The autumn is clear and the air is cool, and the front of the Xiyuan Palace gate looks vast.

Lin Fu was standing here and waiting anxiously, holding a pack of fried ginkgo that he had not finished eating in the morning, but his eyes kept looking at the movements at the other side of the palace gate.

When only one toe appeared at the palace gate, he faced Lin Weiran like a sharp arrow, looking out of it, and asked with concern: "Uncle Nineteen, are you okay?"

Faced with this worry, Lin Xuran was not in a hurry to respond, but looked up at the clear sky in the south, then shook his head gently and said, "It's okay! Pay attention to Hu Niu's whereabouts, I want to know where this girl is.

Arrive in Beijing in one day!”

At the end of the conversation, his tone was obviously filled with a hint of resentment.

Lin Fu did not dare to ask too much. Even after agreeing, he pointed behind him and reported: "Uncle Nineteenth, Hu Zongxian's second son just came here and said that Lord Hu wanted to see you!"

While talking, a young man with a young man looked like a young man led two slaves to greet him.

Hu Songqi was born with a tall and thin body. Perhaps because of the changes at home, he made his white face more vicissitudes. He looked respectfully and said to Lin Qingran: "Hu Songqi has met Shangshu Lin in the lower house!"

"Young Master Hu, do you know why your father wants to meet me?" Lin Qingran looked at the haggard appearance of this young master Hu Er, sighed in his heart and asked.

"I don't know!" Hu Songqi first shook his head, then plopped to the ground and cried, "My father was imprisoned unjustly. I have always heard that Secretary Lin is fair and strict, so I asked Secretary Lin to lend a helping hand to save my father. My Hu family must be

Thank you very much!"

Huh?

Lin Fu has always heard that Mr. Hu's second son had a bad reputation and was beaten by Hai Rui in Chun'an County. But seeing his actions, he couldn't help but change his mind. He turned his head and looked at Lin Weiran curiously.

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Lin Qingran hesitated for a moment and gave Lin Fu a wink.

Lin Fu stepped forward and helped Hu Songqi up from the ground. Hu Songqi looked up at Lin Qingran with tears in his eyes. It was not until Lin Qingran ordered that he would go to the Ministry of Justice that he turned sadness into joy.

In fact, Lin Qingran did not need to intervene in the matter of Hu Zongxian. After all, this was Xu Jie's liquidation of the Yan Party, and Xu Jie's will was obviously Xu Jie's will. It was unwise to make a big move for a "unrelated person".

However, Hu Zongxian and Yan Shifan were different after all. He was a hero who made significant contributions to the Ming Dynasty.

Although it seems that Hu Zongxian used tricks to kill the largest Japanese leaders in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Wang Zhi and Xu Hai, and did not show much achievements, many things cannot be judged from the results.

For these Zhenwu Camp mutiny incidents, it seems that Hu Niu just led his personal soldiers to the camp, but just killed a few dozen of Zhu Gui's personal soldiers and successfully recruited Zhenwu Camp, and his achievements seemed very average.

But this time, without Hu Niu's seemingly reckless behavior, and without her standing up to solve the Zhenwu Camp, the court would likely compromise with Zhenwu Camp, thus laying greater hidden dangers.

Hu Zongxian solved Wang Zhi and Xu Hai, which not only directly solved the Japanese pirate problems in Southern Zhili and Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also timely suppressed the expansion of Japanese pirates in Southeast China, and laid a solid foundation for pacifying the Japanese pirates in Fujian and Guangdong.

If we want to discuss the achievements of suppressing Japanese pirates, Hu Zongxian not only effectively solved the Japanese pirates in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also paved the way for the comprehensive resolution of the Japanese pirates in Southeast China. His achievements can actually rank above Qi Jiguang.

This is also the reason. Lin Qingran did not say whether he should try to rescue Hu Zongxian, a great hero who solved the Japanese trespass in the southeast, and he would definitely see him.

"Thank you, Secretary Lin!" Hu Songqi looked at Lin Junran and was about to meet his father, and he also bowed gratitude.

During the period when his father was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice, he also saw the warmth and coldness of human nature. Not to mention that he had to go to prison to see his father, even if he brought the gift, he would be turned away.

