Cao Peng led the way, and Chen Deng followed behind him. Deng Ji and the young man named "Changwen" accompanied Chen Deng, followed by Puyang Kai, Bu Zhi, Dai Qian and others. Mai Ren was at the back! Although he was a local gentry in Haixi, and the Mai family was in Guangling, he was relatively well-known. But under such circumstances, he still walked behind consciously, but when he saw Feng Chao and Pan Zhang Er The royal city was captured by humans.
Wang Mai and Deng Fan led the law enforcement team to patrol the city.
Zhou Cang and Hao Zhao each led a hundred tiger soldiers and stayed at the top of the city to guard the city.
Xia Houlan, on the other hand, led dozens of people and was responsible for cleaning up the periphery of Haixi and asking for various intelligence.
Feng Chao was a little anxious and took two steps from time to time to hear Cao Peng's words clearly. From Cao Peng's words just now, Feng Chao could tell that there seemed to be a hidden reason for his father's death. Before, he thought he died from Chen Sheng Cao Peng later denied that Feng Yuan had been killed by Wang Cheng; then he thought that Feng Yuan was murdered by Wang Cheng, but now it seems that it had nothing to do with Wang Cheng, and it should have been done by someone else.
Who is it?
Feng Chao was a little impatient.
Cao Peng walked and talked as if there was no one there.
"As soon as we arrived in Haixi, we met Feng Chao and learned from him that there were three evils in Haixi.
Pirates, Salt Owls, Shang Zhizi... Among them, Shang Zhizi Chen Sheng did not have a direct conflict with us at that time. It was just that this person was too domineering, so he came into our sight. An outsider, and he was domineering, it was unreasonable to think about it. He did a lot of unethical things. It was at this time that Wang Cheng came to visit, that is, Xuezhou! As the first Haixi celebrity to show goodwill to us, logically speaking, I should have a good impression. But from the beginning At first, I had a strange feeling about Wang Chengcheng.
Wang Cheng came by car that day, but his behavior was not like a person riding in a car at all.
In every gesture, this person exudes a kind of gangsterism, which is not the temperament that a famous person should have. For example, Taishou Chen, whose family is well-educated, will have a footstool if he gets on the carriage. This has nothing to do with his physical condition, but a kind of demeanor. .Anyone who has read poetry and books will pay attention to his own words and deeds. That day Wang Cheng got on the car all of a sudden. It is not the behavior of a famous person."
Although Chen Deng said nothing, a smile flashed in his eyes.
How could he not understand the meaning of Cao Peng's words?
This is flattering him!
"Youxue, go on."
Brother ‘Chang Wen’ opened his mouth and seemed very interested.
Cao Peng nodded, "Wang Cheng has been preaching that my brother wants to fight pirates from the beginning.
This is my second doubt about him. As far as I know, the pirates raided Haixi, but they did not cause any harm to Wang Cheng. In other words, he didn’t have much hatred against the pirates, so why did he behave like this? He looked like he was filled with hatred? Don't tell me about the sense of lust. If he really had the sense of lust, he would have died long ago when the pirates raided Haixi and caused casualties several times.
But, he didn't!
But at this time, because our attention was attracted by Chen Sheng, we didn't care too much about Wang Cheng.
A few days after we arrived in Haixi, Chen Sheng began to attack us. So my brother and I started to deal with Chen Sheng...
It is undeniable that Chen Sheng is a tyrant in Haixi.
But that was all! What he wanted to fight against was the imperial court, so he was suspected of being a mantis trying to block the flow of traffic, so he was quickly put down by his brother.
From his house, I found this!"
Cao Peng said, waving his hand, Hu Ban hurriedly came forward and handed the fish-kissed copper town to Cao Peng.
"Yu Kiss Copper Town!" Cao Peng held it up and said to Chen Deng: "Chen Sheng just put it on the table in the study so blatantly to press paper. Later I heard Feng Chao talk about Yu Kiss Copper Town.
Looking at its origin, I felt a little weird. If it was Chen Sheng who harmed Magistrate Feng, why did he dare to put it on the desk so arrogantly? But it can be seen that Chen Sheng loves this copper town very much.
Well, if Chen Sheng killed Magistrate Feng, would he put the evidence that might prove that he was the murderer in an open place?
Even if he is being arrogant, he should understand that he alone can make the decision in Guangling County.
So, I guessed that this Fish Kiss Copper Town was something given to Chen Sheng by Magistrate Feng? According to my understanding of Magistrate Feng, he is a very noble and self-loving person, so why would he give this thing to Chen Sheng?
?Could it be that Chen Sheng has some kind of deal with him?"
"This is impossible!"
Feng Chao suddenly shouted, "My father is not that kind of person."
"Feng Chao, please be patient."
Cao Peng turned around and waved his hand to signal Feng Chao not to worry.
"Actually, even if Magistrate Feng has a deal with Chen Sheng, it doesn't necessarily mean that Magistrate Feng is a bad person.
