"Who, who taught you the ballad you just sang?" Wan Xu finally caught up with the children on a street in the capital city and asked eagerly.
"It's a big brother I don't know. Those who can sing can get a candied haw!" A child waved the candied haw in his hand and said with some pride.
Wan Xu immediately asked again, "Where is he now?"
"I don't know. He left a long time ago …" A child said and then scattered in all directions.
"The ancestral system cannot be abolished. The eldest son of the legal wife will sit on the throne. The heavenly punishment rises and his name spreads. The Jing Kingdom rises and the virtuous are called kings …"
Wan Xu stood there in a daze and watched the children go far away. The sound of the ballad still lingered in his ears.
"Something big is going to happen." Wan Xu murmured a few lyrics and thought to himself.
…
The governor of the capital city, Liu Dayou, came out of his concubine's room. He was in high spirits and his face was radiant.
He felt that his luck had been pretty good recently. Everything he did was smooth sailing. Whenever trouble encountered him, it would avoid him.
He was not like that idiot from the Ministry of Justice who wanted money more than his life. He was simply courting death.
Since the last case, the imperial court heavily regulated the public security, and the capital city had become much more peaceful. Even small theft cases did not happen.
Without any cases, he lived a comfortable life as the capital city magistrate. However, every time he thought about how his subordinate from not long ago had now become the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, two ranks higher than him, he would have a strange feeling in his heart.
These days, there were rumors about the King of Shu in the capital city. It was said that he was the mastermind behind the last case. Regarding this matter, the higher-ups had just put pressure on him to control it so that it would not affect the reputation of the King of Shu.
Control my ass. How could he control it when it was someone else's mouth? He even thought that it was the King of Shu who did it.
However, although he complained, he still had to do some superficial work. He arrested a few people who spread the rumors publicly and locked them up for two days. Naturally, the voices of the people below would be reduced.
He walked to the front hall and was about to deal with a case when he saw more than ten farmers crowded in the hall. It seemed that they were arguing endlessly about something. He frowned and said, "No noise in the court!"
Before he came over, he had already roughly understood the situation.
A dozen or so farmers were farming in their fields when a white fox with a piece of yellow cloth in its mouth ran past them. It could actually speak the human language, scaring the farmers.
Although he was scared, he still had to catch a fox that could talk. This was an auspicious sign, a great auspicious sign.
If he presented it to the authorities, he might be able to get a large sum of money. Wouldn't that be better than farming?
"Where's the fox?" County Magistrate Liu asked as he waved his hand after the crowd quieted down.
"Sir, the auspicious sign is here." Two farmers immediately carried a bamboo cage over. County Magistrate Liu took a few glances at it. It was just a fox. Although white foxes were rare, they were not auspicious. As for the fact that it could speak human language, it was completely nonsense.
"Say, this fox can speak. Let's hear it say something." County Magistrate Liu glanced at the crowd. A group of unruly people dared to use a fox to pretend to be an auspicious sign. If the fox couldn't speak, he would definitely beat them ten times. What did they think the county government was?
A tall and sturdy farmer smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, the fox really did speak. Many people heard it. If you don't believe me, you can ask them to come and ask. This commoner, this commoner really can't command Xiang Qi!"
"Oh, then tell me, what did the auspicious sign say?" County Magistrate Liu was in a good mood today. At this time, he was also interested. He walked over and sat down. He picked up the teacup and asked with interest.
"The auspicious sign said … what did it say?" The farmer thought for a while, "What, what did it say about a true dragon …"
He turned his head with some doubts and asked the crowd, "What did the auspicious sign say at that time? I can't remember it."
"It seems to be a true dragon. What should a true dragon be …"
"A true dragon should be the eldest …"
"I remember it. A true dragon should be the eldest son. That's the sentence!"
