I opened a tea shop in Bianjing

Chapter 49
Zhao Ji walked on the street, browsing various shops and various pedestrians with great interest.

Zhang Di had an indignant look on his face. "That Mo Yunxiao is so rude, it's rare for the young master to indulge her. If she were to be replaced by someone else, I'm afraid she would suffer."

He muttered as he walked, but Zhao Ji pretended he didn't hear him, and just wandered around on his own.

Zhang Di complained for a long time before raising his head and looking around. He saw the majestic Xuande Building on the left, but Zhao Ji walked towards the left side of Xuande Building.

Zhang Di was a little strange, and went up to remind him: "My lord, my home is over there."

Zhao Ji was already impatient with him, so he just gave him a hard look and said angrily, "I'm not stupid or stupid, don't I know where my home is?"

Zhang Di was even more puzzled, so he asked again: "Where is the young master going?"

"Don't ask too many questions, you will know when you arrive." He closed the folding fan with a "wow" and pointed to the front right.Zhang Di instinctively looked in the direction he pointed, only to see the gate of the Siwei of the Bingma Huangcheng Division.

The Bingma Huangcheng Division is the intelligence agency of the Song court, responsible for monitoring the opinions of officials and the people, similar to the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty.During the few years when Wang Anshi paid homage to the prime minister, the Bingma Imperial City Secretary had the most out of the limelight. No matter whether he was a Beijing official or a local official, no matter whether he was a rich family or a poor man, as long as he was dissatisfied with the new policies of the imperial court, he would be arrested immediately and would never be forgiven. .

The well-known Su Shi and Su Dongpo were also arrested by the soldiers and horses of the Huangcheng Division, and a "Wutai Poetry Case" broke out.Huan'er's father also used his position to help Xueshi Su a little bit, and also ended up ruined by his family.

Standing at the gate of Siwei, Zhao Ji looked at the two angry and roaring stone lions and the tall vermilion lacquer gate beside the steps, and felt a chill in his heart.

The Bingma Imperial City Division is not restricted by the prime minister and is directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, so he has also developed an arrogant temperament.The two soldiers on guard glared angrily, and one of them shouted, "What are you doing! Hurry up!"

His roar was like a torrent of bells, and ordinary people would probably be so frightened that their calves would go limp.But Zhao Ji just smiled lightly and said: "The Imperial City Secretary is really impressive."

"Knowing that it is the Secretary of the Imperial City, you still don't leave!" The soldier shouted: "Are you waiting for the whip?"

Zhao Ji arched his hands and said with a smile: "Please trouble this little brother to go in and report to your master Si Wei, just say that Zhao Ji is asking to see you."

When Zhao Ji said this, Zhang Di was taken aback.He hurriedly tugged at Zhao Ji's sleeve, and said, "My lord, the Imperial City Secretary is not from Zengbu's family, so how can you say that you have just passed the report?"

The soldier was really furious. He came down from the steps a few steps, raised his halberd and was about to drive Zhao Ji away, saying, "You ignorant boy, you actually took me for a doorman? Don't you know the characters of Douda? Is it the Secretary of the Imperial City?" This is where you play wild! I see that you are a scholar, so you should leave quickly, don't chatter here, and miss your fame."

Regardless of Zhang Di's tugging, Zhao Ji continued, "Thank you, little brother, for your persuasion, but I do have something to see your Master Si Wei."

"It's unreasonable! What a madman!" The soldier glared at him, grabbed Zhao Ji's arm, and said, "Since you don't know how to praise, no wonder my subordinates are ruthless! Come! Take this guy too Arrested! Let's go to see Si Wei."

So his companion ran down a few steps and grabbed Zhang Di's arm.Zhang Di yelled "Ouch" and said angrily, "Do you know who I am? I'm Zhang Di, the chief servant!"

The soldier sneered, and said: "If you are Zhang Neiguan, I am an official!" He said, but his hands were unrelenting, he just twisted Zhang Di's arm, stretched out his foot and kicked Zhang Di's bent leg , and pushed Zhang Di to the ground.The other one also came to fetch Zhao Ji, but Zhao Ji blocked his hand with a folding fan, and said with a smile: "Don't bother me, brother, I will go with you."

The soldier saw that this man was gentle and elegant, maybe he was a son of an official, so he didn't have to force him, he just said: "Then let me do it."

So the master and servant followed the soldiers into the gate of the Imperial City Division.The difference is that Zhao Ji went in by himself, but Zhang Di was escorted in.

Once stepping into the gate of the Imperial City Division, the sky instantly darkened.A large building without windows, surrounded by candlesticks with lights, and candles covered with a windshield.It's just that the lights are confusing and confusing, giving people a sense of depression and gloom.

