Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

To be honest, Su Mu was psychologically resistant to going to the Banbidian inspection department, because the place was too dilapidated and dirty.In modern society, Su Mu is also a very careless person, and the dormitory in the university is also a mess.

However, the ground is clean, but the official office is so dirty that there is no way to stay.

The ancients said that officials do not repair the yamen, and the reasoning is correct. It can be seen that no matter how dilapidated the state yamen is, it can be cleaned cleanly, and the inspection department yamen is simply a larger farmhouse.

After walking on the road for about half an hour, I finally arrived at the official office.

It was very lively inside, and the soldiers who went out to stay and gained a lot came back.These bastards have been hanging out in the saltworks for many days, and under the influence of wine, sex and wealth, all of them are flushed.

More than 20 guys did not know where they got the two-chambered sheep, slaughtered it, and stewed it in several large pots.They were stuck in a large courtyard that was as dirty as a vegetable garden, surrounded there, sweating from eating.

This group of people were all carrying guys, and many of them were wrapped in gauze. They were obviously injured when they fought against private salt dealers.

"I went out for a few days this time, and I had such a good time, I didn't want to come back. What's so good about going back to Cangzhou, the mother-in-law at home is nagging all day long, and the sons only care about asking me for money. It's still clean there, hey, I don't know When will Master Mei send me out again?"

"Xin Laowu, what the hell did you say that your mother-in-law is nagging? You are thinking about that black peony kiln sister in the salt field. That little girl is not bad, her body is full of white meat. Sleep on it, so you can enjoy it!"

All the soldiers laughed lewdly.

Another person said: "This time, we have done a big business, and there is a lot of noise. I guess the master will give us a rest."

"What's the matter, I just waited until my hair was fresh, so I just rested?" The person who spoke was full of disappointment: "The big guy has been suffering for so many years, and finally got a good official. I don’t want to take it. I heard people say that Master Mei has someone in the capital, so I guess he’ll hang around here for a few days before he’ll be promoted.”

"That's right, Mr. Mei is a good and upright official, and good people get rewarded with good rewards, so he must be promoted." Everyone echoed at the same time.

The man said again just now: "But brothers, have you ever thought about it, if Master Mei gets promoted in the future and is replaced by a greedy inspector like Ma Quan, will we still have this kind of benefit in the future? So, we have to hurry up, now Get as much as you can!"

"Brother, you are right. We need to go out more in the future."

"If it doesn't work, just ask for the inspection. He is soft-hearted and should be able to understand me."

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While talking, someone screamed: "Master Inspector, are you here?"

Everyone didn't expect that inspector Mei had been listening at the gate of the courtyard for a long time, and they were a little embarrassed.

Hastily welcomed Su Mu in, another person brought a small stool and wiped it with his sleeve: "Master, please have some wine."

Su Mu didn't sit down, he was always kind to his subordinates, it's not that he didn't give face.The dining environment in this place was really unbearable, so I asked, "Did the salt come back?"

"If you go back to the master, you have already pulled back [-] catties."

"Well, where is it?" Su Mu asked again.

"Master, there are too many on the boat outside. The brothers have no water and rice today, so they have no strength. We will go and move back after eating some wine and food."

"You don't need to move it, just put it on the boat." Su Mu nodded and said.

It is also convenient to put it on the boat, and throw it directly into the water when the time comes, so as not to move it again when the time comes.

"Dare to ask the master, why didn't you bring it back?"

Su Mu didn't answer, but asked instead: "Where's the criminal?"

"Shut up in a small dark room." A soldier stood up and said, "I'll show you the little one."

Opening the door of the small black room, Su Mu only took a look and gasped, "There are a lot of people!"

Unlike the six or seven private salt dealers that Zongzhen said, there were actually 12 people imprisoned in this small black room, all tied up, with pale faces, and sat on the floor slowly.

Like the soldiers of the inspection department outside, many of them were covered with bloodstains, which showed that both sides had killed each other that day, and each other was damaged.

It was probably because it was too dark inside, and after being locked up for a long time, when they suddenly saw the light, all the private salt dealers closed their eyes.

Su Mu looked intently, and there seemed to be a few people inside who looked familiar, as if he had seen them on the wooden raft the day he met Princess Taikang last time.

Those people probably recognized Su Mu, stood up at the same time, and shouted: "Master Mei, we are wronged, we are wronged!"

The soldiers around Su Mu were startled by their sudden shouts, pulled out their iron rulers, and slammed their jaws at them: "What are you doing, do you want to rebel? You are trafficking in illegal salt, the crime of beheading, people You got all the stolen goods, and you still want to deny it?"

"Stop!" Su Mu called out, telling his men to stop.

He asked softly, "Who are you guys? Are you Zongzhen's subordinates?"

Hearing Su Mu mention Zong Zhen, the 12 people in the room looked happy at the same time, thinking: Brother Zong is really right, Master Mei is indeed an acquaintance with him.

One person said: "If you go back to Master, I am under Brother Zong."

Another person said: "Master Mei, although the villain is not from Big Brother Zong, but we have a fateful friendship with him. The villain is Yin Shun from the Lianshan Society."

Su Mu pointed to another person, "Who are you?"

"My lord, the grass people are the Huangchun Equinox of the Lianshan Society."

Everyone in the room reported their names one after another, and tried their best to tell Su Mu that they had a fateful friendship with Zong Zhen, and they always admired the hero Zong.

After careful calculation, among the 12 people, only two belonged to Zong Zhen's subordinates.Among the remaining ten people, eight belonged to the Lianshan Society, and two belonged to the Baigan Society.

While listening to them talking, Su Mu smiled and nodded.

Seeing Mei's inspection so friendly, all the private salt dealers breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that there seems to be room for improvement in the matter, and this time they may not lose their heads.

After the questioning, Su Mu turned around and was about to ask his subordinates to give them something to eat before considering how to deal with this matter properly.

But at this moment, a person walked into the courtyard with a big laugh, and sniffed his nose suddenly: "It smells so good, brothers are eating, and they are walking hungry, just in time for two bites."

As he said that, he walked over, grabbed a bowl of wine, and drank it in one gulp.

But it was Ma Quan, the former deputy inspector of the inspection department who hadn't seen him for several months.

Ma Quan was a fierce man. Although he had been away from the Banbidian Inspection Department for more than two months, Ji Wei was still there, and the laughter in the yard suddenly stopped.

Even more soldiers looked at him in fear, and quietly dodged to the side.

When Su Mu saw Ma Quan, he thought of the nearly four thousand catties of salt outside, and thought to himself: No wonder I have had a bad premonition these two days.