Before dawn, Mao Mu sent the children out of the dog hole dug before, and Qi Lin led people to transfer the children to the Zhangji Teahouse to settle down first, and then sent them to the coffin shop, where they were taken care of by the couple who came from Qi. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

And the spear wood took the only two dozen or so young people who were able to work out with great fanfare, and along the way, everywhere they passed, everyone avoided and pointed behind them.

The slum is in the northernmost part of Kyoto, very close to the north gate, at this moment to the north gate with great fanfare, intending to go out of the city, the general who defended the city got the order in advance, at this moment, just a few words of routine inquiry and let go, spearwood and others went all the way out of Kyoto unimpeded.

But everyone did not take it lightly, they knew that soon, there was going to be a tough battle to be fought, and those people, since they let them out of Kyoto, did not want them to go back.

Among them, there are more than 20 people, only a few seven or eight people such as Mao Mu are strong and can do some kung fu, and the rest of the dozen or so are very thin, although they have the ability to work, but they are not as healthy as ordinary people.

If there is a war, it will inevitably suffer, so Qiu Ge and Xiao Yu have already brought people to respond, and as soon as there is any movement, they will immediately join the spear and wood to start hunting.

The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, and it is still unknown who wants to destroy whom.

In the main hall of the criminal department, Wu Gang and Princess Rao Sha, as well as Xiao Heng and Liu Yan and others standing in His Royal Highness, all stood silent, at this moment, no one was willing to say anything, just waiting for the departing officials to turn around, thinking about it.

In the middle of the ring, the official who went to the prefect's yamen to back up the account books turned around, a little angry, but he still held back his anger and said respectfully to Wu Gang: "Tell the chief secretary, the prefect's yamen. The account books in the yamen were all burned out. ”

"What?" Hearing this, Wu Gang directly shot the case, and this surprise was not trivial.

On the side, the county yamen and the prefect are the parents of the people, in charge of the livelihood lifeblood of a city, but when it comes to the place where the power is concentrated in Kyoto, all parties do not buy it, indicating that the county yamen is deserted and no one cares.

As for the prefect, it is much stronger, and every household in Kyoto, whether it is a business or a farmer, must pay taxes and hand over the account books to the prefect for backup, first, to prevent people from evading taxes, and second, to prevent people from taking advantage of loopholes.

However, at this moment, the most important backup account books in the prefect's yamen have all been burned, which is simply a big thing. And start from the beginning.

This is an extremely difficult task.

Wu Gang also lost his temper a little, and after relieving himself, he sat down again, tried to calm himself, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The official seemed to have never seen the Lord of the Prefect so angry, and he couldn't help but fall to his knees in fright, and said: "Back to the Lord of the Chief, in the early morning of the day before yesterday, the place where the prefect's yamen kept the account books suddenly caught fire, and the fire was monstrous, although it was quickly extinguished and did not burn elsewhere, but the account books stored in it were all burned out. ”

The official did not dare to conceal it, and told all that he knew.

And Wu Gang's brows furrowed slightly, and he didn't want to say anything, but the eldest princess Rao Sha said faintly on the side: "The prefect's yamen is on fire, and no one has reported such a major event, do you think you can bear the consequences by yourself?" ”

This is not a serious statement, others don't know, but Wu Gang doesn't know.

This is the eldest princess Rao Sha warning herself, the prefect's yamen is under the jurisdiction of the criminal department, this matter, happened in the early morning of the day before yesterday, but today he, the chief of the department, knew, even if the prefect did not report in time, but the consequences, but he had to bear the consequences, but such a thing is related to the economic lifeline of the entire Kyoto, and it is related to Dayong's income this year, how did he bear it?

Wu Gang hurriedly got up and saluted respectfully to the eldest princess Rao Sha and said, "The lower official did not find out this matter immediately, it was the negligence of the lower official. Please punish the eldest princess. ”

"Reprimand? This palace is just the Qin cha of this case, and the next palace can't manage it, and now I still concentrate on trying this case, and I will go back to the emperor by myself in the future. The eldest princess Rao Sha said casually, although he didn't often speak, but as long as he opened his mouth, what he said would definitely be able to poke Wu Gang's weakness.

Hearing this, Wu Gang was also helpless, so he had to return to his seat tremblingly, looking at Xiao Heng, who was still standing tall in the audience, and Liu Yan, who was straight with a straight waist, with an annoyed face.

couldn't help but shout: "The account books of the Linglong Pavilion have been burned, and the account books of the prefect's yamen have also been burned, how can we prove the innocence of the smokers?" ”

Although he vaguely suspected that this matter was done by Xiao Heng and others, but because there was no evidence, and Xiao Hengda didn't have to be like this, if he could find the backup account books in the prefect's mansion, wouldn't it be beneficial to Liufu.

However, this is not the time to think about this matter, it is better to learn about the case quickly, and then go to the emperor to ask for guilt.

Xiao Heng said unhurriedly: "Lord Si, this case is strange, but it is necessary to carefully investigate the person who set the fire, as long as this person is caught, not only can he find out why he framed the smoker, but also solve the case of arson in the prefect's yamen, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" ”

Hearing this, Wu Gang already wanted to scold, but because of his face, he still held back.

This Xiao Heng is really extremely cunning, always directing things to the side, he seems to have known about the fire in the prefect's mansion, but he is still so calm, but what he said is reasonable, so he can't refuse.

Now, he really needs to catch the arsonist as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be difficult to explain to the emperor.

"This..." Wu Gang muttered for a while, where would there be so much trouble when dealing with cases on weekdays.

No matter what official position he is, since he has entered the Criminal Department, he naturally cooperates well with the trial and obediently admits his guilt, where are there so many episodes.

When he was angry, a servant outside quickly ran in and spread the word: "Report, Lord Si, news has come from the prefect's yamen that someone has sued Wang Ji for tax evasion." ”

"Won't the prefect's yamen deal with it himself? Get down. "It's really one stubble after another, and even such a thing came to him.

"Lord Si, there is no backup account book in the prefect's yamen, and the account book of Wang Ji Baked Cake has also been burned, and there is no way to verify it." The official said breathlessly, thinking that he had run too hastily.

"What?" Wu Gang was annoyed, but he didn't expect that the prefect's yamen had burned all the backup account books due to a fire, and something happened.

(To be continued.) )