What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 139 Lin Moyin, the Husband-Protecting Maniac

The one-armed middle-aged man stared intently at the silver-clad commander in flying fish robes who finally entered the restaurant lobby!
Little did they know, they had fallen into someone's trap!
They were clearly prepared, just waiting for them to walk right into their trap!
Seeing Lin Moyin wave her hand and order them to be taken down, the one-armed middle-aged man felt a chill run down his spine.

If they were taken to the Imperial Guard prison, that would be terrible!
He immediately took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "Wait, I am Ning..."

But before he could finish speaking, the female commander pointed her jade finger in the air, and an incomparably sharp and cold aura, like a sharp sword, pierced towards his brow!

The one-armed middle-aged man was immediately terrified. He suddenly swung his arm, and a dense, blood-mist-like internal force surged out wildly!

Su Mo's eyes narrowed instantly!
The power of the one-armed middle-aged man's palm strike was twice as terrifying as before!
However, the next second, with a soft "pfft," the blood mist that the one-armed middle-aged man had condensed was pierced through like a cowhide by a sharp blade.

Then, he stumbled back a few steps, his single arm hanging limply at his sides.

His eyes were wide with terror as he stared intently at Lin Moyin!
A touch of crimson blossomed between her brows, then flowed down her nose!

Lin Moyin withdrew her jade-like finger.

He stared expressionlessly at the one-armed middle-aged man and said coldly, "Don't force me! I'll kill you!"

Su Mo trembled with excitement!
When it comes to showing off, you have to look to Lord Qianhu!
That's so satisfying!

Send it back to this guy intact!
Let that guy show off in front of me!
Didn't he know that he had Lord Lin Moyin as his powerful backer?

The man who dared to bully Lord Chiju... well, that's me. He really doesn't know what death is!
The Imperial Guards rushed forward.

The servants sent by Zhang Xuzu and others were pale-faced and dared not resist, so they could only surrender.

Leaving aside the fact that the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was incredibly powerful, he severely injured a one-armed middle-aged man who was half a step into martial arts mastery with a single finger.

Even that commander of a thousand men was so weak that he couldn't even kill a chicken.

As long as they wore the flying fish robes, they dared not entertain any thoughts of resistance!

Being captured and imprisoned in the Imperial Guard prison might offer a glimmer of hope for survival.

At most, I'll be the one who dies.

If we resist, our entire clan will perish; there is no other possibility!
They tied up the one-armed middle-aged man and the others.

Lin Moyin said calmly, "Take them all back to Shangzuo Police Station!"

Afterwards, he left the restaurant and his cold gaze fell on the private room of Zhang Xuzu and others in the restaurant across the street!

She flipped over, mounted her crimson horse, and galloped away with her red cloak fluttering in the wind!

Hundreds of onlookers outside were shocked and began to discuss the matter.

This newly opened restaurant looks like it has a very impressive background!
It was just some local thugs smashing up the shop.

The Imperial Guards have all been mobilized!
With that background, why not open a restaurant in the inner city?

Opening a shop in the outer city, isn't that bullying people?

Su Mo instructed Jiang Lan, "Have someone tidy this place up!"

"Remember, record every penny of the loss for me!"

Then, Su Mo mounted his chestnut horse and headed straight for Shangzuo Suo!

On the street, whether they were peddlers, scholars, or sons of officials, they all avoided them in fear!

The Flying Fish Suit is terrifyingly powerful!
……

In the private room of the restaurant, Zhang Xuzu felt his hair stand on end when the female commander stared at him from a dozen feet away, as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake!
Li You and Wen Bi were even more pale-faced, and cold sweat poured down their backs!
"What should we do now?"

Li You swallowed hard, looking at Zhang Xuzu with a hint of fear: "Didn't Third Brother say that Shangzuo wouldn't get involved in this matter?"

"They've all been taken away!"

Wen Bi also said urgently, "The Embroidered Uniform Guard will definitely trace it back to us!"

