newbobooks Chapter 144 It's easy to invite a god, but hard to send him away
Chapter 144 It's easy to invite a god, but hard to send him away
Chapter 144 It's easy to invite a god, but hard to send him away
"Something terrible has happened!" Old Li ran all the way back to Tianmen South Prefecture, panting heavily. "Admiral, Constable Longyuan has been captured by the Northern Prefecture!"
"What?!" Upon hearing this, Su Wuming immediately stood up, furious. "That Lu Dingyuan has a death wish! Men, come with me to the Northern Prefecture. If Lu Dingyuan doesn't release the people today, I'll smash up his Heavenly Gate Northern Prefecture!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of constables rushed into the main hall. Although most of the core elites of the Southern Prefecture had been sent on official business in other places, there were still quite a few people left behind.
Officially, Lin Fei was a member of his Southern Mansion. Privately, Lin Fei was also the grandson of his adoptive father, Su Lie. In any case, Su Wuming could not allow Lin Fei to fall into the hands of the Northern Mansion.
"Admiral," Old Li said in a low voice, "the head of Longyuan Shop has something to say to you."
"What did you say?" Su Wuming glared at Old Li, annoyed. "Don't take your breath when you speak, just say it all at once!"
"Yes, sir!" Old Li hurriedly replied, "Captain Longyuan asked me to convey eight words to you, sir: 'Collusion between insiders and outsiders, disrupting imperial power.'"
Su Wuming's blue eyes darted around, and then he laughed heartily, "That kid is indeed no ordinary person!"
He waved his hand: "Everyone, step back!"
The constables below were taken aback: "Sir, are we not going to the Northern Prefecture to demand the release of the person?"
"What are you going to the Northern Prefecture for? Go back to your posts! Don't you have anything better to do?" Su Wuming glared at him. "Go back and keep watch at your posts. Anyone who dares to leave their post will be fined three months' salary!"
"Didn't you send us here?" The constables felt frustrated, but dared not argue with their superior, and retreated one after another.
Su Wuming stroked his chin and suddenly said, "Someone, prepare my court robes. I need to go to the palace."
……
Meanwhile, Lin Fei was imprisoned in the dungeon of the Tianmen Northern Prefecture. This dungeon of the Tianmen Prefecture was not a place for ordinary people to enter. Ordinary cases were simply not worthy of the Tianmen Prefecture's attention.
Only those highly skilled martial artists who commit crimes are imprisoned in the Tianmen Mansion's jail.
Lin Fei, however, seemed quite comfortable in the prison, leaning against the cell wall, relaxed and at ease, without the slightest feeling of tension or fear.
"Officer Li is really something! I've never seen anyone so relaxed in this Tianmen Prefecture prison!" Even the jailers couldn't help but laugh.
"Just consider it a vacation." Lin Fei smiled leisurely: "Anyway, it won't be long before your Admiral Lu comes to release me personally."
A meaningful smile appeared on Lin Fei's lips: "I suppose your Admiral Lu is more anxious than I am, who's in jail right now!"
……
Lu Dingyuan sat in the main hall of the Northern Mansion, not taking Lin Fei's matter to heart.
Anyway, it's just a matter of defusing his arrogance. After locking him up for three to five days, he'll be released. Lu Dingyuan doesn't have the guts to really use severe torture on Lin Fei or convict him of any crime.
Just then, a constable ran in from outside: "Sir, people from the Southern Prefecture have arrived!"
Lu Dingyuan smiled, appearing confident: "Is it that fellow Su Wuming who's here?"
The constable replied, "It's not Admiral Su, it's just an ordinary bronze-level constable from the Southern Prefecture."
Lu Dingyuan's smile instantly froze on his face: "That guy Su Wuming didn't even come in person?"
He originally intended to take this opportunity to anger Su Wuming, so that Su Wuming would come to cause trouble in person, and he would then file a complaint against him, so that the emperor could further weaken the power of the Southern Mansion.
But to his surprise, that guy was so calm and collected, which was completely different from Lu Dingyuan's previous understanding of Su Wuming.
The constable from the Southern Prefecture was merely going through the motions, saying some meaningless things like "We hope the Northern Prefecture will release the people as soon as possible" and "The Southern Prefecture will cooperate with the Northern Prefecture's investigation," before leaving.
This made Lu Dingyuan feel as if he had punched thin air.
……
The second person to arrive was Lu Dingyuan's cousin, Grand Marshal Lu Bing.
As soon as Lu Bing entered the hall, he asked sternly, "Dingyuan, what's going on? Why did you arrest the old Marquis's grandson and put him in jail?"
Lu Dingyuan said indifferently, "Grand Marshal, it seems that the affairs of my Tianmen Prefecture are none of your business as Grand Marshal."
Lu Bing was furious: "What nonsense are you spouting! You are the Governor-General of Tianmen Northern Prefecture, and also a member of my Lu family. As the head of the family, I have the right to interfere! Release him immediately! How am I supposed to explain this to the old Marquis if he asks?"
"That's your own business!" Lu Dingyuan was also getting a bit angry. "Our Lu family is not the lackey of the Su family! Cousin, you are now a Grand Marshal, why should you still care about that old guy who has lost power? Our Lu family can become the fourth largest family in Southern Tang without relying on anyone!"
Lu Bing and Lu Dingyuan had a big argument and parted on bad terms. Afterwards, the Marquis of Shenwei's residence also sent people over.
The person from the Marquis of Shenwei's residence was Su Jie, the second chief steward of the Marquis's residence.
Su Jie remained expressionless and simply said, "Admiral Lu, my old lord has said that he hopes you will release my young master. Otherwise, Admiral Lu will bear the consequences!"
Lu Dingyuan had just had a big argument with Lu Bing, and his anger hadn't subsided yet. As the dignified Commander of the Northern Army, being threatened like this by a servant of the Su family, his anger flared up again.
“Go back and tell the old Marquis that this is official business, and I will handle it impartially. I will absolutely not bend the law for personal gain!” Lu Dingyuan said sternly, “I will take responsibility for any consequences!”
His attitude was firm, but Su Jie was not angry. He simply said, "I am only here to convey the old Marquis's words. Since Admiral Lu has said so, I will naturally pass on the message to the old Marquis."
After saying that, Su Jie turned and left.
"Damn it, he's just a servant of the Marquis's mansion, how dare he be so disrespectful to me!" Lu Dingyuan was so angry that he threw the gavel to the ground and kept cursing.
Just then, the head constable rushed in from outside in a panic.
Before the constable could speak, Lu Dingyuan glared at him and shouted sternly, "Who has come to plead for mercy this time? I will not see anyone! Even if the Emperor himself came today, he would not let me release them!"
"Sir, I'm afraid you have no choice but to see this person!" The constable said awkwardly, "It's someone from the palace, Chief Eunuch Wang."
"What, it's Steward Wang?" Lu Dingyuan was stunned.
Chief Steward Wang is the Grand Steward of the Imperial Palace and rarely leaves the palace. His arrival at Tianmen Prefecture is likely on the Emperor's orders.
After a long while, Lu Dingyuan finally sighed and said with a bitter expression, "That kid is right. This time, it's probably really easy to invite a god but hard to send him away!"
"Please invite Steward Wang in!" Lu Dingyuan had just finished speaking when he waved his hand and stood up: "Never mind, I'll go greet him myself!"