Yu Wenye and Bai Muguan quickly whipped up more than a month, and arrived safely in Suzhou County under the protection of Wuyi and other secret guards. Two days faster than the team led by Ling Fengchen, the unlucky Ling Fengchen had a rough road, and he was attacked twice, and several Jinyi guards died on the spot.

Both groups of assassins were aiming to assassinate the prince, and the target was to go straight to the prince's car, but fortunately there was no one inside. Ling Fengchen had the heart to capture the assassin and arrest him for interrogation, but unfortunately he didn't catch him alive as he wished, and he committed suicide by taking poison when he saw that the assassination could not be done.

At the gate of the Suzhou County Post Station, Yu Wenye, who had already changed into a brocade robe and golden crown, greeted him in person, and said with a smile: "Commander Ling has worked hard. ”

Ling Fengchen was still the handsome and unsmiling cold face, and he clenched his fists: "Your Majesty has the responsibility of protecting Your Highness, but there is no place for you to be useless along the way, and you will really have no face to see Your Majesty when you return to Beijing in the future." ”

"This way, I used Commander Ling as a cover to cover up, and I felt guilty. As the saying goes, guns are easy to dodge, and hidden arrows are difficult to defend, which is also a helpless move to protect oneself. Yu Wenye was in a good mood after being away from Beijing for many days, and his laughter was particularly bright.

Ling Fengchen walked into the post station with Yu Wenye, and said, "Your Highness is serious, and the officials dare not be the officials." However, His Royal Highness was indeed a miracle, and the journey to the Soviet Union was very unpeaceful, and he was assassinated twice and could not find out the identity of the assassin, so the lower official had to write a report truthfully and send someone to send someone back to the capital urgently. ”

Yu Wenye didn't care, as if he was expecting: "It's normal if you can't find out your identity." Knowing that you and the others arrived today, they have ordered someone to notify the local officials to come, why haven't you seen half a figure yet. ”

According to common sense, the officials of Suzhou County knew that the prince was coming, and they should all go to the city gate to greet him, instead of being ignored like now.

Ling Fengchen was quite surprised by this cold situation that no one was welcome, and he couldn't help but say angrily at this time: "How dare they snub His Highness so much? It's really boring! ”

"The officials of Suzhou County are very bold and interesting." As he spoke, Yu Wenye had already walked to the wing room and sat on the top, and motioned for Ling Fengchen to sit down as well.

The boundary of the south of the Yangtze River is elegant and exquisite, and the furnishings are also different from the capital. For example, the seats and screens of camphor wood not only have a shiny appearance, but also have a fragrance that can prevent corrosion and insects, and are carved into the pattern of the beautiful woman in the water town blowing the flute and dancing.

The post station is not how rich, in the end it is simple and pure, and the cloud-colored pearl brocade hanging in the house is not as gorgeous and precious as the Shu brocade, but it is a party characteristic.

Ling Fengchen looked around, except for Wu Yi, who was standing behind Yu Wenye with a long sword in his hand, there was no one else in the room. After pondering for a moment, he pondered and asked, "Dare to ask Your Highness, how did Your Highness live in the post station in the past two days?" Have you ever identified yourself? ”

The counties and counties of the Cullinan Dynasty and even the capital, regardless of the size of the region or the rich or not, all have post stations. The so-called post station is different from the inn run by ordinary merchants, and you can live with silver. The post station is governed by a special person sent by the government, and there are officials responsible for guarding it, from the emperor of the clan to the civil and military officials, who must verify their identity before they can live in the post station.

Yu Wenye shook his head, and coldness flashed in his eyes: "Mu Wan is a fourth-grade female official who is personally sealed, and she holds a token to stay at the post station. Stayed for two days, neither visited nor asked. ”

Ling Fengchen couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, don't be in a hurry first, go to the county government to ask for clarification." ”

"Don't bother, Mu Wan has already gone this morning." Picking up the white enamel tea cup on the table, Yu Wenye lifted the tea lid and blew the tea foam, took a sip and quickly spit it out.

Seeing this, Ling Fengchen's eyes froze, and he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, Your Highness?" What's wrong with tea? ”

Yu Wenye put the teacup back on the table and sneered: "Suzhou belongs to the south of the Yangtze River and has always been a rich place for my dynasty, and the hospitality of Suzhou County Post Station is really impressive, and the Chen tea of last year also dared to be served!" ”

The tea and food provided by the post station should be screened layer by layer, and the best products should be selected and served, and there is no room for sloppiness. How dare you bring the old tea to the last year? Yuwenye grew up in brocade clothes and jade food, and he knew that the tea in the cup was not only old tea, but also not a good tea in terms of variety.

