Nanyang City has a mansion specially built for officials who come to the local or capital, and according to Lin Yuan's rank and status, it is naturally a courtyard with a separate courtyard.

After Cao Chun sent a cadre of the Xue family's subordinates to Nanyang Prison, he took the initiative to take Lin Yuan to the mansion. After accusing him, Cao Chun planned to leave.

"Wait a minute." Lin Yuan opened his mouth to stop Cao Chun.

Cao Chun's heart suddenly burst out, he tried to suppress the excitement in his heart, turned around and saluted, and asked, "Grandpa, what else do you command?" ”

After taking a sip of hot tea, Lin Yuan put down the teacup, glanced at Cao Chun, and asked, "I should ask you this." ”

Cao Chun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then fell to the ground in a panic, and said to Lin Yuan: "The little one doesn't know how to collide with the grandfather, please make it clear." ”

Lin Yuan didn't let Cao Chun get up, but looked at the other party lightly, until Cao Chun broke out in a cold sweat, and then he said: "You have been following me since you just arrested people, doing this and that for me, if you want to say that no one believes me if you don't have any ideas, and I don't like people who hide things, so if you ask me or have other things to help me say as soon as possible, I'm in a good mood now." ”

Lin Yuan was really in a good mood at this time, he had just entered Nanyang City and lost the face of the Xue family, and the second and third rooms of the Xue family had no temper, and everyone was happy.

Cao Chun was still hesitating at this time, he was not from Yuzhou, let alone the Xue family, in the entire Nanyang Mansion, it was purely an accident that Cao Chun could be ranked as one of the six major catchers, so he had been outside the power core of Nanyang Mansion.

This is nothing, the bad thing is that there is no backer, and no one wants to be his backer, Cao Chun said that he is a head catcher, but the power in his hand has been taken away a lot, from the part of his subordinates alone, he can mobilize only a dozen people, and the other head catchers are three to four times his head.

No one wants to be subservient, if that were the case, Cao Chun would not have been in this position for two years without giving up his position. Today I heard that Xue Sanye was bullied on the street, he originally meant to stand up for him, but he didn't want to help him, and sent Xue Sanye's people to the prison cell, and now the entire Nanyang Mansion is watching his fate, after all, the Xue family is the head snake in Nanyang City.

Cao Chun, who originally didn't have much hope, saw that Yasukuni Gong Lin Yuan unscrupulously humiliated Xue Huaiyi on the street, a crazy idea appeared in his mind, Yasukuni Gong just came to Nanyang to invigilate the exam and couldn't offend the Xue family like this, even if the weekly report was that the Yasukuni Gong taught the Xue family a lesson in the face of the prince, but in Cao Chun's opinion, it was still a bit excessive, so there is only one possibility, Yasukuni Gong did it on purpose.

The meaning is worth playing, Cao Chun didn't dare to guess, and he didn't want to guess, because he found a thigh thicker than the Xue family, that is, Yasukuni Gonglin Yuan. As long as he finds Yasukuni Gong as a backer, no matter how bad he is, he can save his life in Nanyang City, and he will not be killed by the Xue family.

"Returning to Grandpa, the little one was the Ganlong Border Army before." Cao Chun said.

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up, and he became interested: "You were transferred back?" ”

"Exactly, I have heard about Guogong's three arrows in the north to shock the enemy army, and I really admire it."

Although Lin Yuan likes to be praised, such explicit praise still makes Lin Yuan a little embarrassed. After coughing lightly, Lin Yuan said, "You still didn't say why you were so attentive." ”

Cao Chun smiled bitterly: "I still can't hide it from my grandfather, so the little one will tell the truth." Then Cao Chun roughly explained his more awkward position and situation in Nanyang at the moment.

Lin Yuan was a little surprised after hearing this, he didn't expect Nanyang City to be so xenophobic, this was the first time he felt it so intuitively. Lin Yuan looked at Cao Chun, his fingers tapped on the tabletop, the room was extremely quiet, only the sound of breathing and the sound of Lin Yuan knocking on the table could be heard.

Cao Chun just knelt on the ground and didn't move. Lin Yuan opened his mouth at this time and said, "I can't pick you up. ”

Seeing that Cao Chun's face changed, his face was like ashes. Lin Yuan then continued: "It's not that you understand, it's that it's hard for me to use you now, and I even say that I don't trust you, do you know what this means?" ”

Cao Chun was still immersed in the news that Lin Yuan had given up on himself just now. There was already a little despair, but Lin Yuan gave him hope at this time. I saw him raise his head suddenly, looked at Lin Yuan and said excitedly: "Grandpa's meaning is small and clear, if there is anything but please instruct, the little one will definitely give you a satisfactory answer." ”

Lin Yuan said: "I won't make enemies with the Xue family for you, so unless you can show your due value, I will think about your life or death." You get everything you want from me, you have to fight for it yourself, not rely on me for charity, you get it? ”

Confidants have to have their own value of existence, Lin Yuan's meaning Cao Chun is naturally very clear, like how can Yasukuni Gong raise idlers around him, like the subordinates who unloaded the arms and legs of the Xue family today, the movements were clean and neat, and they sat down to the point where how to make the most pain, Cao Chun asked himself so thoroughly that he would definitely not understand.

