Late at night, Xu Shiji quietly walked into the Dongjun Prefecture Law Cathedral who was engaged in Huang Junhan's mansion.

Huang Junhan is a native of Yanjin, Hanoi and a family of officials. Yanjin is also an important Jinkou on the river, more than 200 miles upstream of Baimajin. The Huang family of Hanoi, like the Zhai family of Dongjun, belongs to the Shandong aristocratic group, and has a family of three or four. Since the unification of Middle-earth, it has declined rapidly. Therefore, in terms of family background and environment, Zhai Rang and Huang Junhan are basically the same. However, the Zhai family belongs to the Henan aristocrats and the Huang family belongs to the Heluo aristocrats. They have their own regional interests. In addition, the different nobles they depend on are also very different in political demands and economic interests. Therefore, the two cannot get together at all, and they are like strangers.

Xu Shiji knew very well about this. He had a close relationship with Huang Junhan, and the relationship between the Xu family of Lihu and the Huang family of Hanoi was also very good. The reason was actually very simple. Xu's industry was shipping. Any noble bureaucrats and powerful people who had interests in the waterway and Jinkou had to make friends, otherwise they would not be able to survive. However, Xu family was a merchant after all, and the relationship and friendship with the noble family were based on the exchange of power and money. The noble nobles and the humble merchants were always two classes with huge status differences and would never intersect in public. This is the system of etiquette and law, and whoever destroys the rules of the law will be condemned and punished.

Therefore, whether Xu Shiji is with the Zhai family in Dongjun or with the Huang family in Hanoi, he must "low down". Although he is not humble, he must abide by the minimum etiquette. For example, in terms of titles and behavior, he must abide by the etiquette of superiority and inferiority, and cannot be arbitrarily overcoming. Otherwise, he will not understand etiquette and be despised, and will not receive the respect he deserves, let alone achieve what he does.

Huang Junhan is in his thirties, handsome, agile, calm temperament, introverted personality, and slow to speak. Although he knew why Xu Shiji came, he just didn't mention Zhai Rang, and even didn't give Xu Shiji a chance to open his mouth. The two of them talked about it for a while, from the Grand Canal to the flood, from the prosperity of Jiangzuo to the desolation of the western land, from the Western Expedition to Tuyuhun to the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, and finally the grudge between the people of Guanlong and Shandong.

The people of Guanlong unified Zhongtu, and the Guanlong nobles naturally enjoyed the results of unification. However, most of the Guanlong nobles who rose to martial arts were incomparable with the five major families in Shandong, which had their families in history, had thousands of years of history. The Shandong aristocratic group headed by the five major families, with the unification of Zhongtu, and with the return of the children of Guanlong and Jiangzuo, their strength was unprecedentedly strengthened, which directly affected the direction of Zhongtu politics and seriously threatened the interests of the Guanlong noble group. As a result, the struggle between the two major noble groups became more and more intense, and political storms were one after another.

With Xu Shiji's age and experience, he still has no deep understanding of the politics of Middle-earth, but Huang Junhan is different. He has been in the officialdom for many years and was depressed and unsuccessful, and has a talent and ambitions. Therefore, he must look at the politics of Middle-earth from the perspective of Shandong people, and naturally hated the Guanlong people to control authority, and hated the Guanlong people to attack and curb Shandong people from all aspects.

Zhai Rang was from Shandong, and the censor who arrested Zhai Rang was from Guanlong. Therefore, the Zhai Rang case actually originated from the fierce game between the two aristocratic groups in Shandong and Guanlong. This game exists in the center, the central and the army, and also in the local area. Huang Junhan had no reason to save Zhai Rang, but once the Zhai Rang case was elevated to the struggle between the two aristocratic groups in Shandong and Guanlong, Huang Junhan not only had the reason to save Zhai Rang, but also used this case to help the county magistrates counterattack those Guanlong people who conspired to "attack" him.

When Xu Shiji saw Huang Junhan scolding the censor from the Eastern Capital indignantly, he knew that the time was coming, so he waited patiently for Huang Junhan to finish scolding. Then he asked carefully, "Master Cao, Zhai Fasi was plotted against and imprisoned. I wonder if he can meet him?"

Huang Junhan looked at him with deep eyes and shook his head, "It's not that someone doesn't help, but that you can't get in at all."

"Master Cao, I just want to see the Fasi Zhai." Xu Shiji bowed and begged, "I heard that the Censor convicted him of death and was about to be executed, and there was no more time."

Huang Junhan smiled and shook his head, "Where does the censor get the power to convict people of death? Don't let it be heard that Zhai Fasi has no worries about his life now, and the envoy is trying to find a way, but..." Huang Junhan slowly frowned, "Once the censor reports to impeach the envoy, and put pressure from the east capital downward, the envoy may not be able to stop it."

Xu Shiji hesitated for a moment and said, "By then, there will be a lot of connections, and I am afraid that the envoy himself will be in danger."

Huang Junhan didn't speak, lowered his head and pondered.

