"Did you find the rats?"

"Not yet!"

"Then keep looking, I don't believe it, even if they can dig holes and burrow into the ground, I will dig them out!"

Meng Yan firmly believed that those people last night were only a small part of these latent rats, and they should be hiding in some rat hole in the capital!

The pattern of the capital is that the cave is returned to the west, the south is cheap and the north is poor, this sentence means that the east city is basically the rich and rich people who live, the west city is mostly lived by high-ranking officials and nobles, and the north city is mainly some of the aborigines of Beijing, most of whom live in poverty.

Nancheng is the most lively, but also the most mixed population of the area, there are three religions and nine streams, the brothels in Beijing are all in Nancheng, and prostitutes are the most lowly professions, as well as those who walk the rivers and lakes, fortune tellers, hexagrams, singing, and cross talk......

"Tianxing, if you want to hide in Beijing City and people can't find it, where will you hide?"

"Of course it's Nancheng!"

"Mr. Cai, what do you think?" At this time, Meng Yan most needed a wise man by his side to help him give advice, pick up the missing pieces, and cool down his feverish brain at any time.

Cai Jin is undoubtedly the most suitable person.

"If there is only one person, the old man must choose Nancheng, but if it is a group of people, Nancheng is the easiest to expose his identity!" Cai Jin said, "The houses in Beicheng are relatively small, there is almost no place that can accommodate dozens of people, even if there is, it is easy to find, Dongcheng, where the rich people in the capital live, when Emperor Chengzu moved from the south of the Yangtze River, many rich merchants lived here, and there was a courtyard here." Accommodating dozens of people is not a problem. ”

"What does Mr. Cai mean is that these people are hiding in Dongcheng?" The wooden stick in Meng Yan's hand circled the Dongcheng District on the map of the capital.

"Merchants have always been timid in seeking money, and they generally don't have the courage to take in these outlaws, so the old man thinks that it is unlikely that they are in Dongcheng!"

"The south city, the north city and the east city have all let Mr. give it a no, then there is only the west city!" Meng Yan's wooden stick was a little bit in Xicheng.

"These Warat people can lurk in the city of Beijing, it is impossible without internal response, and this person can't do it without a certain ability. So Xicheng is most likely their hiding place! ”

"Mr. Cai. Xicheng is so big, and it is inhabited by high-ranking officials and nobles, which is not easy to mess with. Lin Tianxing said.

"Tianxing, pass the order. The craftsman brigade was all dispatched. Keep an eye on the main streets and entrances and exits of the West Side. Report the situation immediately, don't act on your own! Commanded.

"Yes!"

"Old Niu, I bother you to tell Master Fu. The search for the north, east and south cities will be handed over to the people of the North Ya and the Terracotta Division! Meng Yan said vigorously to the cow.

"Don't worry, Brother Meng, I'll report to Master Fu!"

"My lord, Cao Bao woke up, he said he wanted to see you!"

"Let's go, go to Beiya!" A ray of light burst out in Meng Yan's eyes, and Cao Bao woke up, which was quite good news for Jin Yiwei.

Cao Bao had already moved out of the east room, temporarily placed in a spacious and ventilated room, and sent someone to take care of it.

"Lord Cao!"

"Master Meng, you're here!" Cao Bao's spirit was very poor, his face looked a little pale, and his voice was much lower.

"You go out first, the official has something to talk to Master Cao!" Meng Yan waved his hand and motioned for one of the jailers in the house who was taking care of Cao Bao to go out!

"Master Meng, how is my family?" As soon as Cao Bao opened his mouth, he asked about his family, which he had never asked since the day he was imprisoned.

The reason is simple, he believes that his master will not leave his family alone, so he is not worried about this.

But now, he had to worry, he walked through the ghost gate, and if he didn't understand, he was really stupider than a pig.

"They're all good, you don't have to worry." Meng Yan replied.

"When Master Meng said this, I was relieved!" Cao Bao said slowly.

"Don't worry, I can't do anything to my wife and children, they are innocent!" Meng Yan said solemnly, although the feudal dynasty likes to engage in joint sitting, he will still stick to his bottom line, and he will never hurt innocent people when he handles cases.

"I believe in Master Meng."

"Do you have anything to say?" Meng Yan asked.

"Cao Bao has been an official for many years, and he has committed a lot of sins, I just want to die quickly now!" Cao Bao closed his eyes and said.

"Are you still stubborn?" Meng Yan was very angry, and at this time, Cao Bao still refused to say.

"Master Meng, it's not that Cao doesn't understand right and wrong, but people are selfish, I'm already sorry for the court, I can't affect my family anymore, even if I tell you everything I did, you can't bring down Uncle Wang Zhen's nephew, and they will definitely take revenge on my family, they are inhumane, I don't do this for myself, it's for them!" Cao Bao said.

Meng Yan was silent, Cao Bao's concerns were not unreasonable, if Cao Bao really betrayed Wang Zhen's uncle and nephew, Cao Bao's family would definitely be frantically retaliated!

He can protect it for a while, but he can't protect it for a lifetime!

"Ever thought about getting out of here?" Meng Yan raised his head and looked directly at Cao Bao.

"What?"

"Let me ask you, do you have a blood debt on your hands?" Meng Yan asked again.

"Blood debt, Lord Meng means, do I have innocent blood on my hands, right?" Cao Bao said.

"Yes!"

"I don't kill the uncle, and the uncle dies because of me, does this count?" Cao Bao smiled sadly.

"It depends, whether it counts or not."

