The people outside the window heard the sound of Lan Yi knocking on the wall, and did not withdraw immediately, but hesitated slightly. At this moment, Zhou Weiji quickly pushed the door out with a knife.

I saw a person standing in front of Lan Yi's window under the moonlight, this person was dressed in night clothes, covered his head and face with a black cloth, and he couldn't see his face clearly, and he could only judge from his body shape that it was a man.

When the man saw Zhou Weiji coming out, he turned around and ran towards the outer wall of the county office, and jumped over the wall.

Zhou Weiji stood by the window and didn't chase after him, he heard the voice of Xisuo in the house, and asked in a deep voice, "Girl?" ”

Lan Yi got up and lit the lamp and opened the door: "Brother Tuesday, it's good that you are here." ”

Zhou Weiji nodded, walked into the house and sat down.

"This person moves quickly, lands silently, and his martial arts are not low." Zhou Weiji's military middle school is the kung fu of horses and real hard fists and feet, paying attention to fast, accurate and ruthless. The people who come are people from the rivers and lakes, and the people of the rivers and lakes mostly use hidden weapons to side the door, and they don't know who wins or loses when they really move.

Without waiting for Lan Yi to answer, Zhou Weiji said again: "But there is no murderous aura on this person. ”

Lan Yi was thinking about who this was, but she couldn't judge it based on this clue alone: "Second brother, after entering Meixian County today, I feel that someone is secretly following us." ”

Zhou Weiji also felt this way, but he thought that it was someone from the Wang family faction who was watching, and it seemed that things were not simple. How could an ordinary merchant of the Wang family have dealings with people in the rivers and lakes, could it be that they hired people to do something shady?

"Someone followed, but I don't know who. We know too little about it, and we have to investigate many ways to find out, and this matter should not be moved. Tomorrow will be ascended, you sleep, don't worry, I'm guarding the door. ”

Lan Yi shook his head: "Second brother, you still have to rest in the next room, I'll call you again if you have something." Now it is no colder than the previous days, and the nights are getting colder. ”

Zhou Weiji saw a worried look on Lan Yi's soft face under the clear oil lamp, he stretched his brows and said, "It's okay, you can sleep in peace." ”

After saying that, he turned to the door, took off his waist knife and held it in his arms, and sat in front of the door of the wing. The doors and windows of this wing room are on the south side, so as long as you guard this side, you will not be afraid of anyone breaking in.

Lan Yi carefully recalled the silhouette of the figure reflected on the window just now, she likes graffiti, has learned to sketch the human body, and is more sensitive to people's movements and physical features, I believe that she can judge one or two when this person appears in front of her again.

Now, as Zhou Weiji said, they have too little information. When he met Wang Chengde today, he also said that the human and financial resources of the big house in the Wang family's mansion were almost wiped out, and no one could listen to the news, so he was very passive. As Zhou Weiji said, at this time, the only way to brake with static is to respond to all changes with no change.

I don't know if the man withdrew after the defeat, but he still saw Zhou Weiji standing in front of the room with a knife and didn't dare to approach, and the night was spent safely.

After breakfast on the second day, someone came to spread the word that Lan Yi's mother and son went to church.

Lan Yi entrusted Yu'er to the peak who appeared in the morning, Gao Feng was sent by Zhou Weiji to protect Wang Chengde's family last night, and this morning Wang Chengde entered the county government and waited for the court to ask about the case, so he came over to inform Zhou Weiji of the situation.

As Zhou Weiji went to the main hall of the yamen in the front yard, he was taken into a small room by the hall and waited.

Zhou Weiji looked at Lan Yi's haggard face, and told her about the current situation: "Today's promotion to the hall is Mixian Cheng and Lan Zhushu, Uncle Wang is here, and with him is a woman in her forties, who is the housekeeper next to the old lady of the Wang family, Wang Mingli and Wang Tiangui are also waiting in the front hall. ”

Lan Yi nodded, thinking about the difference between the county and the main book.

Under the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the civil officials of each county were different according to the population under the jurisdiction of the county, and if the population of the county was less than 1,000 households, only one county magistrate was set up; If there are more than 1,000 households in the county, the main book shall be added according to the order; More than 20,000 households in the county will be added to the county. Huang County is less than 20,000 households, only set up the county and the main book, Mei County has a large population and developed economy, so there are three civil official positions of the county, the county and the main book.

The magistrate is a county magistrate, and the county and the main book are the "Zuo Er" of the magistrate. In terms of the division of labor between these two positions, the county chief is equivalent to the modern assistant to the county magistrate or the director of the county government office, whose responsibility is to assist the county magistrate in handling the county's government affairs; The main bookkeeper is equivalent to the current director of the county finance bureau, and manages the money and grain taxes.

In terms of authority and status, the county is above the main book, so today's court judge must be Xia Wan's husband Mi Yichao, and the deputy is the blue master book.

For Mi Yichao, Lan Yi has no good feelings. She felt that Mi Yichao was a lustful person, married a beautiful and gentle woman like Xia Wan, and accepted a three-room concubine. Although the rich officials and eunuchs of this dynasty are like this, it is still difficult for Lan Yi, as a modern person, to accept this kind of thing of wives and concubines in the same house.

Lan Yichao's Mi Yichao and Lan Zhushu walked into the main hall of the county government at this time, and the officials in the main hall were already waiting on both sides, and the recorder was also preparing paper and ink behind the side table.

The record was a little surprised to see Mi Xiancheng and Lan Zhushu come in, it is said that only one of the two of them can be promoted to the court.

