People are in Zhenguan, solving crimes scientifically

Chapter 232 Changes in Chang'an! The prologue begins!

A quarter of an hour later.

Lin Feng, Sun Fuga and others came to the inn for the first time tonight.

I saw that the inn was still burning with flames, but the soldiers who came to support had woken up the surrounding people and used their wells to start putting out the fire to prevent the fire from spreading to other houses and causing disaster to the nearby people.

"Ha ha ha ha."

As soon as Lin Feng arrived, before he could look away from the fire scene, he heard a particularly hearty laughter.

Lin Feng followed the sound and saw a burly man wearing armor and walking from the soldiers with a big smile. His face was illuminated by the flames, making him look red and full of energy. He was clearly the leader of the left army. General Cheng Yaojin!

"Zide, I'm not too late." Cheng Yaojin said with a smile.

Lin Feng quickly saluted Cheng Yaojin and said with a grateful look on his face: "General Cheng's magic soldiers descended from the sky. If they come earlier, their hidden dead soldiers will not have time to appear. If they come later, they may be completely scattered and difficult to annihilate." ...So the timing of General Cheng's arrival is perfect, and no one can find any fault with it. It's like God's will, let these thieves die at the hands of General Cheng, and let General Cheng save me from fire and water."

Lin Feng was very eloquent, and once he said one sentence, Cheng Yaojin immediately smiled.

Cheng Yaojin smiled and shook his head. As he spoke, he looked at the scene where the battlefield was being cleaned and said, "I just asked the boy from the Du family. He said that the leader of these thieves escaped in the chaos, Zide... "

"It doesn't matter."

Cheng Yaojin waved his hand, looked back at the battlefield, and said: "But speaking of it, you are really dangerous this time. They sent so many people to kill you... If I hadn't happened to be on a mission outside and received the call, Your emergency call for help came quickly, but you will really be in some trouble, so in the future, when you go out, you'd better prepare more guards to avoid encountering this kind of thing again."

So... why did Cheng Yaojin suddenly make such an invitation?
Could it be that the planning ability he showed tonight made Cheng Yaojin even more impressed by him?

Before leaving Chang'an, Lin Feng had thought about who could save him if he was pursued. Later, after discussing with Xiao Yu and others, he came to Cheng Yaojin's conclusion.

Not to mention that he is now a thorn in the side of the most mysterious and powerful Four Symbols organization. Contact with him means danger... It is enough to just talk about normal official investment, invite him to be a guest, and show that he is close to him. , there is absolutely no need to go to such an extent.

He said that the military was supporting him, so he shouldn't be able to hide it from him...

Cheng Yaojin looked at Lin Feng. At this moment, he seemed to see himself in Lin Feng when he was still in Wagang. He seemed majestic, but in fact he was under great pressure. He could only see a precarious and foggy future.

"It seems that the Ministry of War is really hiding people from their Four Elephants Organization... Fortunately, I asked General Cheng who is outside Chang'an for help this time. If I go to the Ministry of War in Chang'an to ask for help, I am afraid that the reinforcements will not come in such a timely manner. , or they feel the danger and retreat early, my plan will never go smoothly."

Allowing himself to live directly in the Cheng Mansion is tantamount to telling everyone in the world that he will be protected by Cheng Yaojin from now on. Anyone who wants to deal with him must first see if Cheng Yaojin allows it.

When Lin Feng heard this, he quickly waved his hands and said, "I am just a bit lucky. I cannot afford to be evaluated like General Cheng."

Cheng Yaojin waved his hand heartily and said with a smile: "Saving you from danger is nothing. Just now, I have learned about what happened tonight. Your plans are linked one by one, and the thieves' calculations are completely eliminated." You have no power to fight back, and even if you are not a general, I believe you will not really go to a dead end."

On the other hand, among the big guys in the military, the one who had the best relationship with Lin Feng and was most familiar with him was Cheng Yaojin. If he went to find Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Yaojin would never deliberately delay time.

Cheng Yaojin's eyes flashed: "What about them?"

Hearing Cheng Yaojin's sudden invitation, Lin Feng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Cheng Yaojin to say such a thing.

With this secret order, Cheng Yaojin led troops to support, and no one would find a reason to attack.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng couldn't help but think of what Fake Kuisu said before.

They knew that Cheng Yaojin valued Lin Feng very much, otherwise he would not have met Lin Feng once, so they invited Lin Feng to visit Cheng Mansion. However, they never expected that Cheng Yaojin would directly invite Lin Feng to stay in Cheng Mansion.

