Zhong Nan didn't expect that one of his unintentional actions would bring him a lot of benefits - to send people on a trip, and actually sent four younger brothers, although the four of them are not powerful officials for the time being, but they finally have their own votes in the court.

Sitting on the stone chair in the backyard, Zhong Nanzheng was looking forward to the gradual growth of his team, but he heard Hu Huanshan come in and report: Xu Wanzhou is here.

Since Xu Wanzhou entered Beijing, Zhong Nan has asked him to recruit troops and expand the scale of the military intelligence room, because Xu Wanzhou is so busy every day that his feet don't touch the ground, and even Zhong Nan has only seen him two or three times outside the routine report day.

Today's military intelligence office not only has to collect all kinds of intelligence, but also develops and cultivates spies, which is a lot of work. If it weren't for Xu Wanzhou's youth, who had been a soldier for several years, and was an ordinary person, he might not have been able to persevere.

Today, Xu Wanzhou came to Zhongfu to make a routine report. Zhong Nan asked the military intelligence office to make a summary report every five days, so that he could grasp all kinds of information and also facilitate the issuance of new orders.

Xu Wanzhou didn't drag mud and water, and after sitting down and drinking two sips of tea, he told the information and information he had collected one by one.

The officialdom of the Beijing Division has been particularly lively recently, and the cabinet has suddenly vacated two places, and it is said that people from all walks of life are gearing up to try to get their hands on the name of the cabinet scholar.

Although there is no accident in the first assistant, Wang Jiaping will take over, and the second assistant will also be succeeded by Zhao Zhigao, but there are still many people who want to enter the cabinet with their heads sharpened.

The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was a bit strange, after the position of the first assistant was vacant, unless the emperor specially designated someone to serve as the position, under normal circumstances, the second assistant was promoted to the first assistant; If the second assistant also leaves at the same time, then the first group of assistants will be the first assistant. In this way, it seems to be a bit of a taste of seniority - as long as you enter the cabinet, if nothing else, sooner or later you will sit on the throne of Lord Shousuke.

This time, Shen Shixing and Xu Guo left office at the same time, and it stands to reason that the emperor should have to replenish the cabinet. It's just that the number of people in the cabinet was not fixed in the first place, and at the highest time it reached seven, and at the lowest time, the cabinet was only one person. Although many people want to enter the cabinet, at most, at this time, they make a high-profile appearance and make a statement, and no one recommends anyone to the emperor.

In addition to the cabinet matter, the recent major event of the Jingshi is the White Lotus Sect.

Since Zhong Nan's opening dinner, after the White Lotus Sect kidnapped four important ministers of the imperial court, Zhu Yijun has intensified his efforts to eradicate the White Lotus Sect. In particular, the White Lotus Sect bandits in Shuntianfu were encircled and suppressed several times, and many people were captured.

Hearing this, Zhong Nan politely interrupted Xu Wanzhou's words, "Among the people who have been arrested in the White Lotus Sect, there is a Liao Hall Master, what is the situation now?" ”

"Is this Liao Hall Master that the Lord is talking about the leader of the Shandong branch of the White Lotus Sect?"

"That's the man!"

"This Liao hall master, the big name Liao Chuanzhi, he was arrested in Shandong two or three months ago. After that, he was escorted to Jingshi and imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, but he was never convicted and sentenced. ”

"Oh......" Zhong Nan frowned slightly.

Normally, for criminals like Liao Chuanzhi, the Criminal Department will sentence them as soon as possible. This time, there was no verdict for a long time, and it was difficult to guarantee that there was no intention of "encircling the point to send reinforcements" and arresting more White Lotus Sect bandits in one fell swoop.

"Then did someone go to rescue Liao Chuanzhi?" Zhong Nan asked.

"How not! Recently, a group of people tried to rob the prison of the Criminal Department, but they were all caught. Xu Wanzhou said with a smile, "They thought that the prison of the Criminal Department was so easy to capture!" ”

"When?"

"It was four or five days ago."

"Is the centaur trying to rescue from the White Lotus Sect?"

"Exactly, I heard that it is Liao Chuanzhi's descendants in Shandong."

Hearing Xu Wanzhou's answer, Zhong Nan was a little stunned, he was wondering if the person who went to rob the prison of the Criminal Department this time would be Liao Qing'er.

"Among the people caught this time, is there one named Liao Qing'er?" Although the camps are different, Zhong Nan still doesn't want Liao Qing'er to be caught.

"Didn't you?" Xu Wanzhou scratched his head and replied uncertainly.

"Is there or isn't?" Zhong Nan's voice became stern, and even he couldn't figure out the reason.

Xu Wanzhou thought that his boss was dissatisfied with his work results, "My lord, I didn't do it well and didn't find out clearly, I'll inquire about it right away." ”

"Go ahead!" Zhong Nan also noticed his gaffe, and immediately relaxed his tone, "After you find out, reply to me as soon as possible." ”

After Xu Wanzhou received the order, he quickly left the Zhong Mansion, and did not come to return to his life until almost noon the next day.

After verification by the military intelligence room, the recently captured White Lotus Sect bandits are indeed Liao Chuanzhi's old department, but there is no one named Liao Qing'er in them. Not only that, but among all the people who were captured, there was no one named Liao Qing'er.