"If our families find out, they'll break our legs!"

"Third Brother, hurry and go find Lu Wenxuan!"

Zhang Xuzu's face darkened, and he snorted, "It's just a thousand households and a thousand commanders, what's the panic!"

After all, he was from the Ningguo Duke's mansion. He pondered for a moment and said, "That commander of the Left Guard wouldn't dare to go too far; he was just using this as a warning to us!"

"If you really want to arrest someone, come over here already!"

Li You and Wen Bi then breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Zhang Xuzu was, after all, the legitimate son of the Duke of Ningguo.

Once the Embroidered Uniform Guard implicates Zhang Xuzu.

Regardless of how Zhang Xuzu will be punished, the Ningguo Duke's Mansion will certainly do everything in its power to suppress the matter.

Alternatively, we could address the problem at its source and eliminate the Shangzuo Bureau Chief!

The Ningguo Duke's Mansion was such a colossal structure.

The commander of the Left Guard naturally knew he couldn't afford to offend them!

Li You gritted his teeth: "Just who is that junior officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard? He actually... has been bestowed with a flying fish robe by the Emperor himself!"

He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice: "Have we been used as pawns by Lu Wenxuan?"

A fierce glint flashed in Wen Bi's eyes, and he said hatefully, "Ninety-nine percent of the time!"

"He must know that the junior officer has a very powerful background, otherwise we wouldn't need to lift a finger; we could crush that mere junior officer with a flick of our finger!"

Zhang Xuzu frowned.

The plaque for the Duke of Ningguo is quite large.

He only gains face when others give him face.

If someone insists on doing something to him, Zhang Xuzu really doesn't have many options.

After all, he wasn't the elder brother of the former Vice Commander of the Military Governor's Office, who held the rank of Second Grade!
He noticed that both Li You and Wen Bi were looking at him.

Zhang Xuzu gritted his teeth: "Damn it! None of the Embroidered Uniform Guards are any good!"

"I'll go and talk to that junior officer myself!"

Wen Bi was stunned upon hearing this, his eyes widening in disbelief: "What? We're going to find that junior officer?"

He hesitated for a moment: "If people find out, will we still be able to work in Shenjing?"

The eldest son of a duke and two marquises actually had to bow down to a mere junior officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

This will absolutely become the biggest joke in the elite circles of Shenjing!

Li You was also unwilling: "Can't we go to Lu Wenxuan?"

"He said he would guarantee that the Embroidered Uniform Guard would not interfere in this matter."

"Now even the Left Office has personally intervened!"

Zhang Xuzu cursed angrily, "I've finally figured it out!"

"Lu Wenxuan must know something we don't. He's forcing us to fight against the Left Guard!"

"That woman was able to be parachuted into the position of Left Commander of the Thousand Households; how could she not have a powerful backer?"

"I'm afraid this fight will affect our entire families!"

They are using their own names to make money.

But how could the household be completely unaware?

After all, this money is used for the daily expenses of the Duke's and Marquis's mansions!

If things escalate, the eldest sons of the three families, and even their elders, will have to get involved.

Li You suddenly realized, "Third Brother is right!"

"No wonder that old codger had his eye on the female commander, but didn't dare to make a move!"

"This is a fight where we both suffer heavy losses!"

He took a deep breath: "Even a minor officer has been bestowed with a flying fish robe by the emperor, how can this matter be simple!"

Although Wen Bi is usually quite arrogant, no one who can survive in this circle is a fool.

Fools won't get in.

He gritted his teeth: "I'll just give the shop to that kid."

As he spoke, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he said hatefully, "I'll make sure to settle the score with that brat properly in the future!"

No matter how.

The three men's guards and servants were arrested by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and they had lost all face!

What can be done now.

The key is to prevent things from escalating to an irreparable state.

……

Upper left.

A group of strongmen, flag officers, and even centurions of garrisons, as well as clerks and clerks from various departments and offices.

