Qualification is actually a letter of introduction issued by the government, which states that a certain official will go to such and such a place on business at such and such a time, and the officials and people along the way must receive him properly, and it will also be stamped with the official seal. Those who hold the qualification can go to The post station has free food and free accommodation, and the post station is also obliged to recruit strong men to carry the sedans and carry the luggage of these officials. Therefore, as soon as the officials arrive at the place, they must first show that they are worthy, and the post Cheng can only formally receive them after checking that they are correct.
Wan Lei looked at Kanhe before and after. It turned out that the officer he came to was a general from Jizhou. His surname was Li Mingshi. He returned to the capital to resume his duties after completing his term. He then looked closely at the big red official seal above. It was the seal of the commander-in-chief of Jizhou. Unable to lie, he immediately said to Zhao Quanzhong: "Go and get my robe."
Since he has to do a lot of menial work himself, Wan Lei usually just wears a pair of coarse shorts and brown clothes casually, and looks like an ordinary commoner. However, now that the imperial court has ordered officials to come to the door, it is against etiquette to go out to see officials like this, and must be First put on the official uniform - a blue collared shirt, and wear a turban to show solemnity.
After changing into his robes and taking his younger brother with him, Wan Lei quickly came to the front hall of the post station. At a glance, he saw a general in full military uniform sitting slumped on the Grand Master's chair, surrounded by four personal attendants, who were full of official power.
Wan Lei has also seen big events. He has received several high-ranking officials of the third and fourth grades. It will be a piece of cake for him to be a junior minister. He is only worried that the smell of oil and natural gas in the courtyard will arouse the dissatisfaction of these officials. If they initiate Biao Lai, that wouldn't be fun. So he immediately put on a standard "professional" smile and stepped forward to say hello, but a personal attendant standing in front of the general spoke first: "You are this place. Cheng?"
"Yes, my humble position is that of the local postmaster. Since the posthouse is busy with mundane matters, it would be rude not to be able to greet Mr. Li from afar." Wan Lei maintained a standard smile and apologized first. He had already made up his mind to say that he would not hit the smiling person. , try every means to appease this uninvited official, and then send him away as soon as possible, so as not to affect the oil business.
"We adults are tired, why don't you hurry up and clean up the room so that we can stay and rest." The personal attendant glared at Wan Lei and said angrily.
"The upper room has been cleaned up a long time ago. I will take you there right away." Wan Lei made a gesture of invitation with his hand, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. These guys didn't get angry about the stench in the courtyard. He shouldn't be a difficult person to serve.
Wan Lei led these people into the atrium, came to a room that had been cleaned long ago, and asked: "Master Li, this is your room, are you satisfied?"
"Okay, it's none of your business anymore. Let's all go." The person who spoke was the personal attendant. The general-in-command didn't know whether he had a problem in his throat and couldn't speak or he didn't bother to talk to the junior officials. He kept silent. Wan Lei I felt strange in my heart. I took a peek and saw his gloomy face, as if his father had just died. He looked as miserable as he could.
"Masters, let me take you to your rooms." After settling the officials, the government's losers also needed to be settled. Wan Lei made another invitation gesture, asking the four personal attendants to follow him.
"No need, we have to be responsible for guarding Mr. Li, so we'll stay in this room. They said it's none of your business, why don't you get out of here." The guard got impatient and kicked Wan Lei and others out of the room. Wan Lei was confused.
Ordinarily speaking, when officials go down to the grassroots level, especially when they stay at the inn, they have to "walk around" not only for good food and accommodation, but also for "traveling around". This is called the four decisive factors of officialdom - eating and getting cards. Even those who are honest and self-disciplined have to do it. After eating a good meal and taking a hot bath to relieve fatigue, the visitor actually didn't order any service and was willing to squeeze five people into a room. This is really strange.
"Boss, these people are a bit weird." Seeing Wan Lei's thoughtful expression, Ma Liubao reminded him in a low voice.
"Did Mr. Li talk to you just now?" Wan Lei asked Zhao Quanzhong.
"No, our status is low, and he doesn't even bother to look at us seriously. Boss, those officials have very strange tempers, so it's nothing to make a fuss about." Zhao Quanzhong disagreed.
"Officials don't have weird tempers, they have big tempers. Have you noticed that those personal servants all have arrogant faces and even bigger tempers than their masters. It doesn't look like a master-servant relationship." Wan Lei frowned.
"Boss, they only stay one night and will leave tomorrow. No matter what their relationship is, it has nothing to do with us." Zhao Quanzhong said again.
"Sanzi, what you said is wrong. They don't look like a master-servant relationship, but more like a kidnapper and a hostage. If someone really holds a court official hostage, this is a big deal. We have to figure it out." Ma Liu
Bao whispered again that although he was a caretaker, he was mature and attentive, and Wan Lei always valued his opinions.
"Sixth brother, you are too worried. If the kidnappers really kidnapped the officials, they would definitely have gone deep into the mountains and forests. If you dare to come and stay at the inn, isn't this just throwing yourself into a trap?" Zhao Quanzhong still didn't take it seriously.
"Be careful, I don't think there's anything wrong with those people." Li Dazui also said.
After listening to the discussion of the younger brothers, Wan Lei frowned, and then said to Li Dazui: "Get some food, I will send it in and check the situation." Then he shook his head and said to himself: "Hey, what a pity.
Now, I don’t have sweat medicine. If I can add some ingredients to the food, everything will be fine."
"Sweat medicine? Boss, are you trying to fool them? They don't have any luggage with them, so they don't have much money." Zhao Quanzhong thought that Boss Wan wanted to follow others' example of opening a black shop, and he was scared to death.
All tied up.
"I don't want to rob them, I just want them to sleep until dawn and then leave without causing any trouble for me."
"Yes, let them have a good night's sleep. It will save us trouble. It's the boss's idea." Li Dazui stretched out his thumb.
"Stop flattering us, we don't have sweat medicine on us, so whatever we say is in vain." Wan Lei rolled his eyes at Li Dazui and said angrily.
"Hey, who said we don't have sweat medicine?" Li Dazui's fat and oily face was full of a sinister smile.
"Have you?" Wan Lei was horrified. He really didn't expect that this guy who was like a slut would actually have illegal drugs on his body. This is really not what one looks like. A person's honest appearance really cannot represent his inner brightness.
"Leave it to me to administer the drug, and I will make sure they sleep like dead pigs." Li Dazui said in a generous tone.
"Okay, you can handle this matter. Be secretive and don't let them find out." Since someone knew how to drug him, Wan Lei simply ignored it and walked to the backyard with his legs up. The pot of residual oil was still waiting for him to deal with.
Woolen cloth.
As soon as Boss Wan left, Zhao Quanzhong, as if he had seen a fly rotting on flesh, immediately approached Li Dazui and said with a flattering smile: "Wow, Brother Dazui is so good at this, wouldn't he have been a green forest hero on the road before?
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"You want the sweat medicine, right? I won't give it to you." Li Dazui pushed the malicious guy away with one hand and left quickly with Ma Liubao, leaving only the evil-minded Zhao Quanzhong standing there...