"Murder in the alleys of the south of the city?" Zhou Zhong was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then looked at Zheng Jing next to him, and Zheng Jing also showed a puzzled expression.

Seeing the expressions of Zhou Zhong and Zheng Jing, Huang Xianling explained with a smile: "The two virtuous brothers don't know, this morning someone found five corpses in an alley in the south of the city, and there are traces of fighting at the scene, there is blood everywhere, it can be said that it is tragic and abnormal, even the prefect was shocked after the most reluctant, and I was limited to solving the case within three days, I was still having a headache about this matter, but I didn't expect to learn the truth of the case here in Wenda, it was really unexpected!" ”

When Huang Xianling said that he was the last, he couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh. However, at this time, Zhou Chong couldn't help but be a little worried: "Brother Huang, Wu Shan was attacked first yesterday, and then he grabbed the knife and killed people as a last resort, so it shouldn't be considered a crime, right?" ”

Hearing Zhou Chong's words, Huang Xian Ling and Zheng Jing first glanced at each other, and then opened their mouths at the same time, and after a while, Huang County Ling spoke: "Wenda, you are too worried, just like you said, Wu Butcher was attacked first, and the other attackers who attacked him were those murderers who did all kinds of evil, and the government had long wanted to wipe them out, so Wu Butcher killed those five people not only not guilty, but also meritorious, I will report to the prefect as soon as possible, and I will definitely get a lot of rewards!" ”

Zhou Zhong was also overjoyed to hear from Huang County's voice that Wu Shan was innocent and meritorious, but he did not forget to congratulate Huang County's order on solving this big case and adding a heavy sum to his political achievements, and he would be promoted in the future.

Huang Xianling didn't expect Zhou Chong to be so good at talking, plus the big case of five lives was solved on the same day, plus he had just taken office, and he made such a big contribution, he would definitely get the attention of the prefect, and the promotion in the future was also a big help, thinking of this, his good impression of Zhou Chong also rose again, and the two soon began to call each other brothers, looking as if they were friends who had known each other for many years.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Zhong proposed to invite Huang County Ling and Zheng Jing to dinner, Huang County Ling is now on the rise, naturally agreed, Zheng Jing saw the two friends at first sight, and was also very happy, so the three of them came to a restaurant not far from Zhou's house, called a table of wine and food to drink and chat, and the last thing was not until the middle of the night.

personally sent Huang Xian Ling and Zheng Jing, who were stumbling, into the carriage, and Zhou Zhong returned to the mansion slowly. Huang County Ling is worthy of being a person in the officialdom, the kung fu of persuading wine and drinking is first-class, Zhou Zhong was also a character who drank and ate meat in his previous life, and the amount of alcohol was quite good, but unfortunately he was using the original Zhou Chong's body now, and the amount of alcohol could not be brought, so after being poured a few glasses by Huang County Ling, his brain is now a little dizzy, and he is a little floating when he walks, fortunately, Zhou's mansion is not far from the restaurant, otherwise he really has to let Steward Xu pick him up.

The dizzy Zhou Zhong finally returned home, first went to Wu Shan's courtyard to take a look, and found that Wu Shan was half sitting on the bed, listening to Steward Xu rehearsing the content of tomorrow's story. Zhou Zhong had already relayed the words of Huang County's order to them, and Wu Shan was also very surprised when he heard that he had killed five, but when he heard that there was still a reward to be taken, he immediately grinned, and Steward Xu also followed suit, insisting that Wu Shan be healed and treated.

Zhou Zhong and Wu Shan chatted a few more words, then the wine came up again, he really couldn't stand it, so he got up to say goodbye, went back to his bedroom and fell asleep, originally he didn't sleep last night, although he slept for most of the day during the day, but he has not recovered, and now he has drunk again, so this sleep is dark, until the next morning, only to be woken up by the smell of food.

Zhou Zhong opened his eyes, only to see Bang'er carrying a tray on the table, on which was a bowl of steaming rice porridge, and on the plate next to it were two buns and a little pickles. At this time, Bang'er also saw Zhou Chong wake up, and a sweet smile appeared on his cute little face and said: "Big brother, you wake up, hurry up and eat, you haven't had a good breakfast for two days!" ”

I saw Zhou Zhong smell the fragrance of the bun deeply, and did not get up immediately, but praised with a smile: "As soon as I smell this fragrance, I know that it must be a bun made by our family bracelet, hurry up and let me taste it, I can't help it." ”

"Flutter~" Seeing the gluttony on his brother's face, although Bang'er knew that Zhou Dao was teasing herself, she still couldn't help laughing, but after laughing, she deliberately tightened her little face and said, "Hurry up and get up, how can anyone sit on the bed to eat?" ”

"Okay, the snow outside hasn't melted yet, it's too cold, and besides, I'm fine, so let me eat it in bed!" Zhou Zhong learned that Duo'er was playing tricks, and every time he got up in the morning, Duo'er would find all kinds of reasons to lie in bed. In addition, today's weather is really cold, and Zhou Zhong is also guilty of lying in bed.