However, he also understood that this officialdom has always been icing on the cake, and no one will give him timely help, and officials like Lin Qingran are already considered Bodhisattvas.

The Ministry of Justice is located in Mi Lane, Xijiang, which is closer to Xiyuan. Following Dali Temple, the Censorate is in the same alley, and the door faces west and east.

As Lin Weiran's sedan chair arrived here, the Ministry of Justice was in chaos.

Lin Qingran got off the sedan chair, but ignored the officials looking at this side, but walked straight towards the prison of the Ministry of Justice, while Hu Songqi was walking in the front.

"Visit Hu Zongxian? We have an order above: No one is allowed to visit Hu Zongxian!" The prisoner faced Hu Songqi's intention, but immediately moved out of the regulations.

"Your dog eyes are blind, do you know who my lord is?" Lin Fu walked around Hu Songqi, but cursed.

The prisoner knew that he had met a big man. When he saw Lin Weiran wearing a second-rank official uniform, he immediately knelt down and bowed: "I'll pay homage to Lord Shangshu!"

"I want to see Hu Zongxian!" Lin Qingran said indifferently as he faced the prison head kneeling on the ground.

The prison head showed a look of embarrassment on his face, but explained in fear: "Sir Shangshu, this is indeed Lord Qian's order to die!"

"Open it, we will take care of it if you have something to do!" Lin Fu looked at Lin Weiran, then raised his face and ordered.

The prison head felt a headache secretly and looked at Lin Xuran pitifully and said, "Sir Shangshu, Rong Xiao's report, please don't make things difficult for Xiao's!"

Lin Weiran frowned slightly, but walked to the dining table in the hall to sit down. Although he was in a high position now, he was not too self-righteous and knew that this prisoner was indeed not easy.

"Hurry up, come to tea! Lord Shangshu, please wait, I'll go and report it now!" The prison head was overjoyed, and immediately asked someone to come to tea to greet Lin Weiran, and then hurried out.

Lin Qingran naturally looked down on the tea here, but he sent someone a bowl of boiled water. He just performed hard in Wanshou Palace, especially shed a lot of tears, and needed water to replenish it at this time.

The Ministry of Justice, the Office of the Left Minister.

The Ministry of Justice also divided the work. Qian Bangyan, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, was in charge of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice. Therefore, he held the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice's prison. It was Qian Bangyan who decided to deprive Hu Zongxian of the right to visit prison.

Qian Bangyan was handling official duties in the signing room. Facing the prison chief’s report, he muttered in confusion: “He is unable to protect himself, why did he come to see Hu Zongxian?”

"Sir, what should I do?" the prison head asked for help.

Qian Bangyan's face was slightly dark, and he immediately sat up from the chair and said, "I'm going to meet him!"

When Qian Bangyan came to the front hall of the Ministry of Justice prison, Lin Qingran was eating peanuts leisurely. When he heard the footsteps of Qian Bangyan and his group, he lazily raised his head and glanced at him.

Although Qian Bangyan was completely older and experienced, he knew that Lin Xuran was facing big trouble, but he still went up to him and bowed: "I have met Shangshu Lin!"

"Mr. Qian, can't I just want to talk to Governor Hu?" Lin Qingran said without raising his head and continued to peel the peanuts on the plate.

Qian Bangyan thought to himself: Of course not, but the words turned into: "Shangshu Lin, this is the imperial criminal of the court!"

"If the court does not convict for a day, he can only be considered a suspect!" Lin Weiran threw a peanut into his mouth, and glanced at Qian Bangyan and said seriously.

Qian Bangyan was very dissatisfied with Lin Shiran's behavior, but he still suppressed his anger and said, "Although that's it, the actual evidence is here, so it is indeed not appropriate to meet each other!"

this……

Lin Fu looked at Qian Bangyan in confusion, but he didn't expect that this person really dared to stop them.

"What if I want to meet?" Lin Weiran's brows frowned slightly, raised his face and looked at Qian Bangyan in a deep voice.

At this moment, standing on Qian Bangyan, he couldn't help but shrink his head when he saw the official power emitted by Lin Weiran.

