Jasmine came over holding the letter.
Wen Qingzhu walked in, took Jasmine's letter, and asked while opening it: "Did he say where he was going?"
"I asked, but he didn't explain clearly. He seemed to say he was looking for Sister Lu Tao." Jasmine tried hard to remember.
Yang Liu left in such a hurry that she didn't hear what Yang Liu said clearly.
I just saw his lips speaking from the side, vaguely talking about Lu Tao.
After hearing Jasmine's words, Wen Qingzhu couldn't help laughing.
She walked to the table and sat down. The letter was half opened. It seemed that Yang Liu would be back soon.
In less than two hours, Yang Liu came back as expected.
He looked depressed.
Wen Qingzhu pointed to the seat opposite and said, "Sit down first."
Yang Liu slowly walked up to him. Just as he was about to sit down, he suddenly summoned up the courage to say, "Sir, why did you ask Tang Qin to help? And you left Lu Tao over there?"
"Because I know what kind of person Lu Tao is. Although Tang Qin has impure intentions, he is not a bad person at least. Between the Tang family and Lu Tao, his first priority will always be the Tang family."
As soon as he said this, Yang Liu was stunned.
Not long after, Fu Lie's soldiers came over and told Yang Liu the next arrangement.
Yang Liu asked with a solemn expression: "Is it really so serious? You won't be able to survive this year?"
"Hey..." Wen Qingzhu glanced in the direction of the Xiongnu and said solemnly, "If the Xiongnu didn't have someone like Zhita here, we might still be able to find a way to slow down. Zhita is an opponent worthy of all our efforts."
Things have reached this point, and Yang Liu has no intention of loving his children.
If there is no country, where is the home
Regarding the next plan, Wen Qingzhu talked to him carefully for more than an hour.
Before leaving, Yang Liu suddenly asked: "Sir, you know Lu Tao best, do I still have a chance?"
Wen Qingzhu fell into silence. She concentrated for a long time, and finally said: "I don't know, to a certain extent, Lu Tao is actually a bit like me. Maybe one day Qi will not need us, and you may have a chance."
"Thank you for your advice, sir." Yang Liu said goodbye, turned around and left.
Watching his leaving figure, Wen Qingzhu's eyes fell on the book on the table, and his heart became heavier.
The situation in Yunzhou seemed to be worse than she thought.
The sun penetrates the dark night and reflects on the autumn frost on the ground.
Du's Pharmacy is open as usual, and people who come to see doctors and buy medicines have already lined up.
The entire Yunzhou was lifeless, except here there was still a hint of fireworks.
Wen Qingzhu changed into ordinary clothes and stood diagonally opposite the shop, watching Xuanwei talking to Du Weiniang at the door for more than half an hour.
Ahe inside the shop has already gone out several times.
This time, he simply stood next to Du Weiniang and stared at Xuanwei without moving.
It wasn't that Xuanwei was afraid of Ah He, but the doctor and waiter inside kept calling for Ah He, but he didn't move.
Du Weiniang had no choice but to say: "How about this? The Taoist priest will come to see me tomorrow afternoon. I will be free then."
Xuanwei shook his head, took out a peace charm from his sleeve, handed it to her and said: "Take this, don't go out to the city to collect medicines in the future, just let the shop assistants do it. Soon, Yunzhou will change OK."
"Thank you, Taoist Master." Du Weiniang took it over, glanced at Wen Qingzhu who was not far away, and said quickly, "Go, Taoist Master, Qingzhu has been waiting for you for a long time."
Xuanwei put his hands in his sleeves, looked back at the person behind him, and said reluctantly: "I really don't want to see that girl! She's so evil!"
"Go ahead! I'll go into the house first." Du Weiniang waved her hand and took Ah He's hand to go inside.
Xuanwei could only turn his head and slowly walked to Wen Qingzhu.
"You girl, if you don't take care of the big borer in Yunzhou, why did you come to me?"
