The pouring rain fell, and it was already dark in the city of Bianliang in the evening. The water flows down the eaves, passes through the ditch, and turns into a turbulent current in the alleys of the city, flooding wantonly.
In Liushu Hutong, several carts parked in the sewage-filled lanes, and some men in guard clothes held umbrellas far and near, spreading out around. Next to it is a small dilapidated door, where people gather, and occasionally there are cries, and people's voices are sometimes arguing and sometimes justifying.
Ning Yi was talking to the crying woman in the dilapidated house.
"... From going to the academy to studying in the academy, to the Mavericks' examination of Xiucai, we will be responsible for all his expenses. If there is any injury to his leg, he will be taken care of by us in the future... "
"Aunt Pan, your life is not easy. I know that Xiao Niu's father sacrificed to defend the city. At that time, Zhu Biao and the others were also working hard outside the city. Speaking of it, if we can fight together, we are all family, we don't need to do things. It's so stiff, you can say it. If you have a request, you can mention it... "
"... No, no, we are definitely not bullying you, please don't cry. You see, I also asked the patriarch and his old man to come here. As long as your thoughts are reasonable, we will help to do it... "
The woman's cry occasionally turned high, but Ning Yi's words were always slow and sincere. Time gradually passed by in such an atmosphere. It was about night time, when the rain was less. A group of men and horses in scorpions came from the other side of the street. When they got here, there was a little friction with the guards outside. But the man in the lead finally walked quickly to the dilapidated courtyard gate.
The person at the head is Tie Tianying, one of the seven chief arrests of the Ministry of Punishment.
He strode over from the yard, and in the room over there, the two parties seemed to have negotiated the terms, but when the woman saw Tie Tianying come in, her face froze again. Seeing to cry again.
Ning Yi went over and patted her on the shoulder: "It's okay, it's okay, Auntie, you go ahead and wait, we'll make things clear, and there won't be any more trouble. Tie Zaitou is here. I'll tell him separately. He's just doing business, he won't be in trouble..."
After persuading him like this, Tie Tianying stepped into the door and said, "Ning Liheng, how dare you do this! Mrs. Pan, if he threatens you in private, you can tell me, I won't be able to get around him!"
A tall and thin old man came over from the room: "Lord Catou. Lord Catou. There is no intimidation, no intimidation. This time, Young Master Ning is only here to make things clear, and this old man can testify..."
"Who are you!?" Tie Tianying glared at him.
"The old man is the patriarch of the Niu clan, and he came here because of the injury of the calf. Lord Catcher, sit down..."
"Go away, I'm talking to Ning, let alone intimidation. It doesn't matter if you say it!"
"Yes, yes, motherfucker, please make it clear with the chief catcher..."
That patriarch couldn't get Tie Tianying's good looks. He hurriedly spoke to the woman next to him. The woman was just a daughter-in-law married to the Niu family. Even if her husband died and there were still children, the patriarch would stare at him, how could he dare to mess around. But the general arrester in front of him is also a remarkable person. After a while, he said with a weeping voice: "It's clear, it's clear, the general arrestor..."
Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat dried shrimps, there is always one thing down. Tie Tianying's eyes were cold, but with these words, Ning Yi sent the woman aside. When he turned back again, Tie Tianying looked at him and nodded with a sneer, "Okay, Ning Liheng, you're really good. In these days, you have settled so many families..."
"It's just the water mill, and Mr. Tie has caught the reputation." Ning Yi sighed, and then said, "Tie Caotou, there is something I don't know if I should say it or not."
Tie Tianying tilted his head: "Say it."
"They are all small households, and they can't afford to offend anyone." Standing under the eaves, Ning Yi looked back at the whole yard, "Since the decision has been made, can you let them go? Don't go back and trouble them, stay here. They have a way to go."
His tone was sincere, Tie Tianying twitched his muscles a few times, and finally waved his hand: "Go!" Ning Yi then wiped his hands and went outside with the Niu clan chief.
Everyone came here today because of something that happened a few days ago.
It has been a full month since the situation in the capital took a turn for the worse in March of this year, and Qin Siyuan was put on trial after being imprisoned. In this month, many complicated things have happened under the table, and the public opinion on the bright side has also undergone drastic changes.
