Shen Yang and Lu Wenliang were taken away, and Zhou Zibin stepped forward and apologized to Su Qi'an again.
Su Qi'an waved his hand and didn't say much. He glanced around and saw that there were still some people standing behind Zhou Zibin.
These people are all big shots in Dongzhou. In addition to Zhou Cheng Feng Nan, there are also two local giant families, the Wu family and the Jiang family.
The two heads of the aristocratic families, Wu Xian and Jiang Kun, all showed up one by one. Except for the head of the Shen family, Shen Wanfu, who had to deal with his own property and had not yet returned from overseas, basically all the leaders of the nine counties in Dongzhou were present.
Su Qi'an's identity was not only that of Dongshan Marquis, but also that of an inspector overseeing the nine counties in Dongzhou, with all the power of life and death.
In Dongzhou, Su Qi'an ranks second in terms of status, and no one dares to claim first.
What's more important is that Su Qi'an quietly entered Dongzhou for a while, and they didn't know it, and they encountered such a thing again.
As a captain of Dongzhou, Yu Biao colluded with his subordinate county guards and the third son of the Shen family to maliciously frame Su Qi'an and even wanted to kill people. Even if Yu Biao is executed now, it has already had a very negative impact on Dongzhou.
The most important thing now is to try our best to appease the inspector. If the inspector refuses to give up, it will be really difficult to handle.
After meeting with Dongzhou senior officials one by one, Su Qi'an had a smile on his face. During the conversation with them, he did not mention the impact of the attack just now.
It was as if the previous attack had passed as if it didn't exist.
Zhou Zibin, Feng Nan and other senior officials took Su Qi'an away from here and left the follow-up to their subordinates.
Leaving this alley, everyone did not go to the state capital. Instead, they stopped in front of a relatively quiet mansion two streets away from the state capital.
This mansion looks very simple, but the internal environment is good. It has a courtyard, a garden, a central hall, and a back room. Even the location is chosen in a good place where it will not be disturbed.
This is the residence Zhou Zibin specially prepared for Su Qi'an in Dongzhou.
Su Qi'an walked with the people in the mansion, looked around, and said to Zhou Zibin, "Lord Zhou Mu is interested. I would like to thank Lord Zhou here."
"The Supervisory Envoy's words are polite. It is Dongzhou's blessing that the Supervisory Envoy comes to Dongzhou. We are all looking forward to the Supervisory Envoy's coming. We look forward to the fact that under the leadership of the Supervisory Envoy, the war in Dongzhou will be completely settled so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Avoid the pain of war.”
"Well, I admire Master Zhou's words. If I need anything in the future, I would like to ask Master Zhou for your cooperation."
"That's natural." Zhou Zibin said with a smile as he walked.
"Your Majesty, the Supervisor, has had a long journey, so I won't disturb you here. I will fully cooperate with you whenever you need it."
"Well, here you go, send Mr. Zhou off." Su Qian nodded.
Zhou Zibin bowed his hands, then turned and left with the senior executives of Dongzhou.
Just after taking a few steps with his front foot, Zhou Zibin seemed to have thought of something. His footsteps stagnated, he turned around, walked a few steps forward quickly, and whispered to Su Qi'an.
"By the way, Sir Inspector, I almost forgot something. In seven days, Fan Chong will be executed. I hope Sir Inspector will not be absent by then."
"Well, thank you Master Zhou for reminding me. I understand."
After getting Su Qi'an's reply, Zhou Zibin took the people away with satisfaction.
Under Su Qi'an's gaze, after Zhou Zibin and others left the mansion, the smile on Su Qi'an's face faded and she said softly.
"Hmph, as expected of an old fox, he can't wait to use me as a swordsman."
The Fan Chong mentioned by Zhou Zibin was none other than Wu Dingguo's deputy and the left governor of the first nine counties of Dongzhou.
This time Su Qi'an came to Dongzhou, basically all the senior officials from the back nine counties of Dongzhou came. Even two of the three giant families came, except Wu Dingguo and other generals from the front nine counties were missing.
Their reason was simple. The war on the front line was tense and they could not leave for a while. They hoped that the supervisor would forgive them.
This reason makes sense. Su Qi'an is not so narrow-minded and can't get along with them.
After all, he is fighting from the front line.
Field, experienced life and death, step by step to reach today's status.
The so-called inability to leave is just rhetoric. More importantly, he doesn't want to see Su Qi'an, the supervisor.
After all, the first thing Su Qi'an did when he came to Dongzhou was to execute Fan Chong. This had already offended the frontline generals. If they showed up at this time, wouldn't they make trouble for themselves?
Zhou Zibin's reminder seemed to be a kind reminder, but in fact it was another reminder from Dongzhou's senior management.
He wanted to use Fan Chong's execution to inform Su Qi'an that he had offended Wu Dingguo and other generals by coming to Dongzhou to execute Fan Chong.
It is better to be cautious when dealing with the third son of the Shen family. If he lets his temper prevail, the civil and military officials in the eighteen counties before and after Dongzhou will be completely offended.
No matter how you weigh it, Su Qian should understand that this is the intention of Zhou Zibin's so-called friendly reminder.
This man is a real old fox. He quietly informed Su Qi'an of the ideas of the Dongzhou Civil Service Group he represented.
