Because the duty of the patrol was originally to inspect a province and check for any mistakes or omissions in the military, government, and civil affairs of a province, there were special drums for people to complain about grievances outside the yamen of the procuratorate. Judging from the regulations, no matter at any time, as long as the drum of grievances sounds, the patrol press has to put down all the work at hand and go to court to ask questions. However, this system, like many of the rules and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, is displayed to look good, and it cannot be implemented at all. In addition to the drum of grievances in each procuratorate, there are special soldiers on duty, and it is forbidden for people to beat this drum.

Especially in a military town like Datong, the security work is far stricter than that in the hinterland, and there must be a curfew every time the lantern is held, and pedestrians are forbidden on the streets. At this time, it was already the middle of the night, and the archers on the road were on duty, and the soldiers in charge of guarding the big drum were all looking for a place to sleep, but they didn't expect that someone could violate the night ban and pass through the blockade line and beat the drum, and they didn't expect that it was actually two women who beat the drum.

Both women were standard Northland rouges, tall and tall, one twenty-eight years old and the other less than thirty years old.

The slightly older woman's skin is as red as jujube, there is a beautiful mole at the center of her eyebrows, her appearance is quite handsome, her two apricot eyes are shining, and she does not have stage fright in the face of the court officials. He was wearing a night suit, but fortunately he didn't carry a weapon on his body, otherwise he would have been easily caught as an assassin.

This kind of clothing will be very close to the body for the convenience of movement, and the woman's figure will be fully displayed. This woman is probably a muscular woman who has studied martial arts, belongs to this era, has a strong and fleshy body, especially the characteristics of the two groups of women are particularly prominent, and they almost break through the shackles of the night clothes and escape. This kind of figure is rare among women today, who are slightly older, relying on their faces, and proud capital, walking on the street is also very attractive to people's eyes. But when she was compared with her, her shortcomings such as being older, slightly thicker skin, and too strong were reflected.

The woman was less than twenty years old, exposed to the wind and sun in the border land, and her skin was generally not good, but this woman was an outlier, but she had a good skin with a pink face, peach cheeks, white and red.

The facial features alone are not necessarily exquisite, and when matched together, they show a unique and bold beauty, just like the flowers and plants here, blooming in the wind, full of health and vitality. She is very tall, maybe slightly taller than Fan Jin, and she is also wearing night clothes, and her figure is not as strong as the woman in front of her, but she is just right. Walking in a few steps from outside the door, Fan Jin noticed that her two long legs were as straight as a deer, and Fan Jin, as an old driver, couldn't help but sigh secretly: It's really a good gun rack, enough to play for a year.

The two reacted differently to Fan Jin's gaze, the young woman looked up at Fan Jin, and was about to bow her head tightly, but the slightly older woman was not only not afraid, but stared at Fan Jin's face, and laughed out loud.

Fan Jin patted the table lightly and said, "Bold people's woman, there is no official roaring court, you are not afraid of the royal law?" ”

"I'm sorry, we are a woman who runs the rivers and lakes, I have only seen some military attachés in my life, and they all have hippie smiling faces when they see the slaves, and the more the slaves laugh, the happier they are. I don't want the procuratorate to be this rule, don't we dare to laugh? It's just that I've always heard of the name of Fan Qingtian, the white bread prince, and I thought that at least he was an old man with a lot of beard. I don't want to be a young and handsome offspring, it's rare to see people like you in Datong, and the slave family is also an eye-opener. ”

"Who are you? Why drumming? ”

"Seventh Sister Jin of the slave family, a horse dealer who runs the rivers and lakes to sell horses, there is no slave family in this lawsuit, I came with someone. This Mei girl is the bitter master. ”

While speaking, the woman pointed to the girl next to her, "Her name is Mei Ruyu, who originally opened a gambling stall in Datong, and is known as Meihua Lao Jiu." Now that she was caught in the fang division and forced her to take over, she was unwilling, and I heard that Fan Qingtian came to Datong with Shang Fang's sword to make decisions for the poor, so we specially came to you to complain. ”

The girl coughed and muttered something in a low voice, and Jin Qijie smiled: "Silly sister, you are fighting a lawsuit, and it is the eldest lord in the hall, not the uncle." The name of the boudoir is so poor and exquisite, I can't say it here, I have to say it. ”

Fan Jin frowned, always feeling that his good deeds with Zhang Shunqing were a little worthless. The lawsuit between the two women was a little strange, he looked at Mei Ruyu and said, "Do you want to file a complaint?" ”

"Yes, please take a look."

She still didn't look up, just gestured to the burden behind her back. Obviously, she is a person who understands the rules, and knows that she can't unwrap the package casually in the court, so Zhang Tiejian took the package, opened it and sent it to the public case. Wrapped in the package was a piece of paper written on white silk, with bright red handwriting on it, and it was a bloody paper. At the end of the paper, there are many names, and a bloody handprint.

Fan Jin asked, "Mei, what is the last part of the paper?" ”

"It is the joint name of our 97 military households, and the bloody handprints are their fingerprints."