Ling Fengchen also lowered his face and said: "When I entered the city just now, Xia Guan found that the markets along the way were not as lively as imagined, and many people closed their doors during the day. ”

Yu Wenye's face was expressionless, it was difficult to distinguish between joy and anger, the torch-like light in his eyes was extremely condensed, and the palm holding the white porcelain glazed tea cup kept exerting force.

At this moment, Bai Muguan came back from outside, the girl in red was like fire holding a sword in her hand, her long hair was flowing and dazzling, and the moment she stepped into the threshold, she deeply attracted the eyes of the two people in the room. In particular, Ling Fengchen's face was slightly red, and the redness of the wheat-colored skin was not obvious, but the crimson color of the root of the ear could not hide it.

When the words came to his lips and swallowed the words "Second Brother Ling", Bai Muguan cleared his throat and pretended to be alienated: "Commander Ling has finally arrived today, let His Highness wait for a long time." ”

She was afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's vinegar altar would be overturned again.

Hearing her voice Ling Commander, Ling Fengchen woke up like a dream, touched his nose self-deprecatingly to hide his inner fluctuations, and said in a straightforward tone: "General Lao Xiaobai protects His Royal Highness on the way, and Ling is ashamed of himself." ”

Yu Wenye's voice slowly floated in: "Is there an official from the county government to worship?" ”

mentioned the word official, Bai Muguan was angry. I saw her clasping her hands in front of her chest, and she gritted her teeth angrily: "Excluding the bookkeeper and the chief of the treasury, there is only one serious official left, and the entire county government is like death row." Master Sun, who was originally in charge of the criminal department, was killed by thieves ten days ago, and his body was lying on the street, and Xu Changshi, who personally collected his body, was also killed the next day. Because Dai Junshou resigned and returned to Beijing, no one in Suzhou County presided over the overall situation, and the rest of the officials were scattered like birds and beasts, and those who fled fled left. ”

"Damn it!" Before the words fell, Yu Wenye squeezed the tea cup that he had been holding in his palm, and most of the fragments fell to the ground, one of which sharply slashed across the flesh of his palm, and blood flowed with it.

Bai Muguan's eyes lit up in surprise: "Your Highness, what are you doing here?" In distress, she ran over in three or two steps, took out the clean brocade handkerchief she had with her, and bandaged it for him.

Yu Wenye stared at her quietly with side eyes, letting her fiddle, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and the anger in his heart suddenly decreased a little. After adjusting his breathing slightly, Fu asked again, "Where is the only remaining official?" ”

"I brought him here." Bai Muguan paused and added, "When I went, he was packing up the gold and silver, and if I didn't stop him, he wouldn't have planned to stay for long." ”

Immediately, a person came in about forty years old, with dark and bronzed skin, a Chinese face and double eyelids, a well-proportioned and medium body, and a decent appearance. He lowered his head, knelt on his knees in the center, and spoke cautiously: "Tao Yuhong, the staff officer of Suzhou County, visited His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the two generals. ”

Yu Wenye looked at him, he didn't even wear an official uniform, he was indeed planning to run away. He smiled angrily and asked with a pleasant face: "I heard that Staff Officer Tao is packing his bags and preparing to go on the road, I don't know where you plan to go?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please forgive me, the official has already written his resignation, and the resignation is here, I ask His Royal Highness to raise his noble hand and put down the official for a way out! There is a seventy-year-old mother and a young child under the lower officials, and the lower officials don't want to die......" As he spoke, Tao Yuhong cried, his face was frightened and did not look like a fake, and his hands were raised high in a thin letter of resignation.

Ling Fengchen walked over and took the resignation letter and handed it to Yu Wenye, only to see that the resignation was smooth and sincere, but the reason for the resignation was vague, and he only wrote, "The minister is self-conscious and does not dare to occupy this position, please choose another sage."

