Zhou Xin followed closely behind the girl and walked into the room of the inn.

In the room, an old man with half-white hair was sitting on the edge of the bed with his back to the door, his hand on the patient's wrist on the bed, concentrating on the pulse.

And the patient on the bed is a big fat man like a round ball of meat, and this person Zhou Xin even knows him.

Zhou Xin has been an official in the capital for many years, and there are few people in the capital who do not know the famous "Four Youths of the Beijing", they are from famous families, and their respective fathers are important ministers of the court, and the four of them have loved to make trouble everywhere since they were children, causing trouble, so they are very famous.

The fat man lying on the bed at the moment is one of the "Four Youths in Beijing", the son of the British Gong Zhang Fu, the famous Zhang Idiot Zhang Fat.

What Zhou Xin didn't understand was that this fat man had a prominent family background and many famous doctors in the capital, how could he suddenly appear in a small county town in Zhejiang, and the old man surnamed Cheng in front of him would treat him.

You must know that this old man surnamed Cheng will not treat people casually.

At this time, Lao Langzhong heard Zhou Xin's footsteps entering the door, turned around and smiled at Zhou Xin and said, "Lord Zhou, are you here?"

Zhou Xin's attitude was very respectful and he bowed deeply: "Xiaguan Zhou Xin pays a visit to Mr. Cheng, the divine doctor. ”

It turns out that this old man is none other than the world-famous miracle doctor Cheng Sansi!

Then the girl who led Zhou Xin in is naturally the pearl of his palm, and he loves his daughter Cheng Nianzhen.

There are many imperial doctors in the capital are Cheng Sansi's apprentices, when he was an apprentice in Beijing, it happened that Zhou Xinzheng was serving as a judge of Dali Temple, for some difficult cases, he had repeatedly sought advice from Cheng Sansi, so the two were old acquaintances.

Cheng Sansi smiled at Zhou Xin and said: "As soon as the old man saw the county magistrate outside the door asking to see him in a low voice, and he refused to leave, he guessed that he must have been ordered by Lord Zhou, the envoy of Zhejiang under the jurisdiction of here, and Lord Zhou would definitely come in person." Therefore, the old decay has been waiting for a long time. ”

Zhou Xin couldn't help but be surprised: "How does Mr. Cheng know that the lower officials must come in person?"

Cheng Sansi said with a smile: "With the character of Lord Zhou, he is dedicated to the public, does not think about personal feelings, and never interacts with people in private, but now he suddenly bows to others, and he must ask for something, since he has a request, how can he be patient and not come in person?"

With that, he burst out laughing.

Zhou Xin could only laugh twice with a slight embarrassment when he heard it.

Speaking of which, Cheng Sansi is not bad at all, Zhou Xinping has never been good at socializing, and regardless of friendship, he always thinks about visiting people when he has something to ask for.

Of course, he has never asked for anything about his own personal matters.

But in the eyes of others, it is inevitable that this person will feel too utilitarian, and it is inevitable to feel a little embarrassed when Cheng Sansi jokes about it at this moment.

At this time, the fat man Zhang who was lying on the bed raised his eyes and glanced at Zhou Xin, his eyes were quite unfriendly, and he snorted coldly in his nose.

Cheng Sansi turned his head to Zhang Fatzi with some curiosity and asked, "You also know Master Zhou?"

Zhang Fatzi said with some yin and yang weirdness: "Who in the capital does not know the famous Inspector Zhou Xinzhou? It is said that even children who urinate at night will be frightened to suffocate when they hear his name." Everyone in the capital knows that Master Zhou is a famous Mr. Sanno. ”

"Oh?"

Sansi raised his eyebrows and asked with interest, "Which three nos?"

Zhang Fatzi said coldly: "Lord Zhou is appointed to supervise the imperial history, which is to single-mindedly find fault with others, so as to make a small report in front of the emperor." His most famous three no's are to be unforgiving and not let go!"

Cheng Sansi asked, "What about the other one?"

Zhang Fatzi replied: "Then naturally he never talks about love, no one will give face, and no one will listen to his intercession." ”

Cheng Sansi asked a little strangely, "Isn't this bad?"

Zhang Fatzi snorted: "Okay, it's really good." It's good that for the sake of his reputation as a clean official, once he discovers the mistakes of others, he will be reckless and careless, and he will inevitably pull others down. ”

He saw that Cheng Sansi still didn't quite understand, so he gave an example: "At the beginning, there was a small official in the household department who was bold and reckless, embezzled public funds without permission, and was discovered by Lord Zhou, and sued the emperor alive and dead, and asked for the life of the little official. In fact, the little official only embezzled fifty taels of silver without authorization because his old mother was critically ill and urgently needed money to hire a doctor, and he was going to borrow money to repay it in a few days. ”

Unexpectedly, this matter was learned by Lord Zhou, so he lost his life, not to mention, his mother also kicked her legs in a fit of anger and died. This is not the end, Lord Zhou also ran to the emperor to make nonsense, and he had to investigate the crime of negligence of Xia Yuanji, the head of the household. ”

"You must know that that year was a flood in western Zhejiang, the displaced people wailed, and starvation was everywhere, and Lord Xia was in charge of resettlement and flood control in western Zhejiang. was so troubled by Lord Zhou, the emperor could only send someone to recall Lord Xia overnight, and severely reprimanded, although there was no crime of curing Lord Xia, but this came and went, delayed for many days, and those disaster relief officials were leaderless, and there was chaos, and these victims starved to death a lot. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Fatzi stared at Zhou Xin and asked sharply: "Lord Zhou chased and beat him for his official reputation and reputation, regardless of the consequences, and disregarded the lives of thousands of victims, have you ever felt even the slightest guilt for those unjust souls who died in vain?"

