Yu Xiang jumped off the horse, his body was unstable, one stumbled, fortunately Sheng Ying helped each other, so as not to fall, just like that, the three of them switched the order, becoming Sheng Ying in the middle, Yu Xiang and Li Gang on both sides.

The prefect and the officials and gentry were originally puzzled, guessing who was the lord of the village in their hearts, seeing Yu Xiang, who was polite and polite, everyone felt puzzled, and now they saw that their positions had been reversed, and they were relieved, in their hearts, dealing with thieves like Gu Batian should be a fierce and brave martial artist like Shengying.

Yu Xiang didn't care about this, and the whole scene was really big enough, there were more than a thousand people crowded in front of the entire city gate, Yu Xiang was also a little nervous, so he and Shengying and Li Gang stepped forward, knelt down together, and said loudly: "The grass people knock to see the prefect!" ”

The soldiers behind him knelt down together, so I don't know why the common people knelt down together, and a large area knelt down outside the city gate, and the scene was spectacular.

Seeing that so many people were bowing down, Governor Chen's vanity was also greatly satisfied, and he was extremely happy. He hurriedly stepped forward to help the three of them: "The three heroes are exempt from courtesy!" ”

Then he shouted to the kneeling crowd: "Everyone is exempt from courtesy." ”

The prefect took Shengying's hand and said affectionately: "Master Yu Zhai, he is really young and promising. ”

When Shengying heard this, he knew that the prefect had made the wrong person, so he hurriedly introduced: "Lord Prefect, the villain's name is Shengying, and this is our Yuzhai master." ”

Governor Chen suddenly felt embarrassed, but the prefect was worthy of being old and sophisticated, and hurriedly said: "It was a pure misunderstanding just now, and I also invite Haihan, the lord of Yuzhai." ”

"Lord Chen is polite, these two heroes have also made great contributions in the battle to exterminate Gu Batian, that one is Li Gang and Li Daxia." Yu Xiang took the opportunity to introduce Shengying and Li Gang to Governor Chen.

Li Gang and Shengying exchanged pleasantries with Governor Chen again. While they were greeting, Yu Xiang looked at Governor Chen's mansion and saw that he was wearing a shabby embroidered Yunyan pattern official uniform, with patches on the official mansion, his temples were already gray, his face was tired, and his eyebrows were sad.

Governor Chen introduced Yu Xiang and others one by one to the local gentry and local officials who came to greet them, Yu Xiang politely greeted them, Yu Xiang didn't want to have anything to do with these people for the time being, these people are all greedy vested interests, most of them are iron roosters, and they don't pull out a dime. These people will only add to the cake, and will not be a blessing.

After the greetings, Governor Chen ordered someone to lead the horse over, and said to Yu Xiang: "Lord Yu Zhai, you eliminate the gang of thieves Gu Batian, in addition to a great harm for the people, this mansion on behalf of the people of the city thank you, this mansion will personally ride a horse to welcome you to the mansion, please Yu Daxia on the horse." ”

Yu Xiang hurriedly said: "I am already panicked by receiving such courtesy, so I should ask the adults to get on the horse first." ”

Governor Chen no longer shirked and turned on his horse. Yu Xiang stepped on the stirrup, and with the help of Shengying, he sat on the horse.

This time, Shengying and Li Gang got acquainted with each other, and rode behind Yu Xiang and the prefect. A large group of officials and gentry followed behind Shengying and Li Gang. The drummers made up the majestic and passionate drum music, and the long procession slowly marched along to the sound of the drums, and the scene was very spectacular.

Yu Xiang and the prefect walked side by side, talking and laughing along the way, and under the backdrop of the team of thousands of people behind him, he looked even more heroic and mighty, full of energy, and a good image of an elegant and handsome hero.

The curiosity of the people of the city was aroused by such a spectacle, and they came from all directions, surrounding the streets on both sides.

Looking at the lively crowd, there were all kinds of people standing, including many of the heroes of the green forest, as well as the Jinyi guards who were dressed as ordinary people, and their eyes invariably fell on Yu Xiang, who was riding side by side with the prefect, and they all wondered in their hearts: "Such a weak young man can actually defeat the notorious Gu Batian, and his moves are clean and neat!" The corpses of the three Gu Batian brothers dragged on the cart, Gu Badao and Gu Badi were both fatal with one knife, Gu Batian was hit with a flying knife in his neck, and the flying knife hit steadily and ruthlessly, showing that the person who set off to rush was skilled, and his chest was also killed with a knife, clean and neat. Although the legend is a bit miraculous, it is a fact that the means by which these three people were killed were clean and neat, and if they were not martial arts masters with outstanding martial arts, they would definitely not be able to do this. These green forest people and Jinyiwei all felt extremely strange, and had the idea of getting to the bottom of it in their hearts.

