On a wasteland outside the gate of Gu'an County, Liu Rufeng leaned on a huge stone and looked at the slowly flowing water of the Lugou River not far away.
This wasteland is a flat place mixed with rocks and sand.
The reason why it is deserted is that no one is cultivating it.
No crops can be grown, but the growth of grass is not subject to any restrictions. Except for the big rock behind Liu Rufeng, the surrounding area is basically covered with grass.
It had been several hours, but no fireworks from Dongchang were seen in the city. The army horses were greedily eating the fresh green grass on the green grass, but Liu Rufeng's stomach was already growling.
"Liu Qianhu, when will we enter the city?" A school captain came over and asked in a low voice.
"Wait for the fireworks. When we see the fireworks, we will rush into the city." Putting her hands under her head, Liu Rufeng tried hard to endure her hunger and prevent her stomach from growling.
But it's impossible to bear this grunting of hunger. The more I endure it, the louder it becomes.
"Liu Qianhu, are you hungry too?" the captain asked awkwardly.
"What time of year are you hungry? Wait patiently. As soon as we see the fireworks, we will enter the city." Liu Rufeng said calmly and calmly.
Having been a soldier for several years, Liu Rufeng knew the importance of a team's morale. The easiest thing to lose morale and lose morale is hunger.
Although it was only a short ride away from Gu'an City, Xiao Chen's order before leaving was to wait where he was.
"But your stomach is growling." The captain smiled awkwardly and pointed at Liu Rufeng's stomach.
"What's the matter? I'm not even hungry." Liu Rufeng glared at the other person and said harshly.
After arriving in Dongchang, this captain has been following Liu Rufeng. He cannot be said to be a close confidant, and the relationship is good.
Seeing Liu Rufeng resisting her hunger, she took another step forward.
"Since training in the morning, brothers haven't eaten a bite of food. You are hungry, and I am also hungry. I think everyone should be hungry. Brother Xiao didn't send a signal, so he is probably still going further.
During the investigation. Do you think this is okay?" the captain said.
"What's going on? Tell me." Liu Rufeng tilted her head and looked at the other party.
"Arrange for a school captain to go into the city to check it out, and ask about Brother Xiao's next arrangements. I estimate that according to Brother Xiao's cautious style, there may not be any action until there is no conclusive evidence. If this is the case, we will
When it's time to camp, camp, arrange your brothers, and be ready to fight at any time." The captain said seriously.
"For such a group of people, if they enter the city, they will probably startle others, and they will have to camp. You can ride into the city, find the Gu'an County Government Office, and ask Xiao Chen about the progress of the matter. I can make the next plan." Liu Rufeng said.
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Thanks to myself, I took these necessary items for camping with me when I left Beijing. If Gu'an County is going to fight a protracted war, as Xiao Chen's most powerful mysterious "weapon", Shenjiyou must be hidden outside the city.
If you can't take action temporarily, you need to make arrangements for your team.
"Well, I'll go then." The captain nodded, took a military horse, jumped up, and ran towards Gu'an County.
In Gu'an County, in Shopkeeper Li's magnificent hall, Xiao Chen looked at the light green herbal tea in his hand and already had his own thoughts in his mind.
Judging from the words of shopkeeper Li, he is not only not hostile to Wei Liang, the magistrate of Gu'an, but he should have a good impression of him.
If this is the case, shopkeeper Li was not the one who attacked Wei Liang.
In other words, what happened to Wei Liang was beyond shopkeeper Li's expectation.
However, if he really had nothing to do with this matter, why would he go to such great lengths to pretend to be sick in front of him?
Did he want to create a reason for himself to be absent at the time, or did he want to use his illness to escape the government's investigation of him?
No matter what his reason is, if he can pretend to be sick, he must be hiding something ulterior behind it.
A good person must try every means to pretend to be sick. To live in such a luxurious and luxurious courtyard, he must have a considerable background. And if he has to pretend to be sick, it means that what he is hiding behind is even more serious.
important.
