"It's nothing, I've already sent letters to the Dong family and the Cao family, and asked the squires in Tongcheng to mobilize people to find them, so you don't have to be busy, just follow me and wait for the news."

Yu Zhengming said coldly.

"Oh yes!"

Zhao Yi instantly came to his senses again, "The Dong family and the Cao family are sitting on the ground, with their help, presumably Cheng Yuguan is an ant, and he can't hide it." As long as you find someone, draw a charge, hehe..."

Zhao Yi trembled again in an instant, and his arrogance was visible to the naked eye.

Yu Zhengming looked at it coldly, the corners of his mouth hooked, and he didn't speak again.

Zhao Yi also found a chair for himself, sat down at the head of the county magistrate and began to drink tea.

The sun rose higher and higher, and the light pierced into the lobby obliquely, and Yu Zhengming closed his eyes and recuperated, motionless like a mountain.

Zhao Yi raised his hand to block the light, and frowned uncomfortably.

He hadn't slept well for several days, his eyelids were extremely dry, and he glanced at Zhixian, and was about to learn from the county lord to close his eyes and recuperate, when a shadow broke into the light, blocking the dazzling sunlight for him.

Zhao Yi was overjoyed, thinking that there was good news, so he got up excitedly, but found that the person who came was not a servant, but an officer and soldier at the city gate.

The bad premonition struck again, and every time it was unexpected, it brought bad news, and Zhao Yi's heart was up and down, and he was already extremely tired.

"What?"

Yu Zhixian was still calm, opened his eyes and asked.

The official took a breath and pointed outside, "Qincha! ”

"The Chin mission is here!"

"With soldiers and horses, he said that he was ordered to suppress bandits!"

"Click", Zhao Yi was excited, and stepped on the crossbar under the chair, which showed his stiffness and shock.

Yu Zhengming couldn't sit still any longer, got up and stared at the officers and soldiers through the official case, "Are you mistaken, is the Tongcheng Navy garrison back?" ”

Zhao Yi also reacted, ran up and grabbed the officers and soldiers, "Yes, you must have seen it wrong!" We are a small place in Tongcheng, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, how can there be a Qin cha? How is it the turn of the Chin Cha? They'll just go to Fucheng! Go to Yangzhou! How could it be possible to come to the little Tongcheng! ”

Zhao Yi almost collapsed and shouted.

He is a wall-to-wall person, without faith, without concentration, at this moment, under the huge impact of information, without external force, he himself can not bear it, and almost collapses.

The officers and soldiers had already made up their minds at this time, and retorted, "The garrison of the navy army is all brown, and the soldiers brought by the Qin are black, and the black dragon flag is still hanging, you can see it from afar, but it is majestic." ”

The officers and men were a little inexplicably excited.

In the small place of Tongcheng, he has guarded the city gate for more than ten years, and today he actually met the legendary Qin Mission, and he was inexplicably excited to enter it.

At this moment, he looked at Yu Zhixian and replied, "Your Excellency ordered the city gate to be closed, and the captain does not dare to call the shots, let me ask you to show me, is this city gate open or not?" You have to decide quickly, when I come, the Chincha will not be far from the city gates. ”

When Zhao Yi heard this, a wave of grief and indignation surged into his heart, "Idiot, do you still need to ask?" Who dares not to open the city gate to the Qincha, is it to rebel? ”

The Chin Cha descended, as if I came in person.

If you don't open the door to the emperor, what are you going to do if you don't want to rebel?

Zhao Yi was crazy and beat the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate, venting the fear in his heart.

"Why did you touch them all together?"

Zhao Yi was extremely aggrieved in his heart.

"Come on, Inspector Zhao is distracted, his actions are unreasonable, and he will be locked up in the back office, and then open the door and release the person after the official order."

Yu Zhengming walked to Zhao Yi's side, grabbed Zhao Yi's shoulder with his hand, and whispered in his ear, "Qin Cha doesn't care about the small things on the street, they are just passing by, and they have to chase the bandits, and they will leave soon." You'd better not show your feet, and I'll let you out when you're calm. ”

After speaking, he threw Inspector Zhao to the officials, Yu Zhengming straightened his official robes and strode out of the county office.

The officers and soldiers guarding the city glanced at the paralyzed Zhao Inspector, scratched their heads, and turned to follow Yu Zhixian.

Just now, Yu Zhengming was as weak as Zhao Yi, but after a while, he came back to his senses.

These days, there is indeed news of water bandits, and people are panicking, and the Qin mission should also be there to suppress the bandits.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhengming regained his composure.

It's just that he can't help but wonder in his heart, Tongcheng is too lively this year.

It is equivalent to Zhengming hurriedly came to the city gate, but saw Qin Cha and his party, and set up camp at the West Gate Post Station outside the city gate.

Yu Zhengming chuckled in his heart, didn't he stay for a short time, did he want to stay for a long time?

Worried in his heart, his face was not obvious, Yu Zhengming took the county lieutenant and his party who met on the road, and hurried to the post station to meet Qincha.

"Meet Chincha-sama!"

"Get up. This prince was ordered to suppress the bandits, you wait for everything to go as usual, just act cheaply. ”

It turned out to be the prince!

