After Zhou Yu and the others left, the Wu'an County Commander immediately summoned two henchmen and confessed to them: "You go back to Fengzhai quickly and inform them to send 10,000 catties of iron ore to Lianhuapo within tomorrow." ”

The two officials did not dare to slack off, and immediately set off for Huifeng Mountain. As everyone knows, their every move is under the surveillance of the palace guards.

"Your Highness, they are going back to the direction of Fengshan, what should we do?" A guard named Zhang Qing reported.

"When they leave the county seat and reach the boundary where no one is located, they will take it down and detain them in the post house." Chen Jin ordered.

"Subordinates understood!" Zhang Qing saluted and left in a hurry.

"Lao Zhou, you said that we should visit the history of the Thorn in Zhaozhou, so let's go." Chen Jin turned his head to Zhou Yu and said.

"Okay." Zhou Yu didn't have many words.

The carriage set off slowly.

"How did you know that the dog was going to be fooled?" Chen Jin began his curiosity again.

"Guess."

"How did you guess?"

"All these transactions he made were completely shady things, and if someone else found out, I'm afraid his head would have moved long ago. Therefore, the people who knew about it were either his henchmen or the group of people who made deals with him. And we just know this secret, so the Wu'an County Commander naturally won't suspect our identity. Zhou Yu explained.

"And what if you accidentally slipped it?"

"It depends on what you say. In the official court, it is the norm not to be picky, because if you speak too thoroughly, there is no room for maneuver, and it is easy to form bonds with others. Wu'an County Commander, as the official of the seventh grade of the imperial court, how could he not understand this truth? Therefore, as long as you say that half hides and half hides, he will naturally not doubt it. Zhou Yu explained Chen Jin's confusion again.

"You obviously haven't won the middle and the first, why are you so familiar with the affairs of this sea?" Chen Jin felt more and more that Zhou Yu was a little unfathomable.

"Everything in the world is in my heart, so why should I be an official myself? Besides, there are too many rules for being an official, and I'm too troublesome! Zhou Yu began to lie flat with his head in his hands again.

"As a scholar, shouldn't you be an official and contribute to the court? Why did you come to you and become a problem for officials? Chen Jin asked with a frown. As a prince, he hoped that a learned person like Zhou Yu could do his part for the imperial court.

"What if you are a high school champion? It's just that he appointed a Hanlin Academy to revise from the six products, and the high-ranking officials in the court are like sweat cows, if you want me to see, it is not as good as this Wu'an County Order! Zhou Yu said disdainfully.

"Look at you, do you still look like a reader? Although the champion of the scientific examination of our country was only awarded to the Hanlin Academy for revision, this is also paving the way for the future development. Look at Mo Zishan, the champion of Yongxing for nine years, and now he is a waiter in the Ministry of Rites! It can really be said that it is the humerus of the imperial court and the pillar of the society. Look at you again, other scholars are studying hard, but you are thinking about business every day, and I don't know what you think. Chen Jin began to preach Zhou Yu.

Coincidentally, Zhou Yu doesn't like to listen to people preach the most. In the past, he listened to his parents preach, but after coming here, he had to listen to his wife's preaching, and he didn't dare to talk back to these people. But when Chen Jin said him, he was not happy.

"Just a fourth-grade waiter, can An enter my eyes?" Zhou Yu said without opening his eyes.

Seeing his arrogant appearance, Chen Jin couldn't help but ask, "How big of an official does it take to get into your eyes?" ”

"The ancients are very good ministers, but they are only marquis. If I were to be a prime minister, I would have reluctantly agreed. ”

"If you can, which of the prime ministers of my country didn't sit in the position of prime minister when he was over forty years old? You are not yet twenty years old, and you want to be the prime minister, this is the dream of the Spring and Autumn Festival! Chen Jin sneered at him.

"Maxima often has, but Bole doesn't often have!" Zhou Yu sighed.

"What does that mean?"

"It means that there are a lot of talents in this world, but most of them have not been discovered."

"You mean, you are the prime minister of my country?"

"Since you are a member of the royal family, you naturally know the allusion of Han Xin's command." Zhou Yu got up and asked.

