Mr. Zhang was silent for a while. Seeing that no one else spoke, he said seriously, "No matter who is behind this, it is our Tongpan who is executing it. What should we do?"

Hearing his words, the magistrate of Wujin County said nonchalantly, "We can still deal with Liu Zha the same way we did. Isn't Liu Zha obedient now?"

Hearing his words, Mr. Zhang nodded and said solemnly, "Then I'll leave this matter to you. The manpower and material resources you will use will be fully supported by all the families present here."

The magistrate of Wujin County was a little annoyed, but he had the shallowest basis and was caught by someone, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "I'll do it. Send some of your guards to me. Wang Tongpan has a lot of guards. Without them, they will be useless."

Everyone understood what he meant. Each family sent a guard so that no one could escape if something happened. It was just to make everyone do their best.

But no one objected. After all, as long as Wang Yue really investigated the case, they would be implicated as well and no one would be able to escape.

……

In March, at the Linjiang County Pier,

It was the time when the water of the river was warm in spring. Wang Yue and Mrs. Sheng, Minglan, went to the dock of Linjiang County to welcome the old lady of the eldest branch of the Sheng family and her entourage. There were more than a hundred servants and guards accompanying them.

Minglan was very happy when she saw Sheng Pinlan, and the two of them chatted away like little girls who had not grown up.

However, they are only twelve or thirteen years old now and have indeed not grown up yet.

After waiting for the eldest lady and her group to get on the carriage, Madam Sheng suddenly asked in a low voice before getting on the carriage, "Brother Yue, is there anything I can help you with?"

Wang Yue didn't expect the old lady to be so perceptive, so he just whispered what happened, and then said seriously, "Don't worry, old lady, I have made all the arrangements, and it will be absolutely foolproof."

Old Madam Sheng looked at the numerous guards and asked uncertainly, "Are you sure? If it's foolproof, why did you bring so many guards?"

Wang Yue saw that the old lady was unwilling to believe him so easily, so he could only explain with a smile, "Old lady, I am investigating the case of Li Zhizhou being poisoned. The family of the medical officer has been controlled, and I have some evidence. I am just worried that the mastermind behind this will be desperate. If they poison you like they did to Lord Li, it would be fine. I am worried that they will attack you directly."

Old Lady Sheng understood what Wang Yue meant. After all, a prefect had already died. No matter how strong the other party's backing was, if another assistant prefect died, the matter would become a big deal and the people behind the scenes would not be able to suppress it.

Therefore, the best way is to take action against the people around Wang Yue, so as to serve as a warning to others and make Wang Yue give up the investigation on his own initiative.

Old Madam Sheng was also very aware of the situation this time, so she said unhappily, "Brother Yue, since you have something important to do, why don't you change your schedule?"

Wang Yue said to Old Lady Sheng very calmly, "Old Lady, you may not know that I should have arranged all the young and strong people in your village to the shipping company, plus the people I transferred from other places, in fact, most of the people in the shipping company are my people.

Through the public boat, I can easily control the situation in Changzhou, and I am not afraid of anyone wanting to attack us."

Old Madam Sheng frowned and said with some displeasure, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. You actually planned to use Minglan as bait. Why did you follow me out?"

Wang Yue didn't expect that Old Lady Sheng had misunderstood him, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He quickly explained, "Old Lady, you misunderstood me. How could I arrange Minglan as bait? If that was the case, how could I send so many people to protect you and Minglan?

The old lady thought carefully, we have so many people here, who else can they kill the chicken? "

Old Mrs. Sheng immediately realized that Wang Yue was using Changsong as bait, and Changsong was surrounded by many people protecting him. It was actually a trap.

She finally felt relieved and said apologetically, "I wronged you."

……

Benniu Town, Public Transport and Boat Dispatching Department

"Sir, our public boat overturned a small boat when passing through Shuiniugang, and was stopped by the Cao Gang."

Zhang Daniu created the Dispatching Department in a hurry. Without even taking a breath, he hurriedly went through the process.

