"I won't tell you the truth, because of the fire case that just happened, that little bit of clues has also been broken, and now I am at a loss for this case, and I have also gone to him in the prison, but I still don't say it, the person surnamed Xiao in the Salt and Iron Division outside the prison says every day that he is busy with official business, and Xue Luping, although he shows eagerness to solve the case, but now he has not done anything at all, which is actually a little more troublesome than the affairs of the two highnesses!"

It turned out that after the fire case was over that day, Zhou Wenbin looked at the burned inn and was sure that the matter was done by the Salt Gang, so he went to the prison alone to find Zhao Benliu, but Zhao Benliu still had a face that did not eat oil and salt, and Zhou Wenbin had no way to take him.

And Xiao Ye of the Salt and Iron Division called the salt farms all over Yangzhou every day, because of the matter of this private salt case, a new system must be formulated, and new construction must be made, and these matters need to be handled by themselves, but after Zhou Wenbin understood the situation, it was true.

Xue Luping was different, he was very busy, and he was looking for someone to claim the charred corpses, and those who didn't claim it were directly buried in a thick way, and he personally led people to rebuild the burned inn.

He also found the wealthy merchants in the city, and asked the wealthy merchants to buy the inn, and then run it by the public as compensation for the loss of nearby residents.

Anyway, Zhou Wenbin was not given any time to collect evidence at the scene.

The magistrates of those places have already guaranteed Zhou Wenbin, and they will inform Zhou Wenbin as soon as they have clues!

Xi Yuanxiu gritted his teeth and said with some disappointment: "Actually, this is a little difficult to do, I am just a small county magistrate now, and I can't say anything about the affairs in Yangzhou, but in the salt field in my jurisdiction, I will pay more attention to the adults, after all, this private salt matter is not a small case, if it is not handled properly, it is likely to lead to the collapse of the salt market in Jingguo!" ”

"Yes, that's right!" Zhou Wenbin not only nodded after listening to Xi Yuanxiu's words: "Hey, it's a pity that there are only clues, I have to start everything slowly, Your Majesty wants me to solve this case a year ago, it's really a little difficult!" ”

Xi Yuanxiu unhurriedly took out a piece of letter paper from his arms, handed it to Zhou Wenbin, and motioned for him to take a look.

Zhou Wenbin stretched out his hand to take the letter paper, read the words on it, looked at Xi Yuanxiu again, and felt that it was really incredible, so he asked; "Master Xi, where did you get this news, and now the people I sent out probably haven't even arrived yet!"

Liu Xiao, who happened to walk into the house to deliver fruit, also heard it, and knew that Xi Yuanxiu had something to hide from him, so he hurriedly walked over and asked, "Master Xi, I don't know if you can tell me about it?" ”

"Can't!"

"Are you so sure?"

"Yes, that's for sure!"

Liu Xiao fought with Xi Yuanxiu for a long time, and finally didn't ask anything, and was directly dragged out by Bian Ying, who was called by Xi Yuanxiu!

When Zhou Wenbin saw this, he felt that Xi Yuanxiu was still the elegant young man in Chang'an City, frivolous, free and easy, but not calm.

Although I didn't see it with my own eyes back then, I also heard about it, and when I look at it today, it really lives up to my reputation!

Xi Yuanxiu, who was still in Beijing that year, was not like now, he was still a young man in his early twenties in Beijing that year. Many ladies in the capital can only listen to others say that he is good, except for the only one, the other girls have never even seen his true face.

As for the reason why he hasn't seen it, it's because Xi Yuanxiu almost never participates in the banquets held by various families in Beijing, except for those who are familiar with him, even many officials in the court have never seen him.

However, Xi Yuanxiu's current style is not like before, he has to make a pot of tea and drink it when he has nothing to do, like an old man who enjoys himself at home.

But after so many years, he is still the same young man!

After Xi Yuanxiu sent Liu Xiaomu away, he turned around and laughed embarrassedly: "It really makes adults laugh!" However, according to the opinion of the lower officials, the adults still have to focus on the prisoners in the prison first, as well as these like-minded magistrates, if other things are inconvenient for adults, let the lower officials do it! ”

"If Xiangguo is ......" Although there are only the two of them, Zhou Wenbin still feels that he must be cautious in his words and deeds: "If Lord Lingzun sees Lord Xi's current appearance, he will be very pleased!" ”

Xi Yuanxiu lowered his head all of a sudden, thinking about it!

When Zhou Wenbin was leaving, Xi Yuanxiu leaned in his ear and told him that someone would go to Guangxing Building where he lived to deliver the news in the future, Zhou Wenbin nodded, in order to stop procrastinating in the case, he refused Xi Yuanxiu's request to stay for dinner, and went straight to Yangzhou!

Xi Yuanxiu, who watched the carriage go away, not only sighed: You, a loyal and patriotic adult, are afraid that many people will not be able to tolerate it!

