As expected, Emperor Wu Zetian urgently summoned them to the palace because of another ship capsizing incident in Hangou and the suicide of Li Han, a doctor in the Ministry of Water.

In the end, Wu Zetian, who was furious with Feng Keyan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, after reading the complaint submitted by Di Renjie and combined with the information that he had found out before, he realized that the shipwreck at Hangou was a conspiracy of audacious people.

Because of this, he couldn't help but become even more alarmed and angry, and even ordered Di Renjie and Zhou You to go to Jiangnan to investigate the matter, so as to find out the case as soon as possible and restore the smooth flow of salt transportation.

Zhou You and Di Renjie had just received the decree and left the palace, but before they could take any action, they received a report from Zhou You's internal guards, saying that the Yangzhou Caoyun Yamen's yamen were trying to kill Fang Jiu and other Cao households who came to Beijing to complain. Fortunately, Zhou You

The maids who were ordered to settle Fang Jiu and the others had already received instructions from Zhou You, asking them to ensure the safety of Fang Jiu and others, and captured the few Yamen servants from the Yangzhou Water Transport Yamen who came to their door.

At the same time, Zhou You also got the news that Li Han's widow Ning had been deceived out of Shendu. Zhou You, who understood her importance in the case, did not bother to delay any more. After talking to Di Renjie, he didn't even have time.

When he returned home, he quickly left with the confidants of the inner guard who had come to report the news.

As for the several yamen servants from the Yangzhou Water Transport Yamen captured by the maid Qingyu and others, Di Renjie was naturally there to interrogate them, so there was no need for the Imperial Guard to bother themselves.

And with the internal guards tracking and monitoring, Zhou You soon learned the whereabouts of Li Han's wife Ning after leaving the capital.

Ning was smart, astute, and thoughtful. On the way, she discovered that something was fishy. With a few words of probing, she discovered that there was something wrong with the two people sent by Lu Jiying to defraud her. She then calmly dealt with it, injured the two of them, and left alone.

escape.

When it was getting dark, Zhou Yougang, who was dressed in casual clothes, walked in at the Yingbin Inn in Dian on the outskirts of Beijing with a close entourage of the inner guard. He glanced around the courtyard and noticed a man wearing Hu clothes sitting at one of the tables.

The young man was dressed in such a way that he couldn't hide his beauty. Ning was eating alone.

With a flash of eyes, he looked around and gave instructions to the inner guard beside him, asking him to arrange the guest room, while he walked straight to the table where Ning was sitting.

"Brother, there are no seats in this courtyard. I wonder if I can sit at the same table with you?" Wandering laughed loudly, waking up Ning who was frowning.

He raised his head to look at Zhou You, Ning, and then turned around to see that there were indeed many guests in the courtyard and there were no free tables. Facing Zhou You with a smile on his face, he could only nodded slightly and said with a forced smile: "Brother, please have a seat!"

"Brother, cut me two kilograms of beef, serve some special side dishes, and get a pot of good wine," Zhou You put the Orchid Sword in his hand on the table and greeted the waiter without any politeness.

He sat down aside.

Noticing the Orchid Sword that Zhou You put on the table, Ning was obviously a little nervous. When Zhou You saw this, he couldn't help but smile: "Looking at my brother's appearance, his face is like a crown jewel, his eyes are like stars, he should be gentle and elegant.

A scholar, right? Don't worry, I'm just a wanderer with a sword by my side, not a bad person."

"Brother, you have good eyesight, my little brother Ning Wushuang," Ning said with a smile, and Zhou You immediately returned the favor with a smile: "You're next week!"

"By the way, I wonder where brother Ning Xian is going? Brother Yu is going to travel to the south of the Yangtze River. If we stop by, we can take care of each other along the way. It won't be too boring," Zhou You asked with a smile.

When Ning heard this, she raised her brows and said with a smile, "Oh? Brother Zhou is going to Jiangnan? That's a coincidence. I'm going to Yangzhou, so I'm on my way!"

