The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Although Qin Gan and Liu Ru hated Taiping Daoists, they had no choice but to say a few words without the imperial edict.

Qin Gan knelt down on the seat, spread out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone he brought with him on the case, woke Wang Tu's wife, and began to question him. He had already asked Shi Juxian about the specific process of the incident, and now he is just confirming the identity and family situation of the deceased.

Xun Zhen helped him polish the ink.

The ink is made of lacquer smoke and pine coal, in the form of pellets. The inkstone is made of wood, the left is a closed inkstone box, which stores water, and there is a rectangular hole that communicates with the open inkstone pool on the right, from which water enters the inkstone pool. There are cloud patterns and divine beasts carved around the inkstone box, and a fairy feathered man sits beside the inkstone pond. Today's inkstones are mainly made of stone, but also pottery and wood. Qin Qian's inkstone is simple in material, but exquisite in carving, which makes people forget the vulgarity. Xun Zhen said in his heart, "As expected of a great Confucian disciple, you don't ask for material, but for artistic conception. You are not a layman."

When the ink is polished, the question is over.

Qin Gan thought for a moment, combined with what he had learned from Shi Juxian, and then wrote: "Fanyang Pavilion begging for the robber Du Mai, saying: 'There is a thief in the big city of the Ministry, and there is only one man. The five husbands in Nanpingli of Benting', "…" so on.

Wang Tu's place of origin, age, title, name, the process of the crime, the murderer, and the person who reported the crime, as well as his inquest and investigation after he came to the pavilion, were all concisely and clearly recorded.

—This document is to be handed over to the county. After Xu Zhong is arrested, he will write a statement of Xu Zhong, plus the final trial process and judicial decision. Putting them together, it is a complete "Book of Yuan".

When he finished writing, Liu Ru said, "It's not early, so I have to rush back to the county for business at night, Qin Jun, why don't we go to seal up the Xu family?"

"Okay."

Wang Tu's wife had the courage to grab Xun Zhen's feet and begged him to be the master, but she didn't dare to lose her temper in front of Qin Gan and Liu Ru, who were wearing seals and dignified manners. When she answered the question, Qin Gan understood that she was ill and did not let her get out of bed. At this moment, when he heard that they were leaving, he wanted to speak, but he did not dare to speak. He looked straight at Xun Zhen, pitiful .

Xun Zhen is not a ruthless person, even if he has decided to "market horse bones", he can't pretend not to see it. When he was about to speak, Qin Gan saw Wang's wife's pleading eyes and asked in a warm voice, "What do you want to say? Say?"

Wang Tu's wife mournfully said, "Although the husband of the humble concubine was vulgar and insulted the old man, he would not die. I just hope that Xu Zhong can be taken as soon as possible to avenge him."

"This is a business, and I will do my best."

"Then Xu Zhong reigns supreme in the township and has a wide range of friendships. I heard that the concubine also has his relatives and friends in the county..."

Qin Gan interrupted her words and said decisively: "No matter how many friends he has made, it is useless!" He turned to the chief and said, "The Wang family is widowed, widowed and orphaned, and many relatives have died. Take care of it. If you have any questions, just ask!"

The lieutenant complied.

When he was making a note to Shi Juxian, Qin Gan had already learned who Xu Zhong was. After he reminded the chief of the riviera, he said to Xun Zhen: "Xu Zhong is a young chivalrous man in the countryside, with many cronies, and the gentleman is the chief of the pavilion. , in charge of the security of the whole place, you need to be more careful, and protect the Wang family's wife and daughter!"

It is not that there has been no case of cronies killing the bitter master before. Xun Zhen replied, "Yes, please don't worry, Lord Qin, you won't be here."

…

The governor sent them out, and before they got in the car, two people came over on horseback from a distance.

Coming to the front, it was Cheng Yan and a man in his thirties.

A cyan-colored ribbon hangs from the man's waist, and a sack is tied at one end of the ribbon, and a side seal is placed inside. Judging from its shape and size, it should be a half-pass seal. -Cyanosis is black with a reddish tinge. A half-pass seal, a rectangular seal, is half the size of a normal official seal. These two things are worn by "Hundred Stone Officials".

