Chapter 234 Chu Tian: Chen Jiusi, you, how could you see through my plan
It’s a dark and windy night!
Two figures passed over the sky above the prefectural yamen. At this time, the yamen was dressed in mourning and a mourning hall was set up.

All the concubines bought by the prefect were also in mourning and cried miserably.

In a small pavilion not far away, Zhong Guang was guarding there, not letting anyone get close to the coffin, saying that he was keeping vigil for his eldest brother and saw this scene.

Chen Jie stood on the wall and paused for a moment. Seeing this scene, he smiled at Jin Yanzi behind him and said, "Does the figure of Sect Master Zhong resemble the two people you saw?"

Jin Yanzi squinted her eyes and said, "Well, I can't say for sure. Anyway, the one who fought with me was definitely not him."

"What's the figure of that person?"

"Thin and tall."

Jin Yanzi said to Chen Jie. Chen Jie was a little stunned when he heard this. He was tall and thin, and this didn't sound right.

Could it be that I thought wrong?
Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at Jin Yanzi and said, "Let's go, forget about this place, let's go to the document library in the back."

Both the Tongpanfu and the prefectural yamen had a case library. The case library of the Tongpanfu was filled with various case documents, while the case library of the prefectural yamen was filled with records related to the appointment and assessment of officials of the prefectural government, as well as the food and salaries of the prefectural government, local administration, and prefectural annals.

When Chen Jie and Jin Yanzi arrived here, they saw two listless soldiers guarding the gate.

But they didn't seem to be very concerned. After all, there was nothing in this government archive worth thieves' attention. Unlike the Tongpan Mansion, there was a case file and they could modify the case.

There is no point in changing anything here.

The assessment of officials needs to be reviewed by the Ministry of Personnel, and it is impossible to change it.

Therefore, there is no one here all year round, so the two of them sneaked into the document library very easily.

Jin Yanzi asked Chen Jie: "What important things could be here?"

Chen Jie said, "Haha, you'll know after you take a look. By the way, there was something I didn't ask you just now. I asked you if that batch of grain was yours. Why did you admit it so readily? Aren't you afraid that I will report it to the princess?"

Jin Yanzi said, "Do you think I'm stupid? You have already raided my mansion, and you still believe my one-sided story? What we did can't stand up to scrutiny. What's the point of denying it?"

Chen Jie said: "That's right."

"So what do you want to do after you find your husband?"

Jin Yanzi said, "If we leave Huangzhou Prefecture, where in this vast world can we not go?"

Chen Jie looked at Jin Yanzi and said, "In fact, your husband is already a Tongpan. If he goes one step further, he will be a fifth-rank official. Why would you take the risk of doing business with Zoroastrianism?"

"If this happens, what good will it do?"

Chen Jie said, Jin Yanzi smiled bitterly and said: "This officialdom is shady, you followed the princess and rose to the top overnight, I don't know how officials like us without backgrounds can be promoted."

"Let me tell you this. Even if you are really capable and the court issues an order to promote you, if you have a background like you, you can take up the position directly for the sake of the princess."

"But if you don't have a background, like my husband, it cost him 50,000 taels of silver to be promoted from a county chief clerk to a county darughachi."

"From county darughachi to sixth-rank prefectural military officer, 100,000 taels of silver."

"To be promoted from a military officer to a garrison commander, it's 200,000 taels. To be promoted from a garrison commander to a prefectural judge, it's 300,000 taels. And this is just silver. In addition to silver, sometimes you need some special items, such as Tai Sui Dan, high-level medicines, and natural treasures."

"As long as you don't deliver this gift, haha, even if there is a transfer order from above, you can't be an official."

"So once you become an official, you have to work hard to make money so that you can continue to climb up, and then make more money and climb up again."

"No one can stop it. Although Huangzhou Prefecture looks prosperous, as a judge, you don't have the power to collect taxes, so it's hard for you to get money from the people. You don't have military power, so you can only focus on solving wrongful convictions."

"But you also know that the people are smart now. They would rather die than sue the officials. It is very difficult to find a lucrative case, so there is no other way. We can only find a way to do business to fill this hole."

“So I founded Jinyan Pavilion to sell rouge and powder.”

"And my husband can only find other ways, such as reselling grain."

