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Chapter 97 The way to be an official is not that simple (please subscribe)

Cheng Guang had some doubts in his heart, and his eyes fell on Song Yunqi, waiting for his answer.

Under Cheng Guang's gaze, Song Yunqi paused, and then said with a strange expression: "Your Majesty, this Shunlong is different from other slaves. He seems to have been demoted as a slave."

"Demoted to a slave?" Cheng Guang frowned.

Song Yunqi nodded slightly, "Yes, Zhang Shunlong's original Zhang family, his father was an ordinary government servant in Ping'an County. Because he made a mistake, his father was imprisoned and was about to be executed, and he himself was demoted to a slave."

"Fault?" Cheng Guang was confused.

What kind of mistake can make the county government put a government servant directly in jail, and even demote his heirs to slaves? This is to kill them all.

Song Yunqi went on to say: "According to information, it seems that Zhang Shunlong's father, Zhang Heling, stole a large amount of silver from the county government bank. According to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, those who steal from themselves will be guarded and dealt with severely, so the Ping'an County magistrate put him in jail. Beheaded every day."

"Then the county government's police officers discovered that Zhang Shunlong spent most of the silver stolen by Zhang Heling, so he was treated as the same crime and demoted to a slave."

When Cheng Guang heard this, he couldn't help but frown again. For some reason, he felt something was wrong.

Judging from the information in the mission prompts, Zhang Shunlong's character is pretty good.

As the saying goes, like a son, like a father, Zhang Shunlong has a good character, and his father is not a scumbag.

What's more, Zhang Heling, a county police officer, would not commit theft by guarding others.

As an ordinary person, he doesn't need that kind of money, and he doesn't have the courage or strength to steal a large amount of silver from the county government's treasury.

Cheng Guang had many doubts in his heart, so he looked at Song Yunqi and asked, "How far is Ping'an County from here?"

Song Yunqi said respectfully: "It takes about a few hours from Kyoto."

Cheng Guang nodded slightly, looked at Qingluan and said: "Qingluan, prepare your horses, let's go to Ping'an County together."

When Qingluan heard this, there was a hint of surprise on her pretty face. She seemed not to have thought that the prince would take him with him when he went out this time. He immediately nodded happily, lifted up his skirt, and hurriedly went out to fetch the horse.

At this time, Song Yunqi heard that the prince was going to travel far away, and he couldn't help but feel worried. Now that the matter of missing the prince had just been concluded, many people from all over the Zhou Dynasty were staring at the prince who had made a lot of limelight in this incident.

If something unexpected happens to the prince when he goes out this time, he will really die.

Immediately, he secretly summoned the lamp-bearing guards in the courtyard to prepare to protect the prince all the way.

Cheng Guang didn't pay attention to Song Yunqi's actions, and his eyes fell on Princess Nanming beside him. Then he lowered his eyes and reached out to rub the black cub's head.

"Xiao Hei, you take good care of my aunt, don't let her run around, do you understand?"

Cheng Guang said to Heizai.

Hei Zai obviously understood what Cheng Guang meant. There was a slightly human look of helplessness on the dog's face, he lowered his head and whimpered.

It seems to be saying that it knows.

Princess Nanming on the side heard Cheng Guang's words, and her beautiful and noble face showed helplessness.

"You little bastard, are you going to lock aunt in your house?"

Cheng Guang was not embarrassed when he heard this and said with a smile: "So be it."

"The beauty hidden in the golden house is every man's dream."

After hearing this, Princess Nanming frowned slightly, snorted, and turned her head away.

Don't speak anymore.

In fact, even if Cheng Guang lets her go, she won't be able to leave for the time being.

After returning to the tenth level of the Demonic Sea, there is a high probability of death.

If she stays here, she can still live for a while before the consciousness of the main body comes, but it doesn't matter.

At most, the freedom is a little restricted.

Princess Nanming actually didn't care.

She had a vague feeling that she would soon notice that King Nanming was dead, and something was wrong with her clone. She might soon bring consciousness to her clone.

At that time, Black Zai will not be able to suppress me.

Cheng Guang, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo, may not be able to please him.

Princess Nanming was thinking about it, but she had no intention of reminding Cheng Guang.

The red lips pursed slightly, revealing a faint smile.

The aura of nobility remains unabated.

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Cheng Guang left Kyoto on horseback with Qingluan, Lin Cheng and other guards.

