Chapter 102 Insatiable greed

Xu Zhiyuan, who couldn't walk freely, did not add trouble to anyone, but stayed in the room obediently. Although he lives here for the time being, although he is far from the comfortable days at home, it is hundreds of times better than the time in prison. For Lin Zimo's special care, his heart is full of emotion.

In order to learn more about Lin Zimo, he went to Zhao Wenxuan's military camp to ask Xu Zhiyuan, who was still in custody. When I saw him again, I noticed that he had changed into a clean dress. Although his injuries have not healed, he can see the appearance of the death row prisoner clearly. To be fair, Lin Zimo's appearance can be regarded as the word 'beautiful'.

He did not pay attention to Lin Zimo, who paid attention to his courtesy, and let Xu Zhiyuan sit down and talk. He spoke in detail, and he listened carefully and made his own notes one by one. Lin Zimo wanted to reverse the case for him, so he must get the first-hand information again, and then let him sign and make a deposit. The two answered this question and answered, and the whole day passed. Lin Zimo, who did not bring Xu Zhiyuan's confession back to the government, temporarily handed it over to Zhao Wenxuan for safekeeping. After a tiring day, he turned over and went home.

Ji Xiaojuan still habitually stood next to the stone lion outside the door of the house and waited for Lin Zimo. As soon as he got off the horse, he was told that Li Xian had been waiting for himself in the flower hall for a long time. Lin Zimo knew that he was going to come, but he finally came. I believe that the two of them still have a lot to talk about, and it will take a long time.

Lin Zimo, who felt a little hungry, was not in a hurry to return home, but smiled at Ji Xiaojuan and said, "Let's go out to eat first and then go back. Since Li Xian is already waiting, don't be afraid to wait a little longer.

"Sir, it's really not good for you to do this!" Ji Xiaojuan, who said what she really thought, suggested little, "Other people are also good people with faces. I'm afraid it's not good to know that you are fooled like this. Even if the master doesn't put him in his eyes, he has to worry about his impression among the squires.

Lin Zimo joked with a smile: "Little girl, did you accept Li Xian's benefits? Tell me honestly, how much did he give you? Otherwise, why did you try so hard to persuade me to see him first?"

"A big man has never taken him." Ji Xiaojuan, who blushed, was greatly wronged and said, "Master is obviously wronging my maidservant. If you don't believe it, you can search for slaves.

Lin Zimo, with a smile on his face, pretended to be really going to search, and Ji Xiaojuan suddenly retreated in fear. With a little blush, she is not afraid of his search. After all, she has never taken the benefits of Li Xian. She knew that men and women were not close to her, so she was afraid of being touched by him. If it's not outside, but in his room, Ji Xiaojuan will feel very happy and even worry that he won't touch herself. Because the location is wrong, what happens is naturally wrong.

"I'll make a joke on you. Look, you're as scared as if a mouse saw a cat." Lin Zimo put his hands behind him and laughed, "For your sake, I'll go to Li Xian for a while."

He was in a good mood. After speaking, he stepped into the gate of the government office. Lin Zimo, who did not make any stopovers, went directly to the flower hall to meet Li Xian. Li Xian, who was really in a bad mood, decided not to let this magistrate turn over the case for a retrial. I'm afraid only he knows best what he has done.

Lin Zimo and Li Xian, who pretended to have a smiling face, exchanged greeting each other, and then sat down. Ji Xiaojuan served a cup of tea for her master, and then retreated very interestingly. Lin Zimo, sitting in the circle chair, looked calm and savored the tea in his hand. He was not in a hurry at all. After all, he didn't put it in the other party's hands.

Although Li Xian, who is experienced and experienced, is a little anxious, he seems to have cards on his face. He did not talk about Xu Zhiyuan directly, but first talked about Jingmi and said: "Lin Zhifu, we should cooperate with each other on the acquisition of Jingmi. Such a blind price increase is not good for you and me, but it is cheaper for those poor people.

Lin Zimo, who looked very calm, put down after drinking tea and said, "I wanted to entrust Li Xiangshen with the full power of the acquisition of military grain, but you seem to be in trouble. This house is not difficult for people, so we have to do it by myself. As for the cooperation between you and me, I don't think it's easy to do. I don't think you want to be suspected of collusion with officials and businessmen.

It is understood that Li Xian, who has to connect himself, naturally can't be the master of Li Yu, and after many trade-offs, he decided to pay part of the price: "Lord Lin, I am very willing to serve the court. If you don't mind, I'm willing to donate a batch of refined rice for the military supplies of the soldiers in front of us.

