Wang Wanting and Nie Zhiruo stayed at the Z County Post Station under the escort of Xiong Tianlin and other Hengzhou cavalry, these four girls were in danger and undecided, Xiong Tianlin and Xing Fei did not dare to disturb them, and stood guard outside the post station. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Xiong Tianlin complained to Xing Fei, "Xiao Xing, you are also an old man, why are you so careless this time, and you are in the way of this dog official, if the two princesses have any accidents, you and I will lose our heads." ”

Xing Fei said guiltily, "I felt that this dog official looked wrong that day, but I didn't expect that this dog official was so bold that he actually used drugs to use these three indiscriminate methods, I didn't notice it for a while, and then I caught the way, and I would ask the prince for guilt when I went back!" ”

Xiong Tianlin saw that his expression was lost, and his shame was revealed, and he persuaded, "Fortunately, the patriarch Yu and the people in this city have delayed time for us, so things are not so bad, and punishment is inevitable, but don't worry, the princess will intercede for you." Besides, there is something wrong with these two princesses leaving Hengzhou without permission. Xiao Xing, we still have to escort the two princesses back to Hengzhou as soon as possible. ”

Xing Fei hesitated and said, "Brother Xiong, although the two princesses are in danger, it is difficult for me to ask them to return to Hengzhou." ”

"What? The two of them refused to return to Hengzhou? Xiong Tianlin said hurriedly, "There are constant dangers along the way, this is not a joke." ”

Xing Fei said, "I don't know about Princess Nie, but I know my young lady's temper, don't look at her weak appearance, but as long as she believes in something, no one can change her." Besides, the little prince doesn't know life and death in Jinzhou, do you say that she is willing to stay in King Gui's Mansion and wait for news? She won't give up if she doesn't go to the north herself. ”

Xiong Tianlin lowered his head and thought about it, and then said, "Why don't I try to persuade her?" ”

Xing Fei said, "Yes, but the younger brother thinks that Brother Xiong will definitely eat a closed door." ”

Xiong Tianlin was stunned for a moment, and only said for a long time, "Anyway, I'll do my best!" By the way, how about the things I asked you to arrange? ”

"Oh, Brother Xiong, you mean that dog official, I have already sent someone to put this dog official in the Z County prison, leaving a few brothers to take care of him. The county government has also been sealed, what should I do next? After all, this is not Hengzhou Mansion, but Zhuzhou Mansion. Xing Fei replied.

Xiong Tianlin pondered for a moment and said, "I will send someone to inform the prefect of Zhuzhou, after all, this prefect of Zhuzhou is the boss of this dog official." If you follow my old bear's previous temper, I will cut off the head of this dog official with a click, but I have been by the side of the little prince for a long time, and I know that some things cannot be done according to my own temperament, so as not to provoke the Guiwang Mansion. ”

Xing Fei also stayed in the official mansion, and said with deep sympathy: "What Brother Xiong said is that how to deal with this matter has to be handled by the imperial court. But little brother, let's stay in this Z county for a few days. ”

Xiong Tianlin nodded and said with a smile: "As long as you drag the two princesses and don't go to the north, why don't you stay for a month?" Haha--"

Here, Wang Wanting took Qiao'er to Nie Zhiruo's room and knocked on the door. As soon as the door opened, it was Xiaolan who opened the door, and when she saw that it was Wang Wanting and Qiao'er, she hurriedly shouted inside, "Miss, the princess is here." ”

Nie Zhiruo was lying on the bed with her eyes closed and recuperating, as soon as she heard that it was Wang Wanting who came, she quickly got up and came to the door, looking at Wang Wanting and didn't know what to say for a while. Wang Wanting looked at Nie Zhiruo and chuckled, "What? Sister Nie won't invite me in? ”

Nie Zhiruo came back to her senses at this time, and hurriedly said, "Please come in!" Come in! ”

Waiting for Wang Wanting to sit down, Nie Zhiruo also sat down, the two glanced at each other, the two who had changed into women's clothes were very beautiful, and they both praised in their hearts, "It's really a beauty." But he didn't say anything, he was silent, and there was a strange smell in the room.