"Plum Blossom Old Nine...... I've just heard this name come to you, and you're a member of the club now, right? ”

Mei Ruyu raised her head violently at this time, her bright eyes were full of resentment, "No! I didn't even want to be a happy household, let alone take it! They forcibly took me and gave it to me...... Prime. Thanks to Sister Jin Qi for saving me, otherwise I would have been occupied by the little prince of the Daiwang Mansion now. I heard that the eldest lord came with Shang Fang's sword, so please make the decision for us and avenge the people's daughter! ”

"Redress? A gambling stall is also known as a good man and a woman, this is simply a big joke. Zhang Shunqing in the inner house heard that there were two women who came to complain, one of whom was still young and outstanding, and she was very unhappy. Although Fan Jin just took the paper, arranged for the two women to live in the yamen of the procuratorate, and then went back to the room to accompany his wife, Zhang Shunqing was still full of resentment.

She looked at the paper hastily by the lamplight, and said as she looked at it: "It's really strange that a woman who runs a casino can write a good hand." In my opinion, she and Sister Jin Qijie are a pair of female singles, not women from a good family. Anyway, the lawsuit is not over, she can't be taken back, and when the time comes, she will find an opportunity to run away and continue to open a gambling stall elsewhere. In my opinion, this lawsuit should not be ignored, and it should be sent back to the capital department of the big peer and handed over to the local yamen for trial. ”

Fan Jin gently pinched his wife's shoulders in the back and said with a smile: "Qingqing take a closer look, who is she suing?" In the whole of Shanxi, except for me, I am afraid that no one dares to take this paper. One sued the royal palace for framing the border army, and the other sued Zheng Luocao for ignoring people's lives, and made his fiancé Xue Rulong and his brother Xiao Changce a capital crime without checking or asking, and sold her as a happy household and was bullied. A clan, a military gate, if they run away from me, the next step can only be to go to Jingshi to sue the emperor. ”

Zhang Shunqing frowned, "I haven't seen it yet, just see her self-reported home." Does she have a fiancé? However, when a woman enters such a lowly place, even if it is really ice clear and jade, I am afraid that no one will believe that this fiancé will not marry her. Xue Rulong...... Like a dragon...... How do I hear this name so well? ”

Fan Jin smiled bitterly: "How familiar is it, Su Fang's brother." At the beginning, she told me about the family, and I also begged Lao Taishan to send a letter of eight lines to Shaanxi, but there was no news. It's just that her family is no longer alive, and she doesn't want to fall into Shanxi. Speaking of which, this lawsuit is still the right and wrong of my own family, and I don't care if I'm afraid it's inconvenient. ”

Zhang Shunqing listened to her husband's affectionate call one by one, and her brows furrowed secretly. Among the daughters in the family, the only one who can make her jealous is not Liang Pandi, but Xue Wu. After all, in comparison, Liang Pandi's appearance is inferior to Xue Wuwei, and he is slightly older.

Her husband knows that Fan Jin is particularly obsessed with women who can do kung fu, which Zhang Shunqing knows well. Listening to Fan Jin's affection now, his heart was sour, and he snorted: "There are many people with the same name in the world, and I don't think it may be this Xue Rulong." If it is true, then the case should be handed over to Li Zhi, the governor of Shanxi, and let him be in charge of the investigation. ”

"Li Rupei is my fellow list, I know this person. If you give him the case, he will most likely consider the overall situation, first maintain Zheng Luo's decency, and then punish treachery and evil with the people's customs, especially for opening gambling stalls. In the end, no matter whether he wins or loses the lawsuit, he is afraid that he will sentence Mei to be a happy household. After all, she is also Su Fang's sister-in-law, and she can't really do the business of Zhang Shuwei. ”

"If it's true, it's good to be in love. My sister-in-law should be a companion, so as not to talk in the future. Zhang Shunqing had already seen the white silk at the end at this time, and said coldly: "This woman is not simple. Ordinary women are thinking about going out of tune at most, and she can actually mobilize so many people to jointly file a lawsuit, which is dishonest at first glance. But such a woman is a good thing for us. Zheng Fanxi didn't give face to the minister, and he didn't even send anyone to greet him, so it was better to make an official deed, copy a copy of this paper and send it to Yanghe City, and give Zheng Fanxi an ugly look. If he still has a stinky shelf, the prime minister will have a good trial, and I will see how he will step down then. ”

Although she didn't have a good impression of Mei Ruyu, she found an opportunity to clean up Zheng Luo, and Zhang Shunqing was still happy for her husband from the bottom of her heart. After all, Zheng Luo is also a Xinjiang minister with heavy troops, and it is difficult to deal with him without a suitable reason. According to Mei Ruyu's feedback, Zheng Luo's tenure included deducting military salaries, falsely reporting posts, and even killing good people and risking merit. If these things are really done in accordance with the imperial court system, if Zheng Luo is a book, it will be enough to make him discouraged. It can't be done that way, but it's more than enough to beat him. As long as he is suppressed, Fan Jin can go on a rampage in Shanxi without worrying about anyone.

