The two of them have finally gotten to the point. Fan Jin's official business, Zheng Luo, has obviously seen it, and at the same time, his attitude is obviously at odds with Fan Jin's expected attitude of cooperation.

"The old man actually knew about Mei's grievances in the procuratorate a few days ago, and to put it in good conscience, the wind and grass on the ground in Shanxi rarely escaped the old man's ears and eyes. This woman originally opened a gambling stall in Datong, and she understands who such a woman is, not to mention thinking about it. is purely a female single, she has no shame at all, and she complains about grievances in the hot hall, which is their forte, and they are the most good at spilling and rolling around, so don't pay attention to it. Xue Rulong is a famous warrior in the old man's standard camp, and not long ago, he and Xue Changce led the standard camp to fight with the Tartar rangers, and came back with seven heads, which can be called a great victory. If possible, the old man would naturally keep such a warrior, but this time he committed too big a crime, and no one could cover him. Mei ran to the procuratorate, and the old man could pretend that he didn't know, and the yamen of Datong didn't dare to provoke the procuratorate if he wanted to, so he went inside to arrest people. Thinking that the woman was also a child of a military family, and her ancestors had made some military exploits for the imperial court, the old man pretended to be deaf this time, and he didn't see anything to do. Retreat took her out of Shanxi and let her live. ”

Fan Jin didn't appreciate Zheng Luo's favor, but asked rhetorically: "I don't know what crime Xue Rulong committed, and it actually reached the point where there is no solution?" ”

Zheng Luo looked at Fan Jin, and there was obviously a bit of blame and disappointment in his eyes. For Zheng Luo, a feudal official who came up step by step, Fan Jin became a patrol who fought against him at a young age, and his heart was not happy. And Fan Jin's promotion is obviously inseparable from Zhang Juzheng's support, in the eyes of people like Zheng Luo, this is the original sin of the most heinous crime, and he will naturally not be happy in his heart, it is strange to see Fan Jin's eyes look good.

Finally Zheng Luohan came home with kung fu, and he didn't have a seizure on the spot or say something ugly, but just said word by word for Fan Jin's popular science:

"The silver sect room between Xue Rulong and Xiao Changce has stained the jade body of a Heavenly Miao descendant. This matter was caught by the people of the acting king's mansion and sent to the governor's yamen on the spot. If it weren't for the fact that the Acting Wangfu was afraid of face and didn't want to make trouble in the city, I am afraid that it would not be Xue Rulong and Xiao Changce's heads, but the whole family would have to be beheaded! In the end, they didn't want to make a big deal out of it, as long as they killed these two people, the old man would be a favor and protect the two families. Everyone likes to be a blue sky and be complimented by the people, but they also have to tell the merits, if they don't ask about the merits, they think that the person who shouts grievances must be reasonable, and they will become crying children with milk to eat, and it is not good to judge the merits. ”

He looked at Fan Jin, and almost told Fan Jin with his nose that next time he would make decisions for others, he would first figure out the situation and then talk about it, don't bump into it headlong without knowing the height of the sky, and he didn't know it when he hit the iron plate. Regardless of what he actually thinks of Fan Jin, as far as this matter is concerned, his current handling is still on Fan Jin's side, which belongs to the category of "for your own good".

No matter how bad the days are, the clan is always the descendant of the Heavenly Family, and its social status is inviolable. The army is a disciplined unit, especially the border army, because of its strong armed forces, it is the most effective unit in the Ming Dynasty, and the management and prevention of them are extremely strict. The army should arrange eunuchs to supervise the army, and there should be inspectors and civil officials at all levels who are responsible for supervising the movements of the border army, so as to prevent the border army from becoming a warlord or having a tendency to be unremarkable, so as to avoid the recurrence of the disaster of the five generations.

According to the laws of the army, even defiling a people's daughter is a capital crime, let alone a child of the clan. This kind of behavior not only violates military law in itself, but more importantly, it can be regarded as touching a high-voltage line and touching a sensitive nerve of the imperial court: whether the border army is under control.

If the behavior of the border army insulting the clan is linked to the direction of Mu Wujun and arrogant soldiers, then the nature of the matter is seriously abnormal, and I am afraid that it will not be ten or eight heads. From this level, Zheng Luo only killed these two people, which is already a great favor, and using the lives of these two people to calm the anger of the palace and save more people's lives and the overall situation may be a very cost-effective business in Zheng Luo's opinion.

In comparison, Fan Jin, who bumped into him headlong without knowing the cause and effect of the incident, looked a little stunned, and he didn't blame Zheng Luo for beating him with words. But Fan Jin didn't show emotional fluctuations because of this, but just asked: "The two of them are elite soldiers in a hundred battles, so easy to catch?" Of course, I admit that men can't think as usual at that time. However, the military gate is strict in governing the army, and the soldiers are forced by the Ministry of War and the law of war, and it is difficult for those who are traitors and criminals to escape the military gate. Xiao and Xue can serve in the standard camp, and even the military gate knows their names, so they are naturally extremely respected people, if they are really evildoers, how can they be so valued by the military gate? People look at it as usual, and the younger generation doesn't think that a loyal and kind person who comes quickly will suddenly become a traitor, let alone think that the military will look at the wrong person. Moreover, the two of them have bad intentions for the women of the clan, where did the incident occur? Who knows? If the incident is a royal palace and the gate is strictly controlled, how can the two of them cross over? If it happened in the city, how did it be known and captured? The younger generation had written here to obtain the case file and the relevant personnel, and was preparing to re-investigate in Datong, but most of the military was busy and did not see it......"

