King Yi's words not only shocked Su Han, but also made Cheng Beiyu look stunned. Even Cheng Tianan, who was kneeling there, shuddered and raised his head slightly to look at him.
In his opinion, none of the princes in the current dynasty were capable. He had long heard that King Yi had never been paid much attention by the emperor and had been idle all year round. However, he did not expect that his own abilities were not weak.
Could it be that he made a mistake?
Seeing Cheng Beiyu's hesitant look, King Yi curled his lips again: "Now, I would like to ask you again, do you, the Cheng family's family, have any plans to move out of the county? If so, I can give you a three-day limit.
Move out.”
Cheng Beiyu immediately turned to look at Cheng Tianan beside him, his eyes full of inquiry.
But Cheng Tianan was pretending not to hear, just kneeling there without moving and not answering.
Cheng Beiyu also frowned, and when he glanced at the sharp-eyed King Yi again, he looked back nervously, not knowing how to respond.
King Yi turned to look at Sun Jizong: "Sun Zhixian, what should we do next?"
Sun Jizong immediately replied: "According to the instructions of His Highness King Chen, the entire county is preventing floods, and cleaning up the river channels is a key move. The official believes that regardless of whether the people in Cheng's residence have the idea of moving out, the overall plan of the entire county must be prioritized."
, the rivers that should be cleaned must also be cleaned, and people in the Cheng family must open the door for convenience, otherwise they will disobey the order."
King Yi nodded: "What Magistrate Sun said is true, and I think so too."
He turned back and asked Puyang Ruiyan: "Rui Tongpan, have you verified the location of the river crossing before? Did you enter the house to verify it?"
Puyang Ruiyan took a step forward and answered: "When I returned to His Highness King Yi, he went to Cheng's house for on-site research. At that time, the Cheng Mansion sent people to follow the whole process, and at the location of the survey, the foundation stone of the river had been found.
, was confirmed.”
King Yi nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Cheng Beiyu, who was still struggling there: "I now want to enter the Cheng family's mansion to confirm. The Cheng family can send someone to follow."
When Cheng Beiyu saw Cheng Tianan nodding slightly, he clasped his fists and reached out to the door of the mansion: "Welcome to His Highness King Yi, please!"
King Yi waved his hand directly, and the Chilin Army behind him immediately rushed over, blocking all the people blocking the door of the mansion, and led them directly into the door of the house.
He rode his horse and entered the gate of Cheng Mansion majestically.
When Su Han followed up, he waved his hand, and all the female soldiers in red jumped off their horses, rushed into the Cheng Mansion quickly, and then dispersed.
Cheng Beiyu helped Cheng Tianan up and was stunned when he saw this situation.
Cheng Tianan pulled off his sleeve and winked at him. Although he was a little reluctant, he still made a gesture with his hands behind his back.
But his move was noticed by Jiang Bin and Yang Fan who were standing in the crowd, and they followed the man who had received the order to squeeze out of the crowd.
Puyang Ruiyan was obviously very familiar with the terrain of this mansion. He led them towards the backyard. After crossing a street and turning around a grand corner door, they saw a land with a lake and a pond.
King Yi couldn't help but sigh: "This is more magnificent than any other palace in my palace. It is indeed a beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River."
"This lake courtyard occupies about ten acres of land." Su Han curled his lips and said coldly.
Puyang Ruiyan immediately came over to correct her: "Sir, it's not ten acres, but thirty acres."
Su Han saw him pointing at the map in her hand. She unfolded it and looked at it. Sure enough, it was actually marked on it. She raised her eyebrows slightly.
I have to admire Puyang Ruiyan's memory. He was able to remember the details after seeing it just once. He has a photographic memory.
She asked again: "Third Uncle, where is the cornerstone you found earlier?"
"Please follow me." Puyang Ruiyan stretched out his hand to the front and led them that way.
They all got off their horses and followed him, walking along the winding road for half an hour. Beyond that was the backyard wall, but Puyang Ruiyan had no intention of stopping.
Su Han looked back and saw that the straight-line distance between this place and the corner gate where he originally came in was about 900 feet (three thousand meters).
At this time, she grabbed Sun Jizong, who was still with King Yi.
"Sun Zhixian, I guess there won't be such a big house in the town. They should have been merged or encircled later. To be able to get such a big place, does the Cheng family have a lot of money?"
After Sun Jizong nodded mockingly, he shook his head again and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, young master, there is no such a big house in Qingque Town. They were all incorporated later. I think when Cheng Tianan came, it was just like this."
I got a house with four entrances here, and then started to circle around it. Anyway, they were all in debt to him and were unable to repay the debt. And these debtors were either seriously ill or died of illness.
Even if the whole family died unexpectedly, it is impossible to say that there is nothing strange in this. However, since I took over, the Cheng residence has been what it is now, but there are still some documents recorded by the previous magistrates. "
"So, Cheng Tianan is still carrying a lot of life debt." Su Han raised the corner of his mouth contemptuously.
Sun Jizong nodded firmly: "Yes, and there is still a person who claims to be persecuted by him. However, this person is seriously ill, and the subordinates can only hide him in a more hidden place to prevent anyone from killing him.
, I originally thought that in a few days, when I go to Baifeng City to participate in the Spring Flower Ceremony, I will bring him to the city to meet His Highness King Chen."
"Seriously ill? What's wrong?" Su Han asked with a slight frown.
Sun Jizong sighed sadly: "This man's name is Qi Baochun. He was originally a merchant and ran a tea business. Therefore, this place is his ancestral home. It is a five-story house in the west wall of Cheng Mansion.
According to what Qi Baochun said, it was the Cheng family who took a fancy to the position of his family and falsely accused someone in his family of rebelling. He was arrested by the entire family and imprisoned. However, after trial, it was found that the crime was nothing.
Their mansion had been annexed. Qi Baochun tried to reason with them, but was beaten. Moreover, people in his family died unexpectedly one after another. Qi Baochun also went to the capital to file a complaint. Not only was no one accepted, but he was also beaten.
He was seriously injured, and he was being chased all the time. When the official learned that he had returned to town, he rushed to see him and found that he had been seriously injured, so he placed him secretly and called a doctor.
But the injury was too serious, and he was already disheartened, so his condition never improved...sigh..."
"It turns out that Qi Baochun is still alive, but all his tea shops changed owners overnight. When I learned about this, I was still a little puzzled. It turns out that it was because of this... Qijia Chunxiang Garden is famous.
Renowned tea merchants all over the country." King Yi also turned around and said at this time.
Su Han's eyes narrowed again, and she took out the floor plan to look at it. When she saw the name of a place in the picture, she called Chang Jin: "Chang Jin, where is this place? Why is it still circled?
What about, why are there no houses here?”
Chang Jin squeezed over, stretched his head and took a look before replying: "This is Quewei Village outside the city, and through the mountain communication here, you can go directly to Qingshiya Ferry of Panjiang River."
"Panjiang? Isn't the ferry at Baifeng City also Panjiang?" Su Han looked at him.
Chang Jin nodded: "Think about it, when His Highness arrived at Baifeng City, the boat he took should have passed through this Qingshi Cliff Ferry."
Su Han couldn't help but snorted and smiled: "So that's it, we have work to do."