At this time, all the officials stood up and dared to raise their heads and look over.
Although they have never seen these high-ranking princes and big shots, they can tell them by looking at their clothes.
The one in armor must be the eldest prince, the one in python robe must be His Highness the Sixth Prince, the one in civilian clothes must be Master Chai, the dead eunuch with a pale face and beard must be Eunuch Huang, and the one with the
The woman wearing a bamboo hat and gauze veil is undoubtedly Princess Nian'an.
Baby Nian'an is so good-looking and has such white skin. Wang Fugui would be heartbroken if she couldn't tan.
The prefect, who was in his fifties, stepped forward, hugged his hands with a smile and said,
"Your Highnesses, you have worked hard all the way. I have already prepared a banquet in the house to welcome you all."
"Is the post house ready?"
Wang Fugui asked.
They were on official business, and according to imperial regulations, they had to stay in a posthouse. They could not stay in local officials' homes or inns.
"Everything is ready and arranged properly. I guarantee your satisfaction."
"That's good, let's go."
Several adults immediately led the way, and the team marched toward the city in a mighty manner.
Wang Fugui glanced at the general who was unwilling to kneel before, and after keeping his appearance firmly in mind, he followed him.
The general, still with a livid face, followed at the back of the team.
There was no rebelliousness in his eyes, only indignation and unspeakable grievances.
When the team arrived at the government office, everyone dismounted and followed the two adults in.
The banquet has indeed been arranged, and there are several rooms. The largest room is naturally used to receive several important figures. The county guard and the prefect will personally accompany them. As for their guards, they have been arranged in other rooms and are hosted by other officials.
Keep company with the generals.
Among the group of important people who came, the one with the highest status must be the prince, and among the two princes, the one with the highest status was naturally the eldest prince, so the eldest prince sat in the middle seat, and to his left, respectively
They are the Sixth Prince and Princess Nian'an, and on the right are Lord Chai and Eunuch Huang.
As for the two local gods, they could only sit down and accompany them carefully.
"Your Highnesses, you have come a long way, and it is really hard work. I would like to propose a toast to you."
The prefect and the county guard stood up and raised their glasses respectfully.
"Come, come, have a drink, thank you two adults for your hospitality, we are very grateful."
The others all behaved indifferently, but Wang Fugui had a pleasant smile and was approachable, and seemed to be more enthusiastic than the two hosts.
The eldest prince is a general in the army and does not like official social activities. His status does not require him to do these things like other generals.
Chai Yuan has a cool and aloof temper, and is unwilling to deal with these two bureaucrats who look like they are experienced at first sight. Eunuch Huang comes from the palace, so he naturally has the aura of a family. A person like him can go wherever he goes.
As long as you keep a straight face, everyone below you will immediately kneel down.
Not to mention Nian'an.
Therefore, in order to avoid the silence, Wang Fugui acted as a pistachio and was responsible for livening up the atmosphere.
We can't all five of us eat with a straight face. That would be worse than killing the two of them.
During the dinner, Wang Fugui listened to them talk a lot about Wuwei County's customs, anecdotes, historical allusions, etc.
In short, it was very lively, and the two of them were very grateful to the Sixth Prince. Fortunately, he was there.
So approachable.
After the banquet was over, Wang Fugui and others said goodbye to the two adults, and the director of the post house led them to the post house.
It was already afternoon, but the weather was still very hot. After all, summer had arrived and the climate here was desert. It was extremely hot during the day and bone-chillingly cold at night.
Standing at the gate of the government office, watching the long queue leave, the prefect and the county guard breathed a sigh of relief.
Sheriff Pang De sighed and said,
"Liu Xin, what do you mean by the sixth prince? He is so enthusiastic about us, does he not plan to investigate us anymore? As long as we make him happy, they will leave tomorrow?"
The prefect Liu Xin sneered and said,
"Huh, Huangkou kid, he just wants to use this to paralyze us. He is the prince and is in charge of the household department. How can he be insensitive to money and food matters? They will definitely investigate.
Moreover, don’t forget that this is the fiefdom of Duke Wuwei, and we still hold in our hands the money and food we have received from the fiefdom of Duke Wuwei in the past six years.
The daughter of Lord Wuwei was sitting next to us and didn't say a word the whole time. Don't you think this is abnormal?
This sixth prince is holding bad news in his stomach, just wait, even if you don't check today, you will have to check tomorrow."
Hearing this, Sheriff Pang De sighed,
"Hey, tell me, after so many years, how come this daughter of Duke Wu is back so soon? The fat in her mouth is spitting out. This is really more uncomfortable than killing me."
"Hmph, when it comes time to kill you, you will have to spit out as much fat as you want. This time, saving your head is the most important thing. The rest can be fished out later.
Besides, haven't the fake account books been prepared? I'll check them with him tomorrow, then give him the money and food prepared, return them to Princess Nian'an, and prepare some local specialties for them and send them away.
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Anyway, there are only so many in the ledger, and they don’t know how many there really are.
How can those who live high up in the temple understand the ways of the people below us? It is not easy to trick them?"
Pound, the simple-minded Sheriff with well-developed limbs, continued,
"Tell me, do you want to give them some gold and silver..."
"Are you crazy? Bribing the prince? Bribing a second-grade official? How many heads do you have that you can chop off?
If Eunuch Huang is the only one who comes, then just offer him gold and silver, and it will be fine. But that is the prince, that is the minister of official affairs, that is the princess, all of them are beings who can cut off our heads directly. You
Take the initiative to hand over the knife?
What's the difference between bribing them and bribing the emperor directly?
Their status is too high and they can no longer be bought with yellow and white things!"
The prefect Liu Xin glanced at Pang helplessly and cursed in his mind, why did he want to work with such an idiot? If this guy hadn't come from a noble family in the capital, how could he be a county guard with his intelligence?
Pooh!
Pound nodded, gave a thumbs up, and praised,
"It has to be you. If it hadn't been for you these years, I wouldn't have been able to make so much money, and I wouldn't have been able to honor my hometown in the capital."
"Hey, no matter where you are, you and I help each other, support each other, and both of us are prosperous. Don't I have to use your family connections to manage things in the capital?"
Liu Xin looked deeply, sighed, and then ordered,
"Don't investigate the matter of the lost real account book for the next few days, so as not to alert others. After these people leave, we will scratch the ground to find it.
When I find that little thief, I will skin him with my own hands!"