This person is a rank husband in his hometown, whose surname is Xie Mingwu.

Just as the chief of a large county is called the magistrate, and the chief of a small county is called the magistrate, and the salaries are different, according to the size of the township and the number of households, there are two kinds of rose husbands. "No Rank". "There is rank", that is, the meaning of official grade and rank. Those with ranks are appointed by the county, and those without ranks are appointed by the county.

Yingyin is a large county, and the chief is called the magistrate. Fanyangting is densely populated, comparable to a township in a remote area. The hometown including Fanyangting is naturally a big town. Before the epidemic, there were more than 2,000 households and more than 10,000 residents; now there are nearly 2,000. households, nearly 10,000.

When the mounts stopped, Cheng Yan and Xie Wu stood up and saluted.

Xun Zhen had no "rank", so she didn't enter the stream, and gave way to one side.

Qin Qian and Liu Ru returned the half salute.

Liu Ru knew Xie Wu, and the relationship between the two was not bad. He said teasingly: "Let's look at it now, Jun He Shanshan is here late Xie?"

"I should have arrived early, but I encountered something on the way and delayed my stay."

"Oh? What happened?"

Xie Wu stopped talking.

Qin Gan saw the strangeness and asked, "Why do you hesitate? Let's talk if you have something to say."

"I just met a few people to intercede for Xu Zhong."

Just now, Wang's wife was worried that someone would intercede on Xu Zhong's behalf, and she actually ran into it when she went out. Qin Gan was furious, slapped the chariot beside him suddenly, and said, "Xu Zhongzhi, how could he be here? With a little courage, he disturbed the laws of the Han family. His sin is unforgivable, and there are still people who intercede for him? "

Xie Wu said: "Who said no? The lower officials said the same to them, but they also said that Xu Zhong killed for his mother after all, a pure filial piety."

"He may be filial to his mother, but is he filial to the country? If everyone is like him and does not obey the laws of the country, what will the world be like? He is only a small filial piety, not a great filial piety!"

"Yeah, small loyal thieves harm Dazhong, and small filial thieves harm great filial piety. I didn't wait for them to finish, so I rejected them like this. But they said, "Zuo Zhuan" said: 'Father, son and brother, misfortune does not match And', Xu Zhong committed a crime and it was his fault, but why should his mother be implicated? His mother is very old."

"What do you mean by this? Who said that his mother is going to be implicated?" Qin Gan asked Xun Zhen, "Xun Qing, are you going to detain his mother in the pavilion and force her to surrender?"

- According to the provisions of the law, the parents of the fugitive can be detained in the booth, and the fugitive's filial piety can be used to prompt him to surrender.

Xun Zhen replied without leaking: "Mother Xu is old, I'm afraid she won't be able to endure the hardship. I don't have such a plan for the time being."

"Xun Qing has no intention of doing this, so why is he implicated?"

Xie Wudao: "It's probably about sealing up the Xu family."

"Thieves who kill, seal their property. This is the law of the country!"

Xun Zhen understood, this Xie Wu was probably persuaded by Xu Zhong's friend, just because he knew that Qin Qian was ruthless and it was difficult to speak directly, so he tried to ask him to be exempted from the ban on Xu's family. check.

He could understand, and Qin Gan must have understood it long ago, so his words were like a gust of wind, his expression was like thunder, and he would not give in at all.

Xun Zhen secretly said: "Yesterday's case, the county official just came down, and the pleas have already been handed to Xie Wu's ear. Shi Juxian said that Xu Zhong has a lot of friends, which seems to be true. ... But how did his friend know about the county official? It's coming?"

Just as he thought of this, Qin Ganyi said angrily: "I and Liu Jun arrived in the countryside near noon today, and the sun does not change, and the words of the request have already reached you! Xu Zhong's cronies are really well-informed! Who is it? Message to them?"

