Zou Xiancheng looked nervously at a list of casualties on the table. This was sent to him by Yang Jian. It was said that Yang Jian had retreated and Zhang Huan was missing. This really made Zou Xiancheng aware of the situation.
wrong.
"Say it again and explain the situation in detail."
Zou Xiancheng was so excited that he asked his subordinate Kong Yuan to explain in detail what happened in Mawang Township.
After listening to Kong Yuan's narration again, Zou Xiancheng began to be afraid. That Li Ye was so cruel and ruthless that he chopped off the head with a single blow.
He hurriedly said: "Then did you tell him that I didn't give that list to the Yang family?"
"The humble post told him that it was taken away by the censor when he arrested Li Yu. How it fell into the hands of the Yang family, we don't know."
Zou Xiancheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Then what did he say?"
"He didn't say anything,!"
"Then what? Did you explain anything more to him?"
"I told him from my humble position that both the Yang family and the Zhang family are high-ranking officials and important ministers of the imperial court. We, small county magistrates, have no right to resist and can only obey and cooperate. I beg him to understand our difficulties."
This is well said, and it is indeed true. Zou Xiancheng nodded, "Can he understand?"
"You should be able to understand it! Otherwise, the humble position will not be returned intact."
At this time, a government official reported in the hall, "County Lord, Madam is here, there is something urgent!"
"ah!"
Zou Xiancheng was startled and quickly stood up to greet her, just in time to see his wife running towards her in a panic.
Zou Xiancheng felt something bad in his heart. What he was most afraid of now was seeing his family members running in panic.
"So panicked, what happened?"
Zou Xiancheng's wife almost cried, "Master, Brother Ying is missing!"
These words were like thunder, and Zou Xiancheng almost fainted, but Kong Yuan quickly supported him from behind.
"Okay, why did you suddenly disappear?" Zou Xiancheng asked with a trembling voice.
"I don't know either! He was obviously sleeping in the room, but he just found out that he was missing."
Brother Ying is the only son of Zou County Cheng, named Zou Ying. He is only five years old this year and is regarded as a treasure by Zou County Cheng.
He suddenly understood, waved his hand and said, "Madam, go back first. Brother Ying is fine. I'll go find someone."
He turned around and ran towards Ping'an Inn. There was no other possibility for his son except being kidnapped by Li Ye.
Li Ye took a sip of tea, looked at Zou Xiancheng who was standing in the yard, and said calmly: "Your son is in my hands and is safe and sound at the moment, but what will happen to him in the future depends on your performance."
Zou Xiancheng was about to cry, "You are the majestic Prince of the County, you cannot do anything to a child!"
"You confided in Li Yu and almost became brothers with him. In the end, you persuaded him to conceal the accident. Did your conscience hurt at that time? Did you ever think that you would be today?"
"I admit that I was wrong, and I will accept whatever punishment I need, but Your Highness the Prince will let my son go."
Li Ye smiled and said: "Actually, Li Yu is not a good person. He is also arrogant and hateful to me. I don't care how you treat him. On the contrary, when I heard you cheated him, I was quite happy.
Don’t worry! I won’t pursue your past affairs, I only look at your future performance.”
"I promise"
As soon as Zou County Cheng spoke, he was interrupted by Li Ye, "I won't listen to any guarantee from you. In the face of the power of the imperial court, no guarantee is as effective as your son's life. I don't want you to favor Li Yu, as long as you can maintain
just.
But I want to remind you, you can file a complaint to Yang Guozhong and Zhang Jun, accusing me of kidnapping your son. At most, I will be warned by the emperor, and I will not be an exception next time. But you are different. If they help you, the most you can get is your son's head.
, if you don’t believe me, you can give it a try.”
Zou Xiancheng could no longer hold on, so he knelt down and cried: "I promise to cooperate with Your Highness, and I beg Your Highness to spare my son's life!"
Li Ye said calmly: "As long as you fulfill this promise, your son will come back unscathed."
Zou Xiancheng left in despair, and Li Ye looked through the files sent by Zou Xiancheng.
