In the afternoon, Wei Liang sat in the public room, rubbed his forehead with one hand and frowned. Even after more than an hour, Zhuang Hong's words in the hall still lingered in his mind. So when Li Ling knocked in the door, his eyebrows did not stretch, and he just nodded slightly: "Have the confessions been sorted out?"

Li Ling also looked solemn and nodded slightly: "Yes, but..."

"Let's suppress this confession for the time being, and there's no need to rush to take action in the torture room." Although he was unwilling, Wei Liang finally ordered. Once Zhuang Hong confessed his guilt, the county government could send someone to his home to search and seal the property as further evidence.

But once you do this, you will completely confirm the case, but you will have no room for maneuver. The magistrate of Wei is obviously not ready to make a big deal, which involves five or six senior officials who are resigning in the court and the government.

Li Ling couldn't come up with a good idea at this time. After all, he was just an accountant, and his bank chief was his boss. But he was really involved in the intrigue and deceitful battles in the officialdom, so he could only lower his head and respond, and then reminded: "Sir, there is not much time left for us. Maybe when the government office will send someone to ask for someone."

"I know, put the confession here first." Wei Liang waved his hand in a little annoyed and sent Li Ling away. Then he muttered again: "It is said that raising soldiers for a thousand days is used for a while, and it is at this critical moment. Why haven't Mr. Cao come back?" Now he really needs such an old man who has been immersed in the officialdom for many years to give advice and make a decision.

The next moment, Li Ling was also uneasy and was a little dazed in everything he did. He even felt that the eyes of the county corps officers around him had no respect from the previous few days, but instead he became a little more gloating, which made him feel even more unhappy.

After finally reaching the scattered yamen, Li Ling had no intention of staying to do things, so he got up early and went out. As soon as he left the county yamen gate, a man came up and said with a smile: "Li Dianli, my master wants to invite you to meet him, saying that there is something important to discuss, I wonder if you can enjoy the glory?"

"Hmm?" Li Ling looked at the other party carefully, and looked familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he recognized that he was the confidant who had been listening to the chief clerk Wang He and had met twice before. Although he didn't know why Wang He had such an invitation, after pondering, he nodded and said, "Then please please lead the way."

"Please ask for a Dian Li." The man smiled and bowed, his body had already been left to the back, and led Li Ling forward. The two walked for a long time and finally came to a small teahouse that looked slightly old. Then the man made another gesture to invite him: "My master is waiting for Dian Li in there."

Li Ling looked around and saw that the place was a little remote and there were no guests coming in and out, which made him feel more curious. However, he didn't worry, so he stepped into the teahouse and immediately saw Wang He sitting in front of the table at the innermost. At this time, Wang He was wearing the clothes of ordinary people and his gray hair, which looked no different from ordinary old people.

However, he only watched his actions such as tea and tea, which made people shine like flowing water. Even if Li Ling didn't understand the tea ceremony, he could see that the Wang Zhuan was an expert. His arrival did not make Wang He stop his movements, but just used his chin to sit on the opposite seat and whispered: "Li Dianli, please sit down, there will be tea in a while."

Li Ling sat down as he spoke, and saw the other party pouring water into the teapot. Then he poured the green tea that filtered the tea leaves into the bucket beside him. After pouring another pot, he slowly filled two cups and sent them to him and Li Ling respectively, with his face full of enjoyment.

Li Ling smelled the fragrance of tea, and was thirsty and didn't hesitate. He immediately took the cup and poured the tea into pieces, and then praised it as if he was supporting him: "Good tea!"

"Haha, you don't understand tea." Wang He said, holding the teacup to his nose, sniffed it deeply, then looked at the green tea soup, and then slowly drank it. After savoring it for a while, he looked intoxicated. Then he opened his eyes again and said, "You call Niu Drink, it's a waste of my intention and this pot of good Longjing."

"Well, what the lord said is that I am just a common person after all. I only know that drinking tea when I am thirsty is just whether it is too bitter."

"Li Dianli is very refreshing, and it is rare. There are many specialties in this tea ceremony. Whether it is water-using, it takes a lot of effort to do it. I have to be obsessed with this until now I have free time. But this is not considered a loss of ambition, because I have seen some truths from the cooking of tea."

"Oh? Please give me some advice."

"Cooking tea is about the timing and heat. The water cannot be too boiled or not. If you want to drink the best tea, you need to seize the opportunity. If you are early or late, you will lack something. This is like being an official. When you are old, you will lose your ambition, and when you are young, you will be too impatient and aggressive, and you will not be beautiful."