After listening to Xu Wanzhou's report, Zhong Nan was relieved. In fact, sometimes even Zhong Nan himself is confused, Liao Qing'er and him have only met three times, why are they worried about the safety of the other party.

Zhong Nan knows very well that this kind of care is not based on the love between men and women. So what is the real reason? Zhong Nan couldn't say it, maybe he didn't want a young girl to wither away when the prime of life was right.

Zhong Nan originally wanted Xu Wanzhou to find out about Liao Qing'er's whereabouts, but thinking that the strength of the military intelligence room was not strong, it might not be realistic to expect them to find Liao Qing'er immediately, so he had to give up.

After Xu Wanzhou left, Zhong Nan came to the backyard and sat on a recliner with his eyes closed. The weather in Beijing in May is not hot, and it is easy to get drowsy in the gentle breeze. It didn't take long for Zhong Nam to fall asleep.

When he woke up, Zhong Nan found that he was covered with a thin quilt, thinking that it was covered by Qiu Xiang, but the faint fragrance from the quilt negated his guess.

When he was in a daze, Jiang Mo walked out of the room.

"Brother Zhong is awake?"

"Well, I accidentally fell asleep just now."

"It's easiest to fall asleep at noon in this summer, but Brother Zhong should be careful not to catch a cold." Jiang Mo said with concern.

"This quilt ......"

"I saw that Brother Zhong couldn't wake up for a while, so I covered you with a thin quilt." Jiang Mo replied generously.

In fact, when Jiang Mo came over, Zhong Nan guessed that she covered the quilt. Since the "voyeur incident", the relationship between the two has become closer, and they meet on weekdays and say a few words happily. Unlike before, except for the occasional sentence or two during meals, the most I would do was nod and say hello at most during meals.

"Thank you, Miss Jiang!" Zhong Nan stood up, then folded the thin quilt and put it on Jiang Mo's hand.

Jiang Mo took the quilt and turned around and went back to the room, Zhong Nan saw that it was not early, and it was estimated that it was almost time for dinner, so he went straight to the front yard.

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Three days later, one afternoon, Zhong Nam was reading a book in his backyard, one of his main activities during his vacation. After watching for less than half an hour, Zhong Nan saw an uninvited guest - a person who did not go through the gate, but fell from the sky.

"How are you?" Zhong Nan was surprised.

"What, I'm afraid I'll be a burden to you, Lord Squire?" The person who came was Liao Qing'er, and when she saw Zhong Nan's reluctance to see her, she couldn't help but feel angry.

"I'm not afraid that you will affect me, but I am afraid that you will be arrested." Zhong Nan opened the door, looked around, and then asked Hu Huanshan to pay attention to vigilance. After doing all this, I went back to my room.

"Do you know that you are on the wanted list of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the Shuntian Mansion, and the entire Jingshi has been looking for you and your accomplices." Zhong Nan said worriedly.

"Are you worried about me?" Liao Qing'er's focus is a bit strange.

"Can I not worry about you, the Jingshi is full of officers and soldiers, if they really find out your whereabouts, it will be difficult to escape."

"Why are you worried about me?" Liao Qing'er lowered her head in shame.

"Uh......" Zhong Nan was stuck, and after a moment he diverted the topic, "Don't worry about that for now, stay in the house, and wait until it gets dark, and then I'll arrange for you to go out of the city." ”

"Zhong ...... Zhong Shilang, I came to you today to ask for your help. Liao Qing'er finally remembered the purpose of her coming.

"How can you help?" Zhong Nan was puzzled.

"It's still about rescuing my father." Liao Qing'er replied, "Didn't you say last time that you would help think of a way?" ”

Zhong Nanxin said: I just said that I want to understand the specific situation, how can I come to you to help find a way? However, he only dared to slander in his heart, and his answer was in the middle of the rules, "Your father's affairs are very tricky, and it is difficult to think of a way for the time being." ”

"I know it's going to be too difficult, but I don't know who to turn to for help." Tears rolled in Liao Qing'er's eyes, "A few days ago, a group of my father's old department went to the prison of the Criminal Department to rob the prison, but not only did they not save anyone, but even their gang was planted. ”

"Now in addition to Sister Rushuang, there are only two brothers from the Shandong branch around me, and even if I want to rob the prison, I don't have the manpower."

"Don't do anything stupid!" Zhong Nan interrupted Liao Qing'er's words, "You know how tightly defended the prison of the Criminal Department is, not to mention the four or five of you, even if there are ten times as many people, don't try to save people." ”

"So what to do, isn't it...... Can you really only ask Kang Dingfu to get back to that villain? Liao Qing'er felt helpless.

"Who is Kang Dingfu, who can save your father out?"

"Kang Dingfu is the nephew of the big chief, and he said that as long as I agreed to his request, he would let the big chief go and save my father." Liao Qinger explained the reason.

"What requirements?"

"Let me ...... Let me...... Marry him. Liao Qinger's answer reminded Zhong Nan of the film and television dramas he had watched, and the villains in them often used this trick to deceive those simple women.

Zhong Nan didn't believe that the great leader of the White Lotus Sect would be so self-conscious, he carefully stated the stakes and asserted to Liao Qing'er that Kang Dingfu was just fooling her. "Can he say that the Great Leader of the White Lotus Sect? Even if they can say that they can move, how are they going to save people? Prison robbery or robbery of the law field? ”