In the capital hall, Zhao Yan and Du Zhongxiao sat opposite each other and listened to him telling what happened on the street yesterday.

After talking about the faction of the Minister of the Ministry, Du Zhongxiao said: "It's an old thing from a few years ago. How can we find out the whereabouts of Lu Yuhou? The state sends people now, which is nothing more than just a full documentary, so that Taixian and Dali Temple will not be able to find fault with each other."

Zhao Yan was silent for a while before saying, "You were watching Tao Shiqi killing people that day. To be honest, in your opinion, does Tao Shiqi seem to have recognized the wrong person? I always think that no one will be so hasty in this blood feud."

"It's not like. At that time, Tao Shiqi saw Lu Yuhou, rushed up from afar, took a knife and killed people, and did it in one go. If he recognized the wrong person, he would hesitate. And later, after interrogation, Tao Shiqi bit him to death and it was Lu Yuhou who caused his family to be destroyed."

After asking some details, Zhao Yan said: "It is impossible for the manager to settle such a major case. Now that the documents have been sent to the Transportation Commission, there will be cross-examination. There will be no result. How can Zheng Zheng withstand it? But we cannot explain the case in a hurry. Tao Shiqi killed people, and his old case must be brought up. We must give an explanation to the above. So, in two days you will go to Yongcheng and secretly investigate what kind of person Lu Yuhou is. If he is a law-abiding official, it is necessary to say that Tao Shiqi admitted his mistake. If——”

Du Zhongxiao nodded secretly. If Lu Yuhou had made friends with bandits in this county, of course, it would be another matter.

Yongcheng is a special place. It is located on the edge of the Bian River, between Yingtian Prefecture and Suzhou. When the Bian River is deposited, it is shallow and difficult to move. A large number of boatmen were needed. In the past, boatmen were all served by civil servants, and Yongcheng suffered the most. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, it was specially ordered that the people of Yongcheng County no longer serve as boatmen and instead of private employment. This was the beginning of the recruitment of boatmen from the Song Dynasty. Over the past few decades, not only were there many merchants in the Yongcheng area, but also a large number of boatmen and a large number of wanderers.

If there are many wanderers in the area, public security will inevitably be chaotic. This is true in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. Yongcheng is also at the junction of Huainan Road and Jingdong Road, far away from Bozhou, and a place with several states at the corners of the states is even more chaotic. The public officials there are very difficult to say.

While the two were talking, a stack of official documents had been piled up on Zhao Yan's case. At this time, it was the time to pay the autumn tax. Official affairs were particularly busy. The hall was busy like a downtown city. The state court, which was responsible for the specific administration, was responsible for the signing of the court, and the court supervised and checked for the gaps. It was both two real power yamen and the two busiest places.

Zhao Yan thought for a while and said to Du Zhongxiao: "I will ask the Prime Minister for the magistrate. After you arrive in Yongcheng, let the inspectors there obey your order. Tao Shiqi murdered people in the street, and the crime is unforgivable, but he is young and everyone is paying attention to it. If possible, it is best to solve the case of his family a few years ago to calm the hearts of the people. There are really many thieves and vagrants in Yongcheng. When you go there, you must act carefully."

Du Zhongxiao bowed and thanked him. In order to control the thieves and protect the transportation of the Bian River, Yongcheng had a patrol department and a military camp.

The two discussed some other matters, and Zhao Yan said, "It's autumn now. You can clean up and leave for Yongcheng the day after tomorrow. After arriving there, you can deal with some unimportant matters in Yongcheng and Qing County on the spot. The most important thing is not to delay the transportation of the Bian River. Not only the canal ships on the river, but most of the canal rice in this state is also shipped from there, which is a big deal."

Bozhou has Wo River connected to the Cai River, and it can reach the capital. It uses the Cao rice in the west to travel through the Cai River and the Bian River in the east.