"That's such a coincidence!" Zhou You also said with a smile: "I saw that brother Xian was frowning just now. Is there something that is troublesome and annoying? I wonder if I can help? To be honest, brother Ning Xian

You, a weak scholar, traveled thousands of miles to Yangzhou alone with no one to accompany you, so it was not safe along the way!"

"Thank you for your concern, brother. I rushed over because my brother was sick in Yangzhou," Ning couldn't help but added after hearing Zhou Youyan's sincere expression.

"Oh, that's it!" Zhou You was slightly stunned. Just when he was about to say something more, he saw a dark-faced man coming over. He also wanted to share a table with a smile on his face. He knew clearly that he was Zhou You, Lu Jiying.

He didn't refuse.

After exchanging names, they learned that Lu Jiying, who was traveling around, was going to Yangzhou, so he even said that he was going to Shanyang County, which happened to be passing through Yangzhou.

So, the three people, who had their own thoughts, gathered at a table and prepared to go to Yangzhou together. At the same time, Lu Jiying couldn't help but try to test Zhou You's identity in his conversation.

After Zhou You specifically mentioned the shipwreck at Hangou, Lu Jiying also mentioned several strange things about the shipwreck at Hangou, as well as the death of Li Han, a doctor from the Ministry of Water, who hanged himself. Ning could no longer remain calm and felt a little emotional.

I got up excitedly and went back to my room.

Immediately afterwards, several men and women dressed as Jianghu people walked in from outside. The leading woman wore a bamboo hat and held a long sword, and her followers also held swords. At first glance, they were not easy to mess with.

Just when they were asking the waiter about Ning's whereabouts, Ning, who had just left his seat, calmed down and came back to apologize to Zhou You and Lu Jiying. This immediately attracted the attention of the woman in the bamboo hat. After they had had enough wine and food, they were ready to return.

While resting in the guest room, the two women under the woman in the hat came over with their swords drawn.

"Why are they all staring at me?" Seeing their unkind looks, Ning couldn't help but become a little nervous, and subconsciously whispered to Zhou You.

"Perhaps you got the wrong person!" Zhou You smiled playfully and called the waiter to come over to check out. One of the women pointed a sword at the waiter and said: "Let's go! They don't need the room anymore. What I said to you

Didn’t you hear? Get out!”

After the waiter was so frightened that he retreated, the woman in a bamboo hat and several other people also came over. Zhou You smiled slightly when he saw it: "It seems that you have recognized the right person, Brother Ning Xian, are they here for you?"

"I don't know them," Ning said, and at the same time she became even more nervous. She subconsciously looked at Zhou You as she spoke. Now, she could only hope that this newly acquainted brother of the Jianghu Ranger could handle these things.

It's easy to mess with people in the world.

"Did you hear that? My brother said he doesn't know you, so please leave!" Zhou You said and picked up the Orchid Sword on the table.

At the same time, the waiter who had just left arrived with several postmen. However, these people did not seem to take the postmen seriously at all, and actually kicked them to the ground directly.

Seeing the unscrupulous look, Zhou You couldn't help but shake his head and smile: "How crazy!"

"In my impression, the only people who dare to be so crazy near the divine capital are the inner guards. But looking at you, you don't look like the inner guards. The people in the world who dare to be so crazy must have some origins, right?

Zhou You asked as he looked at the woman in a bamboo hat sitting calmly aside.

Hearing Zhou You mention the inner guard, the woman in the hat raised her eyebrows and said calmly: "Sometimes, knowing too much is not a good thing, and being nosy is not a good thing either."

"I only know that if God wants to destroy people, he must first make them crazy. People who are too arrogant often end up badly," Zhou You sneered.

Upon hearing Zhou You's words, the woman in the bamboo hat suddenly stood up and looked at Zhou You with sharp eyes: "So, you must take care of this business today?"

"Brother Ning Xian is my friend, so this matter is not nothing," Zhou You said casually with a smile: "I would like to advise you to turn around and leave now. Otherwise, it will be too late to regret later.
Chapter completed!