Sheng Changsong had already received instructions from Wang Yue and knew that someone would definitely transfer him out in the next few days, so he just needed to act according to the plan.

Although he didn't know what Wang Yue's specific arrangements were, he still vaguely knew that he must be secretly protected by someone.

So he pretended to be angry and said, "It's not a big deal to capsize the boat. We should pay the money. This is a rule that has been set long ago. Don't the people below follow it?"

Zhang Daniu shook his head and said in a panic, "Sir, it was the Cao Gang who asked for 100 taels of silver. The brothers were really unconvinced, so they just said a few words, but they didn't expect a conflict to occur."

Chang Song knew what was going on, and pretended to be very angry and said, "It seems that they are deliberately looking for trouble. I will accompany you to meet them now!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out. When he reached the door, he suddenly thought of something and stopped for a moment. Then he said to the guard at the door, "By the way, my grandmother is coming today. Wang Qi, go to the Sheng family in the state capital and tell them that I will be back later today."

Chapter 190: The plan goes well!

Wang Qi was the person arranged by Wang Yue. After hearing the secret code, he immediately took the order and left.

Changbai then took Zhang Daniu to Shuiniugang, where he met the members of the Shuiniu Gang who were causing trouble.

He originally thought that it would be troublesome to deal with and that his life might be in danger, but he did not expect that the leader of the Buffalo Gang would suddenly rush over after hearing that he was coming, and act as a peacemaker, and lightly disclosed the collision incident.

Although Sheng Changsong was somewhat confused, he did not linger for long. He told his men to be more careful when sailing in the future, and then rushed towards Zhoucheng.

However, he still remembered the task assigned by Wang Yue, and took a few followers and made a long detour before heading towards the provincial capital along the official road.

Just when he was passing a forest, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from both sides, blocking him on the official road and preventing him from moving forward.

Sheng Changsong was very alert, fearing that an arrow might be shot from behind, so he and his two followers quickly dismounted and went into the woods.

The forest is not very big, and no matter which direction they escape from, they may be caught, but it is better than facing them directly outside.

Therefore, he did not run away, but planned to use the forest to delay time and wait for the people arranged by Wang Yue to come to rescue him.

Chang Song calmed himself down, and then shouted to the thieves on the official road, "Which gang are you from? Are you just passing by, or are you looking for me?"

But he didn't even have time to wait for the other party's answer. He saw them hurriedly dismounting and drawing their swords one by one. He knew in his heart that these people were coming for him.

However, probably because the villain was talkative, the leader waved his hand and asked more than half of the hundred people he led to encircle the two sides of the woods.

After his men had taken orders and left, he shouted grimly towards the forest, "Brother Changsong, I'm really sorry, but I have no choice but to borrow your head."

When Sheng Changsong heard the voice, he immediately realized who it was. He said angrily, "Zhang Mazi, you are the head of the Wujin County Police. How dare you collude with bandits?"

Zhang Mazi sneered and said with disdain, "If you want to blame someone, blame your parents. Why did they investigate the medical officer's case? Can't they just serve as a judge for a few years and then leave?"

When Sheng Changsong heard the other party admit it directly, he realized that he was going to be killed. He knew in his heart that Wang Yue must have hit the other party's sore spot, and perhaps this time the plan was successful.

But he was also a little anxious. They had been surrounded. If the people arranged by Wang Yue arrived late, they would probably have no choice but to collect his body.

But he had been training in archery and horse riding with his family guards since he was a child. Even though he was not very skilled, he had seen blood. How could he just accept his fate?

So he sneered and prepared to threaten them first to see if he could scare off a few timid ones.

He just yelled, "You want to kill me? I wonder how many lives you are prepared to sacrifice? After I die, my master will avenge me! No one will escape!"

Zhang Mazi didn't expect Sheng Changsong to be stubborn and not beg for mercy, so he said with disdain, "We just think that Changzhou has just lost a prefect, and if another magistrate dies, it will be a bit troublesome. If he doesn't stop, we will kill him until he stops! I want to see how many relatives he has for us to kill."

