Chapter 1, the cold wind is coming

Ji County, Youzhou Assassin's Mansion.

Liu Yan is worried about the official documents submitted by various counties in the state in recent days. Most of the counties in the state have happened, especially in Youbeiping County, which is the most worrying. Of course, behind this series of things, what is really worrying is about the increasing power of Taiping Road and Huma's invasion.

As the assassin of Youzhou, Liu Yan has seriously thought about the various difficulties faced in the state. Huma's crimes have been committed every year, which is already a top priority; but in any case, he can't mention the importance of Taiping Road, just like most other state assassins and county governors, although he has heard it from time to time. It is said that the Taiping Taoist party gathered a crowd to make trouble, but in the end, there was nothing more than a small fight.

However, when his attention was focused on everything in the right Beiping County, and the right Beiping County submitted many documents on the rectification of Taiping Road in a row. Xu Wu County and Pinggang County were happy to release Buddhism. Letters were sent from time to time, so that he always saw the crisis theory about Taiping Road recently. I have to take this matter to heart.

Right Beiping County is at a time when the thief is in trouble, but he still solemnly reports the matter of Taiping Road. Liu Yan is not a pedantic person, and he can naturally see the importance of it. Coupled with the rumors outside now, the momentum of Taiping Road is becoming more and more soaring, and it really can't be taken lightly. Therefore, he had to seriously think about how to rectify Taiping Road. At least he could not make Taiping Road more noisy in Youzhou.

Not long ago, he consulted several of his staff, but these people either did not think that Taipingdao would be a big problem at all, or the rectification plan proposed was nonsense. It was basically a measure to treat the symptoms rather than the root causes, which would exacerbate people's resentment against the government.

There is no way to understand, but you can't do anything. Liu Yan decided to issue an order first to prohibit the people of all counties and counties from engaging in Taiping Road activities, and also strictly restrict all Taiping Road preaching matters. As soon as he finished writing the assassin's order, he had not come to put down his pen in a hurry. Suddenly, he heard the sound of rapid footsteps outside the hall. A young official ran to the door in a panic and bowed to salute inside.

"Why are you so panicked?" Liu Yan held a pen in his hand and asked outside the door doubtfully.

"Your excellency, something has happened. Right Beiping County quickly reported that Baiseng Zuzhao of Xu Wu County crossed the county to Lingzhi and killed the county magistrate of Lingzhi County in Liaoxi County. The little official didn't have time to breathe and said hurriedly.

"What? Are you saying that there are also artificial rebellions in Xu Wu County? Liu Yan was shocked, and the pen in his hand slapped heavily on the case. He jumped up and asked.

"Ah?" The little official didn't react for a moment. After being stunned for a long time, he explained, "Your Excellency, this is not a disturbance made by someone in Xu Wu County. The thing is like this. Just one night before yesterday, Lingzhi County was suddenly robbed by two bandits. Zu Zhao of Xu Wu County was invited by Lingzhi County to take his county to the rescue. As a result, after repelling the robbers of the city, Zuzhao suddenly investigated and found that the county magistrate had abandoned the city and fled when the city gate was lost, which almost made Lingzhi County into the hands of the thief bandits. As soon as Zu Zhao was angry, he ordered Zhixian County to correct the X method on the spot.

After listening to the little official, Liu Yan breathed a big sigh of relief. As long as there is no chaos in the county, other things can be solved slowly, not to mention the small official's return alone is not a big deal. He has long heard of the reputation of Zu Zhao in Xu Wuxian County. He is 16 years old and outstanding. He has defeated the criminals many times, and he is quite elegant. He is really a young hero. Since the king of Zhixian County was afraid of the city and fled privately, he had already committed the crime of unforgivable, and the X method was corrected on the spot, and there is no need to make such a fuss at all.

He did not slowly sit down again, picked up the pen on the case, returned to a calm state, and said, "Is it conclusive that the king of Zhixian County abandoned the city and fled privately?"

The young official replied, "This matter should be conclusive for the county government to testify jointly by officials."

Liu Yan sighed slightly and said slowly, "Since it is a conclusive matter, there is no need to be too tight. Just leave it to the county to deal with it. That's it."

The little official shook his head helplessly, looked anxious again, and quickly said, "Your excellency doesn't know that Zu Zhao's killing of Lingzhi County Jun may not be a big deal, but he doesn't know why, this matter has been known to the general. General Zhang attached great importance to this matter, saying that Zu Zhaobai killed county officials without authorization, and his heart was not right. He was a retrograde for the following crimes and could not be condoned. I heard that General Zhang has sent someone to Xu Wu County now.

Liu Yan was stunned and asked strangely, "Why does General Zhang pay so much attention to this matter?"

I have to say that he still has a few divisions with Zhang Wen, the riding general. Even if he knows that Zhang Wen is a politically independent and very upright person in general, after all, if the other party is ordered to come to Youzhou, it will more or less affect the interests of his assassin. Because of this, he always has a sense of crisis.

