Gyeongju County Government.
Zhou Meng was in charge of the county magistrate, and Xue Hai was dismissed from office because of his anti-poetry affairs. The county magistrate was promoted by Xue Hai, but he also lost his official position.
Only Zhou Meng, the county captain, was left to do the work of three people.
At this moment in the study room, Zhou Meng read Liu Jin's letter and was slightly shocked. Only then did he realize that Xu Ning's backstage was so strong and that Zhizhou was backing him.
No wonder he dared to confront Xue Wenxuan before. He must have known that Liu Jin was going to be the governor of Qingzhou.
Zhou Meng was wary of Xu Ning. This person was too weird. He didn't know what method he used to make the anti-poem appear at the back of Xue Wenxuan's book.
Even now, Zhou Meng feels a little incredible when he thinks about it.
Now the other party came with a letter from Liu Jin. He had a backing and ability, and Xu Ning also paid him a hundred taels of gold, which was enough to be worth his salary for several years. He must help him.
He smiled and said: "Brother Xu, since Mr. Liu has spoken, leave this matter to me. You can just come to the county office tomorrow."
Xu Ning said hurriedly: "Thank you very much, Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Meng waved his hand, "You're welcome. Let's get closer and closer in the future."
A smile appeared on Xu Ning's face, knowing that Zhou Meng wanted to have a good relationship with him. A hundred taels of gold could make friends with a strong man in the Marrow Cleansing Realm, and Xu Ning felt it was worth it.
The two of them were polite for a while, and then Xu Ning said goodbye and went back.
Zhou Meng called the government officials to take action directly.
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Yihongyuan.
Inspection Li and more than a dozen government officials rushed in directly, and the madam immediately greeted him.
"Are you gentlemen here to have a drink? I will arrange for a girl to accompany you gentlemen right away."
"Don't do this to me. Call Liandie out. I have something to ask her."
Inspector Li spoke coldly.
The face of the old bustard changed slightly, but he still smiled and said: "Master, I don't know what you want to ask Liandie. Liandie is entertaining guests..."
Clang——!
Inspection Li drew his sword directly, and the government servants behind him also drew their swords from their sheaths.
"If you dare to chirp again, don't blame the sword for being ruthless."
The madam was startled, never expecting that these government servants were serious about it. Their brothel paid a lot of taxes every year, and these officials came to drink wine at a discount. They also had a good relationship with the county government.
I didn't expect Inspector Li's attitude to be so tough.
He hurriedly gave Mr. Turtle a wink, and he quickly ran off to find Liandie.
After a while, Liandie came out and was stunned when she saw such a big formation.
But I heard Inspector Li say: "Old bustard, take out Liandie's deed of prostitution. Liandie has committed a crime, and there is an order from above to escort Liandie to the government for interrogation."
"this……"
The madam was a little hesitant and gave him the deed of prostitution. Then Liandie was not from Yihongyuan. Moreover, if Liandie stayed in Yihongyuan all day long, what would he do?
Liandie's expression also changed. She wanted to take her to the government for interrogation. She had not committed any crime.
"What? Could it be that your Yihongyuan still wants to protect you? Believe it or not, we will immediately seal up your Yihongyuan and take you all back to interrogate whether you are Liandie's accomplice."
The old bustard said hurriedly: "I'll take it, I'll take it."
With that said, he hurriedly went to the room and took out Liandie's deed of betrayal.
Inspection Li took a look and said calmly: "There is also the prostitution contract of Maid Liandie. Both of them are suspicious."
The madam hurriedly ran back and took out the deed of sale of Liandie's personal maid.
"take away!"
Inspector Li waved his hand, and immediately more than a dozen government officials escorted Liandie and her maid away.
Mr. Turtle said from the side: "What on earth is going on? What on earth did Lian Die commit?"
"I don't know either." There was a look of pain on the old bustard's face. Liandie was the cash cow of Yihongyuan and a strong candidate to compete for the oiran. Now he was taken away, and even the deed of betrayal was taken away. Li Xun The look on Jian's face suggested that he might have committed something serious and his skin would be peeled off even if he didn't die.
At the same time, other brothels also suffered the same fate as Yihongyuan.
A total of eleven top brothels from major brothels were arrested. The news spread throughout the night, and many people speculated on what exactly they had committed.
This is the first time that the county government has come to a brothel to arrest girls. These girls usually stay in brothels, how could they be arrested at the same time.
No one knew the reason, and no one dared to ask.
As for those brothels whose top names were captured, they could only admit that they were unlucky. Fortunately, each brothel had more than one top pick. Even if one of them was captured, there would still be someone to support the scene.
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In the county government office.
The eleven leading brothels were all frightened and had no idea what was going on and why they were caught.
"Why are you arresting us? We haven't done anything."
"Yeah, they say we committed a crime, but we haven't even been to a brothel, so what could we do?"
"Did you arrest the wrong person?"
"They even took the deed of betrayal. Could it be that they want to exile us?"
"..."
Many of the leading figures were very panicked, especially when they thought of being exiled, their bodies were trembling a little. The most terrifying thing about the Zhou Dynasty was exile.
You don't know what will happen along the way, and you often die on the way before reaching the place of exile.
And weak women like them are the targets of bullying.
Liandie was also scared at first, but when she saw these captured women, weren't they the ten people whose names she provided to Xu Ning?
Could it be Mr. Xu’s idea?
But Liandie is not sure that if he can get the county government to help arrest people, then how strong Xu Ning's background must be.
The government officials took these girls back to the county government office, gathered them in a courtyard, and ignored them.
When the next morning, these top players woke up in a daze. They were all in low spirits after sleeping in fear all night.
"Everyone, girls, come out and gather in the courtyard."
Inspector Li's voice sounded, and immediately the top brass and the maids came out of the room and stood in the yard, anxiously awaiting their fate.
In the yard, Inspector Li was a little surprised when he saw these girls standing together. It was really a feast for the eyes. Eleven top beauties were standing together at the same time. This was very rare to see.
He didn't know why Zhou Xianwei arrested these girls, he just followed Zhou Xianwei's instructions.
Not long after, footsteps sounded outside, and Captain Zhou came in with a young man.
When Inspector Li saw it, he was immediately surprised. Isn't this the same Xu Ning who caused Xue Wenxuan's family to be exiled from the army?
But I heard Captain Zhou say: "Brother Xu, all the people you want are here."
Xu Ning looked at the many girls and nodded with satisfaction. She was worthy of being the top name in all the major brothels, not to mention her good looks and figure.
"Li Chen, go and get all the prostitution contracts of these girls."
Zhou Meng gave an order.
In the crowd, Liandie covered her mouth, unable to conceal her excitement. Sure enough, it was Xu Ning. She did not expect that Xu Ning would redeem their lives like this, and directly asked the government to arrest them without paying a penny.
This is too domineering.
The worries that were still there were settled in my stomach, and I felt a different feeling towards Xu Ning.
