Chapter 30 Kill the chicken and scare the monkey

After walking for more than twenty miles, the tall walls of Daxing City gradually disappeared. When Yang Yong looked back, he seemed to be able to see Yuan Qing'er still standing under the willow tree.

Although Yang Yong had a carriage with him, he prefers to ride on the horse. Now the carriage is seated by two girls Xing'er and Yun Mei'er. Yang Yong still found an excuse to bring Yun Mei'er with him. Perhaps Yuan Qing'er knew that Yun Mei'er would be Yang Yong's person anyway, so he did not object.

It's summer now, and the two girls felt hot. Except for the roof, the curtains on both sides were lifted by them. Looking at the scenery outside the window flying, they kept laughing all the way. Both of them were both sixteen or seventeen years old, and they were more beautiful than flowers. When the soldiers guarding around heard the laughter of the two, they seemed to be half as relaxed as they were on the way.

Although the country is stable now, we must beware of someone taking risks. On this tour, Yang Yong brought 300 guards. In addition to one hundred of the elites selected by the Eastern Palace, the other two hundred were selected from the General of the Left Guard. The General of the Left Guard is the leader of the General of the Twelve Guards, and the current position of the General of the Left Guard is Yang Yong's fifth uncle Yang Shuang.

Yang Yong happened to have a banquet for Yang Shuang on the second day of his patrol. During the meal, both uncle and nephew relived a period of childhood. Most of them were Yang Shuang saying that Yang Yong listened, and their relationship quickly relived. As soon as Yang Yong showed the lack of patrol guards, Yang Shuang immediately said that he could draw elite troops from the left guard for Yang Yong to use. Of course, Yang Yong accepted it with a smile.

On such a hot day, after running for more than twenty miles, the formation of the three hundred guards was still uneven. The 200 elite soldiers Yang Shuang gave him was no less than the elite soldiers selected from the East Palace. You should know that the guards of the East Palace were selected through layers of selection. From this point, we can see how powerful Yang Shuang's Left Guard General's Mansion is.

The three hundred horse team was galloping on the road, and the aroused great momentum was already huge. When the people saw it from afar, they quickly made way. The people working on both sides of the road also looked up and watched, and they couldn't help but talk until the horse team left.

Less than forty miles away from the capital, the sun was already hanging in the hollow, and no matter the people were sweating profusely, only Yun Meier and Xinger sat in the carriage without fear of the sun, and the wind was blowing cool, so they were still very happy.

Lu Mulin rode a horse to approach Yang Yong and shouted: "Your Highness, the weather is too hot. Should I go into the woods to avoid it for a while? Let's go when the sun passes."

Yang Yong looked up at the poisonous sun in the sky and nodded: "Okay, I'll send the whole army to go into the woods to avoid it for a while."

It is forty miles away from the city, and it is already considered a wasteland. Apart from the caravans coming and going, there are few pedestrians on the official road. Apart from the rolling hills, there are forests. There are even big trees embraced by several people on both sides of the road. When the people in front of them heard the order, they turned their horses and drove directly into the woods.

As soon as you enter the forest, a cool breeze comes to you, making people clear their minds. Under the command of two guard leaders, a small area was quickly flattened in the middle for carriages to park. The others patrol and rest, and at the same time, the ropes on the belly of each person and the horse were loosened to restore their strength.

Yun Meier and Xinger jumped out of the carriage, chatting and laughing, while taking out several brocade stools from the carriage and putting them in the middle. Yang Yong sat down on one of the stools, and called a guard of the East Palace and said, "Call Lu Mulin over."

"Yes." The guard hurried down, and soon Lu Mulin came to Yang Yong's side: "Your Highness."

Yang Yong pointed to the brocade bench next to him: "Sit down and talk."

"yes."

When Lu Mulin sat down, Yang Yong just waved his hand. The guards of the East Palace consciously scattered ten meters away, and even the two girls sat on the other side. This is the rule that came out of the East Palace. Yang Yong would wave his hand if he had to talk to someone alone.

"How is the matter between the two censors?" Yang Yong asked the two censors referring to Yan Da, Fan Yi and others who sued him for abuse of plowing ox a few days ago. Although Yang Yong explained in front of Yang Jian that he did not abuse plowing ox at all, and the method of wearing the ox's nose was recognized by the court to promote it to various places, the censors could only be heard. The two were just scolded by Yang Jian for being a little unproficient in academics and nothing happened. Instead, because the two impeached the prince, they became famous as a loyal minister.

Yang Yong didn't believe Yan Da. Fan Yi and the others were really loyal ministers. After Lu Mulin investigated, he found out the whole story. The farmer who sued Jingzhaocheng for abuse of oxen was Zhou Erdan, who had made his ox pierced for the first time. Although Zhou Erdan felt sorry for his ox being injured, he refused to accept Yang Yong's ten-standard copper coins to compensate him. He did not dare to sue anything with his courage. It was Yan Da. After Fan Yi happened to meet him, he was scared and coaxed, so Zhou Erdan complained.

