Liu Kun prepared the notes, put them in his sleeves, and said goodbye to the Lu family, left the ruined temple, and rushed to Wuning Pass.

When he arrived at the city gate, he found that the city gate was closed and was not allowed to pass.

Liu Kun found a commoner to ask, saying that it was the arrest of important fugitives in the city, so that the city gate would be closed.

Liu Kun had no choice but to return to the temple again and waited for an opportunity to enter the city.

The city is indeed catching prisoners. Cui Xingzhou personally brought his troops to catch turtles in the jar.

His idea was good, and the iron ore was indeed closely related to Yangshan. However, the iron ore has changed hands and has been replaced by someone else.

According to the return of the foreman who had been involved in the iron ore, the previous merchants were indeed related to Yangshan. But now the people arranged by Lu Wen have been pulled out of the roots and replaced by a businessman with a good relationship with Agufan.

Moreover, there are signs of expanding iron ore mining. When the barbarians were fighting, they captured many border people and asked them to work as coolies in the iron ore. They mined day and night there day and night. When the people were exhausted, they carried them out and threw them into the wilderness to feed the wolf. Nowadays, wolves gathered in the wilderness outside the iron ore and kept eating every day...

The spy deliberately approached the mysterious businessmen. The accents of those people spoke with the smell of Huizhou's territory. It was obvious that they were from Huizhou.

The iron ore resources outside the pass have always been abundant. However, the barbarians are not resistant to mining labor, do not know how to smel the craftsmanship, and cannot refine fine steel. And how much can they use for their own use? If they can be transported into the Central Plains to sell, they can get real money and silver, and buy the fabric and grain they need.

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People who have the ability to sell iron outside the gate through heavy obstacles are definitely not ordinary merchants!

Although Cui Xingzhou did not hold down the real evidence, he also thought about it.

I think the one who was uprooted was Yangshan's old subordinates. They had close ties with the old Shanyu, but now the barbarians are in power, and the iron ore has been replaced by a merchant who is good at Agufan. Those who are capable of clinging to Agufan are definitely not ordinary people...

Huizhou? Cui Xingzhou thought of the extremely low-key King Sui, who was practicing with his hair and practicing. On the surface, whether it was the chaos in Yangshan or the war in the border, it had nothing to do with King Sui.

However, as King Huaiyang's secret investigation deepened, he gradually discovered that from Yangshan to the border, it seemed that King Sui's work was in the works.

Cui Xingzhou thought, if he didn't take advantage of this time to seize the handle of King Sui's interactions, how could he talk to King Sui in the future and settle the accounts?

So he concentrated his manpower to search for clues about King Sui. His hard work pays off. Finally, he found that the merchant who had a secret meeting with Agu Fan left the Wangqi tribe and was about to go to Wuning Pass to Huizhou. @南公司利, all in Jinjiang Literature City

So when the group of secret merchants entered Wuning Pass, they were already like turtles in a jar and could not escape from the sky, so they were caught by Cui Xingzhou.

Cui Xingzhou had caught two of them after eating tea in Liu Niangzi's medicine shop, and the other two were still fleeing in the city with their excellent martial arts skills.

However, the King of Huaiyang was not anxious. Anyway, the city gates of Wuning Pass were closed, so they could not fly. How long could they hide?

As expected by Cui Xingzhou, the remaining two merchants were divided into two routes when they ran away.

One of them hid in the city, specializing in various remote places, played hide-and-seek with the pursuers for a long time, and was not caught until noon.

Another businessman was missing. It turned out that the businessman was scheming. After throwing away the pursuers, he actually picked a village in the courtyard that looked good and rushed into it. There were only two couples in the family. After entering the house, the merchant forced the couple with a dagger, tied them up and blocked them, picked them from the closet and replaced them with a barely fit, and hid in the house, preparing to escape the limelight and then escape.

He hid here, and without knowing it, he actually survived a whole day. The soldiers searched the inns and gambling houses in the city without finding anyone, so they began to search each other in groups and then caught him.

After arresting the prisoner, Cui Xingzhou borrowed the prison cell and interrogated it on the spot.

So several businessmen were taken to prison and began interrogation that night.

The interrogator ordered the prison guard to hang the four of them on the beam, without saying anything, holding a thorny cowhide whip, dipped it in salt water, and each of them whipped five big whips.

There is a specialty of this whip, called the Killing Whip. The whip is made of fine cowhide and mixed with forged iron wire. It is tough and strong. With one whip down, a piece of meat can be removed.

