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Chapter 20 Walking in the Water

Yu Donghai guessed it well, and Mu Zhenliu came to Pingbo City to make other plans.

Since Fang Hengxiu entered the Tianji Mansion at the age of twentieth, the officialdom of Zhuang Dynasty broke the qualification restrictions, and many young officials were promoted exceptionally. Although Mu Zhengliu was young and had little qualifications, he had a broad banner of the successful disciple of the Lingxiao Pavilion Master. Whether staying in Beijing or being released outside, his official career was smooth.

Su Sha said it well. Shen Zhenghe originally planned to ensure that Mu Zhenliu was appointed as the governor. First, the governor of Zhuang Dynasty was not of high rank, but his power was not small, and it was very suitable for young capable officials like Mu Zhenliu who lacked qualifications. Second, the governor was a shortcut to promotion. With a little achievements, he could reach the top and have a bright future.

But before Shen Zhenghe took action, he received a letter and changed his decision.

A small story was told in the letter. A married woman used mixed grains and wild vegetables to fill the amount of food and vegetables when cooking every day, saving rice to supplement her parents' home. If so, Shen Zhenghe would only laugh it off, but the signature of the letter is intriguing - made in Pingcheng Vessels.

Among the names of the six cities in the Dazhuang Dynasty: Yongping, Pingzhao, Pingyang, Kangping, Pingbo, and Pingzhou. Among them, the only ones that can use the word "天" is Pingbo City and Military Weapon Bureau.

As for the rice from the Military Weapon Bureau, Shen Zhenghe and Mu Zhengliu thought of the first thing that happened to me was iron.

Weapons have always been the top priority of the imperial court's control. The more turbulent the country is, the more severe the imperial court's control of weapons. One of the charges of Shen Zhenghe's dismount was to condone his subordinates' private storage of weapons.

If someone really wants to replace the pillars of the General Weapon Bureau, then the intention will be known without asking.

At that time, rumors of Fang Hengxie secretly supported King Xin's rebellion were everywhere, forcing Shen Zhenghe to re-examine the insidious letter. In case, Mu Zhenliu took over as the commander of the Pingbo City Military Weapons Bureau after Shen Zhenghe's repeated efforts.

Before he set out, Shen Zhenghe analyzed with him that he believed that the letter came from within the Military Weapons Bureau, and that the old commander who would end his term was naturally the first candidate.

Therefore, although Mu Zhenliu was very concerned about the old master's office from the beginning, it was suspicious, alarming the enemy, and deliberately acted neither cold nor far nor near. Unexpectedly, the old master's office still did not escape this disaster.

Mu Zhengliu sat in the study and quietly read the handwriting left by the old manager word by word.

It was dark very quickly.

Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, the housekeeper of Liao's family specially gave him a lamp.

Not long after the lights were on, Yu Donghai came with a food box and wine.

Mu Zhengliu had to put down the book and started chatting with him in a mess.

Yu Donghai pointed indirectly: "Everyone knows that Lord Liao loves books as his life, and has hidden many lonely books. I wonder which ones Brother Mu likes? Can I take a look at them too?"

Mu Zhengliu said: "I'm reading the notes left by Lord Liao."

Yu Donghai's eyes lit up slightly: "What's the point?"

Mu Zhenliu said: "Mr. Liao has great ambitions and lofty ambitions, but unfortunately..." Thinking of the ending of the old commander, he couldn't help but sigh.

Yu Donghai wanted to find the clues of the old commander's note to pull Fang Hengxie down. He immediately said when he heard this: "It's a pity! I think a person like the old commander would never have done such a thing if he had not been tempted by others, but I don't know who forced him. Alas, if he could find that person and bring it to justice, it would be considered as avenging him."

Mu Zhengliu remained silent.

After the two finished their meal, Yu Donghai offered to stay and help check it out. After watching for another half an hour, Mu Zhenliu was afraid of bringing rumors to the widow of the old director, so he said goodbye to Yu Donghai.

Yu Donghai still didn't give up. When he went out, he patted his chest to prevent him from taking something out.

Mu Zhengliu also let him go.

They said they wanted to form an alliance, and they knew in their hearts that the relationship between the ally was as big as a paper drum, vulnerable, and they were still very careful with each other.

Mu Zhenliu returned home. When she heard that Su Shawei had not come back, she felt inexplicably nervous and said to her: If you go to Baizhou day and night, you can go back and forth in one and a half days. If it is late, it will take two or three days. You don’t have to be too anxious.

Even though he thought so, he had just returned from Liao's mansion and couldn't help but think of what the old manager had happened. He was still a little uneasy and was not at ease at night. When there was movement outside, people woke up. Looking at the sky, it was about to be bright or not, just before dawn.

The doorman hurriedly knocked on the door, and his strength was so eager that he could beat drums and drums.

Mu Zhengliu got up in her clothes, opened the door, and met the anxious face of the doorman, and felt a little uneasy. Last time he saw this, he was here to report the news that the old man committed suicide.

Sure enough, this time it was bad news.

The concierge said: "Mr. Yu is here. He said, "Mr. Liao's family has gone away."

Mu Zhenliu's head buzzed, and all kinds of thoughts slid through his mind, and his heart was in a mess. He pushed open the doorman's hand that was being supported, and hurriedly put on his clothes and walked out.

Yu Donghai stood at the door, and the lights held by the yamen runner shone on his face from bottom to top, leaving his upper half hidden in the shadows, revealing only the lower half, which looked particularly gloomy.

