In the Sui Dynasty, the highest official in a county was called a prefect, which was equivalent to a senior official in a prefecture-level city.
The second in command, Jun Cheng, is equivalent to the mayor.
The third-in-command, the county lieutenant, is equivalent to the director of public security, the president of the court, and the president of the procuratorate.
Hedong County is a vassal county, that is, it has a king, so the prefect is not the boss, but the boss is the county king.
Yang Ming doesn't want the current county magistrate, so the official department can only replace it for him.
Li Jing was recommended by Yang Su, and Niu Hong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, helped him speak. Gao Jing didn't object because of the late general Han Qinhu, so he was transferred to Hedong County Cheng smoothly.
As for the governor of Hedong County, Yang Ming could not move because the governor Dou Qing was Yang Jian's nephew and the cousin of Li Yuan's wife.
Helping Ergouzi to excuse Yang Ming was in a bad mood.
After transferring Li Jing to Hedong, Yang Ming was in a good mood.
When he returned to Nanshan again, he was confused...
Because Yang Jian was lost,
Also missing was Pei Shuying...
"Stop crying, sister, my second brother will be fine. With so many people searching in the mountains, they will be found sooner or later."
Yang Ming really didn't know how to comfort Yang Chan. Anyway, no matter how much he tried to comfort her, he wouldn't listen and would just cry.
It has been four days since he and Yang Xian last met.
If we still can't find anyone in a few days, there will be a big problem.
It shouldn't be. Yang Jian was accompanied by dozens of followers, and he didn't bring any dry food or water. Logically speaking, he wouldn't have gone too far. Why couldn't he find anyone for four days in a row?
At this time, Xu Jing came in from outside the tent and said with a solemn expression:
"Master, I have asked clearly. There are thirty-two attendants following the third master, and seventeen people on Miss Pei's side. Except for Xu Ming who was found in a coma, there is no news about them all. The last person who saw them, They are soldiers hiding in the mountains on guard."
"The soldiers said that the Third Master and the others did not take him away to the dense forest to the south. Instead, they lingered under a waterfall for two hours and then returned north, because if the Third Master went south, the soldiers would stand up and dissuade him."
"And that waterfall is only fifty miles away from the camp. It can be reached in one day. This is very strange."
Yang Ming frowned and said, "Where is Xu Ming?"
"Xu Ming is at the eldest princess's place right now," Xu Jing said, "Someone from the Criminal Department has already arrived, and they should still be questioning her."
After asking the maid to keep an eye on Yang Chan, Yang Ming went straight to the eldest princess's tent.
The disappearance of Yang Xian is indeed very strange. If he is really lost in the mountains, there is still hope of finding him, but if someone is causing trouble, then Yang Xian is in danger.
At the emperor's feet, does anyone dare to take action against the emperor's grandson? Yang Ming thought it was unlikely.
In the princess tent, besides Yang Lihua, there was also a middle-aged man in official uniform and a beautiful nun.
After Yang Lihua met Yang Ming, she took the initiative to introduce him:
"This is Uncle He Zong from the Ministry of Punishment, and this is Master Huaguang. I will let Mr. He explain the specific situation to you in detail."
He Zongbo is the Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Punishment, he is the fifth rank, and he is responsible for investigating the disappearance of the emperor's grandson.
"His Royal Highness King Yuzhang's attendant Xu Ming was found in Niu'er Mountain. He was still in a coma when he was found. He did not wake up until he was brought back to the camp."
"He revealed that His Highness and Miss Pei's family were roasting venison. Halfway through the meal, he felt dizzy. As for what happened after that, he had no idea."
"The Ministry of Criminal Justice has specialized investigators. After careful cross-examination, it was determined that Xu Ming did not lie, but the barbecue place identified by Xu Ming was thirty miles away from the place where he was found."
"So we have to guess that someone is targeting His Royal Highness King Yuzhang or Miss Pei."
Yang Ming narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Since the judgment is man-made, what arrangements have you made?"
He Zongbo was very surprised at Yang Ming's maturity. He originally thought that the other party was just a twelve or thirteen-year-old county prince, and he could just describe the progress of the case in detail. Unexpectedly, the other party behaved unexpectedly calmly.
"Back to Your Highness, the eldest princess has ordered that no one is allowed in or out of the Nanshan camp. She has also asked the Ministry of War to deploy five thousand soldiers from Zhechong Prefecture to block the surrounding area. We suspect that the perpetrator is in the camp."
