Bao Zheng was already numb. This was the first time he had seen the founding prince of the Song Dynasty be so... rude.
After arriving home, I casually fell down on the recliner and asked the maid to bring tea. However, the taste of the tea was very strange. The gray-brown tea soup was turbid, but there was a hint of milk in the taste.
Sweet.
The summer heat is very irritating, but after tasting the tea that Ye An handed over, I immediately felt refreshed. Unexpectedly, the tea was slightly sweet and it was still iced. I held the teacup in my hand.
Yes, water droplets will be formed quickly.
Seeing Bao Zheng's surprised expression, Ye An couldn't help but smile and said: "Bao Yushi, this is milk tea. Although there is no tea in it, it has the taste of tea. It is mixed with milk to supplement its fragrance, and stone honey to sweeten it. It tastes sweet."
So mellow!”
Bao Zheng smiled: "Only a family as big as Ye Hou can taste ice cream in this hot summer, right?"
Ye An was speechless for a moment. Did he like to criticize people so much after being a royal censor for a long time? Qin Mumu came here and heard Bao Zheng's words and said: "This is like my family plundering the people's wealth and spending every possible extravagance!"
Bao Zheng was suddenly embarrassed. This is true. People can spend the money they earn as they want. As long as they are not greedy for money that has not come back, I am afraid that I have no right to say this. As for greed... Bao Zheng looked at the wall.
Besides, Xinlingfang was speechless for a while due to the noisy crowd. With the wealth of Ye An's family, they probably wouldn't try to embezzle money from the imperial court, right?
Bao Zheng stood up and apologized to Qin Mumu: "Bao made a mistake and please forgive me, Lord Yangcheng County."
When Qin Mumu saw him apologizing, she didn't dare to neglect him. After all, he was the living Bao Zheng! He squatted down slightly and made a blessing and sat down next to Ye An.
Bao Zheng could be polite and courteous when dealing with women, but he did not apologize to Ye An. Obviously, this was to avoid deliberately lowering his dignity and to maintain the censor's dignity in front of the courtiers. This is the character of the censor.
Although they are not of high moral character, they have great power. They have been criticized for a long time, but they have to be careful. As time goes by, they naturally have their own dignity and bottom line.
The bureaucracy of the Song Dynasty was like this. Officials of the Qing Dynasty often had to be tempered, and finally they could grow up step by step and become important ministers above the court.
And in this place where elites gather, if you don't have the ability, it's absolutely impossible. Bao Zheng's talent in solving cases is really pitiful, but his political abilities and methods are not bad.
His contribution to this era does not lie in solving cases, but in his actions in the court.
After seeing Bao Zheng, Ye An recalled the records about him in the history books, and his final judgment became clearer. Bao Zheng was an extremely rule-abiding person, and to put it harshly, he rarely changed his mind.
In his eyes, one is one and two is two, it is either black or white. There is no gray in the world and there should not be gray. Anyone who is illegal should be punished. As for the hidden secrets, I'm sorry that he ignored it.
It is actually inappropriate for such a person to be a censor, but Han Yi reused him to investigate Wu Zhi's case at this time, which is enough to show that Han Yi is determined to investigate to the end.
Unlike Ye An, Qin Mumu is better at observing. From Bao Zheng's sitting posture and the way he drinks tea, Qin Mumu and Ye An got the same answer.
This Bao Zheng is an extremely well-behaved person. Even in the summer, he is not willing to loosen the clothes around his neck, and he is not afraid of heatstroke. Fortunately, he was given iced milk tea, otherwise Qin Mumu would have sent Xuaner to find him.
Mr. Guo at the entrance of the alley won the prize.
"Yushi Bao didn't come to my Yunzhong County Marquis Mansion to have tea during his busy schedule, right? I don't know what you are doing for me?"
Ye An looked at Bao Zheng and asked with a smile. Although it was a question, Bao Zheng felt that he, Ye An, knew his purpose of coming. The words of the old concierge just now made it very clear. He, Ye An, knew that he would come in the next few days.
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Bao Zheng said with a helpless smile: "It seems that Marquis Ye also knows that Bao Zheng came here this time for the business between the Liu family and Lan Kwai Fong, and he also hopes that the county prince will help him and tell the story about the conversation with the Liu family that day.
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Qin Mumu shook her head without thinking, "I don't remember what happened so many days ago!"
Bao Zheng didn't expect that Qin Mumu would refuse so decisively, but Ye An still had that half-smiling expression, which always made people feel so unhappy!
"This matter concerns the laws of the country and the country, so I ask the county monarch to tell the truth!"
Qin Mumu smiled and said: "How can I know the details after so many days? I just remember such a thing. If Yushi Bao insists that I tell the truth, can the truth still be the truth?!"
Bao Zheng was slightly startled. Qin Mumu's words were very spicy, just telling herself that she didn't remember anything. If she had to say it herself, she could say it, but she might not admit it when the time comes.
Seeing Qin Mumu's eyes widening, even Bao Zheng, who had always been upright, was helpless. The woman in front of him was not an ordinary woman, but the king of Yangcheng County in the Song Dynasty, a serious wife.
Even Bao Zheng, the supervisory censor, did not dare to be rude and presumptuous in front of her, not because of her high rank, but because they were women! A group of women!
If you offend someone, your life in Tokyo will not be easy. Within a few days, colleagues will come to ask you what's wrong and why your mother-in-law is talking about you behind your back?
If a man says no, that's because of political differences in the officialdom. If a woman says no, that's a personal moral defect. You won't be able to stay in Tokyo's officialdom in the future!
Bao Zheng looked at Ye An awkwardly: "Ye Hou, do you think this matter?"
Ye An took a sip of milk tea and smacked his lips and said: "This matter is your fault. I, Yunzhong County Marquis Mansion, do not intend to get involved in this matter. It is just because Liu's coming to Lan Kwai Fong to invest money has some connection. We are just
Explain the facts, but if you prove it, you will be involved in this matter. How do you think the Wang Xiang Guild views me? Or how do the Gonggun Guilds in the court view me? How do they view Puhui Company? It’s about credibility, Yun Zhong
There is nothing Ye An can do about the reputation of the Duke's Mansion and Puhui Company! Go back and tell Han Yi that this is the end of the matter, I will hand over the bribe to him, no matter how much more... I can't help!"
Bao Zheng was furious for a moment: "Since Ye Hou can hand over Wu Zhi's bribe, why can't he stand up and say something fair?!"
Not to mention, the fair-faced scholar Bao Zheng's righteous questioning was really awe-inspiring. Qin Mumu glanced at Ye An, but saw him wave his hands indifferently: "Fair? This thing has something to do in the court."
Is that so? Hehe, you are still too young, you will know what "justice" is when time goes by!"
Ye An still feels a sense of accomplishment for being able to pretend to be that in front of the legendary Bao Zheng, but he also feels sad for Bao Zheng. The justice he is pursuing now is actually just a political game.
It's hard to say whether it was right or wrong to sell an official position in the feudal era. Even Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian were cultivating party members. Is Wang Qinruo wrong? Just because he received gold, while others received loyalty?!
Through this incident, Ye An felt more and more that the court in the Song Dynasty was all the same, dirty, messy, and poor...