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Chapter 1818 Amulet

Cao Guangshi didn't expect Feng Jiuxiao to come back from Zhang's house so soon!

"Mr. Deputy Envoy, what did you find?"

"Master Cao, you must remember what I am going to tell you now!"

"Sir, please speak!"

Feng Jiuxiao talked a lot about Old Master Zhang's negative attitude and the suspiciousness of Zhang Biao, including that Chengdu would send someone to take over the investigation in a few days. The next key task for Lord Cao is to protect Miss Du and her family. They must wait until the imperial edict to thoroughly investigate Wang Quanbin arrives before cooperating with the imperial envoy to allow Miss Du and others to appear.

Cao Guangshi asked, "What about Mr. Xiao Du and the other four?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "The four of them were blinded by greed and colluded with outsiders to massacre the Du family. Their crimes are unforgivable! They should be detained in secret first!"

"If I detain Mr. Xiao Du, won't General Wang suspect me? Mr. Xiao Du rushed here from Chengdu last night, I guess General Wang knows about it!"

"It's okay!" Feng Jiuxiao's expression was a little amused. "There's a saying that goes 'Misfortunes sent by Heaven are unforgivable!' I've already gotten word out from Mr. Xiao Du that he ran away from Chengdu secretly! I guess only the city guards in Chengdu know that he came out! Humph, the city guards let him out of the city without permission, so they definitely won't reveal their shortcomings! And the gatekeepers of Yazhou City also let people into the city without permission, so naturally they didn't dare to make it public! Therefore, Mr. Xiao Du's whereabouts are a mystery! What Wang Quanbin is most anxious about now is to transfer the Zhang family's property. What he should be most concerned about is who will complete this task. As for Mr. Xiao Du, the scapegoat, it doesn't matter if he can't find him for a while, there's still the big scapegoat of the Zhang family!"

Cao Guangshi said: "Then I will just let things take their own course?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "That's right! Let Wang Quanbin be proud for a few days!"

Cao Guangshi looked worried, "What if the emperor still shows leniency to Wang Quanbin? After all, they are brothers who have been through life and death together!"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "This possibility is very small! You know the rumor that the emperor gave up his military power over a glass of wine, right?"

Cao Guangshi's face was full of secrecy, and he said awkwardly: "I heard it from others, I dare not ask further!"

After all, who would dare to talk about the secrets involving the emperor and high-ranking military generals behind their backs?

Feng Jiuxiao said, "I haven't seen it myself, but I heard a eunuch mention it. What I want to say is that it's okay to share hardships, but not to share wealth! There is no two suns in the sky, and there is no two masters in a country! There is only one dragon throne, how can others sleep soundly on the bed? It is the emperor's privilege to turn over the cards to sleep with him. It doesn't matter if Wang Quanbin eats and drinks a little, even if he is a little greedy, but he has crossed the line! So don't worry that Wang Quanbin will get away with it and retaliate against you afterwards!"

Cao Guangshi's face immediately turned red when Feng Jiuxiao saw through his thoughts, "That...that's good!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "By the way, isn't the dragon boat race starting this afternoon? Do you have to go over there and take charge?"

Cao Guangshi said: "Yes, this is also a great opportunity to get close to the local people, of course I have to go!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Have you made the preparations? It's mainly about safety, after all, there are too many people!"

Cao Guangshi said: "I have already made arrangements. I have dispatched 100 soldiers from the garrison camp to maintain order at the scene, and dispatched more than 30 yamen runners from various counties to patrol. If any abnormality is found, it will be handled promptly."

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Well, the preparations are good. With so many people here, things will be troublesome. The most likely people to appear are those who steal money, and the second most likely are those who rob money. We must pay special attention to those who act suspiciously!"

"Robbery?" Cao Guangshi was a little suspicious. "Impossible? In broad daylight, in front of everyone..."

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Do you think I'm talking about the little thief?"

Cao Guangshi's expression tensed, "Could there be more bandits?"

Three or five petty thieves naturally can't make any waves, but small bandits must be guarded against! There are only 500 soldiers in the city! Fortunately, the intelligence network of the Song army has been built, and countless scouts are in the surrounding areas to investigate the remaining forces of the Shu soldiers. There are also secret sentries every ten miles and every five miles, but they will be ready to respond in time if there is any disturbance! What is really worrying is some big bandits, who come and go like the wind, rob and run away, and are the most difficult to guard against!

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Anyway, just be prepared. When you can't protect both your money and your life, it's better to sacrifice your money to protect your life! Money can be recovered at any time, but life is gone forever. Let those wealthy people bring more bodyguards."

Cao Guangshi said, "Okay!" He sighed, "It would be better to have a proper competition. We have to gamble!"

"Haha, that's human nature! Everyone wants to get rich overnight without any effort!"

"A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way! Gambling is like drinking poison to quench thirst. It is a bottomless pit that will last until you lose everything and your family is ruined!"

"Everything is determined by fate. We have no control over it! Farmers who work from sunrise to sunset will not gamble even if you ask them to! Some people with strong self-control just gamble for fun, and they win or lose when they are satisfied, and they will not get too involved! Those people you just mentioned who are willing to lose everything for gambling are real gamblers! You don't need to sympathize with real gamblers! From the day a person becomes a gambler, he is no longer the same person! His humanity is gone, and only his gambling nature remains! He is nothing but madness!"

Cao Guangshi asked, "Mr. Deputy Envoy, when will you leave?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "We will leave now, you can go after you have dealt with it."

