The general said she doesn't take a wife

After Bei Chenling finished speaking, the expressions of the two prairie merchants remained the same, but the expressions of the old man and the woman changed rapidly. They didn't expect that this imperial envoy from the capital would show no mercy at all, and protect him in front of many Ning people. Prairie people.

However, Bei Chenling's expression did not change, and her followers led her down. Bei Chenling glanced around, the expression on her face softened, and she said:

"Don't be afraid, everyone. I'm just discussing the matter as it stands, and I won't implicate the innocent. We Ningguo and Grassland are doing business. If we want the two borders to coexist peacefully, we should be fair and just. No rules, no matter who breaks the rules, they should be punished! "

The onlookers didn't dare to show their aura. Bei Chenling maintained a businesslike attitude from beginning to end, which made the old man and woman tremble.

After a while, Pei Qing led Wu Nanshi to the market. Wu Nanshi was in charge of the allocation and management of the stalls. He held the account book and the documents recorded in the back. The notebooks of the available shops in the pass were taken out.

After arriving at the market, Wu Nanshi first bowed to Bei Chenling:

"Little official Wu Nanshi, I have met Mrs. Fu!"

Maid!

The audience was in an uproar. In the past few years, some female officials have appeared in Ningguo's court one after another. Therefore, when Bei Chenling revealed her identity as an imperial envoy, everyone did not contact her with the high-ranking female servant in the court. stand up.

At this moment when Wu Nanshi opened his mouth, the old man and the woman turned pale with horror. This woman Fu is a celebrity in front of His Majesty the Empress, and she immediately cut off their thoughts of playing rascals.

"Just look it up, who's name is registered for the merchants who can sell goods at this stall."

Wu Nanshi said yes, and then quickly flipped through the book in his hand.

He first asked the names of the two prairie merchants, and then the old man's name. After checking, he reported to Beichenling:

"Miss Fu, the name of Erran is indeed registered in this shop."

Er Ran is the prairie businessman who presented his love to Bei Chenling just now.

As soon as Wu Nanshi finished speaking, the old man burst into tears and crawled at Bei Chenling's feet, sobbing and pouring bitter water:

"Miss Fu! Please do me a favor! The old man has a hard life! He didn't know in advance that the booth could not be used without permission, and now things have been smashed, and the old man has no place to make a living. How will he live in the future!"

Bei Chenling didn't get angry or annoyed, she still whispered softly:

"Don't worry, old man. There is no conclusion on this matter. If there are indeed difficulties, I will not sit idly by."

After saying that, Bei Chenling raised her eyes and asked Wu Nanshi:

"The old man said just now that his son died in the military chaos three years ago. I remember that the pensions for soldiers in the northern border were very generous. Why is the old man in such a miserable situation now?"

Wu Nanshi immediately stepped forward and asked the old man about his son's name and any official positions he had held in the army. Wu Nanshi frowned slightly when he heard his stammering words that his son was just an ordinary soldier, and then sent someone back to the camp to search for the files.

Although the process was very troublesome, no one dared to raise objections. The two businessmen from the grassland were also waiting respectfully. There were more and more people onlookers. The normal order in the market is not good.

Some of the bystanders dispersed, but there were still more options to stay. The people of Xingbeiguan also wanted to see how the imperial envoy planned to judge this case.

A group of people waited patiently. Not long after, Wu Nanshi's subordinates presented his son's dossier. Wu Nanshi glanced at it first, and then frowned slightly. Bei Chenling carefully caught a glimpse of his frowning expression, and asked:

"Master Wu, what's the matter? Have you found the file?"

Wu Nanshi sighed softly, then handed the file in his hand to Bei Chenling, and replied solemnly:

"Miss Fu, the officials have found out that this old man's son did serve in the northern military camp, but he didn't die in the military chaos three years ago, but took advantage of the chaos after hearing that the empress had raised troops to serve as king. Deserters, and then died at the hands of the city guards, even so, we still distributed pensions and did not treat them harshly."

"Oh?"

