A knife in love

Chapter 1177

The scribes paused for a moment, sneered, and continued: "The poor said that Liu Futong and King Xiaoming are monsters, and the Red Scarf Army is traitors. Doesn't it mean that Emperor Taizu is a subordinate of monsters, and the Ming army is full of them?" Can't you be a traitor? This poor man has bad intentions, accusing Sang and swearing at Huai, he is a treacherous and evil person! If this person does not subdue the law, I don't know how many people will be bewitched by him."

The more Li Qiufeng heard it, the more frightened he became, thinking to himself that this person is a traitor who seems to be loyal, and he uses the principles of a saint to persuade others.It's just that after careful deduction, he is clearly pulling a big banner to make a tiger skin, and he is trying to impose a crime.When I was on duty in Fusi, Jinyiwei South Town, the capital city, I often went to Zhao Prison, Dongchang, Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Shuntian Mansion to hear trials.Some officials judge cases, which are quite similar to this scribe.Trying to use some high-sounding reasoning is actually deliberately fabricating charges and putting people in danger.The storyteller was just saying some clichés, but this scribe was picky, thinking of making a crime and killing someone.If this person is an official, he must have hurt many people.Fortunately, he is over 50 years old, even if he does not retire, he will have to retire and return to his hometown in a few years.So he wants to harm someone, and he doesn't have much time left.

Xiao Dong listened to the literati talking eloquently, and thought to himself that this person speaks with certainty, and his words are impeccable, so he must be a member of the officialdom.If you can make friends with this person, it might be of great help in the future.So he cupped his hands and said: "Mr.'s words are very true, I admire you. But I haven't asked Mr. Gao's name, I wonder if I can tell you?"

The scribe smiled slightly and said, "My surname is Yan and my name is Song, from Jiangxi."

Xiao Dong's heart shuddered, and his body trembled slightly.He looked at Yan Song carefully, and said in his mouth: "What a coincidence! The Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing has the same surname and the same name as Mr...."

Before Xiao Dong finished speaking, Yan Song smiled slightly and said, "That's right. I am Yan Weizhong."

Xiao Dong turned pale with shock, stood up abruptly, and was about to bend over and kneel.Yan Song had expected that he would do this, so he hurriedly reached out to stop him, and said with a smile: "I'm here in modest clothes, Mr. Xiao doesn't need to be polite. Please sit down quickly, so as not to make people suspicious."

Xiao Dong was terrified, he didn't dare to disobey Yan Song's wishes, so he could only sit back on the stool.But he only sat on half of his buttocks, and he never dared to be as casual as before.

At this time, Xiaoer walked over quickly with a plate full of cups and plates, and while apologizing to Li Qiufeng and the other three, he placed the food and wine on the table.Then he said "use it slowly", and went to work on his own.

When Li Qiufeng heard that this scribe was Yan Song, Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, his heart shuddered.However, although the Nanjing Six Departments have a high status, they have no real power. Only officials who have lost power in the capital will be sent to the Nanjing Six Departments as officials.He was working in the Fusi of Jinyiwei South Town. Apart from being quite familiar with the various guards in Nanjing, he didn't know much about the officials of the Six Ministries of Nanjing.So he thought to himself, this guy surnamed Yan is a big treacherous official, fortunately he was sent to the Nanjing Ministry of Civil Affairs to burn a cold stove, even if he wanted to do evil, he had no chance to do evil, and he couldn't make any big waves.It can be seen that he is over 50 years old, and he will have to return to his hometown in a few years.God bless Daming, he did not allow this person to be an official in the capital when he was in his prime.Otherwise, he would be like a fish in water in the officialdom in the capital, and he would be in great trouble.

While Li Qiufeng was thinking, Xiao Dong picked up the jug, filled Yan Song's glass respectfully, and said: "A gentleman is so generous, but a villain didn't recognize him, he deserves death, he deserves death. "

Yan Song smiled slightly, and said: "When you hear my words, you know that I am the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, and I presumably also belong to the officialdom. I don't know which yamen my lord sits in?"

Xiao Dong looked embarrassed, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord is just joking. The villain's surname is Xiao Mingdong, and he works in the Firearms Bureau of the capital. It's just that the villain just obeys the orders of the adults in the Firearms Bureau. The word 'adult'?"

Seeing Xiao Dong's flattering face, Li Qiufeng and Zhang Shi secretly scolded him for being shameless.Zhang Shi even thought to himself, this bastard is showing off his power in front of us and pretending to be a high official.But in front of this surname Yan, he was like a dog.No wonder the common people joked that the officials were all shameless, just bullying and flattering their superiors.All the officials in the world, there is not a single good person!

