Chapter 535 Xue Datou's plan to earn money from Jinxiangyuan
After walking out of Xuanwu Gate, Sun Shaozong looked back at the towering palace walls and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
This time when I entered the palace, I was really scared!
It seems that he can't stay in the capital for the time being. Even if the task of suppressing the rebellion in Huguang does not fall on him, he has to find another excuse to leave the capital - for example, to be sent to be a prefect or something.
Judging from the meaning revealed between the lines of Dai Quan's words, Emperor Guangde should be happy to see him being sent out.
In short, he can stay away for two or three years, and it won't be too late to come back after the dispute over the throne is settled - considering Emperor Guangde's age and physique, he should have reached his limit in terms of efforts on women after two or three years.
By then, whether the crown prince has secured his position as heir to the throne or another prince has been born, the situation will become clearer.
In short, this relocation can not only gain experience but also avoid the disputes in the capital, which can be said to be the best choice at the moment.
The only trouble was that his family was a bit difficult to deal with. After all, his two children were still young, and it was not easy to bring them across a long distance to take up the post - not to mention suppressing a rebellion. How could he dare to take the children with him when he was in chaos?
Therefore, Ruan Rong and Xiangling must stay in the capital.
Alas~
When I think about it this way, I really can’t let go.
Especially my daughter, she is so skinny and pitiful, she has not had her father’s love for her for the past two or three years…
While Sun Shaozong was thinking about love, he untied the reins tied to the horse stone. Just as he was about to climb onto the horse, he felt it getting dark beside him. He turned around and saw Lu Hui approaching him.
"Mr. Pacification?"
Sun Shaozong asked in surprise: "Why are you outside the palace gate?"
"Of course I'm waiting for you."
Lu Hui smiled slightly, motioned him to get on the horse first, and rode a dozen steps away before saying, "I heard that a thief confessed. Did you find out anything?"
Sun Shaozong simply repeated the confession and shook his head, saying, "We are far away from the northwest at the moment. Besides, this is old news from two years ago, so it may not be of much use. As for the so-called noble lady's leak, it was almost all unintentional information. If it really stirs up, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to end up like this."
Lu Hui felt a little discouraged after hearing this, but he immediately cheered up again, swinging his whip and grinning, "Anyway, we have captured a lot of people this time, I don't believe that no one can confess something useful - let's go to the government office and treat those thieves well!"
As he said this, he whipped his horse and headed straight for the Northern Pacification Office.
"Wait a minute, sir!"
Sun Shaozong hurriedly called him to stop, pretending to be sleepy, and said with a wry smile: "From yesterday to now, I really can't stand it anymore. I'm afraid that the task of torture and forced confession can only be supervised by you, sir."
Although Sun Shaozong would resort to torture to extract a confession if pushed to the point, he would naturally be happy to avoid it since there was a professional like Lu Hui.
Hearing him say this, Lu Hui was a little surprised at first, and then he generously gave Sun Shaozong half a day off, saying that he would discuss it with him after he could get any useful confession.
Seeing Lu Hui's relieved look when he left, Sun Shaozong guessed that he must have mistakenly believed that he was unwilling to go back for a confession and wanted to voluntarily withdraw from the Northern Pacification Office.
Of course, Lu Hui was not wrong to think so. After all, if he was transferred to a local area, he would naturally have to give up the job of the Northern Pacification Office.
In fact, Sun Shaozong didn't really care about the work of the Northern Pacification Division. On the contrary, it was a pity for the Criminal Law Division. It was like an iron bucket that was managed with great difficulty. Even the only noise, Wei Ruolan, had collapsed without a fight. But at this moment...
never mind.
As the saying goes, 'the government remains permanent, but officials come and go'. If you really worry about this, do you still want to get promoted in the future?
Shaking off the messy thoughts in his mind, Sun Shaozong also rode away from Xuanwu Gate.
In fact, in addition to wanting to avoid severe torture, he also wanted to reunite with his wife, concubines, and children as much as possible. After all, whether he was suppressing a rebellion or being sent as a local official, they would have to be separated from each other for a considerable period of time.
Thinking of this, he could hardly resist the urge to gallop down the street.
However, at this moment, someone suddenly shouted loudly from the side: "Master Sun, Master Sun, please stay!"
Sun Shaozong pulled the reins and looked back in confusion, only to see a horseman galloping , rushing up to him as if fighting for his life. Before the horse could stop its momentum, the knight easily flipped off the horse and knelt in front of Sun Shaozong like a golden mountain or a jade pillar.
"Please come forward and save my foolish brother!"
"Your brother?"
Sun Shaozong also frowned and dismounted, wondering, "Didn't Shen Lian just get promoted to centurion? I heard that he is quite trusted by Uncle Feng. Is there anyone in the city defense camp who dares to embarrass him?"
It turned out that the tall man kneeling on the ground was Lu Jianxing, who was introduced to the city defense camp by Sun Shaozong.
"this……"
Lu Jianxing was embarrassed, but the situation was urgent and he had to tell the whole story, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "I dare not lie to you, Lord Sun. The one who played a trick on Xue Jingli in Baihua Tower that day was my second brother!"
The one who attacked Xue Pan in the toilet was actually Shen Lian!
