The police uniforms of the Song Dynasty are very good-looking, with black bottoms and red edging, quick boots with thin soles and high rims, an angular hat on the head, and a sheathed steel knife on the waist.
A tiger likes wind, even if he is not that strong, he looks quite domineering.
Xu Zizhen couldn't help but be a little disappointed that the heroine in black didn't follow him again, but it was normal to think about it. Even if she helped to register as an official, she was still a snitch after all, and she was not the same as a police officer.
The head catcher leading the team came over. He was a tall man with sharp eyes, but his attitude towards Xu Zizhen was quite kind. He cupped his fists and said, "Brother, please come with us."
Xu Zizhen stood up in a hurry, and Mo Lier had already handed him a steaming handkerchief. Such a small and gentle gesture made him feel less depressed that night.
Eight detectives brought four kidnappers, a dozen kidnapped women, and Xu Zizhen, the hero who rescued people, to the Suzhou government office.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, the districts above the military supervisory level in Fuzhou were called "roads". The highest institutions and officials at the road level were the supervisory department and the commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief was the pacification department.
Military officials such as the commander-in-chief of the Mabu Army in the Forbidden Military Region also serve as local officials in a certain state.
Suzhou Prefecture belongs to Jiangnan East Road, and the prefect Wen Chengyan also serves as the pacifier of this road. His official rank is Congsanpin, which is really a high official in the party.
Xu Zizhen heard all this from chatting with a few officials along the way. He had no idea about official ranks, but converted to the region of his time, Calculating that Prefect Wen could manage almost half of Jiangsu, he was still a high official.
To Xu Zizhen's expectation, Magistrate Wen was already sitting in front of the hall waiting for them. You must know that it was not long before dawn, and usually the bigger the official, the bigger the pretense. It is rare to be as diligent as Magistrate Wen. Xu Zizhen was here
My first impression of Wen Chengyan was the word "good official".
A large number of people had already crowded outside the Suzhou government office. They were the parents and close relatives of the dozen missing women. They all came outside the government office early in the morning. Unexpectedly, not long after they complained, they saw that their daughter was safe.
When they came back, every one of them was so excited that they rushed over to them. The dozen or so women didn't care about the others. They hugged their relatives and started crying.
There was a commotion outside the Yamen. The chief policeman who led the team waited until they had cried enough, stepped forward, separated the people, and brought everyone into the hall.
The four kidnappers were thrown to the ground, and the dozen or so women bowed to the hall and said sweetly: "Fathers of the people pay homage to your lord."
Looking at the well-behaved look of those women, Xu Zizhen felt a little confused. He had just arrived in the Northern Song Dynasty not long ago, and he didn't know how to salute an official. He was afraid of making people laugh by accident.
Magistrate Wen didn't pay much attention to this. Seeing him scratching his head in the hall, he smiled faintly, waved to the side, and moved a four-legged round stool to the side: "Strong man, please sit down."
Xu Zizhen was greatly surprised. He followed the example on TV and raised his fists upward: "Xu Zizhen, little man, thank you sir." As he spoke, he glanced at Magistrate Wen secretly.
What a handsome old guy! He had such an unexpected thought when he saw Wen Chengyan for the first time. Magistrate Wen was wearing a round-collared long-sleeved red robe with a leather belt around his waist.
His eyes are like bright stars, and his three strands of long beard are gently waving as he nods. He has the demeanor of a Confucian scholar and the authority of a third-rank official.
"Bang!"
Magistrate Wen was shocked and shouted: "How dare you kidnap a good woman in broad daylight? Do you know your crime?"
The robbers were kicked several times or poked with sticks by the older girls throughout the night. They were already exhausted, but their expressions were surprisingly arrogant, and they looked disdainful of Magistrate Wen's questioning.
Brother Hei even rolled his eyelids and sneered.
Xu Zizhen saw this and was secretly surprised. From the looks of them, either they had a huge backer, and the backer was not small, so they didn't take Magistrate Wen seriously at all, or they had already
Knowing that he was bound to die, he had no intention of denying and making sophistry, so he simply waited for death.
I have seen arrogance before, but I have never seen anyone so arrogant. The victims who were watching the trial had already shouted out and asked Magistrate Wen to severely punish these four thieves.
Magistrate Wen frowned slightly, but remained calm. The evidence was irrefutable and he didn't waste any time. He directly ordered the four thieves to be beaten forty times, and finally decided to kill them.
The dozen or so women in the hall and the people who were observing outside the hall were all grateful. They sang Qingtian Da Laoye in unison to the hall. Magistrate Wen smiled and comforted everyone and left, but beckoned Xu Zizhen over and returned to the inner hall together.
Xu Zizhen was thinking about where to go from now on. Unexpectedly, Magistrate Wen called him, which shocked him. He didn't look like a person from the Song Dynasty. He was afraid that they would check his identity. If that happened, he would still
I really don’t know how to explain it, but Magistrate Wen seemed very kind and he probably wouldn’t do anything to me, so he hesitated and followed in.
Arriving at the inner hall, Magistrate Wen saw his confused look and couldn't help but smile and said: "Master Xu Zhuang, there is no need to restrain him. I am just asking you a little more about the details of this case. Please sit down."
Oh, just to make a routine note, Xu Zizhen immediately felt relieved and sat down carelessly.
"Master Xu, I wonder what those thieves said at that time?"
Magistrate Wen went straight to the topic. Xu Zizhen thought about it carefully and repeated the conversation between the robbers almost word for word. Magistrate Wen frowned slightly and pondered. Obviously, these conversations were extremely ordinary and there was no trace of them.
Can be found.
