Two quarters of an hour later, Xu Qi'an stepped out of the Haoqi Building, stood at the bottom of the building, closed his eyes and concentrated for a mont, and left resolutely.
After leaving the governnt office, he rode a mare and galloped towards the Ministry of Justice along the unimaginably wide main road in the inner city.
The main road is more than 100 ters wide and leads directly to the imperial city. It is the road the emperor takes when traveling. This width is mainly to prevent assassins from ambushing on the roadside. Once they encounter cold arrows and assassinations, such a wide road can provide sufficient buffer ti for the imperial guards.
Not long after, they arrived at the Ministry of Justice.
Xu Qi'an saw the figure of Uncle Xu from afar. He was wearing armor and holding a sharp weapon. He should have received the news while patrolling the streets and ca imdiately.
Uncle Xu was stopped outside the gate by the guards of the Ministry of Justice.
Two guards shouted loudly, and one of them stretched out his hand and pushed Uncle Xu hard. He did not dare to fight back and staggered back.
"What, a re centurion of the Imperial Sword Guards, dares to force his way into the Ministry of Justice?" A guard pointed at Xu Pingzhi's nose and cursed, "If you don't get out, don't bla for using force."
Xu Pingzhi, who was in the Qi training realm, endured it, clenched his fists in frustration, and said in a deep voice: "I am Xu Xinnian's father, I have the right to visit him in prison."
Another guard sneered: "Repeated offenders of imperial examination cheating are not allowed to visit, this has always been the rule. You, an illiterate man, don't know anything."
Xu Pingzhi really didn't know that the cases related to imperial examination cheating were too far away from him and he couldn't get involved.
"Then why are you asking for thirty taels?" Xu Pingzhi raised his eyebrows, and was boiling with anger.
"What's wrong with you cheating? This is the Ministry of Justice. Do you dare to take action? Try to move one." The guard sneered.
"Hey leg."
Another was even more straightforward, spitting at Xu Pingzhi.
Xu Pingzhi hurriedly avoided.
The two guards laughed wildly.
"Huh"
Uncle Xu exhaled slowly and glanced at the two rows of soldiers coming out of the yan. Obviously, if he dared to make trouble at the gate of the Ministry of Justice, he would be in trouble today.
He handed the handle to others for nothing.
"Get lost!"
The guard looked down and scolded.
Da Da Da Suddenly, the sound of rapid horse hooves ca. Looking at the sound, a vigorous horse rushed over and ramd the Ministry of Justice.
Crashed into the two guards with angry eyebrows.
Bang!
One of the guards could not avoid it and was hit in the chest by the mare. He fell heavily and flew out. After struggling for a mont, he slowly fell to the ground and was injured and could not get up again.
Soone actually dared to commit a cri at the gate of the Ministry of Justice? "Ning Yan."
Xu Pingzhi felt relieved when he saw his nephew.
"Clang" the sound of swords being drawn beca one after another. When the guards in the yan heard the noise, they all rushed out with swords in hand, wanting to chop the guys who dared to cause trouble in the Ministry of Justice into pieces.
But when they saw that the Yinluo sitting high on the horse's back was Xu Qiyan, they were all silent.
The leading guard put away his sword, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "Sir Xu, this is the Ministry of Justice. You should know that if you bump into the Ministry of Justice and injure the guards, you will be imprisoned, exiled, or beheaded."
Xu Qiyan ignored him, turned over and got off the horse, and kicked over the guard who was agile and avoided the mare's collision.
"Ouch" the guard scread and rolled on the ground.
Xu Qiyan took off the sword behind his waist, picked it up in his hand and whipped it. The muffled sound of the scabbard whipping the flesh was frightening.
The guard scread again and again.
"Lord Xu!"
"Call Lord Viscount."
The head of the guard choked, pretended not to hear, and shouted: "Do you really think that there are no experts in the Ministry of Justice? Are you really not afraid of His Majesty's punishnt and the law of the Great Feng?"
"Co on, if you can't settle this trivial matter, I, Xu Qi'an, will have been in vain in the capital." Xu Qi'an sneered and waved the scabbard to continue whipping.
