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"But the emperor's eldest grandson is not a good person. It would be fine if his charity hall only helps some widows and widowers. It is nothing more than winning over the hearts and minds of some rural villagers. As long as we are here, it will be insignificant. But his free reading is actually doing something practical. Shake the foundation of our Lujiang scholars on the ground..."

Zhou Du felt a little heavy. The emperor's eldest grandson seemed to be gentle in his methods, but every move he made after coming to Lujiang was like a sharp knife slashing at the wealthy family of Lujiang, fast and hard.

Zhou Zhao was silent for a long time.

"I have personally seen that their free reading only teaches some common arithmetic and recognition of some commonly used characters. It is very superficial content and will not achieve much success..."

Zhou Du knew that his old man would not fail to see the harm behind this free study, but that he had lost his energy and could no longer listen to his own opinions, so he simply closed his mouth and closed his eyes silently to rest.

The atmosphere in the car suddenly fell into silence.

When he was about to enter the house, Zhou Zhao suddenly opened his old eyes, glanced at his youngest son, and gave a serious warning.

"I know that you have been in secret contact with those people. From today on, you must cut yourself off from them and get out as soon as possible - some industries, if it is inconvenient, you can just abandon them..."

When Zhou Du heard this, his heart tightened, and he suddenly raised his head to look at his Aweng. Seeing that Zhou Zhao's eyes were slightly closed and his face was calm, he felt slightly relieved and said with some reluctance.

"promise--"

Zhou Zhao glanced at him and nodded slightly.

My youngest son has always been smart, so he should know the pros and cons involved.

The affairs of Lujiang County ended in an unexpected way.

The wealthy families in Lujiang County showed unprecedented cooperation and contributed money and efforts to help His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun open a charity hall in Lujiang County to promote free education and provide relief to widows and widowers. The emperor's eldest grandson, Zhao Ying, recruited nearly a hundred young talents from Lujiang County in one go and incorporated them into his general's mansion to serve as personal guards.

The one-eyed stone man was also proven to be a conspiracy with ulterior motives.

His Royal Highness the Emperor Changsun personally signed the sea arrest document to track down the main messenger behind the case of the Cyclops. Anyone who can provide effective clues will be rewarded with 10,000 yuan, 100 acres of fertile land, and will be exempted from three years of corvee service at home. Those who can capture them alive will be promoted to the third level!

Once the news came out, there was a quick response.

Some fishermen living near the water swamp reported that before the strange incident occurred, someone had purchased three dilapidated fishing boats nearby. At midnight that night, they heard an extremely obvious sound of water flowing from the water swamp.

At that time, I just thought it was a big fish causing trouble in the water swamp, and I didn't dare to go up to check it carefully. The next day I saw that the water swamp had turned into a depression!

Zhao Ying asked people to repeatedly confirm with nearby villagers. After confirming the news, he immediately sent people to distribute the rewards.

A heavy box of half a liang of Qin, plus the title deed to a hundred acres of fertile land, was delivered directly to the villager's home, which immediately aroused the envy of everyone.

They did not expect that just a few light words would be exchanged for such a generous reward, and they all secretly regretted that they did not go to His Highness the Emperor Changsun to receive the reward first.

Ten thousand dollars and one hundred acres of fertile land may not matter to a wealthy family, but for these people who make a living by fishing and whose families are too poor to take the blame, it is enough to change the fate of the whole family.

This solid reward soon had a chain reaction.

The day after Zhao Ying cashed in his reward, the owner of a small inn went to the county magistrate's house to report the situation in person. He said that two days before the case of the Cyclops Man, a group of businessmen from other places lived in their house. guest house.

The appearance is very similar to what the fisherman described.

This is definitely extremely important news. Zhao Ying put down what he was doing and personally called several housekeepers in the guest house. They inquired one by one and quickly confirmed the authenticity of the news.

After learning the news, Zhao Ying immediately called the county governor Wu Rui and began to investigate along this clue.

From the soldiers on duty at the city gate, to the guests who stayed in the guest house that day, and even the vendors who set up stalls near the guest house, they are all included in the investigation. This is thanks to Da Qin's extremely strict household registration and identity management system.

If you really pursue it with determination, you can quickly determine the identity of the other party.

Another real reward is handed out.

Those people in Lujiang County who were still hesitant and worried that it would attract revenge from the bad guys really couldn't hold back anymore. Not to mention ten thousand dollars, that one hundred acres of fertile land can really serve as the foundation for future generations!

