"A murder in an alley in the south of the city?" Zhou Chong was stunned after hearing this, and then looked at Zheng Jing next to him, who also had a puzzled expression on his face.

Seeing the expressions of Zhou Chong and Zheng Jing, County Magistrate Huang smiled and explained: "You two wise brothers don't know something. Someone found five corpses in an alley in the south of the city this morning, and there were signs of a fight at the scene.

, there was blood everywhere, it could be said to be extremely tragic, and in the end even the prefect was alarmed, and ordered me to solve the case within three days. Originally, I was having a headache about this matter, but I didn’t expect that I would learn about the case here in Wenda.

The truth is really an unexpected surprise!”

When County Magistrate Huang finished speaking, he couldn't help bursting into hearty laughter. But at this time, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but said worriedly: "Brother Huang, Wu Shan was attacked first yesterday, and then he grabbed the knife to kill as a last resort.

Calculated this way, it shouldn’t be illegal, right?”

After hearing Zhou Zhong's words, County Magistrate Huang and Zheng Jing first looked at each other, and then laughed at the same time. After a while, Magistrate Huang finally said: "Wen Da, you are worrying too much. Just like you said,

Butcher Wu was attacked first, and the other attackers were those criminals who committed all kinds of evil. The government had long wanted to catch them all, so not only was Butcher Wu innocent of killing those five people, but he was also guilty of merit. I will report it to the prefect as soon as possible.

, I will definitely get a lot of silver rewards!”

Zhou Chong was overjoyed when he heard from Magistrate Huang that Wu Shan was not guilty and had meritorious service. However, he did not forget to congratulate Magistrate Huang for solving this major case, which was a significant addition to his political achievements. He would certainly be promoted in the future.

Down.

Magistrate Huang did not expect Zhou Zhong to be so good at talking, plus the major case of five lives was solved on the same day, plus he had just taken office and had made such great achievements, he would definitely get the attention of the prefect.

Promotion in the future would also be a big help. Thinking of this, his affection for Zhou Zhong also increased again. The two soon began to call each other brothers, and they seemed to be good friends who had known each other for many years.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Zhong proposed to invite Magistrate Huang and Zheng Jing to have a meal. Magistrate Huang was in high spirits, so he naturally agreed. Zheng Jing was also very happy to see that the two friends hit it off, so the three of them came to the distance together.

In a restaurant not far from Zhou's residence, we had a table of wine and food, and we drank and chatted until midnight.

He personally escorted the staggering Huang County Magistrate and Zheng Jing to the carriage, and Zhou Zhong slowly returned to the mansion. Huang County Magistrate was worthy of being an official, and his skill in persuading and drinking wine was top-notch, as was Zhou Zhong in his previous life.

A character who drank heavily and ate meat, he had a pretty good drinking capacity. Unfortunately, he was using the original Zhou Zhong's body and could not bring his drinking capacity. Therefore, after being fed a few drinks by County Magistrate Huang, his head was now a little dizzy.

He also felt a little wandering when he walked. Fortunately, Zhou Mansion was not far from the restaurant, otherwise he would have had to ask Butler Xu to pick him up.

Feeling dizzy, Zhou Zhong finally returned home. He first took a look in Wu Shan's yard and found that Wu Shan was half sitting on the bed, listening to Butler Xu rehearsing the content of tomorrow's story. Zhou Zhong had already translated Magistrate Huang's words.

After telling them, Wu Shan was very surprised when he heard that he had killed five people. However, when he heard that there was still a silver reward to be received, he immediately grinned widely. Butler Xu also followed suit and insisted that Wu Shan be healed.

dinner.

Zhou Chong and Wu Shan chatted for a few more words. At this time, the drunkenness came to him again. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he got up and left, returned to his bedroom and fell asleep. Originally, he didn't sleep last night, although he slept during the day.

I had been sleeping for most of the day, but I still hadn't recovered. Now I drank again, so I slept in darkness until the next morning, when I was woken up by the smell of food.

Zhou Zhong opened his eyes and saw Huo'er carrying a tray and placing it on the table. On the tray was a bowl of steaming rice porridge, and on the plate next to it were two steamed buns and some pickles. At this time, Huo'er also looked at

When Zhou Zhong woke up, a sweet smile appeared on his cute little face and he said: "Brother, you're awake. Get up and eat quickly. You haven't had a good breakfast for two days!"

Zhou Zhong took a deep sniff of the aroma of the buns, and did not get up immediately. Instead, he smiled and praised: "As soon as you smell the fragrance, you will know that they must be the buns made by our Zhuo'er. Hurry up and let me try them."

I tasted it, but I couldn’t bear it anymore.”

"Puch~" Seeing the greedy look on his brother's face, Zhuo'er couldn't help laughing even though he knew it was Zhou Zhong teasing him. However, after laughing, he deliberately straightened his face and said, "Quickly

Get up at 0:00, how can anyone sit on the bed and eat?"

"Good bracelet, the snow outside hasn't melted yet, it's too cold. Besides, I have nothing to do now, so just let me eat it in bed!" Zhou Zhong imitated Duo'er and acted like a fool. Every time he got up in the morning, Duo'er would

They would find various reasons to stay in bed. In addition, the weather today was really cold, and Zhou Zhong also had the habit of staying in bed.

