As Tong Guan came forward, Qian Cong was taken down as the leader of Pink Yanzi, and the major case against Pink Yanzi caused by the abduction of Yu Shen's granddaughter finally came to an end. Next, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple will conduct a detailed trial of this serious case, and then deal with the relevant criminals severely. Even the Kaifeng Mansion, which was previously handling this case, can no longer intervene in related matters.
As for Sun Tu, a member of the Kaifeng government who really brought this case to a close, it is naturally even less likely to participate in the trial process. In fact, he no longer had the energy or energy to pay attention to these court trials that had already concluded. After coming out of the Shunde Marquis Mansion, he went home to rest.
You know, from the day before yesterday when he set up a game to lure Lu Fang out, until today when everything was decided, he had not slept for three days and two nights. Even though he was young and in good health, he was at the end of his strength. So after returning home, exchanging a few words with Ya'er, and eating a large bowl of soup cakes, Sun Tu fell on his bed and fell asleep completely.
He slept for about ten hours. It was not until dusk the next day that Sun Tufang woke up leisurely, only to find that the autumn rain that had fallen in January had stopped, and there was even a ray of red light from the sunset shining in the yard. inside.
Seeing him walking out the door, Ya'er came over and said, "Third brother, you have been sleeping all day and all night. You are really worried about me."
"I said why are you so hungry? Did I sleep for so long?" Sun Tu sighed with emotion, then took the millet porridge brought by the girl and ate it in big mouthfuls. Then he asked Ya'er Is there anyone coming to visit during this time
Ya'er said: "Yes, Uncle Cui and the others came here early this morning, saying they were going to senior high school brother's house, and brother Lu also came... I saw you were still sleeping, so I didn't disturb you. You." When she mentioned the mountains, her face was also full of sadness.
Sun Tu's expression became solemn again: "Yes, we should also go see the mountains. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid you, Ya'er, would have..." As he spoke, he had finished the bowl of millet porridge, and then Putting the bowl on the table: "Let's go to Gao Shan's house now. Now that Pink Swallow has been completely wiped out, we can give him an explanation."
"Yes." Ya'er nodded. She was saved by Gao Shan and Tang Feng who fought to the death. Naturally, she felt grateful and guilty, and she really should come to pay homage to express her gratitude.
By the time Sun Tu and the other two arrived at the Gao family's house, where the door was already covered with white silk ribbons and the monks were chanting the mantra of rebirth, the sky had completely darkened. The Gao family can be regarded as representatives of the lower class people in Tokyo. They live in an extremely simple and narrow house, with only four walls. Now a coffin containing Gaoshan's body was placed in the yard, occupying most of the house.
After Sun Tu revealed his identity, a pair of sad old men welcomed him in with some gratitude. Sun Tu first took the incense, and together with Ya'er, he bowed several times to Gaoshan in the coffin, and said softly: "Gaoshan, don't worry, those who killed you will soon pay the price with their lives. And I, Sun Tu, will definitely take good care of your family and never let them suffer poverty again."
After paying homage to Gao Shan, Sun Tu just came to Gao Shan's parents and a man who looked more responsible than Gao Shan, and gave him the robe he was carrying: "I forgive you, Gao Shan, he is under my order." Only then will he be harmed by others. I, Sun Tu, can't make any other compensation. I can only make up for it with this money.
, I hope the two elders don’t dislike it. "
"This... Sun Dutou, you must not do it." Father Gao hurriedly declined: "Younger, Sun Dutou's famous name has been mentioned by San'er many times. He admires you very much, so he just said it. You have taken the right path, and the little old man is very happy about this. Now, although he is gone, he is walking in an upright way. It is better than making trouble outside and being beaten to death like in the past. So for this money, the little old man I won’t dare bear it.”
"Uncle Gao, listen to me. Gao Shan has changed his ways a long time ago. He originally had a great future, but it was because of my negligence that he ended up like this. If I can't make up for it, I will really feel uneasy. And I promised Gao Shan will find him a legitimate job. Now that he is gone, my promise is still valid. I wonder if you are willing to work as an errand in Kaifeng Mansion?" The last sentence was asked by the young man, Gao Shan's younger brother Gao Si.
The senior year student was suddenly pleasantly surprised: "Sun Dutou, do I really have a chance?"
"We always do the errands in the yamen, and I will handle this matter well." Sun Tu immediately promised, as the person who was the first to contribute to the Pink Swallow case, Sun Tu was confident that he still had this right. .
"I do." The senior nodded vigorously. When his brother had such a serious background, he was quite envious. This was a perfect opportunity to change his family's situation.
"Then accept this little money, and after the first seven days of the mountain pass, you can go to Kaifeng Mansion to meet me." Sun Tu said, and stuffed the robe into the other person's hand. This time, even Father Gao couldn't refuse anymore. He could only thank Sun Tu profusely and almost knelt down in front of Sun Tu.
After finishing this matter, Sun Tu felt a little better, and looked at the two monks who were still chanting sutras in front of the soul: "Who invited them?"
