Chapter 968 The Law Comes First
The drama at the North Gate reached its climax the moment Chen Lian lowered his head.
The two largest monkeys in Songjiang Prefecture are Chen Lian and the other one is the eldest young master.
Chen Lian lowered his head and listened obediently, as if he was being led by a monkey trainer by the neck. There was even a hint of smile on his usually serious face.
The smile was quite...how to put it!
It's like the smile of a subordinate when he sees his superior who can decide his life, death, honor and disgrace.
Humble is almost meaningless.
But it is enough.
Chen Lian lowered his head.
Jiang Qingzhi took a puff of the medicinal smoke, and the scholars looked ashen. The scholar who had previously said that he was willing to die said angrily: "Who said that he saw Jiang Qingzhi's people do it? Li Feng, it was you!"
Another scholar said, "I just heard about it."
Several people started to attack each other. Xu Wei gave a look, and Chen Ji understood and waved his hand to his subordinates, then let them go.
Immediately, several scholars started fighting with each other.
"You are so uncivilized! You are so uncivilized!" an old scholar said bitterly, "You are disgracing my people in Songjiang Prefecture!"
Someone said: "Old man, we can't let them represent us!"
"That's right, scholars are scholars. They usually look down on others and are not the same as us."
People all have a herd mentality, and when things turn around, the herd mentality quickly turns into a distance mentality.
It’s none of my business, I’m just passing by.
The scholars fought fiercely, and Sun Chonglou cheered on the side and gave them advice from time to time.
Chen Lian chose to lower his head, but he felt ashamed to sheath his sword in front of so many people. He hesitated for a moment, and when he saw Jiang Qingzhi looking at those scholars with cold eyes, his heart couldn't help but tremble.
Jiang Qingzhi went south to kill monkeys this time in order to intimidate the southern scholars.
Songjiang Prefecture is the top priority.
The eldest son was full of vigor and vitality a while ago, and it seemed that he could destroy Jiang Qingzhi with just one move.
But even though there had been so much commotion at the North Gate for such a long time, there was no sign of the young master.
You are the boss, but when important allies are forced into a desperate situation, you have to show up, right?
You actually shrunk your eggs.
With your character, what else can I expect from you?
There was no such thing as promotion after the event, but the promotion didn't come and I was about to become that monkey.
I'm sorry.
This officer has turned.
Chen Lian thought of this, took a step forward, and whispered: "Master, the garrison prepared in the city... may have problems, big problems!"
Jiang Qingzhi nodded and accepted this gift of surrender.
Chen Lian felt relieved, "Besides, the Xu Mansion has held many secret meetings recently, and I know something about it..." He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi, and seeing his calm expression, he couldn't help but secretly praise him in his heart. He was indeed a famous general, and his demeanor was extraordinary.
But he forgot that he had praised the young master secretly, no, he had praised the young master openly. At that time, under the aura of Xu Jie, Chen Lian felt that the young master had a promising future.
At this moment, Chen Lian felt that the young master was not even worthy of carrying shoes for his new boss.
"However, Xu Fan was cautious and did not get involved in that matter."
This was within Jiang Qingzhi's expectations. "If he gets involved, Xu Jie will kill him himself!"
Before Jiang Qingzhi left Beijing, Rui Jingxian showed his goodwill by saying that Xu Jie had recently sent several letters to his hometown Huating by express delivery.
These letters must have been written to Xu Fan.
Given Xu Jie's temperament and according to the think tank's analysis, Xu Jie would strictly order Xu Fan not to interfere in this matter.
According to Xia Yan, arson and killing officials from the Ministry of Personnel, no matter what the motive was, would infuriate officials across the country.
Nima!
If you have the guts, just attack Jiang Qingzhi. What's the point of setting people on fire?
When the lips and teeth are gone, the fox mourns.
Xu Jie's goal was to become the Prime Minister. No matter how stupid Xu Fan was, he would not dare to bring resentment from officials all over the world to him.
"In addition, I have searched many times and found the masterminds behind this. I have identified five families."
Jiang Qingzhi shook off the ashes from his cigarette and asked, "Who?"
"Wang, Su, Chen..." Chen Lian said slowly. This was his token of allegiance and also his revenge on those powerful people in Songjiang Prefecture.
When he first arrived in Songjiang Prefecture, he paid a visit according to the rules.
The first three houses turned him away. These three houses either had people serving as officials or retired officials. They did not take him seriously. Later, Chen Lian repeatedly lowered his profile, and only then was he able to enter the three houses.
Thinking of this, Chen Lian couldn't help but feel happy, thinking that surrendering to Jiang Qingzhi was not a bad thing.
During this period of hesitation, Jiang Qingzhi said calmly, "But there are still Zhao and Zhu?"
Chen Lian was stunned for a moment, "Uncle..."
Xu Wei smiled and said, "After the incident, Lord Bo immediately sent people to the south to investigate the matter. Now our people are conducting the final investigation of the matter, and we will have results in the next two days."
Chen Lian's cheeks trembled. He thought that everyone in Songjiang Prefecture was jumping up and down, thinking that Jiang Qingzhi would definitely return with failure this time. Little did he know that his every word and action was in the eyes of this lord.
Nima!
Isn't this monkey show?
At this moment, Chen Lian felt that his decision to surrender was extremely wise.
"My Lord, how about I clear the space behind the government office? Please bear with me and stay here for a few days."
