The tail ant asked again: "What did the post official mean?" The post official smiled and refused, saying: "The common people can't say it, and they don't dare to say it." The post official secretly looked around and whispered. : "I still advise you, sir, to listen more and talk less. Knowing too much about many things will not do you any good." But the tail ant smiled and said: "Keep your good words in mind." Yichen said: "Sir, please check in," and then Yichen Look behind yourself.
After welcoming the tail ants into the inn, a mysterious insect appeared outside the inn, wandering around and monitoring in secret under the cover of night. The servant insect entered the tail ant's room and looked outside the door. Then he closed the door and said, "Master, master, there is a mysterious insect that has been wandering outside the inn. What does it seem to have?" The tail ant opened the door. Looking out the window at the night scene, he said: "Tonight is an uneasy night, let's just wait to watch a good show." At this time, there was a knock on the door. The tail ant turned around and looked at the servant insect and said, "Go and open the door." The tail ant held a long sword in its hand and unsheathed it, waiting for the servant insect to open the door. The servant insect suddenly opened the door, and the messenger stood outside the door and said: "Sir, it's me. The supper is ready. Sir, please eat your supper before going to bed." The long sword in the tail ant's hand was sheathed, and it seemed that It was a false alarm, so he came forward to invite the messenger to come in. The postmaster then walked in and put the food on the desk. The tail ants sat down and watched the sumptuous dishes being written. The postmaster said: "Sir, please take your time." Then the postmaster was about to leave the room when the tail ant suddenly raised his head and said: "Wait a minute." The postmaster turned to the tail ant and said: "Sir, do you have anything else to do? ?" The tail ant forced a smile and said, "Can the post officer stay and have a few drinks with me?" The post minister could only step forward and look at the tail ant. After a while, he sat down, poured wine for the tail ant, and said: " Sir, after a long journey, why not drink a few glasses of wine to calm down." The tail ant looked at the wine in the glass and did not move. The postman stood up and drank the wine in the cup to prove that it was not poisonous. He sat down again and put some vegetables into the dishes in front of the tail ant. The tail ant did not move his chopsticks and sat quietly aside. Yichen tasted all the vegetables and proved that they were non-toxic. Only then did the tail ants eat the vegetables and drink with confidence. When you are away from home, insects are vicious, so it is essential to protect yourself from them. After three rounds of drinking, the tail ant was a little drunk. He looked at each other with drunken eyes and said with a silly smile: "Post Officer, there are prostitutes in this city." After hearing this, the post official laughed and said, "It turns out that Mr. has such a hobby." The tail ant was drunk. Very strong, he said: "I only love the sound of dogs and horses." The postmaster stood up unsteadily and said: "I'd better take the gentleman with me." The tail ant supported the postmaster and said: "I see you I'm drunk, so I don't need to serve you. I have servants to accompany me to find it myself." The post officer had to give up and said: "Okay, just go to the Mengchun Tower in Kuanzhai Alley." The tail ant said: "Why don't the post officer just sleep here? Come on down." The post officer said a little embarrassedly: "This is your guest room, how can you be so embarrassed?" But the tail ant smiled and said: "It's rare for you and me to have close friendship when we are away from home, so the post officer doesn't have to be embarrassed." The tail ant supported him. The post minister sat down in front of the couch and said, "It will be difficult for me to come back after being out for one night." The post minister had no choice but to agree. The tail ant helped the messenger lie down in his robe, took off his shoes, and covered himself with the quilt.
The tail ants and the servant insects dressed up, stuck their heads out to watch, walked downstairs and slipped out of the back door, hiding in the grass and watching. Seeing that it looked normal, the servant insect said in surprise: "Master, it turns out you are just pretending all this." The tail ant stretched out its finger and whispered: "Shh! Let's just wait and see a good show."
The moon was dark and the wind was high, whirling and swaying. Two mysterious insects in black appeared in the night, with long knives drawn out. Under the moonlight, it shines brightly. These two mysterious insects sneaked into the post house and went upstairs carefully. I pierced the window paper and peeked into the room, hearing the sound of snoring in the dark night. He reached in with a sharp knife and opened the door. When he entered, he saw an ant lying on the bed. He raised the knife and chopped it down. Blood splattered and a scream was heard. The two insects ran out in panic, and a fire broke out. Thick smoke billowed up, and the flames shot into the sky. The fire burned all night, and it was not until dawn that the county magistrate arrived at the scene of the crime, but the place was in ruins and the case could only be closed hastily. In an unexpected fire, the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court was burned to death in the post house. The mourning hall was placed in the county government hall, and a wizard was invited to summon his soul. They are repeating their old tricks. An unexpected fire a few years ago was exactly the same as this fire.
