A Sichuan tobacco, full of wind and flocculents.

Ten miles after the spring breeze, the wheat is green.

Ahead, Guangling City is already in sight.

For the Southern Qi Dynasty and the Dajing Dynasty standing behind the Northern Yan, Huaizhou Tongqu controlled the north and south of the river, and it has always been a battleground for soldiers. In the six years since the Yuanjia Incident, dozens of tragic wars have taken place here.

In Huaizhou, Guangling Mansion in the south of the Hengjiang River can be called a hub, especially in recent years, the relationship between Qi and Yan has flattened, and commerce and trade have begun to develop, and it has become a rich place second only to Yongjia City in the south and Heluo City in the north.

Lu Shen rode forward, observing the majestic city in front of him, his eyes fell on the mottled walls of light and shadow, and he felt the vicissitudes and heaviness of the passage of time.

This is history, and it is reality.

"Lu Gongzi is young but quite calm." Gu Yong's lukewarm voice came from the side.

This sounded like a compliment, but Gu Yong's expression didn't show the slightest hint of praise.

After the search, although the secret agents of the Warp Weaving Division did not find any evidence that could prove that the Lu family collaborated with the enemy, Gu Yong obviously did not intend to stop there.

Fortunately, he didn't forget Su Buqing's advice not to do too much before the Lu family's crime was confirmed, so he took a group of subordinates and officials from Guangling Mansion to escort the Lu family's caravan back to the city in the name of protection.

Lu Shen retracted his gaze and replied calmly: "Master Gu, although I don't know the process of handling the case of the Weaving Division, and I don't understand why today's events started, there is nothing unspeakable about Lu Jiaguang's wind and moon, and he can withstand the review of the imperial court. I believe that I have a clear conscience, and I firmly believe that the warp weaving department will act in accordance with the laws of the imperial court. ”

Gu Yong was slightly suffocated, and then his expression was slightly strange.

As one of the yamen of the Southern Qi court, the warp weaving department can't do everything on their own, but they don't follow the laws of the court, but the golden words of the son of heaven in the palace.

As for when the Son of Heaven does not care or does not care, the four words of cheap action are enough to explain the authority of the warp weaver.

He didn't know whether to say that this young man was naïve and ridiculous, or that Da Zhi Ruoyu used this kind of rhetoric to gag his mouth, and finally could only say indifferently: "I hope you can still be so calm when you see Su Jianxiao later." ”

Lu Shen's mind was racing, judging from the various reactions of this person in charge, he should just be unhappy because he didn't gain anything, not a participant in this frame-up.

The reason for this is that although Gu Yong and his subordinates were arrogant, they were quite restrained towards Lu Shen and the caravan, and generally followed the path of finding evidence and investigating the case, and did not torture them by unscrupulous means to achieve their goals.

From the moment he left Panlong Pass, Lu Shen had a feeling of falling into a whirlpool, a feeling that became clear when he found the secret letter two days ago, and peaked after the sudden appearance of Sun Yu.

What made him feel even heavier was that this conspiracy was definitely not simply aimed at the Lu family, and there must be a deeper inside story hidden behind the fog.

At the moment, he doesn't have a good way to break the game, he can only take one step at a time, and at the same time keep enough vigilance for everyone.

Thinking of this, he turned his head to Gu Yong and said, "Where does Master Gu want to take him next?" ”

Gu Yong said succinctly: "Guangling Mansion." ”

Lu Shen didn't say anything more, he realized from this answer that things should not have developed to an uncontrollable situation. The status of the warp weaving department is detached, but it will never make bloody scenes on the territory of civil officials, and this privileged yamen has not yet reached the point of covering the sky with one hand.

At this moment, everyone had already entered Guangling City through the north gate, and Lu Shen temporarily put aside the worries in his heart, looking at the style of this era along the way.

Guangling has a long history, which can be traced back to ancient times, and was completed more than 700 years ago. Although this place is located on the north bank of the Hengjiang River, the customs and customs are almost the same as those of Xinzhou across the river in the south.

Looking down from above, you can see that the inner city is roughly divided into four areas, one horizontal and one vertical, and the bluestone paved ground is spacious and tidy. Outside of the two main streets, the rest of the roads are mostly dirt roads, and during the rainy season they are muddy with animal manure and mud splashing on the waist and stomach when walking. If the weather is sunny for a long time, the wind and dust will be blown upside down.

Even so, Guangling City can outperform most of the cities in the world with its two main streets, which can be called the extremely high level of urban construction in this era.

Guangling is the capital of commerce and trade, and the northern city is a gathering of merchants, and the squires and wealthy families are all here.

Lu Shen traveled all the way, only to see the streets of Qu Dongda, Khotan City Yiguo. The streets are full of pedestrians, and cars are not allowed to spin. The shops on the side of the road are lined up one after another, and the distinctive shouts gradually enter the ears.

What you see in your eyes and what you hear in your ears is all a fresh breath, like a green and verdant picture scroll in spring, slowly showing a distant and strange world in front of Lu Shen.

The government office is located in the northwest direction of the intersection of the two main streets, and when the group arrives here, the surroundings have been quiet, no more noisy and noisy than before.

"Master Lu, Su Jianxiao is waiting for you inside."

Gu Yong said lightly, his eyes swept to the caravan, and said, "As for them, this official will take them down for careful questioning." If it is found out that the Lu family has nothing to do with Beiyan Fine Works, the Warp Weaving Division will naturally let Er and others leave. ”

This sentence seemed to be in response to Lu Shen's emotion before entering the city.

