Hua Nong said with a smile: "That day, you designed to kill Huai Anqiu, and there were many people who wanted to fish in troubled waters and pick up leaks from the corpses of several masters. It's a pity that you were stopped by yourself, and you defeated many masters, including Bian Shiyun and his men. ”

Zhao Jianyan smiled: "What happened later? ”

"Later...... Bian Shiyun was injured and returned to Jiezhou, but because he couldn't pick up the leak, he was injured instead, Wen Mao took the opportunity to make trouble and drove Bian Shiyun out of Sitong City. Bian Shiyun had nowhere to go, so he took his men to Xinye City. ”

Mu Fan smiled: "It turns out that the problem is here. ”

"Isn't it?" Huanong couldn't help but laugh a few times.

Zhao Jianyan said: "You have been in there for so long, you don't just ask about this, right?" ”

Hua Nong continued: "It is rumored that Wen Mao and Bian Shiyun have the standard armor and weapons of the imperial court, and according to the people in the casino, this matter should be nothing. ”

"Are you sure?" This matter is very important, and Zhao Jianyan does not dare to be sloppy.

Huanong said: "No, further confirmation is needed." ”

Mu Fan asked, "What are the origins of Wen Mao and Bian Shiyun?" ”

"Wen Mao's background is relatively clear, but Bian Shiyun's identity is more secretive." Huanong kept probing in the casino just now, and then relayed it to the two, a little dry. He picked up the teacup on the table, raised his head and drank it all, "Wen Mao used to be the Wen family, the Wen family was still there fifty years ago, it was quite big at that time, and then the head of the family committed an accident and was killed by the imperial court." ”

Zhao Jianyan groaned: "In this way, Wen Mao has a festival with the imperial court. ”

Hua Nong nodded, "Wen Mao is the only remaining vein of the Wen family, never mentioning revenge, the dog that bites people does not bark, you have to be careful of this Wen Mao." But what needs to be paid more attention is Bian Shiyun, this guy is mysterious and secretive, and he doesn't know the roots. ”

"At the moment, the fake Qincha is still there, let's sit back and wait for the development of the situation, continue to investigate the roots of Wen Mao and Bian Shiyun, as well as their spheres of influence, in short, the clearer the better." Zhao Jianyan set the tone, and the others should carry it out.

Mu Fan arched his hand and said, "Yes." ”

Hua Nong was silent for a long time, his face was embarrassed, he hesitated for a while, and finally spoke: "Your Highness, in fact, before I came here with you, Your Majesty secretly gave me a task. ”

Zhao Jianyan frowned, "What task?" ”

"Let's look into the mining of spars."

Mu Fan asked, "Why?" ”

Huanong said: "The spars handed in by Jiezhou are getting less and less, Your Majesty is suspicious...... No, it's not a suspicion, it's definitely a cat. ”

Zhao Jianyan slapped the table suddenly, his face was extremely ugly, "Why did you just tell me now!" That's not what we agreed on, I trust you, and you treat me like this? ”

Huanong lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty asked me to hide it from you first, and then I will talk about it when I have a stable foothold." ”

"Is there anything else you're hiding from me?" Zhao Jianyan withdrew his hand, and a handprint was concave on the table, "Say ......"

"It's gone." Huanong sighed lightly, "The king's order cannot be violated, His Highness forgives his sins, please believe in Huanong, Huanong sincerely supports His Highness!" ”

Zhao Jianyan waved his hand and said: "That's it, you listen to your father, this thing should be, what is the crime?" I'm just whining. ”

He unconsciously touched the corner of the table, slightly nervous, "How much has the amount of spar handed in?" ”

Hua Nong said: "In the past, the annual spar handed over was about 50 million taels, but now it ...... Hmph, only 30 million taels! ”

"What? Is it accurate? Zhao Jianyan was surprised.

