Chapter Eighty-Five: Mountain Rain is Coming

After a while, the gate of the prison in the city opened, and the anti-horsemen who were stationed in the prison last night to help the defense came out and went to the east according to the yamen of the inspector department, and the families of Chen, Zhou, and Zhao who had been guarding outside the city prison street all night were all gathered together, and Zhao Qinmin's family still had a small servant guarding here, and they didn't know that Zhao Qinmin's son had taken a carriage for Yang Pu last night.

At this time, there were jailers who used the door panel to carry the three people with blurred flesh and blood, and threw them outside the door for their families to claim, and some jailers posted notices on the notice wall on the side of the gate, and everyone knew that Zhao Jin, the son of Zhao Qinmin, had been released and brought back by his family last night, and the other three were all flogged for their crimes, but looking at the blurred flesh and blood of these three people, they were tortured in the middle of the night, and they were not treated until now.

The front of the yamen has never been a reasonable place, and there was a lot of crying, so Lang Zhong, who had been invited to keep watch all night, hurried to heal and carry the person home.

The little servant sent by Zhao Qinmin to guard outside the prison was also a servant of Wang Xueshan's family, and after Zhao Qinmin, he could read and write, read and understand the notice, and looked wrong, so he didn't dare to go back to the house directly to tell Wang Xueshan. He waited in the alley outside the East Market for a familiar servant to come out to procure, and when he inquired, he learned that Zhao Qinmin's family had defected to Gu Wuchen overnight, and the old servant sent to serve Zhao Qinmin's family was given a cane, and the maid was also sold to a prostitute. Naturally, the little servant didn't dare to go back, so he half-grabbed and half-borrowed a few broken silver bills from the servants of the Wang family who he was familiar with, and rushed towards the nearest city gate.

Chen Zhi's family is fine; Zhou Tai and Zhao Qigui's old wife, their families, and maids rushed back to the house, only to find that the house had been surrounded by hundreds of horse infantry, archers, catchers, and officials.

It wasn't until dawn that someone from the left and right neighborhoods dared to come out and take a look through the gate, thinking that it was according to the people of the Inspectorate to raid Zhou Tai and Zhao Qigui's house, and looking at the notice posted next to the gate, I knew that it was the people of Jiangning Mansion who raided the house this time.

Many people were blindsided all of a sudden, aren't the Zhou family and the Zhao family all the dogs of Yin Wang Xueshan of Jiangning Mansion?

The four city captains of the Terracotta Division posted the sea fishing documents that wanted Zhao Qinmin's family, and the news that Zhao Qinmin's son was released from the city prison last night came out, and those people with a sensitive sense of smell immediately understood what was going on, and knew that the water in Jiangning City was getting more and more turbid.

In addition to the two yamen of Jiangning Mansion and the Department of Inspectors, the yamen with real power in Jiangning Mansion also include the Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy Division, the Jiangdong Admiral's Mansion and the Jiangning Garrison General's Mansion. The mansions of these yamen chiefs were also immediately lively, and even the high-ranking and powerful mausoleum guards of the six departments of Jiangning were also ready to move and wait and see the situation. Some people are worried about being implicated, some people are just afraid that it will not be lively enough, some people are worried that the water is too muddy, and some people still want to fish in troubled waters.

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Jiangning Mansion's movements were finally two beats slower, and when the documents for the wanted and arresting Zhao Qinmin's family were sent to Donghua Gate, Lin Tie and the others had already passed through Donghua Gate and arrived at the mouth of the river.

Lin Tie arranged a single-courtyard earthen house for Zhao Qinmin's family in the surrounding house at the mouth of the river, and asked Lin Jingzhong to send tables, chairs, cabinets, spoons, pots, stoves, bedding, clothes, oil, salt, rice and grain to Zhao Qinmin's family, so that Zhao Qinmin's family could temporarily live in the surrounding house, and asked Cao Ziang to find a reliable person to help Zhao Qinmin's family, and also monitored Zhao Qinmin's family by the way.

Lin Jian introduced Lin Jingzhong and Cao Ziang to Zhao Qinmin, and left Zhao Qinmin's family with Lin Jingzhong and Cao Ziang and left in a hurry.

At this time, Zhao Qinmin was not much different from the lost dog, and he was terrified, knowing that the news that his family arrived at the estuary with Lin Tie under the escort of Yang Pu's cavalry could not be concealed from Wang Xueshan at all, and Wang Xueshan would never let his family go lightly, and the open guns and hidden arrows would come later.

After arriving at the estuary, Zhao Qinmin was blind and dark, and only knew that Lin Jingzhong was the manager of Jiyun Society, and Cao Ziang was the leader of the migrant people, and he also recommended Moling County to serve as the governor here. Lin Jingzhong and Cao Ziang only arranged his family into the surrounding house, arranged a helper, and introduced the two gatekeepers of the surrounding house to Zhao Qinmin's family, and then left to be busy with other things.

