Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 9526
Tianmenguan.

What surprised Luo Fengtang was...

The person who came to pick him up was neither Wan Yiren, the prefect of Yizhou, nor Yang Huchen, General Huwei of Yizhou.

It was Wei Lanfeng, the county magistrate.

This person was born as a Jinshi, over forty years old, with a clear face, a personable demeanor, and an excellent attitude, making people feel like a spring breeze.

"Master Hou, you're negligent. Governor Wan is seriously ill and unable to travel. He entrusts an official to meet Lord Hou."

With an apology on his face, Wei Lanfeng explained the reason why the county guard Wan Yiren couldn't come to greet him.

"Seriously ill? Have you seen a famous doctor?" Luo Fengtang frowned slightly.

"It's not life-threatening, it just needs recuperation, and I won't be able to get out of bed for at least a month."

Wei Lanfeng sighed a few times.

"The Marquis will visit when I have time, now I will go to the resting place."

After chatting briefly, Luo Fengtang raised his hand and said.

The place to stay has already been arranged.

It is not the land of the Yamen, but a manor named Wanghai Villa.

It is said to be looking at the sea, but in fact, Yizhou is a land in the southwest, and it is still far away from the ocean. It is impossible to see the ocean.

However, Wanghai Villa cannot see the sea, but it can see a large lake.

Yiren Lake!
The lake is very large, and the opposite bank cannot be seen from the lake, so poets sometimes call it the sea, which is just an exaggerated artistic technique.

Luo Fengtang stood on the shore, looking at the calm lake in the distance.

"The Yiren of this Yiren Lake is a famous beauty in history. The Ancient Yue Kingdom here was destroyed by the Yiren thousands of years ago. The King of Ancient Yue who favored the Yiren back then has also become a famous faint king in history."

Ziyan stood not far away, also looking at the calm water of Yiren Lake.

The lake near here does not allow fishermen to fish here, so no boats can be seen on the lake, only the hazy mist and the sky-high lake water can be seen.

"Yizhou has a long history. People built a city here more than 2000 years ago. However, the terrain here is too remote and mountainous. It is not as prosperous as the Central Plains..."

Luo Fengtang still has some things to say, not only is this place not as prosperous as the Central Plains, but more importantly, because of the mountainous and trivial terrain, there are many indigenous people in the mountains and forests here. Aboriginal people who haven't had much contact.

Such an environment makes the connection between this place and the capital less close, and its independence is relatively strong.

"Brother Luo, do you suspect that the county guard Wan Yiren is not sick?"

Zi Yan immediately guessed Luo Fengtang's thoughts.

"Yes, I wonder if Ren is faking illness, how could such a coincidence happen!"

Luo Fengtang hasn't visited Wan Yiren yet, but Wan Yiren fell ill just after he arrived here, which is too coincidental.

"The illness may be real, but there must be something tricky about it."

Ziyan would not make wild guesses about the truth of Yiyi Ren's illness before she had no evidence, but she also doubted it.

"I'm going to visit Wan Yiren tomorrow."

Luo Fengtang said his plan.

"I suggest going again in two days."

Purple flue.

"Why?" Luo Fengtang asked doubtfully.

"I'll contact the Yinwei here in Yizhou today, and I'll spend a day or two investigating."

Zi Yan also had a feeling that something was wrong in Yizhou, it seemed calm, but there seemed to be a dark tide underneath.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Luo Fengtang nodded, he still believed in Ziyan's judgment.

……

In the evening, Liangyu Street.

The flow of people here is surging, and it is one of the most prosperous streets in Yizhou.

However, this place doesn't have the noise of hawking in general streets. Instead, it is relatively high-end, with luxuriously decorated pavilions on both sides. People on the street, coming in and out from time to time, appear to be polite.

There are restaurants, teahouses, theaters, washhouses, etc. here, but the people who come to play are generally not the bottom of the people.

Zi Yan made up to look like a man, not showing off at all.

She glanced left and right before stepping into a teahouse.

There are people in the teahouse who are talking about books. Those wealthy and idle people who ordered a cup of tea and some melon seeds and peanuts listened to the book with their eyes squinted, and chatted in a low voice from time to time.

As soon as Ziyan came in, a servant came over to say hello.

"Master, please come inside."

"Go to the box on the second floor."

Zi Yan took out a bunch of copper coins and threw them to the boy as a reward.

This kind of guest officer who pays when he enters the door is definitely the favorite guest officer of the boys.

After the boy got the reward, his eyes lit up immediately, and he trotted to serve Zi Yan upstairs.

After Zi Yan settled down in a small private room, the servant was about to leave to deliver a message, but Zi Yan stopped him.

"What about the shopkeeper?"

"Master, the shopkeeper is at the back." The servant bowed and said respectfully.

Generally speaking, most of the people who ask the shopkeeper have backgrounds.

"You take this sign and give it to him."

Zi Yan took out a black sign with no words on it, only a lot of strange textures.

Use other people's money to do things for others.

For such a matter of little effort, the boy will definitely not refuse.

"Okay, sir, wait a moment."

The boy took the sign and left.

About a stick of incense, a middle-aged man hurried in from the outside.

He was wearing a brocade robe made of silk, and when he walked in, he immediately closed the door tightly.

"Meet your lord."

The middle-aged man saluted.

"grown ups?"

Zi Yan said with a puzzled face.

"The subordinate forgot to take the sign."

The middle-aged man quickly took out two black metal plates from his sleeve.

One of them is Ziyan's brand, while the other one of similar model is his own brand.

Zi Yan raised her hand to pick up the sign, checked it over and over for a while, then raised her eyes and said, "Silver Eye."

"Subordinates are here."

His code name was Silver Eye, and he continued to be respectful at this time.

"During the past two years in Yizhou, what special information have you received?"

Purple flue.

Some information cannot be submitted, and a higher-level hidden guard needs to come and obtain it himself.

And Silver Eye has a very high level in Yizhou, and is currently the highest person in charge of Yizhou, so if there is any special information, it is very likely to be with him.

"Yes, but my subordinates are not sure that the information is accurate, and many of them are just my subordinates' personal guesses." Yinyan said.

"Sit down and talk slowly."

Zi Yan said lightly.

"Yes."

Afterwards, Silver Eyes stepped forward and sat down.

The box is not big, but the sound insulation effect is quite good. Sitting inside and talking about things, as long as you don't shout loudly, the people next door can basically not hear you.

"My lord, my subordinates suspect that the county guard Wan Yiren colluded with Yang Ni of Bozhou!"

Silver Eyes directly came to a conclusion.

"Is this also your guess?"

Zi Yan raised her eyebrows.

"It was guessed by the subordinates, but not out of thin air."

"My subordinates have checked the entry and exit of grain in the past two years, and found that the accounts do not match. A lot of grain is based on rumors, and the quantity is quite large." Yinyan said.

"Where did you investigate?"

Zi Yan asked.

(End of this chapter)