In the public court, Jia Zhongnan had already greeted Chen Xiong's ancestors in his heart. But hate is hate, and this matter must be settled in the court. If it is a lawsuit for human life, he can still find a reason to press it down and discuss it again. A brawl lawsuit, what reason is he looking for to press?

In the court, Qian Jin stood with both hands. Before he came, he had already calculated in his heart, Chen Xiong's case was just a small pebble he picked up at random, although it couldn't ripple much when thrown into the deep pool of the capital, but there would always be some noise. It's just that I don't know if it's a jumping insect or a waterfowl that will be startled in the end.

Plus, he had to give everyone a heads-up. Five villages, more than 500 lives, with infinite possibilities, were wiped out by a rebellion. If you don't pay attention to it, you don't know how many people will die next time.

After some contemplation, Jia Zhongnan finally made a decision. He has the power to face His Majesty directly, it is a matter of royal face, and it is also related to the members of the court, and this case cannot be said to ask His Majesty's will.

The thought of this made him start to have a headache again. Emperor Renwu only sacrificed the crown ceremony to the sky at the beginning of the year, which is equivalent to announcing the imperial power to the world. As a matter of fact, the major affairs of the DPRK and China are still jointly decided by Li Shoufu and the Empress Dowager, while His Majesty is studying and handling political affairs on the sidelines, and usually mainly studying. He was also unsure whether the matter should be reported directly to His Majesty, or to Li Shoufu first.

Just as Jia Zhongnan hesitated, three people squeezed in outside the door, an old servant, and two young and strong servants.

The old servant walked to the public court, bowed to Jia Zhongnan, and said, "Yufu Yin, the old slave is the servant of Lu Song, the servant of the household department. My lord said, 'The country has national laws, the family has family rules, and the family has an unfortunate son, and he has the responsibility of lax guardianship, and you will be able to deal with it after the family law is passed'. ”

After that, the old servant ordered two servants to hold Chen Xiong, and then slapped him in the face with a big mouth. Chen Xiong was stunned for a moment, and shouted loudly: "You old servant dare to beat me, I ...... I want to see my uncle......"

"Young Master Chen, it's not over yet, you bear with it." The old servant called Young Master Chen to remind Chen Xiong that he was not surnamed Lu, and of course it was also for Fu Yin and everyone present.

It is estimated that Chen Xiong has never suffered such a shame since he was a child, and he has already howled miserably in the court. Although the old servant was old, he was not weak at all under his hands, and he was stunned for twenty strokes before stopping. After the draw, the old servant saluted Fu Yin and left with the two servants.

Look at Chen Xiong again, at this moment, he is already foaming blood in his mouth, and he is squatting on the ground and crying bitterly. The onlookers had already understood what was going on at this moment, and they all pointed at Chen Xiong.

Qian Jin kept looking at the scene of the slap just now, and said in his heart that this is a good move made by Lu Song to protect the car. However, he has no deep hatred with this Chen Xiong, although this Chen Xiong has no concealment, but he is suffering from beginning to end. Qian Jin didn't plan to fix him to death, but seeing that he had already suffered, he wanted to explain it for him.

At this time, several generals came in outside, the first one was a middle-aged official, about forty years old, wearing a green robe official uniform, and the chest was embroidered with Biao, which should be a six-grade official.

The middle-aged official walked to the public court, saluted Jia Zhongnan, and said, "Yufu Yin, the next official is Li Shanwu, the director of the Military Election and Qing Officials Department of the Ministry of War. Ding Shangshu asked me to bring a message, saying, 'How can the people in my guard be so easy to bully, and besides, they are still meritorious ministers, and they have twenty palms. ’”

After that, the official who claimed to be Li Shanwu ordered the soldiers to hold Chen Xiong, and his mouth was pumped again. Chen Xiong's face was already covered with blood at the moment, his cheeks were swollen, and he was still scolding vaguely in his mouth.

After twenty slaps in the face, Li Shanwu walked up to Qian Jin and said, "Ding Shangshu also said, remember to go to the military department to change the military register and the waist card of a thousand households." ”

Qian Jin hurriedly bowed and replied that he already knew. Li Shanwu glanced at Qian Jin with a little meaning, and then left the court with several soldiers.

The military department sent people to come unexpectedly. When he left Guanhai City, he attacked Lao Qian's position of 100 households, and he didn't have much intersection with Guanhaiwei and Zhang Jiang, the capital of Guangdong, let alone the people in the military department. It seems that the mountain of the military department likes to protect calves, not to mention that Qian Jingang has earned such a big face for the military department.

Just when Qian Jin thought that this matter was almost over, a few more people walked in outside, the first of whom was also wearing a cyan official robe, about fifty years old, and a big beard. The patch on his chest is embroidered with a white flycatcher, which should be a five-grade official.