Qiao'er and Xiaolan glanced at each other, quietly walked out of the room, pursed their lips and smiled, "These two young ladies are really interesting." ”

There was still silence in the room, and Nie Zhiruo couldn't help coughing and said, "My sister came to my house, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Wang Wanting smiled: "Sister, come to see you, can't you?" ”

Nie Zhiruo hurriedly said embarrassedly, "Cheng! Yes! Of course! A moment of silence ensued. Wang Wanting was also very distressed in her heart, and to be honest, she still hoped that Zhou Renyuan would only marry herself, but after experiencing such a storm with Nie Zhiruo, she also saw that Nie Zhiruo was infatuated with Zhou Renyuan, otherwise she would not have left Hengzhou with the maid to find Zhou Renyuan without permission. Accept her, I can't get over this hurdle in my heart, don't accept it, I can't violate the etiquette system, otherwise I will be said by others that I am a jealous woman.

At this time, Xiong Tianlin shouted outside the door, "Princess, are you inside?" Something will be reported at the end! ”

Wang Wanting and Nie Zhiruo replied at the same time, "Guard Xiong, I'm here, you come in." After speaking, the two glanced at each other, and their faces turned red with shame at the same time. Although they have already decided to marry Zhou Renyuan, after all, they have not yet passed the door, and at the same time they have accepted the name of Xiong Tianlin, the princess, and they can't help but feel a little shy.

Xiong Tianlin, who was outside the door, was also stunned when he heard it, and then thought that it was so good, the two princesses were together, and one of them was also persuaded, and the two were also persuaded, saving himself a trip. So he pushed the door into the house, bowed down and said, "Xiong Tianlin meets the two princesses." ”

Nie Zhiruo didn't speak first this time, after all, Wang Wanting is the real princess, Wang Wanting said, "The bear guards are not polite, Sister Nie and I haven't had time to thank you for your rescue!" Please bow down to our sisters. As he spoke, he got up to salute, and Nie Zhiruo also hurriedly got up.

Xiong Tianlin hurriedly said, "It is the duty of the last general to protect the two princesses, and the last general will not dare to accept the courtesy. ”

Nie Zhiruo was very familiar with Xiong Tianlin, and said, "Eh-old Xiong, you deserve to be courteous from us, and when you go back, Miss Ben will ask my uncle-in-law for credit for you, and let you be promoted to two levels to become a guerrilla general?" I'm funny. ”

Xiong Tianlin was not very happy about his promotion, and when he heard the word Nie Zhiruo go back, he was overjoyed and said, "What, the two princesses agreed to return to Hengzhou?" ”

Nie Zhiruo and Wang Wanting looked at each other in confusion and said, "When did I say I was going back to Hengzhou?" Oh, you said that my sister Wang wants to go back to Hengzhou? If she wants to go back, I'm not going back! ”

Wang Wanting glanced at Nie Zhiruo angrily and said, "Sister Nie, sister, I never said that I wanted to go back to Hengzhou, and I also made up my mind to find the little prince." ”

Xiong Tianlin listened to the big urgency and said, "Two aunts, it's a long way to Jinzhou, and besides, the road is not smooth, otherwise the two of you wouldn't have such an encounter in Z County." ”

Wang Wanting and Nie Zhiruo were short of words when Xiong Tianlin said this, and they didn't know what to say. Nie Zhiruo was still clever, and said with a smile, "Old Xiong, we know that this road is not smooth, haven't you ever been to the capital with the little prince, you are familiar with the route." Besides, you brought more than a hundred soldiers this time, wouldn't it be better for you to escort us on the road together? ”

Wang Wanting couldn't help but appreciate Nie Zhiruo's proposal very much after listening to it, it seems that this Nie Zhiruo's mind is still very smart, unlike the big grin and brainless she showed a few days ago. agreed, "Sister Nie's idea is good, and my sister also has this intention." ”

Xiong Tianlin heard the bitterness in his heart. These two aunts and grandmothers were not only unwilling to return to Hengzhou, but also went to the north with these more than 100 soldiers. In fact, he was also worried about Zhou Renyuan in his heart, and he thought about it for a long time before saying, "I have to report this matter to the old prince, and I have to get the old prince's consent." In this way, please trouble the two princesses to stay in this post station for a few more days, you two write to the old prince, and wait for the old prince to reply, as long as the old prince agrees, my old bear will definitely take someone to escort the two princesses to find the little prince. ”

"What? We're going to have to stay a few more days, that's not going to work, we're going to have to leave right away. Wang Wanting and Nie Zhiruo said hurriedly. They were afraid that if Guiwang Zhu Changying did not agree, it would be troublesome.