He Zongbo no longer dared to neglect the beloved son of the Second Saint in front of him, but reported the known situation in detail.
After Yang Ming finished listening, he glanced at Yang Lihua, who was sitting in the main seat with a gloomy face, and then sat down next to the beautiful nun.
"It's time to congratulate you, sir."
"Don't dare!" He Zongbo hurriedly said: "I should do my best to find His Royal Highness King Yuzhang."
After saying that, he bowed his hands to Yang Lihua and exited the tent.
Yang Ming knew that there was no need to rush this kind of thing, and there was no point in rushing. Nearly ten thousand people searched the mountain to no avail, even if he went there himself.
Yang Lihua looked at Yang Ming and sighed: "If anything happens to Yang Xian, I will be the first person to be blamed by my father, the emperor, and my mother, and I won't let it go. Alas..."
Yang Ming didn't say anything. In fact, the security of the camp was already in place. Besides, Yang Jian and Pei Shuying were surrounded by elite masters, so no one expected an accident.
At this time, Yang Ming looked curiously at Master Huaguang, who had been silent beside him.
It's strange that although the other party is wearing a simple robe, it gives people a jeweled and noble feeling, and his appearance is exceptionally outstanding, not much worse than Yang Lihua.
There is also a faint fragrance on the body, which is refreshing.
How come nuns smell so good?
Yang Lihua noticed that Yang Ming's small eyes were curiously looking at Hua Guang, so she explained:
"Huaguang's surname was Hou Mochen, and she later changed her name to Chen Yueyi. She was the great empress of Tianzuo of Emperor Xuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and she was also my good sister. After the emperor's death, she became a nun. Her ashram was at Niu'er Mountain. She was also the first to discover Xu. bright."
Chen Yueyi smiled and nodded at Yang Ming.
"So that's it..." Yang Ming suddenly realized.
Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yun, was the only weird emperor in history because he had five queens at the same time.
Yang Lihua is the Great Queen of Tianyuan, Zhu Manyue is the Great Queen of Tianyou, Yuan Leshang is the Great Queen of Tianyou, Chen Yueyi is the Great Queen of Tianzuo, and Yuchi Chifan is the Great Queen of Tianzhong.
It is said that after Yu Wenyun died, everyone except Yang Lihua became nuns.
No wonder he looks so graceful and elegant, not like a monk at all.
At this time, a female officer suddenly came in from outside the tent and said:
"Elder Princess, news came from the mountain search team that four more people were found one after another, three of them were attendants of His Royal Highness King Yuzhang, and one was Miss Pei's maid. They were all found in a conscious state, and the four were not injured. There are no traces, but the maid among them has not had enough water and rice for a long time, and she has been exposed to the cold wind and cold at night in the mountains, and her life is in danger."
Yang Lihua's eyes lit up and she said excitedly: "If you ask me to increase the search scope, I must be quick."
"yes!"
"This is good news," Yang Lihua seemed to feel a little more relaxed. "None of the five people found now have any signs of injury. I hope nothing will happen to Yang Xun. Otherwise, how can I explain to A??"
"His Royal Highness King Yuzhang has the protection of the emperor and heaven, and nothing will happen. Sister, please don't blame yourself," Hua Guang comforted from the side.
There was no point in staying any longer, so Yang Ming simply stood up and said goodbye.
After leaving the camp, he took Chen Shuyi, Pang Ben and others directly with him and rode towards the south.
.......
The camp for this spring outing is located at the northern foot of Nanshan Mountain, close to the official road of Lantian County.
At the southern foot of Nanshan Mountain, there is endless virgin forest, which is the hinterland of Qinling Mountains.
Yang Jian and the others were lost in the south.
When Yang Ming arrived at the logistics support point temporarily set up by the Ministry of Justice at the southern edge of the camp, three more people were found one after another.
Among them, the warriors were almost unscathed due to their strong physical strength. Only the maid from the Pei Mansion was hopeless due to severe dehydration and cold.
The logistics support point is filled with drinking water, food, medicine, and kerosene, mules, horses, and cotton clothing to provide support for the mountain search team.
Although noisy, it is not chaotic at all.
Yang Ming found people from the Ministry of Punishment, and after questioning, he found that the conditions of the newly rescued people were exactly the same as Xu Ming's, and their accidents started from that meal of venison.
The places where these people were found were completely different.
Who the hell did this? Is it aimed at Yang Jian? Or Pei Shuying?
For the first time since Yang Ming traveled through time, he no longer felt safe.