The interrogator trained the whip to perfection. With one whip, he would only remove a trace of flesh, which would not hurt the muscles and bones or the roots, but would give people the greatest pain and blood flowed.

If the whip is more vicious and then the thighs and arms are used to make it painful, and the salt water on the whip is soaked in the wound, it will make people feel even more painful.

If it were usual, after five whips, the prisoner's body was covered in flesh and blood, and it seemed to be seriously injured. The prisoner thought he was seriously injured, and if he whips a few more, he would lose his life. It would save trouble and no longer need to ask nonsense, so he said everything.

But today the interrogator asked one by one, but no one was willing to confess. Seeing that no one was talking, he snorted and said, "The human body looks like iron, the official law is like a furnace, and the true heart is like a furnace. Let me see how long you can hold on!"

After saying that, he threw down the whip and ordered several officers to replace them with fists and beat several merchants as sandbags.

These businessmen know that they are involved in a big way, especially the person behind them has a high position and a high position and power. As long as they don’t confess, they will die. If they do, the whole family will die.

Therefore, the interrogator was allowed to serve him in various ways and he insisted on his teeth and refused to say anything.

The interrogator fought from evening until midnight until midnight, and several people were covered in blood and fainted several times.

Cui Xingzhou heard the people below report and said lightly: "Since torture cannot be pried open their mouths, please change them. Tell them that if they don't do this, they will chop their heads, wrap them in lime, and transport them back to Huizhou. They will ask each other in the village and find their families. At that time, the crime of affair with the barbarians during the war will be enough to make their whole family guilty and behead them all. If they know what they know and tell them honestly, I will try my best to ensure that their family is safe and move to a foreign country..."

Sure enough, after the interrogator said the words of King Huaiyang, several people were a little moved. After weighing the pros and cons, they all spoke one after another. They confessed that the person behind them was King Sui.

Even the route of smuggling iron ore and how to sell them were explained one by one.

Cui Xingzhou looked at the lines they drew and the methods of distributing goods, which were so exquisite that it was unexpectedly so so so sophisticated that he couldn't help but sneer: "I didn't expect that King Sui was still a master in business?"

The subordinate in charge of the interrogation quickly added: "It is said that these were all used by the methods left by the previous merchants of Yangshan. It seemed that Lu Wen personally arranged them and secretly contacted the old Shanyu's followers... King Sui was cunning and knew that there was great profit here, so he designed to eradicate Lu Wen's power and replace him."

Cui Xingzhou raised his eyebrows, and it was Lu Wen again. The orphan of the former prince was not only skilled in chess, had a good strategy, but also had a business acumen. He was really a versatile! Even his wives and concubines were taught to behave well by him. Looking at Mian Tang, you will know how hard Lu Ziyu, the master, was.

If it were a woman, it would be hard not to be moved by such a capable man? Thinking of this, Cui Xingzhou's face became a little colder.

He knew that Mian Tang must have given the thief since she lost her memory. This was even more uncomfortable than losing her body to the thief.

However, when he was taken away by the thief, Miantang was still young and had never seen any man. He was moved by the thief who held the power of life and death. He was also understandable.

Cui Xingzhou really doesn't think he is worse than the defeated general Lu Wen. Even if Miantang recovers his memory, he should be smart enough to choose and wash away the past, take the initiative to forget his past with Lu Wen, and live a good life with him...

Although the King of Huaiyang felt that he should not care too much about the affair between men and women, he decided to go back to the medicine shop to find Miantang on the next day.

Recently, he has been spending time with her, but he has not had time to spend with her.

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Since he had figured out the iron ore, Cui Xingzhou had assigned the ministers what he had to do next, so he could take a break from his busy schedule and have a small vacation for himself.

Because I was in seclusion all day yesterday, so that the city officers and soldiers could capture the suspects, there were fewer pedestrians walking back and forth when I opened the city gate today. The medicine shop was rarely a little cold.

Doctor Zhao, who had breakfast at a tea shop in the city, came excitedly with a pack of crispy fruits, preparing to give Miantang a taste.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the store, I saw Cui Xingzhou sitting behind the counter.

This made the excited Doctor Zhao disappointed. He looked at the King of Huaiyang with a gaze and said angrily: "You have occupied my chair!"

Cui Xingzhou raised his eyebrows: "These are all industries of the Cui family. How dare you ask if you have the chair you brought with you?"

