269 ​​The matter is over and I am leaving

At the beginning of the next day at noon, Prefect Xu sent someone to invite Master Sun Sicheng and his disciples, and specifically asked Wanli, Xiaowu, Lin Feng, and He Jin to go to the yamen to testify.

When Sun Sicheng and his men entered the city, it was already in an uproar. Most people were cursing Master Qin and General Lu. How could they help foreigners to capture their own home?

Ping An said, "I don't know why Lu Jun was so angry. He chose to be a prisoner instead of a good soldier. The same goes for Qin Shi Huang. He should have told the prefect in time so that his two sons could be saved. But now, even if his two sons are not dead, they are all gone."

Sun Sicheng saw his little disciple mumbling something which was rare.

He laughed and said, "Nowadays, people value incense the most. When people took control of his two sons, he was immediately confused. By the time he calmed down, the matter had already been done, and he could only step into the pit step by step."

Ping An laughed and said, "Others walked into the pit step by step, but I fell into the pit all at once."

He Jin and Wan Li were sitting in the car with them today, and they both laughed when they heard it.

He Jin said, "Master Ping'an, your fall has revealed a shocking case."

Wan Li also smiled and said, "The person who came just now said that both families' properties were raided, and all the old and young were thrown into jail. Our Master Ping An has done something great."

When they arrived at the yamen, Tongzhi Cao was already waiting there and personally took them to the back hall.

"My Lord, Master Ping An, I am sorry to have you wait here. The trial is ongoing in the front hall. Considering that you are in a hurry to go to the border town, I can only let you come here today to testify.

Military Officer Lu didn't say a word. It's not that easy to end. The Lord has already submitted a letter to the court early in the morning. The letter is probably on the way now."

Sun Sicheng nodded slightly and said, "Master Cao, please go and do your work. We can just sit here."

"I really have to go to the front hall. Many things need to be proved by me in the front hall." Tongzhi Cao left in a hurry.

He Jin said, "Master, I'll go ask around and come back in a bit."

A quarter of an hour later, He Jin came back.

“I heard that Master Qin’s two sons were found in the cellar of a steward’s house of the Lu family. They suffered a little, but they are fine. They are in prison now. Master Qin has been smart for half his life, but he did something stupid here.

The eldest son of the Lu family was not found, and he might have already hidden himself, but Lu Canjun said nothing, and his study was clean and tidy, with no evidence at all.

As for the second son of the Qin family found by the steward, the steward said that it was a personal grudge with Master Qin and had nothing to do with his master. It is really difficult to deal with an old servant in his forties or fifties who has no children."

Another half hour later.

Cao Tongzhi brought people to personally invite Sun Sicheng and his party to the front hall to testify.

Sun Sicheng and Ping'an both held official positions, so they naturally did not have to kneel. Not only did they not have to kneel, they also had chairs to sit on. But Wanli and his men had to kneel.

Ping'an noticed that Lord Xu was sitting in the hall, dressed in an official robe, looking majestic and his voice was particularly powerful. He was a natural born official.

He even thought of Bao Qingtian, the person he admired the most, and that was how an official should be.

The man who had smiled and welcomed them to sit in the side hall the day before was now kneeling in front of the hall, looking extremely exhausted. This was the first time that General Lu had seen such a man, and he looked like a man, so how could he do such a thing?

Sun Sicheng and others cooperated with Lord Xu, said everything they needed to say, signed their names and sealed their names. They had done everything a witness should do, and the rest was none of their business.

After leaving the front hall, Sun Sicheng declined Cao Tongzhi's invitation to invite them to lunch, saying that he himself had something to do and did not wait for the prefect to leave the hall.

On the way back, no one spoke. The sight of so many prisoners on the ground still made people feel uncomfortable. Even Wanli couldn't understand why both families had to put themselves in death row when they were obviously from good families.

It would be fine for me, but everyone, young and old, will be exiled even if they don't die. After all, this is considered treason.

