Ministers and others get married by decree

In the early morning of summer, the morning sun is hidden behind the thick night, and it seems that it will break free at any time.

The two walked down the empty street one after the other.

Chu Lou was thinking about his own affairs.

The official had originally told the jailer that he would come to pick him up in a few days, but now he came out after only a few hours before dawn.Could it be that the matter of the magistrate's yamen has been resolved?

He thought to himself: Since I am safe and sound, Chen Danian should be in trouble, right?

Si Li Yuan and Zhifu Yamen are on the same street, not far apart.From a distance, they saw the gate of the yamen surrounded by dark crowds, many of them were holding torches, illuminating the fire brightly, and the smoke was soaring into the sky.

Chu Lou was stunned, and when he regained his senses, he walked there quickly.Qin Fengchi stared at his back for a moment, and followed him.

The magistrate's yamen was supposed to be the most dignified place, but the corner gate was crowded with canopies the night before, but now it is gloomy and gloomy.

Dozens of female family members of the Chen family were escorted out with their arms around each other, all with messy faces and crying endlessly.Behind them followed a hundred or so servants. Among them, the maids of the first, second and third ranks who served the female relatives were also weeping endlessly, not to mention some servants who took care of their families, old and young, all of whom looked desperate.

Wang Cheng and Gong Qiancheng stood outside the yamen with solemn faces. Their arrests were quick and strict, and the process of arrest and search did not cross the line at all, but this could not alleviate the pain of the perpetrator's family.

As soon as Chu Lou and Qin Fengchi walked over, Wang Cheng and Wang Cheng noticed it, and when they turned their heads, their serious expressions almost collapsed.

"The little general is out." Wang Cheng grinned at Chu Lou, and couldn't help but move his eyes to Qin Fengchi's... face.Gong Qiancheng also looked curious, but he didn't dare to ask.

Qin Fengchi didn't bother to watch the two of them wink, and said: "My lord, I brought this man out, luckily he didn't disgrace his life."

Chu Lou immediately had a face of "as expected" anger: "My lord? You really are not the policeman of the police station in Tianjin Prefecture."

Wang Cheng coughed a few times: "Little General, I am Wang Cheng, a thousand households of Tongzhou Weisuo, Jiufu Yamen."

Guards are set up in various parts of the Jiufu Yamen, with a total of 500 regular five-rank thousand households. Each guard has 500 arrests and [-] arrests. The guards are replaced every three years to assist the local government in arresting thieves.

Chu Lou was white, so he had the nerve to show his prestige to a fifth-rank military officer, and hurriedly bowed his hands in salute.

"You are welcome, little general." Wang Cheng's fierce face was a little shy, "Who among us in the army does not admire General Chu's bravery in battle, and his repeated victories against the enemy and foreign invaders?"

All right, it's up to dad again.

Chu Lou also blushed a bit meaningly, then turned to look at those people in the Chen residence.

He saw a middle-aged lady surrounded by female relatives, and guessed that she was the aunt Chen Tianyong mentioned, the prefect's wife.

This noble lady is full of jewels and emeralds, but she has messy temple hair and a dull expression. She is holding a ten-year-old girl in her arms, surrounded by young girls who are in their prime, obviously Chen Tianyong's cousins.

He accidentally caught sight of one of the girls.The girl looked childish, and she was still in middle school in later generations. She staggered forward while pinching the lady's sleeves, while turning her head to look at him, her red eyes were full of horror and pleading.

Chu Lou was greatly shaken in his heart, couldn't bear it, and had no choice but to lower his head hastily, so he didn't see the girl's expression of despair.

He had many emotions in his heart, if you want to say that the female relatives are innocent, but after all they have enjoyed the dividends of Chen Danian's corruption, but if you want to say that they are guilty, I'm afraid they don't know about it.After all, the fate of women in this world is always difficult.

The men in the family want to compete for fame and wealth, and the beautiful wives and concubines hug each other. They don't have the right to make decisions, but if the men commit crimes, the women in the back house will suffer along with them.

Men often die as soon as they die, but women are miserable. I don't see that there are so many people in the Jiaofang Division every year, and most of them are filled by officials and family members who committed crimes from various places.Many girls in the boudoir, one day they were still chatting in the boudoir, and the next day they became official prostitutes, slaves and prostitutes for generations, how miserable!

Qin Fengchi suddenly said: "The male members of the Chen family cannot escape responsibility for their crimes, but the female family members can also return home if their natal family pays the ransom."

Chu Lou looked at him wonderingly: "How do you know what I'm thinking?"

Qin Fengchi squinted at him: "Everything you think is written on your face, do you want a mirror?" His face was full of unbearable, no one could see it when he looked at him, and he didn't know when this kid knew the young lady of the Chen family.

Hi!You man!Strange yin and yang!

General Chu was so angry that he turned his head and rolled his eyes.

"I saw it again." Qin Fengchi's cool voice sounded from behind.

You see a fart!It's not clairvoyance!

Chu Lou hid next to Wang Cheng, watching the confiscated team come out sullenly.

Wang Cheng looked at him and then at Qin Fengchi, feeling quite confused.He was sure that the masked man was Commander Qin, but it was necessary to cover him so tightly on a hot day?

He rolled his eyes, thinking that Qin Fengchi in front of him disguised himself as a woman and went to the magistrate's back house to find evidence, and this little general Chu was attending a banquet and went to ask the VIP Gu Jiuniang.

babble!No wonder he asked Qin Fengchi to take Chu Lou out of prison, and the other party agreed without hesitation.Didn't we know each other a long time ago?

He stroked his stubble and suddenly realized.What Chu Lou knew was "Miss Qin", not "Commander Qin".

really interesting.

