Nightwatcher

The man behind the tax and bank case was Xu Pingzhi, Zhou's servant, who slapped the coffee table to pieces, stood up angrily, his eyes widened, and he opened his mouth to scold his mother, but there seemed to be something stuck in his throat.

Xu Nian glanced at his impotent and furious father, his handsome face was extremely serious, "The news is reliable?"

Xu Qi'an nodded: "One of the chief officials in charge of the tax and bank case, Chu Caiwei from the Sitianjian told me."

He repeated Chu Caiwei's words.

Xu Nian raised his teacup, put it down again, and said in a deep thought, "It seems that what happened today was not accidental, but Zhou immediately wanted revenge."

Yes, as expected of a scholar who can pass the exam, his brain is very good.

Xu Qi'an was a little happy, knowing that this conversation would not be in vain.

If it was just Second Uncle Xu, he would not have brought up this secret conversation, it would be meaningless.

Because the second uncle was in a hurry, he would only say: I am a brother, so I will kill someone with me.

There is no way, after all, he is a vulgar martial artist, he is good at cutting people, but he is blind when he is scheming, and his professional fields are different.

Xu Qi'an asked the school: "What does Erlang think?"

Xu Nian glanced at his cousin and frowned, as if he was dissatisfied with his tone of the school exam, and said in a bad mood:

"What should I do? Of course, it is better to strike first, and then to suffer disaster."

Yes, Xu Qi'an was taken aback, it was hard to imagine that Xu New Year would say such decisive words.

Hearing this, Second Uncle Xu, who considered himself the head of the family and the backbone of the family, felt that he could no longer remain silent, and reprimanded his son:

"Put away your ignorant and arrogant thoughts, don't say that you are a mere candidate, even if you win the first prize, you still can't afford to offend the servant of the household department."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was ruthlessly rejected by his nephew: "I think Erlang's idea is right."

Xu Qi'an went on to say: "We didn't offend Zhou Li, but Zhou Xianping, the Minister of the Household Department. Maybe Zhou Li didn't dare to retaliate, but what about the Minister of the Household Department?"

"We not only spoiled his good deeds, but also injured his son-in-law. As long as he is a person with a sense of fireworks, it is absolutely unreasonable to bear it. Besides, in the eyes of Zhou Shilang, the Xu family is no different from an ant. ? He has no reason to let us go."

Xu Pingzhi refused to accept: "No, we can't beat Zhou Shilang. Ning Yan, you met Si Tianjian's white clothes, and you are a student of Yunlu Academy in New Year. With these two relationships, as long as we keep our own, no one will dare to provoke you."

Is it really?

Xu Qi'an reminded: "Second Uncle, you may not know that Si Tianjian's white robes do not interfere with court affairs."

Xu Cijiu went on to say: "Didn't I also be a student of Yunlu Academy during the tax and bank case? Today, the eldest brother can come back because Zhou Li is unreasonable and his methods are too low-level, but if Zhou Shilang takes action, there will be another tax and bank case." , Reasonably and legally let the whole family of the Xu family be executed, could it be possible that Sitianjian and Yunlu Academy can still rob the prison for us? For us to fight against the law?"

Xu Pingzhi, who felt that the majesty of the head of the family had been impacted, frowned, "But, what should we do, deal with the Minister of the Household Department, and be dignified and upright?"

I don't know, I'm just a simple time traveler Xu Qi'an cast his eyes on the handsome little brother:

"What does Jiro think?"

Xu Xinian was silent. After a long time, when Xu Pingzhi was getting impatient, he said slowly, "I've been thinking about one thing just now."

"The tax money was robbed, and the emperor was furious. It is obvious that he attaches great importance to the money. The prisoner should be severely punished."

"Didn't those two punks commit suicide in fear of crime?" Xu Pingzhi said.

Glancing at his father, Xu Nian ignored him, and continued: "I can think of two possibilities, one: the servant of Hubu has a backer behind him. Two: the emperor has concerns, such as maintaining a delicate balance. "

"Brother said that the Ministry of Household Affairs impeached Zhou Shilang for embezzling money from the treasury. Why didn't he impeach another servant, and the Minister of the Household Department?"

Xu Qi'an's heart moved: "Zhou Shilang's political opponents are dealing with him?"

Xu Nian nodded: "The teacher said that from ancient times to the present, the core of imperial art has always been balance. The emperor did not touch Zhou Shilang, which shows that this matter may involve party disputes."

"Then what should we do?" Second Uncle Xu asked subconsciously.

Xu Qi'an rubbed his chin, thinking about it and said: "The emperor's mentality may be useful in normal times, but now that the Jingcha is approaching, as long as he can catch Zhou Shilang's handle, there is a great possibility to kill him. Even the emperor can't just go his own way. The core of the Confucian dragon-slaying technique is the word "ritual system". So Zhou Shilang's political opponents will not stop there."