Bei Chenling was a little surprised, but as soon as Wu Nanshi's words fell, the old man who had been quietly listening to Bei Chenling's judgment suddenly burst into a rage, loudly reprimanded Wu Nanshi, and shouted:

"My son is a strong man, how could he be a deserter! How can you defile people's innocence?!"

The old man rushed up and wanted to fight Wu Nanshi, but fortunately, Bei Chenling's followers stepped up to stop him in time and stopped him.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomomobmie-sold-my-son-in-a-military! The money went to the government to let them find out how my son died, but they refused to accept it after I paid the money, saying that my son deserved it! How can these people do this..."

Bei Chenling frowned. Of course, she would not doubt Wu Nanshi's judgment, but the old man believed that his son's behavior was reasonable. All the pensions given to the old man by the military camp were eaten by the government. This was the biggest problem.

Moreover, many innocent people were indeed killed in the chaos in Beijing three years ago. Even if this son became a deserter, he also entered Beijing with Lin Aoxue before that, and he also shed blood and sweat. so bleak.

With cold eyes, Bei Chenling turned around and asked Wu Nanshi:

"What the old man said is true?"

Wu Nanshi gritted his teeth, struggling in his eyes, then sighed and said:

"The lower official has indeed heard about it. The magistrate of Xingbeiguan received the complaint and sent people to the barracks to investigate. The information found is the same as what the lower official reported to the lord before. The official sent by the magistrate went back. "

Hearing what Wu Nanshi said, Bei Chenling sighed softly. It seemed that the government was also following orders, but their attitude was obviously not serious enough, and they took money from the common people. On this point, Bei Chenling felt that it was inappropriate.

She did not continue to investigate and pursue, but said:

"Okay, the official has already known about this matter, you will send someone to the government to check how much money they have collected on this matter, and return it in full."

Wu Nanshi bowed his head:

"Yes."

Afterwards, Bei Chenling turned to the old man again and said:

"Old man, your son was in an accident during the chaos in Beijing three years ago. The soldiers who joined the king of Beijing are meritorious and should be rewarded. I will order your son to have his name corrected. However, the matter of today's vendor is because the old man has taken over others. It is unreasonable to have a stall in front, let alone insulting foreign businessmen."

"The official ordered you to pay five taels of silver to apologize to the two grassland merchants. The five taels of silver will be deducted from the compensation later. In addition, the official will send someone to set up another stall for the old man, so that there is no need to occupy other people in the future." What does the old man think of the booth?"

Not only did Bei Chenling want to rectify his son's name, but he was also willing to set up another stall for him. Even though five taels of silver were deducted, it was already a great kindness and tolerance to the old man who made mistakes. With the tears on his face, he knelt down on his knees, kowtowed and said:

"Yes, thank you, Mrs. Fu."

After she finished speaking, she turned and looked at Erran again, and said to him:

"After your booth was occupied, you did not choose to report to the official first, but used force to solve it privately. This violated the law. However, the official thinks that the two of you are the first offender, and the cause is excusable. Today, it did not hurt you. Innocent people will not be held accountable, but the truckload of goods you smashed should be compensated in full, so today’s matter is over, what do you think?"

The two prairie merchants were also convinced by Bei Chenling's decision, and said:

"Yes, the two of us will compensate for the loss."

It wasn't until both sides accepted Bei Chenling's decision wholeheartedly that Bei Chenling's eyes fell on the woman who had just given false testimony, and she said meaningfully:

"Sometimes, well-intentioned concealment may cause fire. Originally, you were just an irrelevant spectator, but if the official was not here today, do you know that what you said earlier is enough to punish the crime of not reporting knowingly and confusing right and wrong?"

The woman turned pale with fright, knelt down beside Bei Chenling, and begged for mercy:

"The bitch knows it's wrong! The bitch knows it's wrong!"

Bei Chenling snorted coldly, did not pursue further, but said to Wu Nanshi:

"Okay, this is the end of the matter, you follow my orders!"

Wu Nanshi nodded and bowed to leave. After he left, Bei Chenling looked at Pei Qing again and said:

"General Pei, there may be corruption and bribery in the government of Xingbeiguan, please pay more attention to General Pei."

