After Zhao Xinyue was kidnapped, Li Yuntian has been staying in the Yangzhou Department of Jiangwutang, except for Xie Heng and Han Liang, there is no one left, Chen Wenren, Zhang Sheng, Pan Xingmin and others who came to visit him are all closed and are all blocked from the door.

Xie Heng and Han Liang never expected that the people of the Lianghuai Salt Road would be so bold and dare to arrest Zhao Xinyue at this time, so as to threaten Li Yuntian to release the illegal salt that was seized by the Caoyun Governor Yamen, it was simply bold and reckless.

However, because Zhao Xinyue's whereabouts are unknown, the two of them are only in a hurry, not only worried about Zhao Xinyue's safety, but also afraid that Li Yuntian will release those private salts, so their trip to Yangzhou can be said to be a waste of their previous achievements.

Compared with Xie Heng and Han Liang, who were in an anxious mood, Li Yuntian seemed calm, Chen Wenren would definitely not embarrass Zhao Xinyue before he touched those private salts, otherwise once he tore his face with himself, Chen Wenren's purpose of kidnapping Zhao Xinyue would be frustrated.

He had already responded to Chen Wenren's first letter by sending people to surround the mansions of those salt merchant deacons, believing that Chen Wenren would soon send someone to bring a second letter to bargain with him, so all he had to do now was wait for the situation to develop.

In the afternoon, Li Yuntian was playing Go with Xie Heng in the backyard hall, Lei Ting and Han Liang stood on the sidelines to watch the battle, because Zhao Xinyue's matter was unresolved, everyone seemed a little absent-minded, just to pass the time.

"Master Hou, someone sent a letter and a brocade box." Just as Li Yuntian was pinching a chess piece to find the landing point on the chessboard, a guard walked in quickly, holding a tray in his hand, on which were placed a small blue wooden box and an envelope.

Lei Ting, Xie Heng, and Han Liang immediately looked at the tray, and it was obvious that the two things on the tray were sent by the kidnappers, and they put forward new conditions in the letter.

A sneer flashed at the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, and then he landed the chess pieces on the chessboard with a snap, he wanted to see what the hell Chen Wenren was playing.

Lei Ting waved to the guard, and the guard came to Li Yuntian's side with a tray, Lei Ting immediately picked up the envelope and opened it to see that there was a letter and an earring inside, and the earring was exactly the same pair as the one sent this morning.

"They want me to release the private salt that was overrun by the governor of Caoyun Yamen within three days, otherwise it will be unfavorable to Miss Zhao." Li Yuntian smiled disdainfully after reading the letter, and handed the letter to Xie Heng, who was sitting opposite, although the words in the letter seemed very tough, he still clearly felt the weakness of the other party's heart.

"What's in there?" As he spoke, Li Yuntian looked at the small green wooden box on the tray, and asked the guard holding the tray quietly, the contents of the box must have been checked before they were delivered.

"Back to the Hou Ye, it's a finger." The guard bowed down and replied in a deep voice.

"Fingers!" Li Yuntian couldn't help but be taken aback, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, could it be that Chen Wenren had already attacked Zhao Xinyue?

Lei Ting, Xie Heng, and Han Liang were all shocked, they never imagined that the other party would provoke Li Yuntian so much, wouldn't this be deliberately trying to provoke Li Yuntian!

"Master Hou, the skin of this finger is rough and dark, not Miss Zhao's." Lei Ting immediately opened the small wooden box, took out a severed finger with blood stains and looked at it, then breathed a sigh of relief and said to Li Yuntian in a coquettish voice.

"They're giving Ben Hou a dismount!" When Li Yuntian heard this, he immediately understood Chen Wenren's intentions, and looked at the severed finger coldly and said, it seems that a woman was innocently implicated and cruelly cut off the severed finger.

"Resurrection, those people seem to have lost their hearts now, and Miss Zhao is more than lucky in their hands." Xie Heng looked at the broken finger and said worriedly, it was obvious that this was a warning from the other party to Li Yuntian, if Li Yuntian did not release those private salts within three days, I am afraid that Zhao Xinyue would suffer.

"Resurrection, it's better to let them go this time, and wait for Miss Zhao to get out of danger safely before making plans, the two Huai Salt Road are full of shady scenes, and you can always catch them." Han Liang was also worried about Zhao Xinyue's safety, and put forward a proposal with a concerned expression.

