Can I get to the other side?

After returning to the room in the inn, Fa Zheng didn't even have time to eat, and began to check the account books sent by Zhen.

However, the more he checked, the more confused and shocked he felt.

Because these account books were real, and they couldn't be more real. They recorded Zhen's income and expenditure in various channels in detail.

Through these account books, Fa Zheng was able to get a glimpse of the huge wealth of Zhen's behemoth, and how much profit they had secretly embezzled over the years.

And this is exactly what shocked and confused him.

These account books can be used as evidence to convict Zhen, why did Zhen hand them over so easily?

"What's going on..."

Fa Zheng's eyes were complicated, and he muttered to himself after closing the account book.

He couldn't understand what Zhen was doing.

This move was really abnormal.

Handing him the evidence so confidently made him wonder if he had checked the wrong account and wronged Zhen.

Or did Zhen think that even if the crime of embezzling the court's wealth was confirmed, the emperor would not punish her?

Fa Zheng was puzzled and confused.

Finally, he gave up on the problem and said with a long sigh: "Forget it, I will meet the head of the Zhen family tomorrow and have a frank talk."

"If Zhen really intends to cooperate with the audit and confess, then everything will be easy."

In Fa Zheng's view, Zhen's active confession is actually the best choice. With the character of the emperor, he will only lift up high and let go lightly.

After all, Zhen also has the merit of following the dragon.

It's just that he didn't think Zhen would be willing to confess before. He was ready to fight with Zhen for a long time, but now it seems that he may have underestimated the head of the Zhen family.

Let's talk about everything tomorrow.

...

Zhen's mansion.

After handing the account book to Fa Zheng, the second elder returned to the Zhen Mansion and summoned the third and fifth elders.

"How are the preparations?"

As soon as he saw the two, the second elder asked.

He was responsible for sending the accounts to Fa Zheng, while the elders of the third and fifth branches were responsible for covering up the news to prevent Zhen Yi from finding out, and arson was arranged.

The elder of the third branch said: "The head of the family was ill and went to bed early, and the children of the eldest branch were also sent away by me, so no one knew that the account books were sent away."

The elder of the fifth branch also said: "I asked the people in the post house to send some good wine to the guards of the imperial envoy team, and they all drank a lot."

"In addition, a few trustworthy members of the clan were selected to disguise as servants and enter the post house. At midnight tonight, they will set fire together and lock the doors and windows with iron chains."

"Tung oil cans are placed everywhere in the post house. As long as the tung oil in these cans is ignited, the fire will soon burn the post house clean!"

The arrangement of the elder of the fifth branch was still very thoughtful.

He spent a lot of thought on this arson.

The second elder nodded and said, "Yes, but remember to leave a few guards alive to prove that the fire was an accident and had nothing to do with my Zhen family."

"Understood."

The fifth elder nodded, indicating that he understood.

After confirming the details of the action one by one, the second elder said in a deep voice: "This matter is related to the future of my Zhen family. Only success is allowed, not failure!"

The third elder hesitated for a moment and asked, "What if Fa Xiaozhi didn't die in the fire and escaped by luck?"

"Then kill him and throw him into the fire!"

The second elder's eyes flashed with murderous light, "I will let my second sons be prepared. If Fa Xiaozhi is not dead, kill everyone and leave no one alive!"

The imperial envoy team sent this time, including the guards, only had a total of dozens of people. Wuji County was his Zhen family's territory, and it was easy for him to kill these people.

Of course, it is better not to do it if you can, leaving witnesses can better prove that the fire was an accident; but if you have to, you can only kill them all.

…

It was late at night, and everything was quiet.

The long journey had exhausted Fa Zheng physically and mentally. He was so tired that he didn't even have dinner and went to bed early.

However, just as he was sleeping, he heard a commotion outside, with vague anxious shouts.

"The fire broke out! The fire broke out--!"

"Get up and put out the fire!"

Fa Zheng sat up from the bed, looked up outside, and then he woke up instantly.

I saw a blazing fire outside the house, and a lot of thick smoke poured into the room through the gaps between the door and the window. At this time, the room was filled with smoke!

"The fire broke out? Not good!"

Fa Zheng was shocked when he saw this. He got out of bed and ran out without even having time to put on his shoes.

However, he didn't run two steps before he remembered that there were still seven or eight boxes of account books in the house, so he turned back and dragged the boxes of account books to the door with difficulty.

