Cang Qiyuan looked at the account book and frowned. Many Yizhou officials were involved here, but Li Bin was not mentioned. He seemed to have picked himself up very cleanly. It seemed that he was a character!
Chang Siguo also thought about it and said: "It seems that this Li Bin is a smart man. He did not show up during the whole process of gathering property. Now that the property is gone, Dong Youcai is about to die, but Li Bin can survive alone."
"I heard that Li Bin is related by marriage to Concubine Cen's mother's family. It seems that there is an expert behind him to advise him."
"Yes, in this way, the second prince's strength has not been greatly affected." Chang Siguo clenched his fist.
"It doesn't matter, there will be a big change in Yizhou's officialdom this time. I'm sorry that Cen Taichang doesn't dare to cover up the sky with one hand."
Although Cang Qiyuan did not have the emperor's imperial edict, it was still possible to use the account book to control Dong Youcai first. Fearing that things might change, Cang Qiyuan immediately put on his official uniform and rushed into the Governor's Mansion with his guards, only to be told that Mr. Dong was out.
Haha, Dong Youcai moves so fast! Take control of the Governor's Mansion, leaving Cang Dao in charge.
After finding a deserted place, Cang Qiyuan entered the space. Here, Li Bin did not dare to act rashly without money and food, but after all, he had 10,000 soldiers and horses, and Yizhou would be in danger if a dog jumped over the wall. Therefore Cang Qiyuan cannot leave easily.
This place is far away from the capital. If you want to get the emperor's imperial edict as quickly as possible, you have to send it from the little emperor's grandson. After all, Bingzhou is closer to the capital.
In Xia Qingfeng's space, Cang Qiyuan handed the account book to Ling Xiaoyu and explained the situation in Yizhou in detail. Ling Xiaoyu immediately wrote a letter to the emperor's grandfather and sent Long Wei to rush to the capital.
Three days later, with Long Wei's fastest speed, Cang Qiyuan obtained the emperor's imperial edict.
When Cang Qiyuan wore official uniform and walked into the governor's house again, he was accompanied by the state pastor Li Bin.
In order to stabilize Li Bin, the old emperor ordered Li Bin to cooperate with Cang Qiyuan to imprison Dong Youcai's entire house and confiscate all his property. Of course, there was nothing in the house except real estate and shops. In addition, all officials involved in the ledger were also imprisoned, including Li Zhi.
As they had imagined before, Li Bin put all the responsibility on Dong Youcai without knowing it.
Cang Qiyuan: Haha, let’s see.
But in the three days from the time when the governor's office was sealed to the time when he was raided, Dong Youcai was nowhere to be seen. Was he absconding out of fear of crime?
Finally, Dong Youcai's hanging body was found in his study in a separate courtyard. What a coincidence, he was also hung in the study, and he was also covered in injuries. But his injuries were more serious, and it looked like he had been tortured. You didn't need to guess who did it.
In the secret letter sent to Li Bin, the second prince asked him to stand still. Since all the evidence points to Dong Youcai, he must die. But how could the second prince let him be captured alive? He knows so much. So, after Li Bin interrogated him in various ways to no avail, he killed him and ordered his body to be hung quietly in his study room.
The imperial edict also specifically mentioned Governor Lin, who was posthumously awarded the title of Marquis of Zhongyong because he was not afraid of power for the sake of the country and the people, but was brutally killed by traitors. Lin Keqi, the only bloodline, was named Princess Yongning and was given a princess mansion in the capital.
Li Bin, the state pastor, was fined one year for negligence in supervision.
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In the space, "Feng'er, I'm afraid I have to break my promise. The emperor ordered me to return to Beijing quickly. Many officials in Yizhou are involved in the case. The new appointment is very important. The emperor asked me to supervise it personally." Cang Qiyuan said apologetically .
"It's okay, it's okay. You can rest assured that I'm here. Yizhou's affairs are more important. Besides..." Xia Qingfeng smiled slyly, "Have you noticed that your brother Chang Ergong seems to be interested in Miss Lin? When he mentioned it, his eyes She's become a lot softer. When you get back, talk to the old lady and get her as soon as possible. She's a good girl and I like her too."
"Oh? This brat." Cang Qiyuan smiled, "After the matters here are dealt with, I will go find you right away."
"Don't worry. Xiaoxiao said before that she would study muskets and artillery. We will start studying them when we get to Youzhou and are stable. These scum are nothing to be afraid of. We really can't attack them." Xia Qingfeng was also very angry.
"Okay!" Cang Qiyuan couldn't help but stepped forward and took Xia Qingfeng's hand. "You have to come into the space every day. Can you let me meet you?"
Xia Qingfeng wanted to withdraw his hand, but failed after several attempts.
"Okay, I understand. Just tell me what you want to eat and I will bring it in for you."
"good!"
The next day, Cang Qiyuan and Chang Siguo separated. Chang Siguo returned to Macheng with his guards. Of course, he took away many down jackets, boots, face towels, flying grappling hooks, life ropes, flashlights, binoculars from Xu Xiaoxiao's space... Of course, there are also the daggers and repeating crossbows that Xia Qingfeng had accumulated in his space.
In order to bring more supplies, the guards were fully armed and could wear more. well! It's a pity that we have to hurry up, otherwise we will have to catch a few carriages.
After seeing off Chang Siguo, Cang Qiyuan, Chang Sile, and Lin Keqi wanted to return to Beijing with their guards.
There were too many people to drive, so Cang Qiyuan asked Cang Qiang, Cang Jian, and Cang Ji to stay together to protect Chang Sile and Lin Keqi as they took a carriage back to Beijing. He and Cang Dao drove and rode horses day and night to rush back to the capital.
Ling Xiaoyu and his party on the other side also arrived in Bingzhou the next day.
Bingzhou is located on the eastern edge of China's Loess Plateau, with the Taihang and Luliang Mountains on its east and west sides. The territory has undulating mountains and crisscrossed rivers. It is rich in mineral resources, the most important of which is coal mines. Aluminum ores and iron ores are also abundant.
Ling Xiaoyu and his party did not enter the city, but went directly to Luhui Mountain in the northeast. Meet Cheng Ye who arrived first at the foot of the mountain.
From the account books and letters confiscated by Xu Jingchen and the third prince, we learned that the iron mine was to the east of Luli Mountain.
"Your Highness, my subordinates have sent people into the mountain to investigate many times, but for some reason, there is no movement in the mountain, and no traces of excavation can be seen. If the iron mine is really there, it is very likely that someone has received the news and wiped it out. The traces are gone.”
"It seems that we have received news from the capital and are well prepared." Ling Xiaoyu frowned.
At this time, Xu Xiaoxiao came over, stood up on tiptoes and hugged Ling Xiaoyu's neck. Ling Xiaoyu bent down.
"It's impossible that there are no traces at all. The mining of iron ore has a great impact on nearby rivers. If you search carefully, there must be clues." Xu Xiaoxiao's little voice sounded in Ling Xiaoyu's ears, making Ling Xiaoyu's ears turn red.
Cheng Ye looked at it and pursed his lips, wanting to laugh but not daring to.
Ling Xiaoyu didn't pay attention to the others, but concentrated on whispering to Xu Xiaoxiao: "Tell me, what can you do?"
"Use a drone to explore! I have it here. I'll teach you how to use it tonight." After saying that, he patted his small chest.
