Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 458 Matchmaking (asking for monthly ticket)

As Huai'en returned to the palace to report, Zhang Luan was left alone in the Beizhenfusi Yamen.

Huai En sent someone to find him a small room so that he could study the Liang Fang case alone.

Zhang Luan held a piece of paper with several officials' names on it. He was hesitant and shook his head and sighed from time to time, muttering to himself: "I wanted to be a good person, but I never thought that someone would not give me the opportunity. I could only do evil... This is really not what I want..."

As he was mumbling to himself, there was a knock on the door.

But I saw Qin Yun standing there with several case files in his hands.

"Come... come in." When Zhang Luan suddenly saw Qin Yun, he instinctively felt the panic of a commoner seeing an official. After all, Qin Yun was wearing the majestic Jinyiwei official uniform at this time.

Qin Yun came into the room, put down several case files, and reminded: "These two files are for cases where the criminals have been arrested and the results of the interrogation have been obtained... These few files are for cases where the criminals have not been alerted yet and are still at large... If Minister Zhang wants to bring him to trial, as long as it is arranged, the Jinyiwei will be dispatched immediately to arrest the person."

"Am I... really suitable for trying cases?"

Zhang Luan was very helpless and asked unconsciously.

Qin Yun was stunned for a moment, not knowing who Zhang Luan was asking. Seeing that there was no one else in the room, he could only answer: "But... you are the imperial envoy who is handling the case under the order of the emperor."

Zhang Luan and Qin Yun have been together for a long time, and there is no barrier between them. In addition, Qin Yun has been helping the Zhang family before, so there is no wariness. At this time, he revealed his true feelings: "Just because it is an imperial envoy, I don't want to do it... You said that the court has so many people to support, why must they find me?"

"Minister Zhang, you really don't know why?"

Qin Yun asked curiously, "Maybe it is like this... From my humble opinion, who in the whole court doesn't know that Liang Fang was defeated by you? Apart from you, who dares to say that he has never accepted any benefits from Liang Fang, and who can guarantee that he has no connection with Liang Fang?"

Zhang Luan said with a bitter face: "Although this is true, shouldn't we find a few honest people to solve the case?"

Qin Yun smiled and said, "Qingliu only has a good reputation, but it may not be truly innocent. You are very capable, so the burden on your shoulders is naturally heavy. People like me are simple-minded, so we just need to follow your instructions. By the way, Minister Zhang... there is someone in the imperial prison who wants to see you. Please..."

"What!?"

Zhang Luan was a little surprised. After thinking for a while, he could not come up with a solution. He asked, "You want to see me? Is there anyone I know in the prison? Who?"

Tan Yun replied: "It is Li Hua, the former director of the Imperial Observatory."

"Oh, it's him."

Zhang Luan was relieved, then shook his head and said, "It's only been a few days since I last saw him, and he's already been imprisoned. How pitiful... Speaking of which, it seems like it's just around the corner for me to go with him to the northern suburbs of the city to select a site for the late emperor's mausoleum."

“It was only a few days.”

Qin Yun patiently explained the situation, "He said he wanted to curry your favor, and is going to give you a generous gift, just hoping to get out of this situation smoothly."

Zhang Luan's face turned serious and he asked, "Didn't his property get confiscated? My son told me that you were the one who took them to confiscate his property..."

"Yes."

Qin Yun nodded and said, "When the Li family was confiscated, it was indeed me who brought your two sons with me..."

"He has no property left, and he still wants to bribe me? This..."

Zhang Luan suddenly realized why Qin Yun knew that Li Hua wanted to see him. Could it be that Li Hua also gave Qin Yun a gift and used his connections to get help?
Tan Yun explained: "Although Li Hua's family was confiscated, he still has a rich family background. His fellow clan members want to protect him and are said to be willing to sacrifice everything they have for him."

"That's it."

Zhang Luan thought about it and nodded, "Then I'll go meet this guy later."

"When?"

Qin Yun seemed to be entrusted by someone and appeared very eager, as if he was determined to help the other person.

Zhang Luan felt uncomfortable and thought to himself, how could there be someone more anxious than me?
"Then tomorrow."