Xun Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and she thought of a person: "Could it be that after Chen Bao reported to Xu Jibao, he found a few friends of Xu Zhong along the way?" Chen Bao listened to his instructions and went to Dawangli to report If it was Chen Bao, then in the final analysis, "Isn't it me who tipped off the news?"

He said calmly: "Second Lord Jin Chepao obediently came from the county, who may have seen it on the road and sue Xu Zhongpeng."

"Humph!"

Qin Qian was as cold as ice, stared at Xie Wu, and said in a more serious tone, "Because of his own personal resentment, disregarding the country's laws, linking with the party, domineering in the countryside, arrogant and prestige, he looks filial on the outside, but in fact is cruel and ruthless, this Guo Jiezhi Liu Ye! What I hate in my life, one is castrated, and the other is this generation. Now, under the order of the county magistrate to investigate and handle this case, I will not show mercy!"

Xie Wu did not change his face, smiled and flattered: "Jun Qin's loyalty is harmless, everyone knows it."

Xun Zhen "had a guilty conscience to be a thief", in order to get rid of "suspect", she stood by Qin Gan's side without looking sideways, after listening to Xie Wu's words, she couldn't help but glance at him, thinking: "It should be said that he is smooth Okay? Or is it better to be cheeky?"

Qiangfu is different from the pavilion chief. The pavilion chief mostly uses brave people, while Qiangfu mostly uses local scholars. Maybe there are too few people in contact, or the people I know are too good. Since transmigration, Xun Zhen has never seen such a thick-faced scholar.

- Of course, the reason why Xie Wu had a thick and slick face, disregarded Qin Gan's anger, and pleaded for Xu Zhong again and again, may also have something to do with his official position being appointed by the county and irrelevant to the county.

Liu Ru smoothed things out and said, "It is my duty to seal up the investigation, why should Qin Jun be so angry? Haha? ..., Ziming, I will not hide it from you, it is useless for anyone to intercede." He took Qin Gan's hand and said with a smile, "Go, get in the car. Quickly seal up the Xu family, so that no one else will come to ask for help and be annoying."

When Qin did not do well, he gave Liu Ru a face, so he reluctantly gave up his temper and got into the car.

Xun Zhen and Xie Wu also got on the horse.

After Cheng Yan bowed, he retreated behind Xun Zhen, and asked Du to buy a ride together.

The chariot was in front, Xie and Xun were next, Cheng and Du were in the back, and the six went to the king's house.

…

Xie Wu and Liu Ru said a few words, greeted Xun Zhen, and said with a smile, "Is it sure to be the new Chief of Fanyang Pavilion, Lord Xun?"

"Exactly. Xie Jun can just call me by my name."

"How can you call me by name? It's too rude. I've long admired Xun Jun's name. When did you come to the pavilion? Why didn't you tell me in advance, so that I could welcome you."

Xun Zhen said in her heart, "What famous name do I have that you can admire for a long time?" Maintaining her usual gentleness and modesty, she replied, "Thank you for being too polite."

"My last name is very polite."

"..."

Xun Jun was at a loss for words for a while, then paused, and said, "I came in a hurry. I should have gone to see Xie Jun yesterday, but unfortunately, I came across Xu Zhong's case, and I can't rest for a while."

Xie Wu said enthusiastically: "In the future, you and I will be officials in the same village. You should move more frequently and get closer to you. ..., alas, it would be great if you could serve in the village pavilion. When you leave the pavilion, it is my cottage. Next to the door, two steps away."

After greeting Xun Zhen and chatting a few words, Xie Wu urged the horse to move forward again, and then spoke to Liu Ru and Qin Gan. Even if Qin Gan ignored him, he was happy.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "This person is exquisite in every aspect."

…

Talk about it, come to the king.

When I came here last time, the Lijianmen saw so many "nobles" coming, so frightened that he fell to his knees and didn't dare to look up. Xie Wu jumped off the horse and asked attentively, "Would you like to call the lieutenant chief?"

Qin Gan didn't give him a good look, and said, "We are here to seal up the Xu family, not to see the boss." Fuxiu got out of the car.