Xiong Tianlin knew at a glance that they were going to play the trick of cutting first and then playing, his eyes rolled, he had an idea, and said with a smile: "The two princesses, it's not that the last general is deliberately delaying, it's just that the dog official in Z County has to wait for the court to deal with it, I have sent someone to notify the Zhuzhou prefect to come and deal with this dog official surnamed Ou, and then I need to wait here to explain it clearly, so that the dog official's crime can be clearly sentenced." ”

Wang Wanting and Nie Zhiruo were reasonable when they heard this, thinking of Ou De'an, the two of them were furious, and they didn't see Ou De'an being punished, so they were unwilling, so they had to agree.

Xiong Tianlin walked out of the post station, saw Yu Chaoyang and a few people talking to the guards, and asked, "Huh?" Isn't this the Patriarch Yu who helped today? Is there something wrong with you coming to this station? ”

Yu Chaoyang saw that it was Xiong Tianlin, and knew that he was the confidant general of King Gui's Mansion, so he hurriedly walked over and said, "The old man has seen General Xiong, and this immortal just has something to find the general." ”

Xiong Tianlin hurriedly said, "Today is still thanks to the patriarch for helping, old Xiong, I haven't thanked the patriarch yet." Say, what do you need my help with? ”

Yu Chaoyang told Yu San and the others about it, although he was very ruthless in front of Yu San and his grandson Yu Hang in the prison, but after all, he was a child of his own clan, and besides, Ou De'an was the mastermind behind the scenes, and now he was in prison, he wanted to ask Xiong Tianlin to deal with Yu San and them lightly.

Xiong Tianlin listened to what happened, rubbed his hands and said, "This thing is not very easy to handle, although the children of your clan are instigated by others, but after all, they have violated the laws of the imperial court. In this way, I will ask the two princesses, after all, this matter involves the two princesses, and I can't be the master. ”

Yu Chaoyang was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Of course!" Please go and tell me about it. ”

Xiong Tianlin turned around and entered the post station again, and reported Yu Chaoyang's intention to Wang Wanting and Nie Zhiruo. After hearing this, Wang Wanting said to Xiong Tianlin, "Although Yu San and the others were instigated by others, they were still greedy for themselves, and their sins were unforgivable. But his conscience is not clear, and he has never committed a life lawsuit, not to mention that the old patriarch and other children surnamed Yu can not be afraid of the help of the people, and the merits and demerits can be offset by each other, which can give Yu San a chance to reform themselves. In this way, you go and tell the patriarch, you can let Yu San and others go to Hengzhou to fill the army, and this princess will give them a chance, see if this Yu San and others will seize this opportunity, if they still do not change, they will be punished severely for several crimes! ”

Xiong Tianlin hurriedly went out to tell Yu Chaoyang, Yu Chaoyang hurriedly thanked him and left, it was already an extrajudicial grace of the princess to save the lives of Yu Sanren and others, not to mention that he had not been held accountable for the crime of lax discipline.

Nie Zhiruo said to Wang Wanting dissatisfiedly, "My sister is so kind, she cheapens these robbers. ”

Wang Wanting said with a smile, "We always have to give people a chance to mend their ways, and besides, Patriarch Yu and the others have helped us a lot this time, so we should thank them!" ”

Three days later, after the prefect of Zhuzhou received a notice from Xiong Tianlin, he was so anxious that he didn't even sit in a sedan chair, and rushed to Z County non-stop, and as soon as he arrived in Z County, he hurried to the post station to apologize to Wang Wanting and Nie Zhiruo.

Then he went to the county office, reopened the office, and personally promoted the court to interrogate Ou De'an. Wang Wanting and Nie Zhiruo were on the sidelines to listen to the trial. As soon as the people of Z County heard that the prefect was going to interrogate Ou De'an in person today, they crowded the entrance of the county ya.

The prefect looked at Ou De'an, who was like a withered tree in the hall, and was angry. Ou De'an, Ou De'an, you are really cowardly, you actually started the idea of the princess of Yongming, who is deeply favored by the emperor, my prefect's hat will not be worn for long anyway, and I will die to you today.

