Ziwei City in Luoyang City, after Emperor Wu moved the capital, it became the new capital of the Wu Zhou Dynasty, and then Wu Zetian overhauled the palace, which can be compared with the three major cities of Chang'an. And now that the Wu Zhou Dynasty is over, Li Tang has returned to the country, and it is time for Tang Xuanzong to come, this place is much more lonely than before.

Henan Mansion Yin was also left in the eastern capital at this time, so he had more power, and it was not easy for Lu Zheng and others to pull Mansion Yin off the horse. Therefore, Lu Zheng and others have to plan to have a good relationship with many local officials in Luoyang, and only by setting up Fu Yin will they have some chance of winning.

At this time, Lu Zheng and others were going to visit a large family in Luoyang City first, Lu Zheng had been to a large family last time, and they had a very good conversation, and this time they should be able to have some results.

Lu Zheng said as he walked at this time: "We will go to a big family in the city this time, we must follow my meaning, Dayuan, you are not good at talking, try to say less, and Qi Huan should not say something useless, try to talk about the topic." ”

Qi Huan said: "Brother Lu is not worried about this, I have my own sense of proportion, and I will not joke about this matter." ”

The three of them arrived in front of a Zhu door, Lu Zheng saw that there was no one in front of the door, so he knocked on the door, and a maid came out of it, looked at the three and said, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"It's your lord who is looking for you, we have been here before, but some words have not been discussed, I will visit you again today, and please let us in."

Lu Zheng said very sincerely, and did not say his identity, the maid saw that this person was very sincere, so she said: "I have to go in and report it, you wait first." ”

Suddenly, someone in the house shouted, "Let them in." ”

Lu Zheng looked at Merchant Wang, and when Merchant Wang heard the accent, he felt very familiar, and after looking at his appearance, he remembered that this person was Lu Changshi.

At this time, Merchant Wang walked over quickly, invited Lu Zheng and the others to the house, and said as he walked: "Lu Changshi said goodbye that day, I thought there would be no more face-to-face meeting, but now there is something to come to my house." ”

Lu Zheng said: "Merchant Wang doesn't have to sigh anymore, this time I came to ask for help, not to chat." ”

This person saw that Lu Zheng had thoughts, so he took him to the house, and the three of them didn't squeak, so this person asked: "Isn't it that now that the disaster has passed, Lu Changshi has completed the task, why is Lu Changshi still sad?" ”

Lu Zheng sighed: "If Luoyang City is safe, how can I be so anxious, although the disaster does not hinder people's livelihood at this time, there are more deep-rooted things than the disaster, this is the point." ”

Lu Zheng was almost startled by this person, and this person was puzzled and asked again: "I don't understand, can Lu Changshi reveal a thing or two?" ”

After this person asked, without waiting for Lu Zheng to say, the impatient Liu Dayuan said: "What kind of person do you think Fu Yin is?" ”

At this time, the contradiction was already obvious, Lu Zheng's words meant Fu Yin, and this person was puzzled: "Do you think Fu Yin has any crimes, but I feel that Fu Yin may spend a lot of money, such as overhauling civil engineering, there should be nothing else." ”

The three of them were silent, and Lu Zheng said: "Nothing is covered, Merchant Wang doesn't know the secret of Fu Yin, and he hides it very deeply." ”

This wealthy businessman who has been in business for decades did not fully believe Lu Zheng's words, but he had already begun to doubt, and said for a long time: "Then does Lu Changshi want to fight against Fu Yin?" He is the highest official in Henan Province, and if he doesn't talk about it, he will lose both. ”

Lu Zheng smiled and said: "But I have a way, I can overthrow Fu Yin without being harmed, but there is no one to help at the moment." ”

This sentence is clearly aimed at this rich businessman, and this person thought about whether it would be for him to contribute, so he asked: "Then as Lu Changshi said, how to help?" ”

Lu Zheng looked at this person and said, "It's not that you are asked to fund and support us, but you can find evidence of Fu Yin's collusion with other illegal businessmen, as long as we have this, we can bring down Fu Yin." ”

The man hesitated, and then said, "Can you let me think about it?" Lu Changshi is too risky, if this matter does not work, then we will be the prisoners of Fu Yin. ”

The three of them looked at this person with too many concerns, and they were all a little discouraged, Qi Huan said urgently at this time: "Don't worry about Wang Da Shang, we are standing in the position of the imperial court, even if we don't investigate, someone will come to investigate." At this time, it is the time to cut through the mess quickly, please don't have any doubts. ”

Lu Zheng pushed Qi Huan at this time and said, "Give businessman Wang a chance to think about it, we can wait a little longer." ”

Liu Dayuan said urgently: "Wang Da businessman can't take a look at the current Luoyang mansion, its government is all the government of the mansion Yin alone calling for wind and rain, where can he care about the life and death of the people?" ”

When several people talked about this, the rich businessman was finally willing to take a step forward, and said: "I will look for the evidence, but it is up to you to expose it, I am only helping you, and I am not in the same party as you." ”

Lu Zheng nodded happily and said, "Please rest assured that businessman Wang Da is here, no matter what point we get, we will not say anything about you." ”

