Back in Beiguo Pavilion, Xu Wu County, the sky was completely dark.

The ancestral village is still brightly lit today, and many fragmentary voices can be heard from afar. Near the gate of the racecourse in the backyard, according to the arrangement of Zu Zhao yesterday, there were seven or eight children with instruments in turn to take the post. Although even Zu Zhao himself felt that this was a practice of a cup bow and snake shadow, it could show the attitude and majesty of the ancestral family to some extent.

After dismounting, Zu Zhao specially called a maid and took Gulinar to the women's courtyard to freshen up and rest.

"Plus, get her some more food and a place to stay."

Before leaving with the maid, Gulinar deliberately glanced back at Zu Zhao. She is no longer the tenacious and resolute fierce woman in the fruit grove, her lonely figure is thin and weak, but there is no trace of gratitude in her eyes when she looks at Zu Zhao, more doubts and doubts.

Zu Zhao didn't have time to pay attention to this matter, he brought Gu Linar back just to give him a way to live, for now, this was secondary, and it was not too late to deal with it later. After picking up, he and Zu Ji and the others hurried to the main hall of the middle hall, and the children who greeted them at the racecourse had already informed Zu Cheng, Zu Fan and others of the news that they had returned early, and the top priority was naturally to meet the clues collected by each other.

When I came to the main hall of the middle hall, my grandfather and ancestor were not there, only the third uncle and the other two elders were in charge.

Zu Zhan told Zu Zhao in a low voice that the old man was here earlier, but he had just gone to the West Courtyard to meet the guests of the Gongsun family not long ago, and he was afraid that he would end the visit of the Gongsun family in advance.

Zu Zhao didn't have much opinion on this, the Gongsun family had already understood the situation a few days ago, and now that a big event has happened in Zujiazhuang, he should know how to judge the situation a little. Immediately, he immediately reported to several elders the clues he and his party had found in Lingzhi County, mentioned Deng Mao in Xilitun, and arranged for Ah Zhong, Ah Bao and others to stay in the local area for monitoring.

"Deng Mao? Is he also a scoundrel in the market? Zu Cheng said with a frown.

"Ah Cheng, have you heard any other news near Lingzhi County?" Zu Zhao heard Zu Cheng's surprised words and immediately asked.

"We searched for a whole day in the western suburbs of Lingzhi County, where there are several small villages on the border of the two counties, but the population is not large. After some investigation, although no clues were found in these villages, they learned that there were people nearby who taught Taiping Dao, and in the last three to five days, the believers in each village had disappeared inexplicably, and when they left, they also took away their hoes, ties, sickles and other agricultural tools at home. Some people with unclean hands and feet even stole the iron tools of their neighbors. Ah Cheng said with a serious attitude.

Zu Zhao frowned slightly, and his face looked very grim, as far as the current clues were concerned, it seemed that it had a great relationship with Taiping Dao.

"Ah Fan, what's going on over there with the county gentleman?" He didn't rush to a conclusion, but asked Zu Fan again.

"Lord Chen got up late today, and he gave Ling Wen after a long afternoon. I waited for a total of more than 30 officials from various townships and pavilions, and led some thieves from the county government of my own county, and not only searched the villages and towns on the border of the two counties, but also walked almost all over the county and other pavilions. Helplessly, I didn't find any available information, even the Taiping Dao believers in this county, no one was unusual. Zu Fan said calmly, his face was a little not good-looking.

"Isn't it just the gang in Lingzhi County who are making trouble?" Zu Ji boldly deduced on the side.

"Maybe so. However, it will not be possible to tell for a while, in fact, we have limited time to wait today, and there are too many places to investigate, so I have not been able to understand it carefully. Chen Xianjun has already said that in the past few days, the manpower of the county can be mobilized and then go down to investigate in detail. Even if there is a response from the county government in a few days, maybe the county government will send someone to help. Zu Fan added in the same tone.

Zu Zhao thought that Zu Fan's words were reasonable, but he had other plans in his heart.

For now, the suspicion of the Taiping Dao disciples is naturally the greatest, but taking a step back, even if the robbery and murder case was not committed by the Taiping Dao party, it is also an excellent excuse in front of you. During this time, he actively prepared for the winter robbery, the preparation of the thief is just a trivial matter, once the winter passes, the preparation of the thief will also go, and the little military power in his hand will also be lifted. If you can turn to the troubles in Taiping Road in advance, you can not only control the military power in the long run, but also gradually grow in the process of encircling and suppressing Taiping Road.

Perhaps when the Yellow Turban Rebellion officially unveiled, his "foresight" will be appreciated by many people of insight, and he will be able to further establish the qualifications and merits for quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

"In any case, we finally have a direction to track down now, and in my opinion, the next step should be to find ways to establish a good relationship with the locals of Lingzhi County, and extract the specific whereabouts of Taiping Road from their mouths. There are a wide range of Taiping Daoists, and there are specific ways of activity, so it is obviously easier to start here. As long as the whereabouts of the Taiping Dao party members in Lingzhi County can be found, Deng Mao will definitely be found. At that time, it will also be possible to find out whether Taiping Road has anything to do with this matter. Zu Zhao elaborated unhurriedly.