He had already left Kyoto before Cheng Zhihai and Wu Yuemei returned to the palace. After they returned, they could not find Cheng Guang and would most likely send someone to look for his whereabouts again.

It may also cause them some inexplicable worries.

Cheng Guang couldn't care so much at this time. He found the whereabouts of Zhang Shunlong at this time. If he was asked to wait for Cheng Zhihai and Wu Yuemei to come back from the palace, he would probably waste a lot of time inexplicably.

After leaving Kyoto, we headed all the way and walked along the official road for several hours. Soon, an ancient county town with a lot of pedestrians appeared in front of us.

When Cheng Guang and his party appeared in Ping'an County, the surrounding pedestrians were frightened and backed down when they saw Cheng Guang and the uniforms of the guards around him.

"Is this the one from the Zhenguo Palace?"

"Why did Prince Zhenguo come to Ping'an County today?"

"Quickly give way, don't block the nobleman's way."

Everyone was frightened and quickly retreated around, fearing that they would block Cheng Guang's path and anger Cheng Guang, the prince of the country who was a huge figure to them.

Cheng Guang didn't pay attention to the comments of the people around him. He grabbed a person and asked about the whereabouts of Ping'an County Government.

The man quickly pointed the direction for Cheng Guang.

Cheng Guang nodded slightly, thanked him politely, and led the group to Ping'an County Government Office.

The man who was asked for directions by Cheng Guang felt a bit like he was dreaming.

Did the Duke of Zhenguo thank him?
On weekdays, ordinary dignitaries did not take civilians seriously, but Prince Zhen Guo, the top dignitary of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was quite polite to them civilians.

For a moment, the man's body felt a little fluttery.

If he tells the truth from now on, he will be the one who can talk to the Crown Prince, and his face will be bright.

Cheng Guang didn't know the reaction of the man behind him, and he didn't know that his casual thank you could make civilians so flattered.

Not long after, Cheng Guang followed the man's guidance and arrived at the Ping'an County Government Office.

In the Ping'an County Government Office, in front of the vermilion gate, there are two majestic stone lions about several feet high. Several government officials stand at the front door to catch the police.

There is a big difference between the police officers of the county government and the police officers of the lighting department.

It can even be said that the differences between heaven and earth cannot be compared.

When the county police officer saw Cheng Guang and others appearing, he was stunned for a moment, saw Cheng Guang's face clearly, and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Even though the county police officers had never seen Cheng Guang, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo, they were still amazed by his handsome appearance and the noble aura about him.

Qingluan stepped forward at this time, his red lips parted slightly, "My heir apparent wants to see the county magistrate, can he be in the government office?"

After hearing Qingluan's words, a police officer didn't react for a moment. Instead, he was shocked by the appearance of the girl Qingluan, but he quickly reacted and lowered his head, not daring to look further.

He knew that the person in front of him might have a good background, and he was not someone who, as a small and powerful detective, could offend.

"The county magistrate is in the office, I will go and report it now, everyone will wait for now."

When Qingluan heard this, he frowned slightly and glanced at the policeman, feeling a little angry.

This little detective actually dares to let his eldest son wait here?
Not to mention meeting a small county magistrate, even if the prince wants to meet the current prime minister, he will not let the prince stand outside the door waiting.

Immediately he yelled a little.

Cheng Guang stopped Qingluan and shook his head indifferently.

Although Ping'an County is at the foot of the imperial city of Kyoto, it is very different from Kyoto. In this small Ping'an County, there are very few people who know him, almost none.

He doesn't force everyone to know him, and it doesn't matter if he waits outside for a while.

Not long after Cheng Guang waited outside, a middle-aged man led several officials and hurried out carrying blue official robes.

The middle-aged man has a dignified appearance and a neat beard on his lips. The beard is still trembling slightly when he runs quickly.

The middle-aged man saw a group of people standing outside the county government office.

Even before he got close, he could feel the power emanating from this group of people.

When the middle-aged man's eyes fell on the leader, Cheng Guang, his face instantly turned pale, as if he recognized Cheng Guang's identity.

come quickly.

Before he reached Cheng Guang's side, he had already bent down, his face full of humility.

"Ping'an County Magistrate Li Mingtang has met the crown prince, but he is not welcomed from afar. I hope the crown prince will not blame him."

Cheng Guang didn't pay attention, but was curious about whether this Ping'an County government official knew him.

