These words had been prepared for a long time. At this moment, Huang Chengsheng said everything very smoothly, and even revealed everything in his heart.

The fire broke out in the back house of the Liuzhou Prefecture Office, causing the official seal of Lord Fu Zun to be stolen. Now Lord Fu Zun ordered the city to be locked and found the seal. What a legitimate reason for the city to be locked?

Chen Yan, who was riding on the horse, felt a little moved in her heart, and looked up at Huang Chengsheng on the top of the city and said, "The palace master lost his seal, so he should search the whole city! But we are going to enter the city now, not leaving the city. What reason do you have to stop us from entering the city?"

The little rabbit and pig's eyes lit up slightly, and they immediately agreed, saying that they were going to enter the city rather than leave the city.

"I am the general, no matter whether you are entering or leaving the city, Lord Mansion has issued an order: Without his instructions, no one can open the city gate, otherwise it will be handled by military law!" Huang Chengsheng was speechless for a moment, and then he immediately carried the prefect out of the prefect.

The prefect is the seal officer and has the responsibility to guard the city. Although he would be killed by the court when he abandoned the city and fled, he also enjoyed certain rights while carrying his obligations and had extremely high ruling power over the city.

Now, his dignified Liuzhou prefect ordered the city to be closed down, so that even a fly could not fly in, unless Lin usually used force to attack the city.

But if Lin usually does this seriously, it is equivalent to rebellion, but he stands directly at the opposite side of the Zhu family dynasty.

"The prefect did not allow him to open the city gate, and he was worried that someone would take the opportunity to escape with his seal, but we were going to walk inside!" Xiaotu reiterated.

Although Huang Chengsheng did not have the pride as he had just finished, he said with a stern face: "I received the order from Lord Mansion to guard this city gate. No one could open the city gate without his order. Please stay outside the city temporarily or go to other places!"

"Then please report to the Gao Magistrate, saying that we want to enter the city!" Chen Yan said loudly again.

Huang Chengsheng seemed to have said something, and immediately responded: "Master Zun is busy recovering the official seal now, and he has already told him that he will not see anyone!"

Lin usually bit her chin gently, but looked at Ali next to her. Ali seemed to know her thoughts, looking up at the towering city wall, but shook her head gently.

"Miss, Gao Yan is indeed with them!" Chen Yan withdrew his gaze from the top of the city, turned his head to look at Lin Pingchang and concluded seriously.

They actually investigated Gao Yan, but it is difficult to tell the truth about the false information, especially Lin usually saw Gao Yan's poverty with his own eyes, so naturally he could not judge Gao Yan's true face.

Lin Pingchang also made a conjecture in his heart, and said loudly to Huang Chengsheng on the top of the city: "Huang Chengsheng, you tell the Gao Magistrate for this inspector! The seal of the imperial court is extraordinary. If it really cannot be found, then don't blame me for impeaching him!"

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The dusk in the west was very brilliant, but as night fell, everything returned to peace. In the city and outside the city, they were resolutely in two worlds.

The safety factor outside Liuzhou City is naturally not as good as that in the city, but the land here is cheaper, and many wealthy families like to build large houses on the edge of the Liujiang River.

Although Lin usually couldn't enter the city, he did not fall to the point of staying overnight in the mountains and forests. Instead, he arrived at the house of the Union Restaurant, intending to deal with him for a night here for the time being.

When the group returned here, someone naturally cleaned up the room.

Lin usually looked depressed and came to the flower hall, his cheeks bulged obviously, revealing his unhappiness directly on his face.

I thought that the court would open a warehouse and release grain, so she could take the opportunity to help the people lower the food prices. But I never expected that Gao Yan and they were in the same group, but blocked her outside the city gate.

"Miss, what should we do?" Xiaotu brought tea to Lin Pingchang and asked worriedly.

Lin Pingchang did not answer directly, but turned his head to look at Chen Yan and asked, "Chen Yan, what do you think they are trying to prevent me from entering the city?"

When Ali and others heard this question, they also looked at Chen Yan curiously.

Chen Yan took the teacup brought by Xiaotu, but analyzed it: "Some people pursue power, some people pursue wealth! They do not hesitate to anger you, but also want to block you outside the city. What they are trying to do is naturally the word "profit"!"

Ali and others have been traveling around the world over the years, and their knowledge has long surpassed that of ordinary people.