Lin Feng's eyes flickered. He looked at the fire that was under control and had begun to slowly weaken. His face was roasted by the flames and seemed to be covered with a layer of blood. He said calmly: "They are all dead. Some people were killed on the spot. Kill, some people didn’t want to be caught, so they just bit the poison sac in their mouth and committed suicide.”

"Oh?"

Even Sun Fuga, Zhao Shiwu and others behind him also looked at each other.

On the one hand, Cheng Yaojin happened to be on a mission outside, and he was very mobile and could rescue him at any time. There were not so many procedures, and unlike other people in Chang'an City, countless people would know about it if he made a slight move.

"Thank you, General Cheng, for reminding me. If I don't die this time, I will become a thorn in their side. I have to be more careful when I return to Chang'an." Lin Feng expressed his gratitude to Cheng Yaojin.

He looked at Lin Feng, who didn't have any dust on his clothes even after experiencing such a dangerous game, and couldn't help but sigh: "When I first met you in Shangzhou, I felt that you were extremely talented and had amazing potential. You will definitely achieve great things... But when we meet again today, I will know that I looked down upon you even though I thought I had a high opinion of you at that time."

Lin Feng's eyes flickered and he let out a sigh of relief. Tonight's game was really dangerous. If there was any problem in any part, the consequences would be disastrous... Fortunately, it took him longer to prepare than they did to chase him. morning.

He raised his hand, patted Lin Feng's shoulder, and said comfortingly: "Thinking too much will only increase your troubles. Take one step at a time. It's you who should destroy them. Sooner or later, they will fall into your hands."

Lin Feng did not expect that Cheng Yaojin would still comfort him, and he expressed his gratitude to Cheng Yaojin again.

Lin Feng spoke directly and said, "The reason why I came here now is to block them."

This is different from being a guest. The meaning it represents and its external significance are completely different weights.

Cheng Yaojin said with a smile: "Zide, you might as well live in my mansion directly after returning to Chang'an. There are many nursing homes in my mansion, all of them are practitioners, and they are surrounded by dignitaries. If you want to come, These thieves don't dare to go to my house to cause trouble, but whenever they dare to come, I will roar at the top of my lungs, and everyone will come out of the house, that is, an army, ensuring that these thieves come or go with their lives."

Cheng Yaojin did not doubt Lin Feng's words. He said with emotion: "I don't know who these thieves are working for. They really seem to have completely disregarded their own life and death. It is several times harder to capture them alive than to kill them."

Therefore, before setting off, Xiao Yu went to see Li Shimin and secretly asked for a secret order from Li Shimin, which would allow Cheng Yaojin to mobilize troops for support at critical moments.

So there shouldn't be any problem if you get it out of him.

Lin Feng nodded in agreement: "So even though I have cracked many cases about them, I still know very little about them."

Lin Feng's brain was spinning rapidly, thinking about Cheng Yaojin's reasons for doing this. Although Cheng Yaojin was a military general, Cheng Yaojin was able to live peacefully until his death under the rule of several generations of emperors because of his contribution to the founding of the country and as a minister with real power. , there were almost no major twists and turns in the process, which is enough to prove Cheng Yaojin's wisdom as an official. He is by no means a person who makes decisions casually when his brain is hot.

That's right, Lin Feng didn't ask someone to go to Chang'an for help at all, but went to Cheng Yaojin directly.

In the eyes of outsiders, this relationship is no worse than the relationship between Lin Feng and Xiao Yu, and may even be better.

After all, the general is not allowed to lead his troops to other places casually. When Wei Zheng asked Cheng Yaojin for help in Shangzhou, it was because Shangzhou was the only way for Cheng Yaojin to complete his mission and return to Chang'an. It was not Cheng Yaojin's. Jin privately led his troops to Shangzhou.

Cheng Yaojin looked at Lin Feng and suddenly grinned: "Your mansion is too old and too remote. No one will know about the accident for a while, so..."

"You can't be lucky enough to keep such a cunning and cunning thief around."

Although Kuisu is fake, his words should be true. After all, they are his subconscious words. They are not deliberate words, not to mention that only telling the truth can make him look more like the real Kuisu.

But Tianjiao had definitely seen a lot of bosses of Cheng Yaojin's level. Even if he was outstanding, he would not be able to let Cheng Yaojin make such a decision.

Is it...

Lin Feng's eyes flashed: "What happened that I don't know about?"

He thought about everything that happened to him, and he didn't think that Cheng Yaojin could make such an overly close decision, so he felt that something sudden and unknown to him must have happened.

