The guy glanced outside, turned back to the shopkeeper and said, "I'm going."
Then he picked up a long board and went out.
Gee, it smells a bit like Young and Dangerous.
Zhu Bai shook his head and sighed, then went up with a smile and his hands behind his back, and stood leisurely by the railing on the second floor.
A large crowd of people had gathered in darkness downstairs, shouting around the three Mongolians and waving the weapons in their hands: "Kill them!!"
"If you dare to attack our people in Guazhou, they will not be able to leave Guazhou City."
The few Mongolians who were fierce just now were also frightened by the surging crowd. They fought back at first, but now they are huddled in the corner and holding their heads.
They never imagined that teaching a little thief would attract so many people.
The little thief became angry now: "You don't even look where this is, and you still want to break my arm?!"
Zhang Yu frowned: Talking to God, stealing things is wrong. If the judge is really so indifferent to black and white, he should not be able to manage Guazhou City.
There won’t be so many merchants coming.
"The judge is here." Someone shouted.
Then the crowd fell silent instantly and moved out of the way.
The judge slowly walked in from the outer circle, followed by the few people who were sitting there drinking tea.
He frowned and glanced at the boy.
The young man flinched.
Tsk tsk, quite majestic.
The corners of Zhu Bai's mouth twitched.
At this moment, the judge stood in front of the Mongolian, and Zhu Bai realized that he was so thin.
I kept sitting just now, probably because I didn't want to be looked down upon by someone I met for the first time.
The judge looked at the Mongolians with burning eyes: "These guests are very friendly, but this is the first time they come to Guazhou."
The Mongolians said, "Yes."
The judge said: "It's your first time here and you don't know the rules of Guazhou, so I'll explain it to a few people. As long as it's within the boundaries of Guazhou, no matter who commits something, or if two people have a dispute and they can't reconcile, , all must be handed over to me. No private torture chambers are allowed. Otherwise, how you hurt people will be how they will be hurt. For example, if you just beat Xiao Liu, you can only ask Xiao Liu to beat you back."
One of those Mongolians refused to give in and said with a pinched neck: "If your hands and feet are not clean, you will be beaten wherever you go."
The judge said coolly: "I didn't say that he was right to steal things. It's just that he is from Guazhou and made a mistake. Naturally, I will deal with it. It's not the turn of others."
What else would that person say?
The judge seemed too lazy to talk anymore and took a step back.
Then someone waved to the back, and several people rushed forward, punching and kicking the Mongolians.
Naturally, those Mongolians would not stand and be beaten. When they started fighting, they were thrown to the ground one by one, beaten violently, and then rolled on the ground and screamed in pain.
The judge said to the little thief: "You go and receive the punishment yourself. I don't need to say anything else."
Then the boy obediently walked to the side and lay down. Someone came over with a board and hit him ten times with a "slap".
The judge said to the Mongolians: "Are you convinced?"
The money was brought back, and the thief was beaten. Those Mongolians didn't dare to say they were not convinced, so they all nodded silently.
The judge turned around to leave, but intentionally or unintentionally raised his head and looked this way.
Zhu Bai looked at him, instead of hiding, he grinned at him.
The judge's lips curled up: This kid is really interesting.
Then he lowered his head and walked away slowly.
The crowd slowly dispersed.
The Mongolians also supported each other and left.
Zhu Bai sighed: "It's interesting, even more exciting than going to the theater."
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Back at the inn, Zhu Bai smiled at Huo Erniang: "Second Miss, please take a moment to speak."
Huo Erniang took him to a small room in the back.
Zhu Bai sat down.
Huo Erniang closed the door, turned around and knelt down: "Your Highness, please forgive me. In order to avoid the eyes and ears of others, it was not allowed for civilian girls to salute Your Highness before."
Zhu Bai nodded slightly: "No etiquette. We can't talk about so many etiquettes outside. Please get up and sit down to talk."
After Huo Erniang sat down, he asked: "Who is this judge?"
Huo Erniang said: "Well, he is also a poor man. His father was an official of the Ming Dynasty. Because his superior committed an offense, he was imprisoned. The whole family was exiled to Suzhou to build Jiayuguan. Later, his parents died. He took the soldiers who served at that time with him. More than a hundred of the corvee people escaped from the prison and came here to form their own gang. The more than a hundred people he brought with him were very loyal to him, looked after each other, and worked together, and when they started to fight, each one was more ruthless than the other, like He was desperate. In just a few years, Guazhou became his territory."
Zhu Bai nodded slightly: I think they are all exiled people. They are lonely ghosts in the first place, so naturally they will not die.
The fiery mother continued: "The original guerrillas in Guazhou City were naturally no match for them. So in just a few years, he brought all other gangs under his banner and became the dominant force in Guazhou. In addition, the civilian women I know his surname is Li."
When Zhu Bai heard this, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat: "The judge must hate Lao Zhu and the court extremely. If he knew that I was Zhu Bai, he would have chopped me up on the spot."
Fortunately, we were careful and did not reveal our identity...
Fugui whispered outside: "Master Zhang, why do I have a strange feeling? Your Highness is deliberately walking around in the market so that people can see where my money bag is, waiting for someone to steal it."
Zhang Yu said: "Oh, you just figured it out now. Didn't His Highness just meet this judge for a legitimate reason?"
Since there is no official jurisdiction in Guazhou, there must be a boss in charge to maintain order.
Otherwise, merchants would not dare to settle in such a mixed place.
After all, Zhu Bai is also a dignified prince of the Ming Dynasty. If he comes directly to the door with something to ask for an audience, it will be too detrimental to his identity and the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty.
Fugui suddenly understood and nodded slightly: "Your Highness's mind is really spinning ten times faster than mine."
Zhang Yu smiled bitterly: "Isn't that right?"
These are all child's play.
If Zhu Bai hadn't been such a monkey, how could he have been able to navigate the complicated harem with ease in front of Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao.
Hadir suddenly ran in and said to Huo Erniang: "Come here, come here, the merchants from Hami are here."
Fugui, Zhang Yu and the others looked up together.
A round, short, middle-aged man came in from the doorway.
There were several horses parked outside the door, carrying a lot of goods.
There are no fewer followers than Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai turned out to be a Mongolian...
And he's a Mongolian selling melons...
Zhang Yu silently calculated in his mind: They traveled more than five hundred miles from Suzhou to Guazhou.
This businessman traveled more than 700 miles from Hami.
In other words, on the day they came out of Suzhou, the merchants happened to come out of Hami.
How could such a coincidence happen? It feels like an appointment.
The more I think about it, the weirder it becomes.
Huo Erniang directly welcomed the man inside.
Zhu Bai turned around and winked at Zhang Yu, then followed him in.
