"And where are we going now?" Cui Hao couldn't help but ask with some curiosity after listening to what everyone said.

"I don't know. When I came up, my sister was at the end, and I don't know where she was going when she told the coachman. Cui Hao said with some embarrassment.

"Right now, this direction seems to be heading towards the canal east of the city. It's just that we have to think about who we should go to in advance to solve this matter, and the canal in the east of the city is probably full of shrimp soldiers and crab generals. Cui Hao lifted the curtain of the car window and looked out, but found that the direction of the carriage was towards the east of the city.

"Youliang, who do you think we should be looking for right now?" Li Tianyu was originally not very clear about the official system of the Tang Dynasty, but after hearing about these secret twists and turns at this moment, he was a little big, so he asked Chen Youliang for help.

"Right now, I think it's most appropriate to become the governor of Yamen and find Lord Liu. After all, the most influential in this matter should be the governor of Liangjiang. Besides, Lord Liu was originally sent by the Beijing officials, and even if this matter is not under his jurisdiction, I think Lord Liu can help us point out a clear way. Chen Youliang said softly while thinking.

"Then go directly to the governor's yamen." Qin Yulong said as if inquiring.

"When I came to look for everyone, I had already sent someone to Liufu to send a message to Sister Ruoran, saying that I would meet her at the juncture of the canal in the east of the city." saw a voice coming from Li Tianyu's side, and it was Qin Yuyan who had fallen asleep before.

After Qin Yuyan woke up at this moment, she felt that her cheeks were a little hot, and she was even more embarrassed when she found herself leaning on Li Tianyu's shoulder. Just as he was about to withdraw and sit upright, he felt that the big hand holding him seemed to be aware of it, and the hand holding him tightened, and his thumb was cocked and patted twice. Seeing the situation, Qin Yuyan had no choice but to sit up straight and speak.

"Then let's continue to the east of the city." Li Tianyu responded. Noisy, I didn't think this girl was also very smart, and after the accident, she knew how to move the rescue soldiers in many ways, which was indeed much more stable and wise than when she first met her.

About half an hour later, everyone came to the customs office of the canal in the east of the city.

"I didn't expect to leave here at noon, but now I'm back here." Cui Hao looked at the Hongyan Tower standing in the distance and sighed.

"yes, I've been running here for the past few days." Chen Youliang couldn't help but sigh.

Li Tianyu saw that the two of them looked a little slack, and was about to open his mouth to cheer for the two, but was preempted by a shout. It turned out that Liu Ruoran was waving at them after seeing everyone.

saw that Liu Ruoran also came by a carriage, but the carriage was obviously much larger. It is very likely that Lord Liu specially equipped it for the mansion, because in addition to looking luxurious, the carriage was pulled by two horses. The coachman was very powerful, and at first glance he was an old man.

"Tianyu, Yuyan, why did you come here!" Liu Ruoran sighed a little anxiously. It turned out that since she received the message sent by Qin Yuyan, she hurriedly found a housekeeper to arrange a carriage and horse for herself. So she arrived here a quarter of an hour ago, but she couldn't find Qin Yuyan's figure back and forth, so she couldn't help but be a little anxious.

"It's hard to put into words. By the way, Uncle Liu, he is not in the mansion today. Li Tianyu, who hadn't seen him for a few days, couldn't bother to greet him, and asked straight to the point. Of course, he thought that even if he didn't say it, Liu Ruoran should be able to clearly see that the carriage they were riding in was not only with low engine power, but also overcrowded.

"Why is Daddy in the house? He should still be in the governor's yamen at the moment. Liu Ruoran didn't seem to realize what was going on, because the message from the Qin family said that Qin Yuyan had something to ask for, and they met after an appointment.

And at present, all the officials of the upper grades of the Zhenguan Tang Dynasty have mansions specially allocated by the imperial court, and there is no need to live in the yamen at all. That's why these officials are not at home all day because they are entangled in official duties.