At this time, someone coughed slightly outside the door, and then a big man walked in. It was the arrester who led the team in the morning.
Magistrate Wen introduced Xu Zizhen: "This is the arrester of our house, his surname is Lei Mingzhen."
Xu Zizhen stood up and made a nondescript fist-cup salute: "Thunder catches the head."
Lei Zhen was the head catcher, but he didn't have any airs. He returned the salute seriously and respectfully, turned around and stood aside.
Magistrate Wen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Sit down, Mr. Xu. I asked Lei Zhen to come here just to trouble Mr. Xu."
Do you need my help? Xu Zizhen was stunned and looked at Mr. Lei.
Lei Zhen nodded, took up the topic, and asked in a deep voice: "Xu Zhuangshi has fought against those thieves. I wonder if I can practice their tricks?"
Xu Zizhen pondered for a moment and then stood up: "I probably still remember that little black guy holding a knife..." He didn't care that this was in the inner hall, he grabbed Lei Captor's head and put the knife on his waist, and pressed it
I waved it a few times in my memory.
He has no background in martial arts, and has never played with this kind of waist knife. He danced in a mess these few times, but he still had a vague sense of Xiao Hei Ge's moves.
Lei Zhen frowned after watching his flurry, and said in deep thought: "Sir, the sword technique used by Xu Zhuangshi in Hsigongguan seems to have some shadows of the Qingcheng sword, and also has the appearance of Taizu's fast sword. It's just that Xu Zhuangshi learned it.
...Subordinates do not dare to make rash judgments."
Qingcheng Sword Technique is the Kung Fu of the Qingcheng School in Sichuan. The moves are simple and powerful, but they are not unique. Most swordsmen in the world can do it a few times. The Taizu Kuai Dao has some background. It is said that Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of the Song Dynasty, was
This type of sword technique created by China has no fancy moves. The sword goes straight to the vital point of life. It is the most basic sword technique in the army and is often used in close combat between battles.
Xu Zizhen didn't know this, and neither did any of the literati in Magistrate Wen. But Lei Zhen, the catcher, knew everything. When he told this, Magistrate Wen frowned even deeper.
Seeing Magistrate Wen's thoughtful look, Xu Zizhen felt a little embarrassed: "Um... Master Wen, I haven't practiced kung fu before, so my training may be a little out of shape."
Magistrate Wen was not angry when his train of thought was interrupted, but he suddenly realized another problem: "Master Xu Zhuang, you said just now that you don't know Kung Fu, so how did you fight against the four thieves alone?"
Xu Zizhen organized his language and said: "I don't know the martial arts of the Song Dynasty, but I know another kind of kung fu, which we call fighting skills here."
Magistrate Wen asked curiously: "Oh? What is fighting technique? Can you let me see it?"
Head catcher Lei Zhen is a martial arts fanatic. When he heard the new word "fighting", his eyes started to light up. Xu Zizhen didn't shirk, he stood up and smiled at Lei Zhen and said: "Head catcher Lei Zhen, let's try a few moves to show Mr. Wen."
?But you have to be merciful."
Lei Zhen took a step forward, showed his fists and raised his hand, and shouted: "Please!"
The two of them didn't talk nonsense and started fighting directly. Lei Zhen had a good foundation and demonstrated his skills with each move. His punches were like meteors and his legs were like wind. Xu Zizhen stood loosely and casually, with his feet uneven.
His hands were slightly clenched, and he looked like he hadn't eaten enough.
However, after a few moves, Lei Zhen began to have a headache. Xu Zizhen's moves did not follow the routine at all. Every move was simple and direct. He could attack with fists, feet, elbows, knees and even the head. If he was ruthless enough, he would be able to attack.
You can beat him, but firstly, you will get hurt if you do this. Secondly, this is a competition under the care of adults, and it is impossible to play it seriously.
After more than twenty rounds, the two of them were still going back and forth with no outcome. Magistrate Wen finally called a halt and waved his hand with a smile: "Just hold on, Xu Zhuangshi is really good at it. I'm going to start today."
broadened our horizons.”
Xu Zizhen retracted his hand and straightened his clothes, then sat back and said with a smile: "You're welcome, sir. I can fight with ordinary people, but if I really encounter a master like Lei Captou, my life will be ruined."
Magistrate Wen saw that he was very skilled and thought clearly, yet he was so humble and low-key. He smiled slightly and said, "I wonder what Zhuangshi Xu does for a living now?"
Speaking of this, Xu Zizhen couldn't help but smile bitterly and said what he had made up on the way: "My ancestors went to sea to do business a long time ago. Until my parents passed away a few days ago, they asked me to come back to the Song Dynasty before they died. It can be regarded as a fallen leaf returning to its roots.
, No, this happened to me when I first came to Suzhou... To be honest, sir, let alone making a living, now I am completely broke and I don’t even have breakfast for today."
So that's it. Magistrate Wen nodded secretly and said, "I wonder if Master Xu would like to stay in our Suzhou Mansion and serve as a policeman?"
Xu Zizhen couldn't help but was stunned, and then he was very happy. What's the catch? This is a public official job, and he is now getting royal food?
He didn't think much about it and nodded quickly: "Yes, thank you, sir!"
As soon as Xu Zizhen left, a graceful figure suddenly appeared in a small door in the inner hall. He looked at his back and said softly: "With his impetuous temperament, he will have to suffer a lot as a policeman.
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If Xu Zizhen had not left, his jaw would have dropped to the ground in shock. Wasn't this the female snitch?
Magistrate Wen stood up the moment she appeared, stood aside with a respectful expression, and said with a smile: "Wei Chen thought that there are others who are suffering."