Start with detective Li Yuanfang

"Yan Shifan escaped?"

Hearing the panic-stricken reports from his subordinates, Fu Yin Zhao spewed out a sip of tea and shouted, "Quick! Hurry up and arrest people!"

But after he gave the order, he realized that with Shuntian Mansion Ding's level, since he could let people escape, the possibility of chasing them back was not high, so he changed his words: "Quickly notify Jin Yiwei..."

Lu Bing, who did not participate in the interrogation by the strict party, appeared in Shuntian Mansion.

"With Yan Shifan's power alone, it is difficult to escape, and I am afraid there will be a response!"

Lu Bing didn't know that the devil came into the world, and he thought he knew Yan Shifan very well. That ghost's brains had nothing to say, but his body had long been hollowed out by alcohol and sex, and he was weaker than ordinary people, and he escaped under heavy siege , it is unimaginable.

Therefore, the preliminary judgment is that there are outsiders to support and cooperate with the escape.

However, soon after Jin Yiwei inspected the number of people, he found that Yan Shifan seemed to have taken away another woman instead of alone.

"I didn't take away my son, nor my wife, but fled with that prostitute Qinfeng. Don't change my style!"

Lu Bing was furious: "How courageous!"

At present, the most talked about inside and outside the court is the treatment of Yan Song and his son. The candidates for the next chief assistant will be in the back. Yan Shifan's escape at this juncture is bound to cause an uproar!
Not to mention fleeing with a prostitute, if it gets out, the imperial court will lose face again...

With an order, all Jinyiwei started to move, the Thirteenth Taibao led the elite to search around, and Lu Bing walked to Yan Song's house.

In all fairness, he didn't really want to face this Yan Ge elder. After all, the two sides were allies. Later, Yan's party became more and more unscrupulous, so he gradually stayed away from him, especially after Tianshi entered Beijing.

But thinking of seeing each other now, it will be the last time, let's see each other...

Lu Bing walked into the house and found Yan Song leaning quietly on the chair alone, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

Without the hordes of servants, without the crowd around him, this old man is just an ordinary old man, who is inevitably approaching the end of his life.

When he came to Yan Song, Lu Bing called out, "Old Yan...Old Yan..."

After shouting several times, Yan Song trembled, opened his eyes, looked at it blankly for a while, and then realized that he was about to stand up and salute: "Dudu Lu is here, please forgive me for being rude!"

Another official might be happy to see the former Yan Ge elder bowing his knees in front of him, but Lu Bing is not that kind of person. Let’s talk like this, I’m more comfortable.”

Yan Song felt a little emotional: "Captain Lu is kind-hearted, please say something if you have anything to say."

Lu Bingdao: "Old Yan, why bother to ask the question? Naturally, I came here to know the whereabouts of the son. The imperial court gave the Yan family some preferential treatment, but now he has ruined everything..."

Once Yan Shifan fled, it could be said to be a devastating blow to the rest of the Yan family. Originally, they could still be in this courtyard and not have to be imprisoned before being convicted, but now they have no such treatment, even for Yan Song. , Persecution and threats are also necessary.

Of course, Lu Bing didn't expect to find out anything. Even though Yan Shifan was selfish, he was Yan Song's only son after all. It was completely normal for this old man to sacrifice himself to save his son.

However, Yan Song sighed softly, but said something unexpected: "Yan Shifan may not be able to survive, just to redeem some sins..."

Lu Bing was puzzled: "Atonement?"

Yan Song said: "Did Governor Lu think that after death, people will go to hell to be punished?"

Lu Bing nodded immediately: "I have personally seen the Nine Nether Envoys hooking away the souls of the dead. After mortals die, their souls return to the Underworld. The sins committed during their lifetime will naturally have to be paid for one by one..."

The old skin on Yan Song's face trembled slightly, and an uncontrollable fear appeared between his brows: "Yes... I have to pay it back... I have to pay it back..."

"I didn't expect Mr. Yan Ge, who is dignified, to be afraid and worried about these things!"

Lu Bing saw that this was not a disguise, he was surprised, but fortunately.

He was in charge of Jinyiwei, and he also did a lot of plundering things. Xia Yan's death was also promoted back then. He knew that he had committed a lot of crimes. Fortunately, he has made great contributions to the country.

Yan Song had a similar idea, but this person committed too many crimes. Before that, he committed all kinds of crimes. After he fell from power, he knew that he was afraid. Don't you think it's too late?

The room was quiet for a moment, Yan Song recovered from his fear, and handed over the note he had prepared: "Please accept it, Governor Lu, with this, I can have an explanation before Your Majesty."

Lu Bing took it, glanced at it, and raised his eyebrows: "Is this to use your hands to inflict revenge on the Celestial Master?"