Before, Zhang Wen had tossed a lot of over his duties due to the conscription, but now he has openly interfered directly in the internal affairs of Youzhou. How can this make him feel at ease?

The little official replied, "The little one doesn't know. This news was first reported to the bicycle general Xingyuan, and then passed on to us by the bicycle general Xingyuan.

Liu Yan was a little shocked. He shot the case again and scolded angrily, "Nonsense, I am the assassin of Youzhou. Why didn't the official documents in the state be sent to the envoy first, but transferred to his bicycle general Xingyuan? Where did this turn out?

The little official sighed and also had many puzzles about this matter. After hesitating for a while, he tried to say, "There should be no such a mistake. However, it seems that when the person in Youbeiping County entered the city, he happened to meet General Cheqi. This person was engaged in a relationship with General Cheqi. After a chat, he let General Cheqi to engage in this matter, so he was directly taken to the general.

Liu Yan "hummed" coldly. Although his official position is not as prominent and high as the general of riding a bicycle, when it comes to his authority in Youzhou, he is still a state envoy after all. Previously, he could open one eye and close his eyes. Now there are so many disasters in Youzhou, and he is worried that there is no one to share them. However, this temperature still needs to be inserted in it.

Clenched his fist and said with resentment, "At least I am also a relative of the Han Dynasty. How can Zhang Wen be more and more offensive? After preparing the car, I personally went to ride the general's walk to see what Zhang Wen meant.

After noon, Liu Yan took a group of trusted officials to ride the general and met Zhang Wen.

Zhang Wen had long expected that Liu Yan would come to find him for this matter. He was not worried about this. He asked Liu Yan to sit down first, and then slowly talked about Zu Zhao. As soon as possible, he also appreciated Zu Zhao, a young descendant, at the beginning. He not only had outstanding martial arts, but also had extraordinary literary talent, which was really valuable. However, when he heard that his ancestors were in the countryside, his impression of Zu Zhao was greatly reduced.

"Originally, I don't want to take this descendant. I just hope that even if the upper beam of the Zu family is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, there will be a more or less outstanding person. Unfortunately, I misread this descendant. Even if Junqian of Zhixian County should not do it, it is not his turn to be convicted. This son is really too bold. I can only do something about this and teach all the rich gentry in Youzhou and counties a lesson.

Zhang Wen's tone was very relaxed at the beginning, but in the end, it became more and more intense, really showing righteous indignation.

Liu Yan was silent for a long time, and many ideas to refute Zhang Wen appeared in his mind, but in any case, he could not cross a line. His understanding of Zu Zhao is just hearsay. Although it is rumored that this teenager is very capable, now it is also understandable to kill Wang Xianjun in Lingzhi County. Ten thousand steps back, even if the ancestral family is a rich man, it doesn't matter. Which landlord family has no power these days?

However, the only thing in his heart that can't cross that line is that the ancestral family has privately cast weapons.

As a Han clan, of course, he can't sit back and ignore any behavior that harms the Liu regime. Even if the possibility of the ancestral rebellion is very small, but combined with the current turbulence of Youbeiping County, even if there is a slightest sign, he must not let it go.

After hesitating for a long time, Liu Yanyu asked again, "Is it true that the ancestral family's private casting of armor?"

Zhang Wen said firmly: "Not long ago, I sent someone to Xuwu County to verify this matter. It is true and human evidence and material evidence are available. If it weren't for this matter, I would cherish my talent and would like to promote this Zu Zhao well. It's a pity that people's hearts are not old.

After a long period of meditation again, Liu Yan said, "Although this is not easy to assert. After all, this is Youzhou. As the king of Youzhou, you must deal with this matter in person. Since the general has sent someone to Xu Wu, let's send someone to Xu Wu later. Let's make a conclusion after careful investigation.

He didn't say this to protect Zu Zhao. He just wanted to emphasize his identity as the assassin of Youzhou. In any case, he didn't want Zhang Wen to intervene alone.

Zhang Wen was naturally unhappy, but after a brief thought, he still nodded and agreed: "Since it is Liu Shijun's request, I can only obey it. Then it's settled."

The next afternoon, two waves of people from Ji County arrived at Xu Wu.

The subordinate officer sent by Zhang Wen was engaged in Wang Wei. After he arrived at Xu Wu, he first visited the Zhao family and asked the Zhao family to testify to the ancestral family at that time. Liu Yan sent Shen Yuan in the government of Youzhou Assassination Office. As soon as he arrived at the county, he went straight to the county government and conveyed the king's official order to Chen Xianjun truthfully.

Chen Xianjun was shocked by this and couldn't make up his mind. He knew that the ancestral cast armor had been predicted to the county government, but he did not report this matter to the county and state government. After all, the preparation for theft belongs to local affairs, and there is no need to make so much trouble. But I didn't expect to make such a big basket.