After hearing this, Chen Jie asked, "Isn't your husband from Mulan? Is it so shady that Mulan people get promoted?"

Jin Yanzi laughed when she heard this and said, "What's the difference between Mulan people and Han people? In the officialdom, there is no distinction. So what if you are a Mulan people? You want to climb up without spending money. It's impossible."

Chen Jie nodded slightly: "So that's how it is. I understand."

Yes, in the eyes of the Mulan high-level officials, anyone who is lower than them is food. I don’t care who you are. Mulan people are food, and Han people are also food. On this point, these high-ranking officials treat everyone equally.

Chen Jie shook his head. Corruption was so terrible that even the blood of one's own kind could be sucked.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie began to search on the document shelf. Seeing Chen Jie searching, Jin Yanzi asked, "What are you looking for?"

Chen Jie said: "A list of official appointments in the past three years."

Jin Yanzi said, "It should be in another row. The food and money should be on this shelf."

As she spoke, Jin Yanzi came to another row of shelves and started looking.

He quickly found an official's book and began to read it. While reading, he asked Jin Yanzi questions, and soon Chen Jie got the answer he wanted.

"So this is what it looks like."

Jin Yanzi looked at Chen Jie's face as if he had suddenly realized something and asked, "What did you understand?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie pointed to the list of officials on the table and said, "Although most of these officials are from Huangzhou Prefecture, they were not valued before. Now they are directly promoted, and many of them are from humble backgrounds."

"Don't you understand?"

After hearing this, Jin Yanzi said, "They are all the prefect Chu Tian's people."

Chen Jie pointed to the list and said, "Look, these are the positions that Chu Tian promoted people to take charge of."

Jin Yanzi looked around: "Looking for the salt commander, the iron commander, the tea commander, the horse commander, the warehouse supervisor of Huangzhou Prefecture..."

"Salt, iron, tea, horses, grain!"

Jin Yanzi understood instantly that Chu Tian was concentrating all the strategic materials and daily necessities of the entire Huangzhou Prefecture together. Adding these things together, the entire Huangzhou Prefecture was basically under his control.

What does he want to do?
Chen Jie frowned. Jin Yanzi looked at Chen Jie and said, "But why are we looking at this now? Isn't Chu Tian already dead?"

"Even if he replaces all the officials with his own people, what can a dead man do?"

Jin Yanzi looked at Chen Jie, and Chen Jie said, "Dead people? Haha, sometimes dead people can do more than living people."

After saying this, Chen Jie said, "Okay, now that we have figured it out, let's go."

Jin Yanzi looked at Chen Jie and asked, "Where are you going?"

Chen Jie said: "Of course I went home to sleep. It's already so late and I'm so sleepy that I can't even open my eyes."

After hearing this, Jin Yanzi was stunned and looked at Chen Jie and said, "Why are you going home to sleep when my husband is not found?"

Chen Jie heard this and said, "Alas, that's not right. Your husband hasn't been found. What does that have to do with me? Why can't I go home and sleep?"

Jin Yanzi said, "You go home and sleep, what should I do?"

Chen Jie asked: "You too?"

Jin Yanzi stared at Chen Jie, who thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, why don't you come home with me and sleep?"

Jin Yanzi frowned, and Chen Jie said, "If you don't want to, forget it."

Jin Yanzi heard this and said, "Wait for me..."

Chen Jie ignored Jin Yanzi, and Jin Yanzi followed Chen Jie back to his newly purchased mansion.

Chen Jie said, "Go and see if there are any vacancies. Oh, and keep your voice down. Both of my wives are pregnant."

After hearing this, Jin Yanzi frowned and said, "You are pregnant, and you actually have two wives?"

Chen Jie asked, "What's wrong?"

Jin Yanzi said, "It's alright. When will you go find my husband for me?"

Chen Jie said: "Don't worry, have you ever thought about why those two people kidnapped your husband?"

Jin Yanzi shook her head and said, "I don't know."

Chen Jie said: "They want us to focus our attention on your husband, so that we can let down our guard, and then they can secretly accomplish their goal."

Jin Yanzi asked, "What's the purpose?"

Chen Jie said: "Don't say it, don't say it, it won't work if you say it."

After saying this, Chen Jie said, "Do as you please."

