The carriage slowly stopped, and Fortune teller looked back. When he saw someone riding a horse appearing on the originally deserted road, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
This place is more than seventy miles away from Jinjiang City, and it's the fourth watch. How could someone be riding a horse and coming so slowly!
"Liu Niang, take the child away."
Bu Suanzi knew that he was being followed by Gu Zhengchen's people.
Perhaps Bu Huang had recognized him when he was checking outside the city gate, but he did not make any announcement and instead informed Gu Zhengchen's men. Perhaps Gu Zhengchen wanted to see where he could go and who he could meet. He wanted to catch them all!
Liu Niang pulled the hungry child out of the carriage.
Bu Suanzi looked at the approaching war horses, pushed the two of them to the woods aside, and shouted: "Raise the children, let's go!"
Liu Niang knew that the situation was critical and quickly ran into the woods.
The fortune teller got on the carriage and urged the horse to run.
The carriage started running. Bu Suanzi looked sideways and saw a horse jumping out. A sergeant threw it casually, and the rope flew down. Bu Suanzi did not expect that the other party's movements were so agile. He only felt that his neck was caught, and he stretched out quickly. He grabbed the rope and tried to throw it away, but unexpectedly the other party suddenly reined in the horse.
The carriage continued to move forward, and the rope suddenly tightened. Bu Suanzi fell out of the carriage instantly and fell heavily to the ground, almost out of breath.
"There are many things that haven't been explained clearly. Isn't it appropriate to leave like this?" Duan Shimin said coldly, turned to look at the woods aside, and shouted: "Before the government has made a decision, I advise you not to escape. Don’t let the crime get aggravated and harm the children.”
Just as Bu Suanzi was about to shout something, he was kicked.
Duan Shimin shouted again: "The government office can post the arrest documents, but who will dare to take you in then? The prefect handles things fairly and will not attack women and children easily. But if you escape and the court demands people, things will not end well." You should think carefully before deciding whether to leave or return to the government office."
After saying that, Duan Shimin didn't look at the woods again, tied up the fortune teller, chased him back to the carriage, threw him in the carriage, and walked away.
Hui'an County.
Bu Zhongsheng didn't know where he was, nor where the intersection in front of him led to.
Not far away is a village with a faint light.
Too tired and too hungry.
Bu Zhongsheng approached the village and saw a group of people running out holding torches. He was stunned on the spot without knowing why.
The man with long yellow hair couldn't help being stunned when he saw the stranger. He grabbed it and compared it with the portrait. I went, it didn't take any effort, and I got ten coins...
Bu Zhongsheng was dumbfounded.
Gu Zhengchen actually sent an official to inform all the people in Hui'an County to watch out for strangers after nightfall. Once a stranger walks on the streets outside the village or enters the boundaries of the village, he should be detained directly and compared with the portrait to find out who is in the portrait. Then he sent it to the prefect's Yamen and gave him ten pieces of money.
Let me go, people who are running for their own lives can't go into the county town, and they don't dare to run away in broad daylight, so they can only go there in disgrace.
But I was in a hurry. I originally planned to go to the port, but my father left me halfway and found my own way out. Although I had some money, I still needed a shop. There were barren mountains and ridges, and there were countless dense forests, and I didn't dare to go into the ravine to hide. In the woods, if a poisonous snake bites you, it's all over.
We can only walk, and the trails are safer than the mountains and forests. I originally found a village to rest and have a few meals, but who could have imagined that I was arrested as soon as I approached the village...
For countless people in Quanzhou Prefecture, this night was just like the past, but for the government office, the Bu family, and Gao Hui, the mellow night became a sharp knife, not rolling by slowly, but bit by bit. It pierced the body and passed through the flesh and blood.
The magistrate's house.
Gu Zhengchen lay on the bed and closed his eyes tiredly.
The Bu family's methods are astonishing. They not only know how to divert the tiger away from the mountain, but also use it to their advantage. The arrival of Xinghua Wei Zhang He shows that the problem may not end so simply.
When one Zhang He leaves, another one will appear.
Catching Bu Shou is a trouble, and catching Gao Hui is even bigger trouble. The provincial government will not let it go, and bigger storms will come soon.
From the perspective of time and space, it would take at least three days for senior officials of the provincial government to take action. He must convict the Bu family within three days, find evidence of Shibosi's crime, and find a flaw in Gao Hui!
Gu Zhengchen took a deep breath.
After returning to the government office, he had checked his name and signed a document. He ordered Zhao Sanqi to lead a group of government officials to search the Bu family's compound in the city on the charge that the Bu family had violated the maritime ban without authorization, secretly concealed weapons and armor, and intended to rebel. Found the correspondence between the Bu family and Gao Hui.
Gu Zhengchen turned over, sat up, and said to Xiao Cheng, who was sitting cross-legged in the dark, "Go and call Zhang Pei."
Xiao Cheng didn't hesitate, got up and left.
Soon, Zhang Pei walked into the room.
Gu Zhengchen asked directly: "What is Li Chengyi doing today?"
Zhang Pei replied: "Li Chengyi is still investigating the shipwreck case. He hopes to find more clues from Hu Benmo's account books. He has been searching in the account books all day and has not gone out."
Gu Zhengchen nodded and asked again: "You didn't tell him about the arrests of Bu Shou, Wei Hong and others, did you?"
"not yet."
Zhang Pei is sure.
