From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

The whole boat was in an uproar, from discussing national affairs to attacking Zhou Yuan.

With Xu Guangchen's exaggeration, Zhou Yuan became a despicable person, marrying into the wife's family for money, cheating on a beautiful woman, poisoning and harming people in exchange for an official position, and he was a typical example of a person who deserved death.

"Shut up!"

Qu Ling finally couldn't listen anymore, and said coldly: "You are all scholars, why do you catch wind and shadows and listen to slander?"

"My Moyunzhai author writes popular works and is famous in the south, so he is envied and hated by people, and everyone wants to put him to death!"

"If you really want to tear your face, just say it directly, and I, Qu Ling, will take it one by one."

The words stunned everyone present, and they didn't expect Qu Ling to forcibly stand up for Zhou Yuan under such circumstances.

Logically speaking, Zhou Yuan was just a contracted author of Mo Yun Zhai. The relationship between an employee and the boss of the company should not be worth Qu Ling to offend so many people.

Many people misjudged Qu Ling's attitude, including Shen Qiaoshan.

But Shen Qiaoshan didn't care about these things. He was just angry.

So he said in a deep voice: "Qu girl! You are the granddaughter of Lord Shuyuan. How can you not understand the truth and protect such a beast in human clothing? Your grandfather and I are old friends. Even if I don't give you face today, Lord Shuyuan will not be angry with me."

Qu Ling's face changed. She was clearly a soft-hearted person, otherwise she would not have run away from marriage.

So facing the elders' arrogant instructions, she was about to speak out, but her little hand was suddenly grabbed by a gentle big hand.

Qu Ling turned around and saw Zhou Yuan with a smile on his face. His expression was very calm, even with a sense of ease, which undoubtedly made Qu Ling subconsciously relax a lot.

"You are not suitable to stand up and argue with reason, so let me do it."

Zhou Yuan pulled her behind him and looked at everyone present, his eyes on Li Zhaolu.

He said softly: "Lord Li is in charge of the Criminal Justice Department of Lin'an Prefecture, and you should know the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty. What are the duties of the Jinyiwei?"

The sudden question made everyone look confused.

But Li Zhaolu was very calm, and said slowly: "Protecting the imperial court, protecting the safety of the holy emperor and the royal family, the Jinyiwei sent out should investigate major cases, eliminate traitors, maintain the stability of the country, and share the worries of the holy emperor."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "As a hundred households of Jinyiwei in Lin'an Prefecture, do I have the power to arrest the person who just scolded the holy emperor?"

Li Zhaolu understood and said calmly: "Of course, scolding the holy emperor is a crime of deceiving the emperor, and he should be executed. Jinyiwei is the minions of the emperor, and can be executed first and then reported. This is a special permission of the emperor."

The people around him took a breath of cold air and couldn't help but step back a few steps.

Zhou Yuan looked at Xu Cunzhong again, narrowed his eyes and said: "Lord Xu is the prefect of Lin'an. It is said that he has a good relationship with the previous Captain Xiao. He should know about the Fengming Tower, right?"

Xu Cunzhong said solemnly: "The matter is of great importance, I dare not speak nonsense. The matter of Fengming Tower, the initial investigation is that the mushrooms purchased by Fengming Tower in Wuyi Mountain contain toxins, so the high-level Jinyiwei were poisoned. There is no doubt that they are guilty."

The people around were suddenly in an uproar and started to discuss.

Zhou Yuan continued: "Then Lord Xu, do you know why I was selected into the Jinyiwei?"

Many girls and scholars looked at Xu Cunzhong. As the prefect of Lin'an, he has a very important say here.

Xu Cunzhong was silent for a moment before saying, "Captain Xiao once wrote to me, saying that Zhou Yuan, the son-in-law of the Zhao family, is very good at reasoning and investigating cases, and is worthy of being used."

"But I was parachuted into the position of a hundred households because you made great contributions when the Yunzhou mobs were rioting."

Now everyone was confused. Zhou Yuan, a scholar and a son-in-law, could make any contributions in the riot?

Zhou Yuan also laughed and said, "It seems that others don't believe that I have made any contributions."

Li Zhaolu said in a deep voice, "I know the details of this matter. I have read the detailed process of the collection of casualties in the Yunzhou riot by the Criminal Court several times."

"Since the riot began, Zhou Yuan left Yunzhou Moyunzhai, went to Zhao Mansion, and then to Xue Mansion. The journey took four hours and killed a total of 78 mobs."

