From the beginning to the present, it seems that he has always treated Cui Pu as a monkey. But looking at it now, how does he think that the person who was tricked as a monkey is himself?

For more than two months, there has been no progress in what he wants to do when he came to Yangzhou, and he has been revolving around whether Cao Shu has been married and who he has decided to do before the Cao family's house. In order to find out about this matter, he also invited Xiao Changshi and Mrs. Cao from Chang'an! These two people became the most crucial way to conclude today's case.

What else did he say about peeling off the cocoon, and he wanted to involve Cui Pu and Mu Jiaojiao, but before his silk began to smoke, the matter was already over!

On the contrary, on their own side, Dai Ziang and Xiao Changshi were stripped of their cocoons!

Cui Pu's hand used his way to govern others was really ruthless, so ruthless that he almost couldn't hate him.

Look, the cause of the incident was that Dai Ziang stole Mrs. Cao out of the village village and asked her to go to the criminal department to complain. Cui Pu also quietly asked someone to release Cao Shiyi Lang from Xiao Changshi's mansion and let him go to the Criminal Department to file a complaint; through Li Linfu's connections, they asked the sage to appoint him as a deposed envoy to come over to try the case, and Cui Pu asked Yu Wei to come and arrest people with great fanfare; they were digging a pit for Cao Shu to make evidence, and Cui Pu simply asked Cao Shu to get a blood letter, which directly stimulated the old lady Cao and made her go crazy on the spot! They also wanted to pull Cui Pu, Mu Jiaojiao, and even the Yuan Jiedu envoy in and kill them little by little, and Cui Pu had already directly killed Xiao Changshi, Dai Ziang was abolished. Even he will be implicated!

It's all about taking their methods against this group of people and using them instead. And it was used so successfully, which contrasted with the stupidity and incompetence of their group of initiators.

When he returns to Chang'an, how should he explain to Li Zhongshu!

But Yu Wei had already come, Mrs. Cao's confession was also here, and Cui Pu, the head snake in Yangzhou Mansion, had a strong request, so Yu Wei went to a barren mountain twenty miles outside Zhuangzi according to Mrs. Cao's request, and sure enough, he found the bodies of more than ten Zhuanghu people who were brutally killed.

Now, Dai Ziang is also finished.

Niu Xianlin still wanted to struggle in vain: "This old lady suffers from heart disease, who knows if she is talking nonsense?"

Mu Jiaojiao patiently explained: "She was in Yangzhou before, and I gave her acupuncture and medicine every day, and she was almost cured, so her brain was clear most of the time. It's just that after being taken away, those people didn't give her needles and medicine for so long, and they kept stimulating her, which made her illness more and more serious. ”

Therefore, Mrs. Cao's confession is completely admissible.

This one-handed hand is also slippery enough!

Niu Xianlin found that he was speechless at all.

A group of people came in a rage, but in the end they left in disgrace. was taken away with him, as well as Xiao Changshi's body and Dai Ziang, who was tied up by Wuhua and waiting to return to Chang'an to be convicted.

As for Cui Pu and Cao Shu?

Since she had already decided to marry before the raid, Cao Shu was already part of the Qiu family, and if the Cao family copied it or not, what did it matter to her?

In the end, Cao Shu was kind and took this dowry as money for Mrs. Cao's ransom, and didn't want it - for the families of old or young prisoners, the court stipulated that they could be bought home with money.

The charge of harboring Mrs. Cao is even less of a thing. The old lady at such an age is suffering from heart disease, and she does not dare to take her in prison! They can keep her by their side and take care of her, which is completely to reduce the burden on the country.

However, Cui Pu is also an official of the imperial court. After taking Mrs. Cao by his side for so long, he has never reported a word to the Criminal Department, which is also a crime.

According to Niu Xianlin's temperament, if he didn't realize Cui Pu's true face, he would definitely take advantage of this to make trouble and ruthlessly peel off Cui Pu's skin. But now...... If he dares to mess around, it is not certain who will peel off a layer of whose skin!

This kid is insidious and vicious, and he has a deep understanding, so he won't dare to act rashly next year.