Sheng Changsong understood what Zhang Mazi meant, which was that the next step would be to take action against all of Wang Yue’s relatives, and he was just the chicken to be killed to scare the monkeys.

Thinking of the old ladies Minglan and Shulan who lived in Changzhou City, and the eldest old lady Pinlan who had just arrived, Sheng Changsong was very worried and shouted angrily, "You bastard, how dare you!"

Zhang Mazi saw that Changsong was getting anxious, but he was not afraid at all. He shouted excitedly, "Brothers, come on!"

After he finished speaking, he took the lead and rushed into the woods. However, although he was the first to rush out, he fell behind the team.

This is also his usual trick. He relies on this ability every time to get credit and save his life.

This time was different. They had just rushed in for a dozen steps when they heard someone scream, "Ah~!"

Judging from the direction of the scream, it was obviously not where Sheng Changsong was, and outside the forest, which turned out to be the most dangerous place.

The reason why Zhang Mazi has been able to stay safely in his position as the head of Wujin County for so many years is due to his keen intuition.

After hearing the man's howl, he immediately prepared to speed up his pace and blend into the crowd.

But before he took a step, a cold machete was placed on his neck, and someone jokingly said, "Captain Zhang, where are you going?"

Zhang Mazi was also a ruthless man. He dared to look back at this time. It wouldn’t have been a big deal to look back, but when he looked back, he found that there were more than ten people standing behind them.

This is not a big deal, there are only a few people, no one will be afraid. There are more than a hundred of them, so it is easy for them to deal with these dozen people.

Although he might not survive, he had done some dirty business and had long since put aside the anger. As long as he could cover up what happened that year, his family would be taken care of.

However, the person who frightened him the most was one of the dozen people he knew, and that person was his immediate superior, Wujin County Magistrate Liu Zha!

Liu Zha was a Jinshi in the second year of Zhihe. He was regarded by the late Li Zhizhou as someone who wanted to kill the enemy but did not have the ability to turn the tide.

When he first arrived in Wujin County, he was also passionate about stabilizing the public security in the county. However, after several years of hard work and just when he had found some clues, his wife suddenly died.

At first, he didn't think much of it, but because he was busy with official duties, he neglected to take care of his wife, which led to his wife's death.

But later, when Lord Li died, he happened to rush to the scene and found that his wife's death was exactly the same as Lord Li's.

He has been brooding over this matter for years. After learning the truth, he thought about avenging his wife one day, but so much time has passed that he has not found the opportunity to take revenge.

Not only did people in Wujin County know about this matter, but the entire Changzhou officialdom was also aware of it.

When Zhang Mazi, the local tyrant, saw Liu Zha, he knew that this matter was going to be troublesome and the whole Changzhou might be in upheaval.

So, he didn't care about the knife on his neck, and shouted, "Brothers, don't worry about me, kill them all! If they don't die, our families will be implicated."

Liu Zha was very surprised when he saw Zhang Mazi. Only now did he understand why he was so miserable. It turned out that even the other party had people in the government office.

After hearing Zhang Mazi's roar, he shouted angrily, "How dare you! Do you still want to kill me?"

However, Liu Zha obviously underestimated the courage of these vicious criminals and forgot that they had already killed an official. When those who rushed to the forest heard Zhang Mazi's roar and saw the dozen people in their group, they drew their swords and rushed back.

Chi Feng, who was in charge of protecting Liu Zha, quickly stepped forward and shouted coldly, "Capture them all, dead or alive!"

Along with Chifeng's roar, more than a dozen people rushed out from the dense forest behind him and blocked Zhang Mazi's men in the forest.

At the same time, more than a dozen people suddenly jumped up from the fallen leaves in the forest, and dozens of heads fell to the ground in an instant.

Even well-trained soldiers could be defeated if they suffered 30% casualties, so such a sudden change immediately frightened the bandits.

