From Sun Shan, Zhou Jin learned that this case was a Ming Dynasty version of Wu Song's killing of Pan Jinlian.

After returning from service in early summer, Meng Changjiang, a soldier in Antai Township, Ruichang County, saw the sudden death of his brother Meng Changshan, and then heard rumors from the villagers that his sister-in-law Chen had committed adultery with Liu Ergui, a fellow merchant, so he slaughtered the two of them. After the incident, Li Zheng turned himself in after persuasion.

Originally, this case was very clear, and Meng Changjiang was sentenced to be beheaded for murder according to an ordinary homicide case. However, Ruichang Zhixian convicted Liu Ergui of adultery with Meng Chen and murdered Meng Changshan, and he should be punished for his crime. Therefore, it is believed that Meng Changjiang's condition is a great righteousness, and he was sentenced to 20 rods.

The Liu family was dissatisfied with the verdict at Meng Chen's mother's house and sued the house, and Zhang Maoqian was very big after checking the case, because Qi Fengji, the previous soldier stationed in Jiujiang, also specially wrote to intercede for this Meng Changjiang. Zhang Maoqian also believes that the case is excusable, but the plaintiff is not easy to appease.

Today, others saw his anxiety and told him about the case. So there were two opposing factions among the people present, on the one hand, they thought that since they were not caught red-handed, and there was no conclusive evidence that Meng Changshan was killed by the adulterous two, then Meng Changjiang's murder was to defy the king's law and commit murder, and his crime should be beheaded. The other faction believes that Meng Changjiang and Gannan have meritorious service in suppressing bandits, and it is righteous to avenge his brother, and he should not die for his crimes, and he can be filled.

Zhang Maoqian said: "The main reason in this case is that the plaintiff must be officially sentenced to kill Meng Changjiang, which is not easy to appease. ”

Zhou Jin thought about it, the plaintiff actually knew that the government would favor Meng Changjiang, so they didn't accept it because they didn't get compensation, so Lang Sheng said: "Lord Fu Yin, the key to this case is that the plaintiff wants a statement, which is not necessarily for Meng Changjiang to pay for his life, because Meng Changjiang's death is not beneficial to them." So I think it would be good if the government could meet their needs. ”

Zhou Gongzi's suggestion seems to be feasible, but there are two problems, first of all, it is impossible for the government to compensate them, otherwise the people will follow suit in the future, and Meng Changjiang is now no longer related and has no reason to compensate. Second, the plaintiff's attitude may change as a result, leaving the government in a passive position. The host here, Sun Qian, the governor of Jiujiang Guan, said.

"If Lord Yin doesn't give up, the kid is willing to solve this problem in person." Zhou Jin arched his hand and said. Zhou Pan only thought that Zhou Jin was just talking about things at first, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly accept this matter, and it was too late to stop it.

Zhang Maoqian looked at Zhou Experience's son so confidently that he was willing to help solve this matter, and thought, maybe he can really solve it, and if he can't solve it, there will be no problem, Zhou Experience and Huang Senate seem to have a good relationship, and it is beneficial and harmless to be good with the Zhou family, so he smiled and said: "Zhou Experience, it is really a tiger father without a dog." Okay, this matter depends on Ling Lang. ”

Zhou Pan wanted to refuse, but he thought that Zhou Jin seemed to be very sure, so there was no need for me to extinguish my prestige: "Lord Zhang is in love." If the dog is not careful, I hope to forgive me. ”

"Zhou is humble, and he is a young man, as a matter of course, how can he blame." Zhang Maoqian and Zhou Qian both smiled and arched their hands, and settled the matter.

Why did Zhou Jin wade into this troubled water? It's very simple, Zhou Jin will go to Ji'an in a few days, Ji'an is only three or four hundred miles away from Ganzhou, and the mountain bandits can run back and forth in one day. If the mountain bandits there are not cleared, it is very dangerous for Zhou to go there. Moreover, this time Zhou Jin plans to take Li Yu back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, so it will be easier to summon the incident.

The bandits in southern Gan were suppressed, and Wang Yangming had suppressed the bandits for several years before they were able to calm down. A few years ago, there was a resurgence, and Qi Fengji had just calmed down there. There must still be a large number of remnant bandits left in the surrounding mountains that have not been cleared, and Zhou Jin is not risky, but he has already promised Li Yu, how can he regret it.

So finding some guards who are familiar with the local environment has become a problem that Zhou Jin must solve. But this guard doesn't mean that you can find it for a little money, first of all, you need to be reliable, secondly, of course, you know martial arts, and then you are familiar with the situation in Ji'an. At present, Zhou Jin only knows Meng Changjiang.

Zhou Jin can judge from the current information that this Meng Changjiang's martial arts are good, because he made meritorious contributions on the battlefield and was interceded by the former soldiers. Secondly, this Meng Changjiang's revenge for his brother shows that he is not only filial but also decisive, and he can surrender under the persuasion of the chief, which shows that he is a good person. Finally, he is familiar with the situation in southern Gansu. There is also the fact that Zhou Jin saved his life, and he will be grateful and loyal to Zhou Jin.