Pei Qing felt very ashamed that such a thing happened within his jurisdiction, even if Bei Chenling didn't say anything, he would investigate this matter carefully:

"Yes, the general will definitely investigate and will not tolerate it!"

After the case was settled, the old man left with Wu Nanshi, while the two prairie merchants stayed behind to clean up the vacant stalls. Bei Chenling sent his followers to disperse the crowd before heading towards the corner of the street.

Zhe Ji folded her arms around her chest, watching Bei Chenling approach with a smile:

"That's right, Mrs. Fu, there are still some official airs."

Bei Chenling glared at her, then turned and walked towards the inn:

"gone back."

Zhe Ji smiled and said hello, and followed Bei Chenling to Fuyun Manor.

Fuyunzhuang is the place to receive envoys. In addition to envoys from Beijing, envoys from the grassland can also live in Fuyunzhuang. Zhe Ji asked her subordinates to make arrangements and registered at Fuyunzhuang. , she can accompany Beichenling at Xingbeiguan.

After everyone returned to the inn, Bei Chenling and Zhe Ji shared dinner, and then went back to their rooms to stay. On the second day, Bei Chenling still woke up early in the morning, but her spirit was much better than yesterday. It seemed that the night before I slept fairly soundly.

Before eating in the morning, Bei Chenling sent someone to invite Zhe Ji, and Zhe Ji happily ran to sit beside Bei Chenling, and then ordered two meals.

After the two had breakfast, they left the inn together. Beichenling was going to inspect the trade routes, and Zheji followed her with a stern face, and had no intention of going back to the royal court to handle government affairs.

When going out, Bei Chenling turned around and asked Zhe Ji:

"How do you deal with government affairs when you are delayed outside for a few days?"

Zhe Ji didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile:

"Before I left for nearly two months, didn't Boca fall? Our grasslands are not as busy as yours in Ningguo. Since there is no war and there are business roads, the grasslands can save enough food before winter comes. Herdsmen We don’t have to worry about food and clothing, so there will be fewer fights.”

She said, then took two quick steps and walked around to Bei Chenling:

"I plan to find a chance to unload the burden on my body. We will travel around in the future and go wherever we want. What do you think?"

Hearing the words, Bei Chenling sneered, glanced at her, and replied mercilessly:

"Say it like we already have something."

Zhe Ji's eyes widened, and she wanted to argue, but they had already walked out of the inn, and Bei Chenling's eyes widened into a deep smile, and she directly stepped onto the carriage, and before Zhe Ji came up, she said to the driver:

"Let's go to Shangdao."

Zheji jumped up, grinning her teeth, feeling wronged. She snatched the horse from Bei Chenling's attendant, got on the horse's back, and chased towards the carriage. The guards fell together.

Zhe Ji quickly caught up with the carriage, chattering outside the carriage:

"Hey! I said, why don't you wait for me, ma'am?"

Bei Chenling lifted the curtain of the carriage, glanced at Zhe Ji, with a smile on her lips:

"Didn't you say yesterday that Her Majesty the Queen doesn't have to follow?"

Zhe Ji was stunned when she heard the words, and carefully recalled the conversation she had with Bei Chenling in the teahouse yesterday. Bei Chenling seemed to have said that she didn't have to come with her, and told her to go back to deal with government affairs.

But didn't she agree at that time? !

However, when she changed the subject yesterday, Bei Chenling could assume that she had agreed to acquiesce, and Zhe Ji couldn't argue with it.

She helped her forehead helplessly, then took two steps behind her horse's belly, and argued:

"Ma'am! I didn't make it clear yesterday! You see that none of your followers can resist beatings. I am much stronger than them."

Bei Chenling couldn't help but laugh, this queen is really independent, she has no airs at all, what's even more ridiculous is that she can actually compare herself with Bei Chenling's followers.

Bei Chenling shook her head and said angrily:

"You followed up by yourself. I said I won't let you follow. Can you go back now?"

After speaking, she smiled and put down the curtain.

Zhe Ji raised her eyebrows and followed beside the carriage, laughing loudly:

"Of course I won't go back! I can go wherever I like, and follow if I like. Hey, Ma'am, you can't drive me away!"