"Since they want to play, then Ben Hou will play with them." Li Yuntian pondered for a moment, his eyes immediately flashed a cold glint, and he shouted at the guards standing at the door, "Someone come, pass on the order of Benhou, seal the accounts of the Salt Merchants Association, and let the deacons, vice presidents and presidents of the Salt Merchants Association go to the Lianghuai Salt Road Yamen to assist in the investigation of the case." ”

"Resurrection, will this anger them." Xie Heng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and hurriedly reminded.

"Since they gave three days, as long as Benhou doesn't give those salts to agree guilty, they won't act rashly." Li Yuntian shook his head and explained expressionlessly, "This is also a necessary step to release those private salts, and only when it is determined that those private salts are 'accumulated salt', can Ben Hou send an official document to the Yamen, the governor of Caoyun." ”

"Do you want to inform Chen Shilang and Master Zhang during the trial?" Xie Heng nodded, understood Li Yuntian's intentions, and then asked in a deep voice, although Li Yuntian did not say it explicitly, there is a good chance that Zhao Xinyue's abduction is related to the two of them.

"The two of them don't have to, just let Master Pan and them observe." Li Yuntian waved his hand, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Wenren and Zhang Sheng had to avoid the trial of those salt merchants, there was no need for him to take the initiative to show favor to let Chen Wenren and Zhang Sheng participate in the trial, otherwise he would invisibly weaken his momentum.

Although Zhao Xinyue is now kidnapped by Chen Wenren, in general, the decision of the situation is still in the hands of Li Yuntian, and Li Yuntian now wants to use Zhao Xinyue's abduction to fight wits and courage with Chen Wenren to see who can have the last laugh.

The next morning, Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao, and Qin Ke rushed to the Yamen of Lianghuai Yandao, where they received news last night that Li Yuntian was going to hold a court here today to try the case of Zhao Wenju and Chen Youcai's account books.

When the three of them heard about Zhao Xinyue's kidnapping, they originally suspected that it had something to do with Lianghuai Yandao, but as a result, Li Yuntian not only did not send out the recital to Emperor Xuande yesterday, but also wanted to open a trial of the authenticity of those account books, and immediately determined that the kidnapping of Zhao Xinyue was done by Lianghuai Yandao, and they were shocked in their hearts.

But then again, the three of Pan Xingmin felt that this was a reasonable thing, once those illegal salt could not be transported away in time, the consequences would be unimaginable, so the people of the two Huai Salt Road naturally had to fight to the death.

It's just that in this way, Lianghuai Yandao has a feud with Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian is the left emperor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, even if Lianghuai Yandao can escape this time, I am afraid that there will be no good life, and it will definitely be firmly targeted by Li Yuntian.

The current situation in Yangzhou City is something that the three of Pan Xingmin do not want to see, but the matter has come to this point, and the three of them can only deal with it carefully and try to avoid being involved.

At the same time that the three of Pan Xingmin arrived at the Yamen of Lianghuai Salt Road, the Mingxin Newspaper Office doubled the hanging red, and if someone could provide Zhao Xinyue's whereabouts, then the Mingxin Newspaper Hall would reward two thousand taels of gold, and the cash would never be in arrears on the spot.

Not only that, the Yangzhou government also issued notices to the counties under its jurisdiction, and anyone who harbored and shielded Zhao Xinyue would be severely punished once investigated and punished, and would be guilty of the same crime as the kidnapper.

Under the temptation of 2,000 taels of gold, the officers of the county government and the soldiers of the inspection department worked hard to search for Zhao Xinyue's whereabouts in their respective jurisdictions, and many people also joined the search team in groups, searching from house to house in villages and towns, which made the entire Yangzhou Mansion suddenly jump and be uneasy.

The eyes of the upper-class people in Yangzhou City gathered on the Yamen of the Lianghuai Salt Road, and everyone wanted to know what the result of the court trial was, secretly speculating whether the Lianghuai Salt Road could survive the catastrophe in front of them.

Including Chen Wenren, those high-ranking officials and nobles in Yangzhou did not know anything about the court trial process of the Lianghuai Salt Road, and there was no other reason, and Li Yuntian replaced the errand of the Lianghuai Salt Road with Xiaowujun and Jinyiwei in the court trial, so the outside world could not know the progress of the court trial.

