Chapter 521 Contradicting in Public
Chen Tongwen knew it was not easy to mess around, so he could only bite the bullet and keep going. He also expected the emperor to give him more errands. If he couldn't even do an errand to promulgate, what errands could he expect the emperor to arrange for him?
At this point, he has to do this even if he doesn't.
So Chen Tongwen had no choice but to order Shao Junwen, a hundred households of the Jinyiwei who led his troops to go straight to the Governor's Office and order the Governor Liu Zeqiao to come out to welcome the imperial envoy who proclaimed the imperial edict.
Although Shao Junwen was only a hundred households of the Jinyiwei and a seventh-rank military officer, as an angel of the court, he could order the third-rank governor of the guard and the Mu side.
However, this is not an order, it can only be called a Tongchuan. After all, the two sides serve differently. Shao Junwen and others are the emperor's special envoys, the emperor's personal soldiers, and they are superior everywhere, while Liu Yuanqiao can only be regarded as a high-ranking official in the court.
Shao Junwen came to the gate of the Governor's Office. In front of the tall and mighty Governor's Office, a tall and majestic archway was built, and the yamen had also been rebuilt, making it look very majestic and grand.
Liu Yuanqiao has a unique feature. Others pay attention to whether the officials are not building the yamen. He is better. He built his yamen to a brilliant and not building the yamen. It is the tradition of the court, because the court likes to save officials. If the officials have money, they are greedy and use the money to build the yamen. Once the term of office is over, they have to move away and make money for others. Therefore, no official will take the initiative to build the yamen, and they will be afraid of giving the court and the people a bad impression. Therefore, most yamen in the Ming Dynasty seem very dilapidated and very old, and they will barely repair it unless they are really unable to live in it.
This also gives Shao Junwen an impression, is this the Liu family really rich?
Shao Junwen came directly to the Governor's Office and said loudly: "We are the special envoys who were ordered by the court to announce the orders, and immediately ordered the Governor Liu Yuanqiao to come and receive the orders."
There were people coming and going in front of the Governor's Yamen, and there were several yamen runners defending here. When they saw the Jinyiwei coming, they were not surprised. At the other party's loud shout, a yamen runner said loudly: "Do you understand the rules? When you come here, you have to line up." He pointed to the doorman next to him.
Although there were people coming and going in front of the Governor's Office, the main thing was that those who came in line, and those who came out were Shi Shi and left.
Shao Junwen felt humiliated. I was the special envoy of the court. I was here to greet the local officials, but I was afraid that I would be waiting for me to line up for my visit. What kind of rules is this? So he said loudly: "Don't you know that we are the Jinyiwei in the capital? The imperial envoy of the court, the Chief Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Eunuch Chen, arrived immediately. If you don't meet me immediately, aren't you afraid of asking you for a crime of neglecting the court?"
When the yamen runner saw the other party’s big hat coming, he was not afraid. He said, “A little eunuch, who has no official or no rank, is not even a person. He dared to order me, Lord Liu, to greet me. What kind of rules is this?”
If eunuchs were in the Tianqi Dynasty, they were very glorious and fearful professions. You should know that most eunuchs could dominate with their power, but in the Chongzhen Dynasty, these eunuchs were no longer popular. Even the top ones were not popular, let alone the minions under their command.
Shao Junwen was very angry when he was contradicted by a small yamen runner of the other party. He said, "Liu Yuanqiao is so famous. Is he the guardian of Mu's side so he manages his subordinates like this?"
Originally, these yamen runners would be afraid of this big hat. After all, the other party was the Jinyiwei and the special envoy from the capital. However, the yamen runner seemed to be quite confident. I don’t know if he was led by someone or what happened. He said directly: “How does my Lord Liu manage us? My Lord is responsible for it. You are a little Jinyiwei, what qualifications do you have to comment on my Lord?”
At this point, Shao Junwen understood one thing, that was, it must be the commander of Liu Yuanqiao, otherwise, a small yamen runner would not dare to contradict the special envoy who had promulgated the imperial edict.
Shao Junwen knew that the other party was in a soft confrontation, so he had to say loudly: "You are so arrogant and unrighteous, aren't you afraid that the emperor will blame you?"
"Who doesn't know the etiquette?" At this time, Wang Wendong, an important aide beside Liu Yuanqiao, came out. Wang Wendong is currently the Tongzhi of Laizhou Prefecture, but he often stayed in Dengzhou. Because he knew that Dengzhou is in trouble now, he made suggestions around Liu Yuanqiao.
Shao Junwen finally saw an official in charge coming out, and he immediately said loudly: "Eunuch Chen Tongwen, the special envoy of the imperial court, will arrive immediately. Can't you come out to greet me?"
Wang Wendong nodded and said, "It turns out that it is the special envoy who announced the imperial edict. It's really a mistake to welcome him!"
He said that he was indifferent to the welcome, but he had no intention of respect at all. He immediately asked someone to prepare and turned around and inform him.
