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Although there was nothing to do for the time being, Liu Chengfeng was still determined to go out and stay in the Hou Mansion to let Empress Zhang know, he must have thought that he was lazy, and he would inevitably be more worried, but went out and pretended to be busy, so that the queen who was worried about her husband's safety could settle down. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As soon as he went out, a lieutenant happened to come on a fast horse, got off the horse panting, and said: "Master Hou, Mr. Li asked me to come down and tell him, saying that it was the case of Liu Ji and Bachelor Liu, and he already had an eyebrow, please go quickly." ”

Liu Chengfeng was in high spirits, and it had only been a long time since he had an eyebrow, which was quite unexpected. He hurriedly said, "Quick, go to the Servant Mansion." ”

The carriage drove quickly to Yingchun Fang, along the way, Liu Chengfeng had doubts in his heart, the progress of the matter, it seemed to be a little unusually smooth, in the bumpy carriage, he thought about it for a while, and finally dispelled the idea, now it makes no sense to think about this, it is better to take a look at it first.

When he arrived at the Servant's Mansion, Liu Chengfeng went in directly, and the captain at the door straightened his chest together, and went straight into the lobby, and saw that Chen Hongyu and Li Dongdong were both there.

At this time, Liu Chengfeng was not impatient, smiled slightly, sat down slowly, and asked someone to pour tea, his eyes fell on Chen Hongyu, and asked, "What did you find?" ”

Chen Hongyu said: "When Yang Zuo was in Beijing, he had a confidant steward, and later he returned to his hometown after he sent a minister, but this steward resigned, and he has been living in seclusion in Beijing. ”

Liu Chengfeng frowned: "Where did you get it?" ”

Chen Hongyu was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Yang Zuo's old house in Beijing, there are also some eunuchs living nearby, and he asked someone to go over there to ask, and there is a house of an official of the Ministry of Rites nearby, and one of his tents said that he was quite familiar with the steward in the past, and often played chess and games together, and he also knew some things about the steward, and after the steward resigned, he also said goodbye to him, saying that he bought a house on the outskirts of Beijing and put a few acres of thin fields to live in. Following this clue, he sent many lieutenants to the village near Gyeonggi early in the morning, according to the description of the tent, and then according to the surname of the steward......"

Liu Chengfeng asked: "What is the surname of this person in charge?" ”

Chen Hongyu smiled slightly, and said: "It is said that this steward has always been good at painting, especially good landscapes, the villain is thinking, since this steward wants to live in seclusion, he will definitely choose some places with mountains and rivers, and then according to the general net worth of this steward, he must have saved a lot of money after following Yang Zuo for so long, and he bought a house in the countryside, he should be able to buy hundreds of acres of thin fields, and there is one thing, that is, between the townships, often a family with a surname is a village, such as Yangjiazhuang, Lijia Village, most people in the village have the same surname, and the steward goes to buy land, it is an outsider, He looked for some places with mountains and rivers, and asked people to inquire if there were outsiders with different surnames in the village, and there were hundreds of acres of fields, who would have thought that they would find people at once. ”

Liu Chengfeng listened to Chen Hongyu's analysis, and couldn't help but glance at Chen Hongyu with appreciation, when it came to checking people, this old man was still powerful, and nodded his head and said: "Well done, where are his people now?" ”

Chen Hongyu said: "I am asking the doctor to treat the injury, but don't worry, it is all skin trauma, and it will be sent when it is bandaged and the medicine is applied." ”

Liu Chengfeng frowned: "Still injured?" ”

Chen Hongyu smiled bitterly: "Originally, when I came back from this steward, I thought I would be safe, but before returning to the city, I was also attacked by a group of thieves, there are dozens of these people, with humble estimates, I must have been eyeing us for a long time, our brothers couldn't hold back at a low level, and almost let this steward have an accident, but then somehow, another group of people came out, and they actually drove away the person who attacked the captain." ”

Liu Chengfeng took a deep breath, and the two groups ......

There is a group of people who have been eyeing the captain in advance, the target must be the one in charge, most of them are to kill people and kill people, will this group of people be Liu Ji's people? Yes, last night surrounded Liu Ji's mansion, but Liu Ji asked people to ring a gong in the mansion, it is hard to guarantee that it is not to convey any message to the people outside, and this message, will it be murderous?

If it was really Liu Ji's doing, then what was Liu Ji hiding?

But where did this other group of people come from, why did they appear, and what was their purpose?

Unexpectedly, people were found, and instead of getting simpler, things became more and more complicated.

Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but say: "Didn't you get a thief?" Escorted back for interrogation? ”

Chen Hongyu looked ashamed and said, "My lord, these thieves are well-trained and fierce, and the captains are ......."

Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but smile bitterly, this is the biggest weakness of Jinyiwei, these guys rely on their pro-army identity, no one dares to stop them wherever they go, let them show off their might, scare and scare people, and it is not a problem to find out the news, but as soon as they encounter any bandits, most of them have to take a break, if they really want to face the bandits, it is good not to cry for their father and mother, let alone take people.

