The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

Master Qian hurriedly bowed and clasped his fists.

"This is my responsibility, Your Excellency, please forgive me for my words!"

After another round of pleasantries, Mr. Qian took the memorial aside and began to redraft it.

Li Kui sat in the main hall, shaking his head. It was unknown what he was thinking about, and the fat on his face was almost squeezed into a ball.

At this moment, a yamen runner hurried into the hall and knelt down to salute Li Kui.

"I bow to you, sir!"

Li Kui slowly opened his eyes and asked,

"What's the matter?"

The yamen runner hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, at the Qingfengzhai Office, as of this moment today, another thirty-three salt merchants have come to register, and another twelve have already escorted their tax silver to the Salt Administration Office."

Li Kui frowned slightly when he heard this, but soon nodded slightly and waved his hand.

"I understand. Lord Lin must be very busy. Please pass on my order. The other yamen should send their officers to the Salt Administration to help Lord Lin maintain order."

"During this critical period, don't give the thieves a chance to cause chaos!"

Mr. Qian, who was writing furiously on the desk beside him, paused slightly.

A barely perceptible mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but it quickly disappeared and he continued to write.

"Yes! Your lord!"

After receiving the order, the bailiff did not leave immediately.

Li Kui raised his eyebrows, picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.

"Anything else?"

The yamen runner hurriedly said, "My lord, a salt merchant found a document at the Qingfengzhai office. It seems to be the eldest son of the Xue family in Jinling..."

With a "puff" sound, Li Kui spat out a mouthful of tea.

Even Master Qian, who was standing by, was shocked. There was a large blob of ink on the white rice paper.

Mr. Qian quickly put down his pen and questioned the yamen runner.

"Have you confirmed it?"

The bailiff nodded and said, "The salt merchant once hosted a banquet for the eldest young master of the Xue family at the Wanhua Tower in Jinling. He was also shocked at the time."

"After confirming it several times, I hurried to inform the government office."

Master Qian frowned and warned,

"You must keep this matter to yourself. I'll tell that salt merchant not to utter a single word about it!"

"Otherwise, disaster is imminent!"

The yamen runner trembled all over and replied in panic,

"Yes! I understand!"

"Yeah! Go ahead!"

After sending away the yamen runners, Master Qian quickly walked over to Li Kui, who was still coughing from choking, and patted his back to help him calm down.

It took a while for Li Kui to recover.

He looked at Master Qian in astonishment.

"Master Qian, did I hear correctly? Qingfeng Village can actually make the Xue family of Jinling bow down to it?"

As an official in Jiangnan, even though Yangzhou is hundreds of miles away from Jinling, how many high-ranking officials like him have not heard of Jinling's "Official Protection Talisman"?

In the past, no matter how powerful Qingfeng Village was, it was just a money-making machine for salt merchants and ordinary officials.

But in the eyes of a prefect like Li Kui, a family like the Xue family in Jinling

It is a huge behemoth with intricate connections in the Daqian court and all aspects of life!

Xue Pan may not be a big deal, but he is the legitimate son of the Xue family in Jinling.

If something goes wrong, and he is abducted by the damn Qingfeng Village and brought under his nose, and is still roaming around in Yangzhou City,

Regardless of whether he, the prefect, knew about it or not, once the news got out, his position as prefect, which had just taken office, would definitely be over!

Yesterday he received a personal letter from Wang Ziteng, the head of the Wang family in Jinling. The letter said that Xue Pan, the eldest son of the Xue family, was missing and might have gone to Yangzhou. He asked Li Kui to keep an eye on him.

At that time, Li Kui just thought it was a casual explanation and did not take it seriously.

Now when I hear news about Xue Pan again, I feel like blood is rushing to my brain and my whole head is buzzing.

Realizing that Master Qian was nearby, Li Kui came to his senses and quickly grabbed Master Qian's hand.

"Master Qian, no, Old Qian!"

"Please help me think about what I should do now."

"How could that damned Qingfeng Village bring such a disaster to Yangzhou?"

Master Qian naturally understood Li Kui's worries and also felt a headache.

He was just a legal advisor, and he had to rely on Li Kui in many places in Yangzhou. Naturally, he didn't want him to be tripped up by some unexpected disasters.

As my mind raced, my eyes suddenly lit up.

"Sir, I got it!"

Then he leaned over and whispered in Li Kui's ear.

As Li Kui listened to Master Qian's words, the worry on his face gradually dissipated.

The corners of his mouth opened again.

"Great! Great! Haha! Great, great!"

"Master Qian, you are really something!"

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