The guard could dodge or raise his hand to resist at first, but after more than a dozen whips, his eyes began to roll back and he was dying.
The head of the guard gritted his teeth, and the veins on the back of his hand holding the knife jumped, but he didn't dare to really fight with the arrogant Yin Luo.
The scene of the fight that day was still vivid in his mind, and Xu Qi'an's montum had not yet dissipated. At this critical juncture, ordinary people dared not confront him head-on.
The most important thing is that this person has a gold dal to protect him from death. Even if he kills a lot of people at the gate of the Ministry of Justice, he will only be dismissed from office in the end, and his life will not be in danger.
Seeing that the guard still had a breath left, Xu Qi'an stopped, hung his sword back on his waist, and said lightly: "Thirty taels of silver, just as the doctor's consultation fee and the cost of soup and dicine for the two of you."
After venting his anger, he stared at the head of the guard and said: "Go in and tell him that I want to see Xu Xinnian."
Hearing this, the head of the guard did not refuse or respond. He signaled his n with his eyes to carry the two injured into the yan for treatnt, looked at Xu Qi'an deeply, and returned to the inside of the yan.
After a while, the head of the guards returned and said, "Sun Shangshu wants to see you."
Xu Qi'an tied the reins to the stone lion at the gate of the yan, turned around and said, "Second uncle, let's go in together."
Xu Pingzhi followed silently, and the two entered the yan, passed through the front yard and the corridor. Second uncle Xu opened his mouth, wanting to say sothing, but chose to
remain silent.
The guard led the uncle and nephew into the side hall. On the main seat in the side hall sat Sun Shangshu in a red robe, with a serious face and expressionless waiting.
"Hello Sun Shangshu." Xu Qi'an clasped his fists.
Sun Shangshu looked straight ahead, as if Xu Qi'an was not in his eyes, and said lightly, "Two
words are missing."
After staring at Sun Shangshu for a few seconds, Xu Qi'an bent his spine and said in the tone of
a subordinate eting a superior, clasping his fists, "I have seen Sun Shangshu. I want to
et Xu Xinnian"
Seeing this scene, Xu Pingzhi's eyes suddenly beca sore.
Sun Shangshu smiled with satisfaction and said, "Cheating in the imperial examination is a serious cri, and it is human nature for family mbers to visit."
Suddenly, he changed the subject: "No."
Xu Pingzhi gritted his teeth.
After speaking, Sun Shangshu stopped looking at the uncle and nephew and picked up the teacup. In official circles, if the host does not drink the tea in the middle of the conversation,
it ans to send the guests away.
"Don't disturb Sun Shangshu." Xu Qi'an turned and left.
Looking at the backs of the uncle and nephew, Sun Shangshu said lightly: "There are a few
thorns in the yard. I heard that Lord Xu has cultivated a golden body of Buddhism. Are you
interested in trying it?"
Xu Qi'an left without looking back.
As Xu Pingzhi walked out of the Ministry of Justice, he cursed: "Son of a bitch, you want you
to apologize by carrying thorns, I will not agree even if I draw my sword and chop him."
"Why did my second uncle co so quickly?" Xu Qi'an asked.
"You ca too late. After I received the news, I imdiately went ho to comfort your aunt and Lingyue, but it was completely useless." Uncle Xu said with a headache:
"You just cry and cry. Alas, Ning Yan, what should we do about this?" Although Xu Pingzhi was a crude warrior, he knew about the "festival" between the Imperial
College and Yunlu Academy. On the way here, he tried hard to analyze it and felt that Erlang's imprisonnt was most likely related to this matter.
"This matter is very complicated. Uncle, go back first. I still have things to do."
Xu Qian'an didn't want to waste ti, so he mounted the mare and ran away along the street.
Wei Yuan's words erged in his mind:
The first step is to prevent the Ministry of Justice from forcing people to confess. Chen Fuyin of the governnt office is a slippery official who is good at getting along with everyone. Once this matter is confird, he will most likely not want to offend Shangshu Sun. "Sun Shangshu hates to the core. The imperial examination fraud case just gave him the opportunity to take revenge. In fact, it was him who pushed for it. At the very least, he was one of the participants. It is almost impossible to expect him to treat Erlang well."
