As soon as the army went down the mountain, Huang Zhong hurriedly came up and said with guilt: "Sir, the bandits in Mount Tai broke through and went down the mountain. The last general's troops were insufficient and could not stop them."

Wang Yan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about the Taishan bandits anymore. Now you block the Fubo Ridge, no one is allowed to enter or leave. Then, arrange the soldiers under your command to search the mountain with all their strength, and you must search the Xuanyuan Sword."

"promise!"

Huang Zhong clasped his fists and turned to make arrangements.

Wang Yan followed the team and rushed to the county town.

On the way, Cao Cao came to Wang Yan and whispered: "Wang Yan, Yuan Shu clearly deliberately provoked him. Why did you agree? It is too difficult to find a Xuanyuan Sword in this vast mountain forest. If Zang Ba buried the Xuanyuan Sword deep in the ground, wouldn't he have to dig three feet into the ground? If he was digging a mountain, he would be able to find it in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse?"

Wang Yan glanced at Cao Cao and thought to himself: Cao Heizi, you are such a hindsight. Now you are coming to comfort me, why didn’t you speak at that time?

However, Cao Cao had good intentions after all, and Wang Yan could not without expression.

Wang Yan said helplessly, "At the time, even General Jian said the specific time. What can I do? Once he refused, General Jian could directly write to the emperor, saying that Wang Yan, the county magistrate of Nancheng County, refused to look for Xuanyuan Sword. The emperor was furious and it would be light to cut off my personal head. Maybe he would directly confiscate the family and destroy the clan."

Cao Cao was stunned and had no reason to persuade him again. He sighed: "This time, it's not easy to deal with."

"Take a step, look a step." Wang Yan forced a smile.

Cao Cao patted Wang Yan on the shoulder and turned around and left.

The group returned to the county town. As soon as they arrived at the gate, soldiers guarding the city came and reported: "Mr. County lieutenant, the bandits of Mount Tai came last night, and the county magistrate and chief clerk were both killed."

The soldier's eyes were panicked, and he did not dare to be Wang Yan's eyes.

Wang Yan said in a cold face, "Where is the person?"

The soldier said: "The body is placed on the city tower."

"Lead the way!" Wang Yan ordered.

The soldiers led the way in front, and Wang Yan immediately walked up the city tower. Jian Shuo, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others followed behind.

On the city tower, there were three corpses. The three were Yan Su, Yang Hui and the generals guarding the city. At this time, the blood had solidified and the appearance of the three had also deformed.

Wang Yan asked: "Why did the bandits in Taishan suddenly arrive at the city and even kill the county magistrate?"

The soldier said: "Last night, more than a hundred Taishan bandits appeared outside the city. However, they were wearing the clothes of officers and soldiers, and even came back with the son of the county magistrate Yan Sheng. The county magistrate and the chief clerk happened to be on the city tower and learned that Yan Sheng was dead, the county magistrate went downstairs directly. Unexpectedly, the other party was pretended to be Taishan bandits. The county magistrate, the chief clerk and the general guarding the city were not prepared and were all killed."

Yuan Shu interrupted, "There is something wrong with this."

Wang Yan frowned and asked, "What's the trick?"

Yuan Shu said: "When the bandits of Mount Tai come down the mountain, how could he attack the county town?"

Wang Yan asked again: "Why do you think Zang Ba attacked the county town?"

Yuan Shu said: "You, Wang Yan, used a knife to kill Yan Su."

Wang Yan stared at Yuan Shu coldly and said in a deep voice: "You said I would kill people with a knife, but how could I kill people with a knife? The Taishan bandit Zang Ba killed countless county magistrates. Can I, a small county magistrate, command Zang Ba? Who believes this? Yuan Gonglu, even if you are from the Yuan family, you can't say anything randomly. Be careful that disaster comes from your mouth."

Yuan Shu said: "You are a small county magistrate, of course it is impossible for you to command Zang Ba. However, Zang Ba escaped on the mountain and was forced to kill Yan Su. As for how to coerce Zang Ba, it is unknown."

