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Chapter 394 Death Note
Since there was no good tea to drink today, Zhang Fantai asked people to seal the remaining tea in a jar, and asked the prefect, "What did you just say?"

"Speaking of the first imperial envoy, he is Ji Gang's confidant, and there will definitely be no problems with Xuanda." Zhifu He smiled and said, "Fantai also said that they were on the wrong side."

"That's right," Zhang Fantai said slowly, "The prince is a good man, but he doesn't have soldiers in his hands, and he isn't ruthless enough. How can he beat his two younger brothers who are like wolves and tigers? As I said earlier, It will be a matter of time before the crown prince is abolished. How about it, is it basically a foregone conclusion now?"

"The famous name of Fantai." Magistrate He praised: "What about the other imperial envoy?"

"The other route is now in Datong, and it is the younger brother of the Duke of England, Zhang Wei." Zhang Fantai said: "It is up to His Highness the King of Han to decide who to send for this route. I thought we would send someone more experienced, but it is understandable. The British Duke returned triumphantly from Annan, and now he is very popular, maybe the prince also wants to sell him."

"What is the number of this piece?" Zhifu He asked.

"Speaking of which, we are still in the same family, so I sent Zhang An to Datong to greet him, but..." Zhang Chun smiled faintly, picked up some tea fruit and slowly chewed. "Zhang An, tell Master He about it."

"It's a lot of fun to mention this young master." Zhang An, the confidant of Zhang Fantai, said with a smile: "In Beijing, he is well-known as a playboy, and now there are many below the general of Datong. His father and his eldest brother's subordinates want to curry favor with him, the imperial envoy, how can they not try their best to please him?" He said mockingly: "After arriving in Datong, this young master has never returned to Xingyuan."

"Then where does he live?"

"A restaurant in the daytime and a brothel at night, that's a joy." Zhang An said with a lewd smile: "I heard that the most outrageous time was that he slept with a hundred prostitutes at the same time. On horseback, those prostitutes dressed up in fancy dresses would show their heads to him on the side of the road, and whoever he liked, he would pull on the horse and commit adultery in public."

"This is on par with King Qingcheng." Zhifu He heard the way he was yearning for.

"He even started a game, letting those military officers gamble with him, and he can win tens of thousands of taels of silver a day." Zhang An said.

"That's for sure." Prefect He said, "I can win that much."

"Anyway, it wasn't long before I went there, and this young man has turned Datong into a mess, so how can he have the face to investigate the case?" Zhang An said with a smile.

"That's right." Magistrate He nodded and said, "This young master is out to play, and he has no intention of handling a case at all."

"Never mind him, anyway, he's from an honorable family, so what if he messes up the errand." Zhang Fantai said flatly: "Anyway, the imperial envoy of the third route is not a threat, but it's on King Jin's side..." He lowered his voice Said: "It's strange that the concubine went, and it is said that His Royal Highness and his son have also disappeared."

"Ah?" Prefect He asked in surprise, "Missing?"

"Well, it's the news from the palace's insiders, so there shouldn't be any false information." Zhang Fantai said, "It's also said that King Jin has put King Guangchang under house arrest."

"At this juncture, the Prince Jin's Mansion is in such a mess, I'm afraid it's not our blessing." Zhifu He said with some confusion.

"Yes, it is said that the emperor respects the imperial concubine, the empress dowager, and the emperor will definitely find out the cause of her death." Zhang Fantai said: "The disappearance of the father and son of His Royal Highness cannot be covered...but the King of Han With the help of King Zhao, His Royal Highness King Jin can still pass this level."

"What is Fantai worried about?" Zhifu He asked softly.

"My officer, alas..." Zhang Fantai sighed, "I'm afraid I will repeat the mistakes of adults in Taiwan."

Magistrate He understood. It turned out that Zhang Fantai was afraid that this job would fall on his head, so he had to hand over to the imperial court a report with a fantasy color. When the time came, he would be sent to accompany the adults of Taiwan, and he would be completely defeated. .

"The lower official wants to take over this burden for the feudal lord, but it's a pity that he is so humble that he can't fall on my head." Zhifu He thought about it, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said: "Why don't our imperial envoy, Those who can do more work."

"Oh..." Zhang Fantai said with a relaxed expression when he heard the words: "Good idea, I will write to the prince right away and ask him to find a way to hand over this job to our imperial envoy." Let alone die, he must be cured!"

"Your official understands." Prefect He replied.

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At this time, the imperial envoy who must not die spoke to Wu Wei who had returned from Fenyang with a positive expression as usual.

"The effect of this medicine is very short." Wang Xian looked at himself, and he lost his sickness again.

"The medicine is three-point poisonous, and the long-lasting medicine will become poison." Wu Wei said helplessly: "Before the doctor comes next time, I just take a pill temporarily."

"Alright." Wang Xian nodded and said, "Well, what was the harvest of the trip to Fenyang?"