For two days in a row, the court trial of the two Huai Salt Dao was carried out calmly, Xie Heng and Han Liang took turns to interrogate those salt merchants, and Li Yuntian always sat in the hall with an expressionless face, during which he did not say a word, and his face was gloomy and terrifying.

During this period, all walks of life in Yangzhou City have discussed the court deliberations, and major casinos have opened gambling plates one after another, betting on whether the two Huai Yandao can survive the court trial.

Chen Wenren's mood seemed very calm, and he specially asked the nervous Zhang Sheng to drink tea and play chess, he believed that Li Yuntian would definitely save Zhao Xinyue.

The reason is very simple, if Li Yuntian is a person who follows the rules, then nine times out of ten he will give up Zhao Xinyue after weighing the pros and cons of the current situation, but he is a young man with a distinctive personality, very assertive, and has made great contributions to the pacification of the Han King and the Jiaozhi rebellion one after another, so he will not be bound by the rules in the officialdom, and he will definitely save Zhao Xinyue.

"Dad, the results are in!" On the afternoon of the second day of the court trial, when Chen Wenren was playing against Zhang Sheng in the living room, Chen Guangzong hurriedly ran in.

With a soft click, Zhang Sheng's body couldn't help but tremble when he heard this, the chess pieces in his hand fell on the chessboard, and he looked at Chen Guangzong nervously, wondering if the result was fierce or auspicious.

"Is it sunny after the rain?" Chen Wenren looked very flat, and only looked up and asked after landing the chess pieces in his hand on the chessboard.

"Yes, Lord Xie and Lord Cao think that the account books of Zhao Wenju and Chen Youcai do not match the account books of the Salt Merchants Association, so they are punished as false accounts, and President Yang and they have been released." Chen Guangzong ran out of breath, and nodded to Chen Wenren while panting, with an excited look on his face.

Because of the worry in his heart, so Chen Guangzong was waiting for news in a teahouse near the yamen of Lianghuai Salt Road, not long ago the closed door of the Yamen of Lianghuai Salt Road suddenly opened, Yang Muen and other salt merchants of the Salt Merchants Association came out of it, he called Yang Muen and asked only to know that those account books had been identified as forgeries, so he immediately rushed back to report the good news to Chen Wenren.

"It seems that Zhenwu Hou has a lot of resentment in his heart." Hearing that it was Xie Heng and Han Liang's trial, the corners of Chen Wenren's mouth couldn't help but show a smile, with Li Yuntian's arrogance, he naturally wouldn't announce that those account books were fake.

"My lord, so the Marquis of Zhenwu wants to let go of those ships transporting illicit salt?" At this time, Zhang Sheng asked with a happy face, as long as those private salts were disposed of, he would not be afraid of anything.

"Send a letter to Zhenwuhou and tell him that as long as those cargo ships arrive at their destination safely, then we will release Miss Zhao, and we will definitely take good care of her during this period." Chen Wenren pondered for a moment and said to Chen Guangzong with a smile.

"Dad, will the Marquis of Zhenwu agree?" Chen Guangzong couldn't help but be a little worried when he heard this, after all, Li Yuntian was at a complete disadvantage in this way.

"He didn't have a choice." The corners of Chen Wenren's mouth flashed with a look of disdain, "Zhenwuhou is good at everything, but he is too childlike, and the kindness of women is the biggest obstacle to achieving great things!" ”

"Okay, kid, let's arrange it." Chen Guangzong bowed slightly, turned around and walked away quickly.

"Wait! Now that the city is full of Zhenwuhou's eyeliner, the person who delivered the letter must reveal his identity this time, and wait for those ships to depart and lead Zhenwuhou's people to Xiaowangzhuang. Seeing this, Chen Wenren stopped him and commanded in a deep voice, "Sue him, and his family will be taken care of." ”

The "he" in Chen Wenren's mouth naturally refers to the person who sent the letter, and he wants to direct Li Yuntian's anger to Wei Deguang, so as to end the kidnapping of Zhao Xinyue, and at the same time give the salt merchants of the Salt Merchants Association a deterrent, so that they dare not disobey him, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.