"The senior official, the second official is not good!"
The next morning, Sun Lei had just gotten up and was sitting in the vegetable garden, drinking tea and snacks with Lu Zhishen, when he suddenly heard Jin'er's voice.
Jin'er used to call Lin Chong an official, and Lin Chong ranked third after becoming sworn friends with Sun Lei and Lu Zhishen. Although he still called him an official, there were two more officials above him.
"What happened?"
When Lu Zhishen saw this, he stood up with his Zen staff. Something must have happened in the Lin Mansion.
"The official... The official was taken away by the head of Kaifeng Mansion!"
Jin'er said hurriedly.
"Kaifeng Mansion, what's going on?"
Lu Zhishen thought it was Gao Qiu who was responsible, but it turned out to be Kaifeng Mansion. Then the situation was different. If it was Gao Qiu, he must have framed Lin Chong, but if it was Kaifeng Mansion, it was hard to say what the situation was.
"Is it because of the knife?"
Sun Lei seemed to have guessed something. Among the yamen that Gao Yamen contacted was Kaifeng Mansion. Although the head of Kaifeng Mansion was not a high-ranking official, the government yamen needed people and evidence to solve the case. All of this had to be done first, to a large extent. Can influence the development of the case.
Gao Qiu, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, cannot be bribed. Although he is just a governor, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture is not ordinary. The Song Dynasty emphasized civility over military affairs. The rank of civil servants is generally higher than that of military attachés. The lowest governor of Kaifeng Prefecture is the second grade, and the highest grade can be as high as the first grade. , the lowest grade is on the same level as Gao Qiu.
Moreover, the Kaifeng Prefecture is in charge of the administration, judiciary, household registration, public security, taxation, corvee, etc. in the important areas of the capital. It is a real powerhouse and cannot be qualified unless a person with a profound background. Unlike Gao Qiu, a fictitious Taiwei, there are more than a dozen Taiwei in Sanya, and most of them have fictitious titles. This is also the reason why no one objects to Gao Qiu, an idle man, becoming a Taiwei. Everyone should treat their rights as invisible.
"It's okay, I made all arrangements yesterday."
Sun Lei felt relieved when he heard that Lin Chong would definitely not commit any violation of law and discipline. If he was arrested, he would probably be accused of stealing a sword. But what Lin Chong had in his hand now was not that sword at all, but a better one. The thief takes the dirt, but if there is no dirt, the Kaifeng Mansion will probably not embarrass Lin Chong.
"It's happening again and again. Why don't you leave now? Are you really stupid?"
Sun Lei sighed and followed Jin'er to the Lin Mansion with Lu Zhishen. Lin Chong was taken away for questioning. The family must have been in chaos. The Zhang family, a womanly woman, must have been frightened. The two brothers must have gone to take a look.
When they arrived at the Lin Mansion, Madam Zhang begged Sun Lei and Lu Zhishen with tears in her eyes to find a way to save Lin Chong. Sun Lei analyzed the matter to Madam Zhang, and Madam Zhang felt at ease and quickly sent someone to Kaifeng Mansion to see the situation.
"Madam, it's okay, the Prime Minister of Kaifeng Mansion has released the officials!"
After a while, the servant at home came back and said happily.
Zhang's anxious heart dropped, and she sat for a while with a relieved look on her face.
"Why hasn't Lin Chong come back yet?"
Seeing that there was no one at the door, Sun Lei frowned and asked, Lin Chong should return home as soon as possible to report that he was safe.
"The official met two officials from the Taiwei's mansion on the road. They said that Taiwei Gao had misunderstood the official. He wanted to apologize to the official and asked the official to go to the official's house to talk to him."
replied the servant.
"You go to the Taiwei's Mansion and send a message that there are things at home and ask the officials to come back early."
Mrs. Zhang glanced at Sun Lei and Lu Zhishen and said to the servant. She was a little uneasy when she heard Captain Gao. She didn't want Lin Chong and Gao Qiu to interact too much. On the other hand, the two brothers were in the house and Lin Chong had to come back. I would like to thank my two brothers for being my companions.
"No! Something happened! This stupid brother fell into the trap again!"
Sun Lei suddenly said with a solemn expression.
"Uncle, the official will be back soon to keep you company."
Zhang thought Sun Lei was angry with Lin Chong and said quickly.
"Sister-in-law, be mentally prepared, my stupid brother may not be able to survive this time!"
Sun Lei shook his head. It was a trivial matter whether Lin Chong would accompany him or not, but going to Gao Qiu's house would mean death and no life. It was equivalent to entering the Hall of Hell.