The prefect slapped the shocked wood and shouted, "Ou De'an, are you guilty?" ”

Ou De'an lay on the ground and trembled, "The petty official is guilty, and I hope that the adult will be gracious!" ”

"Good! Now that you have confessed your sin, tell him to sign it. The prefect threw out a confession, and the court official grabbed Ou De'an's thumb and pressed a handprint on the confession.

"The government announced the verdict today, and the county of Z County ordered Ou De'an to be an official, living up to the emperor's grace, bullying men and women, preying on the people, and being brutal and unkind. He even instigated others to pretend to be thieves, for the sake of disaster in the village, Ou De'an knew that he had broken the law, and the crime was increased by one degree, and Ou De'an was sentenced to be hanged, to be executed after the autumn, the family property was confiscated, and his wife and daughter were enslaved in the church. The prefect pronounced the verdict.

When the people heard this, they cheered in unison, "The prefect has a good judgment, and this dog official also has today!" "Someone even set off firecrackers at the entrance of the county government to celebrate.

When Ou De'an heard this, his face suddenly turned dead, and he shouted, "My lord's life, my lord's life!" ”

Wang Wanting got up and said loudly, "You dog official still want to beg for mercy? You do a lot of evil on weekdays, for the disaster of the township, but when you ruled the people like the people, Mencius said that the king is when I am a mustard, I am a king like an enemy, now I send you a sentence, the official should be surnamed grass mustard, the people should be officials like an enemy, you are self-inflicted, the reason of heaven is clear, and the retribution is not happy! ”

The people outside the door applauded in unison, "What the princess said is reasonable, and she said the voice of our people, the princess is wise!" ”

However, not long after the prefect's verdict was sent to the imperial court, Chongzhen was so angry that he kicked over the candlestick in the imperial study after seeing that the criminal department agreed to such a verdict. Immediately summon the ministers to the main hall to discuss the matter.

Chongzhen looked at the ministers in the main hall, held the penal of the criminal department in his hand, and said loudly: "Do you think that such a verdict will be enough? Where have you put my royal face? King Yongming resisted the Tartars on the front line, and there were two princesses behind him who wanted to get involved with him. It's just a hanging, do you want to be perfunctory? ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, according to my Ming law, Ou De'an's crime is appropriately hanged." ”

"Superficial!" Chongzhen sneered, "I know that you know the laws of the Ming Dynasty, but have you ever thought that such a judgment can deter those Xiao Xiaoxiao who have no father, no court, and common people?" Princess Yongming once said something in the county government of Z County, hoping that all ministers would remember that officials should be grass mustard when the people, and the people should be like enemies when they are officials. The north of the Ming Dynasty has been in chaos, but I don't want to see the people in the south become court officials like enemies again. ”

Then he decreed, "Ou De'an sentenced him to beheading, a thousand cuts, and punished the three clans." Z County Cheng and other county officials all dismissed the officials for the people, exiled GX Zhuzhou prefect dismissed the officials for the people, never used, Huguang Governor demoted three levels, fined three years. There are also those officials who have been assessed by the Ministry of Officials and the relevant officials of Z County, all of whom have been dismissed from office and served as the people. In addition, Lu Daqi, the squire of the military department, was sent to the left capital to inspect the north and assess officials, and Huang Daozhou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was sent to the right capital to inspect the south and evaluate officials. ”

"Huh?" The ministers of the court looked at Chongzhen in surprise, this Z county magistrate couldn't imagine his momentary desire, which actually caused a big shock in the dismissal of a large number of officials in the imperial court.

Wang Wanting and the others didn't know the reaction of the imperial court at this time, and the prefect of Zhuzhou was raiding Ou De'an's house with the sergeants of County Z.

Ou De'an's mansion was full of chickens and dogs, and several of her concubines fled without a trace on the day Ou De'an was imprisoned. Only the concubine in the fourth room left a suicide note and committed suicide, and the suicide note wrote, "I am a son of a good family, and I was robbed into the house by European thieves, and I only blame myself for not being mentally strong and being fascinated by wealth." Now that the building is about to fall, I have no shame to see my parents again, and only death can wash away my sins. ”

After Wang Wanting learned of this, she sighed, "Mourn its misfortune and be angry with it." The most pitiful thing in this troubled world is women!