Li Linfu was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the moon hall with his eyes closed, as if he was asleep.
The attendant gently knocked on the bell at the entrance of the hall and said, "Master Luo has arrived."
Li Linfu slowly opened his eyes and said, "Let him come in."
After a while, Luo Xishi bowed and walked in, came to Li Linfu and bowed.
Li Linfu waved his hand and said: "Your uncle is my son-in-law. After all, we are all a family, so there is no need to be polite."
Luo Xishi responded and stood by.
Li Linfu asked in a low voice: "Is everything done?"
Luo Xishi nodded and said, "Yes."
A smile appeared on Li Linfu's face: "A saint is merciful and cannot bear to go to jail, but those who are ignorant need someone to admonish them."
Luo Xishi said coldly: "I just gave them an advantage."
Li Linfu said: "No, this is just right. If you keep hammering, you won't end up in trouble."
"Many of these people are interested in the prince. Now that I have the handle, it will be easier for me to control them in the future."
Luo Xishi nodded in agreement.
Li Linfu looked at him and asked, "Have you seen all the three co-trials?"
Luo Xishi knew that the three people mentioned by Prime Minister Li were Ji Wen, Yuan Zai and Zhou Jun, so he said yes.
Li Linfu: "Among the three of them, who can be used greatly, who can be used lightly, and who should not be used, can you tell?"
Luo Xishi thought for a while and replied: "Zhou Jun can be used in a big way, Yuan Zai can be used in a small way, and Ji Wen should not be used."
Li Linfu laughed.
Luo Xishi was puzzled when he saw this.
Li Linfu laughed and said: "Wrong, wrong."
Luo Xishi: "Wrong?"
Li Linfu: "Among the three, Ji Wen can be used in a big way, Yuan Zai can be used in a small way, and Zhou Jun should not be used."
Luo Xishi's expression froze, and he quickly asked: "In this case of the Ministry of War, fortunately Zhou Jun saw through the cut scroll. This person has always been talented, why not use it?"
Li Linfu shook his head and said: "Ji Wen is like a miscellaneous dog, fierce and greedy. For such people, hold a stick in one hand to make them afraid; hold a bone in the other hand to make them envious."
"Teach them, and in a short time, they will no longer look forward or backward. If you want to pounce on someone, you only need to say something."
"Therefore, Jiwen can be of great use."
"As for Yuan Zai, who came from a poor family but married Wang Zhongsi's daughter, he must have suffered a lot of contempt from others and only wanted to be proud one day."
"This person is obsessed with flattery and covets power, but he is also cautious in his words and deeds, and is cunning and cunning."
"Therefore, it is only for small use, but you still need to be careful."
When Li Linfu said this, he frowned, paused for a moment, and then said hesitantly: "As for Zhou Jun..."
Luo Xishi listened intently, waiting for comments.
Unexpectedly, Li Linfu said something like this: "I can't see through him..."
Luo Xishi was stunned. This was the first time he heard the latter say such words since he started working for Li Linfu.
Li Linfu thought about it and said: "That Nuyalang is neither a philistine nor a thug, loves money, and is not greedy for power."
"It's not like he is upright and upright. He knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how to be sophisticated. It's not like he is treacherous and scheming. He is willing to take risks for the sake of the overall situation and has no hesitation."
"I am afraid that there are some thoughts in this person's heart, but they are like fog in the distant mountains and cannot be seen clearly."
"Therefore, for such people whose minds are unpredictable, you can only test them and make friends with them, but you can't let them go and make use of them."
Luo Xishi just sighed in admiration after hearing this.
At the same time, Zhou Jun stood in front of the gate of a mansion. He raised his head and looked at the word "Xiao Mansion" on the plaque above his head. For a moment, he had mixed feelings.
A few days ago, the DPRK issued an official promotion document, and Zhou Jun finally moved from outside the outside to inside the outside, and from the official position of Shi Ling Shi Qian to the person in charge of the capital lawsuit.
But he never expected that his first job when he took office as the head of Du Guanshi was to be sent to Xiao Chen's house to recruit slaves.
Behind him, several subordinate officials who were all in court looked at each other in confusion.
Finally, one person plucked up the courage, came behind Zhou Jun, and whispered: "Mr. Zhou, the Criminal and Prison Department has finished counting, and you can go in and record."
Zhou Jun nodded slightly and responded.
Stepping into the gate of Xiao's house, Zhou Jun saw climbing frames scattered all over the ground, and the carefully planted flowers were trampled into the ground and mixed with the soil.
Various furniture and appliances were scattered on the ground.
Valuable calligraphy, paintings, silk, gold and silver jewelry were sealed and packed together with stickers.
The worthless items were scattered and piled together, waiting for a second screening.
Zhou Jun first took the subordinate officials from Du Guansi to make a handover with the Department of Punishment and Prison.
Then, everyone walked through the front hall, went to the back room, and began to search for the slaves.
Before he even walked out of the hall, Zhou Jun heard a burst of crying from men and women, as well as the scolding of the jailer.
Zhou Jun was flipping through the book as he walked.
There are a total of thirty-seven people in the Xiao Mansion, including the main household and miscellaneous servants.
There were only sixteen men, but twenty-one women.
After closing the register, Zhou Jun went to the male prisoner's prison first.
I saw only a dozen men, whose noses and faces were bruised and swollen after being beaten by the officers of the Prison Department, and they kept crying out for injustice.
