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Chapter 188 Night Interview with Xue Rengui

"What? Is Governor Lin any trouble, huh?"

Li Xian is familiar with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, so he will not be unaware of Lin Mingdu's embarrassment. However, Li Xian has a reason why he must see Xue Rengui's side. Of course, Li Xian's move also has the intention of testing Lin Mingdu. Inside, he asked knowingly and said.

Of course there are difficulties, but it is not difficult to do it, after all, this Lanzhou prison is still Lin Mingdu's one-acre three-point land, and he really intends to violate the regulations to send people into prison, which is what Lin Mingdu said It's all about the skill of speaking, but the problem is that it is very particular about whether it should be said or not, probably because of this, it is a violation of the rules. If someone plays it in response to the occasion, then Lin Mingdu will probably end up in a bad situation For minor crimes, Lin Mingdu doesn't have a deep background. At that time, there is no place for justice to be heard, and Lin Mingdu will not hesitate to be free.

"His Royal Highness, Haihan, it's not that the lower officials are unwilling to be accommodating. The fact is that the court has not yet reached a conclusion, and the lower officials do not dare to extrajudicially favor favoritism. If there is any offense, please be more considerate, Your Highness."

Lin Mingdu was born in a poor family. He was a Jinshi in the 21 years of Zhenguan, and he was released as a county lieutenant in Yunwu. For more than [-] years, he has been working in Lanzhou, Liangzhou and other border states. After so many years of hard work, it is not easy He was only promoted to the post of governor the year before last, and his official luck was really average. He was promoted to his current position only by hard work and hard work. Li Xian wanted to build a good relationship, but, without knowing what Li Xian's intentions were, Lin Mingdu didn't dare to take any risks, so he gritted his teeth and ruthlessly rejected Li Xian's request.

"Ok?"

Hearing Lin Mingdu's words, Li Xian's face drooped immediately, and he let out a cold sound from his nostrils, and the murderous aura in the big tent instantly became serious as if it were real.

"His Royal Highness Haihan, I really dare not be rude and illegal."

Seeing that Li Xian showed signs of losing his temper, Lin Mingdu's heart immediately started to beat, but now, Lin Mingdu couldn't care less, so he could only bite the bullet and push on.

"Well, Governor Lin, don't be nervous. Gu is not an unreasonable person. Of course, the court system must be obeyed. However, the law is nothing more than human ears. Even prisoners in prison are not uncommon. What is needed is to take care of it. , as far as Gu knows, all the generals in this city may have been seen in prison, and there is no shortage of Gu, just ask for a little money from Governor Lin, and Gu is not short of a little money." Seeing that Lin Mingdu was trembling slightly in his legs, but still persisted in refusing to let go, Li Xiantu withdrew his anger, smiled very gently, and said casually.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Even though what Your Highness said may be true, it is not the way of a lower official. Although the lower official's position is humble, I dare not forget the law of the court. If Your Highness has an imperial edict Besides, I don’t dare to act recklessly, so please ask Your Highness, Haihan.” Lin Mingdu is still a cautious person in the end, although he is not very courageous, he still has a lot of courage in his heart. But he had his own limit, and he was unwilling to act against his heart. Even if he was facing the extremely powerful Li Xian, even though his complexion was already pale, he still had the courage to refuse Li Xian's request.

"Oh? Hahaha..."

As soon as Lin Mingdu finished speaking, Li Xiantu burst out laughing loudly, until Monk Zhang Er of Lin Mingdu couldn't figure it out. Under his guilty conscience, his already pale face turned paler, but he kept biting He gritted his teeth and refused to let go.

"Inspector Lin, don't panic. There is still a secret document here. Please read it, Inspector Lin." After Li Xianhao laughed all the time, he flipped his hands over and took out a tightly rolled copy from his loose sleeve. Holding the yellow silk in both hands with a smile, he gestured to Lin Mingdu.

"The lower officials are rude, Your Highness Haihan, but I don't know, I don't know why Your Highness, why..."

Lin Mingdu saw that Li Xian didn't seem to be joking, so he made a confession, went forward, bowed respectfully, took the secret decree with both hands, read it carefully several times, and finally bowed down and passed the decree Confessing in the copy, he looked at Li Xian with a strange expression, and asked inquiringly.