Everyone stared in disbelief as Su Mo, dressed in a flying fish robe, walked into the garrison with an imposing air!
Although Su Mo rarely comes to Shangzuo, he is usually very good at dealing with people.

Whether it's an official, an ordinary strongman, or even a stable boy, they all greet each other with a smile, showing no airs whatsoever.

The key point is that Su Mo is very generous and lavish.

When they came to report to the Left Office, they either brought roast chicken or fine wine.

He would occasionally toss out loose silver coins, letting the garrison brothers go find their own fun. Usually, when the garrison officers or even the strongmen were short of money, they would come to Su Mo, and Su Mo would take out silver coins without saying a word.

Such a person may not have much authority, but they are sure to be well-liked.

Everyone knew that Su Mo had a close relationship with Lord Qianhu.

Therefore, when they heard that someone had come to smash up the Yanyu Tower, which Su Mo and the Weisuo jointly operated, the entire Zuosuo was filled with righteous indignation and took action without saying a word!

They only found out now.

Su Xiaoqi, who is usually all smiles and approachable, actually has a flying fish robe bestowed by the emperor!

Everyone was stunned!

Of the two thousand-household commanders tested in the Upper Left Office, only one person was granted the flying fish robe!
Not to mention the hundred-household commanders below, there wasn't a single one!
This Su Mo is hiding his true intentions very well!

What an honor!

He managed to hold back for over a month without showing off!
If this hadn't happened, who knows how long he would have remained hidden.

Many centurions who secretly resented Su Mo couldn't help but feel secretly lucky!
Luckily, it wasn't me who got into trouble!

He was truly going against Su Mo.

He suddenly appeared wearing a flying fish costume. How is this supposed to be handled?

If I don't continue, I'll lose all face.

Should we keep going?
We can't beat them!

The Embroidered Uniform Guard was the emperor's personal army, relying on the emperor's favor. Whether they were promoted or not depended entirely on the emperor's will!

If the sage so desires, even a strongman can be directly promoted to a commander of a thousand!
Wearing a flying fish robe, his status was basically equivalent to a centurion, and he was also protected by a chiliarch. How could he possibly compete with him?

The people in the Upper Left Office looked at Su Mo with awe.

Tan Jin, in particular, swallowed hard several times.

When he first met Lord Su, Lord Su even gave him half a tael of silver!
He could brag about this for the rest of his life!

Just as Tan Jin was in shock, Su Mo actually took the initiative to greet him.

"Brother Tan, is it your turn to be on duty again today?"

Tan Jin trembled with excitement and said urgently, "Lord Su, please don't call me that! Just call me Tan Jin!"

"This humble servant is on duty today!"

He paused, then hurriedly said, "How dare someone cause trouble at your restaurant, sir? How could you not have informed me?"

"I will make those madmen know how powerful our Shangzuo Police Station is!"

Su Mo smiled and said, "It's nothing. If there's a next time, I'll definitely ask you brothers for help!"

As he spoke, he casually tossed out a ten-tael silver ingot: "I am very grateful for the help of the brothers in the garrison today, but I have something to do. I would like to trouble Brother Tan to treat those brothers to a drink for me."

Tan Jin quickly patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Lord Su, I'll take care of this!"

Su Mo nodded, then walked into the gate of the garrison to find Lin Moyin.

The other guards all looked at Tan Jin with envy.

"Hey! Brother Tan, how come you're so familiar with Lord Su?"

Even Lord Su calls Brother Tan "Brother Tan"!

"That's right, Brother Tan, remember to look after me from now on!"

"Perhaps in just a few days, Brother Tan will be a captain!"

……

Tan Jin straightened his back considerably, but still maintained a serious expression and said solemnly, "Everyone, please don't talk nonsense!"

"Lord Su was just being polite and approachable; how could we take it seriously!"

He paused, then added, "But Lord Su has treated us exceptionally well!"

