As usual, it was not until dark that Lu Zhen returned to the mansion. He had his own close servants at home to wash his clothes and then delivered today's meals. It was not too rich. It was nothing more than a steamed fish, a few side dishes, and a pot of soup. Lu Xiang still didn't care about it when he was eating it.

As he got older, his appetite gradually became smaller. He didn't eat much, so Lu Zhen put down his chopsticks and asked Lu Yuan who was serving him casually: "Is there anything wrong in the mansion recently?"

The old loyal servant Lu Yuan smiled: "Back to the master, everything is naturally safe in the mansion, but there is a bad news from those outside."

"Outside? What did you say?" Lu Zhen, as the left-winger, was busy every day. After giving many instructions, he turned around and threw it aside. At this time, he asked in confusion.

"It's just the Huangjia Inn in the east of the city. Didn't you send a few people to see Prefect Li..."

"Oh, it's him, why, what happened again?"

"Just this morning, something happened in Luoyang Mansion, and then the prefect Li led people to break in..." Lu Yuan did not hide it, and told everything in advance. The eyeliner they sent to Li Ling was the function of this, so he naturally understood the whole story of what happened early this morning. Finally, he mentioned: "After noon, someone from the Ministry of Justice also ran to the inn, but was blocked by the prefecture Li... "

Lu Zhen listened quietly, and his two gray eyebrows could not help but slowly gathered together. After a while, he picked up the soup bowl and drank the half-cooled soup, and said carefully: "According to what you said, are those people who are crying for justice? Should they be involved in the Ministry of Justice?"

Seeing Lu Yuan nodding, the old man's brows were locked tighter, and he murmured: "Ministry of Justice... King Yong... This matter is not so easy to pass. I heard that the Ministry of Justice has been managed by King Yong, and even Dali Temple can only follow their wishes. This time, Li Ling is aroused, and I really don't know whether it is good or bad to the court."

After a pause, a light flashed in his eyes: "But taking this opportunity to see what problems are in the Ministry of Justice will be an opportunity."

"What the master means is that the Ministry of Justice may take action against Prefect Li? Then do we have to help?" Lu Yuan couldn't help asking. As Lu Zhen's confidant, he naturally knew that his master valued this young man very much.

But in the end, Lu Zhen shook his head: "No." Just as he was stunned, the master said again, "The one who is responsible for this matter is the Ministry of Justice, and it would be fine if the people below don't know Li Ling's power, but the people above are different. So I predict that the Ministry of Justice will not provoke Li Ling again.

"But, with Li Ling's personality, this matter is probably not so easy to pass. Other officials may also be concerned about the identity of King Yong, but he dared to fight King Yong when he was a minor official in the capital, let alone now."

"This... Master, he is just a magistrate who returns to Beijing to report his duties. Do you really have such courage? Also, according to the news from home, Prefect Li has been much low-key in the past two years, and has turned a blind eye to many things..."

"He is indeed much more mature, but only from today's things, Li Ling is still Li Ling, just putting his edge in the sheath for the time being. For two years, everything has been within his tolerance, so he can be low-key, but this time, things are different."

Lu Zhen's eyes became brighter and brighter: "The water in the Ministry of Justice is dirtier and deeper than everyone knows. Once he finds something, I believe he will not sit idly by. Now, I will only look at how many points he can find."

Some things, Lu Zhen's Zuoxian, have naturally heard of them for a long time, but because of some concerns, he could not investigate or expose these statements. But this does not mean that he can tolerate such things happening continuously. Now that Li Ling's appearance has given him an opportunity to solve this problem.

So after drinking the soup, Lu Zhen gently slapped the bowl and said, "When necessary, our people can help, and some lids are time to be uncovered!"

Lu Yuan felt the slight excitement of his master. After a little stunned, he quickly bent down and agreed: "I understand, I will make arrangements tonight."

"Well, there is another point. No matter what happens, the most important thing is to ensure Li Ling's safety." Lu Zhen made a solemn order, and Lu Yuan quickly agreed.

On the same night, among some other wealthy houses in Luoyang City, many people were paying attention to the "small things" that happened in Luoyang Prefecture today. Many people also smelled the extraordinary things, and their eyes that were not paying attention fell on the Yangzhou prefect who had just arrived in the capital for a few days.

This night was obviously not as calm as before.

...

Li Ling, who went to bed early, didn't know that his actions had attracted the attention of many people, and maybe he wouldn't take it too seriously if he knew it. Anyway, he had made a decision. Since he had offended him a long time ago, he simply didn't have to worry about it. Maybe he could make things worse and let him register and report his duties at the Ministry of Personnel as soon as possible.

