Cao Bianjiao sent people to guard the four gates, and the officials of Yongping Mansion didn't know what was going on, but these officers and soldiers were a head higher than them, and Zhou Zheng's order to patrol them, how dare they resist, and under the supervision of Cao Bianjiao's people, they began to close the four gates.

How can there be four legs running fast on the two roads, and before a group of people in Yongping Mansion have time to react, the four doors have been closed.

Cao Bianjiao only had more than 200 people, and as an army, he couldn't do much, so he surrounded Zhang's mansion and blocked the four gates without any other action, waiting for Zhou Zheng to come back.

Zhou Zheng rectified in Xiaohulu Mountain, and quickly returned to Yongping Mansion.

Cao Bianjiao followed behind Zhou Zheng and said, "My lord, I sealed the four gates, that Zhang Yonglian should still be in the city, the news of his henchmen is much slower, and he definitely didn't run out......"

Zhou Zheng hummed and hurried back to the mansion.

Shangguan Lie ran over, rubbed his hands, and said excitedly: "My lord, do you want to catch it?" ”

Zhou Zheng walked briskly and said, "The brothers have been hungry for several days, now there is food and vegetables, make something delicious, eat a full meal today, I am also a little hungry." ”

In the past few days, the government has been frugal and frugal, and Zhou Zheng naturally took the lead, and his stomach was screaming when he went out today, and now he is almost hungry.

Shangguan Lie's eyes widened, and he followed Zhou Zhengdao: "My lord, they bullied you like this, don't you arrest them?" ”

Zhou Zhengdao: "What's the hurry, they're all in the pot, and it's delicious to cook for a long time." ”

Shangguan Lie was stunned, and before he could speak, Ding Qi didn't know where to run out, and said, "What the adults said is, let's get through those people!" However, Zhang Yonglian must be found out as soon as possible, so as not to cause trouble. ”

Zhou Zhengdao: "Yongping Mansion has been in business for so many years, if he deliberately hides, even if he searches door to door, he may not be able to find out, let's eat first." ”

Shangguan Lie and Ding Qi didn't understand what Zhou Zheng meant, so they had to follow him back to the house.

Zhou Zheng brought back food and vegetables from Xiaohulu Mountain, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to do it, and a group of people waited in the restaurant in the back hall.

"You say, what are those people of Zhang Yonglian doing now?"

"You must be trying to find a way to escape from the city, now that Zhang Chengzhi is in the hands of adults, Zhang Yonglian has run away, what luck do they have?"

"Well, it must be ants on a hot pot, you say, is there a tunnel in the city that leads to the outside where they escape?"

"Don't think about it, who has nothing to do to dig a tunnel, do you know how much work it takes to dig a tunnel, and you have to hide it from everyone?"

"That's right, then again, you say, will they rebel? That Zhang Yonglian has more than 200 soldiers from Yongping Mansion in his hands, right? The county magistrates of the other three counties are either his son-in-law or his protégé, will something else happen? ”

"Don't think too much about it, openly attacking the envoys, that's a rebellion, how many heads do they have? This is Beizhili, who dare to see you? ”

"That's right, what if they jump off the wall in a hurry......"

Yao Tongshun, Zhang Heyi, Ding Qi, Shangguan Lie and a group of other people were waiting for dinner, and they were constantly talking.

Zhou Zheng touched his stomach, and his heart was also changing.

Zhang Yonglian is sure, the next step is to clean up the officialdom of Yongping Mansion, and the three magistrates can't stay, so they must change obedient people.

"I'll write a few letters later, and you can send them back to the capital." Zhou Zheng turned his head sideways and said to Ding Qi.

Ding Qi guessed that it was Zhang Yonglian's matter, and hurriedly said, "It's an adult." ”

Zhou Zheng hummed and waited quietly for the meal to start.

When Zhou Zheng was calmly waiting for dinner, Yongping Mansion had exploded calmly.

Calm, it is the closure of Yongping Mansion, and every household feels a sense of tension at the top of Mount Tai, almost no one goes out, depressed and worried.

And Zhang Yonglian's people, some hid and didn't dare to come forward, and some quietly asked around for news.

Bing Shuqi Lian walked around in the front hall, covered with cold sweat, looking outside from time to time, and not long after, a family member hurriedly ran over.

Qi Lian hurriedly stepped forward and pulled him, and said urgently: "Did you hear clearly, Lord Patrol really broke through Xiaohulu Mountain and arrested Zhang Chengzhi on the spot?" Did Master Zhang really run away? Where is Mo Lingui......"