At this time, most of the residents in the surrounding house have gone to work, some people close the courtyard door, some people leave the courtyard door open, empty, there are twelve or thirteen children playing in the central square, there are a few old people sitting on the side to bask in the sun, there are guards on the four corners of the surrounding house, from a distance, it seems that they are all crippled people with inconvenient legs and feet, and the two gatekeepers surrounding the house are sturdy men.

It is really difficult to reassure Zhao Qinmin in such a situation around the house, Wang Xueshan sent three or five assassins to come, and it will be difficult to save the lives of his family of five. When he waited for his family to settle down in the courtyard for a while, Zhao Qinmin hurriedly went to the cottage to find Lin Bin, hoping to get a better arrangement, even if his family was now imprisoned in Jiangdao Prison, it would be safer than living in a surrounding house at the mouth of the river.

After Lin Jian arrived at the mouth of the river, he learned that Xiao Xuanchou, who was the inspector, had come to verify the escape from prison yesterday, and after learning about what happened in Jiangning City yesterday, he stayed on the prison island at night and did not leave. Xiao Xuanchou is the fifth product according to the inspection of affairs, the jurisdiction of Jiangdong County prefectures and counties, he has to rely on not leaving, the secretary Sun Geng and others can not drive him away, until Lin Jian and Yang Pu came to the estuary, Xiao Xuanchou left the prison island by boat to the estuary thatched cottage.

Zhao Qinmin came to find Lin Xuan, and Xiao Xuanchou was also in the grass hall.

Xiao Xuanchou has the highest official position, and he is nominally Lin Xuan's top boss, and he sits in the main position in the grass hall. Xiao Xuanchou knew Zhao Qinmin, and also knew that Zhao Qinmin's son was one of the four people who were arrested by the Inspectorate yesterday, and he didn't know other details, seeing Zhao Qinmin hurriedly walking into the cottage in a green shirt, he couldn't react for a while and was stunned there, pointing at Zhao Qinmin, his tongue was knotted, and he stumbled and asked, "Zhao... Zhao ...... Why are you here? ”

"What's the matter with Mr. Zhao?" Lin Jian sat down and asked calmly.

"......" Zhao Qinmin was really anxious and couldn't panic in front of Xiao Xuanchou, besides, there were also many factions within the Inspectorate Division, and Xiao Xuanchou was also the No. 1 hill, so he might not be even more in a pot with Gu Wuchen, and said, "If you're not busy, you have to talk about it in advance, I'm worried about it......" I have to retreat.

"Mr. Zhao is not busy leaving, Lord Xiao is about to leave with Yang Dianwei, and I will send off Lord Xiao and Yang Dianwei together." Lin Jian shouted to Zhao Qinmin.

Xiao Xuanchou also understood at this time that Zhao Qinmin had taken refuge in Gu Wuchen, Gu Wuchen temporarily settled Zhao Qinmin at the mouth of the river, he was afraid of wading into troubled waters, and he couldn't wait to leave quickly, at this time, the danger in Jiangning City should also be completely transferred between Wang Xueshan and Gu Wuchen, and it would be better to return to Jiangning City than here.

Xiao Xuanchou thought about it, stood up and said, "Yes, yes, I rushed back to the city to do official business, and Yang Dianwei went back to the city with me?" ”

The crow Wu Qi and the others also withdrew from the city, and Yang Pu had another source, knowing that the Jiangning Mansion had issued a wanted document for Zhao Qinmin's family, he hesitated and asked Lin Lian: "Dongcheng Wei's men and horses are only afraid that they will come over...... He wanted to stay and block Lin Lian for a while.

"Dongcheng Wei's men and horses can come ......at any time," Lin Jian said, Yang Pu couldn't stay at the estuary for a long time, and it was useless to stay for a while, he looked at Xiao Xuanchou again, and asked with a smile, "The prison guards have the right to assist in the defense of the estuary, and the sea fishing documents of Jiangning Mansion are not signed and signed by the Inspector General, can I not agree?" ”

Xiao Xuanchou thought to himself that Zhao Qinmin really defected to Gu Wuchen, Wang Xueshan would probably not let him live in the world, Lin Lian also asked clearly, Dongcheng Wei wanted to take the documents of Jiangning Mansion to arrest people, and Lin Lian would also fight against him on the grounds that the documents were not signed and attached by the inspectors.

Xiao Xuanchou felt that staying at the mouth of the river for a while would be more dangerous: if Dongcheng Wei came over and Lin Jian pushed him out to deal with it, would it be better for him to hand over Zhao Qinmin or not?

