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Chapter 493 Sending Letters
However, after hearing Dai Zong's report, Zhao Zhen was undecided, so he asked people to call Xiao Rang, Pei Xuan, Liu Huiniang, Xu Qingniang and others, and asked Dai Zong to tell them what he had seen and heard along the way.

Zhao Zhen asked: "Everyone, what does General Gao mean? Can you guess something?"

After hearing this, everyone expressed their opinions. After a long discussion, there was no conclusion. Finally, Xiao Rang said, "Sir, since the angel is coming, let's see what the imperial edict says. Now that the emperor is unwilling to send more imperial troops to fight, we have to rely on you to help."

Zhao Zhen listened, nodded, and said, "It can only be done this way. In Xingren Prefecture, the magistrate Gai Tianxi mentioned that Pu Hong's fellow apprentices may not give up, so the prefecture should pay more attention to the monks. This group of people are highly skilled in martial arts, so don't act rashly, just report it."

Xiao Rang said, "Don't worry, sir. I will send the order to all the county offices later."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Qingniang asked, "Are you going to Laiwu again these days, my husband?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "No hurry. Now that we have captured Laiwu Prison and Mizhou, we can leave Laiwu to Hu Yanzhuo and others. I am winning victory after victory, which makes the other troops useless. We can discuss other matters after we see the angel. Is there anything wrong, Qingniang?"

"I do need your help, sir." Seeing everyone looking at her, Xu Qingniang continued, "Yan Shude is my husband's nephew, and he has not married yet. I urged him several times, but he wanted to marry someone who is both talented and beautiful."

Zhao Zhen heard this and asked, "Does anyone like you?"

"I interrogated him and found out that he was indeed interested in Sister Wang. Sister Wang and I are good friends. Although she is seven years older than Wu Zi, she is extremely talented and Wu Zi is not worthy of her, but Wu Zi has set his eyes on her. I couldn't say anything, so I had to ask my husband to make the decision." Xu Qingniang said.

Zhao Zhen heard this and said with a smile, "This is a good thing. The government does not prohibit women from remarrying. If Magistrate Wang is interested, it is also a good thing. I usually see Yan Shude and his brothers practicing martial arts and training soldiers, but I never thought he would have such thoughts. I just don't know what Lady Wang is thinking."

Xu Qingniang said: "Although Wuzi is clumsy, he is thoughtful. The two of them have exchanged letters."

"That's good. I haven't been to Yuncheng County for a long time. I didn't go to see it after the deer park was repaired. You can take this opportunity to go and have a look. I will ask my wife to come forward. If Lady Wang is really interested, we can set a date for the marriage." Zhao Zhen said.

After hearing this, Xu Qingniang stood up and thanked him.

At Gao Shide's residence in Xingren Prefecture, Gai Tianxi reported back, bid farewell to Gao Shide, and returned to the prefecture to manage his affairs. However, Fu Ji, who was traveling with him, stayed behind.

Gao Shide said, "You have been through a lot, so you don't need to wait on me today. Go down and have a rest."

After hearing this, Fu Ji bowed his head to the ground and cried, "Sir, I have been wronged. Please help me."

Niu Xin, who was standing by, laughed and scolded, "Fuji, everyone knows that you are a confidant of the government. Who in Xingren Prefecture could have wronged you? Did you scare the soldiers of Liangshan to death by going to Liangshan?"

Fu Ji said angrily: "Niu Xin, I call you my brother, how can you look down on me like this?"

Gao Shide listened and asked, "Well, tell me what you have wronged me. Niu Saner just found me a lovely girl, and I was planning to go and relieve my boredom."

Niu Xin said, "That's right. This little girl has a lotus-shaped face, dark hair, star-like eyes and cherry lips. She is really charming. The young master is upset, so please don't talk nonsense."

Fu Ji heard this and said, "Since the yamen has important things to do, I will wait for two days before talking about it."

Gao Shide was annoyed after hearing this and shouted, "If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to say it, you will cause trouble to others."

Seeing Gao Shide's impatience, Fu Ji dared not act any more and quickly said, "Yanei, do you remember [Leopard Head] Lin Chong?"

Gao Shide heard this and said angrily, "How could you not remember him? It's a pity for his wife that he let her escape before he even made her surrender. What do you think he did?"

"Yanei, I saw this guy today in the Liangshan army camp." Fu Ji said.

"You didn't see it wrong?"

"Yanei, the instructor of the 800,000 imperial guards, even though he has a gold seal on his face, I can still recognize him by his appearance. My brother Fu'an was killed by Yanei because he plotted to get rid of him. I think about it day and night and want to avenge my brother." Fu Ji cried.

