Lu Pei, the chief minister of Yujie Station, is dead and his family has been cut off. However, his crime is unforgivable. He was expelled from the military and all his private property was confiscated.
Zhang Mian, the chief of Dongzhiyi Station, was the chief culprit in joining forces with Lu Pei. He was dismissed from his post on the spot and was to be executed in the market after the autumn. This is the legacy of the ancient law, and the extreme punishment will destroy the family's centuries-old reputation.
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Gao Wenbin, who is ranked first in the regular uniform list of Yujie Station, has meritorious service in saving people in danger, and has meritorious service in exposing and proving evidence. He is promoted to be the acting postmaster of Yujie Station and concurrently serves as the acting chief of Yujie Camp. He will take the exam for one year and stay in office after the expiration of the term.
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Xia Song, the commander of the right post of Dongzhiyi, encouraged his troops to be upright and meritorious, and urged his subordinates to take the initiative to report their meritorious service. He took over as Dongzhiyicheng and was awarded the second-class military merit as a sign of preferential treatment.
Du Yujia, the leader of the second platoon of Dongzhi Post, had the first merit in exposing and proving evidence. Although he had old evil deeds, his faults did not overshadow his justice. He was appointed as the leader of the Dongzhi camp and concurrently as the right post commander.
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The pattering of dense rain is like a gauze, lightly holding the turbulent water of Daqin River, to add some lingering haze to the busy boating.
On the huge merchant ship that was sailing slowly and leisurely, there was a handsome, lightly dressed man in his twenties, holding a ceramic female doll of about four or five years old in one hand, and holding up an oversized oil-paper umbrella with the other hand. Drops of water flowed through the little girl's outstretched fingers, rolling down onto the smooth and spacious deck, and disappeared into the river flowers under the hull.
"Mom... No, no, Daddy Lan." The girl murmured harshly, her cheeks flushing cutely, "Listen, is there someone singing a song there?" Fortunately, there was no one around at the moment. Others, although the little girl asked strangely, it didn't attract any attention.
The little girl was pointing to a single-tall building with balustrades not far from the bank of the river. Lights flashed from time to time in the cornices. Following the ups and downs of the ship, they danced like firelights, and there was a faint lingering sound of a singer. , floating out.
The song goes: "Long rain, sometimes rain moistens the railing. The green mountains are hazy in the eyes, and the green river in the distance is white sand in the mirror. I want to carry a light tent to see all the beautiful mountains and rivers."
The melody is gentle and lingering.
Mr. Qiao was obviously enjoying it very much. He didn't answer until the song was over: "It's called Mingyue Tower, and it's the most prosperous area in Yujie Town."
The little girl seemed to particularly like the melodious music. She clapped her hands and said with a smile, "The sister there sings so beautifully. I want my dad to take me to play next time."
Tong Yan was the most unscrupulous. Of course, the little girl still didn't understand the specific business plan of Mingyue Restaurant. She didn't mean to say it, but when she heard it, the handsome man frowned and didn't know how to answer.
Just as the man was hesitating, the little girl had already asked: "Daddy Lan, are we going to see my daddy soon?"
The young man was obviously used to the girl's milky smell. He glanced at the looming and gradually enlarged pavilion railings not far away, but he couldn't spare his hand. He touched the child's head and just said quietly: "Quickly. Here we are, Xiaorou."
As we approach the port, more and more travelers will naturally gather on the deck. The already annoying light rain has moistened the originally slippery deck of the ship, once again causing the people who had to wait in the rain to get off the ship to curse. There were complaints.
The young man was traveling lightly, and he didn't carry much luggage. However, he who was supposed to be at the head of the queue was already pushed to the bottom of the queue by those middle-aged men and women who always liked to get ahead.
Naturally, the handsome young master was unwilling to argue with rough men and rough women, not to mention that he was still holding a child in his arms at this time. Therefore, he declined the good intentions and courtesy of several simple and conscientious people. Youyouran held an umbrella and walked at the end of the team.
But at this moment, a metallic sound suddenly sounded in the handsome man's mind: "Xiao Lan, a thief is approaching." The umbrella man who was instantly alert naturally frowned, and he had already discovered the black hand sneaking towards him.
Soon after, the handsome man flicked his finger, and the oil umbrella was already flying around, scattering water droplets. The four splashes would naturally splash some old women who were close to the disaster.
The crowd of supporters were just about to turn around and yell, but before they could even begin to yell for their mother, they were blocked by a flash of cold light.
The tassel hanging from the umbrella handle was spinning like a bamboo dragonfly. Under the paper in the air, a dagger of cold light like electricity suddenly appeared, and in an instant it was directly pointed at the throat of the rickety man with a wretched face.
"Get out!" The handsome man shouted coldly, retracting the short blade to its sheath accurately, and then raised his hand to pick up the umbrella.
The threat of death in that second made the already cowardly and timid man feel a chill in his buttocks. He sat down and collapsed on the rain-soaked boat deck. He was about to roll and crawl. When he got up and jumped into the water to escape, he was already A woman shouted: "There is a thief! Catch that person quickly!" A frying pan was blown up on the ship's deck.
The first to react were a few experienced boatmen. They immediately organized a siege and started chasing and intercepting them first. The astute thief also took advantage of the chaos and squeezed into the group of women who had been fighting for the way. He used the forced cover of the aunts and aunts to escape the strong men's grasp.
