After entering the yamen, I sat down in the living room for a while, and before I finished a cup of tea, I saw the ruler striding over, smiling.

As soon as he saw Yang Congyi, he laughed and said, "Lord Yang, you are reluctant to leave Nanjian Prefecture, but what else is there to do?" ”

Yang Congyi got up and said with a smile: "It's still the ruler who knows how to go to the lower ranks." I wanted to leave the city early in the morning and go to Fuzhou first, but I didn't make it because of the temporary delay. Xia Guan has no acquaintances in Nanjianzhou, there is nowhere to stay, the ruler is very good to the lower official, I wanted to return to the command yamen to find the commander to borrow a few feet of heaven and earth to enjoy the shade, but I am afraid to go and return, lead the commander to be careful, tossing and turning, it is difficult to make a decision, delayed until now, the sky is getting late, the sun is about to set, this has to come! Don't blame me! ”

"Hahaha, it's easy to say. Have a seat! ”

The two were polite and sat down one after another.

Lord Commander smiled: "I don't know why Lord Yang delayed his trip and delayed it to this hour, can you reveal a thing or two?" ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Don't hide it from the ruler, I wanted to leave earlier today, but as soon as I arrived at the city gate, I saw that the entire Jianpu City was banned. This frightened the lower officials, thinking that the ruling yamen wanted to keep the officials and make such a big battle, only to realize later that it was a false alarm. ”

The Lord of the Commander was slightly stunned, and then laughed and said: "It's just a city closure, Lord Yang has a lot of knowledge, why is he so frightened, besides, how can the Commander Yamen seal the city casually, this is not in wartime, we don't have that power!" ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "It happened suddenly, and the lower officials didn't know what happened, so they had this conjecture. Moreover, in history, local forces forcibly set aside imperial court officials to inspect Beijing, and even used extreme measures, which often happened. Xia Guan was not familiar with the place in Nanjianzhou, and when he left the city, he was suddenly closed down, stopped in the city, and was not allowed to enter or exit, so he had to have this conjecture! The lower officials control the belly of adults and gentlemen with the heart of a villain, and the adults are Haihan! ”

"Hahaha, where did Lord Yang say. The Divine Cavalry can withstand the verification of the front division of the palace, and we are fine, where will we force Lord Yang to stay, if this is the case, then we are all crazy. The expression on the Commander's face changed slightly, and he asked instead, "What happened in the city?" I haven't been out in the past few days, and I don't know what has happened. ”

Yang Congyi smiled on his face, looked at the other party and said slowly: "A very tragic event has indeed happened in the city, twenty-three murders occurred overnight last night, and twenty-eight people were killed under the murderer's butcher's knife. As he spoke, he observed the change in the expression on the other person's face.

I saw that the ruler frowned, and asked in surprise: "Twenty-three murders?" Thieves are so rampant! ”

Yang Congyi nodded and said, "They are indeed very rampant, they are simply mad!" ”

The Lord Commander couldn't help but say, "This is enough for the government to be busy for a while." The tone and look were as if he was watching a play.

Yang Congyi saw that his expression was different, and immediately asked, "Listening to the meaning of the commander, it seems that you are not worried that this group of thieves will continue to cause chaos in the city?" ”

The ruler said: "More tragic things than this, I have seen a lot, if Lord Yang has seen tens of thousands of dead people, these twenty or so lives will be commonplace, a few thieves, what is there to worry about, the city will be searched out in a few days, why worry." Besides, there is a god cavalry army in Jianpu City, if the thieves are rampant and the government is difficult to clean up, they will naturally come to the forbidden army for help, as soon as the forbidden army comes out, how dare the thieves continue to be rampant, why should I worry. ”

"What the ruler said is reasonable, just a thief, no matter how rampant he is, he can't fight the government. The official has been everywhere in the city to see the portrait of the thief, there are more than a dozen people, the state government yamen is still posting bounty announcements everywhere, found a thief clue reward ten times, caught a thief reward of one hundred taels of silver, at this time the city is full of officials to catch fast and strong knights, they are three people in a group, a group of five people, holding a portrait, the whole city to search for thieves, I believe that it will not be long before the thieves will be arrested and brought to justice. Yang Congyi said as he secretly observed the changes in the expression on the other party's face.

"The thief is caught, the city is closed and the ban is lifted, will Lord Yang be able to leave the city smoothly?" The ruler's expression moved.

Yang Congyi said: "That's what I said, but at present, it seems that it is not easy, those deceased have some relationship with the lower officials, this case is not completely closed, the lower officials just want to leave, and the state government yamen is afraid that they will not let go." ”

When Lord Commander heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he asked in surprise, "What does Lord Yang mean by this?" What do you have to do with the dead? ”

Yang Congyi sighed and said slowly: "When Xiaguan came to Nanjianzhou from Jianning Mansion a few days ago, he met a group of bandits who robbed a team of medicinal herb merchants on the way.

Early this morning, Xia Guan was about to go out of the city, and when he was talking to the forbidden army guarding the theory, he revealed his identity, and he happened to be heard by the state government officials, and they told Xia Guan that the group of businessmen went to Yamen at noon yesterday to report the robbery, and Xia Guan was mentioned in the testimony, and now all 23 people have been killed, Xia Guan has become the only living witness, and this case is not solved, and he cannot leave.