After hearing this analysis, Xiaohu immediately said: "Mr. Chen, what do you mean is that they don't let the elders enter the city. Do they want to push up the rice price to make profits? But even if the elders don't enter the city, they can't...!"

"Their first step is to keep the young lady out of the door, and their second step is to deal with the United Restaurant. At least they will not let the United Restaurant continue to sell rice!" Chen Yan took a sip of tea and speculated with prescient.

When the little fox heard this explanation, he found that everything was understandable. However, this was Chen Yan's speculation after all. Now they have no evidence, but the truth of the fact remains to be proved.

When the little rabbit heard this, he seemed nervous and said, "Mr. Chen, is there any danger in the shopkeeper Chen?"

"If I'm not mistaken, Manager Chen has been locked up in the government jail now!" Chen Yan took a sip of tea and said with a heavy face.

As soon as he finished speaking, the dog hurried over from the corridor in the twilight.

"What's the matter?" Lin Pingchang asked immediately.

Gouzi delivered the note to Lin Pingchang, and he seemed to report seriously: "Big, news has just been heard in the city! People from the Liuzhou government said that some people ate poisonous rice, and now they have put Manager Chen in jail, and they have also sealed the joint restaurant!"

"Destroy the magistrate of the family and break the door!" Mu Ying immediately accused angrily.

"The next step for them is probably to torture the shopkeeper Chen and ask the shopkeeper Chen to admit some false charges!" Chen Yan sighed and further inferred.

Things are getting clearer and clearer. Gao Yan and Qian Huilong and Hanhui are in the same group. They originally planned to make a fortune through monopoly, but they were troubled by Lin Pingchang.

But the wealth is touching. Although Lin Pingchang was troubled, they did not stop and were unwilling to give up the fat meat that was about to the mouth.

They first invited Lin Pingchang out of Liuzhou City in the name of disaster relief, and then attacked United Restaurant, thus completely cutting off the affordable rice in United Restaurant.

When the people of Liuzhou City lost the rice source of the United Restaurant, they naturally had the final say in the rice market again. As for whether a pound of rice is sold for fifty meters or one hundred meters, it all depends on their thoughts.

Lin Pingchang also figured out all this, looked at the notes and thought for a moment, and suddenly asked Chen Yan seriously: "Chen Yan, I'm writing a letter to my brother now. Is it still too late to ask him to transfer Gao Yan away?"

"The real mastermind of this matter should be Han Hui, the Tongzhi of Wei in Liuzhou! Even if Gao Yan goes down, there is still money to Huilong, and even Qin Di cannot believe it. We do not have a ready-made replacement, and the person who hastily replaced it is his side. We just wasted precious time in vain!" Chen Yan shook his head bitterly and directly rejected the plan.

Lin Pingchang knew that he was not very smart, so he asked for advice again: "Chen Yan, what do we have to do now, right? We can't watch them poison the 100,000 people in Liuzhou City!"

Ali and others agreed deeply, so they turned their heads and looked at Chen Yan, the intellectual responsibility of their team.

"It's already a contest of power. You report the situation here to Lord Lin. Maybe Lord Lin can help us!" Chen Yan hesitated for a moment, but made a suggestion.

Although she was the smartest man in the world, when it comes to strategy and political struggles, she believed that she was not as good as that man, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites who once made Guo Pu, the former Minister of Personnel, shabby.

Lin usually nodded gently, then stood up and prepared to write a letter.

She was in a bad mood tonight, and she kept suppressing a rage. Gao Yan had a trick, so she let it go. Now she saw the 100,000 people in the city being sucked by those bad guys, which made her wish she could draw her sword and cut them all.

Liu Chunlou is still crowded with people, and the wealthy businessmen and young men in this city enjoy a life of luxury.

In the luxurious room on the top floor, the sound of pushing tea and changing cups came from inside, and Hanhui's voice seemed very loud and was shouting loudly inside.

"Come on, let's pay a glass to the Gao Gong!" Han Hui led the officials and generals present to raise their glasses and said enthusiastically to Gao Yan, who was sitting in the first seat.

Gao Yan was still wearing the patched official uniform, but there was a hint of treacherousness on his face. Facing everyone's cups, he also raised the wine glass with a red face and drank it: "Drink together!"

He was a Jinshi in Jiajing for 20 years. Since he was only a Jinshi in the third grade and had no backstage in the capital, he has only been able to make the position of the tiny prefect of Liuzhou.

