Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

Ling Zhen walked up to his son with a sullen face and asked, "Did you offend Chen Lang?"

Ling Gaoyuan was completely unaware of the anger hidden in his father's eyes, and continued to exaggerate: "Dad, I didn't provoke him."

"The son only expressed the slightest doubt about the poem he wrote, and Chen Lang became furious and beat his son."

Ling Zhen was so angry that he laughed: "You doubt him?"

"What right does your mother have to doubt the man who wrote the song of the Water Melody?"

Ling Gaoyuan was stunned: "Dad, that poem is so good, I think..."

"Miss your sister!" Ling Zhen kicked his son to the ground and cursed, "Are you dissatisfied with Chen Lang's reputation in Linshui?"

"Manjianghong... Hey... Manjianghong..."

"On this day of great victory, the song "Man Jiang Hong" has made the blood of many Yan men surge and their eyes fill with tears."

"You're going to make Chen Lang a saint in the literary world."

Ling Gaoyuan stumbled to his feet and said, "Dad, it's not that serious. It's just a poem. Besides, isn't this poem also exposing the emperor's shortcomings? What about the shame of Longwu, which has not yet been avenged..."

Ling Zhen looked at his son, his heart aching. "I am a successful Jinshi after all, how could I have given birth to a son like you who is as stupid as a pig?"

"Your father is now in a difficult situation. The only one who can save your father is Chen Lang."

"But you still want to provoke him. Do you have to see your father's official hat taken away to feel satisfied?"

Ling Gaoyuan panicked: "Dad, what are you talking about? It was just a small conflict, how could it be so serious as to lose your job?"

His biggest support is that his father is the county magistrate. If Ling Zhen loses his official position, how will he survive in the future?

Ling Zhen sat back in his chair and said dejectedly, "Idiot, idiot."

"After the city is unsealed, go out with your mother and seek refuge."

"My son, I can't protect you for the rest of your life. How you live your life depends entirely on you."

"get out."

Ling Gaoyuan crawled to Ling Zhen on his knees, "Dad, don't scare me."

"If you lose your official position, how will our family survive?"

"I'll go apologize to Chen Lang and kowtow to admit my mistake."

Ling Zhen said impatiently: "Come here, drag the young master away."

Several servants dragged Ling Gaoyuan out of the study.

Ling Zhen picked up the "Man Jiang Hong" that had just been copied and sent to him on the table again, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

"Somebody come!"

"master."

"Immediately deliver this poem to the Duke of Zhao in the capital. No matter how much money it costs, I want him to see it with his own eyes!"

"Little understands."

After the servants left, Ling Zhen said in a fierce voice, "Chen Lang, I can't escape this disaster, but if I fail, you can forget about it!"

……

After a night of commotion, the people of Linshui County thought that the county would be completely closed and the Dingbian Army would continue to control the entire county.

After all, the one who died was the captain of the Imperial City Division, and he was killed by the Red Lotus Sect, the largest rebel gang at the moment. It would be difficult to catch the murderer in a short period of time relying solely on the county police chiefs and detectives, and we had to rely on the army.

Moreover, since the Liao army had withdrawn, the Dingbian Army could easily withdraw a large number of personnel to assist the county government in handling the case and capture the Red Lotus rebels as soon as possible.

However, what the common people did not expect was that the next morning, all the Dingbian troops in the city withdrew to the barracks, leaving not even a single guard at the city gate.

After careful inquiries, I found out that when Song Ke was assassinated last night, a team from the Imperial City Bureau ran to the County Duke's Mansion.

Then this small team was completely killed by the Dingbian army who were ambushed in the county mansion.

Duke Zhu was away fighting for his country, and yet the Imperial City Commander actually came to harass his residence! No wonder the Dingbian Army had no reaction to Song Ke's assassination.

In addition, after the Liao Kingdom withdraws its troops, the trade routes between the two countries will return to normal. In a few days, merchants from the Liao Kingdom and other countries in the Western Regions will visit Linshui County again.

With so many people involved, it is almost a pipe dream to find the traitors of the Red Lotus Sect.

Therefore, there is a high probability that the assassination of Song Ke will be left unresolved.

For something like this where the outcome is certain, ordinary people will lose interest after talking about it once or twice.

They prefer to talk about things that have not yet produced any results.

For example, Guhong Tower was sealed, Ling Gaoyuan was beaten...

The people were all looking forward to Ling Zhen's next reaction.

If you close Chen Lang's Guhong Tower, Chen Lang will beat your son.

And according to the guys at Xuelou, Ling Gaoyuan was first beaten to his knees by Chen Lang, and then he was beaten black and blue by two people from the Imperial City Bureau. It was a horrific scene.

As the county magistrate, if Ling Zhen didn't express his opinion, he would become a laughing stock.

Chen Lang's residence.

"Mr. Chen, when will your Guhong Tower be unsealed?"

The person who spoke was Lu Han, a lifetime member of Guhong Tower.

However, he bought his title of "Yuanwai" with money, and he only had the title but no real power.

Lu Han particularly likes Hongyanzui and must drink two taels of it every day. After Guhong Tower was closed, he relied on the Hongyanzui distributed to members to survive for a few more days.

The whole country was celebrating last night, and Lu Han was so happy that he used all the remaining Hongyanzui to entertain the guests. After waking up this morning, he regretted it so much.

Just at this moment, a servant came to report that County Magistrate Ling Zhen had sent someone to deliver a handwritten letter. After reading it, Lu Han immediately set off for Chen Lang's residence.

Chen Lang laughed and said, "Mr. Lu, you asked the wrong person this question."

"When will Guhong Tower be unsealed? It's not me who decides, but County Magistrate Ling."

Lu Han said, "Mr. Chen, we members know very well whether there is any problem with Hongyanzui."

Chen Lang still kept smiling: "Mr. Lu, don't tell me this, go tell County Magistrate Ling."

Lu Han said, "Mr. Chen, what is the misunderstanding between you and the county magistrate?"

Chen Lang said, "There's no misunderstanding. He's doing his job impartially, and I'm cooperating with the investigation. This is called cooperation between the government and the people. What a harmonious and friendly scene."

Lu Han didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Mr. Chen, it's no longer interesting when you say that."

Chen Lang said, "Oh? Mr. Lu, how do you think I should put it in a more interesting way?"

Lu Han lowered his voice and said, "Ling County Magistrate is doing this just to get some money. If you want to talk about me, Master Chen, you might as well..."

Chen Lang's face was solemn, and he said righteously, "How can this be done?"

"I'm a newly minted scholar and a law-abiding citizen. Mr. Lu asked me to give money to the county magistrate, which means he's encouraging me to bribe. This is a huge mistake!"

Mr. Lu was stunned.

He certainly didn't believe that a businessman like Chen Lang could have such a high level of awareness. Chen Lang's words made it clear that he was determined to fight to the death with County Magistrate Ling.

"Mr. Chen, why are you doing this? Ling Zhen is, after all, the county magistrate, an official. Since ancient times, merchants have never fought against officials..."

Chen Lang blinked his eyes: "But I am essentially a scholar."