Chen Jie immediately found a room and went in directly. He was tired after a whole day and he needed to have a good rest.

There was no talking all night, and the next morning.

Chen Jie woke up and heard a heated discussion outside. Chen Jie was sleepy and confused. What was going on?
Chen Jie was thinking about it when he opened the door.

Then Chen Jie saw Su Yunjin and Huang Wan'er warmly entertaining Jin Yanzi.

Jin Yanzi was flattered.

When Jin Yanzi saw Chen Jie coming out, she said with an awkward smile, "I've been discovered."

Chen Jie looked at Su Yunjin, who was smiling, and then looked at Huang Waner, who looked at Chen Jie in a reproachful manner, "Why don't you introduce the new sister to me? What rank will I be in from now on?"

Chen Jie was at a loss whether to laugh or cry and said, "Madams, please don't embarrass me."

"This is Madam Jin, the wife of our prefect. Something unexpected happened to her family last night, so she came to stay overnight at our house. It has nothing to do with me!"

Chen Jie looked at the two of them and explained quickly, fearing that there would be any misunderstanding.

The two looked at each other after hearing this, and Huang Wan'er suddenly laughed and said, "I told you, this guy has the will but not the guts."

Chen Jie frowned and said, "What are you talking about? What do you mean by having evil intentions? I am already satisfied with my two wives. There is no room for anyone else in my heart."

Su Yunjin smiled and said, "Okay, Madam, Sister Jin has already told us that we neglected Sister Jin last night. How could we let Sister Jin sleep in the woodshed? It would be a disrespect to treat guests well."

Chen Jie looked at Jin Yanzi and asked, "Where did you sleep yesterday in the woodshed?"

Jin Yanzi said: "There is no other way. You didn't even arrange a room for me. I can only find a place to sleep by myself."

Chen Jie said: "Then you just now."

Jin Yanzi said, "I'm just teasing you. I'm trying to see if you're henpecked!"

Chen Jie said with a bitter face: "Golden Lady, you scared me."

Jin Yanzi said, "I didn't expect you to be so lucky. Both of your sisters are extremely beautiful and are a good match for you. You are lucky."

Chen Jie didn't say anything. At this time, Huang Wan'er said, "Sister Jin, you finally said something fair for me. Did you hear me? I am lucky to be with you!"

Chen Jie didn't say anything after hearing this, but took something out of his pocket and said, "Madams, this is your sister Jin's treasure, one for each of you."

After hearing this, the two girls saw Chen Jie bringing them two boxes of rouge.

Jin Yanzi said, "Haha, my two sisters, this rouge is made from cochineal insects that I personally cultivated. It is top-grade rouge powder. Take a look, my two sisters."

After hearing this, both of them took their own rouge.

Su Yunjin's is light pink, while Huang Wan'er's is bright red.

Just like their personalities, one is as calm as water and the other is as broad-minded as the sea.

One is as intense as fire and the sun is blazing.

The two girls took the rouge and looked at it, and they were very satisfied. They said to Jin Yanzi together, "Thank you, Sister Jin."

Chen Jie said: "Hey, I bought this, why are you thanking her?"

Su Yunjin frowned and said, "Husband..."

Huang Wan'er said directly: "Husband, if Sister Jin doesn't do it, why are you buying it? We are grateful to Sister Jin for not forgetting the well digger when drinking water."

After hearing this, Jin Yanzi said, "Haha, I am willing to listen to what you two sisters have to say. In fact, I have a better one in Jin Yan Pavilion. I will send it to you two sisters the next day."

After hearing this, Su Yunjin said, "Thank you, Sister Jin."

Huang Wan'er even smiled and said, "Sister Jin, you are such a nice person."

Jin Yanzi was lost in the flattery and compliments of these two girls, and was called "Sister Jin" over and over again.

Everyone was eating breakfast. In the middle of the meal, Su Yunjin called Chen Jie aside and asked, "Husband, what's going on?"

Chen Jie said: "It's okay, what can I say, she needs help from me."

"Oh, I'm glad you're safe. Sister Huang and I were really scared just now. We thought Sister Jin was here to kill you, so we flattered her. Now I'm glad you're safe. I'm glad you're safe."

Su Yunjin said to Chen Jie, who said, "Oh, did you do that on purpose?"