Xi Yuanxiu saw the carriage coming out of the alley, and decided to take Bian Ying to investigate the matter of the salt field immediately, but his eyes swept lightly on the street in front of the yamen and found something interesting, so he immediately glanced at Bian Ying, and then pointed him in a direction.

Bian Ying followed the direction of his finger and saw the vendor pushing the cart on the left side of the yamen, but this person was not like a serious hawker, shouting incessantly, but like a girl who was ashamed to shout.

The peddler also found himself being watched by Bian Ying at this time, so he began to pack up his things in his car, pretending to be careless, and then waiting for an opportunity to escape.

After getting Xi Yuanxiu's signal, Bian Ying didn't leave him a chance to escape.

I saw Bian Ying move over in two steps and went directly to the vendor, and before the hawker could react, he was already directly pulled by Bian Ying.

Although Bian Ying can't compare with Xu Lai's genius who became famous as a teenager, his martial arts are also more powerful than that ordinary master, and grabbing the hawker with one hand is as easy as picking up a chicken cub, and he came to Xi Yuanxiu in front of him.

"You don't have to speak first, the prince called you!"

The hawker who was arrested was now shocked, although his deeds were exposed, but he did not show obvious characteristics, he did not think about it, but he was seen at once!

Xi Yuanxiu was around him, and said while going around in circles: "Don't be surprised, I also know that you came to investigate the king of Xian, and then you found me all the way!" ”

He was completely stunned, he was in Guangxing Building that day, the prince signaled him to investigate the king, he could take out his life to pack the ticket, there must be no second person to know about it, could it be that this person was also in Guangxing Building that day, but he didn't pay attention?

Just when he was thinking nonsense, he was woken up by Xi Yuanxiu, Xi Yuanxiu touched his joints that were too strong and a little painful and said: "Don't think about it, there have always been only a few stalls on this street at the entrance of the Yamen, and your expression and posture don't look like a hawker selling goods, but also a thief, a thief who inquires about the news, but the martial arts are a little lower, and the most important thing is that you look like a northerner!" A few newcomers in Yangzhou, I have already seen the king, and just now I sent away Lord Qincha, so you are naturally the prince's person! Also, since the prince sent someone here, he definitely didn't come to me for tea and reminiscence, so he must want to know what the king has done here! But it's a bit thirsty to say to someone like you who doesn't have a bright head! ”

Xi Yuanxiu's series of words finally explained clearly, and he took a pear from the car that the person had just pushed and gnawed it to moisten his throat!

"Go back, remember not to add oil and vinegar when you tell your master!"

He didn't expect that he would be thrown at the door like this and no one cared about it, and he thought that he couldn't go back, because he knew that the person who had just arrested him was the one who offered the king, and he didn't have anything to do now, so he was let go, but his car was pulled in, and when he just sat up, he heard a sentence from the courtyard, "Bring more next time!" ”

When the man heard it, is this a human word, and he still wants to have a next time, he didn't dare to stay longer for a moment, and left in disgrace!

After Xi Yuanxiu and the three of them dealt with these unearned fruits, they finally set foot on the road to the salt farm, there was no Liu Xiao, he planned to prepare the noon meal, and feed Xi Yuanxiu those precious pigeons.

However, Liu Xiao himself secretly followed after the two of them went out, and they couldn't help it, so the three of them went on the road together.

"Bian Ying, you don't have to worry about someone following the king!"

Liu Xiao nibbled on his pear and said to Bian Ying.

"Haha, I'm naturally not worried, no matter how good the prince is, he won't be stupid enough to attack His Highness directly!"

"But what if the blame is on the case of smuggling salt?"

Xi Yuanxiu's words made Bian English stop, and the speed of riding the horse slowed down.

Xi Yuanxiu suddenly asked, "Does King Xian want to tie me to him on a thread?" ”

Bian Ying tried his best to restrain his instinctive reaction, but he was still noticed by Xi Yuanxiu, Xi Yuanxiu didn't ask any more, the three of them were fast for a while, and finally arrived at the salt field in the territory of Scoop City.

After arriving at the place, Xi Yuanxiu did not directly enter the salt field from the avenue, but dismounted and walked, surrounding the entire outside.

Liu Xiao was puzzled and asked him what he was doing, Xi Yuanxiu replied: "It's very simple, there is no gap in the entire salt farm, and there has never been a dare to rob official salt and sell it as private salt here in Scoop City, so the salt that happened to us definitely wasn't thrown out by us!" We don't have anywhere else to dry salt, you don't need to go in to see it, you can go back! ”

However, just as Xi Yuanxiu and the three of them were about to walk to the main road, they saw a very interesting thing!

As soon as the team carrying salt from the salt field went out, it was divided into two batches, the salt on the carriage in the back was loaded on the first batch, the first batch of teams still walked the official road of the past, and the second batch of empty cars without salt bags went to the road they came!