From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

After the previous reader meeting, the names of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and Yuan Yi Zhenren became more popular. The key is that Zhou Yuan's remarks maintained the status of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", making countless readers more high-profile and Mo Yun Zhai more popular.

When Zhou Yuan came here, there were crowds of people. The readers who were crazy about grabbing books didn't even recognize him.

Walking into the backyard of Mo Yun Zhai, Zhou Yuan saw Qu Ling in the study.

She looked tired, and she was dozing off while writing.

Zhou Yuan approached, leaned his head over, and looked at her cheek carefully.

Her fair skin was flawless, as if it was carved from white jade. At this moment, she was sleeping soundly with her left hand supporting her cheek and her right hand holding a pen.

As if she noticed the close breathing, Qu Ling's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her pupils suddenly shrank when she opened her eyes.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

Two exclamations sounded one after another, and Qu Ling's face suddenly turned red. He shouted: "What's your name!"

Zhou Yuan said: "What's your name!"

Qu Ling threw the brush over and said angrily: "You walk without making any sound! You scared me!"

Zhou Yuan said helplessly: "You yelled and scared me too."

Qu Ling snorted, sat down angrily, and said: "You just make trouble! I'm so busy! There are visiting cards all day long. It's impolite not to reply, and it's too late to reply."

"By the way, I just want to tell you that there will be a boat trip on West Lake in three days. Many celebrities will be there, and dignitaries will also attend."

"In name, it's to appreciate the lotus and blue lotus, but in fact it's for you. After all, you made Shen Qiaoshan lose face before, and now they want to stand up for Mr. Shen."

Zhou Yuan wondered: "Are they done? If I don't lose face, will they do this again in the future?"

Qu Ling waved his hand and said : "Not really, just show your real talent and let them admire you."

"This is also a good opportunity to meet some people, which will be beneficial to your future development. Don't miss it."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Let Mo Yunzhai's carriage pick me up when the time comes. I'm too lazy to ask about the itinerary."

"I came to you today mainly because I need your help."

Qu Ling was a little surprised and asked in confusion, "You actually need my help? That's obviously not a good thing, I won't help."

Zhou Yuan didn't joke with her, but said in a deep voice, "Help me investigate two people, Ye Mian and Lu Hanxing, who are the captain and deputy captain of the Jinyiwei of Lin'an Prefecture respectively."

Qu Ling frowned and said, "Don't make trouble, Zhou Yuan, who is willing to help us investigate the Jinyiwei? This is too sensitive."

Zhou Yuan said, "I'm not asking you to investigate them thoroughly, I just want to know some basic information, not sensitive."

"That's fine."

Qu Ling agreed without hesitation.

Then she asked, "I remember you were a captain of the Jinyiwei. Why are you investigating your superiors? Do you want to seize power?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said easily, "No, I mainly want to move the gambling houses in the south of the city."

Qu Ling was startled and her face immediately became serious.

She quickly glanced outside the door and quickly closed it.

Then she whispered, "Zhou Yuan, are you kidding? The last prefect of Lin'an wanted to investigate the gambling houses, but was directly transferred away by the superiors."

"Those gambling houses have very powerful backgrounds. You are a small captain, and you are simply fighting against the stone with an egg."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "There is also a deputy captain Wang Ang."

Qu Ling rolled her eyes and said, "I'm not kidding you! You are not worth mentioning! Be careful not to get into trouble."

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I have made up my mind and will not change my decision. Do you want to help me?"

"No!"

Qu Ling snorted, "What tone, it's like you are blackmailing me , as if I would be sorry if I didn't help you."

She pouted, thought for a moment, and then whispered: "I know a friend who should be able to help you find out the background of Ye Mian and Lu Hanxing, which can help you judge the situation inside the Jinyiwei Qianhu Suo, but I suggest you don't be optimistic about the situation."

"My cousin's husband can also help you at critical moments, but only at the end."

Zhou Yuan hurriedly asked: "What does your cousin's husband do?"

Qu Ling said: "The son of the governor of Liangjiang, currently serving as a vanguard in the Lin'an Prefecture garrison camp, can mobilize 4,000 infantry."

What the hell!

The governor of Liangjiang, a first-class military general of the dynasty, has 130,000 soldiers and horses. How many people in the entire Jin Dynasty can be compared with him!

"Don't laugh!"

Qu Ling grabbed Zhou Yuan's hand and gritted his teeth and said, "I tell you, this can only be used at the most critical moment, and if it is not used well, it will be a capital crime."

"I'm telling you this now just to boost your confidence!""To knock down a giant, it requires the maturity of many conditions, and even the preparations need several years. You are unarmed and will inevitably be covered in bruises."

"Zhou Yuan, have you decided?"

Zhou Yuan's voice was calm and heavy: "If you are not satisfied, you will speak out."

...

During the riot in Yunzhou, Zhou Yuan and Qu Ling accumulated a deep relationship, otherwise everything would not have gone so smoothly.

But all this was far from enough. Zhou Yuan wrote the matter in a letter and asked Mingrui to rush to Yunzhou to give it to his father-in-law for review.

Two days later, his father-in-law's reply arrived.

"The black market gambling is like a rotten sore in Lin'an. It has been there for a long time. If you want to move it, it will affect the whole body. I don't know how many officials will be implicated."

"However, the way to be an official is to serve the people and the king. If Ziyi has made up his mind, just go ahead."

"As your father's teacher, he has lived in Lin'an for a long time and has a good reputation. The old man is righteous and will definitely help you."

Then, the father-in-law explained the situation in Lin'an Prefecture in detail and mentioned several names, which made Zhou Yuan extremely headache.

Shen Qiaoshan is the teacher of the father-in-law?

Li Zhaolu is the classmate of the father-in-law?

Damn it, it means that I have offended all my backers?

Oh, Li Zhaolu is the Xiantai of the Lin'an Prefecture Criminal Justice Department, Li Yunhua's biological father.

Damn it, I have to shamelessly ask for help from others again, which is really annoying.

The key point is that my father-in-law clearly stated that these two people are trustworthy and can be handed over.

Based on his understanding of my father-in-law's political wisdom, Zhou Yuan did not need to doubt his judgment, but just felt upset.

"Zhou Yuan! Zhou Yuan!"

Qu Ling suddenly rushed into the room, looking a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "Something happened. The list of names on the ship tomorrow is out. I saw a familiar name, Xu Guangchen."

Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, staring and said: "He got out of jail so soon?"

Qu Ling said: "He is innocent. The Xu family spent 200,000 taels of silver to clear all the grievances. Yesterday afternoon, Xu Guangchen returned to Lin'an Prefecture."

"Obviously, he will come to deal with you tomorrow."

Zhou Yuan rolled his eyes and said: "Just deal with it, anyway, I don't take him seriously."

Qu Ling said helplessly: "But what about the Xu family? To be honest, the Xu family still has some power. I'm afraid they will use despicable means."

This point can never be ruled out. After all, Zhou Yuan and the Xu family have such a big grudge that they almost killed the whole family.

Zhou Yuan thought about it and said: "It doesn't matter. I'm not afraid of their despicable behavior. I'm just afraid that they will keep staring at me and not take action. That's annoying."