Ming Dynasty Detective 1546

Chapter 41: It’s Hard to Return a Life-Saving Favor

"Uuuuuu——"

Outside the door, Li Yuying whimpered in extreme pain.

It seemed that because of her brother's last words, she didn't want to continue crying, but she couldn't control it, so that tears rolled down her face, and she was in so much pain that she almost retched.

Haiyue did not comfort her, but just supported her gently.

Thinking about the murder of Prince Annan and the mystery of the blood totem, which ended with such a result, he couldn't help but feel mixed emotions. For Li Yuying, whose loved one had passed away, any words would be in vain, and it would be impossible to empathize with her.

"Envoy Li... Envoy Li..."

Wu Lin, protected by Min Ziyong and Xiang Ang, also rushed over upon hearing the noise, his face filled with astonishment.

There wasn't a fatal injury just now, how come it suddenly...

Soon, Wu Lin seemed to realize something, and he adjusted his mood. He also showed a deep sorrow and bowed, "If it weren't for Envoy Li, how could I have survived from the hands of those vicious bandits? This is a great favor, and I deserve your respect!"

Haiyue stepped aside, and Li Yuying finally stopped crying, as if waking from a dream. She returned the greeting as a family member, saying in a trembling voice, "My brother the prince and the inspector were both harmed by the thief Mo. We should lend a hand..."

"My Princess, I'm so sad! Your country's envoys need you now!"

Wu Lin felt a little relieved and looked at Hai Yue again: "Thank you, Mr. Hai, for your help in saving me from prison!"

Hai Yue said, "The Annan assassins have wreaked havoc in Qiongzhou, disturbing the peace of our homeland. Saving others is also saving ourselves. This is our duty. Inspector Wu, there is no need to thank me."

Wu Lin's eyes flashed with surprise: "The voice of a young phoenix is ​​clearer than that of an old one. Young Master Hai will surely become a great man in the future!"

After saying that, he came to the front of the house again, bowed inside, and turned to leave.

When he turned his back to the two of them, his expression was very complicated.

"Princess, let's first take care of Envoy Li's body!"

On the other side, Haiyue helped Li Yuying up and said softly.

Li Yuying nodded woodenly: "Okay..."

When a piece of white cloth covered Li Weining's body and local materials were used to put it into the coffin, the dark clouds that had been hanging over Qiongzhou Prefecture for a long time finally dissipated completely.

"I owe you twice! My brother's case! My clan's case!"

Na Yan came in front of Hai Yue and spoke seriously.

In this battle, his arrows killed the most bandits, including several people with exposed tattoos who were suspected to be of Li ethnic group. It was obvious that the Annan killer group was hiding in the stronghold and was protected by local people. The totem of the Fu Nan Snake was most likely provided by these people.

Facing this thief who showed no regard for his people, Na Yan ruthlessly killed him. Now that the task was complete, he handed over two short arrows with special feathers: "If you need them in the future, bring these to the Li tribe. Even if it means facing mountains of swords and seas of fire, we will still come to help! Let's go!"

With a casual wave of his hand, the young Li man and his brothers left in the blink of an eye.

Hai Yue did not take the other party's promise lightly. She put away the short arrow solemnly, glanced at Wu Lin who was surrounded not far away, walked out of Yong'an Hall slowly, looked up at the clear sky, showed a hint of relief, and disappeared in the crowd without looking back.

……

"Finally some peace and quiet!"

After seeing off the concerned crowd from the government office, especially the prefect Gu Shanjie who suddenly appeared, Wu Lin held his forehead with his hand and sat down, unable to hide his fatigue.

He was actually only detained for two days and was not tortured, but each day felt like a year and he seemed to have aged several years in an instant.

With a thud, three people knelt down in front of him.

The servant Sun Bin burst into tears, and the strongman Xiang Ang was filled with regret: "I failed to protect the master, causing him to fall into the hands of the thieves. Please punish me!"

"stand up!"

Wu Lin stretched out his hand, but found that he had no strength. He could only smile bitterly and said, "This time it was my fault for not thinking carefully and acting on my own. What does it have to do with you?" Min Ziyong found that the man was exhausted, so he took the initiative to stand up, pulled Sun Bin and Xiang Ang up, and told them to prepare toiletries.

When there were only two people in the room, Min Ziyong recounted everything that had happened before.

