Chapter 804 The Hooked Fish

"Lord Wang, have you heard it? Tell me, what should I do about this?" Song Nan sat on the teacher's chair and picked up the tea made by a personal guard and drank it.

Wang Shouren came forward with a solemn face and arched his hand and said, "This matter should be up to the Duke of Zhen. We will listen to the governor's dispatch."

A general and officials came to their senses and said one after another, "According to the order of the Duke of Zhen, the humble officials will handle it."

Song Nan smiled and said, "Ganzhou magistrate Ma Jiuping Ma magistrate, what's your legs shaking?"

Everyone looked at Ma Jiuping and saw that his face was pale and his legs were like sieve. Obviously, he was very frightened. It's okay if you don't ask. When Song Nan asked, Ma Jiuping's legs couldn't hold up even more. Song Nan quickly ordered someone to take a stool and stuff it under his buttocks and asked him to sit down.

Ma Jiuping swallowed and took out a white handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the sweat on his forehead. He said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, please forgive the rudeness. The subordinates never thought that this matter was involved in King Ning's head, so he was so frightened that he lost his manner."

Song Nan sighed and said, "Don't say that you didn't expect it, even I didn't expect it. I just promised Lord Wang to help him eliminate bandits. How could I expect to know such a bad thing? If what Yang Qing and Li Fu said is true, then... then Prince Ning may be involved in a... uh... shouldn't be."

Everyone was silent. They knew that Song Nan used something that should not be avoided the word **, but everyone knew in their hearts that the word Song Nan wanted to say was one of the words such as rebellion, rebellion, rebellion and so on.

Wang Shouren said quietly, "There is nothing to hide. If this is true, what is the intention of Ning Wang's bandits to do? There must be an attempt to rebel. This is a great crime, just like the chaos of the Anhua King in the past.

Wang Mian, the general of Gannan, said, "Prince Zhen, Lord Wang, I suggest that you report this matter to the court immediately and ask the court to settle it. Whether what Yang Qing and Li Fu said is true or not, we can't take it lightly. This matter should be sent by the court to investigate.

Wang Shouren scolded lightly, "General Wang, do you still hold a glimmer of hope now? What the two bandits said was smooth and reasonable, and it was by no means a temporary lie. If you are in Jiangxi, don't you know those rumors in Jiangxi? Besides, if this matter is true, if King Ning wants to have an attempt, he must have a lot of ears and eyes in the capital. Maybe there are also his people among the courtiers. If he reports to the cabinet, the memorial has not yet reached the emperor. I'm afraid the news has been leaked.

Wang Mian hurriedly said, "The meaning of humble position is that such a big thing must be found out. After all, the words of Yang Qing and Li Fu's two bandits are not credible. This is about the reputation and life and death of a vassal king. It can't be hastily."

Wang Shouren was still waiting to talk about it. Song Nan coughed and waved his hand and said, "General Wang Mian is very true. In fact, I don't really believe the words of these two bandits. I have been in the brocade guard for many years, and I can see this kind of deadly criminals. In those years, King Anhua was captured and came to Beijing, and he still wanted to falsely falsely believe someone in the court as an accomplice, but unfortunately no one would believe such things. Well, the main purpose of this time is to suppress bandits. Now that the bandits have been eliminated and my mission has been completed. I will set out to return to Beijing early tomorrow morning. The follow-up matters here will be left to Lord Wang to solve with confidence, but I can't care about it.

Wang Shouren was stunned and said, "Is the Duke going to leave?"

Song Nan smiled and said, "It's over. Is it possible to live here? Although the scenery in Jiangxi is good, it's not a matter for me to stay here all the time, right? There are a lot of things waiting for me to deal with in the capital.

Wang Mian asked, "What about the captured bandits?"

Song Nan asked with a smile, "Are you asking what these two bandits should do? There's nothing I can do, so I have to take them back to Beijing. Although I can't believe their words, I have a special permission to investigate. Anyway, this matter needs to be clarified, otherwise how can I return Ning Wang Qingbai?

Wang Mian nodded and said, "This is very true. The rest of the bandits will stay and let me deal with it locally in southern Jiangxi, and the two bandit heads will take the capital to find out the matter."

Song Nan nodded and said, "That's it."

The officials are a little strange. Wang Mian, the general of Gannan, is usually quiet and doesn't like to show any attention. Today, Wang Shouren is present. Normally, he should not have come out to say so many words and express so many ideas. His behavior is slightly strange, but it is not a normal discussion business, but in fact, it is understandable.

