Your Highness, the people who infiltrated the salt convoy this time are a total of 16 people. Divided into four groups, entered the flotilla of four houses.

Originally, according to the agreement, one person from each team would be left behind to report the situation in Pingnan City.

But since the Feng family's fleet, the four people within me stayed in Pingnan. The follow-up who was supposed to come did not appear.

In addition, on both sides of the canal from Yancheng to Pingnan, there are a large number of officials to check.

I speculate that those people should have disappeared after entering Pingnan City.

So I decided to stay in Pingnan City and investigate the matter secretly.

At the same time, I hope that His Highness can see this information and give some help.

Avoid leaking information, which will lead to the expansion of the matter and ultimately fail to end.

That's what Xiaoshunzi wrote in his letter.

"What a nuisance."

Sima Liang sat slumped in his chair and couldn't calm down for a long time.

The letter did not mention the situation in Pingnancheng, but he felt that Xiao Shunzi must have noticed something. Otherwise, the other party will not ask for help.

And Sima Liang felt that the 12 people who disappeared were most likely no longer alive.

Although he hadn't met those people doing business, he still felt very sorry not to go.

In addition, the whereabouts of so many corpses are also very troublesome. If it is discovered by ordinary people, it will be a big case that shocks the government and the opposition.

The incident happened the day after the salt was transported, and it was still the three major salt silos in Pingnan City.

Then those involved in transporting salt will be involved.

Sima Liang, who was nominally in charge of salt transportation, could not get out of the matter.

Even if there are no clues against him, there is no guarantee that others will not deliberately do it.

Only when Sima Liang participates in the whole process of the case can safety be guaranteed.

But Pingnan is not his territory, and if he takes the initiative to intervene, it will also arouse suspicion.

So this case is very tricky.

"The third princess's plan?"

"Fifth brother deliberately dragged me into the water??"

"Or are both involved?"

Sima Liang couldn't be surprised, the mastermind behind this matter.

However, Xiao Shunzi opened his mouth, and he will definitely make a move.

But if you make a rash move, it is easy to fall into the trap of others.

"I can't get involved, and the person who deals with this should have nothing to do with me and have some ability."

With the words, a person appeared in Sima Liang's mind.

"Liu Dongyang, his ability should be okay. If he can't solve it, then I'll have to pull out. ”

After thinking about his rhetoric for a while, Sima Liang prepared to go to the yamen. Then let Liu Dongyang follow up on this matter on his behalf.

"Hurry up." Sima Liang's brows furrowed.

Xiao Shunzi's letter should have been sent last night.

In case of an incident, it is estimated that it will be today or tomorrow. So there wasn't much time left for Sima Liang.

He hurriedly asked the little third son to prepare the carriage, and he took advantage of this time to run to the bath to make amends.

"Yu'er, I'm afraid I won't be able to have fun with you today. Next time, I'll make it up to you. I didn't go back to the Tang Mansion, so I took a carriage and left first. If you say, I'll let Xiao Sanzi pick you up again. Stay here a little longer. ”

Sima Liang hugged the other party's neck, a little guilty.

Even if he deceives and calculates others. But in the face of the people he cares about, he doesn't like to break his word and get fat.

Sima Liang's thoughts, Mu Yu is very clear.

She knew that what the other party had to do was very important, so she naturally wouldn't pull her back.

Easily open Sima Liang's hands and signal the other party to leave.

"Xianggong, the concubine can be recorded. Not next time. ”

Receiving the other party's understanding, Sima Liang was very relieved.

He also lived up to the other party's kindness, and saw that the carriage was ready. He hurried forward and left the hunting ground.

"Xianggong, it's really not easy."

Mu Yu watched Sima Liang leave, turned his head and continued to tease the little rabbit.

"Do you want to take one back and be a companion with Sister Bao'er's? Forget it, it stinks. ”

She poked the little rabbit in disgust, causing the other party to run away.

"It's better to bully a bunny."

When Mu Yu is happy.

The other woman just had a sad face.

"What? Found dead people? Who is it? The third princess looked at her subordinates nervously.

The subordinates are stumbling and can't say anything useful. Obviously, I don't know anything else, and I'm afraid of her punishment.

"Has the news reached the prince and the colt?"

"Those who set off at the same time should have arrived."

"Then you go, I have been instructed to call you again."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The third princess also knew that she couldn't ask anything, so she sent the other party away.

She went back and forth in the room, very uneasy.

"I should be the only one who knows about this. Who is doing such a big thing at this juncture? Is it the sixth brother? Or the fifth brother? ”

"Second brother shouldn't have a chance, right?"

"Let's go and find out the tone of the sixth brother, at least we can rule it out."

