Shanghai's move was so big that Emperor Showa, who was far away in the imperial city, dispatched elites from all around to rush to Shanghai. In a recent newspaper, there was a faint mention of the underground palace, but what he said was always vague.

Without making it clear, before Ning Ke could think about it carefully, he turned the conversation to the war at Yufeng Pass. Therefore, Ning Ke did not take the underground palace to heart.

Hearing that Rong Chu left Zi Lian to sit in the south of the Yangtze River and led troops to Yufengguan, Ning Ke felt more and more that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy.

Yufengguan, Jiangnan, and Shanghai have become a tripartite force. Rong Jin is afraid of Rong Chu and Zi Lian and will not dare to rush into Yufengguan and Jiangnan. It is even more important to defend Shanghai himself.

We must not let Shanghai become Rong Jin's retreat!

Du Changqing had been suppressed by Rong Jin for a long time, and finally got Rong Chu's attention. Coupled with Liu Junyi's persuasion, he joined Rong Chu's sect without hesitation. Sun Yiyun, on the other hand, never made his position clear and stayed between the two factions, but he was quite happy.

Being a leisurely Zhizhou, not caring about things, not annoying others, I have already saved a way out. However, I occasionally write and draw, and when I am in a good mood, I throw the used papers into the wastebasket outside.

When Chen Ying arrived at Shanghai, Ning Ke was painting in the study, splashing ink with great interest. However, when he got closer, he saw that there were only shallow water marks on the rice paper about a foot long, and there was no trace of ink.

Looking at the table again, there are inkstones and Hui ink all available, but the wolf hair that flows like water is only dipped in clear water.

He was confused but didn't say anything. After Ning Ke finished painting, he asked, "What did you paint?"

Ning Ke smiled lightly, put away the roll of rice paper and handed it to Chen Ying, but he didn't solve it as if he was playing a riddle. He just waited until Sun Yiyun came, then nodded and said, "Sit down and listen."

Sun Yiyun and the two of them met separately and then sat down, "I wonder what important matter Master Ning has to ask your subordinate?"

"It's okay, I just want to find a home to relieve my boredom." Ning Ke poured three cups of tea himself, pushed them over one by one, and said with a smile, "I wonder if your Excellency knows Lu Taofeng, the supervisor of Zhizhou Prefecture?"

Sun Yiyun lowered his eyes and chuckled, "I don't want such a scandal to reach the ears of adults."

"Scandal?" Ning Ke unconsciously used the tea lid to poke the floating tea and said with a smile, "How can it be a scandal? Mr. Sun is upright and trustworthy in employing people, so he deserves to be commended."

Listening to the two people going back and forth, Chen Ying became more and more confused as to what kind of medicine Ning Ke was selling in this gourd. However, before he could doubt it, Ning Ke smiled and said, "Lu Taofeng came to the hospital in the 11th year of Showa."

When he became the supervisor of Shanghai, Lord Sun was still in the imperial city at that time, and wanted to become his disciple under Prime Minister Chen. Unfortunately, Prime Minister Chen had no intention of making friends with the government and the public, so Lord Sun, who failed to become his disciple, rushed back to Shanghai.

..." The voice dragged on for a long time, and then he glanced at Sun Yiyun and said, "But?"

"Yes, yes, yes..." This is the most suitable season of the year for sightseeing. The sun is not too bright, and it is not too cold in the morning and night. However, there are beads of sweat on Sun Yiyun's forehead, a thin layer.

Withdrawing his gaze and still staring at the tea in front of him, Ning Ke still smiled and said, "In the 23rd year of the Showa era, Lu Taofeng was expelled back to his hometown for offending the then magistrate. This coincided with the great changes in the imperial city. Lord Sun took advantage of the chaos and rose up to do something.

After arriving at Shanghai Zhizhou, he read the documents and appreciated Lu Taofeng's talent, learning and uprightness, so Lord Sun made an exception and recruited Lu Taofeng back. He was still the supervisor of the Zhizhou Prefecture, and he was also specially appointed as a pen and ink waiter.

There are advisers on the left and right, but?"

"Yes, yes..." Sun Yiyun, who has always been sharp-tongued and the best at smoothing things over, was also panicking at this moment. There was a vague shadow in his heart, as if he knew what Ning Ke was going to ask. However, the remaining luck did not allow him to think like this.

, I could only sip tea and suppress the unattainable desire in my heart.

"But this Lu Taofeng was not appreciative, and despite receiving all the benefits from Master Sun, he still quarreled with him every day. In anger, the master drove Lu Taofeng out of Zhizhou's study, and also removed him from the post of pen waiter."

After saying this this time, Ning Ke did not ask any more questions, but put the tea cup on the table and said seriously, "This time the war at Yufengguan broke out again, Shanghai acted as a follow-up, allocated 100,000 stones of grain and grass, and worked hard to transport it to Yufeng Pass.

Fengguan, if I remember correctly, was supervised by Lu Taofeng."

Chen Ying suddenly realized in her heart, no wonder she started to say it was a scandal, and also said that Sun Yiyun was upright and honest in his employment... It turned out that he had re-employed a subordinate who always loved to be against him.

Then I felt strange, if it was just this matter, why did I need to say it like this?

Moreover, looking at Ning Ke's face, it seems that this matter is not that simple.

Sun Yiyun's face was solemn. After a long time, he suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, "Master Ning, what's the use of knowing it? One hundred thousand stones of grain and grass have been transported to Yufeng Pass. I'm afraid that you have already arrived at Yufeng Military Camp. Even if you have the will of God,

I figured out that that batch of food and grass was mixed with poison, how could you chase it back?"

Is the grain mixed with poison?

Chen Ying was so shocked by these words that she almost jumped up, but when she saw Ning Ke still sitting there calmly, she thought in her heart, maybe Ning Ke already had a solution?

"you are wrong."

Ning Ke drank the tea in the cup, clapped his hands and said, "Bring it in."

The door that had been closed was suddenly knocked open, and a group of big and thick men filed in. They slammed the food and grass on the ground towards Sun Yiyun, and the look of contempt in their eyes became more intense, "Master Ning, according to Master Zi Lian,

According to my instructions, grain has been collected from the south of the Yangtze River and transported there. This is the grain and grass that Lord Sun allocated to Yufengguan."

"Well." Ning Ke stood up, walked to Sun Yiyun, turned his back and kicked the grain and grass, "After reading the files of Shanghai officials, I suspect that you and Lu Taofeng are actually the same person."

"I..." Sun Yiyun suddenly stood up, his face turned ferocious for a moment, "I will fight with you..."

Before the word "ye" could be uttered, Ning Ke drew out the soft sword from his waist and stabbed back violently, splattering blood on the rice paper held by Chen Ying. Chen Ying was startled, jumped up and said, "He

But how dare you kill a fifth-grade magistrate of the state!"

"If I don't kill him, he will be sent to the imperial city in Huangling's shackles, and then he will be released to Dali Temple, and all his connections will be mobilized...Beheading him will turn into beheading a prisoner, and beheading a prisoner will become acquittal..."

Ning Ke suddenly turned around and stared straight at Chen Ying. The fierceness in her eyes made Chen Ying shrink back, "If I don't kill him, he won't die!"

Then he softened his tone, walked towards the door in a few steps, paused and then said, "You go back to the imperial city this time and bring the painting I just made to the emperor."

Chen Ying curled her lips, looked at Sun Yiyun who was lying in a pool of blood with some palpitations, and sighed in her heart, Ning Ke is a thoughtful person, how could he expose his back to you if he hadn't been prepared? You are always too impatient.

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No, you are too vicious.
Chapter completed!