People just watched the excitement on the street, and some people sat upstairs in luxury inns, and they could see the excitement of the street clearly.

Futai Inn is the most upscale inn in the city, and only dignitaries and wealthy businessmen can afford to live. On the second floor of the inn, a young woman in blue sat by the window, and the scenery in the street was in full view. An old man stood beside him with his head bowed, and the old man was shrewd and capable, and it could be seen at a glance that he was by no means an idle person.

The young woman's name is Xu Yuehua, there are two older brothers in the family, she is the third in the family, she is twenty-one years old this year, she is not married, and she is called Miss Xu San.

This Miss Xu San was originally the daughter of the famous Shanxi businessman Xu Dafu, Xu Dafu is such a daughter, usually regarded as the pearl of the palm, the Ming Dynasty heavy agriculture and suppressed business, the status of the merchant is very low, he didn't want her to contact business matters, he wanted to marry his daughter to a scholar, so as to take the opportunity to enhance the social status of the Xu family.

But Miss Xu San has liked to do business since she was a child, and she was born to do business, Xu Dafu couldn't resist his daughter, so he had to send her to the capital to open up the northern market.

Fortunately, his decision helped Miss Xu San escape the catastrophe. In the first year of Chongzhen, a severe drought in Shaanxi triggered a large-scale peasant rebellion. After the Liukou looted the Xu family, they also set a fire and burned the Xu family compound to ashes, and more than 100 people from the Xu family were all buried in the fire, and his father and two elder brothers were burned alive.

The Xu family was originally a well-known businessman in Shanxi, and the business spread all over Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan and Beijing and other northern provinces, and the Liukou destroyed the Xu family's business in Shaanxi, and the Xu family's vitality was greatly damaged. Miss Xu San, a weak woman in her early twenties, broke out of the world in the troubled times, which can be called a legend.

The old man Zhang Bo who stood beside her has been a housekeeper in the Xu family for more than 20 years and is the most trusted person in Miss Xu San.

Miss Xu San asked, "Uncle Zhang, how is Lai San'an's matter handled?" ”

Lai San'an was originally a buddy in one of her shops, eating inside and out, and embezzling the silver taels of the store, but was discovered by Miss Xu San, and Miss Xu San instructed Uncle Zhang to impose a heavy penalty on this person.

Uncle Zhang said: "According to the instructions of the young lady, I have chopped off my hands, expelled the Xu family's shop, and passed this news to all branches, so that they can take it as an example, and whoever dares to embezzle and enrich himself in the future will be dealt with in this way." ”

Miss Xu San said sternly: "It's not enough to set an example, we must also find out the loopholes in the management of my brother's shop, and take this opportunity to fill these loopholes, I don't want a second Lai San'an in the shop!" ”

Uncle Zhang hurriedly responded: "What Miss said is very true, I will go to arrange the loopholes of each shop to check myself later." After Uncle Zhang finished speaking, a little bead of sweat was oozing from his forehead, and he hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe it.

Miss Xu San tasted the fragrant tea in the cup with her pink lips and asked, "Uncle Zhang, this Maojian is the best in tea, and the demand in the capital is extremely strong, do you have the opportunity to obtain the exclusive right to sell this tea?" ”

Uncle Zhang replied: "Gu Batian is dead, the original online is completely broken, and the connection must be re-established!" At present, there is no clue who to contact, and it is not yet possible to conclude whether the exclusive sales rights can be obtained. ”

When Miss Xu San heard this, she stopped talking, and on her beautiful face, a pair of bright eyes reflected a majesty, which made people tremble and dare not look at it.

The street outside the inn was crowded with people, and people ran to both sides of the street from all directions, crowding to see the excitement, which attracted the attention of Miss Xu San, and she ordered Uncle Zhang to call the shopkeeper.

Miss Xu San asked, "Why is the street so bustling?" ”

The shopkeeper said: "The third lady doesn't know, the corpse of the evil bandit Gu Batian is being sent to the prefect's yamen, and the prefect personally greets it. ”

Miss Xu San nodded and stopped talking. The shopkeeper stepped back playfully.

