Recently, Zhong Nan has been thinking about how to leak a flaw and let Liao Chuanzhi go. For no other reason, Zhu Yijun urged him to find the treasure map as soon as possible and find the treasures of the previous dynasty as soon as possible.

Coupled with what happened in Jizhou this time, Zhong Nan also felt that it was time to add some wealth to the Ming Dynasty, otherwise the state of the imperial court would be even worsened.

Since it is not yet time to reform the tax system again, it is only possible to think of other ways - at present, it seems that the best opportunity is only the shortcut of the treasure of the previous dynasty.

It is impossible to release people on their own initiative, so everyone will be suspicious; It can only be saved by the people of the White Lotus Sect. It's just that according to what Liao Qing'er said, the White Lotus Sect's plan is that if there is no suitable opportunity before asking for a killing, they will not make a move.

It's only March now, and it's still very early for the autumn queen to ask for a beheading, and Zhong Nan can't wait that long.

So how can you create an opportunity to lure the White Lotus Sect into taking the bait?

On the sixth day of March, an accident occurred that created a great opportunity.

That night, thunder rolled in the capital and caused several places to catch fire at the same time, including the fire temple next to Shichahai and an entire street where the prison was located.

Fortunately, there were only a few buildings near the prison of the Criminal Department, and the fire did not cause serious casualties. However, the entire street, including part of the prison of the Criminal Department, had to be renovated. For this reason, Xiong Jiazheng had no choice but to transfer the important prisoners in the prison to the prison of Shuntianfu, and then take them back after the prison of the Criminal Department was repaired.

Liao Chuanzhi must belong to the sequence of important prisoners, so he will naturally be transferred. In this way, the opportunity arises.

On the seventh day of the new year, Zhong Nan told Liao Qing'er the news and asked her to take this opportunity to beg the big leader to save people.

Although Liao Qing'er lives in Zhongfu, she still has a connection with the people of the White Lotus Sect. It's just that except for Rushuang, no one knows where she lives, and no one knows her relationship with Zhong Nan.

After Liao Qing'er came back, she told Zhong Nan that the big leader had agreed to rescue Liao Chuanzhi. However, they are still refining the rescue plan.

It turned out that not only Liao Qing'er's side, but also the White Lotus Sect's side also received the news that the prison of the Criminal Department was on fire. It seems that the White Lotus Sect's operation in the officialdom of the Beijing Division has achieved a lot of results.

The White Lotus Sect prides itself on "valuing love and righteousness", and Liao Chuanzhi's status is also very important, and with the request of many people, the big leader finally agreed to carry out the rescue work.

In fact, at the beginning, the big leader did not make up his mind, because Miss He always suspected that this was a conspiracy of the imperial court to lure the people of the White Lotus Sect into taking the bait. Later, through the news they received in the officialdom, it was determined that the fire was a natural disaster, which dispelled the concerns of the big leader and Miss He.

Starting from the eighth day of the first lunar month, three consecutive days are the time to transfer the prisoners of the prison. The people of the White Lotus Sect have been paying attention to the movements of the Criminal Department, and they have arranged a lot of spies along the way from the Heavenly Prison of the Criminal Department to the Shuntianfu Prison.

The analysis of the White Lotus Sect is: This time, if you want to rescue Liao Chuanzhi, you can only start on the way to transfer the prisoners from the Criminal Department; Otherwise, when the prisoners are imprisoned in the prison of Shuntianfu, it will be much more difficult to rescue them again. Because the prison of Shuntianfu is also an unusually heavily guarded place.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, it was the first batch of prisoners who were transferred, and Liao Chuanzhi was not among them.

In the team of prisoners in the ninth year, there is also no Liao Chuanzhi.

On the morning of the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Liao Chuanzhi and several other prisoners were put on hoods by the arresters of the Criminal Department and put in the prison car one by one. Subsequently, more than a dozen prison cars slowly drove out, escorting them were nearly 50 arresters from the Criminal Department and Shuntian Mansion, as well as more than 20 firecrackers specially seconded from the Shenji Battalion.

These procedures are exactly the same as the previous two days.

From the prison of the criminal department to the prison of Shuntianfu, it is necessary to pass through a total of seven streets, about six kilometers.

As the minutes ticked by, the team slowly moved forward.

After turning the last corner, you can already see the prison of Shuntianfu from afar. The escorts knew that "those who traveled a hundred miles were half ninety", and as long as the prisoners were not put in the Shuntianfu prison, their mission would be a failure, so these more than 70 people did not relax their vigilance.

The closest street to the Shuntianfu Prison is called Fanglan Street, and in an inconspicuous house on the side of the street, there are many White Lotus Sect people gathered, and they are waiting for them. As long as the big leader gave an order, these disciples would open the gate and rush out to rescue Liao Chuanzhi.

