Chapter 124 Zhou Sheng

As Jia Lian lowered his body and exchanged glasses with other officials, the banquet gradually became lively.

When everyone heard that Jia Lian was the owner of Juxian Tower, he immediately said that he would bring more brothers to take care of Juxian Tower's business in the future.

In response, Jia Lian smiled and expressed his gratitude to his brothers.

To conquer these people from the middle and lower levels of official circles, it is necessary to give them both kindness and power.

Inviting everyone to drink together is the fastest and most effective way to get closer.

Of course, asking his subordinates to take care of his business in the future is also the intended meaning of the question.

Although he had already seen clearly that there was no future in doing business in this official world, so he never thought about making any inventions or opening up markets to make money, mainly because he had no time and energy. Anyway, as long as the official position and title are secure and the official career goes smoothly, fame and fortune will surely come rolling in.

There is no need to pursue it deliberately and put the cart before the horse.

However, he is not so noble that he doesn’t even want the wealth he can easily grab.

There are nearly two thousand people in the Military and Horse Division, and they will divert some of them to Juxian Tower. From now on, Juxian Tower will no longer have to worry about the source of customers...

As long as his position as commander is secure, I believe Sun Zai will soon ask him for instructions to expand his business premises.

The dozens of tables on the three floors now are simply not enough.

Soldiers and horses are often drunkards. After a few glasses of wine, many people show their true colors. Especially when they see Jia Lian, they don’t feel dissatisfied and start drinking happily.

For a time, there was an endless stream of people flattering, bragging and chatting.

Suddenly I heard quarreling and wailing coming from the market below, and everyone gradually stopped making noises.

At the signal of others, the people sitting on the edge opened the windows facing the street and stood up to take a look.

It turned out that a noble prince hit a vendor pushing a cart on horseback. The vendor's goods and carts were lying across the street, blocking the young prince's way, so his slaves went up to whip and drive him away.

This kind of thing is very common in the world, and everyone just watched it as a show of excitement, but unexpectedly a scholar jumped out and reprimanded the noble young master for his behavior.

Although his righteous words attracted applause from the common people, they also made the noble man very embarrassed. In anger, he even beat him...
< br />After listening to everyone's reports, Jia Lian asked the generals: "Usually, how would our army and horse department deal with such a thing?"

Commander Xie Jun said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, our Army and Horses Department has officers and soldiers who are specially responsible for patrolling the city, who are responsible for taking care of these nosy matters.

According to the practice of our Army and Horses Department, this situation , it depends on the identity of the two parties...

If ordinary people are fighting in the street and are caught by our officers and soldiers patrolling the city, then they will be punished with a cane on the street, or all of them will be taken back to the military department. Let’s worry about it again.

If there are officials’ children among them, we usually just disperse them. If...if they are powerful people who can’t even be offended by our army, we will decide according to the situation..."

Hahaha, it depends on the situation.

Jia Lian laughed.

He could finally understand why many people said that it was difficult to become an official in the Military and Horse Division!

"What about the current situation? As officials of the imperial court, we are responsible for the emperor's salary and are loyal to the emperor.

What happened under our noses, if If you just watch and remain indifferent, wouldn’t you be ashamed of having this black veil on your head?”

Everyone said “yes”, and some asked for instructions to go down and handle the matter personally.

One of them reminded: "Returning to the commander, the two people below know each other in their humble positions. They are the sons of Zhou Hongchang, the young minister of Honglu Temple. His name is Zhou Sheng. As for the scholar who was beaten, This is the third son of Gu Tingju, Langtai Lang of Lantai Temple. His name is Gu Min and his courtesy name is Danfeng.

The Gu family can be said to be ordinary officials, but the Zhou family is not ordinary.

That Zhou Sheng is the younger brother of noble Zhou in the palace, so the Zhou family is the real relatives of the emperor. It is not easy for our army and horse department to offend such people. In my humble opinion, we can only It's enough to come forward and persuade them to leave.

Usually, the young masters from such aristocratic families still give our Bingma Division some face. Anyone who sees us will stop and leave. As for what happens next. Let the Zhou family and the Gu family solve the matter by themselves. We don’t have to wade into this muddy water..."

The reason why Jia Lian didn’t issue the order immediately was because he just wanted to see what the Soldiers and Horses Department wanted about Xicheng. I want to see how long it will take for the officers and soldiers patrolling the city to arrive.

As for the scholar, he was beaten anyway, so a few more lashes would probably be okay...

When he heard the words "Lantai Temple", Jia Lian was a little surprised. Since he was the son of an official under Lin Ruhai, he had to help even more.

So he smiled at the official who spoke: "What if I think we should go into this muddy water?"

The official still wanted to express his opinion, so Fan Jin quickly said : "As long as the adults tell me, all the subordinates will do it."

On the street, that weekSheng seemed to have lost his temper and felt that he was in trouble, so he wanted to run away.

Suddenly I heard a rough voice shouting: "Stop!"

Then I saw several burly men walking out of a restaurant, seeming to stop him.

"Who are you, dare to meddle in my business?"

No need for Xie Jun and others to answer, a group of officers and soldiers from the Military and Horse Division in the distance finally heard the news and came over , saw Xie Jun and others, and immediately came forward to pay their respects.

When the people around them saw that these men in ordinary clothes were actually officials from the Military and Horse Department, they were immediately happy.

Zhou Sheng was also stunned. He never expected that he would be so lucky to bump into a group of officials from the Military and Horse Division who were out to eat.

But as for the Bingma Division, the common people are afraid of this yamen, which controls the sky, the earth, the earth, and the air. To him, that's all.