Seeing that her brother, who had always been serious, also learned to lie in bed, Bang'er also laughed out loud, but she also knew that Brother Lu Dao was really tired these days, so she didn't let Zhou Chong get up again, brought breakfast over to Zhou Chong to finish in bed, and then brought the dishes and chopsticks back to the kitchen.

Looking at Bang'er's virtuous appearance when he took care of himself for breakfast, Zhou Zhong sighed in his heart, and he didn't know whose bastard boy would be blessed to marry such a virtuous girl as Bang'er to his family?

Thinking that such a good sister is going to marry sooner or later, Zhou Chong, as a brother, can't help but feel a little sour. Looking outside through the window paper, although the light transmittance of the window paper is very poor, Zhou Zhong can also see that the sky outside is not very good, and the sun has not risen, which makes him have more reason to lie in bed, holding the quilt and lying down again, ready to sleep again.

It's a pity that the heavens didn't fulfill people's wishes, and not long after Zhou Chonggang lay down, he was pulled up from the bed by Steward Xu, because Xu Shenzhong, Zhang Kuang, and Li Zheng came to visit him, and they were now waiting in the front hall.

Hearing the news, Zhou Chong had no choice but to get up and get dressed, wash hastily, and come to the warm pavilion next to the main hall in the front yard, only to find that the three of them were drinking tea there, and when Zhou Zhong smiled: "In such a cold weather, why is everyone free to come to me?" ”

Xu Shenzhong was already very familiar with Zhou Chong, and after hearing Zhou Chong's words, he also smiled and said: "Wenda, you don't listen to things outside the window, and only write Journey to the West, but we laypeople have to worry about some mundane things, the merit monument has been built outside the city, and the inauguration ceremony will be held today, why do you have to visit it, right?" ”

"So fast?" Zhou Zhong was also very surprised when he heard that the merit monument had been completed, it was less than ten days before he proposed the idea of the merit monument to Xu Shenzhong, and the merit monument over there had already been erected, this speed was too fast, right?

"Hehe, the efficiency of the government is sometimes fast and slow, the key depends on who is going to do this, Brother Shen's father is the leader of our Songjiang Mansion, and the order issued by his old man himself, the following will naturally do his best, and the merit tablet is not a complicated thing, as long as you find a blank stone tablet in the stone factory to engrave the words, it won't take too much time at all!" At this time, Li Zheng also said with a smile, the young man's heart was straightforward, and his dissatisfaction with the government was also on his face.

"I see, by the way, why didn't you see Brother Minglun?" Zhou Zhong suddenly found out at this time that Zheng Jing, who was drinking with him yesterday, did not come.

Hearing Zhou Chong mention Zheng Jing, Xu Shenzhong and the three of them laughed together, and then opened his mouth and said: "Wenda, you should know this matter best, you and Minglun drank so much wine last night, when we went to him before, he still kept drinking and had an unbearable headache, and he couldn't get up at all, I was worried that you were the same as Minglun, but I didn't expect Wenda to have such a good amount of alcohol, and now it doesn't look like there is any hangover at all, which really makes Brother Wei admire!" ”

Zhou Zhong heard that Zheng Jing was drunk and couldn't get out of bed today, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and then a few people chatted a few words, and then went out together to get into the carriage, ready to go outside the city to visit the merit monument, after all, this matter has a great relationship with several of them, plus it saved the lives of more than 20,000 victims outside the city, so it is necessary to pay respects.

It had snowed two feet deep the night before, and after a day and a night of cleaning, the streets had cleared a walkable road, and huge snowdrifts were piled up on both sides, which were expected to melt until next spring.

The disaster democracy outside the city should be concentrated in the north gate, so the merit monument is also standing outside the north gate, Zhou Chong they came to the north gate by carriage, but there is some trouble when going out of the city, the city is forbidden to enter the disaster victims, so the inventory is very strict, fortunately Zhou Zhong They are all scholars, Xu Shenzhong is not only the prefect of the prince, but also a lifting person, so after revealing the identity, the soldiers guarding the door did not dare to stop at all, and the leading doorman nodded and personally sent them out of the city.

Zhou Zhong looked at the soldiers guarding the door in the carriage, although he was not a soldier and did not have much research on military affairs, but he could also see that the soldiers guarding the gate in the Ming Dynasty were actually a group of hooligans wearing uniforms.

In addition, the uniforms on these soldiers are also shabby, not to mention the weapons, most of them are also tattered, and even some soldiers are not equipped with weapons at all, and the age of the soldiers is even older and younger, and they basically can't see the young and strong.

"No wonder decades later, dozens of Japanese robbers ransacked all the way, and finally hit the city of Nanjing, if the entire Ming Dynasty relied on these soldiers to defend the city, I am afraid that even the capital will be lost by them!" Zhou Zhong whispered to himself, and there was a heavy look in his gaze when he looked at the city gate.