The surrounding drinkers heard the movement and came to watch. It happened so suddenly that even Chen Xiong's companions didn't understand what was going on, and Chen Xiong had already fallen to the ground.

"I'm sorry, I had a good meal, but I just made this guy feel bad." After Qian Jin returned to his table, he smiled apologetically.

"If it were me, I'm afraid I would have smashed it with a fist earlier." Jin Tai Ming Qi Dao.

"I don't think this Chen Xiong is a fuel-efficient lamp, Brother Qian should plan as soon as possible." Liao Donglin said.

Liao Donglin's worries are not unreasonable. Qian Jin's beating of Chen Xiong is already a brawl, and if the government cares, I am afraid that he will be whipped. According to the old law, wounding a person with bare hands is punished with at least 20 lashes. If you beat someone to the point of internal injury, you will have to be punished with eighty lashes. Of course, the two parties to the brawl can first go to the Shuntianfu Shenming Pavilion for mediation, and then resort to the court if the mediation fails.

Qian Jin smiled and said: "'The soldiers will come to block, and the water will cover the earth', I'm afraid that he will do something." "He has no grievances or enmity with this Chen Xiong, even if he is insulted by that guy for no reason, he can't be angry. He led the officers and soldiers to exterminate the gang of Japanese robbers in the hope that the people would die less, but he hated that this guy actually kidnapped him with righteousness, and said what to set up an immortal tablet. He is still a modern man in his bones, where can he allow others to belittle his life, even if he says it.

"Brother Qian is a meritorious person, and he should be fine." Next to him, Jin Taiming thought about it and said.

After a while, Chen Xiong woke up. He supported the ground with one hand, and touched the swollen lump on the back of his head with the other, and couldn't help but 'hum' twice in pain. At this moment, the square scarf on his head has long since disappeared, his hair is scattered, and his clothes are even more disheveled, where he still looks like a scholar.

Looking up and seeing Qian Jin, Chen Xiong finally remembered the culprit, so he got up with his hands and feet and scolded: "Who are you, how dare you beat me at will?" ”

Qian Jin didn't look at him squarely, and sneered: "This benevolent brother, didn't you just say that you wanted to set up an immortal tablet for me?" I didn't know why I was beaten, which was stupid enough. I see that you have read all the books of the sages in the belly of a dog. ”

Chen Xiong's face was blue and white for a while, and after a while, he finally figured out the joints, pointed at Qian Jin and said, "...... You...... Are you the money in? ”

"Hahaha, I finally got the hang of it, and there is a cure."

"I'm a lifter, even if I am disrespectful to you, you can't beat me at will."

Qian Jinwu drank to himself and ignored it anymore. When Chen Xiong saw that Qian Jin didn't answer, his head hurt again, and his white face turned red.

At this time, two archers (1), one fat and one thin, went upstairs, swept their eyes around, and saw that almost all of them were scholars, and they couldn't help but have a headache.

These scholars will be either rich or expensive in the future, unless they have committed a serious crime, they will not be beaten, and they will not be scolded. Of course, since there are people at the feet of the Son of Heaven who report to the official, they have to make a gesture to avoid losing the royal face. Then one of the fat archers opened his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "I just received a report that someone is fighting here, but is there such a thing?" ”

Qian Jinxin said that these poor people came very quickly. That Chen Xiong had been fainting to the ground, and it was impossible to report to the official; Those spectators around him have nothing to do with themselves, and it shouldn't be very likely. After some exclusion, there is a chance that the official is the shopkeeper of this Chunfeng Building. Chen Guo's merchant status is low, and the two sides of the brawl are both lifters, so it is estimated that the shopkeeper didn't want to provoke either side, so he simply reported to the official.

Thinking of this, Qian Jin pointed at Chen Xiong and said, "He was the one who was beaten, you can ask him." ”

When Chen Xiong saw that someone was coming, he was confident. At this moment, he couldn't hold it anymore, jumped to the field and pointed at Qian Jin and scolded: "It was he who beat me in public, and bothered the two of you to tie him up to Shuntian Mansion for me, and I want to sue him." ”

When the two archers heard Chen Xiong's words, they couldn't help frowning.

They belong to the Nancheng Terracotta Division, and only serve as anti-thieves and patrols. The Nancheng Terracotta Division is only a division of the Five Cities Terracotta Division in the capital, and it has no right to decide the case. Moreover, their chief only has six grades, and he is soft-spoken, and there are Shuntianfu, Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Liubu who can instruct them.