Lin Zimo, who pretended to be embarrassed, clearly felt that this was a pit, so he said bluntly, "This is not good! It's okay to know the truth of the matter. Naturally, you will say that you serve the court, and if you don't know the inside story, you will definitely say that this government is a plunder. I got the intention of Li Xiangshen. As for donating military supplies, there is no need.

Seeing that Lin Zimo was Li Xian, who didn't take his own fault, his heart was very angry. If he and he can't talk about this matter properly, it's not easy to mention Xu Zhiyuan. After all, he collided with the former magistrate and not only embezzled all the property of the Xu family, but also designed to murder their whole family. If the consequences of this matter are to be poked out, it will be very unfavorable to you. Instead of spending a lot of money to calm down the situation, it's better to take the initiative to take out some capital now.

It is determined that Lin Zimo is Li Xian, who wants to be transferred to the magistrate in the rich area. He knows that it is not only about silver, but also mainly involved in the competition of interests between major forces. He is just a small role. He has neither the power to influence nor have a voice, and he doesn't want to get involved in the fight between them. After all, he knows the sinisterness of officialdom.

Li Xian, who stood up, took out a long-prepared book of Analects and put it on the coffee table next to Lin Zimo and said, "I know that the magistrate loves reading, so I decided to give this book he treasured to him."

You don't need to open this book to know that there must be a "golden house" in it. He neither objected nor agreed. Li Xian, who put down the book, felt that there was a door, so he sat back in his seat and picked up tea to drink. Lin Zimo, who picked up the book casually and opened it casually, saw that a 10,000 taels of silver ticket inside was presented in his eyes. He closed the book without hurry and threw it aside. He knows what Li Xian means, but he is not satisfied with the amount of the silver ticket.

"Li Squire, do you want to get rid of this government?" Lin Zimo said without saying secretly, "If we buy refined rice, you can also buy it. If I raise the price, you will also raise the price. It seems that you obviously didn't put me in your eyes. I guess I can't settle this with you. You and my ex are secret songs, and the benefits are only worth 10,000 taels of silver?

Li Xian was sweating and hungry. He felt the unkindness in his words and said, "Lord Lin, what do you want?"

"It's not what I want to do, but what you need to do." Lin Zimo pretended to be insatiable and said, "Since what I want most can't be what I want, I can only retreat." As the saying goes, one side is divided into half. This house and Li Xiangshen have met many times. What do you think we should do?

Li Xian immediately realized that he wanted at least half of his own. Naturally, he is unwilling to have an attack. Although my family business has been used by various illegal means, it is still hard-won. He heard Lin Zi's words lightly, as if he wanted half his life. Li Xian thought he was cruel, but he didn't expect that the one in front of him was more ruthless than him.

"Lord Lin, you are too strong." Li Xian, who doesn't want to tear his face, has more than enough words.

Lin Zimo, who pretended to be a special official fan, smiled and said, "Don't be so painful. Anyway, these things don't belong to you. As long as you take out part of it, everything can be solved. I won't take you for nothing. I can take charge of the military food matter, and Xu Zhiyuan's matter can be completely solved without leaving any future troubles. Even if I take this little silver, it's not left hand in and right hand out. The scenery in Jiangnan is so beautiful that I yearn for it very much.

When Li Xian saw that he had said it clearly enough, he would never go down for a moment and said, "Then let me go back and think about it again."

"You can go back and think about it slowly. After thinking about it, you are welcome to taste tea at any time. Lin Zimo referred to the Analects put on the coffee table and said, "I don't need this book. You'd better take it back first. As for the charcoal toast sent to me by your housekeeper, do you think the government will send someone to send it to you later or bring it back together?

Li Xian, who was so angry that his face turned pale, deeply felt that he looked down on this little favor, but looked at the big one. He faced Lin Zimo and arched his hand as a goodbye. Without taking anything away, he walked out of the flower hall without looking back. Li Xian has seen a corrupt official, and has never seen such a corrupt official as him. Finally, he opened his eyes, and it was the first time in his life that he saw an insatiable official. He walked out of the magistrate's office angrily, got on the sedan chair and left.

Lin Zimo, who didn't just talk and practice, found Wang Qiang and asked him to return everything Li Xian gave him, including the four treasures of the study he sent on Yang Mengqi's birthday. The reason why I do this is that I don't want to be caught by the other party and make a fuss about corruption.