Chapter three hundred and seventy second someone above
Lu Bai accepted his glass of wine.
King Luo poured another glass of wine, and then he brought today's invitation into the main topic, "Uncle, I invite you today. I am still entrusted by someone. I have something to ask you for a favor."
Seeing that he finally revealed his original purpose, Lu Bai let out a sigh of relief, thinking that he no longer had to resort to false pretenses. This uncle was giving him a headache, but he was still young.
"Say." Lu Bai drank calmly, still knowing what was going on.
"Hey, it's not the Shi family yet." King Luo said with a sad look on his face: "Master Shi is my teacher. I heard that there were some misunderstandings between your two families a few days ago -"
He looked at Lu Bai carefully.
Lu Bai was surprised and wanted to kill Mr. Shi's most proud son. Was this just a misunderstanding?
Seeing that Lu Bai didn't say anything, King Luo smiled and said, "I know Mr. Shi's character. He has always been loyal to the court. Even if there is anything out of line, it is only an expedient measure."
He paused for a moment, then continued after seeing that Lu Bai said nothing: "Mr. Shi also appreciates my uncle's character and has no intention of enmity with him. He also wants to join hands with you to help our country regain its former glory."
Now Lu Bai was completely confused.
He put down his wine glass, "Did Mr. Shi say this, or did His Highness himself say this?"
King Luo raised his hand and swore, "These words come from my teacher's mouth, and they are absolutely true. I swear on my nephew's honor."
At this time, Lu Bai had to look at Master Shi with admiration.
The revenge of killing his son was put down so lightly, presumably for the greater benefit. Follow the dragon's power? Let Lu Bai put aside his grudge and stand with him in King Luo's camp?
Or maybe it's for something else, such as becoming a Jiange in the secular world.
Lu Bai ultimately felt that it was both.
Seeing Lu Bai deep in thought, King Luo asked cautiously: "Uncle, what do you think?"
"Me?" Lu Bai drank a glass of wine and took a bite of food, "I think it's pretty good."
Since Master Shi can let go of his revenge for killing his son, Lu Bai has nothing to let go of. "I also think it's good for Master Shi to ignore the past grudges." He added.
"Well--"
King Luo didn't know for a moment whether he should praise Lu Bai for his general knowledge.
After digesting for a long time, he put a smile on his face and said, "Then - uncle, the person you arrested, do you think he is -"
"Who did I arrest?" Lu Bai pretended to be confused, pretending to understand.
From the moment he met King Luo, Lu Bai knew what King Luo was planning. If he had not won over him earlier or later, why did he win over him now?
Besides, King Luo really had no need to win over him.
It can be said that as long as he accepts Queen Gu as his mother - because he was born by a palace maid and he grew up beside the queen, the queen is nominally his mother - Lu Bai will naturally be on his side.
What's more, Prince Luo's biological mother came from the Gu family and from Queen Mother Gu's side.
Furthermore, the other King Kang was born to Concubine Lu, and Lu Bai had a sworn feud with the Lu family, so he naturally sided with him. This was also the reason why King Luo and King Kang had not come forward to win over Lu Bai before.
The reason why King Luo is looking for him now is because of the stone he caught today.
King Luo was still young and thought Lu Bai really didn't know. He reminded Lu Bai, "Uncle, that's the person you arrested at Yuelai Inn this morning."
Lu Bai was surprised, "I haven't tried this person yet. I didn't expect him to be Lord Shi."
King Luo complimented Lu Bai, "With my uncle's methods, I'm afraid that person won't be able to last for a few rounds before he is attacked. Uncle, please don't hide it from me. That person is not a teacher, but a servant of the family——"
Then, Luo Wangyan said that Mr. Shi only has a nephew by his side now. He is usually a little spoiled, recruits some unscrupulous people at home, and then takes advantage of his power to do random things.
"Hey." King Luo let out a long sigh, "Uncle, the teacher has such a nephew by his side now. You don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face. For my sake, let this guy go?"
To be honest, Lu Bai was really moved by King Luo just now. The pitiful image of a lonely old man appeared in front of his eyes. Especially when he thought that his other son was killed, Lu Bai became even more——
"Wait a minute, Mr. Shi Qi. Mr. Shi Qi is the seventh eldest son. He should have six sons." Lu Bai said.
"Well--"
King Luo didn't expect Lu Bai to discover this blind spot, "What, nothing else is around him."
Okay, it turns out that Zheng'er is alone and widowed, so don't blame Lu Bai for being rude.
"absurd!"
Lu Bai slapped the wine glass on the table.
He put on his uncle's airs and said, "Thanks to you, you are still the King of Luo. In the future, you may become the crown prince who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people. Is this how you become a king? As the saying goes, the state has national laws, families have family rules, and the superior can only be impartial.
Only by enforcing the law can you convince people, the public, and the world. If you blindly use power for personal gain and take personal feelings into consideration, how can you be the master of the world?!"
