When Wei Yi heard the news that the assassin appeared, he was overjoyed and wanted to send all his troops to search. He had already delayed one-third of the time. Although the prince did not urge him, the invisible pressure almost made him breathless. He couldn't help but feel trembling when he went to see the prince every day.

But Wei Yi was still a little too happy. Qingzhou City dispatched a thousand soldiers and turned around the area near Lujia Village. Not to mention twenty miles, they searched all over thirty miles. As a result, until dark, the shadows of the two assassins were not found, as if they had suddenly disappeared.

"I am incompetent, please punish me." Wei Yi and Fang Yanqian lowered their heads, and they both lay on the ground and apologized to Yang Yong.

"Get up. Fang Qing has been busy all day since last night. It is hard work if you don't have any credit. Besides, you can confirm the identity of the murderer in just a short time and reasoning out the case is rare. This palace is not unreasonable. Whatever you do, get up, get up."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" The two of them quickly stood up, still with a look of shame on their faces.

If these three assassins were not available, Yang Yong had already completed his understanding of Qingzhou's agricultural affairs for more than ten days in Qingzhou. The trip to Qingzhou should have been almost done, but now he can only stay in the governor's mansion. Although the guards collected more than ten plant seeds that had not been before and had similar knowledge of Qingzhou's agricultural technology, Yang Yong could not even go out freely these days. Yang Yong naturally had a secret hatred for these three assassins and wanted to catch the better as soon as possible. As for the Lu family involved, they could also be eradicated at that time.

"Aiqing Fang, you said that you searched all over the surrounding area and didn't see two assassins. Is it possible that they have left Qingzhou?"

"It is impossible to go back to Your Highness."

"Oh, so sure?"

"Yes, Weichen has calculated the time when the assassin left. It was almost the time when the assassin killed someone and escaped after killing someone. Chen Shitian was already bright, and less than three hours in the middle. Even if the assassin stayed asleep and could not walk thirty miles in the darkness, the assassin must find a place to lurk, otherwise it will be discovered soon." Fang Yanqian said affirmatively.

"Then the assassin must be in the area where Fang Aiqing was searching. Why can't he find any clues? Is there any blind spots that have not been searched?"

"Yes, Lord Fang, think about it carefully, but what dead corners are left? Is there any rich mansion that refuses to search the soldiers?" Wei Yi also interrupted quickly. Today he asked Fang Yanqian to be fully responsible for the search of the assassins, dispatching thousands of people but returning in vain, which made him happy and his boss unhappy.

"Sir, there are several houses of wealthy families in these places. However, I heard that they were the assassins who searched for the prince, but no one dared to stop them."

"That's strange. Could it be that those two assassins will go to heaven and earth? If you think about it carefully, what is missing?"

"Yes." Fang Yanqian had to think hard, but he couldn't think of any place to hide people. If he couldn't find people in the southwest of Qingzhou, it would be understandable. After all, there are many mountains in the southwest and it is easy to hide people. However, the terrain surrounding Lujia Village in the northwest is flat, and there are really not many places to hide people except for a few forests.

Seeing that Fang Yanqian's face was already red and there were still bloodshot in his eyes, Yang Yong waved his hand: "Forget it, Fang Qing has been busy for more than a day, go down and rest first, and continue searching tomorrow."

"Yes, thank you Your Highness." The two of them hurriedly said back.

Fang Yanqian returned home in a depressed mood, still thinking about whether there was any missing in today's search. However, as soon as he entered the house, he heard someone shouting: "Second brother, you are back."

Fang Yanqian looked up and saw that it was his elder brother, Fang Yanxun, the current patriarch of the Fang family, and quickly bowed: "I'll pay homage to you, brother."

Fang Yanxun smiled: "Second brother doesn't have to be so polite. You are now the Sima of Qingzhou. Brother, don't dare to treat you as soon as you bow. Otherwise, if someone participates in you and loses your authority, your elder brother will be very guilty."

"The elder brother is like a father, let alone Yan Qian is the eldest brother who is pushing him with one hand. Who dares to be shocked?" Fang Yanqian said seriously.