He looked at Cheng Yaojin and asked tentatively: "General Cheng, I wonder if something happened in Chang'an?"

Cheng Yaojin looked directly at Lin Feng. Seeing Lin Feng ask such a question, he couldn't hide the emotion on his face: "Zide, your intelligence really impresses me."

He did not deny it, nor did he deny it. He said directly: "Three days ago, Wang Jian, the young minister of Dali Temple, died."

Just this sentence suddenly caused an uproar in the minds of Lin Feng and Sun Fujia.

Wang Jian is dead! ?
The two of them looked at each other and saw a hint of shock in each other's eyes.

There are two young ministers in Dali Temple, one is Wang Jian and the other is Gao Shilian's son Gao Xingcheng.

Of course, it doesn't matter who the Shaoqing is, what matters is that one of the Shaoqings is dead!
And Shaoqing is a fourth-grade official!
If the fifth rank is the ticket to the core of the imperial court, then the fourth rank is the real backbone!
After all, if you go up to the level of the Six Ministers, they are already considered to be consolidation ministers. There are only so many of them, and as long as these officials don't make big mistakes, they basically won't lose that position.

In other words, for the major factions and forces in the imperial court, the third rank will fight for the chance, the fifth rank will try to fight for it, and the fourth rank will fight even if it breaks your head.

After all, if you don’t accumulate merit and reputation at the fourth level, how can you have the chance to be promoted to the third level?
Not to mention that those of the fourth grade are direct officers and have real power. The leaders of the third grade are responsible for overall planning. The ones who really hold the power to actually do things are the fourth grade.

And now... there is a fourth-grade position available!

At that time, he was basically the fifth-rank leader of Dali Temple. Gao Shilian and the others still wanted to rob him. If Xiao Yu, Dai Zhou and Wei Zheng hadn't protected him, and there would be an exchange of interests in the future, he would never have been able to go smoothly. Sit down at the right place in Dali Temple.

A fifth-rank Dali Temple is like this. You can imagine what kind of bloody storm a fourth-rank Dali Temple Shaoqing will cause in the court.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng's eyes flashed suddenly... He understood why Cheng Yaojin made such an invitation to him. This was clearly telling him that he was willing to support him in fighting for the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

"I wonder if General Cheng knows why Wang Shaoqing died?" Lin Feng pondered for a moment and then asked.

Cheng Yaojin didn't hide anything. He said: "I heard that he seemed to have been killed...but I don't know the specific details. After all, I have never been in Chang'an City."

"Killed!?"

Lin Feng's pupils dilated slightly, and Sun Fujia's eyes widened suddenly.

The fourth-grade officer was killed and died! This is definitely something that would make Li Shimin furious!
A fourth-grade official was killed, and a fourth-grade vacancy appeared... Even if Lin Feng and Sun Fujia did not return to Chang'an, they could still imagine how complicated the situation in the court at this moment was.

In addition, the plan of the Four Elephants Organization was about to be implemented, and the Jinchai inheritance family and the Western Region businessmen were also dishonest. Sun Fujia could not even imagine how chaotic Chang'an City would be in the future. A storm is coming... Such a word could not help but emerge in the hearts of everyone present.

Lin Feng's eyes kept flashing, and his mind kept analyzing Wang Jian's murder, who did it, and what the purpose was. But he didn't have any valuable clues, so he had to take a deep breath to temporarily suppress all these chaotic thoughts. In the bottom of my heart.

He is not in Chang'an City at the moment, and it is useless to think about it any more. What he should do now is to wrap things up here as soon as possible and then return to Chang'an City immediately.

Only by returning to Chang'an City can one be qualified to participate in this extremely chaotic drama.

Lin Feng cupped his hands to Cheng Yaojin and said, "Xiaguan is flattered by General Cheng's kindness. Counting that General Cheng has already rescued Xiaguan twice, Xianguan has not had time to repay General Cheng's kindness these two times. How dare he enter again?" Cheng Mansion is harassing General Cheng."

The situation in Chang'an was unclear, and Lin Feng could not make any decision easily. However, Lin Feng could not directly refuse Cheng Yaojin's kindness, so he declined Cheng Yaojin on the grounds of Cheng Yaojin's kindness to let Cheng Yaojin know that he Knowing that Cheng Yaojin was kind to him, he always remembered these kindnesses in his heart and was willing to get close to Cheng Yaojin. However, during this special period, his situation was complicated and it was not suitable to live directly in Cheng Yaojin's mansion.

