Shanyang County is located in the east of Huai'an, Qiyun State, adjacent to the Qinhe River Basin, and there are perennial flood hazards, so Li Nannan attaches great importance to it. After getting off the carriage, Tang Yao's first reaction was that this Shanyang County, and even the entire Huai'an, were barren. The city wall made of loess tiles, the gate of the city is hung with a tattered pair of Shanyang's big characters, and the soldiers guarding are lazy.

There are very few outsiders entering the city, and it is far from what a town should be. When Tang Yao saw such a scene, he was shocked and couldn't speak for a long time.

The soldiers saw several luxurious carriages stop at the gate of the city, and one of them walked over with the spear in his hand, looked at Tang Yao and said with a bad attitude, "There are rules in Shanyang County, and you need to pay ten taels of silver to enter the city before you can enter the city." ”

Ten taels of silver into the city? The corners of Tang Yao's mouth twitched, and suddenly a nameless fire in her heart was about to erupt, she simply suppressed the fire, and asked coldly, "Who set the rules?" ”

The soldier raised his chin slightly, and said with some pride, "Naturally, it's our Lord Wang." ”

Lord Wang?! Wang Shen of Shanyang Zhixian County!! Tang Yao's face was cold, and he didn't care that Yu Chichenfeng was still in the carriage, and shouted angrily at Xuan Qing behind him, "Xuan Qing, take down this rude slave for me!" ”

Xuan Qing directly pulled out the long sword at his waist in response, jumped directly to Tang Yao's side, and put the sword against the soldier. The soldier didn't know what was going on, but when he saw that Tang Yao dared to speak out to himself, he directly shouted in a dumb voice, "What is your identity, you dare to make a move on me!" ”

"......" Tang Yao sneered silently, as if the soldier was saying something funny.

The soldier was directly annoyed, and shouted to a few soldiers behind him, "What are you still watching, don't hurry up." ”

Hearing this, the rest of the soldiers glanced at each other, and also pointed the spear in their hands at Tang Yao, and they were about to step forward. Banyun, who had been watching the play from behind, also had a cold face, and stood in front of Tang Yao in a few leaps, and the blade of the sword was shining with a cold cold light and pointed directly at those people, "Those who are within a foot of the sword, kill!" ”

Obviously, these two people are extraordinary, coupled with the attitude of the pale cyan young man, all the soldiers looked at each other, as if they were all wondering what the identity of this person was, and the number of carriages behind them was definitely not something that ordinary people could have. An interesting soldier bowed forward and asked softly, "Dare to ask who Childe is?" ”

Tang Yao didn't answer, but said, "Let your family know the county and get out quickly, and just say that the Marquis of Wei Chi is coming." ”

Wei Chi .... The soldier's face changed greatly, and he nodded in response, and then he was about to send someone into the city to ask Wang Shen for a hurry. Tang Yao waved his hand to stop him and said, "No need to invite, you can directly lead the way to the county government." ”

"It's... Be... Master Hou, please. ”

This is not entering the city, but looking at the city gate, Tang Yao thinks that this Shanyang County is not serious. This entered the city, and her suppressed anger was ignited in an instant. If she had a knife in her hand at the moment, she didn't have to care if she had killed anyone herself, but wanted to dismantle this Wang Shen into eight pieces!

The streets are quiet and depressed, every house is full of birds, and the dilapidated loess houses are not lifeless. Occasionally, one or two stalls do business, and the number of goods is only a few. The people looked apathetic and helpless. The old man and child I saw had yellow faces and thin muscles, and the appearance was really indescribable.

Seeing the end, Tang Yao directly closed her eyes and couldn't bear to look at it anymore.

Suddenly, the carriage in front stopped, and the arrogant voice of the soldier came, "I said that you are blind, how did you walk, didn't you see Hou Ye's carriage coming!" ”

An old voice hurriedly apologized, "Official.. I'm sorry... The child is young and playful.... Old man this.. Let's go...."

"Is an apology the end of it? crashed into Hou Ye's carriage, and your grandson can't afford to pay for it. ”

"Official, I'm sorry!"

"If you know it's wrong, you will kneel down and apologize to you...."

"Official... This...."

Hearing this, Tang Yao couldn't help it, and lifted the curtain to look ahead. An old man with a young doll bowed his head and apologized to the soldiers leading the way in front of him. Why are there so many scum like Shanyang County! With Wang Shen's support, these soldiers are about to become emperors.

It is estimated that such a loud voice reached Wei Chi Chenfeng's ears, his good-looking eyebrows wrinkled unhappily, and when he opened his eyes and closed his eyes, he ordered, "Banyun." ”

"Master, my subordinates are here." Banyun immediately drove his horse close to the car window and asked in a low voice.

"The soldier doesn't have to be kept." Yu Chichenfeng commanded.

"Yes, my subordinates will do it."

Then Tang Yao saw Banyun get off the horse directly, and went forward. Tang Yao, who was not very relieved, was just about to jump out of the carriage and go with him, but Wei Chichen stopped him with a loud voice, "What can you do if you go down?" ”

Tang Yao retorted, "Such a scumbag, I really can't feel at ease if I don't go in person." ”

"Treating the symptoms but not the root cause, Miss Tang has heard of it?"

"......" Tang Yao was silent, and what Yu Chi Chenfeng said was not unreasonable. It is true that these two soldiers have been punished, but the most powerful lord is still staying in the county governor's mansion, and if he is not served, such things will continue to happen.

It wasn't until there was no longer any sound of argument in front of her that she walked over to Yu Chi Chenfeng and sat down.

