King's Landing [Rebirth]

The official road that had just rained became very muddy, and Liang Jian drove the carriage very slowly.This is the fifth day since they left the county town, enjoying the scenery along the way, walking slowly, no one is in a hurry.Halfway through a post station, Liang Jian sent a letter to Jiangcheng.

The residual poison in Mei Zhenghan's body has been eliminated, and his body is gradually improving.He wanted to come out to accompany Liang Jian to have a shower several times, but Liang Jian turned him away. Jiang Shengxue thought he was busy, so he let him sit directly at the door of the carriage, and he could chat with Liang Jian by raising the curtain.

As one of the four main cities in western Yunnan, Hongye City has a century-old poetry and wine culture, and the annual poetry club is very grand.The red maple forest along the way is like a fire-colored brocade, covering the earth with a layer of red.After the rain, there are dewdrops on the red leaves, which are crystal clear, reflecting the color of the red leaves, like plump red pearls.

Mei Zhenghan leaned against the carriage, looking at the fiery maple forest outside, his thoughts wandered off to nowhere.After sitting in the carriage for five days, he couldn't stay idle for a long time. Seeing that Hongye City was within easy reach, he could not wait to ride his horse.

Liang Jian didn't urge the horse to scurry, the whip was casually put aside, he sat sideways, with one foot bent, in a casual and loose posture.When Mei Zhenghan looked up, he could see his side face, with a straight nose, a smile on his lips, and stars in his eyes.

Speaking of which, it was Liang Jian who took care of everyone along the way. When he slept in the wilderness, he kept vigil, and when he stayed in an inn, he slept lightly. Mei Zhenghan was worried that he would not be able to hold on. fine.For this reason, Mei Zhenghan still secretly compared in his heart, and felt that Liang Jian was more than a little bit better than him.

This frustrates Mei Zhenghan a lot. You must know that he has always been better than others since he was a child.Not to mention the neighbors, even if a dart walker meets a quack, the other party will politely call him a young man, not a little brother.He is not young and mature, but he was taken by his wife to go darts when he was very young, so he has more knowledge than others.

He thought that he was outstanding if he was like this, but only after he met Liang Jian did he know that a mountain is higher than a mountain.At the same time, he was also very happy that Liang Jian descended from the sky like a patron saint when he was at his lowest point.

"Brother, do you think my arrest warrant will be sent to Hongye City?"

The air is humid after the rain, and the wind that blows is cool.Mei Zhenghan adjusted her sitting posture, leaned out most of her body from the carriage, and sat down next to Liang Jian.Along the way, his address to Liang Jian has become one word, and after removing the surname, it becomes more intimate.Although Liang Jian couldn't laugh or cry at this title, she never refuted it.Seeing Mei Zhenghan's innocent face treat him as his elder brother, he couldn't bear to refuse.

At this moment, they could already see the gate of Hongye City, the tall city wall separated the endless red maple forest, and drew a cold gray dividing line between the sky and the earth.

Mei Zhenghan has a headache when he thinks of his arrest warrant. Although he doesn't care about it, if he is recognized by others, he will still be in trouble.

"The rumors will definitely be passed on. After all, the person who died was an official of the imperial court, and the city lord has to take care of it. But you don't need to worry, because there will be no less than five such things in a city every year. The arrest warrants are passed up from below as a show, and no one will really pursue them."

These days, the imperial court always revolves around the big figures above the county magistrate, and it doesn't matter how the little people below make trouble, as long as their direct interests are not affected.Even if the arrest warrants are flying all over the main city, everyone is not interested in seeing that the dead is a county magistrate, and the reward is only a few taels.This kind of inaction of turning a blind eye and closing one's eyes also indirectly leads to the fact that every year there are so few knight-errants who are brave enough to fight for the people.

The matter of Mei Zhenghan is getting bigger and bigger, the city owner is held accountable, the county magistrate is next to each other, and the charges of corruption cannot be escaped. Mei Zhenghan killed him not only out of filial piety but also for the sake of the people. It is not impossible to escape the crime .But to put things into perspective, the one who died was only a self-inflicted magistrate who had nothing to do with the interests of the city lord, so there was no need for the city lord to go after a quack for him.