Their fear did not affect the actions of the people arranged by Wang Yue. It didn't take long before, and except for a dozen who surrendered, the rest of the more than one hundred people led by Zhang Mazi were either seriously injured or dead.

……

Changzhou, Shengzhai

Mrs. Sheng’s property here has a very advantageous geographical location. Although it is not in the inner city of Changzhou, it is just on the north side of the canal and not far from the inner city.

Wang Yue and his group entered the city from the East Gate and crossed most of the city before arriving home.

After getting off the carriage, Pinlan didn't need any servants to help her and jumped off the carriage easily.

She looked around and shouted in surprise, "Minglan, it's so lively here!"

Minglan was a step late. She had been practicing the martial arts that Wang Yue taught her a lot these days, and her movements were also very agile.

Although she also wanted to jump down like Pinlan, considering that Wang Yue was not far away, she slowly got out of the car with Xiaotao's support.

Seeing Wang Yue motioning her to go in first, she strolled over to Pinlan and said with a smile, "After you settle down, I'll take you around some other day. There are a lot of fun things here."

Old Madam Sheng knew that Wang Yue was arranging something important. She felt that although Minglan could not help, she did not want Minglan to cause trouble, so she hurriedly urged, "If you want to play, you'd better settle down first. Take Pinlan home now."

Minglan is also a smart person. When she heard the old lady say this, she glanced at Wang Yue and immediately thought of the guards accompanying them this time, which were obviously more than twice as many as before. She also understood what dangers might exist.

She obediently changed her words and said, "Okay, I'm going to Pinlan's mansion now. The peach blossoms in the backyard are in full bloom, and the peach blossom wine I brewed seems to be ready to drink. It's a good time to go and dig it out."

When Pinlan heard that there was wine, she didn't even think about going out to play. She rolled up her sleeves without caring about the occasion and said quickly, "Then let's go dig. I know you're a good cook, but I don't know how about making wine?"

When she said this, she pulled Minglan into the yard, and her maid followed behind and couldn't catch up with her.

When the eldest old lady saw this scene, she shook her head helplessly and said to Wang Yue and Old Lady Sheng, "This girl looks like she will never grow up."

Chapter 191: A Ten Thousand Word Letter!

Old Madam Sheng shook her head and said with a smile, "You just want your son and daughter to be closer, and Pinlan will have her cousin to love her in the future, so why are you so worried?"

The eldest old lady didn't expect that Old Lady Sheng could see it right away. She shook her head and said, "She is still young and hasn't made up her mind yet. We also need to see if the two children's personalities are compatible."

The two walked inside as they talked, and Wang Yue waited until the two old ladies entered the yard, then followed Minglan to the back garden. He was just waiting for news, and also wanted to take this opportunity to taste the peach blossom wine brewed by Minglan.

It’s no wonder that Minglan is an expert in cooking and the wine she brews tastes pretty good.

Wang Yue couldn't help but drink two more glasses, not to mention that greedy girl Pinlan.

At this moment, Shulan, who came back a step later, just arrived at the gate. Before she could enter the yard, several horses hurried to the gate of Sheng's house. She saw her younger brother from afar, so she stopped and wanted to say hello to her brother before leaving.

After Sheng Changsong arrived at the door, he did not greet Shulan, but asked anxiously, "Sister, is my cousin here?"

Shulan didn't care about Changsong's reaction. She said in a gentle voice, "My cousin came back before me and should be here by now."

Changsong nodded quickly and walked in hurriedly. He was still not calm at the moment and had forgotten some etiquette.

In fact, it was not Changsong's fault. He was ready to die when he was in the woods, but he didn't expect that there were dozens of men lying in the fallen leaves in the woods. It didn't take long for them to deal with Zhang Mazi and his gang.

Not everyone can withstand the excitement of being on the verge of death but suddenly having a sudden turn of events.

Liu Zha, who came with him, had no introduction from Changsong, so he could only bow to Shulan politely before walking in.

But before he had taken a few steps, Changsong suddenly remembered that he had not introduced himself and turned back, and the two of them bumped into each other.

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