"I have gained a lot, and I will tell you one by one." Wu Wei thought for a while and said, "We followed the orders of the adults and arrived at Fenzhou City, a hundred and eighty miles away from the northwest. The family members of the magistrate helped the spirits back to their hometown. I made a deal with Young Master Xianyun and didn’t show up at that time. Instead, I quietly followed them out of the city for a hundred miles to show up the next day. We said that the servants of our imperial envoy, in order to show our identity, showed up They believed us only after showing the badge of Jin Yiwei..."

As he spoke, he told Wang Xian everything about the situation at that time...

The magistrate of Zhao County was a Jinshi with a new grade in the last department. He was born in Henan and was only in his twenties. Last year, he released the magistrate and took his wife to Shanxi to take up the post. Who knew that he died tragically just over a year ago. The family was naturally shocked. After hearing the news, the old father and his brother rushed to Fenzhou to take care of the funeral.

When they arrived in Fenzhou, the magistrate of Zhizhou personally met them, and accompanied them to cry in front of the magistrate's spirit. Choose an auspicious day for burial, so that he can be buried in peace." He took out a bag of silver and said: "This is a little wish from my colleagues, although it is not much, it is right to use it as funeral funds, old man, don't refuse .” He said to his subordinates: “Accompany the old gentleman to pack up your luggage.”

Zhao's father took the silver and counted the relics, and then he and his eldest son followed his daughter-in-law, supported the second son's coffin, and left Fenzhou with tears all the way.In fact, in his heart, he was also full of doubts about his son's death, but the officials did not fight with the people. The magistrate and the province have said that his son was killed by the demon Bailian. He has no choice but to see Jin Yiwei come to investigate the case , there is no reason not to cooperate.

When even in the col, he and Wu Wei asked their daughter-in-law how his son died and what happened this year.

The wife of Zhao County Magistrate recalled: "After the deceased husband took office, he found that there was a backlog of cases of bullies bullying men and women, and even killing and extorting goods. , who knows that just after arresting a few suspects, he was reprimanded by his superiors and told him not to act recklessly. The late husband said how could I act recklessly? They murdered and violated the law, shouldn’t they be arrested? The boss said they shouldn’t be arrested. The late husband was angry Dao, is there no king’s law in Shanxi? The boss replied, there is king’s law in Shanxi, but the law of King Jin. In Shanxi, King Jin has the final say, while in Fenyang, King Qingcheng and King Yonghe have the final say , Those bullies who bully men and women are mostly followers of King Qingcheng, and those who kill and steal goods are mostly followers of King Yonghe, and it depends on the owner to beat a dog, do you understand?"

"The deceased husband had a straightforward personality. At that time, he confronted Master Zhizhou and said that I didn't understand. I only knew the royal law of the Ming Dynasty, which was the "Law of the Ming Dynasty". I didn't know the "Law of the King of Jin". Arrest them!" Zhao's wife said: "As a result, the deceased husband refused to let them go, and broke up with the Lord Zhizhou. After half a year, the deceased husband undertook the pressure of his superiors, and indeed undertook a group of villains, and all the people in Fenzhou praised him. This year, the province suddenly issued a transfer order, appointing him as a transshipment committee member, and transferred him to the province to assist in the management of grain and grass. When the deceased husband left, he told me that they transferred the tiger away from the mountain and wanted to transfer him away from Fenyang. But there was nothing I could do. I can take office..."

"After that, he never came back until his deceased husband passed away. He just wrote a few letters to his family and talked about his recent situation." Mrs. Zhao said: "Last month, when the errands were over, I thought he could finally come back. , who knew..." He sobbed and said, "Who knows that the news of his death came... The coffin of the deceased husband was brought back, and I will collect it for him. The couple who have been married for many years, the concubine can recognize it, it is indeed him His body was gone, but his head was gone..." Later, Master Zhizhou came to express his condolences, saying that the dead husband was killed by the practice of the white lotus monster, and his head probably won't be found..."

Everyone was dejected, and when Mrs. Zhao calmed down, she continued: "Master Zhizhou also said that according to the regulations, the government should count the belongings of the deceased husband, so as not to miss any documents from the government. He also asked me, did the deceased husband write to me?" I said I wrote it, so I took it to Master Zhizhou," paused and said, "But I hid the last letter."

"Why did you do that?" Wu Wei asked happily.

"Because the late husband has always been law-abiding, in the previous letters, he only talked about family affairs and some daily situations, and never mentioned official affairs." Zhao's wife said softly: "But in the last letter, he went out of his way and said that someone might want to harm him, so I should be careful. For the sake of... I was worried that if I took out the letter, something bad would happen to me, and I was even more concerned about avenging my deceased husband in the future, so I hid it."

"Where is that letter?" Wu Wei asked nervously.

Wife Zhao looked at Father Zhao, who nodded and motioned for her to hand it over.She turned around, and took out a warm bag from her undershirt.With a blushing face, he took out two thin sheets of letter paper from the kit and handed them to Wu Wei.

Wu Wei took it over and took a look, and saw that the paper was full of neat and strong handwriting, which said, "The errand is over, and it is expected to return home in a few days."However, it may also be farewell to you forever, because I don't want to join forces with others, or be killed by Shangfeng.If this is the case, don't complain, just think I died of illness, go home quickly, and ask my father to choose a good son-in-law for you to remarry...'

(End of this chapter)