Jinyi Night Walk

The scholar sitting opposite said disapprovingly: "Brother Ji, you are a man who is suspicious by nature. As an official, you should uphold a common character in your heart. You should not see a party's harsh words and poor appearance, and act emotionally. If you decide a case like this It's simple, isn't it true that whoever is pitiful in the courtroom and whoever cries hard wins the lawsuit? You see, the county lord has already detained the three rogues, and ordered the servants of the third class and the sixth house to search for them all over the city. It is not unfair to judge. It is not a trivial matter to capture the world by drawing shadows and graphics. Before there is no evidence, how can one use the national weapon based on the one-sided words of Mrs. Tang."

The scholar surnamed Ji said bluntly: "It's ridiculous! If the woman of the Tang family really has an adulterer, her husband is not at home, her mother-in-law is old and unable to move, and she is the one who does the daily shopping. If she elopes with the adulterer, what should she choose?" It's not a good time to walk, but it's a rainy night, and you have to do a lot of work, and hire someone and a car to lure her mother-in-law out? There is a curfew at night, and the four cities are closed. Where can she live and escape? So How unreasonable, do you still believe in the possibility of elopement?"

The scholar surnamed Gao said excitedly: "Oh, why didn't I think of it? Brother Ji's words are very reasonable. Why don't I go to see the county lord and tell the opinion of brother Ji to help the county lord solve the case."

"Don't!"

The scholar surnamed Ji stopped him and said: "Xianning, you are too upright, don't you know that people's hearts are sinister. The scholar surnamed Yang in the hall is much smarter than you. I am a brother who stands on the sidelines. What the county magistrate said, that man The scholar surnamed Yang is absolutely unbelievable, but he never said a single word in class. Would a person who can pass the Jinshi examination and be released to a county be as ignorant of worldly affairs as you Gao Xiandi? Those officials Which of them is not a human being?"

He picked up the wine and said with a sneer: "I'm afraid it's not that he doesn't know, but he pretends to be confused. Brother Gao Xian, the water in Putai County is very deep. You are so naive, it's better not to swim indiscriminately." , One mistake, all of us brothers will fall into it."

The scholar surnamed Gao blushed and said: "You said... the county lord deliberately indulged the murderer? How is this possible? The county lord has been educated by Confucius and Mencius for ten years, and he has learned moral articles. Now he is working for the country. , how can you do something that indulges gangsters when you eat the imperial salary?"

The scholar surnamed Ji raised his neck and drank the wine in the glass, and said disdainfully: "If you have studied moral articles, you must know the book and be polite. Today's emperor doesn't need harsh laws to punish corruption. Hu Weiyong came up with a 'peeling plug'." When the penalty of "grass" comes, officials at all levels who have more than [-] corruptions will be skinned and filled with grass, and they will still stay in the original office. Such a shocking lesson should be able to curb corruption, but do you see that corrupt officials have followed suit, so they banned it?

A newborn child knows how to suck his mother's milk, but if twin brothers snatch it, he will cry and blow him away. Human nature is inherently evil, only knowing that there is a self, not knowing that there is another person.Moral essays, poetry and etiquette can teach people, but it is impossible to make everyone be good, and those who can't resist the temptation of wine, sex and wealth will be good today and evil tomorrow. To rule the world, only the Legalists. "

At this moment, it comes to the two extremely controversial propositions of "human nature is inherently good" or "human nature is inherently evil" and "governing the country by law" or "confucianism". Look at that Mr. Shan is upright, he definitely doesn't look like a corrupt official who takes bribes and violates the law. Brother Ji, you were expelled from the county school just because you were cynical and often made shocking remarks, why don't you know how to repent?"

This sentence angered the scholar surnamed Ji. He managed to pass the exams, but because he often made surprising remarks and even had different opinions on the teachings of the most holy teacher, he was denounced as presumptuous by the teachers and teachers. Heresy, extortion of money, this matter has always been a pain in his heart, now that his friend has uncovered his scars, he can't help being furious, his eyes are red, he stared at the scholar Gao, and said viciously: "Xian Ning So, do you dare to bet with Brother Wei?"

The scholar surnamed Gao asked in surprise, "What are you betting on?"

The scholar surnamed Ji said: "I'll find a way to catch the traitor who kidnapped the women, if it proves that he has colluded with the county magistrate..."

The scholar surnamed Gao asked: "Then what?"

The scholar surnamed Ji said: "How about you standing on the street and shouting three times: 'Human nature is good, but shit doesn't make sense'?"

The scholar surnamed Gao suddenly changed his face, "Human nature is inherently good" is what Mencius said, as a Confucian student and a student of the county school, how dare he do such a rebellious act.

Seeing his hesitation, the scholar surnamed Ji couldn't help laughing up to the sky: "Haha, you don't need to say it, your hesitation has already proved that 'human nature is good, bullshit is incomprehensible', hahaha..."

