Zhang Lian deliberately raised his voice: "Come on, send the gifts inside. These are the little thoughts of our mansion to the commander-in-chief of the king."

The heavy money box was carried to the lobby of Quanzhou Guard Office by more than a dozen yamen runners.

Suddenly a voice came from inside: "Is Prefect Zhang planning to bribe the imperial envoy?"

When Zhang Lian saw the money box open, it was full of copper coins, and his face was proud.

Look at you local tycoons, you have never seen so much money. Today I am giving you rich clothes and food, so why don’t you worship me obediently?

Upon hearing the familiar voice, the smile on Zhang Lian's face froze and looked over the sound. The light in the main hall was dim and he needed to get closer to see clearly.

Sitting up behind the table in the lobby, holding a gavel in his hand, was not the hateful imperial envoy Chen Xi who was playing?

"Didn't you go back to the capital? Why... why is it here?"

When Zhang Lian saw Chen Xi, he was instinctively surprised, and then he felt a sense of fear. In order to prevent Chen Xi from being unfavorable to him, he specially sent someone to investigate Chen Xi's traces, and even sent a yamen runner to the capital with Chen Xi. Now, Chen Xi actually appeared in front of him without any spies, and stood with Quanzhou Guard Commander Wang He.

conspiracy!

It's definitely a conspiracy!

Chen Xi spread his hands slightly and said, "I was ordered by the emperor to come to Quanzhou for business. After returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors, I will return to Quanzhou to see if it is wrong?"

Zhang Lian's eyes were full of confusion... Chen Xi was right. He was an imperial envoy who came to Quanzhou to work as an official, but didn't the emperor stipulate that he had to return to the capital before the end of May? It was to return to the capital early. Before late March, he took his people to the north through the Ganjiang River...

Now it is the ninth day of the fourth month. How could Chen Xi, the imperial envoy, appear in Quanzhou? Doesn’t he want to return to Beijing to report on time?

Zhang Lian sneered: "The imperial envoy took the emperor's order to handle the mission. Now that the mail has been completed, we should go back early to report. It takes two months to get from Quanzhou to the capital. Could it be that the imperial envoy is preparing to delay the imperial envoy?"

Chen Xi stood up with a smile, accompanied by Quanzhou Guard Commander Wang He and Yu Niang dressed in men's clothing, came to Zhang Lian and said:

"The time is not calculated like this. I was ordered to be the emperor's mission and arrived before February 15th. This is the emperor's order and I dare not violate it. However, if the job is not completed, I will go home. It is not done by the minister. It would be okay if I delay a few days..."

Only then did Zhang Lian realize that he had been teased by Chen Xi.

In fact, only Chen Xi has been emphasizing that he must return to Beijing before the end of May. As for this deadline, it was Xie Qian's suggestion, not a dead order. Chen Xi seemed very nervous and had to go back at the end of May, which made Zhang Lian feel that Chen Xi's job was very rushing. Now that April is in, Zhang Lian thought that Chen Xi had already gone north, so he naturally relaxed his vigilance.

"I'll bother Commander Wang and order people to take down Prison Zhang!" Chen Xi said to Wang He with a smile.

Wang He waved his hand and dozens of soldiers came in from the door, first taking down a group of yamen runners, and then two junior college students stepped forward to capture Zhang Lian.

Zhang Lian shouted angrily: "Who dares?"

This sentence is quite majestic... After all, I am facing a fourth-rank prefect. The two junior schools were stunned for a moment, and then they couldn't help looking at Wang He and waited for Wang He to give instructions.

Wang He was confused. He was a hereditary commander of a garrison, a military general named third rank, but he was actually a military farmer. Most of the more than 5,000 soldiers under his command were military households. Tens of thousands of acres of fertile land on both sides of the Luo River were his military districts. Only when he received the order from the superiors, would he draw males from each military household and go out to fight.

Zhang Lian was a fourth-rank magistrate, in charge of the government orders of one government, and was in charge of all subordinate counties. He was responsible for all government affairs such as promulgating the imperial court orders, governing the people, deciding lawsuits, probing lawsuits, examining traitors, assessing subordinate officials, and collecting taxes.

The chiefs of the military and political leaders did not command each other. If Chen Xi had not taken the order from the Minister of War Ma Wensheng, Wang He would have dared not do anything wrong.

At present, Wang He needs Chen Xi to give an explanation.

Seeing that Wang He was afraid, Zhang Lian looked at Chen Xi with a tense face: "Shen Zhongyun, you may not be qualified to issue orders here, right?"

