I Became the Older Brother of the Heroine in an Abusive Novel

The official's surname is Zhao. Before today, he had been unknown, and he was a Beijing official who was only a third-rank official.

He could barely be regarded as a high-ranking official, and he would receive charcoal and ice tributes from local officials during festivals, but in Chang'an, where there are many high-ranking officials and nobles, he really couldn't be ranked high.

Even the gift list for the New Year's Eve gift to Xu's family every year is at the bottom of the list.

However, this Mr. Zhao is very good at making tricks, and he is born with a fine personality.He did what he liked, and gave several gifts to Xu Xiang and Xu Zongwei, and he happened to curry favor with their precious child Xu Cong'an. After a long time, he also lost face in front of Xu Zongwei. If you have the opportunity to sit in the Xu Mansion and have a cup of tea.

Also because of this, the official position and status of Mr. Zhao have also risen, and the errand in his hand is also a fat job that will gain face in front of the Holy One.

Master Zhao knew that his team was right.

Except for those unknown and idle officials in the court, there are no more than Jiang and Xu's family in total.Don't look at the fact that Jiang's family is equally powerful, and even Jiang Xiang is also the grand tutor at the same time as the prime minister.

But the officials at the Jiang family are all poor scholars.Although Mr. Zhao was born as a scholar just like them, Mr. Zhao boasted that he was not as unclear as them.

Talking about benevolence, righteousness and morality, helping the world and helping the people, all they talk about are boundless big words.That group of people seems to be powerful, but in fact, who has the power and money in their hands?

Naturally, it belongs to the Xu family.

Sure enough, according to Mr. Zhao's philosophy of life, he has been going smoothly for a few years, and today, he has reached a new level.

He was appointed by His Majesty to re-investigate the Shandong magistrate's corruption case.

What is he unfamiliar with this case?During the Chinese New Year last year, the prefect in Shandong was still a fourth-rank official in the capital, and the two of them ran into each other at the door when they were giving gifts to the Xu family.

However, this man was not very lucky. After being sent to Shandong, he did such a dangerous thing for Xiang Xiang, and was caught by King Guangling.

This time, greed for money and money is a sure thing, and this person's head will definitely not be kept.

What else can be investigated for such a greedy thing?When Emperor Qingping was around, he had already found out clearly.Even the correspondence between the official and Beijing and China has evidence.

Mr. Zhao knew what he was looking for.

What he wants to investigate is to select the Xu family from this case, destroy the evidence, and let them escape unscathed.

This is an opportunity for Master Zhao.

This matter is very simple, as long as he is ruthless, it can be done easily.

As long as he does this well, he will be doing the Xu family a great favor.The one sitting on the throne now is the fourth prince who is related to the blood of the Xu family, and the one who holds the power of the government is also Prime Minister Xu; those who are away from Chen Bing are the direct descendants of the Xu family.

After finishing this matter, will he still worry about his official career in the next few decades?

After Mr. Zhao received this appointment, he was so excited that his heart was shaking.

But what excites him even more is yet to come.

After retiring from the court, the little eunuch next to the fourth prince came to invite him in person, saying that the fourth prince had something to tell him.

Even if Mr. Zhao went to court on weekdays, he would always stand in the middle and back. He couldn't see the holy face clearly, but could only see the black hats of the officials in front.

Throughout the year, how many times can he be summoned by the emperor?

He hurriedly straightened his clothes and went to the imperial study.

The fourth prince sat on his father's dragon chair, calmed him down kindly, and pushed all the palace people away.

Only the two of them are left.

Mr. Zhao was so excited that his whole body was tense, but the fourth prince, like a spring breeze blowing on his face, was gentle and kind, chatting with him.

Mr. Zhao is shrewd, so he naturally knows that the way the fourth prince treats him is not because he hits it off with him, but because he has something to do by himself.

Judging from the situation, it is likely that the fourth prince's confidant has a serious problem and needs to be done in his name.

Mr. Zhao is naturally not afraid of such trouble.

If it can't be done, the fourth prince will also think that he will do things for him and will not punish him severely.If it's done, he will gain face in front of the future crown prince and emperor, and he will have more glory in the future.

Master Zhao sat upright, listening to the Fourth Prince talking to him.

The two chatted for a while, and sure enough, the fourth prince turned the conversation to the serious matter.

He said that when he was the prince, he suffered from the two people in the court.

One is Jiang Xiang, who is pedantic in thinking, does not know how to adapt, and loves to rely on the old to sell the old.One is Duke Yongning. He doesn't seem to have any intention of fighting for power, but in private, he has repeatedly flattered and bewitched his father, and even let his son secretly communicate with the prince in the palace, presumably with wolfish ambitions.

And this time the prefect of Shandong's corruption of ink, he also suspected that it was the prisoner of Yongning Gong who lived in the south of the Yangtze River who stole it himself.

Since he was able to lead the wind direction to the capital, he must have a presence in Chang'an as well.But all of this is just speculation, the most important thing is to trouble Mr. Zhao to check it himself.

Master Zhao understands.

