Zang Jifang and other officials exchanged their eyes secretly. Although he knew the absurdity, no one acted rashly.

They had long been accustomed to slapping their beards and horses when they were talking nonsense here, and they were all listening to the Hadith, how could they point out such a mistake?

Just as everyone was thinking about how to smooth things over, Xu Chen's lips raised slightly, and he seemed careless and straightforward, "Sir, as far as I know, you have no right to mobilize military affairs when you go south to rectify the salt administration this time, right?"

As civil servants throughout the dynasties praised the Zhou rituals and were always eager to restore the order of the Zhou Gong era, many periods or events in history always had a profound impact on later generations.

Because Emperor Taizu of Song seized power by the military general Huangbo, the Han dynasty after the Song Dynasty was always afraid of military generals, so he implemented a policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing military affairs.

Even though the civil servants in this dynasty held military power, the court also had many defenses and constraints against civil servants. If it weren't for Jiajing's suppression of eunuchs, there would actually be a more powerful eunuch in the general town with greater authority than the governors in various places.

Lin Qingran was just an imperial envoy to the salt patrol. Although he represented the emperor to a certain extent, he could not do whatever he wanted. Now he wanted to mobilize the army of the local garrison, not only needed a suitable reason, but also the power to impose the power of the imperial court.

That's true, Lin Qingran had no right to mobilize local troops at all. It was undoubtedly a joke about clearing out the group of Jiang bandits in Wusong River.

Zang Jifang and other officials naturally knew this, but they didn't expect to point it out to Xu Chen, which made the atmosphere suddenly condense, and everyone seemed to be cautious and twisted towards Lin Qiran.

Lin Qingran seemed to feel embarrassed, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, looked at Xu Chen with a tense face, with a deep look, with a clear expression of badness.

Xu Chen never entered the officialdom and was not afraid of Lin Xuran. Facing Lin Xuran's anger, he smiled disapprovingly and said, "The imperial envoy probably drank too much wine!"

Officials such as Zang Jifang were afraid to take on this sentence. As if they had not heard Xu Chen's words, they were a little uneasy and carefully observed Lin Qingran.

Lin Qingran put down his wine glass and looked at Xu Chen again and said, "What does this matter have to do with you? Is this inquiry? Could it be that it is related to those Jiang Kekes?"

this……

Zang Jifang and other officials were worried secretly, but they didn't expect that the counterattack of the imperial envoy would be so sharp that the atmosphere around them suddenly became even more tense.

In the flower hall, the other accompanying wine tables also stopped eating and drinking, and were already secretly paying attention to the changes here. A maid wanted to come forward to deliver wine, but she also stopped at this moment.

"Sir, please be careful! My Xu family has been taught by my second brother and has always been obedient and never interferes in illegal matters, let alone having contact with Jiang Kou!" Xu Chen immediately said with a gloomy face.

Lin Qingran's mouth raised slightly, and he said disdainfully: "It's not necessarily true! I am here to discuss the matter of clearing out the thieves in Jiangjiang. It would be fine if you asked the people here, but you even said that I am drunk. Are you really not afraid that I am here to punish you for being disrespectful?"

After hearing these words, Zang Jifang and other officials turned their heads helplessly and looked at Xu Chen.

Xu Chen could be proud of his identity as Xu Jie's younger brother in front of them, but he didn't know how to be sensible in front of a high-ranking official like Lin Qingran, so he could only humiliate himself.

Even if Lin Junran had ten thousand mistakes, it would not be his turn, as a small official, to point it out. He was so disrespectful to others. Why should he give him face?

"Sir, I just kindly reminded you not to put a hat randomly!" Xu Chen knew he was in a position to be in trouble, but he still refused to give in.

Lin Qingran snorted coldly and said aggressively: "I have made countless cases and have already read the rules. I think you are clearly trying to inquire about this imperial envoy's plan to suppress the enemy!"

this……

Zang Jifang and other officials swallowed secretly and looked at Xu Chen with sympathy. Many people like to rely on their seniority, but the person in front of them clearly bullyed others by being "capable".

During his tenure as the prefect of Leizhou, the prefect of Guangzhou, and the prefect of Shuntian, Lin Qingran solved countless strange cases and unjust cases, and had already won the reputation of "good death". When he went south to Yangzhou this time, he even solved the case of "Chen Xiaoxiao", and those who have good deeds gave it the reputation of "the world's number one case-breaking official".

Now he said that Xu Chen was deliberately inquiring about the plan to suppress the enemy, saying that this was a skill that had been obtained for many years of judgment, but the huge identity differences between the two were, so Xu Chen was afraid that it would be difficult for him to clear himself.

Fortunately, this inquiry can be big or small in the plan to suppress the enemy, and it will not cause any substantial harm to Xu Chen.

“Which is he singing?”

Zang Jifang observed Lin Weiran and asked in his heart.

Although Xu Chen shouldn't have directly pointed out that Lin Qinran had no right to mobilize troops, Lin Qinran shouldn't have made such a big deal. Not to mention that even if he gets angry, he will not have the right to mobilize troops. Once the matter here is promoted, everyone will only accuse Lin Qinran of being unconventional.

As for Xu Chen's investigation into the "Suppression Plan" is even more of a joke. Lin Junran has no right to mobilize troops, so this plan has no way to start.

But before Xu Chen could speak, Lin Qiran took out an imperial edict from his sleeve and said to Zang Jifang: "Prince Zang, this is a secret edict given by the emperor before the imperial envoy left the capital. Please wait and take a look!"

Huh?

When everyone heard this, they saw the bright yellow imperial edict in Lin Qiran's hand, and they were immediately attracted by the imperial edict.

"Yes!" Zang Jifang was secretly shocked, and hurriedly bent over and took the imperial edict with his hands, responding with respect.

Other officials also looked at curiously, and some even stood up halfway, wanting to find out the specific content of this imperial edict.

Zang Jifang took a look at the style and materials of the imperial edict, and knew that this imperial edict would not be fake, and this imperial envoy with the brightest future in the Ming Dynasty would not be stupid enough to take risks with such things.

He opened the imperial edict and looked carefully for a while, then solemnly asked Lin Qingran: "Master, can you please see me!"

"This is a secret order. Let's take a look at the officials of our dynasty. Don't show him the irrelevant people!" Lin Qingran picked up the wine glass and said lightly.

you……

Xu Chen immediately heard that Lin Xu Ran was referring to him as "unrelated person", but he dared not speak out.

After all, his status mainly comes from his second brother who serves as the chief minister. If the other party dares not to treat him as a dish, then he is just a big landlord in Songjiang Prefecture.
Chapter completed!