After Qin Siyuan's trial, many things that had been kept in the dark were brought to the surface, corruption and corruption of the law, forming parties for personal gain, and making profits from power... All kinds of evidence were laid out by Luo Zhi, which brought out a huge outline of a traitorous and corrupt official. Those who were in charge of painting were some of the most powerful and intelligent people in the Wu Dynasty at this time, including Zhou Zhe, including Cai Jing, including Tong Guan, Wang Fu, and so on.
Half of the evidence for these things is basically true, and after their listing and weaving, they finally produced a huge persuasive force in the day-to-day trial. These things were fed back to the ears and mouths of scholars and scholars in the capital, and then fell into the lower-level information network every day. So in more than a month, when Qin Shaoqian was implicated and imprisoned, the city was very concerned about Qin Siyuan, one of the "Seven Tigers". A series of images are reversed and stereotyped.
Some shops and industries related to the Qin Mansion were subsequently implicated in a small range, including Zhuji and some bookstores that originally belonged to the Wang family.
The Wang family's business was originally run by the family of the great Confucian Wang Qisong. Wang Shanyue and Qin Siyuan had a master-disciple friendship, and later fought side by side with Ning Yi in Shandong. Bewitched by Ning Yi, it became a cooperative relationship. After the expansion of Zhuji, Ning Yi planned to improve some of the machinery and processes of the printing and paper book workshops to improve the efficiency. These bookstores were taken care of by the women of the Wang family.
At this time, Zhu Biao, who was working by Ning Yi's side, came to Bianliang, fell in love with a girl from the Wang family, settled a marriage, and occasionally went to the Wang family to help.
On this day in mid-April, some people were incited and bewitched, and ran to the Wang family's shop to smash. Zhu Biao happened to be there, blocking the gate leading to the backyard of the bookstore, and beat the people who rushed in. .
Zhu Biao learned from Luan Tingyu. He was one of the best players on Dulonggang. Later, he followed Ning Yi to fight. At this time, his skills may not be inferior to that of Chen Fan in Hangzhou. He is one of the most powerful people around Ning Yi. , in the capital in front of me. Perhaps the only one who can stabilize him is Lu Hongti. With his skill at the level of a grandmaster, how could the ordinary three or five "patriotic youth" be an opponent. In a fit of rage, dozens of people were knocked to the ground. But here comes. There was also trouble.
The bookstore was subsequently closed down, and the government also began to investigate the matter and wanted to arrest Zhu Biao. On the one hand, Ning Yi suppressed the matter, and on the other hand settled the injured and the sufferer. Fortunately, after Zhu Biao had followed Ning Yi for so long, his reckless habits had already changed a lot. If he had just left Dulonggang, dozens of ordinary people rushed in during these days of forbearance. I'm afraid none of them can survive.
Under Ning Yi's verification. Among the dozens of people, about a dozen people were slightly injured, and there was also a serious injury, this young man named "Xiao Niu". His father died defending the city. He rushed in to smash the store and beat people. , Zhu Biao threw him flying, he rushed over, and was finally thrown by Zhu Biao on the steps and broke his leg.
Tie Tianying and others collected evidence to convict Zhu Biao. Ning Yi arranged a lot of people to settle the matter by enticing or coercion. Although it was only a few days, the hardships cannot be mentioned in detail. For example, the mother of this calf, Pan, was threatened and lured by Ning Yi. On the other hand, Tie Tianying and others also did the same thing, asking her The perpetrator must be killed, or the lion will ask for the price. Ning Yi went back and forth several times, and finally settled the matter this time.
Although Pan was a bit greedy and wanted to make a lot of money from this opportunity, under the coercion of Tie Tianying and Ning Yi, she was not doing well. Neither side dared to offend, and that's why Ning Yi finally spoke to Tie Tianying like that.
All the way back to Zhuji, after dinner, more things are still in front of us. It is not easy for Zhu Biao, it is very troublesome, but the troublesome thing is more than the one in front of you.
In the past few days, two Zhuji shops have also been smashed, which is still a small matter. The system of the Secret Investigation Division and Zhuji have been separated. These days, the news network around the capital is being delivered. Many Zhuji elites have been sent out, and the Qi Xinyi and Qi Xinhan brothers are also heading south. manage. In the capital, the Ministry of Punishment was looking for trouble, some staff were threatened, and some chose to leave. It can be said that the Zhuji system that was established at the beginning could be separated. At this time, most of them were falling apart. It was not easy for Ning Yi to hold the core.
