Li Shanchang arched his hand towards Zhang Zhen again, and said: "The old man, this grandson is young and ignorant, he must have offended the adults outside, and please read that the old man will spare him this time when he first came to Jinling, and the old man will definitely discipline him strictly, and the old man will also give an explanation to the adults about today's affairs." ”

Li Shanchang didn't know what was going on, he just thought that Li Ying didn't open his eyes and offended Zhang Yan, so in Li Shanchang's eyes, this matter was not too big, but it was easy to lose his life if he didn't handle it well, after all, so many Jinyi guards were dispatched today.

Zhang Lu said quite indifferently: "I don't care about Xuanguogong's family affairs, but today, Li Mao must give me an explanation." ”

Li Shanchang thought that it was just Li Ying who offended Zhang Yuan, but he didn't expect Li Mao to also offend Zhang Yuan, which was really unfortunate for his family.

Li Shanchang stepped forward and asked, "My lord, Mao'er works in the City Patrol Division and has never been in trouble on weekdays, is there any misunderstanding?" ”

Zhang Yan's face was cold, "Misunderstanding? It was because he was working in the City Patrol Division that I looked for him, and today he should have been on patrol on the banks of the Qinhuai River, why didn't he go? ”

Li Shanchang looked at Li Mao, and hurriedly asked, "Mao'er, can you have this matter?" ”

Li Mao didn't want to admit it, but he was afraid of Jinyiwei, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "It's just that someone gave me ten taels of silver and asked me not to take someone to patrol duty." ”

Li Shanchang stepped forward and gave Li Mao a slap directly, he pointed at Li Mao and said: "You really dare to collect any money, do things for the court, don't want to fulfill your duties, you actually learned to collect money privately!" You don't have to be this official, go directly to the City Patrol Division tomorrow to ask for your resignation! ”

Although he is reluctant to give up his official position, in the face of his grandfather and Zhang Zhen, how can Li Mao dare to accept half a word?

Li Shanchang turned around, bowed to Zhang Yuan, and said: "The old man's grandson is in the official mansion but he has lost his advance and retreat, it is indeed dereliction of duty, tomorrow he will go to the city patrol department to resign, since then, the old man let him think about it behind closed doors, and he is not allowed to go out of the mansion for half a step." ”

Zhang Lu smiled coldly and said, "That's it?" ”

Li Shanchang sighed and said: "The Xuanguo Mansion is long gone, but the old man still has some family background, if the adults are willing to let go of the old man's two grandchildren, the old man will be grateful." ”

Li Shanchang has been an official for many years, and he has always been an existence above ten thousand people under one person, when did he ask for someone so lowly? But the situation is stronger than people, and he has to pull down his old face.

Zhang Zhen was full of momentum and walked slowly towards Li Shanchang.

"Li Mao served as a shield for Tumen, causing Tumen to be free for many years, you go and ask those people who were broken by Tumen and hurt their lives if they are willing to forgive Li Mao?"

"Tonight, because of Li Mao's dereliction of duty, there is no one to patrol the Qinhuai River, and dozens of people have died in the Songzhu Pavilion, you go and ask those innocent souls who died unjustly, and see if they are willing to forgive Li Mao?"

"Also because of Li Mao's dereliction of duty, my wife died unexpectedly, how do you want me to let Li Mao go?"

Every time Zhang Zhen said a word, he took a step in the direction of Li Shanchang, and Li Shanchang, who had been in a high position for a long time, was also shocked by Zhang Shanchang's momentum and took a few steps back.

Li Shanchang didn't expect his grandson to do so many "big" things, dozens of people died in Songzhu Pavilion, Jinling City has never had such a big mess since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, although it was not Li Mao who killed people, but Li Mao's charge of dereliction of duty can't run away, and he also received money, maybe he will be regarded as an accomplice to the thief, in case Lao Zhu is angry, I'm afraid the entire Xuanguo Mansion can't afford it.

Li Shanchang looked at Li Mao and asked, "What this adult said is true?" ”

Li Mao nodded, but still quibbled: "Tumen will give me a lot of silver taels every month, and they have always done things in concealment, and those who break their legs and feet are civilians, and now Tumen has been flattened, as long as this matter is concealed, there will definitely be no big mess, and I will not be implicated." As for the death of the Songzhu Pavilion, it has nothing to do with me, today a man in black gave me ten taels of silver, asking me not to lead a team to inspect, ten taels of silver is almost my two months' money, how can I refuse? ”

Of course, Li Mao couldn't help but slander in his heart, your wife has nothing to do with me if she dies, the banks of the Qinhuai River are all places for men to have fun, what is your daughter-in-law running there if she has nothing to do?

Li Shanchang stepped forward, slapped Li Mao again, and said: "You made a big mistake, you don't regret and shirk responsibility so much, how can I, Li Shanchang, have a grandson like you?" ”

Zhang Lu said on the side: "Li Mao, let me ask you, do you know who the dark master is?" ”

Li Mao shook his head in fear and said, "I don't know." ”

Li Shanchang, who was next to him, heard the word dark master, but he couldn't help but gasp.

Zhang Zhen looked at Li Shanchang and asked, "What?" Xuan Guogong knows the dark master? ”

Li Shanchang nodded and said: "When the old man was still an official in the court, he did hear of the dark master, this person did evil in Yingtianfu, and he really did a lot of appalling cases, but his identity is extremely mysterious, and there are many dead people in the rivers and lakes around him, and the court has failed to capture this person several times, and the court has suffered heavy losses. Later, when Hu Weiyong's case happened, the arrest of the dark lord came to a standstill, and then the old man never heard any news about the dark master. ”

Zhang Yan smiled coldly and said disdainfully: "There should be many people in the court who provide convenience to the dark lord like your grandson, it would be strange if the court could catch it." ”

Li Shanchang turned his head to look at Li Mao again and asked, "You actually colluded with the Dark Lord?" ”

Li Mao cried with a sad face and said, "No, what kind of dark master, my grandson has never even heard of it." ”

Zhang Lu said on the side: "If I guess correctly, Tumen is considered a subordinate of the Dark Lord. ”

Then Zhang Lu said with a dark face: "Li Mao, I won't kill you today, I will leave your life for the time being." ”

Li Mao was pardoned, quickly knelt on the ground, and said: "Li Mao, thank you for not killing, thank you for not killing!" ”

Zhang Yan then said: "You'd better think clearly, whether you know the dark lord or not, if you know or think of any news, let someone go to Jinyiwei to bring me a message, remember, don't play any tricks when you go, otherwise you ......"

Li Mao was about to cry, he really didn't know what the dark lord was, if he knew that he would cause such a catastrophe, he wouldn't dare to accept the money from Tumen and the man in black.

Zhang Lu then came to the man of a thousand faces, and said: "The Xuanguo Mansion also asks the senior brother to take care of it here, I don't want to see Li Mao assassinated or commit suicide, and I ask the senior brother to bother more." ”

Today's Zhang Lu seems to be a lonely person, anyone who is an official in the court may collude with the dark master, Zhang Lu also can't trust a thousand faces, but now he has no other way, so he simply took this opportunity to see if there was a dark master in the brocade guard.

The thousand-faced man nodded and said, "Okay, just leave it to me here." ”

Zhang Zhen nodded, left the Xuanguo Mansion, and disappeared in the darkness again.