It was rare for everyone to have such leisure time during official business. Shangguan and the prince were all there, and there was no suspicion of laziness. We talked happily. From the official affairs of the court to the history of unofficial officials, we finally settled on poems, songs, and hooks in brothels.
Prince Teng and Tang Jie did not stop them, and allowed everyone to talk about these men's favorite topics. Not only that, they also pretended to be relaxed and joked a few words from time to time to encourage their enthusiasm.
However, Tang Jie and Prince Teng were always concerned about external matters. Tang Jie would poke his head out of the curtain from time to time to see if the government servant who had inquired about the news had returned, what was the current situation, and whether Yan Shu would take any action.
At three o'clock in the morning, the government servant who was inquiring about the news came back for the fourth time, and the news he brought was that the Third Secretary's car was still blocked on the street, and hundreds of "common people" were sitting on both sides of the car to see the Lord, but
Yan Shu avoided seeing him and hid in the sedan chair and did not show up. Instead, General Li Gang and Yan Shu's son-in-law Fu Bi led their guards and soldiers to confront the "common people". It seemed that both sides planned to
It went on like this, and no one showed any signs of backing down or compromising.
What made Tang Jie even more surprised was that Yan Shu never sent anyone to the government office to request his presence, as if he had simply forgotten the existence of him as the prefect.
Tang Jie understood that Yan Shu did not want him to come forward, because that would make people think that the prefect Tang Jie was an indispensable figure in Yingtian Mansion, and then he would announce an external edict, which showed how absurd this edict was; what's more,
Yan Shu couldn't get rid of this old face. If Mr. Yan, who even gave the emperor three cents of respect for his words in the court, could not even walk out of Yingtian Mansion, he would be a laughing stock in the court from now on.
Tang Jie was trying to figure out Yan Shu's thoughts, and he was absolutely certain that he could predict what was about to happen; Yan Shu was patiently trying to persuade these "people", but once he reached the limit of his patience, he would not hesitate to arrest him, and this was exactly
This is what Tang Jie expected.
Because these so-called common people are all the hooligans from the four cities organized by the prince, it is absolutely impossible for Yan Shu to solve it peacefully. But once they start fighting, no matter whether they win or lose, Yan Shu will not be able to do anything with the court;
There was a huge fight between the officers and soldiers and the people, and the three imperial envoys behaved so cowardly and ridiculously.
Tang Jie decided to heat up the atmosphere. He whispered a few words to Zhao Zongdan. Zhao Zongdan laughed and nodded at his nose: "You are really bad."
Tang Jie smiled and said: "There is no way, I was forced to do it."
Zhao Zongdan waved to Qin Fei and whispered in his ear: "Go and greet the brothers. No matter how venomous or unpleasant your words are, remember not to make a move first. If they do, don't be polite when you tell them.
Just hit it with sticks and bricks, just don't use iron tools to avoid being said to be prepared."
Qin Fei nodded and said: "I obey the prince's order, but... what if someone is killed?"
Zhao Zongdan chuckled and said: "It would be better to lose one's life. Tell Liu Qi, Wang Baldzi, Li Dazui and the others not to be merciful if they really do it. An family expenses are well prepared. They will seize the leader and beat him to death."
Someone will take care of the trouble."
Qin Fei gave a sinister smile and said to Zhao Zongdan: "Your Majesty, just look at it. With your words, Guan Bao will turn him upside down."
Zhao Zongdan thought for a while and said: "Don't come forward. Find someone to spread the word to avoid being recognized."
Qin Fei cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, don't worry. So far, the men don't know who arranged this, but these people don't have the time to ask. They just use money to do things. Who cares who paid for it."
Zhao Zongdan waved his hand and said: "That's very good, go."
Qin Fei lifted up his robe and turned around to leave. As soon as he opened the curtain, he heard a commotion outside. Someone shouted repeatedly: "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa does not do not, and you actually break in here, Lord Fuzun
I'm discussing business with some adults, if I make trouble with them, you might lose your skin."
Another person shouted loudly: "Is your Yingtianfu Yamen very powerful? It is your Yamen that we broke into, and it is Tang Jie that we are looking for."
"If they rebel against you, brothers will try to stop them. This bunch of mud-legged people are so brave. I'm afraid they will get tired of living."
With this shout, the outside suddenly boiled up, and the sound of shouting and cursing suddenly started, mixed with the harsh scraping sound of the sword being drawn out and the thumping sound of the stick hitting the ground.
What was heard in the inner hall was so vivid that everyone had to stop talking about the romantic affairs of the four famous actors in Beijing, and turned their heads to look outside the curtain. Qin Fei, who had half lifted the curtain, stood there like a clay and wooden doll, blocking everyone's view.
, all that can be seen is his thin and pointed back and butt.
Tang Jie frowned and walked over, grabbed Qin Fei who was blocking the way and pulled him back. Qin Fei sat down on the ground, then woke up and pointed outside and stammered: "Yan... Yan...
