Fang Yingwu hid in the guarding eunuch's house for more than 20 days. As long as he didn't go out, no one in Hangzhou could find him, let alone disturb him.
This was also the rare quiet time he had in the past year or two. Taking advantage of this time, Fang Yingwu calmed down and reviewed the scriptures. Ever since he left Yulin, he had been running around, and his homework was more or less rusty, so he just took this opportunity.
Pick it up
Several big figures in Hangzhou city have their own ways of doing things. Relatively speaking, Mr. Zhu, the Inspector-General, and Mr. Lu, the Right-Secretary-General, are a little more relaxed. After all, their responsibilities are smaller. They only need to wait for the imperial court's decree and then follow it.
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But Ning Liang, the governor of the left, was different. Faced with the fate of leaving, but not knowing how to leave, and the unpredictable decree of the court, waiting was also a kind of torment.
What makes him even more confused is, if the news of Hangzhou reaches Chun'an County and is known to Shang Xianggong, and Shang Xianggong comes to Hangzhou in person, how will he face it? Especially since Fang Yingwu probably fled Hangzhou city.
, most likely going back to his hometown.
Ning Liang's mentality can be described in one word as a guilty conscience. However, he never heard the report that Mr. Shang was leaving in the direction of Chun'an. Seeing the time passing day by day, Ning Liang gradually became relieved and comforted himself. Even if Mr. Shang arrived in person,
I'm afraid there's nothing we can do if all the three parties work together.
Early that morning, Mr. Zhu Shen, the Inspector-General, was doing morning exercises in the back garden. While moving his legs and feet, he was absent-mindedly thinking about the case.
Now more than twenty days have passed since Fang Yingwu was reported and first interrogated. His memorial was also sent to the capital more than ten days ago. Calculating the time, it will probably take at least another ten days for the imperial edict to be sent to the inspector.
Secretary, if the efficiency of the court is low, it is possible to wait longer.
It is better to settle this matter as early as possible so that we can feel at ease. The longer it is delayed, the more likely it is that things will go wrong, Mr. Zhu thought.
Just when my mind was wandering, suddenly Xian Chang came forward quickly and reported: "Master! A message came in from the reception room in the Yamen in front, saying that an edict from the imperial court has arrived!"
Mr. Zhu was slightly surprised. He really thought that when Cao Cao arrived, how could the imperial edict be issued so quickly? Then he realized that this edict was probably for other matters, not this case.
After all, the capital is two to three thousand miles away from Hangzhou. It is impossible for the court to find out and send it to Hangzhou just after ten days, unless it is flying.
Mr. Zhu quickly changed his clothes, and then went to the front to receive the edict. When he opened it and read it, he was shocked. He was really shocked. He never expected that this edict was really aimed at this case!
Mr. Zhu read it carefully again and confirmed that he was not dazzled. There were two main points in the imperial edict. The first was that "the matter is of great importance, and an important minister will be sent to Hangzhou as an imperial envoy to interrogate the case"; the second was that "before the imperial envoy arrives in Hangzhou, he will be under the supervision of the Imperial Envoy."
Take good care of the people and things involved, and don’t make any mistakes.”
Putting down the edict, Mr. Zhu muttered to himself: How is this possible? Only ten days after he submitted the memorial, the imperial court sent the edict to deal with it?
He quickly thought, could it be that someone else had submitted the report? Judging from the normal time, someone had reported this matter twenty days ago, so the edict in hand appeared about seven or eight days earlier than him.
Twenty days ago, it happened to be the time for Fang Yingwu's prosecution and the first time for questioning. Someone must have reported the matter to the court immediately! And he had to go through two trials and ponder the writing style of the memorial, so
Seven or eight days late
But Mr. Zhu was puzzled. Among the officials in Hangzhou City who are qualified to submit memorials, who dares to submit memorials without permission behind his back? No matter who it is, it is absolutely unforgivable to go beyond the level of the superiors and submit memorials behind their backs!
Master Bu Zhu suddenly remembered that there was still one person in the city who could completely ignore him, and that was the guarding eunuch Li Yi!
Master Zhu was just confused. What did Eunuch Li mean by this move? This case had nothing to do with him. As an outsider, he actively reported the case as soon as possible when the case was unclear. What was his purpose?
Eunuch Li, who Master Zhu was talking about repeatedly in his mind, was also talking about others at the moment. He responded to Fang Wu: "I'm almost ready here. You should take action and stop delaying."
Fang Yingwu was very cautious, "A gentleman cherishes his life. It is still inconvenient for me to go out now, lest I cause any trouble. I have to wait."
Fang Yingwu is not in a hurry. Now the safest place in the entire Hangzhou city is to guard the eunuch's mansion. It is better not to go out if possible. But Li Yi is very anxious. The sooner he can make money, the better. Otherwise, how can he please His Majesty?
?He doesn’t want to delay it until next year. It’s best to get results this year.
Eunuch Li urged: "We can't wait any longer! The northwest and southeast are thousands of miles apart, and it's already mid-June. If we delay it any longer, it will be difficult to get the money back this year. You'd better make an agreement with the Wang family as soon as possible and start as soon as possible.
There won't be any problems on my end!
Otherwise, I will find someone to do it myself. There is no need for the Wang family. Just write a letter and contact Northwest, and I will do the rest." After that, he said: "If you are worried about going out, I will ask a few guards to follow you.
, just to keep you safe.”
Fang Yingwu hurriedly said: "How can I be so virtuous and capable as to dare to work hard to protect the guards? There is no need for this!"
Eunuch Li understood that what Fang Yingwu really meant was that he didn't want others to recognize that he was closely related to him through several guards. It was common for scholars to be so hypocritical and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, just keep them away."
I will come out when necessary, and it is not possible for everyone to know my guards here, so don’t worry."
Fang Yingwu wanted to say something else, but Li Yi coughed heavily and shouted: "Tea!"
At this time, a woman came out from behind the screen. At first glance, she seemed to be in her twenties, with enchanting appearance and graceful figure, but she was holding a silver plate in her hand.
The woman Pingping walked up to Fang Yingwu and was slightly blessed. She served Fang Yingwu tea. Fang Yingwu was stunned. He didn't know which song Eunuch Li was singing.
Li Yi chuckled, pointed at the woman with ill intentions, and said: "This is the wife I took into my room in Hangzhou. If you still refuse, I will let her climb into your bed and then spread the word!"
Anyway, I am disabled and I am not afraid of being embarrassed. I wonder if you are afraid?"
Fang Yingwu smiled bitterly, "Eunuch Li, why did you bother to come? Is it only a day and a half?"
"This is my reason to bring the lawsuit before Mr. Wang. Of course, you won't suffer any loss. It can be given to you." Li Yi was only halfway through his words when someone suddenly came in and whispered a few words to Li Yi.
Then Eunuch Li smiled and said: "I just got the news. The edict has been issued. You asked me to come forward to make up for this time difference. Now that the overall situation has been decided, what are you still afraid of?" (To be continued...)
ps: I really overestimated myself the day before yesterday. I got stuck halfway through the last update and then fell asleep. The next day I saw that my writing was terrible, so I deleted it again. Today I took a day off to code. I can write as much as I can.
