After leaving Miss Huarou's hometown, Su Wuming and others rushed all the way to Chengdu.

There are many stops on the way, and every place I go, I will investigate again and again, and ask about the news related to Du Ru, so when I came to Chengdu, it was the end of summer.

At that time, the verdant green was already there, but the wind was not so feverish, the cicadas were fading, and the weather was a little clearer.

When they entered Chengdu, they were immediately fascinated by the scene here, which is not prosperous, but it has a completely different charm from the capital Chang'an, this charm is not artificial, and it may be more appropriate to say that it is a heavenly creation.

The entry of the guard of honor into the city immediately aroused the curiosity of the people here, so they came to watch, and the governor of the Chengdu Mansion, Yin Huangshi Huang, also hurriedly came to greet him, and after the two sides met, they went directly to the Chengdu Mansion.

After entering the mansion, Huang Shi said: "I heard that Master Su is young and talented, and when I see it today, it really deserves its reputation." ”

Su Wuming smiled indifferently and said: "Lord Huang has won the award, and the world has rumored that it is just a false name, and the official came here only to be entrusted by the Holy Lord to find out the disappearance of Du Ru. ”

Huang Shi nodded again and again: "This subordinate has already heard of it, Master Su is here, but if you have any needs, you can tell it." ”

"Thank you so much, Lord Huang!"

After the two sides finished speaking, Huang Shi ordered someone to serve the food, to give Su Wuming to pick up the wind and wash the dust, Su Wuming was inconvenient to shirk, so he had to agree, on the banquet, the two sides had to understand each other, and then after three rounds of wine, Su Wuming began to ask about Du Ru.

"I heard that this festival made Lord Du Rudu disappear before he arrived in Chengdu, but is this so?"

"That's right, the festival envoy had sent a notice before he came, and the lower official counted the days, and he should have arrived, but he couldn't wait for others, and the lower official was a little anxious at the time, but he didn't worry about it, thinking that Lord Du might have encountered something on the road to be fetted, but after waiting for a few days, there was still no one, and the lower official was a little worried, so he hurriedly sent people to the nearby states and counties to inquire, and finally learned that the last time Lord Du appeared was in Deyang County."

After Huang Shi finished speaking, he took a sip of a glass of wine, and said: "After the lower officials heard this, they knew that it was not good, so they sent more people to look for Lord Du everywhere, and after looking for several days, there was no trace, and in the end there was really no way, so I had to report it to the court." ”

After listening to Huang Shi's words, Su Wuming bowed slightly: "In this way, it is extremely likely that this Lord Du disappeared on the journey from Deyang to Chengdu?" ”

"Exactly, according to what Deyang County Ling Wuhui said, the Lord of the Jiedu Envoy left their Deyang County."

Things are very strange, and the food is tasteless if you eat it, Su Wuming said again: "So what happened to this Lord Du Rudu on this way?" ”

"I've never heard of this......" Speaking of this, Huang Shi was suddenly stunned and said: "If you want to say, there is really one thing, Deyang County Ling Wuhui said that when Jiedu made Du Ru enter their Deyang, there was a woman by his side, and the woman was very beautiful, but she didn't look like Lord Du's family, but he was lowly and didn't dare to ask." ”

Su Wuming was slightly startled and said, "A beautiful woman? ”

"Exactly."

There was some silence at the dinner table, Su Wuming frowned silently, and after a long time, Huang Shi said, "Master Su, what are you going to do?" ”

"Du Ru, as an official of the court, disappeared for no reason, this is a big deal, we must do our best to find out the truth, this official wants to know everything about Du Ru, and what he encountered along the way, all I want Lord Huang to send someone to investigate, investigate all the nearby states and counties, and see if I can find clues related to it."

Huang Shi had already sent people to investigate many times, but now that Su Wuming asked him to investigate again, he didn't dare to shirk it, so he had to obey the order.

After eating, Huang Shi arranged a place for Su Wuming and the others to live, and after such a busy time, it was already dusk.

At dusk, the wind blows a little softly, and the red glow is thousands of miles in the distance, looking up, it seems that you can see the distant horizon, which has a different story.

Nangong Yan felt that things here were really difficult to do, and it was not a good thing to take this errand, but fortunately, she saw a lot of beautiful scenery along the way and ate the unique food here.

Wen Wan'er stood at the railing of the attic, and suddenly sighed softly, Su Wuming was on the side, a little curious: "What is the lady sighing about?" ”

Wen Wan'er smiled: "Xianggong, I'm not sighing for myself, but for you!" ”

"Oh, what do I have to sigh about?"

"I'm afraid it's not easy here!"

Su Wuming nodded, but quickly said very easily: "Many things in this world are not easy, and the various murders we have encountered before are not easy, but don't I solve them all?" Things here will definitely be solved. ”

"I hope so."

When the night was getting darker, Huang Shi came to the place where Su Wuming and the others lived, and said, "Lord Su, Li Wei, the king of Shuchuan, sent someone to send an invitation letter, wanting to invite Lord Su and the lower officials to his mansion for a banquet tomorrow. ”

"King Shuchuan?"