If it weren't for Yu Biao, it would be really difficult for Fan Chong to get along with the Dongzhou Civil Service Group after he was executed.
But as Yu Biao was executed, Shen Yang and Lu Wenliang were in his hands, and a new plan flashed in Su Qian's mind.
If this plan comes to fruition, it will truly break Dongzhou's predicament.
Su Qi'an came back to his senses and said something to Fang Jingzhi, Xie Cang and Su Yong beside him.
After a moment, the three of them nodded and turned to leave, and Su Qian then led the people into his mansion.
The identity of Inspector Su Qi'an spread completely as he entered the city.
The people in the city were very surprised. They did not expect that the imperial inspector would come to the city so quietly.
And there was a big move right away. Su Qi'an stayed in the Supervisory Mansion for only one day.
In the Supervisory Mansion, under the leadership of Lingdong Hou Xie Cang and with the cooperation of Zhou Cheng Feng Nan, the Split Mountain Army of about a thousand people was dispatched in a mighty manner.
Their target was Yu Biao's mansion in the prefecture city. Without saying a word, they surrounded the mansion and searched it directly.
This inspection attracted many onlookers. They were not surprised and had only a slight curiosity on their faces.
The news that Yu Biao led his men to ambush and kill the supervisory envoy has long been spread. It is reasonable to raid the mansion and arrest the clan members. Yu Biao just brought the blame on himself.
They were just curious whether they could find anything surprising during this inspection.
As the Mountain Splitting Army entered the house to search, wooden boxes were carried out one by one. Most of these boxes contained various gold and silver jewelry. At a rough glance, they amounted to at least more than one hundred thousand taels.
The local people were just a little surprised at these gold and silver, but they soon subsided.
In other states, one hundred thousand taels of gold and silver jewelry would really stun people, but don’t forget, this is Dongzhou.
Dongzhou's annual tax is nearly ten million, which is somewhat dwarfed by a mere one hundred thousand.
One-third of the industry in Dongzhou is commerce, and there are many merchants. It is no exaggeration to say that if you pick just one local wealthy family from the subordinate counties, their net worth will not be worth one hundred thousand.
Therefore, the 100,000 seized is really nothing in the eyes of ordinary people.
Time passed by, and as the search deepened, in addition to one hundred thousand taels of gold and silver jewelry, the others were some privately hidden weapons and armor, numbering in the hundreds.
Even if Yu Biao didn't ambush Su Qi'an, this alone was enough to behead hundreds of times and send the whole family into exile.
Xie Cang stood in the front yard, looking at the actions of the Splitting Mountain Army with an indifferent expression. Feng Nan, the state minister next to him, said with a smile.
"Master Marquis, it's so hot today. Why don't you rest in the shade? There are soldiers searching anyway, so there's no rush."
Xie Cang was unmoved by Feng Nan's kind persuasion, with an indifferent expression on his face, and said coldly, "No need, this is a task assigned to me by the supervisor. If Mr. Zhou Cheng is tired, you can rest aside."
"Everyone obeys the order and is strictly prohibited from leaving any corner. All suspicious items must be brought back."
Xie Cang raised his head
, shouted loudly at the busy Split Mountain Army in front of them.
All the soldiers answered in unison, becoming even more nervous and busy.
When Feng Nan saw this, he smiled and praised, "Lingdong Hou is indeed the right-hand man of the Supervisor. Dongzhou is lucky to have Lingdong Hou so responsible."
Xie Cang turned a deaf ear to Feng Nan's flattery and stared intently at the people in front of him.
As time passed by, and about half an hour passed, suddenly, a rapid voice sounded in a side room.
"Report to the Marquis, I have discovered something, there is a secret room here."
Upon hearing this, Xie Cang's eyes narrowed, and the next moment he went straight to the side room with the secret room.
This wing is very remote and in an inconspicuous corner. There is dust all around the room. You can tell at a glance that no one has cleaned it all year round.
The secret room discovered was under the bed. It was very secret. If the soldiers hadn't explored bit by bit, it would have been difficult to discover this secret room.
As Xie Cang and Feng Nan arrived, the bed had been moved away, revealing a square entrance about one foot long on the ground.
At first glance, there was darkness. At Xie Cang's signal, two soldiers entered the secret room passage one after another.
About a moment later, a soldier's voice came from the dark secret room, "Master Marquis, there is a study room below."
Hearing this, Xie Cang nodded and wanted to go down to find out, but at this time he was stopped by Feng Nan.
Xie Cang tilted his head and said coldly, "Master Feng, what do you mean? Are you trying to disobey the supervisor's order?
Feng Nan quickly explained, "The Marquis has misunderstood. I am just worried about the safety of the Marquis. We don't know if there is any mechanism hidden in this secret room. The Marquis went down rashly at this time. If anything happens, I will It’s hard to explain to the inspector and the governor.”
"Master Feng's kindness is appreciated by me. The mechanism that wants to kill me has not yet been created."
After saying that, Xie Cang moved and jumped directly. Looking at this scene, Feng Nan shook his head, and then motioned for the state soldiers to accompany him to explore the bottom.
After about a while, after hearing the sound of safety coming from below, Feng Nanfang cautiously entered the secret room step by step.
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