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There is another important reason why Han Ruzi insisted on going down the east side of the river, Jing Yao had already found the whereabouts of Yang Feng's family, which was in Huxian County east of Yunmengze.

Jing Yao worked very hard during this time, he had unreservedly accused the Empress Dowager Shangguan, but the emperor had not taken action for a long time, he was a little surprised, but not completely surprised, he had been working in the palace for many years, Jing Yao knew the rules here too well, the emperor was no different from ordinary people many times, it was always better to have more than one thing, if the Empress Dowager Shangguan's poisoning of the first emperor was made public, it would make the world sensational, but it would not be of much benefit to the emperor himself.

According to the usual practice, the emperor will definitely think of other reasons to deal with the Empress Dowager Shangguan, Jing Yao inquired, Cishun Palace has indeed strengthened the guards, nominally not allowing outsiders to disturb the sick Empress Dowager, but in fact, she has been placed under house arrest.

Jing Yao understood that what he had to do was to wait patiently and act unconcerned, so as not to be perceived by the emperor as having ulterior motives.

He really searched for Yang Feng's family wholeheartedly, and the only clue was that Yang Feng had written a letter to his family, and the person who sent the letter must have been to Yang's house.

Yang Feng rarely left loopholes in his work, except for the half of the letter, there was no trace.

Jing Yao suspected that the cook of the Drunken Immortal Mansion was not dying, that is, the original messenger, and he found out that he had known Yang Feng for a long time, and his friendship was extraordinary.

But Don't die is completely missing, when Yang Feng was in Yunmengze, Don't die occasionally appeared, after Yang Feng died, Don't die is like going into the ground and never showed up again.

Jing Yao did not give up, and changed his direction slightly, he guessed that the Empress Dowager Shangguan was such a suspicious person, she would never easily believe Yang Feng's confession, and she would definitely send someone to verify it before she could rest assured, maybe the verifier back then had also been to the Yang family.

Following this line, Jing Yao dug deep again.

The palace is not Yang Feng, and there are always many records left in doing things, and these records are now owned by the king of the East China Sea.

The king of the East China Sea has a mansion in the capital, and he has been to the palace of the East China Sea Kingdom several times, but he has never regarded it as his home, let alone hidden anything unsightly, so he wrote an order and let Jing Yao check all the books in the palace and ask everyone.

Jing Yao found out, it was just a simple sentence, recording that a certain eunuch went to Huxian and returned, strangely, Donghai Kingdom and Huxian had no official connection, only this time, and did not bring or bring back anything, which was completely different from other records.

"A certain eunuch" has passed away for many years, Jing Yao did not give up, continued to investigate, and finally found one of the eunuch's entourage at that time.

The retinue had already left the palace and started a family in the East China Sea, but they were extremely cautious in the face of inquiries and refused to reveal a word.

Jing Yao took out the order of the King of the East China Sea, coerced and lured him a little, got extremely important information, and narrowed down the address of Yang Feng's family to a street in Hu County.

After many years, I don't know if the Yang family has moved, Jing Yao did not immediately go to investigate, but wrote a secret letter to the emperor, asking for instructions.

The emperor ordered him to stay in the East China Sea Kingdom.

Han Ruzi's patrol team was not large, only more than 3,000 people, either on horseback or by boat, down the east of the river, and went around half a circle in Yunmengze, summoning the officials and people, and observing the customs and customs.

What he saw and heard made Han Ruzi more satisfied, the bandits' nest in the past has now become fertile land, but it is still difficult to be self-sufficient, there is not enough cattle, and the grain output is not high, so it still needs to be transferred from all over the country.

This kind of thing cannot be operated by relying only on a few dozen people around the emperor, and it is necessary to use the power of the imperial court to coordinate with multiple parties.

Han Ruzi stayed in an ancient city for ten days, gathering the ministers and local officials who accompanied him, openly discussing and resolving the matter, and installing some of the young officials he had selected in the local area to test their abilities.

There was only one thing that made Han Ruzi slightly dissatisfied, thinking that there were many displaced people at the beginning, which almost threatened the survival of Great Chu, and now that the wasteland needs to be reclaimed, the number of displaced people recruited is not as large as he expected.

The official replied that the people were homesick, and after returning to their hometowns, as long as they had a bite to eat, they were easily reluctant to leave.

In late autumn, the hunting team came to Huxian County, stationed outside the city, stayed only one night, and set off normally the next day, without adding too much burden to the local area.

Jin Chunzhong had already arrived in Huxian County many days in advance, without wearing official uniforms, with six or seven retinues, pretending to be merchants from the east, with a shipload of goods, and suspended in the city.

Lake County is not large, there are only three streets in the city, the main street is more spacious, and the other two streets are similar to the alleys.

That afternoon, Jin Chunzhong walked out of the inn alone, walked leisurely, and soon turned into the back street.

The backstreets are deserted, but there are also a few shops open, and vendors are on the corners, listlessly peddling wilted fruits and vegetables.

The information provided by Jing Yao is unknown, only that it is a family in the back street, and there is a teahouse opposite, more than ten years apart, and I don't know if it is still there.

To be honest, Jin Chunzhong doesn't quite understand the emperor's persistence, Yang Feng is Yang Feng, and he died a little strangely, but that's all, his family may not be able to provide the truth.