The little mare ran out of sweat and panted, and finally stopped in a courtyard in the outer
city.
"Master, Master, help !"
Xu Qi'an pushed open the courtyard door and ran straight to the inner room. He saw Master Jinlian lying peacefully on the bed, as if he was asleep.
He went to the cat again. He was in a hurry. Seeing this scene, the corners of his mouth
couldn't help twitching.
After the last ti the little mare kicked him in love, and the purpose of asking for help, Xu
Qi'an did not wake up Master Jinlian physically. He sat at the table and waited silently. In less
than three minutes, a slender shadow appeared at the door.
"What's the matter."
Master Jinlian squatted at the doorstep, his voice was gentle and calm, and he seed to be
used to talking in this way.
"My cousin Xu Xinnian was involved in the imperial examination fraud case"
Xu Qian'an briefly described the ins and outs of the matter, and then said: "Master, I need
your help." The orange cat's amber pupils stared at him, shaking the air, and said:
"I don't know enough about the officialdom of Dafeng, so I can't give you effective advice.
You shouldn't co to for this matter. Wei Yuan is a master of political struggle. If political struggle is divided into grades, Wei Yuan is the second grade."
Xu Qian'an, who was originally very anxious, heard this topic and couldn't help but continue:
"Only the second grade? Then who is the first grade?"
The orange cat smiled and said: "Of course it is Emperor Yuan Jing. In terms of the emperor's
mind, Emperor Yuan Jing has reached the pinnacle. Wei Yuan and Wang Zhenwen both hope to fight the first grade, but they have different ideas and political views.
"Emperor Yuan Jing deliberately put two tigers in the court, and he really sat on the mountain
and watched the tigers fight."
That makes sense. Wait, didn't you say you didn't know much about the court? Xu Qian'an cursed in his heart, and asked:
"Do you think that political struggles have levels beyond the level?"
"Of course," Taoist Jinlian raised his paw, licked it, and said, "The highest level of political
struggle is to suppress everything with force. No one dares to disobey his words. Every founding emperor is like this."
The Taoist seed to be gradually influenced by the cat's habits. Sure enough, for any creature, it is actually the body that controls the brain. The hormones secreted by the body determine what you have to do. Eat when you are hungry, sleep when you are tired, drink water when you are thirsty, and give alms to female pilgrims when the treasury is full. Then
the question is, does Taoist Jinlian like female cats or female cats?
At this ti, the orange cat sighed, put down his paw, and said faintly:
"You seem to like wandering on the edge of life and death."
And jump back and forth? Xu Qian'an subconsciously flashed this sentence in his mind, and then quickly turned the topic back and said: "Master, I want to ask you for a favor"
Following the canal outside the capital, to the south, ten miles outside the city, there is a lake
with vast smoke and waves, surrounded by green mountains on both sides, and lotus flowers in the lake, the scenery is extrely beautiful.
There are also farrs, teahouses and restaurants with smoke curling by the lake. Because this place is just outside the capital, it can be reached by boat, which is fast and
convenient. Therefore, every spring, there are countless young n and rich daughters who take boats to cruise the lake, which is very lively.
An exquisite embroidered boat is anchored on the shore. Wang Simu is dressed up today, wearing a popular wide-sleeved light gauze skirt with the sa pattern color as the base color, which is both complicated and exquisite, and low-key and restrained.
Exquisite makeup, a beautiful bun, and gold hairpins and jade hairpins embellished in black
hair, completely according to the standard of dating.
But an hour passed, and the others had cruised around the lake, but Miss Wang's boat was still parked in the sa place, and she was in a very bad mood.
"Miss, forget it, let's go back." The maid whispered: "Xu Huiyuan won't co."
"Didn't you send the ssage?" Wang Simu refused to accept this reality, and glared at the maid, trying to shift the bla to Xu Xinnian.
"How dare I, it must have been sent." The maid said aggrievedly.
Wang Simu sat for a long ti, and her bright eyes could not hide the disappointnt. She
whispered: "Forget it, go back."