Zhao Quan didn't like to see Cui Qianfu's appearance too deeply. He just swayed his long sleeves and sat on the chair opposite him, raised his chin and asked, "You always run to Wuning Pass so much, what do you think? And I am here to help the people. When patients come, don't you have to give up your seat for me?"

Cui Xingzhou was unmoved and said, "The medicine shop will be closed later. If you can't use Brother Zhao today, you can go back and rest... By the way, you have a letter from your family to my tent, and you send an urgent letter. It should be that something urgent is happening in the mansion. I have brought it to you."

Zhao Quan answered the letter absent-mindedly, stretched his neck and looked around, wanting to see where Miantang was.

My mother Li said that the wife was a little tired these days, and she was a little tired after checking the goods this morning, so she went to the wing room to sleep. She didn't even get up when the King of Huaiyang came!

Then Mr. Zhao started to open a letter to read it.

But it didn't seem to be tight. Zhao Quan's butt seemed to be burned by a soldering iron, and he jumped up from the chair.

Cui Xingzhou, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and look at him, "What's wrong?"

Zhao Quan's cheeks turned red with anger and said straight: "The family is unfortunate! The family is unfortunate!" As he said that, he stuffed the letter to Cui Xingzhou, and he was so angry that he was wandering around.

Cui Xingzhou looked down and was puzzled, but he still said, "This is a good thing, congratulations to Brother Zhao..."

At this time, Zhao Quan disappeared from his usual carelessness, and just clenched his fists and said, "I haven't had sex with her for two years, what's there to congratulate?"

When Cui Xingzhou heard this, his brows gradually locked up and he couldn't help but blame Zhao Quan: "This is your family matter. Wouldn't it be a detriment to your reputation if you show me the letter rashly?"

Zhao Quan was so angry that she said angrily: "She has nothing left to be honest!"

This is a family matter. Cui Xingzhou really doesn't say much. As a friend, he can do it. He arranged a quick horse for Zhao Quan all the way, and quickly return to Zhennan Hou Mansion to deal with the mess at home.

The reason why Zhao Quan showed Cui Xingzhou without any hesitation was that he knew that Cui Xingzhou was tight-lipped, and he was not afraid.

But when Zhao Quan couldn't help but feel annoyed when he thought that the letter was written by his mother without any knowledge or his ecstatic tone.

He was most afraid of trouble in his life. When he thought of the chaos and cries at home after he told the truth, he felt a little excited about returning home.

I hope that when I encounter barbarians and bandits on the way, he will return with some pain and will not bother him by those worldly affairs.

Cui Xingzhou waved his hand and called someone, ordered him to prepare horses for him immediately, and arranged for Zhao Quan to go on the road.

He also knew that Zhao Quan was unintentional, so he showed him the letter and hoped that he would have an idea.

So before leaving, the King of Huaiyang said to Mr. Zhao: "Don't act irritably when you go back this time, and you can't make trouble for everyone in the house. If the month is young, you know medical skills and you know what to do... Although you have a shallow relationship with her, her father is the chief minister of the court and the censor of the Censorate. If the trouble is too ostentatious, his face will be lost, and your house will be rarely quiet."

Zhao Quan knew that Cui Xingzhou was doing it for his own good, but now he was angry and waved his hand and hurriedly set off on the road.

After Cui Xingzhou bid farewell to his friend, he ordered the guards to close the city gate, turn around and return to the medicine shop.

Miantang, who had a nap, had already gotten up, his temples were a little scattered, his cheeks were pink, and he looked lazy and tired of combing his hair.

She just vaguely heard her husband talking to Mr. Zhao in the wing room, but when she got up, she found that both of them were gone.

Now that he saw that his husband was back, he asked Mr. Zhao where he was.

Cui Xingzhou said concisely: "If there is an urgent matter at his family, he will go back first."

Miantang was stunned. Unexpectedly, Zhao Quan left so suddenly, and asked, "What urgent matter happened to his family?"

Cui Xingzhou said lightly: "The concubine in the mansion is happy, he will go back and take a look..."

Miantang has heard that Mr. Zhao’s family has many wives and concubines, so it is possible to become a father several times a year.

This concubine is really a happy event, so he naturally has to go back.

But Miantang thought that his husband and Mr. Zhao were old, but his knees were empty, and he couldn't help feeling guilty again, so he asked his husband if he knew that Mr. Zhao was a father, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Cui Xingzhou said meaningfully: "It's not that wives and concubines are happy, men will follow you. You're thinking too much..."
To be continued...