After hearing this, Gao Shide said happily, "So this guy ran to Liangshan Prefecture to hide. I will write a letter to reveal his identity and have someone tie him up and send him to Xingren Prefecture." "Wait a minute, Yanei!" Niu Xin said.

"Niu Saner!" Fu Ji shouted.

Niu Xin ignored him and said to Gao Shide, "Young Master, this Zhao Xianggong is from a humble background. He has just extorted millions of taels of gold from you. Even if he knew Lin Chong's identity, he might not be able to give it to you. This would only alert the enemy, which is not good."

"Why not report it to the Grand Commandant? If the Grand Commandant comes forward, there's no need to worry that he won't hand over the person."

After hearing this, Fu Ji smiled and said, "Everyone thinks you are a headless fly, but this is a very good idea."

Gao Shide also said: "Niu San'er is right. I'm afraid his wife is also staying in Liangshan, so she wants him to be sent here as well."

At that moment, Gao Shide no longer thought about his new wife. He asked someone to bring some banknotes and wrote a letter himself, in which he recounted the story of Pu Hong and Lin Chong in detail. Then he asked Fu Ji to take his men back to Bian Jing.

When Fu Ji received the letter, he did not refuse and rode to Bian Jing the next day.

When he met Gao Qiu, Fu Ji took out Gao Shide's letter. After reading it, Gao Qiu asked, "Is Pu Hong dead?"

Contrary to Fu Ji's expectation, Gao Qiu's first question was not about Lin Chong, whom he had personally executed, but about Pu Hong's life or death. Fu Ji did not dare to neglect it and said, "General, this matter was inferred by the judge."

Gao Qiu listened and asked a few more questions, then said to Fu Ji: "Okay, I understand. Go back and tell Shi De not to provoke Liangshan and Zhao Ze, and to manage Xingren Mansion well."

Fu Ji didn't dare to say much, so he had to leave the Taiwei Mansion, planning to rest for a night and bring his men back to Xingren Mansion tomorrow.

Gao Qiu looked at the letter in his hand and called over Sun Jing, the Hedgehog. After showing him the letter, Gao Qiu asked, "Sun, what do you think?"

Sun Jing thought for a moment and said to Gao Qiu, "Lin Chong is in Liangshan Prefecture, and the commander has long known that he is a minor problem. It is not a big deal. On the contrary, the commander should be careful about Pu Hong."

"Pu Feng and Pu Chen are guarding the mansion. If they knew that the husband was hiding something, they would probably have second thoughts."

Gao Qiu nodded after hearing this and said to Sun Jing, "Take this letter and tell them. See what they say."

After hearing this, Sun Jing quickly excused himself and went to do the work.

In the front yard, he found Monk Pufeng, who was teaching his disciples and training guards. After greeting him, Sun Jing explained his purpose. Pu Chen, who was standing by, was furious and said, "In the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, there are actually people who dare to harm my senior brother."

Sun Jing said, "Master, don't worry. The Grand Commandant is so powerful, shouldn't he hire experts to protect him? Now the yamen has found out that the murderer of Master Pu Hong is most likely a man named Tang Meng from Liangshan Prefecture. But without evidence, we can't let Liangshan Prefecture Prime Minister Zhao send someone."

Pu Feng asked, "How dare this Prime Minister Zhao offend the Palace Commander?"

Sun Jing sighed deliberately, "Others wouldn't dare to do that, but this Lord Zhao Ze is not an ordinary person, and the officials all know that. He is now in charge of many troops and horses to fight against the Qingzhou bandits, and the palace commander wants to use him, so it's not easy to suppress him. I can't pretend that I don't know about Master Pu Hong, so let me tell you two about it."

Pu Feng asked, "Does the Palace Commander have any instructions?"

Sun Jing shook his head and said to Pu Feng, "The Palace Commander has asked the two masters to decide on this matter. If you let Tang Meng go, wait until the Qingzhou bandits are pacified and then invite him to the capital, then there will be plenty of ways to deal with him and avenge Master Pu Hong. If the two masters can't wait and want you to go to Liangshan Prefecture in person, as long as you kill Tang Meng cleanly, no one will pursue the matter."

After hearing this, Pu Chen shouted, "Brother, we have never been so wronged before. I will take some people with me to kill this Tang Meng and avenge my brother."

Pu Feng said, "My second martial brother was murdered by him. You are alone in an unfamiliar place, so I am afraid you will suffer as well. The three of us are brothers and sisters, and we have always been one. Pu Hong was murdered, and this hatred must be avenged. I have met the commander today, and I will go with you tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)