"It was some friends from San'er Yamen who pooled their money to invite us here." Father Gao said with emotion, "You are all good people. Even the funeral items in this house were paid for by them..."
Sun Tu nodded, knowing that this was a funeral organized by Tang Feng and other brothers who had a good relationship with Gao Shan before. Even though these people are usually a little out of character, when things happen to them, they are still very loyal.
After talking to the Gao family and his son, Sun Tu just left and went out. As soon as they reached the entrance of the alley, they saw a tall figure blocking it. Seeing themselves coming out, they laughed: "I went to Sanlang's house and found that you and Ya'er were not there. The Sa family guessed that you would come here. Look at the mountains."
"Brother Lu." Sun Tu stepped forward and fisted Lu Zhishen, who came specifically to see him. The latter returned the gift somewhat apologetically: "This time, Sanlang, you encountered such a difficult problem, but the Sa family couldn't help because of the constant common affairs in the temple. I'm really ashamed."
"Brother Lu, these words are serious. You are a monk at Xiangguo Temple, and the errands there are naturally the most important. Just like I am a member of Kaifeng Mansion now, I should naturally obey their orders. Why should I be ashamed to say so. "As Sun Tu spoke, he felt moved in his heart. As expected, Lu Zhishen was so loyal that he actually felt guilty for not helping him in this matter.
Lu Zhishen had an open-minded personality and was not too entangled in this. He immediately smiled and said: "The Sa family is even more regretful that they have not been able to personally deal with these young people who have caused harm for many years. If only I had known that Fen Yanzi had done it behind the scenes. What, the Sa family has come to their door a long time ago and let them have a taste of the power
. "
As he said that, his face became solemn again: "But after this incident, the Sa family respects Sanlang more and more. As you said before, you just want to do something for the people when you become an official. From this point of view, The Sa family's eyesight is a bit shallow, they only think that being an official will not give them freedom, but they never thought that being an official can also help people, eradicate evil, and do a better job than ordinary people."
"This is exactly what I always tell Brother Lu about why I have to be an official. I wonder if Brother Lu is interested in joining the officialdom again?" Seeing this, Sun Tu took the opportunity to bring up the old matter.
This time Lu Zhishen no longer waved his hands and refused as soon as the matter was brought up like before. Instead, he frowned and said, "The Sa family does think what you said makes sense. However, now that I am a monk, and I have committed another crime before, my net worth If you are no longer innocent, how can you enter the officialdom again? Unless you just serve as an inconspicuous servant in Kaifeng Mansion, but how many people can you help? "
"How can Brother Yilu with his abilities be reduced to being a servant of the Kaifeng Mansion? Even if you take my position as head of the capital, you are wronged." Sun Tu shook his head. He was not flattering the other party, but was telling the truth. After all, Lu Zhishen had previously served as a subordinate in the Weizhou Prefectural Army, and his official position was already high.
Seeing the other party's doubts, he added: "But as long as Brother Lu has the will, there will always be opportunities. Especially since we are in Tokyo, as long as we have the will, we can always give Brother Lu an upright background."
The two of them were talking and had returned to Chongmingfang with Ya'er. But just as he arrived at the entrance of his alley, Sun Tu saw Cui Lueshang waiting there. As soon as he saw him, he came up to him: "Du Tou, please let me wait."
"Why are you here? But what happened in the Yamen?" Sun Tu asked quickly.
"Nothing happened in the Yamen. It's just that Liao Tongzhi was taken down because he had colluded with Fen Yanzi and was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment." Cui Lueshang said, with a trace of anger on his face: "It's just that I heard When the merits were reported to the court this time, neither the governor nor the magistrate mentioned your name, but several other ministers got some credit, which really makes people feel unhappy... "
Knowing that he came here for this reason, Sun Tu couldn't help laughing: "You don't have to care so much about this matter. I already knew the result would be like this. Although I succeeded in catching the thief this time, I also committed many taboos, merits and demerits. It's offsetting, so the court won't reward me." After coming out of the Marquis' Mansion yesterday, Tong Guan had already revealed this to him in a subtle way, so Sun Tu seemed quite calm at this time.
"But..." Cui Lueshang still felt a little unworthy of Sun Tu, but before he could speak, Sun Tu had already stopped him: "As officers of Kaifeng Prefecture, our first priority is to protect the country and the people. As for the meeting after the fact, Whatever the outcome is, that’s the next best thing.”
Cui Lueshang was immediately in awe at these words: "You have taught me a lesson, I understand my humble position." After a pause, he lowered his voice: "One more thing, before you asked me to secretly detain that person and send him to I have already complied with the request at Taiwei Tong’s house.”
Only then did Sun Tu pat him on the shoulder with satisfaction: "Well done, remember, only a few of us know about this matter, and it must not be leaked." Although he spoke righteously just now, he knew it very well in his heart. , his fame does not lie with his superiors in Kaifeng Mansion, but with Tong Guan's thoughts. This time, I helped the other party, and the other party would definitely reciprocate the favor.