The three large tables were full of people, and Bai Yi ordered the banquet to begin.

Chen Jinqiu personally held up the jug and poured wine for these old officials. He said with a smile on his face: "You are the elders, and Jin Qiu is the junior for this banquet. Sirs, please don't worry about the trappings of officialdom."

The old officials were sitting calmly, and some of them turned their heads and did not look at him.

Only one of them bowed respectfully, then held up his knees and said, "I don't dare. Mr. Chen is now back in the capital alone. There are so many criminal and prison cases that Mr. Tingwei has to make the decision. But Mr. Ting

Mr. Wei Zheng didn't come back, so I have no choice but..." At this point, his tone suddenly changed and he said frivolously, "I'll leave it to Mr. Ting Wei, the right prisoner."

Bai Yi finally figured it out. These people only recognized Chen Qiusheng and didn't take Chen Jinqiu seriously at all.

"Haha, my eldest brother is not here, and Jin Qiu is a young man with little talent. He has a lot to learn from you adults." Chen Jinqiu walked around the round table, raised his hand to fill the wine room, and said, "Now that I have returned to the capital, the first case to be dealt with is

It is a case of Yanzhou Mujiang Zimo's liaison with a traitor. The prisoner has been escorted to the prison and will be arraigned in the near future. Haha, this case involves mixed things. If you want to find out and solve the problem, Jin Qiu will have to rely on all of you.

I’m here to help you.”

As soon as these words came out, the officials from poor families raised their glasses in a reserved manner, but none of the old officials raised their glasses. The atmosphere was filled with awkwardness, and their hands holding the glasses froze.

"This case is so big that it needs Mr. Ting Wei Zheng to take charge of it." The old official who originally spoke raised his arm and looked at Chen Jinqiu across the table, "Sir Chen San, the case will be tried today, and it will be tried tomorrow.

A trial is a trial, and the most important thing now is to think about how to save Mr. Chen Qiusheng from Yanzhou, what do you think?"

As soon as he said this, all the old officials looked at him eagerly. The officials at the table from poor families lowered their heads in shock and did not dare to say a word.

Chen Jinqiu stood there holding the wine pot. After a long silence, he said, "How can you say it's a rescue? Haha." He poured wine for the old official beside him and said, "My eldest brother sympathizes with Yanzhou."

In response to the disaster, I thought about repairing embankments and dams to benefit the people. If this happens, it will be an immeasurable merit. As officials, we should fulfill our duties faithfully and work for the welfare of the people with the salary of Your Majesty."

"This is true. Officials should work for the benefit of the people!" An old official lowered his voice and looked sideways at him, "But, Mr. Chen San, does he know where Yanzhou is?" He looked around,

He tapped his fingertips on the table in an orderly manner and said, "That's the ancestral land of the Jiang family! Millions of people don't let Mr. Chen Qiusheng leave Yanzhou. What's the reason?" He tapped his fingers hard and made a "bang" sound.

There was a loud sound, "That's holding Mr. Chen Qiusheng as a hostage, forcing us to let Jiang Zimo go!"

This sound caused all the officials from the poor family to take a breath of cold air and not dare to raise their heads.

The smell of alcohol in the air seemed to be entangled with fire, and the anxious restlessness had already surfaced!

"That's right! They say that there are many unscrupulous people in the poor mountains and rivers of Yanzhou, and it is absolutely true!" An old official then said, "Now that Mr. Chen Qiusheng is being suppressed, how can I be asked to strictly investigate the public affairs?!"

I said, this matter should be reported to Your Majesty, and troops should be sent down to Yanzhou to suppress this gang of unruly people!" z.br

All the old officials immediately echoed in unison, and in the midst of their heated words, their old faces turned red with the expression of generosity!

"Masters, please don't be impatient. How can you make such nonsense?" Bai Yi smiled and looked around, "There are 14 counties in Yanzhou and a land near the sea with a population of one million. If this matter is reported to the Holy One, I'm afraid.

It’s also not allowed. Even if we really send troops to snatch people back, trouble will inevitably occur. Secondly, if there is a dispute, won’t this force the people of Yanzhou to rebel?”

"Then what should we do?!" An old official slapped the desk and stood up, "I'm waiting for any of these old bones to come from a poor family? Which one didn't come out of the backwoods step by step? Those unruly people are nothing more than

You want us to let Jiang Zimo go openly and drop the letter case! But if this is the way to go, can this prison still be called a prison in the future? Is this Zheng's law still the law of our great Zheng State!"

As he spoke, he banged the table repeatedly, his eyes widened like bells, and his heavy breathing seemed to be contagious to the others, causing an old official with white hair and beard to stand up tremblingly.

Chen Jinqiu recognized this person. He was one of these old people.

The leader among the officials was named Hu Biaozhen.

"The ancestors of the Chen family worked hard and painstakingly to establish the laws of Zheng that all people abide by. It was written with the blood of several generations!" Hu Biaozhen propped up the table and looked at Chen Jinqiu, "I am Mr. Chen Yuwan who came from a poor family.

Those who came out have received the favor of your Chen family. Throughout the ages, the aristocratic family has dominated the court, and both filial piety and integrity have recommended the children of the aristocratic family. Your father trusts us and does not care about our status or our family background. He is willing to use us.

To uphold the laws of the State of Zheng, what we need is a principle that understands and calms the people."

All the old officials echoed indignantly, saying "right" again and again.

Chen Jinqiu did not dare to offend. There was anger hidden in his heart, but he still smiled and said warmly: "Master Hu is loyal and loyal, and he is an example for us to enforce the law impartially. Jin Qiu, please listen carefully."

