In the evening, Meng Tian sent someone to bring Lin Ze a brand new commander's uniform, as well as a badge and seal representing his identity.
Lin Ze asked someone to pick it up and put it away in the room.
The visitor bowed his hand to Lin Ze and said, "My lord asked me to tell you that the gift will be ready soon and will be delivered to you tomorrow. Please wait patiently for a while."
Lin Ze knew that the so-called gift referred to Kong Ming Cao, and nodded and said: "Your master is interested, please reply to him for me. I have already said hello to the Imperial Master, and everything is going according to plan.
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Well, not only did they say hello, they also expressed their unwillingness to get involved.
The person who came just responded with a respectful salute: "If you have anything to say, sir, I will definitely bring it to you next."
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In Tingwei Mansion, Wu Fan was silently cleaning Lin Ze's original command room.
Wipe the table and chairs carefully, pick up the documents and put them on the table, shake them, and carefully wipe away the dust.
Finally, he sat on a guest chair and sighed: "Sir, when are you coming back?"
Wu Fan was having a very boring time during this period. It was not that someone took advantage of Lin Ze's suspension to deliberately suppress him, but he felt that his originally promising future was no longer there as Lin Ze was suspended.
Wu Fan went to Lin Ze in private, and even expressed his loyalty and was willing to leave the black guards and work under Lin Ze.
It was just that Lin Ze told Wu Fan to wait for his return at Tingwei Mansion.
But more than a month has passed since then. During this period, Wu Fan also inquired privately and knew that the matter was not that simple. He couldn't help but wonder if Lin Ze said that deliberately to reassure him.
Seeing the possibility of Lin Ze coming back getting smaller and smaller, Wu Fan's heart became heavier and heavier.
Just when Wu Fan was thinking a lot, there was a "bang", which was the sound of the door being kicked open.
Wu Fan couldn't help but startled and shouted: "Who is it?"
I saw several subordinate officials under Lin Ze's original position walking over with a sinister middle-aged man.
Wu Fan was already upset, but when he saw a few subordinate officials who usually sneered at him bringing people over, he said with an angry look on his face: "Don't you know that this is Lord Lin Ze's public house? Who gave you the courage?
It’s outrageous here.”
The sinister middle-aged man at the head showed a surprised look: "Oh, I didn't expect that Lin Ze has been away for so long, and there is still someone so loyal to him? Who is he?"
A subordinate officer next to him immediately said with a flattering smile: "I'm telling you, your lord, this man's name is Wu Fan, he is a member of the Hundred Households of the Black Guards, Lord Lin Ze..."
When the middle-aged man heard the words "Lord Linze", he immediately snorted: "Huh?"
The subordinate officer quickly slapped his mouth and said: "No, it's Lin Ze's confidant. After Lin Ze committed the crime, not only did this person not repent, but he came over to clean Lin Ze's public house every day. It can be seen from this
, this is a loyal dog under Lin Ze."
When Wu Fan heard that the subordinate officer said that he was a dog, he got angry and cursed: "You look like a dog when you are flattering. How dare you slander Mr. Lin behind his back? Wait for him to come back and see how he will deal with you?"
The official was shocked when he heard this and couldn't help but shrink his head.
The middle-aged man looked unhappy and said coldly: "Don't think about it. Lin Ze was impeached by Yushitai and targeted by Master Fusu. There is no way he can come back."
Wu Fan asked back: "Who are you?"
When the official heard the middle-aged man's confident answer, he felt relieved and immediately said aggressively: "This is Lord Li Gang, the commander of the black guards, Wu Fan, you are a small household, why don't you come to see Lord Li?
"
Wu Fan's heart sank when he heard this. As far as he knew, this commander named Li Gang seemed to have a grudge against you. Now it seems that he is not a good person.
However, since he was of a lower rank than others, Wu Fan had to bow his head and salute: "I have met Mr. Li."
Unexpectedly, Li Gang waved his hand and said, "No need to be too polite. I'm here to look for trouble today. Someone, come here, arrest this little householder and beat me up."
Several people walked out from behind Li Gang, and two of them stepped forward and detained Wu Fan directly. The other few people smashed the furnishings in Lin Ze's apartment to pieces in just a few moments.
Wu Fan hurriedly said: "Mr. Li, as the saying goes, leave everything for a while so that we can meet again in the future. My lord has only been suspended from his post, not dismissed. You are not afraid that he will see such a scene when he comes back and form a bond with my lord."
A life-and-death feud?"