It was dark. After dinner, the officials stationed in Changning County stationed there were quietly. The lights in the east yard where Song Nan lived had long been turned off. It seemed that the Duke of Zhen was tired and went to bed early. Except for the dark shadow of the guards walking gently in the yard, there was no light.

At the window of the east courtyard, three figures stood quietly in the dark. One person said in a low voice, "Prince Zhen, why do you think that some of my officials will collude with King Ning?"

Song Nan stretched out two fingers and gently opened the curtains to look at the opposite firewood room without looking back, "Lord Wang, I'm not only based on intuition, I'm sure."

Wang Shouren coughed in a low voice and said, "According to me, you are intuitive. You have been dating them for less than two days without saying a few words. I have been with them for several years, and these people are extremely reliable people after my screening. Isn't they as good as adults in the past two days? "

Song Nan put down the curtains, motioned Wang Yong, who stood aside, to take his position, and turned around. His eyes sparkled in the night, and he said gently, "Lord Wang, there is a poem called: I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain. Maybe it's because you are too familiar that you can't tell some differences in your movements. Maybe I'm new here, but I can see this. Of course, this is all false. Let's say a real reason. You and I both know that King Ning has been operating in Jiangxi for many years, and his ears, eyes, hands and feet are everywhere. However, I certainly don't believe that you told me that he can't reach in the land of southern Jiangxi.

"Of course, I don't believe your words, Lord Wang. What I said is also based on the analysis of common sense. Imagine, how can King Ning leave this virgin land to which Lord Wang belongs... Well... without development? Maybe the superficial things confuse Lord Wang's eyes. Lord Wang naturally believes that this is a clean place, which is Lord Wang's emotions and self-esteem.

"Emotion and self-esteem?" Wang Shouren said.

"Yes, as the governor of southern Jiangxi, you naturally hope that your subordinates are honest and good officials. In fact, you subconsciously understand that southern Jiangxi has the hands and feet of King Ning. Otherwise, why do you have to choose these seven or eight officials to see me? You can call to see him at the same time.

Wang Shouren was speechless, and this analysis seemed to have been seen through by Song Nan.

Song Nan smiled and said, "I don't know how to explain this kind of behavior with the hearts of an adult. In my heart, I know that King Ning has his hands and feet, but I forcibly ignore it and don't want to believe this. Can it be called difficult to know and do?

Wang Shouren sighed and sighed, "There are different knowledge and deeds. That's true. What the Duke of Zhen said is very much. It seems that my study is not difficult yet. In the future, if this mind and learning is to be completed in the realm of transformation, it is necessary to add the principle of unity of knowledge and action."

Song Nan was shocked and then understood that the mind advocated by Wang Shouren at this time had not yet been the unity of knowledge and action. His random mention may be the cause of Wang Shouren's future advocacy. Isn't this a confused account?

The two muttered and talked. It was already late at night, but there was still no movement in the firewood house opposite. Wang Shouren was a little proud. The Duke of Zhen thought that there must be Ning Wang's eyes and ears among his officials, so he squatted here overnight, but the fact taught the Duke of Zhen nothing. That's right. Wang Shouren quickly suppressed this emotion and secretly blamed himself for competing with the young man in front of him. He was a great scholar in the world. If he taught outsiders to know about it, wouldn't he laugh? It seems that I still need to practice in my mood and self-restraint.

In the silence, the leakage of the three drums also passed. Wang Shouren almost fell asleep after waiting too long. Wang Shouren finally couldn't help saying, "Duke Zhen, I want to go back to my room to rest..."

"Shh..." Song Nan was looking out from the cracks in the curtains, turned around and stretched out a finger, which almost poked into Wang Shouren's mouth.

Wang Shouren was shocked and stood up from the chair. Wang Yong timely gave way. Wang Shouren narrowed his eyes and looked out through the cracks in the curtains. Under the dim light of the faint wind lamp, a ghostly figure was quietly approaching the firewood room. Although the figure was blurred, the things in his hand were at a glance. I knew that it was a shining steel knife.

"This..." Wang Shouren wanted to ask this man what he was doing with a knife.

Song Nan did not answer him. He waved his hand and whispered to Wang Yong, "As soon as he entered the door of the firewood room, he took him down and taught him irrefutable."

Wang Yong answered in a low voice and walked gently to the door. In a while, the door sounded, which was the brisk footsteps of a team of guards.

Wang Shouren did not dare to breathe. He stared at the blurred shadow, carefully distinguished from his walking figure and movements, and finally exclaimed in a low voice, "Is it him? How is that possible? This is unbelievable."