"To make a long story short, what are you doing here?"
Yang Zhirou didn't believe what Jin Zhizhao said about a safe journey. She didn't even invite them to the hospital and just stood there and asked.
Jin Zhizhao's face looked a little ugly, but he hurriedly said: "This is the slave meeting place in Bei City. The official doctor was replaced, a forced search was carried out, and many of us were arrested. Even the Chengyi Chamber of Commerce was in danger of being closed down. I hope Shilang Yang can stop it."
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Yang Zhirou asked for a few details and frowned: "The slave registration is indeed under the control of my household department, but according to what you said, those slaves were bought and not robbed by force. My household department can't get involved in this, let alone this.
The matter has nothing to do with me, so there is no excuse for rashly interfering..."
Jin Zhizhao pleaded: "We also know that this matter is difficult, but now there is really no other way. We still hope that Yang Shilang will give us some advice."
Yang Zhirou asked: "Do you think Li Yuanfang was behind this matter?"
Jin Zhizhao said bitterly: "Jin Liangtu was promoted by Li Yuanfang, and Gong Siguang was also his man. They appeared together in Bei City to search for slaves. They are obviously inseparable from Li Yuanfang."
Yang Zhirou said solemnly: "Then what did he find?"
Jin Zhizhao sighed: "I don't know. Maybe I noticed from among the dead men raised by Gong Siye that this person failed more than succeeded and failed. I really shouldn't have joined forces with him in the first place..."
Yang Zhirou was silent for a moment, with a heavy look on his face: "To be honest with you two, the Beiya Baiqi incident is not over yet. The prince ordered Pei Sijian to clear out the military fields in Luozhou, and arrest all the Gong family's children and other families who occupied the military fields. This is absolutely terrible.
It’s not the end, Beiya Baiqi is the Saint’s personal guard, and there is a traitor among them. Once the inner guard finds out, they will definitely investigate to the end!”
Jin Zhizhao's expression changed: "Is there anyone over there at Baiqi who can identify Minister Yang?"
Yang Zhijudo: "Only one person among the hundred knights knows me. This person's father was my personal guard of the Yang family. Later he joined Beiya. He is good at shooting and has a careful mind. It is unlikely that he will be exposed."
"Fortunately, that person has some obvious conflicts with me, Mr. Yang. If he is caught and identifies me, I can bring out old stories to prove that this person is holding a grudge and deliberately slandering me."
"And I am the Minister of Household Affairs. Li Yuanfang can't touch me easily, but he can't be caught and get some evidence. Do you understand?"
Facing the other party's gaze, Jin Zhizhao's expression changed, and his intention to chase away the guests was too obvious.
Yang Zaiwei said clearly: "After all, does Yang Shilang want us to leave?"
Yang Zhirou heard his unkind tone and hurriedly said: "This must be Brother Zuo Ming's chief disciple?"
Yang Zaiwei clenched his fists and stared at him: "Does Minister Yang want us to leave immediately?"
Yang Zhirou's pupils shrank: "I'm afraid my nephew has some misunderstandings. I'm not willing to take you two in because I want to protect myself. It's really that I'm not safe here, for fear of dragging you down..."
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Jin Zhizhao hurriedly softened his words: "Uncle Yang, please forgive me, my senior brother is also concerned about my injury, and he offended because of his emotions. If the slave market in Bei City is closed down, we will have nowhere to go. We can only hope."
Uncle Yang took him in."
Hearing her calling him uncle, a hint of hidden displeasure flashed in Yang Zhirou's eyes. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Do you know that Doulu Qinwang wants you two?"
Jin Zhizhao nodded: "He is the leader of the inner guard pavilion and a commoner to the crown prince's right. However, he supported the queen before and has now lost power. What does Uncle Yang mean?"
Yang Zhiju said: "The leader of Doulu Pavilion is my friend. He came to visit me before. Because Li Yuanfang supported this person's archenemy Cui Xiuye as the minister of punishment, he proposed to deal with Li Yuanfang, and he even thought of a way."
Jin Zhizhao perked up and said, "Uncle Yang, please give me some advice."
Yang Zhijudo: "Li Yuanfang has an apprentice who is the sinful daughter of the Shangguan family. He is going to wash away his sins and restore his surname."
"The leader of Doulu Pavilion is making a fuss from here. He also said that this woman has been in and out of the palace recently. Maybe you can pay attention to her..."
"Although this method is disgraceful, it is indeed effective. If you can capture her, maybe there will be room for change."
When Yang Zaiwei heard this, he waved his sleeves categorically: "This is ridiculous. Why didn't he say that he would go to Chang'an to kidnap Li Yuanfang's father, the Duke of Wei, Li Derjian? What a nonsense idea, that Doulu Qinwang is really a fool!"
Jin Zhizhao also shook his head: "Taking action against a child is a real threat, but it also intensifies anger and triggers a full-scale counterattack. What we have to do now is to put an end to the problem. Confronting the Tang Dynasty court head-on will definitely be undesirable.
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Yang Zhirou's cheek muscles twitched, and he sighed: "The two wise nephews are very sensible. I actually think so too, but the matter has come to this, and I have no other choice."
But Yang Zaiwei didn't accept this trick: "Don't change the subject, whether to take us in or not, just give me a word, if you really want us to leave..."
Jin Zhizhao hurriedly took over: "We will recuperate for a few days, and we will leave immediately after our injuries have recovered slightly!"
Seeing these two people relying on each other, Yang Zhirou had a headache, and could only squeeze out a smile: "Since you two don't mind, my house is naturally willing to receive you, please come with me!"
