With everyone's hearts on their minds, the farewell banquet ended hastily, and the three of Zhao Ping and Shi Cheng left the restaurant after briefly chatting about what had happened in Wangcheng recently and Shi Cheng's next plan.

Xu Jincheng also had to go back to deal with the affairs in the Huibao Pavilion, and after Shi Cheng and the three left, he said goodbye to his cousin and Zheng Yidao and left.

Zhao Ping stood at the door of the restaurant, staring at the carriage in the distance, with a very complicated look in his eyes.

Zheng Yidao stood beside him and asked quietly, "Zhao Ping, do you think we should believe him?" ”

Zhao Ping replied: "In the hearts of the seniors, they must have a definite opinion on Shi Cheng, otherwise, you would not have agreed to my request and come with me today, right?" ”

Zheng Yidao sighed and said, "In the years when I was working in the camp of the Demon Slaying Alliance, the old man had seen more miserable things in the world with his own eyes than you kid had ever eaten in his life. Shi Cheng, this kid, swore so confidently to everyone that there were still more parties in the Lu clan that were active, and he really couldn't help the old man not be serious. You kid also know how much damage the Lu clan brought to the Southern Wilderness back then. Hey, but back then, the Lu tribe attacked the Southern Wilderness and was just a partial division. In my opinion, it is impossible to be too sensitive in dealing with the affairs of the Lu people. ”

Zhao Ping hesitated for a moment, his mind was recalling the plan that Shi Cheng had briefly told him in the restaurant before, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "The junior chooses to believe in him once, and he will go with him to see the reality of the owner, what about you, senior?" ”

"I'll go too." Zheng Yidao replied. After speaking, he looked at a small sundial placed in the front yard of the restaurant and said, "It's not early, I have to go back quickly." Boy Zhao Ping, if you have already decided to participate in Shi Cheng's plan, then act quickly, while you have not officially handed over the duties in hand yet. ”

"Okay." Zhao Ping nodded, "Is there anything urgent for the seniors, why don't you let the juniors send you back." ”

"Then the old man is welcome." Zheng Yidao said with a smile, "Didn't I find traces of suspected Xilu spies in the west of Wangcheng last night, Jiang Zhong's kid personally led the team to chase him, but he didn't come back until dawn this morning, the old man thought about going home early, maybe the internal guard still needs the old man's help to find someone." ”

"Jiang Geling hasn't come back this morning? It's not going to be chased out of the city, is it? Zhao Ping said as he got into the car with Zheng Yidao, but he didn't take this matter too seriously in his heart. One of the responsibilities of Feisha Pavilion is to track, Jiang Zhong used to lead people to track and catch up, but the fact that he did not return for five days is well known to everyone in the internal guard and the criminal procuratorate.

……

"Lao Shi, is your plan really feasible?" Wu Neng asked worriedly.

"If it works, I have to try it, in just a few days, I don't have so much time to peel off the cocoon layer by layer, and grind hard with the bureaucrats of the Western Desert Government day by day. This time, my goal is very simple, just to expose Zhu Mingtao's crimes to the two of them under the witness of Zhao Ping and Zheng Yidao, and then send this Zhu Zhuang owner on the road. Shi Cheng said coldly.

"Okay, it just so happens that I also want to see with my own eyes what Shi Zhantian's predecessor's fame stunt was like." Iron Mask said.

"You'll see it." Shi Cheng chuckled softly, and then he talked to the two companions about another topic seriously, "By the way, what do you think of the inside story that Zhao Ping and the others talked about related to yesterday's Wangcheng Parade?" ”

Among the things that Shi Cheng and the three of them chatted with Zhao Ping at the farewell banquet, there were also topics related to the parade, but Zhao Ping couldn't say much about the inside story.

Tie Mian frowned and said, "The news they revealed is not much, but it can be seen that Zhao Ping and the others seem to be very surprised by this sudden parade. ”

"That's true, but such a big parade was unnoticed by the Western Desert Government before it began, and there must have been a long period of careful preparation and planning behind it, so that it could be done overnight." Shi Cheng said.

Wu Neng patted his thigh lightly, and then said: "Lao Shi, in this case, that Zhu Mingtao is even more suspicious, how many wealthy families in Wangcheng have the financial resources to do such things?" ”

Shi Cheng took a breath lightly, and after a short thought, he shook his head slightly, "But I always feel that there is something wrong, because it is so professional, even when the Lu people were in chaos, they didn't hear that the Lu clan still had this kind of method of inciting civil unrest in private, why did they do it all today?" ”

"Lao Shi, you don't have to worry, when the time comes, ask Zhu Mingtao, and you will know everything." Wu Neng said nonchalantly.

Shi Cheng and Tie Mian didn't think much of Wu Neng's idea in their hearts, the monks who could cultivate to the half-step grandmaster were all strong-willed, how could they be the kind of weak characters who said that they could be pried open if they opened their mouths?

However, Shi Cheng and Tie Mian couldn't think of any way for a while, and both of them also had the idea of taking one step first and then looking at one step in their hearts.

……

"Master, is there really no way? What about He Xianggong, He Xianggong will definitely be able to pull you. Chang Tao's wife Li cried tears, and Chang Tao's two young sons were also red-eyed, hugging their father's legs vigorously, not wanting their father to leave.

Chang Tao gently picked up the two children, comforted them for a while, and then reluctantly put them down, and instructed his subordinates to forcibly hug the children.

After the child left, Chang Tao turned around, stroked his wife's long hair, and finally opened his mouth after a few words and stopped, "Ah Luo, you take the child back to your father-in-law to avoid it first." ”

Lee whimpered and shook her head, her hand clutching her husband's hand tightly, unwilling to part with him.