"What the eldest prince said is reasonable. Xu Wu and Lingzhi counties are not far from each other, and there are many people who know each other well, so it is not difficult to match. Zu Cheng nodded in agreement.

"Alas..." Zu Fan suddenly sighed, his face full of worry.

"Why is Ah Fan sighing?" The third uncle asked.

"Without him, it's just that in the past few days, I have repeatedly noticed that many things are about Taiping Dao, and I am quite worried in my heart. In case, the robbery and murder case is really related to Taiping Dao, you must know that it will affect the whole body. Now that Taiping Dao has a deep influence in various places, and the people have accumulated grievances, they are afraid that it will involve even greater chaos. Zu Fan sighed deeply and said meaningfully.

Several elders and the third uncle and others present couldn't help but look at each other, some of them agreed with Zu Fan's words, and some of them were puzzled. Although they are very taboo about the Taiping Dao, firstly, the teachings of the Taiping Dao are not a bad thing, and secondly, it seems that there is no big mess now, at least there is not much suspicion at the moment.

Zu Zhao naturally agreed with Zu Fan's words, and at the same time further believed that Zu Fan was a visionary person.

"If it really involves the whole body, it is inevitable that sooner or later. If we can find out something in advance, it may not be a bad thing. He said in a voice.

Zu Fan subconsciously glanced at Zu Zhao, and his face looked very serious.

Afterwards, the group discussed the arrangements for tomorrow's investigation. As Zu Zhao said, the next step will be to focus on exploring the activities of Taiping Road in Lingzhi County, and gather manpower and material resources to search for Deng Mao's traces. With the first day of action, everyone also had a fairly tacit understanding of each other's homes, so the rest of the discussion did not take much time.

Just finished talking, Zu Ju and Chun Yupei walked in from outside the main hall of the central hall, and their faces were not very good.

All the young children got up and saluted, and Zu Ju came straight to the hall, and before he could sit down, he rushed to Zu Zhao and said, "Zhao'er, I heard that when you came back from Lingzhi County, you brought a Hu woman back, but is there such a thing?" The

last four words were very harsh and angry.

Zu Zhao's face changed, he took a step forward, and said without any concealment: "Don't hide it from Grandpa, there is indeed such a thing."

Zu Ju's face was angry, and he said sharply: "You erection, how can you do such a stupid thing." Three generations of my ancestral family have guarded the frontier, and they have an immortal enmity with Hu Lu, and today you dare to damage your own style!

Zu Zhao's expression was serious, without the slightest embarrassment, and he said calmly: "Ah Gong Rongyu." This time it was very different. The grandson did not bring this person back for no reason, this Hu Nu is not Qiang Hu or Wu Huan, but seems to be a foreigner in the Western Regions. Today in Lingzhi County, this daughter more or less provided some help to her grandson's investigation, and was later insulted for offending the local market scoundrels. This matter not only makes the grandchildren purpose, but also cannot sit idly by and ignore it.

He explained the matter in a few words.

Zu Ju's anger weakened slightly, but he still said strongly: "Isn't it difficult for Hu Lu in the Western Regions to be accomplished?" My Han has a great discord with these foreigners, and if you tolerate the Hulu, isn't it a sin for the foreigners!

Without waiting for his grandfather's voice to settle, Zu Zhao immediately retorted: "The grandson reads the book of the sages, and the book exhorts benevolence and righteousness, benevolence and righteousness come first, if the grandson sits idly by, then isn't it a paradox to conclude that the books of the sages are all paradoxes?" Grandfather's words are good, and the words of the sages are not wrong, so why choose, grandchildren really can't judge. However, if the grandfather told his grandson to drive away the bearded girl at once, the grandson would do so, but tomorrow he would also burn all the books he read every day as a sign of his will. In

the past few years, Zu Zhao has never defended the elders of the family with such a tough posture, and most of them will laugh and accept what the elders say is right or wrong. Such a fierce debate at this moment really surprised many people present. But when the words came out again, Zu Zhao's words may not be all wrong, and Zu Ju's words may not be all right, because they have to cause everyone to reflect on themselves.

Zu Ju was angry, his forehead was bulging, and he was furious: "Zhuzi'an dares to be presumptuous!" He

wanted to give a lesson, but he had no choice but to teach a martial artist, although he was not illiterate, but he did not read many books in Su Ri, and Sun Tzu Zuzhao had already occupied the advantage of the scriptures first, and if he taught again, it would be the same as denying the truth of the sage book! Conflicted for a while, I was angry in my heart, and I couldn't help but gasp violently for a while.

On the side, Chun Yupei hurriedly stepped forward to comfort: "The old general is angry, and the child's affairs can be slowly taught by word and deed in the future." The matter of sheltering the Hu people may not be reasonable, but there is also something reasonable about the situation. What's more, the top priority should be clearly distinguished, and it is better to discuss it later.

Zu Ju finally relieved his breath, and said to Zu Zhao: "You are so self-sufficient."

Zu Zhao hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and the rules responded: "Grandson doesn't dare to slander the door style, wait until the Hu woman recovers from her injuries, and grandson will definitely send her away." "

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