Chapter 39: Saving Lives
Seeing Lin Yuan rushing back from outside in a hurry, Lin Guangyuan was a little surprised, nothing happened at home, why was his grandfather so anxious.
Lin Yuan took a few breaths, and only after calming down a little did he say, "Uncle Lin, do you have any friends in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?" ”
"Why did Grandpa remember to ask about this?" Lin Guangyuan was a little strange.
"It's important, save people, I can't go down now." Lin Yuan's words startled Lin Guangyuan, "Save whom?" ”
"That's what I said last time, the benefactor who saved me when I was back in the north, and now something has happened, and I just got the news." Lin Yuan said.
"Yes, let me think about it, the Yangzhou garrison general is the old man's personal guard, so I will write a letter and let people send it quickly. He should be able to deliver the words. Lin Guangyuan hurriedly said.
Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief at this time, today's letter can be sent out of Beijing, and with Yangzhou garrison guarding, there will definitely be no major incident at the moment. But I also have to make some preparations, I'm afraid that I have to go there in person, and the Xue family in southern Henan is a ** annoyance. If I don't go on a trip, I really don't feel at ease.
Zhao Gongzi, who was still standing downstairs at the moment, saw that Li Xiandao didn't pay attention to him, and Yasukuni Gong also hurried out. I couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, it seemed that this matter was in the past, and I was about to leave with my legs, but at this time, my legs and feet were weak, but fortunately, my eyes were quick and I held on to the table. I was so scared just now that I collapsed a little at the moment. was helped by the servant to the street, looked at Wang Ming with a wry smile, and said: "Prince Wang, forgive me, I'm afraid I'm going to hide for a few days, and I'll see you in the future." ”
Wang Ming didn't say anything, turned around and walked towards his house, he swore that he would leave Jingshi to study in the south in a few days, he was so unlucky, he ran into Yasukuni Gong as soon as he went out. I'm afraid I'll be scared to death in Beijing in the future. After making up his mind, he couldn't help but feel a little faster on his feet.
Many people in Beijing have also been paying attention to the disaster situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the past few days, and they inevitably have to pay attention to it, thinking that the Yasukuni Mansion was ordered to go south, and they muttered a little in their hearts, what is the intention of the palace to send military nobles to the south. It wasn't until news came seven days later that people learned that the fast horses on the Yasukuni Mansion rushed to Yangzhou Mansion in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang Province in three days, and entered Yangzhou overnight to guard Ye Tao's Mansion.
Ye Tao used to be the personal guard of Lin Tao, the Duke of Yasukuni, and was promoted after accumulating military merits, and now he is the garrison of Yangzhou, which is the one who holds the most soldiers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and they are all elite generals. Could it be that the emperor wants to deal with the case of the dam collapse in Jiangsu and Zhejiang through the army? Everyone was apprehensive, and some were unsure of what the palace meant, and the already complicated situation seemed even more secretive.
Wang Wei saw the little eunuch outside the door poking his head in, tilted his head and looked at the emperor on the side who was still watching the music. Quietly came to the outside of the hall, looked at the little eunuch and said, "What's the matter?" ”
"Father-in-law, the Duke of Yasukuni is waiting outside to ask to see." The little eunuch said.
"Got it, I'll go in and report it." Wang Wei nodded, turned around and went back to the house. Li Yuan seemed to hear the movement, but did not look up: "What's the matter?" ”
"Back to the emperor, the Duke of Yasukuni is asking to see you outside." Wang Wei replied.
"Rare, I didn't announce the summons, he came first." Li Yuan put down the song, thought for a while and said, "Let him come in, I just have something to ask him." ”
"Yes." Wang Wei turned out of Xuanlin Yuan and entered the hall. Lin Yuan really didn't like the complicated procedure of meeting the emperor, he liked simple things. After saluting, Li Yuan looked at Lin Yuan: "What's the matter with the Duke of Yasukuni entering the palace?" ”
"Back to Huang Sheng, the emperor allowed the minister to go south to Jiangsu and Zhejiang." It is so troublesome for the Duke of Guo to go out, especially if he has military power in his hands, he has to report to the palace when he goes out.
"What happened when Yasukuni went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang?" Li Yuan asked. But without waiting for Lin Yuan to speak, Li Yuan continued: "But what did you send out a few days ago? ”
Lin Yuan thought for a while and said: "The minister heard from the people below that he found the minister's life-saving benefactor in the north in Zhenjiang Mansion, thinking that there is nothing to do at the moment, the minister wants to visit." ”
Li Yuan became interested: "Found it?" Are you sure it's that person? Seeing Lin Yuan nodding, Li Yuan thought for a while and said, "It's okay to go, but I want you to do something by the way." ”
"The emperor commanded." Lin Yuan thought that it should not be a big deal, so he responded in one bite, but as soon as Li Yuan spoke, Lin Yuan regretted it a little.
"This time I went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, you helped me investigate the case of the embankment breaking in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, you don't have to do it deliberately, just send someone to investigate. The imperial history sent by the DPRK has too many constraints. Li Yuan said.
Reluctantly agreed too quickly, Lin Yuan couldn't refuse, so he could only bow down. "In that case, you go down and prepare, although Jiang and Zhejiang are not far away, you still have to talk to your sister. But don't mention what I said. ”
"I understand." Lin Yuan withdrew from the main hall, thinking about what to say about it after meeting his sister for a while.
Came to the outside of the Xichun Palace, the lively courtyard in the past, but today it was surprisingly quiet, and when I came in, I learned that Li Xun was taken by the palace maid to play in the snow in the back garden, and he was not in the Xichun Palace.