Later, the lower official was taken to the state capital yamen by them, and the magistrate knew that the lower official was burdened with a heavy responsibility, and he could not delay the time, but the twenty-eight lives were related to the stability of tens of thousands of people in the city, and no matter how heavy the state affairs were, it was not as important as the people's hearts, and the magistrate had sent an urgent letter to the front division of the palace on behalf of the lower official, explaining the reason to the front division of the palace, and asked the lower official to help solve the case in Nanjian Prefecture, and the twenty-three murders and robbers could be solved, and the lower official could leave. Now that Xia Guan can't help it, he can't stay in Nanjian Prefecture anymore. ”

"It's really an accident, it's unfortunate." The Lord Commander sighed as well.

Then he asked, "Lord Yang is involved in a robbery, what does it have to do with the murder?" The robbery didn't happen! ”

Yang Congyi said: "Although the robbery did not happen, but the lower officials and the twenty-three people have seen the face of the bandits, I heard that the gang of bandits is the notorious black wolf, has committed several crimes in Nanjian Prefecture, almost never left a living mouth, and now the other twenty-three people who have seen their faces were all killed overnight, no need to think about it, you know that it was killed and extinguished, so the murder is closely related to the robbery, and the murder case can be clarified, on the contrary, if the robbery is solved, the murder case can also be clarified, no matter what, One of these two cases must be solved before the lower officials can leave Nanjianzhou. This matter really caught the lower officials off guard, and it was not very safe in other places, for fear that they would kill the lower officials, thinking about it, only the control yamen was the safest in the city, and it could only disturb the control of the lord, stay here for a little longer, and the lord will not feel embarrassed. ”

"Lord Yang don't have to worry too much, my Divine Cavalry Army is average in the strength of the army of the front division of the palace, but not everyone can be bullied in this Southern Sword State, no matter how rampant the thieves are, they don't dare to fight against the people of the front division of the palace on the territory of the South Sword State, otherwise they will bring about their own destruction, and others will not care, I don't know, the Divine Cavalry will make them regret coming to this world." The Lord of the Rulers replied with a cold look in his eyes.

Yang Congyi nodded and said: "With the words of the commander, the lower officials can rest assured in Nanjian Prefecture." ”

The Lord of the Ruler then smiled and said, "Lord Yang can live here with peace of mind, treat this place as his home, and live as long as he wants." ”

Yang Congyi shook his head and said: "How can it, the military case is busy, and the lower officials are still waiting to solve the case quickly, and go back after finishing the errand earlier, the lower officials can't go back, but they have to send other people here." ”

Lord Commander nodded slightly and said, "What Lord Yang said is also right, the errand of the front division of the palace is related to the army, and it cannot be delayed." But I'm afraid this case won't be solved in a while, right? ”

Yang Congyi replied: "Who said no, although the gang of bandits showed their likeness, the state government also posted their portraits all over the city, and searched for them all over the city, but overnight, twenty-three murders occurred almost at the same time, carefully planned, cautious, definitely not what the gang of bandits can do, there is still a big force behind this gang of bandits, lurking in the city at this moment, maybe when they will commit crimes, if they are not found, the lower officials will also feel uneasy!" ”

"Oh, is that so? Didn't the 23 murders be committed by the bandits? The ruler asked.

Yang Congyi shook his head and said: "No, the gang of bandits has seen it, although they have some insight and know what the front division of the palace does, but it is not within their ability to plan such a well-thought-out murder case." By the way, Xia Guan encountered the gang of bandits that day, and also seized a murder weapon from their hands, which was exactly the same as the sword of the forbidden army, they each had one, which was really weird, and their clothes were unusual, although the clothes were deliberately dressed and different, but the shoes under their feet were the same style, and they were the same as the forbidden army. I wonder how many forbidden troops the Divine Cavalry have escaped recently? He suddenly turned his head and directed the question directly to the Divine Cavalry.

Hearing this, Lord Commander's face suddenly changed, his voice instantly raised, and he asked in surprise, "Lord Yang, what do you mean by this?" Do you suspect that those bandits are the Praetorian Army? ”

Yang Congyi hurriedly replied: "My lord misunderstood, the lower official suspected that there were bandits in the forbidden army. No, people who escaped from the barracks went up the mountain to become bandits. This is very likely, otherwise where did that gang of bandits get such military shoes and forbidden army swords, Nanjian Prefecture can only get them in the Divine Cavalry. If they did not escape from the barracks, then someone in the army had stolen and sold the forbidden army's military assets privately, and some of the military funds could not be left to the civilian population, and it was a serious crime to steal and sell military funds, let alone sell them to bandits. ”

Lord Commander gradually calmed down, and after a little thought, he nodded and said: "What Lord Yang said is reasonable, the military resources of the forbidden army of that gang of bandits can indeed only be obtained from the Divine Cavalry Army in Nanjian Prefecture, although the strength of the Divine Cavalry Army is not strong, but there is no shortage of food and clothing, there is no shortage of money, and it is absolutely impossible to steal and sell military funds." ”