one's door

Chapter 163 Major Events
If it was said that Wu Qingling's death caused a stir in Langyuan City, then Wu Yuan's death made many people in Langyuan City feel restless.

How could Wu Yuan die?Even if he was sick, he wouldn't die in just three or two days, right?A few days ago, I saw Wu Yuan go to the Yamen to work!
But the closed Wu Mansion, the officials in the yamen who looked as if their own family had died, and countless gossip all indicated that Wu Yuan might really be gone.And the appearance of city guard Zhou Cang directly confirmed this guess.

What has affected the whole city is that the four doors were closed early in the morning.No entry, no exit.It didn't even say when it would reopen.Obviously this is a contingency measure implemented by the garrison in case of emergency.

In this way, people in the streets and alleys, whether they want to know it or not, cannot escape the big incident that happened overnight in Langyuan City.

The common people are still okay, they are concerned about when the city gate will be reopened, not what will happen after a city magistrate dies.It has nothing to do with them anyway.

Except for the households along the streets around the Wu Mansion who were checked and questioned door-to-door.A restaurant named Manxianglou was also questioned, including several members of the Zhang family who moved into the new house.Without saying why, I just asked where you were and what you did from yesterday afternoon to night.The words were blunt, and the eyes were scrutinizing.Fortunately, there was no other action, and he left after asking.

Wang Lanping and Zhang Huiyuan were baffled, and the new daughter-in-law Wang Qin blinked her eyes curiously. It was the first time for her to experience being approached by an official. She asked some inexplicable questions and left without understanding.

Only Zhang Shun's heart beat wildly.He guessed that if the official came to the door, could it be his second brother who did something?Last time Wu Qingling's death made him frightened for several days, what about this time?
After Zhang Shun was pushed out by Wang Qin to go to the store, the news that city administrator Wu Yuan died last night made Zhang Shun feel like his heart almost jumped out of his throat.

"Sanggong, why is your face so bad all of a sudden? Is there something uncomfortable?"

"No, no, hehe, I was just too tired yesterday. You follow my little sister to familiarize yourself with the accounts. She is learning from the accountant recently, and you should follow suit." Zhang Shun quickly cleared up his mood and put on a smile to comfort his daughter-in-law.At the same time, there is work for her in the store today.The family stall seems to be getting bigger and bigger. It is impossible to rely on him and the younger sister alone. Wang Qin also has to learn everything that needs to be learned.

"Ah? Tired, tired?" Wang Qin didn't know what to think of, and his face was flushed.Then hummed.Then he took Zhang Huiyuan's hand and went behind the counter to find the cashier.

Business people, there is no such thing as newlyweds resting.Yesterday's big wedding was already a day off, and today's business must continue as usual.But Zhang Shun was a little more worried.

When it was close to noon, the closed north gate opened an opening, and a group of people came in from the outside.The people who were waiting to leave and enter the city along the road were also upset when they saw this situation.Because some knowledgeable people recognized that the guards in the group of people who made an exception and entered the city were wearing the robes of the guards of the sheriff's mansion.This shows that things in Langyuan City are very troublesome, and all the people from the Sheriff's Mansion have come.So who knows when the city gate will be reopened?

Immediately after this group of people entered the city gate, the guards of Langyuan City opened the way in front of them, they rushed all the way, and finally stopped at the gate of Wu Yuan's mansion.

Zhou Cang had already received the news in advance and was waiting at the door.Because the person who came was unusual, it was Yang Jie, the official of Zuojun, the prefect of Beijiang County.

But no one who went on an official career in Beijiang County would not be familiar with the names and taboos of the bigwigs and their general behavior styles in this area in advance.The same goes for Zhou Cang.So even though the army and the local government are on different paths, he still hopes to leave a good impression on Yang Jie.As the saying goes, people do not smile when they reach out for this reason, and it is easy to talk when they meet in the future.

The three chief officials of the Sheriff's Mansion.The first one is County Sheriff Xiao Wangcheng.Along the way, Yang Jie, the official of Zuojun, ranked second, and Wen Xian, the official of Youjun, ranked third.

Both Xiao Wangcheng and Yang Jie were transferred to Beijiang County a few years ago. They belonged to "outsiders", but they were also part of the same family.If Xiao Wangcheng is the head of Beijiang County, then Yang Jie is the hands.As for Youjun Lang Guan Wenxian, it is said that he has been really "idle" since last year, and has been completely dismissed.

"Your Majesty Yang, my subordinate Zhou Cang, please forgive me for not welcoming you from afar." Zhou Cang bowed his hands, which is regarded as polite, as is usually the case with military and local officials when they meet, keeping a distance from each other, even if the rank is high or low, he will not salute Goodbye.

"Your Majesty Zhou has worked hard. It really shouldn't be bothering you to wait all night for things that should be in place." Yang Jie smiled and bowed his hands in return.

"Hehe, in the emergency situation in Langyuan City, the subordinate officials also follow the rules, so why is it so hard? It's just a matter of duty. It's hard work for Mr. Yang to travel so hard. Sir, please!"

Neither of them continued the polite conversation.Together, they quickly entered the Wu Mansion.

It is not necessary for Zhou Cang to introduce the situation, and it is not appropriate for him to say more.Just sitting on the edge was enough for his purpose.He just wants these officials to know his existence, just don't carry private goods in his words.As for the others, he has reason to believe that with Zhang Yan's means, these government servants will come for almost anything.

But Zhou Cang still had a question in his mind that he didn't say.Is it that Yang Jie came too soon?According to the itinerary, it is impossible for Yang Jie to arrive at Langyuan City this early in the morning. At this moment, most of the fast horses who reported Wu Yuan's death are still on the way.The only explanation is that Yang Jie was already on the way before Wu Yuan's accident.The purpose of coming here is not because of Wu Yuan's death, but for another reason.Just in time.

Then what was Yang Jie's original purpose in coming to Langyuan City?Zhou Cang thought about it for a while, and stopped thinking about it when he didn't have a clue.After all, it had nothing to do with him anyway.

After listening to the explanation of the head arrester in charge of the case, Yang Jie was silent for a while, then turned to Zhou Cang who was sitting next to him and said, "Master Zhou, please forgive me, I want to chat with the people below alone." After speaking, he cupped his hands, Then he got up and let the head catcher lead him to the study room where the corpse was buried.Although the body had been carried to the side to prevent it from becoming stiff and difficult to clean up later, the scene of the crime remained exactly the same as last night.

Zhou Cang sat in the main room for almost a meal before he saw Yang Jie come back.

"Master Zhou, you should be very familiar with Zhang Yan mentioned in Wu Yuan's suicide note, right? Can you tell me about this person?" Yang Jie asked about Zhang Yan straight to the point.

Zhou Cang was naturally prepared.He smiled and said, "What does Lord Yang want to know? The next official will know everything."

(End of this chapter)