Chapter 2754 I am also a boy, fulfill my promise

"We were misled from the beginning. The mastermind behind the scenes used explosions and winds to make us think it was a monster causing trouble, and focused the investigation on tracking and arresting."

"No wonder Qin Tianjian's Qi Watching Technique can't detect monsters."

Yinluo Li Yuchun suddenly realized and murmured to himself that everything was explained. Xu Qian's reasoning was very reasonable and should be the truth of the case. In this case, they needed to change the direction of their investigation.

Seeing this, Xu Qian added again.

"After the tax money fell into the water, the soldiers only recovered more than a thousand taels of silver. If I guessed correctly, these silvers were spread on the top floor to hide them from others."

The whole reasoning for the renewal was spot on, everything clicked, flawless.

"Xu Qian, okay, you're fine!"

Yin Luo Li Yuchun admired Xu Qi'an's reasoning ability very much. He reached out and patted Xu Qi'an's shoulder lightly a few times. The smile on his face made Xu Qi'an feel flattered.

"Since the money is fake, where has the real money gone?"

Jingzhao Prefecture Yin's face showed a solemn look, his brows were furrowed, and he asked with some confusion.

"The tax money went out of the treasury and into Beijing, and changed hands at many levels. If we were to hold accountable, a large number of officials would have to go to jail. The difficulty of recovering the money would be like finding a needle in a haystack. Moreover, this matter is beyond our scope of authority, and we need to report it to His Majesty."

At this time, the girl in the yellow skirt looked extremely heavy, her eyes were shining. She had already thought of the reason and sighed.

"The tax money was escorted all the way to Beijing and changed hands at many levels. If it was fake, it would have been discovered long ago. The only possibility is that it was switched recently."

Li Yuchun of Yinluo had the most experience in handling cases. He immediately thought of the cause and effect and quickly gave his own judgment.

"Mr. Chen, we'd better report it to the superior. We have to act quickly, otherwise some people may get away. In the end, we won't be able to get back the 150,000 taels of silver, and I'm afraid it will be hard to keep the black gauze hat on your head!"

Xu Zisheng looked at the governor of Jingzhao with a half-smile. Among the four people responsible for the case of missing tax money, he was the most unlucky. If he couldn't find the 150,000 taels of silver, he would lose his hat. Xu Zisheng, Silver gong Li Yuchun, the girl in the yellow skirt will be minimally affected and will basically not lose her official position.

"Come here, prepare the sedan. Quickly prepare the sedan. I have to travel."

When the governor of Jingzhao heard this, he immediately became anxious. He didn't even care that Xu Qian was still there, and hurriedly gave instructions to the government officials in a loud voice.

Xu Zisheng looked at the governor of Jingzhao who was leaving in a hurry, with a satisfied smile on his face. He said goodbye to the other two and turned to leave. Now that the truth of this case has come to light, Zhou Xianping, the Minister of Household Affairs, is When it comes to the end, I won't let him get away as easily as before. This time I will beat this big rat to death with a stick.

Xu Qi'an looked at Xu Zisheng who was leaving with a look of curiosity on his face. The girl in the yellow dress noticed it and came close to his eyes. Her big eyes were shining and very moving.

"You want to know his identity?"

Xu Qian nodded and said honestly.

"This gentleman looks majestic and elegant, standing out from the crowd and extraordinary. Even the three adults seem to have a lot of respect for him, so I am a little curious about his identity.

"He was the number one scholar in the last imperial examination. He was born in the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion. He is the second son of Xu Shijun, the Marquis of Wu'an. He is also a genius in Confucianism and Taoism. He has become a cultivator of the five virtues at a young age. With his strength and family background He is outstanding in appearance, talent, skills, and many rich ladies in Kyoto want to marry him!"

"This is the real protagonist!"

Xu Qian took a breath. He suddenly felt that compared with others, he, a time traveler, was simply inferior and could not even carry shoes.

"Speaking of which, he and you were the same family five hundred years ago?"

The girl in the yellow dress tilted her head, showing a cute expression, and suddenly said with a smile.

"This gentleman's surname is also Xu?"

Xu Qi'an didn't expect that the other person had the same surname as him, and for a moment he had the illusion that he didn't deserve the surname Xu. He was obviously suppressed by Xu Zisheng and felt ashamed.

The girl in the yellow dress nodded, moved her head closer to Xu Qi'an again, and asked curiously with her big eyes.

"Why does salt turn into silver?"

The two adults had disappeared. Xu Qi'an looked away and thought for a moment. This girl was a disciple of Si Tian Jian Zheng, and she was also a big leg. She needed to be hugged, and replied.

