Chapter 379 Behind the Scenes
The officers and soldiers originally only wanted to arrest Lin Qinghua for colluding with officials, but they didn't expect that during the search, they found a lot of Di tribe items and several letters to the Di tribe in his bedroom.
Carpets and felt ornaments were not really important things, but those letters mentioned the defense situation of the various guards in the city a year ago.
The Wu Dynasty never stopped trading with the Di tribe.
Even during the war last year, when the Dilu cavalry caused unrest in the court and angered the old emperor to the point of fainting, there were still merchants running back and forth at the border.
However, the defenses at each checkpoint were very strict. Not only did merchants need customs clearance documents issued by local officials to prove their innocence, but people and goods also had to be carefully inspected and huge customs duties had to be paid.
Now, a businessman from the Lin family not only has documents traveling to and from the border, but also has private communications with the Di tribe. This is a serious crime of treason.
Song Liyun gritted her teeth when she heard this.
It is said that most people who drown can swim, and some people may capsize in a ditch even after sailing thousands of miles.
Lin Qingyuan was too smart. He escaped from the Lin Mansion and then went back easily, just to see the miserable state of Lin Qinghua and his mother up close. As a result, he fell into a mud pit.
What a bad taste!
At least Song Liyun didn't like watching how Song Laoer picked up cow dung, and she didn't care whether the missing Xiao Gu and Song Xiaobao were dead or alive, or where they were begging.
Now everyone in the Lin family is in shackles and will be escorted to Hecheng.
It would be easy for Lin Qingyuan to escape, but now that he has been taken away by Lao Qian and others, he will become a fugitive for life and cannot show himself to the world.
For a young man who had to climb over the wall to escape even when he was imprisoned, not being able to go to restaurants and brothels freely was more painful than death.
Fortunately, before going to the capital, the officials of the Censorate needed to go to Hecheng first to report the case to the Yunzhou Garrison, which integrated military and political power.
Lin Qingyuan knew that the current garrison commander Zhao Tinglei was the elder brother of the young master of the Wuda tribe, which was why he was so bold as to return to the Lin Mansion and shamelessly asked Song Liyun to rescue him.
Song Liyun really wanted to pinch his embroidered head and shake it.
Now Zhao Tingduo is handing over slaves on the grassland. As the garrison commander, his brother must go to show his support. Who can he go to the garrison commandery to find?
Besides, I haven't met any other members of the Zhao family yet. Can I just come to their house and say casually: I am your sister-in-law who is not married yet, and now I want to save a man.
When the Zhao family heard this, they thought to themselves what kind of people they were!
But she couldn't just abandon Lin Qingyuan.
This bastard probably thought about the consequences a long time ago, so he entrusted Ruzhu Pavilion to me for care.
She felt that this was another test from Lin Qingyuan.
After thinking for a long time, Song Liyun angrily slammed the table.
That’s all!
I finally caught this little treasure, I still have to try harder to see if I can get it out.
In Pingyang Prefecture, Song Liyun has no manpower, but Lin Qingyuan does.
Moreover, Lin Qingyuan left Lao Qian and others to run errands for Song Liyun. With the ring as a token of trust, he had both money and people, which was more convenient than in Suijin Town.
Lao Qian arranged for people to send the message quickly. One group went to Suijin Town to tell Han Ming about Song Liyun's whereabouts.
If Song Zhenping and Song Dekui come home, just wait for them at home.
If Abu also comes back, he will go to Hecheng to find her.
The other group went directly to Xishi Pass and went directly to the site of the slave return ceremony of the Wuda tribe to find the young master Zhao Tingduo and asked him to find a way to go to Hecheng to help.
They stayed in the inn all day, and Lao Qian and his friends brought news from the Lin Mansion one after another.
On this day, the Lin family's house was ransacked and all shops were cleared out for a sale.
The Lin Mansion was sealed for less than ten days. The Qi family did not show up, and the apparent property was quickly divided up by officials from the government office and the Censorate.
Song Liyun exclaimed in amazement: "If criminal cases were handled this quickly, Pingyang Prefecture would be the safest place in the world."
