Yan Capital, Song Residence. Song Jiuming's study was closed.
Butler Liu Lu paced back and forth in the courtyard, looking at the closed door from time to time.
Outside the courtyard, Song Quan in his official uniform strode in. He had just returned from work and hadn't even put on his clothes. He asked, "What happened? I heard that father locked himself in the study for a long time."
Liu Lu whispered, "I received news that the intelligence agency's people in the six countries were suddenly attacked by the six countries. They seem to have suffered heavy losses."
Song family had eyes and ears in the various countries.
Song Quan was shocked. "How could this be? Father wasn't involved, right? " After all, it was his father's idea to use the intelligence agency's people. It was not a small matter if the intelligence network in the various countries was damaged.
Liu Lu said, "The specific situation is unclear. The court in Qingshan County suffered a loss at the hands of Commandery Prince Yongping and this incident happened to the intelligence agency. You can imagine His Majesty's mood. I heard that Mo Bing was scolded badly by His Majesty. Master immediately went to the school affairs station to find Mo Bing to ask about the specific situation but was rejected. "
The school affairs station was actually Yan Country's intelligence agency, but it couldn't be called the intelligence agency to outsiders. Mo Bing was the person in charge of the school affairs station and also the commander of the intelligence agency.
Song Quan said in a low voice, "Does Mo Bing want father to bear this responsibility? No one is a fool. Even if father is still in power, he doesn't have the power to use the intelligence agency. The intelligence agency is under His Majesty's control. Without His Majesty's approval, how could it be done? Didn't father go to the Prime Minister? "
Liu Lu said, "After the school affairs station was rejected, Master immediately went to the Sikong Residence. But the Minister of Public Works' attitude was a bit ambiguous."
Song Quan said, "What do you mean? The intelligence agency didn't do a good job. How can father be blamed? "
Liu Lu said, "Of course not. We can't blame Master publicly either. But this is the problem. I asked Master about the situation. At that time, Old Master had asked the Prime Minister about the incident at the Intelligence Bureau and who had been dealt with. He wanted to find out the situation on Mo Bing's side and wanted to know what the reason for the closed door at the school affairs desk meant. Who knew the Prime Minister said that the intelligence agency had done a good job and avoided more losses. He told Master not to worry about this matter. "
Song Quan didn't understand and asked, "What do you mean? Isn't this good?"
Liu Lu: "How could it be good? There's a huge problem with the conclusion that the Intelligence Division did not do anything wrong. At the very least, it means that the Intelligence Division knew where the problem was. Logically speaking, if something like this happened, they should be held accountable for where the problem was. But where the problem was, they couldn't be held accountable!"
Song Quan was suddenly enlightened. He said with a serious expression, "Someone blocked and suppressed this matter?"
Liu Lu nodded. "At the very least, this person's influence in the court and on the Prime Minister's side is no less than that of Master."
Song Quan completely understood that the damage to the foreign intelligence network was not a small matter. Someone had to take responsibility for it. It was impossible to pretend that nothing had happened, and it was impossible for such a thing to go unpunished. Otherwise, in the future, there would be no rules to speak of.
These were the only people involved in this matter. The Intelligence Division was not at fault, and His Majesty could not possibly be wrong. What was left was the person who instigated this matter. It went without saying who it was!
Song Quan revealed a ferocious expression. "Someone is stepping on my father to protect someone else!"
Liu Lu comforted him. "The Prime Minister should still be protecting Master!"
"Protect my ass. Father has already stepped down. Wouldn't it be a joke to say that a person without an official position instigated the Intelligence Division? There's no way to publicly hold Father responsible, but someone is pushing the blame onto Father. "
Song Quan suddenly turned around to look at the tightly shut door of the study. He finally understood his father's feelings. He gritted his teeth and said, "What a good excuse. I want to see who is protecting who! It's fine if you're not at fault, but you're actually being praised! "
Liu Lu lowered his head sadly. The person who did this was indeed a bit ruthless in order to protect someone. Not only did they want to protect the person, they also wanted to protect the future of the person they were protecting.
In other words, to be able to do this to protect someone's future, the person who did this was very determined. They would not allow anyone to bring up the matter of the Intelligence Division and obstruct the future of the person they were protecting. Whoever bore this crime would have to bear it forever. Unless there were special circumstances, they would not be given a chance to reverse the verdict.
"I've already said that we shouldn't resign from the position of Minister of Justice so easily, but Father believed Tong Mo's nonsense. Otherwise, who would dare to be so easily manipulated!" Song Quan flicked his sleeves in anger. He was also in trouble. Everyone knew that he was Song Jiuming's son. In this kind of open and secret struggle, the other party had already ruthlessly attacked his father. How could they give him a chance to grow up and turn back?
Liu Lu hurriedly said, "The walls have ears. Watch your words!"
However, Song Quan moved closer and said in a low voice, "This matter cannot be leaked. Otherwise, the monkeys will scatter when the tree falls!"
However, just as he finished speaking, a person walked in from outside the courtyard. He held a letter in his hand and had a taut face. It was Song Shu.
Song Quan and Liu Lu looked at him. Song Shu walked in front of the two and handed over the letter. With a sullen face, he said, "Wang Heng just sent someone to forcefully take his daughter away. This is a letter personally written by Wang Heng. He says that his daughter is still young and as his parents, they can't bear to see their daughter remain a widow forever. He hopes that the Song family will issue a document that allows his daughter to remarry! "
Song Quan opened the letter and read it. The contents were indeed as he said. Although the Song family hoped that the Song family would have some sympathy, the tone of the letter left no room for negotiation.
