Chapter 72 Someone is in charge
Shuangjing Town is actually not far from Cangyan City, and it only took a day to reach it. However, Luochuan and his party had been wasting too much time in Shuangjing Town, so they rested for another night at the only inn on the way.
There are not many minor officials in the post station, but the post station itself occupies a large area. Due to geographical advantages, the caravans that cannot enter Cangyan City or Shuangjing Town will often stay here. Therefore, the officials in the post station also earn some extra money. They are all fat and have a very smooth job. Seeing that the new team of people are not only guarded by dozens of extremely elite cavalrymen, they can also take out the county magistrates that they had not seen for many years, they immediately drove out all the caravans they wanted to live in, and freed up the clean houses where their women lived as temporary residences for the people in the convoy. They were extremely attentive.
Luo Chuan was not polite. After the team was settled, he went with Jiang Bo to see the man who was placed in a separate room. Unexpectedly, Siqi went back to the house to practice. The young woman who was stuck to Luo Chuan like a candy after getting off Cangyan Mountain followed him. Luo Chuan thought about it and followed her.
When I opened the door, it was a clean room. The room was simply arranged, like the simplest inn room. At this moment, a man was lying quietly on the bed in the room, with a lot of gauze wrapped around him. The sunset was still there, and the light in the room was already a little dim, and the faint smell of herbs in the air made the man with many injuries look even more miserable.
Luo Chuan casually grabbed a chair and sat by the bed, reached down and pressed it down to stop the man on the bed from getting out of bed to salute, "No need to be too polite, just lie down and talk."
The man leaned against the bed, and his movement made him grin in pain. He only saw Luo Chuan obviously felt a little restrained and did not dare to make a sound when there was pain. After he hesitating for a moment, he finally asked, "Are you... really the new Cangyan County Guard and... the eldest son?"
Luo Chuan did not answer directly, but pointed to the direction outside the door and smiled, "These red armored and red robe cavalry belong to the Lijun Light Cavalry, and are the elite among the elites, known as the Blood Cavalry."
The man let out a long breath, his eyes looked at Luo Chuan with red eyes, his voice even more swallowed, "Chen Shu, the deputy chief of the Cangyan Officer, thank you for helping the lives of the county guard! He also thank you for the county guard to eliminate the harm to the people of Cangyan!"
As he said that, he wanted to get up and bow down again, but the old coachman held it down and shook his head.
The smile on Luochuan's face disappeared, "There are thieves living in the temple, which is the fault of the prefect's family. Now it's just a matter of repairing the sheep and removing a bone maggot, which is worth thanking?" He waved his hand and said unhappy, "Tell me the serious business."
The man was startled and then nodded softly.
Luo Chuan said seriously, "I want to listen to the whole process you know about the agricultural officer of Shuangjing Town today."
The old coachman had no expression on his face, but the female Taoist beside him turned her head and looked at Luo Chuan.
The man nodded again, pondered for a moment, and said, "This officer of the corporal farmer Liu Ming is a branch of the Liu family in the county. He has been a member of the corporal farmer in Cangyan for nearly ten years. A few days ago, the corporal manager followed Liu Mingzheng to Cangyan Mountain to send gifts according to the customs..." He paused for a moment, and saw that Luo Chuan and the young woman standing behind him had no changes on their faces, and then continued, "When Liu Mingzheng returned, his carriage was bumpy and accidentally broke a wheel. Fortunately, it was not far from Shuangjing Town, so he dragged all the way to Huayu Lane in the city for maintenance. The corporal waited so much that he went to the small square to ask about the market price of grain and salt here. The vendor couldn't explain the price change, and the woman who was buying grain explained to me, but unexpectedly..."
He pursed his lips and continued, "I didn't expect that at this moment, Liu Mingzheng's servant manager came to call me, and happened to see the woman..." He gritted his teeth, "The servant manager was Liu Mingzheng's evil minion. Seeing that the woman was outstanding in appearance, he left someone to entangle. He immediately went back and talked about it. Liu Mingzheng wanted to use soft and hard methods to force the woman to be accused of the woman. Fortunately, the woman's husband came in time. He was a minor official in the Yantiya Office and the same surname as Yantiya Official is said to have some relationship. Liu Mingzheng retreated with some concerns. The lower official thought that the matter would end, but he didn't expect..."
"...I didn't expect that Liu Mingzheng had just returned to Cangyan City yesterday and was going to Shuangjing Town again today. The official learned the news a little late. Thinking that it must be related to the woman, he rode his horse and took a detour to Shuangjing Town first. He followed the name of the little official and finally found the woman's residence. Before he could escape from the alley with them, he was recognized by the old and young men. The county guard saw the matter behind......"
Luo Chuan's expression remained unchanged. He thought for a while and asked, "Does Liu Ming meet who he has seen after returning to Cangyan City?"
The man pondered for a moment and said uncertainly, "I don't know, but I just look at the situation today. It's certain that I have seen that Lord Si Luguan. The family where the two are located is a family friend, so..."
Before the man finished speaking, Luo Chuan nodded and made it clear, and then asked, "That woman's husband was still there yesterday, how did he disappear today?"
The man shook his head subconsciously, but the wound hurt so much that he couldn't help but let out a long "hiss". Then he realized that he was out of control and answered quickly, "I don't know. When Xiaguan entered the city, he saw the convoy of the Yuanguan and his team from afar. Therefore, he was a little panicked and took some time to find the woman's house, so he didn't have time to ask her."
Luo Chuan nodded and smiled gently at the man, "Chen Shu, you are a civilian."
"Yes," the man said quickly, "Xiaoguan is from Qingshui City. By chance, his father entered a worker at the Duwei Mansion in the city. Xiaguan was born in the Duwei Mansion. When he grew up, he became a companion to the Duwei Master, and he could read some books."
"Okay, take good care of your health. They said your injury is not serious. I will go to Qingshui City later, and you can accompany you." Luo Chuan stood up and waved his hand to signal the man not to salute, so he went out with the old coachman and the female road.
Only the man who was alone in the room was sitting by the bed and was stunned and in a daze.
After walking a distance outside the door, the old coachman asked, "Do you think this is a bit strange?"
"Of course it's strange," Luo Chuan smiled and raised his hand to the blood rider who was walking towards him to show his tribute. "Nothing is such a coincidence in this world."
The old coachman frowned and pondered for a moment, then looked up and asked, "Is there someone in Cangyan City... tampering with it?"
Luo Chuan nodded, "Although it is not finalized, it is probably that person," he suddenly turned his head and asked the woman who was quietly following the other side, "By the way, does Cang Yan have the rules to give gifts to Cang Yan Sword Sect every year?"
"There is no such rule," said the female saying coldly, "but there is indeed such a thing."
Luo Chuan smiled, "Since it's not a rule, it's easy to deal with, because since I'm here, such a thing will not happen in the future."
The female doctrine does not agree.
Luo Chuan took two steps forward and suddenly turned his head and asked with a smile, "This Chen Shu obviously has seen you. Could it be that the person who is responsible for receiving gifts on Cangyan Mountain is yours?"
The female dou stared slightly and snorted coldly, "Of course not!"
Luo Chuan laughed loudly, feeling a little happy.
Chapter completed!