After a while, the procession on the street walked under the window, and Miss Xu San was still watching the procession curiously, and she saw an elegant and handsome young man walking side by side with the prefect, talking and laughing. Under the backdrop of the team of thousands of people behind him, he looked even more heroic and mighty, and his heroic image left a very deep impression on Miss Xu San's heart in an instant.

"Who is the man who is walking side by side with the prefect?" Xu Sanniang asked.

"He is the one who killed Gu Batian, his name is Yu Xiang, he is the owner of Mujiazhai, and he may have to contact him for the tea business in Dongshuanghe Town in the future." Zhang Bo replied.

Miss Xu San had a strong interest in Yu Xiang and decided to meet Yu Xiang in person, she said without looking back: "Uncle Zhang, this time I want to stay here for a few more days, you go and arrange it." ”

Zhang Boying replied crisply: "Yes!" ”

The team on the street walked slowly forward, and it took half an hour for the team to pass through Miss Xu San's window.

The team finally came to a stop outside the mansion, which looked a little shabby, and there was not even a big family's façade.

Governor Chen dismounted and said to Yu Xiang: "Lord Yu Village, the prefect's yamen is small, and it can't accommodate so many villagers, how do you think the Lord of Yu Village should be settled?" ”

Yu Xiang understood what the prefect meant, he wanted everyone to disband, but when people came, there was no result, how could everyone go willingly, and if they didn't make it, there would be some accidents.

Yu Xiang replied: "These villagers were miserable by Gu Batian, they just want to hear the results of Gu Batian's trial with their own ears, in order to resolve the grievances in their hearts, if they are forcibly disbanded, they are afraid that the villagers will be unwilling, and if they don't get it right, they will cause trouble." ”

Governor Chen was right to think about it, so he said to the officials beside him: "Immediately ascend to the court to try the case!" ”

With that, he ordered the body and several prisoners who had been tied up to be escorted to the lobby.

Yu Xiang instructed Mu Xiaoqing: "Go and exchange some copper coins, give each person two copper coins, and let them go to the street to buy some food by themselves after they disperse, many people have been hungry for a day." ”

Mu Xiaoqing commanded: "The owner of the village is merciful, I will do it." ”

Yu Xiang nodded, and after speaking, he entered the mansion hall with Shengying, Ah Niu and Li Gang, while the rest of the people stayed outside the mansion to listen.

The whole case was soon revealed, and Gu Batian's crimes of killing the former prefect, pacifying Zhangjiacun, and oppressing the good people were true.

The prefect's final verdict: Gu Batian, Gu Ba Di and Gu Ba Dao are extremely evil, and they are innocent of death, cut off their heads, hang them on the city gate for three days, and feed their bodies to the dogs. The other accomplices were put on death row and beheaded after the autumn. Mu Jiazhai resisted Gu Batian's invasion and killed Gu Batian and others, which was justified defense and was found not guilty.

However, the verdict does not mention how to reward those who have made meritorious contributions.

After making the verdict, Governor Chen turned sideways and asked Yu Xiang: "Master Yu Zhai, do you think the judgment of this mansion is fair?" ”

Yu Xiang arched his hand and said: "Governor Chen judges the case impartially, is fair and honest, and the villain admires it very much. ”

The government posted a notice to inform everyone of the verdict, which was in line with everyone's expectations, and everyone nodded and praised. At this time, Mu Xiaoqing had already exchanged a lot of copper coins, and he gave two to each person, some of them happily went to the street to shop, and some people put the money in their pockets, reluctant to spend it, and took the money back in twos and threes. The crowd gathered in front of the government office gradually dispersed.

Governor Chen sat in the lobby and didn't speak, just looked at Yu Xiang with his eyes. Yu Xiang said in his heart, it seems that Governor Chen wants to fight psychological warfare with me, and compared with these people's fighting methods, Yu Xiang knows that he is still a little tender, these people have been in officialdom for a long time, and they are playing psychological warfare. Since you can't play it, just come to something simple and don't play with him!

Yu Xiang got up and said, "The villain knows that the adults are busy with official business, so he won't bother, so he will leave." ”

Governor Chen saw that Yu Xiang was leaving, so he hurriedly said: "The master of Yu Zhai is young and promising, if you don't dislike it, can you talk with the back hall of the mansion and make a friend?" ”

Yu Xiang smiled secretly in his heart, he would have said no soon, but he would have to go around in a big circle.

