The imperial envoy should also know that the county can try it if it wants to, and there is no such thing as blocking the adults from trying the case. He paused, "Besides, whether Liu Hai is a pirate or not, there must be real evidence. Since the witness is not there, he will naturally look for it. What do you think?" "

Zhizhou was really pushed to the limit by him, and shouted: "I have already reported to the emperor about the destruction of the official ship. The emperor is very angry and will punish you soon! Wu Zonglun! If you still dare to cover up pirates today, just wait and see." Ask him to kill him!"

Wu Zonglun knew that Zhizhou was a man, if he hadn't been in a hurry and had a hole card, he would not and would not have dared to point the nose of the imperial envoy and curse.He suddenly had doubts about the Zhizhou's real intention to come to Putian.

Seeing Nazhizhou's arrogance, and Wu Zonglun fighting against that person everywhere in order to save him, Liu Hai couldn't help worrying.In the courtroom, he couldn't talk too much, so he tried his best to look at Wu Zonglun without blinking.

Wu Zonglun ignored Zhizhou's threat and just withdrew. .

In the evening, he went into the cell himself, told the cell bosses to retreat, and fetched clean water and Jinchuang medicine.

Liu Hai's back was extremely painful, and he was preoccupied. Although he was tired, his eyes were wide open and he was staring at the prison door in a daze.Hearing Wu Zonglun call his name, he reacted for a while before saying: "Master Wu? You don't want to save me! That Lord Zhizhou is very bad. If you save me, you are right with him, and he will wrong you!"

Wu Zonglun said: "Are you still in the mood to care about this?! Take off your clothes quickly, and I will give you medicine."

Liu Hai obeyed obediently, the back with his shirt off was criss-crossed with bruises, and the swelling was as high as a finger.

Wu Zonglun was silent for a moment: "Does it hurt?"

Liu Hai nodded with his back turned.

According to Liu Hai, Brother Shao An had already ordered the yamen servants, and he didn't beat him to death.

Wu Zonglun was distressed at first, but when he suddenly heard the word "Brother Shao An", he couldn't help but hate while taking the medicine: "Shao An is just Shao An, why return Brother Shao An? You keep calling me Mr. Wu."

His anger was inexplicable, Liu Hai had no choice but to say: "Brother Shao An is my younger brother. My lord is..."

Wu Zonglun said: "What am I?"

Liu Hai whispered: "It's an adult."

He felt a sudden chill behind his back, and it seemed that he had said something wrong!

Wu Zonglun gritted his teeth: "From today onwards, you can call me Brother Ang in private. Don't call me Sir again!"

Although his tone was heavy, Liu Hai felt a little funny and nodded.

Wu Zonglun took the medicine, and said to Liu Hai: "Actually, this Zhizhou is trying to bring me down by taking advantage of the problem. If you are killed today, there will be rumors that I colluded with pirates tomorrow. It is Brother Ang who got you in trouble. But don't worry, No matter what, I will definitely protect you."

Liu Hai smiled: "Brother Ang, I believe in you."

Wu Zonglun's stomach felt hot when he heard Brother Ang's yelling, he hurriedly got up and said, "Rest early." He escaped out of the cell.He was afraid that if he stayed for a while, he wouldn't be able to resist doing beastly things to Liu Hai. .

He got out of the cell and didn't go back to rest. He first asked someone to send a letter to Yu Shi, telling her to relax and wait for a while.Then he brought a few competent subordinates and went to Liumang Mountain to look for Ziwei Cave in person overnight.

The mountain road was difficult, and it was night again. Several people turned to the early morning and did not find any Ziwei caves. They were all very tired, and they leaned together to take a nap.Wu Zonglun couldn't sleep, so he walked slowly forward, wanting to get some air.

By the time he realized he was lost, it was already light.

A peach grove with excellent scenery, and a small wooden house next to it, a woman stood beside the wooden house, holding a little fox with dull fur in her hands, and she couldn't stop muttering something.It was the woman who saved her that day!

Wu Zonglun was overjoyed, the woman saw him rushing over, and told the whole story, she was not particularly surprised, she just said: "Your Majesty said that I have a destiny with you two, and she wants me to wait here to make a destiny with you two. Today Since you can find this place, I will walk with you."

The two found a few subordinates, and when they returned to the county government like lightning, there was another bad news.Mr. Nazhizhou was also unlucky. After finishing the trial yesterday, he had to rush back home overnight, but he was attacked by a group of masked bandits on the road, and he was chopped into pieces.

Now that a member of the imperial court is killed in the territory under his jurisdiction, Wu Zonglun must go to the court to give an explanation.However, once it is related to the murder of a court official, the case can only be sent to the Ministry of Punishment, and it may be difficult for Liu Hai to escape.

He inspected the scene and saw that many hidden weapons were familiar to him, so he made a judgment in his heart, so he suppressed Liu Hai's case for the time being, and did not report it to the court for the time being, and only said that he was investigating the case.In fact, it speeds up the progress of suppressing bandits.