"Uncle, what's going on?"
Mrs. Zhang's face changed drastically, and she pulled Sun Lei's arm regardless of etiquette and asked,
"The King of Hell sent an ox-headed horse face to seduce the soul, but he was stupid enough to go to the Palace of Hell to have a drink! Who do you think will die if he doesn't die this time?"
Sun Lei sighed and said, he had already saved Lin Chong once, who knew that this stupid guy would go to Gao Qiu's house, where would he be able to survive?
"No, Mrs. Lin, your official was arrested again and put in iron chains. It is said that he broke into the White Tiger Festival Hall with a knife out of personal anger and wanted to assassinate Lieutenant Gao!"
A neighbor ran into the house and shouted.
As soon as Mrs. Zhang heard this, her body went limp and she fainted. Fortunately, Sun Lei was quick and helped her.
"Jin'er, help my sister-in-law to rest!"
Sun Lei handed over Zhang to Jin'er. Now that this has happened, there is no point in hurrying.
When the neighbor who reported the news saw this, he turned around and left. It would be hard for any family to suffer such a big change. Lin Chong was the head of the family and the backbone of the family. Now that he has fallen, the Lin family is probably over.
"Brother, what should we do? Bringing a knife into the White Tiger Festival Hall to assassinate the Taiwei is a capital crime!"
Lu Zhishen said with a murderous look on his face. He knew that this was all Gao Qiu's trick. With Lin Chong's character, even if Gao Qiu slapped him several times in public, he would not dare to go to the White Tiger Festival Hall to assassinate him.
"What should I do? I know what to do? Prepare to rob the prison. Kaifeng Mansion Prison should be easy to rob, right?"
Sun Lei spread his hands and said, now the only way to save Lin Chong is to escape from prison.
"This... the prison of Kaifeng Mansion... I'm afraid it's... alas!"
Lu Zhishen held it in for a long time but couldn't say a word, which meant that he should not think about the prison robbery, it was impossible to succeed.
"You usually talk about how powerful you are, but why do you act like this when something happens? You are not like this in Taiyuan Mansion. Can't you fight ten thousand people?"
Sun Lei glanced at Lu Zhishen and said.
"This is different. Kaifeng Mansion is not an ordinary government office. Kaifeng Mansion, Yushitai and Dali Temple are listed as the three major judicial yamen. All criminal cases that occur in Tokyo are under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Mansion. Small cases can be adjudicated on their own, and major cases can be adjudicated on their own. The case can be reported to the emperor in person. If the order has been dismissed, the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai will not pick up the case. Although the prison in Kaifeng Mansion is not as good as the Tianlao, it is also the best in the dungeon. It is impossible for the two of us to rob the prison and rescue people. , I haven’t heard of anyone in the Song Dynasty for a hundred years who could rob the prison of Kaifeng Mansion.”
Lu Zhishen shook his head and explained to Sun Lei.
"Then just wait for death, I have nothing else to do."
Sun Lei gave up immediately after hearing what Lu Zhishen said. He could save people, but he couldn't involve himself. Anyway, Lin Chong was just an assassin and could not die.
"Uncles, please save my official!"
Mrs. Zhang's sad voice sounded, and with Jin'er's support, Mrs. Zhang tremblingly walked out of the back hall, her eyes swollen from crying, like two peaches.
"Sister-in-law, you sit down first."
When Sun Lei saw Mrs. Zhang was about to kneel down and bow down, he could only say helplessly that he didn't want to care about this matter at first. Lin Chong was a dead-head and there was no way he could be saved. He deserved whatever he suffered, but he just pitied Mrs. Zhang.
"Things are already like this, sister-in-law, there is no need to be sad. I guess that idiot will probably not die. The governor of Kaifeng Prefecture will not really buy Gao Qiu's account. Moreover, there is obviously something wrong with this matter. I think the most he can do is to sentence him to an assassin. Thousands of miles.”
Sun Lei comforted Mrs. Zhang, Lin Chong would not die, and the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture would definitely not sentence him to death. This was not because the governor pitied Lin Chong. This involved some disputes over official interests. If Gao Qiurang sentenced Kaifeng Prefecture to death, The governor sentenced him to death. Doesn't that mean that the governor obeyed Gao Qiu's orders? This is very serious! Under equal circumstances, I can help you, but the amount of help depends on my mood. You must also owe me a favor. If you help me enough once, it will be difficult to ask for help next time. What's more, Gao Qiu was a military official, while Kaifeng Mansion was a civil servant. The civil servants of the Song Dynasty always worked together to suppress the military attachés.
