After returning to the courtyard, Xiao Heng didn't dare to delay, and immediately called someone to check on the Qinglong Gang.

The Mu family should rely on more than just one Qinglong Gang, and there will definitely be no less forces behind them. The salt transportation mentioned by Quan Zhen today is estimated to be their first way to make money. Now the price of salt seems to be inexpensive, but in fact, it is transported from the sea to the Central Plains and to the capital, how long is it? Haiyan is transported to the west, and if you go a few miles to the west, you will earn several times more money. A pound of salt in the Central Plains can be exchanged for dozens to 100 catties of grain, while in the seaside wilderness, a catty of salt is only 10 catties of grain. And such a strong price gap is also the lifeblood of the imperial court's economy.

Therefore, it is illegal to steal salt, and if you are caught, it is almost a major crime to cut off your head. The Mu family was doing the thing of cutting off his head under the emperor's nose, and he did it for so long that the means made Xiao Heng sigh. For such an important matter, if Xiao Heng gets evidence for him, he is not afraid that he Mu Zongxin will not cooperate.

Just as he had sorted out his thoughts, he looked up and saw Yun Huai wanting to speak and stopped, and asked, "Something?" ”

Yun Huai nodded: "Today, Gongzi Li Ang came a few times, saying that he had something important to say, and when he saw that you were not there, he told me, saying that this year's doorman banquet was held in advance, on the moon festival on August 15." Also, Gu Gongzi replied to the letter, saying that everything was fine with Madame. ”

Xiao Heng smiled, and his originally boring mood improved a lot. He ordered: "Tell people to keep an eye on the Qinglong Gang in Jiubi Mountain, as well as various mountains, the Mu family has dealings with these mountain bandits." “

"In addition, activate the spies that were planted in the Mu Mansion before, and let them find a way to find out where the basement of the Mu family is."

Yun Huai was ordered to retreat.

July, 28th.

The sweltering summer is a good day with no clouds. At this time, in Cangping Valley, a team was moving forward, with hundreds of people, but it was extremely quiet.

Xiao Heng got the secret report and learned about the salt transportation route of the Mu family and the Qinglong Gang, and ordered Cao Qi to set up an ambush in this Cangping Valley. At this time, on the hillside on the side, among the weeds, there were also hundreds of people hiding behind the weeds.

On a summer afternoon, everything is quiet, and even the noisy cicadas are getting quieter. There was not a hint of wind, and the sky was exceptionally clear in color.

A small minion in the team looked up at the sun, thinking that he would be able to go home to see his wife and children after this walk, but he happened to meet the cold light reflected by the arrow in the hot sun.

Before he could speak, the Dao Dao sword slashed through the quiet sky. Before the people below could react, several people were shot to death. Only then did someone cry out in horror: "There is an ambush!" Dodge! ”

The man was halfway through his words when he was pierced through the throat by a sharp arrow. The people around panicked and dodged, and they calmly picked up their weapons to block the arrows, and the sea of arrows was boundless, and some people in the team fell. Seeing that it was almost over, Cao Qi put away his bow and drew the sword at his waist: "Kill!" ”

Everywhere on the hillside, rushed down waves of soldiers. The long sword pierced into the chest, and the fist struck the internal organs, and blood splattered all over the ground.

The smell of blood filled Cangping Valley. The corpses were scattered all over the ground, and there were soldiers and bandits. Cao Qi hit the man's kneecap with one leg, knelt on the ground with a muffled voice, and the sword shining with cold light was pressed against his neck: "Where is the salt transport book?" ”

The man's eyes breathed fire, and he stared at the person: "If you want to kill, you have to listen to the respect, and the traitor will not do it!" ”

"Then you have to think about it, this is not only your head, but also the lives of the rest of the brothers." Cao Qi is also from a grass family, and he also knows some of the difficulties they have, so he reminds them a few words.

The man stiffened, looked at the captured brother behind him, and was still defeated: "The penultimate car, in that small box." ”

Cao Qi sent someone to fetch it, took a look, and after making sure that it was correct, he took back his sword: "Take the brothers and go, just find a mountain, don't go back to the Qinglong Gang." ”

That person was not a fool, he knew that if he wanted to carry the salt to the book, it must be something like the government, so he didn't hit the dead mouth again, stumbled up and got up and thanked him: "Thank you for not killing!" With a wave of his hand, he took the remaining brothers who were too frightened to speak, and fled into the deep forest.

Cao Qi was ordered by Xiao Heng to hide the seized salt in Qinshan, collect some important evidence, and bring it back to return to Xiao Heng.

Xiao Heng listened to his narration and nodded: "It's hard work." ”

Cao got up and handed the things to Xiao Heng. He opened it, picked up several documents inside, looked at it carefully, and confirmed the official seal in the lower right corner.

This salt transportation certificate is exclusively provided by the Salt Transportation Division, and only the government can have it, if the people want to get it, but it will take a lot of effort, and after a while, they can't make much.

Therefore, some people began to pay attention to the official documents. If you guess correctly, this Mu family took advantage of his position to obtain official documents, and then colluded with mountain bandits to sell salt. This salt did not flow into the government, but to the people, taking advantage of the huge difference between the price of salt from the government and the price of smuggled salt to make huge profits.

With this certificate, as well as the shop he investigated that the Mu family undoubtedly sold smuggled salt in private, he was not afraid that he Mu Zongxin would not cooperate.

However, there is one more thing missing......