Yang Zhirou personally led the way, led them into the inner house, and chose a more spacious room.
The residence of the Minister of Household Affairs was naturally not comparable to that of a slave merchant. After Yang Zhirou said a few words, he turned and left, leaving his confidants to take care of him.
Jin Zhizhao was not polite and asked the servants of the Yang family to cook some nourishing decoction. After drinking it, they began to perform skillful exercises to heal their injuries.
When she opened her eyes, she found Yang Zaiwei standing aside, his face still angry, and his anger could not be suppressed. She couldn't help but sigh: "Brother, it is human nature for Minister Yang to be afraid of being implicated by us. Why do you have such an attitude?"
Yang Zaiwei said bitterly: "It's because of old grudges! You don't know that Guanwangfang is the largest family of the Yang family in Hongnong. I was abducted when I was a child. My father begged them to come out and seek justice, but Guanwangfang not only ignored them, but also ignored them.
And the words are humiliating."
"It's okay if you don't want to help. My father asks for help, so there is no reason to help. But after all, we are the same clan, how can we add insult to injury?"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Famous sects in the country? Bah, these high-ranking nobles are beautiful on the surface, but in fact they are cold and hypocritical, and they don't have many good things! Didn't you notice just now? He seems to be polite, but in fact he is
They don’t look down on us at all!”
Jin Zhizhao's expression also became ugly: "He probably looks down on me, that's all. Now is not the time for internal strife. We have to rely on Yang Zhirou's power to solve the dilemma of the slave meeting place."
Yang Zaiwei shook his head: "Since Dou Sui has launched a rigorous investigation, the slave society will not be saved. It is better to make a decisive decision and get out in time."
Jin Zhizhao thought about it, but was very unwilling to do so, and suddenly said: "Senior brother, please go and check for me about the matter of Beiya Baiqi. I still want to try my best to restore what Yang Zhirou said is true."
Yang Zaiwei pursed his lips, a little reluctant, but finally sighed: "Okay."
Jin Zhizhao showed admiration: "It's better for me, senior brother. When master is away, senior brother will take care of us."
Yang Zaiwei smiled and closed the curtain for her: "No matter what, this Yang Mansion is safe after all. You can rest peacefully and recover from your injuries. The most important thing is good night!"
"Good night!"
The two of them worked hard for most of the night, feeling depressed and exhausted. They said good night to each other and fell asleep.
Listening to the steady breathing coming from inside the house, Li Yan, who was standing on the roof with his hands behind his back, also said in his heart: "Thank you two for leading the way, good night~"
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"Turn out the post about Yang Zhirou, the Minister of Household Affairs, and give it to me."
Returning to Li's Mansion, Li Yan asked General Xu to find out the posts on his home again.
Seeing that Xiao Lang did not return, Xu Da and others knew that they must have stayed up late tonight. They quickly sorted out the posts and reported: "There is no greeting card from Minister Yang, only one invitation card."
Li Yan took the invitation and opened it, looking at the Zhou Zheng font on it, his eyes flashed with cold light: "Despicable and shameless, the way to death!"
Although there was murderous intention in his heart, Li Yan did not underestimate this person.
The Ministry of Households is in charge of land, taxation and household registration across the country, which is not unimportant. Yang Zhirou has been the minister of the Ministry of Households for nine years. In addition, the Yang family in Hongnong, who has the highest status, is from Guanwangfang, with a wide network of contacts and many party members.
It is no exaggeration to say that his power is second only to the prime minister.
Therefore, as early as in the village, Qiu Shenji interrogated Zheng Sanlang, who killed his colleagues, cut the bodies into pieces and hid the heads, and after asking Yang Zhirou who was the instigator behind the scenes, Li Yan's next step was to first go to Luoyang to find out the circumstances of Gong's involvement in the case, and then talk about other things.
One is that the prince brings hundreds of officials into Luoyang. As a local snake in Luoyang, Gong has evil intentions and the threat is more urgent, so he must be the first to solve it;
The other one is easy first and then difficult. If you want to move Yang Zhirou, it will not be easy even with the testimony of Beiya Baiqi.
Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. This person was cautious and had laid down his backhand early. If Zheng Sanlang had an enemy with the Yang family in his early years, his testimony would have the potential to be framed. It would be impossible to bring down Yang Zhirou.
It wasn't until Yang Zaiwei and Jin Zhizhao were taken in that the proof was irrefutable.
If these two assassins are found out from the house, there will be no excuses. Not to mention the Minister of Hubu, even the Minister of Hubu, who is the third rank of Tongzhongshu, will be finished immediately.
However, Li Yan was a little hesitant about this.
After all, Yang Zhirou was already a huge suspect, but now that it was confirmed, he wanted to find some thieves he didn't know through the two disaster stars, Yang Zaiwei and Jin Zhizhao.
"Forget it, don't be greedy for too much. If you avoid variables, all your efforts will be wasted."
"These two leading parties have helped me uncover the Silla hostages, the North City slave merchants, and the Minister of Household Affairs. If they can eliminate these, it will definitely be a heavy blow to that group of thieves."
"Take them in for interrogation and follow the clues to find out the people behind them. There will be no chance of catching them all!"
Li Yan put down the invitation and started to write a letter, planning to let Ying'er take it with him tomorrow morning and fly to the village to inquire about the progress of Di Renjie and Qiu Shenji.
They and Cheng Wuzhong have been squatting in the stockade for more than half a month. They have not yet come to Luoyang. They must have discovered something, but things have priorities, and they will need these two right-hand men next.
After the arrangements were made, Li Yan fell asleep and soon fell asleep.
Keep your spirits up and prepare to close the net!