The tail ant appeared on the street, and the servant insect followed behind, saying: "Master, where are we going?" The tail ant said: "Let's go to the county government hall." The servant insect was shocked and a little unhappy after hearing this. The solution asked: "Master, aren't we surrendering ourselves?" The tail ant disagreed and said: "Only the county government lobby is the safest at this time." The servant and the tail ant ran to the county government together and broke into Enter the lobby. The county magistrate was shocked when he saw this and asked: "Are you a relative of the imperial envoy Da Yi?" He pretended to be sad and couldn't help crying bitterly, saying: "What a tragedy! The imperial envoy Da Yi rushed to Qiongzhou in a dusty way. It's a pity that he was burned to death in the post house in a fire last night." He said again in a squeaky voice. The tail ant said: "Are you sure that the imperial envoy ant is in the coffin?" After hearing this, the county magistrate was confused for a long time, his eyes kept rolling, and asked: "Isn't it?" The tail ant showed his official credentials and said: "I You are the imperial envoy who came to investigate the case. How dare you close the case hastily if you don’t know the truth. Is this how the county magistrate concluded the case? How can you convince the superior when this file is handed over?" This sentence is quite embarrassing to the county. The magistrate was speechless and speechless, and secretly said: "Get out quickly." The Yamen servant was stunned, and his mind was full of blanks, and said: "Big ant." The county magistrate turned around and shouted: "Quickly bring the mourning hall to the funeral hall. Get out, didn't you hear me?" The only option was to dismiss the wizards and remove the mourning hall. This became a joke and the embarrassment on the county magistrate's face was unbearable.
The county magistrate invited Tai Yi into the mansion to talk. After entering the house, the tail ant made another alarming statement, saying: "The county magistrate must have murdered first and then destroyed the body and destroyed the traces. It is exactly the same as before." The county magistrate was shocked after hearing this and said: "How do you know this? "The tail ant continued: "If I didn't understand this, Your Majesty would not have sent me here. If he had sent other ministers, it would not have been as bad as today." The county magistrate immediately thanked him and offered gold and silver. He said: "This is the official's thought. If you are a filial piety to the big ant, the big ant must accept it." The tail ant accepted the heavy money and said: "Don't forget, this is for you." The county magistrate stood up and bowed his head. He said: "Tonight, I will host a banquet at Zuihong Mansion. Please give me a favor from Big Yi." The tail ant said: "The county magistrate is not singing about the Hongmen Banquet." The county magistrate shook his head and said: "Please don't worry, Big Yi." , this is by no means a Hongmen Banquet, this is just a little thought of the official." The tail ant said: "Okay, I will definitely come to participate tonight." The county magistrate stood up and then said: "The big ant is staying in the mansion. The ants have prepared the room." The tail ants walked out and said, "I will settle down in the post house. I understand the wishes of the county magistrate, Big Yi." The county magistrate followed up and said, "Big ants." The tail ants turned around. , said: "If I stay in the mansion, wouldn't it hinder the county magistrate Big Yi from doing things?" Then he stood in front of the chariot arranged for it, saluted and said: "The county magistrate Big Yi will be sent here." The tail ant got on After the car left, the county magistrate returned the greeting and looked up. It took him a long time to return to the mansion.