Li Ling raised his lips: "Are you siring to the county magistrate or are you too young? So you are not as experienced as you in some things?"

"Actually, as long as you know how to advance and retreat and judge the situation, it is not a problem to be younger. Of course, this requires someone to help you, and you also need to be broad-minded enough to know when to make concessions." Although he did not answer Li Ling's words, his meaning was clearly stated.

Li Ling smiled, suddenly reached out and picked up the teapot beside him, poured himself a cup of tea, and then drank it in one sip. Then he looked at Wang He who was a little stunned and said, "The truths in the officialdom that sir are really good, but I am young after all, and I really don't want to be so old-fashioned. If you have anything to say, there is no need to beat around the bush."

After a pause, he said again: "You are here today for the matter of Zhuang Hong. Everyone knows the difficulties of the county magistrate. It seems that you can solve the current difficulties?"

Wang He smiled bitterly and shook his head, feeling helpless as a scholar met a soldier. The other party was too young and spoke so directly. But this was good, and he saved some verbal talk, so he said seriously: "Since Li Dianli is so quick, I won't go around in circles. After today's trial, I believe the county master should know how difficult this matter is, right? It's not easy to get Zhuang Hong into guilt."

"Did you want to plead for him and let the adults suppress the matter?"

"Even if I really opened this mouth, will you agree? Since you beat the drum that day, you have been with the dealer forever, let alone this has become the key to whether the county master can fully gain a foothold in the county. Even if you are willing, the county master will not."

"Since that's the case, what do you want to talk about today?"

"Of course it's about how to get you to your wish."

Li Ling leaned forward slightly and stared at the other party's eyes: "Mr. Wang really has a good idea? This time the case involves many high-ranking officials, and even the county magistrate finds it difficult."

"That's because you're not good enough, but if I take action, the good enough will be enough. At that time, you will be able to make your wishes come true and you won't cause any big trouble."

"How do you say this?"

Faced with Li Ling's questioning, the other party slowly poured himself a cup of tea, and after drinking it, he changed the topic: "I am old, I am already fifty-eight years old this year, and I will retire in two years, and there is really nothing to look forward to. However, people always hope to have a decent ending. If I stayed in the chief clerk until I retired, I would have a seventh-rank retirement... I heard that the county magistrate was highly favored by several important officials in the court, and I don't know if he can help me move. I dare not think about it if I have too many. As long as I can return to my hometown with an official position of sixth-rank or above, I will be satisfied."

Li Ling really didn't expect this person to make such a request, but of course he couldn't refuse at this moment, so he smiled and said, "The King of Kings has worked diligently for many years, and it is natural for him to give him a sixth-rank title to retire when he is old. As long as the adults can help the county magistrate in various responsibilities in the county government, I think he can always satisfy this requirement. As for whether it is successful, I dare not make a promise."

"Haha, as long as the county master really has this kind of heart, I will be very grateful." Wang He smiled and touched his beard and said, "Actually, the case of Zhuang Hong is difficult to handle, but it can be said that it is simple and simple. As long as his crime becomes more serious, it is so serious that neither the government office nor the governor's office dares to favor personal gain, the matter will be easy to solve."

"Aggravate his charge?" Li Ling frowned slightly. Is he going to pour dirty water on Zhuang Hong? It's not appropriate to do this...

Wang He saw his concerns at a glance and shook his head with a smile: "You are thinking aside. It is not to aggravate his crimes, but to expose all the evil things he did. You don't think that Zhuang Dianshi has done these few small mistakes of embezzlement and bribery in the county government for many years, right? I dare not say that there are too many people. In the past few years, there have been no less than ten people who have died because of his family. But now I can't find a victim."

Li Ling's heartbeat suddenly changed, and his eyes were squinting quickly. His hands were so cruel. This was much better than racking his brains to check the accounts and putting the crime of embezzlement on Zhuang Hong. After a pause, he asked, "Class of the King, you have such a person on hand?"

"Haha, it depends on what the county master is. As long as there is the first one, the next one will be natural. At that time, he will bear more than 20 lives, and even if he is the six ministers, the prime minister in the court will not dare to be involved in this matter again. As for the issue of donating jute, it will be easily ignored in the face of such a serious crime."

Li Ling looked at the thin old man deeply and realized that he was even more terrifying than Zhuang Hong, who was truly scheming. It turned out that he had always kept a backup plan to deal with Zhuang Hong one day.
Chapter completed!