"Of course, Han Xin ordered troops, the more the merrier. Are you trying to say that you will lead troops? Chen Jin asked rhetorically.

"No, no, no, I mean, don't say that the prime minister of Wen is the merger of the four kingdoms of Wenqian, Liang and Wei plus Tubo into one country, and I will do this prime minister." Zhou Yu smiled and said.

Just kidding, as a student majoring in administrative management, I am familiar with the history of various dynasties, and I have a brain that is beyond ordinary people, and my management skills are not blown.

"You're the best at talking big!" Chen Jin gave him a thumbs up and said.

Zhou Yu didn't talk nonsense with him and fell asleep again.

By the time they arrived at the city, it was already early afternoon.

Chen Jin was about to order his subordinates to go directly to the Assassin's Mansion, but was stopped by Zhou Yu.

"What are you going to do?" Chen Jin asked

"What are you going to do?" Zhou Yu asked rhetorically.

"What else can be done? Of course, I went to inform the history of the assassination of Zhaozhou, and went to investigate the betrayal of the country and the resale of iron ore in Wu'an County! Chen Jin replied.

"How do you know if there is anyone in the Assassin's Mansion who is complicit with the Wu'an County Commander?" Zhou Yu threw out a key question.

After hearing this, Chen Jin was immediately stunned, and then slowly spit out a few words: "Won't it?" ”

"Probably not, but what if? You went in such a hurry, didn't you let the Wu'an County Commander notice? If that's the case, isn't the work we've done so far in vain? Zhou Yu asked a set of fatal triple questions.

"This ......" Chen Jin said with some hesitation: "In your opinion, what should we do now?" ”

"I went to the Assassin's Mansion in Zhaozhou alone to complain, and said that the Wu'an County Order connived at the bandits and secretly resold iron ore, and you lined up a few good guards to keep an eye on the Assassin's Mansion, and once any of them went to the Wu'an County Ya, they would be arrested immediately." Zhou Yu said.

"Good!" Chen Jin immediately agreed, and then asked as if he remembered something: "What if the assassin of the state is also involved in this matter?" Isn't it dangerous for you to go? ”

"A seven-foot body, death is death, why am I afraid of planting?" Zhou Yu said indifferently. In fact, Zhou Yu is just deliberately playing handsome, how could he die?

However, Chen Jin, who was stunned, took it seriously and hurriedly dissuaded: "Then how can it be done!" If that's the case, it's better to let Zhang Qing and them choose one to go, they have kung fu in their bodies, and they can escape even if they are in danger. ”

"There are some things that I have to say, and if you let someone else go, does he know how to say it? Even if you teach him everything to say, how should the other party answer when asked? ”

"This ......" Chen Jin couldn't answer again.

"So let's go, you just send someone to keep an eye on the Assassin's Mansion, it's not so easy to kill me!" Zhou Yu said lightly.

"Okay then, I'll send two guards to sneak into the mansion to protect your safety." Chen Jin said.

When Chen Jin said this, Zhou Yu couldn't shirk anymore, so he had to agree.

Zhou Yu got off the carriage when he was still one street away from the Assassin's Mansion and walked to the mansion on foot.

The Assassin's Mansion in Zhouzhou.

"My lord, someone from outside has come to say that there is a secret report." The official of the Assassin Mansion reported to Kong Qianyu, the assassin of the Prefecture.

"Secrets, what secrets?" Kong Qian stopped the pen in his hand and raised his head and asked.

"The man didn't explain, he only said that it was about the Wu'an County Order." The official replied truthfully.

"Wu'an County Commander Wu Peng? I haven't heard anything about Wu'an County recently, what's going on with this secret report? Kong Qian muttered to himself, and then said to the officials: "You go and bring that person in, and Benzhou will personally inquire about the situation!" ”

"Yes!"

After a while, Zhou Yu was taken to Kong Qian's office.

"Grass people Zhou Yu, meet Lord Thorn Shi." Zhou Yu kowtowed.

"Zhou Yu, you said that there is a secret report from Wu'an County, I don't know what it means?" Kong Qian asked.

"Your Excellency, you are wrong." Zhou Yu said.

"Where did the official say wrong?" Kong Qian wondered.