Lu Shen arched his hand and said, "Please also ask Lord Gu's subordinates to be merciful." ”

He entered the mansion under the guidance of two secret agents of the warp weaving department, walked into the back house from the side corridor, and then saw Su Buqing, the warp weaving department of Huaizhou Division, which Gu Yong said, in a side hall, but he did not see anyone else.

Zhan Hui, the prefect of Guangling, who was supposed to be the landlord, was not there, and neither was Lu Tong, the father of the original owner of this body.

This was a little different from Lu Shen's expectations, but he soon woke up to the fact that in the eyes of this Su inspection school, he was just a young man who was still childish, and he had not experienced much wind and rain, so there was no doubt that it was a very good breakthrough.

As soon as he thought of this, he restrained his mind and controlled his facial expressions, looked at the thirty-year-old man sitting on the Taishi's chair, and saluted calmly: "Senior Lu Shen, I have seen Master Su. ”

Sharp-eyed, fierce and confident, this is Su Buqing's first impression of him.

Su Buqing was also observing this son of a businessman, but seeing his handsome appearance, his demeanor was hearty and clear, especially his eyes were as clear as promise, which gave him the feeling of being like a white paper without pen and ink, revealing a clean and simple temperament. Judging from his brief words, this young man is obviously a little arrogant, and he is by no means the slippery old man of his father Lu Tong.

After some consideration, Su Buqing felt confident in his heart, pointed to the chair on the left, and said indifferently: "Lu Gongzi sat down and spoke." ”

Lu Shen thanked him and sat down, his waist straight like a dignified pine and cypress.

Su Buqing took a shallow sip of tea, and then asked unhurriedly, "Does Master Lu know why this official invited you here?" ”

Lu Shen said calmly: "Previously, Lord Gu took the soldiers to stop the merchants of the Lu family outside the city, and then searched from top to bottom, saying that they suspected that the Lu family was related to Beiyan Xizuo, and the caravan hid evidence of the Lu family's collaboration with the enemy. Don't hide it from Lord Su, the juniors were confused when they heard this, and they didn't know why the lords of the Warp Weaving Division had such a judgment. ”

He met Su Buqing's scrutinizing gaze and asked suspiciously, "Dare to ask Master Su, what is the cause of this matter?" ”

A touch of annoyance flashed in Su Buqing's heart.

Just now in front of Zhan Hui and Lu Tong, he received the news that Gu Yong sent someone back to the city in advance, and learned that his subordinates found nothing and did not find any evidence, so he was a little unable to get off the stage at that time.

After all, he was so confident that he had been slapped in the face in just over half an hour, and even if he was very deep in the city, he would inevitably be annoyed.

At this moment, Su Buqing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said slowly: "You really don't know?" ”

Lu Shen shook his head and said, "The juniors really don't know. A few days ago, when the caravan entered the country through Panlong Pass, Ning Li Ning Du Lieutenant over there took his elite to conduct a comprehensive search of the caravan, and the final result proved that there was nothing suspicious about the Lu family's business. ”

When he talked about Ning Li, he inadvertently observed Su Buqing's reaction, but the other party's expression did not change at all, as if he was talking about an inconsequential name.

Could it be that this Su inspector has nothing to do with the conspiracy to frame the Lu family?

Su Buqing naturally didn't know that this young man was thinking so deeply, and he changed his words and said: "On the tenth day of the first month of February, the subordinates of this official captured a nest of Beiyan's fine works in Taixing Mansion, and then dug out Zhang Xi, the commander of the Taixing Army. ”

His statement confirmed the information that Lu Shen had learned from Ning Li's mouth before, and at the same time answered some of the questions in Lu Shen's heart.

This conspiracy did not appear out of thin air, but someone took advantage of the general trend to stir up the storm.

Respect appeared in Lu Shen's eyes, and he said sincerely: "Master Su is strategically and commanding, and his dignity is admirable. ”

Su Buqing looked at him with a little surprise, and could only see a sincere look on Lu Shen's face, without the slightest hint of worry, and couldn't help but secretly ask if this guy was too simple? Can't he hear what I'm saying?

After a moment of silence, Su Buqing could only pick out and say: "After interrogating Zhang Xi, this official got a more important piece of information. Zhang Xi is not the only traitor pulled down by Beiyan Xizuo, there is one more person besides him. It's just that Zhang Xi doesn't know the identity of this person, and it is said that the traitor is extremely well hidden. ”

Lu Shen showed his anger slightly, and said loudly: "Master Su, this Zhang Xi must have something to hide, why don't you continue to interrogate?" ”

Su Buqing lowered his eyebrows slightly, and said indifferently: "There is no chance." ”

Lu Shen asked puzzledly, "What does Master Su mean by this?" ”

Su Buqing's tone did not fluctuate, and he said straightforwardly: "This official asked people to cut off the flesh on his body piece by piece, so he will tell those secrets." It's a pity that this person's body is very weak, and he only suffered a hundred and nine knives and died. In fact, the official ordered people to constantly help him with medicine, but he still didn't live for a while. ”

Lu Shen felt a pang in his heart, the other party's words were not only telling a cruel fact, but also beating himself in an explicit way.

He deliberately looked over a little nervously.

Su Buqing was quite satisfied with this reaction, and continued: "However, Zhang Xi confessed before he died that his connection with that person was conveyed by a third party, does Lu Gongzi want to know who this third party is?" ”

Lu Shen pursed his lips and did not answer.

Su Buqing leaned forward and said word for word: "Zhang Xi said that the third party is the Guangling Lu family." ”

The air in the hall seemed to be frozen instantly.