Seeing that these people were determined not to let him leave, they immediately said angrily: "Do you know who I am? If you are sensible, get out of here immediately."

Xie Jun and others' faces also turned dark.

After all, they are also serious court officials. Naturally, they cannot bear to be insulted like this by a scoundrel in front of the common people.

Thinking that Jia Lian was in charge anyway, he decided to capture these people first.

The small flag officer who led the team looked at the superior officers in surprise, and then led the team forward to get the person.

"I have rebelled against you. Even a small soldier and horse commander dare to arrest the young master. The young master is the biological brother of Empress Zhou in the palace. Which one of you dares to touch me?"

Once they heard that he was the biological brother of the empress in the palace, the officers and soldiers who had just rushed to the horse did not dare to take action.

The noble man’s golden body was injured by force, but they couldn’t bear to walk around...

On the side, Gu Danfeng, the scholar who roared when he saw injustice on the road, saw this and felt in his heart Cursing secretly: No wonder they say that the officers and soldiers of the Military and Horse Division are a mob. They bully the weak and fear the strong. They only know how to bully the common people. It is really hateful.

But now I can only rely on these people to uphold justice for them, so regardless of the pain all over my body, I stood up and said to the few leaders: "This man is riding a horse in the street, and he has no regrets after hurting others. Instead, he allowed his servants to beat us. Everyone present witnessed it with his own eyes. Please, sir, enforce the law impartially!” The matter will probably be settled.

What kind of thing is the Bingma Division? Most of the people in the capital know clearly that it is absolutely impossible for them to stand up for a hawker and scholar and offend the relatives of the country.

Even so, many people couldn't help but booed and echoed: "Please, gentlemen, enforce the law impartially..."

Even if it's useless, just roar, and the officers and soldiers will be ashamed. Skin is also a pleasure.

Xie Jun and others were a little unable to get off the stage. While dealing with Gu Danfeng and others, they signaled the officers and soldiers to arrest them.

But Zhou Sheng had already seen that Xie Jun and others were not confident enough, and became more and more unwilling to give in. Seeing the officers and soldiers trying to catch him, he simply pulled out the sword on the horse and raised the sword to fight. While threatening Xie Jun and others: "You guys wait, after today, I will definitely make you look good..."

When seeing that the face of the Bingma Division was almost lost, a clear voice A somewhat majestic voice sounded from behind everyone.

"Assault in the street, arrest with weapons, according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, you can kill without mercy."

Suddenly, everyone saw a handsome young man, surrounded by everyone Walked up.

What is even more shocking is that when the officers of the Military and Horse Division in civilian clothes saw the visitor, they all bowed their heads and said: "Your Excellency~"

The big shot is here...

This was the first reaction in the hearts of the people, so they all consciously stepped back to leave enough space for Jia Lian and others.

Jia Lian took a quick look and saw that there were more than a dozen officers and soldiers of the Army and Horse Division wearing military armor, carrying swords and holding staffs, but they were helpless against a young man riding a horse. In such a situation, one can imagine how he, the boss of the Military and Horse Division, felt.

I had known that the soldiers and horses in the army were all wealthy soldiers who dealt with the people of the capital and could not be compared with the border troops. But to be so incompetent is enough to make people speechless.

"If you still can't capture this person within three breaths, you can all take off your armor and go back to farming. The imperial court doesn't need such trash, and neither do I, the Army and Horses Division."

The soldiers were basically young men in their twenties and thirties, and they all guessed that Jia Lian was the new commander.

Being scolded and belittled by the chief officer, the officers and soldiers whose self-esteem was seriously hurt could not bear it anymore. They looked at each other and became fierce. They raised their expulsion sticks and fiercely pointed at the horses together. Zhou Sheng stabbed him. In just two or three blows, it was overturned, and all the officers and soldiers swarmed up and restrained it firmly.

In fact, Zhou Sheng was just bluffing. Although he drew his sword, he did not dare to actually assassinate officers and soldiers in the street, so he had no choice but to be caught.

But his momentum was still not lost. He raised his head and shouted at Jia Lian. He only reiterated his identity and made some threats.

Jia Lian was too lazy to pay attention to him and asked Fan Jin: "According to the law, how should this person be dealt with?"

Fan Jin hurriedly said: "Reporting to your lord, according to the law, anyone who commits violence in the streets of Beijing will be punished with twenty sticks. If the case is serious, he will be given forty sticks and will be taken back to the Yamen for detention... …"

Scholar Gu Danfeng was also surprised when he saw Jia Lian.

This person is about the same age as him, but unexpectedly he is already in a high position!

Looking at Jia Lian's behavior and speech, he was not like the incompetent person who only flattered him. He felt jealous, envious, and admirable at the same time.

So he hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Your Excellency, this man rode in front of us to commit murder. He also ordered his slaves to beat us. Just now he was arrested with a weapon based on his identity. His attitude was so arrogant and domineering, and the impact was very great. It's bad, please punish me severely and uphold the laws of the country."

Jia Lian glanced at him, yes, a scholar who can hold grudges is a good scholar.

Looking back at Zhou Sheng and his five servants who were pinned to the ground, he calmly ordered: "All of them caned forty on the spot and then be escorted back to the prison to await interrogation."

"My lord..."

Fan Jin next to him wanted to persuade Jia Lian not to really offend the Zhou family, but when he saw Jia Lian's expression, he endured it.

Anyway, as an adult, I don’t need to be afraid of the Zhou family’s revenge... From this point of view, it is a good thing for the Military and Horse Division to transfer such a noble descendant of the sect. Maybe, in the future, the Bingma Division won't have to be so timid when dealing with such matters.

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