Cheng Sansi listened to Zhang Fatzi's words, his heart was shocked, and he also turned to look at Zhou Xin, but saw Zhou Xin's waist standing straight, silent, obviously acquiescing to Zhang Fatzi's words.

Zhang Fatzi sneered: "So far, Lord Zhou is also at a loss for words, and he has nothing to say?"

At this time, I suddenly only heard Zhou Xin raise his voice and say: "No, Zhou has something to say!"

He raised his eyes and looked at the somewhat surprised eyes of the people around him, and said slowly: "Zhou thinks that the law is the foundation of the court and the country, and the law is the rule. If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a circle, and if you don't have the law, the court will lose its foundation, and the country will inevitably be in chaos. ”

"The household official that Zhang Gongzi just said, although it is out of filial piety and excusable, it is a pity that he did violate the law and should be beheaded according to the law of the Ming Dynasty. If you let him go today, then in the future, there will be an endless stream of such and such excuses, each of which will be more high-sounding, so that you can't bear to refuse, if everyone breaks the law under these high-sounding excuses, how should the court deal with it? and how should it deal with itself?"

"You also mentioned Xia Shangshu, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, Xia Shangshu is guilty of negligence, and he should be removed from his official position and never hired. However, the emperor loves talent and can't bear to punish him, and Zhou did not hit his head against the pillar and admonish him with death! Zhou at least understands how to do it to be more beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and the world. ”

"Since you mentioned the failure to settle in time

If the political affairs of the world can only be carried out normally under the auspices of Xia Yuanji, Zhou feels that this is the greatest sorrow of my Ming court!"

"As for Xia Yuanji's negligence, it seems to be a trivial matter, if we ignore it, in the long run, hundreds of officials will follow suit, and everyone will be derelict in their duties, then where is my Ming court, and where is the law?"

"Without the laws of the imperial court, the skin will not be attached, and what kind of miserable life will the thousands of people of the Ming Dynasty in the world live? Zhang Gongzi, you only saw the victims in western Zhejiang, but what Zhou Mou had in his heart was the world of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world!"

"When Xia Yuanji was impeached, many people came to persuade him with the same reason as Zhang Gongzi's mouth, hoping that Zhou would raise his noble hand and close his eyes. However, Zhou secretly thought that it was self-evident that the lives of these victims were more important than the world of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world. I wonder what Zhang Gongzi thinks?"

Zhou Xin said this long list of words in one breath almost without thinking.

Not only Cheng Sansi's father and daughter, but even Zhang Fatzi were silent and speechless.

It sounds like what Zhou Xin said is still very reasonable.

What's more, I didn't expect Zhou Xin's eloquence to be so good, it seems that this person who often plays with right and wrong in front of the emperor and drums his tongue is really very human.

Zhang Fatzi couldn't help but think a little stupidly.

Facing Zhou Xin's question, he felt a little short of words, and he couldn't answer.

Seeing that the situation in front of him was a little embarrassing, Cheng Sansi hurriedly changed the topic and asked Zhou Xin: "Lord Zhou is so eager to see the old man this time, but what kind of mystery has he encountered, and he needs to rely on the old man's medical skills?"

Zhou Xin made an impassioned statement just now, at this time he took a few deep breaths, adjusted his mood, and then replied: "Yes, Zhou heard that Mr. Cheng has recently arrived nearby, and he is here, and it happened that a case was found in the case file of this county, and it was quite suspicious, so he thought of coming to ask Mr. for advice." ”

Zhou Xin has been tried and released from prison for many years, and he has seen many strange cases, and now even he feels that the case is tricky, and he needs to consult others, and it must not be an ordinary case.

Cheng Sansi showed great interest and asked, "What kind of case is it?"

Zhou Xin paused, sorted out his thoughts, and then said slowly: "There is a rich family in this county, and there is a long-term worker in the family. After a long time, the long-term worker actually had an affair with the master's mother, and everyone saw it, only the male owner didn't know. ”

Suddenly, one day, the man invited the long-term worker to drink, and on the wine table, the long-term worker suddenly died. The man only deduced that the long-term worker was suffering from a sudden illness, and returned the body to his family for burial after dawn. ”

The family members saw that there was a knife wound on the chest of Changgong's body, and suspected that the male owner was angry that Changgong had an affair with his wife, so he attacked Changgong in the wine room and killed Changgong with a knife. So the family carried the body of the long worker to the county government to tell him, and identified the male owner as a murderer. ”

Cheng Sansi didn't make a sound, but at this time, Cheng Nianzhen couldn't help but say: "If there is a knife wound, it must be a murder with a knife, what else is suspicious?"

Zhou Xin sighed: "If it is so simple, how dare Zhou come to disturb Mr. Cheng? This strangest thing is still to come!"