Chicken feathers were flying all over the floor. How can anyone remember now that a moment ago, they caught a glimpse of the handsome young man who was more beautiful than a man? He just seemed like nothing happened, taking advantage of the commotion and dancing gracefully. He jumped off the bow of the boat, hugged the porcelain jade girl, and sailed away.
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It's getting late, and it's already half dusk.
It was still raining lightly at this time. It was not easy to carry a hungry child and rush to Yangjiawan Village. Therefore, Jiang Lan, who was disguised as a man, had to go to the town first and find a reasonably acceptable restaurant to deal with the little girl's growling belly.
The little baby is very satisfied as long as it has sweet taro in sugar water. Now it is holding a full wooden bowl and smiling broadly.
"Have you heard?" Anyone who likes to gossip always likes to start with this sentence. They don't specify what it refers to, but it can arouse the curiosity of those who are curious. "Then Mei Hua'er was He stripped off his official robe and drove him out of Yujie Post. Nuo is the one who used witchcraft to kill Lu Yicheng!"
Jiang Lan had already heard about the incident at Yujie Station as early as when she entered Yiguang Mansion. The rumors were all kinds of strange. However, whenever a woman is involved in a bizarre story, she is always very deliberately shaped into a temptress who affects her family. It is obvious that this absurd phenomenon is no different from other places even in Yujie Town, the source of the news.
Xiaolan felt helpless and couldn't help but shook her head. However, things always involve the people she cares about, so she has to be patient and listen.
Someone started, and naturally some gossips started to pick up the conversation: "I didn't strip that woman naked and chop off her head, which is an advantage for her." He said this with gritted teeth, as if he hated having his ancestral grave dug up.
The person who initiated it at first seemed to have been infected by this guy, and continued to chatter: "But, I heard that the woman's witchcraft is very good. It took thirty years of effort to defeat it by the Celestial Master who is one of the military's knife hunters." . When he was kicked out, he was already confused and crazy, which is quite pitiful."
There was a fat woman doing something good immediately next to her. She was cracking melon seeds and said with a smile: "What a shame, that witch just needs to do less harm to people. Look at this wonderful Yujie Town, it's for her." What a noisy state it has become."
"That's right, that's right. Not to mention that most of the business in my small shop has been reduced. Just say that the tall and kind man who was implicated really suffered a lot of jail time." The shopkeeper in brocade clothes was holding an abacus in his hand. He kept shouting and making noises. In fact, not many people came to his half-dead shop before.
The diner who was the first to respond immediately raised his glass and echoed: "Speaking of Gao Gongwenbin, now that he has finally taken charge of the Jade Festival Inn, it is the most worthy of laughter." While talking and laughing, he drank the full cup of turbid wine in one gulp, his face flushed. There was already a look of reverence on Zui's face, "In the future, if he makes decisions for us hardworking people, we will have a better life."
The fat woman who was still eating melon seeds had stuffed the remaining food back into her pocket. Following the man's words, her face was full of obsession and longing: "Gao Yicheng is an official elected by our people. Let's be honest." You said, this time Yujieyi asks for orders, I am one of them."
The man who spoke first was naturally the most enthusiastic: "Are you among them? Tell us quickly. I heard someone said that when Gao Gong was put in a cage for interrogation, he was protected by a colorful auspicious light. , Invulnerable to swords and guns, no traces from whipping, it must be that merit has been added to the body, and flesh and blood have become holy.”
The restaurant was still bustling inside, but there was a burst of noise outside.
At that time, there were several children, laughing and seeming to hit them with something: "Hit them quickly, hit them quickly! The dirty things are coming!"
Then a woman screamed: "Ah! Damn the broom star!"
Before the voice stopped, a slender woman with disheveled hair and disheveled face, half-clothed and covered in filth mixed with blood, crawled into the restaurant in despair, and finally collapsed on a table with all her strength. Before I could clear away the leftovers, I gulped down the leftover food at the long table.
The beggars were trying to grab the food, so the helpers in the store naturally wanted to chase them away. However, at this moment, some customers with quick thinking reacted and shouted hurriedly: "Get out of the way quickly, this is Mei Hua'er, I'm afraid I'm pregnant." She is pregnant with witchcraft. Don’t let her contaminate you and come back to harass us!"
This shout suddenly stopped the crowd of waiters, who all looked at the shopkeeper and didn't know what to do.
The other customers in the store didn't care about your shopkeeper's embarrassment. Someone immediately slammed the table, threw down a few pennies, and cursed: "It's bad luck, boss, pay the bill!" It was the diner who was nagging at first.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and diners who no longer cared about eating and wanted to run away immediately swarmed towards the door. Heads of people rushed around, and immediately a mean woman screamed: "This store is so unlucky, I won't come here again next time."
At this time, the shopkeeper had just finished arranging for the two boys to go find the longer stick. Seeing that the guests were leaving one after another, he had to grit his teeth and say goodbye: "Sir, please go slowly. Today's food and drinks are free of charge. Please wait." I will ask the Heavenly Master to do a ritual tomorrow. I will not let this witch's bad luck pollute our place." His eyes were staring at the sloppy woman who was in extreme poverty, with a fierce look of hatred and contempt.
