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Xu Jin said something and felt that his words were a bit loud. He immediately raised his hand to signal the subordinates around him to be silent.

The location they are in was specially designed during construction. Although there is a high wall to block it, people standing in it feel like they are standing in an empty plain. The sound coming from outside the high wall is not only not weakened, but becomes clearer.

However, as they stood here quietly, they did not hear Li Yun's words. Only Shi Sansao muttered and continued to explain.

She said that after joining the Recording Department, she had been working diligently and did not dare to neglect. Both her husband's family and her natal family were gone, leaving only a young son. She often begged her superiors to give her son a future. This was not difficult for the Recording Department. He recommended him casually and found a job for him in Tianjin Mansion, working as a clerk in the Inspection Department at Sanchakou.

It turned out that because of his status as a minor official, her son was involved in the constant troubles and troubles during the expansion of Sanchakou Pier in a certain month. He was confused for a while, accepted money from unknown sources, and did shady things for others.

When Shi Sansao discovered that her son was deeply involved in this matter, he could not escape.

Sister-in-law Shi San has been active in Tianjin Mansion for a long time. She has a broad vision and knows a lot of things, far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. After she made some efforts to inquire about it, she learned that some powerful officials were behind the matter, and among them there were even some very high-ranking figures who were secretly promoting it. She was so frightened that she started to spin around like ants on a hot pot.

Just when she was about to think of a way to pull her son out of the muddy water, she saw Li Yun, the assistant minister who rarely interfered in such trivial matters, coming here. She only knew that the court was intending to start a big war.

In her opinion, since these matters are related to the internal affairs of the Zhou Dynasty, it is difficult to say whether the chaos will be solved with Li Yun's arrival. In all likelihood, there will be wrestling and struggles among all parties. And Li Yun needed to urge the transportation of grain, so he would inevitably use both soft and hard tactics.

As a close minister of the emperor, Li Yun could crush a few unlucky people involved to establish his authority, which was no more difficult than crushing a few ants. But it turns out that Sister-in-law Shi’s youngest son is an ant right in the middle of the line of sight...

Sister-in-law Shi was so concerned that she became confused. She desperately wanted to keep her son, but there was nothing she could do. In the Recording Department, she was just a small boss who controlled the city's foxes and social rats. She did not dare to lead her son out, for fear that if the Recording Department continued to investigate, her son would still not be able to escape the blame.

After thinking about it for a while, she came up with an extremely ridiculous and bad idea, which was to make the matter bigger and let Li Yun directly confront the big shot who was behind it.

As for the reason to attract Li Yun's attention, Shi Sansao was quickly prepared. Because her main business is to match people in Tianjin Mansion and hire and buy maids.

In this regard, her ability really lives up to her reputation and is very reliable. She found a young lady who was sure to attract Li Yun's attention, and what caused this young lady's father to be so unlucky was that an official from Huichuan in Qingzhou came forward privately and incited many people in Sanchakou. , clashed with the local inspection department...

At this point, Sister-in-law Shi fell to her knees and kowtowed, not daring to say anything more.

Xu Jin and others held their breath and listened to the movements on the partition wall.

Li Yun walked slowly and spoke: "You guys, there are still some untruths in your words. But... please hand over the relevant file information now. If they are useful, I can't help you." Widen and lengthen.”

Sister-in-law Shi cried with joy, kowtowed a few more times, and said repeatedly: "Old lady, it's ready. Go get it now and present it to the doctor!"

She quickly returned to the yard and hurried out again.

Li Yun seemed to be flipping through documents, but there was no movement again. After a while, he took a deep breath, as if he was suppressing his emotions or hiding something. He said: "Okay, let's do this for today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left. Dozens of Japanese swordsmen who had just poured into the alley also retreated with wooden clogs, and the sound of wooden boards hitting the gravel road was very harsh. Before the group could get far away, Sister-in-law Shi caught up a few steps and called in a low voice: "Mr. Li! Mr. Li!"

"What else?"

Sister-in-law Shi said with a flattering smile: "The things I gave Mr. Li must not be known to others. If word gets out and my boss pursues me, I will die immediately."

"What did you give me?"

Li Yun asked back: "The maid you found for me is not from a good family, and she still wants to get involved with me?"

Shi Sansao slapped herself in the mouth and said repeatedly: "It's the old woman who is confused! It's me who said something stupid!"

It wasn't until Li Yun left that the people around Xu Jin truly breathed a sigh of relief.

What Shi Sansao said was composed by everyone working together. If Li Yun could see the flaw in this way, then everyone present would not have to work in the Recording Department. The last sentence added by Shi Sansao was a stroke of genius.

Someone mused: "Li Langzhong will be frightened and angry after getting those information. In all likelihood, he will go to Huichuan, Qingzhou overnight to question him. He is His Majesty's confidant, Li Erlang's brother, and the group Li Erlang stayed in Huichuan, Qingzhou. With all the people around him, no one could do anything to him. On the contrary, when Li Yun arrived in Huichuan, he could become half of Li Ting's family.

Xu Wei nodded: "In other words, in three to five days, no one from Qingzhou will be able to take care of Tianjin and Tongzhou. Just in time for us to get rid of the constraints, we must collect evidence and confessions... We must act quickly and use capable people. ! Who do you think is more appropriate to be responsible?"

The operational organization under the Recording Department is called the Police Patrol Court, and is located in every general manager's office. Because the name coincides with the Police Patrol Court under the General Government Office, they often use the banner of the General Government Office to conduct their own affairs. Li Da, the judge in charge of the Police Patrol Court, was also here. He immediately replied: "I have transferred Tao Er, Gong San, Mai Si and others back. These people are brave and careful and can take on this responsibility."

Li Da himself was a very capable soldier in the Police Patrol. He had lurked in Zhongdu back then, cooperated with Du Shisheng, and organized wealthy officials in Zhongdu to escape privately through the city gates. The people he mentioned, Tao Er, Gong San, Mai Si, etc., have all worked side by side with him for many years, and now they are all general officers of the Recording Division, Police and Patrol Court.

Xu Yan nodded: "Just ask them to go and tell them that they must be careful, secretive, and do things beautifully. I have reported this matter to His Majesty eight hundred miles hastily, and he will want to know the result."

So far, all kinds of evidence point to Guanzhong Marshal Li Ting, who was in charge of the heavy army. Based on Xu Jin's understanding of Li Ting, this gentleman has always been afraid that the world will not be in chaos, and he will feel uncomfortable all over if there is no war. Xu Jin really didn't know why Li Ting was like this, but he vaguely understood what some people were thinking. Since ancient times, the most serious thing is to change the elbow and armpit. Internal rebellion and vacillation will often cause the greatest losses, so the Recording Department must strictly investigate.

"Yes!" the judge responded, and then said: "If nothing happens here, I will personally go and supervise it."

"Okay, you go."

The judge bowed to say goodbye, and Xu Jin called him back again.

"Our Recording Department has the duty of supervision, but we must have rules when doing things. This is something His Majesty has specifically emphasized. We keep staring at others every day, but how do we know that no one is watching us? This time we are investigating major and important cases. , we may have to face the huge power hidden in the army, so we must remember this in particular... Otherwise, I don't have to take such a big risk and have to push Li Langzhong to the front."

Everyone responded solemnly, and Xu Jin waved his hand to let them disperse.