…
…
They discussed for a while and came to a conclusion. The farmer who spoke just now walked forward and handed a piece of yellow cloth to County Magistrate Liu. He said, "Sir, this piece of yellow cloth fell from the auspicious sign's mouth when it spoke. At that time, the auspicious sign said 'a true dragon should be the eldest son.'"
Make up, continue to make up …
County Magistrate Liu looked at them with disdain. A piece of yellow cloth fell from the mouth when it spoke. Why didn't it drop gold?
A true dragon should be the eldest son. How could they make up a sentence to fool the government? Did they really think that they were idiots?
However, these farmers were illiterate, so the sentence they made up was quite smooth. "A true dragon, a true dragon should be … what should a true dragon be?"
Clatter!
Suddenly, as if he realized something, County Magistrate Liu's hand trembled unconsciously. The teacup fell and half a cup of hot tea splashed on his body.
The tea was boiling hot, but County Magistrate Liu didn't feel it at all. He picked up the yellow cloth in his hand and looked at it carefully. On the back of it, he saw a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon. His hand couldn't help but tremble again.
"Come on, arrest all of them!" After coming to his senses, he suddenly stood up from his seat, pointed at the dozen farmers, and said to the local government runners present.
The dozen people were arrested by the local government runners before they realized what had happened. After coming to their senses, they turned pale and said loudly, "Your honor, Your honor, what are you doing …"
With a gloomy face, he asked coldly, "Tell me, who instigated you behind the scenes!"
Seeing the county magistrate suddenly change his face, the farmers who wanted to ask for some rewards were terrified and said hurriedly, "Your honor, we don't want the auspicious sign or the reward. At that time, many people really saw and heard it. You, you can ask them …"
County Magistrate Liu looked at him and asked, "Where are those people?"
"They, they are all in the farm," the farmer said in a trembling voice.
"Let's go!" County Magistrate Liu walked down from the hall without even changing his clothes. He waved to the farmer and said, "Lead the way!"
…
…
"Are you done? Are you done?"
While Li Yi was busy in the kitchen, the tsundere loli had popped her head out of the kitchen for the umpteenth time.
Li Yi glanced at her and said, "What's the hurry? We still have to wait for another hour. You can play with Yongning for a while."
"Yongning is playing on the slide. That's for kids. I don't want to play. Sir, why don't we play chess …" The tsundere loli said excitedly, "I know how to use Dumbo, Earth Drilling Mouse, Tigger, and the super invincible Celestial Dog in the universe. Now even my father can't beat me!"
Without turning back, Li Yi waved his hand and said, "If you have nothing to do, go outside and see if the glutinous rice paper has dried. Remember, you are only allowed to eat two."
"Okay!"
The tsundere loli ran out like the wind. She had been drooling over the thin but sweet food for a long time.
Li Yi pinched a white square object from the plate and put it in his mouth to taste. The hardness was almost the same, but the sweetness was still a little too much. However, Xiao Huan, Yongning, and the tsundere loli would definitely like it. For the sake of their teeth, it was better to put less sugar next time.
Miss.Liu walked in from outside and said indifferently, "Mission completed."
"Is the person you found reliable?" Li Yi turned back and asked.
Miss.Liu didn't answer. She just gave him a disdainful look.
Miss.Liu was always reliable at crucial moments. Li Yi didn't ask anymore. He passed a plate over and said, "Try this."
Miss.Liu took the plate and took a small piece from it. She looked at Li Yi and put it in her mouth.
"What is this?" In the next moment, her beautiful eyes lit up as she looked at Li Yi.
Li Yi thought about it and said, "You can call it — Big White Rabbit."
"What a strange name …" She pouted and turned to walk outside.
"Wait." Li Yi stopped her just in time.
Miss.Liu turned back.
"Let's go. Leave the plate behind." Li Yi crossed his arms and looked at her.
Miss.Liu stared straight at him.
"The plate, I don't want the plate …" After a moment, Li Yi took a step back and said, "You should at least leave me two pieces of sugar, right?"
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