"Caomin has seen alchemy secrets that turn salt into silver in ancient books."

The girl in the yellow dress widened her eyes and showed a bit of excitement on her face. She subconsciously grabbed Xu Qi'an's sleeve with her little hand and asked quickly.

"Where is that ancient book? Who is the author?"

"It's called "High School Chemistry". As for the author? Well, People's Education Press?!"

Xu Qian secretly thought in his heart, but he couldn't say that. After thinking for a while, he answered the girl's question.

"The ancient book has been destroyed long ago, but I still remember its contents."

The girl in the yellow skirt breathed quickly, holding Xu Qi'an's sleeves with her little hands and shaking them back and forth, urging.

"Quickly, tell me what's in it."

Xu Qian sighed, with a bit of dejection on his face, and said in a waning tone.

"The common people are in danger, and they really are not in the mood to be a teacher."

The girl in the yellow dress gave him a roll of her eyes. She didn't know Xu Qi'an's little plan and said angrily.

"You are a cunning person, but our Si Tianjian does not interfere in government affairs. It is up to His Majesty to decide how to deal with you. It is meaningless to wait for a price with me."

"Why don't you just take me in? Considering Master Jianzheng's position in the court, it's no problem to have a serial prisoner here."

Xu Qi'an did not place all his hopes on Xu Zisheng and Jingzhao Prefecture. He wanted to seize every life-saving straw he could. It was better to be prepared and foolproof. He had to add an insurance for himself in case Jingzhao Prefecture could not find it. It's tax money.

The bright eyes of the girl in the yellow dress moved as she looked Xu Qian up and down. When she saw that he was strong and had the aura of a martial artist, she frowned slightly and said with disgust.

"You are obviously a vulgar martial artist, why did you change your career to a warlock?"

"Practice as early as possible. Most practitioners have laid the foundation since childhood. Now it's too late for you to change from a martial artist to a sorcerer."

"It doesn't matter if you hug me or not, the main thing is to admire Lord Jianzheng's style."

Xu Qian's tone was pious, his expression was serious, and he spoke his heart seriously.

"Then tell me the contents of the ancient alchemy book first."

The girl in the yellow dress knew that the first half of the sentence was Xu Qi'an's original intention. She thought about it for a moment and stared at Xu Qi'an closely with her big eyes, clear and bright, and her big almond eyes were black and white.

Xu Qi'an had only seen such pure and beautiful eyes on children in her previous life, and it was hard to refuse.

"The content is a bit difficult and profound. It's just spoken, so I'm afraid you won't be able to understand it. It requires profound and simple teaching before it can be deeply ingrained."

But when it comes to his own safety, Xu Qi'an can only play tricks on Jiang Taigong when he fishes, and those who are willing to take the bait will take the bait. In the face of life and freedom, any beautiful woman must stand aside.

Chu Caiwei rolled her eyes, not convinced by Xu Qi'an, and said with a slight frown.

"Looking at the world of Jiuzhou, when it comes to alchemy, our Heavenly Supervisor Warlock should be the leader."

"Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, neon, sodium magnesium, aluminum, silicon and phosphorus!"

Xu Qi'an memorized the periodic table of elements, and it was so smooth that the girl in the yellow dress was confused. I wonder what Xu Qi'an was doing? The girl was stunned for a long time, her eyebrows were raised, and she said angrily.

"You are kidding me. Our Si Tianjian accepts disciples, only boys."

After saying that, the girl in the yellow skirt turned and left, her steps light and her skirt flying.

"I'm a boy too!"

"I am still a pure Yang body!"

Xu Qi'an opened his mouth, and then realized that Si Tianjian only accepts children as disciples, not older boys like him. Well, there is no way to go, so let's put our hope in Xu Zisheng and Jingzhao Fuyin.

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Two days passed in a flash, and Xu Qian spent two days in fear in the cell. He was afraid that the tax money would not be recovered in time. If it was after he was exiled, even if he recovered it, it would not change the outcome.

Moreover, if Chen Fuyin is a sinister maggot and takes all the credit, it will still be a dead end.

But Xu Qi'an had no choice. He could only do this. What could he do if he was a prisoner? I couldn't help but place more hope on Xu Zisheng, wondering whether Xu Zisheng would keep his promise.

Xu Qi'an once again felt the horror of feudal society and let out a lament, his whole body surrounded by a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Leave it to fate!"

‘Bang! ’

The iron door at the end of the corridor opened, and a jailer came in holding a fire stick, took out the key, opened the door, and said calmly.

