The return of the son-in-law

"Second Young Master, Second Young Master, a group of soldiers are coming outside and they are about to break in!" A servant hurriedly reported, "Boss Jia is leading people to stop him, but I'm afraid he won't be able to stop him!"

Huo Yu heard that someone was going to break in, so he quickly put down his book, and while walking out with the boy, he asked him, "What's going on? Where did these soldiers come from? Did you say anything?"

The servant replied: "I went out with Manager Jia. I heard from those soldiers that our young master committed a crime. These people let the young master run away from the government office, so they came to our house to ask for someone."

Huo Yu stopped in his tracks and reprimanded him, "They said my brother committed a crime, did he really commit a crime? What did you say with them?"

Fuquan at the side pulled the boy aside and scolded: "If you can't speak, just say a few words!"

The young servant knew he had said something wrong, so he didn't dare to defend himself, he just said: "Second young master, forgive me, I know I was wrong."

Huo Yu was anxious right now, and didn't bother to argue with the boy, so he said, "Go and see if Master Wu Xin is there. If he is, ask him to bring someone to the door quickly. A dignified family, We can’t let a group of soldiers break in by making up a trumped-up charge.”

In fact, Jia Huan had already sent another person to find Wu Xin for help, but the servant saw that Huo Yu was in a bad mood at the moment, so he didn't dare to provoke him at this time, so he ran to the room where Wu Xin was.

Besides, when Huo Yu led Fuquan and others to the gate, he heard a quarrel.

Jia Huan led a lot of people to block the door at the moment, regardless of the bright weapons drawn by the soldiers, he tried to put on a smiling face: "Masters, my young master is indeed not at home, today is not Xiu Mu, he is a big I’ve already gone to the government office for some time. If the military lords need to find my young master in a hurry, I’ll send someone to send the military lords to the government office immediately.”

One of the soldiers said: "We came here from the government office. Guo Zhan'an colluded with Tatar, leaked military information, colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country. I was ordered by the general to come and arrest him."

Jia Huan defended Guo Zhan'an and said, "Masters, you made a mistake? Not to mention my young master, even if I haven't studied, I know what it means to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic."

"What are you talking nonsense with him? Just go straight in!" Another soldier was irritable, seeing that he was blocked at the door, he stretched out his hand and pushed Jia Huan away.

Jia Huan took a few steps back, and still went up to stop him: "Master Jun, you said that my young master is collaborating with the enemy and treason, but do you have any evidence? My young master has been an official for many years, let alone collaborating with the enemy and treason, and he didn't even do anything for personal gain." No. Today you insisted on breaking into the Guo Mansion because you said it was unfounded, unless I die, otherwise I will definitely not invite some military masters in."

"Oh?" The soldier simply put the knife on Jia Huan's neck, "Then I will fulfill you!"

"Wait!" Huo Yu saw that the situation was not going well, so he hurriedly stopped him, stepped forward and said, "Are the military lords looking for my righteous brother? He went to the Fuya Yingmao this morning and never came back. .”

The soldier before also shouted from behind: "Tian Qi, come back! Put away your knives!"

He should be the leader of this group of people. After hearing what he said, Tian Qi cursed a few times, but still put the knife in its sheath, turned around and walked to the soldier.

Huo Yu asked Fuquan to support Jia Huan, while he walked to the gate of the Guo Mansion and said, "Masters, my foster brother is indeed not in the mansion, please go back."

"Are you Guo Zhanan's sworn brother?" The soldier asked suddenly, "Since you're not here, why don't you let us go in and search?"

"Search?" Huo Yu, who was half a head shorter than him, raised his head and stared straight at the soldier, "You say my brother is collaborating with the enemy and treason, where is the evidence? Also, according to the rules of this dynasty, civil and military officials The two ways go hand in hand and do not affect each other. When did the military officer take charge of the affairs of civil servants? Even if my brother was framed and charged with unwarranted charges, it should be Mr. Xie Bingxie, the magistrate of Xuzhou, who should report to the capital. Please come and search A warrant. Do you have a search warrant?"

The officer didn't expect Huo Yu to say one thing after another, and he couldn't answer for a while, so he had to put on airs and tried to intimidate Huo Yu: "Little brother, let me advise you, your brother-in-law has already committed the crime of beheading, you If you don't tell us where Guo Zhan'an is, you will cover up criminals and go to hell with your brother-in-law!"

Huo Yu sneered: "I don't know where my brother-in-law has gone, I only know that he will not commit such a serious crime. Oh, yes, I also know one more thing, trespassing on the residence of a court official, that is also Great crime!"