"Lord Meng, my sin is enough to kill several heads, even if I survive, what can I do?" Cao Bao said.

"You also have an old mother, a minor son, and a sister in the boudoir, you are the pillar of the family, what will they do if you die?" Meng Yan asked.

"I'm sorry for them, I want my mother to enjoy her old age, I want Shaoyu to live a good life, I want Xiaoyun to find a good family......"

"We have raided your home, the house is not big, and the total amount of property in the family is less than five thousand taels, you should let Uncle Wang Zhen's uncle and nephew take all the money you are greedy for, right?"

"Yes. It's not all, I didn't send them money, all this money was spent on Wang Zhen's family temple! Cao Bao said.

"How much can it cost to have a family temple?"

"Lord Meng, don't underestimate a family temple, in the capital, there are not many people who surpass it in scale and structure, Wang Zhen's uncle and nephew spent a lot of money in this family temple for their ancestors to enjoy incense and bless them with eternal glory and wealth......

"The Holy One also gave money?"

"Given, the saint heard that Wang Zhenxiu is in the family temple. Ten thousand taels of silver were allocated from the inner treasury. The ministers of the court, especially those officials who were attached to Wang Zhen's subordinates, none of them donated money, even your father-in-law Guo Laohu also donated a hundred taels of silver! ”

"Is there such a thing?" Meng Yan was a little surprised.

"It's not surprising. Above the officialdom. Or go with the flow. Either you can learn from those clear streams, in fact, clear streams are not a good thing. Some people are greedy for money and lustful! Cao Bao grinned, if he hadn't seen through this, he wouldn't have been trapped like this.

"Lord Cao, how much does Wang Zhen's family temple cost in total?"

"I haven't calculated, but it should be no less than 400,000 taels!" Cao Bao said.

"How much money does Wang Zhen invest himself?"

"It's almost more than 100,000 taels, if he doesn't pay for the temple for his own family, it won't show his sincerity to his ancestors."

"You say, if this official seals his family temple, what will happen to him?"

"Master Meng, you must not be impulsive, this matter must not be messed around, and provoke Wang Zhen, then he can do anything!" Cao Bao was taken aback and hurriedly reminded.

"I know, I just need to reveal a rumor to Wang Zhen!" Meng Yan smiled slightly, "It's not really to seal his family temple, otherwise when the time comes, in front of the Holy Lord, it will be difficult for us to speak." ”

Nanya.

"Uncle, doesn't Wang Zhen want to repay the debt, we will seal his family temple, if he doesn't give money for a day, we will seal it for a day, and if he doesn't give it for ten days, we will seal it for ten days!"

"You came up with such a stupid idea?" Guo angrily scolded.

"Of course I came up with it, but, uncle, we are not really sealed, we are showing Wang Zhen a mouth, saying that Cao Bao has confessed, and the materials he embezzled and lost from the middle and later years were used to build Wang Zhen's family temple, we are chasing stolen goods, this reason is legitimate and legitimate, even before the Holy Lord, we are justified!" Meng Yan explained.

"You want to threaten Wang Zhen and make him fulfill the agreement?"

"Yes, in this way, we can release Cao Bao as agreed, but Cao Bao at this time is no longer yesterday's Cao Bao."

"You persuaded Cao Bao that he agreed to cooperate with us?" Guo Nu was surprised.

"The ghost door is closed, no matter how stupid Cao Bao is, he knows how to choose!" Meng Yan said, "This is also thanks to Wang Zhen for being too greedy and giving us this opportunity!" ”

"How do you control Cao Leopard?"

"Cao Bao will write about what Wang Zhen has done over the years, as long as we master this thing, Cao Bao will not have two hearts, not to mention now, even if he gets out alive, Wang Zhen's uncle and nephew will not trust him as much as before, Wang Zhen's uncle and nephew just treat Cao Bao as a dog, give a few meat bones when it is useful, kick it aside when it is useless, and even slaughter and eat meat!" Meng Yan Road.

"Okay, according to what you said, I'll let Wang Zhen let out the wind and see how he reacts!" Guo Nu agreed to Meng Yan's construction.

"Uncle, I'll go first."

"You didn't sleep all night yesterday, you have to rest when you do things, don't think you're fine when you're young." Guo angrily ordered.

"Got it, uncle, I'm leaving!"

"This kid is embarrassed for him!" Guo Nu sighed slightly.

"Master, my uncle was attacked this time, obviously someone inside us has sent a message to the enemy, otherwise why did those killers lie in ambush there so coincidentally?" Old Dadao.

"Who do you suspect?"

"There is no specific object yet, maybe not with us, and maybe at the craftsman's office." Old Dadao.

"Stone has offended a lot of people in the Craftsman Division, it's possible, but the only one who can know his whereabouts is the people of his treasury brigade, Lao Da, you go to investigate this matter, don't let Stone know, report the results immediately!" Guo said angrily.

"Master, we can all guess, how can my uncle not guess himself, I think he will doubt it himself!" Old Dadao.

"So what do you say?"

"Eliminate the spy thing, let my uncle do it himself, if we dig it out, he won't be able to hang his face!" Old Dadao.

"You're really good at thinking for him!"

"The young eagle has to go through wind and rain, and this is also a small test for my uncle, isn't it?" Old Dadao.

"Okay, listen to you this time, we'll just watch from the side!" Guo said angrily, "Xiaochen said, the stone judged which rats that attacked him to hide in Xicheng, this is very strict, let Sai Xiaoyu of the Public Opinion Department come to see me!" ”

"Yes, sir!" (To be continued......)