Returning to Bell Ringing City, He Ran found Su Ge directly without entering the palace gate, handed him two files, and said: "The affairs of Su Ling from the Criminal Department and You Ji from the Official Department have been verified. Here are the following
Have you arranged the confessions of some officials for them?"
Su Ge received a secret message from He Ran more than ten days ago, reminding him that something might have happened to Su Ling and You Ji, and asking him to make plans for the two of them. At this time, he frowned and took the file and read it hastily.
, his face darkened.
"How did you arrange it? Are these two people still in the country? If they haven't left yet, you can send them away now. I will ask people from the Supervision Department to pick them up from their houses tomorrow."
Su Ge said expressionlessly: "It's up to you."
He Ran frowned and said: "What do you mean by that? I sent someone to deliver the letter more than ten days ago, haven't you made arrangements yet?"
Su Ge sneered and said: "I appreciate your favor, how do you want me to arrange it? Let them escape from crime? Then I have found a crime for myself? They all respect me less, my crime is already big enough
That’s it.”
He Ran's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he looked at several cases in silence. After a while, he slowly stood up and walked towards the door without looking at Su Ge.
Su Ge was a little panicked when he saw him like this. He stood up and held him and said: "You...you..." He didn't know what to say next.
He Ran looked at him and smiled, saying: "Don't say anything. Since the elder brother suspects that the younger brother will attack his elder brother, then the younger brother knows what to do."
Su Ge said anxiously: "Hey! I'm just talking out of anger, okay, okay, I'll just kill these two."
He Ran stared at him and said: "I never thought about killing them, all my good intentions went to waste. It seems that my younger brother's taking charge of the government this time was really unnecessary. Not only did he achieve nothing, but he also lost peace with his brother, haha." After speaking, he moved again.
Walk outside.
Su Ge grabbed his sleeve and said full of resentment: "I've asked you to kill people, isn't that enough?"
He Ran couldn't suppress the fire in his heart at this moment, he flicked his sleeves and threw away his hand, his eyes flashed with cold light and said: "Kong Zong and I went through life and death, and fought no less than a hundred times, and finally died a tragic death.
Under my sword, he was just deceived by others and he did not do any evil deeds. What did your two cronies do?! Even so, in order to maintain the brotherhood between you and me, I still want to let him go.
They got your sarcastic remarks in return, what else do you want from me? Although I, He Ran, behave immorally and do not care about my face, I am by no means a person who behaves based on other people's faces."
When Su Ge saw that he was angry, he felt very regretful, but he couldn't help but face him, so he frowned and looked at him.
He Ran couldn't hold back his anger, and said solemnly: "I have racked my brains and said all kinds of good things to you in order to strengthen the country, but you have forced me again and again. Am I seeking the country or usurping power?! Are you still alive?
Isn't it good enough? You have slaves and maids, you are well-dressed and well-fed, you are still satisfied, and your desires are hard to satisfy. Why do you charge so much money for it? I'm afraid these two people who respect you are not less than five thousand taels of silver? Your assets have already exceeded
Is it limited by the official system? These corrupt officials are hiding their money and preparing to take it out to enjoy after the New Deal fails. Is that what you plan to do? You keep saying it is for the Su family, huh, I think you are doing it for your own family!"
"You!" Su Ge stared at him and tightened his lips.
He Ran stood up and said, "What am I doing?! If you are not convinced, go and check my family property. I have always regarded you as a brother. No matter how difficult it is, I have to defend you. This is my duty as a younger brother. I have never been guilty of this."
I feel dissatisfied and blaming, but you are not only ungrateful but also complaining and restricting me repeatedly. What do I want?! Remembering our past feelings, I won’t argue with you, but if you want to force me again, don’t blame me for falling out.
ruthless!"
His face was completely torn, Su Ge looked at him coldly and said: "So what if you fall out and be ruthless? Just punish me according to the law." After saying that, he walked back to the case office, sat down and took a sip of tea.
He Ran responded with a sneer and said: "I said, I won't argue with you because of our past feelings, but don't think that I don't dare. Although nearly half of the officials in the court came from your disciples, why should I be afraid of He Ran?
As long as you feel that you are worthy of the king, the eldest princess, and the late king, please hand over Shang Fang's sword first, I think you are not worthy of holding this sword now."
Su Ge calmly took off the sword from his ribs and placed it on the table. He held it in his hand and said: "Brother, I would like to advise you, don't act recklessly. You must do your duty. You will always be the crown prince of the country. If
If you have other thoughts, you also know my methods."
Su Ge was furious, slapped the table and shouted: "Get out!"
Returning to the Military Advisor's Mansion, He Ran urgently summoned a thousand disciples from Zangxian Valley to come to the royal city to wait for orders. He also ordered Feige to pass a message to Su Ming, asking him and Jinniu to lead eight thousand troops to the royal city. He then sent an order to pacify the city and let the time pass.
Lang mobilized five thousand men and horses stationed nearby to march to Shenniu City, and then summoned the guards of Ringing Bell City for emergency deployment. Since the last time the troops besieged the palace, those responsible for the defense of the royal city have been replaced by his close associates.