During this process, he inhaled a lot of smoke. The smoke in the room was getting thicker and thicker, choking him to tears, and the fire was beginning to burn into the room.

Fa Zheng did not dare to neglect it, and stretched out his hand to open the door, but the door did not open when he pulled it.

Then he saw through the crack of the door that a thick iron chain had been hung on the door at some point!

"Why is the door locked?!"

Fa Zheng's face changed, so he quickly ran to the window and wanted to open the window to escape.

But the result this time was exactly the same as before, even the window was locked!

"How could this happen!"

Now Fazheng was completely panicked. The room and windows were locked with chains from the outside, turning the wing into a big urn.

And he is the turtle in the urn!

Fazheng was so anxious that he wanted to lift the desk and smash the door open, but having inhaled too much smoke, he only felt weak all over and his eyes were dizzy.

Not to mention lifting the heavy desk, it was difficult to even stand firmly.

The fire spread very quickly and had already invaded the room. Fazheng felt that it was becoming more and more difficult to breathe and his consciousness became increasingly blurred.

"I, Fa Xiaozhi... must I die here?"

"No, I'm not willing to give in, I'm not willing to give in!"

"I still have unfulfilled ambitions, and I haven't been put into great use by His Majesty. How could I fail in a place like this!"

Fa Zheng crawled toward the door with difficulty.

In a daze, he saw the door being kicked open from the outside, and a familiar figure holding a sharp blade broke into the room.

"Fa Yushi!"

Qingzhu became very anxious when he saw Fazheng lying on the ground. His duty on this trip was to protect Fazheng's safety. If something happened to Fazheng, he wouldn't survive.

Mr. Jia will not let him go easily!

Qingzhu put the knife into the scabbard, stepped forward to carry Fazheng on his back and ran out of the house. Fazheng reluctantly opened his eyes, pointed at the boxes and said: "Accounts, account books..."

Qingzhu ignored his words and ran out without looking back.

The fire is getting bigger and bigger now. If they don't run out, both of them will be buried in the sea of ​​​​fire!

After Qingzhu ran out of the small courtyard with Fazheng on his back, he wanted to call for help, but Fazheng behind him said weakly: "Hurry up and hide, don't let anyone...discover us."

After saying that, he rolled his eyes and passed out.

"Fa Yushi, Fa Yushi!"

Qingzhu felt anxious. He glanced at the crowd fighting the fire in the distance. After gritting his teeth, he decided to follow Fa Zheng's instructions and tiptoed into the darkness.

After the fire burned for half an hour, people from the Zhen clan hurried over, and the leader was the elder of the Erfang clan.

He ran straight to a guard and asked anxiously: "Why is there a leak in the post house? Where is the censor of the law now?!"

The guard was severely burned and half of his face was burned. Hearing this, he endured the pain and said: "The fire started suddenly. I don't know where the censor is now. The fire is too strong. I can't." See him."

"Maybe... still in the inn."

The elder of the Erfang clan was overjoyed, but with a look of urgency on his face, he said: "Fa Yushi is an imperial envoy sent by His Majesty, so nothing can happen!"

"Put out the fire, put out the fire quickly! We must rescue Fa Yushi no matter what!"

The second-fang clan elder turned around and said to the many clansmen behind him.

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Many Zhen clan members responded in unison, and then participated in putting out the fire.

But this was in vain. The fire was too big and the well was in the yard of the post house. There was no sufficient water source to put out the fire.

Zhen Yi was the last one to arrive. When he heard the news and came to put out the fire with the people from the long house, the post house had been completely burned, leaving only the charred remains on the ground and black smoke rising out.

"How could this be so..."

Seeing this scene in front of him, Zhen Yi was extremely shocked. His eyes kept searching among the crowd, but he never saw Fazheng.

An unpleasant feeling emerged in his mind.

He looked at the second-fang clan elder with sharp eyes and said with a gloomy expression: "What the hell is going on! Where is the Fa Yushi!"

The elder of the Erfang clan also had a heavy expression. Hearing this, he sighed: "The post house was flooded. When I heard the news and brought people over, the fire was already out of control."

"I'm afraid the Censor of the Law is in trouble."

Hearing this, Zhen Yi almost fainted again, but this time he managed to stand with the help of the tribesmen around him.