Cheng Yaozhi was an elite among military generals. When he heard Lin Feng's words, he immediately understood the implication of Lin Feng's words. He actually never thought that Lin Feng would directly agree to him. He just wanted Lin Feng to understand that the position of the young minister of Dali Temple was his. Lin Feng will fully support Lin Feng. Lin Feng understands this and has achieved his goal.

He smiled heartily and said: "Don't worry about rescuing you. It's what you should do. I won't make it difficult for you. However, this sentence is always valid. As long as you want to come to Cheng Mansion, you can go at any time. Cheng Mansion will always have you." A room is reserved for you.”

Hearing this, Lin Feng quickly expressed his gratitude and emotion again. He was eloquent, and naturally both parties felt particularly comfortable communicating with Cheng Yaojin, who was a good person.

After finishing talking about the most critical topic, Cheng Yaojin slowly exhaled. He looked back at the inn where the fire was getting weaker and weaker, and said: "This general still has some tasks to complete, and it will take another three to five days to return to Chang'an, but I can arrange a thousand soldiers and horses to escort you, is that enough?"

Lin Feng said hurriedly: "That's enough... The Four Elephants Organization can arrange more than a thousand people to hunt me down this time. This should be the most force they can use. Now that their plan is about to be implemented, they will definitely not dare to mobilize so many more people." Manpower, so that they don’t have enough manpower to implement the plan, not to mention that after the lessons here, they are not sure whether I still have plans for them. Therefore, without any accident, I think they will not continue on the road. If you intercept and kill me, this thousand troops will be enough."

Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin nodded with relief: "That's good... something happened here. I have to seize the time to complete the task and return to Chang'an. I will be leaving soon. When are you going to leave?"

Lin Feng looked at the dancing firelight, pondered for a moment, and said: "I still have a few things to do next, and I will set off immediately after finishing them. If nothing else, we will set off almost after dawn."

Cheng Yaojin nodded and said with a hint of meaning: "Leave early. There are still many things waiting for you in Chang'an. If you go back early, you can do it earlier."

Lin Feng understood that Cheng Yaojin meant to go back early so that he could participate in the competition before the new Shaoqing candidate was chosen. Once the candidate was confirmed, it would be too late.

He nodded heavily: "I understand."

Cheng Yaojin took a deep look at Lin Feng and nodded with satisfaction: "Okay! The general's support mission has been completed. You are safe, and I feel relieved... Don't you still have something to do? Go do it. Well, there is no need to send me off, we will meet again in Chang'an."

Cheng Yaojin was free and decisive, and Lin Feng was naturally not a Moji person. He really had to hurry up.

Lin Feng saluted Cheng Yaojin again: "Lin Feng will bear in mind General Cheng's support this time. When he returns to Chang'an in the future, he will definitely pay him a visit."

Cheng Yaojin smiled and nodded: "Go ahead."

Lin Feng didn't waste any more time and turned around to leave.

Sun Fujia and others also saluted Cheng Yaojin with clasped fists, and then followed Lin Feng away.

Looking at the people leaving and Sun Fujia following Lin Feng, the smile on Cheng Yaojin's face slowly disappeared, replaced by a hint of worry.

Lin Feng's power has clearly taken shape...

However, this prototype now hides a fatal threat.

"Lin Feng, don't forget... the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple is something that all fifth-rank officials have the opportunity to fight for, which means..."

Cheng Yaojin murmured: "Sun Fujia next to you also has a chance to fight for it! And he fell from this position. Do you know how much he wants to go back?"

"Power dehumanizes people... Once he wants to fight, have you thought about how to deal with it? What if you don't think about his affairs and only focus on fighting for yourself, ignoring him, and he will treat you again? How to be disappointed?”

"One cannot be handled well..."

Cheng Yaojin shook his head: "I'm afraid, the day you return to Chang'an will be the moment when your robes are cut off and your righteousness is cut off..."

…………

On the way out of the inn.

Sun Fujia took two quick steps and walked side by side with Lin Feng. He lowered his head, looked at his toes, and said, "I didn't expect that such a big thing would happen in the court when we came out to investigate the case."

Suddenly, he raised his head, looked at Lin Feng, and said, "Zide, are you ready to fight for the position of Young Minister?"

Lin Feng looked at the morning light slowly emerging in front of him. He did not answer, but asked Sun Fujia: "Does Dr. Sun want to return to this position?"

Sun Fujia was stunned for a moment. He originally wanted to know Lin Feng's wishes, but he didn't expect that Lin Feng would suddenly ask him.