"Grandpa, don't worry, the little one will give you a satisfactory answer." Cao Chun nodded and said.

"Okay, go down, I'm tired all day and need to rest. Remember, when you get out of this door, you have to show your worth the next time you want to come in. Lin Yuan waved his hand, and Cao Chun retreated and closed the door.

Out of the house, Cao Chun resisted the excitement in his heart, and his heart sank unconsciously, Yasukuni Gong had already made it clear that he would not make enemies with the Xue family for his own sake, and he offended Xue Huaiyi today, eating and hanging down is indispensable, and if he doesn't get it right, he will die. I found a way to escape this catastrophe.

As if he had made up his mind, Cao Chun nodded, and walked out of Lin Yuan's mansion towards Nanyang Mansion with firm steps.

Early the next morning, Lin Yuan received a message from Cao Chun, looking at the letter in his hand, Lin Yuan laughed: "It's fast, and I have some brains." ”

Yu Shi was a little strange on the side, and asked, "Young Master, what did this Cao Chun say?" Early this morning, Cao Chun delivered the letter to himself, and Yu Shi was a little curious when he saw that the other party was resolute, why did he spend the night as if he was going to the border.

"Cao Chun asked to be transferred to the countryside outside the city, and cooperated with the little officials to clear the land and prepare for the new policy after the imperial court." Lin Yuan said with a smile, "He is hiding from the Xue family's revenge, he is not in Nanyang City, and he is also following the officials appointed by the imperial court, although the life is a little harder, but the Xue family does not dare to move." ”

"Then we're going to hang him like that?" Yu Shi was a little puzzled.

Lin Yuan smiled lightly: "Things are fought for by themselves, what is the use of me if I don't have that ability, I am not a shelter here." ”

Yu Shi nodded as if he didn't understand. Lin Yuan seemed to remember something at this time, looked at Yu Shi and asked, "Is there any news from the town government department?" ”

Yu Shi replied: "There is news about Xue Huaiyi, saying that Xue Huaiyi was sent to the bamboo forest by Xue Huaitao when he returned home, knelt outside all night, and still hasn't gotten up. ”

Lin Yuan smacked his lips, and sighed a little that Xue Yong was ruthless, this is his own son, but after thinking about it, if he changed himself, he was afraid that he would have the heart to kill this pit father's son with a knife.

"Or can you only find out what is outside the bamboo forest, and you can't find anything inside?" Lin Yuan asked with a slight frown.

Yu Shi shook his head, Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh a little, there was still no progress after so long. The town government department lost a lot of manpower to drive the dark pile into Xue's house, but it was only outside the bamboo forest, and Xue Yong lived in the bamboo forest all the year round, and a lot of first-hand information about Xue Yong that he needed was still obtained by external analysis at this time, and there was still a lot of gap between it and the truth.

Seeing Lin Yuan's sad face, Yu Shi enlightened: "Grandpa, don't worry, the town government department is still trying to figure out a way, and it should be a quick result." ”

Lin Yuan listened to it and just took it as a comfort, the area in the bamboo forest is not large, there are only a few rooms, it is said that Xue Yong is addicted to cultivation, in addition to Xue Yong in the forest all the year round, there is only one child who takes care of daily life, and the old housekeeper next to Xue Yong is only a janitor, this condition, Lin Yuan originally did not have much hope.

"Inform them that safety is the first priority, and don't startle the snake and cause a big deal." Lin Yuan instructed. Yu Shi hurriedly responded.

Xue Mansion, outside the bamboo forest. Xue Huaiyi had been kneeling here all night, his body was swaying and he almost fell, and he barely managed to stabilize himself by holding his hands on the ground. His eyes were a little dim, and he looked up at the bamboo forest, and the shadow came out about a person, and Xue Huaiyi's eyes suddenly burst into light.

The person who came was the old servant beside Xue Yong, and after glancing at Xue Huaiyi, who was kneeling on the ground with a very bad face, the old housekeeper sighed helplessly, walked to Xue Huaiyi's side and said, "Third master, go back." ”

Xue Huaiyi's face turned pale, his body was in a panic and he almost fell, his pale hands suddenly grabbed the hem of the old housekeeper's clothes, and said urgently: "Uncle Kuan, did you hear it wrong?" ”

"Third master, the old slave heard it right, what the old man said is indeed to let you go back." The old butler said. The third master in front of him was the most loved by Xue Yong before, and it can be said that he is the most like a child of Xue Yong, but after the third master's son had an accident, the whole person has changed, ruthless and reckless, that is, the family gradually dare not touch the third room, Xue Yong has given Xue Huaiyi a lot of opportunities, but obviously this time he is really disappointed.

"The third master should go back first, the master may look for you later, and it's not a problem to kneel here all the time." After speaking, I saw Xue Huaiyi stand up in despair, and returned to his small courtyard with a staggering figure.

Looking at Xue Huaiyi's desolate back, the old housekeeper sighed helplessly, things have come to this point, even Xue Yong is disappointed. Shaking his head, the old butler returned to the bamboo forest and closed the gate again. The bamboo forest has returned to its former tranquility.