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Prince Teng scolded: "What are you doing? You have to castrate something? Have you eaten Ma Hutao in your mouth? You can't even speak clearly."
Tang Jie could hear the noise outside getting louder and louder. He couldn't bear it anymore, opened the curtain and stepped out, shouting and yelling: "Who is making the noise? If anyone dares to break into the important place of the Yamen, beat them all out!"
Prince Teng followed closely with the officials and then opened the curtain and came out. In the courtyard connecting the lobby and the second hall, a dozen men dressed in Tsing Yi and short-sleeved commoners were holding weapons and confronting the third class of government officials in the government office.
Then, behind the group stood a short, fat old man, dressed in cloth and a bamboo hat, with his head lowered and his face unclear.
"Master Tang is so powerful!" The man slowly raised his head and said slowly.
As soon as Tang Jie's curse came to his lips, it got stuck under his tongue and couldn't come out. He had a fat face under the bamboo hat, thin eyes, a round nose, and black beards on the upper and lower jaws. Who else could it be if it wasn't Yan Shu?
Only then did King Teng understand why Qin Fei froze at the door and just called "Yan...Yan". It turned out that Qin Fei had poisonous eyes, and he guessed that Yan Shu had arrived just from his body shape and posture.
Zhao Zongdan stepped back and planned to retreat into the house, but he heard Yan Shu shout loudly: "Prince Teng is also here. It just so happens that I am also about to go to your house to announce the decree, so I will go with you to save me from running away."
, It is said that the road to Yingtian Mansion is really difficult, much more difficult than walking in the barren mountains and mire."
Both Tang Jie and Zhao Zongdan understood the meaning of his words, but how could they dare to talk about it here and now, so they could only pretend not to know. Zhao Zongdan adjusted his mood, smiled, walked up and cupped his hands and said: "It turns out to be Mr. Yan, how come?
Wearing this kind of clothes, I thought he was a mud-legged person from the countryside. I don’t want to deal with mud-legged people. I just wanted to avoid him."
Yan Shu chuckled and said: "The prince's body is naturally incompatible with clay legs. I understand very well. Come on, please undress me."
The guards on the left and right shouted in agreement, and came forward to take off Yan Shu's cloth covering. They took out a pair of official boots and a black gauze crown from their bulging arms, and helped Yan Shu put them on one by one.
Everyone watched in stunned silence as Yan Shu put on his shoes and hat as if no one else was around. No one except Tang Jie and Zhao Zongdan understood what was going on.
Tang Jie was so angry that he squinted at Zhao Zongdan. Zhao Zongdan's face was ashen and he glared at Qin Fei. Qin Fei was frightened and heartbroken, and he regretted it. Hundreds of people blocked him in front and back, paying attention to whether the person wearing the red high-ranking official's clothes was there.
When he came in and out, he didn't expect that Yan Shu was so cunning. He disguised himself as a common man and quietly escaped from his shell, leading people directly to the government office.
"The imperial edict has arrived! Teng Wang Zhao Zongdan, Yingtian Magistrate Tang Jie received the edict!!" Yan Shu shouted loudly, reached out and took out the bright yellow imperial edict from his arms, and slowly unfolded it.
Zhao Zongdan and Tang Jie were still hesitating about what to do, but the subordinate officials behind them had already knelt down like ducks in a river.
Zhao Zongdan hesitated for a moment, then slowly bent his knees and finally knelt down. Tang Jie sighed secretly, knowing that Zhao Zongdan lacked the courage and finally did not dare to suddenly attack and kill Yan Shu.
Tang Jie's knees softened and he knelt down. From the moment he knelt down, Tang Jie knew that his fate was about to turn around. The moment he knelt down, Tang Jie had already made a plan. He immediately apologized and punished Teng.
Wang's deeds were exposed one by one, and his own head was already hanging on his neck. If he didn't act decisively, he would be implicated in the heads of dozens of people in his family, old and young, and hundreds of people from the nine tribes would be killed.
Yan Shu's eyes were cold as he glanced at Zhao Zongdan and Tang Jie who were slowly kneeling down, with an undetectable smile on his face.
"In accordance with the destiny of heaven, the emperor's edict said: Tang Jie should be the magistrate of Tian, the pastor should guard the world, be diligent in serving the public, be honest and self-denial, and the order of Tianfu should be orderly, and the people should be safe and prosperous. I am very happy about it. I have reviewed and evaluated it with the Ministry of Officials.
Thanks to the superiors' comments, I am hereby given the following commendation and promotion by two levels. I will go to Beijing today to take up the post of Taichung Cheng, the censor. I hope Tang Aiqing will uphold the idea of serving the country and loving the people, work hard and make progress, so that he can be of great use. I admire this!"
Tang Jie kowtowed and shouted: "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness. Long live my emperor."
Yan Shu said with a smile: "Congratulations, Mr. Tang. You have been promoted two levels to the post of Yushitai doctor. The emperor has high hopes for you."
Tang Jie had no expression on his face and stood up to receive the imperial edict without even a trace of a smile on his face.dd