Old Qian narrowed his eyes and said, "Young Madam, you don't know that these properties are not something that the local officials can swallow up. The fact that the Qi family didn't come forward doesn't mean they don't care. In fact, they also have a share of this!"
Song Liyun was shocked and said, "The Qi family... not only do they not want to help, but they also eat up the money from my in-laws like this?"
Old Qian told the truth: "My aunt was just a concubine in the Lin family, and she would be a concubine in the Qi family.
The small Lin family is nothing to the imperial merchants.
Moreover, over the years, thanks to the information passed on by my aunt, the young master has obtained a lot of good things and also snatched away many customers from the Qi family.
The Qi family suffered heavy losses and had long suspected a traitor. The aunt's room had also been searched several times.
Our aunt is as smart as the young master, but because of her female status, she cannot show her face in public and engage in business..."
Old Qian stopped talking here.
The woman in front of him was showing off all day long and even dared to venture into the grassland. He almost forgot that she was a woman.
Song Liyun was listening with fascination.
She had met Sister Lin before. She looked weak but was actually a capable person. Lin Qingyuan's Ruzhu Pavilion's booming business was all thanks to her stealing maps and various sales information.
But why did Lao Qian stop talking? She urged him, "Lao Qian, keep talking. Why don't you say anything?"
These secrets were only revealed by Sister Lin, and the Wan family had no way of knowing them.
Seeing that she had no reaction, Old Qian continued, "The Qi family has made several secret visits, but they haven't found any traitors. Instead, they have found many disloyal customers. It's inevitable that they will have to replace them with a new batch of obedient merchants.
The Lin Mansion incident suddenly became a big deal, and the young master suspected that the Qi family was behind it, fanning the flames in an attempt to get rid of the burden of the Lin family.
Fortunately, the young master took my aunt back home in advance. If she had stayed in Hecheng, she would probably have died of illness in the backyard."
Song Liyun was stunned when she heard this. It seemed that the sources of Lin Qinghua's letters were worth investigating. The Qi family was really capable of doing this!
She thought she understood human nature, but when she looked at these century-old businesses, she felt the horror of human nature.
It’s okay!
The Wan family is still in the early stages of accumulating financial and network resources, and cannot and dare not do such a thing as abandoning the donkey after it has served its purpose.
Moreover, the profits on our side are huge now, enough for several companies to make a fortune, so there is no need to switch sides for the sake of profit.
Two days later, everyone in the Lin Mansion was escorted out of the prison.
In March, when the weather was still chilly, the two young masters of the Lin family and their families boarded an open carriage and set off for Hecheng.
With the help of Lao Qian, Lin Qingyuan contracted a "serious disease" and had a high fever, so a small car with a canopy was arranged for him.
In the cart, Lin Qingyuan lay on his back in the straw pile, looking unhappy and said, "Song Liyun, at least throw in two cashmere blankets. I'm a patient now and can't lie like this."
Outside the carriage curtain, Song Liyun rode beside them, looking at the Lin family members in front of them, who were blown miserable by the cold wind, and said, "You asked for this suffering. Don't forget that you are a suspected traitor. If you can't even sit in this small carriage, how can you go to the Ministry of Justice prison!"
Lin Qingyuan sat up in shock, climbed through the small window and glared at Song Liyun: "I'm collaborating with the enemy, and I'm collaborating with you, the young lady. Believe it or not, I'll expose Zhao Tingduo as soon as I'm in court. Let's see how Guard Zhao judges her!"
Song Liyun glanced at him and said coldly, "If you can't control your mouth, I'll have it sewn shut so you can never open it again!"
After saying that, he ignored Lin Qingyuan and rode his horse past the cart and rushed forward.
Seeing that she was angry, Lin Qingyuan hurriedly called out, "Mrs. Song, I was just joking, you can't just ignore me!"
Old Qian rode over and said, "Don't worry, young master. The young lady was just joking with you.
The young lady had already sent Fang Zheng, who was by her side, to Hecheng.
"I've already asked someone and found out that Fang Zheng was once from the Thunder Camp!"
Lin Qingyuan blinked, smiled, and calmed down. He lay back on the haystack and hummed a little song: I am originally a beautiful girl...
(End of this chapter)
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