Next, he will have to solve the problem of transporting important materials such as steel rails, which will be another big test in the construction process.

One day, Chu Ze was inspecting the construction progress at the railway station construction site, when suddenly a government official hurriedly came to report: "Report to the prince, the clansmen of the Li Mansion and their families have just come to Xingshi to ask for the guilt, claiming that the Chengdong Railway construction site has occupied their ancestral houses and land, and demand that the land be demolished and returned immediately!" ”

Chu Ze was slightly startled, frowned, and said, "What Li Mansion?" What evidence do they have? ”

The official hurriedly said: "Hui Wangye, it is the local Li family, they claim that this was originally the cemetery of their ancestors, and submitted an epitaph as proof. The man also said that if he did not demolish the construction site, he would go to the imperial court. ”

Chu Ze pondered for a moment, and then summoned the officials in charge of land acquisition to inquire about the original land acquisition.

The little official hurriedly replied: "Returning to the prince, when the land was expropriated according to the law, no one came to register or raise objections in this place, so it should be inferred that there should be no ownership dispute. ”

Chu Ze nodded, he also remembered that the original expropriation procedure was completely legal, and there should not be any flaws.

Chu Ze said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, they suddenly raised objections, and it is very likely that they are deliberately making trouble. You quickly go and tell Li Jiading that this king is about to go to the railway construction site to inspect, if you have any questions, don't make a noise! ”

The official hurriedly answered, turned around and went to convey Chu Ze's meaning.

After a while, Chu Ze and his entourage came to the Chengdong Railway construction site, only to see more than a dozen people who looked like family members shouting, and the first one stepped forward and said competently: "May I ask if it is King Jiaping?" Under the order of the patriarch of the Li Mansion, he came to discuss something. ”

Chu Ze stepped forward slowly and said indifferently: "You are the clansman of the Li Mansion?" What's the matter? ”

The man arched his hand and said: "Back to the prince, this place was originally where my family's ancestral grave was located, and it is not suitable to build a railway. ”

Chu Ze raised his eyebrows and said, "When did you buy this land?" There are no signs of burials at this site. ”

The Li clan was slightly embarrassed, and then said forcefully: "Lord Wang, our ancestral tomb has been here for hundreds of years, but it was abandoned later, and it was demolished at some point. However, it is clearly recorded on the title deed that this land belongs to our family. Please also ask the prince to be accommodating! ”

Chu Ze narrowed his eyes, looked at him with a smile, and asked without answering: "Okay, since you claim to own this land, take out the title deed and let us inspect it." If it is true, we will be accommodating to you, and if it is made up, you should not blame us for not being emotional! ”

The Li clan's face changed slightly, and he said, "This ...... Our ancestral grave has been here for hundreds of years, this is of course our land, and whether there is a title deed or not does not affect this fact. Chu Ze sneered

Said: "Joke, how can you prove that it is your clan's land without a title deed, let's give you a day to get the title deed, if it is fake, you and Li Fu don't blame us for being polite!" ”

The Li clan didn't expect Chu Zelai to be hard, and his face changed slightly, but he still forced himself to calm down and said, "Lord Wang, don't go too far!" Our Li Mansion is not something you can bully if you want to. Let's go back and discuss with the patriarch, and think again! "Let's take someone away.

Chu Ze looked at their backs coldly, and he already had some judgment in his heart.

Li Xing asked on the side, "Chu Ze, what do you think?" ”

Chu Ze said indifferently: "This is obviously the Li family's deliberate attempt to make trouble, and there is no evidence at all." Their purpose is probably not pure. ”

Li Xing suddenly realized and asked, "Are they trying to stop the construction of the railway, and why?"

Chu Ze nodded and said, "What you said is right, this is very likely to be their conspiracy." We must be vigilant and not take it lightly. ”

Chu Ze sent Zhao Si and Li Xing to begin secretly investigating the intentions of the Li Mansion.

Zhao Si blended into the Li Mansion manor, pretended to be an ordinary farmer, and approached other tenant farmers to talk.

"Brothers, it doesn't seem like there are a lot of people in our Li family manor?" Zhao Si asked with a pretended distress.

"Hey, they're all going to build the railroad." Zhao Si deliberately replied: "I don't leave enough people to farm, how can I live this day." ”

"Hmph, who knows." The farmer approached Zhao Si mysteriously and whispered, "It's because of this that the Li family and those idle officials and masters are so upset. I heard that they were secretly gathered together, but I don't know what they were planning. ”

Zhao Si's eyes lit up, and he continued to pretend to be stupid and asked, "Officials, old men?" They hit it off with the Li family, so they must not be well-intentioned. However, the prince has soldiers in his hands, and they can't deal with it. ”

"yes." The farmer sighed and said no more.

At the same time, Li Xing also infiltrated the city and searched around for news in the restaurant and tea shop.

"Yo, isn't this Master Yang?" Li Xing pretended to be drunk and bumped into a well-dressed middle-aged man.

The man's face changed slightly, and he was about to have a seizure, but seeing that it was Li Xing, he also restrained his attitude a little and said, "You are ......"

"Haha, we've known each other for a long time, and we drank together last time." Li Xing pulled him to sit down with a big grin.

Master Yang snorted and didn't push it away, but said with vigilance in his words: "Oh? Is it? We don't remember. ”

"Come on, come on, let's treat you today, let's have another drink!" Li Xing greeted the shopkeeper heroically.

After three rounds of drinking, Master Yang took off his guard a little, complained about the recent situation, and said: "Really, I was living a good life, but all of a sudden, I didn't stand at any railway station, and we took all our ancestral property." Are you angry? ”

Li Xing echoed: "Yes, yes, the prince is too disagreeable, and he is willful if he is too powerful." We, the good officials with good roots, have been squeezed out by those villains who see the wind and steer the rudder. ”

"Well, I don't know which green onion the prince is, but he actually let us good officials give way." Old Man Yang sneered.

Li Xing deliberately provoked: "Anyway, the prince is so arrogant and domineering, he needs someone to restrain him." You are a gentleman, and you should contribute to the country and the people. ”

Master Yang was so drunk that he nodded and said, "Hmm...... It's time to take care of it. We recently heard that Master Li and they seem to be brewing something, you know. ”

Li Xing's heart moved, and he continued to say, "What's the matter? We don't know, you tell us. ”

Old Man Yang was supportive and didn't say anything more.

But through this chat, Li Xing has already judged some clues.

He decided to go back and report to Chu Ze.

That night, Zhao Si and Li Xing both returned to Chu Ze and reported the results of the investigation.

"It seems that the Li family is colluding with these out-of-power officials and is brewing some conspiracy." Chu Ze said in a deep voice.

Li Xing replied respectfully: "Yes, according to the minister's investigation, they secretly joined forces, and I don't know what they are plotting. Perhaps it was to prevent the construction of the railway. (End of chapter)