The house has two floors. In a room facing the street on the second floor, Liao Qing'er was observing the prison team through the crack in the window. Seeing that the first prison car had already driven to the main gate of the Shuntianfu prison, she anxiously shouted to the big leader: "Big leader, why don't you give an order?" They're going right away! ”

In addition to Liao Qing'er in the room, there were three other people, the big leader Hua Tianlai, Kang Dingfu and Miss He. Hearing Liao Qing'er's questioning, Hua Tianlai first glanced at Miss He, and then said: "How can you tell which of these more than ten prison cars is the Liao Hall Master, can't they all be saved?" Where do we have so many people! ”

"But...... But...... Can't you miss this great opportunity, right? Liao Qing'er muttered.

"Miss Liao, don't worry. Even if we don't make a move today, before we ask for a killing, we will rescue Hall Master Liao! Miss He said on the side.

"Hmph, I don't think you want to save my father, right? Now, the old man in the White Lotus Sect is the only one left with my father, who knows if you want to borrow the hand of the imperial court to get rid of him? ”

As soon as Liao Qing'er said this, Hua Tianlai and Kang Dingfu spoke at the same time: "Shut up, Hugh has to talk nonsense!" ”

"Isn't it?" Liao Qinger asked rhetorically.

"Miss Liao, I know that you are eager to save your father, but you can't act rashly without being sure, right? In that way, not only will it not save Hall Master Liao, but it will also cost the lives of many of our brothers, is their life not as good as Hall Master Liao's? "Miss He hit a rake.

"You ......" Liao Qing'er was so angry that she couldn't speak, so she had to stomp her feet, turn around and leave the room.

"Miss He, you don't have to pay attention to her." Kang Dingfu on the side spoke flatteringly, and his triangular eyes swirled around Miss He.

It turned out that since this Kang Dingfu returned to the White Lotus Sect base camp a few months ago, he was fascinated by Miss He, and even Liao Qing'er was put aside by him. It's just that Miss He doesn't seem to be aware of Kang Dingfu's lust; What's even more strange is that even Hua Tianlai did not blame Kang Dingfu for this.

"Yes, don't worry about her, if you don't feel sure, then let's give up this operation!" Hua Tianlai also stood on Miss He's side.

In the lobby downstairs, Liao Qing'er was smashing the teacup, this was not acting, but a real tantrum. Although she knew that Zhong Nan would try her best to get her father out of prison, she also had to take the initiative to rescue the people of the White Lotus Sect, so she couldn't let her father swagger out.

Rushuang and the only two remaining brothers from the Shandong branch persuaded Liao Qing'er on the side, and slowly, her mood stabilized - now that the situation is stronger than others, she has no bargaining chips to negotiate with the other party, so she can only swallow her anger.

Until the last prison car drove into the gate of the Suncheonfu prison, the door of this house did not open.

On the other side, when Zhong Nan and the Xiong family were receiving the news back, they were also very puzzled: The White Lotus Sect didn't need such a good opportunity, did they have to wait until the time to ask for the beheading, and go to rob the Dharma Field? Comparatively speaking, the difficulty of robbing the Dharma Field is much greater than the difficulty of robbing the Dao today. What do they think? The two couldn't figure it out.

I also can't figure it out, and there is also a group of White Lotus cultists. Although Liao Chuanzhi is the hall master of the Shandong branch, he is extremely old, and he has made great contributions to the White Lotus Sect, and he has a lot of prestige in the sect. It's just that now that he is in prison, he finally has a God-given opportunity, but the big leader has wasted it in vain, has he decided to give up the Liao Hall Master? If that's the case, it's too chilling.

Some rumors about the Great Leader have long spread in the White Lotus Sect. The congregation also often discussed this matter in private—is the Great Leader no longer alive? Is the current Grand Boss just a puppet? Has Miss He already set up the big leader? The patriarchs in the sect, were they killed by people with hearts? …… More and more questions linger in their minds.

Since Hua Tianlai and Miss He have missed such a good opportunity, Zhong Nan will no longer bother. The matter has come to this point, and it is useless to think too much, he still follows the step-by-step process, being his squire and commander.

Now, the members of the House of Representatives are slowly getting acquainted with the operational processes of the Cabinet and are trying to learn from the experience of several scholars. Although it seems that there is not much progress at the moment, Zhong Nan thinks that if he can stand up now, it will already be very good.

In addition, the people and horses of Zhong Nan's family have been enriched a bit. In addition to Jin Shicheng's promotion appointment, it is said that Zhu Wei, who is in the Ministry of Officials, is also very likely to be transferred from the Department of Inspection and Sealing to the Department of Wenxuan and Qing Officials. The Wenxuan Division is the most powerful department in the Ministry of Officials, and if Zhu Wei can really sit in the position of the Wenxuan Division, it will undoubtedly bring considerable human resources to Zhong Nan.

At the end of March, Zhong Nan got home from work early. Anyway, the official business in the yamen of the military department has been dealt with, and today is the day when Qiu Xiang comes back, so he thinks it is better to go back home earlier.

Among the four beauties in the house, Qiu Xiang is in charge of the financial work of the Jizhou Arsenal, so in a month, nearly one-third of the time has to stay in Jizhou; After the last unsuccessful rescue, Liao Qinger rarely returned home, saying that he wanted to help his father move around.

Du Xiaoman traveled with her grandfather and has not returned. So recently, the only thing Zhong Nan could see in the Zhong Mansion was Jiang Mo.