"Xu Qian, you can leave!"

Xu Qian was ecstatic, clenched his fists hard, and asked quickly.

"Did you get your tax money back?"

"Come with me to sign and seal it, and then you can leave."

The jailer's narrow eyes flashed with coldness, he looked Xu Qi'an up and down, and said angrily.

"You're lucky, kid, and you'll meet a noble person!"

"What about my second uncle?"

Xu Qian is eager to know the news about his family. He is now free and whether his family has been pardoned.

"Stop talking nonsense, just follow me."

Most of the jailers had bad tempers, so Xu Qian'an was kicked out of the cell by hitting Xu Qian's buttocks with a fire stick. Under the arrangement of an official in the yamen, Xu Qian signed a signature and then obtained from the jailer the clothes he had stripped off when he was imprisoned.

A government servant led Xu Qi'an out of the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen and out the back door. At this time, it was slightly quiet in the east and the streets were cold. Xu Qi'an took a deep breath of the air outside. It was refreshing, and his trachea felt cold, but it exuded the breath of freedom. Xu Qian was extremely intoxicated.

"Bang!"

Xu Pingzhi was awakened by the sound of the iron door opening. He opened his eyes, which were bloodshot. The disheveled Xu Pingzhi's face is somewhat similar to Xu Qian's, but Xu Xinnian, who is his biological son, has very handsome features and is completely different from them.

In the opposite cell across the corridor, Li Ru, who was sleeping, was shaken all over and then woke up. She looked haggard and had an expression of extreme fear on her face. The couple looked at each other across a corridor, Li Ru said sadly.

"Master, even if I die, I will not enter the Jiaofang Department."

Xu Qian's aunt is thirty-five years old. She is a well-maintained and charming woman. Even though she was frightened in jail for five days and looked haggard, she still couldn't hide the charming look on her face.

What kind of place is Jiaofangsi? It is a purgatory for women. Every woman who goes in will live a life worse than death!

Several jailors strode in with simple swords on their waists and hips. Li Ru's eyes flashed with despair and determination. Xu Pingzhi clenched the fence with both hands, his joints were pale and his steel teeth were clenched. He lost his tax money. He was derelict in his duties and thought he deserved to die, but he was implicated. The wife and daughter at home died with eyes closed. Especially a young girl, who is only five years old, has to be sent to a school to be raised. Her life is in darkness. How can we be willing to be parents?

"Xu Pingzhi, come out with me, sign and sign, and then you can leave."

The jailer opened the cell door without shackles on them and stood in the corridor. He knocked on the fence with the end of his knife to signal them to come out.

"Xu Pingzhi was patriotic and loyal throughout his life, and his family was loyal to him! Hey, what did you say?"

Xu Zhiping suspected that he was hearing hallucinations. His face was dull and he looked at the jailer in disbelief.

"My lord, for some reason, I have been spared our sins."

Xu Zhiping reacted and was overjoyed. He quickly asked the jailer what happened, showing great curiosity and doubt.

"The law stipulates that if an elder in the family triggers the law, the children can pay for their father's sins and perform meritorious service."

"Your nephew Xu Qian solved the case and the tax money has been recovered, so you will be exonerated!"

Xu Zhiping was stunned when he heard this. He knew that his nephew had a stubborn personality, was not good at words, and had a poor mind. How could he suddenly solve all the cases of missing tax money? He must have had an enlightenment!

With a lot of confusion, Xu Pingzhi led his wife and daughter out of the back door of the government office, and saw Xu Qian, who was combing her chicken coop hair style and anxiously waiting at the door.

The moment he saw his nephew, Xu Zhiping's doubts buried in his heart were no longer important. Warmth surged in the heart of the man with a martial arts background, his eyes were red, and he strode forward. He wanted to give his nephew a hug, but he felt pretentious and let it go. Without showing any shame, she patted him hard on the shoulder and said excitedly.

"Ning Yan, good looking."

Xu Zhiping's slap almost caused Xu Qian to die on the spot. Xu Qian staggered and said speechlessly.

"Second uncle, you are at the pinnacle of qi training, but we are one level behind."

Xu Qi'an felt that he was very familiar with this cheap second uncle, and there was no strange feeling between the two. This made him feel a little more enlightened. From now on, he would be Xu Qi'an, and this second uncle would be the person he was closest to.

Xu Qi'an then looked at the other people, and when he saw his aunt in such a mess, he actually felt a little joyful in his heart.

