Yang Xuan waited for most of the day, until it was dark, and then he received a report from the government officer on duty at the city gate that the imperial envoy had arrived.
The person who came to report yesterday said that the person who came was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who came to inspect the performance of local officials on behalf of the sky.
Theoretically speaking, there is nothing wrong with this. The Dasheng Dynasty evaluated the performance of local officials every two years and deposed them based on their merit.
But it would be inappropriate to leave this matter to Yang Xuan.
This Tumu Fort is purely a commercial market, and I am mainly responsible for trade with the grassland, but I still need to take assessments?
Yang Xuan worked hard to promote this trade, but everything was a matter of crossing the river by feeling for stones. The court sent people to assess it. How to assess it? How to define the standards?
If we really want to talk about assessment, we should be responsible for assessing the commercial development of Tumubao and the other five trading bazaars, right?
In this regard, Yang Xuan smelled a hint of conspiracy.
At the gate of the city, Yang Xuan saw the caravan approaching slowly. On the horseback leading the way, a guard held the flag of the Sky Patrol, and two teams of cavalry guarded the carriage in the middle, slowly arriving.
Seeing the carriage coming, Yang Xuan stood respectfully at the city gate, passed by the guards who were riding horses in front of him to clear the way, and then waited for the carriage to stop. He even raised his hands. Unexpectedly, although the carriage was moving slowly, it was not moving at all.
He didn't stop, but walked directly in front of him and entered the city gate.
Yang Xuan was stunned. I came to greet you in the snow, but this guy turned a blind eye?
"hehe."
Yang Xuan smiled: "Play this trick with me?"
Zhang Junbao next to him touched his head and asked, "What should we do?"
"What should we do? Let's go to Lu Shouwei's place for a walk."
"Then the Imperial Envoy doesn't care anymore?"
"What imperial envoy? I didn't see any imperial envoy. Maybe the wind and snow were too heavy and the journey was delayed."
Zhang Junbao chuckled, "What kind of imperial envoy is this? If you dare to offend my family, it will be easier for you."
There are more than two thousand border troops stationed in the warehouse of the factory. Yang Xuan usually delivers food or drinks, needless to say woolen sweaters, so Yang Xuan received a warm welcome as soon as he arrived.
"Mr. Lu, if I happen to have you here to have a meal, Mr. Lu wouldn't mind."
Lu Jian laughed loudly: "Mr. Yang is joking. I usually can't invite you to dinner if I want to. Now that you are here today, I will not come back until you are drunk."
"Master Lu, if you don't say that, I won't even look down on you if you don't get me drunk today."
"Oh? Mr. Yang, that official is going to be offended today."
Without further ado, they just lit a bonfire, put on the barbecue, poured wine, and started eating happily.
In the Tumu Fort, the imperial envoy passed through the city gate without stopping and came directly to the door of the Commerce Department Yamen.
He didn't get out of the car, just waited in the car.
Anyway, there was a heater burning in the car, so it was very warm inside.
As Tan Yuan was the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the imperial envoy who patrolled the sky on behalf of the emperor, this book had to be put on display and Yang Xuan had to come over to greet him before he got off the bus.
When he was passing by the city gate just now, he saw Yang Xuan and deliberately didn't stop the car just to give Yang Xuan a showdown.
I am the imperial envoy in charge of merit examinations and demotions. You can be promoted or demoted within a few words of mine. You will have to accept whatever you do.
Not to mention, he came here at this time with the purpose of finding trouble.
But who knows, he just sat at the gate of the Commerce Department Yamen, waiting until the charcoal in the stove was burned out, but Yang Xuan hadn't come yet.
Tan Yuan asked someone to go to the Yamen to ask.
As a result, people in the yamen said that Yang Xuan had gone out early in the morning and had not come back yet.
Then they sent people to search along the way to the city gate, but naturally they still couldn't find Yang Xuan.
Tan Yuan is famous. As an imperial envoy, officials must cheer and support him wherever he goes. But here in this earthen fort, he is left alone?
Originally he wanted to put on airs, but the heater in the carriage had gone cold, so he had to get out of the car and reveal his identity and enter the Commercial Department.
The government officials did not dare to neglect him and invited him to sit down in the lobby and served him tea and snacks.
But after sitting for half an hour, the tea had gone cold and Yang Xuan still hadn't arrived, so Tan Yuan had to ask the government servant to look for him.
However, Yang Xuan usually lives in the yamen and rarely goes out for a walk at night. This leaves the yamen servants looking for him.
But the Imperial Envoy had spoken, so they had no choice but to look for him. Needless to say, the consequences were that they searched all the shops that were still open in Tumubao, but no one was found.
Tan Yuan was already anxious. Yang Xuan dared to ignore him. This was simply treason. You must know that the imperial envoy patrolling the sky on behalf of the emperor means that he represents the emperor. If he does not give himself face, he will not give the emperor face.
"How dare he, how dare he."
Tan Yuan roared in the lobby, but he had no choice. He couldn't find Yang Xuan and he couldn't leave.
In particular, he himself was sitting in the lobby, while the guards and entourage who came with him were still waiting in the courtyard outside.
If no one is seen, the guard of honor cannot be withdrawn.
In this way, until it was almost time, Yang Xuan still didn't show up, and Tan Yuan's anger had dried up. He was tired. It was a bumpy road, and he didn't even eat dinner. He just ate a few snacks and drank a glass of wine.
Tummy tea.
"Come here, let's find an inn."
Tan Yuan was convinced. Yang Xuan was really brave. He had sworn eight hundred times in his heart that when he responded to Tianfu, he would definitely read his book. Don't say that you can't be an official then. You can save your life.
Even if there is smoke coming out of your ancestral grave.
Early the next morning, Tan Yuan showed up with a guard of honor, arranged his carriage and horses, and came to the Commerce Department again. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yang Xuan with a red face. He obviously looked like he had just woken up from a hangover. The anger he had accumulated last night suddenly disappeared.
I can't hold it down anymore.
"Are you Yang Xuan, the Minister of Household Affairs?"
"Exactly, this is the Imperial Envoy?" Yang Xuan greeted him with a smile on his face.
Tan Yuan took out the token and handed it to Yang Xuan for inspection. At this moment, he no longer wanted to show off, but just wanted to strictly follow the process so that when he interviewed Yang Xuan, he would be irrefutable.
After checking the token, Yang Xuan had a look of surprise on his face: "Oh my, sir, you are here. You have worked hard along the way. Please take a seat."
Tan Yuan was stunned. Yang Xuan looked like he had no idea that he had been waiting here all night last night.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, I heard that Your Excellency was coming the day before yesterday. I guarded the city gate all day yesterday, but I didn't wait for Your Excellency. Because the wind and snow were too heavy, and I was worried that Your Excellency was trapped in the wild, I went out of the city to look for him. I searched for the whole day.
I haven't found the imperial envoy all night, but fortunately he has arrived safely, so I feel relieved."
Tan Yuan was dumbfounded at this time. If it weren't for your blushing face, I might really believe it.
How did you manage to make up such a lot of lies and still remain calm?
But with Yang Xuan's words, he just explained what happened yesterday when he was left out all night.
Tan Yuan was unhappy, but he had no choice but to make up lies and try to get away with it? Do you really think that I, the Minister of Civil Affairs, did my job for nothing?
"So, Mr. Yang is really interested."
Tan Yuan said coldly: "I have the emperor's mandate, so I won't be polite to you. I am here to test my merits and be deposed. Please Master Yang, please bring out the official records."