Yan Song heard Xiao Dong's self-identification, nodded, and said in his mouth: "Although the Firearms Bureau is not well-known, it is responsible for making firearms for the Shenji Battalion, and its status is quite high. Master Xiao works in the Firearms Bureau, even if he is not the chief official. It's not uncommon to put it outside the capital, so it's not uncommon for you to be given a magistrate. Therefore, Mr. Xiao, don't underestimate yourself, I don't know how many officials envy you."

Xiao Donglian said "I dare not", and introduced Li Qiufeng and Zhang Shi to Yan Song.Yan Song heard that Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng were both businessmen, but he didn't dislike him. He casually chatted with the two of them, and then said to Xiao Dong: "Master Xiao is not far away, and when he arrives in Dongliao County, he wants to come and stay. I have a heavy responsibility, can I teach you a lesson or two?"

Xiao Dong was a little embarrassed, he forced a smile on his face, and said in his mouth: "To be honest, the villain was ordered by the Shangguan to go to Ningbo on business. It's just that when he was out at sea, he encountered a big storm and escaped with his life. It's just that The ship was damaged and drifted on the sea for more than [-] days, and finally arrived in Liaodong. I heard that there are craftsmen here who can repair the ship, so I parked the ship at the pier, and went ashore with Zhang Yuanwai and Mr. Zhu to buy some useful things. How lucky to meet Lord Yan in this tavern."

Yan Song nodded, and said: "As the saying goes, if you survive a catastrophe, you will have a future blessing. Master Xiao escaped this disaster, and there will be a smooth path in the officialdom in the future. Promotion to the rank and title is just around the corner."

Xiao Dong hastily cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kind words. The villain would like to offer you a toast."

Everyone drank a glass of wine.At this time, the storyteller was full of enthusiasm, and when he talked about Cheng Yaojin's robbery, he became more and more excited.All the drinkers were six to seven points drunk, shouting wildly, hitting the tables and kicking the stools, and the tavern was in chaos.

Xiao Dong frowned, and said in his mouth: "Your Excellency is the body of a thousand gold, this place is so chaotic, it's better not to stay longer."

Yan Song said: "It's okay. To be honest, I didn't come to Liaodong this time for any official business. I just took a walk outside the pass in my spare time to see how bad the situation in Liaodong is."

Hearing what Yan Song said, Li Qiufeng was taken aback, and thought to himself that the six ministries of Nanjing were Qingshui yamen, not only could not control the seven provinces in the south, but also had no jurisdiction over the affairs of Nanjing city.Although Yan Song is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, in terms of power, he may not even be as good as a seventh-rank county magistrate.However, this person traveled thousands of miles to Liaodong, and he said to look at the situation in Liaodong, isn't it too ridiculous?

Xiao Dong was also suspicious, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Your Excellency is the Secretary of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, how easy it is to stay in Nanzhili, why come to this bitter cold place to suffer?"

Yan Song smiled slightly and said in his mouth: "At the end of last year, I was ordered to go to Beijing to have an audience. The emperor asked me not to return to Nanjing for the time being, but to stay in the capital and wait for orders. A few months ago, the emperor ordered me to leave Beijing again. Among the imperial edicts He didn’t say what kind of errands he wanted me to do, but he just asked me to investigate the people’s conditions along the way. I thought that Liaodong has been restless and there have been wars from time to time in the past few years, so I went all the way north until I arrived at Dongliao County.”

Xiao Dong's face was full of joy, and he said flatteringly: "My lord has worked tirelessly to share the emperor's worries, and he has not hesitated to go through hardships to come to this remote place. He is really a role model for us."

Li Qiufeng and Zhang Shi saw that Xiao Dong was full of flattery and looked down upon him, but they could only agree with him.Li Qiufeng thought to himself, Yan Song is so slippery.The emperor asked him to go out to Beijing for investigation. If this person was really loyal to the king's affairs, he could go to Xuanfu and Datong to see how the Tartar soldiers harassed the border and killed the people of Ming Dynasty.Or go to Fujian to investigate the local Japanese pirates.It's just that there are military disasters in these two places, and they are the most dangerous.Although Liaodong is a place of bitter cold and poverty, there have been no military disasters in recent years.Occasionally, the barbarians in the mountains robbed, but they rarely killed people.Yan Song's trip to Liaodong seems to be a lot of hard work, but in fact there is not much risk, but he has left a good reputation.The treachery of this person, I am afraid that compared with Zhao Gao, Li Linfu, Qin Hui and other treacherous ministers, but it is not too much.The Ming Dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years, although Hu Weiyong, Lan Yu, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others were killed by the emperor, but these people were either arrogant or hated by the emperor, not treacherous.For more than a hundred years, the imperial court has never produced such a powerful person.If this person really transfers from Nanjing Six Departments to the capital to be an official, I'm afraid there will be a catastrophe in the future, and it will be right in front of us!

(End of this chapter)