Su Jing was very polite in his words, especially towards his friends, he was not stingy!
It was Su Jing's bold words that hurt Tang Jianqiu.
He was so passionate about him in his previous life, but when he thought about the end Su Jing had fallen into in order to save himself in his previous life, he felt a little guilty;
He won't let what happened in his past life happen again!
In order to avoid making the other party suspicious, Tang Jianqiu subconsciously suppressed the most real emotion in his heart and changed his words:
"Thank you Brother Su for your kindness. Tang will not consider this matter for now."
Su Jing felt a little strange. He always felt that Tang Jianqiu was a little different from what he had seen before. He didn't know whether it was because of stimulation or something.
However, he didn't think much about it and just kept his calm mind.
"How come? You want to follow Lin Bu's example of me wandering around and being crazy, like clouds and cranes flying around?" Su Jing said a joke, thinking that Tang Jianqiu was planning to live alone, so he made such remarks.
Tang Jianqiu shook his head and said: "That's not possible. However, I am busy with official duties during this period. I'm afraid I won't have time these days."
"Why are you so stubborn? It's been a while since I've seen you, and I miss you so much. Why don't you come to Su Mansion or Dali Temple to find me?"
After hearing Su Jing's words, Tang Jianqiu explained the reason: "I went to Linyi County to capture key criminals a few days ago. I just returned to Peiping today. Brother Su, I will apologize to you here. I will visit you another day." ."
Su Jing couldn't stand listening to what Tang Jianqiu said. He just felt that it was so unfamiliar that he felt uncomfortable.
He waved his hand and said: "Why are you so polite between you and me? Weird, since we haven't seen each other for a long time, why don't you have a few drinks with me? I'll be your host today! You should give me some face!"
"Forget it, it's up to you. Brother Su spends the money."
"Walk!"
After that, Su Jing took Tang Jianqiu to the inn where he often went. The two sat around the table, casually ordered some food, and prepared a jar of good wine to celebrate.
Su Jing was in a good mood, but Tang Jianqiu seemed to have something on his mind and didn't speak for a long time, which attracted Su Jing's attention.
He couldn't help but said: "How is this? I haven't seen you for half a year but you have become lackluster. Could it be that you have worked too hard recently?"
Su Jing knew very well that Tang Jianqiu's nature was that he would fight tooth and nail for everything, so it must be a bit annoying, right?
Normally Tang Jianqiu would not have such emotions. Perhaps he felt guilty thinking about all the things in his past life, and then he said after realizing:
"It's nothing, I'm just thinking about something. Brother Su, I'd like to toast you."
"Hahaha, okay! Do it!"
The two raised their glasses and clinked their bowls, then drank it all.
"I haven't been this happy for a long time, Jianqiu, how are you feeling these days?"
Tang Jianqiu said: "Thank you for your concern. It's been pretty good recently. How about you?"
"I'll leave it at that. The imperial court has given me a holiday these days, so I came here to wander around. I wanted to get a piece of material for your sister-in-law. It's a coincidence that I met you here."
Su Jing poured wine as he spoke, and at the same time did not forget to pour some for Tang Jianqiu.
Tang Jianqiu suddenly realized, "So that's it. I'm afraid my sister-in-law will blame you for coming to drink with me today."
"Your sister-in-law is gentle and virtuous, so she won't blame me. Besides, it's just a few drinks. What's wrong with being willful? Since you're here, you should drink to your heart's content!"
"Okay, do it!"
The two of them drank three drinks in succession, and they were not even a little tipsy.
After drinking the warm wine, the two of them felt much better.
"Come on, sir! Here are the side dishes you asked for. Please take your time." The waiter put the plated food on the table very flatteringly, and then left.
Just when the two of them were about to move their chopsticks and get ready, they heard the sound of someone making trouble, which was really upsetting.
"Hey! I'm talking about you! You've been noisy since you entered the door. When will it calm down? You won't let anyone eat!"
"How come? You open this store? There are so many people who don't say anything, but you are the only one who has the most trouble! If you don't want to eat, go out to eat!"
The quarrels became louder and louder. At first they could be tolerated, but as time went by they started to get violent.
Several people were unwilling to show weakness, and no one was willing to bow to the other.
One of them was so angry that he flipped the table on the spot as if he had been humiliated.
The other party was even more angry when they saw that this person was so arrogant and knocked all the dishes, food, wine and meat to the ground. They clamored and wanted to teach the other party a lesson.
"Why is it that someone is making trouble even when we are eating?"
Tang Jianqiu thought to himself that it was really upsetting to finally reunite with his old friends, and now such troubles appeared again;
Tang Jianqiu and Su Jing were originally officials in the court, and they were the least likely to cause trouble.
Ever since, the two of them shouted almost at the same time: "Stop! Don't make mistakes!"
The people in the quarrel were already angry because of this matter, and now they were even more angry when they heard that someone wanted to meddle in other people's business. They blurted out without even thinking:
"Hey! Are you minding your own business? I advise you not to be shameless! Otherwise...don't blame grandpa for his punch..."
At first they spoke very forcefully, but when they turned around and saw the official uniform Tang Jianqiu was wearing, the smiles on their faces suddenly solidified.
No matter how uneducated the people here were, they could tell at a glance that Tang Jianqiu was a military attache, especially the cold murderous aura emanating from his body that made people shudder.