"Hey." The maid responded briskly, walked out of the cabin in small steps, and went to the
stern to inform the boatman to return.
The boatn pulled the anchor out of the water, paddled together, and the embroidered boat slowly moved along the canal back to the capital.
After returning to the dock of Beijing, Wang Simu entered the carriage waiting on the
roadside and ordered: "Lan'er, you go to Xu's house imdiately and tell her that I want to
go to Miss Lingyue to play.
"I'll wait here for half an hour before leaving." "Miss, why is this?" The maid frowned.
"Even if he has no intention of , I have to know it clearly." Miss Wang was very aggressive
Xu Xinnian, the champion of the Spring Examination, was arrested by the Ministry of Justice
and imprisoned for suspected fraud.
This major case, which was destined to shock the entire capital, spread from the governnt
office and the Ministry of Justice, and then spread quietly throughout the officialdom of the capital through the six ministries.
After a few days of ferntation and spread, it will be known to everyone. During the lunch break, officials and clerks who were familiar with each other gathered in restaurants, teahouses and other places to discuss the imperial examination fraud case.
"I knew that if the students of Yunlu Academy won the championship, would the officials in
the court agree? Isn't it here?"
"You only know one side of the story. This matter is definitely not that simple. Xu Xinnian is
Xu Qi'an's cousin. Xu Qi'an is the top poet in Dafeng. I don't believe that there is no trick in writing such a masterpiece as "The Hard Road to Travel"."
"Nonsense. Is Xu Qi'an the only one in the world who can write poetry? Can't we scholars have a flash of inspiration and get sothing by chance?"
"Okay, there is no point in arguing about this. Xu Huiyuan is dood this ti. Whether there
is cheating or not, his future is ruined. I rember that in the twelfth year of Yuan Jing, there was a cheating case involving three students. The case was investigated for two years and they were finally released, but their reputations were ruined and their studies were abandoned."
"A similar case also happened in the twentieth year of Yuan Jing, but that ti the evidence was conclusive and the students and examiners involved were beheaded by His Majesty."
"If this case is confird, with Xu Huiyuan's status as a student of Yunlu Academy, there is no possibility of turning around. Do you think Duke Wei will take action?"
"It is very likely. Xu Qi'an is Duke Wei's confidant and will definitely ask Duke Wei to take action."
"What if Duke Wei just sits on the sidelines?"
"If Duke Wei doesn't take action, who else can save Xu Huiyuan? Can we rely on Xu Qi'an, a
warrior? He may be a good hand at solving cases and killing enemies. How can a re warrior figure out the tricks of officialdom?"
Chu Yuanzhen, who was staying at an old friend's house, also learned about this from his
friend who had returned from the governnt office during lunch ti.
No. 3 was caught in the imperial examination fraud case. Although No. 3 was extrely smart, the struggle between Yunlu Academy and the Imperial College was an irreversible trend. The best outco that could not be compensated by intelligence was to be deprived of his fa. No. 3 could not be an official, which was a loss to the court.
"I heard that this matter was caused by the impeachnt of the newly appointed Right Censor-in-Chief, but I guess, well, the various parties either watched or secretly helped, and
Xu Xinnian was in danger." The friend said.
Chu Yuanzhen sighed and said in a deep voice: "I left the temple because I was tired of party
disputes. Since ancient tis, party disputes have hurt national strength, and emperors have hurt their luck by practicing Taoism."
The friend's face changed drastically: "Yuanzhen, be careful with your words." "What are you afraid of? I have long been a white-clothed man, free and easy. "Chu Yuanzhen sneered, then sighed: "I just thought about it for a long ti, but I couldn't break the situation. Unless Wei Yuan goes down to fight, with Xu Ningyan's potential, Wei Yuan should
make a decision.
"However, this may be exactly what those people want to see. Alas, I still can't break the situation."
The palace.
In Dexin Garden, Huaiqing, wearing a plain palace skirt, sat behind the table and nodded to
the chief guard in the room: "I know, you can leave."
After the chief guard left, Huaiqing stood up, walked to the window, frowned and pondered:
"If it were , how would I break the situation?" After thinking for a long ti, she shook her head and sighed. Then, she suddenly thought, if it was Xu Ningyan, what would he do?
