Zhu Hui, who slept in clothes, suddenly felt like he was entangled in a snake, and pushed Xu Ajiao out of bed casually. [No pop-ups. 】

Xu Ajiao got up from the ground, cried and said, "Brother Gou'er was captured by them......"

"You don't have to worry, you can't save him now, go to bed quickly." Zhu Hui replied.

But Xu Ajiao didn't give up, patted Zhu Hui's head and said: "I don't want to go home, you hurry up and find a way, you must rescue the dog's brother......"

Zhu Hui hurriedly covered his head with a futon and replied: "It's not the first time he has been arrested, he will definitely be fine, don't worry, I will have my own way when I return to Nanjing." Still, you have to go home. ”

Xu Ajiao returned to the back room and soon fell asleep.

In fact, Zhu Hui didn't fall asleep at all, tossing and turning to think about various issues, could it be that Yang Gongzi took refuge in Huang Bingwen again? If not, how could the two of them be together?

Waiting for Xu Ajiao to sleep soundly, Zhu Hui got up quietly, first asked the store to inquire, and learned that Huang Bingwen did not live in the Qilin Inn, he accompanied Yang Gongzi to pick up the luggage, after catching the assassin, he claimed to be the criminal officer of the East Factory, but he couldn't get the credentials, and beat the shopkeeper, so the store reported to the official.

As a result, Zhu Hui found the inn where Huang Bingwen was staying, and learned that he had escorted the assassin away before the official mission arrived.

When he returned to the inn, the sky was already white, Zhu Hui was completely sleepy, changed into the clothes of Jinyiwei, and when Xu Ajiao got up, he immediately packed his luggage and left the guest room, but Xu Ajiao refused to go home anyway.

Zhu Hui said helplessly: "Miss, whether you go home or not, I have to go to see Elder Xu Ge, you can do it yourself." ”

"Brother, you don't know, my arms can't twist my thighs, I'm afraid that after I go back, they will have to marry me to a stupid boy in the capital, how can this be good?" Saying that, Xu Ajiao cried loudly and shouted: "My hard-working daddy ......"

"Gillian, send you to your grandmother's house first, I will go to see your grandfather, and I will tell him about your situation, if your grandfather agrees, he will not send you to the capital again, and I will take you back again, do you think this will work?" Zhu Hui asked.

Xu Ajiao agreed, and the two rushed to Qixian Town, Huating County......

Sent Gillian to her grandmother's house, Zhu Hui went to see Xu Jie, along a clear stream, around a pond with rippling blue waves, across a number of exquisite and unique bridges, to the Xu family manor, through a tall archway, the pavilions and pavilions on the rockery in the distance are faintly visible, the grass and trees outside the high walls are lush, and the tall gatehouse is close in front of you.

The scale of the Xu family manor is very large, covering an area of at least hundreds of acres, which has the artistic conception of getting rid of the shackles of the world and lifting the dust of utilitarianism......

At this time, a family member found a brocade guard and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. Zhu Hui claimed to be ordered by General Wang Chong of Fusi in Beizhen, came to Jiangnan on an errand, and came to meet Xu Ge Lao by the way, but the family did not dare to slack off, helped him lead the horse, and respectfully welcomed him into the manor.

Invite Zhu Hui to sit down in the spacious flower hall, the maid made him fragrant tea, and after a while, a family member came in and said: "Master Qi, the master invites you to talk to the study." ”

So, Zhu Hui followed his family out, and at this time, two bodyguards suddenly came over and said politely: "Forgive me, Lord Banner, please leave the saber." ”

took off the embroidered spring knife and handed it to the bodyguard, Zhu Hui spread his hands, and the bodyguard carefully checked him to confirm that there was no hidden weapon, and then brought him into Xu Jie's study.

The grandeur of the Xu family made Zhu Hui breathtaking, and he couldn't help but sigh: "The old man has returned to his hometown for more than a year, and he has worked hard for the country for a lifetime, and he should also enjoy a few days of happiness." ”

"Hehe, the lord really deserves a few more days of good fortune, but there are always people coming to Yingtianfu recently, and the governor is still looking for trouble with the lord, and he is about to go crazy. How good it would be if the old prince of Chengguo could say hello to Lord Hai and let him be forgiving and forgiving! Jia Ding took a broken step, nodded beside Zhu Hui and spoke.

"Has anyone been to Ying Tianfu recently?" Zhu Hui asked.

"A few days ago, a Niu Zhenren from Chaotian Palace came, and when he came, he said it well, and he wanted to help the master out of his anger; When he left, I don't know what he said, offended my master, and was kicked out. Later, this Niu Zhenren came a few more times, but the old man didn't see him again, and as for the reason, the little one didn't dare to ask. Master Qi, let me remind you, my lord's temper has been very big recently, you have to take care of it. Jia Ding replied.

Thinking of the wealthy families in Jinling and going to Chaotian Palace to find a real person to complain, Zhu Hui guessed that this Niu Zhenren came to contact Xu Jie, and it must have something to do with the impeachment of Hai Rui. He didn't expect that this Niu Zhenren who was holding the Chaotian Palace was actually Tie Niu, the leader of the Jinling underworld.

