Chapter 345: Officials Have Many Schemes

The two went to the hall and asked the others to leave.

Song Jin took out a letter from his sleeve pocket and opened it to read without saying a word.

My son’s admonition:

I have been an official for decades, and I have always been honest and upright, never taking even a penny of bribes. Now that I am about to leave this world, I have a few words to warn you.

Honesty is the foundation of a career; corruption is the root of self-destruction. I have always upheld this principle, and although I have not achieved great success, I have no regrets. You should follow my example, maintain an honest and upright character, and do not be tempted by power or be confused by greed.

I have a mystery in my mind that has not been solved for a long time. The death of the former crown prince is full of doubts. I suspect that he is not dead, but I have no evidence. I wanted to investigate this matter and report it to the emperor to find out the truth, but it is difficult to defy fate. If my son has the opportunity in the future, please make sure the truth is revealed.

I have lived a life without regrets, but I regret that I have not been able to resolve this matter. However, my son should know that the world is like a chess game, unpredictable. You must act with caution and do not act rashly to avoid disaster.

I have said all, and I hope my son will remember it in his heart. Honesty is passed down from generation to generation, which is the motto of our family. Even if I die, I should smile in my grave.

Father word.

After reading the content, Song Jin looked strange.

People who are not in the know might believe the above content, but Song Jin is an insider.

Yang Ge Lao was clearly a member of the late crown prince's family, but in his suicide note, he said that he suspected that the late crown prince was not dead, and asked his son to continue investigating and verifying. This letter can not only be used to show loyalty to Emperor Ming Cheng, but also indirectly sever the relationship between the Yang family and the late crown prince. In addition, it can also be used as a handle to threaten the late crown prince and Mr. Yan.

In short, this letter is not a real suicide note, but a letter disguised as a suicide note. In fact, it is a way out that Lord Yang gave to the Yang family before his death.

If the late prince wins in the future, the Yang family will naturally make a comeback; if he loses, and the fact that they are the late prince's followers is exposed, the Yang family can also produce this suicide note to prove their innocence, and find an excuse to say that they were following the late father's will and went deep into the tiger's den to investigate the truth, etc.

"This official is so cunning." Song Jin could only say that he felt inferior to him.

Far inferior.

Xing Lun stood by quietly, "This letter is..."

Song Jin said: "We found Wei Yuan's hiding place first, but his safety is still unknown."

"Wait until he contacts us."

The only good news is that the other party did not catch Wei Yuan.

It was not difficult for Xing Lun to find out that an unknown force was searching for Wei Yuan in Huaxi Town.

Song Jin did not hide many things from Xing Lun.

After thinking for a while, she handed the letter to Xing Lun.

Xing Lun took it and looked at it, then asked in shock, "The former crown prince?"

"She is the master of Empress Mu of Jianning Liu Family."

After Song Jin said this, Xing Lun immediately understood what was going on, and he also knew that this was the force behind the plot against the Song family.

Song Jin added: "This matter must be kept secret."

Then she talked to Xing Lun about the things in Jianning and Fuzhou, and told him to be careful next time he went there. In fact, this suicide note indirectly showed one thing: the former crown prince who was rumored to have died for many years might not really be dead.

As to how the other party escaped death, it is unknown.

Xing Lun watched Song Jin fold the letter and put it into the envelope. "How did the boss find this letter?"

“Pure luck.”

Song Jin was not being polite.

When she went out, she just wanted to go to the bamboo forest to see if she could find any clues. She didn't expect to find what Wei Yuan had hidden. Who knew she would find it by such a coincidence? The code Wei Yuan chose to leave behind was very hidden.

It’s really hard for ordinary people to find it.

After hearing this, Xing Lun also felt that it was mostly luck.

Huaxi Town has been quite unsettled in recent days, with waves of ups and downs secretly.

Among them are the works of Song Jin.

Qin Qi went to Shunan Trading Company.

Xing Lun and others teamed up with Shunan's people. Song Jin planned behind the scenes and asked someone to pretend to be Wei Yuan to lure away those who were searching for Wei Yuan.

Lead them to a secluded place and ambush them.

Don't let any of them go! Song Jin didn't even think about capturing them alive for interrogation, because these people acted fiercely, just like the people who secretly killed those who tried to find out about the Song family's affairs.

This happened two or three times.

The searchers became alert and quieted down. Perhaps they did not expect that someone would dare to kill their people and act even more cruelly than they did! Three days later, Wei Yuan contacted the local stronghold.

The news soon reached Song Jin.

Go pick someone up immediately.

Wei Yuan was indeed injured and was hiding in a village in a dilapidated house. He would hide in the mountains during the day and go into the dilapidated house to rest at night.

After two or three days, when he still hadn't seen the searchers, he dared to go out quietly, and paid a half-grown child in the village to deliver a token to the stronghold.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Therefore, Song Jin and others were contacted.

After the person was brought back, he was treated by a doctor.

Wei Yuan was very surprised to learn that Song Jin had found the letter. He was in a critical situation at the time. "I didn't expect the boss to find it so quickly. I wanted to avoid being seen by others, so I chose to escape from the lake. I couldn't take the letter with me, so I hid it..."

"You should take good care of your injuries first."

Song Jin lets people use good medicine and don't have to worry about money.

Put the people in place.

Xing Lun was left behind to finish the job, and the whereabouts were quickly hidden, including the people from Shunan.

Song Jin chose to return to Yi County.

After causing chaos in Huaxi County for several days, she left in a carefree manner. She was originally investigating the group of people who were against her, but she was in vain after investigating for a long time.

Song Jin returned to Qinjiagou exhausted.

This trip will take seven or eight days.

Before going home, Song Jin changed back into women's clothes and bought some snacks from the shop.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Song Jin heard someone speaking in a sarcastic tone.

"You're already married, but you're still not at home all day?" Old Liu looked at Song Jin critically with a stern face, "Don't forget that you are a woman. My Dalang can't have a wife who flirts with other women and doesn't keep her integrity."

Song Jin didn't expect to run into Old Liu first when he came back.

Qin Qi stood up and frowned, saying, "Old lady, my master is well behaved and is a fourth-rank lady. Please be careful with your words and actions. Otherwise, if the news gets to the government, I'm afraid you will be punished for disrespect."

"What did I say wrong?"

Old Liu asked in a timid tone.

In fact, she was not sure in her heart. To be honest, she was jealous of Song Jin. The imperial edict she had been waiting for for most of her life was still not in sight, but she already had Song Jin, her granddaughter-in-law.

I heard that the imperial edict is of a high rank.

No worse than Qin Chi's official position! Song Jin ignored Old Liu and looked directly at Old Qin, "Grandfather, don't you care? My husband's reputation is known to the world. I don't want to hear that he has an unfaithful wife, or that his grandparents would accuse him without any reason."

Old Man Qin's face changed, and he immediately glared at Old Lady Liu, raised his fist and shouted, "You damn old woman, I'm warning you! If you dare to ruin Da Lang's reputation, I'll beat you to death!"

Old Mrs. Liu shrank her neck.

Song Jin didn't want to watch the quarrel between them. She found that almost everyone from the Qin family was here today.