involved too deep in it. Hongnong’s Yanzheng also intervenes in local construction? It’s impossible. The quality of the current human construction projects can still be guaranteed, and the people have not been damaged to that extent."
"Perhaps to cover up other facts." Zhang Xiaobao hurriedly came to the front of the carriage that picked him up, unloaded two horses from the cowl, one gave it to Wang Juan, the other rode by himself, and rushed towards the train station. .
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The rain was still on the ground, and flashes of lightning illuminated the dark night sky. In an inn in Hongnong County, Li Bai, who was wrapped in layers and sweating profusely, was much more comfortable.
Pretending to be a person sent by the Zhang Wang family, Li Bai received the diligent care of the inn’s mate. Not only did he change a bigger room, but also a new bedding. He also placed two lampstands and took pictures of the room." brightly lit".
Li Bai drank bowl after bowl of ginger sugar water. He didn't eat when he was hungry. Instead, he drank soup. The bedding he wrapped around his body was soaked and changed once. Although there was no electric light in the room, it was better than elsewhere.
Seeing the guy so diligent, Li Bai was moved a few times and wanted to tell his true identity, but he was afraid that the guy would suddenly change his attitude, so he secretly apologized.
"My lord, are you cold?" A guy who was waiting for Li Bai in the room to sit in front of the lamp for a while, asked Li Bai.
"It's not cold, it's hot." Li Bai kept sitting, still looking out the half-open window, and asked in a whirl, "You said Ma San is lost? It's been half an hour, right? Haven't come back yet."
"Don't worry, adults, it may be because the water is too big outside, and the youngest ran out to hide in the water. It's probably too soon." The guy comforted.
"That's good, that's good, don't conflict with the people in the yamen." Li Bai said, still worried in his heart.
Since being misunderstood as a member of Wang Zhang's family, Li Bai has heard a lot of unbelievable words from the guy.
The first thing I know is that Hongnong’s floods are man-made. There are many people sent out by the yamen guarding Hongnong County, especially the railway station, and no one is allowed to leave.
This is a serious crime, and his county magistrate dared to do it.
Secondly, a game that was popular in Hongnong’s county town was not a lottery controlled by the state, but something called a freight ticket.
Use money to buy freight bills and bills of various goods. When buying bills, the price is floating. Every ten days, the yamen announces various prices. Some have risen, some have fallen, and they hold the price increase. The person who sells the bill of goods will naturally make a profit, otherwise it will lose money.
What's interesting is that the price fluctuation of freight tickets does not affect the prices of various materials in the county. If the people who bought the freight tickets did not sell the freight tickets, the goods were actually shipped. If it was a few times, more and more people bought them.
The reason is that the price was very low during the first few purchases. Even if the price of the goods drops, as long as the goods are not sold and the goods arrive, the purchase price will be lower than the normal price of buying the goods in the county, which is very cost-effective. .
It’s just that I don’t know how to do it recently. The prices of many things in the county have risen, and the prices of freight tickets have also risen. The rate is not small, and it has far exceeded the normal price before.
Li Bai didn't know what was going on for a while, only felt that it was not normal, and worried that Wang Wei was unstable in the yamen, so he asked a buddy to check it out and try to find out some news.
So anxiously, he waited for another quarter of an hour. When Li Bai was about to let a buddy pick him up, Ma San, who had gone to inquire, finally ran back in the rain.
"How?" Li Bai asked nervously when he saw Ma Sanhou.
"Out... Out, all out, there are many people." Ma San replied.