Fang Yanqian lost his father at the age of seven and was raised by Fang Yanxun since childhood. Fang Yanqian was indeed as respectful as his father to this elder brother, even when he became the Sima of Qingzhou.

"Okay, okay, then let's not talk about this. Today is a happy thing. Brother Yu has been waiting for his second brother to come back to celebrate." Fang Yanxun smiled.

"Brother, what's the matter worth being so happy? Let me wait until now?" Fang Yanqian was frowning, and when he heard Fang Yanxun's words, he was very surprised.

"Release up." Fang Yanxun shouted outside the door. The two servants struggled to carry a large wooden box in, and gently placed the box on the table in the hall. The table seemed to sink down. Fang Yanxun waved his hand and asked the two servants to go out, then he proudly lifted the box. In an instant, yellow and golden colors appeared in the box.

Fang Yanqian was stunned. Although Fang's family is a big family in Qingzhou, they may not be able to take out so much gold if they do their best: "Where does this... come from?"

"Where did it come from? Of course it was given by someone else. Second brother, guess who sent it."

"It's not the Lu family, right?"

"It's the Lu family." Fang Yanxun laughed: "I didn't expect that my second brother would guess their family at once. I think the Lu family is the best in Qingzhou every day. Except for the Wang family, there are several Yan family, and no one takes it seriously. I didn't expect that this time I would beg my Fang family in a low voice, and I would take five hundred taels of gold at one time, which is such a big deal."

Fang Yanqian's face looked extremely ugly: "Brother, no, this gold cannot be collected, so hurry up and return it to the Lu family."

"Return, second brother, are you wrong? Who is worried about money? This is five hundred taels of gold. Do you know how much money can do in five hundred taels of gold? All the income of the Fang family in a year is not as good as one hundred taels of gold. This is the income of the Fang family for five years. Besides, what the Lu family wants is not too much, and maybe it can help the second brother."

"Brother, what is the Lu family asking for?"

"It's nothing big. It's just the bloody incident in Lujia Village last night that made Lu Hun very angry. He heard that the government army failed to find it today, so he took the initiative to ask all the servants to help the government army find the assassin tomorrow. I don't think this is a big deal, so I agreed for my second brother."

"Brother, did you agree?" Fang Yanqian smiled miserably when he heard it: "Brother, you are so confused. Since it is not a big deal, do you know why Lu Hun spent 500 Jin Xiangke?"

"This... maybe Lu Mian feels that someone has died in the Lu family. He wants to catch the murderer as soon as possible." Fang Yanxun hesitated. Today, Lu Mian came here with gold in person, and suddenly shone with Fang Yanqian's eyes. He was happy for a long time and did not think carefully. If it was to take revenge, Lu An was not an important figure in the Lu family. Is it worth using 500 taels of gold to avenge him? You know, even if the Lu family sold all the fertile land in Lujia Village, it would not be worth 500 gold.

Of course, Fang Yanxun would not be a fool if he could become the head of the Fang family. He was just obsessed with money. At this moment, he received a reminder from his younger brother and immediately reacted. He didn't even believe what the above explanation was.

"Second brother, what do you think of the Lu family?"

"Do you know that the two assassins you are looking for today are likely to be the ones who assassinated the prince?"

Fang Yanxun nodded confusedly: "I know, but this Lu family's move is also a good thing... Could it be that the Lu family is related to the assassin?" Fang Yanxun's face turned pale.

"I checked the scene last night. One of the people who died inside has been confirmed to be an assassin. The two sides are more like a fight. The cause is that the Lu family wants to silence the words, but they only show their strength. Only one of the assassin died. The two of them fought back and killed all the people from Lujiazhuang. This time, the Lu family paid 500 gold to exchange for this condition, and most of them wanted to take the opportunity to find the assassin first and then silence it."

Fang Yanxun was so scared that he collapsed on the ground, his face as if dead. The Lu family colluded with the assassin. If he had collected 500 gold from the Lu family, wouldn't he have also gotten involved with the assassin?