Yu Zhengming bowed a few times just now, but he didn't realize that the man wearing a hood and armor in front of him turned out to be the prince?!

Yu Zhengming peeked over, and sure enough, he was too young and graceful.

"Your Highness!"

Yu Zhengming and the others got up.

"Just now, His Royal Highness saw that the city gate was closed, what happened to Tongcheng, could it be that there are water bandits holding the city?"

"No, no! It's a little small, how dare you buckle the city gate. ”

Yu Zhengming hurriedly shook his head.

"Why is that?"

The superior asked.

Several county lieutenants all looked at Yu Zhengming with their eyes, and they all looked like they had nothing to do with me.

These days, Yu Zhengming has jumped up and down for promotion, and today is an arbitrary lockdown, and when he encounters the Qincha, it can be regarded as his bad luck for Yu Zhengming.

A few people gloated, Yu Zhengming gritted his teeth, wrote it down in his heart, and said with respect on his face, "There is a merchant in the city who has colluded with bandits." I wanted to summon her to ask her why, but she actually escaped from prison. At present, there is a search in the city, and it is believed that it will be caught soon. ”

This excuse was still an excuse for Zhao Yi to summon Cheng Yuguan on the first day, Yu Zhengming was nervous, so he blurted out.

"Oh? Collusion with bandits? Since it is related to bandits, this prince will ask a few more words. What kind of business did the merchant do, and why did he collude with the bandits? What's next? ”

The internal affairs of a county are led by the county. Qin Cha said this, also to avoid suspicion, indicating that it was because he was involved in bandits, so Qin Cha asked a few more words.

Yu Zhengming's heart flashed with regret in an instant, and the excuse was too inappropriate, but there was no way, the words came out, so he could only continue to make it up.

"It's the Cheng family, her family has more than 100 large and small ships, coming and going to all parts of Jingzhou, and also has business dealings in Yangzhou and Yizhou, so if his family colludes with bandits, the consequences will be unimaginable, and the next official ordered the city to be closed."

Yu Zhengming praised his words and felt that what he said was reasonable, so that the closure of the city could be regarded as over.

"Oh? Cheng family? ”

Yu Zhengming, who was immersed in the story he made up, did not notice the change in Qincha's tone, but opened his mouth to come, and the more he spoke, the more confident he became.

"The Cheng family is cunning, and she was fooled by several summonses, and last night, she escaped from prison directly! At the moment, she is still in the city, and it is believed that she will be arrested soon. The confession will be reviewed by the next official and will be submitted to you for review as soon as possible. ”

The superior's voice was faint, "Don't be so troublesome, this prince will go back with you and try this case together." ”

"Your Highness?"

The prince is not allowed to make friends with civil and military officials, let alone interfere in local government affairs at will, although this is not a clear law, but it is also a convention.

Right now, why don't you play your cards according to common sense?

Yu Zhengming's eyes widened in shock.

"What? Not welcome? ”

"How so? His Royal Highness came in person, and it was shining. ”

"So what are you waiting for? Let's go! ”

…

Yu Zhengming followed the prince Qincha and returned to the official office.

"Your Highness, this is where Cheng Yuguan is imprisoned, and it is here that she escaped. Look at the corner of the wall, and her footprints over the wall. ”

Yu Zhengming couldn't wait to come up with ironclad evidence to prove himself, but he had no evidence and no physical evidence, only the footprints that belonged to Cheng Yuguan were ironclad evidence.

Yu Zhengming watched the prince step forward to check the water tank and bricks, and glanced at the half footprints on the wall that were regarded as ironclad evidence, but saw a playful smile on His Royal Highness's face.

Yu Zhengming was uneasy, and he didn't know why His Highness was laughing.

"Let's go, let's go to the cell."

"Please."

Thinking that there was nothing to empty the cell, Yu Zhengming invited His Royal Highness into the cell.

…

"This should be the Cheng family that Yu Zhixian said, right? Isn't it right in a prison cell? Yu Zhixian prison escape, where did it come from? ”

"Huh? What? ”

Yu Zhengming walked with his head down, his soul did not belong, and suddenly he heard His Royal Highness the Prince in front of him say this, some did not react, and looked at His Royal Highness the Prince's hand, but saw Cheng Yuguan, who had disappeared, but appeared in the prison room.

Rubbing my eyes, it's still there!

Yu Zhengming's always majestic face was stunned at the moment, so it wasn't funny.

"How did you get in?"

Yu Zhengming pointed at Cheng Yuguan and exclaimed.

Cheng Yuguan shrugged his shoulders and looked innocent, "I have been in the prison cell, waiting for the adults to summon and question, and I have been waiting until now." I haven't asked the adults why they are so cold, why do they see me like a ghost? Do adults also know that my Cheng family is above board, and my heart is empty? ”

Yu Zhengming's thoughts were confused, and he was speechless for a while.

In fact, Cheng Yuguan is a person, and he will not let people get his shortcomings easily.

Last night, she would not refuse the summons of the magistrate, and she would not escape from prison and give someone a handle.