It turns out that Lang Lifei and others have been in collusion with Fujian Zhizhou for a long time. This time Wu Zonglun suppressed the bandits so hard that they couldn't stand it.Only then did he find an excuse to exert pressure, and by the way, create some momentum for Zhizhou to falsely accuse Wu Zonglun, but this person didn't buy it at all.

Although Lang Lifei was a pirate, he was familiar with official affairs. He killed Zhizhou with all his heart, thinking that it would be good to frame Wu Zonglun as the blame, and at the end he could force Wu Zonglun to deal with the court. Armament time.Unexpectedly... Wu Zonglun still stepped up his efforts to suppress bandits regardless of his official position and safety.

A few days later, the day Lang Lifei was arrested and rectified, the whole county rejoiced.

Wu Zonglun watched the pirate leader's Fa-rectification blankly, and knew that there was not much time left for him to save Liu Hai.

Sure enough, on the day of the bandit leader's Fa-rectification, an imperial decree was also issued.

"The emperor's edict said: Wu Zonglun, the county magistrate of Chaputian, was lawless. He concealed the important matters of the officials who were injured and did not report them. He also suspected that he had sheltered monsters and pirates. He will go to Beijing to return to his order and report himself. I hereby."

Wu Zonglun accepted the imperial edict with a blank face.

Fortunately, at least, he still has time to finish Liu Hai's case. .

In his previous letter to his teacher Wu Chao, he described in detail his various actions since he took office, and also described the details of the death of an official ship and the suppression of bandits. Therefore, today's holy majesty is most taboo of local officials who support soldiers and self-respect.Now, although he is raising troops to suppress the bandits, after all, things such as the city guard army have violated the taboo of the Holy Majesty.In addition, the rescue of the official ship also involved strange powers and chaos. I am afraid that the emperor will be suspicious, so we must be careful in the future.

Later, Wu Zonglun also reported the murder of Fujian Zhizhou in his secret letter to the emperor.He knew that the imperial decree sent by the emperor was nothing more than a warning and a test.If he went to Beijing now, with Wu Chao's protection, he might be able to get through the crisis safely, but the case of Liu Hai would definitely be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice.But if he didn't go to Beijing now, he would be resisting the decree, losing the emperor's trust, and his official career in this life would be over, and the worst result might be his life.

The eunuch who had announced the imperial edict was waiting for him to enter the capital together, but Wu Zonglun said: "Please go ahead, father-in-law, and return to Beijing after three days." Ignoring the other party's pitiful expression of "you will die if you resist the edict" , he turned and left the execution ground, and entered the county government office.

With the mysterious woman appearing in court, dozens of county government servants and sailors testified.Liu Hai's case was closed after two days of trial.Liu Hai was released in court.

On the third day, Wu Zonglun changed into casual clothes and found Liu Hai: "Since I came to Putian, there has never been a day of leisure. Now Liu Hai, your case is over, and the pirates are also punished. My wish is fulfilled. Can you accompany me today?" ...going to relax?"

Although Liu Hai felt a little strange, he agreed.But he lived a hard life, so he didn't know where to relax, so he said: "Brother Wu, what's on your mind? If I'm worried, I'll go to the mountains and sing a few folk songs, or chop more firewood. When I'm tired, I won't have time to be unhappy." gone."

Wu Zonglun said with a smile: "It's not that I'm unhappy, but I just feel reluctant to leave Putian soon."

Liu Hai's complexion changed: "Brother Ang, you are the parent officer of Putian, why did you leave Putian?"

Wu Zonglun lied to him: "The emperor saw that I had made great achievements in suppressing the bandits, so he asked me to go to Beijing to receive the reward, and even made me a senior official. I will leave tomorrow, and from now on... I am afraid I will never come back."

Liu Hai bowed his head and stopped talking, Wu Zonglun patted him on the shoulder and said: "I agreed to relax with me, why are you unhappy? Life is nothing more than a few decades in a hurry, so I really have to keep it in my heart." Make some good memories, otherwise, wouldn’t I regret it before I die? The best memory of my days in Putian is having you by my side. Seeing you happy every day makes me feel happy too. Liu Hai, In the future, no matter how great an official I become, I will never forget you."

Liu Hai clenched his fists and tried his best not to let tears fall: "Brother Ang, you are right. People should leave good memories, and I will never forget Brother Ang."

Wu Zonglun said with a smile: "Since this is the case, we should be happier today."

Liu Hai nodded: "I know there is a place where the flowers are very fragrant and the water is very sweet, but you have to climb over the mountains to get there. I found it by accident when I was collecting firewood. You can watch the sunrise on the top of the mountain there. Brother Ang, let's go together." OK?"

The two watched the scenery and chatted along the way, and finally came to the place Liu Hai said.But here is not only "the flowers are very fragrant, the water is very sweet", Wu Zonglun feels that the scenery here is picturesque, as beautiful as a fairyland.

There was no one around, so he held Liu Hai's hand, talking and laughing along the way.Compared with him, Liu Hai seemed preoccupied.

When the two sat on the top of the mountain, what they saw was not the sunrise, but the sunset.

Liu Hai looked at the sunset and said, "Brother Wu, you are leaving for the capital tomorrow, so you should go back early to rest today."

Wu Zong

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