Chapter 318 Zuo Xiangfu
Cheng Yu's strangeness made Xu Yan confused, and the old man's silence even showed that there was indeed a major event that ordinary people did not know about five years ago.
"Did you also find out the difference between the Pang family..." Cheng Yu's voice said with a kind of regret: "Five years ago, a major event did happen in the capital. There were very few people in the know. The matter I was not in the court and only learned about it after returning to Beijing should not be publicized. Since you asked, it would be better to tell you, at least let you know more about the Pang family. However, remember not to spread this news and cannot be told to anyone."
"Can you talk to my wife?" Xu Yan asked shamelessly.
"No." Cheng Yu's answer was firm: "Unless Pang Wanli tells the truth to his children in person, you can't say it, and you can't mention a word."
"Okay, Zhi Jian knows, I won't spread the secrets." Xu Yan stood up and replied.
Seeing Xu Yan's expression becoming solemn, Cheng Yu whispered: "Five years ago, the Ministry of Justice lost a batch of Shenwu Cannons."
Suddenly hearing the Shenwu Cannon, Xu Yan was stunned. He had already guessed something, and his beautiful eyebrows began to slowly lock.
"That was a batch of Shenwu cannons to be transported out of the capital. The number was very large. The ones who escorted Shenwu cannons were the Pang family of Qian Zong. That was also the first task of Pang Wanli after becoming the boss. However, overnight, the Shenwu cannon and the Shenwu cannon completely disappeared without a trace. Pang Wanli, who had just taken the position of the boss, was then guilty of dereliction of duty. The late emperor was furious and wanted to punish the Pang family. Later, it was suppressed. This matter became a headless case, and there was still no clue."
When talking about the shocking case five years ago, Cheng Yu always had a gloomy face. Once a large number of divine martial arts cannons and divine martial arts bullets fell into the hands of the enemy, it would pose an immeasurable threat to Dapu.
"I'm afraid only the ancestor of the Pang family can suppress such a big case." Xu Yan said softly, and Cheng Yu nodded.
It turned out that Pang Feiyan was in charge of the Pang family, not only to protect the younger generations of the Pang family, but also to have such internal information. Xu Yan finally learned why the Pang family always seemed to be inconsistent when facing the Xu Wan and the other family. Even though Pang Wanli knew that his daughter was almost killed, he was still silent.
The Pang family owes a batch of divine martial arts cannons in the royal family. As long as the batch of divine martial arts cannons lost five years ago are not recovered, Pang Wanli will never be able to stand up.
After learning this news, Xu Yan was shocked and began to become more and more confused.
He thought of Pang Hongyue's mother, the woman who died of illness in five years.
Are those magical cannons related to their mother-in-law?
When Xu Yan thought of this, he found that there were quite a lot of secrets among the four major families of Qianzong. The Xu family colluded with paper doors. The wife of the Pang family's head may be a traitor. None of the rich families with deep families are simple.
Cheng Yu told Xu Yan about this news, which obviously brought a concern from his elders. Let Xu Yan learn more about the secrets of the Pang family, which may be of some benefit to Xu Yan, who is in the Pang family. Even if it is useless, it will make Xu Yan more alert.
Xu Yan understood Cheng Yu's kindness. After thanking the old man, Xu Yan was about to say goodbye, but the butler of the Cheng family hurried in. He even forgot to knock on the door, and it seemed that he had lost his composure.
"Master, there is still no news, Miss..."
The butler just spoke and found that there was a guest there. The second half of the sentence was swallowed again. Cheng Yu waved his hand with a calm face and asked the butler to retreat.
"Old man, what's wrong with Wan'er?"
As soon as the housekeeper went out, Xu Yan asked in confusion. Since he came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he always felt something was wrong with the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion. Before Cheng Yu could speak, someone stumbled outside the door and rushed in.
"Dad, it's been a day and a night. Will Wan'er be taken out of the city by a villain?"
The man who came was in his forties, his official robes were already dirty and messy, and he looked a little similar to Cheng Yu. He was the eldest son of the left prime minister, the Minister of Rites, and Cheng Shou.
Since Cheng Linwan went out yesterday, she has gone and never returned. The Cheng family sent her family to search for her. However, after searching for her day and night, she could not find even half of Cheng Linwan's shadow. Last night, Cheng Yu even used a master from the Ministry of Justice to track down the whereabouts of his granddaughter, but there is still no news.
Cheng Shou is Cheng Linwan's father and Cheng Yu's eldest son. He only has a daughter like Cheng Linwan. If he loses his daughter, he will be defeated. The Minister of Rites is just a free position. Cheng Shou cannot use too many people, so he can only count on his old father. Since last night, he has run to Cheng Yu's study room less than ten times.
When Cheng Shouyi came, Xu Yan understood why Cheng Yu seemed anxious. It turned out that the little lady from the Cheng family had lost it.
"Master of Tianmen?" Cheng Shou recognized Xu Yan at a glance, so he seemed a little embarrassed. He sorted out his official robe and bowed, "I don't know if the Marquis is here, I'll forgive me for my crimes."
After all, Xu Yan had a throne. Although he was the marquis of Qi, the officials of the Grand Principality could not go too far. Especially Cheng Shou was the Minister of Rites, and he was very proficient in etiquette.
Xu Yan stood up and bowed, greeted Cheng Shou, then looked at Cheng Yu and asked, "Old man, when did the little lady get lost, and where did you go before?"
Cheng Yu is not bad to Xu Yan, and Cheng Linwan is Xu Yan's playmate. Even if he doesn't care about the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, he has to try his best to find it. The daughter of Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion is lost like this, and it is probably a lot of danger.
"The little girl went to the Li family's villa yesterday. The people from the Li family also saw Wan'er, but after entering the city, they never returned to the house." Cheng Shou was anxious and said before he could speak: "It's been a day and a night. Wan'er must have been taken away by the villain, even if they are asking for money, my family would rather lose money and eliminate disasters, just because they are thinking of killing their lives, and then Wan'er will be out of salvation!"
Cheng Shou was not as steady as Cheng Yu, and he was already confused. He was now in a hurry to seek medical treatment. He grabbed Xu Yan and begged: "Marquis of Tianmen, you have the identity of a Taiqing Sect Master. Please help the lower officials find their daughter. I am just a daughter. I will marry to the Li family during the New Year. What should I do if my body is damaged by a villain!"
Cheng Yu originally wanted to scold his eldest son, but he asked him to arrest him. This was not the senior official of the dynasty, but the old man didn't say anything after all, because he was just as anxious as he himself was.
The eldest son was useless. Cheng Yu had known for a long time that he had three sons in total. The second son and the youngest son guarded the border separately, while the eldest son was mediocre and incompetent. He was a idle official position of the Minister of Rites, and could be considered as a retirement. However, Cheng Yu was extremely fond of Cheng Linwan, the eldest granddaughter, otherwise he would not have brought Cheng Linwan by his side to teach when he was secluded in Linshan Town.
"Don't worry, Lord Cheng, I will help you find a daughter."
Xu Yan bowed his hand, and did not say much to Cheng Shou, turned around and said goodbye to Zuo Qiao, and left Zuo Qiao's Mansion.
In the capital, at the foot of the emperor, Cheng Linwan was the granddaughter of the left prime minister. If this was done by those street gangsters, Xu Yan would not believe it if he was beaten to death.
The little thief definitely has no courage to rob the granddaughter of the left prime minister, so the only ones who plundered Cheng Linwan were the big thieves. In Xu Yan's opinion, there were not many biggest thieves in the capital, and they could count them with their fingers. The most suspicious thing was that it was too Puritan.
Chapter completed!