The official walked to the public court, saluted Jia Zhongnan, and said: "Yin of Jiafu, the lower official is Wang Peng, the ceremonial and Qing official of the Ministry of Rites, and he was ordered by Shi Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites to bring a sentence to this Chen Xiong, 'Such a fatherless and monarchless person, don't participate in the examination, and slap your mouth twenty'." ”

After that, Wang Peng drew a scoop according to the gourd and slapped Chen Xiong's twenty big mouths. At this moment, Chen Xiong couldn't scream, only stared at Qian Jin with his eyes, and his triangular eyes were particularly terrifying. If gaze can kill people, Qian Jin doesn't know how many times he has been killed.

Before Wang Peng left, he walked to Qian Jin and said: "Shi Shangshu said, 'Although Wailang is an official in Beijing, his sons and nephews are not bullied in the capital', and he also said, 'If you have time, go and sit more, just like at home'." ”

Qian Jin hurriedly thanked him.

In fact, at first, he thought that the first person who would come to Shuntianfu was the Ministry of Rites, and his uncle Wen Xun was a member of the Ministry of Rites. After he participated in the Guangdong Autumn Festival, the chief examiner Lin Youtang sent all the students' answer sheets and household stickers to the Ministry of Rites, so the Ministry of Rites should know his family background best. However, this time, the officials sent by the Ministry of Rites are a big grade higher than those from the Ministry of War, and the situation here is naturally different.

Above the court, Jia Zhongnan's expression was blank. This Lu Song and the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War came and went, although the officials sent were of lower grade than himself, and they also gave him face, but no one wanted others to point fingers at their own territory.

Seeing that Chen Xiong had fallen to the ground, he was hesitating whether to take him to the prison first. Although Lu Song of the household department has already expressed his attitude, saying that he can make his own decisions, if something really happens to this Chen Xiong, it is strange that he does not hold a grudge against himself.

At this time, a high-pitched and shrill voice came to mind outside the Yimen: "The holy decree has arrived, and Yin Jia of the Shuntian Mansion will receive the decree in the south." ”

Jia Zhongnan hurriedly greeted him, knelt down in front of the hall, and the surrounding people and officials of Shuntianfu did the same, and at the same time shouted "Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live."

A young eunuch and a few attendants walked in slowly from outside the door, and stopped after crossing the threshold. I saw that he was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with fair skin, short eyebrows, wide forehead, a nose like garlic, and slightly thin lips. After the eunuch stood still, a pair of eyes scanned around like an eagle's eye, and his gaze paused slightly at Qian Jin's place, and then he sang loudly: "Pass on Your Majesty's message: 'This matter ends here, so that Chen Xiong will go back to his hometown and think about it behind closed doors for three years. ’”

After Jia Zhongnan heard the holy message, the whole person breathed a sigh of relief, so he fell to the ground and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen...... Father-in-law Xie. ”

After the eunuch gave the decree, he ordered everyone to be even.

Jia Zhongnan ordered someone to take out a red box from the mansion as a thank you gift. The eunuch blocked the Zhu box with his hand, walked straight to Qian Jin, and said with a spring breeze on his face: "Qianhu, please take a step." ”

Qian Jin was suspicious. He didn't know the eunuch, but somehow he always felt like he had seen it somewhere.

The two walked under an old locust tree. The eunuch stood still, slowly turned around and said with a smile: "Qianhu is really a noble person who forgets things, and he doesn't remember the miscellaneous family after only a few days." ”

Qian Jin was even more puzzled in his heart. He had only been in the capital for a few days, and he didn't know any eunuchs, but this eunuch still knew himself. He searched his stomach and thought about it, but still found nothing.

The eunuch laughed and explained, "Qianhu, a few days ago, the miscellaneous family stole your horse, and you threw it off the horse, and now your butt still hurts a little. ”

Qian Jin finally remembered about the horse thief. Afterwards, he only knew that the identity of the young man in Chinese clothes was not ordinary, and he left the matter behind him the next day. Since this father-in-law is a eunuch, the identity of the prince in Chinese clothes is about to come out. He looked around and said in a low voice, "This father-in-law, could it be that His Majesty didn't succeed that night?" ”

The young eunuch made a silent gesture, then held Qian Jin's arm and said, "Miscellaneous Cai Qian, let's move around more in the future." In addition, Your Majesty has a reward, which has been sent to your dwelling. ”

Qian Jin hurriedly thanked him.

Then Cai Qian beckoned and summoned a few entourage. Not long after, the group disappeared into the street.

After a long time, Qian Jin came back to his senses, and said in his heart that the emperor who ran to the outside of the gate to admire the moon at night was also one in the Ming Dynasty before, could it be that this history repeated?

Not far away, Jin Taiming and Liao Donglin saw that Cai Qian had left, so they walked to Qian Jin and congratulated: "Congratulations to my brother for winning the lawsuit." ”

Qian Jin already knew what he would win or lose, but he was still a little moved by the concern of the two fellow villagers.

At this time, Chen Xiong also went out of the instrument gate with the support of several companions. At this moment, most of his white face was red and swollen, and blood flowed out of his mouth from time to time, looking a little crazy.

Chen Xiong looked at Qian Jin and gritted his teeth and said: "If you don't take revenge, you swear not to be a person." ”

Qian Jin smiled faintly, ignored it, and led Jin Taiming and the two away.