Li Mingtang noticed Cheng Guang's doubts, bent down slightly and said, "I am lucky enough to have met the Crown Prince in Kyoto, but the Crown Prince probably doesn't know the official."

After saying that, Li Mingtang quickly turned sideways and respectfully entered the county government office with Cheng Guang.

Although Li Mingtang still didn't know Cheng Guang's purpose of coming to Ping'an County Government, he didn't dare to show any slightness.

This noble man, one Tumo Xingzi is enough to crush him to death.

Asking this noble man to wait outside the door, even the prime minister at that time did not have such a face, but he, a small county magistrate, did this.

Although it was not his order, and no one below knew Cheng Guang, no matter what the reason was, he had neglected the prince.

Li Mingtang raised his hand and wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead with his sleeves. Fortunately, the prince had a gentle personality and did not blame himself. Otherwise, today's incident would be enough to make him suffer.

He hurriedly led Cheng Guang into the county government office. When passing by several county government officers at the door, they gritted their teeth and said, somewhat dissatisfied:
"You guys, please be more discerning next time. When such a noble person comes to the county government office, you should invite him into the government office even if you don't know him!"

"If there is another time, just get some salary and leave on your own!"

After listening to the words of the county magistrate Li Mingtang, the faces of several Zhuangban agents turned pale. They were originally temporary workers and had stuffed a lot of money into the county government and had many connections to get this job. , if the job of the police officer is gone, the whole family's livelihood will be gone.

My body couldn't help but tremble.

Looking at Li Mingtang carefully following Cheng Guang, the eldest son, he looked at each other and felt unspeakable pain in his heart.

Although they had guessed that the identity of the people in front of them was not simple, they could never imagine that they were big shots who could humble the county magistrate to the extreme.

within the county government.

The county magistrate Li Mingtang carefully asked Cheng Guang to sit on the upper seat and asked the officials to pass a cup of tea to Cheng Guang and others. He, the county magistrate and the Lord Bo did not dare to sit down. They stood aside as if they were forced to stand, their bodies were exhausted. A little stiff.

When Cheng Guang saw this, he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, "Sit down, there's nothing important for me to come here this time."

When Li Mingtang heard Cheng Guang's words, he looked at each other and sat down slowly with the county magistrate Bo next to him.

Even after sitting down, my body was still a little tense, too tense, and I couldn't help but sweat on my forehead.

Don't be nervous.

This noble man came to Ping'an County inexplicably. If he could please him, it would be no exaggeration to say that he could reach the sky in one step.

But if you offend, I'm afraid this life will come to an end.

Cheng Guang didn't care when he saw the reserved look of Li Mingtang and others. He picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and said:

"The main reason I came here this time was to find Zhang Shunlong."

"Zhang Shunlong?" County Magistrate Li Mingtang was stunned for a moment when he heard Cheng Guang's words.

Obviously, he didn't expect that Cheng Guang came to Ping'an County just to find Zhang Shunlong.

When Li Mingtang heard this, he felt that he was quite familiar with the name of Zhang Shunlong.

Li Mingtang turned to look at the county magistrate beside him.

"Master Yang, have you ever heard of this man?"

The county magistrate is an old man with white hair and beard, thin body and a goatee.

Hearing Li Mingtang's question, he also frowned and started thinking. Suddenly he seemed to realize something and said quickly: "This Shunlong seems to be Zhang Heling's son."

"Zhang Heling's son?" Li Mingtang secretly murmured. When Yang Xiancheng said this, he understood who Zhang Shunlong was.

Li Mingtang's eyes fell on Cheng Guang and said quickly: "Your Majesty, even the lower officials know about Zhang Shunlong."

"His father Zhang Heling stole the silver treasury, and because he spent most of the money, he was demoted to a slave."

Song Yunqi had told Cheng Guang before, so Cheng Guang naturally knew about this matter. He nodded without surprise, and then said, "Where is he now?"

Li Mingtang quickly motioned to Yang Xian Cheng to investigate.

Yangxian Cheng stood up, found several officials, looked through the information, and asked a few detectives to inquire carefully. After getting the results, he came back quickly and saluted respectfully.

"Your Majesty the County Magistrate, Zhang Heling was imprisoned for stealing silver taels from the bank. His son Zhang Shunlong spent a large amount of silver taels from the bank and was treated as a slave for the same crime. Later, he was given to Liu Mansion in the county. Go buy it.”