No wonder his technique of removing joints is so sophisticated, Shen Lian originally worked in the Northern Pacification Division, and that’s what he did!
As for why he did this...
Sun Shaozong looked around and saw a small mixed soup stall on the corner of the street. He signaled Lu Jianxing to get up and go to the mixed soup stall with him.
He threw a piece of silver to the boss, indicating that he would take over the stall temporarily, and then drove the shop owner away.
After they sat down on the bench, Sun Shaozong frowned and asked, "The one who secretly had an affair with Yun'er from Jinxiangyuan was Shen Lian?!"
"That's not the case."
Lu Jianxing did not dare to sit down with them. He stood in front of Sun Shaozong with a bow, his face bitter, and said awkwardly: "My second brother is just unrequited love. I'm afraid he may not know that Miss Yun'er actually has someone else in her heart."
It turned out that after Shen Lian met Yun'er, he had been obsessed with her, but due to the power of Xue Pan and others, he did not dare to go to her house to express his love without permission.
Later, he heard that Xue Pan behaved immorally after drinking and beat Yun'er so badly that she could not get out of bed for several days. He was filled with jealousy and resentment, so he found out the date of Xue Pan's banquet and secretly taught Xue Pan a lesson.
"In fact, he acted very prudently, but I never expected that Xue Jingli would become seriously ill because of this..."
“Get to the point!”
Hearing that Lu Jianxing was still trying to excuse Shen Lian, Sun Shaozong waved his hand impatiently to interrupt him: "Did Brother Xue find out about Shen Lian, or..."
"That's not the case!"
Lu Jianxing said hurriedly, "It was Senior Xue who took his anger out on Miss Yun'er and reported her as a prostitute. Right now the government has sent people to seal off Jinxiang Courtyard, saying that if no one comes forward to guarantee her tomorrow morning, Miss Yun'er will be imprisoned and sent to the border to be a camp prostitute!"
If you want to imprison him, then you can imprison him. Why would you bother to provide bail or not?
This was clearly a trap set to lure out the murderer.
Tsk~
It seemed that when Xue Pan suddenly asked about the crackdown on pornography and illegal publications that day, he had this in mind - it was amazing that his empty head could sometimes open up.
"My second brother got anxious when he heard the news. He took his weapon and rushed out without caring about his duty."
"I saw something was not right, so I chased him to the city gate and stopped him, and then I asked him the whole story."
"But he took advantage of my distraction and rushed into the city and disappeared..."
After hearing this, Sun Shaozong finally understood why Lu Jianxing was in such a hurry to find him.
"Do you want me to come forward and save Yun'er?"
No matter whether it is Xue Pan or the people from Shuntian Prefecture, as long as Sun Shaozong is willing to come forward to guarantee, they will naturally not dare to make things difficult for Yun'er. At that time, Shen Lian will not need to put himself in danger anymore.
Speaking of which...
Even if Shen Lian puts himself in danger, what can happen?
Do I have to abandon fame, wealth and status and fly away with Yun'er?
If that's true, this guy is truly a romantic!
"That is exactly what I mean."
As Lu Jianxing spoke, he knelt down on the side of the road again, knocking his head on the ground with a bang. Then he raised his red and swollen forehead and said solemnly, "Although I have nothing, I am willing to sacrifice my life in exchange for my second brother's survival!"
This guy is really loyal!
Moreover, Lu Jianxing is a steady person with extraordinary skills. He has worked as a "field official" in the Northern Pacification Office for more than ten years. It is really perfect for him to be his deputy and go to Huguang to fight for his life with him.
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong stood up and said, "Well, just for your loyalty, I will protect Shen Lian from this disaster - but I have to say this in advance, if he has already killed someone, I will never bend the law and spare his life for personal gain!"
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir!"
Lu Jianxing was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Don't waste time, let's go directly to Jinxiangyuan!"
As Sun Shaozong spoke, he mounted his horse first, and Lu Jianxing also hurriedly jumped on the horse. They both raised their whips and changed direction, heading towards Jinxiang Courtyard of Baihua Tower.
No conversation along the way.
After passing the long path beside Baihua Tower and arriving at the gate of Jinxiang Courtyard, before he even got off his horse, he heard Xue Pan yelling inside: "What a jerk! You almost made the master die in the toilet, but today you finally caught him alive!"
With just this sound, Lu Jianxing's expression suddenly changed, and he jumped off his horse and was about to rush in.
Sun Shaozong quickly stopped him and advised: "Be patient for now. Although Shen Lian is a bit pale, he doesn't look like a sour boy at all."
Lu Jianxing thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed the truth, so he felt relieved.
During this delay, the woman's cry was heard again: "Zhou Lang, Zhou Lang, don't hit him, don't hit him!"
Then another man shouted in a shrill voice: "I have a reputation, I have a reputation ... Ouch~!"
He had just finished shouting when he was obviously hit hard.
At this time, Sun Shaozong ordered Lu Jianxing to wait outside. He stepped over the threshold alone, but saw more than 20 people standing in the yard, most of whom were familiar faces.
In addition to Xue Pan, the other leaders include Feng Ziying, Qiu Yunfei, and Liu Xianglian - it turns out that the so-called official was referring to Qiu Yunfei!
