My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

Fu Zhiyi helped the man up and said, "Master Tang, you are too polite! From now on, we will work together for His Majesty. I dare not say that I am sending you an order, I can only say that I am cooperating with you!"

Deputy Commander Wei gave a few more instructions before waving his hand to signal the others to leave.

After only two people were left in the room, he leaned in closer and said, "The Imperial Guards interrogated the survivors overnight. Among them was a scholar named Jiang, who seems to have some connection with my sister-in-law—"

Fu Zhiyi's eyes narrowed, but his face was filled with confusion. "Brother Wei, I don't understand what you're saying. How could a scholar from a bandit's den be involved with my wife?"

The deputy commander of the guards then explained that it turned out that Jiang Xiucai was the first one who did not resist when encountering the imperial guards, but surrendered immediately.

The same thing happened during the interrogation. As soon as the question was opened, before I could make an example of him, Jiang Xiucai started to confess everything.

This Mr. Jiang was originally an old scholar who failed the imperial examination in his early years.

After failing the exams many times, he became a legal advisor.

Unexpectedly, he had no talent for the imperial examinations, but he was quite successful as a legal advisor.

Last year, he was recommended to work as an advisor to an official named Lu in the capital.

He didn't want to go at first, but the conditions offered by the Lu family were good, and he was going to be the prefect of Pingjiang Prefecture, which was a lucrative job. If he worked as an aide to the prefect, he could earn 100,000 silver coins in three years, and an aide like him could make a lot.

Jiang Xiucai was tempted and thought about going to Pingjiang Prefecture to make some money so that it would be enough for his retirement.

Who would have thought that they were just unlucky and when they were about to take office, there was no official ship.

If you want to wait for the official ship, you will have to wait at least half a month.

The Lu family couldn't wait any longer, so they hurriedly hired a boat and set off.

When they arrived at Canggou, they were robbed by water bandits.

The Lu family took out the pardon certificate and explained their identities.

But the water bandits were unwilling to give up. It happened that Mr. Lu, Mr. Jiang and several others had fallen into the hands of the water bandits and were threatened to pay money for ransom.

The Lu family was only willing to redeem the eldest master of the Lu family.

After paying the ransom, he left Jiang Xiucai and several others behind and ran away.

The others were killed by the pirates to vent their anger.

Only Jiang Xiucai used his eloquence to persuade the pirate leader He Dadang to spare his life.

Then, in order to repay the kindness of He Dadangjia for not killing him, Jiang Xiucai became He Dadangjia's military advisor and came up with some insidious methods, which helped him gain a firm foothold in the bandits' lair.

After hearing this, Fu Zhiyi still didn't understand what this had to do with Lu Zhenzhen.

What kind of relationship could there be between him and the staff of a father from his mother's family who has cut off all ties with him?

But then he saw the deputy commander of the guards come closer and lower his voice: "This Jiang Xiucai also revealed that although the incoming Lord Lu escaped, he left behind something -"

As he spoke, he rummaged in his pocket and pulled out a fish talisman.

The fish token, pardon certificate and official certificate are the three items that officials must present when taking office. Only after the three items are verified to be correct can they officially take office.

Neither of them can be missing, otherwise it will be considered as impersonating an imperial official, which is a capital crime.

Fu Zhiyi took a look at the fish talisman in Deputy Commander Wei's hand and curled his lips: "Brother Wei, take this thing back to the capital and check it with the Ministry of Personnel to find out whether it is real or not."

"Whether it's impersonation or the loss of the fish talisman, this is a serious crime!"

"Besides, my wife has long severed ties with the Lu family. The letter of severance is still on file at the government office! It really has nothing to do with my wife."

After hearing this, Deputy Commander Wei looked a little embarrassed. "That was my misunderstanding. I thought it was related to your sister-in-law's family and was thinking about covering it up. Since you say so, I will handle the matter impartially!"

Fu Zhiyi nodded: "Of course! I appreciate Brother Wei's kindness! We should do what we have to do. We can't let Brother Wei hide it from the Emperor just because of such a small matter, right?"

Deputy Commander Wei nodded repeatedly and put the fish token back into his pocket.

He couldn't help but give a few more warnings: "Once you get to South Vietnam, be careful! Don't act rashly before you understand the situation thoroughly. After all, we don't know how many people there are!"

"If there's no progress after three months, I'll take the rest of the group and reunite with you in South Vietnam!"

Fu Zhiyi nodded.

The deputy commander of the guards finally stood up and said, "Then I'll go back first! By the way, I've been very busy these past few days and haven't had time to come see my sister-in-law. I'd like to apologize to her for making her so worried! This time, I brought her some small gifts as an apology from this big brother. It's getting late, and it's not convenient for her to see me. Can you pass them on for me, brother?"

"When the matter is settled, after returning to the capital, I will ask my wife to send an invitation to you and your wife to come to our house so that we can have a good chat."

As he clapped his hands, personal soldiers appeared outside the door and carried in a large box.

When placed on the ground, it makes a dull sound.

Fu Zhiyi knew what was inside at a glance and was about to refuse.

Deputy Commander Wei said directly: "I am a rough guy and don't understand those tricks. I just want to ask you, do you recognize me as your big brother?"

Fu Zhiyi was helpless: "Of course I admit it."

"Since you acknowledge me as your elder brother, just accept this little bit! Don't worry, it's all within the rules. Just consider it my apology to my sister-in-law, right? If you refuse, are you looking down on me, Old Wei?"

Having said that, Fu Zhiyi had no choice but to accept it.

Only then did Deputy Commander Wei turn around and leave with satisfaction.

Fu Zhiyi sent the people to the deck and watched Deputy Commander Wei and his men get off the boat and onto the small rowboat.

Then the oar cut through the water, and the canoe paddled away silently.

After watching the small boat disappear into the night, Fu Zhiyi turned back.

When I returned to the room, Lu Zhenzhen was already standing next to the box, looking at it curiously.

Seeing Fu Zhiyi coming back, he couldn't help but ask, "What's inside such a big box?"

Fu Zhiyi gestured for Lu Zhenzhen to open the box. "This is a thank-you gift from Deputy Commander Wei. It's also the profit we got from suppressing the pirates this time."

As he spoke, the box opened.

Lu Zhenzhen's eyes were almost blinded by the light.

In this box, there were gold and silver ingots on one side and jewelry on the other side, which sparkled under the light.

Even though Lu Zhenzhen had seen a lot of the world, this box of yellow and white things was still a big shock to her.

This box is as high as my calf. How many good things are put in it?

"These are all stolen goods, ahem, these are all seized from the pirates?" Lu Zhenzhen took a deep breath.

I really saw the world.

Fu Zhiyi alone got so much, so the deputy commander of the guards would get more, not less. And the officers and soldiers under him would not work in vain, so they would definitely hide some.

Some money had to be left as a tribute to the emperor. With this calculation, how much money had this bandit gang robbed over the years?