Two days later, Zhou Ming and Deng Tong were summoned by the Yamen of Dali Temple to cooperate in the trial of the woman's disappearance.

Zhou Ming and Xia Dezhang were in a worried mood, but everything went smoothly in the yamen of Dali Temple, and Zhou Ming and his colleagues told everything that happened on the night of the incident to Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

It has been less than ten days since the last time Zhou Ming and they saw Shaoqing of Dali Temple, at this time Shaoqing of Dali Temple is obviously much older, his face is bloodless, and his cheeks are thin, it is obvious that he has been under tremendous pressure during this period, probably because of the investigation of this case, he has not slept endlessly.

Zhou Ming and they cooperated with the investigation, and less than half a month after they went back, Shaoqing of Dali Temple sorted out the file of the entire case, because this case involved important ministers of the court, Shaoqing of Dali Temple knew that his power was limited and could not handle such a case, so he handed over the file and confession to the court as soon as possible.

At this time, this disappearance case has caused a storm in the city, and the streets know about it, and even the children in the city play games, playing the role of Zhou Ming killing Yan Shikuan.

When the emperor Xiaokangdi, after getting the file, he was surprised, knowing that the case was serious, the people's grievances were boiling, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to block the mouth of the world.

Two days later, the court announced the results of the trial in response to the woman's disappearance.

It is not bad from Zhou Ming's previous analysis.

Yan Qiu put all the blame for this case on his grandson Yan Shikuan.

The court finally determined that the main culprit in the case of the disappearance of the woman was Yan Shikuan, who, in order to pursue his own desires, colluded with Feng Shiying, one of the three masters of the white guard, to rob the women of good families for many years, causing countless families to be ruined, and the crime is unforgivable, and he should be beheaded.

After learning that the main culprit Yan Shikuan was beheaded by the officials, he took revenge on the south of the city to inspect the yamen, causing the death of many officials and the serious injuries of four people.

And the mastermind behind this case was strict, relying on the protection of the old emperor, and in the end only ended up with a person who was not strict in discipline and connived at the responsibility of his subordinates, and the punishment was only a one-year fine.

In order to block the mouths of the people in the world, Emperor Xiao Kang took great pains, on the one hand, he desperately begged for exoneration, and on the other hand, he painstakingly studied how to reward them on Monday.

If the reward is too small, the people of the world will not only say that he, the emperor, is too picky, but also highlight his injustice in judging this case, and in turn, there will be trouble, after all, although Zhou Zhou Ming has made great contributions in this case, he killed Yan Qiu's grandson after all.

Emperor Xiao Kang at this time to Zhou Ming to add an official to the knighthood, if the reward is too generous, it will inevitably chill Yan Qiu's heart, no matter how capable Zhou Zhou Ming is, at this time he is worthless in the eyes of Xiao Kang Emperor, and there is no comparison with the favored minister Yan Qiu at all.

After repeated considerations, Xiao Kangdi finally came up with a reward plan that he thought was the most satisfactory.

The main thrust of this plan is actually very simple, that is, to reward them in terms of money, and the point that officials care about the most, that is, promotion, is strictly controlled.

Zhou Ming, who made the first contribution, was only promoted to the number one leader of the Chengnan Patrol Yamen, and Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang did not even improve their official positions at all, but only raised their grades by a level in name.

As soon as the results of the court's handling of this case were announced, it immediately caused an uproar in the world, whether it was the Manchu civil and military, or the common people, they were very angry about the results, from the court to the streets and alleys, almost everyone felt that Emperor Xiaokang's decision was clearly biased and strict.

Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang, after learning the results of the imperial court's handling of the disappearance case, came to Zhou Mansion to find Zhou Ming as soon as possible and told him the good news.

After the Zhou family learned the news, they were all overjoyed, and even the subordinates in the family were secretly relieved.

Zhou Ming was mentally prepared for the imperial court's handling of this case, but when he learned that Yan Qiu's punishment was only suspended for one year, he still couldn't help sneering: "Self-punishment for three cups is a bit interesting." ”

After walking in the ghost gate, it was not easy to pick up a life, Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang didn't mention how happy they were, and both of them knew in their hearts that the two of them could save their lives, all thanks to Zhou Ming.

has been in the officialdom for many years, needless to say, these two people are slippery, but the two of them still know how to be grateful, and they know that from now on, they and Zhou Ming will share honor and disgrace and tie up a relationship.

The two of them were not only respectful to Zhou Ming, but also humble and polite to Zhou Ming's family and parents.

The two of them are obviously much older than Zhou Yiming, as soon as Lin Ajiao came out, the two of them hurriedly called their sisters-in-law, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads, and the thoughtful etiquette surprised Zhou Yiming.

