Mrs. Xie did not stay in the county master's mansion, she just rested for a while and then took the Xie family back to the Xie Mansion. Updated fastest

  Lin Qingwan saw the person off onto the horse carriage and softly said: "Tomorrow I will go pay respects to Mother."

  Mrs. Xie refused: "Just came back, there are many things to busy with, wait until I'm ready on my side and then send someone to call you."

  The Lin family must have more than her after being attacked.

  Lin Qingwan softly agreed and let the guards escort her back to the Xie residence.

  Sun Huai and Liu Pei were chatting with Zhong Ruying when they saw Lin Qingwen approaching, so they quickly stood up to greet her. Zhong Ruying also stood up and said, "You have something to discuss, I'll go down and rest first."

  The third person saw Zhong Ruying leave before starting to discuss official business.

  Lin Qingwan also mentioned the last time the refugees surrounded Bieyuan, and Zhou Cishi wasn't completely clueless either, he just lost the trail in the end.

  The clue was cut off at Zhou Ci's place and it didn't mean that Sun Huai and others couldn't investigate.

  Lin Qingwan handed over all the information she had found without reservation to the two of them, and the rest was up to them.

  "Third Sister, what do you want to do with these corpses?"

  "It's up to you to deal with it."

  Sun Huai and Liu Pei exchanged a glance, promising: "Don't worry, Master Lin. We'll take care of it."

  This matter is a good opportunity for them to make achievements, and it's common for several countries to infiltrate each other with subtle actions. Even the mainstay has subtle actions operating in other countries.

  Although they tacitly understand each other, they don't openly show that they will tolerate such existence. Therefore, it has always been the case that if there is a minor offense, they will be caught and for local officials, it is also an achievement.

  This time the Liao country's sneakiness is so arrogant, daring to gather so many people in the territory of Daliang to ambush Lin's niece, this is simply a contempt for Daliang.

  Neither publicly nor privately will they let this matter go easily.

  Even if the household registration system is not strict enough in this era, it's impossible for so many people to appear out of thin air. By following the clues, we can always find a few more leads, and maybe even uproot the whole thing.

  How could so many Liao people possibly fall between Yangzhou and Suzhou after passing through numerous checkpoints?

  To say that no one provided them with convenience, Sun Hua and Liu Pei would not believe it even if they were beaten to death. Lin Qingyuan's ambition is clearly not on the Liao people, but on those who provide convenience for the Liao people.

  The Lin family and the Liao people are irreconcilable enemies, and no matter how many Liao spies are eliminated, there will always be more lurking in the shadows.

  It's different for people who can help them. In the territory of Daliang, such a person is gone and there is one less. The Liao people must spend a lot to buy or conquer such a person, and it's not necessarily possible to find another one again.

  Sun Huai and Liu Pei took away two carts of corpses, and that afternoon the corpses were hung on either side of the bulletin board at the city gate, in two rows, and the faces of the passing commoners turned pale.

  In the south, Jiangnan has been at peace for a long time. Although it's a chaotic world and times are tough, local officials are still relatively clean, although there are occasional tax increases, there are also occasional reductions in taxes, so although the common people complain that life is hard, they really haven't reached the point where they can't survive and have to rebel against the imperial court.

  Such a shocking display of corpses is still the first time for young people, and only those over 50 have seen it. When Lin Ying led the army to resist the Liao people, during that period, the court would catch and execute spies from time to time, and after execution, they would be hung at the city gate.

  As a warning to help those who are meticulous and informed concealment and unreported cases.

  It's been many years, and yet I've seen this familiar scene again.

  An old man led the way, and the yamen runner standing beside the corpse, suppressing his fear, trembled as he beat a small drum and called out in a shaking voice: "These are all spies from Liao State. Yesterday, they brazenly ambushed and attacked the Mistress of Lin and the County Mistress. Fortunately, Heaven protected them, and the Mistress and the County Mistress are safe and sound. Now, all of you come and take a look. If anyone recognizes or is familiar with them, there will be a reward for providing accurate information. If anyone knows something but fails to report it, they will be punished as an accomplice. Come one, come all, and take a look..."

  An old man widened his eyes, "Are there Liaodong bandits who want to kill someone from the Lin family?"

  "It can't be," the official stood beside a pile of corpses, his heart trembling inwardly, and could only keep talking to shift attention, "Governor Lin is left with only this one younger sister and daughter, yet those Liao people still won't let them off, the imperial court has already convicted them, not even sparing their descendants, on the battlefield they fight, yet these Liao people actually harbor such a long-standing grudge, their hearts are really too narrow."

  The old men spat at the corpse, "You're a scourge of heaven, you dare to come to our Liang and act wildly. Come on, everyone take a look if there's anyone familiar, we can't let these villains run amok in our Liang and harm all the meritorious officials."

  Young people all pressed forward with trepidation...

  At the same time, portraits of these corpses were also sent to various prefectures in Suzhou at the fastest speed, and it was necessary to find out the hidden Liao people's spies in Jiangnan.

  This time Sun Huai took out a lot of money for the reward, and Lin Qingyan added some when she saw it. Anyone who provided useful information could get a reward.

  Zhao Sheng received news when Lin Qingwen arrived in Yangzhou and knew that the ambush had failed.

  But this was within his expectations. After knowing that all the people he sent out were dead, he felt at ease and immediately ordered the remaining people to withdraw from Jiangnan and clean up their tails.

  At the same time, a mutton shop in Suzhou city caught fire, burning to death the owner and five apprentices.

  This can be considered a big case. Prefect Zhou went to take a look and ordered the officials to investigate thoroughly, but they only came up with an unexpected conclusion.