Su Yunjin said: "Of course, who knows what she came with in mind, but now it's fine, as long as she didn't come to kill my husband, it's fine."

Su Yunjin breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Su Yunjin sighing with relief, Chen Jie also smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you sisters cooperated so well. I didn't even notice any flaws."

After hearing this, Su Yunjin smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't it all for you?"

As they were talking, they finished their breakfast. Chen Jie packed up and prepared to go out.

Jin Yanzi looked at Chen Jie and asked, "Where are you going?"

Chen Jie said: "Yamen, don't follow me, you are still a wanted criminal."

Jin Yanzi heard this and said, "Then where should I go?"

Chen Jie said: "You can stay here if you want. If not, you can help me do something."

Jin Yanzi asked, "What's the matter?"

Chen Jie said: "Please help me check the inventory of grain, salt, iron, tea and horses in the city."

Jin Yanzi heard this and asked, "How do we check this?"

Chen Jie said, "There are big warehouses for grain, warehouses for salt and iron, and places for tea and horses. You just need to check to see if there is any stock left."

Jin Yanzi said, "Okay, in that case, I'll take my leave."

After saying this, Jin Yanzi jumped directly onto the roof and disappeared between the roofs.

Watching Jin Yanzi leave, Huang Wan'er looked at Chen Jie and said, "Husband, this girl is just average looking, but you're interested in her too?"

Chen Jie looked at Huang Wan'er and said, "Do you think your husband is a stud? Does a female husband need to be bred?"

After hearing this, Huang Wan'er burst out laughing, and then said: "Husband, how can you talk about yourself like this? It's quite vivid."

Chen Jie looked at Huang Wan'er's crazy talk and felt helpless. This woman is becoming more and more open-minded. His own wife is better. She knows her limits and is not like this crazy girl.

"Doudou, stop, Doudou..."

Just as Chen Jie was talking to the two girls, he saw Ruirui running towards him madly. There was a dog in front of her and she was chasing the dog.

And this is the dog's feet covered with ink.

At this time, Ruirui's face was covered with ink, and he chased the dog and shouted, "Stop."

Seeing this, Chen Jie asked, "Rui Rui, what are you doing?"

Ruirui said: "Brother-in-law, you are back. Ayong and I are painting plum blossoms."

Chen Jie asked, "Why are you chasing dogs when you are painting plum blossoms?"

Ruirui said: "The branches of the plum blossom are easy to draw, but it is too difficult to dot the plum blossom. Doudou's footprints look like plum blossoms, so I caught it and let it step on the white paper, and it can step out plum blossom prints."

"Well, dog, plum blossom."

Chen Jie frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something. Without saying anything, he touched Ruirui's head and said, "Haha, you are really smart!"

"Let's play."

After encouraging Ruirui, Chen Jie turned around and left the hospital.

Soon Chen Jie appeared in Darughachi's mansion.

I met the princess who had not slept all night.

The princess was a little tired at this time, but her eyes were still sharp as she said, "Jiu Si, you are back. Have you settled your family?"

Chen Jie said: "Well, it has been settled."

"By the way, there was a big fire on South Street last night. Do you know the cause?"

Chen Jie heard this and said, "My Lord, someone wanted to kill me, but I was saved."

"Who is so bold as to kill you?"

Chen Jie said: "Fishing Gang."

Zhao Ya said, "Well, I understand. You don't have to worry about this matter. I will handle it. By the way, you said someone saved you. Who did it?"

Chen Jie said: "Golden Swallow."

"Golden Swallow?"

Zhao Ya frowned and looked at Chen Jie and asked, "Where is she now?" Chen Jie said, "Princess, I was just about to report this to you. I think the matter of Wulutai may be a fraud."

After hearing this, Zhao Ya asked, "What do you mean?"

Chen Jie pondered for a moment, then directly reported to Zhao Ya the whole story, including his own guesses.

After listening to this, Zhao Ya frowned and said, "Are you saying that there is a twist in this matter?"

Chen Jie said: "Well, by the way, Princess, I want to ask, where is the grain that was seized yesterday?"

Zhao Ya was stunned when she heard this, and then she said, "Food, I have to ask my third brother about this. Jiusi, come with me."

Chen Jie followed Zhao Ya to the main hall of Darughachi Mansion.