In Qiu Tongguo, the positions of the temples and the rivers and lakes are very delicate. People from the rivers and lakes will help solve the shady things in the temples, and the temples will help cover up the shady things that the people in the rivers and lakes have.Everyone benefits each other, and if one is not handled properly, they will backfire on each other, and the gain outweighs the loss.

Mei Zhenghan had heard about this kind of thing before, but it really fell on him. Hearing others say it so lightly, instead of feeling relieved, he looked dignified.He looked at the cold gray wall that was getting closer and closer, and felt sad for no reason: "Unknowingly, the world has become like this. It is not the court law that punishes corrupt officials, but the weapons in the hands of the Jianghu people. If If things go on like this, if a chivalrous man breaks the ban with martial arts, wouldn't the world be in chaos."

"Who knows." Liang Jian chuckled, the world's affairs are changing rapidly.Now it is just the beginning, and it has not yet entered the full outbreak period.As time goes on, if the superiors have nothing to do, the world will become a mess.

Jiang Shengxue was sitting in the carriage, listening to the discussion between the two, and interjected in doubt, "Brother Liang, since the main city doesn't care about the arrest warrant, why do the people below report it? Wouldn't it be better to just pretend not to know?" ? Don’t worry about someone asking later.”

"It's in charge, but the intensity of the control is relatively small, so it can be ignored." Knowing that Jiang Shengxue didn't understand what he meant, Liang Jian patiently explained again, this time in more detail: "Actually, it's not just officials who were killed. In the case of vicious murders, after the murderer escapes, the government will also issue a wanted warrant, and upload the wanted warrant to the main city for the city lord to review. The city lord will let the officials register it, and then post it at the city gate to strictly check the people entering and leaving. If the criminal is brought back, the case will be closed. It is counted as the achievements of local officials. But because there are too many people eating vegetarian meals in the corpses, this law is gradually losing its effectiveness. Let alone strict inspections at the gate of the city, it would be good if they are willing to post."

"This is too... Then if you meet a big devil who kills without blinking an eye, wouldn't it be..."

Jiang Shengxue originally wanted to say that it was too much to let the murderer go unpunished like this, and if he met a big devil who killed without blinking an eye, then it would be fine.However, she stopped in the middle of her sentence, then thought about it seriously, and shut up without talking.Because she found that she had no position in this matter and was filled with righteous indignation. After all, one of the people in front of her was a wanted fugitive, and the other was a murderous big devil.

"In troubled times, there are many people who are worthless. It is not without reason that the law of the court has become invalid." Before Jiang Shengxue finished speaking, Liang Jian guessed the reason with a glance at her. Presumably, this girl was sorting out her own body. position, it is inconvenient to say more.But in fact, this matter is not that complicated. The killers will always kill them. They are just members of the troubled times, and they must be stained with blood in order to survive.

Furthermore, court laws do not apply to Jianghu, Jianghu has its own rules.

"Speaking of which, I went to Danlin City with darts once before, and the gate of the city was strictly searched. We asked people in the city, and only then did we know that a gangster sneaked in and stole the city lord's favorite night pearl. The person in charge of the investigation did not find it. Jiang Yang’s bandit, instead found a few wanted criminals who were murdered. These people don’t feel pain because the knives didn’t fall on them.” Mei Zhenghan shook his head and sighed, feeling helpless in this world.

"If that's the case, Jiang Yang's bandit has done a good deed by pulling down a group of wanted criminals by himself." Liang Jian smiled and said: "Sometimes the martial law at the city gate is not necessarily for investigation, it may also be for other crimes in the city. For major events, it is necessary to control the entry and exit of the people..."

The carriage moved forward all the way, and the gate of Hongye City was just a hundred steps away.Liang Jian was talking to Mei Zhenghan, when he raised his head inadvertently, he saw a dozen soldiers standing on both sides of the city gate, and some officers and soldiers set up a fence at the gate to strictly check the people who came in and out.