That's right, Niu Xianlin is a coward. When it is strong, it is weak, and when it is weak, it is strong. To put it bluntly, he is a fox and a fake tiger. Once the tiger skin on his body does not work, he will not be majestic.

In the end, he just pretended to verbally reprimand Cui Pu a few words, and then fined him half a year's monthly salary, and the matter ended. The majesty of the bullish deposed envoy swept the floor.

Not long after Niu Xianlin and his party left, Cao Shu also rushed to Chang'an with Qiu Shan. They were going to see Cao Shiyilang, and took Cao Shilang's bones back for burial.

Before leaving, Mrs. Cao took Cao Shu's hand and refused to let go: "Thirteen ladies, you must bring your two elder brothers back together! Your twelve elder brothers are gone, and there is only one male left in our Cao family." If he is gone, the bloodline of our Cao family will be completely broken! This is absolutely impossible, do you remember? Now you swear to me that you must bring him back, otherwise you will die a good death with five thunderstorms in the sky!"

Cao Shu looked at her speechlessly. "Great-grandmother, Eleventh Brother is still guilty of sin. Even if Xiao Changshi and Dai Guanzhi are convicted, it is very likely that he will still be sent to the military camp to the battlefield in the end. What skills do I have to deal with the imperial court? You may think too highly of me!"

"What about Qiu Langjun? Didn't their father and son cure many nobles? Just let him ask the nobles for help. No matter how bad it is, your grandfather made a lot of friends when he was an official, and you go and beg them! If you can't get it, then I'll go with you!"

"Great-grandmother, you can save it! This time, the matter of the eleventh elder brother can be revealed, and it is already thanks to their help. No one else owes us a favor, and it's good that they can help this point. In the future, we should always take it step by step. Cao Shu said helplessly.

"But your brother, he is the only remaining male in our Cao family!" Mrs. Cao cried, "Why are you so ruthless? I know that you are married, and you are no longer from the Cao family, so you don't think about the Cao family at all, do you? The Cao family has raised you for so many years, and you don't care about any kindness?"

Cao Shu was half angry again.

Seeing this, Mu Jiaojiao smiled and said: "Old Madam Cao, you always want our husband and wife to come forward to help, just say it, why do you have to knock on the side like this? How much ability does the Thirteen Ladies and Qiu Langjun have, you don't know, why bother to splash and roll here?"

"You said it yourself! You want to help us yourself, I didn't say anything!" said Mrs. Cao quickly, her eyes shining with hope.

Cao Shu was so anxious when she heard this: "Cousin, you have already helped us too much, and now you don't need to interfere in this matter, really!"

"Rest assured, we've done what we had to do, and we don't plan to meddle anymore. Mu Jiaojiao said indifferently.

Mrs. Cao suddenly became anxious, and stepped forward and raised her hand to make a gesture to hit Cao Shu. "You damn girl, who told you to say that?"

Qiu Shan pulled her to the side, and looked at Mrs. Cao quietly: "Great-grandmother, if you still want your only surviving grandson to be safe and sound, it's better to be a good person." ”

Old Mrs. Cao was in front of Cao Shu again, and now that she has changed Qiu Shan, she is suddenly like a deflated ball, and she can't go crazy anymore.

Qiu Shan took Cao Shu's hand at this time: "It's not too early, it's time for us to hit the road." ”

"Hmm. Cao Shu bowed his head and was obediently led by him to the carriage. The appearance of the little woman is gentle and soft, standing beside the tall and rugged Qiu Shan, like a husband singing with a wife, how to look at it and feel pleasing to the eye.

Seeing the couple leave, Mu Jiaojiao turned around and smiled at Mrs. Cao: "Old Madam Cao, is it time to settle the old accounts between us?"

"What old accounts do we have?" said Old Lady Cao, her feet stepping back.

Mu Jiaojiao smiled lightly: "That's a lot! Just like last time, you lived with us for half a year, but you didn't give us a penny for food, clothing, and housing! And because of you, my husband was also fined for half a year." Have you ever imagined how we would live without my husband's money, and how would you compensate us?"