"Now I should be working in the Liu Mansion."

After Yang Xian Cheng finished speaking, Li Mingtang also looked at Cheng Guang and said, "Your Majesty, do you need us to summon this Shunlong?"

Cheng Guang shook his head, "Let's go see it ourselves."

"What is the origin of this Liu family?" Cheng Guang looked sideways at Yang County Cheng.

Yang Xiancheng said quickly: "The Liu family is an ordinary family in Ping'an County. It is said that the three daughters of her family have been favored by nobles recently. They are also somewhat famous in the entire county during this time."

Cheng Guang nodded slightly after hearing this.

Zhang Heling stole the bank, and then Zhang Shunlong spent a lot of money and was demoted to a slave, and then bought by the Liu family.

All these things seemed so unexpected.

Even Cheng Guang himself felt that this was unreasonable when he first saw it. Li Mingtang, the county magistrate, couldn't see any problems at all.

So before leaving, Cheng Guang asked: "Master Li, is there no problem with Zhang Heling's theft of the bank?"

Li Mingtang obviously did not expect that Cheng Guang would also ask about Zhang Heling's theft of the bank. He was stunned for a moment, and then spoke quickly.

"Your Majesty, we were also shocked by Zhang Heling's theft of the bank. We didn't expect that Zhang Heling, a person who usually seems to be honest and kind, would actually do such a thing."

"It's just that the evidence is conclusive. Not only were Zhang Heling's own footprints found in the bank, but some remaining official silver was also found in his home."

"So he was immediately convicted."

Cheng Guang asked again: "Did he say anything that he was wronged?"

Li Mingtang smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, basically every criminal will say that he was wronged after being caught. This is normal. Everything will speak for itself with evidence."

Cheng Guang nodded noncommittally and walked out the door.

Li Mingtang quickly led a group of officials to follow Cheng Guang closely, half a step behind Cheng Guang, and led him to the Liu Mansion.

Yangxian Cheng and Lord Bo stayed in the county government office and did not leave.

Yang Xian Cheng looked at Li Mingtang leaving with the Crown Prince, his pale eyebrows slightly wrinkled, stroking his gray beard, and murmured to himself.

"As soon as this noble prince came over, he wanted to find Zhang Shunlong, and also asked about his father Zhang Heling's case. Is there something fishy about this silver theft case?"

"Master Sun, we cannot say that we have to re-investigate this case again."

The boss next to him was a slightly chubby man. His thin green official robe was round and bulging due to his body.

Hearing Magistrate Yang's words, Sun Fu looked strange. He was a little unsure as to why the distinguished prince came to the county office to see Zhang Shunlong, but he still said:
"Farewell, the tone is conclusive, the dust has settled, that Zhang Heling will be executed soon."

"The prince didn't say anything, and he didn't ask us to re-investigate the case, so we don't need to worry about it."

Magistrate Yang stroked his goatee, still feeling something was wrong. He pondered for a moment, and finally nodded slightly.

"If the prince wants us to check again, then we will check again. If it is not necessary, then let's leave it like this."

"If it weren't for the solid evidence, I wouldn't be able to believe that that man Zhang Heling could steal a bank."

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The Liu Mansion is located not far from the Ping'an County Government Office. The mansion seems to have been recently renovated. It has blue stone and green tiles and a vermilion door. It looks quite impressive.

Arrive at Liu Mansion.

This time there was no need for Qingluan to call the door.

As soon as the servants of the Liu Mansion who were standing in front of the Liu Mansion saw Li Mingtang, someone came in and announced without making a sound, and an old man who looked like the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion hurried out and saluted Li Mingtang.

"My Lord County Magistrate, may I ask why your Lord County Magistrate suddenly came to the Liu Mansion today?"

When Li Mingtang saw the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion in front of him, he greeted him as soon as he came out, but directly ignored the handsome, noble, and easy-going prince next to him. He secretly cursed in his heart whether these people were all blind.

I can’t tell the difference between the big and small kings!
Li Mingtang immediately spoke up, "It's not that I'm here to come to your Liu Mansion, it's that this prince is here to have something to do with your Liu Mansion."

"Call your master over."

After Li Mingtang finished speaking, Butler Liu seemed to notice Cheng Guang standing next to Li Mingtang.