They came to the lobby and waited for a short time before a chubby official came out.He put on his black gauze, and as soon as he sat down, he slapped the gavel heavily, and shouted: "Bold madman! How dare you tease the guards of the Imperial City Division of Bing and Horse! Do you know that the Imperial City Division of Bing and Horse can bypass the head of the court?" , Ministry of Criminal Justice, and Dali Temple will send you to prison directly! At that time, you will regret it!"

Zhao Ji bowed deeply and said: "It is indeed abrupt, but I have an urgent matter to discuss with Master Si Wei."

"Bold!" Si Wei slapped the gavel again, and his beard trembled three times in anger: "I am directly under the imperial court, so what can I discuss with you! Could it be that I have lost my mind and gone crazy!"

Zhao Ji took out a jade tablet from his bosom, and said with a smile: "Master, don't get angry, you have to look at this jade tablet first."

Si Wei stared at it, seeing the shining plaque under the flickering lights, he felt a chill in his heart, thinking: "Such precious jade, I don't know where this scholar got it from."

So he didn't dare to neglect, and gave Si Cheng a wink beside him.Si Cheng went over to take the jade plaque and presented it.He just looked at it like this, and then shouted: "Ah!", and his face changed immediately.

Before the soldiers and guards around could react, they saw that he had left his seat and got up, bowed and walked towards Zhao Ji, saying, "I don't know the official is coming, and I hope the official will forgive me if I rebel."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, especially the two soldiers who brought them in, their knees softened in panic, and they all knelt down on the ground, saying "Damn it".

Zhang Di stretched his arms and legs, and cursed: "Wang Baguier, I have long said that I am Zhang Di from the prison class. What are you talking about? Ah!"

The soldier was silent like a cicada, so naturally he didn't dare to answer.

Zhao Ji stopped him: "Those who don't know are not guilty, and you must not take private revenge."

"Yes." Zhang Di responded, and quietly stepped aside.But he was very upset in his heart, and thought to himself: "It's because you didn't get kicked by him and pinned to the ground."

"Get up too." Zhao Ji said to the two soldiers, then took back his jade token and walked towards Si Wei's seat.Master Si Wei could only follow respectfully.

As he walked, he said: "I left the palace in a low suit this time to observe the people's sentiments, and I don't want to be too ostentatious, so today's matter must not be mentioned to others."

"Yes. I understand." Si Wei replied.

Zhao Ji sat down and said, "I do need Master Si Wei's help. I want you to help me find someone."

"The official has orders, but the minister is willing to be driven by the oxen and horses, and dare not talk about helping." Si Wei paused, raised his head slightly and asked, "I don't know who the official is looking for?"

"A maid." Zhao Ji said, "She used to be the personal maid of Mo Yunxiao from the Mo family in Minglou."

"Oh..." Si Wei thought for a while, and said, "The Mo family in Minglou violated the court's heavy law. Their property was confiscated, and their slaves were sold. I don't know where they are now."

"That's why I have to trouble you, Master Si Wei." Zhao Ji said with a smile.

The guard general got shorter again, and said, "Don't dare."

Zhao Ji nodded, and said: "If this person is still in Tokyo, it will be easy to find. If she is no longer there, you must find a way to report her exact news to me."

"Yes." The more Si Wei listened, the more confused he became. How could a maid of a convict's family ask the emperor to intervene in person.No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure it out, but Zhang Di's heart was clear and he smiled secretly.He and Si Wei looked at each other, and their eyes were filled with the smug brilliance of knowing the answer.

"Even if I go through fire and water, I will find this girl and hand it over to the official." Si Wei said.

But Zhao Ji shook his fan and said, "No. You are only allowed to tell me the whereabouts of this person, and you must not act rashly to ruin my great affairs."

"This..." Si Wei frowned, even more confused.Since the officials cared so much about this person, why didn't they allow him to be pardoned after they found out his whereabouts?Is there another mystery here?
But this time Zhang Di was also confused.He also didn't understand why Zhao Ji did this.

Si Wei raised his head slightly, and couldn't help asking: "I don't know what the official's plan is?"

Zhao Ji glanced at him and said, "You just have to do what I tell you, and don't worry about the rest."

"Yes." Si Wei buried his head down again.

Zhao Ji nodded in satisfaction, then stood up and said, "Okay, let's go back to the palace and wait for Si Wei's good news."

The emperor came suddenly, and he had to leave before he had time to show his courteousness.Si Wei panicked all of a sudden, and hurriedly said: "The official family can drink a bowl of fragrant tea before leaving."

"Save the fragrant tea for yourself." Zhao Ji said, "We have eaten a lot when we came." After he finished speaking, he walked down with great strides, greeted Zhang Di, and left together.Si Wei and a group of soldiers took off their hats and bowed, watching them leave.

