The unknown merchant suddenly appeared, promised countless gold and silver treasures, and "kindly" gave Li Dan ideas, no matter how stupid Li Dan was, he also knew that the businessman's origin was suspicious.

It was also with such suspicions that he privately ordered someone to investigate, who knew that this investigation did not matter, but the truth found out made him frightened, it turned out that the plague was not a plague, but man-made.

Li Dan followed the clues to find out, and naturally knew about the mildew, but at this time, he was as excited as if he had seen a mountain of gold.

Judging from the merchant's handwriting, the person who does this business must be a big master, in other words, there will be absolutely no shortage of money.

Li Dan consciously grasped the handle of this great lord, and wanted to ask for more gold and silver treasures, and this was also the purpose of many villagers including Lijia Village who had been kept alive.

He even sent people to guard day and night, and instead of helping, he would send food and water to feed them, so that the villagers would not be well, and they would not die immediately. His purpose was clear: as long as one person was still alive, he would be able to use it to control the merchants.

And his purpose was indeed achieved, and the merchant understood what he meant with only a little bit of his touch, and not only was he not annoyed, but he even agreed to his request without hesitation.

Li Dan thought that he had found an inexhaustible mine, and happily accepted a three-room concubine. No, I was just having fun with my second aunt today, and before I had enough of it, I was told that there was a big official in the city.

And after learning Liao Weizhang's identity, he was even more frightened and rolled out of bed directly. He never thought that his remote small township would provoke such a big official. And this big man is in charge of his life and death at this moment.

Li Dan lay motionless on the ground and pretended to be dead, and it could be seen from the slightly beating eyelids that this person was engaged in intense ideological activities.

He didn't know why Liao Weizhang understood the matter so clearly, maybe someone spread the news and alarmed the city, which is also under the jurisdiction of Kyoto, so it is also possible to attract Jing Zhaoyin.

But when I think about it, I am not confused about doing things by myself, and I don't feel that anything is wrong after thinking about it.

First of all, it is impossible for the merchant to spread the word himself, even if he is dissatisfied with his blackmail, he will definitely do such a thing.

Secondly, those guards, the ones he sent were all henchmen, not to mention that the families of these people were still within the scope of his knowledge, and these people would not dare to betray him easily.

Finally, those villagers, he sent people to guard them strictly every day, and he had to count them every day at dusk, and all the dead were carried to the back mountain to be buried, and the living were fed some decoction and medicine to hang their lives. These people will never be able to say anything.

Why, then, did this man know so clearly? Or did he have no evidence at all, just speculation?

If it's the latter, it's really good for Li Dan. Without evidence, his life would be safe, at least temporarily. And if he wants to save his life, keep silent and carry it again, he will be fine, but if he tells the truth, then this life is over.

According to his own assumptions, Liao Weizhang carefully explained the crime committed by Li Dan, and judging from the latter's reaction, he knew that what he said was almost not bad.

However, Li Dan still pretended to be stupid, he concluded that he had no evidence. Liao Weizhang smiled Lingran: "No matter how you conspire with the Fan brothers, there is one thing, the Fan family must have given you a lot of bribes. It seems that what this official is going to do next has been very clear. ”

Li Dan, who was lying on the ground and pretending to be dead, couldn't help but tremble when he heard the sound, and comforted himself vigorously in his heart: No, it's impossible, he hides so deeply, no one can find it.

Those who accept bribes should be wary of this, and the money they receive will not be put in the treasury casually. Li Dan collected a lot this time, and he had already hidden the money.

Liao Weizhang knew what he was thinking, and sneered: "The place is so big, and the official has a lot of time, even digging three feet into the ground, and the official also vows to find your dirty wealth." ”

If he was still holding on just now, this time Li Dan was already so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, he knew that he had encountered a very hard bone this time.

Liao Weizhang ordered Li Dan to be taken to a cell and locked up. As soon as Li Dan was dragged by someone, there was a sharp pain in his buttocks, and he grinned in pain, but he didn't forget to cry out in his mouth.

After Li Dan was escorted away, Liao Weizhang relaxed his shoulders and leaned on the back of the chair, staring at the startling wood on the table with a deep groan. In fact, he didn't have much time, and after the morning this morning, Gonggong Liu personally sent him a holy edict in private, ordering him to give an answer within three days, and not to alarm anyone.

For three days, Liao Weizhang frowned, when Li Dan was escorted to the court, he ordered his servants to search, obviously nothing was found now, and he couldn't really dig three feet into the ground to find the bribed money, not to mention that Li Dan had to point out that the Fan brothers couldn't achieve this purpose, everything was useless.

At this time, Liao Weizhang could completely conclude that the people behind the scenes were Fan Tie and Fan Qing, but he didn't have the slightest clue how to find out the two brothers.

Shan Cha stood still for a moment before he slowly spoke: "My lord, since Li Dan has received countless gold and silver treasures, if he is a subordinate official, he will not put his money too far away from him, and the subordinate will choose a place he is most familiar with to hide."

As for Li Dan, in addition to the yamen, it is his mansion, but in these two places, the lower officials have heard that many mansions will have secret rooms, and perhaps Li Dan has also dug a secret room for himself. ”

Liao Weizhang nodded slightly: "The official has also thought about it, but the time is urgent, and it is inevitable that he will be anxious in his heart, seeing that a day is about to pass, and there are still two days left, the official is only afraid that he will live up to the trust of the saint." ”

"The emperor is young and has a discerning eye, he has promoted the adult, it is an affirmation of the adult's ability, the adult does not need to worry too much, the lower officials think that the emperor should also have his own decision in his heart about this matter, the adult does every step, even if he can't make a difference in three days, he can also give the emperor an explanation. ”

Liao Weizhang's eyebrows raised slightly, which was a wake-up that was broken by a word.

Yes, this matter involves the Wu family, since the emperor has privately passed on his message, and even clearly stated that he wants to keep it secret, then he must have his own plans.

Although Liao Weizhang did not understand the complex relationship between these officials and the imperial court, it did not mean that he could not figure it out.

The Wu family is no better than ordinary people, even if he can't figure out what the saint thinks, he can know that as far as the saint is concerned, the handling of this matter is not simple.

Maybe the saint just wants to find out the truth, and as for whether the prisoner is really captured, it doesn't matter that much at all.

Liao Weizhang has always been grateful for Zhuang Yan's reuse, so he also works very hard, for fear that he will not do well enough to live up to the emperor's trust. This also made him always want to give a clear conclusion to this matter.

And after a single inspection of this reminder, he reacted, he only needs to give the answer, as for the future, the emperor is a wise young man, and naturally has his own decision.

Thinking about this, Liao Weizhang suddenly became much more relaxed, he got up, straightened his official uniform, straightened his official hat, and instructed the officials on the side: "Everyone takes turns to search all night, the yamen and Li Dan's mansion, no one can be let go, pay close attention to whether there is a dark room." "Of course, it's best to find it.

The official was ordered to retreat and make arrangements, Liao Weizhang saw that it was late, and he had to go back to the city, but he couldn't leave the person who presided over here.

Shan Cha immediately stepped forward and said: "It's okay for the lower official to stay alone anywhere, please rest assured that you will return to the city, the lower official will take care of everything here, and as soon as there is a result, you will notify the adult as soon as possible." ”

Liao Weizhang liked Shan Cha more and more, and felt guilty and grateful: "So it's hard to be the master." ”

"Your Excellency's words are serious, and it's just the duty of the lower officials. ”