A drum sounded, the young man in Zhu Yi held high the gilded Duo whisk, the fine sand paved this side of the field, was separated into dozens of phalanxes by the low fence, in each phalanx, there was a pair of cockfights with a crown and sharp feathers, at this time received the order of the fighter, just like a soldier ready to go, one by one with his head held high, straightened his neck and stared at the eyes, and then waited for a drum to sound, with the fight of the priest to sing the battle order, suddenly fluttered and pecked, and a good burst of flying sand and stones.

Although the battle was fierce, the fighting cocks were always "confined to" their respective battle formations, even if they were pecked by the opponent to the point of bleeding and losing their voice, none of them fled beyond the formation, so that although the scene was noisy, it was not chaotic.

On the viewing platform a few steps higher, Ruan Ling was very satisfied with the "chicken battalion" he had built with a lot of money, he took his hands, walked at a leisurely pace, and bowed his head while watching the battle, but the smile on the corner of his lips still looked as usual careless.

When the victory and defeat of each battle are clear, only the servants stepped forward to remove the barrier, more than ten musicians were in place, the piano and flute played a symphony of drums, and the fighters hurriedly danced and commanded, and the cockfighters who had gone through a vicious battle were actually lined up, and the victor held his head high and returned to the camp with the fighters, just like the soldiers triumphed.

As for those defeated biting chickens, they are either already lying on the battlefield and struggling to breathe, or they are also depressed and listless, as if they understand what fate awaits them - the end of the pot.

Ruan Ling is preparing to "reward" the winners one by one, he cares very much about his "chicken battalion", and sometimes even condescends to comb his feathers and trim his claws.

But today, Ruan Ling's fun was suddenly interrupted by an uninvited guest.

"What did you say, the officials of Wannian County asked to see?" Ruan Ling raised his eyebrows, and when he once again confirmed this very rare thing from the servant's mouth, he couldn't help sneering twice: "A mere lowly official, he even dares to come to the eldest princess's mansion to make trouble, is it possible that in this night, there is no longer a country surnamed He outside?" ”

This was too crazy, how dare the servants who came to deliver the message agree, so they had to respond: "The person who came claimed to be on the order of Xue Shaofu came to pass on Lang Jun to the county government to ask questions. ”

Ruan Ling raised his eyebrows again, raised his finger to Mosuo's sharpened chin, and smiled more coldly: "Xue Shaofu? But the one who wants to capture his mother? ”

Without waiting for the servant to give a positive answer, a pro-soldier was filled with righteous indignation, clenched his fists and said: "Whoever dares to come to the house to provoke is not knowing whether he is alive or dead. ”

But the officer said...... Xue Shaofu summoned Lang Jun for official criminal cases, if Lang Jun refused to summon the law, Xue Shaofu had no choice but to send arresters to arrest him...... "The servant stammered and told the official who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and cold sweat was dripping on his forehead.

The pro-soldier who took the initiative to ask for his life earlier couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, but Ruan Ling laughed twice and waved his hand again and again: "Ben Langjun, I want to see how far Xue Xuanzhi's method of wanting to capture and indulge is going to go, call that official in, I want to ask in person!" ”

This official of Wannian County is actually complaining about suffering, he is not even a liunei official, how dare he offend the eldest princess's mansion, and he dare not disobey the order, you need to know that this matter is not only ordered by Xue Shaofu, the county lieutenant, but even the Wannian order is also personally instructed to obey, the family all rely on him as a county official to support the family, if the errand leads to dismissal, is it necessary to let the whole family drink the northwest wind? Therefore, he could only go into battle hard, while thinking back to Xue Shaofu's confession, he clenched his fists and reminded himself that he must be arrogant, and he must not show weakness and fear.

"Xue Xuanzhi sent you such a lone soldier to capture Ben Langjun?" Ruan Ling looked at the officials in front of him who were trying to hold their heads high and be generous, especially the word "arrest", his eyes were full of contempt, and his face was full of ridicule.

The officials had no choice but to put their hearts sideways: "Xue Shaofu wants to retry the case of Ruan Langjun Zhantian, and has posted a public trial notice, today I will summon Ruan Langjun to listen to the county party, the following is the words of Shaofu, and I will tell you below, although Ruan Langjun has no official title, but he is a child of the family, and he should know the law of the Great Zhou. ”

"What a big dog, dare to come to the eldest princess's mansion to be presumptuous? Xue Xuanzhi is just a county lieutenant, what qualifications does he have to summon the royal family? "The soldiers of the princess's mansion can't bear it anymore.

