The straight man who wears bright clothes is also afraid of messing with him

In February of the 18th year of Hongwu, Cui Miao, who had been injured for ten days, couldn't wait to go to the palace, and went straight to the Green Bamboo Garden to look for Shen Qing, but unexpectedly, she was in vain. The servant Chang An told Cui Miao that Shen Qing had come back since three days ago. No news.

Cui Miao thought for a while, then turned around and walked towards King Yan's study. If King Yan was in the mansion at this time, he would definitely be in the study.When he came to the door of the study, Sanbao hurriedly greeted him, and saluted respectfully: "Deputy Qianhu is well, but do you want to see the prince?"

Cui Miao nodded and said, "Yes, please pass on the Three Treasures."

A look of embarrassment appeared on Sanbao's face, he looked at the door of the study room, and said in a low voice: "Excuse me, Deputy Qianhu, it's not that I don't want to pass it on to you, but it's the prince's order that no one can enter."

Cui Miao was startled, and then said: "In that case, I'll come back later."

Just as Cui Miao was about to leave, she heard Zhu Di's voice from the study, "Who is outside the door?"

Sanbao quickly replied: "Report to the lord, outside the door is Deputy Cui Qianhu."

"Let him in."

Sanbao and Cui Miao looked at each other and said, "Deputy Qianhu, the prince has summoned you, please."

Sanbao pushed open the door, stood behind the door and bowed in salute, Cui Miao nodded slightly, stepped over the threshold, and walked into the room, Cui Miao hurriedly saluted, "I have seen the prince."

Zhu Di waved his hand, and said in a warm voice, "Get up quickly, the Three Treasures bestow you with a seat."

Sanbao hurriedly moved a round stool beside Cui Miao, and said with a smile, "Deputy Qianhu, please sit down."

Cui Miao said gratefully: "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness!"

Zhu Di waited for Cui Miao to sit down, and asked with a smile, "How is the injury on your body recovering?"

"Thank you, my lord, for your concern. It's all skin trauma. I lost some blood. Ten days of rest are enough."

"Zhan Lin said that if someone hadn't turned from the dark side to the bright side, your life would have been in danger. I have recorded this credit."

"My lord is serious! It's a blessing to share my worries for my lord, how dare I take credit for it?"

Zhu Di nodded in satisfaction. He just likes Cui Miao's temperament, who is safe in doing things, has a lot of troubles in his heart, and is not arrogant or impetuous. In addition to what Monk Daoyan said, how Zhu Di thinks of Cui Miao is so pleasing to the eye.

Zhu Di pointed to the two people sitting next to him, and said with a smile: "These two lords are secret envoys sent by the emperor, censor Yu Minyu and Ding Tingding. Two lords, this is Cui Miao, the current Yanshan Guard The post of deputy thousand households."

Cui Miao cupped her hands and said, "Cui Miao has seen two adults."

Yu Min and Ding Ting looked at each other, and said politely: "Vice Qianhu doesn't need to be too polite."

"The two lords came here this time because of the fraud case of the two divisions of Beiping Mansion. A few days ago, although you kept food in the Zhang Family Courtyard, it also alerted them. We only caught Daxing County The county magistrate. The 20 shi of grain you seized, together with the magistrate of Daxing County and his family, will be escorted back to Beijing by the two adults today for a joint trial."

Cui Miao got up quickly, saluted and said: "It's the bidder's dereliction of duty, he failed the prince's expectations, and I ask the prince to punish him!"

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "Under the circumstances at that time, it was rare for you to be able to deal with things so calmly and make the right decision. What's wrong with you? Besides, you almost sacrificed your life to protect those grains. This courage is commendable." !"

"My lord's reputation is too high! The bidder was born in the poor and knows the importance of food to the people. At that time, the bidder only thought about how many people could be saved by 20 shi of grain, and had no other thoughts."

"That's the way it is, it's more precious!" Zhu Di sighed and said: "Water can carry a boat and overturn it. The people are the foundation of the court. Those corrupt officials who corrupt the people are shaking the foundation of the country. The code is heavy, hoping that the officials will be honest and honest, but unfortunately there are still many examples of the magistrate of Daxing County, which really makes people angry!"

The three of Cui Miao responded: "What the prince said is absolutely true!"

Zhu Di looked at Cui Miao and asked, "Why did you come to see this king regardless of your injuries?"

"Back to the lord, Biaoxia knows that he has failed to fulfill the lord's entrustment. I hope the lord can give Biaoxia a chance to make a contribution and intervene in the case again."

Zhu Di frowned slightly, and said: "After the last encounter, you should know that they are vicious and lawless, and you have unhealed injuries, so it's better not to take risks."

"My lord, it is precisely because of this that Biaoxia is determined to thoroughly investigate the case, and more innocent people will die because of it. Besides, Qing Ninghou is alone, so Biaoxia is really worried."

Seeing that Zhu Di hesitated, Yu Min said with a smile: "My lord, it's rare for the deputy Qianhu to be so concerned about the country and the people. Why doesn't the lord help me? Besides, it can be seen from the incident in Daxing County that the deputy Qianhu is really good at solving cases. I believe he can help you." , Qing Ning Hou will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort."

