Huo Lingyun had seen wolves. In the wilderness of Dengzhou, those skinny wolves ran with their tails between their legs in King Yi's hunting ground, their eyes so hungry that they glowed green. But at this moment, what he saw was the wolf from Libei.

Not only was he physically strong, but he was also so powerful that he held onto the chain and even the muscles in his back tensed up.

Huo Lingyun couldn't breathe, because if he opened his mouth again, Xiao Chiye would strangle his throat. As he knelt here, the atmosphere around him was completely dominated by Xiao Chiye, and it felt like he was being pressed on the back of his head.

Xiao Chiye asked Huo Lingyun to kneel down and lower his head.

Huo Lingyun was sweating in the long silence. He didn't want to compromise, but when he came back to his senses, he had already looked away and lowered his head.

The Libei Iron Cavalry has never won again after that heavy snowfall, and now the battlefield is very frustrating. The era when the Iron Cavalry dominated the northern battlefield is gone forever. Huo Lingyun originally wanted to dampen Xiao Chiye's spirit, but here

After trying to level the negotiating position between the two parties, they hit a solid iron plate and were pinned to the ground by Xiao Chiye.

Xiao Chiye's shadow did not move. His lowered gaze was fixed on the back of Huo Lingyun's head, and he repeated indifferently: "Okay?"

Huo Lingyun clenched his teeth in frustration and felt unwillingness in his throat.

I was actually scared!

Xiao Chiye is completely different from Shen Zechuan. At certain moments, he will not give in. He will dominate, hold down the heads of all those who provoke him, and only give the opponent one way to go. The early Forbidden Army knew this well.

Shen Zechuan clasped the lid of the tea and tapped it with his fingers. With the power of recovery, the slight movement miraculously relieved the pressure in the room, allowing Fei Sheng, who was still kneeling, to resume breathing.

Gu Jin outside the door exhaled slightly and released his hand holding the handle of the knife.

It wasn't until Huo Lingyun's back was completely soaked that the shadow that enveloped him retreated. Xiao Chiye did not retract his gaze, he just leaned back into his comfort zone, as if he had lost interest in Huo Lingyun who lowered his head.

Shen Zechuan now opened the tea lid and said while drinking tea: "You know the situation in Duanzhou very well."

The two men took over seamlessly, but they both exuded a dangerous aura. Huo Lingyun's palms were covered in sweat. He retracted his contempt and became more and more sure that he was not wrong.

"Scorpion approached King Yi," Huo Lingyun decided to show his sincerity. "In December last year, he instigated King Yi to raid Chazhou and cut off the contact between you and Qidong. To this end, he gave King Yi a batch of fire.

pistol."

Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye both thought of the white scorpion in this flash of lightning. These side sands were hidden in the depths of Dazhou, and they cooperated with Amul inside and outside, piercing Dazhou's heart.

Last December was the point where the Libei cavalry turned from offense to defense. If King Yi had the courage to follow Scorpion's instigation and raid Chazhou, then Shen Zechuan would inevitably be restrained and reduce his aid to Libei. Another point, as long as

Cutting off the road to Chazhou, Qi Zhuyin would have to go northward from the east side of Tianfei Palace, passing through Fanzhou. When the scorpions ambush him on the way, the commander-in-chief will be in danger of his life.

"They are staring at Marshal Qi." Shen Zechuan looked at Xiao Chiye, unfinished words reflected in his eyes.

Hasen surrounded and killed Xiao Fangxu not only to attack Li Bei, but also to take the opportunity to fish out Qi Zhuyin. As expected, Amul knew all about Da Zhou.

"But King Yi didn't move. He was willing to be a coward in Fanzhou, and then you blew his head off with a blunderbuss." Xiao Chiye said coldly, "Is Scorpion looking for you?"

Huo Lingyun stared at his knees and said, "No."