Cui Pu nodded again and again when he heard this: "That's right! Don't say anything else, compensation must be given." Otherwise, we're really losing a lot!"

"Don't you still lack this money?" screamed Mrs. Cao.

This little couple, Mu Jiaojiao's dowry is not to mention, it is so rich that it makes people red. Cui Pu has opened shops with Wei Zhuang and Lu Jiu over the years, and he has received a lot of money. In addition, when he was appointed as the prefect of Yangzhou, he did not have to be corrupt every year, and the filial piety sent below and the ice charcoal money issued by the imperial court were already worth his decades of money!

As a result, now, the couple actually asked her to compensate for half a year's salary?

"It's one thing for us to be short of money, but it's another thing for you to have to pay for what you have done!" Mu Jiaojiao smiled, her eyes full of the cunning of a villain, "Besides, it's rare that the thirteenth lady is not here, how can we not hurry up and torture you?" We have accumulated almost ten years of anger, and it is not good to vent on you, and when you die and fall into the ground, we really don't even have a place to vent." Rokuro, don't you say?"

"That's right!" Cui Pu bowed his head, and the corners of his lips curled as well, "But what do you say let's let her do something first?"

"Let's let her go to the infirmary to do chores first!" Mu Jiaojiao said.

"Well, that's a good idea. Cui Pu bowed, "The business in the post house is getting better and better, and a few medicine boys and handymen are too busy all day long, and they really need someone to help." ”

When Mrs. Cao heard this, her face changed sharply - she had offended all those people in the medical hall! If she went there and did the lowest chores, wouldn't those people torture her to death?

Thinking about the last time she was forcibly poured with coptis water by Doctor Chang, she couldn't help but tremble.

"I don't-"

"The old man thanked the prefect for her kindness. It just so happens that there is a shortage of old women in our medical hall who do chores!" With a wave of his hand, he came forward with two medicine boys and dragged Mrs. Cao away.

The medicine boys got started, but Mrs. Cao couldn't scream, and she couldn't move when she struggled. I could only be taken away by someone with a loveless face.

At least until Cao Shu comes back, she doesn't have to think about living a good life.

After successfully solving this old lady, Cui Pu and Mu Jiaojiao returned to the mansion with confidence.

Finally, all those shitty people got out! The government was clean, and their hearts were pure.

The couple relaxed on the couch, snuggled up to each other, enjoying a rare tranquility.

"By the way, how did the aftermath of the dozen or so dealers go?" Cui Pu suddenly asked.

"The body has been claimed by the family. I met with their families yesterday, and one of them gave them a hundred dollars and promised to send their children to us when they were older. Although they were sad, their expressions were calm. It would be nice to wait a little longer and they will fully accept the facts. Mu Jiaojiao replied.

Cui Pu nodded, and couldn't help clenching his fists again. "Dai Ziang is really hateful! If you want to arrest someone, you can arrest someone, why kill other innocent people? This time, if you don't kill him alive, I won't be called Cui Pu!"

This kind of person who is used to licking blood from the knife has always been much more ruthless than others. They only want to fight quickly and never leave any troubles, so how can they care about the lives of those farmers who are not killed? The lives of those farmers are no different from ants in his eyes, right? If they are trampled to death, they will be trampled to death, and it is not a matter at all.

Mu Jiaojiao thought in her heart, but didn't say it.

Although she can understand Dai Ziang's idea, she doesn't agree with it. Especially, Dai Ziang killed their people! Therefore, they must make Dai Ziang pay the price he deserves!

The two of them spoke without a word, and it was easy to enjoy the rare feeling of stability in the present world after this restlessness.

Soon, however, that feeling was shattered again.

A few days later, a handwritten letter from Cui Ge Lao came from Chang'an. Cui Pu opened it and looked at it, and suddenly trembled, and his eyes were red-

"Zhang Zhongshu, when he returned to his hometown in Qujiang, Lingnan to sweep the tomb, he passed away due to illness!"

The three years since Mu Jiaojiao's prophecy turned out to be exactly the same.