"I——" King Luo was speechless by Lu Bai's barrage of words.
Lu Bai's tone relaxed, "Uncle, this is for your own good. There are direct descendants, but there are no direct descendants. The reason why your father is undecided now is because he is weighing who is suitable for the position of prince between you and Prince Kang.
"
He looked at King Luo with a sincere look on his face, "I used to be very optimistic about you becoming the king, but you -"
King Luo was anxious.
Although Lu Bai naturally could only stand on his side, King Luo was still very excited when he heard that Lu Bai was optimistic about him.
After all, although Lu Bai cannot be called a noble family now, with his level and the Immortal Sword Sect behind him, it is definitely a big help for him to ascend to the throne.
"Uncle, I am also entrusted by someone."
"I know." Lu Bai interrupted him, "You are still young now, and you are most susceptible to being bewitched and instigated by others. I don't blame you. All you need to know is that my uncle always enforces the law impartially when handling cases and never mixes personal feelings in it.
.I arrested this person this time not to cause trouble for Teacher Shi, but purely for official duties."
He then sighed and said, "You don't know that this man actually sold his official position and got a title. If all officials can be bought, then what's the point of having to take the imperial examination? If people use money to buy officials, they will definitely become officials to earn money. If this continues, the country will become a general.
What? Do you hope that when you become a prince or ascend to a great position, you will be surrounded by businessmen who smell like copper? "
"I don't want to." King Luo shook his head.
"Okay, then tell me, should uncle investigate this case?" Lu Bai shouted.
King Luo nodded, "It's time to check!"
"Okay, with these few words from you, uncle will still think highly of you. Come on, let's cheer!" Lu Bai raised his glass.
When King Luo heard that Lu Bai was still optimistic about him, he happily raised his wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.
Then, Lu Bai stood up and said goodbye.
He was not very hungry. He ate a bowl of rotten pork noodles at noon, and had the royal meal when he entered the palace. Now he had a few bites of elegant side dishes. It can be said that he ate all the representative dishes in half a day.
Now I have to save some stomach to go back and eat home-cooked food.
King Luo sent Lu Bai away. After Lu Bai's figure disappeared, he walked back and slapped his forehead. He felt that he had been deceived by Lu Bai. This was because the cheap "uncle" did not make any promises to him and did not ask him to do anything.
The matter was taken care of.
Perhaps the only gain was to exchange feelings with Lu Bai.
This river house is not far from the wine house, and Lu Bai walked back.
While he was reminiscing about this private dish and wanting to taste it with Gu Qinghuan another day, he made up his mind that this case must be investigated to the end.
The one he is least afraid of offending now is the Shi family. Since he has already killed one person and formed a deadly feud, it doesn't matter if he has another grudge.
After Lu Bai made up his mind, he quickened his pace and returned to the wine house.
As soon as he arrived in front of the wine house, he heard the sound of singing opera coming from the yard behind him.
Lu Bai knew these yards.
These courtyards were all booked by them and used exclusively to house theater troupes.
It can be heard that the theater troupe that Lu Qinghuan bought and arranged yesterday with the help of Mojiatang has now been arranged. Lu Bai is looking forward to the day when "The Peony Pavilion" will be released and shock the world.
**
With Shi Shi's confession, everything went smoothly.
The next day.
The door of the Shi family opened. The middle-aged Bachelor Shi had frost on his temples, showing traces of age erosion. He touched his black and white beard and knew that it was all thanks to Lu Bai.
Mr. Shi, who was originally in good spirits and did not look old at all, immediately changed his mind after hearing the news of the death of his son, Mr. Shi Qi, and his body became much haggard.
If he hadn't been holding back his anger, he might not have been able to survive it.
However, this trend is not revenge.
Revenge has not become a stronghold in the heart of Academician Shi. The other tone in his heart is the dream of strengthening the Shi family.
Now is the most critical moment. As long as he pushes the Shi family to become Jianzhai's secular force, the Shi family will usher in a new future. The four major aristocratic families will be rewritten into the five major Shi families, and the Shi family's children will be able to dominate the government and the public.
Flowers bloom everywhere, allowing the Shi family to practice——
"Hey." The fire in Academician Shi's heart was extinguished by water.
Shi Qi, the most talented person in the family, was killed by Lu Bai.
This hatred is irreconcilable, but there is no rush. He will wait until the day when the Shi family rises and the day when Lu Bai becomes lonely, and then he can settle this score.
Hard things are easy to break, and he believed that Lu Bai would be unlucky one day.
He is patiently waiting for this day.
However--
As soon as Academician Shi got on the carriage, he heard a commotion underneath the carriage.
He opened the curtain and took a look, and saw several guards in royal robes riding towards him on horseback through the early spring mist.
The person in charge was a young man.