However, time is unforgiving. He is already fifty-six years old this year, so he naturally has no chance to return to the capital to work. Even if he is promoted to another level, he is usually a deputy inspector or a deputy in charge.

At his current age and position, it is unrealistic to climb to the high position of the officialdom. It would be better to take advantage of the fact that he is still in the position of Liuzhou Prefecture and take advantage of this drought that is rare in decades to make a fortune.

That's why he chose to cooperate with Han Hui and Qian Huilong, and used this drought to leave some money for himself and his descendants, which would be considered as a waste of his time in the officialdom.

"Master Master, you don't have to worry too much!" Han Hui drank the wine and patted Gao Yan with a sad face and said, "This court is not his only one. I have drunk wine with the eldest son of the Xu family, and this matter is for me!"

"Even if Mr. Xu?" Gao Yan's eyes lit up slightly, but he asked seriously.

"The Shaoqing of Taichang Temple in the current dynasty, the young master of the current head palace!" Han Hui immediately spoke out Xu Fan's name.

Although Xu Fan is far less powerful than Yan Shifan, the former young master, he is Xu Jie's son after all, and he already has a great influence.

In particular, Xu Jie was in the prime minister, while his friends Yan Ne and Li Chunfang were in the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Rites. Both of them had entered the Xiyuan, and the Xu Party was not much more than the Yan Party in the past.

Once Xu Fan can be invited to protect Gao Yan, it is naturally no problem.

Gao Yan knew that he and Lin Qiran had no deep grudges, so he smiled and bowed to Hanhui and said, "Hehe... If you can ask Xu Shaoqing to take action, this mansion will be worry-free!"

Qian Huilong looked at his brother-in-law suspiciously, but in the end he didn't say much.

In fact, at this era, he had doubts about his brother-in-law's so-called relationship in the capital, but things had reached this point, but he could only bite the bullet and follow his brother-in-law.

However, things are still under control. The girl who was in trouble was deceived out of Liuzhou City, and the United Restaurant became a soft persimmon they could control at will. Everything has returned to the right track.

"The shopkeeper Chen from the United Restaurant is very hard, and he has not confessed until now!" A deputy Qianhou at the dinner put down his wine glass and said angrily.

Surprisingly, Gao Yan said lightly: "If you don't want to attack, you will be able to attack him! I have been an official for so many years, but I have not encountered many people who have been tortured and refused to be banned!"

Gao Yan seemed to say something unintentional, picked up the wine glass that had just been filled and said, "I won't talk about official business today, just drink, come, come, let's have another drink!"

Hanhui and Qian Huilong exchanged glances secretly, but raised the wine glass quietly. However, in Gao Yan's blind spot, he secretly poured out the wine glass from it.

Qian Huilong and others naturally noticed this action, but no one pointed it out. They continued to indulge in this harmonious atmosphere and frequently toast to the protagonist Gao Yan, the banquet.

Gao Yan burped, but asked for no reason: "How much is the rice price tomorrow?"

"I don't know if a pound of sixty cents is good?" Qian Huilong didn't dare to make a decision, but said in an inquiring tone.

Gao Yan seemed to be drunk, but waved the sleeve with the patch and said, "No matter whether it is sixty cents per pound or eighty cents per pound, our mansion does not care about this matter, it depends on you!"

Hanhui's heart moved slightly and looked at Gao Yan meaningfully.

"I am drunk and can't drink anymore!" Gao Yan waved his hands head-heavyly to the deputy Qianhu who wanted to continue to toast.

"Hurry up and go back to rest!" Han Hui handed the brothel woman next to her a wink and gave a direct order.

Qian Huilong watched Gao Yan be helped away, but said in confusion: "Brother-in-law, what did Gao Yan mean by saying that just now? Do he want us to sell 80 cents per catty?"

"Brother-in-law, I have one extremely important thing to do tonight. I'll say goodbye!" Hanhui did not answer the words, but left this sentence and hurriedly went downstairs and left.

The city gate of Liuzhou City was closed, especially when the official seal of the Duke Zun was stolen, even some people with connections could not let someone open the city gate.

The moon is like fishing, and the whole world looks dark, and the cry of summer insects comes from the grass outside the city.

However, Jingnan Gate was quietly opened, and a team of black-clothed people composed of dozens of people quietly left the city and headed directly towards a house outside the city.
Chapter completed!