King of Song

Chapter 152

The defenders came to report that an old man fainted at the gate of Qiantang County, and the last sentence mentioned that it was the Meng family who wanted to see County Magistrate Lin.

The city guards did not dare to neglect, and immediately came to report to Lin Zhao!
"Where is the man?" Lin Zhao's face became more serious when he heard it. According to the defender's description, this old man is probably...

"It has been sent to the county government in a carriage!"

Lin Zhao nodded, and told Yu Xuandao: "Go to the doctor quickly, and then go to Miss Meng." After speaking, he turned and left in a hurry.

"Yes!" Yu Xuan immediately went to handle it without hesitation.

When he came to a room in the backyard of the county government office, Lin Zhao saw this ragged and exhausted old man, with numerous scars clearly visible on his body, who was in a coma at the moment.

Meng Ruoying came very quickly. As soon as she received the news and heard the description, she was filled with panic and concern, and hurried over immediately.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw the old man on the bed and exclaimed: "Uncle Sun!" Then he saw the old man's physical condition, he was very anxious, his eyes were already rosy, and he was full of concern.

"Really Master Sun?" Lin Zhao asked softly.

Meng Ruoying nodded lightly and said, "That's right, he is Master Sun who is at the helm of the cargo ship. Where did you find him?"

"I didn't find him, he came to Hangzhou to find you and me, but he fainted at the gate of the city and was sent here by the defenders!"

"What about the boat?"

Lin Zhao shook his head lightly and said, "There is no definite news from Suzhou yet, and now we can only find out when Master Sun wakes up."

Having said that, but I have already thought in my heart, I am afraid that there are more bad luck than good luck.

It didn't take long before a doctor came, Meng Ruoying hurriedly said, "Mr. Please hurry up and treat Uncle Sun!"

After diagnosis and treatment, the doctor said: "The patient's injury is very serious, the body seems to have suffered a heavy blow, perhaps because the wound was soaked in water, the condition is getting worse. And after the injury, he did not receive timely treatment, but rushed on the road instead, so it became more serious... …To be honest, it’s a miracle that he can hold on until now!”

Meng Ruoying hurriedly asked: "Ah, sir, then Uncle Sun...please save him!"

The doctor hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: "There is no way to recover, the patient has reached the point of exhaustion, but it seems that there is some belief supporting him, otherwise he would have passed away long ago!"

"Is there no way at all?" Lin Zhao was also unwilling to accept this fact.

The doctor pondered: "I will try my best, maybe I can wake him up, but..."

Having said this, both Lin Zhao and Meng Ruoying understood that although they were very reluctant, they had to endure this painful fact.

Afterwards, the doctor gave treatment, and immediately prescribed some medicines, boiled them and gave them to the old grandson. Afterwards, everyone stayed by the bed, waiting for the old grandson to wake up.

Meng Ruoying clenched her fist tightly, and her nails even dug into her jade palm.Lin Zhao also remained silent. He was thinking about what kind of beliefs supported Lao Sun until now. This answer must be very important.

Finally, two hours later, Old Sun woke up slowly. When he saw Meng Ruoying's familiar face, he was nearly sixty years old and burst into tears.

"Uncle Sun!" Meng Ruoying called softly.

"Miss, I'm sorry, Lao Sun failed your trust and expectations!"

The boat had an accident, and the last chance in Lin Zhao and Meng Ruoying's hearts was shattered. Now they are more concerned about what happened and where are the other boatmen?

Meng Ruoying asked in a low voice: "Uncle Sun, how do you feel now, can you tell me what happened?"

"En!" Although he was very weak, the old grandson felt that he had to tell the eldest lady as soon as possible. He didn't know how long he could last. With a boatload of food and dozens of lives, how could he not take revenge?
The old grandson said with difficulty: "It is very likely that it is the three dragons of the Qianjiang River..."

That day the cargo ship was moving smoothly on the Jiangnan River, and Old Sun was absolutely sure about safety issues.The flooding and sinking was due to a rupture at the bottom of the ship, and not just one rupture, and hitting a rock could not be the result of this, so there is only one possibility, that the bottom of the ship was deliberately scuttled.

When the old grandson was in despair, he saw several black lines going away underwater, which further confirmed this point.As an old boatman who has been sailing for decades, he knows more or less the powerful characters in Jiangnan water.Those who can commit crimes in such water conditions are undoubtedly the three Jiaos of the Qianjiang River...

Qianjiang Sanjiao is three brothers who grew up by the Qiantang River on Liangzhe Road, and they happened to be surnamed Qian.I grew up by the river since I was a child, and the water quality is excellent. Even in July and August, I can swim in the Qianjiang tide, safe and sound, and I can come and go freely!
It is said that the three of his brothers have been taught by an expert, and they know a special way of breathing and exchanging air. They can dive underwater for a long time, and they compare themselves to dragons, so they got this nickname.

This is a good skill, and it is very good to make a living on the water, but after being discovered and used by interested people, a qualitative change has taken place.

For example, they dive into the ship to steal, or they are entrusted by others to scuttle a competitor's ship secretly.Although there has been no clear evidence to bring them to justice, insiders know in their hearts that their brother's reputation has already spread.

The first thing Lao Sun thought of was them. After thinking about it for the past few days, he still decided that they were the most suspicious.He didn't know why Qianjiang Sanjiao wanted to scuttle Meng's ship, but he had to tell Miss and Young Master Lin the news, and it was up to them to investigate.