"It's not a secret report about the Wu'an County Order, it's a secret report about the Wu'an County Order." Zhou Yu corrected him and said.

"What kind of secret report about the Wu'an County Order?" Kong Qian didn't like to go around with him.

"Your Excellency, according to verification, Wu'an County ordered Wu Peng to recruit people and horses privately, pretend to be bandits to occupy the mountain as the king, and mine iron ore, and after the iron ore was mined, he did not report it to the imperial court, but sold it to merchants in Jiangnan privately." Zhou Yu said.

"Anything like that?!" Kong Qian immediately put down the pen in his hand, stood up, and then asked, "How do you know these situations?" ”

"I have a playmate in my childhood, who happens to be the minions of the Wu'an County Order, and the henchmen of the three bandit leaders of Huifeng Village. My companion was taken captive by the bandits, and because he knew some arithmetic, he was forcibly left behind by the bandits and made an account. A few days ago, I was playing in the mountains with three or five friends, and I stumbled upon him, and he quietly told me everything. Without further ado, my lord, please give the order to suppress the bandits, my friend is still in the bandits' stockade! Zhou Yu's words were sincere, and there were tears in his eyes.

Seeing his appearance, Kong Qian couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he looked at Zhou Yu and asked: "I see that you are a scholar, if what you say is not true, it is to slander the Qipin County Order of the Imperial Court, do you know what crime you should be guilty of according to my great literary law?" ”

"My lord, of course the grass people know, but the safety of this person is simply insignificant compared to the gains and losses of this country. Please be sure to go to Wu'an County to investigate this matter in person, if what the grass people say is false, the grass people are willing to apologize with death! Zhou Yu kowtowed again.

Kong Qian looked at the scholar in front of him and sighed with emotion. In the face of power, some senior members of the court still chose to protect themselves, but this scholar named Zhou Yu actually had such a mind and courage.

It is really sad and lamentable, that the princes and courtiers are not as graceful as a scholar.

As if moved by Zhou Yu, Kong Qian calmed Zhou Yu down, and then said to him: "The state has understood what you said, but what evidence do you have to prove that the Wu'an County Order colluded with bandits and resold iron ore?" ”

"My lord, early the day after tomorrow, Wu'an County will order to trade with businessmen from Jiangnan in the Lianhuapo on the outskirts of Wu'an County, this time the iron ore trading volume is 10,000 catties, adults can personally take people to go, you can see it at a glance." Zhou Yu replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Ten thousand catties?! This Wu Peng simply ate the bear's heart and leopard gall! Kong Qian slapped the case and said angrily. Then he immediately called Governor Shi and Sima to make work arrangements for the action early the day after tomorrow. Zhou Yu, as the accuser, was temporarily left in the Assassin's Mansion by Kong Qian, and he could not be let go until Wu Peng's crime was confirmed.

Zhou Yu thought that he would be imprisoned by Kong Qian in the prison of Zhaozhou, but he didn't expect that he would just be placed under house arrest in the Assassin's Mansion.

Early the next morning, a majestic figure appeared in front of Zhou Yu's bed.

"Who?!" Zhou Yu rolled over and asked.

Yang Chuan stared at him like this, not saying a word.

"Lao Yang, why are you like a ghost, you don't have a sound when you walk, you scare me to death." Zhou Yu patted his chest and said again and again, "How did you get in?" ”

"It's just a thorn mansion, what's not to enter?" Yang Chuan glanced at him and said, "The brothers stared at him for a night last night, and they didn't find the abnormal behavior of the assassin history, the long history and Sima, it should be no problem." ”

"Then let's have a showdown with Kong Qian." Zhou Yu said.

Yang Chuan then handed him a sign, opened the window and left.

After a while, Zhou Yu asked the people from the Assassin's Mansion to invite Kong Qian.

"Little brother, are you looking for me?" Kong Qian asked.

"It's not me looking for you, it's someone looking for you." Zhou Yu changed his respectful attitude yesterday, but instead gave Kong Qian a feeling of not being angry and arrogant.

"Oh? Who? Kong Qian asked.

Zhou Yu showed the thing in his hand.

The bright sign was engraved with six big characters: King Yu's Imperial Order Gold Medal.