In other words, they took the initiative to walk back here. If Cong Shun saw something unusual and followed up before he could report it, it could be explained. But Tan Lingyin won't, Tan Lingyin will definitely discuss with him first.

The guess in his heart was confirmed, Tang Tianyuan shouted "Cong Shun, come out and talk" to the surrounding, and finally, his eyes stopped at the passage above.

Cong Shun's voice really came from there, "Sir, come up and talk."

Zhao Xiaoliu and others knew that Cong Shun had become a traitor. Cong Shun's martial arts are good and easy-going, so his popularity has always been good. Zhao Xiaoliu and the others regard him as a brother, but they didn't expect... tsk tsk.

Tang Tianyuan hesitated. The entrance of the passage is not big. If Cong Shun is guarding outside, one husband is the guard and ten thousand people are not allowed to open it. If one comes up and cuts one, they all have to finish playing.

But Tan Lingyin is in his hands...

Tang Tianyuan said, "I want to confirm Master Tan's safety first."

After a while, Tan Lingyin's anxious voice came from above, "Sir, don't come out—"

He stopped here, probably because Cong Shun covered his mouth.

Tang Tianyuan was very angry, and he had to pretend to be calm on the surface. He sighed and asked, "What the hell do you want?"

Cong Shun sneered, "Your Excellency is a smart person, why do you say stupid things? You should know exactly what I want."

Tang Tianyuan asked, "Are you from Zong Yinglin?"

He didn't answer.

"These are no longer important," Tang Tianyuan said. "Even if you get the money, I'm only afraid that you will earn it with your life, and spend it with your life."

"My lord, what do you want to say, 'Zong Yinglin wants to silence', I know this better than you."

"No, I mean, you're going to die, right now."

Cong Shun was silent for a while. He couldn't figure out where the man was going.

Tang Tianyuan explained, "You already said that I am a smart person, so do you think a smart person would bring so many people to find treasures with confidence? How much gold is in this water, no one else knows, you should know very well."

Cong Shun couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"

"Yesterday, I gave all of you medicine. Those who take this medicine will have seizures in about twelve hours, and the exact time of the seizures varies slightly depending on the person's constitution. The medicine is deadly. This medicine is made by a famous medical secret method, but it is not incomprehensible, but it takes a month at the earliest from gathering the medicinal materials to refining the antidote. "

Tan Lingyin: "Sir, you're doing well!"

As soon as he said this, his mouth was covered again.

Not to mention Cong Shun, but only to say that this man in the tomb was already so frightened that his face was pale, he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Sir, spare your life, spare your life!"

"Get up, if you are loyal, I will not treat you badly. Not only will you save your life, but you will also be promoted and rich."

Several people hurriedly swore to show their loyalty.

Mr. Feng Shui came over and said, "Sir, have I, did I eat too?"

Tang Tianyuan nodded, "You are different from them, you ate this morning."

Mr. Feng Shui suddenly felt a stomachache, "Sir! No, I, I, I, I have a seizure, give me the antidote!"

"Are you sure? If it's not a drug attack, taking the antidote is taking poison."

Mr. Feng Shui touched his belly, "Uh... I'm much better. I think I ate something bad, so I don't rush to take the antidote."

Cong Shun was still thinking about whether he should believe Tang Tianyuan's words.

He finally believed it, because Tang Tianyuan's motives were irrefutable. As long as you are a little bit conscientious, you can't take so many people who are not yet fully trusted, unless you can hold the other party's life and death authority.

So Cong Shun said, "Sir, if you don't want to see Master Tan dying, please give me the antidote quickly."

Tang Tianyuan said coldly, "If you dare to hurt her in the slightest, just wait to die without a burial."

Negotiations have reached a stalemate, and no one is willing to give in first. Tang Tianyuan was afraid of giving the antidote to Cong Shun and would not let him go, but Cong Shun was afraid that he would not get the antidote if he let him go.

After a while, Tang Tianyuan said, "Why don't we talk about it? What benefits did Zong Yinglin promise you?"

Cong Shun's voice was a little gloomy, "My parents, wife and children are in Chizhou Mansion."

It turned out that the family was kidnapped. When Tan Lingyin heard this, she originally hated Cong Shun, but suddenly she felt a little sympathetic to him. Her own brother has also been held hostage, and the feeling is very flustered, she has to give what the other party wants.

Tang Tianyuan couldn't get up with Cong Shun. Yes, his family was kidnapped, but that can't be a reason for him to kidnap others.

However, if Cong Shun helped Zong Yinglin to do things because his family was kidnapped, it would be better than buying it with money. Tang Tianyuan said, "This is easy to handle. When I arrest Zong Yinglin, he will not be able to protect himself when he crosses the river, and naturally he has no intention of embarrassing your family."

This tone is a bit too big, a small county magistrate, dare to arrest the prefect? Cong Shun naturally didn't believe it.

Tang Tianyuan was disdainful, "I still think I'm just an ordinary county magistrate? If Zong Yinglin loses, it's because of his ability to pick people. One is blinder than the other."

Cong Shun was ridiculed. Instead of being depressed, he ignited a glimmer of hope. In fact, he had long suspected that the county magistrate had a lot of background. One reason is that this person borrowed troops from Anqing overnight, and until now, Zong Yinglin has not made a fuss about what happened. The second reason is that some time ago, the county magistrate's friend came. In those days, Cong Shun could feel that there were many more martial arts masters in the whole county, which was unfathomable.

So Cong Shun asked, "Then who are you?"

"This official, Tang Tianyuan, has been ordered to investigate the case of gold robbery in Tongling County. I am an imperial envoy, not to mention the prefect of Chizhou, even the political envoy must listen to me."