As soon as I arrived here, I saw that Wang Baobao had summoned all the officials from Huangzhou Prefecture and was furious there.

"Why does the court support you? You are useless. A few days ago, I asked you to take out some food, but you refused and said there was no food. What about now?"

"A mere magistrate of Huangzhou Prefecture actually dared to secretly sell 150,000 dan of grain to the Zoroastrians and earn huge profits."

"Is there still heavenly law? Is there still kingly law?"

"I don't care which family this Wulutai belongs to or who his disciples are. I just want to say one thing. Issue a warrant to arrest him. I want to see him alive or dead. Do you hear me?"

"Yes."

Everyone responded in unison. Seeing that everyone had agreed, Wang Baobao finally calmed down a little.

At this time, he turned to look at Zhao Ya and was about to speak when he saw a man bowing and saying, "Lord Daruhachi."

When Wang Baobao heard this, he looked over and saw that it was the Dacang Ling of Huangzhou Prefecture.

The Dacangling was a sixth-rank official in charge of grain storage, grain collection, and distribution of disaster relief grain in Huangzhou Prefecture. He was considered the director of the Grain Bureau of Huangzhou Prefecture.

At this time, Okura Ling clasped his fists and said, "Lord Darughachi."

Wang Baobao looked at him and said, "Ocang Ling, what do you want?"

After hearing this, Okura clasped his fists and said, "My lord, it is like this. Wulutai is guilty of a heinous crime. The whole city is chasing him for his own fault. But there is one thing I want to clarify."

"Can the 150,000 dan of grain seized this time be stored in our Huangzhou warehouse? This year, Huangzhou Prefecture suffered a great disaster, and I'm afraid there will be more places to use grain in the future."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Well, you are the Grand Cang Ling, you can handle these matters on your own, no need to ask me."

Upon hearing this, Okura Ling immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Daruhachi. I will obey your orders."

After saying that, Ogura Ling took a step back and stopped talking. At this time, Chen Jie and Zhao Ya walked over. Chen Jie glanced at Ogura Ling and saw that there was no extra expression on his face.

But it can be seen that he is definitely not at peace inside.

Seeing this, the corners of Chen Jie's mouth curled up slightly, but he soon calmed down. This matter happened just like Zhao Ya had met Wang Baobao. They exchanged a few pleasantries, and Chen Jie did not ask anything useful. The two of them seemed to be chatting with each other.

After chatting for a long time, Wang Baobao asked everyone to leave.

After everyone left, Wang Baobao looked at Chen Jiusi and said, "You seemed to have something to say just now?"

Chen Jie said: "It's too early now, but Master Darughachi, I can take you to see a good show tonight."

"A good show?"

Wang Baobao looked confused, while Zhao Ya on the side also looked at Chen Jie curiously.

Chen Jie said: "I will definitely not let you two down."

Seeing Chen Jie keeping things in suspense, Zhao Ya said, "Do you know that you are annoying like this? Can't you explain things more clearly?"

Chen Jie said, "Princess, Lord Darughachi, if everything goes well tonight, the Plum Blossom Killer case can be solved."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao asked, "Have you solved the Plum Blossom Killer case?"

Chen Jie said: "Not yet, but if everything goes well tonight, we will be able to crack it."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Haha, Chen Jiusi, you are not bragging, are you? This case has not been solved in Huangzhou Prefecture for three years, and you solved it in just one day after you came here?"

Chen Jie heard this and said, "Lord Darughachi, some things are not impossible to break, but breaking them will harm your interests."

"But sir, I hope you are prepared. I'm afraid this case will be very ups and downs."

Wang Baobao laughed when he heard this and said, "Then I am looking forward to it, Chen Jiusi, if you can really solve this case, then I will admit that you are qualified to be Yaya's staff member."

Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lord Darughachi, for your kindness."

Having said this, Chen Jie said, "But sir, I'm afraid it will be a fierce battle tonight, so when the time comes, I hope that Lord Darughachi will be well prepared."

Wang Baobao heard this and said, "Haha, a tough fight, I like tough fights."

Zhao Ya said: "I will go and ask Master He to take charge."

Wang Baobao said: "No need, I can handle a few bandits by myself."

Having said this, Zhao Ya did not say anything, but still secretly went to invite He Yishou from the two elders Xuanbing.