At this time, Wang Cheng came into my sight again. He actively contacted local businessmen for me, but showed an indifferent attitude. During this period, my brother went to visit Magong Juwei again, but unfortunately, Magong
No one came forward to receive them.
I didn't pay much attention to this matter at first. At that time, I was busy managing the North Market and stabilizing the market prices in Haixi.
Until one day, Wang Cheng gave me many ingenious and obscene tricks. I thought it was strange at the time. He was such a good person, why did he give these to me? It was at this time that my good brother Wang Mai discovered that this fish-kissed copper town seemed to have some ingenuity.
, and also persuaded me not to indulge in it. That day I seemed to suddenly wake up. Did Wang Cheng give me these things to take the opportunity to find Yuki Copper Town?
So why is he looking for Fish Kiss Copper Town?
It was at this time that I connected with the legend of the sea treasure.
Mr. Puyang was there that night, so I asked, what should someone do if they want to find Yuki Copper Town in the county government?"
Pu Yangkai was behind the crowd and smiled slightly.
"Mr. Puyang said that he must have sent someone to search for him in the county government office.
The problem is that the county government office has been abandoned for many years... I immediately thought of the first day we came to Haixi County and found that there were still people living in the dilapidated county government office. This person, Mai Rengong should know, is Mai from Mai Mansion.
Cheng, it is said that he is a distant relative of Mai Gong Juwei."
Unknowingly, the group of people had arrived outside the tower.
Cao Peng asked Feng Chao to press Wang Cheng in, and soon found an entrance in a secret place under the stairs.
"Prefect Chen, please!"
Cao Peng stepped aside and Chen Deng did not hesitate and walked into the secret cave entrance.
Pan Zhang brought a torch, and after Cao Peng lit it, he also got in.
This secret cave has a stone staircase, one extending underground.
Cao Peng walked ahead with a torch in his hand. When he passed the corner, he found a long-lit lamp.
The lamp oil is still there, but it has been extinguished.
Cao Peng lit it with a torch, which suddenly made his vision much clearer.
The narrow staircase stone corridor extended downwards. Cao Peng walked down cautiously. After about a quarter of an hour, he finally reached the bottom...
It is still a stone tunnel.
"Mr. Cao, what do you mean by those words you just said?"
"Mr. Zi'ai, don't be anxious." Cao Peng smiled, took a spear from a soldier, and walked while exploring the way.
"Maicheng, why did you stay at the county government office?"
Cao Peng said: "This was my first question at the time.
If Mai Cheng stayed behind at the county government office to look for Yuki Copper Town, who ordered it? This is my second question. Could it be that Mai Cheng was also looking for the sea treasure? I thought about it and realized
I think it’s impossible. Because as far as I know, when my brother visited Mr. Mai, Mr. Mai was already delirious. But why would a man who was delirious suddenly ask my brother to release Mai Cheng?
That night, I made a bold assumption... What if Mr. Mai is dead?"
When these words came out, everyone in the corridor couldn't help but feel terrified and had goosebumps all over their bodies.
"My father is obviously at home, how could you..."
"Wang Cheng, what do you think?"
Wang Cheng suddenly burst into laughter, and the laughter sounded extremely strange.
When Mai Ren heard this laughter, his face turned pale...
A series of strange words came out of Wang Cheng's mouth.
"I kill you!"
Mai Ren seemed to be crazy and rushed towards Wang Cheng.
However, he was stopped by Pan Zhang.
Wang Cheng said: "My son, call me dad again and come listen."
But the voice, tone, and vague syllables he used were exactly the voices used by Mai Xiong and Mai Ren on weekdays.
At this point, if Mai Ren still doesn't know what's going on, then he is really a fool.
"Mr. Ziai, don't be anxious, Wang Cheng is still useful."
Cao Peng waved his hand, signaling Feng Chao to hold down Mai Ren.
Chen Deng looked at him with a very strange look, with a trace of incredible light in his eyes.
"Youxue, what's next?"
"That night was also the first time I connected Mai Gongjuwei and Wang Cheng.
But that was just a guess, I didn't have any evidence... So, I had no choice but to ask Feng Chao to keep an eye on Wang Cheng and watch his every move.
Later, Marquis Lu Wen returned home in triumph, and since my brother was not in Haixi, I went to congratulate him.
I think the prefect should know some things about Xiapi. Including the conflict between us and Marquis Wen... But there is one thing that the prefect definitely doesn't know. On the first day we arrived in Xiapi, we had dinner in a restaurant. Unfortunately, someone sitting on our table
The person next door is actually an acquaintance who lives in the same posthouse as me. This person should be very familiar to Governor Chen, he is the Sun Qian Sun Gongyou under Liu Yuzhou..."
Mai Ren, who was still struggling desperately, suddenly froze.
Chen Deng was stunned, "Of course I know Sun Gongyou."
"Sun Gongyou invited a guest that day, and that guest... Haha, Mr. Ziai, do you want me to explain it more clearly?"