As soon as Zhu Hui entered the study, Xu Jie, who was smiling, stood up from the Taishi chair, looked him up and down, and nodded slightly.

"Since ancient times, heroes have come out of teenagers, hehe, Hai Rui's vision is good!"

"Meet the Pavilion Boss in the evening!"

Zhu Hui came to meet the former cabinet chief assistant in the name of Jinyi Weibei Zhenfu Division, but when he heard him talk about Hai Rui at this moment, his heart was shocked......

"Mr. Zhu, you don't have to be restrained in the old man's house, please sit down."

After giving Xu Jie, Zhu Hui carefully sat down, and at this time, the maid offered him fragrant tea.

Xu Jie took a sip of the tea bowl and asked happily: "May I ask Mr. Zhu, who are you entrusted by?" ”

Zhu Hui stood up and replied respectfully: "Lord Ge, I am here for the sake of Xu Ajiao, the young lady of your mansion. ”

Hearing this, Xu Jie's eyes immediately widened, he looked quite nervous, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Zhu Zongqi doesn't have to be formal, please take a seat!" ”

At this time, Zhu Hui said unhurriedly: "Lord Ge, during the Spring Festival, Xu Ajiao was abducted and trafficked to Cuihualou in Nanjing, but fortunately she was rescued by her younger brother, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

Although Xu Ajiao is the daughter of his nephew, she is also the daughter of the old man's mansion, but there was such a scandal, which made Scholar Xu lose face, and he suddenly lost his former reserve, and lowered his head with a flushed face.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Hui continued: "There is another matter below, the boss of the Ming Pavilion, Xu Kun, the father of Xu Ajiao, was kidnapped by pirates and sent to Japan, and his whereabouts are temporarily unknown. However, please rest assured, our Jinyi Guard is doing our best to rescue them, and we will definitely reunite their father and daughter. ”

So, Xu Jie closed his eyes and covered his face with his hands, as if he had been greatly humiliated, and his expression was extremely embarrassed.

"Lord Ge, on the day that Lord Hai took office, he encountered the case of Xu Kun's disappearance, and some people rumored that Lord Hai connived at the pirates, ignored Xu Kun's disappearance, and shielded Tang Jing, which is really a big mistake! The Elder of the Pavilion should know that the pirates in Japan are extremely rampant, and they have set up dozens of strongholds along the coast of the mainland, just waiting for the Japanese to invade and cooperate with the Japanese to oppose the people's will. However, with the support of the old prince of Chengguo, our Jinyi Wei has captured the wife of the pirate leader and is currently imprisoned in Nanjing......"

Hearing this, Xu Jie asked in surprise: "But that woman surnamed Luo from Huizhou Mansion?" ”

Zhu Hui had also heard that it was precisely because Xu Jie obstructed Emperor Longqing and secretly visited this mysterious woman that he caused the emperor to be angry and severely punished him in the court, causing him to take the initiative to resign.

"Exactly." Zhu Hui replied.

"Well, please keep talking." Xu Jie nodded.

"In order to pull out these pirate strongholds, but we don't want to hurt the innocent by mistake, in accordance with the orders of the old prince of Chengguo, we strictly protect this pregnant woman surnamed Luo, I hope she can learn her way back, and cooperate with us to wipe out the pirates in the future, because of this matter, Haida has a lot of tolerance for Tang Jing, therefore, I have come to report to the elder of the pavilion."

"It's also difficult for Hai Rui." Xu Jie said and sighed deeply.

"I once saw with my own eyes how the Hai people were miserable in the official residence of the governor of Yingtian, to be honest, it is difficult to have a second such clean official in the whole world! However, the officials and gentry in Jiangnan were dissatisfied with the Haida people......"

"Say no more!" The more Xu Jie listened, the more uncomfortable he became, and hurriedly interrupted him.

So, Zhu Hui picked up the tea bowl and drank a sip of water, looking at this former cabinet chief assistant who was highly respected and had protégés all over the world.

"The old man thought that as long as the officials were diligent in serving the people, they would be good officials if they were followers. Now it seems that the old man is wrong, people's greed is endless, until a few days ago I saw Niu Zhenren in Chaotian Palace, the old man understood that only like Hai Rui, zero tolerance for any greed for ink, can the world be governed! ”

"The Niu Zhenren of Chaotian Palace is visiting, what is the matter?" Zhu Hui asked knowingly.

"Niu Zhenren harbored evil intentions, secretly colluded with the gentry and officials to impeach Hai Rui, and was scolded by the old man!"

Folklore has it that Hai Rui was mean and unkind, extremely rude to his mentor Xu Jie, and forced the Xu family to quit the land and quit the tenants; Xu Ajiao's case proves that in order to restrain Hai Rui, Xu Jie did not hesitate to sacrifice his nephew and grandson, and united as a powerful minister in the court, in an attempt to drive Hai Rui out of Yingtianfu.