Zhang Ping couldn't help but said: "If he can't guarantee it, will the eldest brother really kill his son?"
Li Ye glared at him fiercely, "What are you talking about! Although I have killed countless people, I have never killed women, old people or children. Who do you think I am?"
Zhang Ping scratched his head, "Then you arrest his son?"
"Just to scare him!"
Li Ye sneered and said: "Although I will not kill his son, if he dares to bend the law for personal gain and frame him, it will not be his son who will die, but him!"
Li Ye put the original list of money and food subsidies and the original list of casualties into the file bag, handed it to Peng Haiyan, who had just arrived, and said with a smile: "This will be officially transferred to the official!"
After making arrangements for Heyang County, Li Ye immediately sent Zhang Ping to Huayin County to find several trappers hiding in Huayin County. Time was very tight. Zhang Ping would definitely bring his people back at the latest in the morning the day after tomorrow.
Wang Chenghua was still responsible for monitoring the Anyuan Inn, and Yang Jian took his men in more than a dozen carriages to Fengyi County and withdrew from the operation.
But there are still three people in the Anyuan Inn, Zhang Huan, Jiang Quan and a warrior. The other injured warriors have been sent away. At present, only the three of them are left among the people sent by Zhang Jun.
The surviving warrior happened to be in the toilet and escaped Li Ye's purge, becoming the only one Zhang Huan could use.
A carriage stopped at the door of the inn. Zhang Huan and Jiang Quan got on the carriage. In front of the carriage window, Jiang Quan handed a letter to the warrior and gave him some instructions. The warrior nodded and urged his horse to run towards the west city.
The carriage drove in the other direction.
Wang Chenghua immediately made a decision and ordered the men who were watching with her to follow the carriage.
She herself got on her horse and galloped towards the west city gate, hoping to catch up with the warrior who delivered the message.
Half an hour later, Wang Chenghua saw the messenger warrior from a distance. Wang Chenghua was an excellent bounty hunter and was best at tracking. This warrior could not escape her tracking.
After walking along the official road for about thirty miles, we were surrounded by hills and ravines, and there were not many people on the official road anymore.
Wang Chenghua sped up. When the warrior heard the sound of horse hooves behind him, he looked back and his eyes lit up. He found that she was a young and pretty woman, and she was alone.
Seeing that there were no pedestrians around, the warrior suddenly had evil thoughts in his heart. He slowed down his horse, preparing to wait for the opponent to pass by him and then suddenly attack from behind.
He thought it was a young lady from nearby who was returning to her parents' home alone, but he never thought in his wildest dreams that this pretty young woman was coming for him.
Wang Chenghua saw his little move and couldn't help but sneered in her heart. She had been a ranger for eight years and had seen this scene too much.
Many men would have evil thoughts in their hearts when they saw her alone.
The two were getting closer and closer, only three feet apart, and the warrior was ready to throw her off his horse.
At this moment, there was a sudden sharp pain in the back of the warrior's heart. There seemed to be something on his chest?
When he lowered his head, he saw a bloody sword tip appearing on his chest, 'This woman is a robber!'
This thought arose in the warrior's mind, his vision went black, and he died immediately.
Wang Chenghua drew out his sword and took out a letter from his arms. It was the letter Jiang Quan had just given him. The envelope said, 'Dearly addressed by Cheng Si of Dali Temple.'
This letter was Jiang Quan's last vicious plan, suggesting that Cheng Xiao delay the investigation team's progress, for example if Fang Guan suddenly fell seriously ill and the court had to replace someone, or if Zhang Jun came to Heyang County in person to preside over the investigation.
Unfortunately, fate is not as good as fate. Li Ye had a capable female subordinate who intercepted this crucial letter.
Wang Chenghua received the letter, searched out all the identity information on the warrior, and threw the body into a ravine covered with snow.
In the end, there are only two fates for the warrior's corpse. Either he is lucky and will be discovered by farmers after the ice and snow melt in the spring of next year. However, he has no identity information and can only be buried as a missing person. This is the best ending.
But it is more likely that the body was discovered by hungry wild dogs.