Miss Qi wiped her tears and said, "My daughters are so old but they are not married, and the young and strong men here have all been recruited, and all that is left behind is unsuccessful...... She must have been scared away by her father's battle. ”

The woman wiped her tears over and over again while blaming her father.

During the Tang Dynasty, folk women were required to marry at the age of 14, and if they could not marry at the age of 25, it would be difficult to find their in-laws, and they would be convicted. Of course, the women of the rivers and lakes are not in this case.

Miss Qi complained: "It's all to blame the old sect master for privately recruiting soldiers, otherwise there won't be even a man here, and then it will be up to my father to explain to the imperial court." ”

The white fat old man suddenly became angry when he heard this, and slapped the table with a "snap", startling the woman, "The matter of the sect master is what you can say!" Our lives belong to the sect master, we are born as a person of the 'Procuratorate', and we are a ghost of the 'Procuratorate' when we die, and we are not allowed to say such rebellious words again in the future! ”

When Ran Jingjing saw such a scene and heard the woman's words, she also felt sad for her. A rich lady who is like a flower, it is so difficult to find a wishful Lang Jun, but it turned out to be the "Procuratorate". She knew that Li Chengtang was the little sect master of the "Procuratorate", but she had to go back and ask him what was going on!

But when she heard that Miss Qi was worried about Li Chengtang, she was reluctant in her heart. Even if the people of the Tang Dynasty were open, they didn't like too many women to share their lovers, and secretly said in his heart: Brother Li won't let you go!

After the white and chubby Qi Yuanwai finished talking about Miss Qi, he waved his sleeves and walked out, leaving Miss Qi crying in the room.

Ran Jingjing walked to another room with lights on, and then gently flew over to continue to investigate.

During the day, the housekeeper was sitting in the room waiting for Qi Yuanwai, and when he saw Qi Yuanwai enter the room, he hurriedly got up to salute. Qi Yuanwai pressed his hand to sit down, and asked, "Steward Liu, plus the number of people we sent today, has the recruitment task arranged by the old sect master this year been completed?" ”

Steward Liu replied: "According to the statistical news from the county guard, thousands of people have been recruited in one day today, and the recruitment plan has been exceeded, so don't worry!" ”

Qi Yuanwai let out a sigh of "um" when he heard this, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "That's good, you and I are both people from the 'Procuratorate', and we must not have the slightest discount in the execution of orders, and we must not ruin the old sect master's plan!" ”

The butler's face was serious, and he replied, "Hmm! ”

Qi Yuanwai continued: "As the steward of the 'Shangmen' of the 'Procuratorate' here, I must not only cooperate with the completion of the recruitment, but also appease the local people. ”

The housekeeper said: "The owner of the village can rest assured, except for the fact that they are not allowed to go home in strict secrecy, everything else is normal, including the salary and silver of the soldiers levied here this year, and all the money has been distributed to every household." ”

Ran Jingjing listened to the conversation between the two, and felt a lot relieved in her heart. It seems that the "Procuratorate" still abides by the rules, and it is not as terrible as the outside world has rumored, except for the rampant conscription, it is not tyrannical, and the imperial court conscription has to be in arrears, but the "Procuratorate" has paid the full amount to the home. It's just that the private placement of soldiers and horses is a rebellion after all, and I don't know why the "Procuratorate" operates like this.

The housekeeper continued: "Miss is very sad about the things during the day, that young boy is indeed a good man, if he can be matched with the young lady, he is really a talented woman, alas... It's a pity, there is still that woman, at least she is a top master of the eighth stage, if she can recruit to serve under the command of the 'Prosecutor', it will be a big help! ”

Qi Yuanwai sighed, "The female eldest is not staying, this time the first is to find a wishful husband for the little girl, so as to fulfill his wish, and the second is to recruit some more talents before the end of the year, but the two of them are so high, we can't force them to stay, this matter can't be made a big fuss, and don't mention it again." ”

The housekeeper said suddenly: "According to the news that came, the master of the three major sects 'earth' and the sect came to Taihang Mountain, saying that the little sect master had left Wutai Mountain, and ordered all the people of the 'Procuratorate' to find the whereabouts of the little sect master, and forcibly brought it back to Xingchen Island after finding it, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”

The white fat old man's eyes froze, obviously he was also a Lian family, and said: "The power of the three major sects of the 'Procuratorate' is second only to the great sect master, and what he said must be credible......