He Yishou heard this and said, "Well, I can go and take a look, but with the strength of the young prince, it is enough to deal with the situation in Huangzhou Prefecture."

After hearing this, Zhao Ya said, "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be prepared for the worst."

After everyone finished discussing, they decided to watch a big show tonight.

The day was over very quickly, because during the day, Chen Jie asked Wang Baobao to mobilize troops out of the city in advance, so there was not much movement in the troop deployment today.

It didn't alarm anyone in the city.

After leaving the city, the two thousand black cavalry were handed over to Huobi Ma for command. Wang Baobao and Zhao Ya, together with A Da, A Er, A San, and Chen Jiusi, sneaked together quietly to avoid alerting the enemy.

And their destination today is the Dacang in Huangzhou Prefecture.

At this time, in the warehouse of Huangzhou Prefecture.

Zhong Guang and a man in black walked in front, looking at the large granary in front of them full of grain, their eyes full of arrogance as if their plan had succeeded.

Right behind them was Okura Rei.

At this time, Zhong Guang smiled and said, "Brother, this is good. With these 150,000 dan of grain, we can go back and report to the elders."

After hearing this, the man in black said, "Haha, yes, this is the last batch of food. As long as the food arrives, we Zoroastrians will make a call, and the tiny Huangzhou Prefecture will be conquered in an instant."

After hearing this, Zhong Guang said, "But big brother, the Ruyang Palace actually sent the two elders Xuanbing to support us. He Yishou is not easy to deal with. He is a strong man in the Dragon Realm. If we attack the city, I'm afraid he won't sit still and wait for death!"

After hearing this, the man in black sneered and said, "The two Xuanbing elders are powerful men in the Dragon Realm. Haha, they are nothing. I tell you, the two Xuanbing elders combined are not as powerful as a Dharma King of our Holy Church. This time, our Huangzhou Prefecture uprising was participated by the Dharma King."

"Dalai Lama, which Dalai Lama?"

Zhong Guang couldn't help asking, and the man in black looked at Zhong Guang and said, "King Han Fa."

"It's actually King Han. Haha, as long as the King takes action, we don't have to be afraid of the two elders Xuanbing."

"What's more, this time, only He Yishou came. Haha... If one of the two elders Xuanbing is missing, their strength will be greatly reduced!"

The man in black said, "That's right. With our elders, isn't Huangzhou Prefecture within easy reach?"

"After we take over Huangzhou Prefecture, we will have driven a nail into the northwest. At that time, whether it is the King of Ruyang or the King of Qi, they will have to worry about things here, which will bring a great reversal to the situation in the Central Plains of the Holy Church."

"Besides, there are many heroes in the world right now, and there are many people watching the fun. If we can succeed in the uprising in Hubei, then we will have countless followers in the world, and then our great cause will be accomplished. Hahahaha..."

After hearing this, Zhong Guang said, "Brother, you are absolutely right. It is my blessing to have your support."

At this time, after hearing what Zhong Guang said, Ogura Ling behind him also bowed and said, "I wish the Holy Sect's martial fortunes will flourish, and I wish the hall master a continuous promotion."

"Hahahaha... Old Ma."

Hearing Okura's compliment, the man in black couldn't help but laugh: "Old Ma, if the Hubei uprising is successful this time, it will be thanks to you, Old Ma!"

The Ogura Commander Lao Ma bowed and said, "I dare not take credit for it."

"Hey, why shouldn't I take credit for it? Haha... Well done is well done. An uprising cannot be separated from food and fodder, and you are in charge of food and fodder. The Huangzhou Prefecture warehouse has 500,000 dan of food, but you emptied it within a month, leaving Huangzhou Prefecture without any food. This is your first achievement."

"The second is that you are the warehouse commander, and you actually came up with a way to increase taxes. This year, Hubei suffered a major disaster, and the people didn't get any crops, and you still increased taxes. Hahahaha... I heard that in Huangzhou Prefecture, except for Mianshui County, the other seven counties are full of starving people."

"Now, if we raise our voice, millions of troops will be able to capture this small Huangzhou Prefecture in a snap."

"So this is your second achievement."

"With these two great achievements, Lao Ma, you can at least become a branch leader or even a guardian this time."

