"Master, we have to quickly find a way to rescue the second young master from the prison, how can the second young master be delicate and expensive, how can he bear the hardships in the prison?"

The housekeeper was worried that Second Master Chen had been wronged in the prison of the mansion, so he said to Master Chen with a concerned expression, "Master, since the surname Lu wants money, then let's give him money, and the safety of the second young master is important." Bayi Chinese Network? (viii)."

"This dog official, greedy for profit, is hopeless."

Old Man Chen frowned when he heard this, and said hatefully, if possible, he would like to cut Lu Xiaoming with a knife, but unfortunately Lu Xiaoming is an official of the imperial court, so he can only think about it.

"Master, let's rescue the second young master first, and when the envoy comes, let the envoy clean him up." The housekeeper saw that Old Man Chen's tone was loose, and knew that he was worried about the second son Chen in the prison, so he said in a low voice.

The new Jiangxi envoy will arrive in Hushui Town two days later, and the name of inspecting the place is actually an invitation to go to Master Chen.

As a new official who has just arrived, he naturally wants to meet those local gentry and nobles in order to act in the future.

Of course, this kind of contact is not just a meal and a meeting, according to the envoy himself, the nobles of those places will naturally have to express their hearts and minds.

"That's it, give that dog officer what he wants!" Old Man Chen groaned for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded expressionlessly, as the housekeeper said, the top priority is to rescue the second son Chen from the prison.

At this moment, Master Chen would not have thought that the person who put the second son Chen in prison was boating on the lake, talking and laughing around the fire.

In the final analysis, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin came out to play this time, and since they have handed over the matter to Lu Xiaoming, the two of them are naturally going to have a good time, and there will not be many opportunities for this kind of in the future.

"Xianggong, I heard that Chen Yuanwai is going to have a banquet for Zhang Shan in the next two days, and there is a good show to watch now." While talking and laughing, Zhao Xin remembered something and said to Li Hongyu with a smile.

Zhang Shan is the new Jiangxi envoy, originally the imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate, the Donglin Party cleared the officials of the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang factions in the two capitals and took control of the situation, so that Zhang Shan was able to be released as the Jiangxi envoy.

Because they are all Beijing officials, and Zhang Shan is still an imperial history, even Li Hongyu, who has been running around all the year round, has had several relationships with him, not to mention Zhao Xin.

"The Chen family has done a lot of evil in the township, and this time it is their own fault." Li Hongyu drank all the wine in the wine glass in his hand, and said to Zhao Xin with emotion, "If it weren't for us, then the Chen family doesn't know how many people will be harmed!" ”

"Xianggong, Skynet is restored and not leaked, these people will be punished sooner or later." Zhao Xin knew that Li Hongyu was worried about the political situation of Daming, so he poured him a glass of wine and comforted him.

"The sins of heaven are forgivable, but the sins of oneself cannot be lived!"

Li Hongyu pondered for a moment when he heard this, and then said meaningfully, once the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, then those local magnates will suffer a catastrophe, and they will be hit by the chaos of the people and the army.

Of course, apart from the war in Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty is now a peaceful scene of "singing and dancing", and no one will realize that this huge empire will one day collapse.

"Xianggong, do you want to join in the fun of the court trial the day after tomorrow?" Zhao Xin smiled when he heard this, flashed his bright eyes and asked, there will definitely be a lot of excitement to see in the mansion at that time.

"This excitement was caused by us, so naturally we have to support Lu Xiaoming, otherwise he will be firmly suppressed by Zhang Shan." Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, although this case was between Chen Ergongzi and Zhang Laohan, but it was actually a collision between Lu Xiaoming and Zhang Shan.

After all, Zhang Shan is Lu Xiaoming's boss, once Zhang Shan puts on the official authority of the inspector, Lu Xiaoming will not be able to bear it at all, so at this time, Li Hongyu will come out, and he will not even be afraid of Ye Xianggao, let alone a small envoy.

"I hope Lu Xiaoming will not let us down and conclude the case cleanly, so that there will be a lot less trouble." Zhao Xin frowned slightly, and then said to Li Hongyu with a smile, since the two of them are watching the excitement this time, they are not ready to meddle in Lu Xiaoming's trial, so they have to see Lu Xiaoming's ability to try the case.

Jiujiang City, the government office, the living room of the back house.

The housekeeper of the Chen Mansion sat there quietly sipping tea, and he brought a generous gift to meet Lu Xiaoming this time, which was more than the bribe Lu Xiaoming deserved, as a sign of sincerity.

In order to enable the second son of Chen to come out of the prison, Old Man Chen can be said to have invested enough money this time, and the extra 20% of the bribe power should be given to Lu Xiaoming to make amends.

Since Master Chen and Steward Chen both believed that Lu Xiaoming retried Zhang Laohan's case for money, Chen Jiaguan was in a very relaxed mood now, as long as the money was handed over to Lu Xiaoming, then Chen Ergongzi would be free, and Zhang Laohan's case would definitely be closed.

"Brother Chen, I've been waiting for a long time." A moment later, a tall and thin man came in from outside the door and said to Steward Chen with a smile.