Although Lin Mingdu never finished his sentence, Li Xian knew what he wanted to ask. He was just talking about why Li Xian made something that should be simple so complicated and mysterious. I really can't blame Li Xian for being mysterious. That's right, testing Lin Mingdu's character is certainly one of Li Xian's intentions, but it's more because of Gaozong's confession—according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui and others fought such a big defeat, and they should be beheaded. However, they are not desperate. According to the law, they can redeem their crimes with a huge amount of money. Yes, but generals like Xue Rengui who come from a poor family will encounter difficulties. Although it is not impossible to make up the money, it is inevitable that the family will be defeated here. What will others do? It is because of Xue Rengui's bravery, but also because Xue Rengui saved Gaozong's life when the flash flood broke out. It is true that Gaozong only needs an imperial decree to go on. The crime of Xue Rengui can be absolved, but the problem is that this decree is not so easy to follow. Anyway, Gaozong has not been so stupid that he has forgotten the law and justice, so he secretly confessed that Li Xian came to secretly transfer money for Xue Rengui Qu, and this is a confidential matter that cannot be understood by outsiders, it is impossible for Li Xian to publicize it openly.

"I'm very pleased that Governor Lin can fulfill his duties. A great talent like Governor Lin, with the wisdom of the sage, will never treat him badly. I look forward to Governor Lin's early entry into Gyeonggi to serve. It's getting late. Governor Lin Go and make arrangements, I still have other important matters to discuss with General Xue." Li Xian did not answer Lin Mingdu's question, but praised Lin Mingdu with a smile, his words were obviously solicitous I mean - obviously, Li Xian is quite satisfied with Lin Mingdu's behavior. In Li Xian's view, although this person lacks courage, he is cautious enough in doing things. It is still possible to be a high-level official like Yi Jiuqing and Shangshu. Li Xian, who still lacks high-level officials, naturally wants to recruit them.

"Yes, I will do as Your Highness wants. Your Highness, please wait a moment, and I will return when I go." Lin Mingdu has been in the officialdom for a long time, and he is not a fool. He understood Li Xian's words just by listening to it. With all my heart, I couldn't help being overjoyed, hurriedly agreed to the promise, and left in a hurry... Xushi, the sky was completely dark, and the already gloomy Lanzhou Prison was a bit darker, even if it was a prison A few not-so-small torches stuck in the door, but they still couldn't alleviate the gloomy atmosphere. On the contrary, they added a bit of dullness and chill to the dark prison, coupled with the miserable howls from time to time in the prison. , it made the whole prison feel daunting like hell, but none of this could shake Li Xian's firm footsteps towards the prison.

"Your Highness, please be careful on the steps."

In order to please Li Xian, Lin Mingdu not only arranged Li Xian's secret meeting, but also personally held a lantern and led Li Xian into the prison gate.

"Ah."

Prisons all over the world basically have the same taste. It goes without saying that they are dirty and messy. Li Xian had already been mentally prepared for this. The rotten smell that came out of the gate still made Li Xian feel nauseous, and he frowned involuntarily, but he didn't say much, he just let out a calm voice as his answer.

"See you two adults."

Lin Mingdu accompanied Li Xian as he walked into the prison head's lounge at the front of the cell, and two men in the uniform of the head of the cell rushed up to him. They didn't ask Li Xian's background at all, but hurriedly bowed to the two of them. .

"Boss Liu, this is Mr. Li from the capital. He has something important to see General Xue. This matter must not be disclosed to the outside world, so I will lead you into the numbered room." Lin Mingdu was very cautious in handling things, even Facing these two confidantes, he did not dare to reveal Li Xian's real identity at all, but only confessed that he was from the capital.

"I obey my orders, Mr. Li, please come with me."

Bantou Liu is Lin Mingdu's confidant, he has received Lin Mingdu's order before, not only deliberately replaced all the prisoners who were on duty with reliable confidantes, but also waited at the front of the prison door in person, in order to Waiting for Lin Mingdu's arrival, seeing that Lin Mingdu, a majestic assassin, actually did such a humble thing as lighting a lantern, he was very surprised at Li Xian's background and identity, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He just replied respectfully, and with a big lantern, he let Li Xian into the cold and damp prison.

"It's work."

Seeing that a small prison team leader can be cautious in his words and deeds, Li Xian is quite satisfied with Lin Mingdu's arrangement, but he didn't say much, just nodded slightly and said politely Afterwards, he followed Liu Bantou slowly into the depths of the prison cell, and after turning around several floors of prison cells silently all the way, he had reached the ground, and he saw Xue Rengui in prison uniform sitting on the dry grass, looking slightly Staring blankly at a small oil lamp burning on the table, he was silently thinking about what was on his mind, even the sound of approaching footsteps from Li Xian and others never disturbed him.

"General Xue, some adults from the capital have come to see you."

Bantou Liu obviously had great respect for Xue Rengui, walked to the prison door lightly, and greeted Xue Rengui cautiously.

"Ok?"

Hearing Bantou Liu's greeting, Xue Rengui seemed to wake up suddenly, raised his head suddenly, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he swept towards the place where the light was on, bursting out with the awe-inspiring aura of a peerless general. Surprised, Liu Bantou trembled involuntarily, his hands shook, and the lantern he was carrying had fallen to the ground askew...

(End of this chapter)