At night, the county magistrate held a banquet in Zuihonglou, which was attended by local officials, gentry and local tycoons. The scene was so grand that the county magistrate booked the Zuihonglou alone to welcome this high-ranking official from the capital. The county magistrate’s invitation was due to the prestige of this place. of insects. The tail ant came to the banquet alone. When the tail ant walked in, the local officials, squires and local tyrants stood up and saluted, saying: "Big ant." The tail ant limped up, waved his hands and sat down, saying, "You all Sit down." Everyone sat down and looked at each other. When they saw Tai Wei sitting at the table, the county magistrate stood up and said: "It is Wei Yi, the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court. Now please ask Big Yi to speak for us." Yi stood up, raised the wine cup, and said to everyone: "I am late, so I will be punished by the three wines, but I still have to say something. County Magistrate Yi, what a good official! I can sympathize with my superiors, and for The common people do practical things. The county guards and the border officials are in charge of local military and political affairs, supervise each other, assist the county magistrate in handling local affairs, and serve as a model for all officials. You should follow this example, each perform your duties, govern Qiongzhou, and drink wine. "He drank Sanjue's wine and then sat down. All the officials and the gentry and local tycoons all praised him and said, "Big ant has a good capacity for drinking. He has such a huge capacity, and we can be rude." They drank the wine together. The tail ant sat down and said: "Okay, you are responsible for eating and drinking tonight." The county magistrate faced the tail ant while drinking and said: "The villagers must be making trouble, and the big ants must know about it." The tail ant put down the bowl and chopsticks and said : "I already knew about this matter, which caused a sensation in the imperial court. Your Majesty was very angry and sent me to check the accounts." The county magistrate and the governor were also worried about this matter, saying: "Although I handled it carefully, it still happened. There are fish that have slipped through the net." The tail ants faced the county magistrate, the county guards and some officials, and said: "You can't cover up this matter if you want to. Now you can only do this to make it a big deal and make it a trivial matter. ." Then he faced the county magistrate Zhu Yi and said: "Zhu Dayi, if you want to smooth over this matter and make the court trust you, it will not be easy to expand the matter. The county magistrate Dayi only needs to do two things." The county magistrate asked urgently: "What are those two things? Please tell Big Yi." The tail ant said: "The first is to buy the hearts of insects, release the imprisoned villagers, and spend a lot of money to pay hush money; the second is to check the accounts, The normal process still needs to be followed. The county magistrate can send the official to deliver the account books to the post house, where I will stay." The county magistrate was stunned and looked at the county guard, who asked: "My lord, Are the ants going to check the accounts?" The tail ant said: "We are grasshoppers on the same rope. We are both losing and prospering. Don't you still believe me? Let me tell you, what is true is also false, and sometimes false. True, false, and true, true and false, true, false and false, this move can hide the sky, and I will be safe when you are safe. "After speaking, he paused for a while. Looking at other faces, they still hesitated. The tail ant said: "To tell you the truth, your majesty said this in front of the civil and military officials of the court. The country has just been unified, and corruption problems have arisen again. I will use the remaining energy to rectify the administration. You can understand your majesty's determination." The county magistrate and The county guard began to get scared and said: "When we return to the mansion, we will send the account books to Dayi's post house, and we will leave this matter to Dayi." Taiyi said, "I will leave this matter to my officer. I will definitely make an account book that satisfies you."
Then everyone dispersed, leaving the county magistrate sitting in front of the desk in a daze. The county magistrate stepped forward and shouted: "Big ants, big ants, they are all gone." At this time, the county magistrate took a deep breath and said: "The imperial envoy Big Ant used this trick very cleverly. Such a move It will hold our life and death in its hands, and once the matter is revealed, we will become its scapegoats, how clever!" After saying this, he broke into a cold sweat. The county magistrate sat aside and said: "We are greedy, but he is even more greedy than us. The subordinate officials gave him a million taels of gold and silver, but he accepted them all. He is the biggest corrupt official of the ant tribe." The county magistrate looked at each other and said "This is its biggest weakness. What other hobbies does it have?" The county magistrate said: "It is also lustful. I have checked it today. It was having fun in Mengchun Tower that night. The tail ant is ugly and used to be in the market. He had nothing to do and liked to gamble, so his wife disliked him and left him." After hearing this, the county governor was delighted and said: "Okay, very good, we can do what he likes, and our official career will be prosperous from now on."
The county magistrate returned to the government, released the imprisoned villagers, paid them a lot of money for hush money, and persuaded them not to cause trouble in the future. The government official was ordered to send the account books to the post house, and the servants would receive them. The tail ant returned to the post house and did not leave for a day. He locked himself in the room and began to check the accounts until late at night. I found a bamboo slip and copied it down before going to bed.
The next day, the tail ants were about to leave here. They loaded several heavy boxes onto the carriage and left Qiongzhou under the escort of local officials. When leaving, Taiyi said: "I will definitely put in a good word for you in front of His Majesty. The servants who sent the account book have been sent back. Zhu Dayi should go back and see if there are any."
