Xingxing led Tangguo to the west courtyard, where Zhu Changge was treating Gu Yiqiao's wounds. Last night, Zhu Yueran rescued him from the government jail, but just a few days later he was severely injured again.
If Fu Jiasheng hadn't mentioned that his young master had been arrested by the officials and asked several experts for help in rescuing him, Zhu Lin wouldn't have remembered it. The Fu brothers did remember, but they didn't dare to go to the government office to kidnap him.
In the end, Xingxing insisted on rescuing Gu Yiqiao. They were living in the Gu family mansion, yet they didn't care whether the master lived or died; this was simply unacceptable.
So Zhu Yueran was sent to get the person out. There weren't many guards in the prison, so all the constables and others were sent out to find the prefect. The prefect's concubine was found tied up in her room by the servants. After being rescued, the concubine shouted that there were assassins and that the prefect had been kidnapped by assassins.
The officials had to search for the prefect's whereabouts day and night. Recently, the city gates were under martial law, and it was said that the governor had been alerted.
In short, all the manpower was transferred to the prefect, and there were only the jailer and a few minor yamen runners in the prison. Zhu Yueran brought Gu Yiqiao out without breaking a sweat.
No one came to search the Gu residence, and the group lived there peacefully. The only problem was that they could only buy groceries through a secret passage in the secret room.
Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua have been living in fear these past few days, for no other reason than that Zhu Lin had kidnapped the prefect, a high-ranking official of the imperial court, which is a serious crime.
Seemingly sensing their anxiety, Zhu Lin earnestly reassured them, "Don't worry, this prefect will soon be dismissed from his post and punished."
So, a few days later, Zhou Laoda and the others actually met the governor, or rather, the governor himself came to the Gu residence to meet the group from Xianwu Island.
Governor Zhu knew early on that his great-grandfather was a mysterious figure, a master of martial arts, a man of great learning and talent, skilled in both literature and martial arts, and whoever he was doing every day managed to amass a lot of wealth and live a very prosperous life.
Governor Zhu's grandfather and father both embarked on their official careers under the guidance of his great-grandfather, making him the third generation of officials. In the past, his great-grandfather rarely interfered in the affairs of his juniors, but this time he made an unprecedented move by ordering him to rush to Quanshui Prefecture upon receiving the letter, saying that there was an important person to meet and important matters to discuss.
So Governor Zhu rode day and night back to Quanshui Prefecture, eager to find out who the important person his great-grandfather had mentioned was.
Looking at the several young men in flowing white robes, who looked like immortals, the governor was puzzled. He knew that his great-grandfather also liked to wear white robes and always had an air of otherworldly elegance. So what were the identities of these people?
Zhu Tianxin arrived quickly. He entered the Gu residence, called the governor to the pavilion outside, and briefly told his great-grandson about the affairs of Xianwu Island.
After listening to his great-grandfather's explanation, the governor sorted out his thoughts and said, "So the people on Immortal Mist Island are all reclusive masters, all with unparalleled martial arts skills, and masters who are skilled in both literature and martial arts?"
Zhu Tianxin waved her hand, "What master or not? They're just a little bit more capable than ordinary people. The people of Xianwu Island, like my great-grandfather, are capable of taking on a hundred people at once. They also know some medical skills and fortune-telling. They're just life skills."
"Who are those young people? They seem to be of high status." After all, even my great-grandfather was very respectful in front of them.
"The youngest boy is the young master of the Zhuxian Sect on Xianwu Island. The Zhuxian Sect is our sect, and the young master's skills are stronger than anyone else's. He also has the highest status. Even my great-grandfather had to bow to him. Don't worry about that. Let's deal with the important matter first." Zhu Tianxin explained vaguely, seemingly without much patience.
Since my great-grandfather has said so, Governor Zhu will naturally take it seriously. So, "What important matter did my great-grandfather refer to?"
"You'll have to ask the young master about that. Just listen to him," Zhu Tianxin said irresponsibly.
The governor's lips twitched. His great-grandfather really treated his great-grandson like a prince, not as an official of the court, and directly made him obey some young master. He was loyal to the emperor, not to the young master, which put him in a difficult position.
He couldn't agree to do anything harmful to the court if the young master asked him to.
Well, let's hear what the other party has to say first.
Under his great-grandfather's suppression, Governor Zhu not only failed to make those people kneel before him, but he also had to bow and clasp his hands in greeting to that young master, which was really damning.
“We discovered a silver mine in the mountains of Shanquan Village. Prince Gong originally wanted people to mine it privately, but we got rid of him. Now let’s hand it over to the imperial court,” Zhu Lin said succinctly.
Silver mine?
The governor's mouth dropped open; this was truly a momentous matter.
Furthermore, Prince Gong actually came to the south, and he was after the silver mine. Now that Prince Gong has been driven away, the silver mine has fallen into the hands of the people of Xianwu Island. Then, the people of Xianwu Island, through his great-grandfather, asked him to inform the imperial court about the silver mine. This is a great achievement.
However, the young master's extravagant tone made him feel quite uncomfortable, as it had been a long time since anyone had disrespected him since he became an official.
But what does it matter? The other party is, after all, the young master of my great-grandfather. He can naturally accept a few arrogant words. What's wrong with me bowing to him? I could even make him kneel down and kowtow a few times.
Because Zhu Lin had mentioned the silver mine, Governor Zhu willingly lowered his stance without any principles.
Zhu Tianxin: "?" I really underestimated him that his great-grandson would stoop to such a low level for the sake of his career.
"I will immediately send men to Shanquan Village to guard the silver mine." He then wrote a memorial and sent it to the capital with utmost urgency.
“The prefect of Quanshui Prefecture colluded with Prince Gong, and one of the concubines in the Gu family was also one of Prince Gong’s people. We have solid evidence,” Zhu Yueran said expressionlessly.
"Where is the evidence?" the governor asked instinctively.
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