When I saw Cheng Guangjin, he was dressed in fine clothes and had a faint smile on his handsome face. He looked very easy-going, but before he got close, he could feel an astonishing aura of nobility from his body.

Housekeeper Liu's old eyes shrank, he really didn't know what kind of noble man he was to be treated so carefully by Li Mingtang, the county magistrate.

Prince...

There are really not many people who can be called the prince.

The housekeeper of the Liu Mansion was just a small person, and his horizons were too low to figure out Cheng Guang's identity, but he did not dare to neglect him. He hurriedly said hello to Cheng Guang and invited everyone into the house.

Although the Liu Mansion is not big, much smaller than the Zhenguo Mansion, fortunately, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs and everything it should have.

After entering the reception hall of Liu Mansion, I just sat down.

Then a middle-aged man and several women came in.

Their eyes first fell on Li Mingtang.

I was also shocked to see the county magistrate suddenly come to Liu's house.

I didn't expect that what the butler said was true.

I don't know why the county magistrate suddenly came to Liu's house. I am confused. I just want to say something to the county magistrate Li Mingtang.

Li Mingtang immediately felt helpless.

He himself is still a figure in Ping'an County, but once he leaves Ping'an County, he is nothing.

In front of the prince, he was not even a little sesame.

Each of these people praised themselves so highly and bowed to themselves first. If because of this, he hated the prince, then he really wanted to kill all the people in the Liu family.

When the head of the Liu family was about to speak, he quickly stood up and introduced the head of the Liu family:
"Liu Hao, this is the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo. He came to your house today to find someone."

Liu Hao, the head of the Liu Mansion, was stunned when he heard what Li Mingtang said.

The crown prince of Zhenguo?
Liu Hao did not react at first, but the expressions of the old men and women around him changed slightly, and their legs and feet became a little weak in shock.

During this time, Prince Zhenguo was known and admired by everyone in Kyoto.Even if their information was poor, Ping'an County, which was relatively close to Kyoto, still vaguely circulated about the deeds of the Prince of Zhenguo.

As soon as they heard that this prince, the Duke of Zhenguo, who was regarded as the top nobleman in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, they would be satisfied just to hear about his deeds, let alone meet him on weekdays. Today, he actually appeared in their house. For a moment, It felt like I was dreaming.

Although Liu Hao was stunned for a moment, he quickly came to his senses. He was surprised and a little puzzled. He couldn't understand why this noble prince came to Liu's house suddenly.

The Liu family is just an ordinary family. Although they have climbed to the high branches of a nobleman, they are not considered a powerful family.

But I can't stand any big shock.

Liu Hao immediately carefully cast his gaze on the seat where Cheng Guang was sitting calmly and indifferently.

Just looking at Cheng Guang, Liu Hao felt that he was facing a huge mountain.

Such a noble man, one word can kill him.

Inexplicable pressure enveloped his heart.

Liu Hao swallowed his spit with some difficulty, and slowly asked: "Who is the prince looking for in my Liu Mansion?"

Cheng Guang raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Hao.

"Does Zhang Shunlong know?"

Liu Hao looked shocked when he heard what Cheng Guang said. He obviously didn't expect that he could hear the words Zhang Shunlong from the mouth of Cheng Guang, the noble prince.

Liu Hao nodded quickly, "I know, Your Majesty, this Zhang Shunlong is a servant in my house."

Cheng Guang felt a little relieved when he heard Liu Hao say this.

Sure enough, after finding Zhang Shunlong, things will be much easier to handle.

The task of getting to know Zhang Shunlong does not seem to be difficult to complete.

Cheng Guang asked casually, "What is Zhang Shunlong's character like?"

Cheng Guang asked casually.

Liu Hao observed Cheng Guang's expression. Although he was not sure why Cheng Guang, the noble prince, came to his house to look for Zhang Shunlong, he thought that Zhang Shunlong would never be able to match such a noble person as the prince.

So he immediately gritted his teeth and said:

"Zhang Shunlong is lazy and not very obedient. He has made a lot of mistakes in recent days and has been punished a lot by the people in the house."

"Oh?" Cheng Guang looked strange.

He looked at Liu Hao and found that Liu Hao felt like he was gritting his teeth when he mentioned Zhang Shunlong.

Logically speaking, Liu Hao is the master of the house after all. Even if the slaves are disobedient, there is no problem in killing them at will. However, Liu Hao showed that he hated Zhang Shunlong so much, but he still did not kill him directly.

