Chapter 900: Light, Wind and Moon

Among the many popular residences of civil servants and generals in the capital, the Wugong Alley of Du Mansion has always been a neglected one. But at this moment, in this alley that only people who lived here would pass by in the past, from the alley entrance to the Du Mansion

There were at least ten or twenty people at the door. Among them were people from the Nancheng Army and Horses Division, officers from Shuntian Prefecture, and Zaoli from Wanping County. In short, all the officials in charge of this place were frightened.

Dufu, how can these subordinates be absent?

Unlike the soldiers of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division who also had a regular salary, the Zaoli Yamen servants of Shuntian Prefecture and Wanping County were serious servants, and they were not given any subsidies at all, but they had to pay for their meals themselves. So.

, even though it was decreed during the Hongwu period that officials who embezzled more than a thousand guan would be punished with death, these bitter little people could not help but scratch the surface in various matters. For example, they collected some money from vendors in the market and gave it to the complainants.

Talking about favors, or running errands for officials who are very busy. Now standing in the alley blowing the wind, one old guard handed another a gourd.

"Is it the three-cup pour from White Hat Alley on the west side?"

"That's right, take a sip to warm yourself up. It's a strange day this year. It's already March and it's still so cold!"

The servant who took the gourd took a sip, and then looked into the house: "Hey, the adults usually don't even look at us in front of us, but now they have been waiting here for so long. I'm stunned.

No one dares to move away. Sure enough, someone with a higher rank is suppressed to death. Speaking of which, I heard that Mr. Du has a very weird temper. If he knew about this, would he get furious and order a thorough investigation? If that were the case, then the limit would be

You will have to take the stick!"

The old officer at the beginning took the gourd back angrily. Seeing that the other companions were also poking their heads, he laughed and said, "If you really think of Mr. Du as one of those black-hearted seeds, you are wrong. Mr. Du has a weird temper.

But that was on the official level, and anyone who didn't like it and didn't like it wouldn't interact with them, but if it were a private matter... In the past, there were several families in the Du family's neighbors who had children who were studying.

The article was sent to Du Mansion, but it was said that Mr. Du sent it directly to the wife in the small academy, made some comments and then sent it back, which made people feel ashamed for a while. Earlier, the two young ladies were happy after getting married, and Mrs. Du even asked someone to

I have sent wedding eggs to nearby neighbors, and even the servants of the Du family are kind to people and never act arrogantly."

After hearing this, several officers gathered together and started asking questions. The old officer said that he once lived in an alley with the Du family and ate the eldest daughter of the Du family.

The happy egg attracted a lot of envious exclamations for a while. Not to mention that, the old police officer talked about Du Zhen's letter and suggestions. Nowadays, the ratio of official salaries to banknotes can be changed. I don't know if there will be any change.

Asking for a subsidy for these people immediately aroused everyone's discussion. In the end, a policeman who was about the same age as him sighed.

"It's not that easy. I've also heard about that. The eldest man in our Shuntian Prefecture is also upright. I was very happy for a while. After all, if I can get a few more kilograms of rice per month, I will be more flexible. But the eldest man

He also sighed and said that because of this, the court had countless lawsuits." Seeing that everyone was listening carefully, he explained a few words in a show off, but after all, it was not because the court people couldn't get the point across, so he changed the subject.

He said, "Today's trouble seems to me to be unusual. Everyone, please be more alert. It is very likely that you will have to stay here to take care of it."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of shouting from the entrance of the alley. Several officers looked back and saw a rider roaring towards them. They were stunned and wanted to step forward to stop him, but who knew that the man was actually riding fast and fast?

He generally dodged them and stopped steadily in front of the west corner door of Du Mansion. After seeing him jump off his horse, he rushed straight in. The people who stayed in front of the door only stopped him for a moment and let him go.

The officers couldn't help but be startled and hurriedly rushed forward.

"All the gentlemen are inside, why don't you stop him?"

"Stop? That's Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of War, the son-in-law of Master Du and Mrs. Du. Who dares to stop him?"

When they heard that it was Zhang Yue, several officers suddenly realized that at this time someone saw several people who looked like horsemen galloping in from the alley entrance and hurriedly returned to their original positions. Someone else murmured in a low voice: "Master Du really has good eyesight.

, I received a student like that in my early years, and later the student became my son-in-law. No wonder Mr. Du didn’t fight for the examiner for several years in a row. How many students can be as good as Mr. Zhang?"

