Finally, after the jaw-dropping performance of this Chincha-sama, the whole room finally fell silent.

Then Xi Yuanxiu subconsciously plucked his ears with his fingers, and decided that it was indeed a good thing to be quiet, Xi Yuanxiu now thought of a certain advantage of Xu Lai, silence is golden.

However, although Xi Yuanxiu's ears were calloused, he still decided to comfort this inflexible Lord Zhou, of course, flexibility here refers to losing face in public, not being false with others.

"Lord Zhou doesn't have to be like this, Yangzhou officials have always acted like this, after all, they are far away from Chang'an, and there is no one who can really be in charge of things to supervise in the city, so naturally there is no way to be like those other state capitals!"

Xi Yuanxiu habitually rubbed his thighs with his hands and said.

Zhou Wenbin was almost venting, not like just now, his words were fierce, and he said calmly to Xi Yuanxiu: "It's just that I feel a little sorry for that horse guard, and now the people are still lying in the morgue of the Yangzhou Mansion, and that group of people are having fun in the vestibule separated by a few walls!" ”

Ma Anbang died at home yesterday, after all, this matter is different from the black-hearted boss who burned to death in the inn on the day of the fire case, coupled with the fierce reaction of the officers and soldiers guarding the city, Xue Luping knew that he couldn't suppress this matter, so he had no choice but to put the person in the yamen morgue first.

However, he still thought a little carefully, saying that he would wait until the two highnesses came back and then ask him to conduct an autopsy, so this was also one of the reasons why Zhou Wenbin and Xue Luping quarreled at the banquet tonight.

Xi Yuanxiu said with a little regret: "In this way, that horse guard is really a little pitiful, and my lord, you are the last person to see him, I don't know what you think of this matter?" ”

Zhou Wenbin looked at Xi Yuanxiu with some surprise, and just wanted to ask Xi Yuanxiu how he learned that he was the last person to see Ma Anbang, but suddenly remembered the note that Xi Yuanxiu showed him the news in the county government last time he went to Huangcheng, so he didn't worry about it anymore, just thought that he had many friends in Yangzhou City and was well-informed!

Zhou Wenbin thought of this, and said with a little regret: "Hey, it's a pity, although this person looks reckless, but he is indeed a person who wants to be able to share the worries of the country, and the city gate official named Zhu Wuye is estimated to be in Liangcheng in a few days!" ”

Xi Yuanxiu heard the word Liangcheng tonight, but he not only thought of Aunt Hao's son, but also thought of His Majesty the Emperor's son, King Liang!

On the day that Xiangguo Xifang was imprisoned, the fifth prince Li Yuanyan was dissatisfied with the royal family's absurd behavior, and he also knew that his words were powerless, so he was angry and went directly to Liangcheng outside the west of Yongzhou without a single attendant.

Although this place is not far from Chang'an, due to the geographical location, there has been raging wind and sand all year round, the land is barren, extremely poor, and there are also the remnants of the former Xiliang Kingdom, which keep burning and looting at the border.

The so-called cool city is that the sky is desolate, the land is desolate, and the people are desolate!

And three years after the fifth prince said goodbye to Chang'an, he actually gave this cool city a rare warmth.

First to this group of Xiliang Yu life and death retreated to Liangcheng thirty miles away, so far did not let the other party go half a step further, and then invited the Agricultural University to come here to study how to plant food suitable for Liangcheng, and personally went to the field, together with the people, although it is to imitate the predecessors, but it is indeed to make this Liangcheng not cold!

It is also for this reason that His Majesty the Emperor is specially crowned King Liang.

Xi Yuanxiu thought about the cold face of His Royal Highness King Liang, and not only snorted a few times, but Zhou Wenbin, who was on the side, thought that he had said something wrong.

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After the two talked in detail, Xi Yuanxiu also knew how much suffering Zhu Wuye and Ma Anbang, who had gone to Liangcheng, in this illegal salt case, but he still didn't make any waves, because he knew that he couldn't help these two people much, track down the murderer, and write a letter to Li Yuanyan, he did his best.

And after Zhou Wenbin listened to Xi Yuanxiu's talk about Cao Cheng, the leader of the Qingzhou Salt Gang who lived in the Yamen, the ambush of Jia Daya and others in Huangcheng and the letter sent to the salt farm, as well as the private salt he saw in the Xinghua Courtyard that night, Zhou Wenbin was shocked by these news for a while, and his legs trembled a little not very obvious at this time!

These news together are not simple, there will be so many things in a salt field in this Huangcheng alone, so what is the scene under the rule of the entire Yangzhou!

And he was very worried about whether the next person to be killed would be himself, but he was not worried about his life, but he was afraid that this case would drag on for a longer time.

When the private salt is almost on the surface, no one will buy the official salt, even if the salt and iron divisions in various places have a degree of control, they will definitely not be able to stop those salt dealers.

The worst result is like that year's Xiliang, which was completely controlled by Jingguo in Yanshi, so that when Xiliang was attacked, the various cities were still fighting in the Yanshi because of the turmoil in Yanshi, and Jingguo's cavalry was also in charge there.

It's just that it's almost October, but somehow the holy decree hasn't come to urge Zhou Wenbin from the inside side, which makes him feel a little strange, this is not like the style in the palace.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, Xi Yuanxiu didn't wait for the person to open the door, he knew who had arrived, so he simply got up to greet him first, and the door of Zhou Wenbin's room could be said to have been devastated, and he was violently pushed open again.

"I said Lord Zhou, well, my brother is also there!"

The person who came was the prince who had no news after leaving that day, when Xiao Xi Yuanxiu taught them to read and write, Li Yuanqing walked like a dragon and a tiger, and he was born with the momentum of a king, so the sound he made when he walked was also very distinctive!