After leaving the state yamen, Du Zhongxiao looked at the sun in the sky and stayed silent for a while. After thinking about it over and over again, he decided not to ignore Tao Shiqi's case. He could not pretend that he had seen it. But he had shallow foundation in this world and could not make a fierce move. He thought Tao Shiqi had not recognized the wrong person, so he would let them go with the other officials in the state. Anyway, he wanted to go to Yongcheng, just check who Lu Yuhou was. Zhao Yan was right. If he was a law-abiding official, he would not mention everything. If he had a deep connection with the people in the martial arts world, he would have to say something else.

Time passed in a flash. Early on the third morning, Du Zhongxiao went out and said goodbye to Han Yueniang.

Han Yueniang was sent out with her eyes a little red, and she said to Du Zhongxiao: "Dalang, Yongcheng is not far away. You have to come home once a month or two months later. Don't go there without any news. We are new to this place and are not familiar with the place. How can I live if you don't live?"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said softly: "Don't worry, after a few days, I will settle down in Yongcheng and I will pick you up."

Han Yueniang said ok repeatedly, watching Du Zhongxiao get on the horse, and leave with Chai Xin and others.

After saying goodbye to the prefectural yamen, the magistrate and other officials, Du Zhongxiao brought Chai Xin and Kongmu Jinshu to summon him. A group of more than ten people left Bozhou City and headed straight to Yongcheng. On this road from Chenzhou, several cities were lined up, all of which were located on the tributaries of the Huai River from north to south. Luyi was surrounded by Feishui, Weizhen, Bozhou City was surrounded by Woshui, Qingxian County was surrounded by Huaicheng, and all the way to Yongcheng on the bank of the Bian River. These cities have developed water and land transportation, and merchants gathered in the city. It is an important road from Huainan and Jinghu areas to Beijing.

More than a day, after passing Qingyang County, Du Zhongxiao arrived outside the inspection camp on the bank of the Bian River.

The village leader Wei Tao was waiting outside the village early. When he saw Du Zhongxiao and his party, he went up to the front and crossed his hands and sang: "I have met you and worked in it."

After the lecture, Du Zhongxiao looked at Yongcheng County opposite the river and said to Chai Xin: "Our county rests in the village, and then crosses the river to the county in the afternoon. You can take someone to cross the river first, inform the county, and prepare early."

After saying that, he got off the horse and followed the Wei village leader into the inspection camp.

This inspection village manages the public security of Yongcheng and Qingyang counties. Sometimes even cases in the upstream and downstream Yingtianfu and Suzhou were chased by them. They were not under the jurisdiction of Yongcheng County, but directly under Bozhou, with more than 100 wing troops. Wei Tao was originally an imperial guard, but was eliminated to the local area because he was old and was inspected here. He served as the village chief here for more than two years, and was safe and sound, without any merits and failures.

When he arrived at the hall to sit down, Wei Tao ordered people to come and asked the soldiers to prepare a banquet.

Du Zhongxiao saw that his subordinates looked tired and wanted them to rest and let Wei Tao prepare.

After eating two cups of tea, Wei Tao said to Du Zhongxiao: "I have to stay in Yongcheng for a few days. I don't know if I live in the county or rest in the village? If I rest in the village, I will send someone to prepare early."

This inspection village is not large in territory, not far from the Bian River, built on a low earth ridge, and there are no families around it. Du Zhongxiao didn't care. He remembered that Han Yueniang would come over in a few days, and some did not want to live in such a remote place. So he asked Wei Tao: "In the past, where did the people sent to the state live? Officials come to supervise the transportation every year, so there will be no place to live, right?"

Wei Tao said: "I will not hide it from the work. Some officials who come and go to the prefectures live in the patrol villages and the county towns. There are no fixed residences nearby. The patrol village is located between the Huanshui and the Bian River, with water everywhere, and rivers are crisscrossing, and there are no villages. Because of the desolation, there are many illegal people wandering around, and the government has a headache. The county town is full of merchants, so it is much more lively and the magistrate is tightly managed."
Chapter completed!