While the people of Quancheng stayed up all night for one reason or another, there was also a tense atmosphere in the governor's office. Soldiers patrolled the yard with swords and guns. Lanterns with the words "Governor's Office" were hung all over the eaves and in the back hall.
Inside, Shandong Governor Ruan Dacheng pointed his brother-in-law Shi Yan's nose with a trembling finger, and the gray beard on his chin twitched angrily: "You, you, you, what a good thing you have done! How do you want me to end it?"
Shi Yan looked aggrieved and sat on the soft stool angrily, muttering: "How did I know that Liu is so powerful? Isn't he just a small boss?"
"Don't you ask in advance how a small trick can make such a big fuss? Didn't you see that Deputy Commander Niu has arrived, the Forbidden Army has dispatched thousands of people, and the streets are packed with ordinary people.
Okay, boss, huh, I think this is what happens when a relative of the emperor gets into trouble. You are already in your thirties, why are you so reckless? Do you really think that Jinan Prefecture is your **** county? Give it to me.
Adding to the chaos, there is a crowd outside now, what do you want me to do? How do you want me to end it!" Ruan Dacheng was so angry that he slapped the table more than ten times in a row, and the water in the tea cup was spilled out.
"Brother-in-law, after all, you are still the top leader in Shandong Province. Didn't you just make an agreement with Deputy Commander Niu? We will be interrogated in court tomorrow. I will find a few witnesses to prove that it was Liu who came to my Yamen to commit the assassination.
Wouldn't it be mine? Besides, he killed several of my brothers on the spot. We won't embarrass him, and I won't pursue his responsibility if people are hurt. I will just compensate Guihelou.
Done." Shi Yan saw his brother-in-law getting angry and quickly came up with a self-righteous idea.
"Fart, how long has it been? You are still thinking about Guihelou. If I judge the case in court tomorrow, these people will tear me apart. You still think that your brother-in-law is a real governor. I am now myself
It’s hard to guarantee that they didn’t use force today because of Deputy Commander Niu’s face. If they really come in, these hundred or so soldiers from my yamen are no match for me, let alone you. Even I won’t be able to escape unscathed.”]
Shi Yan was dumbfounded. It seemed that he had gone too far this time. Even the governor of the province could not protect him. What should he do? Cold sweat broke out. He suddenly stood up, threw himself at Ruan Dacheng's feet and cried: "Brother-in-law
Help, I am the only one in our Shi family. I think our Shi family spent a lot of money to buy you an official. Brother-in-law, you can't just die without saving me."
Ruan Dacheng kicked him angrily and said angrily: "You're a worthless thing, you really embarrass your father. A confrontation in court tomorrow is absolutely out of the question. I've already planned it. Take advantage of tonight's free time to get out of the city as soon as possible."
Run away back to **, and never step foot further into Shandong again."
"Thank you, brother-in-law. I'll leave now." Shi Yan quickly got up and walked out the door. He stopped when he reached the door and said with a grimace: "It's so crowded outside, how can we get out?"
"Trash, look at you! I have made arrangements a long time ago." Ruan Dacheng pointed to a cabinet in the room and said: "Move that away. There is a secret passage below that can lead to a house next to the governor's office.
I bought it there in advance, and the horses and entourage are all prepared there. You can change your clothes and leave as soon as the city gate opens tomorrow morning. Don’t stop on the way."
After hearing this, Shi Yan hurriedly went out and called the thin servant and the man with the broken leg over. Together, the three of them moved the cabinet away, then lifted up the floor tiles, revealing a dark secret passage.
"Brother-in-law, take care of yourself." Shi Yan kowtowed to Ruan Dacheng while lying on the ground. The two men also knelt on the ground and kowtowed like garlic: "Thank you, Lord Governor, for saving your life. What use will we have to kill the three evil spirits in the future?"
Just speak up when the time comes." After saying that, the three of them got into the hole one after another.
Ruan Dacheng watched them disappear into the cave for a while, then called a few servants in to restore the floor tiles and cabinets to their original positions, sighed and went back to the bedroom to rest.
Early the next morning, as soon as it was dawn and the defenders of the south gate opened the city gate, three guys dressed as businessmen came over on horseback. They politely thanked the soldiers for their hard work, threw in a few copper coins and went out.
As soon as they left the city gate, the three fast horses drove away. Recently, there have been more southern merchants going to Jinan Prefecture to do business, and the soldiers didn't pay much attention.
The grievance drum beside the gate of the governor's office was beaten loudly by several big men. Originally, the governor was not responsible for hearing the case, and the grievance drum at the gate was just a decoration. But since yesterday Governor Ruan patted his chest and promised to hear the case fairly.
, then everyone will wait and see. It’s already getting bright, so why haven’t the Yamen opened yet?