Yan Song nodded slightly: "It is the people of Xu's mansion who let the mansion deliver the news."

Lu Bing showed his astonishment: "Is it because of the dispute between the chief and the assistant? Why does Xu Ge do this?"

Not to mention who the chief assistant will fall into now, it is still unknown. Even if Xu Jie can't be the chief assistant in the end, the position of elder is still stable. This is the ultimate pursuit that many ministers have dreamed of. Isn't this crazy?
Or are Yan's father and son dead, and Xu Jie is going to be dragged down?

But now that he had a clue, Lu Bing also left and began to follow the clues.

Soon Jin Yiwei found the person who delivered the message, and they didn't interrogate him much. As soon as he was brought into the imperial prison, the other party was so scared that he would recruit everything.

"It turned out to be Xu Fan...these two elders are helpless in teaching their children!"

Lu Bing shook his head secretly.

He is also the son of Mr. Ge, while Mr. Xiaoge cheated on his father, at least he helped Mr. Yan Ge a lot. Without this talented son, the Yan Party would not be as brilliant as the sky. Of course, because of Yan Shifan's insatiable greed, he finally ended up like this.

And Xu Fan was not at all assisting Xu Jie. He never had any bad habits or caused troubles in his daily life. Many Qingliu officials also praised Xu Jie's strict family education.

The mistake at this critical moment was too fatal, enough to drive his father into the abyss of eternal doom...

Lu Bing and Xu Jie had no friendship at all, so naturally he would not cover it up for him. While ordering his left and right to continue arresting Yan Shifan, he prepared to enter the palace to face the saint with his confession.

As Yan Song said, since Xu Jie participated in Yan Shifan's escape, even if it was an indirect factor, he had an explanation.

However, when he entered Xiyuan, it was Huang Jin, the eunuch of Bingbi, who came forward and told Jiajing that he was meditating, and Lu Bing had to wait in the duty room.

It doesn't matter, the news from Zhu Si shocked the governor who had experienced many storms: "What did you say...Xu Fan is dead?"

Zhu Si said in a deep voice: "When the seventh child arrived, the Xu mansion was full of crying. According to the time, Xu Fan died after the news of Yan Shifan's escape came out."

Lu Bing said, "How did you die?"

Zhu Sidao: "The Xu family said it was a sudden and serious illness, but according to my judgment, it may be poison."

Lu Bing took a deep breath and asked Jiajing when he was meditating: "Let's go to Xu Mansion!"

……

When Lu Bing arrived at the Xu Mansion, a conflict was unfolding.

Xu Fan's body was under the control of Jin Yiwei, and he was about to let him do an autopsy, but the whole Xu family tried their best to stop him.

In ancient times, let alone dissecting corpses, it was regarded as a kind of sacrilege to let someone do an autopsy, especially the more noble the person, the less likely they were to be fiddled with.

Xu Fan was naturally also on the list. At this time, the noise was loud, and there was even a little girl lying beside her crying loudly.

When Lu Bing walked in, he glanced subconsciously.

Because according to the previous marriage contract, when the girl grows up, she will marry Yan Shifan's son, but after Yan Shifan's accident, Xu's repentance and rescind the engagement. fight……

So far, is there a winner?
That person's evaluation of bureaucrats and politicians suddenly appeared in Lu Bing's mind.

There will never be a winner in the bureaucratic party struggle, it is just endless internal friction, and only real politicians can reform and reform the system, turn the tide and turn the tide!

Thinking of this, he also had a somewhat detached pattern, waved his hand, and asked Jin Yiwei to retreat, without being too entangled with Xu Fan's body.

Even if it was confirmed that it was poisoned, it would be difficult to find out whether it was suicide by taking poison or being poisoned. The important thing is, once Xu Fan died, how would Yan Shifan's escape responsibility be dealt with?
Under the hostile eyes of the Xu family, Lu Bing walked towards the back hall, and saw a short figure walking out from a distance, it was the old man Xu Jie.

Lu Bing took the lead in saluting: "My condolences to Xu Ge!"

With a deep sadness on Xu Jie's face, he cupped his hands and said slowly: "I don't know what's the matter, Commander Lu?"

Lu Bingdao: "At midnight last night, Yan Shifan fled, and was met by thieves, suspected to be related to Xu Fan, the eldest son of Xu Ge..."

Xu Jie immediately shook his head: "This is absolutely impossible. My son has never had any contact with Yan Shifan, and he hates what the Yan Party does. How could he help Yan Shifan escape? This must be the private revenge of Yan Thief!"

Lu Bing stared deeply at the old man: "Mr. Xu Ge, don't be in a hurry to get rid of it. Since I said so, there is evidence!"

