The battle inside and outside the city wall on the north side of the Bitou Pass is in full swing, and the soldiers are struggling to defend the city and kill the enemy; And in the city, it is not easy for the people in the county government to wait, and they are busy dealing with all kinds of matters in the city.

In addition to appeasing the people in Guanzhong and letting them stay at home and stop making trouble on the streets, the more important thing is to go to pick up those related people who may be spies of the people. And this is really not an easy thing to do.

Although there are documents for the houses to be checked, and there is no need to run around the city like headless flies, it is still necessary to find targets in those alleys. And it's not the end of finding someone, after learning that it was the government that wanted to arrest him, these already somewhat unruly Mongolian people naturally refused to be arrested, so it was inevitable to do it.

So in the past two hours, although many Mongolian people have been taken, the county officials have been damaged, and two catchers have broken their ribs during the conflict, and they were directly carried back to the yamen with bed boards.

Fortunately, with Yang Chen, a master, sitting by his side, the matter did not get too serious, and by the time it got dark, the relevant people mentioned in the roster had been almost taken, and only the last three horse dealers who had entered Biguan County at the same time and lived together had not yet been obtained.

At this time, by the light of the torches around him, Yang Chen opened the book in his hand and looked at it again, and then pointed to the slightly deep alley in front of him and said, "According to what was written above, these last three Mongolian people should be in the fifth courtyard inside." Let's go, bring the people back, and our errand will be done. ”

Originally, when they heard that this was the last errand, the faces of the officers were still a little happy, but when they thought about it again this time, they actually had to face three Mengren, and the big guy was a little apprehensive. Just now, there were people who had to be injured and suffer from one or two Mongolians, and this time it was even more difficult to take down three of them at once. A few people couldn't help but set their eyes on Yang Chen: "Fourth master, I heard that you have an amazing martial arts, can you ...... later?"

"Don't worry, we can't hurt you with me." Yang Chen sighed a little helplessly, the people in this small county are like this, they are always a little afraid of things, speaking of which, Huang Feng was more responsible, but unfortunately because he was not lightly injured before, he stayed in Datong and did not come back, otherwise he would be a good helper today, I don't know if his injury is better now, and how he is doing there.

Soon, Yang Chen collected his mood again and returned his attention to the errand in front of him. Although he didn't have a reliable helper, he believed that he would be able to win down the three Mongolians with his own ability. Thinking of this, he wiped his hand on his waist, took out the iron ruler he was carrying, and then took the lead in walking towards the alley.

At this time, the doors of the houses in the alley have been closed, and only a few faint oil lights shine through the cracks in the doors, making the whole environment more and more gloomy. But this did not affect Yang Chen's steps forward, under his leadership, the team of twenty or so people quickly stood in front of the door of the fifth courtyard written in the book, and after waving his hand to let his subordinates disperse to guard the road, Yang Chen stepped forward and patted the door.

"Bang bang......" Some dull knocks on the door were heard far away in the quiet night, which was particularly loud and attracted the attention of many neighbors. When someone looked through the crack in the door and found that it was someone from the official mansion, a trace of horror flashed. Ordinary people naturally have a trace of awe of the government, especially at a dangerous moment like today, when there is a foreign invasion, they are naturally more afraid that the government will take advantage of themselves.

The people next to him were shocked, but the courtyard in front of Yang Chen was still quiet, and there was no echo. This surprised him slightly, and then he increased his strength, slammed the door several times again, and shouted at the same time, "Is anyone there?" We are county officials, and we have something to talk to the owner of the house. He believed that as long as there were people inside, and they were not deaf, they would definitely answer the door when they heard this.

But the result disappointed him again, and it was still quiet behind the door, and not even a little light came out. This made Yang Chen's brows furrow quickly, and after thinking about it for a while, he made a decision, and pointed to the two subordinates behind him: "You guys follow me into the courtyard to have a look." ”

Although these two people were a little timid in their hearts, since it was the official order of Lord Dianshi, it was not easy to refuse, so they could only step forward and climb the earthen wall with a little shrinking behind him. It's just that when they went up the wall, Yang Dianshi had already fallen into the courtyard, and walked straight to a main room in front of the small courtyard.

