The spring light in the courtyard of the government was just right, and Mei Xiaoren's heart was even brighter, and she was taking the minutes of suppression of bandits written by Ye Zhi for her to look at it carefully. After all, it's something to be sent to the state capital, which is not trivial.

She read it a few times, in addition to being satisfied or satisfied, she sighed that Lao Ye was relieved to do things, this official letter that clearly reported that it was really an invitation to merit was very well written.

Ye Zhi walked up to him and said, "My lord, there is a letter from the state capital." ”

Mei Xiaoren took it and looked at it, and couldn't help but look surprised.

"What's written on it?"

"The prefect will come to Xuannan counties next month to inspect." Mei Xiaoren closed the official document and sighed, "It's rare for him to come to the old man's house." ”

"No matter how well the official document is written, it is not as good as the prefect himself. Xuannan County, only Qiushui County is peaceful, and the prefect will definitely be able to understand the painstaking efforts of the adults. Ye Zhi smiled and arched his hand, "Congratulations, my lord." ”

The prefect is coming, and the people in the yamen are all working hard to deal with it, but a few families are happy and a few are sad.

At night, Mei Xiaoren held a candle in her hand, held her political record book and sat in front of the window thinking quietly, happy in her heart. As Ye Zhi said, no matter how well she writes the official documents she reports on weekdays, she can't come and see how well she takes care of Qiushui County in person.

This is a great opportunity for her, an opportunity to get out of the county without accidents, and she is naturally happy.

On the other side of the yamen, there were a group of people who used wine to kill their sorrows.

Mei Xiaoren gave the order to meet the prefect's inspection, and the officials began to patrol to maintain law and order in the city.

That night, the scribes of Zhukuai and Liufang were not in a hurry to go home, and they got together and got drunk.

Ye Zhi's congratulations during the day, and they who were present also knew it.

"Head catcher, your lord is going to be promoted, right?"

Zhou Hu raised the wine jar and poured it into his stomach, wiped his mouth after drinking it clean, and snorted coldly: "It's a good thing for adults to get promoted, look at you all depressed!" ”

"But when the adults are gone, will the new master treat us so well?"

"My mother's money for treatment is still given by adults, and I haven't paid it back yet......"

"My lord paid off my gambling debts the day before yesterday, and I thought about being a cow and a horse for his old man for the rest of my life."

"My kid was able to study in the county school thanks to the ...... of adults"

The crowd said a word to me, and it reached the end of the corridor. When Mei Xiaoren heard this, he stopped, held the folding fan, and frowned.

No amount of joy can be worth a few reluctant words from the brothers.

"Adults are determined to be in the state capital, and they should have no scruples." Ye Zhi behind him persuaded.

Mei Xiaoren looked back, "Old Ye, don't you ask me why I want to go to Xuanzhou?" ”

"How can people be satisfied with the status quo, and if they are me, they are not willing to be just a county commander."

Mei Xiaoren lowered his eyes, and his smile was a little dull. You can't have both fish and bear's paws, she has ambitions, and she has to give. All good things come to an end.

"No matter where the adults go, Ye Zhi will follow the adults."

When Mei Xiaoren heard this, his heart was like being immersed in warm water, and he sighed that Lao Ye's friend was really not in vain.

The bandits who were caught last time were still in prison and consuming her food, and Mei Xiaoren took care of the matter of welcoming the prefect, and finally took the time to interrogate the two bandit leaders.

In the torture room, the two leaders were tied to the pillar and could not move, and at first there was a lot of trouble, shouting "there is a backer".

Mei Xiaoren watched it and let them make a fuss.

She sat silently for a while, and the two bandits finally stopped. The bandit leader still had arrogance on his face, and he didn't care about her sitting in front of him.

The second leader of the bandits drooped his head, not looking at the burning charcoal fire in front of him and the soldering iron buried in the charcoal fire.

That's for them......

Mei Xiaoren sat in the presiding judge's seat, playing with the folding fan in his hand.

"You said that the people of the court instructed you to rob your house, who is it?"

"Humph!" The bandit leader glanced at it.

The second leader of the bandits didn't answer, but timidly looked up at the charcoal basin.

His subtle actions were caught by Mei Xiaoren. Mei Xiaoren unfolded the folding fan and gently fanned the wind towards the charcoal fire, and in an instant, the spark rose and exploded with a crackling sound.

The heat rushed towards the second bandit, and his hands tied to the stake trembled......

Strike while the iron is hot. Mei Xiaoren glanced at Zhou Hu, who was standing next to him.

Zhou Hu dialed the charcoal fire, picked out a soldering iron that burned the redest, and walked straight to the second leader of the bandits.

"You kid still don't recruit?"

"I ...... I ......"

"Dick!"

The bandit leader scolded, and the second leader of the bandits immediately stopped talking.

"Toast and don't eat, eat and drink, come and pick up clothes!"

Zhou Hu gave an order, and the jailer ripped off the clothes of the second leader of the bandits, revealing his chest full of meat.

Mei Xiaoren watched quietly, covered the lower half of his face with a folding fan, and smacked his lips secretly.

She has been pretending to be a man for two years, and she has to continue to pretend in the future, and she has long stopped thinking of herself as a woman, and she has forgotten what shyness is. No matter how naked the man is in front of her, he is just a person who can bring her credit, and if he is tried, the result of the trial will be meritorious.

It's a smack-smacking figure, but there is a striking place on it.

The man had a tattoo on his right shoulder near his neck.

Zhou Hu also discovered this mark, and was worried about where to brand, so he pointed the soldering iron at the meat ......

"Wait!"

Mei Xiaoren, we got up and walked to the second leader of the bandits, and looked carefully at the tattoo, which was written with the word "moon".

To say that it is normal for these people who are mixed in the rivers and lakes to stab a dragon and a tiger on their bodies, but bandits who don't know a few big characters will tattoo words on their bodies? I'm afraid not.

Mei Xiaoren pointed to the bandit leader and ordered: "Take off his clothes." ”

"You dare to insult Lao Tzu!" The bandit leader struggled and roared, but his hands were tied tightly, his mouth was yelling hard, and his clothes were stripped clean by the jailers.

Mei Xiaoren gradually frowned.

Same place, same tattoo.

"What is this?" The folding fan in Mei Xiaoren's hand pointed directly at the tattoo, and she raised her eyes and looked at the bandit leader solemnly.

"What Lao Tzu stabs, it's your business!"

Mei Xiaoren maintained an indifferent look and raised his eyebrows, "If you think it's none of my business whether you live or die, then hide it until you shut up forever." ”

"We ...... We only know that it is the people of the imperial court, and we don't know anything else. ”

The second leader of the bandits trembled and confided the reason.

They were originally ruffians and hooligans in Xuanzhou counties, but a few months ago they were summoned by a rich man of unknown origin and began to rob houses and houses on behalf of the rich man. Most of the money they looted was given to the rich man, and he only got a small share of it.

And the reason why these ruffians are willing to listen to the rich man is because he wants to be stable, because the rich man claims to be a member of the court and can keep them safe.

Now that they are in prison, they must also know that their "backer" is useless, and they should no longer hide it for them, so Mei Xiaoren concluded that the second leader of the bandits was telling the truth, and this was all they knew.

The bandits have confessed to the fact of robbery, but they have involved the court officials, making the case complicated all of a sudden. Regarding the tattoo, it is necessary to report it to the prefect.