A knife in love

Chapter 1006

Ji Dingzhong and the others turned their heads to look at the temple gate, only to see a disciple of the Nie family rushing in in a panic.

Ji Dingzhong's face darkened, and when the person approached, he sternly shouted: "So flustered, what's the matter?!"

The Nie family boy was taken aback and stopped hastily.It's just that he ran very fast, although he wanted to stand firm, how could he do it all of a sudden?He staggered and almost jumped onto Li Qiufeng who was standing aside.Li Qiufeng put his left hand on his waist, and the man's body floated up involuntarily, all the momentum of running forward was eliminated, and then he stood firmly on the ground.

Ji Dingzhong said: "Which master of the Chasi Yamen has arrived? What is Master Zhang doing outside?"

The Nie family boy regained his composure and said in a trembling voice, "It's a master surnamed Bai from the Chasi yamen who came. Master Zhang Jiu was talking to the visitor outside the door. He signaled with his eyes that his nephew should come and report."

Ji Dingzhong snorted and said, "Everyone has arrived in front of the temple gate, what difference does it make if they report it or not?!" After he finished speaking, he gave the Nie family disciple a look, and then said to Han Qusi and Huang Chong : "My lords, this master Bai is the number one celebrity under Mr. Liang's command. He is good at dancing with long sleeves and has a slick face. He is a remarkable person. Let's all go pick him up, maybe he can help a lot."

Han Qusi nodded, Huang Chong naturally had no objection, and the two followed Ji Dingzhong to the outside of the temple.The magistrate and magistrate went to greet him outside the temple, and the officials and servants of the two yamen naturally followed closely.Li Qiufeng mixed in the crowd and followed them to the gate of the temple.

It's just that before everyone went out, they suddenly separated to the left and right in a hurry.It was Han Qusi, Huang Chong, and Ji Dingzhong who had already entered the temple accompanied by a middle-aged man in a navy blue robe.Just now in the temple, Ji Dingzhong issued orders, Han Qusi and Huang Chong had to obey orders.At this time, in front of outsiders, Ji Dingzhong was at his best, but stood behind Han Qusi, pretending to be cautious and respectful.

Li Qiufeng mingled among a group of police officers on duty, listening carefully to what they said.The man in the green robe was smiling, his expression extremely peaceful, it was Master Bai who went to the north of the city that night to order Huashan and other sects to leave Xiuwu County.He only heard him walking and saying: "Prefect Han is too polite, a commoner Bai, how dare you ask your boss to go out to greet you?"

Han Qusi said: "Master Bai, I have heard of your name a long time ago. It is not an exaggeration to say something like thunder, but it is not an exaggeration. In the past few years, Mr. Liang's correspondence documents have all depended on Master Bai's wonderful pen. I heard that the capital city The senior members of the cabinet also admire Master Bai's wit and wit. As long as Master Bai writes for Mr. Liang, almost all of them can be delivered to the imperial court, and they have never been left unpublished. If your brother leaves the examination room , and what about us officials? Haha, haha."

Several people talked and laughed until they walked into the courtyard.Master Bai turned his head and saw that another wooden city was built inside the wall. The wooden city was full of big men with swords in their hands. A look of surprise appeared on his face, and he said, "Master Han, what's going on? The day before yesterday A certain person followed Mr. Liang to this Town God's Temple to offer incense, this place is not like this. Could it be..."

When Master Bai said this, he suddenly stopped talking, his face changed drastically, he glanced at Han Qusi, and said in a trembling voice: "Master Han, you have mobilized so many people to make a big fuss in this Town God's Temple, this is not a joke If the censor hears about this, and a memorial is handed over to accuse you of 'use of weapons with unruly intentions', I'm afraid your lord will be in great trouble."

Han Qusi said: "Master Bai, you will be wrong. My old Han has not eaten the bear heart and leopard courage, so how can he dare to be different? To tell the truth, the government has received reliable news that there is a wave of Japanese pirates from Fujian. Sneaked into Henan, trying to cause trouble in Xiuwu County. This group of thieves planned to attack Chenghuang Temple as the basis for their evil here. After I got the news, I hurried to see Mr. Liang and reported the matter to him. But Mr. Liang did not I didn't believe it, so I reprimanded the official. There was nothing I could do, so I had to summon Mr. Huang and discuss it carefully. The two of us thought this matter was important, and we would rather believe it than believe it. The officials from Luoyang prefect's yamen and Xiuwu county magistrate's yamen were all summoned, and all the righteous people inside and outside the city were transferred to the Temple of the City God to set up defenses. If the news was misrepresented, everyone would be a false alarm, at most they would just complain But it won't do much harm. If Japanese pirates really harass us, let's prepare in advance so that there won't be any chaos."