Xu Jie frowned: "My son suffered a terrible misfortune, and Dudu Lu still listens to the strict party that has always framed Zhongliang, ruining his reputation after death? Dudu Lu has a good reputation in Shilin, don't make mistakes!"

Hearing these soft and hard words, Lu Bing smiled coldly.

Wenchen has always been against existences like Jin Yiwei. Even if his reputation is much better than those of his predecessors, it is only in comparison. Xu Jie's attitude now is actually the true portrayal of his heart.

That being the case, Lu Bing was even less polite: "My son passed away unfortunately, and I couldn't open my mouth. However, Taoism can be summoned for interrogation. I am very curious, how did His Majesty reveal the arrangements for the chief assistant and leave the palace!"

Xu Jie clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves.

As a standard bureaucrat, he often subconsciously ignores Taoist factors. After all, after the gods and Buddhas disappeared, the gods disappeared. It is not surprising to develop such a habit over time.

But now that even the soul can be interrogated, wouldn't his son's death be in vain?

After thinking and thinking, there was still no good countermeasure. Xu Jie could only say sadly: "Interrogation of the dead is unheard of. There are harms and harms!"

Lu Bing refused to enter: "This is not something Xu Ge is worried about. If Yan Shifan escapes successfully, the court's majesty will discredit him. For the stability of the government and the public, shouldn't he be slightly offended?"

Xu Jie fell silent, and sighed desolately after a long while: "What Lu Dudu said is reasonable, it is the old man who suffered from the loss of his son, and his words offended, alas... I am afraid that he is too old to be useful!"

A 50-year-old Ge elder who had always been in good health suddenly became old and faint. The implication was obvious, but Lu Bing still wanted a definite answer: "What does Xu Ge mean by this?"

Xu Jie's voice was very soft, and the moment he said it, he even felt a little dazed: "I'm resigning from my old age and returning to my hometown, and I hope that Governor Lu will be successful!"

Lu Bing understood that after discovering Xu Fan's deeds, he should have prepared for the worst, and after struggling hard, he turned to seek employment.

This is also in line with his expectations: "Your Excellency, as a cabinet elder, resigns from the post, it is up to His Majesty to decide, but I don't want the court to regenerate the party struggle, and I will advise Your Majesty..."

Xu Jie was stunned, facing the calm gaze, lowered his eyes, and cupped his hands: "Thank you!"

This trip had a result that was neither good nor bad. Lu Bing stopped staying and prepared to return to the palace to meet the saint, but Xu Jie sent him all the way.

After getting out of the Xu Mansion, Lu Bing got on his horse, glanced sideways, and saw the thin figure slowly turning back, with obvious staggering steps.

Compared with the sophistry just now, the performance at this moment really has the sadness of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person...

A political turmoil came to an end with a loss for both sides.

With Yan Song's downfall and Xu Jie's resignation, the competition for the position of chief assistant will only intensify.

Lu Bing unconsciously thought of that person's recommendation: "Hu Zongxian? Although this person is now a feudal official, his prestige is not enough to join the cabinet. Either wait another ten years, or make a great contribution... ..."

"Let's look forward to it!"

……

"Pirate Wang Zhi's confidant lives in this courtyard?"

When Xu Jie was forced to end his political life, Yan Shifan and Qinfeng changed their appearances and pretended to be a couple of merchants, observing a courtyard from afar in the outskirts of the city.

Mao Haifeng, Wang Zhi's adoptive son, was moving around in the capital, hoping to be recruited. Yan Shifan also saw it and was quite interested.

Of course, what he is interested in is not the stability of the southeast. On the contrary, Yan Shifan hopes that the southeast will become chaotic and drive Hu Zongxian and others out of Zhejiang, so that he can safely control the profits of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau.

Now the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau has nothing to do with him at all, but Wang Zhi's subordinates can provide a way to go to the country of Japan, which makes Yan Shifan feel that God is helping him.

Yan Shifan, who was immersed in the excitement of getting out of trouble, did not notice that there was a short, unattractive man not far away who was also staring at them.

Yan Shifan escaped, but Kato Duanzang knew very well that he was released.

The great master set four spells on his body, which interacted with each other to form a divine ban.

Under the shackles of the forbidden gods, Kato Duanzang even had the feeling that there was a sky-penetrating figure standing in the clouds behind him, holding the four-color silk thread between his palms...

"Gods of Gaotianyuan, give this blasphemer the cruelest divine punishment!"

What Kato Duanzang can do is to keep praying, hoping that the other party's entrusted behavior will attract the true god of Fuso to come.

And this prayer was actually answered.

A familiar force flooded into my mind, and Kato Duanzo suddenly showed an extremely pious look, listening carefully, and executing with all my strength:
"Follow the oracle, accept Yan Shifan, and enter my Fusang!"