He wore a royal robe, and his long hair was tied with a golden rope and hung loosely behind his head, giving this young man a somewhat unrestrained and unrestrained look.
"Who dares to block the way of the Grand Scholar?" the servant shouted.
The horse stopped, and the man on the horse handed over his hand, "Lu Bai, Fusi of Nanzhen, came to investigate the murder of Jin Yiwei. I hope that the bachelor can be convenient."
Lu Bai!
Lu! Bai!
Academician Shi suddenly raised his head and stared straight at Lu Bai.
Lu Bai smiled and cupped his hands, turning a blind eye to the angry gaze of Master Shi, "Master Shi, I'm sorry. This is also a fair way to share the worries of Your Majesty."
Academician Shi glanced at Lu Bai again, knowing that King Luo's show of affection to Lu Bai yesterday might have failed. In this case, he did not need to give Lu Bai good looks.
He lowered his hand in a perfunctory manner, "Master Lu, you came to my house to pick up someone. Who do you want to pick up?"
"Shi Zheng, the instigator of the official selling case." Lu Bai said with a smile.
Shi Zheng was the one behind Shi Shi's confession and sent him to the Yuelai Inn to do the government-selling business.
This is normal.
As for the job of selling officials and conferring titles, it requires Grand Master Shi to do it himself.
"Is there any conclusive evidence?" Archbishop Shi asked again.
"Yes, witness." Lu Bai replied.
Academician Shi suddenly smiled. He looked at Lu Bai with interest, "Master Lu, are you sure that Shi is the one who sells his official position and gets a title?"
He advised Lu Bai, "Mr. Lu, this world is not black and white, nor does it have to be clear-cut between grudges and grudges. We could have sat down to drink tea and chat, so why make the atmosphere so awkward?"
"Is it embarrassing?" Lu Bai was surprised, "It's not embarrassing at all."
He didn't care whether Shi Zheng was the one behind the sale of his official position, he also believed that Shi Zheng was not the one behind the sale of his official position, so he wanted to investigate until he could get to the bottom of it and find out who killed the Guan Supervisor.
"I'm afraid that when the truth comes out, it won't be the answer you want, and it will make Mr. Lu regret it." There was a profound meaning in the words of University Scholar Shi.
However, Lu Bai was determined to drink the tea.
"Don't worry, even if my son is found to have sold his official position and killed someone, I will bring him to justice." Lu Bai said firmly.
Academician Shi clapped his hands and applauded, "Okay, I admire Mr. Lu's righteousness."
He asked people to get out of the way and let Lu Bai enter the house to arrest the person. No one could stop him. He also asked people to tell Shi Zheng that he must explain everything honestly without any ambiguity.
Then, he smiled at Lu Bai and said, "I look forward to the truth about Lu Zhen's envoy, and hope that Lu Zhen's envoy will not disappoint me."
Lu Bai promised him that he would never let him down.
Then, Lu Bai asked people to move their seats out of the way, and after Academician Shi's carriage left for the morning meeting, Lu Bai waved his hand and asked the Jin Yiwei to enter Shi's Mansion to arrest Shi Zheng.
If it is true as what Master Shi said, when the Jin Yiwei went all the way in, the servants of the Shi Mansion not only did not obstruct it, but also took the initiative to open the door and pointed it in the direction where Lu Baishi was.
By the time Jin Yiwei saw Shi Zheng, Shi Zheng had already finished a sumptuous breakfast. Then he stood up under the gaze of Jin Yiwei and stretched out his hand in a bachelor manner, "Please."
Jin Yiwei looked back at Lu Bai.
This is so abnormal, as if these people are not only not afraid of Lu Bai's arrest, but also can't wait for him to catch them.
Lu Bai frowned, thinking deeply in his heart.
Gu Qinghuan is right, the water in this capital is very deep. Just like this case of selling an official position, the water is bottomless.
But in the end, Lu Bai waved his hand firmly and asked Wei Er and other cronies to arrest Shi Zheng and escort him back to Nanzhen Fusi Yamen.
Shi Zheng was very cooperative.
He stood at the gate of Fusi Yamen in Nanzhen, and he knew that he had talked about everything.
He was the one who sold the official.
He sent people to kill people, but did he send people to kill the Customs and Supervision Department——
To be honest, you have to check the books.
Because Shuiguan is a fertile land, after paying money to buy an official position, the official must pay tribute regularly every month.
If the Customs Supervisor paid tribute on time and accurately, and no one paid a high price for the official position, or if someone did, and the Guan Supervisor resigned obediently, then they should not have killed the Guan Supervisor.
Otherwise, they killed him.
But they weren't the ones who killed him. Shi Zheng gave too many orders every day. "I really don't know."
"It's also possible that the people above me thought he was distasteful, or that the silver he paid as tribute was too little, so they ordered someone to kill him." Shi Zheng smiled.
"Who is the person above you?" Lu Bai asked this key question.