Wen Qingzhu looked at the Du family's medicine shop, clicked his tongue twice, then turned towards the inn and said, "I think the Taoist Master has been very leisurely recently, why don't you come with me to meet someone?"
Although Xuanwei couldn't say anything, he still kept up with his steps honestly: "Who are the people you meet? I always feel that they are not good people."
"That's better than letting you follow Wei Niang every day. You don't want Brother Yan to know that she is here, but you keep her here every day. Are you afraid that she will be abducted?"
Xuanwei squinted at her: "You girl, you just wonder what other people are doing all day long, right?"
Wen Qingzhu shook his head: "Of course not, I'm busy."
Before they stopped the carriage, Wen Qingzhu stopped talking and pointed to the carriageway: "Get in the carriage, I have other things to do today."
The carriage drove all the way and arrived at the door of a secluded house.
The two got out of the car and entered the house, and immediately saw Jiu Zhu who was gnawing on a chicken leg.
"This is not..." Xuanwei walked forward quickly, held Jiu Zhu's chin with one hand, and carefully looked at his stunned face.
Wen Qingzhu walked over and stood beside them and said, "He is Jiu Zhu, and he is famous in Texas."
Xuanwei let go of his hand in disgust: "Is he the one you asked me to meet?"
Jiu Zhu, who finally reacted, knelt down without hesitation. His right hand was not very sharp yet, so he could only keep it straight without any twisting.
Therefore, his kneeling posture was particularly weird.
"Sir, sir! There is also Taoist Master Xuanwei."
Wen Qingzhu raised the corner of his mouth. It seemed that what she thought was right. Xuanwei knew Jiu Zhu.
Xuanwei sat down on the chair by himself, not looking at Jiu Zhu at all, but said lightly: "You asked me to come over, you couldn't just look at him, right? I want to look at my silly boy's wife."
"Taoist Priest, don't worry, Wei Niang will not be abducted. Now Jiu Zhu is the top leader of Qingjing Temple. Are you sure you won't care about anything?"
When he heard about Qingjing Temple, Xuanwei stood up immediately, stared at Jiu Zhu and said unkindly: "You went to Qingjing Temple again? What did I tell you before?"
The sudden scolding made Jiuzhu tremble like chaff, and he begged for mercy again and again: "Taoist! I really have no choice! Those bald donkeys in Baiyun Temple are trying to kill me! If I don't leave, I'm afraid my life will be hard to save. , and the master is seriously ill, I have to come back to see if he is okay."
"The host is seriously ill?" Xuanwei looked at Wen Qingzhu, obviously he didn't know about this.
Wen Qingzhu nodded: "I came back from a trip this morning. The host is too old and his time is running out. Dezhou already knows that Jiu Zhu is missing and has sent someone to test it out. I don't want to reveal the secret now. , so I want Jiu Zhu to go back."
Looking sideways at the people on the ground, Wen Qingzhu's voice was cold: "But I searched around and couldn't find a suitable person to follow him back."
"I am a believer, and I follow him back, a believer in Buddhism? Isn't it strange?" Xuanwei refused physically.
Wen Qingzhu sighed: "I just came to Yunzhou and I don't know, but the people here in Yunzhou know it well. A few years ago, there was a Taoist priest who went to Qingjing Temple to compete!"
Xuanwei felt slightly embarrassed, but his face remained calm: "That was all a few years ago. Now I have agreed to host it and will not go to Qingjing Temple."
"It's up to my uncle whether he goes or not. After all, you are the elder. I will leave it to you. You can decide what you want. Jiu Zhu is like a useless person to those behind the scenes. He should be abandoned. It’s a pity, but it’s not very useful.”
Having said this, Wen Qingzhu left his luggage and left.
After leaving the yard, Jasmine was already waiting outside the door.
She looked inside and said, "Is it true that none of our people will stay? What if the chief really doesn't care?"