"You can still remember me." Seeing that Lin Yuan was just smirking, Ling Guifei asked, "What are you doing in the palace today?" The weather was strangely cold. ”
Lin Yuan entered the room and handed the cloak to the palace maid on the side, and said with a smile: "I'm going out of the door, I'm here to tell you today." ”
Ling Guifei frowned: "It's winter, why are you going out?" Is it the North? ”
Seeing that his sister was a little nervous, Lin Yuan said with relief: "It's not the north, it's Zhenjiang Mansion, I have something to go south, and the people in the mansion came to report it, and the life-saving benefactor was found." ”
Ling Guifei breathed a sigh of relief, not just go to the border pass, and then asked: "It's good that people find it, but is it so urgent?" Do you have to go there in person, can't you let him enter Beijing? ”
"At that time, I was a friend of my peers, and he didn't know my identity, so it would only seem raw to do that, so it was better for me to go." Lin Yuan explained that he didn't dare to tell Lin Ling that he planned to go south to fight with the Xue family, which would only make her worried.
Lin Ling nodded and said, "Okay, if you want to go, you can go, but pay attention to safety, I heard that the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not very good at the moment." The emperor has also been worried about the affairs of Jiangsu and Zhejiang recently, be careful yourself, don't get involved. ”
"Got it." Lin Yuan nodded, "I'll come back when the matter is done, and I'll have to celebrate the festival in Beijing again." After chatting with Lin Ling for a while, Lin Yuan got up and left. He needed to get ready to go south as soon as possible.
At the yamen of Zhenjiang Mansion, Feng Ning glared angrily at Ye Tao, who was sitting in the middle hall, and said coldly: "Ye Tao, you sent troops to surround my mansion, are you going to rebel?" ”
"What are you talking about, Lord Feng, who is the one who surrounded your mansion, it is clearly the garrison general of your Zhenjiang Mansion. Do you say it's Lord Yin? ”
Zhenjiang Garrison Yin Shidao, who was standing behind Ye Tao, stood up and looked at Feng Ning, who was furious, and said lightly: "Lord Feng, I received a secret order from Lord Huang in Yangzhou, saying that you are holding a key criminal in Zhenjiang Mansion, and I am worried that something will happen, let me take a look." ”
"What's going to be done? Why didn't Lord Ben get the order? Are you transferring troops just for the sake of a prisoner who is being held here? Feng Ning said angrily.
I saw Yin Shidao take out a letter from his arms, hand it to Feng Ning, and said: "This is written by Lord Huang himself, Lord Feng, I will advise you below, some people will ask clearly and then arrest, this world can still be surnamed Li." ”
Yin Shidao's words made Feng Ning's heart chill, what did he mean by this? After opening the letter and reading it, I realized that this group of people was coming to the Shen family. Didn't you say that the Shen family didn't have any background? Feng Ning lost the anger he started with, frowned and looked at Ye Tao and said, "This Shen Bin is a key criminal, and he was taken to prison for secretly hiding tribute at home. ”
"Tribute? When did Lord Feng have the responsibility of supervising the procurement in the palace? After speaking, his eyes looked towards Feng Ning's lower body. You must know that most of the procurement in the palace is in charge of eunuchs.
This insulting look in his face made Feng Ning's face instantly pull down, and said, "Ye Tao! Don't deceive people too much. Feng Ning beckoned the government to catch quickly, intending to drive Ye Tao out.
"Don't come out and show those crooked melons and cracked dates, do they dare to take a knife now?" Ye Tao said disdainfully. Feng Ning tried to calm his anger, and said coldly: "Shen Bin is in prison now, and this official will be optimistic about his life, so I won't bother Lord Ye." ”
But seeing Ye Tao, he shook his head and said: "This person can be arrested for no reason, the old lady of the Shen family has passed away, and I really don't worry about your yamen." ”
Feng Ning said: "Lord Ye, you only have the responsibility of guarding Yangzhou, so don't worry about the affairs of my Zhenjiang Mansion." ”
"Lord Yin, this is driving me, I really don't know what to say, then I bother you to cooperate with Lord Feng to ensure Shen Bin's safety." Ye Tao didn't argue anything with Feng Ning, and turned to leave.
Yin Shidao bowed, stretched out his hand to block Feng Ning, who was about to chase Ye Tao, and said lightly: "Lord Feng, don't chase, there are many things in Yangzhou, and Lord Ye will go back earlier." ”
Feng Ning was angry, glanced at Yin Shidao angrily, and left with his sleeves. Looking at the back of Feng Ning leaving, Yin Shidao sneered: "Let's let you be proud for a few days, and when the Duke of Yasukuni comes, I will see if you are still not so tough." ”
"Someone." A lieutenant came to him and commanded, "Go to the city and find a man." Keep the prison and don't allow anyone to come to see Shen Bin, you know? ”
"Yes, sir."
In the prison of Zhenjiang Mansion, since Shen Bin woke up, he felt that the atmosphere in the prison was not quite right, the cell boss who used to drink to him did not appear, and even the other jailers who were guarding him disappeared. Even the person who delivered the food was also replaced by a soldier, and Shen Bin arched his hand at the man and said, "This big brother, dare to ask what happened in this prison?" ”
The man didn't speak, put down the dish and turned to go out, Shen Bin was puzzled, didn't dare to move the chopsticks, thought carefully about the details, but his mind was a mess, and he didn't know where the problem was.
And Xue Li, who received the news at this moment, was also at a loss for the second monk, Huang Xuan was not in Yangzhou to investigate the case properly, and came to Zhenjiang Mansion to make some trouble. He always felt that something was wrong. Could it be related to someone from Beijing a few days ago? Xue Li felt that this matter could not be delayed at the moment, and if it dragged on any longer, it would change greatly.