Daming Junior Scholar

"It's officers and soldiers." The messenger nodded, then shook his head and said, "But it's definitely not the people from the guard. I didn’t see it clearly, so I ran over and told the master.”

"Hand crossbow?" Cheng Wanjun was really stunned this time. If he read correctly, if the other party really had a hand crossbow, then things would be in serious trouble. You must know that there are thousands of people in the guard, but these people I'm afraid there isn't even a hand crossbow inside. If the other party is holding all hand crossbows, it only shows one problem. These people are probably from the capital.

Could it be that these people have already met He Jiaan?

Then think of the housekeeper bringing his own troops to arrest He Jia'an... This is clearly a trick played by Pan Xuezhong, he clearly wants to kill himself.

Thinking of this, Cheng Wanjun stared, and asked loudly: "I ask you, didn't you say that you can only open the door if you match the code? Who is the right code outside?"

"Master, it's Napan who is in charge."

It really is him, Pan Xuezhong, you old man, you have used yourself up, and you still want to use your own head to dye the top of your head red, even if I risk my life today, I will die with you.

Cheng Wanjun, who had been driven to a corner, naturally aroused his tyrannical character. He took off his robe to reveal the martial arts uniform inside, and pulled out his usual treasured sword from the side, staring at him as he was about to charge up.

The people around him quickly grabbed him and said anxiously: "Master, you can't go up. Those people's kung fu is too good. You should hide."

"Hide? Where to hide?" Cheng Wanjun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought of the big ship that was parked on the pier and was ready to sail, but I am afraid that he will never come back after leaving.

The shouting and killing outside had gradually become louder, and his own people obviously couldn't resist anymore, and the people under him urged him again anxiously, Cheng Wanjun finally sighed and said: "Forget it, I will let him go back today. One day I will come back again."

In a hurry, Cheng Wanjun took dozens of confidants on board the sea boat that had already been prepared, but left all his dozens of wives and concubines in Chengjiazhuang. He Jiaan couldn't help but frowned, glanced at Su Can and said, "General Su, it was Cheng Wanjun who committed the crime, and what does it have to do with his family? We should take them away first." It looks like it is."

Su Can didn't know what happened in the backyard. Thinking about the bears of his soldiers, he might have done something out of the ordinary. After he responded quickly, he hurried to the backyard.

Chapter 918

Chapter 918

The housekeeper didn't return all night, and Pan Xuezhong didn't rest well all night, sitting alone in the study, thinking about some bad things, always feeling that someone would break in here suddenly and take him away .

Fortunately, the long night finally passed safely. Pan Xuezhong wiped his eyes slightly, and was about to stand up from the chair, when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside, which stopped abruptly at the door. Then someone whispered: "Master, the butler is back."

"What did you say?" Pan Xuezhong was overjoyed, and his footsteps seemed to become much lighter. He quickly opened the door and asked, "How many people did he come back from?"

"Go back to the master, and the housekeeper is alone."

Why just himself?Where did Yuan Datou go?

Pan Xuezhong was stunned for a moment, but this doubt was quickly covered up by the excitement in his heart, and he hurriedly urged: "Hurry up and bring the housekeeper here, hurry up."

"It's the master." The door answered, turned around and walked away.

The result of the excitement was that the drowsiness caused by the sleepless night was instantly swept away. During the short time waiting for the butler to arrive, Pan Xuezhong kept walking up and down in the study, full of thoughts. What consequences would He Jiaan's death bring to him? In fact, he would not make up any lies at all. He could tell the truth. I kindly provided him with an official post, but he chose to live in a ruined temple outside the city. Now it's all right, when he was robbed by a strongman, he lost his life for no reason.

Not long after, the sound of footsteps outside resounded again, and when they reached the door of the study, the housekeeper's slightly low voice sounded: "Master, I'm back."

"It's the butler, come in quickly." Pan Xuezhong urged.

After the door opened, it was the butler who came in. Because he was so excited, Pan Xuezhong didn't notice any strange expression on the butler's face, and asked directly, "Did you kill that He Jia'an last night?"

"This..." The butler hesitated for a moment, and instead of answering Pan Xuezhong's words, he reached out, took out a letter from his sleeve, handed it to Pan Xuezhong, and said rather embarrassingly: "Master." , you will know after reading this letter."

letter?

Pan Xuezhong was taken aback for a moment, and the excitement just now weakened by three points. Only then did he notice that the expression on the butler's face was not as happy as he had imagined. He took the envelope, but there was no writing on it. Taking out the letter inside, opening it and looking at it, the expression on his face suddenly froze.

The letter was written by He Jiaan.

Just seeing the beginning of the letter paper, Pan Xuezhong's hands couldn't help shaking. Even he didn't know where he got the courage to read the letter from beginning to end. After reading He Jiaan's signature, his body Immediately softened, he sat down on the ground, stared dully at the unbearable butler in front of him, smiled wryly for a while and said, "It seems that you have already surrendered to He Jia'an, right?"

I have been with the master for so many years, and it would be a lie to say that there is no friendship between each other. The housekeeper also does not want to see Pan Xuezhong in such a bleak state. This time he came back and applied to He Jiaan on his own initiative. Save a little face, if they are taken away with great fanfare, the Pan family's face will really be lost.

Seeing that Pan Xuezhong has aged a lot in just an instant, the housekeeper couldn't bear it, and persuaded softly: "Master, I have already agreed with Mr. He, as long as you take the money you have taken over the years and Cheng Wanjun's If the evidence is handed over, Mr. He said that he will definitely save your life."

"Save my life?" Pan Xuezhong, who was sitting on the ground, shook his head with a wry smile, then sighed: "The money and future are gone, so what if you save my life? Go back and tell He Jiaan, I can give him the evidence, but can I allow this old man to retire and return home for the sake of the old man’s hard work for the people of Penglai for so many years?”