In a restaurant in the inner city, Sun Yaoyue booked a private room and invited her classmates
and friends from the Imperial College to drink. The main purpose was to share a major event
that would shake the Confucian scholars in the capital. "Xu Xinnian, the champion of the Spring Examination, was arrested by my father this morning. It is said that he cheated in the imperial examination and bribed the examiner." "Is the news true?" The students of the Imperial College were shocked.
"Of course it is true. I went to the governnt office to confirm it myself and asked my father. Although he was kicked out of the governnt office, Minister Zhu has already told . Xu Xinnian is in prison, waiting for trial." Sun Yaoyue glanced at his friends and said proudly.
Sun Yaoyue is the only legitimate son of Shangshu Sun. He is quite good at studying, better
than most of the playboys, but he has a problem, he loves gossip.
Sun Yaoyue was jealous and angry about Xu Xinnian, a student of Yunlu Academy, who won
the championship. Now he is in prison for cheating in the imperial examination. Don't
ntion how happy he is.
"That Yinluo Xu Qian'an is not a man. He relied on the protection of Wei Yangou to show off
his power in the capital and wrote poems to insult my father. He really deserves to be cut into
pieces."
Sun Yaoyue slamd the table and laughed wantonly: "If you can't cut him, cut his cousin. Hahaha, drink, drink." The students of the Imperial College were surprised and relieved to hear the news. That's
right, the first place in the Spring Examination was won by a student from Yunlu Academy.
Where is the dignity of these scholars in the Imperial College? It must be cheating, absolutely cheating, no other reasons are accepted.
"Brother Sun, it is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. We should let
such a gratifying thing spread widely." "That makes sense. Let's do it. See you tonight at the Jiaofangsi." After eating and drinking, Sun Yaoyue left the restaurant drunkenly and got into the carriage
parked outside the restaurant. With the help of his entourage, he climbed into the carriage. He was planning to take a nap when he saw a slender orange cat squatting on the soft couch
covered with tiger skin, with amber pupils looking at him quietly.
Without any movent, the carriage continued to move forward. The window suddenly
opened and the orange cat jumped out. It stood with its tail erect and walked very fast,
disappearing in the bustling crowd.
Ministry of Justice.
Sun Shangshu called the clerk and asked, "Go to the prison and ask if Xu Xinnian has
confessed."
The clerk took the order and left. A few minutes later, he returned and reported, "Sir Shangshu, Xu Xinnian is very stubborn. No matter how you beat him, he won't confess." "That's because you didn't beat him enough," Sun Shangshu snorted coldly, and said, "The Ministry of Justice has many tortures. Let him experience them one by one. Even a stone can
make it bloom. Well, just leave a breath."
"Yes."
The clerk left, and as soon as he left, a man rushed in in a hurry. He was dressed like a rich man, with gray hair, and he even tripped when he crossed the threshold. "What are you doing in the governnt office?" Sun Shangshu frowned and asked.
This man was the housekeeper of the Sun Mansion, an old slave who had followed Sun
Shangshu for decades.
"Master, sothing bad has happened." The old housekeeper said with a sad face, trembling
voice: "Young Master, he, he is missing." "What do you an Young Master is missing?"
Sun Shangshu's face changed slightly, he stood up and walked over, staring at the old housekeeper, repeating in a deep voice: "What do you an Young Master is missing!!" "The servant who followed the young master out returned to the mansion not long ago to
report that the young master entertained his classmates at the restaurant today, had a drink, got into the carriage and then disappeared. When the carriage returned to the mansion, it was
found that there was no one in the carriage." The old housekeeper scratched his head, anxious and confused, and said carefully: "The guest
in the mansion said, maybe, maybe the master has offended soone recently?" There is a set of unspoken rules in the officialdom of Dafeng. Political struggles are political
struggles, and they will never harm family mbers. It's not that the moral bottom line is so high, but if you do it on the first day of the month, others can do it on the fifteenth. It will also be regarded as not knowing the rules and being rejected by the entire class.
