"Tell me, what kind of price did the Xu family offer to make you give up your job as a fourth-rank official and become someone else's dog?" Lin Run asked angrily.
"Zhongcheng has been so kind to me. Without Zhongcheng, I would still be a small magistrate..." Zheng Yuanshao cried heartbreakingly, "How could I be bribed? I really had no choice, Zhongcheng, because Xu Fan had something on me."
As he said this, he told Lin Run the whole story of how he impersonated his cousin to participate in the imperial examination and became an official. He almost cried and fainted, saying, "They threatened me that if I didn't do it, they would expose me and make me lose my reputation and become a laughing stock for all eternity, Zhongcheng!"
Lin Run was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time. He never expected that the subordinate whom he had valued so much over the years was actually an impostor.
Seeing Zheng Yuanshao's pitiful appearance like a dog with a broken spine, Lin Run couldn't help but think of all the years when he followed her around and worked hard without complaint...
Lin Zhongcheng was finally moved with sympathy and did not call anyone in to arrest the counterfeit. Instead, he sighed and said:
"This court appreciates your hard work over the past twenty years. I will leave your official hat and you can resign tomorrow."
As he said this, he walked to the door and opened it.
"Thank you, Zhongcheng, for your protection..." Zheng Yuanshao kowtowed to Lin Run with a long nose. Then he slowly took off the black gauze on his head and placed it on the table with infinite attachment.
Then he supported himself on the ground with his hands and tried with all his strength to get up.
Who knew that at this moment, something strange happened!
He suddenly heard a bang and saw Lin Run, who was standing at the door, suddenly fall to the ground.
"Ah!" Zheng Yuanshao exclaimed in surprise and looked up quickly.
I saw that 'Zheng Dian' slowly put away the iron rod in his hand and stood at the door of the study with a fierce look on his face.
Just now, Lin Run was looking at Zheng Yuanshao with his back to the study door, and he was successfully attacked by Zheng Yuanshao.
"You, what are you doing?" Zheng Yuanshao sat down in panic and asked tremblingly.
"Hmph, naive. Do you think Lin Run will let you go?" Zheng Dian walked into the study, looking around the room and said coldly:
"He was just worried that you might hurt someone out of despair, so he used a delaying tactic to steady you."
"No, that won't happen. The Prime Minister has always been kind to me." Zheng Yuanshao shook his head in disbelief.
"Otherwise, why would he, a governor, personally open the door for a fake like you? Just so that he can close the door and call for help the moment you leave?!"
"You're talking nonsense. Zhongcheng is not that kind of person." Zheng Yuanshao quickly crawled to Lin Run's side and reached out to feel his breath.
He was still breathing faintly, but when I reached out to touch the back of his head, I felt my palms were warm and covered in blood!
“Ah, blood…”
Zheng Dian ignored He Guancha who was frightened and picked up the account book from the table and asked, "Is this the one?"
"It's this one, take it and leave quickly..." Zheng Yuanshao was completely confused at this moment and couldn't think at all.
"Leave? Where to go?" Zheng Dian put the account book into his arms and said coldly, "I have already killed his long-time servant. If he doesn't die, he will only be half alive. Do you think you can still be kind?"
"What do you mean?" Zheng Yuanshao was horrified.
"I'll do it once and for all." Zheng Dian gritted his teeth with a grim look on his face and said sternly, "Kill him and put an end to it all."
"You lunatic!" Zheng Yuanshao was horrified when he heard this: "If the governor is murdered, none of us will be able to escape!"
"Who said we killed him?" Zheng Dian looked at the bright lamp on the table and said with a sinister smile, "It was clearly a fire at the headquarters, and he was accidentally burned to death in the fire."
"Are you going to set fire here?" Zheng Yuanshao was horrified.
"How can we get into the signing room without luring the tiger away from the mountain?" Zheng Dian said calmly, "Don't forget, we still have a room full of account books to deal with."
"You, you're not afraid..." Zheng Yuanshao was stunned. From what this person said, it was not enough to light one fire, he wanted to light two fires.
"Of course I'm not afraid. I'm extremely excited, okay?" Zheng Dian laughed strangely, bent down and took out the key to the signing room from Lin Run.
In fact, he was a notorious bandit who had killed dozens of people. He was wanted by the government and had no place to go, so he became a slave in Xu's house in order to seek shelter.
He was now able to return to his old job, and especially since he had to deal with the governor of Yingtian, he was so excited that he was almost vibrating with joy.
How can I still feel afraid?
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and give me a hand!" Zheng Dian hit Zheng Yuanshao with a stick. "It's because you let the cat out of the bag. I'm here to clean up your mess. Do you understand?"
"Ouch..." Zheng Yuanshao rubbed his arm in pain. Now that things had come to this, he could only let it go.
The two men carried Lin Run into the inner room, and then carried Lin San's body in and placed it on the carpet.
Zheng Dian picked up the lamp oil can in the corner, filled his leather bag with it first, and then sprinkled the remaining lamp oil on the curtains, carpets and bookshelves.
The last kick overturned the burning charcoal brazier.
The silvery charcoal, emitting a faint blue glow, spread all over the room and immediately ignited the wool carpet soaked in lamp oil.
The curtain immediately caught fire and gradually spread to **.
"Go and lead the people at the door of the signing room away so I can go in and set the fire." Zheng Dian said this, put the leather bag full of lamp oil into his arms, and strode out.
Zheng Yuanshao was forced out of the dormitory by the fire. He took one look at the bunk bed engulfed in flames and punched himself hard.
"In your next life, you will be a slave and atone for your sins to the Zhongcheng!"
He staggered out of the dormitory and shouted, "Hurry up, there's a fire!"
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Although the governor's office was heavily guarded, that was only for external use.
The security inside the yamen, especially in the rear quarters, was lax.
After all, those who can enter the back house are all Zhongcheng's confidants, so there is naturally no need to be on guard.
In fact, even the night patrols would only circle around the inner house and would never set foot in the back house.
There is only one exception, and that is the confidential detention room, where there are people on guard at night.
Because there were vital items stored in the signing room, Lin Run specially ordered to add double guards.
"The fire is coming! The fire is coming!"
Hearing the shrill cry for help, the soldiers who were patrolling outside the yard immediately became confused and ran towards the fire scene.
The four guards outside the signing room looked at each other, not knowing whether they should go to put out the fire or continue to guard.
Just when I was undecided, I saw Zheng Yuanshao running towards me with a panicked look on his face.
"Observation, what's wrong? Is Zhongcheng okay?" several guards asked hurriedly.
"The fire broke out in the Zhongcheng's bedroom. Come with me to rescue him!" Zheng Yuanshao stamped his feet and shouted, "The Zhongcheng is still trapped in the room!"
"But, but here..." Several people looked hesitant.
"It's already this time. Which is more important, the account book or the Lord Zhongcheng?!" Zheng Yuanshao shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Yes!" They were all the personal guards of the governor, and their primary mission was to protect Lin Run's safety. Hearing this, they no longer cared about signing the bond room. They quickly followed Zheng Yuanshao to save people.
As soon as they left, a dark shadow flashed to the door of the signing room, took out the key, opened the door, sprinkled oil to start the fire, closed the door and locked it in one go!
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