Zhang Ru, who had been busy for most of the day, and a cadre of brocade guards were resting in the courtyard behind the prefect's yamen, and a few officials who had also been busy for most of the day and were frightened and followed Lei Yuanchao, while they were still covering their noses and carrying the bodies of their former colleagues.

While moving, these people didn't have the feeling of being sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox in their hearts, but the Hou Ye seemed to look down on them who had no ability, so he dared to show the feeling in his heart on his face.

Lei Yuan was glad about his decision, but he was worried about Zhang Ru's next move.

He took it for granted that Zhang Ru came to Fuzhou to kill the Quartet as the intention of the imperial court, otherwise he would not have cooperated with Zhang Ru's actions so much. If he knew that this was just a temporary decision made by Zhang Ru, he didn't know what kind of expression he would have.

Today is not in a good mood, surprisingly no one is waiting for the charming concubine, Lei Yuan is lying on the hard bed in the study alone and looking at the top of the mosquito net.

The feeling of being suppressed for many years disappeared at once, and it stands to reason that he should be happy, but he can't be happy at the moment.

First, it was the aggressive momentum of the marquis in the capital that made him feel uneasy, and the other was that Guo Hansheng did not die for a day, and he couldn't sleep well for a day.

Over the years, he has been submissive to Guo Hansheng, which has made the Fuzhou prefect who is over fifty years old have a real fear of it. In the past, he didn't dare to say even half a radical word in front of Guo Hansheng, but now he wants to stand on the opposite side of Guo Hansheng with a clear banner.

After tossing and turning, Lei Yuan sat up from the bed, this sultry weather was really anxious.

Gently pushing open the window, the scene he saw in the moonlight made him feel terrified.

In his courtyard, dozens of black-clothed men were tiptoeing close in the moonlight. Looking at the movements of those people, it seems that each of them is a practitioner.

Lei Yuan couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his heart, these people were obviously prepared, and he didn't know if the person brought by the Hou Ye had already been recruited.

He was about to open his mouth to shout, when suddenly, a hand was stretched out from behind him.

The rough hand covered his mouth tightly, so that Lei Yuan could only whine from the depths of his throat.

The people behind him seemed to be afraid of him screaming loudly, and whispered in his ear, "Don't speak, it's me." ”

Hearing this familiar voice, Lei Yuan's hanging heart was completely relaxed. The person who came was none other than Zhang Ru, who was still a little worried about just now.

Since Hou Ye appeared in front of him, it means that Hou Ye's people were not killed by those mysterious people in black.

As long as Zhang Ru's people were not killed, he Lei Yuan would be able to save his life.

This is a very simple and practical arithmetic problem, and Lei Yuan can calculate it clearly.

After Lei Yuan already knew that his identity would no longer be complicated, Zhang Ru let go of the hand covering Lei Yuan's mouth: "Don't sleep in the middle of the night, get up to see the moonlight?" ”

Lei Yuan lowered his voice and said with a bitter face: "Xia Guan is just a civil official, and he hasn't recovered from today's blood, so he can't sleep." ”

Zhang Ru said softly: "It's good that I'm just like you, otherwise we're afraid that we will have become the soul of someone else's knife at this moment." ”

Lei Yuan also has a relative: "Yes, these people are also a little bolder, and even the prefect's yamen dare to break in, they are going to rebel!" ”

He knew very well what the young man in front of him wanted, so without waiting for Zhang Ru to characterize these people, he was very clever in defining the other party.

Anyway, these people sneakily broke into the backyard of the prefect's yamen in the middle of the night with knives, and it was absolutely impossible to talk to him, a little old man who was over half a hundred years old, about life, and the court pursued these people wantonly, so that he could sleep peacefully.

But what made Lei Yuan feel strange was that his qualitative words did not resonate with Zhang Ru.

