Early the next morning, before King Fan Yang arrived, Shen Guogong Li Wen went to the back hall of the Governor's Mansion first and asked Wang Zuoquan: "Wang Governor, do you have any news about the people you sent to Hongye Forest? My guards." Where have they all gone?"
Wang Zuoquan smiled and said: "Master, please be patient. I believe there will be news soon."
He actually knew that there were pirates hiding in the red leaf forest, and secretly guessed that Li Wen's people had been killed by those pirates.
If we tell the truth, his connivance with pirates is a clue.
Wang Zuoquan had already become a human being in the officialdom, so he knew that the best way at this time was to pretend to be confused.
Anyway, he was not the one who killed Li Wen's men. If he finds out then, he won't be able to blame himself.
At this moment, a government official came to report that King Fan Yang was visiting.
Wang Zuoquan and Li Wen arrived at the gate together. Li Ai saw that Li Wen was also there, frowned slightly and said, "My cousin is here too."
Li Wen reluctantly raised his hand and said, "I've met Uncle Wang." Although he only has the title of Duke, because he is the son of the King of Yue, his status in the royal family is much higher than that of Li Ai.
Entering the back hall, Li Ai looked around and talked to him, without talking about the topic. He kept glancing at Li Wen, obviously indicating that he had private matters to discuss with Wang Zuoquan and hoped that Li Wen would leave.
However, Li Wen was in a very bad mood because of the disappearance of his men and was unwilling to leave, while Wang Zuoquan smiled and pretended to be confused.
Li Ai had no choice but to say: "Wang Governor, I suspect that several outsiders staying at the Hao Zai Lai Inn killed the man from Wu County. You should know that Brother Wu is my friend, and I hope to kill him myself." Avenge him."
Wang Zuoquan narrowed his eyes, twisted his beard and smiled: "Your Majesty said they were the murderers, is there any evidence?"
"They had a conflict with Brother Wu. If I hadn't come to the rescue, Brother Wu almost caught them. They must have had a grudge, so they killed Brother Wu."
Li Wen suddenly said: "Uncle Wang, you said that the other four people committed murder, which is still possible, but Miss Xu is Xu Yuanju's daughter, how could she do such a thing?"
Li Ai was stunned: "Xu Yuanju?"
Wang Zuoquan smiled and said: "Yes, that Miss Xu is indeed the daughter of Yangzhou Governor Xu Yuanju. She should not do such a sinful thing."
Li Ai frowned and said, "How come Xu Yuanju's daughter is with them, and what are the identities of those four people?"
Li Wen curled his lips and said: "Those four people are probably from the Jianghu community. Miss Xu and they met at a tea shed outside the city, so we went together."
Li Ai secretly calculated that if it was true as Li Wen said, they should have known each other not long ago, and Zhao Peng might not tell Xu Yuanju's daughter about his news.
But you are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. If Xu Yuanju's daughter really knew that he had killed Wu Wei, she would probably tell Wu Chengsi after returning to Yangzhou, and then he would be dead.
When he was hesitating, he suddenly saw Li Wen staring at him coldly and said: "Uncle Wang, Miss Xu is my friend. If you want to do something to her, I will not sit idly by and ignore you."
Li Ai thought to herself: "It is better to agree to him first, and then let those pirates deal with Xu Yuanju's daughter." Then he said: "Since you guarantee her, I will let her go when the time comes."
Li Wen smiled and said: "Thank you, Uncle Wang. The other four people can be dealt with by Uncle Wang as he pleases. Neither I nor Governor Wang will interfere."
Wang Zuoquan smiled and said nothing, seeming to acquiesce.
Li Ai cupped his hands and said, "Thank you." Just as he was about to leave, Li Wen suddenly asked, "Uncle Wang, when are you going to take action?"
"Why are you asking this?" Li Ai asked warily.
"If there is still time, I would like to go to the inn and take Miss Xu away, so that you can do it more conveniently." Li Wen said with a smile.
Li Ai snorted and said: "You are quite fond of this girl. I will take action in half an hour. If you want to persuade her, please hurry up."
After saying that, he left the back hall without looking back.
Li Wen immediately left the Governor's Mansion and went all the way to the 'Hao Zai Lai' Inn. When he entered the lobby, he saw Xu Wenqing's master and servant sitting at a table eating, accompanied by Mr. Wu and the old man in gray.
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Li Wen took a few steps forward and said with a smile, "Hello, Miss Xu."
Xu Wenqing looked up, quickly stood up and said politely, "My daughter has met Mr. Li. I wonder if he has anything to do with my daughter?"