"You!" Tian Qi on the side was furious, "Where did you come from, you don't eat a toast, you don't eat fine wine, your grandpa and I will go in today, what's the matter!"

Huo Yu turned his gaze to Tian Qi and looked him up and down.Seeing the disdain in his eyes, Tian Qi became even more angry, and punched Huo Yu with a punch!

Huo Yu has been practicing martial arts with Wu Xin for more than a year, and his reaction was extremely fast. When Tian Qi's fist arrived, Huo Yu had already reacted, his right foot took a step back, and his whole body swayed to the right. Looking up, watching Tian Qi's fist fly past his cheek.

Fuquan and the others couldn't see clearly from behind, they only knew that Huo Yu had been beaten, and with a loud yell, they rushed forward one by one, protecting Huo Yu behind them.

"What are you guys doing! When you first came up, you shouted that my young master was collaborating with the enemy and treasoning the country. Where is your evidence? If you have the ability to show the evidence! Ah! The evidence is not a fart! Now that my young master can't be found, I will vent my anger on the second young master." "Fuquan's fear was suppressed by Huo Yu's anger when he was beaten, and regardless of the fact that there were soldiers with real swords and guns in front of him, he cursed, "Now the Tatars are coming, don't you Go to battle to kill the enemy, protect the territory, and you will know to bully people while my young master is away!"

"Shut up!" Jia Huan glared at Fuquan from the side, seemingly trying to stop Fuquan, but in fact what he said was even more stinging, "The military master said that the young master is collaborating with the enemy and treason, that is collaborating with the enemy and treason, can we argue? What do you say?" The Eldest Young Master is not in the government office, maybe the Eldest Young Master has already been captured by them and secretly rectified the law on the spot. Now the Military Master has come to the door again, probably wanting to take the opportunity to search for the little money of the Guo Mansion, and then say that the Eldest Young Master heard the wind and was in Run away before they get there."

"You guys!" Tian Qi still wanted to make a move, but was stopped by the leading soldiers.

"Enough!" The soldier glanced at Tian Qi and said in a low voice, "Don't you think it's enough!"

Only then did Tian Qi realize that a lot of curious people had gathered in front of the Guo Mansion, and they were pointing at them.

Huo Yu had been hiding behind Jia Huanfuquan and the others, covering his cheeks with one hand, and suddenly burst into tears: "My brother told me a few days ago that Tatar got the news that there was a traitor on our side, and he took the initiative to take the initiative. The information was leaked in the past. Only a few days later, my brother’s life and death were uncertain, and someone said that my brother was collaborating with the enemy and treason. I should have persuaded my brother if I knew it. A traitor, who has disappeared, maybe, maybe he was silenced!"

Huo Yu was crying and shouting, the voice was so loud that some people nearby could hear it.Guo Zhan'an is a clean and honest official, and he has done a lot of practical things for the people during his first year in office, and has a high reputation in Xuzhou.Now the common people heard what Huo Yu said, and saw Tian Qi beating Huo Yu from a distance, and even believed that these soldiers were here to kill and silence just as Huo Yu said.

With so many people watching, Tian Qi didn't dare to make any more moves.The leading soldier looked at Huo Yu who kept wiping away his tears, and finally gave in: "Little brother, it was my subordinate who was rude. But your brother-in-law is indeed suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason. We just want to find brother Ling and settle this matter." Find out. If he didn't do it, we'll make sure he's cleared."

Huo Yu just cried, Jia Huan said from the side: "Masters, I beg you, our second young master is only 15 years old, younger than us present, why do you use your power to bully others?"

Tian Qi was dissatisfied and said: "Who is bullying others!"

The soldier turned his head and scolded: "Shut up!" Then he turned back and said kindly, "It's our bad tone, but for the sake of righteousness, please, little brother. Inform Mr. Xie Bingxie. After all, the emperor personally handed over this matter to the general. This is a serious matter. His Majesty requires the general to investigate thoroughly and will not tolerate it. Mr. Guo is suspicious, so we can only wrong him first."

Huo Yu nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will be the same as my brother-in-law, absolutely not favoritism. I don't know the name of this general, but in the northwest military camp, if you can tell me something, wait for me If you have news, you can send someone to tell the general directly, and you won’t have to let Mr. Xie Bing convey it, wasting time in vain.”

The soldier was at a loss for words for a while, and he couldn't answer. Later, his eyes flickered and he replied: "This young master can just tell Mr. Xie. My general was sent by His Majesty to secretly supervise the situation in the northwest, and he must not reveal his identity."

