The statements of the two top officials in Lingzhou were learned by Dong Tao's subordinates that day. After he got the news, he immediately reported it to the man who airborne to Lingzhou to manage him.
"Oh? With such a big fanfare, did the capital have a reaction?"
The man made a strange sound, then smacked his lips and thought carefully.
"It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be, it might be a bluff, um..."
Thinking of this, the man's expression became much more relaxed, and he tapped the table with his index finger.
This Tang Hao may have something to do with Chen Ping. The mess in Lingzhou has been almost solved. The organization's affairs have not been exposed. It is just a loss of manpower and food.
No matter how hard the government investigates, there should be no clues to follow.
But Tang Hao didn't move, but he had to move, after all...
Capital, Cheng Mansion.
Cheng Yuanjian stared at the map in front of him, his fingers sliding over Qianzhou, Jianzhou, and Qingzhou in sequence, his expression becoming more and more confused.
"Father, do you feel something is strange?"
Strange?
Cheng Kaiji followed Cheng Yuanjian's gaze and frowned, but he couldn't think of anything strange.
"This...isn't Lingzhou the most important thing now? Could it be that something happened again in Qianzhou, Jianzhou, and Qingzhou?"
He asked, and Cheng Yuanjian shook his head silently. The people he sent had almost settled the matter in Lingzhou.
And the shock caused by what happens next in Lingzhou should appear in the capital.
With this thought in mind, Cheng Yuanjian thought of the day after the Lingzhou incident was leaked to the capital, and he still felt a little frightened...
........
That day.
"If I remember correctly, you handled the grain shipped to Lingzhou, right?"
Cheng Yuanjian was still thinking about the postponement of the imperial examination and the changes in the court, but he hastily received the news from above, so he hurried over to see him.
Who knew that Cheng Yuanjian was immediately at a loss when he heard such a question when they met.
Under normal circumstances, the higher authorities would not care about these trivial matters. It is precisely because of this that the father and son can seek some benefits from them.
The people above naturally know about these things, but as long as Cheng Yuanjian can do things for them, these small favors are nothing in their eyes.
Cheng Yuanjian was panicked because he thought that his little actions had offended someone, so he quickly kowtowed to apologize and kept arguing.
"It's the villain's fault. The villain was blinded by lard. He shouldn't have secretly..."
"You think I'm here for those petty profits? Hmm?"
Cheng Yuanjian was stunned, no, not for these, what is it for?
"Lingzhou's food has been detained. Tang Hao, the magistrate of Lingzhou, seems to have discovered something. You did a very bad job in handling this matter."
"Please give me a chance to make up for my mistakes. I promise that I will not let you worry about it, and I will resolve this matter as soon as possible!"
Without any hesitation, Cheng Yuanjian immediately promised, but the other party waved his hand, as if the matter was so light and easy in his eyes.
"Thanks to your cleverness, all the local merchants in Lingzhou who knew about it have been silenced, otherwise I wouldn't be the one here today."
The sweat on Cheng Yuanjian's forehead fell drop by drop. He didn't even dare to wipe it off, and he was secretly grateful.
"I'm here to tell you today that Ren Chou has been transferred to Lingzhou. Next, you must fully cooperate with his actions in Lingzhou. This matter is of great importance. Can you spare it?"
Pixiu went to Lingzhou?
For so many years, Pixiu has been working for his family. Now the people above directly intervened and transferred him to Lingzhou without any notice. It seems that the matter must not be simple, and he seems to be a little dissatisfied with the Cheng family.<
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Cheng Yuanjian didn't have time to think about it, so he nodded in agreement.
That night, he urgently sent someone to contact Lingzhou's men. After confirming Lingzhou's situation, he breathed a sigh of relief.
However, in the next few days, Cheng Yuanjian felt more and more that something was wrong, until now.
"Previously, the organization suffered losses in Jianzhou and Qingzhou, and the fighting in the north also stopped. Although there was an incident in Lingzhou, hasn't it been properly handled?"
