After having sex, it was already the hour of the jail. The moon was shining outside, the streets were deserted, and there was a faint sound of chung. There was also the constant echoing of the "dry things in the sky, be careful of the fire candles" in the market.

Not long ago, he was scolded by Shangguan for half an hour. Thinking of what happened today, Captain Zheng shook his head, smiled bitterly, and sighed softly: "What's this all..."

Yes, what's this all about!

He has been arresting for decades, but his son inherited his father's business. He has worked diligently over the years and has encountered all the thieves and evil thieves in the wild. It is difficult for ordinary people to imagine the dangers here. They wander around the edge of life and death and see more and more. It is impossible to say that they are not afraid of it, but they will not be like those young boys, even the guys who eat when they see blood cannot hold them.

But, he had never seen such a fierce person! Thinking of Zhang Hu's calm appearance after killing someone, and thinking about the young master's understatement, his breathing could not help but stagnate, treating human life as a joke and treating the law as nothing. How dare he? How dare he!

In broad daylight, slaves killed people in the street, or in front of the official! After fear, he was irrepressible anger. He saw the coldness, cruelty, and the disdain and rampantness in his bones.

This is humiliation, this is humiliation to the officials and the government. The world of peace and prosperity is bright, so Cheng Si should be judged by the government and the judge!

The night wind came, tightening her clothes tightly. Captain Zheng was in a mess. His anger accumulated in his chest, but he extinguished the cold in an instant. Looking back, the lanterns on the gate of the prison swung left and right in the night wind, and the light and shadows swayed. The two stone beasts directly below seemed even more ferocious. Perhaps, even they were desperate for this dirty human world?

When he returned home, his family had already gone to bed and rested without any surprises. He inserted the door bolt and walked towards the main hall with a gentle foot. Perhaps it was because the door was opened too loudly before, and a candlelight lit up in the room on the west side, followed by a cough. He felt tighter and subconsciously accelerated his pace.

"My husband, you're back."

Seeing the lady wearing a coat, Captain Zheng immediately walked up to take the candlestick, and helped her with one hand and slowly walked to the table to sit down, complaining, "You are not in good health, you should have a more rest, don't wait for me every night."

"My husband said that, you are busy with official business, and I, a woman, can't help much, and all I can do is this," she looked at her husband who was reluctant to speak, chuckled and shook her head: "Besides, if you are not here, I feel empty in my heart, and I can't sleep alone even if I want to."

After twenty years of marriage, the couple respected each other as guests. It was the luckiest thing in their life to marry a woman like Weaver Girl. To put it in detail, they always felt guilty. The man came on a bamboo horse and played with green plums around the bed. When he was young, he made a vow to make her rich and prosperous for the rest of his life, but in the end he was in this government office. After decades of work, the boy turned into the middle age of today. Perhaps this wish might not be realized when he was old.

There was dinner on the table and covered with gauze. Although it was already cold, he ate sweetly. The couple said something to themselves, and only this time of the day could do it. With Momoji silently managing this home behind his back, he was really much more at ease.

Bang bang bang bang bang, a sudden knock on the door sounded, and it was extremely clear in this silent dark night. Headmaster Zheng paused, put down the bowls and chopsticks, gave Wiang Niang a look of peace of mind, picked up the Yanling Knife beside the wall, walked through the courtyard and came to the gate, and shouted in a low voice: "Who!"

"Captain Zheng, I visited at midnight. I just wanted to accept power because of the urgent matter. I hope Captain Zheng will be unwilling!"

Through the gap in the door leaf, two figures were vaguely seen. In order to show that they had no malice, the visitor deliberately turned the lantern around his body, spread his hands, looked at his face, and then stood up.

The man had seen it, but he was not familiar with it. Captain Zheng felt relieved. Although he had not put down the Yanling sword in his hand, he was not as nervous as before. He opened the door bolt and looked at the visitor and said in confusion: "Shopkeeper Gu?"

Manager Gu hugged his fists and said with a smile: "Captain Zheng, I'm really embarrassed to disturb him."

"How did you come from?" Captain Zheng looked alert and stared at Manager Gu and asked sternly: "After night, the state prefecture was banned, all the buildings and cities were closed and locked, and there were deputy lieutenants leading the patrol. Manager Gu, what kind of virtue are you, a shopkeeper in the restaurant, who can walk around the streets late at night? Say! If you don't explain clearly, you may have to go to the prison!"