It was not time for him to leave, but it was almost there. Of course, it might not be that straightforward and simple to leave. He did some tricks, but he didn't know if it would work.
After dinner, the rain had subsided. Zhuji's staff and shopkeepers were discussing matters in several rooms in the yard, while Ning Yi was handling matters on the other side: a shopkeeper came over and said that two shop assistants were arrested by the Ministry of Justice. Trouble, got beat up, and then an aide came over to offer his resignation.
Ning Yi allocated the cost of the injury to the two shop assistants in his hand, and also asked the shopkeeper to appease their family members, and then persuaded the staff member. In the end, the other party gave up the idea, probably because he saw Ning Yi's difficulties.
After the two groups of people left, a tall and tall young man also came over from the courtyard far away. It was Zhu Biao, who was arranged by Ning Yi to do other things these days. He should have heard about Ning at this time. What Yi and others did, they rushed over without hesitation, but of course they were not aimed at Ning Yi.
"Sit." Ning Yi raised his hand with a smile.
Zhu Biao sat down in front. Although the martial artist is not a member of the officialdom, he also has his own identity and bearing, especially if he has practiced to the level of Zhu Biao, he can be called a master in ordinary places, and he will not bow his head when facing anyone, but at this time, in his heart Really hold something.
"Although I was born in Dulonggang and other places, I Zhu Biao never felt that he was an unreasonable mountain bandit."
After sitting for a while, Zhu Biao said, "Let's not talk about the battle I was waiting for outside the city, no matter if they were deceived or not, they rushed into the bookstore and smashed them that day. Because I am wrong."
He said this calmly but firmly. Ning Yi had already made him a cup of tea: "You and I have known each other for several years. If you don't say this, I will understand. If you can't get through in your heart..."
"I can't make it through in my heart, I want to kill." Zhu Biao smiled, "But it will cause you trouble again."
"Beijing has the way of playing in the capital, but luckily it's over." Ning Yi paused, "If you feel uncomfortable, there is something going on in the north, I can let you go to relax. You are a martial artist, so worry about it. Too much, it will hinder your entry."
It is extremely difficult for a warrior to bear humiliation. Especially like Zhu Biao, but at the moment there is not so much reasoning. Fortunately, the two have been together for several years, and they are very familiar with each other, so there is no need to explain too much. After Ning Yi proposed, Zhu Biao shook his head.
"Before I came, my heart was on fire. But it was overwhelmed on the way," he said. "You are more angry than me. When I think about this, I feel that my practice is really not enough. You have asked someone to apologize these days. You shouldn't hide it from me. It's better to call me together."
"That's not to take care of your emotions. It's better if you don't show up for this kind of thing. Anyway, it's about money and relationships. If you were there, they would only have to take an inch." Ning Yi shook his head, "As for anger, I Of course there are, but at this time, anger is useless... You really don't want to go out for a walk?"
Zhu Biao shook his head again.
Ning Yi was silent for a moment: "Sometimes I also feel that I want to kill all those idiots, and I'm done. When I think about it, the Jurchen will call again. Anyway, these people are all going to die. It's just cold... Of course, this time is really hard. No matter how much I can bear it, I won't take other people's slaps as a reward. Zhuji and Xiangfu are all like this. Lao Qin and Yao Zunian are more than It’s much harder to get up with us, if we can hold on for a while, let’s stop them a little bit…”
"Before doing things with you, I admired my master and his ability to fight. Later, I admired your ability to trick people. Later, when I did things with you, I admired Master Zhou Tongzhou. He is a real hero and he deserves it." Zhu Biao said, " Now I admire you. What you do is not something ordinary people can do. You can hold it back. I have nothing to say. If you are in the capital, I will be in the capital. If someone wants to kill you, I will help you stop it! Of course, if If necessary, I can make an iron eagle for you, and then I will fly away, you shake me out, and when you leave Beijing, I will join you again."
Ning Yi was stunned for a while, then laughed: "That's no use, Tie Tianying is just a small official, what's the use of killing him..."
"Others can too."
"Don't fight and kill all day, I was just about to say you've grown up..."
As Ning Yi was talking, someone hurried in from outside. Seeing Zhu Biao, who was always guarding Ning Yi, he didn't shy away. He handed Ning Yi a piece of information, and then whispered a few words. sentence. Ning Yi took the information and glanced at it, his eyes gradually gloomy. In the past month, this is his usual expression...