"This..." The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said, "Master, wait a moment, I'll tell Mr. He right now."

The housekeeper quickly left the study room, and when he told He Jia'an what Pan Xuezhong said, He Jia'an was stunned for a moment. It stands to reason that Pan Xuezhong's request is also human, but what he committed was not a small mistake. He colluded with pirates, Corruption and breaking the law are all capital crimes. As a county magistrate, how could he not know the consequences of his crimes, but he just made such a request. What does he mean?

Is it to say...

He Jia'an was stunned for a moment, then his face was startled suddenly, and he lost his voice and said: "Not good." Then he hurried into the county office and went straight to the direction of Pan Xuezhong's study.

Everyone was stunned at the back, not knowing why He Jiaan was so panic-stricken, and quickly followed. After running for more than half of the county office, He Jiaan finally arrived in front of Pan Xuezhong's study, and he didn't bother to say hello. The door was kicked open with one kick, and He Jiaan's body immediately stopped in front of the door after kicking it open.

Su Can, who came later, didn't know what happened. When he stood next to He Jiaan and looked into the study, the expression on his face froze for a moment. He saw that Pan Xuezhong's body had already fallen to the ground, and the blood had already It spread over his body and flowed towards the corner.

He actually committed suicide?

Pan Xuezhong's staunchness is beyond Su Can's expectation. It's not the first time he has done such a thing like ransacking his house, but it is really rare to see an official who directly wipes his neck and hangs himself. Usually, he cries and asks to see him. The emperor said he was innocent, but you don't even think about it, this order was given by the emperor, can he take it back and slap him in the face?

Su Can admired Pan Xuezhong, patted He Jiaan's shoulder lightly, turned around and ordered someone to find a coffin, and put Pan Xuezhong's body away first.

He Jiaan didn't expect that Pan Xuezhong would be so staunch. He obviously gave him a way out, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but he chose to commit suicide. After walking a few steps, He Jiaan suddenly remembered something matter, quickly asked the housekeeper, "Where's your young master?"

"Young master?" The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and quickly told the story of that day, saying that after the master drove the young master out of the mansion, he never saw him again.

Drive out of the house?

He Jiaan thought about it carefully, and the expression on his face suddenly became ugly. This old man, who is so stubborn as he thought, clearly left the hope of life to his son, and he has already detected that something is wrong. , taking this opportunity to send Pan Yang away, it can be regarded as saving his life.

"Old man, you are so treacherous." He Jiaan couldn't help cursing. Everyone knows the consequences of cutting the weeds and not eradicating the roots. I don't want to leave such a person behind me thinking about me, so He Jiaan was about to order Pan Yang When returning to the case, a person suddenly ran over from outside the courtyard. He didn't seem to notice that there were these people in the courtyard. When he reached the door, he knelt down and cried loudly: "Father, I was wrong, I will never mess with you again." You are angry, please forgive me."

He Jia'an looked intently, whoever was the person kneeling on the ground was Pan Yang, he was really dumbfounded this time, what is going on?

Chapter 919

Chapter 919

Pan Yang did leave the county office in a fit of anger, just as Pan Xuezhong thought, but within two days, he discovered one thing, leaving his father's protection, he was no shit at all, so he was finally outside After two days of staying up, I finally couldn't take it anymore, and ran back obediently. I wanted to apologize to my father, but unexpectedly, what I saw was my father's body.

Although I felt that Pan Xuezhong's death was a pity, when He Jiaan saw the gold, silver and jewelry copied from the county government office, the trace of guilt towards Pan Xuezhong had already disappeared. Almost 100 boxes were pulled out, plus the ones that Cheng Wanjun didn't take away in time. By the time they returned to Beijing, the team was already three or four miles long. He had no choice but to apply to the guard in charge for the transfer of troops. After gathering thousands of people, they walked towards the capital in a mighty manner.

It wasn't until more than ten days later that the team arrived at the outskirts of the capital. The news of the triumph had already spread to the capital. When he was still a hundred and eighty miles away from the city, He Jiaan encountered reinforcements sent by Zhengde himself. It just so happened that the person leading the army knew him himself, and it was Hu Zhenpeng who had made a lot of noise in the Shenji Camp.

When the two met, the scene was a bit awkward. This time Hu Zhenpeng actually didn't want to come, because every time he saw He Jiaan, he always felt as if he was sorry for him, but he was able to get to this day because of his true ability , I have saved He Jiaan's life, so it should be considered even.

He Jia'an didn't complain too much to Hu Zhenpeng, there were too many things like retribution for kindness, at least Hu Zhenpeng hadn't made it to that step, and he was satisfied.

In this way, after gathering together, the long team finally entered the capital. Although He Jiaan brought back so many gold and silver jewels when he returned to Beijing this time, some of them were copied from the home of the county magistrate in Penglai. The face of the royal family is naturally not public, it may be that after silently piling up the silver, He Jiaan was invited to the door of the imperial study by Zhang Yong who came later.

I have been here many times, but every time it gives me a different feeling. In the past, if it was said that I had more awe, now He Jiaan can keep it very calm. After being called by Zhengde, He Jiaan and Su Can were led by Zhang Yong into the imperial study.

The furnishings in the imperial study are still the same, but He Jia'an vaguely sensed that something was wrong, what exactly was wrong?

Just when He Jiaan was a little puzzled, his eyes suddenly fell on a person beside Zhengde. Although this person was not familiar with him, he had met him once at the pier. Looking at Gu Dayong's haughty expression , He Jiaan couldn't help but sneered: "Marshal Gu, are you safe?"