Wei Chichenfeng didn't mind that she was so close to him, he just glanced at her casually, and continued to close his eyes to recuperate.

The small county government gate is gorgeous and splendid, two stone lions sit in front of the mansion gate, the red wall and black tiles form a sharp contrast with the residence of the people of Shanyang County. A man with a fat head and big ears and a shiny face walked out of the mansion, and when he saw Tang Yao, the light that flashed in his eyes did not escape Tang Yao's eyes.

"Xiaguan Wang Shen, I don't know if it is the arrival of the Marquis of Wei Chi, it is really a disappointment." Wang Shen smiled flatteringly.

Tang Yao silently glanced at the man outside the car window, this Wang Shen, who knew at a glance that the oil and water were too good, looked like a corrupt official. Banyun lifted the curtain of the carriage, and Wei Chichenfeng slowly got out of the carriage.

The starry eyes under the mask were faintly shining, and he glanced at Wang Shen, "Lead the way." ”

"Master Hou, please follow the lower officials into the mansion."

Look at the decoration of this county mansion, luxurious and elegant, and the rockery garden is all there, which is almost comparable to her champion mansion. There are many maids in the house, and if you look at any of them, they are all good-looking, which shows that this Wang Shen is not only greedy, but also very lustful.

Tang Yao followed behind Yu Chichenfeng and took a good look at the county magistrate's mansion, and the more she got behind, the more sure she was that this Wang Shen was definitely not a good bird.

Yu Chichenfeng claimed the throne by the king, and even ordered the beautiful maid to serve good tea. Wang Shen greeted enthusiastically, and asked cautiously, "I don't know that the Hou Ye is coming to Shanyang this time, but there is something important?" "How could someone like him not ask.

"Not really." Yu Chichenfeng's expression was indifferent, but people couldn't see anything.

"In this case, let the lower officials entertain the Hou Ye well."

Tang Yao sat on his right side, silently looking at this Wang Shen, wanting to see something from this person's words. Yu Chichenfeng raised his hand and gently tapped the folding fan in his hand on the top of her head and said, "Lord Tang, isn't it tiring on the way?" Why don't you go to rest soon? ”

Hearing that Yu Chi Chenfeng called Tang Yao Lord Tang, Wang Shen asked without doubt, "Dare to ask Master Hou, who is this Lord Tang?" ”

"She is Tang Ziyao, the new champion appointed by the emperor this year." Wei Chichen replied.

"Hand-picked by the emperor? There must be something special about that. Wang Shen suddenly realized, and his tone was admittedly full of envy.

Sensing Yu Chi Chenfeng's unclear gaze, Tang Yao suddenly reacted, and touched the top of his head with hindsight. Wei Chi Chenfeng's words meant that she understood, and then stood up and said to Wang Shen, "Lord Wang, I have been unwell for the past few days..."

The implication is that Lao Tzu is not in good health, so why don't you hurry up and arrange a room.

That Wang Shen is also a smart person, he really thought that Tang Yao was not in good health, and he was busy calling the people around him, "Hurry up and arrange the room and lead Lord Tang to rest." ”

"Yes."

Tang Yao arched his hand at Yu Chichenfeng, and left the front hall with Xuan Qing.

The maid who led the way turned around in three steps, and then peeked at the young man in Tsing Yi behind her with her cheeks shyly. As a woman, Tang Yao's appearance is not excellent, but she can barely see it. As a man, Tang Yao's appearance is not very handsome, at best, she is a feminine and beautiful man, mainly because she makes the man's gestures very handsome, no wonder the little girl who has never seen a beautiful man always peeks at Tang Yao.

As soon as people turned around in these three steps, she didn't want to ignore it, she hooked the corners of the other party's lips, and smiled extremely gently, which directly made the little girl blush.

"Girl, what's your name?" Tang Yao pretended to ask casually.

"Back to my lord, slaves and maids are like flowers."

Like a flower... It's a name like this in the past.

"How long has your Lord Wang stayed in Shanyang County?" Tang Yao continued to ask.

"Lord Hui, the slave maid has not been in the house for a long time, and I don't know very well. Don't listen to Uncle Yang, at least for more than three years. The little girl didn't think there was anything wrong with this question, so she answered truthfully.

"Uncle Yang is?"

"Uncle Yang is the housekeeper in the house." Ruhua said respectfully, "Lord Tang, this is your room." ”

When he arrived at the room arranged by Wang Shen, Tang Yao nodded slightly, wanting to take some words out of this girl's mouth, it seemed impossible. She paid attention and smiled, "Thank you." ”

"If your lord has anything else, just command the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid will wait outside."

"Hmm."

When Ruhua went out, Tang Yao did not relax her vigilance, for fear that the wall had ears. Wei Chi Chenfeng took himself away in order to facilitate her private investigation. Now that he has arrived at the prefect of the county mansion, he has to start investigating, and as for where to start investigating, Tang Yao also has a rough idea in his heart.

Tang Yao sat there to rest, and Xuan Qing walked over from the door and nodded to her, indicating that she was safe at the moment.

"How are you going to check?" Xuan Qing asked in a low voice.

"If Wang Shen is greedy, the numbers on the ledger will definitely not match, even if he goes to check the accounts, with this person's slippery personality, he will definitely replace the real one with a fake ledger." Tang Yao analyzed.

"So what?"

"Since Liu San is dead, then I can only go and inquire in secret first, and there were other witnesses three years ago."

"Okay, I'll go."

Tang Yao stopped him and said, "You don't have to act alone, just follow me." ”