After hearing this, Lao Ma immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for the cultivation of the Holy Church, and thank you for the cultivation of the Hall Master."

The hall master laughed loudly, and then looked at the warehouse full of grain and said, "By the way, where is the grain transport carriage? When will it arrive? We should try to transport these 150,000 dan of grain out of Huangzhou Prefecture tonight to support the rebel army."

After hearing this, Lao Ma said, "Logically speaking, it should be time now!"

"Yeah, why isn't it here yet?"

Zhong Guang also looked confused.

At this moment, the door of the granary was suddenly kicked open with a bang, and a voice came over: "Humph, the grain cart, I don't think it will arrive!"

"who!"

After hearing this voice, everyone was shocked and their eyes widened in horror. Who was it?

Their secret was discovered.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Wang Baobao, Zhao Ya, Chen Jiusi, A Da, A Er, and A San walking in.

Upon seeing this, the man in black quickly covered his face with the black scarf.

At this time, Chen Jie shouted, "Prefect Chu, don't hide at this time."

The man in black paused when he heard this, then slowly pulled open his veil and asked, "How do you know that I am Chu Tian?"

Chen Jie said with a smile: "Prefect Chu, I have to admit that you are really amazing. Your fake death almost fooled me. If it weren't for so many flaws, I really might not have been able to see through it."

Chu Tian narrowed his eyes and said, "Flaw, what flaw do I have?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Prefect Chu, you have many flaws."

Chu Tian squinted his eyes and looked at Chen Jie and said, "I'd like to hear the details."

Chen Jie looked at Wang Baobao. If he was in a hurry to catch someone at this time, he would not explain it and would just catch him directly. If he was not in a hurry, he could talk about Chu Tian’s flaw.

Wang Baobao said expressionlessly: "Let him die knowingly."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Yes."

After saying this, Chen Jie looked at Chu Tian and said, "Prefect Chu, no, I should call you Chu Tian, ​​the Plum Blossom Killer, the head of Huangzhou Prefecture and a subordinate of Elder Dog, one of the 12 elders of the Zoroastrianism."

Chu Tian frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Have you investigated my background?"

Chen Jie laughed and said, "Plum Blossom Killer, I always wondered what that Plum Blossom Killer would be, but I didn't expect that the plum blossoms left behind by this Plum Blossom Killer would actually be dog paws!"

"And I checked, it seems that the only one with such a mark is the Dog Elder among the Twelve Elders of the Zoroastrianism."

"So I boldly guess that you are a disciple of this dog elder."

"I wonder if I guessed it right."

Chu Tian nodded and said, "You are really smart. Yes, I am indeed under the command of Elder Quan, but what I want to know now is where I revealed my flaws and you noticed it."

Chen Jie heard this and said, "Prefect Chu, you are right. Your plan is indeed amazing. I almost fell into your trap, but you didn't do a good job in a few places, which made me suspicious."

"Where?"

Chu Tian looked at Chen Jie.

"Wang Wenyuan."

Chen Jie mentioned a name, and Chu Tian was stunned and asked, "What's his problem?"

Chen Jie said, "Prefect Chu, do you remember what you said when I asked you why Wang Wenyuan wanted to rent such a remote house?"

"To investigate the Plum Killer."

"Yeah, in order to investigate the Plum Blossom Killer, there is not a single piece of paper in his entire house that contains information about the Plum Blossom Killer. Don't you find it strange?"

Chu Tian said: "Do you conclude that I killed Wang Wenyuan based on this?"

Chen Jie said: "I can't conclude, I can only say that you lied, and people must have reasons for lying, and people also have reasons for killing. Wang Wenyuan was originally your man, so I didn't find your motive for killing him at the beginning."

"You have no reason to kill one of your own, so that's what stumps me."

"But later, I went to visit the prefectural government, and then the prefect's wife was assassinated, and then you faked your own death and escaped."

"I was very confused at the time. Why did the Plum Blossom Killer kill a woman? The wife of the prefect is not an official, so she cannot intimidate the officials of Huangzhou Prefecture."

"Could it be that the death of this lady was just to lure the tiger away from the mountain, or?"

Chen Jie looked at Chu Tian and said, "Or is it to vent your anger?"