Captain Zheng's threatening expression was beyond words, but Manager Gu didn't care. He glanced around and leaned over and whispered: "I will definitely answer what Captain Zheng asked clearly, but this is not the place to speak. If the Captain is willing, what should we go to the house to explain in detail?"

After looking at the shopkeeper Gu deeply, Captain Zheng gave up his seat and snorted coldly: "Come with me!"

It is not easy to live in the prefecture for a long time. It has been the result of the struggle of several generations of people. Although Captain Zheng has been working in the government office for generations, his salary is really pitiful. On weekdays, some people respect some money and it is no problem to use it as a household purchase, but they don’t even think about it.

There are only three rooms in the whole courtyard, one for the old mother and the other for the couple to live. The remaining one is planned to wait until the children grow up and then cut it into two for use. At the moment, the debris is all there, and it is so dark inside that it is not clear. The shopkeeper Gu and the other waiter wait outside the door, turning around and preparing to get an oil lamp.

In the main hall, when I saw my husband returning, Moon Weaver said with a worried look on his face: "My husband, who are those two? Why are they here to visit me in the middle of the night?"

After a while, Captain Zheng had already guessed in his heart, but he was not good at talking to his wife in detail, and comforted him with kind words: "Don't worry, those two people have no malice. They are looking for me because of some private matters. Okay, you go back to the house to rest first, and come back to accompany you immediately after I see them off."

He also knew that his husband had something to hide from him, so Niang Zhi was helpless and nodded, "I'm going back to the house now, and my husband should also pay attention to his health. Don't delay it for too long."

The two of them were still waiting at the door when they returned, and they didn't say much. He walked into the house first, placed the oil lamp on a pile of debris, and looked at the shopkeeper Gu who was walking into the door and said coldly: "Tell me, why did you ask me for?"

"Didn't Captain Zheng have guessed it?" Manager Gu smiled and looked at him intently and said, "I came today just to ask Captain Zheng for a little help!"

Captain Zheng was silent, and Manager Gu did not urge him. He turned his head and looked at the decorations in the house with a little interest. After a long time, he looked over again.

"Who is that person?"

It was clear who Captain Zheng was asking. Manager Gu looked up and said with a fist, "My young master!"

"Your young master?"

"Yes, that's right! Captain Zheng may not be very clear. My surname is Zhang, and he is an insignificant servant of the Zhang family!"

In Suzhou Prefecture, there is only one person who only reports the surname Zhang but not the family. The four simple words of Zhang in Suzhou Prefecture made Captain Zheng feel unspeakable pressure. A trace of shock, a trace of complexity, and a trace of sudden realization flashed in his eyes!

Manager Gu was very satisfied with Captain Zheng's attitude. In Suzhou Prefecture, few people can remain calm after hearing the name of the Zhang family, which shows that he is very good and is also a character.

"My young master went out to the house for a trip today, but he didn't expect to meet a thief from the Changle Gang. Fortunately, a young man named Jiang helped him. The thief was undead of harming others. Then he joined forces with five or six companions to commit an offensive crime in the street. The servants were eager to protect their master and fought to death to kill the thief! Captain Zheng, are you right about what I said?"

"you..."

"Captain Zheng! Are you saying I'm right?!"

"I..."

"Captain Zheng! Are you saying I'm right!!!"

Manager Gu asked three times in a row, one by one, and one by one, it seemed that even the air became heavier, just like Mount Tai was pressing down on the top, so that Captain Zheng could not speak.

The moment he walked out of the prison, he actually had a premonition that the evil man who committed the crime and the master who instructed him behind him had no taboos, and clearly had some support. The first one who doubted was the Li family of Gusu, and then the Gao family in Jinling. It was only a few days ago that he heard that the son of the Gao family would come to Suzhou Prefecture, but he never thought that this person was the young master of the Zhang family.

Compared with the Li family, a century-old prominent family, the Zhang family has a weak foundation for generations, but that is also for the aristocratic clans. In Suzhou Prefecture, the Zhang family is the heaven, and even the Li family of Susu is unwilling to gently stroke the tiger's beard. What is his small head-in-chief and something that can even yawn away in the eyes of the Zhang family?