"Ziai, what's going on?"
"this……"
Mai Ren hesitated, not knowing how to explain.
Cao Peng said: "Let me explain.
At that time, Duke Juwei was dismissed from his post by the Ten Chang Shi and returned home because he refused to pay the money for selling his official position.
Mr. Zi Ai was very angry, but he didn't know that it wasn't that Duke Juwei couldn't give the money, but that he was unwilling... Mr. Ziai thought wishfully that Duke Juwei was unwilling to give it because he had too much money.
So he became angry and wanted to make money. At that time, the world was in chaos, what could be the most profitable? Mr. Ziai thought about it for a long time and finally decided on a partner.
Donghai Mijia...the largest private salt manufacturer in Lianghuai.
And Mr. Ziai relied on the influence of Juwei Gong to become the largest salt lord hidden in Haixi and Huaihe River without anyone noticing."
"Ziai, what Youxue said is true?"
Mai Ren lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.
Chen Deng was so angry that he pointed at Mai Ren and cursed: "Zi Ai, Zi Ai, there are things a man does and things he doesn't do. How could you do this..."
‘Chang Wen’’s gaze fell on Cao Peng.
He clapped gently and praised repeatedly: "This is the most wonderful thing I have ever heard."
"Wonderful, it's not over yet."
Cao Peng said with a smile: "When we were in Xiapi, Sun Qian asked Mr. Ziai to try to get rid of me and my brother. But it can be seen that Mr. Ziai seemed to be hesitant, so he was reluctant to take action. In this regard, my brother and I , I am very grateful... But through this incident, I learned one more thing, that is, Mr. Ziai is not only a salt owl in Haixi, but also closely related to pirates."
Mai Ren glanced at Wang Cheng and lowered his head.
Wang Cheng, on the other hand, kept giggling as if he was laughing at Mai Ren.
"The matter seems to have ended here, and all the truth seems to have been made clear."
Cao Peng took a deep breath and closed his eyes, "But I still feel that I have overlooked one thing. Who was County Magistrate Feng Yuanfeng killed?"
Mai Ren, his body trembled.
"Three days ago, my brother and I visited Mai Gong Juwei again. We actually wanted to lure Wang Cheng, that is, Xue Zhou out.
Because when I learned that the pirates were going to attack Haixi, Wang Cheng suddenly disappeared... If he escapes this time, I will never catch him again in the future."
"So, you went to Maijiazhuang and revealed what happened in Yukitong Town?"
Wang Cheng raised his head, looked at Cao Peng and asked.
"That's right!" Cao Peng suddenly raised his head.
"But when I saw Mr. Ziai, I suddenly remembered something.
Mr. Ziai knew pirates! Why didn't Mr. Ziai kill Magistrate Feng? So I immediately returned to the county office and took out the old documents again. Magistrate Feng came to Haixi, and his main task was to cut off illegal salt trading. The only person who had a direct conflict with him was the salt owl. And Magistrate Feng and Chen Sheng also had a relationship back then. So Magistrate Feng found Chen Sheng... because he knew that Chen Sheng was also involved in private salt, so he wanted to find someone through Chen Sheng. The salt owl hiding in Haixi County is Mr. Ziai.
Chen Sheng, agreed!
Chen Sheng must have heard about the sea treasure, but he may not really believe it.
So, he made a request for Magistrate Feng to exchange information in Yukitong Town... Feng Chao once said that before Magistrate Feng died, he visited Chen Sheng and said goodbye to Chen Sheng angrily. Then, Fish Kiss Copper Town appeared in Chen Sheng's study.
Mr. Ziai, Chen Sheng must have told you this news, right?
That's why you made up your mind to kill Magistrate Feng. At the same time, you began to feel disgusted with Chen Sheng's greed...
My brother held a banquet in Haixi for the first time, and you came excitedly.
In fact, you are not on my brother's side, but you hope to use my brother's help to eradicate Chen Sheng.
That night, when you saw Chen Sheng being killed by me on the long street, I guess your mood at that time must have been very happy!"
Mai Ren, your face is as lifeless as life!
Feng Chao suddenly roared, "I'm going to kill you!"
"Feng Chao, stop!"
Deng Ji suddenly shouted sharply: "What Mai Ren did will be punished by law. Remember, you are Cao Cao now, and you must not seek revenge privately."
"I……"
Feng Chao was standing still when he suddenly squatted down with his head in his hands and burst into tears.
"Feng Chao, your father made a deal with Chen Sheng... However, he found a trading partner with extremely bad character. He tried to change the situation by himself, but ended up dead. That's exactly what happened.
From then on, Haixi fell into chaos for three years."
Cao Peng said and suddenly stopped.
"The story is over.
But I still have a deal I want to make with Governor Chen."
"Deal? What deal?"
"It's this sea *** treasure..."
As he spoke, Cao Peng pointed forward, "I hope that the 30,000 bandits from Yuzhou Mountain can settle in Haixi. Governor Chen, can you agree to this?"