"The little general has watched it for so long, so there's nothing you want to ask Wang?"

Chu Lou glanced sideways at Wang Cheng, thought for a while, and asked, "Then... that female assassin is also from your Jiufu yamen?"

Wang Cheng and Gong Qiancheng almost vomited, coughing and choking.

Chu Lou was suddenly suspicious: "Why is there such a big reaction?"

Wang Cheng's face was flushed, and his eyes kept flying to Qin Fengchi who was hiding aside.

He hesitated to speak, and whispered for a while, "Don't you know Qin, Feng, and Chi?"

Chu Lou looked at him with a foolish expression on his face: "Yes, I just asked you, is Miss Qin from your Jiufu yamen?"

Gong Qiancheng: "..."

Wang Cheng: "..." He has exhausted his benevolence.He even directly reminded Chu Lou of the name of Commander Qin, this person still couldn't react, he deserved to be deceived.

Strange, Yingyuwei is so unknown now?There are even people who don't know Commander Qin's name.

He clenched his fists and covered his mouth and coughed: "Well, that female assassin is just a favor from our commander to help us. Our Jiufu yamen has no official female arresters."

Gong Qiancheng on the side showed a sad expression at the right time.

Chu Lou was immediately disappointed, but he was also relieved.At least, the other party is safe at this moment.

Wang Cheng looked at the gate of the magistrate, and said again: "Little general, why don't you go back to the mansion first? When the matter is cleared, I will send someone to take you out of the city tomorrow." He reminded in a low voice, "Then Chen Danian and his nephew are behind ..."

Chu Lou reacted and smiled wryly: "Thank you Wang Qianhu for your compassion, but I came here to see Brother Tianyong again." Anyway, it was also a classmate, and there was a bond with him when he was a child.It's not a small crime to see the Chen family like this. At that time, no matter whether it is death sentence or exile, he will probably never see Brother Tianyong again.

Seeing that he has made up his mind, Wang Cheng no longer persuades him.

Sure enough, Chen Jiabo's nephew and He Fengxian were all wearing pan shackles, removed their outer robes and accessories, their hair was disheveled, and they walked out of the gate of the government office under heavy escort.

Chen Danian and He Fengxian were well aware of their sins, and they were both honest at this time.Chen Tianyong was in the most miserable state. Just imagine, he originally attended his family's banquets, chasing his idol without any worries, and even when he was sleeping hot at night, his servants fanned him, how happy he was?As a result, when he was sleeping soundly in the middle of the night, he was suddenly dragged out of bed by the arresters, and dragged outside with disheveled hair to confess his crime.

He was kneeling in the yard, and someone put him in the shackles - he had only seen this thing on the stage, and then he saw his loving and majestic uncle also kneeling beside him. As for the crimes those people chanted, He didn't understand it at all... Then, he only heard the sound of crying and screaming all over the mansion.

His aunt and sisters, who had always been pampered and pampered, were driven outside——

this world……

The sky is falling apart.

Just then, he saw a familiar figure.The other party was standing next to a policeman, looking at him worriedly.

"... Brother Lou," Chen Tianyong murmured, his eyes suddenly brightened, "Brother Lou!" He shouted and wanted to go this way, but was immediately restrained by the arresting guards.

Chu Lou was very sad, and he hesitated whether to go forward when he saw this.

"do not go."

Qin Fengchi grabbed him, and said in a low voice: "The Nine Mansion Yamen handles the case, and those who disturb are given forty lashes."

Chu Lou struggled a bit, but didn't move.

Chen Tianyong was pushed and walked in front of him, tears streaming down his face, watching his lips trembling so he couldn't speak.

Chu Lou also looked at him speechlessly, not knowing what to say.He said he wanted to come and see him, but what could he say when he saw someone?Being able to alarm the government offices of the Nine Governments, Chen Danian must be a huge greedy man, there is a cause and effect, and the crime should be punished, as it should be.

He silently watched Chen Tianyong and his party follow the female relatives towards the direction of Si Li Yuan, feeling extremely heavy in his heart.

Qin Fengchi secretly lifted his hood to breathe, and said calmly: "They will be locked up in Tianjin Mansion for a few more days, if you have something to say, just go to the Sili Yuan to visit the prison tomorrow, nothing else, we Qianhu are small There is still power."

Wang Cheng: "..." was somehow represented.

Chu Lou responded in a muffled voice, and then asked in a low voice, "What did Chen Danian do?"

Qin Fengchi put down his hand, thought for a while and replied: "A sword is like water, Wu Yan beats snow, and a slender hand breaks a new orange."

Chu Lou understood immediately.

Oh, selling bootleg salt.

This incident has been repeatedly banned in the past dynasties, not to mention the folks, and it is not uncommon for the local army to participate in the salt trade. It is often the officials and officials who protect each other and exploit each other.In the past, it was said that civil and martial arts competed, and the two refused to give in to each other in the court, but a word of benefit was enough to let them put down their prejudices and collude with each other.

He has also studied the law, and the punishment for selling illegal salt in this dynasty can be light or severe.

The folks sell a few ounces of salt, but they are punished with flogging. If it reaches [-] jin, they will be sentenced to two years in prison, but the prison sentence can be exchanged for a stick, and they will be released after being beaten with a seventeen-backed stick.However, if an official sells private salt and competes with the people for profit, he will be severely punished. The official once said, "Strictly investigate party members and root them out", which shows that they hate the official salt sale.

As Chen Danian's close relative and an adult male, Chen Tianyong, even if the death penalty can be avoided, exile is probably inevitable.

Chu Lou felt even more heavy.