The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 124 Zhou Sheng
As Jia Lian lowered his posture and exchanged cups with the officials, the banquet gradually became lively.

When everyone heard that Jia Lian was the proprietor of Juxianlou, he immediately said that he would definitely bring more brothers to take care of the business of Juxianlou in the future.

In this regard, Jia Lian smiled, expressing his brother's friendship.

In order to subdue these middle- and lower-level gangsters in the officialdom, a combination of kindness and power is indispensable.

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

Of course, letting his subordinates come over to take care of his business in the future is also the meaning of the question.

Although he has already seen clearly that there is no future for doing business in this official world, so he has never thought about making any inventions or opening up markets to make money, mainly because he has no time and energy.Anyway, as long as the officials and nobles are stable and their official career goes well, fame and fortune will surely come.

There is no need to deliberately pursue it, putting the cart before the horse.

However, it doesn't mean that you don't want any wealth that is so noble that you can easily grab it.

Bingmasi approached [-] people up and down, and randomly diverted some of them to Juxianlou. From now on, Juxianlou will no longer have to worry about the source of tourists...

As long as his position as commander is secure, I believe that Sun Zairen will soon ask him for instructions and want to expand the business premises.

There are dozens of tables on the upper and lower floors, which is not enough.

Soldiers and horses were a lot of wine and lustful people. After a few glasses of wine, many people showed their true colors, especially when they saw Jia Lian, they didn't think they were disobedient, and they drank to their hearts content.

For a while, there was an endless stream of voices of flattering, bragging and chatting.

Suddenly, they heard quarrels and howling in the market below, and everyone gradually stopped their voices.

Under the signal of others, the person sitting on the side pushed open the window facing the street and got up to take a look.

It turned out that a nobleman riding a horse bumped into a street vendor pushing a cart. The vendor's goods and carts lay across the street, blocking the son's way, and his slave went up to whip and drive him away.

This kind of thing is very common in the world, and everyone just watched it for fun, but a scholar jumped out and reprimanded your son for his behavior.

Although the words of righteousness and righteousness attracted applause from the common people, it also made the noble young man very reluctant to step down from the stage. Out of anger, he simply beat him together...

Jia Lian listened to everyone's report and asked the generals: "Usually, how do we deal with such a thing when our soldiers and horses encounter it?"

Commander Xie Jun hurriedly said: "My lord, we have officers and soldiers who are responsible for patrolling the city and take care of these nosy matters.

According to the practice of our military division, this kind of situation depends on the identities of the two parties involved in the trouble...

If ordinary people fight on the street and are caught by our officers and soldiers patrolling the city, then they will be punished as street sticks, or they will all be taken back to the soldiers and horses.

If there are officials' children among them, we generally just disperse them.If... if it's a dignitary that we can't afford to provoke, we all depend on the situation..."

Hehehe, it depends on the situation.

Jia Lian laughed.

He finally understood why many people said that it was difficult to be an official in the Bingma Division!

"Then what about the current situation? We, as officials of the imperial court, eat the king's salary, and we should be loyal to the king.

If we just watch what happened under our noses and remain indifferent, wouldn't we be ashamed of the black veil on our heads? "

Everyone said "yes", and someone asked for instructions to go down and deal with the matter in person.

One of them reminded: "Master Commander, the two people below know each other in humble positions. They are the son of Zhou Hongchang, the Shaoqing of Honghe Temple, and their name is Zhou Sheng. As for the scholar who was beaten, it was Gu Lantai, the leader of Lantai Temple." Tingju's third son, named Gu Min, styled Danfeng.

It's okay to say that the Gu family is an ordinary official, but the Zhou family is not ordinary.

That Zhou Sheng is the younger brother of nobleman Zhou in the palace, so the Zhou family is the real relatives of the emperor, and it is not easy for us soldiers and horses to offend such a person.According to my humble opinion, we just show up and persuade them to go away.

Usually, the sons of such aristocratic families still give us soldiers and horses some face. People who see us will stop and leave.As for the rest of the matter, let the Zhou family and the Gu family solve it by themselves, we don't have to go through this muddy water..."

The reason why Jia Lian didn't issue the order immediately was that he just wanted to see how well Bing Masi controlled the west city, and how long it would take for the officers and soldiers patrolling the city to arrive.

As for the scholar, he was beaten anyway, so it would be okay to take a few more whips...

Jia Lian was a little surprised when he heard the words Lantai Temple.Since he is the son of an official under Lin Ruhai's seat, he has to help.

So he smiled at the official who spoke: "If this official thinks, should we wade into this muddy water?"

The official still wanted to express his opinion, Fan Jin hurriedly said: "As long as your lord orders, the subordinate officials will follow."

On the street, Zhou Sheng seemed to have lost his temper, and felt a little troubled, so he wanted to run away.

Suddenly a rough voice shouted: "Stop!"

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

"Who are you, dare to meddle in the young master's business?"

There was no need for Xie Jun and others to answer, the officers and soldiers of a group of soldiers and horses in the distance finally rushed over after hearing the news, and when they saw Xie Jun and others, they immediately went to pay their respects.

The surrounding common people were overjoyed when they saw that these ordinary-looking men were all officials of the Military Division.