He knew that it didn't matter who was greedy for ink.The important thing is that the emperor hates Duke Yongning and wants to take advantage of Duke Yongning's absence in Chang'an to clean up Duke Yongning's mansion.

Mr. Zhao responded in a serious manner, and he also thought so.After going back, I must rectify my subordinates and go to Yongning Gongfu to check it out.

The fourth prince smiled and nodded.

"You're fine," he said. "This is good."

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Master Zhao is leading behind him a group of fifty or sixty personal soldiers dispatched by the palace to investigate the corruption case.

Although there were not too many people, when hula la huddled in front of Yongning Gongfu, the battle was not small at all.

Master Zhao knocked on the door of the Duke's Mansion.

The servants at the porter opened the door, and saw that the door was full of officers and soldiers.The servant was startled for a moment, and was about to close the door when the gate was blocked by officers and soldiers raising their hands.

The door could not be closed, and the servants watched helplessly as an adult came to the door arrogantly.

"I was ordered to come here to thoroughly investigate a case of ink corruption in Shandong," he said. "Now there is evidence to prove that Lord Yongning is related to this ink corruption case, so I am ordered to come to Yongning Palace to search for the stolen money."

The servant was stunned.

stolen money?Their princes and officials are not big, and the family has always been frugal, so how could there be stolen money?Besides, the place of corruption is in Shandong, and their father-in-law is in Jiangnan, so how could it be related?

The Duke and Eldest Young Master are not in the mansion, and the Second Young Master is not here these few days. Now there are only Madam and Eldest Miss in the mansion.

How can these officers and soldiers be allowed to come and copy the house?

The servant was anxious, and hurriedly blocked it with his body: "Please wait a moment, the officer, the servant will go back and report to the madam, and then..."

"Report? Waiting to hide the stolen money for you?" Mr. Zhao sneered and waved his hand. "Come on, check!"

This group of officers and soldiers belonged to officials from the Xu family lineage. They had received orders and knew what they should do.Immediately, the door of the Duke's Mansion was knocked open with a bang.

Most of the servants in the mansion are maids and women, and there are only twenty or thirty servants who are rough envoys.The servants in the mansion came after hearing the news, and they were all held hostage by officers and soldiers in a short while.

As a civil servant, Mr. Zhao was timid after all. He didn't dare to let people do bloody things to cause trouble. He only asked his soldiers to beat and tie up those young men and detain them together.

The servant girls scattered in fright, Mr. Zhao led a group of soldiers, smashed all the way, and went straight to the main courtyard.

A maid has already gone to the main courtyard to report.

But the courtyards in the mansion don't have gates.Most of the people in the mansion are servant girls and their relatives, how can we stop them?

In the main house, Mrs. Jun heard the news from the maid and knew what was going on.

Although the Duke of the State has never been involved in court disputes, she knows better than anyone what is the relationship with the Xu family, and what is the relationship between the noble concubine in the palace and the fourth prince's biological mother.The situation in Chang'an has changed dramatically in the past two days, and at dawn today, the fourth prince ascended the throne.

Shen knew that before the Duke returned, there would definitely be trouble in the house.

I just don't know that this mess happened so fast.

She hastily asked the maids to temporarily block the hospital door, then took Ling Huan, who was painting in her room, to hide her behind the house.

Although this group of people didn't dare to do anything to them, they were definitely going to make trouble.Ling Huan is young, and it is possible for her to get hurt and frightened during the tugging, so she must not be allowed to see such a scene.

But before she could bring Ling Huan to the back of the house, a servant girl's exclamation came from the courtyard.

Madam Jun looked out, and saw a group of soldiers rushing straight in, throwing the maids blocking the door to the ground mercilessly.

After a short while, the soldiers sealed off the entire courtyard.

Mrs. Jun stood still slowly, silently protecting Jun Linghuan behind her.

Then I saw that Mr. Zhao walked in arrogantly.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask Mrs. Madam to be well." He looked at Shen Shi, and saluted with a half-smile.

Mrs. Jun blocked Ling Huan, and said calmly: "Your Excellency broke into the house suddenly, I really can't afford this kind of peace."

Master Zhao laughed a few times.

"Your life is in your life, so please forgive me, Madam." He said. "Today, I am here because of the news that the Duke is involved in the Shandong ink corruption case, and now I need to search the mansion. According to the regulations, my wife still needs to go to the Punishment Department with the official. When the truth comes out, the next The officer will invite his wife back again."

Mrs. Jun's hand holding Ling Huan's arm froze.

What he meant was to imprison himself.

"I don't know my lord's regulations, which law do I follow?" Mrs. Jun forced herself to remain calm and asked.

Master Zhao smiled.

"Of course it's the king's order," he said. "Oh, by the way, there is an eight-year-old lady in the house? There is no one in the house, so let's take the lady to the Department of Punishment to take care of it."

Mrs. Jun took a step back.

He wanted to be imprisoned together with Ling Huan.When you arrive at the Punishment Department, you will be sent to the prison. The prison is cold and damp, and you will be a prisoner if you enter. It is unknown what kind of torture you will suffer.

Her heart was so cold that she tightly held Jun Linghuan's arm.

