Zhao Wenyong's face was black, the clothes on his arms and back had all been burned, revealing some slightly mushy flesh, Luo Yi saw it, held his hand, and in a blink of an eye, all the injuries improved. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

For Luo Yi's special ability, Zhao Wenyong is no longer surprised, Luo Yi doesn't say it, and he can't ask again.

Zhao Wenyong said: "Brother Luo, it's me who doesn't take a good look at them, they... All dead. And the ledger, and the ledger too... Alas.... ”

"How so, what were you all doing when the fire was blazing? Just don't notice it? ”

Zhao Wenxian said: "Big brother, the fire is burning from the outside, and the inside can't be felt at all, and when we find out, the whole house has been annihilated by the fire, not only the account book can't get out, but even people can't get out. ”

Luo Yi thought about it, it didn't seem right, in the dark sky, no matter how big the Yangzhou Mansion was, he could always see the firelight, how could he not find it at all.

As soon as Luo Yi asked, Zhao Wenxian said angrily: "Big brother, don't you know, this group of people is too ruthless, they have been surrounded by black cloth several times in the front yard and the back yard, if we didn't feel the heat later, I am afraid that it will burn into the lobby and we will not be able to find it." ”

Luo Yi suddenly understood what was going on.

As far as the eye can see, the fire has not been extinguished, there is a crackling sound, and there are many onlookers, discussing endlessly around the fire.

"Okay, it's hard enough!"

If it is said that the last poison was made by Fang Zhizhi, then this fire is definitely the masterpiece of the salt merchants, and the purpose is very simple, that is, to burn all the accounts and burn the prisoners who settle the accounts.

"Let's go, let's go back to the station."

Back at the post station, Zhao Wenxian remembered one thing and said, "Big brother, this matter must be related to Wu Shengqing." ”

"How do you know?"

Zhao Wenxian said: "After the fire started, his family members fled through the back door, and none of them were left behind, even the soft ones. If he hadn't done it, how could his family have escaped? ”

"The suspicion is justified!"

Luo Yi snorted coldly: "He really dares to burn it, in addition to the taxes of salt merchants, there are other files in the palace, and there is nothing left in such a big fire, I see how he can explain to the court." ”

"The more they do this, the more it shows that there is a problem with Huainan's salt tax, and I will investigate!"

"Now that the clues are all broken and the account books are gone, we have to think of a new way, we can't be restrained by them."

Inside the house, as for Luo Yi and the others, Zhao Wenyong changed his clothes, sat down and said: "If you want to follow me, just arrest them all and torture them, I don't believe that they won't recruit." ”

Zhao Wenxian also said: "Yes, we know that they have a problem, why don't we catch it." ”

"If you want to try a case, it's as simple as you say, then anyone can try the case." Luo Yi smiled bitterly: "No matter how you say it, Wu Shengqing is also a third-grade master, and it is already very wrong for me to yell at him all day long, and if you want to be detained directly, wouldn't it be a mess of the rules." ”

Zhao Wenxian said: "What are the rules and regulations, in extraordinary times, there must be extraordinary means, if they dare to set fire, we will dare to detain people." If you want to say that he is a member of the third grade, you are still the Hou Ye, and it is reasonable to detain him. ”

"It makes me think again."

Luo Yi touched a hard object on his waist, it was the dragon card handed to him by Li Shimin, to say that detaining Wu Shengqing was really as simple as scratching an itch, but Luo Yi was worried that once Wu Shengqing was detained, something would happen in Yangzhou. The most important thing is that no evidence has been found, and the matter of the salt tax has not been clarified.

"Forget it, you can't detain him for the time being. Yangzhou Mansion has just ignited a fire, and Wu Shengqing still needs to deal with it, and if he is detained, won't he make trouble for myself. ”

"Oh yes, there's more."

Luo Yi remembered something, and said: "The Yangzhou Mansion has a fire, causing such a big damage, it must be repaired, this is another large amount of silver, you send a letter back to Chang'an, let Er Fat prepare a sum of money, and send it to Yangzhou overnight." ”

Zhao Wenyong was stunned and said, "Let's pay out of our own pockets?" Why? ”

Zhao Wenxian was also puzzled: "Yes, even if you want to pay for it, it should be Yangzhou Mansion, or the household department, are we going to pay it." ”

On the surface, it seems that it can't come out, but Luo Yi has his own considerations.

"Why don't you understand, Wu Shengqing and the salt merchant will definitely not pay for it, and Wu Shengqing will definitely ask the court for this money. The emperor asked me to come to Yangzhou to check the accounts, and he wanted me to take the money back, but now that the money has not been obtained, I first asked the household department for money, do you think the emperor will be happy? If he is not happy, will he have our good fruit to eat? ”

"Now the court is short of money, whoever has money, the emperor will listen to whom, if we mess up the affairs of Yangzhou, maybe the emperor will be angry, and even move out of the house, at that time, we will kill him, maybe he will be convicted for this, but if it is done, then even if it is a thousand cuts, the emperor will not say anything."

The two of them were confused when they heard this strange theory, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make some sense.

Zhao Wenxian said: "That's too aggrieved." ”

Luo Yi smiled: "Don't feel aggrieved, when we catch the salt merchant in Yangzhou, we can get everything back!" and Wu Shengqing, he can't run either. ”

..........

The next day, when the sun was three poles, Luo Yi and the two brothers of the Zhao family went to the mansion slowly.

Wu Sheng sent someone to wait at the post station early in the morning, but Luo Yi ignored him, and slept until he woke up naturally, and then went with him.

The government has been completely burned down, and all the officials are cleaning up the ruins, moving the burned wood and tiles aside, and then sending people to clean the grounds.

Fortunately, the fire was put out in time, and only the wood was burned, and the general outline of the government was made of stone, which only needed to be painted and then built with new wood.

Of course, this will take time, and ten days and a half months will definitely not work.

"Wu Changshi, shouldn't you explain it to me? How could the government be on fire? ”

Outside those ruins, there were a large number of people standing, including Luo Yi, Zhao Wenyong, Zhao Wenxian, and Yangzhou officials headed by Wu Shengqing, not to mention hundreds of people.

Looking at Luo Yi, Wu Shengqing said: "Master Hou, this matter is really unexpected, how the fire started has not been found out until now, but the lower officials will always investigate and must find out the reason." ”

Luo Yi didn't hold on tightly, and said: "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you, I'll give you three days, and you must find out the real cause of the fire." This time there was a fire, the government lost a lot of money, not only burned all the files, but also burned the account books, fortunately, we found out that the false accounts of the salt tax and those evidence were not burned, and they have always been with me, which is also a great luck in misfortune, and when the government repairs it, I will start to do the salt merchant's business, and you must support me at that time. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wu Shengqing's face sank obviously, as if he was choking on food, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.