After tearing apart his face, Zhang Lian no longer needs to flatter Chen Xi.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "I was ordered by the emperor to do business. I had a warrant for the Minister of War to arrest the criminal Zhang Lian and a corrupt official and a corrupt official who was accused of the law. Why are you not qualified?"

Zhang Lian thought the food resistance case had happened.

However, I think the food resistance case last fall had ended, and the court did not pursue it and rewarded him. This year's civil unrest has just begun, and Chen Xi definitely has no time to ask for the court. Chen Xi is now "dead first and then report"...

A sixth-rank Hanlin academic official, who is not the censor of the Censorate and the Sixth Centre, came to take him as a fourth-rank official who is polite to slaughter the other party. This is not in accordance with the rules!

"Even if I have any deviations in local governance, it is not Shen Zhongyun's turn to hold him accountable!" Zhang Lian shouted, "You are just sent by His Majesty to be responsible for the welcome to the envoy of Folangji!"

Chen Xi was slightly stunned and said, "What is the Prime Minister Zhang talking about? I have some unknown points. The imperial envoy wanted to investigate. The imperial envoy Zhang was instigated by the people of Folangji to plunder the people of our coastal areas. During the war, he did not report to the garrison office for permission. He was arbitrarily voluntarily. The commander of the Quanzhou Guard King was as evidence. Uh... What happened to me that the imperial envoy was going to investigate you?"

Zhang Lian remembered that before he came to Quanzhou Military Institute this time, Wang He wrote this letter to him, asking him why he had fought with the Folang Jiren without authorization without informing the military office.

I have been instigated to burn, kill, looting, and I have made great contributions to defeating the Folang Jiren? As for the Quanzhou Guard and Yongning Guard, as long as I give me some gifts, nothing is wrong... Besides, even if the court knows that this crime is at most demotion and punishment, why should you, the imperial envoy, take me to the capital to question me personally?

You clearly have to pursue the food resistance case and local civil unrest under the guise.

"Take it!"

Chen Xi was reasonable and well-founded this time, and even Wang He no longer hesitated and gave a direct order.

In fact, Wang He has long disliked Zhang Lian.

You are the magistrate of Quanzhou. When you come to the local area, you are a civil servant and look down on me, a hereditary general. That's fine. You don't expect you to give me some gifts to live. The brothers can support their wives and children by fighting Japanese pirates or pirates on weekdays. But you actually took such great contributions to the attack on the Folang Ji people on one person. This clearly does not take my brothers from Quanzhou Guard seriously.

We won the battle with Folang Jiren, and our Quanzhou Guard did not dispatch any soldiers. The court pursued the matter. Even foreign enemies invaded you, so what is the purpose of setting up Quanzhou Guard?

If the huge ward is abolished, my commander will be unable to redeem his sins if he dies!

This is no longer a matter of who robs who is credited, but it is to make me not have a hereditary official position and lose my job... Now the imperial envoy is holding the warrant of the Minister of War and saying that he wants to take you. Can I be polite to you?

Zhang Lian was furious. He did not expect that this trip to Quanzhou Weishu was actually catching turtles in a jar, but he still did not give up at this time because, as he told his subordinates, Luojiang Town is also in the territory of Quanzhou Prefecture. After leaving the garrison, Chen Xi would not even think of taking him out of the territory of Quanzhou Prefecture.

However, Chen Xi did not seem to be in a hurry to take him away, and he didn't even look at the interest in taking him down.

Zhang Lian sneered: "It's not that I am conceited. Shen Zhongyun is scratching his tiger's head, and he is overestimating his ability!"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Is that so? Commander Wang, the people you sent out should have entered the city and entered the government office now, right?"

Zhang Lian's face suddenly turned like a rustle. Why didn't I think about the problem of luring the tiger away from the mountain?

As long as he, a fourth-rank magistrate, leave the government office, who is greedy for life and fear of death, dares to make a decision without authorization and fight against the Quanzhou Guards?

When a scholar meets a soldier, he can't explain it clearly. Even if those people are arrogant and domineering, they will only yell at "waiting for the prefect to come back", but now he, the person in charge, is in trouble.

"Why didn't I listened to the advice and ran here to die?" Zhang Lian felt a little angry with him, but the horse-faced master who came with him had been taken down and could not even discuss it with someone.

At this time, Chen Xi and Wang He returned to the table and sat down, waiting for the soldiers sent to get the people to come back to report... Chen Xi said that not only Zhang Lian was going to be investigated this time, but all the officials involved in the case.

