After following along the way, the scenery changed. Sometimes it was in the mountain village, sometimes it was in the jungle. The ox cart gradually slowed down. A river was seen from afar. Pei Ziyun hid on one side and saw brothels connected to the river, steps by the water, and weeping willows. The boatman slowly rowed the oars. A woman on the side of the river was washing clothes with a hammer.
This river is the Lu River, a major transportation route, connecting dozens of counties and several prefectures along the way, and merchant ships cruising like crucian carp and flowing endlessly.
In addition to merchant ships, there are also pleasure boats. These pleasure boats are made of wooden double-layer ships, with more than a dozen rooms on each floor, which are a must-have boat for fun.
At this time, the ox cart stopped and saw Tang Zhen go down and get on a pleasure boat. On the deck inside, several girls were posing in the water and painting their eyebrows and dressing up.
At this time, the sky was not dark, and Pei Ziyun didn't go there. He knew the location and stared at it from afar. There were naturally hotels selling wine and sporadic raindrops in this kind of place. So he found a hotel. When he saw it, he saw that the store was called Ji Family Hotel.
When I entered the store, the storefront was not big, and there were six tables in the two front stores. At this time, due to the cloudy day, the oil lamp was already lit, and there were only seven or eight guests, some of whom had dinner, some of whom had wine and chatted.
When the shop assistant saw Pei Ziyun, he waved his cloth towel to greet him and said, "Young Master, please come in. Although this store is not big, the food is good. Try it."
As he spoke, he pointed to a brand that was not old and not old.
Pei Ziyun looked at it, and only nodded her head, and chose a table in the corner: "Put the pot of wine, here is close to the river, probably the carp is very fresh. Add a plate of braised carp, a plate of white chopped chicken, and then stir-fry a vegetarian dish and a plate of peanuts!"
The shop clerk immediately shouted: "Okay, young master, wait."
Since there are not many customers, the dishes are served quickly. The white-cut chicken and peanuts are served in just one or two minutes. The carp and vegetarian dishes are not slow. The wine is very ordinary, just rice wine.
After drinking a glass of wine, Pei Ziyun breathed. Although it didn't rain just now, the wind was also cold. Now that I poured wine and ate vegetables, I gradually recovered.
Even though it rained, there were still people wearing straw raincoats on the boat.
Pei Ziyun was eating the food and thought to himself: "I heard that prostitutes were divided into four levels and first-class ones. They were not allowed to enter the game without someone's guidance. Is it just that those good wives and concubines from the Holy Prison Gate came out by chance?"
"The so-called good prostitute often takes customers, claiming to be selling art but not selling herself, but just using literature to attract loving customers. As for third and fourth grades, it's just ordinary."
"It seems that there is at least a second-class service to have a pleasure boat."
After using the meal, it was getting late. Pei Ziyun left the shop and walked along the river. The rain was not heavy. Every bit, many pleasure boats flowed along the river. It was common for officials and scholars to behave, and the government also opened its eyes and closed its eyes.
I saw people lit lanterns on the pleasure boat, and there were also lights flashing in the room, like stars imprinted in the river, and music was heard.
These pleasure boats are walking slowly along the river bank, not for the road, just for the appreciation. Pei Ziyun saw that it was already night and walked to a shore. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he jumped onto a boat, and then jumped onto the pleasure boat.
The deck of this pleasure boat is open with a semicircular arcade. On the arcade, a black plaque with cloud patterns written on it with two golden words "painted". The painting is the name of this pleasure boat.
Standing on the boat, you can see the river surface. The water flow is calm and gentle. The lights of the lanterns are dim and swaying in the wind. The sound of silk and bamboo is heard. The singing girl sang softly with a clapper. The singing voice is as thin as hair, as if there is something or nothing, and there are still people outside shouting.
"Sister Lan, serve the food quickly."
"Hey, right now!" The voice of a middle-aged woman responded diligently.
Pei Ziyun hid and saw a layer first. He saw that there were several officials inside the layer, and the stove was warming the wine. He took a look and knew a few, all of them were county officials, and the inspection was inside, as if it was the center.
Several officials were in their arms, and some people said to the inspector: "You are lucky. It is said that this Black Wind Thieves not only have many benefits, but also can be promoted to Jin. If you really become a county magistrate, you will have the right result, don't forget us."
A beautiful prostitute was serving wine to the inspector and drinking, smiling: "Of course, but now we don't talk about official business. We can search for all the Luhe pleasure boats with you, and it is not as good as ours to be the one who is a man of the Luhe marquis."
When these people heard this, they laughed and scolded: "If you take advantage of it, you will behave like a good person. Why are you looking for the Luhe pleasure boat? We are just here to understand the people's feelings."
As he said that, he said to the woman in his arms: "Little woman, why are you suffering? Report to me."
The woman in her arms smiled: "Sir, the little girl's skirt is in pain, please understand the people's feelings."
Everyone laughed suddenly.
"I didn't expect that the inspector seemed square and could easily become corrupt." Pei Ziyun did not expect to meet the inspector. After thinking about it, he understood.
This inspection has the merits of the Black Wind Thieves. It seems that they have not eaten alone and have given some money to their superiors to operate. Now they can be promoted to a higher level and become a county lieutenant.
