It's a good hand with balance and constraints, it's good.

Xia Qingyang was a little emotional.

She was also tapped by An Youcheng to understand, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to react so quickly. It seems that compared with the two prime ministers, her cleverness is still a little insufficient.

Xia Qingyang finally conclusively concluded: "Therefore, An Youcheng is the person who doesn't want Fan Xi to have an accident!" On the contrary, he should also keep Fan Xi. The person who sent the killer was not An Youcheng! ”

"Exactly." Yin Zuocheng nodded appreciatively.

Empress Yin couldn't help clapping her hands: "Amazing, I can't think of so much at all." ”

"The killer may be Ren Fu, or someone from the West Deng Kingdom as you said. But I see that neither of them is for the same thing. Yin Zuocheng said again.

Xia Qingyang was stunned: "What does uncle mean?" ”

Yin Zuocheng sighed lightly: "I'm afraid it's not a little secret that Fan Xi is carrying." ”

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After some talking, it was past noon.

Several people had a meal together in this small courtyard.

After the meal, Xia Qingyang put on his disguise again, and planned to go to the City Lord's Mansion to meet Ren Yi first:

"I'll go and report the situation of Zuo Cheng and his wife to the eldest princess, and by the way, see if I can have a chance to meet that Min general."

After explaining to Empress Yin and He Minghua, Xia Qingyang left the small courtyard alone and walked towards the City Lord's Mansion.

This Min general, if it is really the son of Ren Yi and their old comrades-in-arms, then with Ren Yi's personality, he may find a way to save his life.

After all, if you rob food for the people, you also have great righteousness in your heart, and you shouldn't kill this young man if you are reasonable-this is what Ren Yi said to Xia Qingyang before they separated.

However, Xia Qingyang was thinking about another thing:

Is it possible to grab military rations by anyone who comes casually? can forcibly rob the grain during the transportation of military rations, and I am afraid that there are many capable people in the hands of this Min general.

Or, he himself has plans to revolt, and has already gathered a lot of manpower.

Or, there is a player helping him.

Of course, both account for the most likely.

In this way, the purpose of General Min to rob the military rations may not be as simple as just to fill the stomachs of the people.

But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

After all, Xia Qingyang expected early on that there would definitely be a rebel army among the people. This part of the people, if they can be won over in their hands, is also a forming force.

Xia Qingyang thought about this and came to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.

She has the jade pendant given by Ren Yi in her hand as proof, and when she arrives at the door, she only needs to report her name and intention, and the guards will not stop her after the report.

However, here, the guards had just taken the jade pendant she gave them, turned their heads and went into the mansion to report, and on the other side, they saw a few plainly dressed people, looking at Xia Qingyang.

Xia Qingyang noticed it, so he nodded at the people.

As if they had been encouraged, those people gritted their teeth and ran to Xia Qingyang, and they knelt down in unison.

"My lord, General Min is robbing food for everyone's crooked thoughts, please go and intercede with the city lord, don't kill General Min's head!"

"My lord! Min Jiang has always been a good boy, he grew up under the watchful eyes of our neighbors, he is very sensible, and he can help anyone with something. He, he's also confused, he's really not a bad person! Not damn it! ”

"I heard that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is kind and loves the people, and she is the most just! I beg Her Royal Highness the eldest princess to be the master for us!! ”

Xia Qingyang was taken aback.

She realized that it was probably when she reported it just now, and she reported that she was the eldest princess's subordinates, and these people heard it, so she ran out to plead her case.

The guard guarding the door was furious: "It's you again! It's all said that robbing military rations is a felony to kill the head, not to mention that this Min general has refused to confess the whereabouts of the food and his accomplices until now, who will he kill if he doesn't kill him? , don't come again! ”

Xia Qingyang stopped the guards who were about to draw their swords and drive them away.

She leaned over and helped the leader of the people up: "I am an attendant beside the eldest princess, and I can't influence His Highness's decision." Besides, this little brother of the guard is right, the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and if General Min really violates the laws of the Great Chun Kingdom, he should be punished as he deserves. ”

Sure enough, hearing her say this, the guard snapped away his knife and snorted: "It's still the person next to the eldest princess who is sensible and reasonable." ”

He probably thought that Xia Qingyang could deal with these difficult people, so he turned his head back to the door, out of sight and out of mind.

The common man who was lifted up by Xia Qingyang was an uncle who was quite a scholar, and the uncle was disappointed and angry: "The Son of Heaven broke the law, how could he have been guilty of the same crime as the common people?!" Don't say that the Son of Heaven, who is a relative of his city lord, can escape punishment if he violates the law, and we people just want to live, what did we do wrong?! ”

Xia Qingyang held his arm soothingly: "So, don't kneel at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, you also know that it's useless to shout here." ”

In the second half of the sentence, she lowered her voice and said.

The uncle was still angry, when he heard her say this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at her carefully, as if he wanted to see through her thoughts through this hat.

Uncle: "You ......"

Xia Qingyang smiled: "Where do you live, why don't I let someone send you back?" ”

The uncle came back to his senses, completely understood what she meant, and hurriedly told her where he lived.

“…… You don't have to send it, although I'm old, old man, I can go back by myself. ”

The uncle slapped Xia Qingyang's hand heavily, stuffed something into her hand, and watched her accept it with his own eyes.

"Okay, then you pay attention to safety, and come back slowly."

Under Xia Qingyang's gaze, the uncle and the other people who were still at a loss turned around and left.

Turning the corner, everyone asked puzzledly: "Old man Dong, let's, let's just leave?" So what will Min do. ”

"Don't talk too much." The uncle smiled, "Just go back and wait." The man had promised me that he would come to us. The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, it seems that even the people around the eldest princess have to be cautious when they come to us. ”

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Let's go back to Xia Qingyang's side.

Soon after she had seen the people gone, the guards who had gone in to deliver the message came out to fetch her.

The interior decoration of the City Lord's Mansion in Chichun City looks more luxurious than Fan Xi's mansion.

I heard that the city lord of this Chichun City has been sitting in this position for more than twenty years.

can last for two dynasties and two generations without changing positions, this person is probably very good at officialdom, and he is very slippery. A head-to-head confrontation with this kind of person, let's leave it to Ren Yi, who is better at this kind of thing.

Xia Qingyang was led all the way to Ren Yi by the guards.

At this time, Ren Yi and the others had just finished lunch and were chatting in the house.

Xia Qingyang didn't go in immediately, but found Lin Menglong, who was guarding outside the house, and stayed with him for the time being.

"Brother Lin, come, help me block it."

As soon as Xia Qingyang saw Lin Menglong, he came to him as if he had seen a relative.