Zhang Luan said casually, "I have so many case files here that I haven't read yet. I'm afraid it will take a lot of time... Oh, by the way, can I take these things back home and read them slowly?"

"It's up to you."

Qin Yun knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.

When the Zhang family does things, it seems that the father is the one who acts as the face on the outside, but in fact, it is the son who makes the decisions. It can be said that Zhang Luan listens to his second son very much, almost to the point of being abnormal.

……

……

When Zhang Luan heard that he didn't need to stay in the Northern Pacification Office, he immediately went home with a pile of case files.

It would be much easier to discuss things with his second son, or to let Zhang Yanling point out the key points for him, than to search for clues painstakingly by himself.

On the other side, Tan Yun came out of the Beizhenfusi Yamen and went to a nearby teahouse, where he met a father and daughter who were waiting there.

"Meet Captain Tan."

The old father opposite came forward and saluted respectfully. He was Li Hua’s younger brother Li Ling.

Tan Yun asked, "Is Master Li here too?"

"Don't dare to take it seriously."

When Li Ling heard this, he knew that he had come at the wrong time, and hurriedly said, "My son, you should have a good talk with Captain Qin. I will go back and wait for news."

"Yes."

The girl was only 28 years old, in her prime, and very beautiful. After bowing respectfully, she watched her father go downstairs and leave.

……

……

On the second floor of the teahouse, only Qin Yun and Li's daughter were left.

"I have already told Minister Zhang, the father-in-law of the emperor. Although he is not in charge of your uncle's case, the only person who can really save him is Minister Zhang."

Qin Yun introduced what he had learned.

"I am grateful to Captain Tan for his kindness. If my uncle can be released safely from the imperial prison, the Li family will be grateful to him."

The girl said gratefully.

Qin Yun smiled and said, "Since you have come to me, I will help you if I can... But there are some things I cannot guarantee. After all, your uncle was implicated by Minister Zhang, so he may not help you. And if you want him to help, you have to pay a certain price."

The girl frowned, "I wonder what kind of gift my Li family should give? Is he interested in antiques, calligraphy and paintings, or elegance, or money?"

Tan Yun was stunned.

Then he realized a thorny problem. In fact, Zhang Luan’s favorite should be women, right?
Even though Qin Yun had not had much contact with Zhang Luan recently, he knew that Zhang Luan had a house outside to hide his beautiful daughter. If he told the truth, he was afraid that the young girl in front of him would have to take an unconventional approach. He would not want to see the scene of a pear tree overshadowing a crabapple tree. "I have to find out about Minister Zhang's hobbies. Please be patient." Qin Yun also had his own selfish motives. He looked at the beautiful girl opposite him and lowered his head shyly.

The beautiful girl nodded and said, "Then my family will prepare two thousand taels of silver to raise money for the gifts. If this is successful, there will be no shortage of benefits for Captain Tan."

"no, I'm fine."

Qin Yun had never done anything for anyone before.

He had only been a captain of the Imperial Guard for a few days, and even after being promoted to a thousandth, he had never had the opportunity to become corrupt.

This was the first time he had put personal interests above public interest, and he felt a little embarrassed.

……

……

Qin Yun was a down-to-earth man. After agreeing to the request of the Li family's daughter, he felt that he could not let Zhang Luan set his own conditions, so he directly chose an extremely simple and effective path, which was to meet Zhang Yanling.

At this moment, Zhang Yanling was doing his research in the laboratory when he saw Qin Yun and his men carrying two boxes into the yard.

"Captain Qin, if you want to give my family a gift, don't bring it to my place... I'll just leave a gatekeeper here at night, but I can't leave anything valuable here."

Zhang Yanling laughed and teased, "What's the matter? Even you need to give gifts to my family?"

Tan Yun smiled apologetically and said, "I really have something to ask of you..."

"Go ahead."

Zhang Yanling had a kind face.

It was a rare occasion when Qin Yun got something in his name, so he also wanted to know what big business this man who once had the chance to be his "brother-in-law" was doing recently.

Qin Yun was invited to sit down, lowered his head and said: "Actually, he is Li Hua's younger brother, and he wants to use his connections to rescue his brother from trouble."

"younger brother?"

Zhang Yanling frowned and asked, "Captain Qin actually bothered about this matter... Could it be that the gift from brother Li Hua is something you can't resist?"