If this matter is stabbed to Shuntianfu, when the time comes, Shangguan will blame it, and they will not be able to eat and walk around. So the fat archer feigned anger and said: "If you have a big fart, go to Shuntian Mansion, won't Yin of that mansion be exhausted to death?" Seeing that you are not seriously injured, it is better to go to the Shenming Pavilion for mediation. ”

This fat archer is also right, Shuntian Mansion Yin is in charge of the capital of seven or eight hundred thousand people, as well as several large counties in Gyeonggi, and generally only goes to Fu Yin if there is a life lawsuit. In such a large capital, people come and go every day, and stumbling is inevitable. A brawl is at most a public security case, and it is generally a big thing and a small matter.

Since Chen Xiong was able to be promoted, he was not a talented person, and if he couldn't figure out these details at the moment, he was probably angry. He met Qian Jin for the first time, but he was beaten up for saying the wrong thing, how could this anger disappear for a while.

Seeing that these two messengers were planning to make peace with the mud, Chen Xiong couldn't help but be angry, and when he rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush to Qian Jin to fight back. The companion next to him saw that he was half a head shorter than Qian Jin, and he was probably going to suffer a loss when he rushed over, so he grabbed him hard.

As a result, Chen Xiong's guy still didn't give up, and while trying to break free from his companions, he pointed at Qian Jin and scolded: "Lu Song, the household servant, is my uncle, and if I don't tell you to receive dozens of whips this time, I won't be surnamed Chen ......."

When the two archers heard this, they cried out again and again.

There is a saying that "if you don't go to the capital, you don't know the official", and if you shoot a brick, you may hit a big man. This household department is the head of the six departments, and although the household department squire is a deputy position, he is also a member of the three products. It's not something they can handle.

The two archers glanced at each other, already thinking about it. One of the thin archers said to Chen Xiong: "If you want to resort to the court, you can go to Shuntian Mansion in three days to hand over the paper, and the Mansion Yin has his own judgment." With that, the two of them hurriedly left the Chunfeng Building.

Chen Xiong saw the two archers leaving, and sneered: "In three days, I will ask Fu Yin to make a decision in Shuntian Mansion, you must not be a turtle with a shrunken head at that time......" After that, Chen Xiong tied his hair at will, patted his shirt, and left with a few companions.

Jin Taiming's face was worried, and he asked, "Do you really want to go to Shuntianfu?" ”

"I'm definitely going to go, I'm going to try now, can't I escape? If the two brothers are free, it is better to go and testify to me when the time comes. Qian Jin said with a smile.

"When you say this, you will see the outside......," the two of them said in unison.

At this time, the table of wine and food was already cold, and Qian Jin and the three of them were only half full. When they encountered such a disgusting thing, they were not in the mood to continue eating, so they decided to leave. When he went downstairs, Qian Jin took out half a hanging money and put it on the counter, and said: "Shopkeeper, thanks to the hospitality, this is the money for wine and food." ”

The shopkeeper had a ghost in his heart, so he hurriedly came out of the room and made a gesture, and said: "This old man is serious, the small shop is not well entertained, and it hurts the old man's mood, please don't be surprised." This meal is my apology, no money. ”

Qian Jin stuffed the money into the shopkeeper's hand and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper is too careful, your wine is good, I will come again next time." ”

The shopkeeper heard that Qian Jin did not mean to blame, so he was a little relieved, so he gave the money into the three gifts.

…………

After the three of them left the restaurant, Liao Donglin went back to live at his relative's house. Jin Taiming went into the inn with the money, settled the house money, bought some winter quilts, and then lived in the courtyard together.

Housing prices in the capital are cheap, and renting is even cheaper. This courtyard house is rented for three months, it is a two-entry courtyard, after entering the courtyard, the front is a master bedroom plus a hall room, two bedrooms and a study room in the east wing, three rooms in the west wing, and the old servant who is responsible for guarding the house lives in the gatehouse. The old servant had already stated that the master bedroom could not be inhabited, and the remaining five rooms were enough for a few of them.

Qian Jin and Jin Taiming called a carriage to carry back the luggage of the suburban courtyard, and when they were cleaned up, the sun was already setting in the west.

After dinner, Qian Jinduan sat in the study and pondered the means of dealing with Chen Xiong.

When he beat Chen Xiong, he was indeed angry. When Chen Xiong fainted, he could have brushed his sleeves away, after all, an ordinary brawl must not have been able to enter the eyes of the officials. Afterwards, he waited for Chen Xiong to wake up, just waiting for him to make things bigger.

It is said that the water in the capital is deep, and it depends on how much splash you can make by throwing stones and asking for directions. Qian Jin thought so.

Note: (1) Archers: The low-level staffing of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, responsible for patrolling the streets, fire prevention and theft prevention, household registration and other functions.