When Su Wuming came, he had a little understanding of some of the human geography of Sichuan, but he didn't know much about the prince here, Huang Shi nodded: "Yes, the king of Shuchuan is the hereditary prince of our place, when the An Lushan Rebellion, the old prince once saved Xuanzong's life, so their king of Shuchuan is the most powerful in our place, and in the court, it can also be counted." ”

Su Wuming knew that since the Anshi Rebellion, as long as there was a war, the emperor of Chang'an City liked to come to Shuzhong, because the terrain here was dangerous, and it was easiest to avoid the disaster of war.

It's just that what Su Wuming didn't expect was that in this case, there was a prince who slowly developed his power because of the war.

"Since the prince is invited, I will go tomorrow."

Huang Shi saw that Su Wuming agreed, and his heart was a little calmer, and then he bowed and retreated.

But after Huang Shi left, Nangong Yan said: "Su Lang, we are here to investigate Du Ru's disappearance, why do you want to get entangled with those princes." ”

Su Wuming smiled and did not answer Nangong Yan's question, because things are not as simple as Nangong Yan thought, this Shuchuan King Li Wei has lived here for a long time, and he must have developed a force, he is no different from a soil emperor here, if such a person doesn't want to rebel, it's fine, but if he wants to rebel, then even if the imperial court wants to exterminate it, it won't be able to solve it in a while.

Therefore, for the safety of the Tang Dynasty, Su Wuming is very similar to going to see what kind of person Li Wei, the king of Shuchuan, is.

The night is coming, the stars are shining, and it is the end of summer in a blink of an eye, and I don't know where they can spend the Mid-Autumn Festival this year.

The next day, the weather suddenly became overcast, but it was cloudy and rainless.

Su Wuming and Tang Xiong went to the mansion together, and after seeing Huangshi, they made an appointment to go to the prince's mansion.

The residence of the king of Shuchuan was not in Chengdu, but in a small county near Chengdu, and according to rumors, the reason why Li Wei did not live in the prosperous Chengdu was to avoid the suspicion of the imperial court.

However, in Su Wuming's opinion, living in a small county town is the most beneficial for this king of Shuchuan, because there is less supervision from many court officials, so if he recruits troops and horses to build weapons and the like, it will be much easier than others.

Su Wuming and the others went out of Chengdu and immediately rushed to the prince's mansion, and walked for more than an hour, until the afternoon finally came to the small county town where the king of Shuchuan was located.

After they entered the county seat, Su Wuming found that this county town is actually not small, at least the population is large, the streets are very prosperous, and the sound of selling can be seen everywhere, Su Wuming wants to know what the people here think of the king of Shuchuan, so he discussed with Huangshi, first find an inn to rest, and then go to the prince's mansion, anyway, it is a dinner, it is useless to go too early.

Huang Shi also felt a little hungry at this time, so he gladly agreed.

A few people found an inn, ordered a few side dishes, asked for two pots of wine, and then started eating, the inn has already passed the meal, there are not many people, only a few people drinking afternoon tea chatting together.

Su Wuming pricked up his ears and listened, but he didn't hear the people here talk about the king of Shuchuan.

And there are two possibilities for this situation to happen, one is that the king of Shuchuan is extremely cruel, and the people here dare not talk about him, and the other is that the king of Shushan is extremely low-key, so the people don't know much about it at all, and in the end, it is natural to talk about him.

However, it is not easy to figure out the specific situation, Su Wuming smiled lightly in his heart, and then said to Huang Shi: "I heard that this King of Shushan is extremely cruel, but is it so?" ”

Huang Shi was stunned for a moment and said, "Su ...... Why did Brother Su say this? ”

"I just hear about it occasionally."

Huang Shi glanced at it, and then whispered: "Master Su, don't talk nonsense, this is the territory of the King of Shushan." ”

Su Wuming smiled: "Could it be that the official is right?" ”

The two were talking like this, and the man on a table next to him said: "This King of Shushan is not cruel, but he is a little lustful, as long as he has a little bit of a beautiful woman, he wants to take it into his arms, but there are a few, but there is no need to worry." ”

Su Wuming and a few of them, of course they are not worried.

It's just that after hearing this person's words, Huang Shi's face changed slightly, and he looked very frightened, none of these could hide Su Wuming's eyes, Su Wuming smiled secretly in his heart, thinking that this Huang Shi is not as bold as a common person.

After smiling slightly, Su Wuming said: "Men are lustful, everyone has them, but if the means are a little improper, it will not be good, Brother Huang, do you say?" ”

Huang Shi was in a cold sweat, but he couldn't refute Su Wuming's words, so he nodded again and again: "Yes, yes......"

After the meal was finished and the wine was drunk, Huang Shi hurriedly asked yì to leave earlier, Su Wuming smiled faintly and said, "Since Lord Huang is in such a hurry to see the prince, then let's go." ”