Mrs. Rebirth

Inside the yamen of the prefect of Crane City, Lin Zhihao was drinking tea leisurely, while the servants at home were busy packing their things.

He had already received the definite news that the position of governor of the capital was indeed vacant, and the path he should take had also gone. He could pat his ass and leave just waiting for the transfer letter from the Ministry of Officials to come down.

When the time comes, Princess Zhen Guo will be dead or alive, so what does it have to do with him?Even if it is found out, Lord Lu died at the hands of pirates, and God knows where those pirates are hiding.

Humming a frivolous little tune, Lin Zhihao closed his eyes and wandered freely under the warm afternoon sun.

"My lord..." He Tongpan walked in and reminded him in a low voice: "The port has been overcrowded recently, and many vicious incidents have occurred. Would you like to deal with it?"

Lin Zhihao waved his hand casually, "They're all a bunch of full-bodied thugs, and they'll disperse after a few days of making trouble."

Because Lu Zheng and Zuo Shaoqing and their group hadn't returned for a long time, those family members couldn't sit still for a long time, and they went to the port to inquire about the news. When there were too many people, conflicts would naturally be inevitable, let alone a group of unscrupulous people who were on the verge of collapse?

He Tongpan lowered his head, suppressed the worry in his eyes, and advised: "My lord, if something happens to Mr. Lu, we may not be able to get away with it!"

"You're thinking too much. Mr. Lu came here for the navy. He didn't come back from the sea. What does it have to do with us?" Lin Zhihao poured a cup of fragrant tea into his mouth and said lazily, "Besides, I have made an exception to let Mr. Zuo has requisitioned private merchant ships, I have done my best."

"By the way, the transfer order will come down in a few days. I will find an opportunity to transfer you as soon as possible after I enter Beijing. You can wait for a while in Crane City with peace of mind."

"Thank you for your concern, my lord. This is not urgent. You have been operating in Crane City for so many years. If everyone leaves and the tea is cold, the next official can stay and protect the relationship here for you."

"Haha... I really did see the right person. You are still thinking of me. Crane City is indeed a good place where rich businessmen are gathered. This time, in order to enter the capital, it cost a lot of money to go up and down. It's good for you to stay for a while. "

He Tongpan pursed his lips, and his mouth felt a little bitter. When he was an aide of the Lin family in the past, he still thought that this master was smart and motivated. Unfortunately, he was dazzled by the wealth of Crane City these years, and gradually lost his true nature.

He made a bow, and readily agreed. As for the future, it's not up to Lin Zhihao to decide.

In Crane City Port, the bustling crowd squatted here, just to see their returning relatives as soon as possible.

"Bah! These unscrupulous peddlers, even steamed buns have risen to five cents apiece!" A boy from the Cao Gang squeezed through the crowd sweating profusely with white flour steamed buns in his mouth.

A man in charge took the paper bag from him, divided the buns and steamed buns, took a bite, and it tasted like wax, and asked worriedly: "The third master said that he would only go to sea for ten days, and now half a month has passed." It's been a month, shouldn't something happen?"

Ke Youliang's thin body was submerged in the middle of a group of strong men, and he was extremely inconspicuous, but even the people of the Cao Gang listened to what he said.

That day, he took another fleet out to sea. After five days of calm and calm, he turned around and came back after seeing nothing.

"Probably not. With such a large fleet, even pirates dare not provoke it easily. I guess they have encountered Master Lu's fleet. Wait!"

This waited until the sunset on the west mountain, except for several fishing boats going out to sea, there were still no figures of Zuo Shaoqing and Lu Zheng.

"It seems that we can't wait for today. Let's wait for two more days. If we don't come back, we will go to sea. Anyway, we have to..." Before Ke Youliang finished speaking, he heard a voice shouting in his ear: "Look! It's a boat." Team!"

He turned his head to look at the sea, and saw a few black dots approaching slowly on the sparkling sea. After seeing the size of the fleet clearly, he bit his lower lip and said excitedly, "Finally back!"

Zuo Shaoqing got off the boat behind Lu Zheng. He couldn't imagine how noisy and crowded he was. Fortunately, the people from the Cao Gang cleared a road domineeringly after seeing them disembark, allowing them to leave the port smoothly. .

A burst of jubilant laughter was mixed with a few mournful cries, which were wailed after learning of the death of relatives.

Lu Zheng stopped in his tracks and told Song Hanlin, "Notify the families of the soldiers who died that they will come to the government office tomorrow to receive pensions. Lin Zhihao will pay for the money. Tell him that this is just the beginning!"