When they saw Zhou Jun, who was wearing a blue official robe, entering the courtyard, the prisoners knew that he had the highest rank, so they rushed over to him regardless of being beaten with sticks, knelt on the ground, and kept shouting for injustice.
Among them, the person who was at the head of the attack was a little older and dressed in a steward's uniform. He hugged Zhou Jun's leg and cried: "My Alang was wronged! Please be more careful, please be more careful!"
The officials in the Prison Department were frightened when they saw this situation.
A group of people rushed up, using sticks and water and fire. They only beat the Xiao family steward until his skin was torn and his flesh was dripping with blood.
However, the old steward was also stubborn. Even after being beaten like this, he still didn't let go. He still hugged Zhou Jun and couldn't help but cry out for injustice.
Zhou Jun stretched out his hand to stop the officer, squatted down and said softly to the steward: "I'm just a slave. You asked the wrong person."
When the old steward heard the voice, he thought it sounded familiar. He raised his head and looked at Zhou Jun.
After only two glances, the old steward's eyes widened and he had a ghostly look on his face.
"You, you are not that Zhou family...?"
Before he finished speaking, the old steward's throat felt heavy, but he couldn't take a breath and passed out directly.
Zhou Jun broke away from the steward and said to the subordinate officials in Du Guanshi: "Let's do the work."
A moment later, the recording of the male prisoners in the Xiao Mansion was completed, and Zhou Jun led his subordinates towards the custody of the female prisoners.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, Zhou Jun saw several women wearing small sleeves and short jackets, waiting to the left and right of the courtyard gate.
Seeing Zhou Jun and his party, the leading woman took out the fish charm from her waist and handed it over on her own initiative.
Zhou Jun looked at it and was stunned on the spot.
These women all came from the Neijiaofang and were envoys under General Leying.
It is the responsibility of the Ministry of Punishment to confiscate criminal households. It is somewhat unreasonable for people from the Neijiofang to appear here.
But the inner teaching hall was at the foot of the saint's mountain. Zhou Jun didn't dare to neglect him, so he just raised his hand and asked.
One woman asked Zhou Jun to go with her, while other subordinate officials waited at the entrance of the courtyard.
Entering the courtyard, Zhou Jun saw several people wearing regular clothes.
The leader, who was over fifty years old, had a gentle face and no beard on his face. When he saw Zhou Jun, he first asked: "But Zhou Jun?"
Zhou Jun raised his hands and said yes.
The man smiled and said: "I always hear the name on weekdays, but today I finally saw the real person."
Zhou Jun did not dare to make excuses, so he bowed and humbled himself.
The man added: "Our family name is Gao Lishi."
Hearing this, Zhou Jun stood in awe and sang a song quickly.
The man in front of me is the head of the chamberlain around the Holy Emperor today, and he is also a famous loyal minister and eunuch in history.
Gao Lishi was now promoted to the title of General Champion, General of the Right Prison Gate Guard, and promoted to Duke of Bohai County. It can be said that he has great power in the government and the public.
Gao Lishi waved to Zhou Jun, indicating that the latter should follow him.
The group of people entered the courtyard, and Zhou Jun saw the female family members of Xiao Mansion, all standing under the courtyard wall.
Looking around, everyone is wearing mourning clothes and crying.
Taking Zhou Jun with him, Gao Lishi stood in the middle, pointed at one of the women, and said, "This is Xiao Chen's eldest daughter, Xiao Qingchan."
Zhou Jun took a look and thought to himself, it turned out that this was Mrs. Xiao.
Although this girl was dressed in mourning clothes and had no makeup, she was as elegant as a chrysanthemum, and her appearance was very beautiful. However, she had a charming charm that was completely incomparable to those girls of thirteen or fourteen years old.
Gao Lishi saw that Zhou Jun was looking carefully, so he smiled and said: "Mr. Zhou, the right prime minister once told the saint that you came to ask for marriage."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Jun was a little embarrassed.
But when the female members of the Xiao family heard this, they were all horrified.
Xiao Zheng looked at Zhou Jun and asked in disbelief: "You...are you that Zhou Hengcai?"
Zhou Jun looked at her and nodded slightly.
Mrs. Xiao Zheng couldn't help but cover her face and cry when she thought about the past and the present. Tears fell like rain.
Just when Zhou Jun lamented that fate played tricks on people, Gao Lishi's words made him stunned on the spot.
"The saint has decreed that Xiao Qingchan, the daughter of the guilty family Xiao, be given to Zhou Jun as a maidservant."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he was shocked at first, then frowned, and finally showed a wry smile, knelt down and said, "Weak minister Zhou Jun, I would like to thank you for your kindness."
Gao Lishi had been watching Zhou Jun's expression from beginning to end. When the latter finished his salute, he said, "Get up, Mr. Zhou."
"Our family specially brought the religious envoy today. Xiao Qingchan has canceled his religious membership, so you can take it back."
Xiao Zheng first looked at Zhou Jun, then looked at Gao Lishi, and suddenly knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said sadly to Zhou Jun: "Mr. Zhou, everything that happened to the Xiao family in the past was all our fault. The criminals dare not
It’s an extravagant request. Today, Qingchan is my maidservant. I should serve you with all my heart. I just ask you to be kind to me!”
Xiao Qingchan and her sister Xiao Yingluo were distressed after hearing this. They both knelt down, hugged their mother, and just cried loudly.
Gao Lishi saw this and waved to the left and right.
A woman from the church carried Xiao Qingchan, who was crying uncontrollably, out of the courtyard and into the carriage outside the Xiao Mansion.