He pursed his lips, as if he hadn't thought about it yet.

But at this time, Lin Feng's calm voice sounded: "If Dr. Sun wants to come back, I will help you."

Sun Fujia's footsteps suddenly stopped and he looked straight at Lin Feng. The expression in his eyes at this moment seemed as if decades of ups and downs had flashed by in an instant.

He looked at Lin Feng blankly: "Zide, you..."

Lin Feng then turned around to look at Sun Fujia and said with a smile: "Dr. Sun, have you forgotten that I just said that I will help Dr. Sun return to the top, and even go further... Now there is such an opportunity, as long as Dr. Sun is willing , I will do my best to help you."

Sun Fujia's pupils trembled violently at this moment, and his heart was suddenly wrapped in an emotion. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't know what to say.

As a former Shaoqing of Dali Temple, he was very aware of the power and status of this position. He was very aware of how many people fought for it after he was demoted. He was even more aware of how many people turned against each other and broke their friendships.

But Lin Feng said without hesitation that he would help him... He was obviously a fifth-grade man, and Cheng Yaojing expressed that he would help him, but he still seriously said that he would help him as long as he was willing...

Sun Fujia couldn't help but close his eyes, clenched his hands into fists and separated them. He was silent for a long time, then he took a long breath and opened his eyes again.

He looked at Lin Feng and said with a complicated expression: "Zide, do you know what kind of struggle I just had in my heart?"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "I know."

Sun Fuga sighed: "The position of Young Minister of Dali Temple is indeed my heart. Before I met you, I swore countless times that I must return to this position. It is my dignity. I want to regain my dignity." Pick it up.”

"But later, I discovered that my persistence was wrong... I lost my position as the Young Minister of Dali Temple because of my wrong judgment of the case. The dignity I lost was due to my lack of ability and wrong judgment. Therefore, I want to regain my position. Dignity should depend on letting the truth of the cases I handle come to light, not on official position or rank."

"Now I want to return to the top because people go to higher places, and I don't want to be unable to stand up again after falling, and let others think that I am a coward... But in the end, that is no longer my obsession. "

"So, when the opportunity is presented to you and me, just as you are willing to help me, I am also willing to help you...and after careful consideration, I know that you are more suitable for this position than me. With your ability, I am willing to support you. Your strength and many achievements have given you a chance to fight for this position."

"but me……"

Sun Fujia shook his head and said with a wry smile: "To tell you the truth, except for my official position, I am qualified to fight for this position, but I am not qualified in other aspects. I won't even be able to hold it in the first round and will be squeezed out, so there is no need for me to It’s a waste of energy, if you want to fight, then fight with all your strength, and I will use all my strength to help you.”

What Sun Fujia said was true. The moment Lin Feng took the initiative to say that he was willing to help him, Sun Fujia was not prepared to hide any of Lin Feng's thoughts.

A scholar dies for his confidant, and Lin Feng is his confidant.

Lin Feng was silent for a moment, then smiled and said: "Okay, then I will fight. If I can succeed, then I will be the force behind you from now on."

Sun Fujia laughed: "Okay! It's settled then. If you really become the Young Minister of Dali Temple, you will indeed be a force that I can rely on. And you will have to take me with you when investigating cases in the future. I still hope I hope you will lead me to do more meritorious deeds."

Lin Feng nodded heavily: "Definitely!"

The two looked at each other, looking at each other familiarly, and suddenly laughed at the same time.

They are all smart people and understand that the matter at hand must be discussed.

Now they are the most tacit partners and the most important strength of Lin Feng's group. If there is a rift between them, they may fall apart in the next moment.

So Sun Feng wanted to know Lin Feng's thoughts, and Lin Feng directly said that he wanted to support Sun Feng.

The purpose of both of them is to avoid any rift before it arises.

It's just that Sun Fuga hadn't made a decision at that time. When the huge power was in front of him, and when his obsession affected his heart, he was still moved, but he never expected that Lin Feng would say something to directly help him.

This shocked his heart and at the same time, he suddenly woke up. He was very smart and had been in the officialdom longer than Lin Feng, so when he thought clearly about his situation, he knew that he had no chance at all.

Only by helping Lin Feng can he have a chance in the future.

Thinking about this, Sun Fujia no longer had any other thoughts in his heart, he only thought about how to support Lin Feng.

And these... Lin Feng didn't expect it.

At this point, the two smart people eliminated the hidden dangers in a very short time, and their goals were aligned again.

After all, Cheng Yaojin's worries were solved without even having a chance to happen.

(End of this chapter)