The scholar surnamed Gao blushed, gritted his teeth, and was about to accept his bet, when Peng Ziqi, who was sitting in the corner, couldn't help asking: "Seeing that you are so determined, do you have a plan?"

Ji and Gao chatted excitedly, and it was not time for dinner, and Xia Xun and Peng Ziqi lived in the store first, came in through the back door, and sat in the corner as soon as they entered the door, the two of them didn't pay attention, when they heard someone talking, Only then did they realize that their words were a little unscrupulous, after a closer look, they immediately recognized that these two people were Yang and Peng who had restrained the three rogues and rescued Granny Tang, and they couldn't help being surprised and delighted.

Just now many people came to watch at the gate of the yamen, and these two scholars also followed them, so they recognized their appearance, they left their seats quickly, the scholar surnamed Gao bowed from a distance, and said: "It turns out that it is Mr. Yang and Mr. Peng who are helping people with righteousness. Sorry, sorry."

The scholar surnamed Ji was much more forthright, he laughed and stood up and said: "Meeting is fate, you two brothers, please move your seat, how about we get drunk together?"

When he said this, the scholar surnamed Gao was too busy to invite each other, but Xia Xun's kindness was hard to refrain from. Peng Ziqi wanted to know whether the scholar surnamed Ji had a better idea than Xia Xun, so the two moved the food and drinks over, and the two tables were in harmony. Sit at a table, bow to each other, and announce your identity.

It turned out that the scholar surnamed Ji was called Ji Gang, and the scholar surnamed Gao was called Gao Xianning, both from Linyi. They were both students of the county school, and they had a deep friendship.After Ji Gang was expelled from the county school, the friendship between the two did not end because of this. Later, Gao Xianning wanted to leave his hometown for a study tour. One was that he was a close friend and couldn't bear to part with each other. Second, Ji Gang had practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his boxing skills were extremely good. Well, with him company, the road is also safe, so I asked him to go with me.

The two were on a study tour in various prefectures and counties in Shandong. Yesterday they wandered to Putai County and were left behind by the heavy rain. This morning, they happened to see Xia Xun and Peng Ziqi escorting Mrs. Tang to the county government office. The two of them had nothing to do, so they followed The whole process is seen in the eyes.

Xia Xun vaguely remembered reading martial arts novels in the past. It seems that in the early Ming Dynasty, there was a commander of Jinyiwei called Ji Gang, but this name was really common. There were many people with the same name and surname in the world. But he didn't know his life, and he didn't know where he was from, and he never thought of the connection between the talent in front of him and the powerful Ji Gang, so even though his name was familiar, he didn't think much about it.

After notifying each other of their names, as soon as they were seated, Peng Ziqi couldn't wait to ask: "Brother Ji, what good way do you have to catch that villain?"

"This..." Ji Gang hesitated.

Peng Ziqi said: "Brother Ji, to be honest, we also hate that villain for being so rampant. We were discussing a solution just now. If Brother Ji has a good way, maybe we can join hands to get rid of this evil for the local area."

She patted the knife in her palm lightly, and said proudly: "In terms of knowledge, my younger brother is inferior to you, but when it comes to martial arts, my younger brother is confident that I can help."

Ji Gang pondered for a while, and said straightforwardly: "I did think of a way just now, but there are still many difficulties in doing it."

Peng Ziqi hurriedly said: "Brother Ji, please tell me, let's discuss it together."

Ji Gang looked around, then lowered his voice and said: "Nine times out of ten, the gangster kidnaps the women for his own gain. If this is the case, if you want to lure him into a trap, you have to do what he likes and attack his weaknesses. What I mean You can go to other prefectures and counties and spend a lot of money to hire a girl with both talents and looks from a brothel, pretending to be a village girl who goes to relatives and friends, and goes to this Putai County to show off in the market. As soon as you make a move..."

Peng Ziqi was taken aback: "Why does his method look like Yang Wenxuan's?"

Peng Ziqi collected himself and said, "This matter is very dangerous, how can the girl agree to it?"

Ji Gang said: "Having money can turn ghosts into millstones! Besides, this matter is so important, how can we tell the truth?"

Peng Ziqi said with some displeasure: "In this case, isn't it just taking advantage of her? What if something goes wrong..."

Ji Gang said disapprovingly: "Brother Peng, mother-in-law, how can you do such a big thing? A woman like that is in the business of flesh and blood, and there is a mistake... Hehe, what can she lose?"

Xia Xun said slowly, "It's easy to lure the snake out, but how to catch the thief and the dirty?"

Ji Gang smiled and said: "Brother Yang is very worried, so if you want to implement this plan, the most important thing is not to lure the snake out of the hole, but how to catch the thief. Therefore, if you want to implement this plan, I must first rush to Qingzhou Walnut Garden to see you." Only with this person's help can this plan work."

Xia Xunnahan said: "Qingzhou Walnut Garden? What kind of people are there?"