Zuo Shaoqing knew that he was angry, and after seeing Ke Youliang, he ordered him to take part of the belongings he brought back and distribute them to the soldiers and sailors who went to sea this time.

That night, a piece of news quickly spread in the dark. The news said that the reason why Grandpa Lu was besieged by pirates when he took people out to sea for a trial was entirely because someone in the Crane City government colluded with the pirates and wanted to trap Grandpa Lu to death. .

When we were at the port in the evening, countless pairs of eyes saw the tragic condition of the soldiers. They were still light without arms and legs. More than a hundred corpses were carried off the ship, which is enough to imagine the tragic battle situation at that time.

In addition, many people noticed that a large group of men who were tied up and kicked off the ship were all vicious, and they were said to be the biggest group of pirates on the sea.

Hundreds of men and women who had been missing for a long time came back together, including the father and son of the Wang family. These people were supposed to be dead, but unexpectedly they came back alive.

Through the narration of these people, the identities of those pirates have also been confirmed.

As the news spread one by one, the people in the entire Crane City knew that the government they had always feared was also the murderer of the people.

In the middle of the night, the gate of Zhifu Yamen was smashed open by angry people, the plaque on the gate was torn down, and even the two stone lions outside the gate were splashed with dog blood.

Lin Zhihao has been full of anxiety ever since he knew that Lu Zheng came back safe and sound, but he was lucky, thinking that it was impossible for Lu Zheng to know that this matter was related to him.

Then, such luck disappeared when someone smashed open the door in the middle of the night, and the loud accusations and curses from outside made him pale.

"My lord..." He Tongpan and the master hurried over, and the three of them entered the study, the door was closed tightly.

"What's going on?" Lin Zhihao smashed a high-quality paperweight, and walked around the study like a headless chicken.

"My lord, I have inquired about it on the way here just now. The matter of your design of Mr. Lu was exposed. Not only that... It is rumored that during your tenure, you corrupted the law, accepted bribes, and even opened the door for pirates!"

"What?" Lin Zhihao was dumbfounded. When will he open the door for the pirates?

"This group of fools!" The master comforted with righteous indignation: "My lord, these are just malicious slanders from outsiders. Rumors only stop with wise people, so don't worry!"

He Tong's sentence was not as optimistic as he was. Just the charge of colluding with pirates to assassinate Lord Lu was enough to kill Lin Zhihao, and the others just made his death a little more ugly.

Lin Zhihao obviously knew the seriousness of the matter, he dismissed his two confidantes, rushed back to the room, and ordered his wife to clean up the things.

Mrs. Lin asked blankly: "I packed it up early, and I'm waiting to leave for Beijing. What's going on outside?"

Lin Zhihao asked her to move out the important belongings, called a few children and two most favored concubines, and sneaked to the seaside with a few house slaves.

Having dealt with businessmen for many years, he already knew that there were other countries besides Dayang. As long as he went out to sea, what could Lu Zheng do with him?

It's just that he underestimated Lu Zheng too much. Since he knew that he was the culprit, how could Lu Zheng let him leave Crane City?

Under his special arrangement, every avenue of the magistrate's yamen was guarded by people from the Cao Gang leading angry commoners, and Lin Zhihao's carriage was blocked by people before he walked a few steps out of the back door.

"Come on! This stupid official wants to escape!"

"Sure enough, I did something bad, otherwise why would I run away?"

"Catch him quickly, we want to avenge those who died in vain!"...

Someone took the lead, and the crowd of onlookers was getting bigger and bigger. By the time the yamen guards arrived, the carriage Lin Zhihao was sitting in had been smashed into pieces. common people.

Fortunately, they hadn't lost their minds yet, knowing that the consequences of beating the court officials would be serious, otherwise Lin Zhihao would have been cut into pieces.

Facing the unarmed people, the yamen guards did not dare to take action easily, and they also heard about what Lin Zhifu had done. Those with a bit of conscience didn't want to help the tyrant, so they just guarded the periphery dutifully to ensure that Lin Zhihao didn't die.

Zuo Shaoqing had a good sleep, shaking in the sea for a few days, and fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

When he woke up, it was bright outside and Lu Zheng was no longer around him. He got up and stretched, touched his hungry belly, and decided to reward himself with a rich meal first.

After he finished washing and walked out of the room, he saw the concierge of the Cao Gang trotting in and reported, "Third Lord, someone is looking for you outside!"