The front hall was brightly lit, and a fat man with a pale body and a pale face was looking at the entrance of the hall restlessly. When Lin Jue walked in quickly with a gust of wind, the man stood up and rushed as if he had seen a savior.
Come to Lin Jue.
"Cousin Lin Sheng? What's going on? What's going on with the head of the family? Tell me quickly." Lin Jue asked.
The fat man was none other than Lin Sheng, the second son of the Lin family, the second son of Lin Bonian.
"Lin Jue, I see you now. This is incredible." Lin Sheng wailed, grabbing Lin Jue's hand, his whole body was shaking, and he was about to cry with his mouth open.
"What is the situation? You can tell me." Lin Jue stamped his feet.
Lin Sheng then shook his lips and said: "My father, he was taken away. A large group of government officials came in, and they took my father away as soon as he lay down. He didn't know what happened, so he was taken away by force.
Now. Is there any royal law for this? Dad is the deputy envoy of the Third Department. How can they be so barbaric?"
Lin Jue interrupted his ramblings and said in a deep voice: "Can you tell which yamen he is from? Who is leading the team?"
Lin Sheng shook his head and shouted: "I don't know. I got the news that the person has been taken out of the house. The housekeeper didn't see clearly. He only heard what dad said, asking me to come to you quickly to find a solution. He said that maybe only you can do it.
Save him. No, I'll come to you quickly. We, the Lin family, have no one else in the capital, and we really can only come to you. Lin Jue, you are now the prince's commander, can you go and ask Prince Liang to think about it?
Way, Lin Jue..."
Lin Jue waved his hand to interrupt Lin Sheng's words, frowning and thinking quickly. Just now, Lin Hu went in to report that the owner of the family had been kidnapped. On the way there, Lin Jue was thinking about what happened. Now he heard what Lin Sheng said.
, Lin Jue immediately understood the general idea. Although Lin Sheng didn't know which yamen person took Lin Bonian away, Lin Jue already knew it.
After catching his son-in-law, the relationship between Lin Bonian and himself had dropped to a freezing point. Lin Jue did not go to see him, because Lin Jue was also extremely dissatisfied with Lin Bonian. If Lin Bonian did not come to subdue him, Lin Jue would
He even planned to continue the cold war with him. However, after all, Lin Bonian was the head of the Lin family and his second uncle. Lin Jue also wanted to find an opportunity to settle the past and let the past pass. After all, this was an internal conflict within the Lin family.
Lin Bonian may have been deceived by Wu Chunlai.
Therefore, Lin Jue would naturally not stand idly by when Lin Bonian was captured. Lin Jue would not give up on any of the Lin family unless he committed a heinous crime that would lead the Lin family to the danger of destruction.
Lin Jue has always been worried about one thing, which is the incident of Lin Bonian's impeachment. He wanted to help, but was unable to do anything. Firstly, Lin Bonian refused to tell Lin Jue clearly, and secondly, Mr. Yan and Mr.
Jue couldn't get in the conversation. Lin Jue asked Lin Bonian to surrender, but Lin Bonian refused. So the matter remained stuck there. Lin Jue really didn't know how to deal with it.
And tonight, Lin Bonian was taken away from his home by a group of government officials. Lin Bonian asked Lin Sheng to come to him to save his life. It was most likely that he was guilty of something. He could lead someone to capture a third-grade master in the capital.
There were not many yamen with members. Apart from the impeachment incident, Lin Bonian had no other troubles. It could only be that things had worsened.
"What should we do? What should we do? Lin Jue, think of a solution quickly. You don't hold grudges and don't care, right? Don't forget, you are a member of our Lin family, and my father is the head of the Lin family." Lin Sheng saw Lin Jue pondering.
Without saying a word, he stamped his feet and shouted loudly.
Lin Jue frowned and shouted: "Why are you panicking? What did you say? If something happens to the master of the house, can I not care about it?"
Lin Sheng also realized that what he said was wrong and hurriedly said: "Then what should we do now? You tell me."
Lin Jue said coldly: "Don't mess up the situation yourself. I'll go and find out which yamen did it first. You go back to your house. There must be a mess in your house now, and you need to sit in and calm him down."
They can't mess up on their own. Do you understand?"
Lin Sheng nodded with a mournful face and said: "Okay. The house is indeed in chaos. The mother and aunts in the back house were crying and making a quarrel. Some said that daddy would never come back, and they were clamoring to be separated and walk.
.Hey, I don’t know what to do either.”
Lin Jue shouted: "Are you a man? Can't you control the situation at this time? You are the son of the Lin family, and I need you to stand up at this moment. After you go back, close the door of the house and guard the house with the servants and stewards. Who is here?
If you cause trouble at any time, you will be severely punished. It doesn’t matter whether he is a aunt or a relative, don’t show mercy, do you understand?”
Lin Sheng bowed his body and said tremblingly: "Hey, hey, I understand."
Lin Jue looked at his cowardly look and felt extremely dissatisfied. This guy was usually very arrogant and pretended to be a master in the flower streets and willow alleys, but at the critical moment he looked like this coward. He was probably not going to be able to suppress the situation.
"Let's do this. After I inquire about the current situation of the head of the family, I will go to your house to find you. Before I arrive, you have to cheer me up." Lin Jue shouted coldly.
"Okay, okay." Lin Sheng nodded repeatedly.
Lin Jue turned to Lin Hu and said: "Hurry up and prepare your horses, and ask Li Xianliang to bring a few guards to follow."
Lin Hu responded loudly, turned around and ran out. A moment later, shouts and orders came from the courtyard outside. Lin Jue turned around and was about to go back to the back house to change clothes. In the blink of an eye, he saw Lin Shengwu standing there stupidly, frowning unconsciously.