Instead, he gritted his teeth.

This is strange.

Cheng Guang remained silent on the surface, stood up and said, "Master Liu, please take me to meet this Zhang Shunlong."

When Liu Hao heard what Cheng Guang said, he hesitated a little, as if he didn't want to take Cheng Guang to see Zhang Shunlong, but he didn't dare to refuse. He quickly winked at the women around him, and then said respectfully:
"Your Majesty, how about you rest here for a while and I send someone to bring Zhang Shunlong over?"

Cheng Guang shook his head, "No need, just take me there."

As soon as Cheng Guang said this, Liu Hao wanted to say something else. Li Mingtang glanced over and frowned slightly.

"Master Liu, just do whatever the prince says."

Li Mingtang didn't understand why Liu Hao didn't want to take Cheng Guang to see Zhang Shunlong. What was so shameful about this.

Liu Hao now only feels a lot of pressure in his heart, and big beads of sweat are constantly secreting from his forehead, and it is difficult to say anything.

He quickly took Cheng Guang there.

After passing through several courtyards and corridors, we came to an abandoned, damp wooden house covered with moss.

Just outside the wooden house, before getting close, you can smell the smell of blood.

Cheng Guang frowned slightly.

Logically speaking, even if the place where a slave lives is a little worse, it will not be in such an abandoned house.

Is Zhang Shunlong so unpopular?

Cheng Guang couldn't help but sigh when he thought that the Zhenyang Martial God, who would be able to cause a stir in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty in the future, was in such a situation now.

Liu Hao was also a little embarrassed at this time. He glared at the woman next to him and quickly stepped forward and opened the door.

The door is open.

A slightly narrow space came into view.

Cheng Guang glanced around. In the wooden house, apart from some scattered daily necessities, there was only a slightly worn door panel, with a few red bricks stacked underneath to serve as a bed.

A young man with a thin look and a slender figure was lying on the bed, with several stained rags wrapped around his body. There was a faint smell of blood emanating from his body.

The young man had already noticed it when the door of the wooden house was pushed open.

Struggling to sit up, he looked at everyone in silence.

When his eyes glanced at Cheng Guang and others, although he was a little surprised, he didn't say much.

Only when his eyes glanced at the head of the Liu Mansion and others, did his eyes reveal some hidden hatred and helpless pain.

"Zhang Shunlong, this noble man is looking for you."

Liu Hao was afraid that Zhang Shunlong would say something inappropriate at this time, so he hurriedly spoke out.

Zhang Shunlong's thin face didn't change much when he heard Liu Hao's words. He looked at Cheng Guang with his eyes, and he didn't show much respect. He just said something neutral.

"Your Excellency? It seems that he is another great person."

"The head of the Liu family is really good at it, and he gets the noble people one after another."

Liu Hao heard the sarcasm hidden in Zhang Shunlong's tone and gritted his teeth in anger.

"Damn it, what nonsense are you talking about!"

He immediately waved his hand, wanting to give Zhang Shunlong a slap in the face to make him talk properly.

Cheng Guang's eyes fell on Lin Cheng beside him.

Lin Cheng didn't need Cheng Guang to say anything to know what Cheng Guang meant, and immediately held the wrist of Liu Hao, the head of the Liu family, with one hand.

Use a little force.

Liu Hao's cultivation level was only at the physical level. How could he be an opponent like Lin Cheng at the magical level? He was pinched by Lin Cheng so hard that he bent over in pain and begged for mercy with a grin on his face.

"My lord, my lord..."

Lin Cheng silently shook it aside, "The prince hasn't spoken yet, so don't move."

Liu Hao held his wrist. Even though Lin Cheng didn't use much strength, Liu Hao felt that his wrist was almost broken. The pain was so painful that his breathing was slightly stagnant and he did not dare to say anything.

At the same time, Liu Hao was also paying attention to Cheng Guang and Zhang Shunlong not far away.

When Liu Hao arrived here, he still didn't understand why Cheng Guang wanted to find a person like Zhang Shunlong.

He doesn't understand.

It's not just that he doesn't understand.

Li Mingtang and other people from the Liu family on the side didn't understand.

Cheng Guang had no intention of explaining to them, and looked at Zhang Shunlong.

He seemed to be thinking about how to get acquainted with Zhang Shunlong.

