As soon as Zhu Yixuan entered the old city, he found that the place had become unrecognizable. All the scenes he was familiar with in the past were gone, leaving only devastation. There were still some gangsters wandering on the street, their eyes flickering and wandering, as if they were sizing up the next target.
Meeting Zhu Yixuan's serious eyes, the gangsters fled away in fright.
Zhu Yixuan slowed down and waited until he arrived at Zhu's mansion.
The housekeeper seemed relieved to see him.
Before the housekeeper could speak, Zhu Yixuan ordered: "Get settled with the young lady first."
The butler's face turned pale and he said, "Young master, not your madam"
Zhu Yixuan glanced at him coldly, "Go if you are told. Why are you asking so many questions?"
The housekeeper didn't dare to say anything and went to do it quickly.
Zhu Yixuan went to Mr. Zhu's yard. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a bandage on his leg, describing his haggard father. He was sad and angry, "Dad, how are you?"
When Mr. Zhu saw Qi Yuxuanang's son, all the grievances he had accumulated during this period turned into tears, "Yixuan, you are finally back! Dad was bullied so miserably! Wuwuwu"
"Dad, please stop crying first and tell me what's going on!" Zhu Yixuan frowned. When they entered the city, they were stopped by the garrison. He immediately realized that these garrison troops were different from the border fortress, and thought He wanted to find out the details of the other party, but he turned out to have a bad attitude and ignored him at all.
In addition, he also brought Cen Mingzhu, who could not see the light, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
Mr. Zhu burst into tears and cried, and when he got excited, he smacked the table repeatedly, "It's all those two bastards Lu Tong and Shen Yi, a country bumpkin who hasn't even left Zhaohua County, and a mud-legged person who has gained power." It’s so shameless to dare to humiliate and plot against us.”
Zhu Yixuan frowned, "Dad, what's going on with those garrison troops? Lu Tong and Shen Yi don't seem to be able to dispatch those garrison troops."
The letter Master Zhu gave him only said that Lu Tong and Shen Yi were acting lawlessly and attacking the Zhu family, and that he could no longer hold on any longer, so Zhu Yixuan hurried back.
On the way, he had already thought about how to deal with Lu Tong and Shen Yi, but as soon as he entered the city, he was given such a big "surprise".
He still had ways to deal with Lu Tong and Shen Yi, but it was hard to tell about the garrison. He didn't even know who was in charge of the garrison.
Mr. Zhu shook his head, "I don't know, I can't find out. It seems that even the prefect can't command them."
"You don't even know who's in charge?" Zhu Yixuan almost laughed out of breath.
His father doesn't seem like someone who can do such stupid things.
Seeing that his son was unhappy, Mr. Zhu felt even more aggrieved, "Do you think I don't want to ask? You can't ask at all! I even tried to get to know the details of the garrison with Lu Tongxu, but Lu Tong's mouth was so tight that he couldn't even say a word. They didn’t even reveal it! That day, Master Gao and his group went to make trouble with the garrison, and three of them were killed, and one member of our family was also killed.”
Speaking of this matter, Mr. Zhu's hands shook slightly, betraying his inner fear and uneasiness.
In Zhaohua County, he has been domineering all his life, and no one treats him with courtesy! The first time he encountered this kind of thorn that he couldn't attack at all, he really didn't know what to do.
Zhu Yixuan's expression changed suddenly. Seeing that Mr. Zhu had no useful information, he could only comfort him first and then go out to find the housekeeper.
"How is the young lady?" The housekeeper bowed respectfully, "The young lady entered the courtyard and never came out again, and she did not give any orders."
Zhu Yixuan nodded, "Send more people to watch her and don't let her leave the room. Just bring her three meals a day."
The housekeeper responded reluctantly, wanting to ask but not daring to ask.
In just a moment, Zhu Yixuan had already walked out of Zhu's mansion.
Zhu Yixuan came to the county government office and found that the gate of the county government office was closed. There was only a drowsy gatekeeper outside. He hurriedly stepped forward and said warmly: "Master Chai, I am Zhu Yixuan of the Zhu family. I want to meet the county magistrate."< br>
The Yamen immediately woke up when he saw Yinzi, and accepted it very naturally. His tone of voice was a little more humane, "Young Master Zhu is here by chance. Our county magistrate is still recovering from his illness!"
"Recuperate?" Zhu Yixuan raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of suspicion.
Seeing that he didn't believe him, the Yamen wanted to swear to heaven, "Young Master Zhu, I can't lie to anyone. Our Lord County Magistrate is really sick. I didn't know who was behind the scenes to instigate those local gangsters to cause trouble. After being beaten, it was said that my muscles and bones were injured for a hundred days, and I still can’t walk!”
Zhu Yixuan was stunned again. His father didn't reveal such important news. It was very possible that Lu Tong's beating was his father's handiwork.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yixuan's face darkened a lot. At that moment, he gave the Ya Chai one more tael of silver and said in a good voice: "Master Chai, I dare to come back. I don't know what the situation is in the city now. Can you follow me carefully?" Let me tell you.”
"No problem!" The officer gave up his seat to Zhu Yixuan and moved to the other side. "If Zhaohua County has changed a lot in recent years, it is understandable that Young Master Zhu doesn't understand. Let’s not talk about other things, let’s just talk about mining. It is the emperor’s decree and the imperial envoy’s supervision. This area of the city is no longer under the control of our county magistrate.
What's the point of saying those people are making trouble! It's not like our Lord can control the sky with one hand. Now he can only manage the people. He can't get involved in matters involving the mine. He can't get involved at all. ”
Yachai waved his hands vigorously.
Zhu Yixuan showed no emotion on his face and continued to ask, "You mean those garrison troops are in charge of the imperial envoy? Who is the imperial envoy?"
The Yamen shook his head, "I don't know about this. I guess even us adults don't know. The magistrate brought the garrison at the beginning. The magistrate told us the magistrate as soon as he came that he had full authority over the mining matter. Leave it to the garrison. From now on, we adults only need to cooperate with the garrison and cannot interfere in other matters.
The garrison leader seemed to have a good background at first sight, and even the prefect was polite to him. I only glanced at him from a distance, but I couldn't see clearly. ”
The more the officer talked, the more Zhu Yixuan's heart sank, and he began to regret bringing Cen Mingzhu back.
Just when Zhu Yixuan was stunned, Shen Yi came over.
The officer quickly stood up and saluted, "Master County Magistrate, are you okay?"
Shen Yi waved his hands gently and smiled, "It's much better now. Come to the county office today to handle the official business accumulated during this period."
When Zhu Yixuan heard the words "Lord County Prime Minister", he felt mixed in his heart. Once upon a time, Shen Yi was a small capital commander who was suppressed by him in the military camp. Now that the other party has become a serious official, he is in front of him. It's inferior to others.
"Brother Shen!" Zhu Yixuan put away those complicated emotions and held his fists in greeting.
Shen Yi didn't seem to notice the complicated expression on his face, and just nodded politely and distantly, "Young Master Zhu is back. Counting the time, three years of filial piety are up. Why don't you make contributions to the border and come back from a long distance?" ( End of chapter)