He yelled, "Why are you standing here if you don't go back home?"
"Yes, yes, let's go now, let's go now." Lin Sheng came to his senses and hurried away.
Lin Jue sighed and strode towards the back house. After entering the back house, he shouted loudly: "Change clothes, change clothes, change clothes for me quickly."
The maids were running around quickly. The little princess and Lu Wu stood in the corridor and looked at Lin Jue who was walking quickly and the serious look on his face. They both felt nervous in their hearts. The two of them also held their hands tightly.
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The long street on a summer night is empty and dark, and the rapid sound of horse hooves hits the bluestones on the street. The sound is clear and intense. When hearing the sound of horse hooves, it gives people a tense and heart-wrenching atmosphere. There are many houses on both sides of the street.
The people inside opened their windows and looked around, muttering in their hearts but wondering what big thing had happened to cause such a big commotion in the middle of the night.
Lin Jue, Lin Hu, Li Xianliang, the captain of the royal guard who was in charge of guarding Lin Jue's mansion, and seven or eight guards were galloping along the empty street. The dim wind lights on both sides of the street flickered past, and the streets were thrown away.
Behind them, in less than half an hour, the group arrived in front of the Yushitai Yamen outside Donghua Gate.
The front of the Yushitai Yamen was not as deserted and lonely as usual. Lin Jue once waited here until dark to wait for Fang Dunru. After nightfall, the Yushitai Yamen was pitch black, which made it feel quite eerie. But
At this moment, the lights were brightly lit in front of the yamen. It was rare that there were more than a dozen yamen guards standing in front of the door. On normal days, there were only two gatekeepers here. This further allowed Lin Jue to confirm that he was
My guess is that Lin Bonian must have been arrested by Yushitai, otherwise why would he act like this?
When Lin Jue and his entourage arrived at the yamen gate, the yamen servants at the yamen gate all held up their swords and glared as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Lin Jue got off his horse and a group of more than ten people walked directly to the yamen gate. Upon seeing this, a yamen team leader came up
A few steps forward, he put his hands on his hips and asked.
"Who is he? You are not allowed to stay in the important place of Yushitai Yamen."
Lin Jue cupped his hands and stepped forward, and said in a deep voice: "I have come to see Fang Dunru, the Prime Minister of the Censor. Please inform him to come in."
The squad leader frowned and shouted: "Who are you? My family, Fang Zhongcheng, has given orders not to see anyone tonight. Please go back."
"Please inform Fang Zhongcheng that Lin Jue wants to see me, and ask him to come to see me." Lin Jue came to the front of the squad leader and insisted a few steps away.
"Lin Jue? Lin Jue, the new champion? Lin Jue, a student of Fang Zhongcheng?" the head of the yamen class asked in shock.
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "It's me, brother. I really have something urgent to see Fang Zhongcheng. Please let me know. If Fang Zhongcheng doesn't see you, I will leave immediately and won't bother you."
The head of the yamen team frowned and thought for a moment and said, "That's all. I'm trying to get scolded by Master Zhongcheng. I have to give face to the number one scholar. You guys will wait a moment, and I'll report it here."
Lin Jue smiled and clasped his fists and said: "Brothers are loyal, thank you for your work."
The head of the yamen team nodded, turned around and walked in. Lin Jue and others stood at the door waiting. The time passed very long, Lin Jue dodged back and forth, and several horses stamped their hooves and snorted uneasily, as if sensing
People's moods usually appear restless. Finally, there was the sound of footsteps inside the door, and the yamen leader appeared at the door holding a lantern.
"How? What did Zhong Cheng say?" Lin Jue hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
The head of the yamen team frowned and said, "I was scolded by Mr. Zhongcheng. He said he wouldn't see anyone tonight. If I go to report it, I will get scolded."
Lin Jue heard that the words were wrong, and his heart suddenly sank. But he heard the head of the yamen team said: "Fortunately, although I was scolded, Mr. Zhongcheng still agreed to see you."
Lin Jue was overjoyed and hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Thank you brother, brother, I'm sorry. It's just a small thing, but it's not respectful." Lin Jue took out a few banknotes from his arms and handed them over.
The head of the Yamen team was startled and waved his hands repeatedly: "Mr. Lin, this is impossible. Are you trying to kill me? Lord Zhongcheng has strictly ordered that no one in the Yushitai Yamen should be bribed.
The city will deal with it severely. One tael of silver will cost you your job and go to jail. This is absolutely unacceptable."
Lin Jue hurriedly took back the money and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, it's my fault. In this way, if I treat you to a drink another day, it doesn't count as bribery."
"That's more or less, but forget it. It's nothing. Come in quickly, Mr. Zhongcheng has something important to do next, so you may have to hurry up. By the way, only you are allowed to go in, and the others have to stay.
Outside." The head of the Yamen team said.
Lin Jue nodded in agreement, raised his hands to thank him again, turned around and told Lin Hu, Li Xianliang and others to wait here, and then walked into the dark gate of Yushitai.
Lin Jue, the imperial censor, had been here several times and was familiar with the road. But the atmosphere was very different tonight. On the way to Fang Dunru's public house, officials and servants hurried past from time to time, as if they were very busy. Not long after, Lin Jue came in.
Entering the courtyard where Fang Dunru's public house is located, there are several officials standing high and low in the open space in the courtyard, as if they are waiting in line to meet, and they seem to be waiting for orders at any time.
The edged paper on the long window of the public house was all white, reflecting several busy figures in the room. A bright light shone from the ajar door.
Lin Jue walked to the corridor at the door, raised his hands to a servant standing at the door and whispered: "Brother, please inform Master Zhongcheng and tell Lin Jue to see you."
The guard glared at Lin Jue, nodded and said, "Wait a moment."