Under the urging of the drums, the governor's Yamen finally made some movement. Two red-eyed Yamen weakly pushed open the door. It was obvious that they had stayed up all night last night.
"Only relevant people are allowed to enter, and all other casualties will be kept away." A man who looked like a master shouted.
In this way, the common people lost the right to listen. They stepped forward to argue with the master one after another. A group of people were making a noise, and suddenly a shout came from behind: "Everyone, get out of the way, Marshal Liu is here." The crowd immediately separated.
Along the road, one after another looked at the soft sedan carrying the Liu Mansion with concerned eyes.
When Liu Ziguang woke up, he found someone sleeping next to him. He reached out and touched a soft hair. It turned out that it was Peng Jinrong who had been watching over him all night. Liu Ziguang felt a little moved. He gently turned over and got out of bed, covering himself with a brocade quilt.
Peng Jinrong, who had been sleeping lightly, immediately woke up. When she saw Liu Ziguang getting up, she hurriedly said: "You are injured and cannot move around. Sit down quickly and I will ask the maid to get water to wash your face."
Now he needs help from others even to wash his face. Liu Ziguang smiled bitterly and sat back on the bed obediently. It felt bad to be a blind person. Yesterday, he still had a feeling of luck that supported him. He believed that the body modified by the spaceship should have the function of self-repair.
Blind eyes can regain their sight, and skin that has been burned can regenerate. But after a night, the eyes still can't see, and a cold air rises from the soles of the feet. Can't they really be blind?
The little maid clumsily wiped the half of Liu Ziguang's face that was not burned by the boiling oil with a towel. She accidentally touched the wound on the side. Liu Ziguang felt a slight pain and made a "hiss" sound in his mouth. Peng Jinrong quickly winked.
He took the maid's towel and wiped Liu Ziguang's face carefully while saying: "The person who harmed you was blocked by us at the governor's office. Ruan Dacheng said that the case will be decided in court today. We will go there in a while. No matter what the guy has
Whatever the background, he is dead today."
Liu Ziguang gave a soft "hmm". He believed that his power in Jinan Mansion was enough to kill those villains, but would killing them solve the problems of blindness and skin burns? In the final analysis, he was still too reckless and too careless.
He was arrogant. He knew that the other party had bad intentions, but he still went alone, causing irreversible consequences.
Seeing Liu Ziguang's indifferent reaction, Peng Jinrong couldn't help but feel a little strange. In the past, he would have been furious and clamored to kill everyone who hindered him. This phenomenon was not a good thing. It seemed that the injury had caused serious damage to him.
Psychological shadow.
"The doctor said you can't see the wind, so don't ride a horse today. I've prepared a soft sedan for you. Let's go there after dinner," Peng Jingrong said cautiously.
"Yeah." Liu Ziguang replied. After wiping his face, breakfast was served. It was still a sumptuous twenty eggs plus rice porridge, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, pickled mustard, etc. However, Liu Ziguang only took two symbolic sips of the rice porridge.
I pushed the bowl away and said I wouldn't eat it. It seemed that I was really in a bad mood.
Peng Jinrong did not dare to force him, so she found a large old robe of soft fabric to help him put it on his body. He did not dare to tie the belt while covering it, for fear of hurting the wound inside. Before going out, Liu Ziguang thought for a moment and touched
He groped his way to the desk, took out a pair of dark visor crystal glasses used by pilots from the drawer, put them on his face, and said, "Let's go." Then he got into the soft sedan, and four solid men lifted him up.
The sedan, escorted by the red-shirted cavalry, went straight to the governor's Yamen.
As soon as they walked out of the gate, the people who had been guarding the whole night gathered around. They asked about Marshal Liu's injury with concern. After learning that Marshal Liu was scalded and could not see the wind, these people followed silently until they came to the governor's office. Niu Yong
He, Wu Sangui and other Forbidden Army generals also arrived, and they wanted to observe the trial of the case.
After the sound of "Enter the hall", Ruan Dacheng, a second-rank official, wearing a red robe embroidered with golden pheasant patches, strutted out from the back hall, sat down behind the table, and asked slowly: "Who is there in the hall?"
"We are suing Shi Yan, the training commander of the Army Preparation Regiment, for murdering my general Liu. This is a lawsuit." It was Li Yan who spoke. It was not suitable for the eldest lady to appear in public in such an occasion, so Li Yan, a former scholar, came forward.
"Send it over." Ruan Dacheng asked his master to take the complaint, held it in his hand, looked at it casually, and continued: "It's just the plaintiff's side of the story. Bring the defendant to court."