Yu Xiang replied: "The prefect is so invited, it is really a blessing for three lives!" The villain obeys orders. ”

Yu Xiang followed the prefect into the back hall, and the master accompanied Shengying, Li Gang, A Niu and others to the side hall to drink tea and not mention it for the time being.

Besides, Chen Zhifu has an only daughter, who is twenty years old, named Chen Siyi, and Chen Zhifu is regarded as the pearl of his palm.

Her baby daughter can make Governor Chen's * heartbroken, in today's troubled times, I can't protect the rogue one day to attack the city, and the rogue is used to burning. Kill.*.plunder, the means are extremely cruel, when the city is broken, I am afraid that this baby daughter will suffer, it is because Chen Zhifu is bent on marrying his daughter, but the daughter is arrogant, and she wants to marry the dragon among the people, but at the moment, people are panicking, and those who are a little rich and talented have fled from the Henan territory, where to find the dragon among the people, so the daughter's marriage is not high or low, and the prefect and his wife are worried.

Miss Chen heard a few days ago that Gu Batian was annihilated by a young man named Yu Xiang, and heard that Yu Xiang was going to escort the suspect to the mansion, so she ordered the maid to inquire early in the morning.

At that time, people's lives were relatively monotonous, and the daughters in the deep boudoir compound were even more lonely and boring, and they were particularly curious about some new things. Although this Miss Chen is a lady, she also has a hero worship complex, and she is also a high-level star chaser in later generations.

The maid came back from outside, clapped her little hands and said in surprise: "Miss, today the owner of Yu Zhai is indeed going to escort the prisoner to the mansion, and now it is lively outside." ”

"Then let's hurry up and change our clothes and go out and have a look!" Ms. Chan didn't want to miss the opportunity to see the excitement. She and the maid quickly disguised themselves as men, and one master and one servant went out of the yamen.

Let's say that Miss Chen, who was dressed as a man, stood in the crowd, and saw Yu Xiang surrounded by thousands of people, walking side by side with her father, looking very imposing, plus Yu Xiang's fair skin and a little rich, in that era when she was generally short and thin, Yu Xiang definitely looked rich and noble, which was in line with the standard of the dragon among people in Miss Chen's mind.

Miss Chen fell in love with Yu Xiang at first sight, and when she returned to the mansion, her mind was full of Yu Xiang's figure.

Later, Yu Xiang entered the government office, and the government opened the court to try the case, so she had to return to the boudoir, with her slender jade hands, holding her cheeks, and she was in a daze!

Just when Miss Chen was thinking about it, the maid pushed the door and ran in, and said repeatedly: "Miss, Miss, the master has brought Yu Daying to the back hall." ”

"Really!" Miss Chen exclaimed, stood up, and ran out of joy towards the back hall.

The maid hurriedly chased after her, shouting as she chased: "Miss, slow down, don't fall!" ”。

Besides, Yu Xiang was taken to ** by the Chen prefect's mansion, and the guest and host sat down, and the prefect ordered: "Come on, serve tea!" ”

But seeing the curtain lightly, a girl with snow-white skin, eyes like autumn water, face like peach blossoms, and a girl dressed in white came in to send fragrant tea, Yu Xiang said in his heart: What a stunning ancient beauty, but seeing that this girl behaves elegantly, dignified and generous, and has an extraordinary temperament, I didn't expect the maid of the prefect's family to be so beautiful.

Yu Xiang was paying attention to the girl's beauty, and didn't notice the eyes of the prefect Chen, who was so angry that his eyes were about to fall out of his sockets, so he gave the maid a look and told her to go down quickly, which is the maid, it is obviously her baby daughter, but Miss Chen turned a blind eye and still poured tea and water unhurriedly.

The prefect lamented in his heart: "That's it! That's it! The female is not staying, this girl, picking and choosing, picking and choosing, actually fell in love with a country man, how is this good. ”

Governor Chen couldn't help but look at Yu Xiang again at this time, but seeing that his eyebrows were clear, elegant and handsome, calm and generous, Governor Chen couldn't help but feel moved: he could make an amazing move to exterminate Gu Batian at such a young age, and he was knowledgeable and well-cultivated, and he might have a chance. In the future, it will be a good thing for my daughter to really marry him!

When Governor Chen looked at Yu Xiang again, his mentality had changed, and his eyes softened, which was really a bit of an old man's taste of looking at his uncle.