Chapter 171
With Tong Guan coming forward, Qian Cong was taken down as Fan Yanzi's head, and the major case against Fan Yanzi caused by Yu Shen's granddaughter's captive finally came to an end. Next, the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple tried the serious case in detail, and then dealt with the relevant criminals more severely. Even Kaifeng Prefecture, which had handled this case before, could no longer inquire about the relevant matters.
As for Sun Tu, a member of Kaifeng Prefecture who really brought up this case completely, it is naturally even less likely to participate in the trial process. In fact, he no longer had the spirit or energy to pay attention to these trials that had already achieved results. After coming out of the Shunde Marquis' Mansion, he went home to rest.
You know, since the next game the day before yesterday led Lu Fang out, everything was settled until today. He had not slept for three days and two nights. Even though he was young and had a good health, he was at the end of his strength. So when he returned home, he explained a few words to Ya'er and ate a big bowl of soup cakes, Sun Tu fell on his bed and fell asleep completely.
This time, I slept for about ten hours. It was not until the next dusk that Sun Tu woke up slowly, but found that the autumn rain that had come a month had stopped, and there was even a red light of the setting sun shining in the yard.
Seeing him walking out the door, Ya'er came over and said, "Brother Third, you have been sleeping for a day and a night. I'm so worried."
"I said why are you so hungry? I've actually slept for so long?" Sun Tu sighed, then took the millet porridge brought by the girl, started eating it in big mouthfuls, and then asked Ya'er if anyone had come to Ya'er during this period.
Ya'er said, "Yes, this morning, Uncle Cui and others came here, saying that they were going to the third year of high school, and Brother Lu also came... Because I saw that you were still asleep, I didn't disturb you." When she mentioned Gaoshan, her face was full of sadness.
Sun Tu's face also became solemn again: "Yes, we should go to see Gaoshan. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid you've already..." As he spoke, he had drunk all the bowl of millet porridge, so he put the bowl on the table: "Let's go to Gaoshan's house now. Now the pink swallow has been completely wiped out, so I can give him an explanation."
"Yeah." Ya'er nodded. She was rescued by Gao Shan and Tang Feng for the death to save her. Naturally, she was grateful and guilty, and she should come to the door to pay tribute and thank you.
When Sun Tu and his wife arrived at the Gao family, which had already been covered with white silk and monks chanting the mantra of rebirth, the sky had completely darkened. The Gao family was considered a representative of the people at the bottom of Tokyo, living in an extremely simple and small house, with the real family's own walls. Now, a coffin filled with mountains was placed in the yard, and most of the house was occupied.
After Sun Tu revealed his identity, a pair of sad old men still welcomed him into the door with some gratitude. Sun Tu first took the incense and bowed to Gaoshan in the coffin with Yaer for a few times, and said softly: "Gaoshan, don't worry, those who kill you will soon pay the price and will be borne by their lives. And your family, Sun Tu, will definitely take good care of you and will never let them suffer from poverty."
After visiting Gaoshan, Sun Tu came to Gaoshan's parents and a man who looked more decent than Gaoshan, and gave the bags he carried on him: "The two elders forgive me, Gaoshan was killed by my destiny. I, Sun Tu, cannot make any other compensation. Only this money can be made up for a little, I hope the two elders will not dislike you."
"This... Sun Dutou, must not." Gao's father hurriedly refused: "The famous young man from Sun Dutou has heard San'er mention it many times. He admires you very much. He said that following you will be considered the right path, and the old man is also very happy about it. Now, although he has left, he has gone upright, which is better than being beaten to death like before when he was quarrels and troubles outside. So the old man dares not bear this money."
"Uncle Gao, listen to me that Gao Shan has already changed his past. He had a bright future, but it was because of my negligence that he ended up in such a result. If I could not make compensation, I was really uneasy. Moreover, I promised Gao Shan would ask him for a legitimate job. Now that he is gone, my promise is still valid. I wonder if you are willing to work in Kaifeng Prefecture?" The last sentence was asked by the young man, Gao Shan's younger brother Gao Sui.
The senior high school student was surprised: "Sun Dutou, do I really have a chance?"
"I have always been doing my job in the yamen, so I will do this." Sun Tu immediately patted his chest and promised that as the first person in the Fanyanzi case, Sun Tu was confident that he still had this right.
"I do." Gao Si nodded vigorously. When his brother had such a serious background, he was quite envious. This was a great opportunity to change his situation.
"Then take this little money away. After Gaoshan's first seventh pass, you can go to Kaifeng Mansion to see me." Sun Tu said, then stuffed the bag into the other party's hand. This time, even Gao's father was not willing to refuse, so he could only thank him repeatedly, and he almost knelt down for Sun Tu.
It was not until he finished this that Sun Tu felt a little better. He looked at the two monks who were still chanting scriptures in front of the spirit: "Who invited them?"