Turning his head through the moonlight, he saw Zhang Ru's eyes staring closely at the passage between the yamen and the back ya. Following Zhang Ru's gaze, I saw that there were already four or five more people in that place.

"Master Hou, what to do with these people?" Lei Yuan asked with a pouting at the black-clothed men.

Zhang Rutie blushed and said: "Capture all the visitors alive and interrogate them one by one." ”

Lei Yuan hesitated and said: "Master Hou, this gratifying skill doesn't seem to be weak, if it is captured alive, I am afraid that it will bring unnecessary casualties to the brothers." ”

Zhang Ru said lightly: "I care more about their lives than you." ”

Lei Yuan was puzzled and asked: "Then why did Master Hou let people capture the enemy alive?" ”

Zhang Ru said with a smile: "Changfeng, mention Your Majesty to shepherd one side and manage one side of the people, you are much stronger than me." But in terms of intrigue and trickery, you are not as good as Benhou. It's better to die a few now than to let Guo Hansheng get away with it and let more brothers die in the end. It is said that scholars can kill people with a pen, and it seems that in terms of killing, you still have to experience Changfeng! ”

Lei Yuan can only smile bitterly at Zhang Ru's tirade, it is really not easy for him, the prefect of Fuzhou, to survive until now. If you change someone, I'm afraid that you will either be killed by Guo Hansheng or completely become Guo Hansheng's dog.

He was able to stay in Xiamen and Fuzhou for seven years without becoming Guo Hansheng's lackey, on the one hand, it is related to his personal character of maintaining righteousness after studying, and on the other hand, it is also related to the Confucian education of courtesy, righteousness, honesty, loyalty, wisdom and faithfulness. He always remembered that Fuzhou was the royal land of the Ming Dynasty, and he always remembered that he was an official of the Ming Dynasty.

Grandpa Tai killed so many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and even came up with the idea of peeling the skin and grass, but he could not kill the corruption of the Ming Dynasty, but it intensified. Compared with the princes and nobles in the capital, he is just a small person with a small nose and small eyes, even if he is a parent official compared to the common people, he is also crushed to death by a maritime merchant who has no fame at all.

It's not that he can't do the tricks of intrigue and intrigue, but in Fuzhou, there is no place for him at all.

Once Guo Hansheng senses that he has any abnormal movements, I am afraid that there is no need for those officials in the capital who are inextricably linked with Guo Hansheng to speak, and just a few outlaws will be enough to take off the heads of Lei Yuan's family.

There was the sonorous sound of weapons intertwined outside, and both sides held back their voices, and only when someone fell, there was a small snort.

Half an hour later, there was a strong smell of blood in the courtyard, and apart from the sound of broken footsteps, all that was left was the sound of crickets that were forced to hide by the smell of blood and then cried out once or twice unwilling to be lonely.

A loud whistle was crisp and pleasant, and Zhang Ru opened the door: "The matter has been done, Changfeng, why don't you go out and have a look?" ”

After speaking, he raised his feet and walked out of Lei Yuan's study.

In addition to the corpses on the ground, there were nearly twenty people kneeling side by side in the courtyard. About thirty of the assassins were dead, and the black veils on the faces of the twenty who were still alive were ripped off and they knelt on the ground one by one.

Someone lit a torch very cleverly, and in just a few breaths, the courtyard of the prefect's back office was brightly lit as if it were day.

By the light of the fire, those kneeling on the ground were more or less wounded, and the embroidered spring knife in the hand of the Jinyi guard who was in charge of watching it was very skillfully attached to the strong arteries of each assassin.

It can be said that as long as these people have any other thoughts and the slightest movement on their bodies, the brocade guard holding the embroidered spring knife can easily wipe out their necks.