Wu Lin listened carefully and finally sighed, "When I first read the case file, I didn't believe a 17-year-old boy could solve the mission case. I never thought he could unravel the mystery with just a few clues and see through everything. It's truly remarkable! It's me, the old man, who has fallen flat on my face this time!"

Min Ziyong pursed his lips, not knowing how to persuade him for a moment.

Although Dong Weng came back alive this time, there were indeed a lot of troubles afterwards.

For example, local officials in Guangdong will definitely take the opportunity to laugh at the joke, and may even add insult to injury and prepare a memorial to impeach.

After all, the implementation of the national policy of land measurement had previously encountered numerous obstacles from both sides, and things had already become quite unpleasant...

Wu Lin saw the advisor's concern and had a plan for dealing with it. He said calmly, "Annan's envoy, Li Weining, risked his life to protect me. To repay this favor, I will protect the envoys and allow Princess Fanglian to travel north to meet His Majesty!"

Since Li Weining is dead, certain doubts must be put aside, and it must be announced to the outside world that the previous disaster was caused by himself, the Guangdong Provincial Censor, who lived and died together with the Annan envoys, fighting against foreign rebels, and finally escaped death.

Annan has not paid tribute for fifteen years, and Your Majesty was already unhappy about it. Now that the delegation has arrived in Qiongzhou, it has caused a lot of trouble. Once the news reaches the capital, Your Majesty, who attaches great importance to etiquette and regulations and is eager for foreign vassal states to pay homage, will definitely be interested!
Whether it is a blessing or a curse is still unknown!
Min Ziyong's eyes moved, and he vaguely realized something, and he felt relieved: "Dong Weng is wise!"

"It's just a matter of mending the fold after the sheep have been lost..."

Wu Lin waved his hand and turned the topic back to Hai Yue: "What is the background of this Hai family member?"

Min Ziyong said, "The Qiongshan Hai family, descended from the late Embroidered Imperial Censor Hai Gongcheng, has a clean and upright family tradition and strict family discipline."

Wu Lin narrowed his eyes slightly and asked again: "Do you have any achievements?"

Min Ziyong found out everything: "He just passed the county exam and came in first place."

"It's not easy at this age!"

Wu Lin was a little surprised.

In fact, if Haiyue wasn't so young, being the first in a county wouldn't be worth worrying about.

He was a second-class Jinshi, and the Wu family had three Jinshi. Although they were not as famous as the Yang Chun, Yang Tinghe, and Yang Shen families, they were also a remarkable family of scholars.

Although Qiongshan has produced great scholars like Qiu Jun, the overall educational environment is backward. Sometimes the top scorer in the county examination cannot even pass the imperial examination, let alone the imperial examination. But then again, a 17-year-old top scorer in the county examination still has a promising future.

"Hai Shisanlang is a talented and beautiful man, but it's a pity that he was born in a remote place like Qiongshan and has no access to a famous teacher..."

Min Ziyong rolled his eyes and took the opportunity to suggest, "Why don't Mr. Dong recommend this boy to the Imperial Academy?"

Wu Lin stroked his brows and said, "Well! I have the same idea!"

There are four ways to enter the Imperial College.

The first is tribute student, the second is recommendation, the third is hereditary student, and the fourth is donation.

If it were a large county in Jiangnan, the top candidate in the county exam could go to the Imperial College to study as a tribute student, but this was not possible for Qiongshan. Fortunately, Wu Lin, as a touring censor, was qualified to recommend him.

Wu Lin thought to himself that he was definitely not an ungrateful person. If the other party had not seen through the truth and found the Annan assassin's lair, he might have died there. He had to repay the life-saving grace.

However, Hai came from a local prominent family, and he came to Guangdong to survey the land. If he had any connection with a local prominent family, he would be afraid of failing to live up to Your Majesty's trust, and it would be difficult for him to repay you casually.

At this stage, recommending this young man who aspires to take the imperial examination to study at the Imperial College is undoubtedly the right approach.

The key point is that he had a friendship with the current chief academician of the Imperial College in Qianshan in his early years.

Thinking of this, Wu Lin stroked his beard and smiled, feeling that it was a very appropriate move: "Get some paper and pen! I want to write a letter to Yan Jijiu to recommend this extraordinary talent!"

(End of this chapter)