It's not that Jun Linghuan couldn't understand their conversation, at this moment his shoulders trembled slightly with fright, and his arms were painfully held by his mother, but he didn't dare to make a sound.

"Since it is the king's order, there must be an imperial edict." She looked at Mr. Zhao and said.

This kind of order, the fourth prince can indeed issue it.But firstly, he is not yet a prince or emperor, and secondly, even if he sits on the throne, he can't give orders to detain the family members of the official family for no reason.

Master Zhao laughed a few times.

"Ma'am, the guards at the Qin Gate Gate are just outside the city. The official came here to inform you, not to ask for your opinion."

After speaking, he raised his hand.

Immediately, the soldiers in the courtyard swarmed up.

A few maidservants rushed up to protect her, but they were roughly pulled away.Immediately afterwards, some soldiers arrested Mrs. Jun and pulled Jun Linghuan out of her arms.

Mrs. Jun couldn't pull it off naturally, so she was pulled away.

"Mother!" Jun Linghuan couldn't help crying out after being held by a soldier.

Following the sound, a pair of teardrops that had been endured for a long time rolled down.

Madam Jun no longer cared about her manners, and struggled to go to Jun Linghuan.

But it was pulled further and further away.

"Take it away." Mr. Zhao glanced lightly, then turned and left.

But at the moment when he turned around, the sound of piercing the sky rose.

Following that sound, a sharp arrow pierced through the air from a distance, like an eagle pounced on its prey, leaving only a phantom in the air.

Mr. Zhao didn't have time to see anything, and he didn't have time to make a sound.

A sharp arrow pierced his throat and nailed him hard to the ground.

Master Zhao suddenly lost his breath.

Before the surrounding soldiers had time to react, a man with a bow jumped down from the opposite roof and rushed into the main house.

He put away his bow and drew out his knife. Before everyone could react, the blade wiped the throats of the two soldiers who were holding Mrs. Jun hostage. They fell to the ground immediately, and their blood stained Mrs. Jun's skirt.

Outside the house, the soldiers who were under martial law around the courtyard had already been dealt with by Dongchang fanzi and Jinyiwei who rushed over.

And the few in the room were already dumbfounded by fright.

The soldier holding Jun Linghuan was so frightened that he pushed Jun Linghuan out.

The little girl couldn't stand upright, she fell forward, and was immediately caught by a bloody figure.

Jun Linghuan sobbed.

It was not the same as his brother's embrace, this man was very hard, and exuded a rusty smell unique to blood.

She looked up with tears in her eyes, and couldn't see his face clearly, but she could see his sharp jaw and the blood dripping down it.

She still doesn't know that this boy is called Duan Shishi.

Duan Shishi looked at the soldier.

He had no idea how frightening his current appearance was. His face was stained with blood, his face was expressionless, and his thick black eyes were cold and deep, unlike ordinary people, just like a blood-stained blade.

He just happened to rely on Jun Linghuan, and now he was holding the knife in one hand, and in the other, he was hugging a clean little girl in a light yellow skirt.

The soldier ran back and hid.

But the next moment, the boy stepped forward.

The tip of the knife pierced his throat, and his blood spattered the boy's face.

The soldier didn't know that he had aroused a rare trace of hatred in this young man with imperfect humanity.

It was the dark memory of being held hostage in a corner when this boy was very young, watching his parents being stabbed by Duan Chong.

The soldier died under Duan Shishi's knife with his eyes open.

He withdrew the knife.

According to his usual habit, when he finished his work at this time, he would report to the master in front of him, and then use it to do the next thing.

But he looked around and frowned.

There were several corpses in the main house, and it looked like a mess.

forget.

He forgot that his master had told him not to let blood stain Yongning Gongfu.It was all subconscious behavior just now, but he forgot that the master did not let him kill people here.

Duan Shishi was a little annoyed.

At this moment, he realized belatedly that there was a faint sweet fragrance that was extremely unfamiliar to him in the softness of his arms.

He bowed his head.

It's a little girl.

Just now he caught her like an object, but he forgot that she was a living person.

He was about to let Jun Linghuan go when he saw the little girl raised her head.

A pair of watery almond eyes are an extremely gentle and beautiful dark brown.At this moment, there were tears in those eyes, and when the eyes blinked, the little drops of water on the eyelashes trembled rustlingly.

The little girl sobbed, obviously frightened by him.

Duan Shishi had long been used to this look of fear, so he let go of his arms and wanted to put her back on the ground.

But I heard the little girl speak softly.

"...Thank you brother." She said softly.

It seemed that something hit Duan Shishi in the heart.

He quietly exchanged a glance with Jun Linghuan.

He didn't know how frightening he looked and how cold his eyes were, but the little girl was taken aback, and the tears rolled out of her eyes unstoppably.

He paused, then put Jun Linghuan back expressionlessly, and turned around to hold the knife to Madam Jun.

"This subordinate is ineffective, and I will go to the master to accept the crime from now on." He said.

It is a crime to fail to fulfill the master's request and to see blood in the Duke's mansion.

...It seems that the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion was scared to tears, and these two crimes are also involved.