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() Chu Huan sighed: "The general didn't succeed, of course."

Xuanyuan Sheng clenched his fists tightly, "Originally, I was [-]% sure. The so-called capturing the thief and capturing the king, as long as the old Yaodao is taken down, others will not dare to act rashly. Moreover, the old Yaodao is a member of the Tianmen Dao. After taking him down, they must I can find useful information... But I didn't expect that the Taoist who was following the old demon was not afraid of death. Between the old demons...!"

"My goal is to go straight to the old demon's way, so naturally I won't let him block my way." Xuanyuan Sheng said with a sneer, "I knocked the Taoist priest flying in the middle with one punch, but after such a delay, another A Taoist priest has turned around and ran away with the old demon on his back, and the old demon has already shouted at the entrance of the demon, saying that we are caused by demons... The people were shocked at first, and then...then they all rushed towards me as if they were going crazy. Jump over...!"

Chu Huan could even roughly imagine the scene at that time in his mind. In the eyes of those people, the old Taoist priest was the emissary of the Supreme Lord and the person they worshiped. Only then did Xuanyuan Sheng make a sudden move. For those who had been brainwashed For the common people, Xuanyuan Shengcai is naturally a demon, a sworn enemy.

The corners of Xuanyuan Shengcai's eyes twitched slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, I didn't see the scene at that time. Those common people all had fierce eyes, as if they wanted to tear me apart. I failed to catch the old demon, but was caught by that Hundreds of people surrounded me, and some of my brothers hurried over to protect me, but there were hundreds of people on the other side, and there were only six people on my side, and I didn't even bring any weapons... The situation can be said to be It was very critical. The old demon way disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. I persuaded those people at that time, telling them not to be bewitched by the old demon way's nonsense. As we exited, those people became even more insane, each of them seemed to have gone mad, we knew that if we didn’t kill them, those people would tear us apart alive, so we had no choice but to rush out of the cave.”

Chu Huan sighed: "The so-called two fists are hard to beat with four hands. Although you guys are not weak in martial arts, General Xuanyuan is even more excellent in martial arts, but you are unarmed. It is by no means easy to break through the encirclement of hundreds of people who have been bewitched. .”

Xuanyuan Sheng smiled wryly and said: "Who says no? Once a person goes crazy, he can't wake up if he wants to. That's what happened to the people. Every step forward is very difficult for us. At the beginning, we just opened up the people close to us. I know that they are also bewitched by others, and it doesn't hurt their lives, but these people seem to be possessed by demons, they are not afraid of death, kick one away, and two will rush up. There is...!" The veins on the fist burst violently, "There were two brothers who made a mistake, and they were thrown to the ground...My lord, you didn't see the scene at that time. Those people were like wild animals. The two brothers were killed After falling to the ground, a group of people rushed forward, tearing wildly, someone picked up a stone and threw it on our brother's head, and in a blink of an eye, the two brothers were stoned to death, that scene...!" He closed his eyes. He closed his eyes and didn't speak for a while.

Chu Huan knew Xuanyuan Shengcai's mood, and lightly patted Xuanyuan Shengcai on the shoulder. Xuanyuan Shengcai was silent for a while, finally opened his eyes, and said softly: "The rest of us managed to get to the entrance of the cave, except for the two brothers. We were killed, and two brothers were injured in the tearing. These people would not let us leave at all. We rushed out of the cave with great difficulty, but they still followed behind, throwing stones at us. The mountains and forests are rugged, and we I can’t walk fast at all, but some of the people are very used to the roads in the mountains and forests, besieging us all around...!” Xiang Chuhuan smiled bitterly and said, “My lord, to tell you the truth, I have never been so embarrassed in my life. "

Chu Huan asked: "Then how did you escape later?"

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "It's still our brother's intelligence. The camp saw that we hadn't returned all night, so they sent a team to look for us. Thanks to me, I left a mark along the way in advance, just in case, they insisted on following us. I followed the sign to find us, and when I heard movement in the mountain, the team of no more than 30 people rushed into the forest immediately. The guards were well-trained, and when they came out to look for us, they were fully equipped with weapons. Dare to confront each other head-on, and when we saw our people approaching, they immediately scattered and fled, and I brought everyone back to the cave, but those rioters had already dispersed in the mountain, and the old demon Dao was no longer in the cave. During this period, we searched carefully in the cave, but did not find anything useful... The brothers arrested more than a dozen rioters and brought back the bodies of the two murdered brothers. In the county government office, there were more than 20 rioters in our hands. We interrogated them carefully, and although we got some confessions, they were all irrelevant. These people actually didn’t know anything at all. Ask them to talk about the Tao of Heaven, but they don't know anything...!" He said bitterly: "It's really a bunch of stupid people!"

"Where are those people now?"

"They were all imprisoned by the local county government." Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "I was delayed there for more than a day. The county government sent people to search the mountain later, but they didn't find any useful clues. I'm worried about the situation of the adults here. Don't dare to delay, hand over the remains of the two brothers to the local county government for preservation first, and those rioters will also be temporarily detained in the county government. It is also necessary to investigate the matter of Tianmen Dao carefully!"