He heard Mu Zhengliu's footsteps and turned his head, his whole face sank into the shadow, as if ink was dripping.

"There is something wrong with the Liao family." Every word bursts out from the cracks of the teeth.

Mu Zhengliu said, "When will it happen?"

"One hour ago." Yu Donghai's Adam's apple moved, staring at him tightly, without hiding his suspicion in his heart.

Mu Zhengliu frowned. Seeing that Yu Donghai's face was covered with black dust, she frowned and said, "Mrs. Liao and the others..."

"All burned to death."

Mu Zhengliu felt a thud, as if she saw charred corpses hanging on the ruins. She couldn't say that she was suffocating and sad. After a while, she said: "How could it be that Liao Mansion is so big..."

Yu Donghai looked shocked and looked like he was fake, and his face was slightly calm: "You are right. Such a huge Liao Mansion! Such a huge Pingbo City! So many people, so many eyes! Someone can kill and set fire, silently, simply... it's lawless!" He was angry, anxious and fearful, and his body trembled slightly.

At this time, Mu Zhenliu calmed down: "Who found out first, can you catch the arson?" The fire that burned dozens of people from the Liao family was definitely not an accident.

Yu Donghai was affected by his emotions and slowly calmed down. After a while, his teeth clattered: "Although no one was caught, it is not difficult to guess the person behind the scenes."

Mu Zhengliu frowned.

"In Pingbo City, there is only one person with such ability!"

Mu Zhengliu didn't ask who that person was, because he thought of it while Yu Donghai spoke.

Mrs. Liao, eight concubines, twelve cottages, three daughters, sixteen servants, and the housekeeper who was holding the lamp for Mu Zhenliu, all died in the fire. The coroner made an autopsy, and only five people were burned to death - three daughters and two cottages. The others had died before the fire broke out.

Yu Donghai made a ruthless move and brought all the people living nearby back to the yamen, as if he hadn't found out clearly!

Mu Zhengliu came forward to handle the funeral for the Liao family.

This incident slightly soothes the resentment of the people in the Military Arts Bureau. Although most of them are in the bureau chief, the Military Arts Bureau has experienced several storms and has been full of holes. The factional discord in the bureau has become a trivial matter. Naturally, they unite together to defend against foreign enemies.

Of course, there are always differences in places with a large population.

Some people unite, and some people retreat.

The Military Weapon Bureau has been in trouble, which has caused all kinds of rumors. Some people say that the old commander was killed by his family, and now the wronged soul is seeking his life. During his lifetime, he was dissatisfied with the Minister of the Bureau and others, so he asked a dream to prefect Yu to expose the crime of the Bureau. Some people say that the Military Weapon Bureau was originally a fairy temple. After the immortal ascended, he saw that the place was occupied by mortals, and he was dissatisfied and destroyed the Feng Shui here; some people say that the new commander is Tiansha Guxing, and he will harm him wherever he goes.

Some people in the Military Weapon Bureau believed the rumors and couldn't wait to quit their jobs.

Mu Zhenliu didn't want to keep him and let them leave. At this moment, what he was really worried about was that Su Sha was good.

It's been five days, and Susha is good and still has no news.

The Liao family happened after he had been there. Even if he didn't want to think so, he had to think that the black hand hidden in the dark had already set his sights on him. For this reason, Yu Donghai specially sent several yamen runners to protect him.

Since he was targeted, Su Sha who had been around him a while ago was naturally not spared.

Mu Zhenliu didn’t know how high Su Sha’s martial arts were. He only knew that no matter how high a person’s martial arts were, he was just a person. He began to regret letting Su Sha’s martial arts go on the road alone.

By the seventh day, he could no longer hold back and asked Yu Donghai for help and asked him to send someone to Baizhou to find out the news.

Yu Donghai was worried about the case of Liao's mansion, and was worried that the black hands hidden in the dark would take action. He naturally was unwilling to split up his hands and comforted him: "Don't worry. Since you said he was a man in the world, there would naturally be a way for the people in the world to protect themselves, and you and me didn't need to worry about you or me. The yamen runners in the yamen are all ordinary people, but when they come to the real masters, they are just showing off their skills. Ruo Shusha really encountered danger, and with them, they would drag them down."

Mu Zhengliu said: "I just want to inquire about his whereabouts and see if he has been delayed in the event of trouble."

Yu Donghai thought for a while and said, "This is simple, just ask the postman to inquire."

Mu Zhengliu thanked him and took out a letter from his arms: "If I haven't returned for three days, you will send the letter to the capital and hand it over to your mentor."

When Yu Donghai heard that he was explaining his funeral, his face changed: "Where are you going?"

Mu Zhenliu: "General's Mansion."

Yu Donghai's face changed.

Mu Zhengliu said, "If he wants to kill me, he will kill me whether I go or not. Instead of sitting there and waiting for death, it is better to explore the truth and reality in a bright and bright way."

Yu Donghai said: "Damn it! Tang Chizhou held heavy troops in his hand, and covered the sky with his hands in Pingbo City..."

Tang Chizhou was Fang Hengxie's confidant and was in line with the Military Weapon Bureau. He had previously moved to the Bureau Chief, which was equivalent to being in a dark way with him. Thinking of this, he was scared and sweating! It was just a matter of Tang Chizhou being too low-key and never making friends with officials in Pingbo City, and he did not show his different eyes to the Military Weapon Bureau. The only time he made a big fight was to go to save Mu Zhenliu.
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