"It is said that it must be signed by the Inspector General, but it is not guaranteed that Jiangning Mansion will be more eager and negligent, in short, everything must be harmonious, and harmony is the most important thing......" Xiao Xuanchou said as he spoke, and the person had already gone out.

Yang Pu thought that it was not the same thing for him to stay here, so he went back to the city with Xiao Xuanchou. Before leaving, Lin Jian asked Yang Pu to bring the four guards into the city together, and promised to hand over the people to Gu Wuchen yesterday, at this time Gu Wuchen's biggest short-leg is that there are too few people available.

At this time, Zhao Qinmin knew that Wang Xueshan had openly planted many charges on him and issued a sea arrest document in the name of the Jiangning Mansion Yamen, and the mean and unkind Wang Xueshan also framed Zhou Tai and Zhao Qigui who did not betray him and went to prison, at this time Zhao Qinmin no longer had the slightest guilt for betraying Wang Xueshan, but the key at hand was how to keep the family well-being.

Although Lin Jian expressed his attitude that if Jiangning Mansion sent people to arrest his family, the prison island side would openly confront, but Zhao Qinmin did not have too strong confidence in Lin Tie, and there were only a few people on the prison island side, so what could he do to confront the people sent by Wang Xueshan? Don't say that Wang Xueshan can directly mobilize the men and horses of the four city captains of the Soldiers and Horses, and the thugs raised by Wang Xueshan in private can turn the estuary and prison island upside down. But Gu Wuchen has just arrived, and he has not yet formed any power base in Jiangning, except for Prison Island and Jinchuan River Estuary, Gu Wuchen has no other place to settle Zhao Qinmin's family, and of course Gu Wuchen cannot let Zhao Qinmin's family out of his sight.

Let Yang Pu take four people, there are only eight guards left around Lin Lian, plus Zhou Pu, there are only nine sabers on the estuary side, and there are a small number of villagers on the construction site to organize to maintain order, Zhao Qinmin inquired with Lin Lian, only to know that although the prison island has the right to assist in the defense of the estuary, but there are only fifty prison guards left on the prison island, Zhao Qinmin is worried and panicked, but there is nowhere to go, and he can't get more comfort from Lin Lian's side, so he can only go back to the surrounding house first.

Before noon, Wu Yanqinglang of Xuanjitang went out of the city to see his son Zhao Jin's injured leg, for fear that the broken bone would be misplaced when moving, so he had to knock off the plaster cast and re-connect the bone, but fortunately there was no accident after taking good care of it.

Zhao Qinmin's wife lit a fire in the new courtyard to cook, but Wu Yanqing came, Lin Jian prepared a table of banquets in the grass hall, and invited Zhao Qinmin and Wu Yanqing to go over to eat and drink together, Zhao Shuhan, the director of the Jiangning Criminal Department, and Shi Ge Siyu, the secretary of the Jiangning Ministry of Industry, and Ge Siyu's father, Ge Fu, a veteran worker of the Jiangning Ministry of Industry, were also there.

Ge Fu is a famous craftsman in Jiangning City, Wu Yanqing is a famous doctor in Jiangning City, the two have never met, but they have also heard each other's names, Ge Fu heard that Wu Yanqing was going to Prison Island to be a doctor, he was very happy, and said that he would build another bamboo house on Prison Island and be neighbors with Wu Yanqing. It would take three or two days for Wu Yanqing to leave all the affairs of the county Jitang behind, so Ge Fu invited Wu Yanqing to go to Prison Island to have a look.

Zhao Qinmin was not in the mood to visit Prison Island, but everyone was moving forward together, and it was inconvenient to postpone it. In addition to the wharf built on the west embankment for large ships with a capacity of more than 1,000 stones, a small bamboo wharf has been built on the inner side of the estuary. When Zhao Qinmin and everyone were going down to the bamboo pier, they heard a bell from the side of the surrounding house. I didn't hear the bell all day, and Zhao Qinmin could naturally tell that this was not the time, but the whistle bell ringing on the corner of the house.

Lin Jian frowned and listened to the bell, waited for the bell to stop, and said: "I'm afraid that the captain of Dongcheng has come to arrest Mr. Zhao's men and horses, it's really a headache...... "Chao Wu Yanqing and Ge Fu arched their hands and said, "Why don't Mr. Wu and Old Engineer Ge go to Prison Island first?" I have to drive away Dongcheng Wei's people with Mr. Zhao before I can get out. ”

Zhao Qinmin listened to what Lin Jian said easily, and his heart was anxious, Chen Zhi didn't dare to take people last night, because he didn't dare to bear the responsibility of fighting and killing with the envoy Si on the street, at this time Chen Zhi led the crowd over, and he was bound to get Wang Xueshan's warrant, the situation was different from yesterday, but he was the party concerned, and he couldn't hide on the prison island with Ge Fu and Wu Yanqing, so he had to go ashore with Lin Tie.

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