Li Yuanqing was very excited to see Xi Yuanxiu here, his usual domineering appearance was gone, and he saluted Xi Yuanqing's students, Xi Yuanxiu hurriedly caught Li Yuanqing's hand and said: "Your Highness can't help it, you are already the prince of the East Palace, and you have tormented the lower officials!" ”

Li Yuanqing disagreed, and laughed: "Brother, why are you so restrained, I came today to talk to Lord Zhou about the case, brother, who are you?" ”

Xi Yuanxiu glanced at Zhou Wenbin and said, "Xiaguan too!" ”

Li Yuanqing looked at Xi Yuanxiu's face seriously and said: Brother won't be angry with me because of the life under my hands, right? ”

Xi Yuanxiu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Your Highness also cares about me, how can your lower officials be!" ”

Li Yuanqing had a smile on his face even more, and said, "So good, so good!" ”

Before Li Yuanqing's smile stopped, there was another person at the door.

His Royal Highness, who had also been present to the king for many days, knocked on the door that was open, and said, "Third brother, don't mind if I come!" ”

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Zhou Wenbin suddenly felt that today's situation was even more severe than the day he first came, because the two did not give each other a good face after entering the house, except for the sentence that Li Yuanhuan had just entered the house, the two had not said a word until now.

It can be seen that the two princes have not seen each other for many days, and the smell of gunpowder is even stronger, and now in the house, there is only the sound of breathing.

Finally someone broke the atmosphere, Li Yuanqing sat on the chair with a big move, looked up at Li Yuanhuan who was standing by the window and pondered, and asked slightly provocatively: "Father asked you to investigate the case, you went to disturb my brother three times and twice, I really don't know why you are here!" ”

Since the two princes had already started fighting with each other, they naturally kept an eye on each other's every move, and the spy who lost a cart of fruit must have also truthfully reported it to the prince.

Li Yuanhuan turned his head, looked at Li Yuanqing seriously, and said: "Where did the third brother say, this king went to find his brother, so he naturally went to investigate the case!" ”

Zhou Wenbin on the side was nervous in his heart, for fear that if these two of them fought, it would hurt the muscles and bones, and it would damage the royal face, but he didn't dare to interject, so he kept giving Xi Yuanxiu a look and asked him to say a few words quickly.

Unable to hide, Xi Yuanxiu walked between the two and said to the two: "Your Highness, you might as well take a look at the current murder case first, how about it?" ”

Xi Yuanxiu knew that his words were enough, after all, these two people were sharp-minded people, so they naturally knew what he meant, whoever could solve this murder case first would naturally be able to find a breakthrough in the private salt case, then this person would inevitably get the emperor's commendation and favor, and there was no need to fight for a moment of quick talk.

Xi Yuanxiu told the two of them again the clues he knew, but he concealed the letter, because he didn't want people to know about the existence of Chi Chao, which was the key to his return to Beijing to save his father, except for Liu Xiao and Xu Lai, naturally he couldn't let others know.

After Li Yuanhuan listened, he thought for a while, then nodded lightly, and said: "After Bian Ying and I left from Huangcheng that day, we went to several surrounding counties to take a look, and we really didn't have any eyebrows, but I didn't expect that there were two groups of people in this salt gang!" ”

Li Yuanqing followed Li Yuanhuan's words and said: "That Qingzhou Salt Gang leader Bengong can consider sparing his life, but the disaster of imprisonment is inevitable after all!" ”

Li Yuanhuan looked at Li Yuanqing and said sarcastically: "The third brother's strength is getting smaller and smaller, since he can help us investigate the case, what about letting him go?" ”

Li Yuanqing patted the table and stood up, stared at Li Yuanhuan's face, and said slowly: "The fourth brother is so reasonable, could it be that the fourth brother is the big man in the capital in the mouth of the salt dealer?" ”

"So the third brother is suspicious of me?"

Li Yuanqing nodded, looked away with his eyes, and said expressionlessly: "Yes, otherwise how can you exonerate a salt dealer who has committed a capital crime, even if he is guilty of meritorious service, but what he has done is destined to die in the future, this palace is already extremely kind to protect his life, the fourth brother will not be a person who feels sorry for his subordinates, right?" ”

Because of the prince's remarks, for a while, the atmosphere of the entire room reached its peak, and as long as there was a slight carelessness, the whole room would be burned by the nameless fire of the two.

Li Yuanqing looked at Li Yuanhuan who was standing on the side, and suddenly said with a smile: "Fourth brother, don't take it to heart, what this palace just said is a joke!" ”

But then he said: "But if these unsightly deeds are really done by the fourth brother, don't blame me for being a brother!" ”

After saying this, the cup in his hand was already crumpled into powder.

The crowd was silent.

King Xian just looked at the prince with a light smile, did not say much, and did not react to this.

Xi Yuanxiu sighed secretly, it is true that they are not children who were together with urine when they were children, how can these two people still have a brotherhood now, as long as they have the slightest opportunity, they want to press each other's heads in the water and drown fiercely.

However, Li Yuanhuan's bearing is also extraordinary, and his indifferent performance is as immobile as a mountain, which is worthy of being compared with the lord of the East Palace in recent years.

The plain outside Liangcheng is uninhabited all year round, and the house at this time is like there, and there is no sound, but after all, it is not Liangcheng, and there will always be people coming.

Liu Xiao, who had just had a good conversation with Bian Ying in his room, hurriedly entered the door, and after asking the prince and the king to give a salute, he pulled Xi Yuanxiu outside.

Xi Yuanxiu couldn't wait for this, after all, there was no need to look at the faces of the two princes in the house, but what Liu Xiao said to him made his expression grim again!

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