"Jin Qiu, I'm sorry to offend you, but I have watched you three brothers grow up. Although your brother and you are not from the same mother as Pinggang, he still shares the blood of the Chen family. Think about it, the Chen family ancestral hall

What does the words "Integrity and Integrity" written on the plaque mean to warn the younger generations?" Hu Biao was really unsteady on his feet, and the people next to him supported him, "Pinggang is dead now, and only you and Qiu are left in the Chen family.

"Sheng, I dare to offend you. Compared with Qiu Sheng, you are not strong enough."

This sentence made Chen Jinqiu's narrowed eyes gradually widen. In an instant, this sentence was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, causing turbulent waves in his heart.

He still kept smiling, but his eyes suddenly revealed the sharpness that had been hidden deep in his heart!

"I'm not as good as my elder brother, but he is in Yanzhou now and can't come back." Chen Jinqiu walked leisurely while holding a wine bottle, refilling people's drinks along the way. "Now that this case is on my head, if I handle it according to circumstances,

It's illegal to let Jiang Zimo go. If we don't handle it, the people of Yanzhou will inevitably rebel. Both of them will be a huge problem. Haha, gentlemen, what should I do if my eldest brother replaces me?"

Hu Biaozhen said seriously: "Of course we are adhering to the laws of Zheng and conducting strict investigations!"

"It will be easy to handle it. Feng Chengyue confessed, Jiang Zimo also confessed, and Luo Chuan, a junior official in Daizhou who pretended to be a messenger, Jiang Lin also confessed. We have all the necessary witnesses and material evidence. This case is so clear and clear, how can we not

Easy to handle?"

Chen Jinqiu walked over to Hu Biaozhen. He respectfully poured wine into the wine glass in front of his table. He looked down at the stooped Hu Biaozhen and lowered his arms suddenly!

"Since you all want to handle this case strictly, why must my elder brother Chen Qiusheng handle this case, and not me, Chen Jinqiu!"

boom!

The wine bottle was placed heavily on the table!

The whole place was silent. All the old officials looked at Chen Jinqiu in great surprise, and then looked at Hu Biaozhen.

This is a big deal.

Hu Biaozhen's old eyes were gleaming. After a long silence, he looked at Chen Jinqiu and said word by word: "Are you ignoring your elder brother's safety?"

Chen Jinqiu seemed unafraid, and his spring breeze-like smile suddenly turned cold. He looked directly into Hu Biaozhen's eyes and said, "Master Hu, don't forget what is written on the plaque of my Chen family ancestral hall."

Hu Biaozhen's eyes narrowed and narrowed, gradually turning into long and narrow gaps. He laughed slowly, silently at first, and then gradually made a hoarse sound.

"People in Chongdu say that among the three heroes of the Chen family, Chen Qiusheng is the Living Yama, Chen Pinggang is the Wrathful Bodhisattva, and you, Chen Jinqiu, are the smiling tiger." Hu Biaozhen smiled with shamelessness, "Today I can really see, what?

It’s called the Eight-faced Smiling Tiger. That’s all, I’m tired. Please, Mr. Chen, please allow me to take my leave first.”

Hu Biaozhen took the crutch handed to him by someone else, walked out of the private room slowly and hunched over, while all the old officials looked at Chen Jinqiu coldly, bowed and left one after another.

The noisy footsteps echoed in the corridor, occasionally mixed with dissatisfied mutterings, all referred to as "Smiling Tiger".

The private room was as before, with a table of young officials from poor families sitting at a table, looking at each other nervously.

"It's a waste of two tables of food." Chen Jinqiu sneered, and then raised his wine glass to signal to the young officials, "They go their own way, and we drink ours. Come on, everyone, eat wine, eat wine."

Chen Jinqiu's changing expression was noticed by all the poor people.

, they all raised their glasses with a smile and drank with Chen Jinqiu, and then hurriedly bowed and left.

Now the third floor was empty except for Chen Jinqiu and Bai Yi.

"Mr. Chen, you are so powerful today." Baiyi turned the wine glass, "Have you ever thought about the future?"

Chen Jinqiu stopped laughing. His face was full of ferocious coldness. He raised his glass and took a sip of wine, then put it down heavily and said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter if the old guy doesn't like me. There will be times when he begs me.

"

"That's true, if you eat this table of wine today and lose face." Bai Yi also raised his head and drank a glass, and then wiped the wine stains from his thin lips, "Then from now on, this Tingwei right prisoner will be called

His expression is really too heavy to hold up his head."

"Prison and prison are the territory of Tingwei, and the laws of Zheng were created by the Chen family!" Chen Jinqiu drank another drink and took a deep breath, "If you still can't control your own territory, who do you think I am?"

?Sick cat?"

He grabbed the cup and slammed it on the ground, then burst out laughing!

There was a crisp sound, and the cup was suddenly smashed into pieces. The scattered fragments were illuminated by the flames of the candle on the table, reflecting a dazzling orange light.

At this moment, the laughter was inexplicably rich and sharp. As he laughed, Chen Jinqiu turned his back to Bai Yi and said, "Huh, since everyone says I am a smiling tiger, I will show him what a tiger's smile is!"

"

After saying this, Chen Jinqiu suddenly looked back at Bai Yi, and the fragmented horizontal light shone in the eyes of his side face, revealing an extremely ferocious and cunning meaning.

Bai Yi seemed stunned, but he also saw clearly.
Chapter completed!