Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

It was already midnight when I returned from Zhengde's place to the yamen of Xingdu Si in Shanxi, and the yamen was still brightly lit. ,

People who came in and out were trembling and pale.

In the open space outside Xie Ziran's yamen lobby, there were two soldiers kneeling, and at first glance, it was the two old men who escorted the daughter to play outside.

There were mottled bloodstains on both of them, obviously they had been tortured.

A hoarse cry came from the lobby: "Miss, miss, it's my fault, it's my fault, if you want to make trouble, I won't live!"

"Shut up, you idiot, you have the face to come back to see me. If I were you, I would have died a long time ago!" Xie Ziran's roar came from inside: "You bastard, I will kill you alive today!"

Talking, clang, is the sound of sharp knives unsheathed.

"Xie Ranran, don't do it!" Su Mu looked intently, and saw Zhao Hulu yelled and rushed forward, reached out and grabbed Xie Ranran's arm, and shouted, "You barbarian, after all, you are born in Juren, and you are going to kill someone if you say anything. .”

Xie Ranran was indeed a scholar in the past, but after a long time in the military camp and a high position, he naturally carried a violent air about him.

But under the candlelight, his heroic face was full of ferocity, and he shouted: "I have led soldiers for two years, and I killed a few of my disobedient men. When I walked on the Tartar grassland, I didn't have any blood on my hands." Less blood, kill a few subordinates, is it a big deal?"

This is extremely rude.

Zhao Hulu was furious: "Xie Ziran, Chongzui is Missy's favorite maid now, and she is not your subordinate anymore. If you kill her, if Missy comes back and sees no one, how can you speak?"

"It's just a maid, it's just a matter of changing it."

Su Mu was furious when he heard this, and strode in: "You bastard, who do you call Lao Tzu in front of, and you think you're someone after you've been doing it for a few years?"

"My lord, you are back."

"Teacher!" Xie Ran was stunned, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground.

"Retire, now it's important to find someone first, what's the use of punishing some of your subordinates." Su Mu took a breath and tried his best to calm himself down.

"Go down!" Xie Ziran waved his hand.

Chongzui and the two subordinates who were kneeling outside retreated.

"What's the matter?" Su Mu asked anxiously without waiting to sit down.

Chongzui: "Back to the elder, the villain had already gone to the magistrate's yamen earlier. Mr. Guan Fu heard that the eldest lady of the master's family had been kidnapped by someone, so he got angry and sent people out to look for it overnight. However, this elder In the middle of the night, I'm afraid there won't be any news."

"What about you?" Su Mu sneered and looked at Xie Ranran: "Don't tell me that you only care about venting your anger on your subordinates and have done nothing?"

Xie Ranran: "I have sent an order to ask more than a dozen people from the Qianhu Office to search for the person. The order has already arrived. Tomorrow at the latest, all my subordinates will be dispatched."

Speaking of this, Xie Ran felt sore in his heart, burst into tears, and murmured: "What should I do, what should I do, teacher, the student's heart is in a mess at this moment, and there is nothing they can do."

Su Mu was taken aback, he never thought that Xie Ziran, who has always been shrewd and capable, would be so hesitant.

It seems that the relationship between him and Nannan is really deep, and the so-called caring is chaotic.

Su Mu gave him a hard look, and shouted: "Xie Ziran, you really let the teacher down!"

Xie Tianran raised his head: "Please give instructions from your mentor."

Su Mu said: "Scholars, what you pay attention to is to have a calm chest, and the mountain collapses in front of you without changing your face. If you say anxious, Nannan is my own daughter, and I am more anxious than you. But, what is the use of being anxious, it can solve the problem Is it? Instead of wasting time crying here, why don't you discuss it together and see if you can come up with a charter."

Hearing what Su Mu said, Xie Ran felt ashamed, wiped his face with his hand, and calmed down: "The teacher taught you the right thing, the student is wrong."

"Okay, now that you've calmed down, tell me about your plan."

Xie Ranran: "According to Chongzui and the two guys who came back, the eldest lady was abducted by two men. Recently, so many refugees have flooded into Datong Mansion, and there should be many criminals among them. The students plan to Start with the refugees first, and go through them like a comb. Anyway, the refugees in Datongfu are now housed in the guards of our Shanxi Xingdu Division. Check them one by one, and you can always find some clues. Anyone who is suspicious, Take them all."

Su Mu nodded and was about to say "yes", but suddenly, he seemed to grasp something: "Wait, wait."

"What's wrong?" Xie naturally looked at Honesty suspiciously.

"No, I always feel that there is something wrong with it." Su Mu frowned, but after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't grasp it.

In the end, he could only sigh lightly, and said, "Forget it, let's do it according to your method for the time being."

Xie Ziran nodded: "I would like to obey my teacher's order. Fortunately, the Tatars invaded recently, and His Majesty personally led the conquest, and the investigation was tight. The refugees have no way to guide, and there is no way to leave Datong Mansion. So..."

"So, the eldest lady must still be in Datong now, as long as you look carefully, you can always find it." Zhao Hulu yelled, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

Xie Ranran: "Exactly."

Su Mu couldn't think of a better way, and said: "That's it, check, dig three feet, and find someone for me."

While talking, he added: "Xie Ziran, haven't you always wanted to gain merits on the battlefield, at most half a month away, and I, Ming Dynasty, will have a decisive battle with the Tatars. Then it will be a good time for you to build up your skills. But if you can't find your daughter, you don't even think about going to the battlefield. Also, you, the commander of Shanxi, have come to an end."

"You don't need to tell me, if you can't find Missy, I, I, I..." Xie Ran's eyes were filled with tears again: "If something happens to Missy, what's the point of me living alone in this world?"

That night, Su Mu and Xie Tianran stayed up all night, sitting in the lobby waiting for the news.

However, there was already a curfew outside, and it was impossible for any news to come.

After sitting all night, Su Mu's eyes turned red, but he still couldn't figure out what was wrong with him last night.On the second day, I waited until about nine o'clock in the morning, but there was still no news.

Su Mu was responsible, so he had no choice but to return to Zhengde.

In the next few days, news came from Xie Ziran and Guan Jizong that Shanxi Xingdusi and Datong prefect Yamen jointly enforced the law, screened the refugees one by one, and arrested many suspects.

Xie Ziran was also in a hurry, went to the battle to question the case himself, and even used torture to kill several people.

But even with such great efforts, there was still no news about Nannan.

The problem is that soon there will be a battle of unprecedented scale. Datong Mansion and Shanxi Xingdu Division have more important things to do, and it is impossible to spend too much time on this matter.

As the days went by, Su Mu felt even more uneasy, and a big blister appeared on his upper lip. When he touched it with his hand, it hurt so badly: "Ninny, nannie, where are you?"