Chapter 31 Aunt Murder Case
After two days of idleness at home, Zeng Anmin stayed in his study except for occasionally playing with Hu Zi.
This study was a room that my father had vacated in his yard in the past two days.
After the snow, it was sunny in Liangjiang County for the past two days.
After Confucianism and Taoism opened up the Purple Palace, if they wanted to continue to advance, they could only concentrate on studying and rely on daily accumulation and their understanding of the world.
Without a special opportunity, you may never get close to it in your entire life.
Zeng Anmin was holding a copy of "Yi Zi" which was left to him by Zhang Lun.
"Quan Fu, the annotations are my understanding of the meaning of the text. I hope they are useful to you, so that I will not let you down."
Seeing this familiar note, Zeng Anmin continued to read it carefully.
In almost every unfamiliar paragraph, you can see Zhang Lun's tiny handwriting.
Turn to the last page.
Zeng Anmin's eyes fell on a short poem, also written in Zhang Lun's handwriting.
I hope Brother Quan Fu will not waste his time.
To encourage reading, I offer this poem:
Time is like water and cannot be returned, so you should read as much as you can.
In the hall, the flowery calligraphy broke the topic and won the first prize in the literary competition to repay Hui.
Seeing this poem, Zeng Anmin's mouth twitched:
"Brother Tongyu, Brother Tongyu, your poem encouraging learning is really not very good."
Although he cannot write poetry, Zeng Anmin can be considered a Confucian and Taoist after all, and his appreciation ability is still good.
His evaluation was that the poem could barely be considered a doggerel.
“Pah.”
Zeng Anmin put the book on the table and was about to stretch.
But then I heard someone knocking on the study door, followed by Dachun's silly voice:
"Master, it's time to go to the government office to take up your post."
"oh."
Zeng Anmin stood up and walked out.
The day after he had an unpleasant encounter with his father in his study, he received the employment documents from Xuan Jing Si.
I have to say that my dad's bad habit of being hard on the outside but soft on the inside is actually quite good.
Today is his first day on the job.
"Pada~"
Gently pushing open the door, Zeng Anmin looked at Dachun at the door.
At this time, Dachun was leading a horse with a very respectful expression.
Two days ago, when I followed the young master home, Qi Boping beat me up for no reason.
After returning home, he refused to accept the defeat and argued with Qi Bo, but was beaten again.
So he has been extremely honest in the mansion these days.
"Leave."
The two of them walked out of the yard one after the other and entered the long path of the mansion.
As soon as he was discharged from the hospital, Zeng Anmin saw his father preparing to go out under the guidance of the servants.
The two looked at each other, and neither of them spoke first.
Because of the unpleasantness in the study, Zeng Anmin is now in a cold war with his father.
"Dad! Why aren't you wearing your official uniform today?"
Zeng Anmin blinked.
Since my father has already helped me get the job, I should take the initiative and submit.
How can a son argue with his father?
"Let's take a day off today and go for an outing."
When the father heard his son speak first, his tense expression relaxed a little and his voice softened a lot.
Zeng Anmin sighed and said, "Outing is good. As you get older, you should pay attention to relaxing."
Dad's face, which had just relaxed, turned dark again.
He snorted coldly and walked out, saying as he walked:
"You will start work today. Be well behaved in the yamen, don't cause trouble, and listen to your superiors' advice."
"knew!"
Zeng Anmin straightened his body and walked out of the street with Dachun.
"Gee!" He jumped onto the horse with great confidence, pulled the reins lightly, and the BMW under his crotch galloped away!
Thanks to his predecessor, he did not feel any discomfort when riding a horse.
Dachun also jumped onto another horse and followed the young master towards the door of Xuanjingsi.
…
Zeng Anmin led the horse and looked at the extremely magnificent gate in front of him.
A trace of regret appeared on his face.
I remember the last time I was in front of this gate, I was still a criminal.
Now he is an official of the eighth rank.
Xuan Jing Si is very big.
After entering through the gate, it takes a long time to walk to his office.