"That's because Lord Du doesn't want to fight for this. Not to mention which subjects to take, I heard that the examiner for the annual examination has been decided, and it is Yang Hanlin. I heard that Master Du is also recommended... This is such a glorious moment.

Such people are hard to find in the world."

A group of officers were talking about Du Zhen outside. Zhang Yue rushed into Du's mansion in a hurry, but he was sweating profusely because of the rush. Yue Shan, who led the way, was an official from Shuntian Prefecture, the Wanping County Magistrate, and the Nancheng Army Commander.

They were all waiting in the hall, but he waved his hand and said he would pay attention later, and walked all the way to Qiu's upper room. As soon as he entered the door, he smelled the fragrance of the potion, and his expression suddenly changed.

"mother in law!"

There was no one in the main hall. It wasn't until he called out that there was a noise in the east room. Immediately afterwards, the door curtain over there was raised high, but it was a strange little girl who was very timid. Zhang Yue

Not caring to look at her, he rushed in and saw Qiu sitting on the bed and Xiaowu rubbing her arm vigorously. He couldn't help but froze.

"Why are you here too? It's not a big deal, I just fell down and bumped a few times!" Qiu quickly asked another girl next to her to ask Zhang Yue to sit down, and then explained with a smile, "It's really nothing serious.

, I met a group of people on the road, and we had a few quarrels, because the coachman Liu Er talked a little too much, so..."

"Mom, you are so kind!" Xiao Wu, who had been helping Qiu to rub the purple bruise on his arm with medicinal wine, finally couldn't help it anymore, interrupted Qiu angrily, and then turned to glare at Zhang Yue

Said, "Brother-in-law, you have to go and ask clearly what is going on. Those people are definitely coming for us! No matter what daddy planted, don't expect good results. If I hadn't brought the silver

The needle pricked the two of them, and I'm afraid my mother didn't suffer from these flesh injuries! Something like this happened at the feet of the majestic emperor. There are Nancheng soldiers and horses in Wanping County, Shuntian Prefecture, and they can't escape the blame!"

"Okay, okay, Xiao Wu, you are not a young man anymore, and you are talking like a child again." Qiu complained to Xiao Wu. Seeing Zhang Yue's brows furrowed, she waved to Zhang Yue to sit over.

Then he said, "Your father-in-law is on duty today. When you go back, please send a message to him not to rush to take leave. I have nothing to do here. Don't delay important government affairs. You should also go and inform the yamen of Shuntian Prefecture. They should be there on weekdays."

How to deal with it is how to deal with it now, don't push the people below you just because it's me."

Hearing Qiu's words, Zhang Yue couldn't help but raise his brows, glanced at Xiao Wu and said: "Mother-in-law, an official from Shuntian Prefecture, the magistrate of Wanping County, and the commander of Nancheng's troops and horses are all waiting in the main hall.

It’s been a while.”

Qiu was stunned when she heard this, then her face immediately darkened, and she looked at Xiao Wu with a rare stern look: "What's going on? Why didn't you tell me when someone came?"

"Mom, you are still injured. Why are you rushing to see them? Such a big mistake has been made. Let them dry it out and worry about it..."

Before she finished speaking, Xiaowu stopped with a guilty conscience and lowered his head again. Seeing her look like this, Qiu was really angry again. Zhang Yue quickly comforted her and said: "Mother-in-law, please just take care of her in peace, outside."

I will take care of the matter. Xiaowu, is it true that my mother-in-law’s injuries are just skin and flesh injuries, not muscles or bones?"

Xiaowu quietly turned his head and wiped his eyes, then lowered his head and said: "It's just a flesh wound, I've seen it all. It's all my fault. I went out with my mother, and she was injured, even on her back."

My stomach is bruised, but nothing happened to me..."

Qiu originally wanted to warn Xiao Wu a few more words, but when she heard what she said, she immediately sighed, hugged her in her arms, and then said softly: "Mother is already old, just touch her."

It doesn’t matter where you are. What’s wrong with you being injured and accumulating problems at such a young age? Since you know medical skills, just treat your mother well. What nonsense are you talking about..."

Seeing Xiao Wu cuddling in Qiu's arms and shedding tears, and seeing Qiu gently nodding towards him, Zhang Yue quietly exited the room. When he got outside, his originally gentle face suddenly darkened. Although

Xiao Wu was so angry that it was wrong to vent his anger on others, but if none of the three major yamen caught anyone, then he would have to find out the bad luck to the end!