Qian Bangyan has been in the officialdom for many years, but he responded fearlessly: "This is the decision of the Ministry of Justice!"

"Is that so? Huang Shangshu also meant this?" Lin Qingran patted the peanut dandruff on his hand and asked Qian Bangyan for verification again.

Qian Bangyan's chin raised lightly and responded with confidence: "Yes!"

If it were just him, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, he was still a little short of weight, but with Huang Guangsheng, the Minister of Justice, then this weight should be able to suppress this kid.

"Shangshu Huang treats the Ministry of Justice as his own private prison!" Lin Qingran said lightly, and then ordered bluntly: "Come on, open the door, I'll see who dares to stop me!"

Although the officialdom is to make money with kindness, since they don’t give him the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, if he smiles, he will be the biggest coward in the world.

Lin Fu stepped forward with a fierce spirit and carried the prison head over to ask him to open the prison door.

"You..." Qian Bangyan did not expect Lin Xuran to be so powerful, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a moment.

However, if he wanted to stop him, he could not stop him. Even if he would lose his official position tomorrow, he is still a second-rank minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and he is the existence he is looking forward to.

The prison cells of the Ministry of Justice appear very wet, and the environment here is not good.

Hu Zongxian waited for the treatment of a death row prisoner and was locked up at the innermost part of the cell. As he went deeper, the ground became more and more humid, and the air was filled with a pungent smell.

Lin Qingran is a person who is more able to endure pain. If an official like Zhang Siwei comes here, he may have to give up.

Hu Zongxian was locked in the last cell. Even though there was straw on it, there was still no dry place on the entire ground.

"father!"

Hu Songqi followed in, and when he saw him sitting in the corner, he was shaking and crying with tears thrust out of his eyes.

Seeing this, Lin Weiran sighed inwardly.

But I have to admit that sometimes it is really unfair.

Yan Shifan had no achievements, but he lived in a clean and comfortable cell, serving him with big fish and meat. On the other hand, this first hero who suppressed the Japanese pirates in the southeast was not only accused of tying the Japanese, but also lived in such a dirty cell.

When the prison head opened the door lock, Hu Songqi rushed in and hugged the father who had allowed him to rush southeast in the past, and tears could not stop flowing out.

Hu Zongxian felt like a knife when he saw his own son like this.

Although Hai Rui beat his second son back then and he did not ask for an explanation, he actually cared about his son very much and always was a father who wanted his son to be successful.

"I have met Governor Hu!" Lin Qingran walked into the cell. When Hu Zongxian looked at him, he respectfully saluted.

Regardless of whether Hu Zongxian had contacted the Japanese or not, his merits of suppressing the Japanese pirates in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty were enough to maintain respect for Hu Zongxian.

Hu Zongxian looked at Lin Junran like this, but he seemed to sigh from the bottom of his heart: "Human kindness is like thin paper, and the world is like a new game, but he didn't expect that Shangshu Lin could still see me, a sinful person!"

"Master Hu thinks he is guilty?" Lin Weiran immediately said with a verbal sympathy.

Hu Zongxian smiled bitterly when he heard this, looked up at Lin Xuran and said, "Shangshu Lin, do you believe I have an affair with Japanese pirates?"

"It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. It's important that they have the letter you have acquainted with Wang Zhi as evidence!" Lin Weiran has been in the officialdom for many years and his speech is quite sleek.

Hu Zongxian sighed lightly and said seriously: "Shangshu Lin, do you know why I transferred wolf soldiers from Guangxi back then and insisted on begging the court to allow recruitment of soldiers?"

"Why?" Lin Qingran said calmly.

Hu Zongxian seemed to have returned to the dire years in the southeast, and said sadly: "Although there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the southeast, the garrison station lacks personnel, the military is even more broken, and the morale of the army is even more scattered.

Ten times more than the Japanese pirates, but they dare not fight. They often fled on their own when they see Japanese pirates! Although they were recommended by Master Yan and valued by the emperor, it is undoubtedly a dream to rely on the Southeast soldiers to solve the Japanese tragedy. The new recruits were not successful, and the court was

I was impatient, so I knew at that time that I could only take my wisdom but not win against it."
To be continued...