They were so frightened that they knelt down almost at the same time. As if they were looking at evil spirits, they knelt down and begged for mercy:
"Sir, please spare your life! Please spare your life, my lord, we will never dare to do it again!"
Tang Jianqiu originally didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but now this matter has been put in front of him and he can't ignore it.
Since Beizhen Fusi has the right to arrest, torture, and execute on his own, Beizhen Fusi still has the right to try them.
Of course, relatively speaking, it is not a big deal. These people are just provoking troubles.
The matter is relatively minor, so a light punishment is enough. There is no need to escort him to Beizhen Fusi. If this is really necessary, let it be handled by the local government.
"Why are you so afraid? Can I eat people?"
Tang Jianqiu just said it in a normal tone, but to them it was a book of life and death from the underworld, which made them terrified;
"No, no, no! Please forgive me!"
As they were talking, they kowtowed even harder, fearing that if they slacked off even a little bit, they would be canonized by Tang Jianqiu;
Su Jing was also happy to see this scene. He had never seen Tang Jianqiu handling a case with his own eyes on weekdays. He didn't expect that just a casual sentence would frighten them like this.
He is also very clear about the Ming Dynasty's laws and regulations. If there is a quarrel, he will be whipped ten times. If there is a fight, it will be even worse. He will basically be beaten until he can't stand up.
Of course, it was not illegal in the Ming Dynasty to gather crowds to resist grain supplies or to go on strike against exams or markets.
They knew very well the tactics of the officers and soldiers, and they did not dare to ask for anything more than to be given a lighter sentence;
Seeing that Tang Jianqiu was silent made them even more panicked, so they turned their attention to Su Jing for help, hoping that he could help them speak.
Su Jing acted as if he didn't see it and just turned his attention elsewhere.
He didn't want to get involved in this muddy water.
I thought that Tang Jianqiu could breathe a sigh of relief because they were first offenders, and at worst they could reward them a little more. However, Tang Jianqiu remained calm-faced and had a clear attitude:
"Since you have broken the law, you should be held responsible for what you have done. Fortunately, the crime is relatively minor, and you will only get a few slaps in the face."
Hearing that these troublemakers were slightly relieved, they were gangsters who had never read books and had no idea about the extent of their guilt.
At first they thought they would be severely punished for this, because just now they had made rude remarks and almost insulted Tang Jianqiu and Su Jing. If so, the crime would be quite serious!
However, what they don't know is that in the Ming Dynasty, unless you have a certain status, you will be punished for swearing! And the guilt is not small;
"Yes Yes!"
No matter how much dissatisfaction and complaint they have, they can only break their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs. At best, they are just ordinary people, and it is difficult to go against the officers and soldiers.
"Don't you consider escorting to Dali Temple?"
Su Jing took advantage of the situation and put his elbow on Tang Jianqiu's left shoulder, quite teasingly.
As his friend, how could Tang Jianqiu not understand what he meant? He just smiled and answered his question seriously:
"The Dali Temple is responsible for the trial of prison cases. Normal cases are usually handed over to the Ministry of Punishment. Only when there are some serious cases, or involving the death penalty or the royal family and nobles, will they be handed over to the Dali Temple for trial."
People in Dali Temple have corresponding official positions, even higher than those in the Ministry of Punishment. They are mainly responsible for reviewing the judgments of the Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment, hearing death penalty cases for the emperor, etc., and have the responsibility of hearing cases in prisons;
"Are you really so serious? Ignore them. Let's go. Don't let these gangsters spoil your mood."
Su Jing was talking about eating. They just drank a few glasses of wine to fill their stomachs before filling their stomachs. Only when they were full would they have enough energy.
"OK."
Tang Jianqiu readily agreed, and the two of them returned to their seats, sat down, picked up their chopsticks, and started eating.
After eating and drinking, the two of them rested here for a while. When they left, Su Jing originally wanted to ask Tang Jianqiu to stay for a while. After all, they hadn't seen each other for half a year, so they missed him.
However, Tang Jianqiu was stubborn and insisted on dealing with the affairs of Fusi in Beizhen before getting back together with Su Jing.
Since Tang Jianqiu insisted on doing this, it was hard for Su Jing to stop him, so he should let him go:
Su Jing knew nothing about this. Although he didn't know the secret, he knew one thing.
Beizhen Fusi has many tasks and often travels across the country, especially those with high official positions. It may be troublesome to ask His Majesty for leave.
After returning to Fusi, Beizhen, Tang Jianqiu went to Zhao Prison specifically. He just glanced at the unforgivable criminals imprisoned, and finally turned his attention to the county magistrate and the big man who were detained and looked down upon him.
Tang Jianqiu naturally didn't need to look good on such heartless and inhumane scum like them, he just ordered them to go down and entertain them;
Then bursts of miserable wailings came from it, and Tang Jianqiu walked out of Zhao Prison with an expressionless expression, as if it were commonplace;
Gradually, he figured out some things. Since Beizhen Fusi was special, he could be directly responsible to Dongchang.
Sometimes he could even cross the east field and report directly to the emperor. Perhaps this was one of the reasons why Wei Zhongxian hated him in his previous life.
In addition, Tang Jianqiu was upright, fair and honest, so he would not be swayed by a small gain.
Of course, this is not the most direct reason. The most fatal point is that the Donglin party struggle did not go as Wei Zhongxian thought, but that is a story for another day;