But the holy decree is the holy decree, Jin Chunzhong acted according to the order, without the slightest slackness, from the street to the end of the street, every time there was a shop, he had to go in to inquire, but he didn't get much useful news, but he bought a lot of things, and let the merchants send them to the inn.

He passed by two teahouses, opposite one was a newly married couple, who inherited the ancestral house and lived here for several generations, and had nothing to do with the Yang family. On the other side of the street lived a vendor, who moved in a few years ago, and no one remembers the residents who lived before that.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Jin Chunzhong returned to the inn, planning to go to the other two streets tomorrow to check, and when the emperor arrived, he would have to provide a clear explanation.

For three days, Jin Chunzhong walked all over the streets and alleys, but did not find the Yang family, but got the reputation of a "rich man", and even a shopkeeper came to visit the inn in person, hoping to sell something.

The entourage didn't know Jin Chunzhong's purpose, and thought that the emperor was going to secretly visit the local production and customs, so they carefully classified and registered the various things they bought.

Jin Chunzhong didn't say much, and in the next few days, he was still wandering around the city alone, walking a few streets again.

Jin Chunzhong didn't find the Yang family, but he was found.

In the evening of that day, as soon as I returned to the inn, the shopkeeper greeted me with a smile, "Master Jin is back." ”

As soon as the inn was settled every day, Jin Chunzhong thought that the shopkeeper was here for this, "Didn't you settle yesterday's account?" ”

"It's over, I told my buddy, I don't have to end it every day in the future, I'll talk about it when Master Jin has lived enough."

The richer you are, the easier it is to borrow money, Jin Chunzhong smiled, "Whatever you want, we can't run anyway." ”

The shopkeeper smiled, called his man loudly, and put on a first-class banquet, which was sent by the inn.

The entourage was very happy, but Jin Chunzhong was a little puzzled, but he didn't particularly care, he had a good meal and a good drink, if it wasn't for what happened next, he thought it was really just a good intention of the shopkeeper.

The next day, Jin Chunzhong continued to wander around, and found that everywhere he went, he was always warmly welcomed, but it was even more difficult to ask something, everyone greeted him with a smile, everyone kept his mouth shut, and regarded the situation of his neighbors as confidential.

But just yesterday, they still had to answer their questions, and they had a good chat with the rich man.

Just one night apart, attitudes changed.

Jin Chunzhong returned to the inn early, the shopkeeper became more and more enthusiastic, and asked to send a table of banquets, but Jin Chunzhong categorically refused.

Several entourages were in the house, and when they saw Jin Chunzhong, they all greeted them, and one of them smiled and said, "We can make a fortune." ”

"What's wrong?"

"A real rich man came just now, saying that he wanted to buy all the goods we brought, and bid with us."

"What about people?"

"Not long after leaving, he said that he had thought of the price and told the shopkeeper, and he would send someone to send the silver, and the goods would be left on the ship without moving."

"What's your name? What for? ”

The entourage shook his head, "I only said that my surname was Song, and I didn't say anything else, but my tone was quite big, saying that even if we offered the price, he could get as much as he wanted." ”

Jin Chunzhong knew that something was wrong, he was making an unannounced visit for the emperor, and it was really a mistake to attract so much attention.

When he came outside, Jin Chunzhong called the shopkeeper and asked, "What is the origin of this person today?" ”

"Song Daguan? A rich local man. ”

"I don't have any treasures on that ship, just some cloth, why does he have to buy them?"

The shopkeeper smiled: "Song Daguan has a bold personality, loves to make friends, everyone in this county knows and everyone knows, he must be admiring the name of the guest officer, and he is here to show his goodwill, the guest officer doesn't have to think about it, make a price, give a sum, and save a trip to the car, isn't it good?" ”

Jin Chunzhong laughed, this Song official came to show his goodwill, but he deliberately chose to visit him when he was not there, there must be a problem.

"Okay, then I'll make an offer."

"Guest officer, please say that the Song officials are rich ......"

"One hundred thousand taels."

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and then said, "How much?" ”

"One hundred thousand taels of silver."

"Hehe, that boatload of cloth is worth a thousand taels at most, right?"

"The price is mine, whether to buy it or not is in him, and whether to pass the word is yours."

The shopkeeper was stunned for a while, and said with a smile: "Pass, of course, the guest officer will stay for a while, I will be able to come back soon." ”

The shopkeeper came back very quickly, and his expression was even more strange than when he left, as if he had fallen the road, and was about to curse the street when he rolled over, but he saw that it was a piece of gold that tripped over him.

"One hundred thousand taels?" The shopkeeper asked.

Jin Chunzhong nodded.

"Tonight, someone sent a silver ticket, and the guest officers can redeem it in Luoyang, Linzi and the capital."

Jin Chunzhong smiled: "When I was doing business for the first time? I didn't even see anyone, so why should I believe a few silver tickets? If I don't see real money, the cargo won't be sold, and I won't leave. ”

The shopkeeper approached Jin Chunzhong, "The guest officer has also been in the local area for a few days and has met a lot of people, you might as well inquire about the details of Song Daguan, maybe you won't have so many doubts." ”

"I've inquired." Jin Chunzhong asked his entourage to inquire, so he found a few merchants around the inn, and when he asked, he knew, "Then ask the shopkeeper to tell the Song officials, if you dare to send money, you have to dare to show up." (To be continued.) )