Wen Qingzhu held her hand in the car and explained: "I don't know whether my uncle cares about it, but one thing is for sure. Since he has a grudge against Jiuzhu and has a relationship with the abbot of Qingjing Temple, he will not watch. Jiu Zhu is such a disaster to the people."
After leaving the small courtyard, the carriage drove to the entrance of the Yamen.
Yan Yongzhang had dark circles under his eyes and was already waiting for Wen Qingzhu, but he seemed a little distracted.
Wen Qingzhu walked up to him and said softly: "Master Yan, what are you thinking about?"
When asked in one sentence, Yan Yongzhang still had the same dazed expression.
It was the person next to him who reminded him that he nodded quickly: "Sir, sir, please come inside."
Wen Qingzhu ignored him and walked directly into the Yamen.
Early this morning, she sent someone over to inform Yan Yongzhang to prepare various account books and files in Yunzhou over the years.
In the lobby, everything that should be prepared has been prepared.
Wen Qingzhu glanced around and saw that there were not many people in the room, and most of them seemed to be very young people.
She said displeasedly: "Master Yan, is this the person you sent to me?"
Yan Yongzhang explained in fear: "These are all the people the yamen can use. There are not many people in Yunzhou, so..."
Jasmine presented the book of funds allocated by the capital, and Wen Qingzhu took it and threw it in Yan Yongzhang's face: "Take a good look at it for yourself! What are these? If it doesn't move, wait until the capital sends the discount to Yunzhou. Come back and see how you live again!"
With a pop, Yan Yongzhang quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Princess, have mercy on me! Have mercy on me! You have also seen what the situation is in Yunzhou. The weak minister can barely support it is the limit. This, this is not my fault at all! Yes, right, right Yes! It’s a natural disaster!”
Wen Qingzhu looked at him condescendingly and said meaningfully: "Are you sure it was a natural disaster? No man-made disaster at all?"
Yan Yongzhang suddenly became mute and had no way of talking about it.
All of this is of course the reason why he went too far, but he is not the mastermind at all!
correct! He is the governor of Texas!
Yan Yongzhang confessed to the governor of Dezhou without hesitation: "It's Liu Guang! It was Liu Guang who asked me to do this!"
In less than a day, Yan Yongzhang explained how he and Liu Guang conspired to exploit the people and how they deceived the superiors and concealed the truth from the subordinates.
Going back to the inn at night, Wen Qingzhu had a severe headache and lay down on the wicker chair without wanting to move.
Jasmine sat next to her and massaged Wen Qingzhu's head.
After a while, Lu Tao knocked on the door outside.
After receiving Wen Qingzhu's response, she opened the door and came in.
Also brought back were the evidence and confessions prepared by Tang Qin.
"Tell me, I've been reading a brochure like that from the Yamen for a whole day, and now I can't open my eyes."
Lu Tao put down his things, sat on the other side of Wen Qingzhu, and said while massaging: "Yan Yongzhang's exploitation is a bit serious, but the Yan family is also a victim of the tobacco leaf matter, and when a monk wanted to build a temple in the city, it was Yan Yongzhang. Denied.”
"Wait! Wasn't that a conflict between his son Yan Hui and the people in the temple?" Wen Qingzhu opened his eyes, as if Yan Yongzhang was hiding something.
Lu Tao pondered: "According to the records, Yan Yongzhang agreed at first, but after he went to Texas for vacation, he seemed to have changed his mind when he came back, but he didn't show it obviously. I learned from Tang Qin that then There was a conflict between Yan Hui and those monks, and Yan Yongzhang himself sent someone to instigate it."
"What's the reason?" Wen Qingzhu was even more curious now.
Lu Tao thought for a moment and said, "It may have something to do with Miss Yan's death three years ago."
Wen Qingzhu had already sat up and listened to what Lu Tao had said about three years ago.
When Yan Yongzhang first came to Yunzhou and took office, the first thing he did after settling in was to go to Texas with his family.
They spent two days on the road in the past seven days, and ten of the remaining five days were spent at Baiyun Temple.