Chu Huan smiled lightly and said, "Perhaps once the incident in Taiyuan is over, the way of Tianmen will come to the surface in Anyi." Then he said: "General Xuanyuan, you have worked hard all the way, first let the people in Xingyuan prepare food, you and brothers Let's eat first, and then take a good rest for a day or two...!" After a pause, he said thoughtfully, "I'm afraid there will be more and more difficult things waiting for us in the future."

Chu Huan did not leave Xingyuan during this day, and Xuanyuan Shengcai and others had just arrived, and they rested for a whole day.

In the evening, Xuanyuan Sheng recovered his spirit, and then he came to learn about Taiyuan from Chu Huan. Chu Huan told Xuanyuan Shengcai in detail what he could tell. Xuanyuan Shengcai was greatly surprised by the poisonous plot and the news was delivered through the blue and white porcelain, but Xuanyuan Shengcai was also puzzled by the eight-character phrase "will be in the Gongmen, the old gentleman will break in the evening".

For the next few days, Chu Huan would check the Huang family's property with the people from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Naturally, for some accounts, it is not enough to just sit in the room and look at the account books, but to inspect them in person. For example, the shops left by the Huang family, according to the According to His Majesty's instructions, Chu Huan has the right to sell off the fixed assets of the Huang family's land and shops, convert them into gold and silver, and then transport them back to the capital. Do a rough understanding of the market price of the market, so that these fixed assets can be processed.

Before Chu Huan went out to work in the Ministry of Household Affairs, Xingyuan's guards were in charge of protecting him. After Xuanyuan Shengcai's guards arrived, Xuanyuan Shengcai took on the task of guarding himself. Guarding Chu Huan every day is also considered a He stayed close to each other and devoted himself to protecting Chu Huan's safety.

In fact, in the past few days, Chu Huan had a lot of contact with the people from the Taiyuan Household Department, but also a lot of businessmen from the Taiyuan Mansion.

Chu Huan knew very well that among the three tasks assigned to him by the emperor, although the most difficult one was to investigate the real murderer of Shen Yiwei's murder, for the current court, the most direct benefit was to confiscate Huang's family wealth.

On the southeast side, Lei Guheng is leading an army to suppress Tianmen Dao. If the battle can be resolved quickly, everyone will be happy, but if the battle is delayed a little, the household department will be under great pressure.

Chu Huan is very clear about the current situation of the Ministry of Household Yamen. Regardless of money and food, they are stretched. It is clear how much you want to come, so before leaving, the emperor also emphasized that the Huang family's fixed property is not needed by the court, what is needed is that Chu Huan can bring a large amount of money and food to Beijing from the house raid in Anyi .

The Huang family is as rich as an enemy country. If the Huang family's wealth can be fully charged to the household department, it will definitely solve the urgent needs of the household department. Even if the southeast front is not going well, the empire will still be able to provide some support.

Therefore, when Chu Huan talked with the head of the Taiyuan Household Department, he naturally revealed that he would sell the fixed property of the Huang family and convert it into cash. He did not conceal the knowledge of selling the Huang family's property, and the master was in the household department, so he had to contact with those big and small merchants on weekdays. Naturally, there were many good friends among them. Taoist businessmen are always extremely concerned.

The Huang family owns hundreds of shops in the prefectures of Anyi Road, and has formed a huge local business network in Anyi. The land of the Huang family is fertile land with extremely superior geographical location. Looking around eagerly, when Chu Huan revealed that the fixed property of the Huang family was about to be sold, those merchants who had been waiting for a long time naturally could not continue to sit still, and they all tried their best to connect with Chu Huan, although everyone didn't know that Chu Huan was going to sell it. Investigate the truth about Shen Yiwei's murder, but they all know that the imperial envoy came to Anyi to confiscate the Huang family's wealth, and the decision to sell the fixed property of the Huang family is in the hands of the imperial envoy. Well, everyone hopes to get close to Chu Huan, as long as he can bribe the imperial envoy first, it will be a breeze to get the fixed property of the Huang family back then.

The master has been extremely courteous to Chu Huan in the past few days. Naturally, it is not easy for businessmen to meet the imperial envoy. The best way is to first settle the matter, and then use the master as a link to meet the imperial envoy. , So in the past few days, the head teacher followed Chu Huan to handle official business during the day, and when he returned home at night, there were many cars and horses in front of the house, and merchants came to see him one after another, just hoping that the head teacher could arrange a chance to meet the imperial envoy.

The master is in charge of that person's money and dealing with people. He really arranges a part of time every day for businessmen to come and see Chu Huan. He calls Chu Huan good relations with the business community in Taiyuan, so that he can learn more about the Huang family in An'an. Chu Huan is well aware of the situation in the business community in the city, but he still meets a few businessmen every day, and Chu Huan accepts the "small gifts" offered by the businessmen unceremoniously. When it comes to other issues, Chu Huan is always smiling and doesn't say much. Naturally, the businessmen don't know that this imperial envoy has long planned how to sell the fixed property of the Huang family.