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As soon as Wei Tianqing said that, he shook his head and said, "This is unlikely. Zhao Guangqing is the magistrate of a prefecture, and his official position is not low. He has no reason not to be a good official, but to collude with the rebellious party." He said: "And in recent years, Zhao Guangqing has always devoted himself to putting down the chaos. If he is messing with the party, why should he make great efforts to put down the chaos?"

Lord Lin said indifferently: "I don't think so. What he quelled was the rebellious people, and they were all mobs. But the rebellious party is different. The rebellious party has a well-planned plan and waits for an opportunity. It is not comparable to the rebellious people."

Wei Tianqing said: "Could it be that your lord also suspects Zhao Guangqing?"

Master Lin didn't answer, as if he was thinking about something, he said after a while: "Chu Huan is right, we are entering the city at this time to scare the snake away."

"My lord, what should we do then?" Wei Tianqing frowned and said, "Do you want to ask the governor for instructions?"

"It's too late." Master Lin squinted his eyes and said, "If Tongzhou really has such a net, they must have acted cautiously and used their hands and feet to hide it until today. It will be exposed, and if the Tongzhou rebels know about it in advance, things will become troublesome."

"My lord, let's take Zhao Guangqing directly for interrogation." Wei Tianqing couldn't help but said: "The so-called capture the king first, as long as the main culprit is captured, the others will have nothing to worry about."

Mr. Lin shook his head and said, "Zhao Guangqing is the magistrate of a state after all. He is an important member of the imperial court. Unless there is sufficient evidence or the order of the Holy Majesty, he must not move lightly. Whether Zhao Guangqing is guilty or not, we are only guessing now, and there is no evidence. If Arresting a party's high officials rashly and spreading the word will inevitably make the officials panic... And at this time, there must be no change in Tongzhou."

However, there should not be too much chaos in Tongzhou.

Although the Xiliang Army suddenly stopped its offensive momentum, the Xiliang Army may still attack at any time.

Yu Buqu is building a line of defense in the northwest and reorganizing his armaments. The imperial court is also urgently collecting food, grass, weapons and equipment. Tongzhou is the only way to the northwest. If there is any change, it will definitely affect the delivery of materials.

Wei Tianqing frowned and said, "What do you think the adults should do next?"

"Enter the city." Lin Daren said: "Secretly and quietly interrogate the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs first, as long as you find out who is the mastermind from him, I will know what to do."

Wei Tianqing believed this sentence.

He is not a fool, of course he can see that Master Lin is a member of Shenyiwei, and he is a senior official of Shenyiwei. If such a person makes a move, no matter how difficult it is to pry his mouth, he will reveal the rumors.

"Wei Tongzhi, you don't need to enter the city." Master Lin said decisively: "I entered the city and took the confession from the Secretary of the Ministry of Households Cao. If this matter is really related to Zhao Guangqing, you enter the city immediately and arrest Zhao Guangqing. It is not too late. The officer is leaving now."

Wei Tianqing hurriedly said: "Are you going to take risks alone?"

Master Lin said indifferently: "In my eyes, there is no danger." He spoke very confidently, but suddenly thought of something, and said: "But I still need one person to follow, if there is any change, I can pass the news."

Wei Tianqing immediately said: "I am humble and willing to go!"

Lord Lin shook his head and said, "You stay and lead the imperial guards."

"I would like to go with my lord," Chu Huan finally said.

Lord Lin smiled and said, "Chu Huan, you have to know that there is no danger for me, but it may not be the case for you. If something really changes, we will be in a tiger's den."

Chu Huan said calmly: "I just want to make some contributions in a humble position, so that I can be rewarded when I go back."

Lord Lin laughed, and said to Wei Tianqing: "As far as I know, there is a ravine fifteen miles west of Tongzhou City. You can wait there." Then he said solemnly: "Chu Huan, follow me." Turning around and walking Go, get to the horse, get on the horse, Chu Huan also got on the horse, all the imperial guards saw it, thought they were going to set off, and immediately got on the horse, Wei Tianqing said in a deep voice: "Don't move."

While everyone was stunned, Chu Huan and Wei Tianqing had already galloped away.

Qiao Yin got off the horse, leaned close to Wei Tianqing, and couldn't help but ask, "My lord, where are they going? Why don't we follow?"

Wei Tianqing said: "We have another place to go." He didn't say much.

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Chu Huan and Wei Tianqing arrived at Tongzhou City at dusk, the city gate was not closed, Mr. Lin was dressed as a merchant, and Chu Huan was dressed as an attendant. They entered the city without attracting anyone's attention.

However, the city was still very lively. This was the second time Chu Huan came to Tongzhou City. The two of them did not rush to go directly to the Department of Household Affairs, but found a small tavern and had a meal in the tavern. After inquiring about the situation in the city, it seems that outsiders came to Tongzhou for the first time and were very curious about Tongzhou.

Xiao Er also answered every question. The two of them first had to find out where the secretary of the household department lived. Of course, they couldn't ask directly. They found out that most of the officials lived in Dongcheng. They waited until it was dark outside before going out to Dongcheng .

There are many mansions in Dongcheng, and for a while I really didn’t know the house of Secretary Cao of the Household Department. Passing by a mansion, I saw that the gate of that mansion was closed, and there were two servants standing in front of the door. Chu Huan got off his horse and asked with a smile : "You two, may I ask if this is the residence of Si Cao, Secretary of the Household Department?"