The degree of importance is probably almost the same as that of the prince being kidnapped.
In other words, what he was covering up was the whereabouts of the prince!!!
But all of this is just my guess. If you want to know what he is hiding, you need to know more.
Putting down the tea bowl in his hand, Xiao Chen looked at Shopkeeper Li with a smile: "Shopkeeper Li is a local from Gu'an?"
"No, I am from Fengtai." Shopkeeper Li replied quietly.
"People from Fengtai came to Gu'an County to do business and were able to build such a luxurious courtyard. Shopkeeper Li's home must be a famous local family, right?" Xiao Chen looked at the other party with a smile on his face.
This courtyard can be summed up not only by the word "luxury" in Wei Liang's words. The architectural style and layout of this courtyard are completely a miniature version of the imperial garden.
Although this hall was not modeled after the imperial palace, the tables made of colored glaze were indeed something I had never seen in the imperial palace.
It would take ten lifetimes to earn enough money to build this compound by doing business in the poor Gu'an County.
"The family is in decline, so don't mention it." Shopkeeper Li replied in a low voice, slowly lowering his head.
It was as if Xiao Chen's words suddenly touched a painful spot in his heart, and his whole spirit suddenly became depressed.
Seeing that the other party was deliberately avoiding the question, Xiao Chen stopped asking further.
Before there is any evidence, some questions should be stopped in moderation.
"Since Shopkeeper Li doesn't want to answer questions about his family, then I want to know why Shopkeeper Li built such an extremely luxurious courtyard in a poor county like Gu'an? Shopkeeper Li should know that everything in the yard is nothing like
The poverty outside is out of place." Looking at shopkeeper Li, Xiao Chen stared at him closely.
"The official doesn't know. I have been in business all my life. I see my body is getting worse day by day. Why do I need so much money? Building a yard that I can enjoy and leave to future generations will be a big fortune."
." Shopkeeper Li said slowly.
"Gu'an County can actually accumulate such a large amount of wealth?" Xiao Chen was stunned, "Shopkeeper Li's business is not limited to Gu'an County."
"Yes, the villain's business is not just in Gu'an County." Shopkeeper Li said.
"Oh? Shopkeeper Li, can you tell me where your business has gone?" Xiao Chen laughed.
As expected, my guess was correct. Shopkeeper Li had a considerable background.
In today's imperial court, if you want to expand your business, it is simply impossible to do so without a certain background.
"The business is not too big. There is still a little bit of business in the capital." Shopkeeper Li smiled confidently, with a trace of bloodshot eyes on his pale face.
"Shopkeeper Li's business is quite big." Xiao Chen stood up, walked slowly to shopkeeper Li's side, put his hands on the table: "I heard that when Wei Zhixian came to your place
, but being rejected by your servants outside the gate, is there such a thing?"
"Huh?" Shopkeeper Li raised his head and looked at Xiao Chen with some confusion.
This was a good thing to say just now, but suddenly he started to target himself. Could it be that he had exposed some flaws somewhere?
"Where did the official hear that the villain refused Wei Zhixian to enter the courtyard? I personally welcomed Wei Zhixian into the courtyard."
"Yes, shopkeeper Li rented Weizhi County and welcomed him in. But before that, your servants were not willing to let Weizhi County in. I would like to ask, is there anything in your yard that you don't dare to let outsiders in?
Did you see something?"
Xiao Chen leaned down and stared quietly into Shopkeeper Li's eyes.
"My lord, if you have any doubts about me or my yard, you can search it. As long as it is related to finding the murderer who targeted Weizhi County, my lord can search it at will." Shopkeeper Li looked calm.
The way.
"It's not a search, I just want to take a look in your yard." Xiao Chen straightened up, with a smile on his lips.
"Your Majesty, please excuse me." Shopkeeper Li also stood up, raised his right hand, pointed toward the door, and said sincerely.
"Come on, let's go take a look in the yard." Xiao Chen waved his hand and walked out the door.