The official's heart trembled, and the cold sweat had soaked through his underwear, but when he thought of his food and clothing, he had to grit his teeth and carry it: "The law is fixed, the county government has no right to summon the prince and the marquis to pass the court, Xue Shaofu does not dare to offend Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, but although Ruan Langjun is the son of the noble lord, he has no official and no lord, let alone the prince and grandson of the clan, when it comes to criminal cases, he should obey the law, if he does not obey, Xue Shaofu has a law to follow, how can it be called presumptuous?" ”

After saying this, the official simply stared at the soldier fearlessly, looking resolute and resolute, and only he knew the panic in his heart.

In fact, Lu Li didn't want to seriously send the catchers to the princess's mansion to arrest Ruan Ling, you need to know that Jin An is equipped with a hundred personal soldiers, and has always been arrogant and unscrupulous, if Ruan Ling really makes the personal soldiers resist, the two sides move their swords, and the catchers of Wannian County will inevitably suffer, only through his "touching" of Ruan Ling, he found out that this person is not provoked, and should take the initiative to "return to the case", if the speculation is wrong, Lu Li has no choice but to ask the king of Nanyang County, Zong Zhengqing, to come forward to avoid unnecessary bloodshed and sacrifice.

"Xue Shaofu asked Zai to tell him again, if Ruan Langjun has a clear conscience, why is he afraid to accept the inquiry?"

This obvious agitation method really made Ruan Ling laugh instead of being angry, and stopped the pro-soldiers who were almost about to draw their swords, and strode towards the officials who were about to collapse: "I want to see, even if I go to the county party, what can Xue Xuanzhi do with me, a person who has no official and no lord!" ”

"Lang Jun, do you want to inform your lord?" Seeing Ruan Ling's plan, the pro-soldier was inevitably anxious, but he also knew Ruan Ling's consistent temperament, and he hated others for making their own opinions, so he couldn't even get the eldest princess to occasionally interfere in Lang Jun's private affairs.

"Xue Xuanzhi's purpose is to lead Ah Mother to negotiate with him, I don't want him to take advantage of his wishes, Ah Mom is staying in the palace, and no one can go to disturb him, I don't believe it, Xue Xuanzhi is just a sesame official, he really dares to punish me!"

Don't say that Ruan Ling didn't believe it, and the pro-soldiers didn't believe that Lu Li really dared to try the princess's only son, so he really didn't rush to the palace to move the rescue soldiers after getting the order, how did he know that Ruan Ling's righteousness was awe-inspiring and left, but he didn't return all night, and the next day Wannian County really held a public trial of the Yatang that was extremely rare since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty as the notice, and since the Empress Dowager's edict to the world to strictly inspect the hidden fields, the people of Kyoto are also extremely concerned about the progress of this matter - since Yingzong, due to successive generations of monarchs who have lost their morality, resulting in arrogance of the nobles, it is commonplace to forcibly occupy the people's land, and among the ten households, About half of them have been bullied by the powerful, and now that they are expected to recover their land, this is a matter related to food, clothing, and the vital interests of the people, so it is naturally full of attention.

Therefore, since the two cities in the east and west posted notices, the people learned that Xue Shaofu, who was appointed as a new official, was going to retry the case of Zhantian, and they rushed to tell each other for a while, even if they had not been bullied by the eldest princess, they secretly hoped that Xue Shaofu would win in one fell swoop this time and punish the powerful according to the law.

On the day of Ruan Ling's "surrender," Lu Li, who had already been prepared, quickly completed the selection of representatives for the hearing, including members of the clan, prominent clansmen, and even merchants and vendors, and even more respected elders recommended by Lifang Buyi, with hundreds of people.

On the day of the public trial, outside the county hall, there were still people who heard the news, and even if they were not allowed to sit in the audience, they still hoped to hear the results of the trial as soon as possible.

The matter was so sensational, although Jin An didn't know anything in the deep palace, Lu Rui had already received a report from Lu Huai'an, and he came to the princess's mansion in a hurry that day, reminding Ruan Ling's henchmen to notify the eldest princess immediately.

"Xue Xuanzhi ignored the dissuasion of my uncle yesterday and sent Ruan Lang to prison pending trial, saying that the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and it is clear that it was premeditated, this matter cannot be good, only the eldest princess will come forward, otherwise your mansion Langjun will have to suffer!"