The family had already left Luoyang ahead of schedule, and only Bai Zhongshi and Fang Cheng, surnamed Hong, stayed in the city to defraud.

Although they had found out that the woman who died was not Xiao Cherry, they still insisted on doing it, and sold the small wooden building at a low price while there was no one in the building.

And Bai Zhongshi didn't plan to give Su Bottle any money at all.

If it hadn't been blocked by Su Bottle, the two hundred taels of silver would have been taken away by him.

So when Su Bottle suddenly appeared in front of him, he was stunned for a moment before going back to get the money.

At that time, Fang Cheng, surnamed Hong, had already taken the rest of the money and ran away in a donkey cart. But as soon as he ran out of the fangmen, he was intercepted and arrested by the Red Flower Society commanded by Mei Ran and sent to the Criminal Department.

The reason why he wanted to mobilize the Red Flower Society, instead of going to the Criminal Department or the county to transfer people, Su Bei had many considerations.

The government's affairs have always been grinding. If it was Lord Shilang's words, they would be able to get nervous, but Su Bei, the eight-rank official, couldn't move them a little. By the time they came here, they had already disappeared.

And once the Red Flower Society does this well, Su Bottle can also write their deeds in the file. This is an opportunity for the Red Flower Society to take credit. If you have a lot of credit, you can go to Honglu Temple to apply for a sect certificate and become a sect recognized by the government. Otherwise, in the future, the government will rectify the Mo family, and the Red Flower Society will be unlucky.

"Xiao Su, you are very capable of doing things. To solve this case, you are the main planner, or an undercover agent, and you can close the net yourself. From start to finish, it is clean and hearty. You're really impressive. ”

Xue Pang, the waiter of the Criminal Department, was full of praise for Su Bottle, and after praising him, he said again: "Very good, very good." You are the seedling of a little potential that I have discovered since I became a waiter. Although you are not from the imperial examination, I have decided to focus on training you. But don't be proud, you have to recognize your own shortcomings, learn more from those excellent seniors, and always spur yourself. ”

Su Bottle said: "Thanks to the wrong love of Lord Shilang, the subordinate officials should work hard and dare not slack off." ”

Xue Pang nodded again and again: "Well, it's good, it's good." ”

With this incident paving the way, Su Bottle's loss of the two groups of criminals has completely turned the page.

In addition, because he helped Wang Shuangxi recover 1,000 taels of silver, Wang Shuangxi also sent a pennant. When he found out that the person handling the case was Su Bottle, he was embarrassed, there was a ghost in his heart, he avoided Su Bottle, and sent the pennant to Lord Shilang's house.

He said to Xue Pang, "There are still two hundred taels of silver missing, and I hope the Criminal Department will help recover it."

Xue Pang verbally said that he would work hard, but as soon as Wang Shuangxi left, he handed over the case to Jingzhao Mansion.

The higher-level yamen has this benefit, and I will do the easy things, and the thankless grinding and chirping will be given to you. If you can't do it, I'll scold you.

At this time, Su Bottle has been recognized by Xue Pang as a "capable person". Since he is a capable person, he can't be confined to the house, but let him go out.

For this reason, Xue Pang specially recruited the two Lang Zhong of the Criminal Constitution Division and told them not to arrange a task for Su Bei, and this person was personally dispatched by this servant.

The Criminal Department of the Liang Dynasty was similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, with four divisions of "Criminal Capital Bimen", but the name was changed, such as the "Criminal Department Division" was changed to the "Criminal Constitution Division". It's okay to change it like this, otherwise the Criminal Department under the Criminal Department will sound very awkward. The Criminal Constitution Department under the Criminal Ministry sounds more pleasant.

Criminal Constitutional Division, two Langzhong, four Wailang, 19 Lingshi, 38 Shulingshi, and 10 Zhanggu;

The capital is a lawsuit, one person in Langzhong, two people in the outside Lang, nine people in Lingshi, twelve people in Shuling Shi, and four people in Zhanggu;

than the department, one person in Langzhong, two people outside Lang, fourteen people in the history of the order, twenty-seven people in the history of the book, one person in the history of the count, and four people in Zhanggu;

The access control department, one person in Langzhong, two people in the outside Lang, six people in the history of the order, thirteen people in the history of the book, and four people in the palm of the firm.

Most of them are officials on duty, who are responsible for the review of criminal cases across the country, subdividing the supervision of arrests, autumn trials, commutation of sentences, imprisonment, account punishments, atonement and other messy things, and their work is very busy. Without these guys, the criminal department would not be able to play. But if they are all these people on duty, how can Lord Squire shine?

Not to mention the squire of the Criminal Department, even the little Fangcheng, they also want to maximize their power.

In order to exert power, it is necessary to move some crooked minds.

For example, the problem of fishing. Out of consideration for the appearance of the imperial city, and also to ensure the safety of the cruise boat, the people are not allowed to fish on the Luo River. The Department has the responsibility of monitoring and education, as well as the power to confiscate fishing gear and remove it. If you don't change your ways, you can also be fined or even arrested.

Fang Chengpin's rank is not high, but he is also an official. It is impossible for him to go out and catch fish all day long, so he needs some diligent, executive, and active subordinates to go to the river to confiscate fishing rods, fines, and arrest.

Some fishing rods are very exquisite, worth thousands of wen, or even tens of thousands. Some people are not willing to have their fishing rods confiscated, so they go to Fang Cheng to ask for them. And those who have been fined and arrested, it is the same, if you can find relatives and friends with identity to come and say something, Fang Cheng can basically give face.

What is the point of Fang Cheng doing this?

can increase the chances of others begging him, and then do favors.

Although the favor is not big, it is also a favor, and this will allow Fang Cheng's power to be exerted.