The reason why Zhu Di hesitated was because of Shen Qing. He promised Shen Qing that he would not let him participate in it until Cui Miao recovered from his injuries.But now that the incident in Daxing County has been alarmed, those people are watching from the dark, and they must be even more frantic in order to survive. If Cui Miao joins, they can quickly understand the case, which is good for the court and the common people.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di no longer hesitated, nodded and said: "Okay, my king agrees, but you need to choose someone to accompany you on this trip, and let him protect your safety."

Cui Miao thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, Biao Xia is familiar with Xue Lu and Deputy Qianhu, so I wonder if I can invite him to accompany me."

Zhu Di nodded, and said, "Xue Lu is calm and skillful. He is indeed a good candidate. Sambo, go and call Xue Lu here."

Sanbao went to Xue Lu in response, while the people in the room were discussing the case.It didn't take long for Sanbao to take Xue Lu into the study. Under Zhu Di's instructions, the two rode fast horses, left Beiping City, and went to Wanping County to join Shen Qing.

The two of them were not riding fast along the way, mainly because Xue Lu was worried that Cui Miao's wound would open again, but despite this, Cui Miao still felt bursts of tearing pain, and the wound would burst, so Cui Miao had to slow down again Speed, the distance that could have been reached by riding a horse for an hour, took two hours to enter Wanping County.

Along the way, Cui Miao observed carefully, and found that there were still many farmers digging in the fields at noon, but there seemed to be something wrong on their faces, and their movements were very perfunctory.

Cui Miao frowned slightly, approached Xue Lu, and said in a low voice, "Brother Xue, did you notice it?"

Xue Lu was stunned, and then looked at the people in the field. Although they were holding agricultural tools, they only held them, and only moved occasionally. When they saw them coming, they concentrated on waving the agricultural tools.

Xue Lu replied in a low voice: "These people are not like farmers."

A sneer flashed across Cui Miao's eyes, she got off the horse, came to the man closest to him, cupped her hands politely, and said, "This elder brother has worked hard, our brothers came to Wanping to look for relatives, and we don't know the way, so I want to ask elder brother about it. How far is it from Wanping County?"

"Looking for relatives?" The man's eyes flashed with vigilance, and he asked suspiciously: "I know Wanping County well, who are you looking for, what kind of relatives?"

Cui Miao replied calmly: "Wang Penghai, Wang Yuanwai, do you know elder brother? We are relatives of his wife's natal family."

"Wang Penghai?" The vigilance in the man's eyes relaxed a little, but he was still on guard, "Wang Yuanwai has been murdered for many years, and the Wang Zhang family and his concubine who killed him have also been executed. His son Wang Hua is also missing, you don't know ?”

"How could this be?" Cui Miao opened her eyes wide in shock, and said in disbelief, "We only know that our uncle and aunt have passed away, and we haven't received any news of my cousin's accident."

The man looked Cui Miao up and down, and asked, "Listen to the accent, aren't you from Peking?"

"To tell you the truth, Mrs. Wang and I are cousins. Her grandfather and our grandmother are brothers and sisters. Because they married far away in the south, they are thousands of miles away from here, so my grandmother hasn't come back since she got married. My grandmother passed away a few days ago. She asked us to go home and take a look on her behalf, so I came all the way here, but I didn't expect it to be like this." Cui Miao smiled wryly, and then said: "But since we have come here, we still want to take a look, please. Brother, show us the way."

Seeing that Cui Miao's expression didn't seem to be fake, the man became less defensive, and said, "Now that the palace is in ruins, things have already changed. Are you sure you want to go?"

Cui Miao and Xue Lu looked at each other and said, "Even if we don't go to Wang's house, we brothers also want to go back to Zhang's old house. After all, this is my grandmother's dying wish."

"In that case, then follow you." The man pointed to the road ahead and said, "You can go straight along the official road, and you will be able to reach the county town in about half an hour. When you arrive at the county town, you can find someone to ask about Zhang's old house. the address of."

Cui Miao cupped her hands and said, "Thank you, brother, for your guidance."

Cui Miao and Xue Lu got on their horses and left. People in the field looked at them one after another. Cui Miao turned her head and waved at the man, looked away, and said softly, "Brother Xue, these people are all fake. It seems that they want to guard against us. , did a lot of work.”

Xue Lu nodded, and said: "The man just now has thick calluses on his tiger's mouth, which is comparable to a person who has been holding weapons all year round. He should be a martial arts practitioner."

"Not only that, but seeing how familiar he is with Wang Penghai's case, I guess he should be a member of the government, nine times out of ten he is a servant of the government."

"Let the government servants act as farmers, and the other party is really invincible."

"They are jumping over the wall in a hurry. You must know that the emperor's most taboo is corruption of officials. If caught, he will be sentenced to death. Life is worse than death. How dare they bear it when they are pampered." Cui Miao recalled the last encounter, Can't help but said angrily: "A group of things that eat people without spitting out their bones, now I finally understand why Your Majesty hates them so much."

Xue Lu reminded: "There are people following behind."

Cui Miao didn't look back, and said with a sneer: "It's expected, Brother Xue, don't bother, just do as I want."

The two of them didn't talk much, and walked straight along the main road. After about a quarter of an hour, they saw the gate of Wanping County in the distance.The two entered the county without hindrance, stopped a passerby at random, and asked the address of Zhang's old house. After asking, they walked in the direction guided by the passerby, while the people behind followed them all the way.