He paused for a moment and continued: "It seems that the little sect master and the old sect master have a disagreement, pass the word, after finding the little sect master, don't act rashly, report to me quickly, the little sect master's martial arts cultivation is very high, don't make any mistakes." ”

The housekeeper hurriedly replied "yes". Next, the two of them talked about some account exchanges, saying how much silver taels the so-and-so family had paid for military service, how much money had been raised for the "procuratorate" this time, and so on.

Ran Jingjing listened boredly, and seeing that there was no more important information, she returned to Ye San's house. When he got home, Li Chengtang had already returned, and he told about the investigation of the county government.

According to Li Chengtang, the Fuping County Commander is still a responsible magistrate, and he lives in a small place, so he is not suspected of corrupting the law. When he went, the county lieutenant was reporting the situation of the day to the county commander, and the county commander told the county lieutenant not to make a big deal about it, and asked the county lieutenant to try his best to appease the emotions of the conscripted people's families, and that the soldiers' salaries must be paid in place, and there should be no shortage, and other things should be arranged by the above. There is no important information beyond that.

It seems that it is impossible to find out the root cause of the conscription from the county order.

The information brought back by Ran Jingjing was fatal, Li Chengtang guessed that there might be something about the "Procuratorate", but he didn't expect that it was completely the "Procuratorate" behind it. He doesn't understand what his grandfather wants to do now, is he trying to rebel? This is absolutely not allowed by the Lingnan Li family rules! It is also absolutely unacceptable to him!

But now that the power of the "Procuratorate" is in the hands of grandpa, what can he do? Li Chengtang thought in his heart. Fortunately, he had a trump card in his hand, and he touched the gold medal in his arms, which was a token representing the suzerainty of the "Procuratorate", and could also represent the supreme imperial power.

Ran Jingjing told Li Chengtang that the "Procuratorate" was looking for him and wanted to take him back to Xingchen Island, and asked Li Chengtang what the "Procuratorate" wanted to do.

Li Chengtang told Ran Jingjing about his grandfather's desire to let him go home and get married, and explained why he had to act secretly this time, and he also wanted to set up a "Shenji Gate" and tell Ran Jingjing all his thoughts. He wants to compete with the "Procuratorate", and the "Divine Machine Gate" is the help he must have.

After explaining it clearly, Li Chengtang said: "Grandpa asked me to come out to experience the Tang Dynasty just for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, and now it's too early to speculate about the 'procuratorate' wrongdoings, we still have to find out and talk about it." ”

When Ran Jingjing heard that Grandpa Li Chengtang asked him to go back to complete the marriage, her brain began to be confused, and then she didn't hear Li Chengtang's words clearly at all, her face was gloomy, and she said, "Who is Brother Li going to marry again?" ”

Li Chengtang looked at her expression, and immediately understood what Ran Jingjing thought, took her hand, and said gently: "Don't think nonsense, don't worry, Jingjing." ”

One sentence immediately made Ran Jingjing happy, and told Li Chengtang that as long as he told him, he would do it completely. Li Chengtang told Ran Jingjing all his next plans, and then rested separately.

After having the first time, Ran Jingjing naturally slept in bed that night, but Li Chengtang still breathed and nourished all night. He had to recover his true qi as soon as possible so that he could take further action.

The next day, according to Li Chengtang's plan, he was going to go to Qi's house again. If you want to find out the reason for the recruitment of the "Prosecutor's Yuan" and where it went, you must go into the tiger's den, so he has to join the army. Ran Jingjing went to sign up for the "Procuratorate" openly.

The city did not conduct a large-scale search because of Li Chengtang's big trouble yesterday about Miss Qi's marriage, as if it had not happened. But the streets are still so deserted.