At this time, Chen Tongwen and others' carriage had already arrived at the gate of the governor's yamen, but he did not see Liu Yuanqiao and others setting up incense tables and kneeling on the ground to answer the orders. Moreover, Liu Yuanqiao had not appeared yet. There were many people watching the fun next to the door. These people watching the fun were still pointing at them for the continuous increase. As soon as Chen Tongwen saw such a scene, he immediately showed no dislike and his face darkened. He thought that he had to take Liu Yuanqiao this time and let him know how to be a human being.
But after they put on a full guard of etiquette, they were still waiting for a while. Liu Yuanqiao led all the officials from the Governor's Office to come out. Liu Yuanqiao was born with a detached official appearance. He was tall and mighty, with a square face, with clear edges and angularity, and was particularly majestic. He wore a third-rank red official uniform and looked even more majestic.
When Liu Yuanqiao saw the special envoy who announced the imperial edict, he bowed deeply and said, "My minister Liu Yuanqiao respectfully listened to the imperial edict."
Boss Chen Tongwen didn't like it. After struggling for so long, he saw the main master now, so he said sarcastically: "Mr. Liu has such a great official power. The imperial envoy of the court has come. I have to wait for you at the door."
Liu Yuanqiao is a person who is good at debate and is not inferior to others. He immediately asked: "What is the official position of this father-in-law, and any position in the court?"
Chen Tongwen was arrogant and regarded himself as an imperial envoy, but in the eyes of people like Liu Yuanqiao, unless he was a minister of the court and had fame, he was not considered an imperial envoy at all. When he came to promulgation now, he was just a errand, at most, like Wu Zhongda went south to Jiangnan, and he was called an imperial envoy.
Chen Tongwen was so embarrassed by the other party, he seemed very unhappy. He said, "I heard that Liu Yuanqiao, the eight-faced Buddha, is very versatile and has a great feeling in his sleeves."
Both of them are considered good now, and those who come are not good, and both sides have no good looks at each other at the beginning, and they are full of gunpowder, so Chen Tongwen couldn't get the respect he wanted from Liu Yuanqiao, so he couldn't help but sarcasticly, but Liu Yuanqiao was really not easy to bully, so he immediately fought back.
Liu Yuanqiao said, "My father-in-law, what rank are you? He actually spoke wildly to this official. If it weren't for the sake of the emperor, he would slap you immediately to show his warning."
In fact, Liu Yuanqiao said this, and he could really do this. After all, he was a third-rank official in the court, a minister of the guard and the shepherd party. The other party was just a eunuch with no official status. He dared to sarcastically say to him. There was no negotiation about beating him. There was just a saying that hitting the dog depends on the owner. Even if it was someone else's dog, if the other party's owner was noble, it would not be the one you said to hit him.
After Liu Yuanqiao said this, Chen Tongwen was so angry that his face turned red. He knew that the other party would not dump him. It was probably not easy to rely on the identity of this angel to make some money. So he made his boss unhappy. He immediately shook and said, "Are you who are welcoming the imperial edict like this? As a third-rank minister, do you know the rules? Where is the incense case?"
If the other party is a real boss of the Sili Supervisory Bureau and has power and power, Liu Yuanqiao will probably be concerned about it, but the other party is just a powerless eunuch, and there is no backstage. The emperor cannot pass the words and wants to control him and knock him off. Isn’t this funny? Isn’t it just a nickname for Liu Yuanqiaoqiao, his eight-faced Buddha, called him in vain?
Liu Yuanqiao said, "You, Chen Tongwen, are just a rankless eunuch. Why do you do so many tricks? I am busy with official duties. If you don't read it, I will not serve you now."
Liu Yuanqiao said this, but he directly pushed Chen Daowen to the corner. Chen Tongwen himself had no power and could only rely on the power of the court and the royal family, and pretended to be a tiger's power. However, when he met a real powerful faction like Liu Yuanqiao, even the backer behind him was not easy. It would be difficult for him to rely on his skin, tiger claws, tiger power.
Moreover, when Liu Yuanqiao came out, he was majestic and his aura was very powerful. After it came out, many ordinary people stood aside in the entire square and watched the fun with a smile. However, after Liu Yuanqiao came out, these ordinary people were half bent down and saluted Liu Yuanqiao, showing great respect. Not everyone has this kind of prestige.
Chen Tongwen saw that the other party was so arrogant and domineering, and knew that he could not control the other party anymore, so he had to take out the imperial edict and prepare to read it.
Chen Tongwen also knew that the court was actually making things difficult for Liu Yuanqiao and the three East Mansions this time. If you want others to give you a good look, you are actually a little overthinking. After all, Liu Yuanqiang is a powerful local faction and powerful. If he doesn't miss them, those who are slaves for the emperor, they will have no choice and will not be able to knock on the other party's quarrel.
Chapter completed!