Fang Yanqian was silent for a while. The eldest brother had already received the other party's gold and agreed to send the other party's affairs. At this time, he wanted to return it and as long as the Lu family did not accept it, there was no way. Could it be that he wanted to send the eldest brother to death?

"Brother, go back first, don't tell anyone about collecting gold from the Lu family."

"What should I do with this gold?" Fang Yanxun pointed to the box that had made him excited for a day during the day, but at this time the box became a hot thing.

"Brother, don't worry, now I have to apologize to the prince. The prince is generous and may not blame him." Fang Yanqian said helplessly.

"Second brother, no, you are the only official in the Fang family. The Fang family can have no patriarch, but you cannot have no one. If you want to go, it is the eldest brother. If you have any blame, you will bear the blame." Although Fang Yanxun was afraid, he refused to let his brother take the blame.

"Dad is back." Just as the two of them pushed each other and gave in, a sleepy boy rushed towards Fang Yanqian.

Fang Yanqian picked up the little boy and said lovingly: "Xuanling, why are you getting up?"

"I woke up when I heard my father's voice. Dad, did you catch the bad guy today?" Fang Xuanling said in a silence. Fang Xuanling, who later claimed to be Fang Mou Duan, is only a four or five-year-old child at this moment.

Fang Yanqian shook his head: "Dad is incompetent, can't find a bad person?"

"Oh." When Fang Xuanling heard Fang Yanqian's answer, he looked disappointed. In his mind, his father had always been omnipotent. Today, when he heard his father go out to catch the thief, Fang Xuanling kept waiting and refused to go to bed, just to ask his father to tell him about the situation of catching the thief.

A beautiful young woman in her twenties walked out of the inner hall and opened her mouth and smiled: "Uncle, thank you for your hard work." Looking at the entire box of gold suddenly appeared on the table, the young woman also showed surprise on her face, but she quickly returned to normal. She took Fang Xuanling from Fang Yanqian, and the young woman walked into the inner room again.

It is already midnight now. Before Fang Yanqian came back, the young woman was not inconvenient to stay in the hall. She only followed her when she saw her son coming out. She didn't know that the Fang family was facing a crisis now.

Fang Yanxun looked at the back of his sister-in-law leaving and said, "Second brother, you said the prince is generous, but the eldest brother may not necessarily be. I heard that the prince has killed several dukes, governors, and prefects along the way. Besides, you are a little Sima and a beautiful wife and child. How can you make mistakes? You should tie your eldest brother up now."

Fang Yanqian shook his head in pain: "No, brother, you don't have to worry about this matter. I will take the gold to the prince tomorrow. As long as I can catch two assassins as soon as possible, the prince will not blame him."

"Oh." Fang Yanxun sighed, regretting his greed.

In an ordinary family in Beifang, Qingzhou City, the owner of the house was tied up with rags in his mouth and sat in the hall. They couldn't even say anything, their faces were full of horror. On the bed opposite them, a pretty young man was feeding water to the person lying on the bed, but he fed several mouthfuls. The person on the bed suddenly coughed loudly, and then a wisp of blood flowed into the bowl, and immediately dyed half a bowl of water into a red color.

The young man quickly dropped the bowl in his hand, gently massaged the person on the bed, and kept calling: "Brother, brother..."

These two people are naturally Wang Pu and Meng Rang. After Wang Bo killed Lu An, he helped Meng Rang up. Meng Rang drank much less wine than the Blood Eagle Zou Tu, so the Blood Eagle died in an instant, but Meng Rang was still alive.

Wang Bo knew that the Lujiabao incident would not be hidden for long, and he would attract the officers and soldiers as soon as the sky was dawn. He took the weapons hidden in the cellar, changed into clean clothes, and then helped Meng Rang to set out into the city. He helped Meng Rang walk twenty miles overnight, and just happened to get in when the city gate was just opened.

Fang Yanqian was searching within 30 miles of Lujia Village, but he never expected that Wang Bo would dare to hide in Qingzhou City. Qingzhou City was only twenty miles away from Lujia Village, so he naturally had been busy for a day and found nothing.
Chapter completed!