"Nonsense, I don't believe that!" The coquettish scholar waved his sleeves and stood up, "Your tricks can't scare me, a great poet."
"Poet Wu, Sister Mudan didn't lie to you." Furong's expression also became serious. "We all heard it. The girls in Water Street all know about it. And it's not just a peddler who is saying it. People from Pingshan are all saying it. Sir, please send someone to investigate. If this spreads tomorrow, the people in the whole city will be panicked~~"
Wang Yi's face darkened. As an official, the most fearful thing is civil unrest. If civil unrest happens, at the least, the whole city will be filled with rumors and people will be in a panic. At the worst, there will be looting and everything else. Even he, as a state official, can't handle it.
"Did they really say that?" Wang Yi confirmed again.
The girls at the table nodded.
Wang Yi's brows were already furrowed.
Although they were brothel girls, they were a place where information from all sides gathered. Even when the state officials were investigating a case, they would sometimes come to the brothel to inquire about the news. So when the girls said this, Wang Yi took it to heart and treated it seriously.
"Lord Wang." Lord Zhang Lidong from the capital spoke at this moment.
When Wang Yi heard him speak, his expression became somewhat respectful: "Master Zhang."
Zhang Dong showed a serious expression and winked at Wang Yi towards the screen in the cabin. Wang Yi understood, and the two of them left the table together and walked behind the screen with hundreds of flowers.
The others were also very tactful and started to clink glasses with each other, drink wine, eat food, touch the girls, talk about dirty poems, and do what any man should do.
Behind the Hundred Flowers Screen, Zhang Dong's face was serious, and he said to Wang Yi seriously: "The rumors about monsters can be big or small. You should find out the truth and give an explanation before the rumors spread. The higher-ups are about to allocate funds. If you spread rumors about monsters in Qinzhou at this time, and it reaches the ears of the emperor, it will be disadvantageous to you."
After hearing this, Wang Yi's fat face tightened.
He frowned and thought for a while: "But who should I send to investigate this monster? This matter is neither big nor small. If I take it too seriously, people will think that I, a governor, am afraid of monsters. And where do monsters come from in this world? This seems a bit too much. Moreover, if I go back to the government and formally send someone, the people will really think something big has happened. If they really think there is a monster, they will panic even faster."
Zhang Dong stroked his goatee, a sly look flashed across his triangular eyes: "Send that Yuchi Feng!"
Wang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly. Speaking of the city guarding general Yuchi Feng, he really had disliked him for a long time.
"Yuchi Feng is the third son of General Yuchi of the imperial court. That old man Yuchi has a bad temper and is stubborn. He has always been an enemy of my Lord Left Prime Minister Fu. But he is a veteran of three dynasties, and I, Lord Left Prime Minister, cannot confront him face to face. This time..." Zhang Dong smiled sinisterly and looked at Wang Yi meaningfully, "It's a good opportunity for you to make a contribution. If Yuchi Feng can't find out anything about this matter, it's a good opportunity to demote him on the spot and transfer him out of Qinzhou!"
Wang Yi was delighted when he heard this, thinking that Lord Zhang Dong was indeed a man in the court, a disciple of the left prime minister, and a man of foresight. He could not help but nod in admiration: "This Yuchi Feng's temper is like the stone in the pit, stinky and hard, and he often comes to meddle in my affairs, which is very annoying. But... what if he finds out the legend of the monster?"
Zhang Dong stroked his beard and smiled: "Then promote him. Liangzhou just happens to be short of a governor, so transfer him there."
Wang Yi's eyes widened, what a promotion in name only and a demotion in reality!
This Liangzhou is not a good place. Just listen to the name: Liangzhou Liangzhou Liangliang.
No one in the court wanted to go to Liangzhou. Because Liangzhou is located in a remote mountainous area, surrounded by mountains on three sides, it is almost a mountain valley. There is only one reason why everyone is unwilling to go: poverty. As the saying goes, if there is no road, there will be poverty.
Therefore, whoever went to Liangzhou would be like a soldier in exile, a promotion in name only but a demotion in reality.
"Hahahaha—" Fatty Wang smiled until his eyes narrowed into lines, and he cupped his hands to Zhang Dong in admiration. The matter was happily settled.
Lin Tingjun heard everything clearly on the roof. He didn't care about the intrigues in the officialdom, but he would definitely take care of the monsters.
He stood up and lifted his robe again. Hmm? He was suddenly stunned. Wait a minute, he looked around. Where is Pingshan? He frowned slightly and looked at the people coming and going on the river bank. He could ask them for directions. He pursed his lips slightly and tightened his face. Forget it, he was too lazy to ask.
He lay down on the spot and said again, "You can follow this fat man. There will be someone to lead the way."
The General Yuchi mentioned by Zhang Dong is named Yuchi Gongshan. He followed the emperor to conquer the country at the age of 16. He can be said to be a veteran of three dynasties and a founding hero. His six sons are all city defense generals stationed in various important military cities of the Qian Dynasty.
There are hundreds of people in the Yuchi family, both inside and outside the capital!
The one stationed in Qinzhou was the old general's third son, Yuchi Feng, who was over 40 years old and had a wife and a daughter. He originally had a mansion in the state capital, but because he couldn't stand the prostitution alleys and Wang Pangzi's behavior, he moved to the suburban military camp with his wife and daughter.
That night, Yuchi Feng was teaching his thirteen-year-old daughter Yuchi Xiaojing to practice sword in the yard when his subordinate Guo De came hurriedly with a yamen runner.
"Lord Yuchi! Lord Wang's secret order!" The runner handed the secret order to Yuchi Feng and left quickly.
Mrs. Yuchi, who was watching her daughter Xiaojing practicing sword, saw this and immediately stepped forward to take Xiaojing away. The thirteen-year-old girl had been practicing martial arts for many years, so she was naturally not as quiet and gentle as the girls in the boudoir. Instead, she was curious and lively. Although she was dragged away by her mother, Xiaojing still looked at the secret letter in Yuchi Feng's hand curiously.
Guo De also looked at the secret letter curiously: "Sir, that fat guy Wang who spends his days drinking and partying and has nothing to do also has a secret letter?"
Yuchi Feng glared at Guo De seriously: "Don't say that, Lord Wang!"
Guo De touched his nose, smiled lightly, and turned his face slightly, but he couldn't help but glance at the secret letter in Yuchi Feng's hand.
Yuchi Feng was influenced by his father and was upright, so even though he didn't like Wang Yi's behavior, he still took Wang Yi's official and secret letters seriously. He opened the secret order, took a look, and was stunned. What the hell? There are monsters in Pingshan? It must be those mountain people's weird powers again!
Guo De looked around curiously, and seeing the expression on his master's face, he gained some courage and stepped forward: "Master, what is the secret order?"
Yuchi Feng threw the secret letter into Guo De's arms: "Sure enough, you don't do your job! You have nothing better to do!" Yuchi Feng returned to the room angrily, "Gather ten people tomorrow morning and go to Pingshan North Village!" After Yuchi Feng said this, he raised his head slightly and glanced at the beam, a contemptuous smile appeared on his rough face, he snorted coldly, and walked into the house with a wave of his sleeves.
In the courtyard, Guo De couldn't help laughing when he read the secret letter. What kind of monster? Those villagers love to make a fuss. Guo De has been in the army for so many years, and countless enemies have died under his sword. How come he has never seen even a ghost? (To be continued)