Li Wen took a glance and found that Wu Chengsi and Zhuge Sanyuan were just drinking porridge without even looking at him.
If they didn't know his identity, Li Wen wouldn't be angry.
But they knew that they were the Duke of the country, yet they were still so rude. They were immediately very angry and said coldly: "I have a few words that I want to say to you alone."
Xu Wenqing said: "These are all my daughter's friends. If the father-in-law has something to say, it doesn't hurt to say it."
Li Wen secretly cursed, "What a stupid woman." He glanced at Wu Chengsi and the two, and said coldly: "Listen carefully, King Fan Yang suspects that you killed Wu Wei. I gave my best guarantee, and he believed it."
The matter has nothing to do with you, but these friends..."
Xu Wenqing's eyes instantly opened as round as an owl, and he lost his voice: "He, how could he say that!"
Li Wen said calmly: "Since people said this, there must be a reason. You don't know these people, maybe they really killed the person?"
At this moment, Wu Chengsi finally spoke.
Li Wen originally thought that he was going to defend himself loudly and even thought of sarcastic words, but unexpectedly he said: "Mr. Zhu, this salted radish tastes good."
Zhuge Sanyuan said with a smile: "It's quite delicious!"
Li Wen's face turned livid with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Miss Xu, the people from Prince Fan Yang's Palace are coming soon. If you continue to follow these people who don't care about life and death, I'm afraid I won't be able to save you."
Xu Wenqing had already thought that Li Ai wanted to beat them up and make them a scapegoat, and Li Wen probably knew this and became the other party's accomplice.
"Although my little girl is stupid, she can still tell the difference between good and bad. She knows who is a good guy and who is a bad guy. You don't need to worry too much!" Xu Wenqing said with a sullen face.
"Okay, okay, it's me who is meddling in other people's business, don't regret it later!" Li Wen shivered with anger, glared at Wu Chengsi fiercely, and sat down at a table next to him.
He hated Wu Chengsi so much that he had to see him being dealt with by Li Ai in order to relieve his anger.
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In the governor's office, Wang Zuoquan was handling official business in his study. For some reason, his right eyelid kept twitching.
As the saying goes: A twitch in the left eye brings wealth, and a twitch in the right eye brings disaster.
This made him a little uneasy, as if something big was about to happen.
At this moment, a civil servant entered the study with a slightly panicked expression and said: "Your Majesty, a Qianniu Guard of 500 people suddenly entered the city. The city guards did not dare to stop them, so they came here to report."
Wang Zuoquan stood up suddenly and said, "Did they say anything?"
"Just say that I have military orders, so I can't stop you!"
Wang Zuoquan hurriedly left the study and ordered as he spoke: "Are you sure it's Qianniu Guard? Have you verified your official credentials?"
"I have passed the test. The leader is General Qianniu Weilang."
A drop of cold sweat ran down Wang Zuoquan's forehead. He suddenly thought of the young master he saw at Haozai Lai Inn and murmured: "These Qianniu Guards must be related to him! It must be!"
"Shijun, who are you talking about?"
Wang Zuoquan did not answer, and stopped, thinking secretly: "Who could that young man be? Inspection envoy? Censor? No matter who it is, it seems that there is going to be trouble with King Fan Yang."
At this moment, Sima of the Governor's Office suddenly came in a hurry. After approaching, he cupped his hands and said, "Wang Governor, there is a general outside the door, calling himself Qianniu Guards Lieutenant General."
Wang Zuoquan was slightly startled and said, "Please invite him in quickly."
Chang Shi took the order and went there, and soon a middle-aged man was introduced into the back hall.
The moment Wang Zuoquan saw him, he felt that he looked familiar. Suddenly, a flash occurred in his mind and he shouted in his heart: "Isn't this the entourage behind Mr. Wu?"
You can’t be wrong, Mr. Wu must have a distinguished status, and all the Qianniu Guards and Lieutenants will follow him as followers, so he can’t be a censor or an inspector!
"Prince Wang, this general is General Han Cheng of Qianniu Guards. I have been ordered by the Prince of Changping County to ask you to assist in handling the case. I wonder if Prince Wang is willing to cooperate." Han Cheng said loudly.
Wang Zuoquan's heart skipped a beat, and he finally understood the young man's identity. He swallowed and said, "What case are we going to handle?"
"The murder of male Wuwei in Pingchang County!" Han Cheng said solemnly.
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There are three updates today, and one more at 12 noon.