Zheng Luo interrupted Fan Jin's words, "You don't have to say this kind of thing to leave me steps, I saw your official document, but I didn't respond to you." Because no matter what kind of response is given, it is not the old man's sincerity. In the old man's opinion, the best way to deal with this matter is to send Mei back to Lehu for her to take it when it never happened. This is also the meaning of the Wangfu, she is Xue Rulong's fiancée, Xue Rulong polluted the clan, and punished his wife for entering the family, which can be regarded as justice. Just protecting Mei's is already very troublesome, so there is no need to ask about Xue Rulong. The old man has also done a patrol press, so he naturally understands your thoughts, and he also knows that you have the right to consult the re-survey plan on behalf of the sky. When the old man was on patrol, he also overturned the case for people and understood your thoughts, but the case file of this case is really nothing to look at. ”

He paused for a moment and said, "This is Yanghe Fort, not the Jingshi Criminal Department, don't think about Qingyunhou's case here." Xue Rulong only passed one class in total, and his confession did not have a few words. Just asked him if he had an affair with the victim woman, and he had admitted it himself, which was enough, and the next thing was to send it down. Regardless of whether the victim woman is a people's daughter or a clan, she is always innocent and dirty, and now that the war is imminent, if the old man does not cut off these two heads, how can he let the three armies obey the order? If everyone is proud of their military exploits and does not pay attention to military law, they will lose the battle without having to fight. ”

Fan Jinyi arched his hand and said: "Listening to what the old military gate said, there is only one sentence in the hall, how can you be convicted?" ”

"The army is no better than the people, especially the border army, one sentence is enough to determine life and death, what's wrong?"

"This kind of interrogation is unfair to Xue Rulong. Since the old military gate knew that the students had turned over the Qingyunhou case, why did they think that the students would ignore this matter? In this case, the students must re-investigate, and they also asked the old military to make it convenient for the students to make a case of official business so that they could raise the criminals. ”

Zheng Luo looked at Fan Jin, "On reflection, the old man is an old fool who cares about people's lives?" I don't know what's wrong in this case, arbitrarily judging the lives of bad guys? ”

"The younger generation doesn't mean that."

"If you don't mean that, you just know it in your heart. When the old man was a patrol to redress the wrongs, he fought with the clan, the seniors of the Shilin, and the gentry and eunuchs. At the most dangerous time, the future was almost guaranteed, and the old man never gave in half a step. Although it is not as good as being treated, it is worthy of asking oneself, and it is worthy of Li Min's father, and it will not let people poke their backbones in the back. Now the old man is older, but if you want to talk about hard bones, you may not lose to you young people. Don't you see what's wrong here? But what can the old man do? ”

His voice grew quieter. "There are more than 9,700 people in Yanghe Fort, and the actual number of soldiers is less than 70%, and there are only 3,100 mules and horses. Once the Tartars enter the Kou in a big way, the old man will rely on these soldiers and horses in his hands to defend the city, keep the party safe, and ensure that the Jingshi sings and dances and ascends to peace, and does not hear the sound of the golden drum. The conduct of those vassal clans, I don't say that I know it myself. These people are short-sighted, and they only have themselves and no big picture. They don't care about these things, they just know how to find an opportunity to find bad luck in the government and make a mess of rice for themselves to go home. If such things are not dealt with as soon as possible, they will inevitably take the opportunity to clamor and besiege the yamen to ask for an explanation. The old man's dedication to trying to prevent the Tartars is not enough, and where is the energy to entertain them? Yes, Xue Rulong may be wronged, but he himself has misconduct, and he is not an innocent person. Killing his head can make those clans stop making trouble, what choice does the old man have. ”

"The juniors of the military gate understand, but Mei's family, Xue Rulong, and Xiao Changce are innocent?"

"What a mistake? Mei's business gambling stall defrauded people of money, Xue Rulong and Xiao Changce took the opportunity to patrol to Datong, and did this kind of thing, but they took the blame and had nothing to do with others. A leaf obstacle can not see Mount Tai, the current enemy, if you only stare at one Mei's family, tens of thousands of people in Yanghe Fort, and tens of thousands of female dependents, once the city is lost, who will be responsible for the safety of these women? ”

Fan Jin's voice gradually rose, "What the old military man said is indeed a big truth, but Fan believes that because of this big truth, the innocent can't be beheaded obediently." The lack of skills in military emergencies is not a reason to sacrifice the innocent casually. The old military men are afraid that those clans will make trouble, and they will work so hard that they will miss the military plane, and the younger generations are not afraid. Since Fan was ordered by the emperor to patrol Shanxi, and received the paper, he could not ignore this matter. Otherwise, if you lose the emperor's grace and the common people, Fan will feel uneasy. Fan must find out this matter clearly, and give the parties a fair deal! ”

Zheng Luo's eyebrows raised, "The old man just said so much, and he still hasn't changed his original intention?" This matter is very important and involves the descendants of the Tianjia family, and the stakes can be thought out clearly. ”

"Human life is at stake, and people cannot be resurrected after death, this is the biggest stake! No matter who is involved in the case, Fan is sure to find out! ”

"In this case, the old man has nothing to say, and the name of the white bread man has long been circulated here in Shanxi, so this time I can let the people see your methods."