"It was some friends in Saner's yamen who brought them up for money." Gao's father sighed: "You are all good people. Even the funeral items in this room were all paid for..."
Sun Tu nodded, knowing that this was the funeral that Tang Feng and others had raised money to handle by brothers who had a good relationship with Gaoshan before. Although these people were a little unrestrained, they were still very loyal when they encountered problems.
After saying something to the Gao family father and son, Sun Tu said goodbye and went out. As soon as they walked to the entrance of the alley, they saw a tall figure blocking there. When they saw themselves coming out, they laughed: "I went to Sanlang's house and found that you and Ya'er were not there, so the Sa family guessed that you would come here to visit Gaoshan."
"Brother Lu." Sun Tu walked forward and fisted Lu Zhishen, who came to see him specifically. The latter gave a apologetically: "Sanlang, you have encountered such a difficult problem this time, but the Sa family has failed to help because of the constant mundane affairs in the temple. I am really ashamed."
"Brother Lu's words are so heavy. You are a monk from Xiangguo Temple, so the errands there are naturally the most important things. Just like I am from Kaifeng Prefecture now, I should obey their orders. How can I feel ashamed?" Sun Tu said, but his heart was moved. Lu Zhishen was indeed very loyal, and he would feel guilty for not helping him in this matter.
Lu Zhishen has an open-minded personality and is not too entangled in this. He smiled and said, "What Sajia feels even more regretful is that he has not been able to deal with these sluts who have been harmed for many years. If I had known what the pink swallow had done behind my back, Sajia would have come to him and let them taste the great things."
As he said that, his face turned solemn again: "But after this incident, the Saga family respects Saga more and more. As expected, you are as you said before, becoming an official means you want to do something for the people. In this way, Saga family's eyes are still a little shallow. He just wants to be an official and cannot be free, but he never thought that being an official can help others, eliminate evil, and can do better than ordinary people."
"This is exactly what I always told Brother Lu. Why do I have to become an official? I wonder if Brother Lu is interested in entering the official school again?" Seeing this, Sun Tu took the opportunity to bring up the old story again.
This time, Lu Zhishen waved his hand and refused when he mentioned this matter like before, but frowned and said, "The Sa family really feels that what you said is reasonable. However, now I am a monk and have committed a crime before, and my wealth is no longer innocent. How can I enter the official school again? Unless I just work as an inconspicuous servant in Kaifeng Mansion, how many people can I help?"
"With Brother Lu's ability, how can I be a servant of Kaifeng Prefecture? Even if you do this, I will be wronged." Sun Tu shook his head. He was not flattering the other party, but telling the truth. After all, Lu Zhishen had done the prefecture of the Weizhou Prefecture Army before, and his official position was no longer low.
Seeing the other party revealing questions, he said again: "But as long as Brother Lu has this heart, there are always opportunities. Especially when we are in Tokyo, as long as we have the heart, we can always give Brother Lu a dignified background."
As the two of them were talking, they had already returned to Chongmingfang with Yaer. But as soon as they arrived at the entrance of their own alley, Sun Tu saw Cui Lue Shang waiting there. As soon as he saw him, he came up to him: "Dou, let Xiaodi wait."
"Why are you here? But is there something wrong in the yamen?" Sun Tu asked quickly.
"There was no change in the yamen. It was just that Liao Tongzhi was taken down because he had colluded with Fan Yanzi and handed over to the Ministry of Justice for disposal." Cui Lue Shang said, and a hint of anger appeared on his face: "It's just that when I heard that when I reported the merits to the court, neither the prefect nor the magistrate mentioned your name. However, the other people all received some credit, which really made people feel angry..."
Knowing that he was coming, Sun Tu couldn't help laughing: "You don't have to care so much about this matter. I had known this as a result. Although I made great contributions to catching the thief this time, I also violated many taboos. The merits and demerits were offset, so the court would not reward me." After leaving the Marquis' Mansion yesterday, Tong Guan had already vaguely followed him, so Sun Tu seemed quite calm at this time.
"But..." Cui Lue Shang was still a little unworthy of Sun Tu, but before he could speak, Sun Tu had already stopped the conversation: "As a servant in Kaifeng Prefecture, we should take the protection of the country and the people as our top priority. As for what will happen after doing it, we will fall second."
Cui Lue Shang suddenly felt awe-inspiring: "It's all the lesson that I've learned, I understand." After pausing, he lowered his voice: "There's another thing. You asked me to secretly detain that person and send it to Taiwei Tong's mansion. I've done it."
Only then did Sun Tu patted his shoulder with satisfaction: "Well done, remember, only a few of us know about this matter and must not be revealed." Although he said it so righteously, he knew very well in his heart that his fame was not with the bosses of Kaifeng Prefecture, but with Tong Guan's thoughts. This time, he helped the other party, and he must always repay his kindness.
Chapter completed!