At the county governor's office, people came to report the situation in an endless stream.

Of course, the information about most of them was useless and had nothing to do with the case. However, Zhao Ying ordered the officials who received them to receive them patiently and not to criticize the people harshly.

Under this loose policy, the enthusiasm of the people in Lujiang County became even higher.

Who knows if the person you suspect is right? If he is right, wouldn't it be a fortune?

Under this kind of situation where all the people are soldiers, everyone stares with eyes wide open, and pays attention like a treasure hunt, not to mention a few rats hiding in the dark, not even Shang Yang back then can escape the pursuit of the government.

This means that it has been too long since the incident occurred. If it had been at that time, it is estimated that people would not have been able to leave Lujiang County, and they would have been caught on the spot by the Lujiang people.

But even so, many people are frightened.

Outside Lujiang County.

An inconspicuous carriage was leaving slowly along the official road. The man driving the car had a strong build. If Zhou Zhao and his son were here, they would definitely recognize that in the car were the entourage of Mr. Tang whom they had just received a few days ago.

It wasn't until they were far away from the county town, and there were no pedestrians around, that the man driving the carriage couldn't help but look back and glance at the old man sitting in the carriage.

"Mr. Tang, that matter has nothing to do with us in the first place, why should we leave in such a hurry..."

The old man in the carriage had a calm voice.

"A gentleman does not stand under dangerous walls. Lujiang County has become a place of right and wrong, and it is not suitable to stay for a long time..."

The man simply closed his mouth, waved the riding crop in his hand, and made a loud crack, as if to vent his frustration.

This pair of masters and servants can run easily, but there are some who can't. In this city, they are almost startled three times a day. They slap their foreheads with regret. Why did they get crazy in the first place and get involved in such a head-turning thing? Go.

In the south of the city, the Yu family.

The head of the Yu family was sitting in his study with a scroll of bamboo slips and a gloomy expression. Although his eyes were staring at the bamboo slips, his mind was no longer on the bamboo slips. From time to time, his eyes were raised and looked out the window.

It wasn't until dusk that familiar footsteps finally sounded outside the yard. He couldn't help but feel nervous, and looked out the door nervously. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his confidant, the internal steward Yu Zhong, bending over and walking quickly.

"For the record, the head of the family, the matter has been dealt with completely. All the people who came into contact with it have shut their mouths."

Hearing this, the head of the Yu family couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and looked at Yu Zhong with a more appreciative look.

"Yes, you did a good job on this matter!"

After the head of the Yu family finished speaking, the conversation changed.

"You have worked hard these past two days. I have asked people to prepare carriages and horses to salute you. You can go to the countryside for a while first and take a break..."

A look of gratitude suddenly appeared on Yu Zhong's face, and he bowed deeply to the head of the Yu family.

"No! I would like to thank my master for your consideration..."

The head of the Yu family, Yu Xun, waited until Yu Zhong left and then gave a calm order to a muscular middle-aged man behind him.

"Do it cleanly, don't leave any traces..."

"Promise!" The man promised in a deep voice, turned around and was about to leave, then stopped.

"Where is his family? Do you want to deal with it together..."

Yu Xun shook his head.

"Yu Zhong is a loyal servant of our Yu family, and we cannot let the hearts of the people below him go cold. After Yu Zhong leaves, his name will be entered into the genealogy, and he will be buried in honor of the family. His wife and children will also be raised by the family. I have three sons, and I can choose a smart one to work in the house..."

"The master of the house is kind!"

The man turned around and bowed deeply to Yu Xun, then turned and left.

……

The matter of the one-eyed stone man is indeed far away from now. Even though some extremely critical information has been collected in these days, the thief has already left Luyang County, and even Zhao Ying is unable to do anything.

After listening to Zhang Lianghe's report, he couldn't help but flash his eyes and nodded slightly.

"Have you ever investigated the families that those people have been in contact with?"

He bowed in surprise.

"Back to Your Highness, we have basically investigated clearly. It seems to be the Yu family in the south of the city. Some people reported that they saw those businessmen staying on the Yu family's farm. Not long after the group of businessmen left, an unknown person on the Yu family's farm The childless stonemason contracted a strange disease and died suddenly..."

Zhao Ying nodded, picked up the writing brush, and gently circled a name on the list handed over by Zhang Liang, then shook his hand and handed it to Jing, who was standing in a bow.

