After Lei Ting sent Tan Zong home, Lian'er and Bai Yu, who had already learned about the incident, expressed their gratitude to Lei Ting and personally sent her outside the hospital gate.
After Tan Zong's experience, Lian'er and Bai Yu were more assured of his safety in the town, because the Gongde Jiaoxingtang severely punished the black-faced man who had the conflict with Tan Zong. The tall man and others were also implicated and punished accordingly. It is estimated that the entire town already knew about this matter, and no one dared to provoke Tan Zong again.
With Lei Ting¡¯s help, Tan Zong¡¯s life in the town gradually became more leisurely, laughing and playing with the children in the town every day.
As time went by, those responsible for secretly monitoring Tan Zong¡¯s merit sect withdrew one after another, because Tan Zong was active in public every day, and it was easy to know his whereabouts, and there was no need to go to such trouble.
Amidst Tan Zong¡¯s seemingly crazy and ridiculous behavior, Tan Zong quietly transmitted his instructions through Shen San. With Lei Ting¡¯s information, he could calmly deal with the arrangements of the Merit Sect.
Just when Tan Zong was prospering in the small town, that night, Wuchang City, the prefect's Yamen.
Under the cover of night, a man covering his face with a wide hat, surrounded by several followers, arrived at the back door of the prefect's Yamen.
There were several sergeants in helmets and armor standing at the back door. When they saw these people approaching, two sergeants immediately came forward to greet them.
The back door of the prefect¡¯s Yamen was originally unguarded. Since the Imperial Envoy Guan Haishan lived in the backyard of the Yamen, the Yamen¡¯s back door has become heavily guarded. Even at night, the back door of the Yamen is being guarded.
"What are you doing?" The one on the left of the two sergeants was the corps commander. He frowned and looked at the man who covered his face with the brim of his hat, and asked in a deep voice.
"This military master, we were sent here by Master Luo." A follower standing behind the man who covered his face with the brim of his hat hurriedly came up to him and quietly stuffed a five-tael ingot of silver into his pocket. into the hands of the corps commander.
"Go in." The corps commander had already received the instructions from Mr. Luo. He weighed the money in his hand and stepped aside to make way. Since these people had to go on the road, he would not embarrass them.
Under the guidance of a sergeant, the man who covered his face with the brim of his hat led his followers into the backyard and came to a side room.
The sergeant who led the way then retreated, leaving only the man covering his face with the brim of his hat and his entourage in the room.
"You come with me." Not long after, a round-faced man who looked like a guard walked into the room, pointed at the man sitting on the chair with the brim of his hat covering his face, and said in a deep voice.
Seeing that the round-faced man was so rude, as if he didn't even pay attention to the man who covered his face with the brim of his hat, the entourage in the room had angry expressions on their faces.
"Brother, please." The man who covered his face with the brim of his hat didn't seem to mind. After standing up, he made an inviting gesture to the round-faced man in a sweet voice. The voice sounded like a woman's.
The round-faced man then led the man who covered his face with the brim of his hat into a small courtyard with an elegant environment, and into a side room. Several big men were already standing in the room, and they walked over to her.
"Let Xiaoyue and the others come." Just when the big men wanted to step forward to search the man who covered his face with the brim of his hat, the round-faced man stopped them.
Xiaoyue was the maid who followed Guan Haishan, and soon came to the room with the other two maids.
"Search carefully!" The round-faced man glanced at the man who covered his face with the brim of his hat, ordered Xiaoyue in a deep voice, and then left with the man in the room.
After the door closed, the person who covered her face with the brim of her hat took off her hat, revealing a familiar face. It turned out that she was You Wuniang.
Xiaoyue and the others then carefully searched You Wuniang¡¯s body, and after confirming that she did not carry any sharp weapons, they informed the round-faced man outside the door.
"The imperial envoy is currently receiving guests. Madam, please wait here for now." The round-faced man told You Wuniang and left. Xiaoyue served her some fragrant tea.
You Wuniang was holding the teacup and sipping it slowly and uneasily. She went through a lot of effort this time to get in touch with the imperial envoy through Qian Hao, the head of the Qian family, the richest man in Wuchang Prefecture, who she had known for more than 20 years. An attendant of Lord Guan Haishan communicated with Guan Haishan through that attendant, who was called "Master Luo" by You Wuniang's people at the back door of the government office. See Guanhai Mountain.
¡°I don¡¯t know if Guan Haishan is really busy or if he is deliberately trying to tease You Wuniang. You Wuniang has already drank five or six cups of tea, but he still hasn¡¯t appeared.
Finally, just when You Wuniang was waiting anxiously, the door opened, and a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face stood behind two guards.He walked in surrounded by people.
"A civilian woman pays homage to the Imperial Envoy." Seeing this, You Wuniang knew that the middle-aged man with a Chinese character was the Imperial Envoy, Guan Haishan, so she quickly put down the tea cup in her hand and showered him with blessings.