"I can't do it alone!" As soon as he opened his mouth, Captain Zheng was startled. The sound was too dry and it didn't sound like him. Looking at Manager Gu's eyes, he seemed to have tried all his strength: "There were three brothers following me at that time, and there were many people around him who witnessed it with their own eyes. By the way, this case will be decided by Lord Tong, and those thieves must shut their mouths at that time!"

"Okay! On behalf of my young master, I would like to thank the captain for his kindness! Xiaojiu, hand over the things to Captain Zheng!"

The person behind him took out an envelope from his arms, held it up with both hands and handed it in front of him. Manager Gu turned into a smiling Maitreya Buddha again, holding his fist and saying apologized: "I feel ashamed of disturbing late at night. I am just a little bit of a favor. I hope Captain Zheng will not refuse!"

Seeing Captain Zheng take the envelope, he smiled more kindly: "The Captain is indeed sensible and sensible. If I can have a person like Captain Zheng in Suzhou Prefecture, why worry about the uneasy state of the prefecture! Then I won't disturb Captain Zheng's rest. Oh, by the way, when I go to the court tomorrow, I hope Captain Zheng can remember what he said just now."

"Tomorrow?" Captain Zheng was shocked. The government office had its own rules for determining cases. No matter how big or small it started, it was seven days. These seven days were for the yamen runners to collect evidence and understand the inside story of the case clearly so as to facilitate the magistrate to determine the case.

"That's right, it's related to the reputation of my young master. You can't let a group of thieves be ruined. Of course, the faster the better!"

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"Master, Mr. Qi is here!"

In the study, the middle-aged man sat on the magistrate's chair and closed his eyes to rest. When he heard the butler's words, he opened his eyes and nodded and said, "Come in quickly!"

A moment later, a man wearing a square scarf and a blue Confucian shirt walked in, leaned forward and bowed, "Sir, are you looking for me?"

"Deyu, sit," pointed to the position beside him, and the middle-aged man continued, "I invited you to come late at night because there is a case, and I need you to help me with some advice!"

"What the lord said is the murder that happened on Bachelor's Street this afternoon?"

"You already know?" The middle-aged man was stunned, his eyes couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

Deyu didn't find it strange. He was the aide to the Lord Tongzong. He had been following him for more than ten years and had already touched his character. Lord Tongzong was good at everything, but he was a little bit suspicious and jealous, and he was too fond of his feathers. Sometimes he was afraid of his hands and indecisive in his work, and even worse than that of the market woman.

He immediately said calmly: "To be honest, the Zhang family has already looked for me before the Lord said that I was told!"

The magistrate Tong snorted coldly and said with a angrily expression: "These idiots who are ignorant of the world, let their young masters commit murder in the streets, and now they still have the face to beg for the door! Humph, I really should have put all these people in the prison and beat the fifty boards first!"

Although the judge Tong said it was so powerful, Deyu knew that he would not and dared not. It was not that he was afraid of the Zhang family, but that he was afraid of the person behind the Zhang family!

As a subordinate, Deyu naturally knew how to give his superiors a step forward, and quickly echoed: "What the lord said is that this young master of the Zhang family has done too much. No matter what, he cannot kill people in the street in broad daylight..."

"Forget it, let's not mention this person for now," Lord Tongzhang looked irritated and waved his hand to interrupt him: "Tell me, what do you think about this case?"

"Sir, it doesn't matter why my subordinates think, what is important is how my elders think about it?"

"Um?"

He leaned over and whispered in the ear of the judge Tongzong: "The Zhang family is rich and powerful, and it is reasonable to be unreasonable; the one who died was Qingsie, who had evil deeds on weekdays, and it was unreasonable to be reasonable..."

"Rare!" Unexpectedly, the magistrate looked angry and slapped the table and said, "As the head of a state, I am the sage emperor, Mu Shushou, but under my rule, I have such a sensational murder. You let me open my mouth and let the murderer sway over the market. If this matter spreads, there will be a lot of discussion among the people. Where will I do this? What is my intention?"

The more he spoke, the more angry he became. In this small study, he was close to his confidant. His identity and status, which were usually pressed on his body, disappeared without a trace. He was like an ordinary person, furious, hating the Zhang family's son, and hating the dead green skin without eyes. He wished he could cut him into pieces and crush his bones and ashes.