Ji Gang smiled and said: "Ah, I forgot, Brother Yang and Brother Peng are from Qingzhou, hehe, have you ever heard of the Cui family in Walnut Garden?"

Xia Xun vaguely felt that the name sounded familiar, but before he remembered it, Peng Ziqi let out an "ah" and said in a low voice, "Qingzhou Walnut Garden Cui's family, I know, Brother Ji must be talking about Cui Di Cui. Grandma?"

Ji Gang said: "Exactly, Brother Peng has also heard of the Cui family. Ji and the Cui family are somewhat related. The eldest son of the Cui family, Cui Yuanlie, is Ji's distant cousin."

"Cui Yuanyeol?"

This time Xia Xun also remembered, isn't Cui Yuanlie the same young scholar who rode a donkey on the street, crashed into a car with the young master of the Zhu family, and later fell in love with Miss Zhu's family, flirting with each other? He even invited Cui Yuanlie to visit his house. He left Qingzhou in just a few days, and I don't know if Cui Yuanlie has been there.

Ji Gang said: "On the ground in Shandong, the three most powerful families are King Qi, King Lu and Kong Sheng's family, and the next one is the Cui family in Walnut Garden."

Xia Xun was secretly surprised, a little unbelievable.I remember that Cui Yuanlie once introduced his family background to him, it seemed that his father was just a country gentry and landowner with no fame, and his grandfather had only been an eight-rank school teacher, how could he have any power?

Ji Gangdao: "Cui Taigong has only been an eighth-rank government school in this life. The official is indeed not big, but even if Cui Taigong sees the three gongs and six ministers in the first rank, he is still an equal person. This old grandpa, In my hand is the platinum Wenqi dragon-headed cane bestowed by the current emperor himself. The emperor issued a special decree that Mrs. Cui wears first-class clothes and enjoys first-class ceremonial guards. Not many know."

Xia Xun moved and said: "What is the identity of this old Mrs. Cui, to be so favored by the emperor?"

Ji Gang smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just that when the current emperor was a cowherd boy in the past, he once lived on the ground in Shandong. At that time, he was herding cattle for the Cui family in the walnut garden of Qingzhou Prefecture. At that time, Mrs. Cui was still a member of the Cui family. Young master, he is very friendly to the emperor, he never beats or scolds, and he often brings some food to help the emperor, and later the emperor sat down in the world, knowing how to repay his kindness, naturally he rewarded the Cui family very heavily."

Ji Gang finished speaking enviously, and then said: "Ji has only dealt with this distant cousin once or twice, but he knows that he is always upright. If he knows what happened here, he will definitely help. I Cousin is the heart and soul of Mrs. Cui, as long as he is willing to help, he will be able to use the old man's leading crutches. With this thing in his body, no matter how many benefits the magistrate of Putai has received from that villain, he will not dare to reveal it publicly. Favoritism, once things get publicized, he won't be able to keep that person."

Peng Ziqi frowned and said: "This method is of course appropriate, but first go to other prefectures to choose a woman, and then go to Qingzhou to invite Mr. Cui, back and forth, I don't know how many days it will take. When the villain is caught, I'm afraid The young lady of the Tang family has already..."

Ji Gang said indifferently: "Living in a dangerous situation and plotting big things, it is natural to plan before making a move, so as to ensure that the first blow is sure to hit. We can eliminate one harm and prevent others from harming it. It is already a great merit. As for the Tang family lady, Knowing that you cannot be saved, how can you seek perfection?"

Xia Xun glanced at him and said in his heart, "The plotter has no intention, he is a ruthless character!"

Peng Ziqi said unhappily: "How important is the daughter's family name festival? How can it be so lightly understated, but if there is a glimmer of hope, we shouldn't just sit by and watch. Besides, if a woman who doesn't know the truth is involved, even a woman from a brothel will have no means Brightness. In this way, I will figure out a way to lure the villain to show up. But Brother Ji must start to do it right away in Qingzhou, so it would be good for us to grab one more day."

Ji Gang asked in surprise, "Brother Peng, is there any suitable candidate?"

Peng Ziqi blushed and said, "I... I'm a man disguised as a woman, can't I?"

Ji Gang and Gao Xianning looked at Peng Ziqi together, with curved eyebrows, big eyes, straight nose bridge, small mouth, fair and tender skin, more delicate and lovely than a girl, at this moment she was dizzy with embarrassment Halo, as graceful as two peach blossoms, if such a beautiful young man puts on female clothes...,

"Okay! Of course!" Ji Gang and Gao Xianning nodded immediately.

Xia Xun rubbed his nose, and said slowly: "Qingzhou Walnut Garden, there is no need to go, if brother Gao and Ji are willing to help, we can borrow enough strength in this Putai County to resist the county magistrate. ..., can we implement the fishing plan immediately?"

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I've had a cold for many days in a row, and when I speak now, the movement is very suitable for standing at the gate of the palace early in the morning and shouting: Long live, it's time to go to court!Ma'am, it's time to vote...