Chapter 52: The Contest (1)
Zhu Qiming held Qing'er's hand, anger burning in his chest. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
He had warned himself not to be blinded by joy, anger and sorrow, and at this moment, he had to weigh the pros and cons from the perspective of the royal family.
In the final analysis, the country of the Ming Dynasty is the country of the Zhu family. The Zhu family's country can do without servitude, and even a group of state officials can be laid off, but the Zhu family's country must not be without someone like Aunt Fang!
Aunt Fang's own life is not good, but she has adopted five, no, six children, this is undoubtedly taking care of the people for the Son of Heaven!
Aunt Fang must not be allowed to suffer any accidents!
At this time, nearly 100 children who were taken in heard the movement and gathered around to watch the excitement. Looking at these orphans, and thinking about what happened to Aunt Fang, Zhu Qiming felt a sour feeling in his heart, and he could no longer convince himself that he was now in a prosperous age.
At this moment, with his eyebrows slightly frowning and his eyes resolute, he secretly made a major decision in his life.
For more than two years, he has been protecting himself and helping himself with the help of others. Now he's going to save people, he's going to put himself under the wall!
"Little brother, please go to the study and talk again." It was almost dusk, Xun Liang instructed the servant to take Qing'er to eat something, and he himself returned to the study with Zhu Qiming.
"Baoan Prefecture is a Zhili Prefecture, and there is no subordinate county, Lu Erniang will definitely be taken to the state capital, once a person is in prison, he can't help himself." Xun Liang's expression looked very embarrassed.
"How is the security state official?" Despite the apprehension in his heart, Zhu Qiming still held on to the last glimmer of hope.
"The Xun family has never dealt with the government, and they only know a little about the situation of the state government. Zhizhou's surname is Le, it is said that the official is honest, and in these years, it can only be the clean person who is self-purifying, and if he wants to keep his reputation, he has to take care of things. The prison break in Baoan Prefecture seems to be in the hands of the judge, whose surname is Qu, and this person is difficult to say. However, since the officials dared to take Lu Erniang away, they must have felt that the odds were in their hands. Sixty taels of silver, it would be good if Ding Ergou could get one or two taels, and the rest would be divided. But in the eyes of the judge, this bit of silver is not the most important, the important thing is to use other people's sixty taels of silver to envelop a group of minions and use them to accumulate a steady stream of wealth for themselves, which is a transaction without capital. ”
Zhu Qiming was shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but feel deeply worried about Aunt Fang's situation.
"Most of the Lu family still have brothers, and the little brothers go back to say hello, it's a big deal for me to accompany them." Xun Liang gathered his worries and made the final choice.
Zhu Qiming was a little moved when he heard this, but he had read a lot of history books and knew that in the face of interests, there was not much reason to talk about, and involving Xun Liang and Aunt Fang's eldest uncle and younger uncle would only be harmful to the three of them, and not beneficial to Aunt Fang.
For now, he can only make a fuss about his identity as a prince, and if it works cleverly, it is enough to win this court battle.
But there is no token on the body to prove himself, if he discloses his identity in the state office, the security state will inevitably send someone into Beijing to verify, whether it is with himself or liuzhi, it will take ten months before and after, during this period he can't help himself, if he is secretly tracking his thief knows, he will fall into a very dangerous situation. Moreover, once things come to that point, it is likely that many side problems will arise, and the consequences are unpredictable.
So, you have to be well measured, you have to control the details!
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiming made up his mind. "Thank you, Master, you can go alone when you are late."
Xun Liang looked at Zhu Qiming in surprise, so surprised that he couldn't speak.
Without worrying about explaining, Zhu Qiming took Qing'er and hurriedly walked out of Xun's house, and Xun Liang's voice came from behind him: "I will send two mothers-in-law to Lu Erniang's house to help take care of the children!" ”
Zhu Qiming turned around and thanked him, and when he looked at the Xun Mansion again, he secretly felt that the Xun family was a genuine squire's house, but it was just a short name.