Zhou Sheng was also taken aback, how could he have expected that he would be so lucky that he just happened to run into a group of officials from the Bingma Division who were out for dinner.

But Bingmasi, the common people are afraid of this yamen that controls the sky, the earth, and the air. To him, that's the same thing.

Seeing that these people had made up their minds not to let him leave, they immediately said angrily: "Do you know who I am? Get out of here immediately if you are sensible."

Xie Jun and the others also turned dark.

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

He also thought that Jia Lian was on top anyway, so he decided to take these people down.

The little flag officer who led the team looked at the superiors in surprise, and then led the team forward to fetch the people.

"It's against you. The little soldier Ma Si dares to arrest the young master. The young master is the younger brother of Empress Zhou in the palace. Who of you dares to touch me?"

As soon as they heard that he was the younger brother of the empress in the palace, the officers and soldiers who had just arrived under the horse did not dare to do anything.

Forced action, hurting the golden body of the nobleman, they can't afford to walk around...

On the side, Gu Danfeng, a scholar who saw the injustice on the road, saw this, and cursed inwardly: No wonder the officers and soldiers of the Bingma Division are said to be a mob.

But at the moment, we can only rely on these people to uphold justice for them, so regardless of the pain in the whole body, I stood up and said to the leaders: "This person rode a horse in the street. Not only did he have no remorse after hurting someone, but he even allowed the servants to beat me and others." , everyone present has witnessed it with their own eyes, and please, my lords, enforce the law impartially!"

The people around, as early as Zhou Sheng revealed his identity, knew that today's matter would probably be over.

What kind of bastards are soldiers and horses? Most of the people in the capital know in their hearts that it is absolutely impossible for them to stand up for a peddler and a scholar and offend the relatives of the country.

Even so, many people couldn't help booing beside them, echoing: "Men, please enforce the law impartially..."

Even if it's useless, it's a pleasure to yell at the skin of the officers and soldiers of Ma Si.

Xie Jun and the others couldn't get off the stage, and while dealing with Gu Danfeng and the others, they signaled the officers and soldiers to arrest them.

That Zhou Sheng had already seen that Xie Jun and the others lacked confidence, and became even more unwilling to give in. Seeing that the officers and soldiers were trying to arrest him, he simply pulled out the sword on the horse and held up the sword.While threatening Xie Jun and the others: "You wait, after today, I will definitely make you look good..."

Seeing that Bingma Si was about to lose all face, a clear and majestic voice sounded from behind everyone.

"Assault in the street, arrest with a weapon, according to the law of the Great Wei, you can shoot to kill."

Immediately, everyone saw a handsome young man walking up surrounded by everyone.

What's even more shocking is that those soldiers and horse officers in plain clothes bowed their heads to pay respects when they saw someone coming: "My lord~"

The big guy is coming...

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

Jia Lian saw at a glance that more than a dozen officers and soldiers in military armor, armed with knives and sticks, were helpless against a young man on a horse.In such a situation, one can imagine how he, the boss of the army and horse department, feels.

I knew that the soldiers and horses were all rich and noble soldiers who dealt with the people of the capital, and they could not be compared with the frontier army, but they were speechless enough to be so incompetent.

"Within three breaths, if you still can't take this person down, you can take off all your armor and go back to farming. The imperial court doesn't need such waste, and neither do I, the military commander."

The soldiers were basically young men in their 30s and [-]s, and they all guessed that Jia Lian was the new commander.

Being scolded and degraded by the chief officer, the officers and soldiers whose self-esteem was seriously injured couldn't bear it. They looked at each other and became ruthless. They raised the expulsion stick and stabbed at Zhou Sheng who was on the horse fiercely.In just two or three blows, it was overturned, and all the officers and soldiers rushed up and firmly restrained it.

Zhou Sheng was actually just bluffing, even though he drew his sword, he didn't dare to 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 yelled at Jia Lian, only reaffirming his identity and threatening words.

Jia Lian didn't bother to talk to him, and asked Fan Jin, "According to the law, how should this person be dealt with?"

Fan Jin hurriedly said: "My lord, according to the law, those who fight fiercely in the streets in the middle of Beijing, and everyone involved in the incident, will be given a [-]-stick stick. If the circumstances are serious, the stick will be [-], and they will be taken back to the Yamen for detention..."

The 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 is not like the incompetent person who is flattering and flattering. In his heart, he is both jealous and envious, but also admirable.

So he cupped his hands and said: "My lord, this man rode his horse to attack us first, and ordered his servants to beat us, and just now he was arrested with a weapon by virtue of his identity. His attitude is so arrogant and domineering, and the influence is very bad. Please punish me severely, my lord." , to rectify the laws and regulations 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 down on the ground, he calmly ordered: "All of them can be placed on the ground with forty sticks, and then they will be taken back to the prison to await interrogation."

"grown ups……"

Fan Jin beside him wanted to persuade Jia Lian not to really offend the Zhou family, but seeing Jia Lian's face, he endured it again.

Anyway, as an adult, you don't have to be afraid of the Zhou family's revenge... From this point of view, it is a good thing that Bingmasi transferred such a noble-born son of a noble family. You don't have to be so timid when dealing with such things.

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(End of this chapter)