Chapter 515: Lucky General

Zhou Shuren took the two handkerchiefs and did not return to the study, but went to Mr. Meng's yard. He accepted Meng Jie as his apprentice in exchange for Mr. Meng's ten years of good service. Mr. Meng helped him a lot in many things in the past two years.

Meng Ju took the two handkerchiefs and took a deep breath. He was not concerned about the map, but the other handkerchief. "You are really brave. You can even take away the serious criminals who were detained and exiled by the court. It seems that it has been more than one or two years. It is also normal for some people to die in the place of exile."

Zhou Shuren leaned back in his chair. "It looks like they've been catching fish illegally for a long time. Catching a large number of skilled fishermen will easily attract attention. It's easier to cover up if we focus on hitting serious criminals."

Meng Juren put down his handkerchief and said, "The officials in this dynasty use serious criminals or prisoners on death row to catch pearls. Is this a tip from the officials?"

Zhou Shuren took a sip of tea and said, "Who knows? I'm afraid that the serious criminals these people took away were not all for the purpose of capture."

The Meng Ju people were silent. Indeed, what they saw was just a message. How much message could be written on a handkerchief? It would be wrong to give important hints. No one could know the specific data.

Since the establishment of the dynasty, countless noble families have been raided and countless people have been killed. It is also unknown how many prisoners are being held in custody or how many are being guarded.

Zhou Shuren pressed his eyebrows. He wanted to find out who was plotting against the Zhou family, but now it seemed that the tail was too thick, making him irritated. "Please help me sort it out. I need to write a letter."

Meng Ju people, "OK."

At night, before going to bed, Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to come back. She was no longer sleepy. She patted her son from time to time, but her mind was on the Xu family. The Xu family could find so many things, which showed that Mr. Xu was not a simple person. So the method he used to plot against the Zhou family last time was too clumsy.

Now that I think about it, the Xu family did it on purpose, just to cut off ties with the Zhou family, and then secretly take action against Chen Cang!

Zhulan was filled with admiration and a sense of urgency, and reminded herself that there were too many smart people.

In the middle of the night, Zhulan felt that there was someone beside her. She suddenly opened her eyes and saw Zhou Shuren just lying down. Fortunately, the moon was full today, otherwise she would not be able to see Zhou Shuren clearly.

Zhou Shuren was stunned for a moment, patted Zhulan's back and said, "I was scared."

Zhulan calmed her violently beating heart for a while and took a deep breath, "Ah, I was a little scared. The main thing is that what I learned today is terrible. I dare not sleep too deeply."

Zhou Shuren said he understood that Zhulan's psychological endurance was pretty good. He was so shocked today that he said, "Zhezi has already been sent away. This is not something I can interfere with."

Zhulan asked, "Have you also given away the handkerchiefs?"

Zhou Shuren nodded, "Yes."

Zhulan heaved a sigh of relief. After the fright, her heartstrings relaxed and she was no longer nervous. She hugged Zhou Shuren tightly and her heart gradually calmed down. As long as they were together, she fell asleep again soon.

Zhou Shuren didn't sleep, he hugged Zhulan tightly, thinking that Zhezi should have been sent to the palace. The person who was sent to the palace was left for him by the emperor, and could be used in an emergency, because he would be useless if exposed once.

Zhou Shuren had been thinking for several hours. His brain was tired from the intense use of it, so he fell asleep in a daze.

In the palace, the emperor who had just rested was called up. He did not look at the person kneeling on the ground, but quickly read the contents on the handkerchief. His eyes were fierce. He glanced at the map on the handkerchief, put it away with a cold face, and said to the person on the ground, "You don't have to go back."

"yes."

The emperor and the others left. His hands, which were holding the folded paper so tightly that their joints turned white, said to Eunuch Liu, "Call Master Di."

Eunuch Liu, "Yes."

The emperor said, "Wait, no need, you can go down."

Eunuch Liu couldn't wait to get away. The more he understood the emperor, the more he knew that the emperor was the most angry now. "Yes."

The emperor asked everyone to leave. When there was no one in the room, he spoke, "Go to the place of exile and check the list of all the detainees. I only give you three days."

There was a response from the empty house, "Yes."

The emperor sat on a chair, the candlelight illuminated his face, but it couldn't remove the gloom on his face. The emperor closed his eyes. It seemed that the power of the previous dynasty had not been completely eliminated. I don't know who took it over. The emperor picked up a vermilion pen and wrote the word Yao, crossed it out, threw down the pen, and said softly, "No, the timing is not right. He has patience, patience."

The emperor picked up the brush again, tore off the paper and wrote a short letter. He folded it and called the person over, "Give it to Lord Zhou. You will stay by his side from now on."

"yes."

The emperor stood up and felt much better. He felt that Zhou Shuren was his lucky general. This chess piece of Zhou Shuren helped him so much. He should have used tough measures, but thanks to Zhou Shuren, the problem was solved smoothly. What a lucky general! It's a pity that Zhou Shuren is not young anymore. But it doesn't matter. He just hopes that Zhou Shuren can always know when to advance and retreat!

The next morning, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren woke up, and Jianyan, who was beside Zhou Shuren, arrived and said in a low voice, "Sir, someone is coming from the capital."

Zhou Shuren, "Let's go."

In the study, there stood a man with an ordinary face. He looked to be in his thirties, and it was easy for people to ignore him even if he was standing in the study. Zhou Shuren sighed, the emperor had so many treasures in his hands, and look at this man, he had such a low sense of presence.

The man bowed his head and said, "Sir, the Emperor has ordered that I will take over Bing San's place and stay by your side in the future."

Zhou Shuren had already figured out the levels of these spies, A, B, C, and D. Jianyan and the others were from the D generation. "Who are you?"

The man said respectfully, "Yi Shi."

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard. The people around him were growing up very fast and now they were in the B grade.

Yi Shi had an expressionless face, but he was uneasy in his heart. You know, the Yi generation always kept an eye on first-rank officials or dignitaries, but this was the first time he followed a fourth-rank prefect. Yes, following, not staring.

Others were watching, but the ministers and dignitaries had no idea.

Zhou Shuren had no idea what Yi Shi was thinking. Even if he knew, he would still brag about himself because he was more capable.

Zhou Shuren took the letter from the emperor, asking him to take good care of Jinzhou. This time he didn't have to cooperate secretly, but cooperate openly. The emperor gave him the name of a minister and asked him to accept the investigation of Jinzhou. The emperor really trusted his ability. This letter had to be destroyed, so he lit a candle and burned it.

As for Yi Shi, Zhou Shuren does not need to make any arrangements. This person is still the one reserved for him by the emperor for emergency use.

While eating breakfast, Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren. Seeing that he walked briskly, she felt relieved and had some appetite.

Zhou Shuren went to the government office. When Lord Wang saw Zhou Shuren, he said, "Your Excellency is in a good mood."

Zhou Shuren, ".......Lord Wang is letting himself go more and more."

Ever since this person realized that he couldn't pretend anymore, he was particularly willing to provoke him and test his mood from time to time. However, one has to admire that Lord Wang is really as meticulous as a hair, and he is right five times out of ten.

(End of this chapter)