Royal Gold Magistrate

Looking at the closed city gate in front of him, Fang Zhengyi suddenly felt something was wrong.

The city gates are closed in broad daylight, the only possibility is that something happened in the city!

Could it be Xie Xian...

The guards of the city tower saw a strange caravan coming from outside, and shouted loudly: "Who is coming, and what is the matter, please report your name!"

"This official is Zhengyi, and I have ordered the governor to open the city gate quickly!"

The guard immediately became nervous when he heard this, and put down the basket from the tower to get proof.

Fangzheng didn't talk too much nonsense, and directly ordered someone to send the imperial edict over there.

After getting the voucher, a voice was shouted from the tower: "Please wait a moment, my lord! The villain will report it now!"

Not long after, the city gate opened, and a man in official uniform with a goatee appeared at the gate.

Fangzheng stepped forward quickly, and said enthusiastically, "You are Lord Wang Qianwang, right?"

He had already done his homework before coming here, and he had a certain understanding of Haiyuan City.

The official in charge here is Wang Qian.

Wang Qian took a quick look at Fang Zhengyi, feeling a little nervous.

"Xiaguan is right, Wang Qian has met Mr. Fang! I don't know why Mr. Fang came here for this trip?"

He smiled on the surface, but his heart was already very vigilant.

Fang Zhengyi took Liu Xun by himself, he is a ruthless person.

I have a lot of tricks with the salt merchants here... Don't come here to check the salt merchants...

Fangzheng laughed and said, "I am entrusted with the order to govern the place. I passed by Haiyuan City. I heard about the name of Haiyuan City. I came here to see and see. I will take a rest and leave in a few days! Why is the city gate closed in broad daylight? "

Wang Qian smiled awkwardly, not letting go of his vigilance.

But something happened in the city, and he couldn't hide it, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "My lord, the Lu family, a big family in the city, was hijacked by thieves."

"The official is sending people to deal with this matter. In order to prevent the thieves from escaping, I ordered people to close the city gate!"

Fang Zhengyi's heart tightened: "Why is the thief so difficult to get? How long has this happened?"

"It has been five days, and the identity of the thief is still unclear, but he is definitely not a local." Wang Qian's expression looked a little bitter.

"How courageous! I ran into a group of desperadoes on the road a few days ago and let them escape by chance. Maybe it was the same group!" Fang Zheng said angrily.

He spoke harshly, but he relaxed a little in his heart. Most likely, something happened to Xie Xian and the others. Fortunately, they haven't been taken down yet.

"Well... there is such a thing, maybe it's the same group... The whole family of the Lu family was hijacked, and they are still killing people in the Lu family. Already killed! We just send people in and they start killing."

"Lord Fang, the Lu family is one of the four major salt merchants. If something happens to Lu Taigong, there will be problems in supplying salt in many places in the south. The lower officials have no choice but to confront the thieves."

"Did the thief not negotiate with you?" Fang Zheng asked.

"No, it's just a stalemate! Once we send officers and soldiers in, they will attack innocent people!"

"The lower officials are thinking... When they can't stand the stalemate, they will negotiate on their own, and then they will find a way to save the people."

Wang Qian is also full of bitterness.

Those bastards didn't negotiate with him in a daze, and they didn't know what their demands were in such a stalemate.

He didn't dare to force his hands, if Mr. Lu died, the shock of the Lu family would spread to the entire salt industry in the south.

The higher-ups will definitely send someone to strictly investigate, and my ass can't help but investigate...

"Lead the way! I went to see what's going on in person. In broad daylight, the sky is bright, and the thieves are so arrogant that they dare to commit crimes in Haiyuan City. This time, I personally took them in!" Fang Zhengyi looked filled with righteous indignation.

Wang Qian became more and more flustered.

If Fang Zhengyi really came to stay and rest for a few days, then everything would be easy to talk about.

If he meddles in this kind of thing, if he knows something he shouldn't know, he will die, isn't it gone?

But when he opened his mouth, he couldn't refuse, so he could only take a step forward.

Wang Qian nodded, and then led Fang Zhengyi into the city and went straight to the Lu family mansion.

There are only two officers and soldiers on duty outside the house, Fangzheng asked, "Why are there only two of them here, and the rest are waiting?"

Wang Qian hurriedly explained: "The rest of the people are guarding outside the inner house!"

Fangzheng hummed, then looked at the convoy behind him and said, "Everyone in the car, get off! Get out of the car and walk, follow me to arrest the culprit!"

In the carriage, the elite soldiers from Taoyuan County got out of the carriage, and Shui Yibai also got out of the first carriage.

Fangzheng stepped forward to give him a hand.

There was a lot of tossing along the way, from land to water and then land, the little girl's physical fitness is not as good as the man's, and she is already very tired.

Wang Qian's eyes straightened when he saw Shui Yibai.

This Founder is unusual!

There is also a stunning beauty by the governor's side, obviously not a maid, and she is not afraid of being criticized? It seems that she is also a voluptuous person...

After everyone got out of the car and lined up, Fang Zhengyi pointed to the crowd and said, "This is the guard on the official road, and they can just support you together."

Wang Qian cast a glance and said bitterly: "Master Fang, the other party only has more than 20 people, and the officers and soldiers are more than enough. How can I trouble you, but the problem now is that the other party has hostages in their hands, and we have to protect the hostages." Safety!"

"Okay! Everyone come in with me, I will negotiate with the thief myself!"

"My lord, be careful, be careful!" Wang Qian persuaded.

This master is different from what I imagined, why is he so reckless, he just entered the city...

"Okay, stop talking nonsense! Go in!"

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Fang Zhengyi groped around, looking at the beautiful scenery everywhere, he was secretly dumbfounded. After walking for a long time, he felt a little tired before he asked, "How far is it? The Lu family is so extravagant, such a big Zhaizi, this is the first time I have seen you!"

Wang Qian smiled awkwardly: "It's almost here, the Lu family has been running the salt industry since the Qian State was still alive. It is normal for the family to have a big business for so many years!"

"The first time I saw this house, Xiaguan was very shocked!"

After walking for another 5 minutes, bypassing several magnificent buildings, an exquisite small building appeared in front of Fangzheng and the others.

Inlaid with gold and jade, cornices and brackets, both noble and elegant, it is obvious that this residence is completely different from other places.

The yard outside the building seemed to have drawn a line with blood, but the blood on the ground had dried up and was dark.

A group of officers and soldiers were surrounded by three floors inside and outside the line, and when they saw Wang Qian coming, they took the initiative to leave a road.

Wang Qian pointed to the small building and said, "This is the south building of Lu's house, the residence of Mrs. Lu and several sons, and the thief is in it."

"We can't cross the line. I don't know which window upstairs is watched. As long as they cross the line, they will kill people and throw their bodies down from the second floor."

"Lord Fang, you have also seen the situation, let the lower officials handle this matter."

"The journey is exhausting, so I will help you arrange accommodation first."

At this time, the window on the second floor suddenly opened a small crack, revealing half of his face looking out, and met Fang Zhengyi's gaze.

Isn't this Zhou Tie?It really is my own person!

Fangzheng raised his hand to stop Wang Qian, stepped across the bloodline under his surprised eyes, spread his arms and shouted loudly: "Listen up, the thief upstairs! This official is Zhengyi! Now I am here to negotiate with you, This officer is alone, without weapons, if you want, then open the door!"

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