Chu Tian's eyes narrowed slightly after hearing this, but he did not speak. Instead, he looked at Chen Jie and said, "The above are all your guesses."

Chen Jie said: "But there is evidence."

Chen Jie took out a box of rouge: "I got this rouge from Wang Wenyuan. I asked Jin Yanzi from Jin Yan Pavilion, and she said that there are only five families in the city who can afford this kind of rouge, and among them, your wife used to like this scent the most."

"Why change it? I'm afraid this is what you, as a husband, want."

"And you had planned to kill Wang Wenyuan long ago. First, it was to avenge him for cheating on you, and second, to use him to reduce your suspicion."

"Am I right, Governor Chu?"

Chen Jie looked at Chu Tian.

Chu Tian's face was sullen at this time and he said, "This adulterous couple deserves it. I provide them with food and clothing, but what happens to them?"

"They got together behind my back, what's wrong with me killing them?"

Chen Jie said: "That's right, adulterer and adulteress, he deserves to be killed!"

Chu Tian looked at Chen Jie in surprise, and Chen Jie said, "Prefect Chu, there is no need to look at me like that. Although you and I are enemies, it does not mean that our values ​​are different. It is not wrong to kill an adulterer."

Chu Tian looked at Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jiusi, you are very interesting."

Chen Jie bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Governor Chu, for the compliment."

Chu Tian said: "Okay, even if I might be the Plum Blossom Killer, how can you be sure that I am faking my death?"

Chen Jie said: "In fact, when you just died, I didn't suspect anything. You really didn't have any physical characteristics at that time. You couldn't be deader."

"But when I was about to pull the sword out of your chest, Zhong Guang stopped me."

Zhong Guang frowned when he heard this, and Chen Jie said, "I was just wondering, why did you stop me?"

"But you had already transferred all the doubts to Wulutai, and you also told me about the Woniugang Mountain Road."

"I went there with a skeptical mindset, but I didn't expect to actually catch something, and it was a big fish."

"150,000 dan of grain, and it was sold to Zoroastrianism. I thought Wulutai was very suspicious at the time."

"It was not until I arrived at the Tongpan Mansion that I discovered that Wulutai had disappeared."

"At that time, I was wondering if Wulutai had disappeared and was on the run for fear of being convicted, or if there was some other hidden reason. Then I thought about it and suddenly I figured it out."

"Is there anyone trying to divert attention? Wulutai didn't disappear on his own, but was kidnapped by someone?"

"So I sorted out the current clues. I was thinking, if I were the Plum Blossom Killer, what would I want to do now and what could I do? After thinking about it, I felt that this matter was not simple, so I went to check the appointment of local officials."

"I found out there's something fishy going on. Without anyone noticing, you replaced all the officials in charge of salt, iron, tea, horses, and grain in Huangzhou Prefecture with your people."

"These are the livelihood of the entire Huangzhou Prefecture, and you have mastered them without even realizing it."

"And after you have mastered these people's livelihoods, what do you want to do?"

"I think about it over and over again, and I think you must rebel, and rebellion requires people. Now the whole Hubei is short of food. As long as you can control the food, you can force the people to rebel."

"At this time, I got a piece of news from Jin Yanzi. That is, the Zoroastrians wanted to buy the grain from her, but they thought the grain was too expensive and refused to buy it. But not long ago, they suddenly started buying again. Then you told me about the Woniugang Mountain Road."

"It's not hard to figure out that you want to use me to get rid of this batch of food. Then the question is, what is your purpose in getting rid of this batch of food?"

Chen Jie looked at the warehouse commander, Lao Ma, and said, "Of course, we will use this rat to transport the grain to the warehouse, and then to the Zoroastrians. In this way, we will get something for nothing. I have to say that you are really amazing. You have used everyone you can."

"Prefect Chu, I wonder if you are satisfied with what I said?"

Chu Tian looked at Chen Jie and said, "Haha, Chen Jiusi, Chen Jiusi, I really didn't expect that I would fall into your hands."

"If it weren't for you, my plan would have been completed. Unfortunately, now, alas, fate plays tricks on me."

"But Chen Jiusi, don't be happy too soon. I haven't lost all yet. No matter how much you plan, there is one thing you will never be able to predict. Hahaha..."

Chen Jie frowned slightly: "What?"

(End of this chapter)