Deyu lowered his eyebrows and let the judge get angry. He understood that he had just suffered from the disaster, so it would be better to vent the anger in his heart. If he kept holding it in his arms and was uneasy, if he made any unwise decisions, he would regret it too late.

After waiting for a long time, the sound in the room gradually fell down until it calmed down. The judge looked tired and stared at the candlestick in a daze. He was an official for more than 30 years. When he was young, he had great ambitions and decided to be a parent official who benefited the world. However, he refused to do anything. He had full ambitions but was constantly restrained. Now that his ambition is no longer passionate, his blood is cold. Looking up, he felt that the road ahead was slim and thorns were growing, and there was still a deep abyss hidden among the red flowers and green leaves. If he was not careful, he would be crushed to pieces. He woke up late at night and his body was cold and his hands and feet were often cold.

Seeing that the judge Tong was silent for a long time, Deyu was in sorrow that he was in sorrow that he could not delay any further. He felt a move in his heart and stepped forward and whispered: "Sir, this is a God-given opportunity, and you must not miss it!"

"Good opportunity? How do you say this?"

"I have been in trouble over the years. Although I have the skills of governing the people, I have no place to perform it. To put it in detail, my roots are still in the word "thin"! Do you still understand? I think that the prefect Chen Lun, who is only in his thirties, can he be the head of a state? It is really up to him? Don't forget that the virtuous support he married is the legitimate daughter of the Li family of Gusu..."

When talking about the prefect Chen Lun, the magistrate Tong felt very jealous. He had disagreements with this person and had already secretly aggravated him. He privately laughed at him as a child of Huangkou, a scholar who was angry and did things regardless of his duties. But such a person, because he married the daughter of Li, he rose all the way from the seventh-rank county magistrate. He became the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture, and was half a grade higher than his own. When he met, he had to praise Shangguan!

Bah! What ability does Chen Lun have to manage a mansion? Just his body of skin? After all, it depends on his wife and the backer of Li! Jealousy made the Tongzong separate the hostage wall, and he disliked the prefect at all sides, just because he was very jealous!

"Sir, don't lose the opportunity again!" I noticed that the magistrate Tong was a little moved, Deyu hurriedly advised again: "Of course, you don't need to take it seriously by the Zhang family, but don't forget that there is a Liang Prime Minister behind the Zhang family! Over the years, the clans have controlled the government affairs and drove away dissidents, and have been suppressing those who do not follow. The Liang Prime Minister and the Lord have similar backgrounds, both of which are from a small period of time, but why can they be as stable as Mount Tai?"

"Just because the Prime Minister of Liang was in the heart of the emperor, about one-third of the officials in the court came from his subordinates, and others presided over the imperial examinations, which was not as many as he was the master of the scholars in the world, and the evergreen pine in the officialdom!"

"If you can establish a relationship with Liang Prime Minister, why worry about not having a prosperous career in the future!"

"Shut up!" The judge shouted angrily, stopping the staff from continuing to speak, and said with a stern expression: "I, Mr. Du, are the official, just want to be worthy of your gratitude, but you let me rush to the flames and be the one who clings to the dragon and phoenix! Deyu, I misread you!"

"grown ups!"

"You go down first. I have my own considerations about this case!"

"Yes, sir, my subordinates will leave!"

After his subordinates left the room, the magistrate snorted coldly, and the intention of the aide was obvious, and he clearly wanted to be a lobbyist for the Zhang family. If he could not see this little thought, he would be a vain for decades of ups and downs in the officialdom.

However, this person is right. The Zhang family is nothing, but the Liang Xiangguo is definitely a mountain. Just move his fingers to easily kill him, a small magistrate, is easier than slapping a fly to death.

And the name of the scholar and the master of the world sounds really amazing. Deyu is not in the officialdom but he doesn't know that the Prime Minister of Liang had no choice but to restrain the family and family so as not to become a commoner in the court. The way to weigh the pros and consciences is the emperor's mind. The gods and immortals on both sides fight, and a small magistrate wants to join in. Don't stop the dragon from climbing up, but will end up getting a fishy smell!

Thinking of this, he immediately made a decision, walked out of the study and shouted, "Afu? Afu!"

The housekeeper hurried over and leaned over and asked, "Master?"
To be continued...