Shuangjing Town is actually not far from Cangyan City, and it only takes one day. However, Luo Chuan and his party wasted too much time in Shuangjing Town, so they rested for one night at the only station on the way.
There are not many minor officials in the inn, but the inn itself occupies a large area, and because of the geographical location, some caravans who are too late to enter Cangyan City or Shuangjing Town often stay here. They also made some extra money. They were all fat and big-eared, but they were quite tactful in doing things. Seeing that the new group of people was not only escorted by dozens of extremely well-equipped cavalry, but they also showed extraordinary performance that they had not seen for many years. After passing the county magistrate's order, he immediately kicked out all the caravans who originally wanted to stay, and vacated all the clean houses where his female family members lived as temporary residences for the people in the caravan. It can be said that they were extremely diligent.
Luo Chuan was not polite. He only waited for the team to settle down, and then went with Jiang Bo to see the man who was placed in a separate room. Unexpectedly, Si Qi returned to the house to practice. The man who came down from Cangyan Mountain was as good as brown sugar. The young female Taoist who was clinging to Luo Chuan followed her instead. Luo Chuan thought about it and followed her.
Pushing open the door, there is a relatively clean room. The room is simply decorated, like the simplest inn room. At this moment, a man is lying quietly on the bed in the room, with a lot of gauze wrapped around him. , the setting sun is still there, the light in the room is already a little dim, and the faint smell of herbs in the air makes the man with a lot of trauma look even more miserable.
Luo Chuan casually pulled a chair and sat beside the bed. He reached out and pressed it to stop the man on the bed from getting out of bed and saluting. "No need to be polite, just lie down and talk."
The man sat on the edge of the bed. This movement made him grin in pain. However, he saw that Luo Chuan was obviously a little reserved and did not dare to make a sound even if he was in pain. He hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "You... ...Are they really the new Cangyan County Magistrate and...the eldest son?"
Luo Chuan did not answer directly, but pointed in the direction outside the door and said with a smile, "These red-armored and red-robed cavalry belong to the Lijun Qingqi. They are the elite among the elite and are known as the blood cavalry."
The man let out a long breath and looked at Luochuan with red eyes. His voice was choked with sobs, "I'm down to you, Cang Yan, the adjutant of the agriculture department, Chen Shu. Thank you to the county magistrate for saving your life! And thank you to the county magistrate for being Cang Yan." Get rid of the harm to the people!"
After saying that, he stood up and bowed again, but the old coachman held him down and shook his head.
The smile on Luo Chuan's face disappeared, "It was originally the fault of the prefect's family to have a thief living in the temple. Now it's just a matter of repairing the situation and removing a bone maggot. Is it worthy of thanks?" He waved his hand and said displeased, "Let's get down to business."
The man was startled and then let out a low hum.
Luo Chuan said sternly, "I want to hear the whole process that you know about today's incident with the agricultural officer in Shuangjing Town."
The old coachman's face was expressionless, but the female road lady turned her head and glanced at Luo Chuan.
The man hummed again, pondered for a moment and then said, "This agricultural officer Liu Ming is a descendant of the Liu family from a powerful family in Li County. He has been an agricultural officer in Cangyan for nearly ten years. A few days ago, he The officer Liu Mingzheng is going to Cangyan Mountain to deliver gifts as usual..." He paused and saw that there was no change in the faces of Luo Chuan and the young female Taoist standing behind him before continuing, "Liu Mingzheng is going to the Cangyan Mountain when he returns. A wheel accidentally broke during the jolting of the carriage. Fortunately, it was not far from Shuangjing Town, so it was towed all the way to Huayu Lane in the city for repairs. The official got bored and went to the small square to ask about the market price of grain and salt here. The hawker I couldn't explain the price change, so the woman who was buying grain next to me explained it to me, but unexpectedly..."
He pursed his lips and continued, "Unexpectedly, at this moment, Liu Mingzheng's housekeeper came to call me, and he happened to see the woman..." He gritted his teeth, "The housekeeper He was originally Liu Mingzheng's evil henchman. When he saw that the woman was outstanding in appearance, he immediately left someone to entangle him. He immediately went back and made a fuss. Liu Mingzheng wanted to use both soft and hard tactics as usual to kidnap the woman. Fortunately, the woman's husband Arriving in time, he was a minor official in the Yantie Yamen, and it was said that he was related to Yantie Official with the same surname. Liu Mingzheng had some scruples and retreated. The lower official thought that the matter would be over, but he didn't expect... ..”
"...I didn't expect that Liu Mingzheng had just returned to Cangyan City yesterday and would come to Shuangjing Town again today. It was a little late when the official learned the news. He thought it must be related to the woman, so he rode a horse and took a detour. Arriving at Shuangjing Town first, he found the woman's residence easily by following the clerk's name. Before he could escape from the alley with the mother and son, he was recognized by the two strong men, an old man and a young man. What happened next was the county magistrate. Everyone has seen it..."
Luo Chuan's expression did not change, he thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know who Liu Mingzheng has seen since he returned to Cangyan City?"
The man pondered for a moment and said with some uncertainty, "I don't know, I just look at today's situation. I must have met the Lord Attorney. Their families are family friends, so..."
Before the man finished speaking, Luochuan nodded to show his understanding, and then asked, "That woman's husband was here yesterday, why is he missing today?"
The man shook his head subconsciously, but the wound was so painful that he couldn't help but let out a long "hiss". Then he realized that he had lost his composure and hurriedly replied with pain, "I don't know, but when I entered the city, I saw Si Nongguan from a distance." The motorcade was a little panicked, and it took some time to find the woman's home, so we didn't have time to ask her."
Luo Chuan nodded and smiled gently at the man, "Chen Shu, you must be from a commoner background."
"Yes," the man said quickly, "Xiaguan is from Qingshui City. By chance, his father came to work in the palace of a captain in the city. Xiaguan was born in the palace of the captain. When he grew up, he became a family member of the captain. With the young master's companion, I can read some books."
"Okay, take good care of yourself. They said your injury is not serious. I will go to Qingshui City in a while. You can accompany me." Luo Chuan stood up and waved his hand to indicate that the man did not need to salute, and then went out with the old coachman and the female road. door.
The man was left alone in the room, sitting on the bed in a daze.
After walking some distance outside the door, the old coachman asked, "Do you think there's something fishy about this matter?"
"Of course it's strange," Luo Chuan smiled and raised his hand as a sign of exemption from the blood knight who walked past and saluted him, "How can there be such a coincidence in this world."
The old coachman frowned and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Someone in Cangyan City... tampered with something?"
Luo Chuan nodded, "Although we can't confirm it yet, there is a high probability that it is that person." He suddenly turned his head and asked the female who was following quietly on the other side, "By the way, this Cang Yan has someone who sends gifts to the Cang Yan Sword Sect every year. rule?"
"There is no such rule," the female Taoist said with a cold face, "but there is such a thing."
Luo Chuan smiled, "Since it's not a rule, it's easy to handle, because now that I'm here, such things won't happen in the future."
The female path was noncommittal.
Luo Chuan took two steps forward and then suddenly turned around and asked with a smile, "This Chen Shu has obviously met you. Could it be that the person in charge of receiving gifts on Cangyan Mountain is yours?"
The female daoist glared slightly and snorted, "Of course not!"
Luo Chuan laughed heartily.