After the business was negotiated, Fan Jin had no intention of continuing the conversation, and said a few words of gossip before leaving. After sending Fan Jin out of the temple and returning to the meditation room, his face was a little more melancholy. Zheng Luo looked at him, "People outside the monk Fang also have troubles?" ”

"Junmen, the poor monk is not worried about himself, but worried about you. The young man is ambitious, and there are dignitaries behind him as Olympic aid, and his talent may not be bad, but he is only afraid that his strength is limited. What these people care about most is face, and the military gate is so entertaining, which is very harmful to his face, and the poor monk is only afraid that he will hold a grudge and seek revenge. Xue Rulong's matter, everyone can see that there is something strange, and the old military also wants to kill and protect secretly, first lock him up in the barracks to protect him, and wait until the Tartars come to commit it, and then let him out to make meritorious contributions. Why don't you make it clear to you face to face with such good intentions? Let yourself be stigmatized. ”

Zheng Luo raised the teacup and took a sip of fragrant tea, "If Zhang Juzheng is here, I will naturally explain it, he ...... Unworthy. The younger generations don't know the height of the sky, and they think that asking for the people's lives, in the final analysis, it is just a means to invite merit and fame. He came with Shang Fang's sword, he wouldn't go back like this, he would definitely make wind and rain at the border pass to complete his work. Now that the enemy is currently in the present, how can such a stinky child be allowed to mess around? Instead of letting him stretch out his hand in the army to mess with my law, it is better to find him something to do, so that he will not be able to distract himself from making trouble. The rare case of Xue Rulong is not in the case, but in the clan. What virtues those people have, monks, you know in your heart. Let the ghosts fight the ghosts twice, fight by yourself, the old man just has a clean ear, why not? ”

"So that's where Fan Chengwen went?"

"If I had handed over someone from the beginning, how could he have come to Yanghe Fort? If he doesn't come, how can he see some things here? It is better to see than to hear, and he always has to see it with his own eyes to know that the situation is serious. In Yanghe's current crisis, the old man wrote a book to Beijing several times, but there was no follow-up like a mud cow into the sea, so it can be seen that there are people in the court who are obstructing and don't want to solve the matter. Since Fan Huisi wanted to be a Bao Gong, the old man gave him this opportunity to see if he had the courage to explain the matter of Yanghe to the Son of Heaven. ”

"But the poor monk is worried that Fan Jin doesn't know that the old military gate has good intentions, and when the time comes, he will involve the military gate."

Zheng Luo waved his hand, "What are you afraid of?" It's just a talent who is not worthy of the position, and he is just dismissed from office. The old man has almost forgotten what his grandson looks like, and it would be a good thing if he could go back to his hometown and tease his grandson. You are also from the border army, you know how far Xuanda's shortcomings have become, Zhang Juzheng's son-in-law thinks that he can solve the difficulties in the border area if he thinks of some methods, if he doesn't let them see it with his own eyes, he is afraid that he will still be kept in the dark. The current situation is getting worse day by day, if you don't deal with it, the old man is afraid that it will be difficult to return, and he will be out of control in the future. As long as the Son of Heaven can know the truth here, what does it matter if the old man is a wicked person or a loser? ”

Likong sighed: "The military gate is really loyal to the court, and the poor monks admire it." It's just that the military gate doesn't say these intentions, and the poor monks always feel worthless for the military gate. ”

"You don't have to worry about the old man's affairs, a great monk. Recite your scriptures and do your rituals. During this time, our soldiers and civilians have suffered no less than thousands of casualties, and the matter of surpassing their souls and letting them ascend to Elysium as soon as possible will be handed over to you, if you are lazy and perfunctory, the old man will not agree. You can do the things that surpass the dead, and the old man will do the things of the people who protect the health, and everyone will do their part. ”

After saying this, Zheng Luo closed his eyes again, and silently recited the scriptures in his mouth, surpassing the soldiers of the standard battalion who died in battle. Only Kong knew that he was doing this when he didn't go to greet Fan Jin before, and among the border governors, Zheng Luo was also an outlier who attached so much importance to the lives of the generals.

Fan Jin left Yunlin Temple here, all the way back to the courtyard, and as soon as he arrived at the door, Fan Zhigao handed over a letter of worship: "Uncle Jiu, what kind of eunuch came to visit, Aunt Jiu personally received him, it seemed to be very majestic." ”

Fan Jin smiled and said nothing, knowing in his heart: the person who gave Zheng Luo eye medicine is here.