After Liu Lu took the letter and read it, his face was as taut as Song Quan's.
Wang Heng wanted to sever ties with the Song family at this time. It seemed that this official of the Emperor already knew something, which indirectly confirmed their judgment.
Wang Heng asking his daughter to remarry wasn't a big deal under normal circumstances. However, to the Song family at this time, it was simply adding insult to injury. What would people think if they saw this?
However, the Song family didn't dare to refuse. If the Song family didn't agree and Wang Heng made a fuss, the Song family would lose face. Wasn't that what Wang Heng wanted to do?
"Check it out. Find out who did it and who they are protecting! Also, see if we can find a way to figure out what happened at the spy office! "Song Quan gritted his teeth with an ashen face. He could already feel the signs of a storm brewing.
When Song Shu heard this, he also realized that Wang Heng's matter wasn't that simple. He asked in confusion, "What's going on?"
The setting sun was infinitely beautiful, but it was nearing dusk.
Qingshan County, the county capital. Under the setting sun, a veiled Shang Shuqing paced back and forth at the top of the city wall. From time to time, he would look into the distance.
He had received news that Yuan Fang had returned to the Canglu County villa early in the morning, but only Yuan Fang had returned. Yuan Fang, who had returned empty-handed in Canglu County, had immediately rushed to Qingshan County. Calculating the time, he should have arrived by dusk if he had used the fastest horses in Qingshan County.
Shang Shuqing had been at the top of the city wall for two hours. He paced back and forth, waiting in advance.
She didn't know why Yuan Fang had returned alone. Where was Niu Youdao? Could it be that something had happened to him?
Unfortunately, Yuan Fang wouldn't tell his subordinates everything. Naturally, there was no news of Niu Youdao in the report from Canglu County.
A cloud of dust rose in the distance, and a person on a fast horse appeared in his line of sight. Shang Shuqing stared at the person with joy in his eyes. Gradually, she could see that it was Yuan Fang.
The fast horse naturally couldn't directly enter the city. It stopped in front of the city gate. A gentle, pleasant, and familiar voice called out from the top of the city wall, "Abbot Yuan Fang!"
Yuan Fang looked up and grinned. "Your Highness!"
Needless to say, they entered the city and climbed up the city wall without any obstructions.
Seeing Yuan Fang's travel-worn appearance, Shang Shuqing said in a dignified and polite manner, "Abbot, you must have had a hard journey."
"It's fine, it's fine." Yuan Fang waved his hand cheerfully.
Shang Shuqing extended his hand and invited him to rest in the tower.
After tea was served, Shang Shuqing dismissed the servants. When Yuan Fang put down the teacup in his hand, he asked, "Why is only the abbot back? Where's Daoye?"
Yuan Fang casually replied, "The Prince has already severed his ties with Daoye. It's not appropriate for Daoye to show his face in public."
Shang Shuqing was silent for a while, then asked, "Could it be that Daoye is also back, but he didn't show his face?"
Yuan Fang waved his hand. "No, Daoye is still busy dealing with a group of bastards. He didn't have time to come back, so he asked me to come back first."
"Bastards?" Shang Shuqing asked anxiously, "What happened?"
Yuan Fang slapped his thigh. "Something big happened. The Song family sent masters from three sects to hunt us down. Not only the Song family, but even the Yan imperial court also sent a large number of people to encircle and intercept Daoye. We've been risking our lives along the way. Fortunately, Daoye is smart. Otherwise, we would have already met the Buddha!"
Shang Shuqing's heart skipped a beat. She leaned forward slightly and asked, "What happened?"
Unexpectedly, Yuan Fang scratched his head. "Daoye said that we can't reveal anything about our journey to anyone. Otherwise, it'll be even more dangerous. Your Highness, please don't make things difficult for me."
"…" Shang Shuqing was speechless. She wasn't that kind of person. Since Yuan Fang said he couldn't reveal anything, she couldn't force him.
However, Yuan Fang's half-spoken words made her even more worried. What did he say about the Song family sending masters from three sects to hunt us down? What did he say about the Yan imperial court also sending a large number of people to encircle and intercept us? Just hearing about it made her panic. How dangerous was this!
"Since it's dangerous, why didn't Daoye come back? Why did he let you come back alone?" Shang Shuqing asked again.
Yuan Fang said, "Daoye said that it's impolite not to reciprocate. He's currently arm-wrestling with them. In fact, I didn't want to come back, but I had no choice. I had to help Daoye get reinforcements."
Shang Shuqing asked, "Are you going to ask the people from Heavenly Jade School for help?" If that was the case, she was prepared to ask for help.
Yuan Fang waved his hand. "There's no need. We can't wait for the people from Heavenly Jade School to arrive. Daoye has already sent people from the six states to help. I'm in charge of Zhao. I'm done with my business here, and it's hard to contact Daoye now. So, I came back first according to Daoye's instructions."
Shang Shuqing was stunned. Manpower from the six states? You're in charge of Zhao?
You're talking about countries at every turn. For a moment, she didn't know how big of a deal Yuan Fang had done, nor did she know how big of a deal Niu Youdao was up to.
"Your Highness, I heard that the people from my temple have also moved here. I have to go check on their homework. Don't slack off when I'm not around!" Yuan Fang grabbed the teacup and took a big gulp. Without another word, he stood up and left.
Shang Shuqing, who stood up as well, was speechless. These vague words really made her anxious.
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