Behind the government office is Chen Lian’s residence. This attitude is quite considerate.
Xu Wei smiled and said, "My Lord has already picked out a place to stay."
Since he had already arranged the spies, naturally the tricks in the residence prepared by those people would not escape Jiang Qingzhi's eyes.
"Enter the city!"
A thousand riders escorted Jiang Qingzhi into Huating City, including the young farmer and his son. The farmer approached Sun Bu Tong with some concern, "Sir, my family..."
"Are you worried about retaliation?" Sun Bu Tong smiled, "Don't worry, our people have already arrived at your house."
How could Jiang Qingzhi be taken advantage of by others when doing things?
The young man sat on a horse proudly, "Dad, look."
The farmer put aside his worries and laughed and scolded, "Are you still going to study?"
The young man shook his head, "I want to follow my uncle to kill the enemy!"
Xu Wei in front told Chen Ji, "Go back and add some details to the story of this young father and son and make it public."
Chen Ji asked, "Are you going fishing?"
"This is a thousand gold for a horse bone!" Xu Wei said, "My Lord said that a fortress is always breached from the inside. Those people saw that my Lord treated a young farmer like this, so if they were in our family...if they knew something and took the initiative to report it, what good would it do? People's hearts matter!"
The human heart is like the weather in spring, sometimes sunny and sometimes rainy. It is also like Zhao Fu's mood at this moment, sometimes anxious and sometimes happy.
Jiang Qingzhi's move today made the confident Zhao Fu panic. He hurried home, trying to think about what flaws he had revealed from the time he planned this matter to this moment.
People are afraid of imagining... The more Zhao Fu thought about it, the more panicked he became. He looked back from time to time, as if Jiang Qingzhi's men were staring at him from behind.
"Where is Zhu Yi?" Zhao Fu asked.
"He said he had something to do back home, so he left first and we'll meet again later."
……
Zhu Yi didn't go home.
At this moment, he had already left Huating City, and then he galloped on his horse at full speed.
After leaving Huating City, Zhu Yi looked back and said, "Old Zhao, I'm sorry."
Jiang Qingzhi danced with a sword, intending that as soon as Chen Lian's method took effect, Zhu Yi would feel that he was in danger.
How long can those so-called isolation measures conceal Jiang Qingzhi?
Zhu Yi didn't dare to gamble, and fled in a hurry without even going home.
However, Zhao Fu was still hoping for the best. After returning home, the first thing he did was to call his beloved concubine and two sons.
"Prepare your belongings now, and let's go."
"Master, where are you going?" The concubine leaned against him tenderly and deliberately raised her eyebrows at the two young masters.
This is such a provocation!
Both sons were in their teens, and the older son cursed, “Bitch!”
"Master, look..." The concubine pushed Zhao Fu tenderly. In the past, he would have been fascinated by her beauty, but today he scolded, "Stop it, damn it, Jiang Qingzhi is about to kill someone, and you are still fighting among yourselves. If you continue to fight, your whole family will be killed!"
The concubine was stunned, "What big thing did Master do to deserve such a death?"
The eldest son had a wide range of friends, so he subconsciously asked, "Dad, did you set the fire?"
"Bullshit!" Zhao Fu cursed, "Pack your things quickly and leave immediately."
The eldest son pointed at the concubine and cursed: "It's all because of you, bitch, I'm going to kill you today!"
As he said this he pounced on me.
The two wrestled together. Although the concubine looked delicate and docile, she was quite strong. The eldest son was addicted to alcohol and women, and his body was already hollowed out. It didn't take long for him to be scratched and his face was covered with blood.
"Stop!" Zhao Fu slammed the table.
At this moment, someone outside suddenly shouted: "Someone broke in."
Then came screams.
Zhao Fu's body trembled and he ran away.
The youngest son shouted, "Brother, big brother, something bad has happened."
The concubine was riding on her eldest son and beating him wildly. When she heard the words, she looked up and saw several men outside breaking through the guards and rushing towards her.
The younger son saw that the situation was not good and was about to run away, but a man rushed over and kicked him down.
"Where is Zhao Fu?"
The team was led by a general flag-bearer who was defeated at night.
The eldest son stared at him blankly, but the concubine was startled and smiled, "My lord, the master just ran to the backyard."
"Bitch!" the eldest son was furious.
The concubine grabbed him with her claws and made him scream. Then she stood up and said, "I just learned what Zhao Fu did and wanted to stop him, but was blocked by his eldest son."
In an instant, the concubine became a meritorious official.
The eldest son said in grief and indignation: "Dad has been very kind to you!"
The concubine sneered, "Not bad? But the law is above all!"
The law is above all!
These words made the general flag stand in awe, "Do you know about Zhao Fu's affairs?"
The concubine said, "Except for the arson incident, I know everything about Zhao Fu."
"Good!" The evidence is in place.
The eldest son laughed and said, "My dad ran away, hahahaha, you've made a wasted trip."
The concubine sneered, "Didn't you see that the noble man is not in a hurry? This clearly shows that he is confident. There must be a net waiting for him at the back door."
"Wow! What a talent!" The general was stunned.
The concubine squatted down and said, "Thank you for the compliment, my lord."
The eldest son said angrily, "You betrayed my father, aren't you afraid of having nightmares?"
The concubine looked calm, "I have followed Zhao Fu for three years, and I have had nightmares for three years! Today, I wake up from the dream!"
(End of this chapter)