Huanong affirmed: "It's true! ”

Mu Fan was dumbfounded, he touched his forehead, "This is too ruthless, the amount of corruption of 20 million taels, the big hole, I want to know how they can make it up." ”

Zhao Jianyan suddenly laughed, "If you can't make up for it, you will kill them one by one." ”

Hua Nong comforted: "Your Highness, don't be impulsive, think about it carefully, such a big corruption case is not something that a few officials can handle, but I am afraid that everyone from Jiezhou to the Imperial City will participate." ”

"Wait......" Zhao Jianyan raised his hand and hovered in the air, he licked his tongue, "Do you think it's possible for the eldest brother and the second brother to be involved?" ”

He remembered the jade plate in the hand of the fake Qincha, the Qincha seal letter was here, and every prince had the jade card. If a prince is involved, then everything can be explained.

Mu Fan said: "If the eldest prince or the second prince are involved, this matter will be even more complicated, and it is not something that His Highness can solve at all." As long as we find out that it has something to do with the prince, I suggest leaving Jiezhou immediately. ”

Zhao Jianyan was puzzled: "Don't expose it?" ”

Mu Fan said: "Don't expose it!" ”

"What a good opportunity, I will definitely be able to pull the prince off the horse."

Mu Fan glanced at Hua Nong and coughed lightly.

Zhao Jianyan said: "Even if you say it, I can trust Huanong." ”

Mu Fan said: "The time has not come, if the eldest prince participates, His Royal Highness will denounce it, and the eldest prince will basically lose the opportunity to win the heir." With the current situation of the court, the second prince himself is a son-in-law, and the crown prince can hardly run out of his palm. If the second prince participates, the result of the denunciation is almost the same, but the crown prince becomes the eldest prince. ”

After Zhao Jianyan listened, he looked up at the roof and didn't speak.

Hua Nong stood up and said with a long sigh: "My subordinates agree with Yan Qinggongzi's opinion. ”

"Okay." Zhao Jianyan exhaled, "That's it, in case the matter involves the prince, I will hold their handle as a bargaining chip at the bottom of the box." ”

He strolled to the window, feeling a little worried, "This matter may involve Yuan Sanqu, Lord Yuan is not easy to mess with!" ”

Looking at the scene outside the window, Zhao Jianyan was full of thoughts, and he thought in his heart: "It seems that my father knows something about this place, and Jiezhou is a muddy place." The disappearance of 20 million 289 grade spars is bound to be a large-scale corruption case. Hard to the end, even if I am the prince, I am afraid it will be difficult to have a good end. ”

The sky was gray, gradually accumulating a layer of clouds. Suddenly, a flash of lightning pierced the sky, thunder bursts, and autumn rain fell.

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There is a majestic walled city on Sitong Mountain in Sitong City, before Wen Mao fell grass for Kou, the walled city was not a walled city, it could only be regarded as a larger cottage.

The cottage on Sitong Mountain has not been built into a walled city, because the people in it have no money and no ambition.

The thieves are used to licking blood from the knife edge, but they don't want to change the way, so they don't mix it up.

Wen Mao defected to a cottage, the name of the cottage is Sanshan, and now the "Sanshan Cottage" has become the "Sanshan Walled City", and he has also become the largest mountain bandit leader in Jiezhou.

The Sanshan Walled City will occasionally kill people and set fires, but killing people and setting fires is too dangerous, so it is better to lie down and get money quickly.

Wen Mao thought so, he wanted him to lie down in the Sanshan Walled City to get money, and he really let him sit down. Because of this, his position in the walled city is unshakable.

He walked from the bedroom to the eaves, stretched out his hand to catch the autumn rain falling down, and said with a smile: "It's a little cold." ”

In the distance, a man ran through the rain, and the man was surrounded by a strong qi, and the rain could not get close to him.

Wen Mao withdrew his palm, and with a slight shake, the water on it evaporated, "What's the matter?" I told you, don't panic. ”

The man in the rain knelt on one knee and said respectfully: "My lord, Gao Taishou suspects that that Qin Cha is fake. ”