It's the women's prison, Zhao Inspector and Yu Zhixian are weak-hearted, and they think that Cheng Yuguan will run. Seeing the footprints on the courtyard wall, he was even more convinced that Cheng Yuguan had really run away, so he began to search for people with great fanfare.

Cheng Yuguan himself has been hiding in the room guarded by the female prisoner. Cheng Yuguan asked about this prison yesterday, and the female prisoner said that no one else was being detained.

Cheng Yuguan wanted to find an empty cell at will to go in and hide, but after thinking about it, she still hid in the women's prison guard room, and when everyone ran out to find someone, she returned to her cell leisurely.

There were no prisoners here, and the only "prisoner" Cheng Yuguan ran away again, so no one came in at all during the few hours that Cheng Yu was in the cell.

Listening to the chaotic footsteps just now, Cheng Yuguan guessed that someone must be coming, and the more people there are, the more people are safe, and in front of everyone, it is not anyone's word.

Cheng Yuguan took the initiative to appear, but he didn't expect to meet an "old acquaintance".

"Fourth brother, why did you come to Tongcheng?"

With a "fourth brother", His Royal Highness the Prince turned his head and looked at Cheng Yuguan with a smile, "I haven't seen you for two years, and I have become more and more breathing, and I have actually mixed up in the prison room." If I am one step late, will you be beheaded? ”

That's right, the person who came was Li Mian, the fourth prince.

Cheng Yuguan met Li Mian for the first time, that is, Li Mian was ordered to suppress bandits in Bingzhou, and now the water bandits also alarmed Li Mian to come.

Cheng Yu sighed with concern, the rescuer she invited had not yet come, and the fourth brother appeared in front of him like a divine soldier descending from the sky.

A "fourth brother" made Yu Zhengming's soul fly, and the familiar appearance of the two made Yu Zhengming desperate. He leaned against the pillar of the cell behind him, supporting his body.

He has been arrogant for half his life, from the title of the Spring Gold List, after seeing the prosperity of the capital, what he wants is to re-enter Beijing as an official, embark on the Qingyun Road, and finally climb to a high position.

Unexpectedly, his Qingyun Road was completely cut off before it began.

Looking at the four princes, Cheng Yuguan, and thinking of Liu Zeming, Yu Zhengming's heart was full of gloom, "What kind of place is this capital?" Some were born kings, but others fell outside the gates of the city, and could not even set foot in them. Even Cheng Yuguan and a woman can play tricks on themselves between applause. ”

At this moment, Yu Zhengming's heart was extremely gloomy, and for the first time, he had an awe beyond envy of the prosperous and charming capital.

"Let's go, it's cold and damp here, it's not where you should be as a girl."

Li Mian said softly.

Cheng Yuguan glanced at Yu Zhengming, "Isn't it up to Lord Yu to have the final say!" When Lord Yu speaks, I will be taken to the prison cell in the middle of the night, and if Lord Yu does not speak, how dare I leave without permission? Isn't that a jailbreak? ”

The word "prison escape" was said by Cheng Yuguan lightly, and Yu Zhengming almost collapsed to the ground with weak legs like Zhao Yi.

"Miss Cheng has tormented the lower officials, there is a misunderstanding here, but fortunately, nothing happened to Miss Cheng, and the lower officials are also relieved."

Yes, Cheng Yuguan has not suffered any losses, and everything has not yet reached the point of no return.

Yu Zhengming cheered up, regardless of his previous system, and personally ran to the sleeping dead pig-like female prison guard room, took the key over, and personally closed the door for Cheng Yu.

"Miss, offended. In the past two years that the Cheng family has been in Tongcheng, I and the third prince have also gotten along well and complemented each other. Fortunately, there were no irreversible consequences. The eldest lady wants to be beaten and punished, and the lower officials admit it, just ask the eldest lady to open the net. ”

Yu Zhengming solemnly looked at him and said solemnly.

Cheng Yuguan waved his hand, "What is my identity, and I dare to let the court officials ask for it?" Lord Yu, I could not have come last night, but Lord Yu is the official of Tongcheng's parents, representing the public family, and I can't help but listen to your orders. Today, I am not a person who is unforgiving, I just want Lord Yu to be like me, to do official business, in accordance with the laws of the imperial court, to be questioned by the Qincha. There should also be a conclusion about who is right and who is wrong in this, Lord Yu, what do you say? Not to mention anything else, the door panel of my shop was almost broken, and there was no explanation, not to mention me, and the disturbed neighbors could not agree. ”

Yu Zhengming listened, but his face was as black as charcoal fire, and he gritted his teeth and whispered, "Miss Cheng, there is a meeting in the mountains and rivers, and you have to be forgiving and forgiving." ”

Strange, when he was in the first year of junior high school, he didn't discuss it with Cheng Yuguan, Cheng Yuguan also gave his body and did fifteen, but Yu Zhixian seemed to have suffered the grievances and humiliation of "don't bully the poor youth".

People are really double-standard animals.

"What are you talking about?"

Li Mian's gentle voice came, looking at the two with a smile.

Yu Zhengming turned around, but he felt that the smile of the fourth prince did not enter his eyes. Those deep eyes seemed to drag him into the abyss.