Chapter 324: Strange
Gu Yan clearly investigated that the matter was not working in a secret manner, so there was no need to hide his whereabouts too much. Early the next morning, he summoned Huang Xianzhou, He Chengze and Yanguan County Magistrate to Pingjiang Bieye.
Huang Xianzhou was the first to be careful. It was the hot time. Huang Xianzhou was sweating all over his upper body. He stepped into the house and shivered against the cold air all over the room.
Pan Shiyi hesitated, bowed to Gu Yan and said softly: "Master Huang is too anxious, and this sweat is under the heat and heat..."
"Shi Gun, take Master Huang to wash it in advance. The water should be hotter. Find clothes to change for him before bringing him over." Gu Yan understood as soon as he heard this and immediately ordered.
"The prince is kind and wise, and he is really considerate..."
"Okay, okay, go quickly." Gu Yan interrupted Huang Xianzhou's thanks speechlessly.
Huang Xianzhou immediately realized that he had become sarcastic and did not dare to say anything, so he quickly rolled down the steps with the stone.
"In the past, my father always said that I was polite and didn't understand human nature. I was not convinced. Now I know that my father is right. Thank you." Gu Yan nodded slightly to Pan Shiyi.
"I dare not be a good person. The prince just didn't think about these meticulous tasks. Once, he could get through all kinds of things." Pan Shiyi hurriedly bowed.
"There are great questions in the meticulous matters." Zhou Chennian sighed, "When I came back yesterday, I detoured and asked, saying that it was a drought this year, and each family had to enter the fields. The water trucks were heavy. There were always several families, or the strong laborers in the village gathered the traffic and took turns to pour water into the fields.
"In the meantime, we need to remember which company has a job and which company has a lot of water. When we record the job, we use Hatou Song. Everyone follows the phone and step on the water truck. The water truck goes around twelve rounds and calls a haha. In Hatou Song, we sing a flower. After a set of Hatou songs, it is seventeen. The flowers from one to seventeen are fixed, so we can't go wrong.
"The group of farmers fighting yesterday should be the leader's repetition or dance. This involves the amount of artificial and water, so it's no wonder that they have to fight."
Pan Shiyi listened with relish, Gu Yan also listened with concentration, thought about it carefully, and said with a smile: "This is the same as the song of Huahualing."
Not long after the three of them talked, Shi Gun came in again with Huang Xianzhou, who had changed into a new dress.
Huang Xianzhou bowed to the end when he entered the door, stood up straight, and before he could speak, Gu Yan waved his hand and said, "No need to thank you, sit down and talk about the serious business."
"Yes." Huang Xianzhou smiled a little awkwardly, sat on the chair, looked at Zhou Chennian who had been smiling at him and said with a smile: "The princess has advised me, but I still haven't learned it."
"Mr. Huang is a kind of person who works in a solid manner. The prince only sees Mr. Huang doing things and doesn't care about anything else." Zhou Chennian smiled.
"How did you investigate the Silk Tour in Yanguan County?" Gu Yan asked.
"There are not many people who can use it in the hands of the officials, and only the only ones found. First, Fan Sheng'an's third son was originally from the Fuxue School, but was repatriated home a month ago. He said that the Fuxue School was not in accordance with the rules. He said that Fan Sheng'an went to Fuxue School four times, but he could not let his third son go back to Fuxue School. Second, Fan Sheng'an's eldest daughter said that she was angry with her husband. She had been living in her parents' home for a month and a half before Fan Sheng'an took the poison.
"Apart from these two things, everything is normal for the Fan Family Weaving Floor, and everything is normal for the Salt Official Silk. The taxes that Yanguan County should collect from the Fan Family and the Silk Official Store were not different from those before, and now it is not the time to collect land and taxes on Ding Yin."
Huang Xianzhou finished speaking in one breath and looked at Gu Yan with apologetic expression.
"Why do you think Fan Shengan takes poison? Why do you have to go to the door of the Maritime Taxation Department?" Gu Yan asked.
Huang Xianzhou bowed and replied, "The official carefully asked the person who witnessed Fan Sheng'an taking the poison. He said that when Fan Sheng'an passed to the Sea Taxation Department, his steps were slow and his expression was dull. He stood at the door of the Sea Taxation Department for about a quarter of an hour, and suddenly became excited and shouted that it was all you, you evil people who cannibalism took out a bottle from your sleeve and raised your head to drink.
"Xiaguan thinks this is strange. Either Yanguan County has smoothed out the matter after hearing that Fan Sheng'an took the poison, or Fan Sheng'an was coerced and tempted."
"Smoothing?" Gu Yan frowned.
"Meng Lingxian, the magistrate of Yanguan County, is 32 years old this year. He comes from the family of the sub-sage saints. He is very knowledgeable. He abides by the rules of the Meng family and pursues education and governance, but does not understand the world and human relations. This is his second term in Yanguan County. Yanguan is a small county and does not have a magistrate. The money, grain and punishment of Yanguan County under his control are all in the hands of the minor officials. The officials and officials are all told by fathers and sons and disciples. The officials and officials and officials are in the same family. If there is anything, most of them can be smoothed out if they want to smooth out." Huang Xianzhou said while looking at Gu Yan's expression.
Gu Yan's face was gloomy.
"Local officials have been in office for three or five years, and they must stay away from their own family. Local officials are deeply rooted." Pan Shiyi looked at Gu Yan's face and did not say any more words afterwards.
"The rainfall is relatively low this year. Have you paid attention to it? "Gu Yan suddenly changed the topic.
"It's a little bit too much to pay attention, but I still have to pass through it. There is water in all rivers and canals, which is quite sufficient." Huang Xianzhou replied immediately.
"Are there many things to do about the traffic disputes and fights?" Gu Yan continued to ask.
"This is a common thing. In this case, like this year, it is just beating and scolding. If the water in the rivers and canals is not sufficient, in order to compete for water, there will often be armed fighting between villages and tribes." Huang Xianzhou replied.
"Well, have you interrogated Fan Sheng'an's family and servants? What do you say?" Gu Yan turned the topic back.
"Fan Sheng'an's wife fell ill, her eldest son was studying abroad, her second son died prematurely, and her third son was only sixteen years old. She was at a loss in panic and was not questioned yet. The eldest son followed the servant in charge and said that he didn't see anything unusual about Fan Sheng'an. There were three or four of them who had to ask carefully." Huang Xianzhou replied.
"If you hear this, Fan Shengan's death is very strange." Zhou Shennian frowned.
"The officials also think so." Huang Xianzhou nodded in favor.
"You go back first. Just try this case as usual, don't worry too much, and focus on the Maritime Taxation Department. That's a big deal." Gu Yan ordered.
"Yes, don't worry, Prince." Huang Xianzhou agreed and stood up and left.
Huang Xianzhou went out from the north gate of Bieye and got on his horse and rushed back to Linhai Town. At the west gate of Bieye, Meng Lingxian, the magistrate of Yanguan County, docked. Meng Lingxian followed the servant and walked in quickly. After half an hour, he came out and boarded the boat and left.
He Chengze waited until almost noon, and a servant trotted over and invited him to have lunch.
Chapter completed!