"Someone, prepare the carriage."

The third princess left the room resolutely, preparing to go to the hunting ground to test Sima Liang.

After all, the closest person on her suspicion list is the other party. The remaining two, the prince and the colt, will also figure it out.

But the third princess is destined to fall into the air.

There was no suitable hiding place near the hunting ground, and there was only one road, so no one followed inside.

The people who are watching are generally at the city gate and a few key crossings, waiting for Sima Liang to come back.

Coupled with the time difference between running back and forth, the information that Sima Liang arrived at the Yancheng Yamen was not given to the third princess in time.

Yancheng Yamen is located in the Dongcheng District of Yancheng.

It was built relatively early, and it has not been renovated much. It looks more dilapidated than the surrounding houses.

Although it looks a little shabby, the entrance to the yamen is unusually neat.

Looking only from the door, the placement inside is also well organized. It looks like someone is taking care of all this.

It may be that very few people will come to the yamen. There was no one standing guard at the door, and Sima Liang swaggered in.

"It seems that this Liu Dongyang is quite miserable." Sima Liang sighed.

Compared with the county guards in other places, Liu Dongyang is indeed quite miserable.

Distributed according to rank, this is actually the Yancheng County Yamen, not the county guard Yamen.

And because the county guard here is a vain vacant position, the county guard yamen was not built.

So nominally, the successive county guards, county lieutenants and county officials in charge of the Yancheng area were all spent in this small yamen.

And the functions are no different from those of the county government.

Deal with trivial things all day long. Several major families are involved, and they are basically decided by the other party. If it makes a big fuss, let the subordinate officials of the prince of the territory deal with it.

It can be said that the mix is worse than some county officials.

"His Royal Highness King Yan, why are you here?" An emaciated old man in an official uniform greeted him.

"I'm looking for the county guard Liu Dongyang, and I have something to discuss."

Sima Liang looked at the person in front of him a little familiar, but he didn't remember the other party's name and rank. Just skip the greeting session to avoid embarrassment.

"Okay, I'll look for it right away. You sit and take a break. The master made tea for His Royal Highness King Yan. ”

After speaking, the old man ran behind the yamen.

"I'm old, and I'm quite energetic." Sima Liang was surprised by how neat the other party's hands and feet were.

Maybe the whole yamen is this character, and the master who served him tea is also in a hurry, looking very anxious.

Put down the tea, and after the salute, leave.

Although he was not ready to talk to the yamen, the other party still made Sima Liang a little embarrassed.

I looked at the tea in the teacup, and there was more tea residue than tea leaves. He was a little confused about whether to drink it or not.

Fortunately, just as Sima Liang was about to speak, two panicked figures appeared from behind the yamen.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw someone coming.

Seeing Liu Dongyang's disheveled appearance, Sima Liang was a little puzzled.

"Dongyang, what are you doing guarding this county, you look disheveled."

Liu Dongyang was a little embarrassed and smiled bitterly.

"Yamen's car broke down, I'm not afraid of soiling my official uniform, so I'm repairing it there. It really made His Highness laugh. ”

The county guard repairs the car? Sima Liang was surprised. I thought: This is too frustrating, isn't it?

But this is the case, the income of the yamen is only so much, and the income of public officials is a necessary expense, plus some normal maintenance of the yamen. Basically, there's not much left. Naturally, all the places where money is spent must be carefully calculated, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain even the current appearance.

Seeing that Liu Dongyang was so down, Sima Liang decided to help.

"When the palace is repaired, you will send a special person to my house. I'll give you some money every month, at least a little bit of a yamen, right? ”

Hearing his words, the old man replied again and again, looking very happy.

If you want to use it daily, this old man is calculating. Now I can be more generous, and I am naturally happy.

Liu Dongyang felt a little embarrassed, but he thought that he could improve the current situation, so he still accepted it.

"Your Highness Thank you for your kindness, what do you have to do with your visit this time?"

"The affairs of the yamen, you can arrange it a little. I want you to go to Pingnan, for specific reasons. I'll talk to you about it when I get into the carriage. Sima Liang went straight to the point and didn't want to waste time.

Liu Dongyang looked puzzled, but he didn't want to ask more.

After a little explanation to the old man beside him, he was ready to set off.

Sima Liang was surprised for a moment, and the speed of the other party's arrangement. I thought: This is too fast. Maybe it's a limited ability, and there's not much you can do.

Surprised, he didn't ask much. After all, the things on Pingnan's side are more important now.

After the two got into the carriage, Liu Dongyang was a little unnatural. If you want to sit with the prince, there will always be some constraints.

In addition, the other party was repairing the carriage before, and now seeing such a luxurious carriage, it is estimated that there will be a little gap.