Seeing her always serious brother staying in bed like Duo'er, Zhuo'er also laughed out loud, but she also knew that her brother was really tired these days, so she didn't let Zhou Zhong get up and put breakfast

He brought it over and let Zhou Zhong finish it on the bed, and then took the bowls and chopsticks back to the kitchen.

Seeing the virtuous look of Zhuo'er taking care of him while eating breakfast, Zhou Zhong sighed in his heart. He didn't know which bastard boy would be lucky enough to marry a virtuous girl like Zhuo'er into his family in the future?

Thinking that such a good sister would get married sooner or later, Zhou Zhong, as an elder brother, couldn't help but feel a little sad. He looked outside through the window paper. Although the light transmittance of the window paper was very poor, Zhou Zhong could also see.

When he came out, the weather outside was not very good and the sun had not risen. This gave him even more reason to stay in bed. He hugged the quilt and lay down again, preparing to sleep again.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Not long after Zhou Zhong lay down, Butler Xu pulled him up from the bed because Xu Shenzhong, Zhang Kuang, and Li Zheng had come to visit him and were waiting in the front hall.

After hearing the news, Zhou Zhong had no choice but to get up, put on his clothes, washed up hastily, and went to the warm pavilion next to the main hall in the front yard. He found that the three of them were drinking tea there. Zhou Zhong laughed and said: "It's so cold.

Weather, how come everyone has time to come to my place?"

Xu Shenzhong was already very familiar with Zhou Zhong. After hearing Zhou Zhong's words, he also smiled and said: "Wenda, you are deaf to things outside the window and only focus on writing Journey to the West, but we common people have to worry about some common things.

, the Merit Monument has been built outside the city, and the inauguration ceremony will be held today. You, the instigator, must go and visit it no matter what, right?"

"So fast?" Zhou Zhong was extremely surprised when he heard that the Merit Monument had been completed. Less than ten days had passed since he proposed the idea of ​​the Merit Monument to Xu Shenzhong, and the Merit Monument had already been erected. This speed was too fast.

Already?

"Hey, the efficiency of government affairs varies from time to time. The key depends on who is going to do it. Brother Shenzhong's father is the top leader of our Songjiang Mansion. The orders given by him personally will naturally be followed to the best of their ability.

In addition, the merit stele is not a complicated thing. You just need to find a blank stone stele in the stone factory and engrave it with words. It doesn’t take much time at all!" At this time, Li Zheng also smiled and said, the young man was outspoken and said to

The dissatisfaction of the government is also shown on his face.

"I see, by the way, why haven't you seen Brother Minglun?" Zhou Zhong suddenly discovered that Zheng Jing, who had been drinking with him yesterday, did not come.

Hearing Zhou Zhong mention Zheng Jing, Xu Shenzhong and the three of them laughed together. Finally, Zhang Kuang said: "Wenda, you should know this best. You and Minglun drank so much wine last night.

When we went to find him before, he was still drinking and had a headache and couldn't get up at all. Originally, I was worried that you would be like Minglun, but I didn't expect that Wenda, your drinking capacity is so good. Now it seems that you haven't had any sleep at all.

You look so drunk, I really admire you!"

Zhou Chong couldn't help laughing when he heard that Zheng Jing was so drunk that he couldn't get out of bed today. They chatted for a few more words, and then they went out and got on the carriage together, preparing to visit the merit monument outside the city. After all, this matter had nothing to do with it.

They all have a great relationship, and they have saved the lives of more than 20,000 victims outside the city, so it is necessary to pay tribute to them.

Two feet of heavy snow fell the night before yesterday. After a day and night of cleaning, a walkable path has been cleared on the street. There are huge snowdrifts piled up on both sides. It is estimated that they will not melt until next spring.

The victims outside the city were mainly concentrated at the north gate, so the merit monument was also erected outside the north gate. Zhou Zhong and others rode a carriage to the north gate, but they had some trouble when leaving the city. The victims were not allowed to enter the city, so the interrogation was very thorough.

Strict, fortunately, Zhou Zhong and the others were all scholars, and Xu Shenzhong was not only the prefect, but also an official, so after his identity was revealed, the soldiers guarding the gate did not dare to stop them, and the leading guard even nodded and bowed to personally escort them out of the city.

Zhou Zhong looked at the soldiers guarding the gate on the carriage. Although he was not a soldier and had no research on military matters, he could see that the soldiers guarding the gate in the Ming Dynasty were actually a bunch of hooligans in uniforms. Ordinary people were entering and exiting the city gate.

At that time, these people were trying to take advantage of them, and they didn't look like an army at all.

In addition, the uniforms of these soldiers are also shabby, not to mention the weapons. Most of them are in tatters. Some of the soldiers even have no weapons at all. Moreover, the age of the soldiers is old and young, and there is basically no sign of youth.

, depending on their physique, it’s okay to bully ordinary people, but don’t expect to fight.

"No wonder decades later, dozens of Japanese pirates looted all the way and finally reached the gates of Nanjing. If the entire Ming Dynasty relied on these soldiers to defend the city, I'm afraid even the capital would be lost to them!" Zhou Chong whispered to himself.
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