He stared at the second-fang clan elder for a long time, then gritted his teeth and ordered: "Look for me! If you want to see the person alive, you want to see the body if you die!"

The tribesmen on the side carefully advised: "But the head of the family, such a big fire, Fa Yushi, he..."

Zhen Yi roared hysterically: "Find it for me!!!"

"Yes! Master!"

The elder of the Erfang clan looked at the many Zhen clan members who had gone out to search for Fa Zheng, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised and a trace of pride flashing in his eyes.

His plan succeeded.

…

After Qingzhu left the post house with Fazheng on his back, he hid in an abandoned temple and began to take good care of Fazheng.

He made a fire to keep warm, took off his clothes and put them on Fazheng, and heated hot water.

Fazheng is currently wearing an undershirt. It's freezing cold today, and he might freeze to death directly outside.

After a long time like this, Fazheng slowly woke up from his coma.

Qingzhu was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Fa Yushi, how do you feel now? Are there any discomforts in your body?"

"I boiled some hot water. Drink it quickly to warm yourself up."

Fazheng shook his somewhat groggy head and then asked, "How long have I been unconscious? Where am I now?"

He only remembered that he passed out after being carried out of the fire by Qingzhu. He had no idea what the situation was now.

Qingzhu said: "We are now in a ruined temple three miles away in Wuji County. Fa Yushi, you have been unconscious for four full hours."

"If Fa Yushi doesn't wake up after an hour, then I really have to go to the city to find Zhen for help."

Hearing this, Fa Zheng sighed and said, "Fortunately you didn't go. If you had gone, you and I would not have survived."

"What?"

Qing Zhu was stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion, "What does Fa Yushi mean by this?"

He didn't quite understand what Fa Zheng meant.

Fa Zheng's eyes were gloomy, and he said in a deep voice, "Last night there was a big fire, and the doors and windows of my room were all locked with iron chains. It is obvious that someone wants me to be burned to death."

"If it's as I expected, the fire last night was set by Zhen's people."

"If you go to Zhen, are you seeking death?"

Last night, between life and death, he figured out what was going on - it was Zhen who wanted him dead!

Why did Zhen take the initiative to send the accounts?

It was to burn the accounts together with him, and then disguise it as an ordinary fire to evade investigation!

That's why he asked Qing Zhu not to be discovered by others, because if he didn't die in the fire, Zhen would never let him go.

"So it was Zhen's people?"

Qingzhu's face changed. He found someone secretly pouring tung oil in the posthouse while patrolling last night, and the person ran away after he was discovered, so he went to chase him.

When he was halfway through the pursuit, he found that the posthouse was on fire. Because he was worried about Fa Zheng's safety, he hurried back.

If he had arrived a step later, Fa Zheng would have been burned to death.

"How dare the Zhen family attack the imperial envoy? This is a serious crime that will exterminate nine clans. Are they crazy!"

Qingzhu said incredulously. If this was really done by the Zhen family, then they are too bold.

Fa Zheng said expressionlessly: "What can't be done in the face of interests? There are serious problems with Zhen's accounts. Once those evidences are confirmed, they will never be able to control the financial power again."

"I thought Zhen Yi was a smart man, but now it seems... humph, just a fool."

"Wait for me to report to His Majesty, and then it will be the end of his Zhen family!"

Zhen took the initiative to send the accounts. He thought Zhen Yi chose to confess his guilt honestly, but he didn't expect to give him such a big surprise.

Qingzhu asked: "But Fa Yushi, we don't have any money on us now, and we don't have a carriage. How can we return to Yecheng?"

"And I found that Zhen's people are searching everywhere, as if they are searching for us."

Yecheng is a long way away, and it is winter now. If you don't follow the caravan or caravan, it is easy to get into trouble on the road.

And a very critical point is that there are Zhen's businesses in all cities of Jizhou. Once their traces are discovered, it will be a big trouble.

When this issue was mentioned, Fa Zheng's face froze.

He did ignore this matter. His identity must not be exposed at present, and he must not let Zhen find out that he is still alive.

But in their current situation, it is almost impossible to return to Yecheng. Someone must help.

After thinking about it, a figure appeared in Fa Zheng's mind. Finally, he made up his mind and said to Qingzhu: "We can only take a gamble."

"Let's go to ask Concubine Zhen for help."