To get acquainted means to gain the other person's appreciation and become friends.

For some reason, Cheng Guang noticed that Zhang Shunlong looked at him with a kind of hatred.

It was not hatred against him as a person, but hatred against the powerful.

Zhang Shunlong's desire to establish a dynasty without powerful people in the future may have been laid at this time.

However, Cheng Guang still doesn't know what happened that made Zhang Shunlong hate the powerful so much.

Even if Zhang Shunlong and his father Zhang Heling were framed for the silver theft case, it would not make him hate the powerful so much.

Cheng Guang thought about it and decided to lower Zhang Shunlong's resistance to him first.

"Zhang Shunlong, do you want to get rid of your status as a slave?"

Zhang Shunlong was stunned when he heard Cheng Guang's words.

Obviously he didn't expect that Cheng Guang would say such a thing.

After a moment of stunned.

Then he laughed miserably.

"Escape from being a slave?"

"So what if we get rid of it?"

"I am alone. It doesn't matter whether I live or die. It doesn't matter anymore."

Cheng Guang frowned slightly when he saw Zhang Shunlong's ashen expression.

Zhang Shunlong was already determined to die at this time, but he still had one last breath to hold him up to prevent him from dying so easily.

Is it his father?

Cheng Guang continued: "I can help you fish out your father."

For Cheng Guang, fishing out Zhang Shunlong's father was an easy matter.

Not to mention that Zhang Shunlong's father, Zhang Heling, did not steal the bank. Even if the theft was true, it would only take Cheng Guang a few words to acquit Zhang Heling.

When Zhang Shunlong heard Cheng Guang's words, he suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Cheng Guang several times in disbelief, as if he was dreaming.

Seeing that Cheng Guang's face didn't look like he was joking, his heart trembled a few more times.

But he did not immediately ask Cheng Guang to help him rescue his father.

In Zhang Shunlong's view, there is no free lunch in the world. It is impossible for a noble person like Cheng Guang to want to help him for no reason. It must be for something.

But Zhang Shunlong thought about it again and found that there was nothing on him except his own life.

He couldn't understand why Cheng Guang helped him.

So for a while, I fell into deep confusion.

After a moment, Zhang Shunlong stared at Cheng Guang closely, his thin face slightly moved and his eyes trembling.

"You...you...are you telling the truth?"

"If you can really save my father, no matter... no matter what you ask me to do, I will agree!"

After that, Zhang Shunlong struggled, got up from the bed with door panels, and knelt in front of Cheng Guang. His voice was slightly hoarse, and his eyes were red and full of grief.

"My father, he...he was wronged!"

"Has he ever stolen money from a bank? He wouldn't do that. He wouldn't do it."

Cheng Guang was not surprised by this. He also knew that there was something fishy about Zhang Heling's case of stealing the bank.

He looked at Zhang Shunlong silently.

After a moment, his eyes fell on Li Mingtang, the county magistrate.

"County Magistrate Li, you have also heard that I think there is something fishy about Zhang Heling's case of stealing the bank. Please go and investigate."

Li Mingtang heard Cheng Guang's words and quickly responded while wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Although he knew that the matter had been settled and Zhang Heling was originally going to be executed, but since the prince wanted to overturn the case, even if it was black, he would dye it white.

The way to be an official is not that simple.

Li Mingtang knew that if he listened to the prince, he might not get much benefit, but if he disobeyed the prince's order, he would definitely be miserable.

"Your Majesty, I will go back immediately and send someone to investigate Zhang Heling's case."

Cheng Guang nodded, looked at Zhang Shunlong, and said, "What else do you wish for?"

Cheng Guang promised to help Zhang Shunlong solve the Zhang Heling matter. He obviously no longer had any hatred towards Cheng Guang at the beginning, but he still didn't understand why Cheng Guang helped him like this.

So Zhang Shunlong didn't dare to say anything, but he seemed to have thought of something again. His lips trembled slightly, and he wanted to speak, but when the words came to his lips, he had no choice but to suppress them.

"Villain, villain has no request."

As soon as Zhang Shunlong said this, Liu Hao on the side breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Zhang Shunlong is quite sensible. If he ruins the Liu family's good deeds and angers the nobleman, if the prince comes to help him this time, he may not be able to help him next time.