"Okay, without further ado, let's get in the car first. It's okay to take your car, right? ”

"No problem. But you've got to tell me where you're going, right? Is it possible, are you going to go to the yamen to find your father? Liu Ruoran asked confusedly at first, and then seemed to realize something, so he asked everyone rhetorically.

"You're right. I hope this old driver of your family knows the way to the governor's yamen. Li Tianyu said that he had already jumped into the carriage first, and then turned around and stretched out his left hand to Liu Ruoran, and the coachman of the Liu family was also very familiar and hurriedly lifted the curtain to the other side.

This time it was Liu Ruoran's turn to be a little embarrassed, after all, it was a big public at the moment, and it was obviously a little inappropriate to be a lady. It's not that men and women don't kiss or not, after all, the folk customs of Zhenguan Datang are still unprecedentedly open, but if you stretch out your hand and let Li Tianyu pull yourself, the posture of boarding the car will look extremely indecent. At this moment, Qin Yuyan had just ordered the coachman to lead the pioneer car back to the house, and was hurrying towards this side.

"Why are you all stunned? Don't hurry up yet. Li Tianyu saw that everyone was only standing still, so he said to them angrily.

As soon as she said that, Qin Yuyan walked over, at this moment, her mind had already become a pot of porridge, and her heart was full of anxiety, she didn't think about it, she stretched out her left hand to hold Li Tianyu, and her right foot stepped on the edge of the axle at the same time, and she climbed up with a little force.

"Hey, Brother Tian's latest method is getting longer." Cui Hao sighed to himself below. After that, he also dragged himself to the car, and Qin Yulong hurriedly followed him into the car when he saw the situation.

"It's your turn, Miss Liu." Chen Youliang said to Liu Ruoran beside him, after all, he was embarrassed to take the lead.

"Chen Gongzi is a guest, so naturally he has to invite him first."

"Okay, everyone is their own person, whoever comes first." Li Tianyu said helplessly.

Chen Youliang saw the situation and no longer shirked, and immediately let Li Tianyu pull a hand and board the car. It's just that when he walked past Li Tianyu in the carriage, he said very carefully and casually, "Tianyu, I think you should go down and pick up Miss Liu, so that it will be convenient to do things when you get to the yamen for a while." By the time Li Tianyu reacted, Chen Youliang was already sitting in the carriage.

It's noisy, it seems that Lao Tzu didn't think it through, I said how can this seem hesitant. But just now, how could Qin Yuyan's girl behave so heroically, and she was still a leader.

"Come on, if so. Could it be that you are still shy? Otherwise, I'll really go down and carry you up. Li Tianyu deliberately laughed like this. Sure enough, I saw that Liu Ruoran first glanced at him, and then boarded the carriage.

After everyone was safe, Li Tianyu said to the coachman of Naliu Mansion and turned around and entered the carriage, completely ignoring whether the other party knew the driving route. And when the coachman saw that Li Tianyu was so eclectic, he thought that he would sit outside and catch the car with him.

So the carriage moved slowly, and in a short time it was speeding away in a north-west direction. After all, it is a car on the Governor's Palace, not only is it faster and smoother, but even the space and facilities of the carriage are first-class. I saw that there was also a strip-shaped table in the spacious carriage, on which there was a teapot and four teacups in addition to the four treasures of the study. The seat was even more spacious, and the whole thing looked like a bed.

In the car, Qin Yuyan told Liu Ruoran again what had happened from beginning to end. Before, everyone was in a hurry and didn't think much about it, but now they feel that the more they think about it, the more strange it becomes. Since Master Qin was framed, who went to the government to denounce him? And what proof does he have? If there is no certificate, the people from the Lingguan Mansion can come and kidnap Master Qin, then this person's influence in Yangzhou, and even in the court, must be quite large.

"Yuyan, think about who your Qin family has offended before? Especially the business peers, who are extremely jealous of your family. Liu Ruoran remembered that Qin Yuyan had told him before that she was almost bullied by gangsters, but later she was spared thanks to Li Tianyu. It's very likely that the same group of people did it.