As soon as he entered the yard, a middle-aged scholar in blue was waiting for him with a smile on his face.
The middle-aged scholar was wearing official uniform, with a thin face, small eyes, a high and straight nose, and a mustache at the corner of his mouth.
After seeing him, the scribe laughed heartily:
"I am Xu Yunfeng, the Right Dianshi of the Xuanjing Division. The Left Dianli has just arrived. We will be colleagues from now on. I will show you the way."
"Thank you." Zeng Anmin looked at the middle-aged scholar and bowed calmly.
I can feel that the other party came prepared and is well aware of my identity.
Whether they are friend or foe is still unclear.
Xu Yunfeng's smile remained unchanged as he slowly came to Zeng Anmin's side, extending his hand and saying:
"This way, please."
"Thank you very much."
Zeng Anmin followed Xu Yunfeng into the courtyard and walked into a not-so-small house.
The whole house is bright and transparent, with screens, tables and chairs, porcelain and other items available.
Xu Yunfeng pointed at this room and said:
"This is the residence of Zuo Dianli. All official business will be conducted here from now on."
Zeng Anmin looked towards the house.
You can see that it is cleaned very well.
…
"The position of Si Zuo Dian Li is quite special, and the responsibilities it handles are quite diverse."
"The most important thing is the public security in the riverside area of Liangjiang County."
After hearing this, Zeng Anmin felt emotional.
Dad treats me well!
It can be seen that this is a position that can make a lot of money.
The riverside area.
These may include docks, canal markets and many other places.
As the largest county in Fengqi Road, Liangjiang County has a lot of profits from its docks and water transport.
With Xu Yunfeng's introduction, Zeng Anmin quickly became familiar with his business.
"We have two teams of red-robed men in the clerk's office. With them here, we can just hand over these tasks to them on weekdays."
Xu Yunfeng's voice was very gentle.
"Hmm~"
Zeng Anmin looked at Xu Yunfeng calmly and nodded slowly.
The two walked forward and chatted. When they came to a bookshelf, Xu Yunfeng introduced:
"This is the file rack. All the cases in the Linjiang area are gathered here. Many of them have been handled by me. Brother Quan Fu, when you have nothing to do, you can also observe and learn."
Just as Xu Yunfeng finished speaking, a voice sounded from outside the door:
"Xu Dianli, this is the file you handed over."
As soon as he finished speaking, a servant came in holding something that looked like a scroll.
"Well, put it on the table."
Xu Yunfeng's smile remained unchanged. He looked at Zeng Anmin and said in a gentle voice:
"Before, the post of Zuo Dianli was vacant, so I have been handling cases in the Linjiang area. Now that you have arrived, I naturally cannot take over."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zeng Anmin keenly sensed something was wrong.
He nodded calmly, then picked up the file on the table and slowly looked at it.
The first page of the file clearly reads seven large characters: [The Case of the Jin Taiping Ship Merchant's Son Murdering His Aunt]
Jin Taiping.
The largest ship merchant in Liangjiang County!
"Congzi" means nephew.
The date above is clearly marked, it's a case from three months ago.
The difficulty of this case can be seen from the date alone.
If it was an ordinary case, how could it be delayed for three months?
"Haha, that's interesting."
Zeng Anmin looked at the file in his hand with a half-smile on his face.
The Xu Yunfeng in front of me... is an enemy, not a friend!
The Xuan Jing Si was nominally a department established by the imperial court to assist the governor.
But in fact, it is vaguely divided into three factions.
The first is the direct lineage that my father has cultivated in the four years since he took office.
The second is the minions who have infiltrated the Prince Jiang’s Mansion over the years.
The third is the neutral faction.
From the contact just now, it can be seen that Xu Yunfeng knows that he is his father's son.
If he were his father's direct descendant, he would never come up and take on such a case for himself.
Similarly, if you are a neutral person, if you want to get rid of the hot potato, you will give yourself two days to familiarize yourself with the business first.
So there is only one possibility.
This Xu Yunfeng should be from Prince Jiang’s Mansion!
(End of this chapter)
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