Chapter 34: Stalling for Time
Cui Le hesitated when he heard this, Lord Xu had already explained to him before he came, asking him to take down Shen Ke at any cost, and he must also get the account book in his hands.
If Shen showed his intention to resist, he would definitely do it directly, no matter what, he would take down the people first, but at the moment, Shen had no intention of escaping, but took the initiative to ask to see Lord Xu, and even did not refuse to give them the account books.
Cui Le didn't dare to do it easily for a while.
Shen looked at Cui Le condescendingly, and couldn't help frowning when he saw him.
"Master Cui, the Hu family was almost wiped out, and I happened to be there, if I hadn't been lucky enough to save the Hu family's son, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to say it clearly."
"At the moment, it's not just the account books, but also the words have to be handed over to Lord Xu in person."
He paused,
"My grandmother's birthday is coming, I should have returned to Beijing a long time ago, if it weren't for the sudden delay in the affairs of the Hu family, I wouldn't have stayed here, since you and Lord Xu are here to check the illegal salt, then no matter what should be made clear back then."
"I don't want someone to put a basin on the Shen family's head with the Hu family's affairs as soon as I leave."
Cui Le knew that Xu Lizhen was at odds with the Shen family, but Shen's meaningful words fell into his ears, and it became that Shen had noticed something, and he was worried that Xu Lizhen would be framed afterwards, so he had to see him hand over the things to him in person.
Although Cui Le is Xu Lizhen's person, he also has his own thoughts.
After all, the Shen family is not an ordinary family, but this Shen is the sister-in-law of the Shen family, and he is the prince's companion.
He still has a connection with Jingzhong when he came to Jiangnan, if he didn't have to do it, Cui Le didn't want to hurt Shen Dan's life, otherwise the Shen family and the prince would be held accountable.
Xu Lizhen is not afraid, but he can't afford it.
Cui Le weighed it in his heart, his expression softened and said: "Lord Xiao Shen misunderstood, I was just in a hurry just now, what you said is that Lord Xu is on the county government's side, and I will take you over." ”
Shen saw that Cui Le agreed, and led Hu Yan and Xue Nuo out of the attic.
When he walked to Cui Le, he pointed to Hu Yan, who was covered in injuries and was being held by someone, and said: "This is the son of the Hu family, since Master Cui is here, you should watch it first." ”
"Shen Gongzi!"
Hu Yan didn't expect Shen to hand him over to others so neatly, and he was suddenly anxious.
Shen didn't wait for him to open his mouth and said directly: "Master Hu, I already told you just now, the account book is not about one person or two. ”
"Although you don't know about your father, and Hu Shenglin hasn't told you about business on weekdays, but you are the son of the Hu family, if someone wants to kill you, they won't spare you because you don't know."
"Your father is in trouble right now, and the Hu family has also suffered a catastrophe, and now the only one who can protect your life is the imperial court, do you understand?"
Shen had the word "court" in his mouth very heavy.
Hu Yan instantly remembered what Shen had just said to him, and his originally excited emotions calmed down.
Shen saw that he didn't speak again, so he said to Cui Le again: "When I brought people over before, although I didn't save the rest of the Hu family, I caught a dead man who did it. ”
"Since Master Cui is here, this person will also be handed over to you, maybe you can find something out of his mouth."
Cui Leyuan was still defensive of Shen, it could be seen that he actually handed over the Hu family's son and the arrested dead man to him, and he was instantly relieved.
In his opinion, if Shen had other thoughts, he would definitely not be so easy to hand over people to him.
He hurriedly asked people to take the two of them: "Thank you, Lord Xiao Shen." ”
Shen clutched his cuffs, and his head bulged as if there was something hidden: "Let's go, go see Lord Xu." ”
Cui Le's gaze subconsciously fell on his cuffs, saw something bulging inside like a book, and then looked at the Shen family guards who were guarding Shen Qi between the two.
At such a close distance, it was not difficult for him to hold Shen, but the contents of the account book were extremely important, and if he tore them one by two, he was afraid that something bad would happen.
Cui Le weighed the possibility of taking Shen but taking away the account book, he didn't want to take the risk, thinking that the people went to the county government anyway, everything was on him, he took a break, waved his hand to let the officers and soldiers in the courtyard disperse, and then personally led Shen to the county office.
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When Xue Nuo followed Shen but came out of it, he also saw those officers and soldiers locking up the Hu family and being ordered to search inside and outside the Hu family, while Master Cui, who was still tense before, was walking in front.
Xue Nuo followed Shen Ke's side, looking at the officers and soldiers around him who were surrounding them to prevent them from escaping, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The one who can follow Xu Lizhen to Qizhen, and even be sent by him to "seize" the account books to deal with Shen Ke, should be someone he trusts very much, even if he is not a confidant.
Xu Lizhen asked him to come over at this time, he must have wanted to take Shen but forcibly seize the account book directly, but Shen first took the lead and confused this person's mind, and then mentioned the Shen family to make him jealous, and then took the initiative to show weakness and let him relax his vigilance with Hu Yan and the dead man......
Although this nerd was a little stunned, he was not stupid.
When they arrived in front of the county office, they saw many officers and soldiers wearing light armor standing in front of the yamen, and when they entered the county office, they found that the "master" had been changed inside.
Shen Ke and they stayed in front first when they were brought in, and after Cui Le asked people to look at them, he went straight to the back hall.
When I got inside, I saw Tao Ji sitting in the hall with his face tense, and a middle-aged man sitting in the first place.
The man looked to be in his forties, wearing an indigo round-necked robe, with a unicorn white jade hanging from his waist, and a cup of tea on the table in his hand, revealing a side face that was not at all aggressive.
was looking down at the things in his hand, and when he heard the movement and looked up, his face was like a green peak, but he was upright and solemn.
Tao Jida has been nervous since the accident tonight, and when he saw Cui Le coming back, he hurriedly got up and said urgently: "You are back, how is it, did someone take it?" There is still something, but Shen has not found it?! ”
"Hu Shenglin's guy doesn't know where he hid the thing, his bones are so hard that he refuses to open his mouth no matter how he asks, we have also searched the Hu family and haven't found it, but Shen can find it......"
"Master Tao."
Xu Lizhen's voice was deep, and he only screamed lightly, and Tao Ji hurriedly shut up.
Cui Le said to Xu Lizhen at this time: "Shen has found something, and I also brought people back." ”
"Did it?" Xu Lizhen asked.
"Nope."
Cui Le looked at Xu Lizhen, who had a flat expression, and didn't dare to underestimate him at all, so he only said in a low voice,
"When I took someone to go, Shen had already gotten something, he seemed to have known what the adult wanted to do, so he cleared up the relationship with the Hu family as soon as he opened his mouth, and handed over the Hu family's son to me along with the dead man he caught, and offered to come to see the adult."
"He didn't resist, and I can't do it directly."