The starry wildflowers on the roadside are still fragrant, but the fragrance is sad at the moment. And the fading remnant sun, the quietly floating twilight, let the loneliness envelop the hurried color of passers-by.
When he returned home, he saw a group of older children sobbing together, and Xiaoju fell asleep in Nianqing's arms, Zhu Qiming silently walked into the room and counted the few belongings he had.
"Historical Records" still has to be returned to the Xun family. The "Warring States Policy" and the short knife are good for Xiaoju, and he may be able to use them when he grows up; There is also a silk rattan weaving mantis given by the aunt of the cake stall, which is good for Qing'er; For other people, I have no choice but to send blessings in my heart.
If you go to the state city, there should not be much danger in the state office, but once you leave the state office, it is very likely that there will be danger.
For the sake of others and himself, he can never go back to Lujia Village. At this moment, the parting or eternal secret, the reluctance and separation in his heart touched the tears, and the tears were scattered, and he suddenly found that he had neglected the problem of how to make the trip.
Not to mention that he is not familiar with the direction of his life, even if he is familiar with the road, how can a child walk alone to a state city nearly 100 miles away at night?
Suddenly, there was a hoof sound outside the door, and in the twilight, five hazy figures dismounted and hurried towards the door.
Cui'er lit the lamp, and saw five sturdy men looking into the hall, and there seemed to be no malice on their faces.
"Who is Xiao Ming? On the orders of my young lady, the five of us will accompany you to the state city. "One of the five.
Zhu Qiming was overjoyed when he heard this. The Xun family still has to receive this favor, and the demeanor of the five people is very similar to that of the master of the nursing home, and they will definitely be able to send themselves to the state city safely, and they can also escort Aunt Fang back safely. It's just that I don't know if Miss Xun's righteous act is accompanied by harsh conditions.
"It can't be for nothing, right?" Zhu Qiming couldn't believe that Miss Xun would be so generous.
The man who had just spoken shook his head, and then said hesitantly: "Oh, my young lady said, if you dare to bear the title of Master's 'little brother' again, beware of losing a leg!" ”
Zhu Qiming couldn't help but smile bitterly, it's all this time, Miss Xun is still thinking about it, calling Uncle Xiao Ming, is there such a loss!
Fortunately, Miss Xun's request is not excessive, how can she be embarrassed to call a man in his early forties a brother?
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The small city of Baoan Chau has about 7,000 inhabitants and two main streets running north and south and east and west.
The state office is located in the middle of South Street, there is a square in front of the door, and the square is surrounded by green trees. At the right time, more than a dozen people gathered in front of the yamen one after another, and these people looked at the yamen on tiptoe.
In the yatang, Le Zhizhou sat in the center, and Judge Qu sat in the back. Two classes of officials stood on either side, and in the middle of the ground knelt a man and a woman. The woman was none other than Aunt Fang, her face was haggard, her body was covered with dirt, and she had obviously spent the last night in prison; The man is Ding Ergou, his body is very clean, and he was obviously at ease in the state city last night. Seeing this, Zhu Qiming clenched his fists angrily.
Le Zhizhou, who was closing his eyes and recuperating at this time, opened his eyes at this time, and slapped the shocked wood, but he didn't make a sound on his mouth, but just squinted at Judge Qu.
Judge Qu shouted: "The bold Lu clan dares to enter the house and steal people's silver, don't you recruit it quickly!" "Before the trial, what the outcome will be, it is self-evident!
If Sima Xiangru and Jia Yi were still alive in the world, they would definitely be angry with Judge Qu's words. "Jia Yi ascends the hall, it is like entering the house", this allusion has been passed down for thousands of years, but now the word that brings people a reputation has been abused, no wonder Judge Qu couldn't get into the Jinshi at the beginning.
The figure in the hall flashed, and Zhu Qiming's small figure appeared behind Aunt Fang.
"No, my lord, since one person is guilty, why are there two kneeling in the hall?"