Fan Jin frowned and thought for a moment, "I'm afraid it's not very good." In my opinion, it is better to go to Yanghe, he will not come to see me, I will visit him. By the way, you can also let Su Fang see if this Xue Rulong is her brother or the person with the same name. All of you will come with me. ”

Zhang Shunqing said with a cold face: "I'm not going." The carriage was so bumpy that people were about to disperse, so I happened to have a good rest here. You go with your sweetheart, I'm here to preside over the situation for you. Besides, I have a few friends in Datong, so I happened to pay a visit. ”

"For visiting friends, it's enough for me to accompany you to visit, and you must go with me when you go to Yanghe." Fan Jin's face sank for the first time, and his tone became stiff. "There are so many clan disciples in Datong City, do you know who has a hole in his brain, and he is dizzy? You see what is written on this, Zhu Naixuan, the king of Taiping who was to be attacked by the royal palace, threw a thousand taels of silver in her casino in order to occupy Mei Ruyu's body. Because Mei Ruyu didn't comply, she was sold to Lehu, and then she wanted to use medicine to be strong. How can a fairy-like lady stay here. I have to find a safe enough place to rest assured. ”

Zhang Shunqing laughed out loud when she heard this, "Okay, okay, you are the head of the family who listens to you wherever you go, whoever lets you leave the Jingshi now, without my father to take care of me, I have to let you bully." You asked me to go, so don't get in the way. Is it okay for these two women to be placed in the procuratorate? Will Zhu Naixuan bring someone to the door to rob people? ”

Fan Jin smiled: "If it is snatched away, the lady can rest assured." ”

"Am I so ignorant? These two women are your face, how can you be defeated by a vassal king? Let's arrange the arrangement, how can we ensure that they are not taken away. I will write a letter to the princess tomorrow, which is considered to be a junior greeting to the elders, and remind her a few words outside the words, so that she can tell the princess to take care of this concubine's son and not come to provoke the princess! Don't mess with the ladies of the family! ”

Mei Ruyu and Jin Qijie were placed in a room, and when they entered the room, Mei Ruyu and Jin Qijie muttered a few words, and suddenly shouted, "Is there such a thing?" That son of a bitch patrolman peeked at me and looked at my legs? ”

"Quietly. I forgot what I told you to pretend to be a lady? Remember, instigating a lawsuit and fighting, in a woman's house at the yamen, the weaker the better, if you come up with your plum blossom Lao Jiu's style, this lawsuit will be lost if you don't fight. Who made you so handsome, if the seventh sister is a man, she will look at you a few more times. He is not a eunuch, how can he not be tempted? You just need to give him a little sweetness, and you will win the lawsuit. ”

Mei Ruyu hatefully plucked the hairpin on her head and poked it on the table, the tail of the hairpin trembling slightly. "Forget about his eyeballs, if you dare to move other bad eyes, see if I don't kill him! My plum blossom Lao Jiu is not a water-based poplar woman, who dares to touch my crooked brain, I can't spare him! ”

"Sister, don't be angry, this is a good thing, he is tempted by you, and you only have to fight this lawsuit. Besides, you haven't seen it, this white bread man is handsome, much better looking than your Xue Rulong. ”

"It's useless to look good or ugly, my heart is given to Brother Long, and I won't let other men touch my body. I don't care who he is, if he dares to behave against me, I'll kill him! ”

Jin Qijie sneered: "What a chaste martyr!" It's a pity that your lover brother didn't make a face for you, and slept with a woman surnamed Zhu. This matter is not trivial, even if this level passes, the Acting Wangfu will not be able to spare him in the future. If you want to have a good life, there is only one way: escape! It's best to run into the Jingshi, and the acting king will take you out of line. Now that there is this little bag of princes, the prince of the king does not dare to touch you, and he will see what you can do in the future. I have a good heart, all for your sake, but I asked you to send a meal. Come on, blame me for being too talkative. I'll ask the lord to resign early tomorrow morning, it's none of my business, I have to continue selling horses." ”

Mei Ruyu's face turned red and white, and after a long time, Ai Ai said: "Seventh sister, don't get angry, I'm not angry with you, without your help, I would have been ruined by that pig." You are my benefactor, and I will definitely listen to you. But...... I'm a big girl, I can't cheapen other men first. ”

She sat on the edge of the bed and swayed her two long legs back and forth: "The white bread duke is famous, who knows that it is also like this." I can give him some silver, but this matter is absolutely impossible, I have to become a relative to Brother Long to do this......"

A faint cold light flashed in the eyes of the seventh sister, came to Mei Ruyu's side, hugged her shoulders and said, "Sister has a bad temper, don't be like me." My sister has been running the rivers and lakes for more years than you, and her experience is richer than yours, so listening to my sister's words is right, I won't hurt you, right? Your sister also understands that if you can not take that step, it is naturally better not to go, and everything is on your sister. In short, with me, I will never let you suffer! ”