The relationship between Xu Qian'an's aunt and the original owner was not harmonious, because Xu Zhiping spent one hundred taels of silver every year to support Xu Qian's martial arts practice, which made the aunt very unhappy. She believed that Xu Zhiping was partial to his nephew and was unwilling to train his son to practice martial arts. My son does not have the qualifications to practice martial arts.

Of course, this is not to blame for this beautiful aunt, who spends more than one hundred taels of silver every year, which is equivalent to the savings of an ordinary family for twenty or thirty years, and she must be from a well-off family.

Immediately, Xu Qian's eyes moved and fell on his cousin, Xu Ling, who was in her 28th year. The girl was wearing loose prison uniform, with messy sideburns hanging down beside her classic and delicate face. At first glance, she had a tall nose. Go, she has the three-dimensional sense of a mixed-race beauty, she is beautiful and pure, and has a charm that makes people unable to take their eyes off her.

"Go ahead, I actually have such a beautiful sister!"

Xu Qian was shocked and exclaimed in his heart.

"How to get to the orthopedic hospital? I want to go!"

"Brother, have you brought any candy?"

Suddenly a little girl ran over and stopped in front of Xu Qian. She raised her head and looked at him. This was Xu Qian's other cousin, Xu Lingyin. This little girl didn't know much about the world. She was the most gluttonous and totally greedy. , knowing that his fate almost fell into darkness forever.

"I just came out of the cell without any candy for you!"

Xu Qian waved his hand and explained to the little bean curd.

"What's a cell?"

"This is where you've been sleeping these past few days."

"Oh, that's the cell. I don't like it. It's too dark, and there's nothing to eat. I'm starving!"

The little girl had a pure face, her big eyes blinked with bright light, and she had no idea of ​​the darkness and complexity of this world.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came. Xu Zisheng came with his hands behind his back. He walked calmly and unhurriedly, and his waist was straight and straight. There was an invisible momentum that made people feel ashamed, and they couldn't help but bend down towards him. .

"Caomin has seen Mr. Xu!"

Xu Qian quickly saluted and greeted him. This was the second generation of Dafeng's top officials. He had a big golden leg and needed to be held firmly.

"You did a good job this time, allowing me to successfully bring down Zhou Xian, the Minister of Household Affairs. I once promised you two things, and now I'm here to fulfill my promise!"

"You are a county police officer, but a minor official with no rank. I promise to give you an official position, and I can arrange for you to join the Imperial Sword Guard. I will give you a ninth-grade official position. What do you think?"

Xu Zisheng has not forgotten his promise at that time. He has taken advantage of this incident to take the lead in attacking the case. Down.

Xu Zisheng did not give Zhou Xianping, the Minister of Household Affairs, a chance to react. He quickly interrogated the two men and dug out all the evidence. It was confirmed that Zhou Xianping was unable to resist and was dismissed by Emperor Yuan Jing. He was thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and would be executed in three days. Suddenly, his son Zhou Li was also sent to the frontier, and all the female family members rushed into the priest's square.

Xu Qi'an didn't expect that Xu Zisheng was so faithful that he actually wanted to give himself an official status. He just thought of going to the sword guard, so he hesitated for a moment, looked back at his second uncle Xu Zhiping, who was a little confused, his eyes lit up, and he asked quickly.

"Master Xu, can I give up the official position you promised to my second uncle?"

Xu Zisheng turned his head and glanced at Xu Zhiping. He saw that the sword guard Baihu's eyes were straight and righteous, and he had a good impression of him. He thought for a moment and said.

"This case involves Lu Weizhi, the sword guard Qianhu, who has been imprisoned. There just happens to be a vacant spot for a sixth-grade Qianhu. Let's give it to your second uncle!"

"Thank you, Master Xu!"

Xu Qi'an thought very clearly that even if he got a ninth-grade sesame official, it would not change much for himself and his family. It was better to use this favor on his second uncle. As expected, he got a seat of a thousand households and became a sixth-grade official all of a sudden. It would not change much for him and his family. The status will be improved even more.

Don't underestimate these sixth-grade thousand households. These are middle-level officials in Dafeng. They are one rank higher than the county magistrate when placed in the county government. When Xu Zisheng won the top prize, he was only assigned a sixth-grade head of the criminal department. Now he is no more. He is an item clerk.

"The main culprit in this case is Zhou Xianping, the Minister of Household Affairs. Now he has been dismissed and will be executed in three days. As for his family members, they will be rushed into the Jiaofang Division!"

"I have already said hello to the people from the Jiaofang Department. If you have nothing to do, you can go to Goulan to listen to music!"