"I heard that the Misty Rain Pavilion pays the garrison at least 1,200 taels of silver a year, and Lord Su has specified that half of that be given to us strongmen and laborers!"

"Those guys smashed up the master's Misty Rain Pavilion, weren't they just smashing our wallets?"

The other strongmen were immediately enraged upon hearing this.

Six hundred taels of silver, each of them could get more than half a tael!
If the business of Yanyu Tower gets even better in the future, won't the money keep increasing?

The key is that if you keep eating, you'll have plenty!

The strongman became suspicious: "Is what Brother Tan said true?"

"Is half really going to be given to us lowly strongmen?"

Tan Jin snorted: "Otherwise, how can we say that Lord Su is benevolent and righteous? This was something Lord Su fought for on behalf of us strongmen!"

Upon hearing this, all the guards sighed in admiration!

If it were someone else, they definitely wouldn't believe it.

How could that money possibly end up in the hands of those strongmen?

We'd be grateful if they could at least get paid in full.

But Su Mo is different.

Su Mo was very polite to these strongmen. If they needed help from Lord Su, he would usually not refuse.

In their eyes, it was perfectly normal for Lord Su to help them secure some benefits!
This is word of mouth!
Upon entering the upper left, many people naturally took the initiative to greet Su Mo.

Even when he encountered a centurion, he smiled and nodded to Su Mo.

Su Mo wasted the time it takes for an incense stick to burn while dealing with them.

Finally, they arrived at the commander's office and met him.

Given their relationship, Su Mo naturally didn't need to beat around the bush with Lin Moyin.

"Zhang Xuzu's men have been arrested and taken back to the garrison. What do you plan to do with them, sir?"

Lin Moyin glanced at Su Mo and said indifferently, "Keep him locked up!"

"Anyway, it's not us who's in a hurry."

As she spoke, she covered her mouth and chuckled, looking Su Mo up and down: "Your flying fish robe really does look good on you!"

Su Mo was speechless. The moment she received the flying fish robe, the Commander-in-Chief had made her wear it for him!

Now it's like this again.

Could it be that she has a uniform fetish?
He said impatiently, "Sir, be serious, we're talking about important matters!"

“That Zhang Xuzu is the eldest son of the Duke of Ningguo. Now that the guards and servants in his mansion have been arrested and taken to the Thousand Household Office, how can we remain indifferent!”

"Furthermore, the Marquis of Dingbian and the Marquis of Anyang are not to be underestimated!"

Lin Moyin snorted: "Now you know fear?"

"When you set traps for them, why weren't you afraid?"

Su Mo snorted: "That's called being cautious!"

"Setting a trap and being cautious are two different things!"

“A legitimate son who cannot inherit the title stepped forward and gave up a restaurant worth several thousand taels of silver. This humble servant has no shame.”

"But where will the adults put their faces?"

Lin Moyin suddenly became curious: "If the Left Office doesn't show up, you're just going to let him take over the Jade Pavilion?"

Su Mo snorted: "Then let him take it!"

"Anyway, it's not just mine."

He paused, then added, "As long as the Ningguo Duke's Mansion can withstand the pressure from the Fengming Division, what harm is there in letting Baiyulou have it!"

Lin Moyin...

My husband is truly cunning!
Her expression turned serious: "Don't worry!"

“Zhang Xuzu is not stupid; he wouldn’t dare to make a big deal out of it.”

"Go back and wait. He will probably come to your door and apologize within three days."

After a pause, Lin Moyin suddenly added, "I don't care how much money you swindled from him."

"I want half!"

Su Mo...

Who does Lord Qianhu look down on?
Is he the kind of person who cares about a pittance in compensation?

His expression turned serious: "Sir, you're wrong!"

"Not only will I not ask them for cash compensation, but I will also give them money!"

Lin Moyin was taken aback upon hearing this: "Give them money?"

Su Mo said meaningfully, "As the saying goes, harmony brings wealth!"

"Such an opportunity to get involved with the Duke of Ningguo's mansion is rare!"

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