When these words came out, everyone in the room was shocked, and some women even shouted out loud.

A scholar killed 78 people?

My God! I can't tell that this person is so cruel!

Xu Guangchen's face also changed greatly, and he could not help but take a few steps back, with fear in his eyes again.

Li Zhaolu continued: "At dusk that day, in order to quell the riot, Zhou Yuan led fifty servants of the Xue Mansion and advanced all the way from the northeast to the southwest, killing hundreds of rioters, and finally joined forces with Zhao Cheng, the Tongpan of Yunzhou."

"After the meeting, the father-in-law and son-in-law marched south together, killing the rioters and fleeing everywhere, and finally joined forces with the returning Jinyiwei Tiqi to suppress the riot."

"In the notification document presented by the Southern Pacification Office, it was evaluated as follows: 'Zhou Yuan and the riotersIn the chaos, he kept a clear mind, drew his sword to destroy the enemy, and put the people first. Although he had no official position, he fought with his family servants and slaves to repel the mob. His contribution is indispensable and he should be promoted. '"

"The reply given by the Jinyiwei Beizhenfu Division and the command post was: 'The scholar is not afraid of bloodshed, and he fights with a sword. He can be called a hero. It is proposed to promote him to a hundred households of the Jinyiwei in Lin'an Prefecture to see the effect. '"

The whole painting boat was silent.

Everyone looked at Zhou Yuan with incredible faces.

Just such an ordinary son-in-law and scholar, turned out to be the one who drew a sword to suppress the mob in the riot, and the terrifying executioner with hundreds of lives on his hands?

Everyone swallowed hard, unable to accept it for a while, and at the same time afraid that Zhou Yuan would retaliate.

Qu Ling said lightly: "On the day of the riot, Zhou Yuan and I were in Moyunzhai together, and moved together. I saw him suppress the mob with my own eyes, and his body was covered with blood. ”

“The sword he used was given to him by my uncle Qu Shaogeng.”

Qu Shaogeng was the famous governor of the three borders of the Jin Dynasty. He was a fierce man who defeated the Mongolian and Tartar coalition forces.

The ladies present were more and more afraid as they listened, but they also had an inexplicable sense of taboo, and they felt that Zhou Yuan was like a mystery.

He was good-looking, tall, talented, and wrote "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". He was also a murderous Tiqi who suppressed the mob and had blood on his hands. He was promoted to Jinyiwei by exception.

Yes, he was a weirdo.

He was so slandered and scolded by everyone, but he didn't even talk back.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you two adults for clearing my name. Now the truth is very clear. The disaster of the Xu family has nothing to do with me. My identity as a hundred households of Jinyiwei was also obtained by my own ability. It was legitimate and the commander of Jinyiwei personally approved it. "

Speaking of this, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Then let's talk about the identity of a son-in-law. "

"I am indeed the son-in-law of the Zhao family. I have never concealed this identity, and I am not ashamed of it."

"On the contrary, I get along very well with my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and I have a deep love with my wife Jianjia. What? You are reluctant to be a son-in-law, so you don't allow me to be a son-in-law?"

Li Yunhua frowned and said, "How can a scholar abandon his pride and degenerate to be a son-in-law?"

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "What is pride? As a man, I, Zhou Yuan, saw Qu Ling and Mo Xiang in trouble, and dared to stand up and fight with the mob."

"As a son-in-law, the Zhao family was in trouble, and I, Zhou Yuan, dared to break into the mansion besieged by thousands of mobs, one man and one sword, risking my life to rescue my mother-in-law and my wife."

"As a scholar, the people were in trouble, and I, Zhou Yuan, dared to take a group of servants to the streets to suppress the riots!"

"What is pride? It is the courage to take responsibility and the courage to fight for justice! "

"Relying on the identity of a scholar, being proud of it, and being complacent, is that called pride? It is nothing more than the arrogance of seeking fame and reputation. "

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan frowned and looked around, and said loudly: "You call yourself scholars, gathered on the cruise ship, listened to slander and attacked me, and tried to destroy my reputation when we first met. Is this your pride? "

"Do you know why I didn't stand up and argue with you just now? Listen carefully, it's just because I disdain it!"

"I, Zhou Yuan, never talk big, I just want to do practical things. When I picked up the sword to kill people and protect the people, you scholars didn't know which Qinlou and Chuguan bed you slept in!"

Hearing this, Qu Ling couldn't help but said loudly: "Well said! Hahaha! Zhou Yuan, you are the best! I feel so relieved to hear these words!"