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The gambling house owner crawled on the ground and climbed in front of the county magistrate.

The gambling boss looked at the governor and said, "Sir Meng, you have to protect me. I have done a lot for you."

After hearing this, Liu Zhongqing felt particularly uncomfortable: "Do you two know each other?"

Liu Zhongqing suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he said to Lord Meng: "You usually collude with each other, it seems that there is indeed an inside story."

Lord Meng pretended to be calm and said, "I am an official appointed by the court. Like the prince, I serve the emperor. You can't do anything to me without any evidence."

Zhang Yulu saw this and clearly felt that Lord Meng was not convinced, so he had his own ideas: "Now, the emperor has appointed the prince to manage all these gambling houses."

Hearing Zhang Yulu's words, Lord Meng's eyes flashed fiercely: "Any case needs to be tried slowly. How can it be as easy as you say? For me, I have to find evidence before I can speak."

Liu Zhongqing observed all the gambling tables and saw that they were piled with silver coins of all sizes.

Liu Zhongqing picked up a dice and said, "Here is the evidence."

Boss Du of the gambling house immediately became alert: "Why did the prince do this? This is a custom-made one for our gambling house."

Liu Zhongqing wanted to hear this sentence, so he slammed the table immediately, and the dice under his hand turned into ashes immediately.

Liu Zhongqing looked at the broken dice and said, "What on earth is going on? Can you explain it to me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Zhongqing saw the broken dice, which contained lead.

Liu Zhongqing picked up the lead block and asked the boss: "Do you have anything else to say?"

All the gamblers saw this scene and started to talk about it: "No wonder we lose so badly every time, it turns out there is something fishy going on here."

Seeing the truth before his eyes, Lord Meng had no choice but to nod and say, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly. I hope Your Majesty will show mercy and give me a chance."

Zhang Yulu felt that something was wrong and said to Liu Zhongqing, "They finally gave in after seeing the evidence. I always feel that something is wrong. Can they change it?"

After hearing what Zhang Yulu said, Liu Zhongqing had his own idea: "Since things have come to this point, I guess there's nothing I can do next."

After hearing this, how many people said nothing?

Liu Zhongqing immediately thought of something: "Lord Meng, the emperor is worried about something strange recently. Can you help?"

Lord Meng saw the wind and nodded immediately, saying, "I will follow your arrangement, Your Majesty."

Zhang Yulu asked Liu Zhongqing again: "What should we do next? There are so many people in the gambling house."

Whenever Liu Zhongqing thought about what the emperor had told him, he felt a lingering fear.

He turned around and looked at Zhang Yulu and said, "Your Majesty, he naturally has his own ideas. We need to be busy with our own cases. Let's put this matter aside for now and talk about it later."

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Zhang Yulu was particularly sad: "If that's the case, then forget it. There's nothing we can do anyway. I think we should put these people in jail first."

Lord Meng was used to changing his attitude according to the situation. When he heard Zhang Yulu say this, he flattered her: "What Wang Fei said is right. You still don't listen to the princess's orders."

Liu Zhongqing nodded: "Since you think the problem can be solved, and you can handle it on your own, I wonder if you have any good ideas."

When Zhang Yulu heard Liu Zhongqing asking her, she immediately had her own thoughts in her mind: "Your Highness is an official appointed by the court, and I am just a common woman. I am just giving suggestions. The other matters still need to be decided by Your Highness himself."

Liu Zhongqing understood: "If that's the case, that's great. I know you won't go beyond the limit, but there are some things I need you to help me with."

Lord Meng was surprised: "Your Majesty, are you joking?"

Liu Zhongqing stood up and said, "There are some things that we should pay attention to. For us, as long as they can help us, no matter if they are male or female, I will ask the emperor for an imperial decree for Zhang Yulu."

After Liu Zhongqing made up his mind, he naturally had his own thoughts in his mind: "There are some things I don't need to explain too clearly. We just need to complete the tasks assigned to us by the emperor."

Hearing Liu Zhongqing's words, Zhang Yulu nodded and said, "You are absolutely right. I will wait like this for now and talk about it after this period of time."

Liu Zhongqing felt that there was no time to lose: "We should go and take a look. What task should we complete next?"

Not long after the three people walked out, Liu Zhongqing brought Zhang Yulu and Lord Meng to a remote place.

Lord Meng was a little surprised: "What on earth are we doing here?"

Liu Zhongqing turned around and looked at Lord Meng: "From what I know, just now in the gambling house, you clearly wanted to put on a show. Who is the person behind you? Don't think that the matter will be resolved just because you stand up. The big fish behind you is still waiting for news."

Hearing Liu Zhongqing say this, Lord Meng hesitated: "Your Majesty is really joking. What could I possibly be hiding from you, Lord?"

Liu Zhongqing felt particularly embarrassed: "Do you want me to produce evidence? Don't think I don't have evidence."

Hearing what Liu Zhongqing said, Lord Meng had his own thoughts: "I wonder if the concubine in the prince's mansion has the same method as you think?"

Zhang Yulu was also surprised when he heard Qiu Feng mentioned him: "Don't make random accusations here. Qiu Feng is a well-educated and reasonable person. How could he possibly go along with you guys?"

Lord Meng said with a fake smile: "After all, Qiu Feng had been in a brothel before, and that period of time was thanks to Lord Tao's arrangement. I think he must have been a favor to me. Now for the sake of a business, Lord Tao should not get involved."

Liu Zhongqing didn't know the reason for this matter. He stared blankly at the person in front of him: "You are telling the truth. Please don't lie to me."

Hearing what Liu Zhongqing said, Zhang Yulu naturally had his own thoughts: "I can't listen to your one-sided words now. I must do everything well. Then I will go and see what Qiu Feng has to say and why he got involved in it."

Liu Zhongqing also thought this was very strange: "I think you approached Qiu Feng on purpose, just to drag the palace into the water, but don't forget that I am a person who clearly distinguishes between public and private affairs."

After Liu Zhongqing finished saying these words, he started to return to his house. When he saw Qiu Feng, he was reading a book complacently.

Looking up and seeing Liu Zhongqing coming, he asked casually, "Does the prince want to talk to me about something?"