The next day was April 23 of this year. It rained again in the morning, and the trial of Qin Siyuan in Dali Temple was still going on. This trial is not open to the public, but under the operation of people with a heart, the newly discovered problems in the trial will be spread out on the same day, and often become a topic of discussion among the scholars and the humanities.
After the trial is over at noon, Qin Siyuan will be taken back to the Prison of the Department of Punishment.
The children of the Qin family often come here. Old Madam Qin, Qin Siyuan's concubine Yunniang and others also wait here every time, first to see Qin Siyuan, and secondly to see Qin Shaoqian who has been involved. This morning, Ning Yi and others also arrived early. He sent people to live in the center and sent a lot of money, but there was no good result. At noon, when Qin Siyuan and Qin Shaoqian were escorted out, Ning Yi and others greeted them.
Since they were not convicted, the two only symbolically wore secondary chains. Living in the sky prison for several days, Qin Siyuan's body was thin and thin, but even so, his gray hair was neatly combed behind his head, his spirit and will were still stubbornly supporting his life operation, Qin Shaoqian did not collapse. Next, maybe because of his father's presence, his anger has become more restrained and quiet, but when he saw Ning Yi and others, his eyes fluctuated a little, and then he looked around.
"Where's my mother? Is she... sick again?"
He looked around and saw that Mrs. Qin had not arrived, so he asked this question. Ning Yi hesitated for a moment, then shook her head, Yun Niang also explained to Qin Siyuan: "Sister is fine, just..." She looked at Ning Yi.
"There may be some things that the old lady was not allowed to come over." Ning Yi replied.
Qin Siyuan nodded and walked forward. He has experienced everything, his family is fine, and everything else is not a big deal.
Along the way, Ning Yi roughly explained the situation to Qin Siyuan, but Qin Siyuan was slightly absent-minded after hearing this. Ning Yi immediately went to send money to those yamen guards, but this time, no one answered, and his suggestion of changing the route was not accepted.
After leaving Dali Temple for a while, there were not many pedestrians on the road, and it was cloudy. Traces of previous rain remained on the road. Ning Yi looked to one side from a distance, someone gave him a gesture, and he frowned. At this time, it was close to the downtown, as if feeling something, the old man turned his head and looked over there. On the second floor of the roadside restaurant. Someone is looking this way.
"Look, that's the old dog Qin Siyuan!" the man suddenly shouted.
More people stick their heads out from there, mostly scholars.
"Qin Siyuan? Which one?"
"And his son... Qin Shaoqian"
After some discussion, someone suddenly shouted: "rape the dog"
"Why don't you die! Old dog"
"This country has been tossed to nothing"
When the scolding came, it was still monotonous and loud, Ning Yi frowned, and Qin Siyuan next to him looked calm. At this time, he tilted his head: "Haha. Trouble..." There was exhaustion in the deepest part of that laughter.
When everyone passed the restaurant, the scolding increased, and many scholars came downstairs, swearing and scolding incessantly. In Qin Siyuan's team, a ten-year-old boy couldn't help shouting, "My third grandfather is a good person" and everyone scolded, "That's the dog's grandson of the old dog? Your whole family deserves to die!"
Ning Yi stepped forward and grabbed the jailer's head's arm: "Come on! If something goes wrong now, see if you can get it right!" . But did not do so.
"Who ordered you to do this before?"
"W-what. Don't talk nonsense!"
"Look at the old man in the back, whether he is good or bad, no one knows, but you can count. He was framed by others, but it's not that no one took care of him. You tell me everything, and I will find a way. After this pass, there are your good."
"What nonsense are you talking about..."
The group of jailers who came here this time were not familiar with Ning Yi. Although they seemed to be friendly to others, they were actually hard to move for a while. During the negotiation, the shouting and scolding on the roadside became more intense, and a group of scholars followed and scolded. In these days of interrogation, with the emergence of a lot of evidence, Qin Siyuan has at least convicted several charges. In the eyes of ordinary people, the logic is very clear. If the Qin faction is not in charge and insatiable, the national strength will naturally be better, and even If Qin Shaoqian had not used extraordinary means to unify all the elite soldiers under his command, suppressing his colleagues and excluding dissidents, the outside city might not have been defeated like that. People who have fought so many defeats.