This unspoken rule is very authoritative, even the court agrees with it. It is not clearly
stipulated because it is not acceptable.
But Dafeng has a system that any official, once he enters the capital to serve as an official, his
parents or wife and children must also enter the capital.
What is the significance of this system?
A system paves the way for an unspoken rule, which shows how authoritative this unspoken
rule is.
Who did I offend? Sun Shangshu muttered to himself, and Xu Qian'an, the bitch, naturally erged in his mind.
"Stupid!"
Sun Shangshu shouted, his beard and hair were erected, and he was furious. He roared: "You
think you can make surrender by kidnapping my son? You are destroying the Great Wall.
"If my son has any mishap, you will have no place in the whole capital. No, your whole family
will
die. "
After the roar, he swept all the docunts on the table to the ground, smashed the teacup to
pieces, and scattered the pens, ink, paper and inkstone all over the floor. The old housekeeper was silent, not daring to breathe. The master had been an official for
many years and had long developed a shrewdness that was not surprised by praise or
criticism.
This kind of angry look happened twice. The first ti was because of the extrely humiliating poem, and both tis were because of this yellow-haired boy nad Xu Qian'an.
Sun Shangshu suddenly lifted the hem of his official robe and ran out of the house with a vigor
that did not match his age.
"Master, if you have any instructions, just let this old slave do it"
The old housekeeper chased out and said loudly.
Sun Shangshu ignored it and roared: "Co here, co here, go to the prison quickly, don't
use torture, don't use torture"
The sky of the Ministry of Justice echoed Sun Shangshu's "Don't use torture" (broken voice)
A quarter of an hour later, Sun Shangshu, who had cald down, returned to the hall panting,
took the hot tea offered by the old housekeeper, and drank a big sip. "You little brat, you dare to threaten , you are ignorant and stupid!" After cursing, Sun Shangshu changed the subject and ordered the housekeeper: "You go to the night watchman's office imdiately and let that damn dog thief co to see ." Although the other party broke the rules, Sun Shangshu couldn't be tough now. Of course, it
would be best to talk. First, keep the legitimate son safe, and then settle accounts with the
dog thief surnad Xu.
The housekeeper nodded and turned to leave, and saw a guard crossing the threshold,
clasping his fists and saying: "Sir, Xu Qi'an is here again."
Just in ti!
Sun Shangshu's eyes shot out a gleam, and he straightened his back instantly: "Let him in."
After a while, the guard brought Xu Qiyan, who was wearing a silver gong uniform, into the room. The thief surnad Xu had a smiling face and walked leisurely, unlike when he asked
for an audience in the morning, with a gloomy face and suppressed anger. And the expression of Minister Sun at this mont was exactly like Xu Qiyan at that ti. "Where is my son Sun Yaoyue? Xu Qi'an, let him go ho quickly. I can pretend that this
incident never happened." Sun Shangshu looked straight ahead, as if Xu Qi'an was not in his
eyes at all.
"What do you an? I don't understand."
Xu Qi'an looked innocent, thought about it, and suddenly his face changed drastically: "Okay,
Sun Shangshu not only wrongly accused my cousin of cheating in the imperial examination,
but also wanted to fra . There are such despicable and shaless people in the world."
"You"
Sun Shangshu finally moved his eyes and stared at Xu Qi'an. He did not speak, but waved away
the clerks in the hall. Then, he said word by word:
"I am willing to give you a chance because you are young and don't know the rules. If you still
want to stay in the officialdom of the capital, just let him go."
Xu Qiyan shook his head and said, "Sun Shangshu must have made a mistake. I don't know
what you are talking about."
After a pause, he suddenly realized and said with concern: "From what Sun Shangshu said, it's
no wonder that the young master got into trouble? Kidnapped by thieves? Tell , I am the
most public-spirited person and no one can solve the case. As long as Sun Shangshu speaks, I
promise that I can find him back for you within one day."
Playing dumb with Sun Shangshu was furious and said viciously: "Xu Qiyan, don't forget
that you have a family too."