The official road leads straight to the city gate. It can be seen that the people going out lined up in two long lines, with no end in sight, and the few people who went in were sparse.Those who managed to get out of the city also left in a hurry, as if something unclean was about to pounce on them behind them.

"What's going on here?" Mei Zhenghan looked at this posture, thinking that he wouldn't be so obsessed. In the same situation as Dan Lincheng, Hongye City must also be strictly investigating the thieves.

"Red Leaf City is the home of the Poetry Club. In order to maintain the law and order in the city, they usually check the people passing by. But judging from their situation, it doesn't seem to be to maintain the law and order in the city." Liang Jian also rushed to the strange place. He drove the carriage to the official Road aside, did not continue to move forward.

"The one with the official is a doctor, and he is checking the people who came out." After the carriage stopped, Jiang Shengxue got out of the carriage, and now he was huddled in the front room with Mei Zhenghan.She is a doctor, and she recognizes her peers at a glance.

After Liang Jian and Mei Zhenghan heard this, Qi Qi looked back at her.They can still understand that checkpoints are set up at the gate of the city, and a doctor is brought along to check people. Is this a disease check?

"I'll ask, you are waiting for me here."

Seeing that more people came out, Liang Jian jumped off the carriage and went up the official road to stop a man in a short jacket for questioning.The man was an honest man, with a sad face, and told Liang Jian everything about the situation in the city.Mei Zhenghan and Jiang Shengxue were waiting in the car, and saw the man covering his face and crying, looking at each other.

Liang Jian comforted the man and turned around. He supported the edge of the carriage and sat on it. He said to the two waiting people: "There is a epidemic in Hongye City, and everyone is fleeing. The city lord ordered a checkpoint to be set up at the gate of the city, and the doctor asked everyone to check A person who goes out of the city, anyone who is infected can't go out. The one just now, originally went out of the city with his wife to seek refuge, but he didn't expect his wife to be infected and couldn't leave, so he had to run for his life alone."

The situation in the city is not complicated, and Liang Jian can explain it clearly in a few words.When he mentioned that a man abandoned his wife, his expression was a bit contemptuous.In his opinion, even if such a coward cries loudly in front of others, he cannot conceal his selfish heart.When the epidemic is under control, it will not kill people. He left his wife alone, presumably because he felt that his wife was already a burden and would surely die.

Mei Zhenghan also felt the same, and sighed softly: "Husband and wife are originally birds in the same forest. When a disaster comes, they fly separately. It's sad."

Jiang Shengxue was not interested in other people's family affairs. When she heard that it was the epidemic, she looked solemn and looked at the gate of the city frequently, just in time to see a woman being stopped by the officers and soldiers and dragged back to the city.

"The epidemic is coming fiercely, the Poetry Friends Club has ended early, do you still want to go?"

More and more people were found to be infected at the gate of the city, and crying in pain could be faintly heard, which made people feel heavy.Mei Zhenghan couldn't bear to look any further, and turned around to ask the two people around him.

It doesn't matter to Liang Jian, anyway, his destination has always been only one, which is Mei Zhenghan's heart.

Jiang Shengxue lowered her head, was silent for a while, and said hesitantly, "I want to go and see."

The doctor's parents felt that since they had bumped into each other, Jiang Shengxue really couldn't turn around and leave.However, she also knew that her request was a bit willful, and she regretted it after she finished speaking, and said, "If it doesn't suit you, then forget it."

Liang Jian and Mei Zhenghan looked at each other, and they both saw the acquiescence in each other's eyes.Mei Zhenghan knew Jiang Shengxue well, knew that she couldn't bear it, and couldn't say anything against it.As for Liang Jian, he thought he was not a good person, but he would not stop others from being a good person.

It's just that before entering the city, they have another trouble.Liang Jian raised his hand to cover Mei Zhenghan's eyes, and said with a smile, "It's not impossible to go, but you have to make your brother blind for a while, or we will be stopped at the gate of the city."