Guan Haishan nodded slightly to You Wuniang and sat down in the upper seat. Two guards stood behind him, one on the left and one on the right. The guard on the left waved at Xiaoyue and other maids in the room. With a move, Xiaoyue and the other maids exited the room and closed the door tightly.
"What treasures do you have to offer to the court?" Guan Haishan took a sip of the fragrant tea on the side and looked at You Wuniang who was standing there calmly. He actually had nothing else to do just now, so he deliberately You Wuniang stood there, thinking that he was a dignified imperial envoy, but so many people were trying to see him, so how could he easily let You Wuniang see him.
"Sir" Guan Haishan's condescending attitude made You Wuniang feel a lot lower. She knew that the higher the official position in the imperial court, the harder it was to deal with them, so she raised her head and glanced at the two guards behind Guan Haishan, who hesitated to speak. appearance.
"They are the imperial guards sent by the housekeeper to this imperial envoy. If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter." Seeing that You Wuniang was concerned, Guan Haishan put down the teacup in his hand and said to her in a deep voice.
"I'm reporting to you, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy. I'll tell you the truth. The woman is a member of the Dongting Lake Water Gang, and she wants to dedicate a treasure worth one million taels to the imperial court." You Wuniang pondered for a moment when she saw this, and thought seriously. Guan Haishan said, "In addition, women of the common people should report to the adults any matters related to the merit religion."
"Dongting Lake Gang?" When Guan Haishan heard this, a strange look flashed across his eyes, and he looked at You Wuniang expressionlessly, "What do you want to tell me?"
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, if we let the Gongde Sect get this wealth, it will definitely endanger our Dashun. The Dongting Lake Water Gang is willing to act as an internal agent to assist the government and army in eradicating the Gongde Sect." You Wuniang then took the treasure left by Zhong Feiyang, and He told Guan Haishan about his dispute with the Gongde Sect, and finally said it solemnly.
"You Wuniang, you are so brave. As a Dongting Lake bandit who is wanted by the government, you don't know how to reflect on your evil deeds, and you want to use that ill-gotten wealth as a bargaining chip to exonerate yourself. It is simply a crime. You deserve to die." After hearing You Wuniang's story, Guan Haishan's face darkened, he stretched out his hand and slapped the table, and said coldly to You Wuniang, "The merit cult is a heinous crime. Secretly colluding with merit cultists is the same crime as the merit cult. You Do you think you can cover up the fact that Dongting Lake and the Merit Sect are colluding with each other with just a few words?"
"Your Excellency, the imperial envoy, what the women said is true. We did not know beforehand that they were members of the Merit Sect. If we had known, we would never have had contact with them." You Wuniang did not expect that Guan Haishan's reaction would be so big. I couldn't help being surprised and quickly explained to him.
"The evidence that you gave 20,000 taels of silver to the Gongde Sect is conclusive. It is wishful thinking to deny it." Guan Haishan did not want to talk to You Wuniang anymore and shouted at the door, "Come here, tell this person who colluded with the Gongde Sect." The female lake bandit was arrested by my imperial envoy and put into the government prison under good supervision."
Along with Guan Haishan's shout, the door was pushed open, and several guards rushed towards You Wuniang, whose face was a little pale. You Wuniang had just talked about the merits that Dongting Lake had given without knowing it. How much money was given to do good deeds was not specified, but Guan Haishan clearly knew that there was an exchange of 20,000 taels of silver between the two parties. This shocked You Wuniang for a moment. She really couldn't think of Guan Haishan. How do you know such a secret thing?
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, we are really wronged" Before You Wuniang could react, two guards picked up her arms and dragged her out of the door. You Wuniang was anxious now. She knew that if she did this If he was taken down, Dongting Lake would be completely ruined this time, so he struggled desperately and shouted to Guan Haishan.
Guan Haishan didn¡¯t even look at You Wuniang. He picked up the tea cup and sipped the tea leisurely, turning a deaf ear to what You Wuniang said.
When You Wuniang was about to be dragged out of the room, a small black shadow fell out of her body and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
"Stop." Guan Haishan, who was drinking tea, heard the noise and subconsciously looked up. When he saw the little black figure clearly, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he shouted to stop and dragged You Wuniang. of guard.
"Where did you get this half a copper coin?" Then, Guan Haishan stood up and walked over, picked up the small black figure that fell on the ground - half a Dashun copper coin, and looked at You Wuniang seriously. .
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, the spring breeze is green again on the south bank of the river. When will the bright moon shine back on me!" The frightened You Wuniang glanced at the half copper coin in Guan Haishan's hand, and a look of surprise flashed across her eyes. Thinking that Guan Haishan paid so much attention to the half of the copper coin that Tan Zong gave her before she left, the scene with Tan Zong at that time could not help but appear in front of her eyes, so she quickly whispered to Guan Haishan.
{Piaotia Literature www.piaotia.com thanks all book friends for their support, your support is our greatest motivation}Haishan was so concerned about the half of the copper coin that Tan Zong gave her before she left. The scene with Tan Zong at that time could not help but appear in front of her eyes, so she quickly whispered to Guan Haishan.
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