Xu Qiyan sighed and showed a sad face: "Sir Shangshu, you don't seem to understand . My
parents died when I was young, and my second uncle raised . "Of course, my aunt bullied and humiliated , and humiliated in every way. When I was
fifteen, she drove out of the house and made live in a doghouse. It's a pity that I don't have a father who has 100,000 troops around him and can twist his mouth." "Xu Qi'an!" Sun Shangshu interrupted angrily, stared at him for a long ti, and whispered:
"What do you want? The imperial examination fraud case is investigated by His Majesty, the Ministry of Justice and the governnt office are in charge, and the whole court is watching. I am not the only one who has the final say. If you want to threaten my son, I can only fight to
the death with you. Don't be naive!"
These days, whoever is more arrogant can take advantage. The importance of the cousin is naturally not as good as that of the son. I can be "cruel", but he can't. Xu Qi'an narrowed his
eyes, walked to Sun Shangshu, and whispered in his ear:
"I have only one request. During Xu Xinnian's imprisonnt, no torture shall be used, and
don't try to force him to confess. If he loses a finger, I will cut off a finger of your son. I will
leave as many wounds on your son as he has.
"After the imperial examination fraud case is over, no matter whether Xu Xinnian can escape
punishnt or not, I will release your son as you said."
"Xu Qiyan"
When Sun Shangshu was about to scold him, Xu Qiyan suddenly turned dark, his face was
ferocious, and he said sternly: "Call Lord Viscount." Sun Shangshu gave in and said in a deep voice: "Lord Viscount, why should I trust you."
Xu Qiyan walked slowly to the table, picked up a piece of cake and ate it, and said lightly: "Does Sun Shangshu have a choice? Believe it or not, you have to do what I want. Unless you don't want a legitimate son. I didn't ask you to help Xu Xinnian escape punishnt, but I just
asked you not to do unnecessary things. This is not difficult."
He walked in front of Sun Shangshu, wiped his scarlet robe, and said in a deep voice: "It's just
as you said, I also have a family."
This step was taught by Wei Yuan, but the thod and plan were his own idea, and Wei Yuan did not give any advice.
Doing nothing and hoping that the opponent is rciful is nothing but a foolish dream. The
teasing
and cold reception he encountered in the Ministry of Justice this morning is a perfect
proof of this.
If you want to defeat the enemy, you must seize the opponent's weakness.
And most of the weaknesses are close relatives. However, it is a taboo to harm family
mbers. Xu Qi'an has to consider and control the scale himself.
Therefore, he did not have the fantasy that Sun Yaoyue alone could save Erlang. Just use Sun
Yaoyue to make a deal with Sun Shangshu. In this way, the difficulty is greatly reduced and the
nature is
lighter.
As for Sun Shangshu's disagreent and insisting on torturing Xu Erlang, Xu Qi'an also did
what he said. Even let Sun Shangshu send the black-haired man to his death.
So far, everything has been as he expected, thanks to his good grasp of the scale.
Minister Sun exhaled: "I trust you this ti. I will not torture Xu Erlang. I also hope that my
son will return ho safe and sound. Otherwise, he will bear the consequences."
"Of course." Xu Qi'an snorted.
"But I am also worried about you. I want to see Xu Xinnian. Please ask soone to arrange it."
As he said that, he walked to the door with a step that did not recognize his relatives.
Suddenly he turned around and smiled, "By the way, Lord Viscount is right."
Minister Sun's face was gloomy, and his beard was shaking with anger
"Hua La La"
With the sound of sliding chains, the jailer opened the door to the prison, and the damp and
decayed sll ca to his face.
Under the guidance of the jailer, Xu Qi'an walked through the dim passage and ca to the
cell where Xu Xinnian was imprisoned.
Xu Xinnian closed his eyes and rested against the wall. He was wearing a prison uniform, his
face was pale, and his body was covered with blood.
Seeing his younger brother's miserable appearance, Xu Qi'an's face darkened in vain. After all,
he was a step too late. Erlang suffered a lot in prison.
He underestimated Sun Shangshu's determination to avenge him.
Xu Qi'an whispered: "Erlang, Erlang"
Xu Erlang was stunned, suspecting that he had heard wrongly, and opened his eyes in
astonishnt.
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