In the quiet night, the door of Yingtian Academy was suddenly knocked on the sky, startling the night birds flying one after another, and the academy attendants who guarded the door got up sleepily, and scolded with a yawn: "Straight lady thief, there are always these ghosts who travel in the middle of the night to disturb, and they will run to the city to be merry and happy after school, and this time they will disturb Lao Tzu's dream." ”

There was a loud knock on the door, and someone shouted, "Open the door quickly, or you will slam the door." ”

"It's coming, it's coming, it's selling. Than, howling? While scolding, the miscellaneous servants opened the log of the top door, removed the long chain, and opened the door a crack, and suddenly the fire was dazzling, piercing the eyes and could not open, and dozens of officials in front of the door held swords and lanterns and torches, and the formation was terrifying.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what is this doing?" The handyman panicked.

"Get aside, and on the orders of Lord Yin, come to the academy to get people."

One of the head catchers shouted loudly, took out an official document and shook it in the firelight, then put it in his arms, waved his hand behind him, and said: "Leave two people to guard the gate, no one is allowed to enter or leave, and the rest of the people will follow me to get people." ”

The servants shouted a promise, rushed in, and rushed straight to the student's apartment with torches, and the handyman who guarded the door saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly crept into the shadows and stole a void, turned around and ran towards Cao Min's apartment.

Dozens of officials rushed into the school building, several officials blocked the courtyard door tightly, and the leader of the head hunter ordered the rest of the people to follow the number plate provided by Cao Min and look for them all the way.

In an instant, the chickens and dogs jumped in the school building, and the sleepy-eyed students looked at the noise outside one after another, and the officials waved the bright and flickering Pu knife and shouted: "The officials take people, and there are no people to avoid the side, if you get away with the prisoners, none of you can escape." ”

The students were so frightened that they quickly retracted their heads, and boldly looked out through the cracks in the windows and doors, only to see that within a while, the four students were dragged out of the aisle wearing small clothes, and the chains and shackles that had been prepared in the courtyard rattled and locked tightly.

Some people recognized that one of the four people was Wang Anshi, a student of Yiyitang, and the other three were Wei Songhe, Cheng Liangmu, and Lu Dakui, students of Wuertang; The four of them were disheveled, and their mouths were high and swollen, apparently because they had suffered when the officials took them.

"Why did you wait for us, and what crime did we commit? Is there any royal law left? Wang Anshi shouted loudly with blood foaming from the corner of his mouth.

"Leave some strength to go to the lobby and say, I will wait for the order of Lord Fuzun to get people, as for what crime you have committed, I don't have that leisure to care."

The leading catcher held the square hat on his head, waved his hand and said: "The criminals Wang Anshi, Wei Songhe, Cheng Liangmu, and Lu Dakui have been arrested and taken away." ”

Qi Shunbin, Cao Min and others who heard the news had just arrived in front of the school, Qi Shunbin's hands and feet trembled in a hurry, and he stepped forward with the support of the little guy and hurriedly said: "A few bad masters, what happened?" How do you come to the academy to pick up people, this ......?"

"Old Mountain Chief, we are doing what we are ordered, No, this is the capture of the government office, and it is helpless to disturb the adults, the person has already gotten it, we will retire, if you have any doubts, you can go to the government office to inquire, we are only responsible for taking people, and everything else is ignored."

With a wave of his hand, all the officials picked up the people and left, and they walked clean in an instant.

Qi Shunbin stomped his feet and said: "It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame, there is a matter of coming to the academy to take people, the old man has never met in charge of the academy for decades, the old man wants to ask Tang Mansion Yin, and the old man has to give an explanation to the old man about this matter." ”

Cao Min came out of the darkness and arched his hand: "Don't worry, the mountain chief must be in a hurry, there must be something strange about this matter, these people usually jump out of the float, maybe they have caused something outside, why should the mountain chief force himself to come out." ”

Qi Shunbin sighed and said, "Even if you take someone, you need to inform the academy in advance, if you come so suddenly, won't the holy land of the academy be completely defiled." ”

Cao Min said expressionlessly: "Lord Shan, the government has already given the academy a lot of face, taking people in the middle of the night, the surrounding residents and the people in the city know less, if it is daytime, wouldn't it have an even worse impact?" ”

Qi Shunbin glanced at Cao Min angrily and scolded: "Stupid words, can such things be hidden?" As soon as the morning dawns, the four cities know everything, and the city is full of wind and rain, and you still say such things; Don't you have a deep friendship with the government on weekdays? This matter will be left to you to handle, to find out the news, find out the reason and report it to me, and I am making plans. Then he went away in a rage.

Cao Min touched his nose and scolded in a low voice: "Old thing, the anger is not small, this time look at where your old face goes."

Cao Min scolded the students who were watching the excitement a few words, told them to go back to bed in peace, turned around and brushed their sleeves away.