"What is the purpose of sending Pi Xiu to Lingzhou now?"
Cheng Yuanjian narrowed his eyes and thought, "Pi Xiu is in Lingzhou, I'm afraid he's going to cause quite a stir..."
But his father Cheng Kaiji advised: "This is an arrangement from above. We shouldn't think about it, and we can't think about it! Just obey the orders and cooperate."
.......
Su Family Garden.
It can be said that Chen Ping's choice of "retreating" here these days was very correct. The scholars in the capital who had heard about the news found that they could not find him, and everyone's enthusiasm gradually faded away.
Of course, this is also related to the postponement of the imperial examination and the emperor's absence from court for many days. Compared with Chen Ping, who was born in a peasant family, the emperor's safety is more attractive.
Although the palace has been saying that the emperor just caught a cold occasionally and needed to be recuperated for a few days, rumors still spread in the capital.
"Chen Huiyuan, Chen Huiyuan?"
"..." Chen Ping was lying on a chair in the courtyard. After hearing the sound, he opened his eyes and glanced at Su Yiyi who was gloating about his misfortune: "Are you making fun of me again?"
"Pfft! You're not making fun of me, I'm telling the truth! You're an ungrateful, ruthless scholar!"
Su Yiyi pretended to be sullen and retorted, but Chen Ping was not angry either. After all, he was short-tongued and soft-handed. If it weren't for this Su family garden, he would have been living a leisurely life these days.
"You're really weird. Not to mention the Huiyuan from previous years, among those who have made it to the exam list, who doesn't hang out with their friends? People like you are really rare."
Chen Ping replied calmly: "We are burdened with a heavy burden and have to forge ahead."
"Is that so?" Su Yiyi tilted her head and asked.
Chen Ping smiled. After all, she is a young lady from an official family. Although she is different from other vulgar fans, she still cannot understand the hardships of the lower class.
"By the way, I will leave Beijing tomorrow. Thank you for your hospitality these days."
Chen Ping's abrupt words left Su Yiyi stunned.
"Li, Li Beijing? Where are you going? The imperial examination may start at any time. Are you leaving Beijing now?"
Su Yiyi was anxious. Although she was not involved in those things, she could guess that Chen Ping's departure at this time must be to investigate the affairs of that organization.
"Are you going to investigate the affairs of that organization? Oh, that's what you said!"
Chen Ping shook his head slowly. It was very dangerous to go to Lingzhou. If he wanted to find out the truth, Su Yiyi would definitely follow.
I have already written to Zhao Jin, and Luo Li will follow me. Where is Tang Hao in Lingzhou, I don’t need to worry about my own safety.
But nothing could happen to Su Yiyi, but even if Chen Ping tried to deny it, she had already guessed the reason with her intelligence.
"You're going to be in danger, right? Okay, then I'll go with you!"
Sure enough, Chen Ping glanced at Su Yiyi, who had her mouth puffed out in anger, and smiled bitterly.
"It doesn't matter that you have won the Huiyuan now, but after all, you don't have an official position, and you are a scholar with no power. If you encounter those bad guys again, if I stand up, I can at least call my father the Minister of War!"
Su Yi argued with reason, which made Chen Ping dumbfounded.
Miss, how could I go to Lingzhou alone? I went to find out the truth, not to die.
"Oh, I knew this would happen. Fortunately, I was prepared."
Chen Ping held his forehead, but fortunately he still had a hand left. He turned around and shouted outside: "Su Lin, take care of your sister!"
Su Yiyi:???
Immediately afterwards, she saw Su Lin, a white-eyed wolf with his arms turned outwards, walking in with a naive smile on his face, followed by her two personal maids.
"Su Lin! How dare you! Chen Ping, stop!"
"Sister, please don't blame your brother-in-law. He is doing this all for your sake. Hey, hey, hey! Stop pinching me, it hurts, it hurts!"
Chen Ping looked at the distorted features on Su Lin's face, turned around and left, leaving only one sentence.
"Good brother, you carry it first, I'll come as soon as I can!"
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