However, Liu Chengfeng could only put this matter aside for the time being, and now he was most interested in what the steward could ask.

Chen Hongyu also thought that people were too slow to bring it, so he went to urge it in person, and then someone escorted an old man with an injured beard and white hair, this old man's face was full of wrinkles, and his shriveled lips licked uneasily, he looked at Liu Chengfeng sitting on the chair, and saw the fierce captains on both sides, the fierce reputation of Jinyiwei has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he has been so frightened that he dare not come out.

"Little ...... The villain Zhou Wenbin has seen adults and villains...... The villain ......" Zhou Wenbin lay on the ground, trembling.

Liu Chengfeng squinted his eyes and looked at Zhou Wenbin, Zhou Wenbin gave him the impression that he was almost a timid and afraid country squire, but Liu Chengfeng knew in his heart that a steward who had been on the side of Yang Zuo for so many years could not be as simple as a squire, he didn't speak, just looked at Zhou Wenbin with a smile.

In fact, this is a kind of pressure on Zhou Wenbin, Jin Yiwei's murderous reputation is not a joke, the more he doesn't speak, the greater the mental pressure on Zhou Wenbin.

Zhou Wenbin swallowed and foamed, didn't dare to make a sound, and raised his eyes from time to time to look at Liu Chengfeng, cowering.

Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but think in his heart, this guy, is he really just a timid person? Maybe it's because of so many years of pampering and pampering, he has already sharpened his sharpness, if so, it will be easy to do.

After being silent for a long time, Liu Chengfeng finally spoke, and said lightly: "Say, when you come to this place, you must know it yourself, what the official asks you to say, tell everything you know, maybe it can give you a way to live." ”

Liu Chengfeng didn't mention Yang Zuo, but people like Zhou Wenbin really have no other possibilities than to talk about Yang Zuo, after all, the old men of Jinyiwei are very busy, a rich man in the countryside defiled the wife and daughter of a tenant of which family, or whose wages were deducted, who would care, and who cared?

Zhou Wenbin cried with a sad face, and said: "What does the adult want the villain to say, the villain knows everything and says everything, and only begs for the villain's life......" He observed Liu Chengfeng's face and continued: "Don't you want to ask Lord Yang Zuoyang?" ”

Liu Chengfeng snorted coldly: "Not only do you know, but you also ask me what to do, and tell me everything you know." ”

Zhou Wenbin said: "The villain was indeed sent by Lord Yang in the past, and Lord Yang, as the secretary of Taichang Temple, is known to the villain every time he says alchemy, and he mingles with the monks. ”

"Who are those alchemists? Where did it come from? ”

"This ...... The villain doesn't know. ”

"Bang!" Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but shoot the case, and said angrily: "You don't know? ”

Zhou Wenbin said with a sad face: "The villain really doesn't know, these monks are very strange, and their whereabouts are erratic, but they always go to find the master every once in a while, and the master respects them very much, but the master doesn't mention the origin and identity of these monks, and those monks never deal with us." ”

"Do you know that there is a Taoist priest surnamed Mu?"

"Oh, yes, this person has some impressions, he seems to be the leader of the alchemists, not only those alchemists are also the lords of the horses, this man has a very strange temper, and speaks a strange official dialect......"

Liu Chengfeng squinted his eyes and interjected: "Is it the accent of Nanchang Mansion?" ”

Zhou Wenbin smiled bitterly: "The villain doesn't know where the accent is, but sometimes when he enters the house, once the old man invited him to eat Zhai food, he specially mentioned it, and asked the cooks to find a way to get some lotus root slices, saying that Mu Xian Chang likes to eat, and the villain estimates that Jiangnan and Jiangxi are rich in lotus roots, and this Fang Shi should be a person over there." ”

Liu Chengfeng nodded, he knew that lotus root was also a major specialty of Jiangxi, and in this era, ordinary northerners rarely ate lotus root. He continued: "What else? ”

"I didn't ...... No, in the eyes of outsiders, the lord has always trusted the villain, and he told the villain to do everything, but the adults don't know, since those monks appeared, the lord is like having something on his mind, and he refuses to say it anyway, and sometimes, his temper has become a lot more perverse, and the villain has seen it, and he also wanted to comfort a few words, but the lord suddenly pointed to my nose and scolded, and said that if he dared to say more, he would drive me out of the house. ”

Liu Chengfeng's eyes are like a flood of autumn water, in fact, what Zhou Wenbin said was not unexpected by him, Yang Zuo and the Taoist priests will definitely not be revealed at will, these things can only be held in Yang Zuo's heart.

He looked at Zhou Wenbin and said lightly: "So, what is the relationship between Liu Ji and your master, you must know what the official wants to ask, the official doesn't want to listen to you make up stories here, you answer honestly, if you say the wrong sentence, then we won't ask here, understand?" ”

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(To be continued)