It was already afternoon when we returned to Zhuangzi.

After dinner, Ping'an took a nap as usual. Maybe because he was growing in the past two years, his appetite increased and he felt sleepy more.

Wanli and He Jin were busy preparing things for the journey. The next few days were different from the previous ones. The further north they went, the less convenient it was to shop, so they had to stock up on whatever they could.

There were originally twenty-two of them, and with Xie Xuewen, Wang Quan, Wen Zhu, and the brothers Wang Xiaochen, there were twenty-seven of them.

The eldest son was not going to take Bao Wenzhu with him, but the child insisted on going. Bao Baichuan and his wife had no choice but to think that since he was practicing medicine in the rear, it should be safe.

So I agreed to let my son follow me.

Xiao Ming originally wanted to leave him at the village, but the child refused to do so, saying that he could wash clothes and do chores, and just wanted to follow.

With twenty-seven people, they would need four or five vehicles, one to carry the luggage, one to carry food, tents, etc., three horses and three mules. The mules are for carrying loads, while the horses can be ridden.

At dawn.

Ping An and his party left the farm and headed north. Thinking about the events of the past few days, he felt like "it's time to leave after the work is done". Just as he was sighing in his heart, the carriage stopped. It turned out that Prefect Xu and his men were waiting on the road.

Sun Sicheng hurriedly took Ping An and others off the car.

After a round of greetings, Prefect Xu said, "My Lord, I am safe. This time, it was all thanks to you that I was able to resolve the crisis. I have been unable to sleep for the past two days. I break into cold sweats just thinking about it."

Sun Sicheng shook his head and said, "We just happened to meet each other. It's all thanks to you, Lord Cao, and many other lords for their swift and decisive actions."

Tongzhi Cao has been in a good mood these past two days. He has made some contribution in this matter and may be able to move up a level.

"My Lord, the Lord has already reported this matter to the court. Master and disciple have made great contributions. The rewards from the court are just around the corner. Haha, hahaha."

Several officials behind him also laughed.

Sun Sicheng clasped his hands and turned towards Kyoto: "Sun and my disciple Ping An have only done what we should do. We dare not ask for rewards from the court. My lords, thank you for coming to see us off. We will say goodbye now."

Lord Xu pointed at the two horses behind him and said, "We got these from General Lu's house yesterday. We discussed and decided to give these two horses to you, the eldest master and Ping An. It is a token of our appreciation. I wish you all the best on your journey."

Sun Sicheng hurriedly thanked him with peace of mind.

Da Niu and Fang Wu hurriedly stepped forward and took a horse each. Fang Wu was very happy. The two horses that the master got last time were for everyone to use, but usually they were in the hands of Erqiang and Lin Feng. Later, the master said that next time he got a horse, he would be the first one to be considered, and eventually everyone would have one.

Watching Sun Sicheng's convoy going away.

Prefect Xu couldn't help but sigh: "I admire the eldest master. He has made Baicaotang flourish at such a young age, and now he is going to the battlefield with his subordinates and apprentices. I don't know how many more soldiers they will save if they go there."

Tongzhi Cao agreed with this statement: "I heard that his apprentice's medical skills are very good, especially when it comes to surgery. I heard that both the master and the apprentice have a set of very sharp surgical knives.

Chen Baiwan, a famous man from Qingzhou, has been in Yunzhou with his only son these days. He heard that his son had intestinal abscess and was almost dying. Just then, the eldest son arrived and cut a piece of the rotten intestine in his son's stomach. Now he is able to walk.

That old Master Chen told everyone that the surgeon who performed the operation on his son was actually the twelve-year-old Ping An. Don't you think it's rare? The eldest son was really relieved. It was seppuku, real seppuku."

Prefect Xu looked back, but there was no trace of the motorcade. "The eldest master doesn't just take in a disciple casually. How can that kid talk or act like a twelve-year-old?"