Yu Wenye looked at it and twitched the corners of his mouth coldly, and scolded sharply: "If you don't explain it clearly, don't think about stepping out of here half a step!" ”

Tao Yuhong's body stiffened in an instant, and he only kowtowed: "Your Highness spares your life, and the lower officials don't know where to start." ”

"You can't talk about it, so if Prince Ben asks a question, you answer truthfully." Yu Wenye opened his mouth, how dare Tao Yuhong?

Then there was a question and answer in the room.

"How many officials did the Suzhou County Government originally have? How many people have died now? ”

"There are twelve people, including Dai Junshou, and three adults have been killed so far."

"Which three?"

"Master Sun in charge of the Criminal Department, Ye Changshi and Li Changshi."

"Where did they die? How did he die? ”

"It is said that when Master Sun died in Hai, he was beheaded by thieves and discarded on the side of the street. Ye Changshi died in his own mansion and was also beheaded. As for Li Changshi, he died earlier, and the way of death was similar to theirs, and on the third day after his death, Dai Junshou rushed to the capital overnight. Dai Junshou was disheartened when he left, and the thieves robbed the official food, and his colleagues fled with their families for fear of the court's guilt. ”

"Why didn't you wait until today?"

"Xiaguan's wife has been infected with wind and cold for more than ten days, and Xiaguan is afraid that her illness will be aggravated by rushing with illness, so she will stay for a few more days."

"The thieves who robbed the official food and the gangsters who killed the three officials are the same gang?"

"This ...... This subordinate didn't know and didn't dare to talk nonsense. Tao Yuhong, who had just answered fluently, suddenly swallowed.

Yu Wenye suddenly got up, his face turned white, and his voice lost his usual calmness: "I don't know? You officials of Suzhou County are really good! Seeing that the official grain was robbed, the neighboring prefectures were stricken and the hungry people had no food, and your colleagues were killed and died on the streets, you did not quickly investigate the case and arrest the murderers, but walked away. Do you think that if you escape, Suzhou County will be peaceful?

"You're all gone, will the officials of the five counties below follow suit? As soon as this example is opened, I will flee to the local officials when they encounter trouble, so I will have to cause chaos in the world! ”

The anger that had been held in his chest for a long time was about to erupt, Yu Wenye resisted the urge to vomit blood, he was really angry. Such a "strange scene" not to mention that since the founding of the Tianxi Dynasty, even the previous dynasties have never happened. There is only one master book and one treasury manager left in the huge county office, which cannot be described as simple dereliction of duty.

Tao Yuhong was so frightened that his face was pale, and he kowtowed again and again to ask for guilt, repeating this sentence: "The lower officials are incompetent, and the lower officials know their mistakes." ”

"Come on, put Tao Yuhong in prison!" As soon as the order was given, a few guards immediately came in and dragged Tao Yuhong, who kept begging for mercy, down.

Ling Fengchen was also very angry, and even his voice trembled a little: "Your Highness, the plan for today is to recover those fleeing officials first, and then investigate carefully." ”

"Do you also think Tao Yuhong's words cannot be trusted?" Yu Wenye raised his eyes and glanced at the blue-clothed heroic young general, and reached out to cover his sore chest.

Since he had been poisoned by the heart-breaking herb, although the toxins in his body were cleaned, his life was safe. Whenever he was angry, there would always be a heart-rending pain in his chest, as if deliberately reminding him that he could never forget Yu Wencheng's viciousness and insidiousness.

Ling Fengchen said: "It's not that the officials are suspicious, this matter is too shocking and contrary to common sense." ”

"You give the order to go down and go all out to recover the fleeing officials, and you will see people alive and corpses when you die! Not a single one! Yu Wenye dropped this sentence and got up and walked out, these officials in Suzhou County, he would not spare any of them! Naturally, they will follow each other closely, not leaving an inch.

On the contrary, Bai Muguan didn't catch up with him anxiously, and sighed at Ling Fengchen: "These thieves are vicious and vicious, acting flamboyantly, and daring to openly provoke the government, I am afraid that there must be a backlash behind them." ”

"If it's just a simple thief, why did Your Majesty send us here? The top priority at the moment is to find out whether any people have been killed and the origin of the thieves. Ling Fengchen's thick eyebrows furrowed unprecedentedly tight at this moment, and ominous clouds were hanging over their heads.

Bai Muguan solemnly agreed: "Without further ado, our troops will be divided into two ways." I am responsible for investigating the origin of the thieves, and you check whether the people have been harmed and the whereabouts of the official rations. ”

Ling Fengchen responded and got busy.

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