Just when the two of them walked near the county office, they suddenly heard the sound of the county government in the distance. Li Chengtang also said last night that the county order here is quite clear, and after a night's rest, Ran Jingjing was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Brother Li, let's go and see if it's good to solve the case first." ”

The two of them had never seen the court judge the case when they were so old, so they couldn't help but be curious, so they came to the county government together. There are already some people around the entrance of the county office. The drumming was a woman in her sixties, beating the drumsticks in the cold wind.

When everyone was talking about the old lady's grievances, the official opened the door and invited the old lady in. The county magistrate was already sitting in the hall waiting, a man about fifty years old, with a wisp of green beard, and an old pedant.

Ran Jingjing looked at his clear and moonlight appearance, and felt that he really shouldn't be a corrupt person, but it was estimated that he should be more pedantic.

The county magistrate asked: "Who is in the hall, what grievances do you have, tell me in detail." ”

The old lady was old, and she couldn't kneel steadily, so she sat on the ground and said, "Lord Qingtian, the old woman sued the court!" ”

The county commander was shocked when he heard this, and shouted: "Bold and sloppy, how dare you sue the court, what is wrong with the court!?" ”

Li Chengtang also felt that this old woman was unreasonable, how could a person sue the court, but the next words suddenly made him feel that the "procuratorate" was guilty.

It turned out that the old woman had a son, but he had not returned home after being conscripted a year ago, and he had not reported his death in the war.

After listening to the old woman's cry, the county commander had nothing to say for a while, and it seemed that he didn't know how to reply. The county commander was silent for a moment and said, "Don't worry, old woman, wait for this official to pay tribute to the official and give you a detailed investigation." ”

Outside, when they heard the old woman's statement, they were furious. He shouted that his son must have been recruited to be a private soldier, but the shogunate private soldiers also had a system of going home to visit relatives, and now they have not returned home for more than a year, so they must have become a rebellious private soldier. There was a lot of talking.

After the implementation of the conscription system, the imperial court no longer uniformly conscripted soldiers to various military towns, but recruited soldiers by themselves in various places, which made the Jiedu envoy grasp the right to conscript, but the recruited soldiers will definitely register and make a register to know where to go, and have the authority to regularly save the family.

Li Chengtang saw that the crowd was uncontrollable, and said loudly: "Don't worry, old woman, you can find your son in the next place, who is your son's surname?" ”

Everyone looked at Li Chengtang one after another, and the county magistrate looked suspicious, and the official who had seen Li Chengtang yesterday whispered in front of the county magistrate.

The county magistrate looked at Li Chengtang and asked, "Who are you and how can I trust you?" ”

Li Chengtang ignored the county order, walked up to the old woman and said, "Old man, come with me." He picked up the old woman and walked out. The county magistrate heard that the official said that he made a big fuss yesterday at the scene of recruiting relatives from Qi Yuan, and he did not dare to chase him out again.

The old woman saw that Li Chengtang had sworn and missed her son, so she followed him out of the county office.

Li Chengtang and Ran Jingjing took the old woman to the door of Qi's house, and there were already people who passed it. After a while, Qi Yuanwai, the housekeeper and Miss Qi from yesterday came out together.

Miss Qi's face was full of joy, thinking that he had changed his mind and came to confess his relatives.

Li Chengtang first talked about the scene of yesterday's big trouble, and said: "I am willing to be recruited under your command with my junior sister Ran Qing, but I need to agree on one thing with you before I can decide. In order to enter the private army of the "Procuratorate", he changed his and Ran Jingjing's names to Li Tang and Ran Qing respectively.

Everyone has seen the skills of Li Chengtang and Ran Jingjing, especially Ran Jingjing, being able to join the "Procuratorate" is naturally a great credit to Qi Yuanwai, and he said happily when he heard this: "Everything is negotiable!" ”

Li Chengtang told the old woman about looking for her son. Qi all agreed, and arranged for the old woman to temporarily stay in Qi's house before her son returned.

Li Chengtang didn't expect it to go so smoothly, and said: "I will report to the house after the New Year with my junior sister!" ”