He didn't want to have a stalemate with Su Ge before, but Su Ge's attitude really angered him. Now that the trouble had come to this point, he had to make all preparations. After the deployment was completed, he asked Hong An and Zhong Zong to strengthen
The Military Advisor's Mansion was on alert. When the Military Advisor issued orders one after another, the two men realized that something was wrong. They became even more nervous after hearing the orders.
He Ran warned: "Remember to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Don't let outsiders see any clues. Also, from now on, ladies and personal maids are not allowed to leave the house."
The two of them didn't dare to ask any more questions and took orders to make arrangements.
Back in the back garden, He Ran pretended that nothing happened. After chatting with Su Xiyao and Mrs. Nuanyu for a while, he said: "You should go back to Zangxian Valley first. The recent intelligence sent back from Dingyang shows that
Zhao Min seems to be mobilizing his troops, and I'm worried that he will raid Bell Ringing City."
The expressions of the two goddesses changed slightly, and Su Xiyao said: "Will Zhao Guo really do something to us?"
He Ran frowned and said: "It's hard to say, no one can say for sure about this kind of thing." Then he smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if Zhao Guo really comes, there is nothing to be afraid of. I have already made response arrangements, but you still go
Zangxian Valley is good, so I won’t have any worries.”
Su Xiyao turned to look at Mrs. Nuanyu, who nodded and said: "That's fine, we can't help here anyway."
He Ran just breathed a sigh of relief when Green Sheng'er suddenly broke in and said angrily: "Why don't you let us out? Hong'an is too hateful. No matter what you say, it won't work. Did you give the order?"
He Ran cried out in his heart. He wanted to persuade Su Xiyao and Mrs. Nuanyu to go find her, but he didn't expect trouble to happen just like that. He hurriedly said: "It's not Hong'an's fault, it's my order. Yin Dong
Two assistant ministers from Zhicheng's Criminal Affairs Department and Personnel Department have gotten involved, and I have sent people to take them into custody. I'm afraid that their remnants will fight to the death to cause trouble, so don't go out these two days."
"Oh... you can really cause trouble!" Lu Sheng'er complained, and when he turned to leave, he asked: "Then when can we go out?"
He Ran smiled and said, "I'll find you later. You go to the garden to play for a while first."
After Lu Sheng'er left, He Ran saw Su Xiyao's bright eyes staring at him for a moment. He immediately felt weak and stood up and said, "I'd better go and tell her clearly now, lest she
It's difficult for Hong An to go, this girl is very evil, if she wants to take revenge on Hong An, Hong An will have to suffer a loss."
"Sit down." Su Xiyao said calmly, "What happened?"
He Ran looked innocent and said: "What else can happen? Didn't I tell you everything?"
Mrs. Nuanyu pulled Su Xiyao's sleeve and said, "Forget it, if he doesn't want to say it, he must have something to hide, why bother forcing him?"
Su Xiyao couldn't refute Mrs. Nuanyu's face, so she stopped looking at He Ran with her slender eyebrows.
After he went out, Su Xiyao complained: "You are so generous. In my opinion, something big must have happened."
Mrs. Nuanyu advised: "What big thing can happen? He holds military power, who can do anything to him? Who dares to do anything to him? I guess, he is probably going to attack those officials who do not respect the New Deal, fearing that others
The party threatens our security, otherwise what else could happen?"
Su Xiyao nodded slowly and said: "You may be right in your guess. I just hope that he will not cause chaos in the country. I am always afraid that all the officials will rise up against him if he is too hasty."
Mrs. Nuanyu sighed and said: "I am also worried about this, and I have reminded him in private, but listening to his words, I can see that he is very clear about the affairs in the officialdom, and sees it more thoroughly than I do, so I have nothing to say.
Come on, don’t worry too much. He knows what he is doing and the consequences. I think he is well prepared. Let’s ask Yin’er when she comes back later.”
Su Xiyao said helplessly: "That's all we have to do, he is increasingly refusing to tell us the truth now."
Mrs. Nuanyu smiled and said: "What's more, he told the truth last time. Who of us believed him? He ran away to Dongzhi City in a hurry. After this lesson, do you still want him to tell the truth in the future?"
Su Xiyao burst out laughing and said, "It's not easy for a person to be like him. We are destined to listen to lies for the rest of our lives."
Mrs. Nuanyu stood up and said: "Listen to lies for the rest of your life, just listen to lies for the rest of your life. As long as his feelings for us are not false, it will be fine. I will go back to pack things, and you can pack them too. We will go back to Zangxian Valley early tomorrow morning. Don't worry."
It caused trouble for him."
Su Xiyao curled her lips and said: "You are so virtuous, even good people let you do it."
Mrs. Nuanyu looked at her with a smile and said, "If you want to be a good person in front of him, then I'll let you do it next time."
"I'm not that charming." Su Xiyao said disdainfully.
As Mrs. Nuanyu walked out, she turned around and said with a smile: "Only he knows this, don't say it too harshly, be careful I sneak in tonight and eavesdrop."
"Shameless!" Su Xiyao spat with a blushing face.
Mrs. Nuanyu let out a laugh like a silver bell and walked out of the east courtyard. She hesitated and walked towards Yunshang's house.
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