Master Bai looked around while listening to Han Qusi.After Han Qusi finished speaking, Master Bai's expression returned to calm.He only heard him sneer, and said in his mouth: "Old Han, three days ago, this temple was still peaceful as usual. Today, it is as if facing an enemy, full of murderous intent. The city wall made of wood in the courtyard is not a few days old. It will be built within a short time. Your old Han is the magistrate of Luoyang, not the parent official of Xiuwu County. Could it be that you came to Xiuwu County and brought craftsman wood with you, and you have long wanted to build a large-scale construction project in Xiuwu County?"

Standing in the crowd, Li Qiufeng heard what Master Bai said, and thought to himself, this guy surnamed Bai is so quick-witted, he seems calm, but he speaks with wit hidden in his words.No wonder he was able to sit on the seat of the master of the Yamen of the Chasi, and Liang Huan relied heavily on him. He was indeed a remarkable figure.Compared with him, Ji Dingzhong was a little less calm, while Zhang Baixing was a little more arrogant.In front of this person, Ji Dingzhong and Zhang Baixing were far behind.

Han Qusi was a little embarrassed when he heard what Master Bai said, and didn't know how to answer for a while.Ji Dingzhong laughed and said: "Our prefect of Han came here from Luoyang, and we didn't expect that Japanese pirates would come to Henan to make trouble. Naturally, we would not bring craftsmen and wood with us. It's just that Mr. Huang, the magistrate of Xiuwu County, is cautious, fair and honest. , won the support of tens of thousands of people in Xiuwu County. Half a month later, it will be the most lively Lantern Festival in Xiuwu County. The whole city will erect high poles and hang lanterns to celebrate the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and the people's safety. Han After the magistrate received the secret report, he immediately discussed the matter with Huangzhi County. Huang Zhixian said that since the Japanese pirates wanted to attack the Temple of the City God, they must guard the temple to the death and wait for the troops stationed outside the city to come to help. Therefore, he sent someone to issue a notice, first All the carpenters in and around the city were summoned into the city, and all the people in the city were ordered to send all the wood used to hang lanterns to the Temple of the Town God. Although the people in Xiuwu County didn't know what the yamen's intention was, they were very grateful to Master Huang. Once convinced, they sent over the wood one after another. The carpenters rushed to work overnight, and the wooden city was built."

When Ji Dingzhong said this, he deliberately paused for a while, with a troubled expression on his face, glanced at Master Bai, and then continued: "It's just that it's an emergency, Mr. Huang is afraid that the people will not obey orders, so he specially promises that as long as you donate Timbers and helping workers in the Town God's Temple can deduct six months of corvee. This is a temporary act, and it has not been reported to the Henan Governor's Yamen. After the matter, I am afraid I will have to trouble Mr. Liang to be a witness, lest the governor Your Excellency said that we are arbitrarily arbitrarily powerful. We need to ask Master Bai to help us a lot in this matter, and we will be very grateful if we can speak for the officials of the Luoyang Mansion in front of Mr. Liang."

In fact, there are many flaws in Ji Dingzhong's words, but it is extremely difficult for him to come up with such an excuse in an instant.Ji Dingzhong himself knew that these words would not stand up to scrutiny, so he added a request.He has been a teacher in the Yamen of the prefect of Luoyang for more than ten years, he is used to seeing cunning people, and he has also learned a lot of tricks to lie and deceive people.Knowing that if you want people to believe, you can't tell all the lies, but you have to mix one or two lies with the ten truths. The bigger the circle you talk about, the easier it is for people to believe.And beg the other person to do things for you.Regardless of whether the other party does it or not, he must consider his own position, and he will not think about whether what he said is true or not for a while.

After hearing Ji Dingzhong's words, Li Qiufeng thought that this person was really cunning, and it was rare for him to come up with this excuse in a short while.It's just that Master Bai is also an old official for many years, I'm afraid his mind is more alert than Ji Dingzhong.Whether Ji Dingzhong's rhetoric can win Master Bai's trust is still unknown.

Master Bai nodded, and said: "It turns out that Mr. Huang is such a good official who loves the people like a son, we never thought of it. But with Mr. Huang's official reputation and reputation, he can only be found in this small repair school." It's a pity, it's a pity that Wu County is the county magistrate."

(End of this chapter)