Li Gang just sneered: "You dare to be so stubborn? Come on, slap me."
When the official heard this, he hurriedly said: "Sir, let me come."
After seeing Li Gang nod, he stepped forward and slapped Wu Fan hard. A scarlet slap mark immediately appeared on Wu Fan's face.
Wu Fan stared at the official, who was frightened by the fierce light in his eyes and couldn't help but take a step back.
Li Gang saw this and said displeased: "Go on, what are you afraid of? Do you think I will give him a chance to live?"
When Li Gang said this, the subordinate officer immediately became bolder and slapped Wu Fan several times.
When Wu Fan heard this, his heart became cold. He knew that there was no hope of survival. He suddenly spat hard on the officer. There was blood in the phlegm and teeth in the blood, and it sprayed all over the officer's face.
The official said with a ferocious look on his face: "Wu Fan, you deserve to die. No one can save you today."
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps, and Lin Ze led the four elders of Fang Xiandao into his public room. At first glance, he almost thought that he had gone to the wrong place.
When Lin Ze locked his eyes on Li Gang and Wu Fan who was being held in custody, he suddenly understood. He gritted his teeth and said to the fourth elder Fang Xiandao: "Elder, I will arrest Li Gang. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy."
When Li Gang saw Lin Ze, he couldn't help but be shocked: Didn't he agree not to come back yesterday?
Then I thought again: Could it be that he ran back by himself?
Seeing the four elders of Fang Xiandao surrounding him, Li Gang immediately shouted: "Lin Ze, you are suspended from duty now. I am an authentic court official. Commanding my men to attack a court official is a capital offense."
Lin Ze just sneered: "Da Qin Law, if an official attacks his colleagues or superiors with force, he should be punished with death. Li Gang, if you smashed my office and injured my men, I have enough evidence to prove that you attacked me with force, so you can wait to die."
Li Gang pointed at Lin Ze and said: "Don't try to deceive me. You are a suspended commander, and you are not considered a colleague. According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, you are not qualified to enter the Tingwei Mansion."
Lin Ze twitched the corner of his mouth, sneered, took out a waist badge and said: "My official position has been restored."
Li Gang's face was full of disbelief. We all went there together yesterday. Didn't they have a falling out?
However, the four elders of Fang Xiandao had tightly surrounded Li Gang and all attacked him.
Li Gang suddenly became in a hurry and was surrounded by dangers. Li Gang couldn't help but said anxiously: "Lin Ze, this is actually a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
Lin Ze looked cold and ignored him.
Soon the four elders of Fang Xiandao captured Li Gang, locked up his true energy, and then separated two more people to restrain all the others brought by Li Gang.
Lin Ze walked in front of Wu Fan, whose face was covered with scars, and said softly: "How's it going? Are you okay?"
After Wu Fan was released, he rubbed his face. Hearing Lin Ze's concerned words, his heart felt complicated and indescribable.
Finally, he bowed to Lin Ze and said with choked sobs, "I pay my respects to you, sir. It's great to have you back."
Lin Ze patted Wu Fan on the shoulder and said, "I've made you feel wronged."
Then he said with a cold look in his eyes: "But now you can come back with revenge. Whoever beats you, you can pay back double to him."
Upon hearing this, Wu Fan saluted Lin Ze again, picked up a table leg from the ground, and strode towards the subordinate officer who had just beaten him.
The official looked frightened and said quickly: "Master Wu, I just couldn't help myself. Please spare me once."
Wu Fan turned a deaf ear and just stepped up. With a "pop" sound, the table leg hit the official's face and broke into two pieces.
The official's face became swollen at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Then Wu Fan picked up another one from the ground.
"Pa, pa, pa, pa" after more than a dozen cigarettes in a row, Wu Fan felt a little angry in his heart. The official's cheeks had turned into a pile of rotten flesh, and he could not recognize the human form at all. His mouth was still vague.
I don't know if he said words begging for mercy or insulting.
Wu Fan glanced at Lin Ze hesitantly.
Lin Ze didn't even think about it and said, "It's up to you. It doesn't matter if you kill him. I'll take the responsibility."
Wu Fan was also a ruthless man. He drew the sword from his waist and swung the sword, and the official's head flew out.
Lin Ze said with a slightly appreciative tone: "Not bad."
Wu Fan just stood silently behind Lin Ze.
At this time, Li Gang said: "Lin Ze, save everything so that we can meet each other in the future. How about you let me go and we can all write it off?"