"Mi-sama, Lan-sama." Tian Lu stepped forward and saluted.

Mi Yichao nodded, smiled and said to Master Lan: "Lord Lan, please take a seat." ”

Lan Junzhi excused himself and said, "Master Mi, please take a seat, the lower officials are just coming over to have a good time." ”

According to the grade, the magistrate of Meixian County is the eighth grade, the county Cheng is the eighth grade, the main book is the ninth grade, and Mi Yichao should be the main trial.

Mi Yichao sat behind the public case, patted the shocking wood on the public case, and ordered in a deep voice: "Ascend to the hall." ”

When the two classes heard the order, they shouted in unison: "Mighty." ”

Lan Yi smiled, this voice was really familiar. In ancient China, when adjudicating cases, it was necessary to drink the power of the hall, shoot the hall of trees, and the "avoidance" and "quiet" ceremonies to convey the authority and sacredness of the law.

Zhou Weiji looked at her smiling appearance, and knew that this girl remembered something beside her, and coughed lightly and said, "Girl, the adult has been promoted, you come with me." ”

Lan Yi picked up the baby, afraid that he would be frightened when he was young, and coaxed: "Baby, follow my mother to meet a lot of people, the baby can't speak, come back later, my mother will buy you a big candy man, okay?" ”

The baby grinned and nodded, yesterday when he entered the county, he saw a candy seller on the side of the road, the sugar man is a good thing, not only play, but also delicious.

At the door of the main hall, Lan Yi saw Wang Chengde and the middle-aged woman, with two young men standing next to them. A person is wearing a crescent moon white embroidered with black bamboo leaves, his facial features are upright and soft, but his eyes are very deep, this person must be Wang Mingli; Behind him bent down slightly stood a man in a navy blue robe, his facial features were also like eyes, but his eyes were wandering, his face was pale, his eye bags were puffy, and he looked like he was overly wine-colored, it should be Wang Tiangui.

Seeing Lan Yi and the three of them, Wang Chengde nodded in greeting, Lan Yi bowed his knees slightly at him, and it was inconvenient to talk outside the lobby at this time.

Wang Mingli, Wang Tiangui and the middle-aged woman focused their eyes on the baby, carefully examining his appearance, and the baby was not stage frightened, grinning at them.

Wang Tiangui couldn't help but be scared when he saw the baby's familiar smile, and turned his gaze to Lan Yi. He saw that Lan Yi's eyebrows and eyes had grown a lot longer than two years ago, and his body was more attractive, so he couldn't help but turn his gaze on Lan Yi, and just wanted to grin but was frozen by Zhou Weiji's cold gaze. He looked up and saw Zhou Weiji's knife-like gaze, Wang Tiangui quickly withdrew his eyes and secretly took half a step back. He lived by looking at people's eyes, although he didn't know how he offended him, but Wang Tiangui knew that this person looked at him with disgust.

At this time, there was a shocking sound of wooden shooting in the hall, and someone in the hall shouted: "Lord County Cheng is promoted to the hall, and all the cadres and others are brought to the hall." ”

The official at the gate said to everyone: "As I enter, you will answer truthfully what the county lord asks, and don't talk nonsense." ”

Lan Yi followed everyone into the lobby and knelt in a row, and Zhou Weiji bent down next to him to salute.

Hearing another shock, the people in the hall asked majestically: "Who is kneeling, report your name quickly." ”

Lan Yi heard Mi Yichao's deep baritone and thought that he had a good voice.

The crowd reported their names one by one and explained their identities. Only then did Lan Yi know that the middle-aged woman was Mrs. Zhou, who was in charge of the old lady of the Wang family's big house.

After hearing this, Mi Yichao looked at Lan Yi and the child carefully, and said, "Get up." Above the lobby, no false speech is allowed. You should answer your questions truthfully. ”

"Yes."

"Wang Tiangui, in March of the sixth year of Puhe, you sued Wang Chengde, Wang Chunrong and Wang Chuntao. Sue them for abducting Wang Mingzhe's wife and youngest son Wang Wenxuan, the head of the royal family, and embezzling the property of the Wang family, is there such a thing? ”

Wang Tiangui hurriedly replied: "Back to my lord, the villain did hand over the complaint to the three minions. ”

Mi Yichao nodded, and asked Zhou Weiji again: "Zhou Bantou, Huang County sent someone to send an official document, saying that someone privately arrested Wang Linshan's wife and young son in Beigou Village, Mei County, in Huang County, and was caught by you. Is there such a thing? ”

Zhou Weiji arched his hand and said, "Tell your lordship, this is indeed the case." ”

"Tell me about them all."

Lan Yi raised her eyebrows, but she didn't expect Mi Yichao to ask Zhou Weiji first about how he rescued his mother and son. At this moment, she heard someone talking in a low voice outside the hall, and couldn't help but secretly glance back, and saw a group of people gathered at the door of the hall to watch the excitement at some point.

Lan Yi was a little surprised, she didn't expect so many people to come to see the court trial, this lawsuit trial is really open enough.

"Smack! Wait for the silence! ”

"Might--Might-!" The officials on both sides also shouted standard slogans.

The crowd watching the excitement outside immediately became silent and watched quietly.

Wang Mingli frowned secretly, it is said that this kind of case should be promoted to the second hall, and no one is allowed to watch it at will in the second hall, but the hall is to open the gate of the county government to allow the people to watch, I really don't know what kind of calculation this Mi Yichao is playing. R1152