Zhang Lian knew that things could not be solved. This newborn calf was not afraid of tigers. He obviously wanted to fight him to death. He thought about it for a while and changed into a tone of discussion:

"Sir, you went out of the city that day to fight with the Folang Jiren. The subordinate failed to help him. It was indeed wrong for the subordinate, but you shouldn't take revenge for this..."

Chen Xi shook his head: "This is not revenge, it is the king's law."

Zhang Lian curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Even if the officials do not have the credit to resist foreign enemies, they will not be guilty. If you arrest the officials and return to Beijing, it is probably not easy to explain to the court... Why not take a step back? The officials are willing to give all the previous gains to the imperial envoy and the commander-in-chief of the king, just to exchange for the imperial envoy's compatibility."

Chen Xi asked with a smile: "Prince Zhang is so brave. He actually tried to bribe the imperial envoy in front of Commander Wang?"

Chen Xi said this with a serious face, which made Zhang Lian feel a little hope again. Sure enough, Chen Xi added, "How many?"

Zhang Lian felt so angry.

Good, Chen Xi, pretending to be so noble, it turns out that he disliked me for being filial to me. You blamed me for this and even wanted to arrest me and ask me for a crime?

You don’t even see if you have the qualifications. Even if you take me back, you won’t end up like a good person. If you are abducted by the ruler, you are called knowing the law and breaking the law.

Wang He quickly said, "Envoy Chen, this is probably not suitable, right?"

Chen Xi waved his hand: "Hey, that's not what he said. I believe that the soldiers of Quanzhou Guard hope to get a share of the pie, right?"

Although Wang He was a little greedy, he didn't expect the imperial envoy to say so thoroughly... However, since the imperial envoy said that the ward office wanted to get a share of the pie, he couldn't say anything.

This is the case in the officialdom, with the upward and the downward effect, and it is meaningless to pretend.

"Um."

Wang He nodded and glanced at Zhang Lian with a squinted look. He could get some money now, but his greed for Zhang Lian may lead to the Quanzhou Guard being scolded or even sacked. This depression cannot be resolved.

Seeing Chen Xi and Wang He so "easy to talk", Zhang Lian finally felt relieved.

Isn’t it just a little money, you can earn it back if you lose it, and the most important thing is to keep the official position! Today’s revenge can be revenged later.

Humph, you dare to threaten me here. When I give the money, it is hard to say whether you, the imperial envoy, can take it back to the capital safely. I really think Wang He will protect you?

"Sixty thousand taels!"

Zhang Lian gritted his teeth and added, "In addition, I will take out some shops in Quanzhou Prefecture City and the fields on the Jinjiang River in the north of the city and send them to Commander Wang. The custody will not let Commander Wang suffer a loss."

Chen Xi was a little surprised when he heard this: "It's better to be the prefect, 60,000 taels... This is your old capital, you should give it to me like this. Don't you feel sorry for me?"

Zhang Lian thought to himself, I was so painful that my heart was almost bleeding, but it was worth it to be able to get a life back.

"I just hope that the imperial envoy will fulfill his promise and let go of his official position and return. The official position will send the silver, house deeds and land deeds!"

Chen Xi shook his head: "Prince Zhang left the garrison. It would be difficult to invite you back again... If Priest Zhang doesn't want to redeem his life, that's fine!"

Zhang Lian thought to himself, as long as they receive the money, they will tie them with me on a rope. Now it is the most important thing to get out of Quanzhou Prefecture if you give it money.

So he told several houses where he had hidden silver, distributed them all over Quanzhou Prefecture City, with silver cellars located in walls or secret passages. If he had no guidance, it would be difficult for others to discover them.

Chen Xi sighed: "Everyone in the world says that the cunning rabbit has three caves, but the prefect Zhang has five caves and six caves... People come here to go and get the money from the prefect Zhang."

Zhang Lian said: "May I ask, the imperial envoy, is the official... not guilty?"

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ps: The fourth update!

This chapter is the second chapter for the new leader "andyfans"! At the same time, the emperor was surprised to find that "llhz" is now the leader, and I would like to pay a high salute to you!

A new round of explosion is in the process of brewing...

What the emperor did today is a friend’s private matter, so it will not be explained in detail, but the emperor is really working hard. Even if he is outside, he still conceives the plot of the book in his mind! Given the emperor’s efforts, everyone will give rewards, subscribe, recommend tickets and monthly tickets to encourage! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!