  Zhou Zhi Shi didn't take it to heart at first, but soon he received the official documents sent from Yangzhou, along with a stack of portraits.

  He had a sudden movement in his heart and let someone take the portrait to ask the merchants near the mutton shop, and they found several people who looked familiar.

  The nearby shopkeepers said, "These few people often come to eat mutton, and this one seems to be a relative of the shopkeeper, so they are often seen."

  Zhou Zhi's face was solemn, and he ordered: "Dig up their bodies and let the coroner examine them again to determine how they really died."

  "Yes."

  Zhao Sheng did not expect Zhou Cong's action to be so quick, and he whispered to his confidant: "Let everyone retreat back to Jiangdu, no one is allowed to go out without my order."

  "What did Second Master say, what instructions did he give?"

  Second Master had guaranteed with a pat on his chest that he would definitely be able to complete this matter.

  Zhao Sheng's face turned ugly for a moment, "I'll talk to big brother about it."

  Zhao Jie had just coaxed the second prince back to his tent when he received this message from his brother, and he couldn't help but crumple the paper in his hand. Were all those who ranked after the first prince so stupid?

  "General," said his attendant with a look of embarrassment, "it's all because of me. I should have stayed in Suzhou."

  "Never mind, let's just forget about it."

  "Otherwise, she'll have to go back to Suzhou immediately, and then they can take action on the way..."

  Zhao Jie shook his head, "No way, she's been attacked once before, the Lin family will definitely double their guard. Although I want to kill her, I also can't let you guys make unnecessary sacrifices. This matter is settled, no one should mention it again."

  It's lucky that his attendants brought him back in time, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to handle things so easily on this side. The Second Prince is really too capable of stirring up trouble.

  "Sweep away all traces, don't let anyone find out," Zhao Jie's eyes flashed with ruthlessness as he said in a low voice: "If someone exposes..."

  "It will be cleaned up by those under me."

  Zao Jie nodded, but in his heart he was also somewhat flustered, and his resentment towards his younger brother deepened.

  Killing Lin Qingyan is a big deal, but an even bigger deal is colluding with the Liao people.

  Cooperating with the Liao people was a secret, he didn't even dare to contact them easily. Second brother is good, even assassinating Lin Qingyan requires finding them, are they not dying fast enough?

  Zhao Jie rubbed his forehead, the second child was getting more and more unreliable, before he did things that were clearly very thorough, now how come he's so eager for quick success?

  Zhao Jie thought that he couldn't let anyone find any clues, but in Jiangnan, in terms of control, he was far inferior to the Lin family and the imperial court.

  What's more, it is the imperial court with the support of the Lin family?

  Sun Huai took matters into his own hands, not only in Yangzhou and Suzhou, but also in Jiangdu and other places. All the areas under his jurisdiction in Jiangnan were thoroughly searched by him, and he indeed found many minor works, and also stumbled upon a rattan stick.

  "Although it's not yet certain whose family is collaborating with the Liao people, this family's influence must be considerable," Sun Huai said: "Lin County Master, this person is likely from one of the five major families in Jiangnan. Think carefully, apart from the Lin family, who has the greatest malice towards you and the county master?"

  Lin Qingwan almost immediately thought of Zhao Sheng and coldly smiled, asking "Are you certain it's someone from the five major families?"

  Sun Huai bowed his head and thought for a moment before nodding, "Yes, the things provided by the Liao people are not what ordinary people can use. Except for the five major families, only the Lu family in Jiangnan has the opportunity to use them, but the Lu family..."

  Lin Qingwan chimed in, "The Lu family is just like the Lin family, we will never collaborate with the Liao people."

  Sun Huai nodded.

  The Lin family will not cooperate with the Liao people because their ancestors killed too many Liao people, and more than half of the members of the imperial family died at the hands of Lin Yu, this is a blood feud, the Lin family would be out of their minds to cooperate with them.

  But the Lu family is just the opposite, the Lu family went south because Fan Yang was occupied by the Liao people. At that time, many members of the Lu family died under the iron hooves of the Liao people, which is also a blood feud. If there are really people in the Lu family who cooperate with the Liao people, they don't deserve to be named Lu.

  So can only find from Shang Zhou Zhao Xie four families.

  Lin Qingwan sneered and picked up her pen to write a large "Zhao" character on the paper. Sun Huai was taken aback, "How did the princess think of him?"

  "Can't it be him?"

  "It's not that, it's just that the Zhao and Lin families also have a close relationship, and Zhao Jie's relationship with you isn't bad either..."

  "Magistrate Sun, don't forget how you came to be the Surveillance Commissioner of Jiangnan."

  Sun Huai was taken aback, his first thought being: Could it be that Jun Mo is using kindness to repay a favor?

  Lin Qingwan coldly added the next sentence: "It was snatched from Zhao Jie's hands, my brother did not recommend him, and he is very resentful."

  Sun Huai smiled wryly and said, "It's been so long since then, General Zhao shouldn't still be holding it in his heart, should he?"

  It's a lifelong friendship, after all; can't bear a grudge just because of one dispute over interests, that would be too narrow-minded.

  "I'm no longer anxious in my heart, but I couldn't bear it if someone kept remembering. Let's investigate the Zhao family first, and if we can't find anything, then we'll investigate other families."

  Sun Huai thought so too, now the people who were caught couldn't identify anyone, they only knew that their partners in Jiangnan were very talkative, and every time they asked for something to be exchanged, it could be provided in a timely manner.

  The person in charge of contacting them has died and they don't even know who he is.

  The online search has been cut off and can only be divided into two ways to investigate. One way is to continue pulling down along the fine thread, and the other way is to start from the Zhao family.

  Let's see if these two roads will merge into one someday.

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