"You're lying," Shen Zechuan raised his eyes with tea foam floating on his face, and said firmly through the delicate heat, "You have been in contact with scorpions."

When Shen Zechuan was in Jinyiwei, he served as governor of the north and south successively, and his stay in the imperial prison was not short. He had his own way of judging people, just like he once deceived Ji Lei and Xi Hongxuan. In conversations, he was good at borrowing environment to control the atmosphere.

Sometimes you can't say too much. When the moment comes, the other person will naturally think of more.

Huo Lingyun had to stay awake. He was kneeling here. If he answered a wrong sentence, he might be dead. He took a deep breath under the pressure of two people, as if to persuade himself to calm down. He had reached the end. The worst situation was now, so when he looked up again, he regained some composure.

"That's right," Huo Lingyun said, "I have been in contact with Scorpion long before King Yi. In the sixth year of Xiande, my father won the battle. He sent people to persuade my father to give up Fanzhou and promised to give my father a title. , but my father refused."

Shen Zechuan tilted his head slightly, and the redness in the corners of his eyes was hidden by the slanting shadow of the backlight. He said, "You said 'him'."

Not them.

Huo Lingyun recalled the night a few years ago, when the carriage from Qudu carried a valuable letter. Huo Qing stood by the candlelight and opened it, feeling the heavy promise inside.

If Bianjun is the most miserable place in Qidong, then Dengzhou is the poorest state in Zhongbo. The two places are similar in poverty. The only advantage of Dengzhou is that it does not have to face the Biansha cavalry all the time like Bianjun. After the defeat of Zhongbo, Huo Qing was troubled by the banditry. He was trapped in this corner without any help from the court.

That letter was Huo Qing's last chance to get out of trouble, but he didn't accept it and ended up being buried in the dog's belly.

"It's him," Huo Lingyun bit the word tightly. "This person is hiding in Qandu. The person who can make such a promise is definitely not an ordinary person. After my father refused the bribe, he was impeached by Peng Gou, so the Ministry of War refused He promoted my father, believed Peng Gou's lies, and stopped giving Dengzhou the due military expenditure. It was at that time that the Dengzhou bandits reappeared. Yang Qiu went to Fanzhou and joined forces with Cuiqing to establish a brothel business, and the business of reselling women was once again He started working and took the opportunity to get in touch with Lei Changming from Luoshan."

Connected!

Shen Zechuan remembered his confusion when he checked the Yan family's account books in Dunzhou. Why did Biansha leave no trace of the large amount of materials he stole from Dazhou? Because they were not on the line of Dun, Luo and Duan at all. Lei Changming and Lei Jingzhe was just Amul's deception in the northeast of Zhongbo from beginning to end.

No wonder Yan Heru is so confident about this matter. He has indeed never touched these goods, but he must know about it because all the merchants in his hands have dealings with Cuiqing. Shen Zechuan and Yu Xiaozai said that in the sixth year of Xiande Peng Fangmiao's impeachment proceedings against Huo Qing further confirmed the speculation.

"The goods came from Fanzhou," Shen Zechuan held the tea cup. "They sent the goods directly to the banks of the Chashi River, without even passing through Dunzhou."

"He" initially wanted to use his title to bribe Huo Qing to become the White Scorpion, and turn the Dengzhou garrison in Huo Qing's hands into a delivery escort. After being rejected by Huo Qing, "he" found the capital of Dengzhou again. Peng Fangmiao, Peng Fangmiao accepted the bribe, and Huo Qing was violently impeached for this.

"Yu Jing," Shen Zechuan suddenly asked Yu Xiaozai, "In which year was Peng Fangmiao sent to Dengzhou? Whose student was he before?"

