Hearing Chen Mu say this, the county commander was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses, he nodded and agreed, the previous county commander had been escorted back to Beijing.

But the henchmen of the previous county order, such as his master and the housekeeper in his house, are still pressed in the dungeon of this county, and these people are not blood relatives of the county order.

Even if the county magistrate committed a serious crime and punished the nine clans, those people were also locked up in this dungeon, waiting to serve their sentences in this county, and they were not eligible to be sent to the capital.

The county magistrate knew that Chen Mu probably wanted to ask the henchmen of the former county magistrate about the grain and military salary, so he took Chen Mu to the dungeon.

The dungeon was dark and damp, Chen Mu frowned, turned his head and glanced in the direction of Meng Qing, who accompanied him to travel back and forth between the two counties.

Seeing that a look of exhaustion also appeared on her face, Chen Mu stopped in front of the door of the dungeon, glanced at his guards again, and then said to Meng Qing.

"It's not early now, seeing that it's almost evening, you are tired of accompanying me around there, go back to the inn to rest first, and when the matter of military salaries and grass is over, I will go back to accompany you."

"You don't have to continue to follow, I see you tired, and I feel distressed."

Meng Qing was stunned, a blush appeared on her face, and then she nodded and responded.

The guards sent Meng Qing back to the inn, and Chen Mu entered the dungeon with the new county commander.

The former county magistrate's henchmen who were trapped in the dungeon were found, and the master and the housekeeper were held in two separate cells.

Chen Mu found the master first, the master knew Chen Mu's identity, and when he saw Chen Mu appear in this dungeon, the master was stunned, and then ran to Chen Mu with a roll.

He kowtowed to Chen Mu again and again, begging Chen Mu to let him go.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince...... I know you have a kind heart, please let me go, everything I did was instructed by the county order, and I have never had the slightest intention of harming others. ”

"I also persuaded the county magistrate not to harm anyone, I ...... I didn't even think about doing anything to oppress the people, everything was ordered by the county order, and it had nothing to do with me. ”

When Chen Mu heard the other party say this, he sneered.

It's just a lackey of the county order, if you are really dissatisfied with what the county order has done, you should leave the government office early and find another way.

All that is said now is just to get his forgiveness.

Chen Mu had already sent someone to investigate, and this master had done a lot of evil things, bullying men and women, forcibly occupying fertile land, relying on the protection of the county order and the people of Beijing, and even doing whatever he wanted, completely ignoring the people.

"I want to ask you something important, if you will tell me, I can spare you the death penalty, but in the future you will only be locked up in this dungeon, and you will never leave."

Hearing Chen Mu say this, the county magistrate gritted his teeth, as long as he was not beheaded, he could do anything.

It's okay for him to continue to be trapped in this dungeon, taking a deep breath, the master responded.

"You say...... You say! Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you personally speak, then I will definitely know everything, say everything, and absolutely dare not hide anything. ”

Seeing this, Chen Mu nodded with satisfaction.

"The thing I want to ask is also very simple, it is related to the military camp stationed nearby, whether the former county commander and the people of Beijing colluded to deprive the nearby military camp of the grain, grass and military salary."

Hearing Chen Mu say this, the look on the master's face was stunned, and a look of weakness and panic appeared in his eyes.

As soon as Chen Mu saw the appearance of the master, he knew that what he was thinking was correct, it seemed that it was indeed the former minister of Jingzhong who was united by the county order, and he had deprived the local military camp of military salaries, grain and grass.

According to General Nannie, the amount of military salaries and grain that was deprived and divided was not small, and he didn't know whose pocket those benefits fell into, and he remembered that when he sent a thorough investigation of Lord Song and the family behind Lord Song, he did not find out about this matter.

In other words, the county order may be done in conspiracy with others, but this county order is very well-connected, left and right, and has some ability.

Chen Mu thought about it like this, a cold smile appeared on his face, the master glanced up at Chen Mu, and when he saw Chen Mu like this, he was suddenly frightened and urinated, and hurriedly said.

He ...... He did, he did the thing of exploiting the salaries and grain of the nearby military camps, but I don't know much about it, I only know that he is and ...... He did this in conspiracy with the adults of the capital......"

"As for who the lord of the capital is, I don't even know."

Seeing that the other party said this, Chen Mu sneered and nodded in response to the other party's words.

And when the county commander saw Chen Mu's appearance, he cautiously glanced in the direction of the other party, and then pulled the corners of his mouth and said.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, you sent someone to search the county order's study before, and when you got the secret letter in the county order's study, didn't you find any clues related to this matter?"

"If that's the case, then I think it's the people above the county magistrate who are cautious, and let the county magistrate deal with all the evidence in advance, if you follow the line of the county magistrate, I'm afraid you won't find anything, you might as well follow the line of the barracks."

"This is something that can be used to deal with the food and grass and salaries of the barracks...... I think it is a high-powered, high-ranking person in the military camp, and it may be the generals stationed in Beijing. ”

"If you contact it, you will definitely be able to find out the ...... of the reason"

"I don't need you to mention it, your brain is spinning fast, I've already finished asking what I should ask, I think you don't seem to know the truth of the matter, so this matter is over"

Chen Mu snorted coldly, turned around and walked out of the dungeon, he glanced at the county commander, and when the new county commander saw this, he immediately nodded and asked the prison door to be locked.

As soon as he stepped into the corridor and was about to walk in the direction of the dungeon gate, Chen Mu heard another voice behind him.

"Wait, Your Highness the Prince, I have one more thing in mind."

"You know about the collusion between the county magistrate and the Liu family, and you also know about the collusion between the Liu family and the bandits stationed around our county."

"I heard that the bandit has a connection with the adults in the capital, but I don't know what the purpose of the adults in the capital is to contact those bandits."

"The reason why I know about this is when I passed by our family's study one night, and when I heard that our family and Liu-sama were conspiring to discuss other matters, I mentioned it casually."

Chen Mu's footsteps stopped, he nodded quietly, and responded, his eyes moved, there are people from wealthy families in Beijing who contact and collude with bandits from all over the world?

This is interesting, could it be that the family wants to rebel?

Chen Mu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately got out of the dungeon and returned to the inn to let people investigate the matter thoroughly.