He confessed two things to Cao Guangshi: one was to secretly detain Mr. Du, and the other was to secretly protect Miss Du! These two people were key witnesses!

Cao Guangshi said, "Okay, I'll do it right away!" He glanced at Miss Du and said, "Miss Du, how about... you come with me now?"

Miss Du is now carrying a deep blood feud, so she naturally won't act rashly. She nodded and said, "Okay! But I have some little sisters, Lord Cao, please bring them over as well!"

Cao Guangshi said, "Okay! Don't worry, you can live with my wife first, and I will bring your sisters in right away. They can disguise themselves and enter the mansion as my wife's distant relatives!"

Miss Du asked, "Will it not arouse suspicion if so many people come in at once?"

Cao Guangshi said: "They can be divided into batches, or they can be distinguished. Some are my wife's distant relatives, some are my distant relatives, and some are purchased maids." Feng Jiuxiao said: "How many relatives, how many maids?"

Cao Guangshi was stunned. "This... eight relatives and three or four maids?"

Miss Du said: "Eight relatives, all little girls, not a single adult man or woman, this is definitely suspicious! Unless we stay in the cellar every day, without seeing the sun, then there is no risk!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "How can we stay in the cellar? If they stay in the cellar for too long, it will bring back their bad memories. Besides, there is no need for them to suffer like this!"

Cao Guangshi frowned, "What should I do? There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. There are suddenly more than a dozen girls in my house. Sooner or later, the news will leak out. At that time, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of General Wang. If he asks about it, how should I explain it?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled slightly, "Bring me some pen and ink."

Cao Guangshi immediately arranged for his servants to prepare the four treasures of the study.

When the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were ready, Feng Jiuxiao wrote a letter with a single line of words on it, "I have entrusted the Yazhou prefect, Cao Guangshi, to protect the young ladies in the prefectural office. Anyone who dares to move a hair is my enemy and I will kill him! Feng Jiuxiao, the governor of the Imperial City of the Great Song Dynasty!" He stamped his seal and handed it to Cao Guangshi!

Miss Du's eyes sparkled, and the few numbers she gave were so powerful!

"Will this work?" She was a little skeptical, but also more expectant!

Cao Guangshi held the page of paper in his hands, as if he had found a treasure, with a smile on his face, "It works! It really works! This is our amulet!" He knew how powerful Feng Jiuxiao was! Even the emperor Zhao Kuangyin was fond of this deputy Feng! Everyone knows that the emperor thanked Zhao Pu on the surface for creating the drama of wearing a yellow robe for him, but in fact he revealed more than once that he really thanked only two people, one was Wei Qiansui, and the other was Feng Jiuxiao! Wei Qiansui was a favor for knowing and meeting him, while Feng Jiuxiao was a favor for "supporting the dragon"!

Others are "following the dragon", but the young man in front of him is "supporting the dragon"! The difference of one word makes a world of difference!

Deputy Envoy Feng not only has the power to execute first and report later, he also has the ability to "take the head of a general among millions of soldiers"!

Anyone who goes against him is doomed to die!

Carefully putting away the "amulet", Cao Guangshi said: "Sir, then I will go?"

"Go ahead. Miss Du, follow Master Cao now!"

Miss Du said, "Okay!" She took two steps and suddenly turned back, "Will I never see you again?"

Feng Jiuxiao immediately avoided her gaze and said with a smile: "How could that be? This is now the territory of the Song Dynasty. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

Miss Du bit her lip, her expression solemn, "No matter what, I have to thank you! I hope to see you again after things here are settled!"

Feng Jiuxiao clasped his fists and said, "Okay! There's a long way to go, we'll see you later!"

Miss Du looked resolute, bowed, and turned to leave. When she turned around, Feng Jiuxiao saw that her expression was obviously tense.

He knew that she would burst into tears after she turned around!

Cao Guangshi walked in front and Miss Du followed behind.

Cao Guangshi didn't look back and said frankly: "You'd better wipe your tears, otherwise my wife will have some thoughts when she sees them!" His wife is a famous Hedong Lion!

Miss Du was shocked, "How do you know I was crying?"

Cao Guangshi did not look back, but walked slowly and calmly in front of him. "Haha, I was young once too."

Miss Du thought to herself: What are you talking about? Did you also have the experience of being unable to get the love you wanted when you were young?

She took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears, trying to regulate her breathing.

Everything will be fine. The most important thing right now is to wait! Wait for the imperial edict to thoroughly investigate General Wang!

After Feng Jiuxiao and Pang Shiwu returned to the Du Mansion, they waited for Cao Guangshi to send several horse-drawn carriages to take away all the girls before they and Yuan Zishan and others took a carriage to Zhougong River.

The closer you get to Zhougong River, the more people there are on the road.

The cars flow like water and the horses are like long dragons!

Chili opened the curtain and looked outside, "Oh my God, why are there so many people?"

Yuan Zishan also looked outside and said, "There has been no war in Shu for many years, so the population has continued to grow. There are already many people, and with the addition of people who like to join in the fun, there are even more people!"

Chili said with a worried look on his face: "Oh, there are so many people, it's so crowded, what can we see then, just the back of the head?"

Yuan Zishan said with a smile: "Won't you be able to see it by standing on Fifteen's shoulders?"

Chili's eyes lit up, "Yes! He's fifteen feet taller. I'll stand on his shoulders, stand taller, and see farther...Okay! That's it!"

Pang Shiwu, who was driving the car in front, sneezed a few times and rubbed his nose. "Who is talking about me again?"

Thank you Yudong for your strong support and encouragement!