From what Zhang Yanling saw, Qin Yun was not the kind of person who would ignore his future for the sake of a little money.

Qin Yun said with a stiff upper lip: "To be honest, it was Li Hua's niece who found me."

"hey-hey."

Zhang Yanling finally understood and said with a smile, "Captain Qin, I'm not gossiping, I'm just curious... That woman is as beautiful as a flower, right?"

"you……"

Qin Yun's old face turned red.

Zhang Yanling felt that this look was familiar to him. He had also seen this look when Qin Yun mentioned Zhang Yu.

"Well, if you tell me the truth and you want to marry the girl, I would be willing to help you." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.

Qin Yun's eyes widened. He would never have thought that Zhang Yanling would speak to him in this tone.

Zhang Yanling asked, "Why? Isn't it because of this?"

"No...I...Second Young Master, please stop making fun of me."

Qin Yun seemed very embarrassed, but still told the truth, "But I do have some evil thoughts, and I know there are many things I can't hide from you."

Zhang Yanling pondered for a moment and said, "Apart from submitting a petition to impeach my father, Li Hua's biggest fault was giving gifts to Deng Chang'en... But then again, when the late emperor was in power, could those officials in the Taichang Temple and the government offices related to it really have ascended to power without giving gifts?"

Tan Yun echoed: "From what I know, let alone the Taichang Temple and the Imperial Observatory, even many of the powerful government offices in the court are the same."

"Yes."

Zhang Yanling sighed, "During the Chenghua reign, the court was in a state of chaos, and gifts and favors and cliques were common. As long as no one committed a serious crime, His Majesty would not pursue the matter."

Qin Yun smiled bitterly and said, "It is absolutely wrong for Li Hua to be so greedy that he would offend your father... Do you think your father would feel..."

"hehe."

Zhang Yanling couldn't help but laugh.

Is Zhang Luan a person who holds grudges?
It seemed like Zhang Luan didn't even know who his enemy was!
Even when it came to matters involving Li Hua, he was purely bewitched by Li Zisheng, and also because he was eyeing the beautiful woman in Li Hua's family, he took action to bring down Li Hua and Ni Yue together.

"I'll go talk to my father," Zhang Yanling said. "But the question is, if I really help you, will Miss Li marry you?"

"This one……"

Qin Yun lowered his head, obviously not daring to make a promise.

Zhang Yanling stroked his smooth chin and thought for a while, then said, "It's really rare. It seems that Captain Qin fell in love with the girl from the Li family at first sight and can't let her go for the time being... Well, you have helped my family a lot, and we can be considered to have known each other since childhood. If I don't help you now, I will feel that I am very disloyal."

"Actually, you don't have to worry too much..."

Qin Yun's face was filled with fear and trepidation.

I was just running errands for your family before, and even received so many benefits from you. Now you still dare to ask for a reward?
A captain of the Imperial Guard is the best reward.

Even my uncle, who used to be so arrogant, now treats me as the hope for the Qin family's future. I am almost lost in the continuous praise and flattery.

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "How about this, you ask her father to talk to my father, and then I will ask my father to make a condition. As long as he is willing to marry his daughter to you, we will help him."

"what!?"

Qin Yun was completely shocked this time.

His face was filled with gratitude, even disbelief, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Second...Second Young Master, are you...are you joking with me?"

Zhang Yanling did not answer, but said to himself: "I don't know what the girl means by herself. It doesn't seem appropriate to let you take her away for nothing... After all, it has to be a matter of mutual consent."

"This one……"

Qin Yun felt that Zhang Yanling had made him feel very anxious. He lowered his head dejectedly and said in a low voice: "I don't want to force anyone... It would be best if they are willing... Sigh..."

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "You have to ask carefully, but you can't underestimate yourself. So, what are you afraid of, Qin Yun? You are a captain of the Jinyiwei, a fifth-rank official, and the commander of the emperor's personal army. Isn't that a high position and power? Besides, you are in your prime, handsome, and handsome. Are you considered a good-looking person?
"Marry a wife and have children. With your generous conditions, marrying Li Hua's niece won't be a loss for their family, right? Okay, that's it. Go talk to her father.

"I'll help you with the rest!"

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