Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Then I will go with you."

"You and Chongming Shang'en still have to protect Madam and Ling'er. It won't take more than two hours for the lonely king to go back and forth with the Baili Kuaima."

Defang and Baili rode their horses back to Yongcheng along the official road. The two dismounted in front of the gate of the county government office. Two government servants walked down the steps and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Baili said, "My lord, my master wants to see Mr. Li."

The yamen servant looked at Defang and Baili, "See Mr. Li? What's the matter?"

"Important matter, important matter, you should report it, sir."

"Where are you from?"

"My master and I are from the capital."

"The capital?" The yamen servant looked at Baili, "Then what are you doing in Yongcheng?"

"I just came here for a walk," Baili said, "My master is really in a hurry to find Mr. Li, so let's run an errand."

"If you want to file a complaint, you can beat the drums to file a complaint. If you want to look at the prisoner, you can go to the cell behind the county government to find the steward. Our lord is busy with business, so we don't have time to see you."

Baili was very upset to hear this. He followed Defang since he was a child, from the imperial palace to the Nanqing Palace. Not to mention small county officials, even the capital officials were polite when they saw him. It's only the seventh grade, so Baili is very dissatisfied with these two yamen servants, "I said you are playing me, right? After asking so many questions, you still don't report. It's a small county yamen, and the door is still very strict. I don't know. Let me tell you, if my master is unhappy, not to mention your Master Li, even the prefect will lose his black hat!"

The two yamen servants were stunned for a moment, and Defang stepped forward and patted Baili on the head, "What nonsense!"

Baili rubbed his head, "Master, but they..."

Defang covered Baili's mouth with his hand and said, "Don't blame the two officials, the subordinates are ignorant and talk nonsense."

The yamen servant asked, "Master, who are you?"

"My lord, Master Li and I have been good friends for many years. We are doing business in the capital. This trip to Yongcheng is to visit Master Li."

"Friends? Why didn't we know that Mr. Li still has friends in the capital?" The yamen servant pointed at Baili, "But just now he said that the magistrate also has to lose his black hat?"

"Misunderstanding"

"Misunderstanding?" The yamen servant looked at Baili, "He dared to say that the magistrate would also lose his black hat. How could this be a misunderstanding?"

Baili stepped in front of the yamen servant, "Hey! My master is a wealthy businessman in the capital, and there are many friends in the officialdom, and any one of them is older than your Lord Li. If my master is unhappy, can you tell him to lose his black hat!"

Defang almost didn't laugh out loud when she heard this, she thought that you were a quick nonsense guy, what you said really sounded like that, the yamen servant also thought it was reasonable after hearing Baili's words, and the two of them wore It is indeed extravagant, so he quickly took a step back and cupped his hands and said, "My lords, it's not that we don't want to report, it's because my lord is on official business and is not in the yamen at the moment, why don't you come back later?"

Baili is so angry, "You! You asked so many nonsense just now, and now you say that Mr. Li is not here, delaying my master's important affairs, you can take it on!"

The yamen servant looked at Defang and asked, "My lord, what is your important matter? I will tell Master Li for you."

"I have to tell Lord Li face to face about this matter." Defang sighed, "Madam will be worried after a long delay, what can I do..."

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