For the plaintiff, Zhou Jin has not seen them, they are just some symbols. Moreover, from the current moral standards, adultery and murder cannot be tolerated, and Zhou Jin certainly cannot do thankless things.

After lunch, the people on the island began to eat and play. And Zhou Pan thought about Huang Chenghao's invitation, so he took Zhou Jinzheng and left. Zhang Shan also felt that the Wenhui was just an excuse for a group of people to pull a relationship, so he felt bored, so he left with him.

"There are still two years left for the autumn exam, how can you start discussing composition now?" Zhou Jin comforted.

The Zhou family's carriage put down Zhang Yi at the gate of Dehua County School, and then drove to the Yamen of Bingbei Road in the northwest of the city.

Zhou Pan obviously often came to visit Huang Chenghao, and Menzi directly let the two into the second hall, and only went inside to report after sending tea.

After a while, Huang Chenghao entered the hall, and after greeting Zhou Pan, the guest and the host sat down. Zhou Jin could only stand behind Zhou Pan.

"Hongqing, this is Renda, right?"

"Yes. Brother Su has always been patrolling Xiangxi, so he never brought a dog to visit. Zhou Pan replied with a smile, then turned around and shouted to Zhou Jin solemnly: "Why don't you come and give you a gift to Huang Shibo." ”

Zhou Jin thought to himself, see the ceremony? The two of them are more than ten years apart, but they are friends of the same generation, and it seems that the relationship is indeed good, so I have to pay a heavy salute. So I had to kowtow to this Huang Chenghao.

Huang Chenghao hurriedly stretched out his emaciated hands to help Zhou Jin up: "Okay, Renda is really a talent." ”

After Zhou Jin returned to his position and stood up, Huang Chenghao thought for a while and asked straight to the point: "Renda, I heard that you are proficient in medical skills." Can you heal my daughter? ”

Zhou Jin thought for a while and said honestly: "I don't actually know medical theory, but I have read about Miss Huang's illness in a book, so I know how to cure it." ”

"I don't know what book it is?"

Zhou Jin opened his mouth and said: "The title of the book is California Medicine Compilation. I only had half a volume, which I didn't pay attention to at the time, and lost it during a trip to the lake. ”

"Can you tell me what the book says about this disease?"

Zhou Jin thought to himself, it seems that it is not easy to fool. Zhou Pan saw him hesitate and said, "If the time is too long to remember completely, you can roughly talk about it." Think about it, don't be untrustworthy. ”

Huang Chenghao smiled and said, "Well, let Renda think about it." Hongqing, let's eat tea first. ”

Zhou Jin thought for a long time and was finally able to say nonsense: "It is recorded in the book that those who do not continue to work hard, do not make up for the blood, do not have blood deficiency, and have medullary atrophy and insufficient sperm and blood are called demyelinating anemia. The patient is pale, fatigued, wheezing, shortness of breath due to exertion, and bleeding after the injury. Kidney yin deficiency, dizziness, backache. ”

"Oh, how?" Huang Chenghao asked.

"First replenish the marrow, then replenish the yang, then replenish the blood, and then adjust the qi to alleviate it."

"Can't be completely cured?"

Seeing that Huang Chenghao was basically stunned by his words, Zhou Jin said with confidence: "Yes!" It's just that the little nephew can't be informed. Of course, Zhou Jin couldn't tell them about the modern chemical treatment methods he knew, first of all, too strange would lead to unknown consequences, and secondly, it would take a long time to deal with all kinds of doubts.

"Haha, although I want to know, but since it is the secret technique of the virtuous nephew, of course the old man insists on it. Then prescribe a prescription for the little girl first to relieve the symptoms. ”

"In the morning, because it is convenient, I just have a brief understanding, so I need to visit again." Zhou Jin's prescription is going to be prescribed, but he can't think of a good way now, so he can just delay time now.

"Well, I'll go to the backyard first to see if it's convenient, and Hongqing and his nephew will sit down for a while."

Waiting for Huang Chenghao to leave, Zhou Pan asked, "Are you sure?" ”

"Yes, no problem."

"That's good!" Zhou Pan thought to himself, that Huang Shuanghui, a girl who has not been out of the cabinet, has been with young men for a long time, and who else is willing to marry him, it seems that he has made a decision with the in-laws of the Huang family in Jiaxing.

There is also a Li Yu at home, so I don't worry that this daughter-in-law will not live long. Thinking of Li Yu, Zhou Pan had a headache, if this Li Chengkong was still alive, Zhou Pan would not find someone else. But Li Chengkong is dead, and the whole family is dead. The Zhou family is counting on Zhou to get in and out of the top, so they must hug their thighs.