"I don't know this very well, my father rarely talks to me about business matters at home."

"I know, it must have been someone from the Ge family who did it. That Ge Gongzi is really not a good thing. Seeing Qin Yulong, he hurriedly raised his hand and said through gritted teeth.

In fact, Li Tianyu and the three of them originally thought that the people of the Ge family were making trouble, after all, the Ge family was the biggest opponent of the Qin family in the entire Yangzhou. It's just that they had just met Na Ge Gongzi before, and the Yu gang leader also agreed to escort Na Ge Gongzi back to Yancheng County with his legs discounted and imprisoned. So it shouldn't be possible that the Ge family is making it bad.

"Yulong, do you know that in addition to the Ge family in Yangzhou, there is another family that is doing a comparable job?" Li Tianyu thought for a moment and then asked Qin Yulong.

"Tianyu, do you mean that there is a third family behind the scenes, and the praying mantis catches cicadas and yellow finches behind." Chen Youliang seemed to realize the crux of the problem, so he asked cautiously.

"There should be such a possibility. After all, there are peers who don't have the same benefits, and who doesn't want to be dominant in the business field? ”

"That's why you suspect that there is a third company secretly obstructing and wanting to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit." Liu Ruoran said according to Li Tianyu's speculation.

"I don't know very much about that. Anyway, I've never heard my father mention other families before, and as far as I know, except for the Nage family, the rest of the salt merchants are basically some hawkers. There were only two boats at most, and the boats were not used exclusively for selling salt, but were like buying firewood, rice, oil, and salt for their families. Qin Yulong had heard about these business things around Master Qin, and his long-term exposure had made him somewhat aware of the business status of his own business.

"That's interesting." saw that Cui Hao seemed to be a little excited and said, while Li Tianyu and the others were silent.

After about two teas, the people came to the governor's yamen. Except for the coachman who drove the car, most of the people present were coming to the governor's yamen for the first time. I saw that the gatehouse of the yamen seemed to be condescendingly towering, incomparably magnificent, full of atmosphere, and at the same time it also gave people the illusion that it seemed to overwhelm the beings in front of the door.

It is worthy of being a provincial and ministerial government building, and it is noisy, and this scale is at the same level as the luxury of public units in later generations. It is no wonder that the ancients said that "when you prosper, the people suffer, and when you die, the people suffer". Li Tianyu couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, and the other people, except for Liu Ruoran, also had shocked expressions.

"Who trespassed on the governor's yamen?" No sooner had the people taken a step towards the door of the governor's yamen than they heard a voice coming from the porter.

"Don't be presumptuous, it's the daughter of the adult's house who brought a friend to look for the adult." I saw the coachman of the Liu family come forward and said to the porter.

"Your Excellency is meeting with the Governor with a distinguished guest, and there has been a decree that no one should receive him. Ladies and gentlemen, you should not go and say hello. A messenger came from the gatekeeper behind the gate and said to the people. Obviously, he also recognized this lady Liu's royal coachman, since it was really the daughter of the adult's mansion who came to look for the adult, it was naturally not good to talk too much.

"The Governor is also there? Where is the sacredness of the meeting? Chen Youliang said to himself in surprise.

"I'm tired." Although Li Tianyu was also a little surprised when he heard this, he didn't show it, but nodded slightly at the yacha.

Then the yacha ran into the courtyard, leaving only everyone standing there whispering. Li Tianyu faintly felt that this thing was a little wonderful, could it be that the imperial court had sent officials to rectify the salt tax in Jiangsu and Zhejiang? But it shouldn't be, looking at it like this, Uncle Liu and Dad have just learned that a Beijing official or Qin sent to Yangzhou. Troublesome, is the other party a master who is used to taking the routine of "micro-service private interview"?

"Ladies and gentlemen, Lord Liu has spoken, and the Lord said that he is now busy with official business and has no time to meet you. So please go back to your home. But he saw that the cha ran back again, and said to the people.