Zhang Ru had a contemptuous smile on his face, and raised his chin at Fan Tong with his hands behind his back: "How about the battle damage, brothers?" ”

Fan Tong said in a deep voice: "Big brother, the brothers are fine, only one brother was stabbed, the wound is not deep, and the medical officer has temporarily treated it." ”

Zhang Ru nodded with satisfaction: "Let the medical officer pay more attention to the injuries of those injured brothers to prevent deterioration." ”

For Zhang Ru, everyone who followed him all the way from the capital to Fuzhou was the elite of the elite and his rare wealth. And in this era, a typhoid fever and cold can kill people, and he doesn't dare to take it lightly.

The medical officers in the army are all good hands drawn from the three major battalions of Gyeonggi, and each of them is not more capable than the old doctors in the inner garden of the palace, but they are not comparable to ordinary civilian doctors. Of course, a folk man like Old Man Li can't be counted.

After Lei Yuan Zhang Ru and more than thirty brocade guards were left in the courtyard, Zhang Ru raised his leg and hooked a person's chin: "Tsk, it's not good to do anything at a young age, but to do this kind of head-losing thing, if you let your family know, I'm afraid you will have to cry sadly." ”

Lei Yuan coughed dryly behind him and said: "Ahem, Master Hou, these people should all be outlaws raised by Guo Hansheng, and all of them are because of this, and they have no family." It is rumored that these people are all good at begging for a living at sea, and each of them has the courage to be invincible. Guo Hansheng was even more eye-catching when he joined the army two years ago, and the 500 people he raised were able to eliminate more than 5,000 people under the command of Wei Linao in Fuzhou. ”

Zhang Ru frowned: "It's already blatant to raise a private army, doesn't Fuzhou Wei care about this matter?" Don't you care about the prefect of Fuzhou? ”

Lei Yuan was shocked, what he said unconsciously seemed to have violated the bottom line of the imperial court.

An official, whether you are corrupt or fierce, this is not a big problem. But as soon as an official starts to turn against it, that's a big problem.

It is related to whether the people of the old Zhu family can continue to control the world, whether they are today's sons or officials in the DPRK and China, they will not let such a problem exist.

His legs were weak and he knelt down in front of Zhang Ru: "Master Hou spares his life, the lower officials are really unspeakable!" ”

Zhang Ru said with a cold face: "If your unspeakable secret is to let these people rebel, then Ben Hou really can't help." ”

Lei Yuan slammed his head on the ground like a chicken pecking rice, and begged for mercy vigorously, but Zhang Ru didn't speak again after he finished speaking.

After a long time, Lei Yuan stopped his movements, and looked sad with a big bag on his head: "Master Hou, the lower official knows that he is wrong, please spare the lower official." Xiaguan is incompetent, so that the thieves dare not report it because they have the intention of rebellion. begged the Hou Ye to give the subordinate a chance to atone for his sins, so that the subordinate could repay the court with his remnant body. ”

Zhang Ru's face was slightly happy, and he said seriously: "Changfeng, opportunities are never given by others, and if you earn them yourself, that's what you call opportunities." You are a literati, and you should know that the last thing a literati dislikes is the pity of others. Get up! The court will never know about this, of course, if you disappoint me. It's okay when I'm around, but I like to talk about something when I'm angry. ”

"Hou Ye rest assured, Lei Changfeng must only look forward to Hou Ye's horse." Lei Yuan patted his chest and said.

Zhang Ru was relieved in this matter, even if he knew that the other party was threatening him, Lei Yuan would not care.

Major matters related to one's own net worth and life must not be sloppy.

In Fuzhou, Zhang Ru needs someone to help him, and this person must know the roots of Fuzhou, and even have a certain understanding of Fuzhou's laughing officials. And Lei Yuan happens to be such a person who can help Zhang Ru.

In fact, even if Lei Yuan didn't show his loyalty, Zhang Ru would not kill him, after all, Lei Yuan still had a certain use for Zhang Ru.

Lei Yuan talked and laughed with Zhang Ru with a head bag, and it didn't take long for this harmonious atmosphere to be broken by a sound of footsteps that were not in a hurry.