At noon that day, Luo Chuan and his party finally arrived at Fangzhai. At this time, Fangzhai was under the control of Li Jun. The inside and outside, especially the courtyard where the study was located, were already heavily guarded.
Luo Chuan glanced at the word "Zhao Mansion" on the door plaque, got off his horse, and walked into the courtyard.
The only people who dismounted with him were Shadow and Qianxue.
There was a person waiting at the door of Fang's house. It was Meng Sanshu who had returned to Fang's house at some unknown time.
Luo Chuan didn't stop at the door and strode directly into the house. As he walked, he asked, "How is it handled?"
Meng Sanshu saw Qianxue walking side by side with Luo Chuan and Shadow following Luo Chuan, so he naturally followed Luo Chuan on the other side, only half a step behind, and quickly replied, "Zhao Nanpeng is imprisoned in the dungeon of ignorance." , took some medicine, and is now unconscious. If the prefect needs it, we can wake him up at any time. Apart from him, his parents, children, nephews and grandchildren, except for a few illegitimate children who were raised in other counties and need time to deal with. , kill the rest!"
Seeing that the color on Luo Chuan's face did not change at all, he continued, "The female family members of the Zhao family, regardless of whether they are young or old, are all taken to the ignorant prison. The same is true for those who are closely related to the distant branches of the Zhao family, waiting for the eunuch's death. The Zhao family Servants, maids, and nuns, anyone who dares to resist will be killed, anyone who is a close associate of the Zhao family will be killed, and anyone who walks in the dark for the Zhao family will be killed!"
"Well," Luo Chuan finally spoke, looking around at Fang Zhai, which was clean as if nothing had happened, and said calmly, "Except for Zhao Nanpeng, the people in the Zhao family who are still alive, no matter how far they are related to them, are loyal as long as they are loyal. Good and evil, kill those who deserve to be killed and let go those who deserve to be punished. It is up to you to grasp the scale."
Meng Sanshu was slightly embarrassed when he heard this and asked, "If we only talk about loyalty, treachery, good and evil, what if..." He looked at Luo Chuan's profile, "What if someone among them has a rebellious heart. ....."
Luo Chuan said, "I just want to give the innocent people among them a chance to live well. After all, most people are innocent after being implicated by Zhao Nanpeng this time. If any of them have a rebellious heart in the future, just kill them. They are not children. You have to be responsible for your own choices, and as for the trouble involved... If you want to be a good person, you always have trouble."
Meng Sanshu nodded slowly and continued, "Except for the Zhao family in Fangzhai, there are also several officials from the Zhang family, Cui family and Lou family who are closely related to Zhao Nanpeng who have not been cleaned up by the Meng family last night. The people in these three families are quite sensible. After receiving Mr. Zhou's invitation, they took the initiative to send the few people we wanted from their own family, which saved us a lot of trouble. These people have also been dealt with. ”
Luo Chuan said, "With such a clear situation now, it would be strange if they still couldn't see clearly. Where is Mr. Zhou now?"
Meng Sanshu nodded, then took a step forward, stretched out his hand to the left, and when he saw Luo Chuan turning to the corridor on the left, he paused for a moment, then naturally returned to his original position, and continued to follow, saying, "Ever since meeting with the speakers of the noble family just now, Mr. Zhou has been waiting in the banquet living room, and there is an endless stream of solo visitors. In addition, in Zhao Nanpeng's study, his subordinates discovered a secret room. Zhao Nanpeng was in There are many treasures stored in it. After I told Mr. Zhou about this, he did not enter it. Instead, he asked Lieutenant Zhao to send people to guard it heavily. Do you want to go and take a look first?"
"Zhao Nanpeng has gained a lot of power in recent years. The Zhao family is also one of the most powerful people in Yongchang. I think there will be a lot of them to collect." Luo Chuan walked around a rockery and could see the banquet hall built near the lake not far away, "But , there’s no need to go and see it, Uncle Zhao’s people have taken over many houses in succession today, and they should be very skilled at doing this kind of thing, just let them do it.”
Meng Sanshu hesitated and then said, "My subordinates have heard that a hundred years ago, the Zhao family dug out a rare treasure called Jinshan from the depths of a metal mine in their family. It is said that the Jinshan can melt all the metals in the world and is born with The spirit can gather gold energy, and at the same time, it can warm up magic weapons and improve their grades. It is a spiritual object from heaven and earth that can be used to cast legendary holy weapons. It is said that the Zhao family obtained this treasure a hundred years ago, and even the prefect of the Meng family was alarmed. When I asked for it, the head of the Zhao family refused to offer the treasure, which made the prefect of the Meng family so angry that he dismissed him from his official position. Lord prefect, with such a precious treasure, it is best to take a look at it to avoid losing it. Wouldn't it be a pity?"
Luo Chuan looked at Meng Sanshu with a strange expression and said, "Sanshu, Zhao Nanpeng secretly left the city a few days ago and dedicated a golden mountain to me."
Meng Sanshu paused for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "But Lord Taishou, my subordinates just entered the secret room and clearly saw a treasure box in the middle of a group of treasures. The golden light was shining, and the treasures were shining in all directions, reflecting the entire secret room. It seemed like daytime. Zhao Nanpeng seemed to have been a bit unexpected about what happened today, so the treasure in the secret room showed no signs of moving. In this case... the real golden mountain should still be in the secret room. "
Luo Chuan suddenly stood there awkwardly, "Are you saying that Zhao Nanpeng used a fake gold mountain to deceive me?"
Meng Sanshu did not raise his head, "It may not be false. It is impossible to say that Zhao originally dug out two gold mountains, or that the original gold mountain was divided into two by them. It is possible."
Luochuan glanced at Meng Sanshu facing his head angrily, then turned to Qianxue and said, "Qianxue, why don't you go and take a look? Speaking of which, the old servant of Zhao Nanpeng's family did not seem to have said that the golden mountain can melt the metal of heaven and earth. , if it just gathers the golden energy, warms the magic weapon and emits light, we can't verify it. Maybe other golden treasures can do it," he said with some annoyance, "It's always been me and others. Playing word games, are you going to be teased by an old servant now?!"
"Even if it's not the most precious gold mountain, it's still a treasure of some use. What's there to be upset about?" Qianxue persuaded calmly and then looked at Meng Sanshu and asked, "Where is the study?"
Meng Sanshu stretched out his hand and pointed to the corridor in the opposite direction, "The square house is square. Master Qianxue can find it by walking straight along this road. The secret room mechanism is located on the wall between the bookshelves..."
Meng Sanshu's voice lowered, because when he raised his head, Qianxue had already turned around and walked away.
Luo Chuan still snorted a little angrily before continuing to stride forward, "If Mr. Zhou has sent invitations to each family, the Wang family and the Sun family have also received them, but will anyone come?"
Meng Sanshu said, "Wang Quanhu, the head of the Wang family, came in person. On behalf of the Sun family, he was the uncle of Sun Miao and Sun Hao. He was an old man named Sun Zhongwen who had served as the governor of Tongcang County."
"It's good to be here," Luo Chuan nodded, walked out of the corridor, looked up at the midday sun, and said softly, "It's time for this beneficial city to come back to life."