The two of them hurriedly jumped off the wall, one followed, and the other came to the closed door, opened the latch, and let the others in. With the torches in the hands of these people to illuminate, the originally somewhat gloomy courtyard made people feel more comfortable.

Yang Chen had already stretched out his hand to push open the door of the main house at this time, and then a puff of dust came to his face, making him embarrassed, and quickly avoided the side. After coughing a few times, the people behind him also came over with torches, and after helping him take a photo, everything in the room was displayed in front of everyone.

I saw that the furniture in this room was very simple, and it was all placed in its place, and it looked orderly. The only thing that made me feel a little weird was that the room was already covered with a thick layer of dust, as if no one had lived in it for a few months, no wonder Yang Chen was hit head-on when he opened the door.

"Let's take a look at the other two wings." After Yang Chen glanced at the situation in the room, he turned around and walked to the other side. This time, the others were bolder, at least for now, there was no danger here, so a few people walked to the other side and opened the door to the west wing.

As a result, the situation of the east and west wings is also the same as the main house, and the same people go to the empty house, and no one lives here for at least half a year.

When Yang Chen confirmed this result, his brows furrowed even tighter: "How can this be? It stands to reason that since they are registered with the county government, they should live here, can they ......?"

"My lord, did you say that these Tartars left the county because of something, so this place has been empty?" Some people put forward their own opinions.

But Yang Chen disagreed: "According to what is recorded above, they bought this courtyard as a place to live. If you want to leave the county, will you throw away this house, which is worth twenty or thirty taels? Even if you are in a hurry, you should first find a buyer to sell. And do you look at the situation here, as if there is already a new Lord? ”

"This ......" the messenger was speechless, and could only nod and say: "What the adults said is that it is a little bit taken for granted." ”

"Of course, this is just my speculation, if you want to know the truth, you can ask the neighbors next to you." Yang Chen said, he had already turned around and walked out of the courtyard, quickly came to the door of a nearby house, and knocked on the door.

Just now, when they climbed over the wall on the side, they had long been looked at by their neighbors, but now when they came to the door, the other party didn't dare to refuse, so they could only open the door with some anxiety, and asked carelessly: "How many officials don't know what to order?" ”

"This fellow, this official is the history of the county government, and he was ordered to come to get people, you don't have to be afraid." Yang Chen first comforted the other party, and then pointed to the courtyard next to him and said, "Do you recognize the owner of the courtyard next to you?" When did they leave and never come back? ”

"I don't recognize it, but I've met a few times, and they're a few Tartars." This one hurriedly replied: "But speaking of which, they have indeed not appeared for a long time, as if they had seen each other in the first month of this year, and then they disappeared." The people thought they had pawned the house out......"

Yang Chen nodded and thanked the other party again, and then returned to the small courtyard: "Sure enough, as you can see in front of you, these Mongolian people haven't come back for eight or nine months, no wonder there is such a thick layer of ash in these rooms." ”

"This is strange, according to what the adults just meant, even if they want to leave the county, they should first think about selling the house. But now that people are going to empty houses, how can we explain it? ”

"Search each room first to see if there are any other clues." Yang Chen waved his hand with a serious expression and ordered.

This was a simple matter for the county officials, and everyone quickly divided into several piles, and each entered three rooms and searched carefully. After a while, they each walked out again, and the things in this room were very simple, so it didn't take time to search, and reported their results to Yang Chen.

"There are no clothes or silver left, only the daily furniture?" After listening to their report, Yang Chen made a thoughtful judgment: "In this way, these Mongolian people left this place on their own initiative, and they didn't come back because of some accidents. ”

"That should be the case, but what does that mean?"

"This means that they are probably still hiding in my Biguan County, and it means that they are probably the Tartar spies we must watch out for!" Yang Chen's expression had become extremely serious.

"Huh?" Everyone obviously couldn't keep up with the rhythm of their own adults, and looked at him with blank eyes, waiting for him to explain.

"If I am right, this is the place where they use to disturb people, in order to hide their true hiding place. Because as long as there is such a residence registered in the official books, the government will let down its guard against them. Then they will find another house and settle down. And now the most important thing is to find out where they are really hiding! Yang Chen said with a straight face, his eyes narrowed, he knew that the real problem was already in front of him.