Gu Zhengchen raised his hand and told Zhang Pei to go down to rest. He rubbed his eyebrows and said to Xiao Cheng, "Tomorrow morning, let Lin Shannan send the fisherman to the second hall first, and let Li Chengyi listen outside the door."
Xiao Cheng frowned: "If it goes as you expect, things will probably not end well."
Gu Zhengchen sighed: "At this time, the truth overwhelms everything."
Xiao Cheng said nothing more and closed his eyes.
The night finally passed, and when the sky was dim, Gu Zhengchen got up, packed up and entered the second hall.
Lin Shannan took Li Zongfeng to the second hall.
Gu Zhengchen glanced at Xiao Cheng, who nodded slightly, walked out and closed the door.
In the second hall, there were only two people, Gu Zhengchen and Li Zongfeng.
Li Zongfeng looked at Gu Zhengchen with a complicated expression, shook his head and said, "I didn't expect that we would meet here in this capacity."
Gu Zhengchen motioned Li Zongfeng to sit down, picked up the tea bowl and said, "When you and I first met, you knew that I am a very affectionate person, and I care a lot about the people around me and the people I know. But you just went to kill Lin. Zhuo’s order was just to transfer me out of the government office. Your heart is so vicious, which is beyond my expectation.".??m
Li Zongfeng shook his head and said with a grimace: "When you are under the eaves, you have to lower your head. Lin Zhuo is dead, but for him, I have sacrificed the lives of two brothers as an explanation."
Gu Zhengchen's eyes turned slightly cold: "Luoyang's suppression of people is just a way for you to delay me. Don't show off and let me look down on you."
Li Zongfeng hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said: "Prefect Gu, I admit that Lin Zhuo's death can be blamed on me. It was the Bu family who ordered me to take action to transfer you out of Jinjiang to prevent you from attacking Wu Kang and Qin Xin. Conduct an interrogation. It’s a pity that, despite all the calculations and all possible means, you still neglected to do so and you actually called on Jinjiang County Magistrate Yang Xiu to interrogate on your behalf!”
Gu Zhengchen took out a copper coin, played with it in his hand, and said solemnly: "I have always thought that you are a rare chivalrous person in Quanzhou Prefecture. You are good at charity, generous with money, and help the poor and widowed. But who would have thought? This is just you. You are a disguise, the real you is just a dog kept outside by the Bu family, and a dog that is good at biting people!"
Li Zongfeng's expression suddenly changed.
dog?
Are you the Bu family's dog?
Li Zongfeng was naturally unhappy with such insulting words, and rolled up his sleeves and said: "Prefect Gu, you can go out and have a look, whether it's Jinjiang County, Hui'an County, Xinghua Prefecture, Yanping Prefecture, or even Fuzhou Prefecture, where are you?" The people in Luoyang Town live as comfortable and comfortable lives as in Luoyang Town. Where can the people in Luoyang Town be as good as those in Luoyang Town who are not subject to exploitation or demands in all kinds of ways?"
"Yes, I am a slave of the Bu family and one of their dogs! But for the people of Luoyang Town, I can only do this! My principle is, who can guarantee that the eight hundred households in Luoyang Town will not be bullied? Just rely on whoever you want! If it weren’t for the incompetence of the imperial court and the selection of corrupt officials who are greedy and greedy, bullying and harming the people, how could I, Li Zongfeng, kneel in front of Bu Shou and beg for mercy?!"
"Gu Zhengchen, tell me, if you can kneel down to save 800 families and allow more than 4,000 people to live a stable life, are you willing to kneel down? Look at the people outside Jinjiang City. How many families are in ruins? The clothes are in rags, they don’t have enough food to eat, and their families don’t even have half a month’s worth of food! Some of their family members starved to death, some of their family members died of illness, some of their family members were beaten and maimed, some of their daughters and wives were bullied, and their children were trampled under their feet!”
"I, Li Zongfeng, don't want to see the same for the people of Luoyang Town, so I chose to bury my conscience, kneel in Bu's house, become one of Bu Shou's eyes and ears in Luoyang Town, and become a fisherman! Now that I am in your hands, I will not Don’t regret it! If I hadn’t knelt down back then, the Luoyang Town you saw would have been a different scene - devastated and full of graves!"
Gu Zhengchen looked at the excited Li Zongfeng, listened to his tirade, and said in a deep voice: "So, you said surrender as kindness, kneeling as standing, and viciousness as kindness?"
Li Zongfeng took a step forward, looked at Gu Zhengchen, gritted his teeth and said: "All this is for the people of Luoyang Town! I have a clear conscience!"
Gu Zhengchen held the copper coin in his hand, stood up, and walked out from behind the desk: "Li Zongfeng, do you know that there is a saying: Good without distinguishing between good and evil is not good, but an accomplice of evil! You - are An accomplice of the Bu family!"
Li Zongfeng looked at Gu Zhengchen who was walking over and took two steps back: "Doing evil is the price of treating the eight hundred households in Luoyang Town well! I have to do this. This is an agreement."
Gu Zhengchen chuckled and shook his head: "Doing evil is good? Don't keep saying yes. Eight hundred households in Luoyang Town. In the final analysis, you are only doing it for yourself, right? Lin Zhuo's death reminds me of one thing. Li Chengyi never gave up on the case he was pursuing. Li Zongfeng, come and tell me, the shipwreck case - was it you who did it?"