"Bring the defendant!" A squad leader yelled angrily. After a while, no one came up. Everyone looked at each other. Even Niu Yong was dumbfounded. Which song did Governor Ruan sing? Everyone knows what Shi Yan was singing yesterday.
Hiding in the governor's office, it would be an insult to everyone's intelligence to do this now.
Niu Yong coughed dryly and said, "Didn't Shituan Envoy be in the governor's office last night? Why did he come so slowly?"
"You guys, go and bring Shi Yan." Ruan Dacheng waved and sent several government officials to the back hall.
After a while, the yamen officer came back carrying a man with a bleeding head and reported: "Sir, the Shituan trainer and others have disappeared. The brother we were guarding was also knocked unconscious."
"Trash!" Ruan Dacheng was so angry that he slammed the table, took out a stick and threw it out, "Go and find him for me. We will search the whole city to find him. I must give General Liu justice."
"As ordered." The squad leader took the order and led a few people out. Ruan Dacheng shook his head with anger still lingering: "What a misfortune for our family." He patted his forehead as if in pain, and suddenly raised his head to see cold eyes.
The people watching his performance changed their expressions and said: "Since the defendant cannot be present, this case cannot be tried for the time being. You should please go back. Don't worry, if everything in the complaint is true, I will definitely uphold justice and kill the relatives."
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"Humph" Niu Yong stood up. Ruan Dacheng's trick was not clever, but it was watertight. Shi Yan could at best be regarded as a suspect for intentional injury. The governor's office was not a prison cell and had no obligation to detain suspects. Besides, he was good at his tricks.
So good, even if you want to find fault, there is no chance. Ruan Dacheng has completely wiped out all his connections. Niu Yong is miserable. It was because of his face that the red shirt group did not rush into the governor's office to arrest him. Now he has escaped.
How can he have the face to meet people?
"Sir Ruan, since he has escaped, please send a warrant to capture Shi Yan at sea." Wu Sangui said indignantly.
"The case has not been tried, and there is no conclusion as to who is right. Besides, Shi Yan is also a fourth-grade military attache. As long as his Wusha is still there, I can't lock him up. I'm just looking for him now to ask questions.
, let alone any sea arrest documents." Ruan Dacheng said seriously, it seems that he has no intention of letting this case enter the judicial process.
Everyone was furious, and the brothers who accompanied Liu Ziguang pointed at Ruan Dacheng and cursed: "It's obvious that you let your brother-in-law run away, and you are still pretending to be a gentleman here to see if I don't tear down your yamen."
Niu Yong and Wu Sangui pretended not to hear and turned their faces to the side. Ruan Dacheng was so angry that he shook his hands. The Jinan government officials are not like officials, the soldiers are not like soldiers, and the people are not like common people. Except for the subordinates they brought in the yamen, there is no one.
People took him seriously as a governor.
The brothers in the red shirt group got angry and yelled. They drew their knives and were about to go over and kill someone. Liu Ziguang, who had been silent for the whole time, said, "Stop, let's go." After saying that, he turned around and walked out. Everyone angrily took out the half-pulled steel knives.
He put the knife back into its sheath, made several threatening gestures towards Ruan Dacheng, and followed Liu Ziguang out.
The plaintiffs all left, and Niu Yong had no interest in staying. Being taken advantage of by this shameless scholar made him feel very uncomfortable. He left with a cold "goodbye", leaving Ruan Dacheng sitting alone in the hall feeling stupid.
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"Alas, I am such a loser as a governor." Mr. Ruan sighed sadly, leaned back, and finally let go of his worries. No matter how the play went, he saved his brother-in-law anyway. Can you?
Escape depends on this kid's luck.
"What should we do?" Everyone asked Liu Ziguang. Although he was temporarily blind, he was still the commander-in-chief of the Red Shirt Army. "What do you think we should do?" Liu Ziguang asked.
"Send people to search the whole city. At the same time, we cannot relax the surveillance of the governor's office. We ask the defenders of the four cities, and then send light cavalry to pursue them according to the situation. There is only so much we can do at the moment." Military advisor Li Yan said quickly, and his plan will be able to appear.
All situations were taken care of.
"Very good, let's do it this way. After discovering the clues, we will send flying troops to take off from the city wall and conduct aerial searches to cooperate with the ground cavalry pursuit." After giving the order, Liu Ziguang groped to the soft sedan, lowered his head and got in: "Go back home.
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After questioning the guards at the four gates, they learned that three businessmen left the city from the south gate early in the morning. One of them had a broken leg and the other was very thin. These were consistent with the characteristics of two of Shi Yan's men. The red shirt troops immediately dispatched.
The cavalry company with rich search experience divided into squads and chased south. The ten powered parafoils of the flying unit took off from the city wall and flew south in a straight formation that conformed to the aerodynamic principle.