He went to bed well all night, and early the next morning, he exercised boxing as usual. After using a simple breakfast, he took people out again.

However, compared with the previous few days, Li Ling's trip was much more powerful this time, because everyone from him had changed into the robes and clothes that were used by the government office. Especially for him, he was dressed in indigo blue official robes and black official hats, and he had not taken a car while riding a horse directly when he went out, and was majestic and extraordinary.

When he went out, the whole team walked on the street, which immediately attracted considerable attention.

It’s not that the people in Beijing have never seen the world and have never seen a well-dressed official. It’s because their team is so powerful that there is no court meeting today. There are few officials who are so popular, so it naturally makes people feel that something is wrong.

In addition, the three Chu brothers in the crowd were dressed in civilian uniforms, which made the entire team a little strange and naturally attracted more attention. Although the journey from the outer city to the inner city did not cause any sensation, it became a strange scenery in the capital, and rumors spread everywhere.

More than an hour later, the team finally arrived in front of the Ministry of Justice. Seeing this situation, the soldiers guarding the door immediately stood in front of the road and asked about their purpose.

Li Ling sat upright on the horse, straightened his hat, and said solemnly: "I am the prefect of Yangzhou. Because there are brothers from the Chu family in the capital who are asking for a lawsuit, they said that his uncle was wronged and was taken by the Ministry of Justice. Therefore, I came here to ask clearly!"

He said that the one who was justified and did not regard himself as an outsider, but he made the soldiers guarding the yamen very angry. Well, where is the Ministry of Justice? The prefect of a small place dares to come to ask about the situation at will. Do you really think that we can't bully it?

At this moment, the general in charge of the army sank and scolded, "Bold! Master Li isn't you? You are neither the capital official nor have any relevant orders. Why do you dare to break into the yamen of the Ministry of Justice? Leave quickly, I won't make any mistakes, otherwise you will take down all of you and be guilty of striking the yamen!"

With this rebuke, the soldiers beside him immediately raised their spears and surrounded them, and they wanted to take the person if they had any disagreement. Seeing this, the guards of Yangzhou Prefecture suddenly became a little timid. They were naturally 100% loyal to their own masters, but their confidence was not enough. This was the capital, and in front of them were the guards of the Ministry of Justice.

Only Li Lingyi was not afraid. He turned his legs down from the horse's back, walked forward with big stances, and said, "I am the official in the court. I have any questions and I am not really here to cause trouble. Who dares to hurt me?" As he spoke, his steps kept running and soon collided with the soldiers head-on, which made them quickly withdraw their spears, but they dared not really hurt him.

The soldiers also had a headache. They had never met such an official who was not afraid of death in the past. They really did not dare to hurt the imperial officials. They could only retreat step by step, warning him: "Master Li, you have thought it over, it is a serious crime to trespass into the Ministry of Justice..."

"The Ministry of Justice is not a forbidden place. I came to ask for something. Can I still break the law?" Li Ling continued to move forward, and in a blink of an eye it was about to enter the gate. This made the soldiers finally unable to hold back and suddenly drew their swords, as if they were about to hold him.

Seeing this, Wan Shenji, who was following Li Ling, held the handle of the knife at his waist, tightened his hand and prepared to fight with others. But at the moment when he was about to break out, a shout sounded: "Stop!" As he spoke, a man in the same indigo official uniform stepped forward, his eyes only swept the soldiers, and shouted: "Get back quickly, how can he be used to target the imperial officials like this?"

He really cleared the siege for the guards. They quickly put away their weapons, lowered their heads and agreed with their fists, and then quickly retreated. Li Ling's eyes immediately fell on him. This was a man in his thirties and a strong face. He touched Li Ling's eyes and nodded slightly: "Master Li, I have long admired my name."

"Who is this adult?"

"I am the deputy director of the prison department, Yang Yan, since the prefect Li has something to come to our Ministry of Justice for inquiries, let me serve as the hospitality." The man said, a smile appeared on his face, but the smile was a little stiff.

Li Ling also smiled softly: "It seems that the Ministry of Justice has guessed that I am coming, but he actually asked Lord Yang to prepare early in the morning."

The meaning of this sentence is very clear. The matter of the Chu family is that their uncle Chu Shiwu was wrongly taken to the capital, and was locked up in the Ministry of Justice, and was about to be decided. So when it comes to the truth, what Li Ling is looking for is the Tien Prison Department, which is in charge of prison affairs under the Ministry of Justice. Now the official of the One Department is directly in contact, saving a lot of time.

However, in this way, it made people suspect that the other party had already responded, so Li Ling couldn't help but sting.
Chapter completed!