At this time, Liu Hao still didn't know why Cheng Guang, the noble prince, valued Zhang Shunlong so much. In order to avoid any accident, he quickly said:
"Your Majesty, it's getting late now, why don't you have some food at your residence?"

Cheng Guang shook his head, looking at Zhang Shunlong who still looked worried, but he was unwilling to say anything.

He looked at his assignment.

not yet completed.

There was no movement at all.

obviously.

He helped Zhang Shunlong rescue his father. Although he was somewhat grateful to him, he had not yet reached the point where he could get to know Zhang Shunlong and become friends.

It goes a little deeper.

Either help Zhang Shunlong and solve all his troubles, make him feel grateful to him, and have more contact with him in the future, and the task will naturally be completed.

Or directly use the Charming Eye to forcefully complete the task.

Although the second method is simple and straightforward, once Zhang Shunlong reaches enlightenment in the future and his cultivation level increases rapidly, the Charming Eyes will have little effect, and this kind of thing may cause some hidden dangers for him in the future.

This person is the most powerful celestial being in the human world in the future, so he cannot be so simple.

Cheng Guang thought for a while and decided to ask Zhang Shunlong to solve all his troubles.

Even if the relationship with Zhang Shunlong is not close enough, at least with this kind of kindness, not only will he gain the favor of a powerful celestial being in the future, but he will also be able to complete the task if he wants to.

Also.

Cheng Guang knew that there was something hidden in this matter.

Zhang Shunlong has such hatred for the powerful, but Cheng Guang still doesn't know where Zhang Shunlong's hatred comes from.

It seems to be related to the head of the Liu family, and it also seems to be related to someone he doesn't know.

Ask Zhang Shunlong directly and he might not tell.

Thinking of a certain nobleman who had recently fallen in love with the Liu family, Cheng Guang was thoughtful.

Now we have to find a breakthrough from Liu Hao, the head of the Liu Mansion.

After thinking about this, Cheng Guang turned around and walked out.

Liu Hao, the head of the Liu Mansion, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Cheng Guang leaving Zhang Shunlong's place.

Following Cheng Guang's footsteps, after walking for a while.

Cheng Guang's steps paused slightly.

He stopped.

His eyes fell on Liu Hao.

"Master Liu."

Liu Hao was stared at by Cheng Guang, and he felt an inexplicable pressure again. After swallowing his saliva dryly, he quickly laughed and said: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Cheng Guang said: "Has this Shunlong ever offended your Liu family?"

Liu Hao was stunned, and quickly waved his hand and said: "Where...if that's the case..."

"No such thing."

In front of Cheng Guang, Liu Hao acted extremely nervous, stuttering even when he was lying.

Cheng Guang glanced at Liu Hao and felt that this man's acting skills were really poor, even worse than his own.

"Speak nicely." Cheng Guang repeated.

Liu Hao looked at Cheng Guang's indifferent expression, his face stiff, and he looked around as if asking for help. He looked at the women around him and the old people in Liu's house, but no one dared to say more.

Liu Hao finally sighed. Cheng Guang still put too much pressure on him and he didn't dare to hide it anymore.

"There is...there is such a thing..."

"It's just that it doesn't mean it offends us, it doesn't mean it offends us..."

Liu Hao spoke with difficulty.

"Oh?" Cheng Guang looked at Liu Hao.

Li Mingtang on the side obviously didn't know that there was such a thing.

If Zhang Shunlong offended the Liu Mansion, why would the Liu Mansion still want to take in Zhang Shunlong who was demoted as a slave?

Things are a bit strange here.

Could it be that Zhang Heling was really wronged?

Li Mingtang's brows twitched slightly, and he felt a toothache.

Damn it, really damn it, I don’t know which bastard did it, he just did it at ordinary times, why did he lure the prince here, and even asked about this matter!

Li Mingtang was able to serve as a county magistrate, so he was certainly not a stupid person. He immediately thought that the Liu family had recently fallen in love with a nobleman, and the third daughter of her family was going to marry that nobleman.

And as far as he knows.

The three daughters of the Liu family seemed to have had a lot of contact with Zhang Shunlong...

Thinking of this...

Li Mingtang instantly understood what was going on.

I just think things are ridiculous.

Although he understood everything, he did not dare to say more at this time.

After all, there is a noble person behind this matter, and the identity of that noble person seems not to be simple.

He is just a small county magistrate, and he doesn't dare to get involved in such things.

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(End of this chapter)