Listening to Qi Lian's series of questions, Jia Ding also replied a little anxiously: "My lord, what is rumored outside is true, the patrol lord brought officers and soldiers here, and now he has surrounded Lord Zhang's mansion, and Lord Zhang fled before he heard about it, and he doesn't know where it is." Master Mo is gone, and the house is empty......"

Qi Lian listened, his body shook, and the luck in his heart was completely gone.

Jiading hurriedly supported him and said cautiously: "Master, let's run too, I heard that the other adults have all run away." ”

Qi Lian's expression turned pale, looked at the quiet outside, and said, "The four doors are sealed, can you still fly?" They ran, and they just hid in the city......"

Jia Ding was more frightened than Qi Lian, and said, "My lord, isn't that waiting for death?" ”

Qi Lian listened to his body shaking again, the corners of his face twitched unconsciously, and he said to himself: "Waiting for death? No, no, I can't die, I don't want to die......"

The family helped him, his hands trembling in fear, and said, "Master, you have to find a way, you can't wait......"

Qi Lian's face changed suddenly, he looked at him, and said in a trance: "You're right, you can't wait, you can't wait......"

With that, he lifted his feet and ran outside.

The family was startled, hurriedly chased after him, and shouted: "My lord, there are officers and soldiers outside......

Qi didn't even say anything, went out, and ran straight to the mansion.

The government office, the back hall, the restaurant.

Zhou Zheng, Yao Tongshun and others were hungry for a long time, and when they saw Zhou Zheng gobbling up, they had no scruples and rushed to the table.

Shangguan Lie's mouth was full of food, he reached out to hold a plate, and said vaguely: "This is my ......"

Ding Qi didn't hesitate to pull half of it into his bowl and quickly put it into his mouth.

Shangguan Lie snatched another set and said, "This is a ...... left for my sister."

Zhang Heyi snatched it and said, "I have already asked the cook to continue to do it, and I won't starve Miss Shangguan......

Everyone was scrambling, and a secret guard came in and said, "My lord, the former soldier's book, Qi Lian asks to see you." ”

Zhou Zheng was half-full, smiled when he heard the words, paused, and said, "Take him to my study." ”

Yao Tongshun raised his head at this time and said, "My lord, have been waiting for him?" ”

Zhou Zheng took a sip of soup, wiped his mouth, and said, "It doesn't have to be him, but there are always people who know the current affairs." ”

Zhang Heyi hurriedly put down his chopsticks and said, "My lord is right, we definitely don't know what the people inside are, if someone surrenders, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!" ”

Zhou Zheng stood up and said, "You guys eat, I'll go see him." ”

How dare everyone continue to eat, they all wiped their mouths and followed behind Zhou Zheng.

They didn't enter Zhou Zheng's study, they all waited outside.

Zhou Zheng stepped into the study, Qi Lian knelt on the ground with a puff and shouted: "Villain Qi Lian, meet Lord Qincha Zhou!" ”

As soon as he came up, he made such a big salute, Zhou Zheng did not move, walked to his chair and sat down.

Qi Lian knelt and turned around, and said to Zhou Zheng: "The villain is deeply guilty, I have come to surrender to the adult, please punish the adult heavily!" ”

"Tell me what you've done." Zhou Zheng took the teacup casually and said lightly.

Qi Lian knelt on the ground, was silent for a moment, and said: "The villain was coerced by Zhang Yonglian, and the barracks colluded with bandits, robbed merchants, bullied the people in the city, and helped them hide filth and dirt......"

What Qi Lian said is actually not a big deal, the Ming court is chaotic, and the place is even more like dragons and snakes, and the clean ones are outliers.

Zhou Zheng didn't bother to listen to his nonsense, and said: "This official asked you, the previous prefects of Yongping Mansion disappeared, did you participate in it, did you know?" ”

Qi Lian's body tensed, and he hurriedly said: "Back to the adult, the villain has never participated or knows, it is all Zhang Yonglian and Mo Lingui who conspired, and outsiders rarely know the inside story." ”

This is the first person to come to Toucheng.

Zhou Zheng looked at him quietly and said, "Do you know what crime Zhang Yonglian has committed?" ”

Qi Lian slammed his head on the ground and said: "Corruption and bribery, cultivating private individuals, murdering court officials, assassinating envoys, and exterminating the clan!" ”

Zhou Zheng took a sip of tea before he said casually: "If you are asked to arrest Zhang Yonglian and Yiying's henchmen, can you do it?" ”