As soon as Su Zongshan came in, he saw these familiar faces, and looked at the unfamiliar room again, and he didn't feel that his heart was tight, and he knew that he had fallen for Ye Yongjia's plan. Fortunately, he has always been calm, not flustered, nor shocked, and went to talk to Ye Yongjia with a smile.

"Lord Ye, aren't you going to check the file? Why are so many people here? They are all officials from my Zhongshu Province......"

Ye Yongjia said deeply: "I'm really sorry, Ye has a more urgent matter, so let's put the file aside first." ”

"You didn't tell me beforehand." Su Zongshan shook his head.

"This is all because the Hunan people deceived people too much, and they were forced to go to a dead end, so they had to do this trick as a last resort, and I hope that the prime minister will forgive them!" Ye Yongjia bent over, lowered his head heavily, and his voice was a little choked.

"That's it, that's it," Su Zongshan waved his hand, "I won't investigate your crimes, but I won't interfere in your grievances with the good marquis." The only suggestion is that you should work together, put aside your old grudges, and not fight for the little power you have at hand. ”

Ye Yongjia continued: "Ye Mou doesn't want to do this, but that guy has already provoked an incident, if you sit idly by, I'm afraid it will only fuel his arrogance and make the fight more intense." If this discussion can be put an end to immediately and the book can be sealed and returned, it will not only be beneficial to the lower officials, but also to the imperial court! ”

"What's more, what's more......" he turned around and faced the officials, tears streaming down his face, "The colleagues in Zhongshu Province are not used to seeing what the Hunan people do, can't you make up your mind?" ”

Su Zongshan saw that Ye Yongjia was very sad, and Minghuiguang had an earnest gaze, so it was inconvenient to refuse directly, so he asked everyone: "What do you think?" ”

The officials were very aware of the temper of the Hunan people, and they did not dare to offend the Ye Party, so they had to keep their mouths shut and not say a word.

Seeing that no one of them came to help, Zong Shan instantly changed his mind, no longer stubborn, but smiled politely and said, "It seems that Ye Shangshu didn't lie to me, you did fall to his side." There is a way that the will of the people is difficult to disobey, so the official wrote a letter to inform him and sent his recital back. ”

Ye Yongjia listened, and hurriedly took Minghuiguang and bowed his head to thank him: "Prime Minister's great grace, the humble position is unforgettable!" ”

Su Zongshan immediately used paper and ink in this room and wrote a letter to the Hunan people, asking the head of the Chinese book to hand it to him. The Hunan people were discussing matters in Chen's mansion at this time, and when they got this letter, they were very indignant, and they muttered that they wanted to go to the DPRK and China to argue, but they were held down by Chen Tongpao, and the former was very puzzled: "Since you asked me to write a book and make it difficult, why do you want me to give up today?" Alas, I really don't understand what you think......"

Comrade Chen replied calmly: "Don't panic, just your piece of paper is enough to let the leaf thief fall into my trap." ”

"What?" Xiangren's eyes were stunned, "What do you mean, this is you...... Expected for a long time? ”

Ye Yongjia smiled mysteriously: "That's right." Sixing may not know that this move is called a feint in the art of war. ”

As early as ten days ago, Wan Yuzhi arrived in Xinyang. From the day he departed, the governors of the various state capitals heard the news, and they were all terrified and frightened, and did not hesitate to set up banquets and wine for him, and extravagantly served the chief of the expedition to Beijing, for fear of arousing his resentment and revenge.

Wan Yuzhi has always been unscrupulous, and it was very happy to see them entertain them so diligently, not only did not stop them, but also stopped and stopped along the way, feasting everywhere.

"My lord, let's hurry up today, otherwise we will miss the trip, and your responsibility will not be light."

Two officials followed Wan Yuzhi closely, holding a bridle on the official road, and one of them looked at the newly rising sun, and then looked at the escort team behind him, and couldn't help but worry.

"You do the math for me, how many days are left until the time limit?" Wan Yuzhi controlled the bridle and asked.

The little official pinched his fingers slightly, and replied, "Not much...... It's just five days. ”

Wan Yuzhi laughed, raised his whip, pointed to the front and said, "There are so many days left, what kind of itinerary can you miss!" You don't see it, it's not far ahead of Runing, and Xinyang is just a stone's throw away! ”

After that, he pulled the horse's head again and shouted to the rear: "Soldiers, would you like to drink a few more cups with this officer?" ”

"Of course!" The crowd burst into cheers. The little official had to shake his head and sigh, muttering, "That's a good ......"

The group walked not far, and as soon as they arrived at the grange outside Runing City, some city officials came out to greet them and stood in two rows. The prefect of Runing walked in the front, pulled the reins of the horse of Wan Yuzhi, and saluted with a smile: "The adult came to investigate the case under the holy order, and it was really hard to go all the way. The lower officials have prepared a banquet for you, and they are here to comfort you, hoping that your lord will appreciate this face. ”

"Looks like I can't go again......" the little official rolled his eyes and whispered to his colleague.

Wan Yuzhi jumped off the horse and saluted back: "My lord has such good intentions, then I might as well be respectful." Come, all of you, dismount, and let us walk into the city. ”

Wan Yuzhi called the horse to lead the little official, with the prefect talking and laughing, gradually walked to the edge of the field, saw the stream in front of him, the ridges of the field were stacked, the wheat was like paving gold, and there was a breeze blowing, the scene was very pleasant, and he couldn't help but stop and stay.

Just as he was immersed, the shrill sound of firecrackers suddenly sounded nearby, and when he looked back, he saw that it was hanging in front of a large family, and several richly dressed children surrounded an old servant, laughing and playing there.

"Which family is this?" Wan Yuzhi glanced at it coldly, "It's not a festival now, why are these firecrackers sounding?" ”

The prefect smiled and said: "The owner of this mansion is our No. 1 village sage in Runing, surnamed Zhu, named Yangrui, and the word Xianshi, today is his birthday, so the mansion is full of lights and celebrates." ”

Wan Yuzhi pondered for a while and asked, "How is this Zhu Xiangxian on weekdays?" ”

"It's so good," the general judge beside the prefect praised, "this person is not inferior to the gentry elsewhere, he is upright and resolute, he has eliminated all the malpractices in the clan, re-established the family style, and has the responsibility of a leader, and he rewards and punishes the villagers clearly, and is very prestigious, and everyone is in awe." ”

Yu Zhi thought secretly: "This person is respected by the government like this, and there must be a cat in it." Lord Ye wants me to investigate Tian Zheng, why don't you take this opportunity to spy on the situation of these squires? Therefore, he made up his mind, turned his head and asked the prefect: "Since Squire Zhu is so virtuous and respectful, Wan also wants to see him." I don't know if I can invite him to the banquet and talk to him later? ”

When the prefect heard this, he hurriedly bowed his head: "Of course! The official sent someone to invite Squire Zhu, but the others were not here, and they still needed to be found. Don't be anxious. ”

Wan Yuzhi smiled and said, "I won't be in a hurry, a few of us will go to the city and wait slowly." ”