It was with such a belief that Lao Suntou jumped into the river. With his years of rich experience and a little luck, he swam out of the whirlpool by luck.Disembark from the other side of the river, and then head towards Qiantang County.

Based on the conviction of this appraisal, Lao Sun dragged his exhausted and seriously injured body to Qiantang.When I arrived at the gate of the city, I was so excited that I couldn't hold it anymore and fainted.

Fortunately, he knew that Mr. Lin was an official here, and he revealed his master's name before he fell. The defenders heard that he was related to the county magistrate, so they didn't dare to be negligent, so they rushed to report.

After the old grandson finished his narration, he looked at Lin Zhao and said in tears, "Mr. Lin, there are dozens of people on board, except for the old man, all of them were killed. You must avenge them!" Grab Lin Zhao's arm!

"Well, don't worry, Uncle Sun!" Lin Zhaoxu made a solemn promise!

After the news report was completed and Lin Zhao's promise of revenge was obtained, the old grandson had no more worries, his spiritual pillar collapsed, and his exhausted body could no longer support it, and he died immediately!
"Uncle Sun!" Meng Ruoying exclaimed, tears welling up in her eyes.

Although the old grandson was just a helper, he had served the Meng family for 50 to [-] years, and Meng Ruoying had always respected him, but this time he died because of the Meng family, and Meng Ruoying felt guilty and sad.

Lin Zhao clenched his fist tightly, promising that the old grandson's promise would be fulfilled.In order to earn black-hearted money, business competition has reached such an unscrupulous and frenzied point, it is simply outrageous.Dozens of lives were lost, and this time the bottom line was too many, Lin Zhao would not give up.

At this moment, in front of the old grandson's body, he made an oath in his heart, no matter who the opponent is, he must make him pay with blood!
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In Qinghe Hall, Lu Shan came over and said, "Brother, it has been confirmed that the Meng family's ship has indeed sunk!"

"That is to say, the Meng family has no food supplement?" Lu Ji thought to himself. Before the Meng family came back to life, he was curious about the source of food for the Meng family.

Because Lin Zhao had visited Zhang Ziheng, Guangji Food Company was the first suspect.However, there is another possibility, that is, the Meng family's own cargo ship has arrived. Out of caution, Lu Ji checked again to rule out this factor.

"That means the food was indeed given by Zhang Ziheng?" Lu Ji asked in a deep voice.

"But Zhang Ziheng revealed that it wasn't the grain that he delivered..." Lu Shan seemed a little puzzled, he pondered for a moment and then said angrily: "On weekdays he pretends to be an upright gentleman, but unexpectedly he is also a cowardly villain. Don't dare to be!"

Lu Ji has always been more cautious, saying: "If the food is not really given by Zhang Ziheng, then what source of food will they have?"

"Brother, I think that guy Zhang Ziheng is dishonest, most likely he is playing tricks behind his back!" Lu Shan seemed to be more insistent.

Lu Ji shook his head and said: "It's good to think more about everything, don't be too narrow, know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles!"

Only then did Lu Shan ponder and said, "If there is really another source, then...could it be that Lin Zhao dispatched it from the official warehouse?"

"Guancang? There isn't much food in the Guancang in Qiantang County, otherwise would Lin Zhao need to be so nervous?" Lu Jiben was shaking his head, but suddenly his expression froze, and he said, "No, besides the Guancang, he has Changping position!"

"Changping granary?" Lu Shan immediately waved his hand and said, "Qiantang County is one of the places where the young crop law is being tested. Does Lin Zhao dare to use the grain in Changping granary?"

"Don't forget, Changping warehouse itself has a role to stabilize grain prices!" Lu Ji said: "Looking at Lin Zhao's characteristics, he may not be afraid!"

"So what about stabilizing grain prices?" Lu Shan said with a smile, "It would be great if this is the case. This is a good opportunity. Lin Zhao privately mobilized Changping's grain storage, moved it for other purposes, and sought personal gain. If someone wrote a letter of impeachment, hehe..."

When Lu Ji heard this, a treacherous smile appeared on his face, a poisonous plan had already been formed in his heart.Immediately he wondered, "However, if Lin Zhao really transfers the stored grain in the Changping warehouse, will he have already obtained the permission of the officials and Wang Xianggong?"

"It's not impossible!" Lu Shan said: "However, it's not difficult to know about it. If you write to Bianjing, Dalang can get close to the center. It shouldn't be difficult to find out this information!"

"En!" Lu Ji nodded and said, "I'll write to Dalang right away. Hearing what Erlang and Sanlang said in daily life, Dalang seems to be a little dissatisfied with Lin Zhao. I think Dalang will like this opportunity!"

"What about Hangzhou?" Lu Shan asked softly.

"It's time to act, we can't be too passive!" Lu Ji replied in a deep voice, and at the same time thought that some things should be dealt with aftermath, and we can't leave any excuses!

At the same time, Su An hurried into the county office study, and before he had time to speak, Lin Zhao ordered, "Bozhou, track down the whereabouts of a few people for me!"

"who?"

"Three Jiaos of the Qianjiang River!"

"Yes!" Su An then said: "Young master, there is news from the Lu brothers' backstage!"

　Guess who's behind the Lu brothers?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)