As soon as the front feet of the officials left the gate of the academy, and the miscellaneous servants guarding the gate had not yet closed the door, a figure slipped out of the door, and the miscellaneous servants were caught off guard, and even screamed a few times, and the black shadow disappeared into the forest without looking back; The handyman was helpless, scolded and scolded, closed the door and latched on the log, and fell asleep.

……

Outside the Su Mansion in Nancheng, the black shadow arrived at the gate of the courtyard, and just about to push the door, two big men flashed out behind him, and neatly clamped his head and neck with his arms like iron tongs, and then a bright sharp knife against his throat, and a low voice came from his ears: "Who is it?" What the hell are you doing here? Say. ”

The black shadow was startled, and hurriedly said: "I'm here to find Su Gongzi, I'm Wu Hengxin." ”

A big man looked at Wu Hengxin's face, looked at it carefully, and said: "It turned out to be Wu Gongzi, you didn't sleep in the academy in the middle of the night, and you came to my son-in-law to do something." ”

Wu Hengxin also saw clearly that this person was Ma Han of the Su Mansion Nursing Courtyard, they were also foodies, and they were already familiar with each other on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and said busily: "Brother Ma, don't ask, something is wrong, take me to see your son-in-law." ”

Su Jin was holding Rou Niang's soft and sweet body and dreaming, Xiao Sui'er had no time to avoid suspicion, and ran into the room to wake up Su Jin.

"Master Gongzi, Wu Gongzi from the academy is here, saying that he is looking for you in an emergency."

"It's so late, why is he here?" Su Jin was shocked, he didn't care about dressing neatly, he put on a small coat and walked out with his chest open, Rou Niang was also awakened, took her clothes to cover her nakedness, and said busily: "Comb your hair, how can you meet guests like this?" ”

Su Jin waved his hand and said, "You can sleep, Wu Gongzi is not an outsider, it doesn't matter." ”

How could Rou Niang go to sleep, get dressed, make two cups of tea and take them to the hall, just outside the hall, I heard someone talking inside.

"Sixth, it's amazing, the eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother, and the fifth brother were all arrested, but fortunately, I saw the opportunity quickly, so I slipped out to report the news, I was afraid that they would also come to arrest you."

Su Jin's heart was shocked, and there was a bang in his head, and his first reaction was: King Teng made a move. Hurriedly asked: "Did the official say the reason, why did you take people?" ”

Wu Hengxin sighed and said: "It's chaotic, and no one is allowed to see it, how do you know?" Sixth, you better go quickly, they may have to come here to get you. ”

Su Jin thought for a moment, waved his hand and said: "No, I live in the city, there is no reason not to come to take me first, and the person who goes to get the academy must have nothing to do with me, I didn't take you, I'm afraid it has nothing to do with you, this matter is quite strange, I took four people who were all people who married King Teng that day, but they didn't come to take you and me." ”

Wu Hengxin said: "If you want to save people, you can't just watch them alone." ”

Su Jin frowned and shouted, "What nonsense, am I that kind of person?" You have to figure out the reason before you can find a way to rescue, the reason and the crime are the two things to be investigated at present, so let's go back to the academy first, tomorrow tomorrow I want to find a way to go to the yamen to find out the news, this matter is related to King Teng, it seems that this time the matter is not simple. ”

Wu Hengxin said: "Sixth, you have the most methods, if you can't do it, a few of them will be finished, enter the yamen, and if there is anything to do, they have to retreat a layer of skin, the longer the time, the more they will suffer." ”

Su Jin got up and patted him on the shoulder and comforted him warmly: "Don't worry, I will do my best to rescue, you and my brother are righteous, the oath of that day is still in my ears, and there must be a division in this matter." ”

Wu Heng's tears were about to come out, but he knew that he really couldn't do anything for a while, so he could only hope for Su Jin at present, so he said goodbye and went back, and Su Jin ordered Ma Han to escort him back to the academy without mentioning it.

Su Jin stood in the hall and pondered carefully, sorting out the context, and suddenly he remembered that Fang Zimo had told him about the Ministry of Rites selecting students to enter the congratulatory text for the emperor's birthday during the day, Fang Zimo said that Cao Min was rummaging around in his study in the past few days, looking for suitable candidates; He also said that the manuscript he took away contained the names of himself, Wang Anshi and others.

Su Jin seemed to have touched some doorways, Cao Min took these manuscripts, and then something happened, what is the connection between the two? As soon as he thought of this, Su Jinzhou's body was like falling into an ice cellar, cold from head to toe.

Su Jin recovered, went out of the hall and returned to the room, but saw Rou Niang standing outside the hall with a tea cup, the whole person was as if she was stiff, Su Jin understood that she heard all the conversation just now, for Rou Niang, the most worrying thing happened, and it was just a matter of living in peace, I am afraid that this matter will involve the prince again, and the disaster of imprisonment will befall Su Jin again.

Su Jin sighed, took down the teacup in her hand, put it on the stone bench on the side of the road, stretched out his hand to hug her, and the two hugged each other speechlessly.