"Huh? You two are not mistaken, right? I'm so much younger than you, you call me my sister-in-law, are you misleading? ”

Zhou Ming said with a playful face.

Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang laughed at the same time: "Brother Zhou, what you said is wrong!" Since this case, we have been friends in life and death.

The lives of the two of us, including the lives of our families, can be saved, and it is all up to you.

This great kindness, not to mention treating you as a brother, even treating you as a father, as long as you are willing, the two of us can also be called. ”

Zhou Zhou Ming was drinking tea, and after hearing the two of them say these shameless words, he couldn't help it, and squirted out all the tea in one gulp.

"Can you two be a little more shameless?" Monday Ming laughed and scolded.

The two of them didn't take it to heart at all, just giggled.

Zhou Ruhai and Mrs. Zhou felt very relieved to see that Zhou Zhou Ming and the boss in the yamen had such a good relationship, afraid that they would be present, and it would be inconvenient for them to speak, so they exchanged a few polite words and withdrew with their families.

In an instant, only Zhou Ming and Xia Dezhang were left in the hall.

Zhou Zhou Ming suddenly sat upright and asked with a serious face: "Seeing the two of you looking happy, the imperial court's reward for us is only so little, aren't you aggrieved?" No comments? ”

Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang glanced at each other, and then the two of them smiled secretly, and they all walked to Zhou Ming's side.

"Brother Zhou, what do the two of us have to be wronged about? To tell you the truth, before the outcome of the case came out, we just wanted to be able to live, and we were already grateful.

Unexpectedly, the court not only did not want our lives, but gave us a promotion, although this official was promoted and not promoted, but the two of us are very content, but it is you who are wronged. ”

Zhou Ming smiled slightly: "I expected such a result a long time ago, so I have no grievances, let alone surprises." ”

Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang hesitated, but still asked a question they were most concerned about.

"Brother Zhou, since this case has been closed, will Yan Qiu trouble us in the future?"

Zhou Zhou Ming turned the teacup in his hand, looked out the window, thought for a long time, and said leisurely: "Not in a short time, even if he wants to do it, he must wait for the people to forget about it, otherwise it will be tantamount to setting himself on fire." ”

Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang were full of joy just now, and when they heard Zhou Zhou Ming say this, their hearts immediately sank to the bottom, and even their faces changed.

Seeing their unproductive looks, Zhou Zhou Ming shook his head and sighed: "You two, you just didn't plant."

Tell you, even if Yan Qiu wants to seek revenge in the future, the person he is looking for will be me, and most of them will not trouble you.

From now on, as long as you clamp your tail and be a man, stay away from me, you should enjoy peace. ”

Although Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang are afraid of death and are as timid as mice, the two of them are not stupid, if the two of them follow Zhou Ming in the future and have Zhou Ming in front, as long as Zhou Ming does not fall for a day, they can live a stable life.

On the other hand, if they keep their distance from Zhou Ming from now on, without the umbrella of Zhou Zhou Ming, it will be easy for Yan Qiu to clean them up.

"Brother Zhou, what are you talking about? Even if we die, we will be with you from now on. ”

The two of them immediately pledged their faithfulness.

Zhou Zhou Ming smiled and asked casually: "Since the imperial court has not promoted our officials, is there a bonus?" ”

This sentence is to the point.

Xia Dezhang leaned forward, lowered his voice and said, "I have reliable information, the imperial court's reward on the bonus this time is very generous.

Inspector Deng and I can each get a reward of 3,000 taels of silver, and as for you, Brother Zhou, the court plans to reward you with 5,000 taels of silver as a reward. ”

Zhou Ming didn't expect to get such a high reward, but he was not happy about it, but asked a more concerned question: "Then for our dead brothers, doesn't the imperial court plan to pay pensions?" ”

Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang exchanged glances, and then Deng Tong stepped forward and said sneakily: "Brother Zhou, you must not publicize this matter to the public.

I have a relative who holds an important position in the court, and according to his reliable information, the court will give 2,000 taels of silver as a pension for every brother who died in the yamen.

This money will be sent directly to our yamen, and we will then transfer it to the family of the deceased brother. ”

After killing Yan Shikuan, no matter how much danger and difficulty he encountered, Zhou Zhou Ming never regretted it, but what always made him unhappy in his heart was those brothers who died in the yamen, he always felt sorry for them and wanted to do something for them.

Now he heard that the imperial court had issued such a pension for those brothers who died, and he felt a little better, after all, with this money, the families of these dead brothers could live some peaceful lives, at least they would not worry about food and clothing.

"Okay, when this money arrives, you must send it as soon as possible, without a trace of delay." Zhou Ming said.

Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang all showed a playful expression when they heard Zhou Ming say this, and both of them thought in their hearts that Zhou Ming was still too young.