More importantly, one of the charges against the ancestral family this time also involves intimidating the county magistrate. Chen County knew that no matter how big or small the affairs were in the county, he had to give three points to his ancestors. Therefore, if he still wants to defend the ancestral family at this moment, I'm afraid that he will really believe that he is threatened by the ancestral family, which will not only not help the ancestral family, but even completely bury his career.

In a hurry, the only thing he could do was to tell Shen Yuan that Zu Zhao had not returned from Lingzhi County to support a few days ago, and asked Shen Yuan and his party not to take any action against his ancestors for the time being, so as not to startle the snake. You should know that Zu Zhao's men are still carrying more than 200 children with Yiyong. They are really in a hurry. The sons of the Zu family will come back, and they may not be in any chaos.

Shen Yuan thought it was reasonable, so he stayed in the county government for the time being and made plans after Zu Zhao returned from Lingzhi County.

That night, Chen Xianjun paced back and forth in his study, looking hesitant. For this reason, it must be difficult for him to get out of this matter, so the most urgent thing is how to minimize the loss. It is said that the ancestral family has indeed had a lot of reckless collisions with him in previous years, but in the end, it has done enough on the surface, and there is nothing to say about the interests. If he just puts his face aside, he still likes to cooperate with his ancestors.

At the thought of this, he quietly summoned his trusted servants and asked them to go to his ancestral home overnight, truthfully reported the news that the state government had sent people down, and told Zuju not to talk nonsense. He believed that Zuju was a reasonable person and did it himself. The other party had to think about himself anyway, so as not to make the fish and the net broken.

At the same time, Zu Zhao assisted Han Tian and others in Lingzhi County to deal with the aftermath, and even Shouyang of Liaoxi County finally sent people to comfort him.

I stayed for three or four days, and almost helped with everything that should be helped.

The next day, Zu Zhao and the county government of Lingzhi County said goodbye and led their own righteous bravery to return to Xu Wu.

Before leaving, Han Tian came to see him off with the three elders and gentry in the county, but he did not say a word from beginning to end, looking very embarrassed and serious. Although Zu Zhao finally failed to kill Wang Xianjun, although he also thought that Wang Xianjun was extremely hateful, and although he was quite sorry for Tian Xian's martyrdom, he always felt that there were illegal rules in this matter.

In the end, the county magistrate of Liaoxi did not pursue the matter, but truthfully reported an official document to the state capital.

Therefore, Han Tian's attitude towards Zu Zhao can neither be said to be hatred nor praise, but only a complex and unspeakable mentality lingers. You can only be indifferent.

On both sides of the street out of the city gate, there are still some people who send each other off, but most people are still busy repairing their homes and rectifying their livelihoods. If Lingzhi County really has so many warm-hearted people, the Dongcheng Gate will not be captured by the bandits so quickly, and the county will not fall into chaos so quickly.

Not long after coming out of the West Gate, I walked about three or two miles along the official road.

Zu Zhao, the leader of the team, suddenly saw a figure standing in the center of the official road not far away. At first, he only regarded him as a passer-by, but as the team got closer and closer, he saw the figure standing there as if he were standing there as a car. He couldn't help but doubt, but considering that there was only one person on the other side, he didn't expect it to be a bad thing.

Nearly 20 steps, Zu Zhao slightly strangled the reins to slow down the horse. He looked carefully at the man twenty steps away, only to find that he was a child of twelve or three years old, dressed neatly, but his clothes were slightly old, his face was very gloomy, and there was a sudden sadness between his eyebrows.

"Little brother, why are you in the middle of the road?"

The child raised his head. Although his face was full of sadness and depression, there was in his eyes with incomparable perseverance. He said meticulously, "I'm waiting here for the eldest son of Zu Zhao."

Zu Zhao only felt that the little man looked like a little adult. After laughing, he then asked, "Really? I'm Zu Zhao. What are you waiting for me?"

The child said solemnly, "I know that you are Zu Zhao. Please worship me next." After saying that, he knelt down with a bang and made a big salute to Zu Zhao on the horse's back.

Zu Zhao and Zucheng, Zu Ji, Gulinaer, Han Dang and others behind him were shocked. They met a child inexplicably and made the child make a big gift inexplicably, which was really inexplicable. Zu Zhao jumped off the horse, strode forward, helped the child up, and said, "Little brother, you and I have never met. Why should we be so polite?"

When the child got up again, his eyes were already red and tears rolled in his eyes. He sucked his nose and sobbed, "I just saw the eldest son the day before yesterday, but the eldest son had never seen him at that time."

Zu Zhao's eyebrows tightened, his face was confused, and he asked, "I just saw him the day before yesterday?" You are..."

The child tried his best to restrain his emotions and answered in a straight voice, "In Tian Yu, Tian Xian is the uncle."

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