"Go ahead, but I want incontrovertible evidence!"

"promise!"

Without saying a word, he turned around and strode away.

For Jing, what they are best at is not spying on the world and collecting intelligence, but "finding" the evidence His Majesty wants!

Soon, all three thousand elite Imperial Guards stationed at the military academy in the city were called over.

Under the leadership of Jing, they roared away towards the south of the city.

This move immediately caused a lot of discussion among the people in the city. Many of those who were watching the movements of Zhao Ying and others felt their hearts tighten and completely lost their former composure.

"Go and find out where the emperor's grandson's people have gone!"

……

The Yu family in the south of the city.

I don't know why, but since getting up in the morning, Yu Xun felt that his eyelids were twitching today, and he felt a little uneasy. He couldn't even read a book anymore.

He simply threw down the bamboo slips in his hands, paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, reviewing the whole incident bit by bit in his mind, making sure that all the hands and feet had been taken care of, leaving no clues, and then secretly The ground breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the emperor's eldest grandson didn't get caught, even if he had suspicions, there would be nothing he could do to harm the Yu family.

After all, the Yu family is not a small family. It has a history of hundreds of years in Lujiang County and has been run by generations of people.

Although he was comforting himself in his heart, the vague feeling of uneasiness still made him feel a little uneasy.

Immediately someone called the eldest son.

"Go and bring some gifts, and go to the governor's house for me to pay homage to His Highness the Emperor's Grandson, and say that our Yu family is willing to add an additional 100,000 yuan to fund the Charity Hall to provide relief to the people of Lujiang..."

The eldest son of the Yu family frowned slightly when he looked at his somewhat restless father, but he still bowed and obeyed his orders honestly. However, before he could go out, he felt the ground shaking, and immediately heard the sound. The rumble of horse hooves outside made him stop in shock.

"Tell me, what's going on outside, what happened -"

He ignored the impoliteness and jumped into the yard first, catching a house slave who was running towards him in a hurry.

The slave had already lost his mind and stopped in a panic.

"Master Qi, something bad has happened. Suddenly a lot of cavalry came outside and have surrounded our Yu family..."

When the eldest son of the Yu family heard this, he couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. In the middle of winter, he instantly wet his jacket with cold sweat.

Yu Xun, who was following him, also heard what the slave said. His heart suddenly sank and his vision went dark. He almost fell to the ground with his head hanging. He managed to stand up straight and took a deep breath.

"Come with me and see—"

After saying that, he added something as if to cheer himself up.

"Our Yu family is a family that has accumulated good deeds and has been virtuous for generations. It is a well-known and prominent family in Lujiang County. Even His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson of the Emperor, cannot be insulted..."

However, before he could walk out of the courtyard, Jing had already broken in with a team of elite Forbidden Army soldiers.

"Captain Jing, why did you lead troops without authorization and break into my Yu family? Do you really think that our Yu family is easy to bully?"

Yu Xun's face was dark, his voice was gloomy as he looked at Jing who walked straight in.

Shocked by this, he raised his hands with a serious expression. It's just that his natural smile is nowhere near fierce. Therefore, his serious face does not seem serious to others, but rather sarcastic, and looks particularly hateful.

"I don't dare. I was just ordered to investigate the case of the one-eyed stone man, and it was traced to your family..."

Having said this, he smiled again as he was accustomed to.

"The head of the Yu family is so kind and charitable that he would never do such a heinous thing..."

Yu Xun nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, yes, our Yu family is a family of good deeds, and we have never disrespected the Qin Dynasty. Please tell me, General..."

He smiled in surprise.

"I also hope that this matter has nothing to do with your house, but my country, Qin, is the most strict with the law. Since someone has reported it, I naturally have to come and have a look in person, so as to restore your Yu family's innocence..."

Having said this, he gave the head of the Yu family a friendly smile with bared teeth, and then, without waiting for Yu Xun to react, he waved his hand and gave instructions to the elite soldiers behind him.

"Search me——"

"You, you - if you can't find any evidence this time, I, the Yu family, will definitely go to His Highness to demand justice!"

Yu Xun couldn't help but became furious, with an extremely angry look on his face, but he felt relieved in his heart.

It seems that although His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson has doubts about his family, he really doesn't have any clear evidence. Otherwise, he would be able to take people by force without leading people to search. (End of chapter)