Cong Shun's first reaction was that this person was talking nonsense. Although he hadn't seen Tang Tianyuan with his own eyes, he also knew that Tang Tianyuan, as an imperial envoy, once appeared in Tongling and scolded the county magistrate... Ah, no, why did "Tang Tianyuan" appear so coincidentally? And after showing that side, I never heard of the news of the imperial envoy, which is very unusual. If you put it another way, that imperial envoy is fake, and the real imperial envoy has been staying in Tongling to make unannounced visits... Then all the problems can be explained.

Although he was a little shaken, Cong Shun had always been on guard against Magistrate Tang and did not want to believe him because of one-sided words.

Tang Tianyuan untied the shackles and took out a heavy object. He knew that it was the right choice to bring this seal out. At first, thought that because was going to the cemetery, no one knew what would happen. In case of chaos, this thing might be able to calm down the scene. It really comes in handy now.

"I'm going to throw something up, you catch it, if you break it, you will lose your life!"

Cong Shun didn't know what medicine he sold in the gourd, but when he saw something wrapped in cloth flying out of the passage, he caught it in time.

When you open it, you can see the two most obvious features: rectangle and purple ink pad.

Now he couldn't believe it. Cong Shun put away the things and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will give it to Zong Yinglin?"

"casual."

Tang Tianyuan didn't believe that Cong Shun would be so brainless, nor did he believe that he had the courage. Dare to calculate the imperial envoy, that is, directly smack the emperor's dragon face, or the whole family will be taken away. escape? Where to flee? There is no king in the world, even if you escape to the Persian country, it is not safe - Daqi has official and business contacts with many small countries, and it is really a handy thing to cut you down and take it back to the emperor.

Therefore, there is a world of difference between such a crime and just being coerced by the prefect to become an accomplice. How to choose, intellectually handicapped will not hesitate.

Cong said by the way, "I just want my family to be safe and never retaliate."

"It's easy to handle. I don't need you to do anything, just let Master Tan go. If you're still worried, you can go back to Chizhou and tell Zong Yinglin that I've become suspicious of you, and I won't let you interfere with this matter."

"Okay, come on up."

"You come down first."

Cong came down obediently by the way, and after coming down, Tang Tianyuan and the others went up, and Mr. Feng Shui and others followed behind. Everyone first knew that they had been poisoned, and then they learned that the person in front of them was an imperial envoy. The repeated shocks caused their legs to weaken, and they walked tremblingly. Cong Shun postponed.

When Tang Tianyuan went up, he saw Tan Lingyin jumping towards him with a smile.

Her hands and feet were tied, she couldn't walk, she could only jump around, like a rabbit.

Tang Tianyuan caught her and put her in his arms.

Tan Lingyin blushed, "I asked you to untie me..."

"Cough." Tang Tianyuan just couldn't help himself, and now he knows he's embarrassed, and there are so many people present.

He loosened her ties, and the group left the tomb.

The people watching from the outside didn't know what was going on below. Seeing the people who came out had different expressions, he also murmured in his heart, thinking that nothing good had happened, and it was better to stay outside...

Tang Tianyuan asked people to move the big stone back and bury it. So even if someone thinks about it, it will take a long time. After he took the crowd back, he did three things.

First, the Tianmu Mountain was closed for the same reasons as before. It caused evil and killed people, and people were not allowed to pass through it. Anyway, everyone believes it.

Second, let someone bring his handwritten letter to Anqing Mansion to find Zheng Shaofeng, and Zheng Shaofeng will know what to do after reading the letter.

Third, stay in Tusitang and give the antidote to whoever has a stomachache.

Tan Lingyin thought Tang Tianyuan was just kidding at first, but he didn't expect him to be poisoned. She was a little puzzled, "When did you get off?"

Tang Tianyuan didn't answer, but asked her, "Do you think I'm too vicious?"

"No," Tan Lingyin shook her head, "you don't mean to harm anyone." Anyone who sees so much money will be shaken. Zhao Xiaoliu and the others only knew that there was gold at the bottom of the water, what if they knew that there were at least one hundred thousand taels of gold at the bottom? It's been a long time since everyone has known each other, and it's not a dead jiāoqíng, so always be prepared.

There are some things that soft-hearted people can't do with their hearts, but they are not qualified to accuse those who dare to be cruel. If the result is right or wrong, soft-hearted people may not be true and kind, and cruel-hearted people may not be really cruel.

☆、Chapter 79

Zheng Shaofeng set off from Anqing with 3,000 soldiers and horses. When passing by Chizhou, he surprised the local defenders: It is not wartime, and have not heard of any bandits. Why is there such a large military force all of a sudden? mobilize?

Although it is impossible to guess, many people have heard of the name of General Zheng Xiao, and they have military orders and complete procedures, so curiosity can only be held in their stomachs.

What's even more terrifying is that when General Zheng Xiao passed by, he took the prefect by the way...

Zong Yinglin was not kidnapped, he went with him voluntarily, because Zheng Shaofeng said that he was an imperial envoy who wanted to see him, how could he not obey? Zong Yinglin felt that it was not very good, why did the imperial envoy want to see him suddenly, or in a sensitive place like Tongling County? Wouldn't it be a deed?

But this was too sudden. Zhou Zhengdao and Cong Shun didn't pass him any useful news before, but they were always calm and quiet. Why did he suddenly...

Zong Yinglin had a little bit of luck, and felt that things might not be as bad as expected. Besides, even if the imperial commissioner wanted to investigate, he would still have a way to find Tang Feilong's top tank. The incident happened in Tongling County. The local officials and the local tyrants together made a big case. He was the prefect, but he didn't know anything about it. He was very innocent, okay?

However, when he finally arrived at Tongling and saw the legendary "imperial envoy", Zong Yinglin realized that things were far worse than he expected.