Chapter 250: Old Hu Seeking Relatives and Meeting the Prime Minister
Old Hutou did not dare to go to the hotel. He was afraid that he would miss the place, so he stood on the roadside where he had just met the Prime Minister. He stared and waited eagerly, hoping that the Prime Minister would come back from the next court.
Wang Shugui's sedan came over, and just as he was about to kowtow to the ground and open his mouth to cry out, someone reported the sedan owner. The prime minister opened the sedan curtain, waved to him, and motioned for him to follow the sedan and talk to the government.
The sedan bearers are all young and strong men, and eight people are carrying a thin old man. The load is not heavy, so the wind is blowing under the feet, and the sixteen legs alternate in turn like a revolving lantern. Old Hu is old and has traveled a long way. Come on, I've been so anxious and angry these days that I haven't even taken a few bites of food on time. How can I keep up? However, this matter is related to his daughter's life, and it's not up to him if he doesn't fight. When he trotted all the way to the Prime Minister's residence, the old man was already a big man. I was dripping with sweat and felt like my whole body was washed with water.
Entering the study, the Prime Minister asked people to sit down, and a maid placed a cup of fragrant tea in front of Lao Hu. Although Lao Hu had a wealthy family, he was a rich man who came to Beijing. Although there was fire in his throat, he didn't even look at the cup of tea. Dare to take a look.
"Old man, what is your relationship with that person named Pan?" Wang Shugui sat upright and said coldly.
Old Hutou was puzzled: The son-in-law and daughter-in-law were also officials with a loud name in the court, and the marshal in charge of the troops was also an imperial envoy of the emperor. How come the surname Pan came to this old official's mouth? Could it be that? This pan is safe and the other pan is safe. Lao Hu was afraid of making a mistake, so he hurriedly explained:
"The son-in-law of the Prime Minister, Xiao Min's son-in-law is Pan You'an. He was sent by the emperor to Huayang on official business, and later he was ordered to take command and lead 80,000 troops to put down the rebels against the king."
"Then why did he become your son-in-law again? You didn't know he was a eunuch?" Wang Shugui rolled his eyes and said.
"What the hell, Old Enxiang, you said my son-in-law is a eunuch?" Although Old Hu lives in a remote area and is ignorant, he does know what kind of person a eunuch is.
Wang Shugui pretended to be confused and deliberately sneered: "A eunuch is just a eunuch, how can this be false? Pan You'an works in the palace. Except for the emperor, he is surrounded by young and beautiful women who make people drool. How can the royal family allow him, a grown man, to have a penis in his crotch? Beat it with a big stick? Why, you don’t know about such a big thing, and your daughter didn’t tell you?”
"No!" Lao Hutou replied in Cantonese. He was immediately confused. No matter how bad his daughter is, she can't find a eunuch! Eight generations of ancestors have been lost. The person sitting opposite is the Prime Minister, who is the most powerful person under one person. How could he, the pillar of the country, lie?
"Forget it," said Prime Minister Wang, "I won't bother you anymore. It's not easy for you to come all the way. You'd better go back and forth there!"
"No, no, no!" Mr. Hu shouted stubbornly, "My daughter is missing. I must find Pan You'an. Even though he is a eunuch, he and my daughter have the status of husband and wife, right?"
"It will be a disaster for you if your daughter is lost!" Prime Minister Wang yelled and then teased in a low voice, "A daughter of a rich man's family has no choice but to marry a eunuch? What a waste of money?"
"Prime Minister, could you please find me Pan? I want to ask him personally whether he cares about this matter?" Hu Yuanwai begged.
"It's useless for you to see him." Prime Minister Wang pondered for a moment and then advised, "It is your fate to meet me. I can talk to you and bring you to the house to ask the whole story. I can give you a few words of advice. If you meet that surname Pan, is it weird if he doesn't kill you to silence you? If the people don't fight with the officials, their arms can't twist their thighs. In my opinion, you'd better go back!"
"In the clear world, there is no room for reasoning at the feet of the emperor. Are you really going against him? No, I must find that bastard, and I want to judge him face to face!" Hu Laoer said angrily.
Prime Minister Wang couldn't help but frowned, and thought to himself: This stubborn cow will definitely continue to complain on the way to court. It doesn't matter if he bumps into other people, but if he bumps into some of the little eunuch's stinky bitches, there might be another trouble.
, it’s better to do this. After thinking about it, Prime Minister Wang shouted outside:
"Come here, please send this old man to Mr. Wen of Dali Temple first. He can take good care of him and make sure he doesn't make any mistakes."
Hu San went on an expedition with the young eunuch, and Dali Temple could not be without a leader for a day. Wen Shichang entered Dali Temple on the recommendation of Prime Minister Wang.
Although Hu Yuanwai was a villager, he knew Dali Temple very well, so he shouted anxiously:
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I have never done this before, why do you want to escort me to Dali Temple to speak?"
Wang Shugui corrected: "It's not an escort, it's an escort. Think about it, if Pan Youan knew that you were causing trouble for him in the capital, how could he let you go? Dali Temple is a place for reasoning, and Mr. Wen is a rare honest official. You
If you have something to say to him."
Mr. Hu thought it made sense, so he happily followed others to Dali Temple.
It happened that Wen Shichang was handling a case in the office. He had just concluded a public case and was about to go back to the backyard to rest. Suddenly, someone from the prime minister's house sent an old Nanman man. He felt displeased and asked:
"Who is here? What's the grievance?"
The messenger said: "Sir, this is an old man who is looking for a relative. He said he is the father-in-law of Mr. Pan You'an. The Prime Minister said that he pretended to be an official relative and asked you to be sent here for questioning. The Prime Minister told him that he should not be allowed to leave.
, so as not to disrupt the imperial court and ruin Eunuch Pan’s reputation."
"What, what? Pan Youan's father-in-law! It's such a ghost in broad daylight. How could a eunuch have such a father-in-law? The prime minister is right. He is clearly short of money and came here to swindle money." Mr. Wen muttered to himself.
For a while, without asking any questions or answering questions, he said without permission:
"Someone, put this old guy on death row and not feed him for three days. What else will he have to say?"
Although Wen Shichang was incompetent in others, he was extremely knowledgeable about this matter.
Hu Laoer was dissatisfied and shouted loudly: "My lord, I am wronged! I have not committed any crime, why should I be put in prison, and it is still on death row, and there is no king to punish you? It is very tiring to my stomach (Cantonese: swearing)
), it turns out that you are all in the same group as Pan Youan. You are officials guarding each other and avenging private revenge. Even if I die and go to the underworld, I will not be able to let you thieves go!"
Wen Shichang couldn't help but sneer secretly and thought: "What the hell, are we in the same group as Pan You'an? The old guy can't find his culprit even after he dies. The unjust dead ghost should go and settle the accounts with that fake eunuch Pan You'an!"
Several people came over in an instant, and without any explanation, they put on the shackles and put on the chains, and in a matter of seconds, Old Hu Tou was fully armed. Foreign Minister Hu sighed and said:
"Well, I thought I found a son-in-law who would ride a dragon, but I didn't expect it to end like this. I didn't care whether I died or not. I pity my precious daughter, but she ended up falling into the hands of Japanese pirates."
Wen Shichang waved his hand and said impatiently: "Take this old man away quickly and tell me, if anyone gives this old man a sip of water, I will definitely kill him if I find out. I don't believe it and can't cure him."
Pan You'an, I can't cure my father-in-law named Pan!"
Whether Lao Hutou is dead or alive remains undecided for now.