So I play chess

Chapter 199
"Young master, I heard some things in the inspection department before, and it may have something to do with this surname Liu."

After everyone walked out for a while, the winking guard finally spoke the reason.

It turned out that Yang Wantang was sued before his death, saying that he took in a concubine from Yongzhou in his early years, and based on the relationship of this concubine, he bought quite a lot of property in Yongzhou not long ago, and this concubine So the surname is Liu.

It can be inferred from this that Yang Wantang is indeed planning to flee to Beiyu.

The reason why Mrs. Liu was not in a hurry to meet was because since the relationship was already clear, it was not good to put on an attitude of cross-examination. No matter how much they talked, they would not know more.

It's better to leave this witness that has been put on the face first, anyway, I and Miss Wen have a long time to come, and there will always be time to ask again.

Something happened on this side, Tang Mingyi sent another guard to invite the guests, and the rest of the group went to Dengyun Tower, and specially asked for a small room at the back of this restaurant, which was specially used for the nobles to eat and drink in private. Temporary camp, waiting for another team to report back.

People came here from time to time, and these guards didn't have any clear goals, they just went to various parts of Nanshi, under the pretext that the vines were hard to shine, to inquire about the deeds of some eunuch aunts.

However, these guards were just guards, and their investigative skills were far behind Li Mao's. Thanks to the fact that many stories about the prefect's aunt were too widely spread, they did not return empty-handed.

In general, a few things are confirmed.

First, when the Liangzhou army entered the city, there was a confrontation between the Yang mansion and the outside, and finally a general with a hammer broke in, and what happened later.

Tang Mingyi had seen Zhou Tong with a hammer in his waist, so he knew it.

Two, after the Liangzhou army entered the city, they coerced the big families in the city and asked for a lot of gold, silver and jewelry from their houses under various names.There are even some rare treasures that do not know how precious they are, but their appearance is obviously strange, and they are described in detail by ordinary people who occasionally see them and people who have experienced them in the big clan.

Three, the carriage of the prefect's aunt when she entered the city was too conspicuous, and the people in the city had a very clear impression of it, which was exactly what happened when Liu Zhu returned to Tongcheng.

All of the above are not just what one or two people said, but are now well-known in Tongcheng, and it is almost impossible to fake them, so they have been checked with what Miss Wen said one by one.

There are some things that cannot be verified for the time being, such as Wen Xin's death that Tang Mingyi just went to investigate, and the specific results can only be obtained after contacting the Southern Chu spies who sneaked into Beiyu.

There are also things that may never be verified, such as whether Wen Zong's father rescued Liu Zhu's great-grandfather, and whether there is such a relationship between the two families.

But from the actual situation, Liu Zhu is a scholar after all, and a scholar always wants to save face, calling aunt to a girl who is two rounds younger than him, if there is no such relationship, it is hard to imagine that he can call out.

Up to now, the subordinates have nothing more than verified what Wen Gu said from various angles over and over again. In the end, they really couldn't hear any new news, so they basically confirmed such a fact.

Of course, this trip to the best restaurant in Tongcheng is not just for these reasons.

"Mr. Tang knew that this new family had figured out a good way to steam mutton, so he specially called me here. It seems that I know how to eat."

Before Huaji came in, a drunken voice came in first, pushed the door of this small room, and then said: "Our young lady likes people who know how to eat, no wonder she treats Mr. Tang differently."

"Mr. Hua, you're being polite." Tang Mingyi got up to greet him, but saw that Hua Ji was followed by the guard he sent to invite him, and there was no one else, so he gave the guard a questioning look, and the guard just shook his head in response .

Hua Ji cupped his hands crookedly, and fell onto the stool, but raised his eyes to see Tang Mingyi's movements in full view, so he didn't hide anything, and said directly: "I just told this little brother that Mr. Tang brought a share. The little brother Liao who came to my side hasn't seen anyone since yesterday, and he hasn't returned to your courtyard, what's going on?"

Tang Mingyi immediately became nervous: "Mr. Hua is serious?"

Hua Ji tilted his body, and although there was alcohol in his words, he said clearly: "Of course it is true, although this little brother Liao was brought by Mr. Tang, he is still my person now. If we don't see each other again tomorrow, I won't let you go." I'm here to find Mr. Tang's important person."

"Yesterday I saw that he was drunk and probably fell asleep on some street. They are all my closest relatives that I brought from home. I have to look for them if they are gone now. There are few people here. Forgive me, Mr. Hua." Tang Mingyi stood up and cupped his hands, but before Hua Ji could reply, the guards also left together.

"Mr. Tang, don't panic, I'll arrange someone to accompany you to look for it." Hua Ji followed, but seeing the food and wine on the table, he finally picked up the chopsticks and took a couple of bites. Then he held the lamb chops in one hand, With a jug of wine in one hand, he stumbled and followed.

But before he went out, Xiao Er stopped him, saying that the room had not yet been settled.

Hua Ji slanted his mouth and let out a "hey", and asked Xiao Erji to be under Mr. Tang Mingming's account, and come to ask for the account before tonight, and must not wait until tomorrow, otherwise the eldest lady in the family will scold him.

Tang Mingyi originally thought that Hua Ji could be regarded as an outsider who came later and was the one who benefited the most from the troubled times. It might be beneficial to inquire some opinions from him.

However, during this time, his guards will definitely not stay drunk all night, maybe something has happened to them, so they can't care about here.

Everyone ran out of the Dengyun Tower, the team leader shouted "separately look for it", the guards immediately dispersed, sneaked into various alleys, and went in all directions.Two other people followed Tang Mingyi to the north city gate where they last saw the guard surnamed Liao yesterday.

Ever since Tang Mingyi escaped from the house, Wen Gu actually didn't send anyone to follow him.What the Second Highness could ask would not go beyond what Wen Gu wanted him to know, and there was no need to take the risk of being discovered by him by doing unnecessary actions.

After letting Zhixia finish explaining Li Xun's side, he received the news from the hidden guard at Wen Xin Lingtang's side, so Wen Gu had nothing else to do and planned to go to take a rest first.

However, Master Sun came to the door suddenly.

Originally, these things outside the North City should be reported to Mr. Sun as soon as possible. After all, the people who died were all members of his family, and there was such a large number. Now this person thinks that he has the upper hand, so he must make progress .It was also because of this that Wen Gu wanted to take a rest first, and recharge his energy before going to fight with him.

But now that he is here, he can't hide, so he can only force himself to meet him in the hall of the outer courtyard.

(End of this chapter)