Wang Zhong and Xing Shangzhi are leaving, but this reception banquet can't be eaten, Sun Piyang's face is gloomy, what he was most worried about still happened, Dongchang and Jinyiwei really won't stop, there is still an accident.

The imperial envoy Cao Yikui played with the wine glass in his hand, swept over the many Cangzhou officials present with an expressionless face, and then drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Wang Yongji is expressionless, he has found that there is a problem here, since he left Beijing, the whole thing is weird. By now, he had concluded that all this had been arranged a long time ago.

Turning his head to look at Sun Piyang and Cao Yikui, Wang Yongji wanted to see which of the two of them had arranged it.

Or are they the people of Dongchang and Jinyiwei?

"Alright, that's all for the banquet!" Sun Piyang didn't care much about it, so he stood up directly and walked outside. For him, it is much more important to go and see what Wang Zhong and Xing Shangzhi are doing than to eat and drink here.

Cao Yikui and Wang Yongji naturally didn't sit here, so they got up and went out with Sun Piyang.

Only the officials and gentry of Cangzhou were left, and some of the gentry could see that the imperial court was here for the salt government, and the Zhou family was the one who sold salt on the spot, and now that the people of the Zhou family were arrested, they were also afraid of being implicated!

"My lord, there is still something in the old family, so I'll go back first!"

An old man said this to Yao Renji, turned around and took his leave.

Everyone else did the same, except for the officials of Cangzhou, and the gentry who came soon all left. Everyone knows that Yao Renji is afraid that he will not have a good time, and the court is playing really this time.

Sun Piyang came to the backyard and saw Wang Zhong and Xing Shangzhi drinking tea, and couldn't help asking, "What's going on?" ”

Wang Zhong suddenly smiled: "Lord Sun, this is a good thing!" Saying that, someone served a cup of tea to Sun Piyang and the three of them, and then said: "Dongchang received a report that Zhou Feng of the Zhou family is the largest local smuggler of salt. ”

"After learning that the imperial court had sent a messenger, he hid all the salt."

"After our family and the criminal households got the news, they personally took people to raid this grain store, and found a total of 30,000 small introductions of salt, 20,000 large quotations, a total of 120,000 catties. Nine smugglers were killed on the spot, and seven smugglers were arrested. ”

Sun Piyang was taken aback, others can be faked, but salt can't, so much salt is found, it must be illegal salt.

He wasn't worried because of this, but because of something else, it couldn't be that this eunuch and this brocade guard were messing around, right?

"After interrogating the steward of the grain store, it was determined that the private salt belonged to the Zhou family, and our family and the criminal family took people to the Zhou family." Wang Zhong looked at Sun Piyang with a smile and said, "The Sun family's nursing home led people to resist Jinyiwei and Dongchang. ”

"Thirty-six people were killed on the spot, and four strong bows were found, and no swords and guns were counted."

"The three adults, the people of the Zhou family, and others have been detained in the compound of the Zhou family, and all the physical evidence that should be certified is complete. Now we only need to interrogate Zhou Feng, as long as we get the confession from Zhou Feng and the online line of his sale of illicit salt, we can continue to investigate. ”

Sun Piyang looked at Wang Zhong and Xing Shangzhi, do you Dongchang and Jinyiwei do things like this?

However, Sun Piyang also knew that it was useless to say more about the matter, but this would not work. Looking at the two people with a gloomy face, Sun Piyang said in a deep voice: "This official is the Qincha this time, and the emperor has specially decreed that he will be sealed." ”

"For such a big matter, you dare not tell the official, it is simply a blind official, no emperor."

Wang Zhong hurriedly said: "Lord Sun, this is not an emergency, and Zhou Feng is inside, it is really not good. Our family and the criminal family don't want to startle the snake, and Lord Sun takes care of it, all of them are to run errands for the emperor, right? ”

"Don't take it as an example, don't take it as an example!"

Sun Piyang saw that Wang Zhong's attitude was very low, so he simply nodded and said, "Don't take it as an example!" ”

In fact, Sun Piyang knew that if this case was true, then even if he participated in Wang Zhong and Xing Shangzhi, it would be useless. The key lies in the case, unless it is an unjust, false and wrongful case.

"Prepare the details of the case, all the necessary evidence, and the testimony of the witnesses, and hand them over to the official when the time comes." Sun Piyang opened his mouth and said.

The entire Cangzhou City was under martial law, because Zhou Feng was arrested, people were panicked, and many people wanted to go out of the city to avoid the limelight, but before they left, Cangzhou City was under martial law. The entry and exit of the poor people is not blocked, but the entry and exit of large groups of people and horses in and out of the city must be strictly checked.

Cangzhou City suddenly panicked, and even more panicked It was indeed the officials of Cangzhou City.

Headed by Yao Renji, the governor of Cangzhou, from top to bottom, he was terrified.

"My lord, why don't we send someone to Hejian Mansion to deliver the letter!" Tongzhi Lin Yi looked at Yao Renji and suggested: "The Zhou family has a lot of relationships in Hejian Mansion, and Zhou Feng's sister married into the Qian family in Hejian Mansion. ”

"This Qian family is powerful and wealthy, and I heard that it is also related to the Xining Hou Mansion in the capital, and it is said that the salt introduction of the Zhou family came from the Qian family of Hejian Mansion."

Listening to Lin Yi's words, Yao Renji not only wasn't happy, but stood up in horror, pointed at Lin Yi and asked, "How do you know this?" ”

Lin Yi said with a smile: "My lord, now is not the time to worry about this, if we don't think of a way, let alone the black gauze hat on our heads, I'm afraid that our heads may not be able to keep it." ”

"My lord, think twice!"

Lin Yi said this last sentence very lightly, but it was difficult to refuse.

After a while, Yao Renji sat down weakly, and said with a wry smile: "Just do what you say!" ”

The whole Cangzhou city is stormy, but the capital is still as stable as Mount Tai, with busy traffic and extraordinary prosperity. At the gate of the capital, there was a bare-plate donkey cart, on which sat an old man, dressed in gray linen clothes, and a package beside him.

When they arrived at the city gate, the coachman who was driving the car went to the city gate with the post, and soon alarmed the city gate officials.

After glancing at the post, the city gate official's face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly asked the subordinate who sent the post: "Where is the person?" ”

"My lord, there it is!" The subordinate pointed to the donkey cart not far away and spoke.

"What do you mean?" The city gate official slapped his hand and scolded: "Hurry up and send people in, don't look for death, we can't afford to mess with this uncle." ”

"No one can afford to mess with our gatekeeper in the capital!"

The subordinate muttered, but was kicked by the gatekeeper: "What nonsense, don't go quickly." ”

The people under him left, and the gatekeeper hurriedly stretched out his hand to greet a person who came over: "Go back and report the news, just say that Hai Rui has entered Beijing!" ”

Hai Rui got off the donkey cart, glanced at the driver who was driving the car, and said unhappily: "How many times have I told you, go to the door to line up, the people are not all queuing, what do you take a post to hand?" When you become an official, you can't queue up? What is the rationale for this? ”

The man was not angry, and said with a smile: "Adults, the little ones also know, but it is also a rule for officials to go through the city to show their identities." ”