After leaving the gate of the Imperial City Division, Zhang Di finally couldn't help laughing, and said, "My lord, you're just being courteous for nothing..." He didn't dare to say the last half of the sentence.

Zhao Ji also laughed, and said jokingly, "You, you really can't spit ivory out of a dog's mouth. I call it what I like."

Zhang Di laughed and said: "My lord, you don't allow the people from the Bingma Huangcheng Division to bring people out. It turned out that they wanted to take them for themselves."

Zhao Ji also laughed and said, "You are the only one who talks a lot. Otherwise, how can you win the favor of a beauty?"

After all, the two master and servant laughed and talked and laughed all the way back to the palace.

At the same time that Zhao Ji was going back to the palace, all members of the Bingma Imperial City Department were dispatched to search the city for a maidservant of a criminal's family.Of course, they didn't make a big deal of it, but investigated secretly.Although this brought a certain degree of difficulty to their work, the Imperial City Division was no ordinary institution, and within a day they had a clue, and by the third day, the whereabouts of the maid had been confirmed.

When the subordinates of the Bingma Huangcheng Division handed over the official documents for handling the case to Si Wei, they only taught him mixed feelings.The happy thing is that this woman did not leave Tokyo City, but the worrying thing is that her new owner is not an ordinary person, and even the officials want to give him some face.

Master Si Wei frowned, and tapped the table with his fingers.Si Cheng who was on the side spoke first: "Master, don't worry, don't the officials only want news? As for what he does when he gets the news, that has nothing to do with us."

"That being said." Si Wei still couldn't relax his brows, and said with a suppressed voice: "It's fine if it's an ordinary person, but it happens to be this Yan Jun. Hehe, not only we can't afford to offend, even the officials It might not be worth it."

"Then according to what the master wants, what should we do?" Si Cheng asked.

Master Si Wei thought for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and said: "We might as well use a strategy of 'blaming Jiangdong'. Disclose this news and let others help us get through this muddy water."

But Si Cheng became puzzled, and asked: "I just don't know who is willing to take such a risk, dare to be here..." At this point, he couldn't help looking around, and continued in a low voice: "Dare to break ground on this Tai Sui?" .”

Si Wei nodded and said, "That's right, few people dare to break ground on this Tai Sui. However, have you forgotten who Mo Yunxiao is? Hehe, 'I'd rather touch Kaifeng Mansion than Mo Yunxiao' .This woman is called 'Female Yan Luo', I want to see if she has the guts."

Si Cheng rolled his eyes and said, "But we don't know her well. Besides, she's just a commoner, so why bother the government to spread the word for her?"

"I've heard for a long time that Mo Yunxiao has a close friend." Si Wei said, "If this good friend of hers knows, he will definitely tell her."

Si Cheng suddenly became enlightened, and shouted with Si Wei in unison: "Madam Wei!"

Zeng Bu was not surprised that Si Wei from the Imperial City Army Division came to visit him, but what was strange to him was that this man always had a bad face, and only smiled flatteringly when he met officials.But today he was full of joy, his two not very big eyes were narrowed into two slits on his fat face.

"Little brother, I heard that Mrs. Mo has a very close relationship with the Mo family. I don't know if this is true?" Si Wei asked when toasting.

Zeng Bu's heart tightened, thinking that the Mo family's case had already been settled, why did Si Wei of the Imperial City Division suddenly ask this question?Are the officials going to overturn the case again?

So he could only chuckle, and asked back: "I wonder which Mo family Si Wei is talking about?"

"In our Tokyo city, it's naturally Mo's house in Minglou." Seeing that Zeng Bu was about to argue again, Si Wei waved his hand to signal him to be calm, and continued, "Don't worry, Privy Councilor, my younger brother's trip is definitely not to ask for a crime. It’s just that my younger brother found out by chance that Mo Yunxiao had a maid named Huan’er who was bought. Thanks to the officials’ sympathy, Mo Chenglin committed the crime of copying his home. Now that he has received an amnesty, this maid should be released. .”

Zeng Bu asked suspiciously: "It's such a trivial matter that it alarmed Sir Si Wei?"

Si Wei laughed and said: "To be honest, I have been in the officialdom for more than ten years, but I have not been able to be promoted. If this matter is done well and the officials are happy, maybe I can be transferred."

"It turns out that Lord Si Wei wanted to take a shortcut to the south." Zeng Bu looked at him contemptuously.

Si Wei also chuckled, and said: "The Privy Councilor is only half right. My younger brother intends to exploit, but he still lacks courage. Does the Privy Councilor know who is the one who bought this ring?"

Seeing that he spoke solemnly, Zeng Bu couldn't help but shudder, and asked, "Who is it?"

Si Wei drank the wine in his glass, and said four words lightly: "Jian Wang Zhao Si."

(End of this chapter)