"Whereever, where, I just came here." Steward Chen smiled and put down the teacup in his hand and returned the salute.

"Brother Chen, my family knows that you are here for the second son's affairs, but since the Zhang family has already filed a complaint, the prefect has to make a show for people outside."

After sitting down, before Steward Chen could speak to explain his intentions, the tall and thin man had already explained to him with a smile, "But don't worry, Brother Chen, this is just a passing scene, and the second son can leave safely after the court trial." ”

"That's annoying Lord Lu."

Steward Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, took out a gift slip from his body and handed it to the thin and tall man, and said with a smile, "This is a little bit of my master's heart, it should have been given to Lord Lu a few days ago, but it was really busy at the time, but my master has always remembered this matter, so he sent me to send my heart." ”

"Old Man Chen is too polite." The tall and thin man laughed, flipped through the gift list, and soon knew that there were one or two more things on the gift list than before.

"Brother Tai, you also know that the second young master of my family has been pampered since he was a child, where he is used to living in prison, and I hope that Lord Lu will be gracious and let him wait at home, and then go to the yamen when the court is tried."

After the thin and tall man finished reading the gift list, Steward Chen smiled and put forward his conditions, since he had already brought those gifts, then the second son of Chen deserved to be free.

"Brother Chen, I'm afraid this matter is inconvenient, the second son is a prison that the prefect is in front of the public, if he is released like this, I'm afraid the prefect's face will be damaged."

The thin and tall man suddenly looked embarrassed when he heard this, looked at Steward Chen and said, "The second son is now living in the best cell in the prison, except for the same action, everything is as usual, anyway, the court trial is coming, and it seems logical to wait for the second son to be released after the court trial." ”

"Since that's the case, let's do what Brother Tai wants, and I brought some clothes to the second young master, I don't know if I can send them to him."

Steward Chen's face suddenly showed a look of disappointment, but he knew that the tall and thin man was telling the truth, so he retreated and said in a deep voice to the tall and thin man, wanting to know how the second son of Chen was doing.

"That's natural, I'll take Brother Chen there personally." The thin and tall man agreed when he heard this, got up and led Steward Chen to the government prison.

The prison was dark and damp, and there was a foul pungent smell, which made Steward Chen, who was following the tall and thin man, frown, and couldn't help but cover his nose, in his opinion, this kind of place was not for people at all.

In front of a single cell in the innermost part of the prison, the thin and tall man motioned to the cell boss to open the door, Chen Ergongzi was falling asleep on the bed, the cups and plates on the table were in disarray, and the air was filled with a smell of alcohol, it seemed that he was treated well here.

"Second Young Master, Second Young Master." Steward Chen hurriedly stepped forward, gently pushed the sleeping Second Son Chen, and shouted in a low voice with a concerned expression.

"Steward Chen, you're here, can Young Master Ben leave this ghost place? Young Master Ben didn't want to stay here for a moment. ”

Second Master Chen woke up in a daze, and when he saw Steward Chen, he jumped off the bed, grabbed Steward Chen's hand and said eagerly.

"Brother Tai, you have also seen it, the second young master of my family is suffering from the crime here, I wonder if Brother Tai can be accommodating and change the second young master to another place?"

Steward Chen pondered for a moment and said to the tall and thin man, "According to the following opinion, the second young master can live in a side room in the courtyard, you think this is good." ”

"Steward Chen, can't Young Master Ben leave yet?" Chen Ergongzi thought that Steward Chen was here to pick him up, but when he heard the words, he immediately became anxious, he never wanted to come to this kind of ghost place in his life, it was dirty and smelly, not to mention lice.

"Second Young Master, don't be impatient, you can leave after the trial."

A helpless look flashed on Steward Chen's face, and he opened his mouth to comfort, this is Lu Xiaoming's place, so everything can only be done according to Lu Xiaoming's meaning.

After all, Lu Xiaoming is also a person who wants to be faced, and it is impossible to release him as soon as he receives money, in that case, he will be ridiculed by the outside world.

"What Steward Chen said is extremely true, but he was negligent." Hearing this, the tall thin man slightly agreed with Steward Chen's proposal, and then opened his mouth and ordered the cell leader who followed behind, "Go, clean a side room and come out for the second son to live temporarily." ”

The cell boss didn't dare to slack off when he heard this, bowed to the thin and tall man and walked away quickly, and ordered his subordinates to carefully clean and clean the room, the Chen family was not something he could afford to provoke.

It wasn't until the second son of Chen was properly placed that housekeeper Chen left the prison, and the second son of Chen couldn't bear the hunger and thirst for two days, and immediately asked people to call a few girls from the green building for lewd pleasure, which made the servants in the prison envious.

"Humph!"

After the carriage that Steward Chen was riding in disappeared into the street, the thin and tall man standing in front of the prison gate to see him off had a sinking face, snorted coldly and walked quickly to report to Lu Xiaoming, but it was ridiculous that Steward Chen didn't know that the Chen family's catastrophe was coming, so he let them be proud for a few days.

(End of chapter)