"All nonsense!" Wang Yan turned his eyes to Jian Shuo and said firmly: "General Jian, Yuan Shu comes with you. He said this now, and he thinks that I have a bad intention and I can no longer cooperate with General Jian to find Xuanyuan Sword. Even if General Jian tells the emperor about this, I cannot cooperate. It is not my fault, it is Yuan Shu slandering it."

Jian Shuo felt cold in his heart, looked at Yuan Shu, and scolded: "Yuan Gaolu, if you speak rudely again, I will order the soldiers to send you back to Luoyang, and will truthfully report the affairs of Nancheng County to Your Majesty."

Yuan Shu's face turned pale and had to shut up.

Jian Shuo then changed his gaze. In fact, he didn't care about the life and death of Yan Su and his son.

Indeed, Yuan Shu's analysis makes sense, it may be that Wang Yan killed someone with a knife. However, why did Zang Ba happen to meet Yan Su and Yang Hui on the city tower? Wang Yan could not coerce Zang Ba, which made it difficult to infer many things.

Furthermore, what Jian Shuo needs to do when he comes out this time is the Xuanyuan Sword. As long as the Xuanyuan Sword is found, nothing is a problem. Jian Shuo also needs Wang Yan to search for the Xuanyuan Sword, and it is impossible to do it.

Several reasons have been superimposed, which has led Jian Shuo to give up the investigation.

Jian Shuo chuckled and said, "The county magistrate of Wang, Yan County, and Yang Zhuzhu were killed. This is Nancheng County's own business. Although I was assigned by His Majesty to Nancheng County to search for Xuanyuan Sword, I cannot interfere in the internal affairs of Nancheng County at will. You can report this matter to the county magistrate of Taishan County, and I will not interfere."

Wang Yan bowed and said, "General Jian is worthy of being a person trained by the emperor, and doing things is convincing."

When it comes to the emperor, Jian Shuo's face has a hint of glory. As a eunuch, the most powerful power comes from the emperor, so he cares very much about the emperor's opinion of him. Wang Yan said that he was cultivated by the emperor, and Jian Shuo felt very comfortable.

Jian Shuo changed his mind, thinking that he was giving favors anyway, and said, "As the saying goes, "It is not enough to have a headless snake. If Nancheng County has no county magistrate and chief clerk, there will definitely be chaos. In my opinion, Wang County Wei will temporarily act as the county magistrate and handle government affairs."

Yuan Shao echoed: "That's what it should be!"

Cao Cao said: "If a county has no county magistrate, it is indeed easy to cause chaos. Wang County Wei temporarily serves as the county magistrate, which is just right."

The three of them took the initiative to propose, and Wang Yan naturally would not refuse. He smiled and said, "If the three generals say this, I will refuse again, that is to ignore the overall situation of Nancheng County. Please rest assured, I will do my best to search for Xuanyuan Sword if I stay in Nancheng County for one day."

Jian Shuo, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao all smiled on his face when he heard this.

What they wanted was the Xuanyuan Sword, and Wang Yan's acting county magistrate searched with all his might. This time, it became a deal.

Without the constraints of Jian Shuo and others, Wang Yan directly arranged for a grand funeral by Yan Su and others. He immediately arranged for soldiers to take over the city defense before he returned to the military camp. This time, Jian Shuo and Yuan Shu did not live in the county government, but lived in the military camp with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

In the afternoon, Wang Yan brought people into the county government office and directly dismissed the Yan family's servants. Yan Su had many wives and concubines, so Wang Yan asked someone to give An family expenses and then dismissed the servants.

At the same time, Wang Yan asked Yang He to take someone to check the finances.

At night, Yang He came to the study. He stood in front of Wang Yan and said excitedly: "Sir, I have checked all the property."

Wang Yan waved his hand and said, "Tell me."

Yang He took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, and said slowly: "This time, he found the land deeds of fifty top-class residential buildings, the land deeds of 1,300 acres of fertile land, the ten boxes of rare treasures, the large number of gold boxes, and countless copper coins piled up like mountains. In addition, five hundred steel knives and countless bows and arrows were found in the warehouse."
Chapter completed!