"Are you blind?" A servant raised his finger and pointed to it: "This is Xu's residence, the residence of Master Cao Xu, Secretary of the Ministry of Industry."

Chu Huan hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. We are foreigners, and we came to find Mr. Cao, the Secretary of the Household Department, to do something, but we don't know where his residence is?"

The servant also understood that there were so many people looking for officials to do things, he pointed to the back and said, "Lord Gui's mansion is in the street behind, you can find it as soon as you go."

Chu Huan cupped his hands to express his thanks, and then he and Master Lin turned their horses and left.

Passing through the secluded street, Master Lin smiled and said: "Chu Huan, you can still think about what I said to you last time. I am willing to give you another chance."

"What did your lord say?"

"Join Shenyiwei." Master Lin said softly: "You seem to be very suitable to be a Shenyiwei."

Chu Huan said: "I will think about it again."

Master Lin and Chu Huan walked around to the back street, passing by the street, they really saw the Gui Mansion, but naturally they would not stop, passing by the door, they saw that the door was closed, and there was no one guarding the door.

The two circled around in front of and behind the gate of the Gui Mansion, and then left without a sound. They found an inn, and stayed in the inn for more than an hour before leaving the inn and leaving the horses in the inn. , go on foot to the east city.

Arriving in the East City, the night was dark, and the two went straight to the backyard of the Gui Mansion. The wall in the backyard was very high, but for Master Lin and Chu Huan, it was easy for Master Lin and Chu Huan to climb over the high wall and fall into the courtyard.

In fact, Gui Mansion is not that big, but the front yard and back yard are spacious, and there are not many houses in the mansion.

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Cao Guilun, Secretary of the Department of Household Affairs of Tongzhou, pays great attention to health preservation. Apart from paying great attention to diet, he will go to bed early and get up early unless there are special circumstances. She is close to feminine and cares very much about her body.

Although there is a wife and a concubine, and the concubine's room is at a young age, with a beautiful face and charming charm, Gui Lun seldom rests in his wife's room every month. He likes to stay in the study.

Others only thought that he was abstaining from women's sex and loved reading, but only Gui Lun knew that there were too many important things in the study, and only by staying here could he feel at ease.

There was no sound around, and Gui Lun had already rested on the couch. In a daze, he felt a coldness in his throat. He was not yet asleep, and he already knew that something was wrong. He didn't know what the cold thing on his neck was, but However, he felt that as long as he moved slightly or was about to scream, his throat would be cut.

"Your Excellency, just ask what you want." Gui Lun calmed down after being startled, "There is not much gold and silver, and there are some antique calligraphy and paintings. If there is anything else, there is nothing valuable."

He knew in his heart that if he could sneak into the mansion quietly, or even get close to him while he was sleepy, the other party must be very skillful. Such a person would most likely not be a gentleman.

"Master Gui is bothering you." An indifferent voice sounded, very softly: "I came to look for Master Gui, just to ask a few words."

Master Lin was sitting on a chair at this moment, and the dagger in Chu Huan's hand was placed at Gui Lun's throat.

Gui Lun didn't dare to move, so he could only say: "My life is already in your hands. If you want to ask any questions, I will not refuse to answer them, but...whether you can make me stand up and speak."

In the darkness, Master Lin nodded to Chu Huan, Chu Huan retracted the dagger slightly, Gui Lun sat up slowly, saw that there were two more people in the room, and tried to calm himself down.

Master Lin leaned back on the chair, he was very confident in himself, at this time he was only three steps away from Guilun, and anyone who was ten steps away from him would be under his control, so he was not afraid of Guilun Whatever the hell, Gui Lun made a move, he could kill this person in the blink of an eye.

"I don't know what advice you two have?" Gui Lun sat by the bed and asked softly.

Master Lin cut to the chase: "You know that your life is in our hands, but I want you to know that sometimes death is not the most painful thing. I have countless ways to make you more painful than death, so if you have a false sentence If so, I believe you will definitely regret that you came to this world."

Gui Lun nodded.

"Minggu Shichang must be known to you." Master Lin said, "Who is behind you?"

Gui Lun was taken aback, and then sighed softly: "I know this matter cannot be hidden. In fact, I was also forced... Hey, since you are here, I am relieved."

Master Lin frowned, and Chu Huan was also a little surprised.

Gui Lun said, "I'm afraid the two of you are the imperial court's superiors?"

Master Lin asked back: "What if it is, and what if it is not?"

"The lower official was forced to violate the court's law, and he was worried day and night, so he had already made preparations. The ins and outs of this matter, the lower official had already written a note, explaining it in detail, but he was too late to hand it in." Gui Lun lightly Sighed: "If the two of you are from the imperial court, the next official will find the booklet, and the two of you will know it at a glance."

Chu Huan said lightly: "You'd better not play tricks." He was actually very strange in his heart. He thought it would be very difficult to ask Gui Lun for a confession, but the fact seemed to be countless times easier than he expected. It made Chu Huan feel different.

It's just that Gui Lun's performance and tone seem to be really helpless.

Could it be that this person already knew about the incident, so he sought self-protection?