Yu Xiao thought hard again and could only say: "...I can't remember clearly. Four years after Xiande, Zhongbo neglected its management. The four prefectures of Duan, Dun, Fan and Deng were replaced frequently. I can only remember the impeachment memorial... …”

The officialdom is like a sea. There are so many big and small important positions in Qudu alone, and the local trivial matters are even more complicated. Let alone Zhongbo, it is no longer possible for the prime ministers and minors of the counties from Juexi Thirteenth City to remember them all, let alone the other party. It's been a few years since I was transferred to a lower level, and who has given me guidance on such trivial details?

You must know that in Qudu, if you deliver a famous invitation to visit a high-ranking family, as long as the host is willing to meet and can speak a few words, you can claim to be his "student" when you walk out of the door, and you will always call him "teacher" when you meet. Moreover, after the Xiande Year , Pan's two parties brought trouble to the government, and they had countless lackeys under their command.

"Ding Tao," Xiao Chiye was silent for a moment, "come in."

Ding Tao appeared anxiously, frightened by Xiao Chiye's expression, and walked in hand in hand. Everyone in the room looked at Ding Tao. He opened his eyes, wanting to look at Shen Zechuan, but he didn't dare.

Xiao Chiye was not in a hurry. He moved his arm slightly and asked Ding Tao: "Do you still remember the name 'Peng Fangmiao'?"

Ding Tao shook his head blankly.

Qiao Tianya outside had an idea and suddenly said: "Taozi, this person should be on the reference list of the staff in Xiande four years later. If you think about it again, Hua Siqian, Wei Huaigu, and even Pan Rugui."

In the fourth year of Xiande, the Biansha cavalry massacred the city. The only people left in Dengzhou were Tantai Hu and others, who were incorporated into the Forbidden Army by Xiao Chiye. The original capital of Dengzhou also died in the massacre. Peng Fangmiao could only Officials sent here after the fourth year of Hamdeok.

In addition to being able to write, Ding Tao also has an amazing memory. His family's notebook is modeled after Jin Yiwei's audio notes, which Ding Tao was familiar with when he was following his father. When he was in Qudu, Qiao Tianya once paid a night visit to Libei Prince's Mansion. , was blocked by Ding Tao and Gu Jin. The hidden weapon he threw at that time, Ding Tao, could tell the story at a glance, which Qiao Tianya still remembers freshly.

Ding Tao took out the small book and was silent amidst the sound of turning pages.

When Yu Xiao saw the situation again, he also recalled it and said unconsciously: "We are all procurators..."

Ding Tao's eyes suddenly lit up, he stuck the page, and said: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate! Yes, the Metropolitan Procuratorate! Young Master," Ding Tao looked at Shen Zechuan as if asking for reward, "Qudu has committed an assassination! At that time, the Inspectorate of the Imperial Guard wanted to investigate the master, and there was a man named Fu at that time, and that was him!"

Fu Linye.

Of course Shen Zechuan remembered the assassination case. He noticed the problem of Quancheng Silk during that investigation. At that time, it was Fu Linye who was the censor of Youdu who was responsible for the investigation of the Libei Palace.

Yu Xiao slapped his thigh again, and even stood up. He laughed angrily at himself, and he and Ding Tao looked at each other happily, and said: "Then I also remembered, Mr. Fu, Fu Linye is here Before the assassination, everyone thought he was an official from a poor family! It was because of Fu Linye that the second master suffered a lot at that time. He, a great grandson, has already gotten together with Wei Huaigu! "

Four years later in Hamdeok, there was a competition between aristocratic families and poor families. At that time, Hua Siqian was in charge of the cabinet, and the Queen Mother and Pan Rugui were helping. Hai Liangyi could only rely on the participation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to hinder Hua. Pan's minions were rampant everywhere, and Fu Linye At that time, he acted like a dog, and had considerable influence on Hai Liangyi and other officials from poor families in their consideration of the Ministry of Household Reference List.

"If it was Fu Linye who put Peng Fangmiao in Dengzhou," Shen Zechuan paused for a moment, "then Wei Huaigu or even Xi Hongxuan might be 'him'."
Chapter completed!