These two people deliberately cause trouble for themselves, so there must be someone behind them, otherwise how could they dare to offend them with two censors who only have eighth rank? These days, Yang Yong has been asking Lu Mulin to investigate quickly and must chase after the people behind them.

But when Yang Yong asked, Lu Mulin lowered his head in shame: "When you go back to your highness, you can't find out yet. Yan and Fan have low positions. The secret guards did not pay attention to it before. It was impossible to find out who they had the closest contact with just a few days."

Yang Yong smiled and said, "You know the energy of these censors now. Although they are only eighth-rank officials, if you bite you, you will suffer a great loss if you accidentally."

"Yes, my subordinates understand. I will tell the secret guards in the future, and all the censors will focus on them."

"It's better if I can't find out for the time being. Anyway, I have decided to kill the chicken and scare the monkey, so as not to be even more restless after I leave the capital. Yan Da and Fan Yi are both from Wanrong County, that's right."

"Report to the prince, these two people are from Wanrong County." Lu Mulin responded.

"Wanrong County is really a talented person. If I remember correctly, Wang Long, who submitted seven chapters of "The Essence of Rise and Fall" to the emperor, is also from Wanrong County."

Lu Mulin praised: "The prince has a surprising memory. Wang Long can remember it clearly even if he is just a doctor of the Imperial College."

"The doctor of the Imperial College serves the imperial edict? Wang Long is probably about to be promoted. His father praised Wang Long for his gains and losses of the six generations, so that our palace could learn well. How could he forget that Wanrong is not only a master, but also the yellow cows he produces are also very famous. Of course, I must not stop visiting this place."

Lu Mulin has already found out that although Yan and the other two are small officials of the eighth rank, they are usually quite luxurious. There are dozens of servants in the family, and the annual salary of eighth rank officials is only 60 stones. If they do not embezzle and accept bribes, or forcefully take over, they may only live a little better than ordinary people, so how can they afford dozens of servants?

They are censors, and there is no chance of embezzlement in the capital, so their money can only be sent from their hometowns, and their families must be rich and wealthy. Yang Yong does not believe that the current local areas are strong and strong, and he will abide by the law. As long as they find several violations of their laws and regulations, Yang Yong can immediately order the two of them to investigate their hometowns, and their official positions will be over.

"Yes, my subordinate immediately ordered the two generals Qu Tutong and Duan Da that our first stop will be arranged in Wanrong County." Lu Mulin understood. For some reason, these two people were charging into the battle, but they hit the prince's knife.

Duan Da is the leader of Yang Shuang's two hundred elite soldiers this time. He is currently the position of General Zhenyuan, a seventh-rank general, while Qu Tutong is the inner supervisor of the sixth-rank prince, one level higher than Duan Da.

"Wait, go and call Duan Da and Qu Tutong, and I personally give them instructions."

"yes."

Shortly after Lu Mulin went down, Qu Tutong and Duan Da came to Yang Yong. Duan Da was very young, only about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. When he entered the woods, he had taken off his armor and his bulging muscles were hidden under his single clothes. His face was a little black, and he looked like he had experienced a long time of wind and frost.

"Greetings to the Crown Prince." The two of them clasped their fists in unison.

"Sit, don't be nervous."

Qu Tutong has been following Yang Yong for several years, so he naturally knew Yang Yong's temper and sat down. However, Duan Da was used to standing up and hesitated for a while. When Duan Da saw Qu Tutong sitting down, Duan Da sat down.

"General Duan Da, this palace has set a schedule and will head to Wanrong County for the first stop."

"Abide by the orders of humble duties."

"Wanrong is just a small county. The 300-person horse team is too large. The palace is afraid of being worried about the place, so it is temporarily decided to bring only more than ten people around when entering Wanrong County. The two generals' horse team will stay in a village dozens of miles away from Wanxian on standby." Since we are going to check whether Fan and the other family will violate the law and discipline, of course, we cannot bring 300 people into the county town. Otherwise, if we know that the prince is coming, who will dare to make a fuss?

Qu and Duan both hesitated: "Your Highness, we..."

"Don't worry, there are more than ten people in a small county town that can't protect me, let alone you are only dozens of miles away from the county town. If something really happens, it's necessary for you. I will naturally send someone to deliver the letter."

When the two thought it was true. Wanrong was just a central county. If it weren't for the war period, there were only more than 100 yamen runners in the county, unless Wanrong County rebelled, more than a dozen Eastern Palace guards would not be a match for even more than 100 yamen runners in the county.
Chapter completed!