Now listening to Xu Jie's words, it seems that there is no such thing, so Zhu Hui said: "I know that the lord of the pavilion is loyal to the country, and the world can learn from it. ”

"The old man is indeed selfish and wants to leave more inheritance for future generations. As for Gillian's matter, it is definitely not the old man's intention, it is all my two dogs who have nothing to do. After Gillian had an accident, the old man found out that he had strictly controlled the two dogs. However, if Hai Rui wants to sit firmly in the governor's seat, he really needs the help of the old man, and in the future, do you understand? ”

"The support of Lord Pavilion is really important to Lord Hai!"

"Housheng, you are wrong. It's not that the old man clearly supports Hai Rui, but the old man must clearly oppose him, which is the best support, the more I scold Hai Rui, the more stable his position will be, do you understand why? ”

Although Zhu Hui didn't know what to do, he suddenly remembered Wang Shizhen's words: The old man can be a guarantor, and Xu Ge will never unite with the mad people to deal with the Hai people......

Finding that this junior was full of confusion, but he couldn't stop nodding, Xu Jie said seriously:

"As long as the Xu family continues to buy land and land, Hai Rui will inevitably find trouble with the old man, and the saint and the high scholar will unswervingly support him, so that no one can shake his position as the governor of the heavens. In the future, I will continue to bluff and pretend to expand the manor on a large scale, as long as he Hai Rui asks me to quit the tenant and return the land, I will pretend to buy and retreat, even if I secretly help him a lot. ”

It's really unimaginable that the court officialdom is so secretive! Zhu Hui's respect for this old man came spontaneously, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted, and asked, "Lord Ge, isn't this an insult to your reputation?" ”

No matter what future generations say about the old man, but the old man understands in his heart: how rich the Great Song Dynasty was, as soon as the Jin army arrived, the flashy Tokyo Bianliang, the emperors and generals were all Hulu, not all because of Cai Jing and Gao Yu's generation, drunk and dreaming of death, annexing land, and causing trouble in the country. In the future, when you become a big official, please remember the old man's words: people only have one life, don't be greedy, and your children and grandchildren will be blessed by their own grandchildren. ”

"The elder of the pavilion is far-sighted, and he has benefited a lot in his later life." Zhu Hui replied.

Xu Jie advised: "Today's conversation between you and me, you must keep it secret, except for Cheng Guogong, don't tell anyone again, let alone reveal the slightest in front of Hai Rui, I hope Gongzi remembers!" ”

Zhu Hui was deeply moved, bowed down and replied: "Lord Ge, the younger generation should keep it in mind. ”

"May I ask Mr. Zhu, where is the old man's granddaughter Gillian now?"

"Now her grandmother's house, I'm going to take her back to the house."

Xu Jie got up to see him off, and sighed: "My two dogs and nephew Xu Kun, if they can be as sensible as Your Excellency, the old man will be blind when he dies." ”

When Xu Ajiao learned the truth, she happily followed Zhu Hui home. As soon as she entered the study, she threw herself into her grandfather's arms and cried, Xu Jie's heart was like breaking a five-flavor bottle, and she regretted that she had indulged her family a lot during her reign, which led to this tragedy for Xu Kun's family.

The trip to Songjiang ended successfully, Zhu Hui did not eat at Xu's house, so he hurriedly said goodbye to Xu Jie, and quickly returned to Nanjing.

At the invitation of Genghis Khan, at the age of more than seventy, Qiu Chuji led his apprentices to the snow-capped mountains of the Western Regions, and strongly persuaded the Mengyuan army to cherish the living creatures and not to kill......

Speaking of this, Song He suddenly found that Zhu Hui was back, and hurriedly smiled: "Brother, you missed the excitement, hundreds of workers are racing dragon boats in Mochou Lake today, hehe......"

Zhu Hui was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly asked, "Whose arrangement is this?" ”

"Tang Daguan arranged it." Song He replied, "He said that he swore to Haida that after borrowing money, he would not treat the workers badly. ”

"What a fool!" Zhu Hui complained, turned around and walked out.

Wanxi chased after her and asked, "Look at your panicked appearance, what happened?" ”

"It's hard to put it into words, Huang Bingwen arrested Zhang Gou'er and Yang Gongzi, and left Songjiang Mansion last night."

Song He was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Where is Huang Bingwen now?" ”

"I don't know."

"What can I do?"

"Go to Shi Shiyong immediately, maybe he knows where Huang Bingwen lives."

So, they went out of the house together, and at this time, Wanxi brought two horses. The two hurried to a private house and found Shi Shiyong.

It turned out that before the officials of the Ministry of Rites came to Nanjing to investigate, in order to prevent Wu Xiang and the two Japanese merchants from being disturbed, Hai Rui sent Shi Shiyong to secretly guard them, so he didn't use the official mission of the Yamen, and Shi Shiyong asked two dart masters to help.

Sure enough, Shi Shiyong knew where Huang Bingwen lived, and when he learned of the intention of the two, he immediately took them to save people.

(End of chapter)