The censor from Dongdu came to Dongjun took Zhai Rang. In fact, he was hitting the envoy's face and targeting the envoy. The envoy knew this very well, but what made him hesitate was that he didn't know what the real purpose of Dongdu was to directly attack him or to attack his backer? If he directly attacked him, just kill Zhai Rang. This matter was over, but if it was to attack his backer, then Dongdu needed not only Zhai Rang's head, but also his career. After thinking about it, it was meaningless to be beaten passively. You must fight back and fight back decisively, and attack instead of defense, so that you can quickly understand the opponent's intentions.

How to fight back? Of course, the prefect of a county would not personally take the sword. He recruited many subordinates and supported many disciples. At the critical moment, of course it was these people's turn to charge into battle. He found Huang Junhan and asked Huang Junhan to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the Dharma. To put it bluntly, you have handled this matter well and satisfied me, and I will be promoted to your official position.

Huang Junhan was also racking his brains to find a solution, and he had also made Xu Shiji's idea, but he never found a satisfactory plan. Today, Xu Shiji came to the door in person and handed over everything, but he was still at a loss. Zhai Rang must save him, but how to save him? How to save him to "take out" himself? If Zhai Rang escapes and he takes responsibility, it is equivalent to giving him a hand to Dongdu and slaughter the envoy. Wouldn't that be the stupidest thing in the world?

When Xu Shiji saw Huang Junhan silent for a long time, he gradually became irritated and couldn't help but speak out, "Is there a story that may solve Master Cao's worries?"

Huang Junhan looked up at him, and a smile slowly appeared on his solemn face, "If you have nothing to do, why not talk about it?"

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The next morning, Huang Junhan arrived at the White Horse Prison, but he did not come because of Zhai Rang, but was ordered by the prefect to assist the inspectors from the Eastern Capital to detain and interrogate the new prisoners.

There were more than a dozen new prisoners, wearing shackles and sitting in sill carts. One of the white-haired prisoners occupied a sill cart, which was particularly eye-catching. Two teams of Yingyang Mansion guards, a total of 100 fully armed elite soldiers, surrounded the three sill carts with "uninterrupted water" and were extremely careful. Such a mobilization of troops was of course known to the whole city. Soon, everyone in Baima City knew that the prisoners who were robbed and killed by thieves at the Xu family wharf yesterday were imprisoned in the Baima Prison.

Where did these prisoners come from? Where did they go? Why were they robbed and killed in Baimajin? Why did they stay in Baima City after a night? These questions plagued the people in Baima City and also plagued Huang Junhan.

Huang Junhan was humble and had no right to know the secrets, but the prefect took the initiative to give him a chance to spy on the secrets. It is reasonable to have a legal cavalry engaged in the work of cooperating with the censorship, but how to "cooperate" is whether to obey the rules or monitor and elbow, then Huang Junhan will understand it himself.

Huang Junhan "understood" very well. He rushed to the White Horse Prison in front of the county magistrate and the censor, and "cooperated with" the prison officials to direct the prison guards to free up three cells, one of which happened to be adjacent to the cell where Zhai Rang was imprisoned.

The prison is under the charge of the county magistrate responsible for public security management and has no affiliation with the judiciary. However, both parties deal with prisoners and have close contacts at work. Over time, they will become familiar with each other. Huang Junhan is the deputy chief of the judiciary and is also a status "official" in Dongjun. Of course, the officials and prison guards in the prison are respectful to him and dare not offend him easily. The so-called "cooperation" at work is unknown.

The new prisoner was in prison, while the guards who had originally escorted the prisoners were outside the prison, just a wall away from the prisoners. Two teams of guards in Yingyang Mansion did not leave, one was in the prison, and the other was outside the prison, and it was very vigilant.

The county magistrate and the supervisor censor came together, walked around the prison, and said a few words of comfort to the guards and the prison guards, and then left.

Huang Junhan carefully accompanied the people, but he was unable to leave with them after he was about to come. The Censor said that these prisoners were very important and should not be misunderstood. Although Yingyang Mansion provided support, the county government also needed to strengthen the security of the prison. The county magistrate did not think about it and pointed at Huang Junhan, "Since that's the case, then thank you for your hard work." Huang Junhan dared not refuse. Although the county magistrate was not responsible for the law, the official rank was placed there, and the county magistrate was a superior official, how could he openly disobey?

The prison was happy. The new prisoner was extraordinary. The censor from the Eastern Capital not only attached great importance to it, but also "moved" two teams of guards from Yingyang Mansion to focus on guarding. If there was any mistake in the middle, the first one who was unlucky was his prison. Now, Shangguan helped him do half of the work and share half of the responsibility. Happy came from the sky.

"The Lord Huang Cao has worked hard for a long time and is tired. Why not go out to eat some wine together to relieve the fatigue?" The prison guard invited him warmly.

Huang Junhan smiled and nodded, "It's not convenient to stay away at this time, so he'd better go outside to order some wine and drink with his brothers in the prison."

The prisoner smiled and bowed to Huang Junhan, "So, Huang Cao is the main person?"

"Good!" Huang Junhan agreed.

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Chapter completed!