If the inspection was just a poor person in the past, now when it comes to the ninth rank, many people still think that this is not a serious official position, but this county magistrate has been appointed by the court for thousands of years.
The county magistrate is under the county magistrate, and is the county magistrate assistant to the county magistrate and chief clerk. He is in charge of public security and arresting theft. The county magistrate is the deputy chief and assists the county magistrate in administration. The chief clerk is the gou prosecutor, responsible for the gou prosecutor's documents and supervising the county government.
The county magistrate is in charge of justice and prison, arresting theft, hearing cases, and judging ordinary cases. It can be said that he is the supervisor of the inspection, and he has indeed achieved the right result.
"But it's not my business. Even if he is beheaded due to corruption, it's his business." Pei Ziyun continued to dive along the boat, slowly dived over, and reached a new level.
When I looked inside close to the window, I saw that the candle inside was bright, and a man looked at it carefully. It was Tang Zhen.
Tang Zhen was hugging two women at this moment, and his hands were not idle. He could get into the dresses of the two women. At this time, he was flirting, panting from time to time, drinking from time to time, and saying some gossip.
Pei Ziyun gradually understood that these two women, one is the wife of the Qian family and the other is the Miss Qian family. The Qian family is a wealthy family in the county and are both serious women. At this moment, I don’t know why they are hanging with Tang Zhen here.
The wind was a little cold at night, and the windows were blowing a little whistling. At this time, I heard the woman inside say in a coquettish voice: "This wind blows, it's really scary. Tang Lang goes to the windows."
Tang Zhen moved his hand and listened to the woman in his arms panting, and said with a smile: "You have been in this holy sect for so long and are carrying Taoism. How could you be afraid of the sound of the wind that I don't believe it?"
At this time, a woman pushed Tang Zhen: "Tang Lang, stop playing, I don't know how the young master has prepared for your matter."
"What are you anxious about? I've already invited you personally. In more than ten days, there will be a gathering of scholars, and you can start at that time." Tang Zhen was playing with the snow-white space and refused to let go.
At this time, I heard the lady say, "Sister-in-law, you don't know about this. I have made a plan with Tang Lang, and then Tang Lang will trick him."
"There is already a fragrance of nourishing the spirit on the Wenhui ship. This fragrance alone is not only harmless to people, but also nourishing the spirit. No one can find out."
"But as long as you put another medicine in the wine glass and the wine is fragrant, even the saint cannot bear it. Then we use the excuse of traveling. As soon as we approach, he will not be able to endure it. Doing rude things in public will humiliate me. At that time, it will ruin his reputation."
"Jiu Yu is also a pedantic person, so he will definitely not be able to bear it. In the eyes of everyone, he will not give up until he has eliminated his fame and reputation."
“We will complete the task by then.”
Hearing this, Tang Zhen remained silent and looked a little unhappy. He saw the Qian family who had just spoken and pushed Tang Zhen with his hand and said, "What are you not happy about? Although you have made a marriage contract, I even brought my sister-in-law to have fun with you. Our practice of holy Dharma is not the same."
"And not to mention that he can't take advantage of it in full view of everyone, even if he takes advantage of it, it's okay - we pseudonyms of wives and concubines are really the same family, so it's normal for us to communicate with each other. Otherwise, how can we have the blessing you enjoy now?"
Hearing this, Pei Ziyun smiled coldly. It turned out that this was Tang Zhen's plan, and he killed Heifeng Village. Unexpectedly, the Prison Saint Sect had a reaction.
Now that he had a scheming, he was about to leave, and he listened to the inside, saying, "It's not just this Pei Ziyun, but you see that inspector, but also the one who the young master asked to deal with."
"It's too easy to deal with it. I just asked a few people to help him a little, so I pulled him into the water. He was a martial artist and was weak in the county, so he was beaten."
"On the one hand, he is drunk, sex and money, and on the other hand, he is asked to do something illegal. After the use of it is almost done, our people will come forward to report it. The evidence is real, and he will be punished for death, chopped off his head, and confiscated his home. Even his women are charged into this pleasure boat, so that we can see the means of our Holy Gate."
"And the person who reported this can gain a reputation of integrity. Although our people from the Holy Sect are suspicious of the dragon spirit and no matter how they plan, they cannot become a seventh-rank official, but they can still have multiple local snakes."
After hearing this, Pei Ziyun looked at her secretly. Seeing Tang Zhen’s face changed drastically, she was talking about the inspection, but in fact she warned Tang Zhen that she was really trying to kill two birds with one stone, but Pei Ziyun did not sympathize at all.
"I think you were calm and gentle and handsome, but now you have fallen to this point. Unfortunately, you are trying to die by yourself, no wonder others."
"And no matter what your difficulties are, I have already taken action to frame me. Not only can I not save you, but I also have to return it."
"The same is true for this inspection, but the inspection doesn't need me to take action."
Thinking of this, I saw the boat far away from the river bank, and I didn't wait. I gently slid down from the boat. There was only a slight "thump" sound of water. No one noticed it. The water only brought some waves and spread gently.
In just a moment, a person jumped on the river bank. It was late at night, so naturally I was not afraid of seeing it, so I ran towards my home: "Fortunately it is April and May, and the weather is not very cold. It doesn't matter if I wear this wet clothes for a while, but since I already know the conspiracy, I have to fight back immediately."
Chapter completed!