Gao Shang couldn't help but be surprised. He looked at the other person up and down and asked, "What's your name? Where are you from?"

The young man seemed slightly stunned, not expecting Gao Shang to ask such a small person such a question, and replied: "The little man Hu Laishui is from Pinglu County, Shaanxi Province."

Gao Shang asked: "Pinglu County? Do you know why it is called Pinglu County?"

Hu Laishui responded: "I know, it used to be called Dayang County. Later, the prefect repaired water transportation and burned the rocks. He dug out an ancient iron halberd with the word 'Pinglu' engraved on it, which means great auspiciousness, so he changed it to

Got the name of the county.”

Gao Shang smiled slightly when he heard this, because it was he who gave Li Qiwu the idea and offered him auspiciousness.

"You are from Shaanzhou, why are you following Fan Lao?"

"That year when the Sanmen Gorge was being dug, the water rose violently. My grandfather was pulling a boat on the shore, but it was swept away by the water of the Yellow River. I was just sixteen years old, and I went on a business trip with a handsome man at Erlang Mountain."

"How old are you?"

"Twenty-four."

Gao Shang nodded, knowing that the canal transport was built in the first year of Tianbao. In this way, Hu Laishui's experience was still related to him, but he was used to it. Li Qiwu was an important minister of Henan Province at the time, and any decision could affect it.

It has ruined the lives of many people... just like ants.

"How did Fan Lao know that I came to Yanshi?"

Hu Laishui responded: "Some time ago, something happened. The handsome man felt that he could not help Gao Langjun, so he asked the villain to wait in Yanshi County. He said that Langjun will definitely come to avenge his sworn brother."

Gao Shang's face turned cold and he said: "Since he knows, why doesn't he hand over Diao Geng?!"

Of course he knew Diao Geng, because he had just arrived in Yanshi and learned how Diao Geng took Gao Chong's head to the county government to ask for a reward and swaggered through the market.

"Please listen to my explanation, Mr. Gao Lang. Prime Minister Gao County was not killed by Diao Geng..."

"You still want to lie to me?!" Gao Shang deliberately applied pressure, and the attendant behind him immediately drew his sword.

Hu Laishui was horrified, his voice was shaking when he spoke, and said: "Yes, yes... the handsome head... Gao County Cheng who beheaded him with his own hands."

"Yeah?"

"After Gao Xian Cheng became a fugitive, he defected to Shuai Tou. Later, Xue Bai wanted to buy iron ore, so Gao Xian Cheng asked Shuai Tou to take him to the Yiluo River. Unexpectedly, Xue Bai found him and threatened Shuai Tou.

Hand over the head."

"Then what?"

"The handsome man didn't want to betray Gao Xiancheng, but Xue Bai kept pressuring him, and Gao Xiancheng took action first..."

"Enough!"

Gao Shang knew that Gao Shang's character would not sit still and wait for death. His sworn brother was a bit too arrogant.

"Who killed my adopted brother?"

"Yes, yes...handsome guy."

"Still want to lie to me?"

Gao Shang could tell that Hu Laishui was lying. He also understood Fan Lao's temperament, was responsible, and was willing to take the blame for others.

But this time, Fan Lao couldn't afford it. Things had already broken out, and in front of everyone, he had to distinguish his grudges and avenge his sworn brother who had been so kind to him.

"Go back and tell Fan Lao to give me the heads of the Diao brothers, otherwise I will level Erlang Mountain."

Hu Laishui felt murderous intent approaching, so he quickly responded and left.

Gao Shang and Song Zhiti whispered twice, and Song Zhiti arranged for someone to escort him. Hu Laishui did not reach Yanshi County, but went all the way to the dock, found a boat to cross the river, and headed south.

~~

At night.

Xue Bai was reading official documents when he heard a knock on the door.

"Mr. Lang, you're back."

Shi Zhong said, and introduced a young man dressed in black and short brown clothes, it was Hu Laishui.

"You're not being watched, are you?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Lang, I just came back after a long detour."

Xue Bai led Hu Laishui inside and sat down, poured a glass of water with his own hands, and asked him in detail about the details of his meeting with Gao Shang.

…

The house was quiet, and as dawn gradually approached, there was a rapid knock on the door.

When the door was opened, a large number of people had gathered outside. An old woman with gray hair was lying on a stretcher, and a middle-aged man in a brocade robe was kneeling beside the stretcher.

"I beg Xue County Lieutenant to return the house to the poor people!"

The sudden cry startled many people in the house.