Pedestrians on the road were still a little puzzled, and then many people joined in. Ning Yi was also a little anxious. He had received rumors about a group of scholars coming to intercept Qin Siyuan, but then he realized that it was not so simple. He arranged for a few people to go to this group of scholars, and when they were inciting Singing the opposite tune, trying to make people uneasy, but then, those people were arrested and quickly went in and arrested.
"Old dog! Can you sleep well at night!?"
"A group of traitors, I wish I could kill you"
"Hundreds of thousands of people who died in vain"
"Wu Dynasty cheers up! Execution of the seven tigers"
"Remove national thieves, reinvigorate"
Everyone shouted, someone picked up the things on the ground and threw them over. Ning Yi had already walked back to Qin Siyuan and waved his hand to block it, but it was a filthy lump of mud, and the mud and water suddenly splashed everywhere.
"How dare he stop"
"Do you want to beat a dog?"
The scholars over there shouted again. They saw many pedestrians on the road joining in, and their emotions were even higher. They grabbed something and called again. At first, it was mostly mud and coal on the ground, with mud, and then someone threw stones over. Ning Yi protected Qin Siyuan, and then the guards around him also came to protect Ning Yi. At this time, on the long street, many people stuck their heads out, and the people in front stopped, they looked at this side, they were puzzled at first, then they began to shout, and joined the team excitedly. In the morning, the crowd began to become crowded. .
"Wu Chaoxiong"
"Drink its blood, eat its flesh"
"Swear to kill Jurchen, raise my heavenly power"
The sound was loud, the scholars shouted hysterically, their faces flushed with excitement, and many things were thrown from the air, but they were definitely not edible things such as tomatoes, eggs, and rotten leaves. Qin Siyuan was guarded and moved forward with difficulty. He shouted at Ning Yi and the others: "You go! You go! Don't get involved!" Ning Yi ignored him, and asked the people around him to find the door planks to protect them. the road, but a lot of things still smashed in.
The situation became more and more chaotic as we moved forward. Someone was hit by a stone and fell down. Qin Siyuan's side, but with a bang, a figure fell down. It was his concubine Yunniang, who was hit on the head. A stone fell softly. Qin Shaoqian, who followed up next to her, supported her. He protected her by his father and the auntie, his eyes were red, his teeth were clenched, and he walked forward. Someone in the crowd shouted, "My uncle is a loyal minister. My third grandfather is innocent, and he saved you all." This shout was accompanied by crying, which made the crowd outside even more excited.
"Beat, beat the dog"
"hit their family"
"Let them know how awesome it is!"
The atmosphere on the long street was frenetic, everyone was shouting like this, and crowded. Ning Yi's guards found a wooden board, and everyone walked forward. Someone in front rushed over with a bucket. It was two buckets of feces. There was a stench, and people shouted loudly. Some people took cow dung, dog dung, etc. and smashed them over. Some people shouted: "My father was killed by your traitorous ministers."
"People from harm"
"Kill the traitor, God bless the Wu Dynasty"
At this time, Ning Yi had a lot of things on his body, and he squeezed forward silently. The old man beside him had messed up his hair and hair, and his body was stained with filth. He just kept silent and protected Yun Niang. After a while, he reacted and squeezed Ning Yi's hand: "Niang Yun, Liheng, take Yun Niang out, hurry up." The old man reacted, and the only thing he pleaded at this time was about his family, the surrounding area. Many of the Qin family's children were already crying, and some fell down. The surrounding crowd refused to let them go, kicking and beating them on the ground, and then the guards of Zhuji pulled them back.
Ning Yi handed Yun Niang to Zhu Biao next to her: "Take her out."
Zhu Biao handed her over to another person, who with a stern face stretched out his hand to block what was thrown in the air, and was then hit by cow dung.
In the distance, the head arresters of the Criminal Bureau began to rush over to maintain order. They stared at the team that was about to be buried in anger, and were always on guard against the violent counterattacks of Ning Yi and others, and were ready to arrest people at any time.
The wave of converging voices was like a celebration, and many people in the city were alerted. Some people joined in, and some people watched from a distance, laughing loudly. On this day, facing the enemy who could not fight back, the people who suffered too much under the siege of Jurchen finally won a complete victory for the first time... (.)
ps: Six thousand nine hundred words, um, think about it, I used such a topic.