And some people can't find weighty relatives and friends to plead in front of Fang Cheng, then I'm sorry, please pay the fine. That's a lot of revenue for the department.

Therefore, there are a few bastards who can do things under each fangcheng, and the biggest characteristic of these people is that they have nothing to do. Those evil officials on the streets who collect taxes under false pretenses, smash pots and rob cars, and oppress the people are talking about them.

Their existence is what Fang Cheng wants to see. If Fang Cheng's subordinates are all honest, dedicated, kind and friendly, or lazy, then Fang Cheng will be troubled. I always feel that I can't exert power.

Xue Pang believes that Su Bottle is such a bastard. Xue Pang felt that he had found a treasure, so he took care of it. Now the entire criminal department knows that Su Bei is Xue Shilang's favorite general.

Emperor Wanlong sealed the Su bottle as the head of the eight products, which is not a real job. When I arrived at the Criminal Department, I needed the squire to arrange specific work. Xue Pang appointed Su Ping as the head of the Criminal Constitutional Division.

Su Bottle's grade is equivalent to a palm, but his power is second only to that of the Fifth Rank Wailang. And the plum dye knife officer is not ranked at all. The so-called knife officer is a casual worker, and an official can take her away.

And under Master Su, now there is only Mei Ran alone, which is specially arranged by Xue Shilang. Otherwise, Mei Ran would have to report to the Criminal Constitution Division every day, and I don't know what troublesome tasks the officials would arrange for her.

Xue Pang has a lot of messy cases in his hands, and these cases are all those that he thinks can make him brilliant, or he has oil and water, and he handed them over to Su Bottle to handle. There are no special requirements, and there is no deadline for completion, so if there is progress in a case, come and tell him.

At this time, Su Du was a free man, no, he left the criminal department with Mei Ran and chose a house.

This young man and woman walk down the street, making people mistakenly think that they are a young couple who plan to buy a house in the city and settle down.

It's a pity that Su Bottle doesn't have much money in his hands at this time, and he can't afford to buy a big house, let alone a house in a good location.

When it was time to get off work, Su Ran sent Mei Ran back to the Mansion of the Criminal Department and sat in Mei Ran's bedroom, Mei Ran took out the money bag she snatched from Bai Zhongshi and put it on the small square table.

"I'm going to give half of this dirty money to the poor." As she spoke, Mei Ran grabbed out a hundred taels of silver.

Su Bei's incredulous eyes stared at Mei Ran: "You yourself are also poor, okay?" ”

"That's not good, I'm a decent disciple, I can only rob the rich and help the poor, and I can't use the accounts privately. And with your one hundred taels, you can buy a house. However, it should be used by this woman. Usually the rivers and lakes help people in distress. That's what counts as a righteous act. If you don't agree, I'll tell Master to go. ”

"You are really a good disciple of your master!"

"What, aren't you?"

"Yes!! Me too!!! That's it! ”

Su Bottle is not angry, but a performance. But his performance could not change Mei Nuxia's determination, she decided to go to the suburbs tonight to help the needy.

In Su Bei's view, Mei Ran is a little fool who has been brainwashed by her master, and she is a little nun who practices on behalf of her but does not know how to practice Buddhism.

But she's not stupid, she's just sending out those ill-gotten gains, and her hard-earned money is all saved. And when she sends money, she doesn't send it out in one go, but looks for those who are working hard. She saves the suffering, not the lazy.

Although they are all poor, their karma is different.

Essentially, she was doing what Master said she was doing to eliminate her karma. But Su Bottle felt that she had made a mistake.

Karma should be eliminated with fate, rather than taking the initiative to find it like her.

It's like releasing a life, meeting those in distress and helping him (or it) get out of trouble, that's what release. To buy three catties of river mussels and send them back to the river is not a release, but a sin.

Although Su Bottle does not believe in Buddhism, it does not affect his understanding in this way. Master often praised Su Bottle for being dyed with Hui Root than Mei, but unfortunately Su Bottle's dust was too heavy and did not enter the Buddhist Gate.

Su Bottle went home early today, just in time for dinner. Zhen Ping'er, the maid in brocade, was waiting for him with a smile at the moon gate, saying that the county lord invited him to dinner.

As soon as she heard that she had dinner with the county lord, Su Bei was a little uncomfortable, and she always felt that Tang Mei had bad intentions, and there must be a big stick after the sweet dates, and she didn't know what she had to say.

"You were promoted, why didn't you tell me?"

At the end of dinner, the county lord sat on the couch, and Su Bottle sat on the seat, which was one foot higher than the seat.

"It's just eight grades, what a lot of worry." Su Bottle said with a low emotion.

Tang Mei was silent, her eyes slanted.

Su Wei said again: "The official family of the Guogong Mansion still has the seventh rank in the Ministry of Rites, but in the final analysis, he is also a slave of your family." I'm not even as good as your minion, what else is there to show off? ”

Hearing this, the corners of Tang Mei's mouth couldn't help but rise, and she seemed to be quite meaningful: "Having said that, don't be presumptuous." Others don't know, but I know that you are handling the case on your own, which is still commendable. But don't be too proud, you must know that the reason why the emperor promoted you was not only because of your meritorious handling of the case, but also because Tang Zhao spoke for you in front of the emperor, so he had this exceptional reward. ”

Now Su Bottle hears two versions. Xue Pang said that it was he who recommended it so that the emperor gave him a special reward; Now Tang Mei said that it was Tang Zhao who made good remarks in front of the emperor, so he was specially rewarded.

Which is right?

Maybe it's all right, or maybe it's neither.

Su Bottle sat silent.

Seeing that Su Bei didn't speak, Tang Mei's eyebrows trembled: "The fourth brother said that you offended him and the fourth uncle." Therefore, to drive you out of the house. ”