Du Wulang and Xue Yunniang were packing their luggage for Luoyang. When they heard the noise, they ran outside quickly and saw that the atmosphere was already boiling.

"The county office asked me to rent the house to the county captain. My mother-in-law has lived here all her life!"

“For such a big house, I’ll give you two hundred yuan a month!”

"I didn't say I wasn't willing, but my grandma's condition is getting worse now, and I just look forward to returning to a familiar house..."

Du Wulang was confused by what he heard, and went to argue with him. But when he looked up again, he saw the people outside pointing and pointing, and suddenly thought, isn't this what it looks like when he leads people to make trouble?

What use is the theory then?

He simply squatted down and smiled at the old woman: "Grandma, are you ready for breakfast?"

The old woman had lost all her teeth and had a bad memory. When she saw this chubby young man, she thought he was her grandson and smiled toothlessly. Unfortunately, she was too old to speak.

After a while, Xue Bai came out and first greeted the old woman. Seeing that it was very windy outside, he asked someone to move her into the hall first before talking about anything else.

The middle-aged man in Jinyi saw him and said hurriedly: "Could it be that the county captain wants to occupy the house of the grassroots and avoids talking about it..."

"Do you want your mother to talk in the wind outside the door?!"

Xue Bai yelled angrily and with such majesty that the middle-aged man in Jinyi was so frightened that he was as silent as a cicada.

He gave up the house as it belonged to him, and it would damage his reputation if he caused trouble, but Xue Bai refused to give in because of his imposing manner.

Yin Liang cooperated tacitly, and then cursed: "When the county captain first came to take office, you were so flattering that he wanted to donate his house. Now the county captain is unwilling to join the same gang as you, and you will do whatever you want, but you don't know what justice is in the hearts of the people!"

"Okay!" Du Wulang was the first to cheer.

It's just that when you move, you have to move decently.

After arranging the move, Xue Bai said he was feeling unwell and did not go to the county office. He asked Yin Liang to handle some important paperwork first.

When Yin Liang arrived at the county office, he first found that several clerks did not hand over the official documents, but went to Lu Linghao's residence again. At noon, Guo Huan's wife came to the county office to find him, saying that it was the five-year-old son at home.

The grandson is very ill.

"Yin Lu, how about I go home first?"

Guo Huan put down the account book he was calculating and looked at Yin Liang, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

Yin Liang understood this look and sighed: "Mr. Guo, go ahead."

After Guo Huan left, Yin Liang went over to pick up the books on the case and did the calculations by himself. He suddenly remembered that he followed Yan Zhenqing to Liquan County and spent more than four years failing to re-check the land and household registration.

He had anticipated the difficulties in these matters.

"Recording the incident, a woman reported a crime outside the county office."

Xue Bai did not come to the county office today, so Yin Liang asked the woman to go to Wei's house for questioning. When the woman came in, he looked up and saw a very beautiful and charming woman. He immediately became alert.

"Woo hoo, please record the matter and be the master of the slave family. The slave family is from Huaiyang County, Chenzhou. They were abducted by Wang Da, a citizen of Yanshi County. The slave family wants to sue him..."

Yin Liang frowned, because he was from Chenzhou, Henan Prefecture.

Sure enough, the beautiful woman was crying and wanted to get closer to him. He immediately slapped the table and shouted: "Is Wang Da here? Take it to the court to record a confession!"

"Recording things, when people come, they will be at Facao."

"Let's go and ask questions."

There was an ugly, short man crying and howling in the Liucao Courtyard. The officials could not work at ease and stood up to watch.

When Yin Liang arrived, he couldn't help being surprised when he saw Wang Da's appearance. He actually suspected that the beautiful woman was really here to complain.

"Is the county lieutenant here?" When Wang Da saw an official coming, he couldn't wait to rush forward and shouted: "She is really my mother-in-law! County lieutenant, you make the decision for me!"

Yin Liang quickly reached out and pushed, shouting: "I'm not a county lieutenant, tell me the case carefully!"

Wang Da was pushed and staggered, his steps were sloppy.

"The slave family was abducted by him..."

"No! I paid a betrothal gift to marry you!" Wang Da's blood boiled and he shouted angrily, "You and the county captain, you..."

Before he finished speaking, he fell down on his back, there was a "bang", and there was blood on the back of his head.

Yin Liang was shocked and hurriedly reached out to check. Wang Da was already dead, and there was faint blood in his nostrils. He must have a hidden disease or poisoning.

"Yin Lu was blamed to death!"
To be continued...