When the group of soldiers left in despair, Huo Yu ordered the gate to be closed and heaved a sigh of relief: "If they don't leave again, I won't be able to cry anymore."

Wu Xin also breathed a sigh of relief at the side: "Fortunately, there is the second young master here, who knows the rules of the court, and the military officials can't control the affairs of the civil servants. Otherwise, we really thought they were really ordered to arrest the young master."

Huo Yu chuckled, "Actually, I'm just talking nonsense."

Everyone: "..."

Huo Yu continued: "The rule of this court is that both civil and military affairs go hand in hand, but if a civil official commits a crime, should it be better to send a civil official to arrest him, or send a military officer?"

One of the servants thought for a while and replied: "Then, the military officer is naturally better. Most of these civil servants are weak scholars, and some of them are in their seventies and eighties. It is estimated that they will fall apart after a collision." .”

"That's it." Huo Yu said again, "But my brother is the general judge of Xuzhou handpicked by the emperor. Even if he really wants to arrest someone, he must have a search warrant issued by the emperor or the Sixth Ministry. Otherwise, just anyone will show up , say, 'Your family has committed a serious crime of beheading, and the superiors sent me to search', and they can all come in. So is this home still? It’s no different from a vegetable market. If you can’t refute it, it proves that these people have problems.”

After hearing Huo Yu's explanation, everyone understood.

It's just that when they thought that these soldiers had exposed so many flaws, but they didn't find out, they couldn't help but be lucky that Huo Yu was there, otherwise these soldiers might not be able to stop them today.

Fuquan was still worried: "Second Young Master, what should we do now? The Eldest Young Master is not in the government office. Could it be that he has been arrested as you said?"

"No," Huo Yu said as he walked, "they are talking high-soundingly, but in fact there is no evidence at all. This kind of person is like a mouse, they can't see people. If my brother is really captured by them, they will absolutely Will not find it here again."

Fuquan was a little unconvinced: "But didn't that person just say that their general was sent by His Majesty to supervise him secretly, and to put it bluntly, he is His Majesty's confidant! This, this kind of person will never lie, right?"

"Haha," Huo Yu couldn't help laughing even though he was worried about Guo Zhanan when he heard what Fuquan said, "Do you believe what they say?"

Fuquan heard that there was something in Huo Yu's words, so he humbly said: "Please tell the second young master clearly."

During the conversation, several people had already arrived at the hall, and Huo Yu confessed: "Master Wu Xin, you have to work harder these two days, and send more people to patrol at night, especially the few side doors at the back. Usually, if no one leaves, Let people seal it first. Yes, it’s just you,” Huo Yu said, pointing to a young boy, “now take people to seal all the side doors, and then send two people to guard each side door, divided into three rounds. Replacement. Also, send four more people to watch the night in my brother's study, absolutely no one can get close. As for the candidates, Mr. Jia will choose you personally."

Everyone took orders, Huo Yu sat down, drank a sip of tea, and then continued to talk to Fuquan: "If the emperor sent these generals to supervise secretly, would they let us know so easily? What's more, Shi Guogan has been greedy for five years of military pay, and most of the money has disappeared. If this general is really the emperor's confidant, would he have not noticed it? I don't know how much effort it took to get him from Xuzhou. I found clues in the dossier. As a military officer, this general should be more aware of the situation of the military pay in the Northwest than my brother, but it was my brother who found out in the end. Do you think this general really has such great power? If so, he is in Xuzhou I haven’t noticed it for so many years, and finally my brother, the newcomer, found out. With this kind of ability to handle affairs, the emperor will use him?”

Fuquan felt that his eyes suddenly opened up, and the previous worries were reduced a lot: "So, these people are using His Majesty's name to intimidate us and force us to submit!"

"That's right, I knew when they said that my brother was collaborating with the enemy and treason. I know better than anyone else who I am! They insisted that my brother was collaborating with the enemy and treason, and they insisted on breaking in to search. I was even more convinced that there was something wrong with these people. Huo Yu slapped the table heavily, gritted his teeth and said, "It's a pity that I'm useless, and I can't help you now. I can only guard Guo Mansion for my brother."

"Where did the young master go now?"

Huo Yu thought for a while, looked sad, and shook his head: "I don't know either."

He clenched his fists, lowered his head in thought for a moment, then raised his head again, his eyes burning: "My brother is not in the government office, it means that he must have found something wrong and left. The house is still okay! With me here, I won’t let my brother be homeless!”