Xu Xinian was taken aback. He didn't expect the word "Dragon Slaying Technique" to pop out of his rough cousin's mouth. Is this still that Kuaishou cousin?

I just watch too many costume dramas! Xu Qi said in peace.

Of course, part of the reason is that I have learned more history.

History books are the quintessence of human culture. If you study history carefully, you will learn a lot from it.

History books are also the most useless things, because the only lesson that human beings can learn from history is that human beings can't learn any lessons from history.

Xu Qi'an, who likes to read history, originally scoffed at this sentence, but later found out that it made sense.

The reason is that when he was studying, his parents and teachers always said earnestly: You must study hard and study hard, otherwise you will regret it in the future.

No one takes it seriously.

It wasn't until he experienced setbacks and was severely beaten by the society that he woke up.

Xu Qi'an's cousin doesn't like reading. He failed in business, and once blurted out: You have to study hard, otherwise you will regret it in the future.

After speaking, he suddenly froze.

Xu Nian raised his chin and said in the tone of a school examiner, "Then what do you think the elder brother should do."

You are really unwilling to admit defeat. If you are the heroine, this arrogant personality is not very pleasing. I prefer 36D's coquettish and cute Yujie Xu Qi'an complained in her heart, and said with a calm expression:

"Why did Zhou Shilang create a tax and bank case? It must not be corruption, because corruption can be done at any time, so why bother to be at the forefront of the Jingcha?"

"Unless he needs a sum of money urgently, he needs this money to fill the hole, and the reason for filling the hole is to deal with Jingcha." Xu Qi'an gave full play to his logical reasoning ability.

"So?" Xu New Year's mouth twitched.

So we need to find out the real reason why Zhou Shilang embezzled tax money, and we need to solve the case so that Zhou Shilang has nowhere to hide. Xu Qian was about to say this when he saw Xu Erlang's half-smiling eyes, so he didn't say anything .

"I see!" Second Uncle Xu slapped his thigh, spit flying all over the place excitedly: "So we want to expose this matter, so that the surname Zhou can't hide."

He was so excited, he felt that his brain finally had a flash of light.

I'm not stupid, Second Uncle Xu thought complacently.

Xu Nian let out a "huh": "Father thinks that, with your identity as the imperial sword guarding hundreds of households, you can openly investigate the servant of the household department and have access to the files of the household department?"

Xu Pingzhi's face froze instantly.

Xu Dalang let out a "huh": "Of course it's impossible."

Thank you, my second uncle, for going to thunder.

Xu Xinian, who failed to suppress his cousin intellectually, was a little dissatisfied, and asked, "Then what do you think big brother should do?"

Xu Qi'an tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, "It's not us who are the main force to deal with Zhou Shilang. What we have to do is the last straw that breaks the camel's back."

As for how to do it, he hasn't figured it out yet.

It's not bad. Xu New Year nodded approvingly, and said: "Take a step back, we don't have to deal with Zhou Shilang, a dignified third-rank official, who has scheming skills. It's not something we can deal with now, but people have weaknesses."

Xu Qi'an's eyes lit up, and he clapped excitedly: "Zhou Li!"

"Yes, compared to Zhou Shilang, Zhou Li's dandy is easier to deal with. The charges of impeachment are not sufficient, so we will create charges. Pass the knife to Zhou Xianping's political opponents and let them help me kill Zhou Xianping." Xu Xinian Canruo A sinister look flashed in Xingchen's eyes:

"The Beijing inspection is imminent. If Zhou Shilang's young master does something outrageous, as a father, Zhou Xianping must bear the blame. The emperor is willing to protect once, but not necessarily willing to protect him a second time."

Speaking of this, Xu Nian frowned and said, "Although this entry point is good, it's just that I'm not a fool, and the method of framing the blame may not be effective."

Second Uncle Xu listened to his son and nephew talking to each other, and suddenly realized that he, the head of the family, had been pushed to the edge of this secret conversation, completely unable to intervene.

But with his son's analysis layer by layer, Uncle Xu's thinking became clearer and clearer, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. I couldn't help but slapped the table excitedly:

"My son has the capital to be the chief assistant when he resigns from the old age."

Could it be that your nephew and I don't have the capital to be the chief assistant? Xu Qi'an gave his second uncle a sideways look, and took the opportunity to diss Xu Erlang:

"Erlang, so you can't escape the same pattern if you say that scholars are harming the country with empty talk."

The corner of Xu Erlang's mouth twitched, and he said sarcastically, "Big Brother, please enlighten me."

Xu Qi'an didn't panic at all, "I can't give you a ready-made solution, but I can provide you with an idea."

Uncle Xu said urgently, "Say it quickly."