At this time, Lu Zheng and the others were invited into a room with a long table in the mansion by Wang Da Shang, which was obviously a banquet for distinguished guests, Lu Zheng said when he saw it: "Wang Da Shang is polite, we still have important things, just forget about this hospitality." ”

Wang Dashang said earnestly: "This is not a delicacy, I hope Lu Changshi will give me a chance, I still have something to say." ”

Lu Zheng didn't have a problem, a few people sat down, and Wang Da businessman said: "I have heard that most of the rich merchants in Luoyang City have dealings with Fu Yin, if Fu Yin falls, I want to ask if these businessmen related to him will be disposed of at that time?" ”

Lu Zheng explained: "Then it still has to be dealt with according to the size of the crime, these courts have their own judgments, and we are just people who do things." But please rest assured that we will not turn Luoyang City upside down, which no one wants to see. ”

"That's good, I won't hide it from you, we businessmen are all looking forward to profit, so even businessmen who have done evil things are all for profit, so some things are profitable, and we have to treat them differently."

Lu Zheng knew what Wang Da Shang meant, and he would be lenient for all businessmen who committed crimes, so Lu Zheng said: "If Wang Da Shang is still uneasy, I, Lu Zheng, promise that after this case is over, I will not severely punish Shang Jia, I will go to the court and pray for Your Majesty to open up." ”

Then some servants in the house brought some food, Liu Dayuan ate with relish, but Lu Zheng and Qi Huan were not very happy, Lu Zheng was very worried, and now the matter in Luoyang has been bound for a long time, and there has been no progress, so it is normal for him not to eat.

At this time, Wang Dashang put a bowl of meat next to Lu Zheng, but Lu Zheng pushed it away and said: "I haven't eaten meat for a few days, and every day is some coarse tea and light rice, so I am also very useful, forget about these." ”

When Wang Dashang saw Lu Zheng's resignation, he said: "How can this be done, Lu Changshi is now also a well-known hero in Luoyang City, you still have to take care of your body, how can you live without eating?" ”

Qi Huan next to him also said: "I can understand Lu Changshi, I don't have any appetite at all, if this matter doesn't end for a day, I won't be able to be stable for a day, and this meal will be tasteless." ”

As soon as Liu Dayuan heard this, he was very embarrassed to eat alone, so he also put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said: "If a few people say so, I won't be able to eat anymore, and we are also in danger now, if we are preempted by Fu Yin, what can we do." ”

Wang Dashang looked at the table full of food and the three of them couldn't eat, so he beckoned his subordinates to withdraw, and said, "Since you can't eat now, we might as well do things first." ”

After finishing speaking, there was a sound outside at this time, and it turned out to be a subordinate who came to report: "Master, Yin has come to the mansion outside, it seems that he wants to see the master." ”

As soon as everyone heard this, Lu Zheng said: "Fu Yin is also here, let's hide." ”

Then Wang Da Shang went to see Fu Yin, and Lu Zheng and the others left the back door and left the house, Lu Zheng said on the street after leaving: "This is good with Wang Da Shang, I think we can start collecting evidence, first of all, we have to check the account books in the government to see if there are any clues in them." ”

"But the account book room is guarded by officials, and the government has an order not to let ordinary people in, so we may not have a chance." Qi Huan shook his head and said.

And Lu Zheng said: "Several officials in the account book room have been bought by me, you don't know, this time while Fu Yin is outside, let's go back and take a look at the account books." ”

After a few people hurriedly returned home, Lu Zheng and Qi Huan opened the account book in the house, Lu Zheng knew that there must be some clues in this account book, but it was difficult to find that in this vast account book, even if it was some small sentences, it was necessary to pay attention to it, and there might be some mysteries in it.

Several people flipped through it for a long time, and Qi Huan said impatiently: "Lu Changshi, I don't think it's better to turn it over, it's all old things, and I can't find any results." ”

Lu Zheng listened to it as if he hadn't heard it, and said, "Why are the Qishe people so impatient, even if there is even the slightest hint, we have to find out." ”

At this time, Liu Dayuan stood outside the door and looked at the wind, and said, "Lu Changshi, hurry up, Fu Yin is coming back soon." ”

Qi Huan walked out of the house, and said at this time: "Let Lu Changshi find it, I'm impatient, maybe there are no clues, Fu Yin has already erased those." ”

At this time, Lu Zheng flipped through it, and suddenly an account book entered his eyes, this was an account book for repairing Luoyang Ziwei Palace, after Lu Zheng looked at it carefully, he felt a little strange, so he shouted outside: "Qi Huan, come in, I found a suspicious account book." ”

After Qi Huan came in, Lu Zheng said: "I suspect that Fu Yin is greedy for the money for the construction of Ziwei Palace, this may be empirical evidence, but at the moment, we can't say it, we can start here." ”

Qi Huan looked at the account book, the clear data on it made people feel a little suspicious, Qi Huan said: "To build Ziwei Palace, we can go and visit the skilled craftsmen in the city, maybe these people have participated." ”

Lu Zheng said: "No, I am still going to visit the merchants in the city, especially the merchants of Wang Da, these people must know." ”