"Master, master!" The anxious call of the butler came from outside the door, "The internal guards and the officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory are urging outside again, you see......"

"Alas......" Chang Tao gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said softly to his wife: "Ah Luo, Yu Shitai and the internal guards came to get people together, can't you see what the nature is, tens of thousands of lives...... Besides, the management of the relief granary is indeed the responsibility of the Gyeonggi Transshipment Division. With such a big basket right now, I can't shirk responsibility. ”

After saying this, Chang Tao told his wife a few more words of housework, and then he was ruthless and separated Li Shi from his arm by holding his hand.

After saying goodbye softly to his wife, Chang Tao left the house without hesitation and walked to the front yard.

After being chained by the officials, Chang Tao was led to the imperial history that read out the teachings. He quietly listened to the imperial historian in front of him read his charges in a slightly contrived angry voice, and then he took the initiative to hand over his five-grade lion pattern jade pendant, and in the whole process, Chang Tao did not make any defenses and shout grievances.

He turned his head and glanced at his wife and children who were already crying in the distance, and then quietly followed the leader Yushi towards the gate.

Counting the speed at which the imperial court sent people to find him to judge his guilt, and then looking at the posture of the officials who came to detain him today, Chang Tao's heart did not have any luck, and now, he knew very well in his heart that his guilt would definitely be punished severely.

Chang Tao's heart suddenly appeared in his heart, when he first entered the career, the high-spirited scene. Friends drank with themselves in the restaurant of their hometown to celebrate their imminent trip to the capital, and in front of their confidants and friends, they wrote poems with their aspirations, vowing to make the people peaceful and the society healthy.

In the sound of heavy footsteps, the group walked out of the gate of Changfu.

Some well-informed people had already received the news that the current transfer envoy was about to be imprisoned for poisoning, and the rumors spread among the people until the Yushitai and the internal guards came to Changfu, and a large number of residents of Wangcheng had already gathered not far from the gate of Changfu.

In just a few days, Chang Tao, who was originally energetic, became emaciated and abnormal, and the moment he was escorted out, there was an exclamation from the crowd outside the gate, and the news related to the poisoning case and the relief food that had been circulating in the market and the newspaper in the past few days had also been officially confirmed at this moment.

"Have you heard, it was because of this dog official's dereliction of duty that the West Dogs seized the opportunity and poisoned the granary."

"What kind of dereliction of duty, I think this guy is colluding with the West Dog!"

"Anyway, he's also a big man, so he shouldn't be able to die for the barbarians, right?"

"Hey, what's impossible when the money is in place? Dr. Lu, who was telling a storyteller in the teahouse in the third alley, said that the granary of Dengnangang was tightly surrounded by the officials and soldiers, and even a fly could not enter. ”

"So, maybe this dog officer is still a chita dog?"

"I think it's probably so!"

"Damn it!"

The distance between the crowd and Chang Tao is not too far, Chang Tao himself is not at the age of deafness, he can hear the people's discussions very clearly, and the sound of these discussions is like a sharp knife, constantly inserting into his heart that is already full of holes.

"Dog officer! I'm still alive with my eldest sister! An angry voice rang out in the crowd, and then a fist-sized stone flew out of the crowd and smashed straight at Chang Tao, but because of poor accuracy, the stone ended up hitting him in the arm.

This action was like a drop of water falling into an oil pot, and several people who had nowhere to vent their grievances also picked up the stones on the ground and threw them at Chang Tao.

"What do you want to do!" An internal guard who was in charge of escorting Chang Tao shouted and shot an arrow into the sky, and then he led a few people to rush to the restless crowd with shields, and slapped the waist knife inserted in the scabbard at the crowd a few times before temporarily dispersed the crowd.

In the midst of the mess, the officials of the Yushitai quickened their pace and finally escorted Chang Tao to the car.

One of the onlookers in the crowd hurriedly ran out of the alley after the carriage left, and he rode a fast horse to the famous restaurant Wangchaolou in the north of the city.

After arriving at the Wangchao Tower, the man hurriedly went upstairs, knocked lightly on the door, and after getting the permission of the guests in the door, he hurriedly entered the house.

There were six men dressed as scribes in the house, drinking and talking, and after bowing respectfully, the man walked quickly to a noble man in his thirties, and whispered in a low voice.

"That's the way it was, Fifth Son." The man whispered.

"Hmph." The noble boy whose clothes were obviously more expensive than the other guests said contemptuously: "I didn't expect the iron-faced selfless Chang Zhuan to have this fate today. ”

The other guests glanced at each other, and then a thin-faced scribe smiled and congratulated your prince: "Congratulations to Brother Cao, but it's a pity that I couldn't pull down the wall-head grass minister in Dongfu together." ”

"The right arm is broken, and it's not far away." The noble prince surnamed Cao smiled, and then his face showed a thoughtful expression, and he asked the man who came to report the news: "You just said that some people think that Chang Tao and the Chita people have colluded, is this true?" ”

"The villain dared to believe this, and many people who were watching from the periphery of Changfu at that time were talking about this matter."

The son surnamed Cao nodded and instructed the man: "It's hard work, you go down first." ”

After the man bowed, he immediately retired, and after the man left, a guest in a gray robe asked, "Brother Xian, do you need to inquire about the source of this news?" ”

"No need, Brother Lin." The son surnamed Cao said with a smile: "As long as there is this rumor, it is enough." ”

The son surnamed Cao was very happy in his heart, for a long time, a stumbling block that had been at odds with his father and brother was finally kicked away.

"Chang Tao, do you think it's over now?" He thought to himself.