Xie Wu smiled and said, "Yes, yes." The inner door was not fully opened, only one door was opened. He hurried forward, pushed the other door open, bent over and cupped his hands, and said, "Jun Qin, please come in, Jun Liu. Please come in, Xun-Jun please come in..., everyone please come in."

Qin Gan was helpless to his spit-faced self-destruction, so he had no choice but to keep his mind out of sight, not to look at him, and to go straight into the middle.

There is a bomb room in each ri, where the ri chief works. Xun Zhen Chong Cheng Yan winked, Cheng Yan confessed, and before walking quickly, he went to the bomb room to find the chief, brought him over, led the way, and quickly arrived at Xu's house.

When they arrived at the door of Xu's house, everyone was taken aback.

The door was not closed, and the courtyard was full of people. There were a dozen or so people, most of them in brown clothes with swords, and some with embroidered clothes and fresh clothes. All of them faced the door of the main room and sat in the courtyard in four or five rows. Xun Zhen's first reaction was to go to Chen Bao, and after a quick look around, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, Chen Bao is not here."

Qin Gan didn't react for a while, turned his face to look at the chief, and asked, "Who is in the hospital?"

The head of the lieutenant was uneasy and replied, "They are all friends of the Xu family. Because they heard about Xu Zhong's incident, they came to pay tribute to Xu's mother."

Where is this meeting with Xu's mother, it's clearly dismounting!

Qin Gan's face was blue, and he ignored the empty words in the room, and asked directly, "How do you know that we are going to seal up the Xu family?"

Xun Zhen spoke to her heart to heart, although she did not know if Chen Bao told them, but Chen Bao came to Xu's house to report the news, the rior would definitely know. For this to be spoken out, there must be a crime of whistleblowing. Knowing the law and breaking the law, the punishment is the most severe.

Xun Zhen regretted a little: "If I knew this earlier, I couldn't let Chen Bao come!" Although he wanted to show his favor to Xu Zhong, he was not sure whether the show would be rewarded enough. However, it is too late for UU reading www.uukanshu.com to regret it, let's wait for what the rior says.

The lieutenant replied cautiously, "There was someone just now..."

Xun Zhen swallowed.

"What happened to someone just now? Are you here to report the news?"

"No, someone came to Xu's house to borrow something just now, and saw that Xu's mother was ill, so the word spread, and these people came."

"Is it sick?" Qin Gan sneered as if not believing, "We just came to seal up and check, but she is ill? It's very timely!" I wanted to go to the courtyard, but the courtyard was small and filled with those dozen or so people. Now, there is no aisle to go.

Xie Wu and Du Mai hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly, "The county thief Cao Qinjun and the prisoner Liu Jun are here, so why don't you kneel down to greet you and get out of the way?"

The people in the courtyard were not blind or deaf, they knew they were coming, but no one moved. Hearing the words at this time, the two people kneeling at the front took the lead, and a dozen people put their hands on the ground together, bent down, touched their foreheads, bowed in the house, and said loudly: "The princes in the county are visiting, the villains and others will retire for the time being. "Old Madam, please take good care of yourself and don't worry about Brother Zhong."

After kneeling down, they got up one after another and came out of the courtyard, but did not leave, but stood on the alley outside.

If it is said that Xu Zhong was "strange as a man" at first, and then "horse bones in the market of thousands of gold", then only "surprise" can be used to describe Xun Zhen's feelings. Previously, the performances of Shi Juxian, Chen Bao, Cheng Yan, including "Benting Begging for Robbery" and "Xie Wu Begging for Love" only showed that Xu Zhong was very prestigious, but the scene in front of him vividly showed that Xu Zhong was in the countryside. The appeal of chivalry.

More than a dozen people came, and how many did not come? If Xu Zhong raised his arms, how many people could be called? And how many Qianshou civilians can the Qingxia summoned by him bring along?

Xun Zhen regretted a little again. This time, what she regretted was not that she had sent Chen Bao to report the news rashly, but that she had not done enough and not good enough.