The little Fubao in the deserted village made all the dignitaries in the court go crazy with envy

Nanny Du left the study, leaving Yan Changqing, Xu Hanzhang and Xiao Birang alone.

Now let’s get down to business.

"Yao Shen's men are already in Yuanzhou City. They arrived three days ago. They have been keeping their troops inactive for the past three days. I think they are trying to gather information from here in secret. Sending those vanguards here today is just a first move. The next move must be brewing. It is better to be careful."

Xu Hanzhang spoke solemnly, but there was no sign of nervousness on his face. He sat cross-legged on an official chair, holding a plate of peanuts in his hand, eating one peanut at a time, and the sound of crunching continued in the study.

Xiao Birang took a few grains from his hand to go with his tea, and snorted, "Let him come. It would be better if he could get another batch of horses. I am in need of them."

Yan Changqing was sitting behind the desk. He was the only person in the entire study who looked serious, except that he was a little young.

Seeing the two elders like this, he didn't think there was anything wrong, and said, "Yao Shen has been in the position of Censor for seven years. He is considered the best among the children of the Yao family in Changjing City. He is fair in dealing with external affairs. This is the first reason. Secondly, his family is only a branch of the Yao family, and the relationship with the Yuanzheng Bo Mansion can only be said to be a distant relative. That's why the Yao family let him take the lead. If Yao Shen fails, the Yuanzheng Bo Mansion still has room to maneuver and preserve the family foundation. Moreover, they may not let themselves be burned, otherwise Yao Shen would not hide in Yuanzhou and dare not come in person, just to leave a way out."

Xu Hanzhang shook his head. "No matter how cunning they are, if the emperor really wants to investigate, neither Yao Shen nor Yuanzheng Bo's Mansion will be able to get away with it. They are taking a risky move and are going to risk everything to fight for that position."

After saying that, the old man shook his head and said, "Was it more peaceful when I was half dead before? Well, there is always a gain and a loss. I don't know whether to say it's good or bad."

Yan Changqing was helpless, "Sir, let's talk business. There are 58 households in Yuxi Village. If we want to protect them, we need to deploy in advance. We don't have much time.

Yao Shen knew that I was in Yuxi Village. Since things had already started, there was no way he would give up halfway. He would definitely find a way to make me die outside the palace.

Everyone knows that Crown Prince Yan Lin has been recuperating and praying in the royal temple... How could the person who died in Yuxi Village be the crown prince?"

Xu Hanzhang glanced at the young man, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and said happily, "What good ideas have you come up with? Tell me."

"Half a month ago, when I learned about the situation in Hezhou, I wrote a letter to my father. I think his reply will arrive soon." Yan Changqing curved his lips and lowered his eyes with a sly smile, "Let's do this--"

……

The arresting officers rushed back to Yuanzhou City when it was already night.

In the upper room of the East City Inn, a man in a brocade-patterned robe sat at the table with a gloomy expression.

There was a small oil lamp on the table, with a flickering flame, casting a flickering light on the man's face.

"That old bastard Xiao Birang! His illness is really cured! So that means that person must have also begun to recover!"

"Sir, we didn't get the details of what happened in Yuxi Village. Ever since the village produced the Hundred-Angle Grass, the whole village has gradually become mysterious, and few outsiders can enter the village. Outsiders know almost nothing about who else lives in the village. In addition to Xiao Birang, there is also a skinny old man and a bald monk who intervened this time... Oh, that monk knows how to use poison! He can poison people without anyone noticing!"

Yao Shen pursed his lips into a straight line, "Anyone who can treat poison must be good at medicine. That monk is most likely the one who cured Xiao Birang!"

That is the person who cured Yan Lin.

"Then what do we do now?"

"Arrange the personnel and enter the village after nightfall tomorrow! We can't be late any longer. One more day of delay will lead to more variables!"

"Yes!"

"We must be careful about this matter and not cause any disturbance, otherwise we will alert the enemy and fail!"

"Yes!"

……

In a private room on the third floor of another restaurant in Yuanzhou City.

The Wang, Fu, and Zhuo families gathered again, and while they were toasting each other, they talked about the matter of the Jin family winery.

"The Jin family has been too prominent in the past six months and has attracted too much attention. As the old saying goes, 'People are afraid of becoming famous just as pigs are afraid of becoming fat.' Look at the Jin family. They were so proud before, but now they are in so much trouble. They have become fat pigs to be slaughtered." Zhuo Kuan snorted and laughed, then drank a glass of wine in one gulp.

Fu Pengyuan shook his head and frowned, "If we can't get over this, the Jin family won't be able to hold on for long. It's strange, isn't there someone backing the Jin family? Half a month has passed since the incident, why is there no movement from the people behind him? Is it because they can't help or what?"

"Jian Qianlai has never returned since he moved into Yuxi Village with his family. He even abandoned his ancestral home here. He thought he could enjoy the shade by climbing up a big tree, but look at what he has got now? Powerful people change their attitude faster than turning the pages of a book. When they are happy, they will pay attention to you, but when they are not happy, they will just treat you as a piece of shit. If you approach him with a shameless face, people will think you are not good enough." After Wang Hai finished cursing, he made eye contact with the two people opposite him, "Well, why don't we go to Yuxi Village and check it out?"

"Why should we go and investigate? The Jin family has long since ignored us. Even when he had money and fame, he never thought of visiting us." Zhuo Kuan said angrily.

Fu Pengyuan sighed and agreed, "They are in the Baixiang Tea and Baixiang Wine business. We have passed the word among several of our families, trying to humble ourselves and mend our relationship with the Jin family, but they never paid any attention to us. If we come to them now, they might think we are gloating over their misfortune."

Wang Hai was silent for a while, then slammed the table, "The Guo, Yang, Gan, and Ye families, all four families are as tight-lipped as clams, and won't say a word even after being hit with a few clubs! The people the Jin family has offended this time are not easy to deal with, and if they lose, they will lose their lives! We kindly wanted to find out if we could help, but they are even on guard! What if we are unforgivable!"

Merchants are profit-driven and it is one thing for them to compete with each other in business, but no one hates anyone to the extent of wanting to kill their entire family.

For some reason, they couldn't feel gloating at all when the Jin family encountered such a big trouble this time.

Instead, there is a chilling feeling of grief over the death of a rabbit.

The person behind the attack is so cruel, using human lives as a weapon.

Soon after they heard the news, they sent people to Hezhou to investigate and found out that several people had died, all of them ordinary people.

All innocent.

But without realizing it, he became a pawn in the hands of others and a victim of other people's game.

Rui is a large country with many wealthy businessmen in every city. At the same time, there are also many cases of families falling into ruin for unknown reasons.

Maybe one day, something like this will happen to them.

The three of them drank silently and did not go home until midnight.

When we get together to discuss matters, we can't come to any conclusion.

At midnight, before the city gates close.

The three carriages collided at the South Gate.

The people in the car lifted the curtain and took a look.

Haha, they are all acquaintances.

"Old Fu, didn't you say you were drunk and went back to rest?"

"Old Wang, when you were leaving the restaurant, you couldn't walk straight, so the servant carried you to the carriage, didn't he?"

"Zhuo Kuan! Your servant carried you away on his back. When he left, he was completely drunk and talking nonsense. You were just pretending!"

"...Alright, stop talking. The city gates are about to close. Let's get out of the city first!"

"..." Bah! They are all vixens hiding evil in their hearts! They act too convincingly!