Patrolling the inner house of the Yamen, Huang Chenghao's wife Shen Yunlan said worriedly: "This, Zhou Jin is a young student, and it is okay to see a doctor once or twice, but according to him, the treatment time will be very long, and the two have been in contact for a long time, so I am worried that it will not have a good impact on Hui Hui." ”

(Note: The historical fact is that Shen Yunlan died in the forty-seventh year of Wanli at the age of forty-six.) And here his current age is forty-eight, which is the successor of Huang Chenghao. In history, Huang Chenghao has a fiancée named Shen Boji, who died eighteen, and here is his deceased wife)

"What are you worried about, when Hui Hui marries into the Zhou family, who will say anything?" Huang Chenghao said, "I look at Zhou Jin and Wu Fang, my body is tall, my fingers are slender and powerful, I am smart and calm, I have a degree of advance and retreat, and I will inevitably have a career in the future." The Zhou family is not a small family. I am good friends with Zhou Hongqing, and the two families are a good match. If you can cure Hui Hui again, why don't I make this happen. ”

"According to what you say, Hui Hui is like this, and the Zhou family will agree to us?"

"Yes, I still know Zhou Hongqing, not to mention the recent contacts, he also has this meaning. It's just that I heard that Zhou Jin has a family, which is more troublesome. Huang Chenghao thought for a while and said: "But everything is solved, I think Zhou Hongqing must have thought of a way a long time ago." ”

Huang Chenghao stopped Shen Yunlan from speaking and said, "You go and let Hui Hui prepare." After speaking, he walked towards the second hall.

In the second hall, Zhou Jin thought about how to prevaricate after a while, how to delay without being recognized by them. Zhou Pan is planning the pros and cons of this family business, and after thinking about it, he still feels that he must wait for Zhou Jinzhong to do the marriage, so that he can take the initiative, otherwise it will be unlucky for Miss Huang to change after marriage, and it seems too eager for quick success.

After a kung fu, Huang Chenghao came out and took the two to Huang Shuanghui's boudoir. This room is very light, there is a shrine Buddha statue in the middle of the small living room, and several Buddhist scriptures and paintings are hung on the wall. There is only one bed, one table and one dun in the bedroom, and there is a plum blossom picture hanging on the wall behind the table, and a string of Buddhist beads is placed on the table.

At this time, Huang Shuanghui was lying on the bed in a semi-coma, and her pale lips were cracked. Seeing this, Zhou Jin said in his heart, it's not good. Without waiting for others to speak, he immediately walked to the side of the bed, opened Huang Shuanghui's eyes, and found that his pupils were dilated. Zhou Jin sat on the bed, pulled up his pale and wet hands, felt his pulse, and found that his heart rate was disordered. Zhou Jin judged that this must have been bleeding from the matter, and now he was about to go into shock.

"Miss Huang has bleeding from her internal organs and must be treated as soon as possible, otherwise it will be life-threatening." Zhou Jin finished speaking, "Is there any way to stop the bleeding." ”

Shen Yunlan saw Zhou Jin pulling her daughter's hand, she was angry in her heart, and when she saw Huang Chenghao ignoring all this and walking to the bedside to check the pulse, she could only hold back. After Huang Chenghao checked the pulse, he instructed the middle-aged woman next to him: "Go and give the usual hemostatic medicine to the young lady." ”

The middle-aged woman said hesitantly, "But that medicine is to stop the bleeding from the wound." ”

"You can too! Fast. Huang Chenghao said.

Soon, the middle-aged woman decocted the medicine and gave it to Huang Shuanghui. After a while, Huang Shuanghui's pulse seemed to be quiet, but the person was unconscious.

"The bleeding has stopped, and it seems that the bleeding problem needs to be treated first. I know a simple way, which is peanut clothing, which only costs two dollars and is fried with water. Three times a day is sufficient. Zhou Jin said.

"Peanut clothes? Do you mean falling peanut skins? Huang Chenghao frowned.

Suddenly, Zhou Jin thought, is this peanut native to China? Make no mistake: "I don't know what you mean by peanuts?" The peanut I'm talking about is a nut nut whose fruit grows in the ground. The fruit is swollen, with hard yellow pods, the pods are striated, less than an inch long, and as wide as a finger. After the pods are opened, the fruit is coated with a red seed coat. That skin is the peanut coat. The fruit is crispy. ”

"You're not talking about fancy beans? The bean looks like you say. It seems to be a Western product. Huang Chenghao said.

"Probably." Zhou Jin thought that if no one knew about peanuts in China, it was probably a product of the Americas. Fortunately, now that Columbus has discovered America, peanuts should have been introduced to China.

"Just a pill?"

"Yes, that's all I know." Zhou Jin said honestly, "This peanut coat can significantly alleviate Miss Huang's condition, so don't worry." ”

At this time, Huang Shuanghui had already woken up. Zhou Jin put his mind at ease and said, "Uncle, I still have to prepare for Miss Huang's disease before I can start treatment. ”

"Then there's Lao Xian's nephew."

On the way home for Zhou Jin and Zhou Pan, Zhou Jin recalled the situation just now, presumably this chronic disease has tormented her for many years, and Xifo is probably just a kind of spiritual sustenance that she is looking for in her illness.