The name of the main hall of Du Mansion is Mingxintang. The reason why words such as benevolence, justice, morality, happiness, fortune and auspiciousness are not used is that Du Zhen feels that the two words of Mingxin are the true meaning of life, so he personally inscribed the name of Mingxintang.

The characters hang high in the center, but anyone who steps into this place will see these three characters immediately. Although it is not a cursive script with flying dragons and phoenixes, nor is it an elegant and handsome running script, those three characters are regular.

The big characters are placed there, and people who see them can't help but think of the stern Bachelor Du Da.

The same is true at this moment. Whether it is Yan Tuiguan of Shuntian Prefecture, Magistrate Xu of Wanping County, or Commander Zhou of the Nancheng Army and Horse Division, the three of them are sitting in the east and west according to the civil and military divisions, even though they are serving tea and snacks.

The care was thoughtful, but they just felt like they were on pins and needles, and for some reason they didn't dare to get up and leave.

I don’t know how long I waited, but there was a sudden noise outside, which was always quiet. Immediately afterwards, the thick pine-colored door curtain was raised high. But when I saw the person who walked in clearly, they were all

Startled.

"Master Zhang!"

Zhang Yue nodded slightly towards the three of them and walked over. However, he did not sit down in the middle seat. Instead, he stood there and asked: "I don't want to listen to those roundabout explanations. What happened today?"

?”

The commander of the Nancheng Army and Horses Division is the sixth rank, the Shuntian Prefecture official is the sixth rank, and the magistrate of Wanping County is the seventh rank. Although the three of them are at least one age older than Zhang Yue, the difference in official rank is really huge, so this

When they heard the questioning, the three people turned pale and looked at each other. Commander Zhou had no choice but to stand up.

"Master Zhang, today the King of Jin was escorted to the capital. Unexpectedly, several servants of the royal family also came with him. Perhaps they heard rumors that the emperor wanted to kill the King of Jin for treason, and it was Master Du's suggestion.

, so I bumped into Mrs. Du. She has been sent to Shuntian Mansion Prison, you might as well ask Yan Tuiguan."

The ball was kicked to Shuntian Prefecture at once. Thinking back to the time when Magistrate Wanping took the officials and escorted him to Shuntian Prefecture and had a long conversation with him, I thought he was smart at first, and Yan Tuiguan couldn't help but feel evil in his stomach.

, but had no choice but to echo Commander Zhou's words, and told the Shuntian Mansion Office tactfully that after receiving the retribution, he would put the person in jail, etc., and finally whispered: "This person is already in prison, but he has not been tortured yet.

The source of the rumor will be reported to Mr. Fu Yin for a thorough investigation after the official returns..."

After Yan Tuiguan finished speaking, Xu Zhixian couldn't just pretend to be deaf and dumb, he had to report everything he knew. Finally, the three of them stopped talking uneasily, waiting for Zhang Yue to speak.

"Since those people are slaves of the royal family, it is inappropriate for Shuntian Mansion to inquire about this matter. After the matter was reported, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple took over."

Zhang Yue originally didn't know where the matter came from, but now that he understands it now, he will not regard it as a mere conflict or revenge. House slaves are just following instructions from others and do what they do out of desperation.

Any extreme thing is possible, and the person who takes the blame is ready-made. Regardless of whether King Jin is doomed, it doesn't matter if he takes another charge. However, if King Jin is really dealt with violently, will it be a shock to the vassal king, or will it be another reason?

A provocation?

When Zhang Yue said this, the three local officials were all relieved. After all, Zhang Yue did not raise an army to accuse them, but instead took such a big burden from them lightly and deftly. Commander Zhou of the Nancheng Army and Horses Division was very busy.

The emperor said that he would leave people to guard Du Mansion, and Yan Tuiguan of Xu Zhi County also hurriedly said that he would send more people to inspect, but Zhang Yue said no, and immediately sent the people to the entrance of the main hall.

"Although the New Year has passed, there have been many events in the capital recently. You three yamen all have the responsibility of maintaining law and order in the capital, so you should be more careful. Otherwise, if something like this happens again, let alone the emperor's anger, even everyone everywhere, you will also

It’s not easy to appease.”

Although Zhang Yue didn't make it clear, the three of them didn't know that if such a big thing happened to other family members, it would not be smoothed over by just sitting here on the bench for a while, so they all nodded in agreement and asked to go back later.

He went to see Mrs. Du, but was politely declined by Zhang Yue.
Chapter completed!