Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 844
No matter what kind of honest and upright official he was, how stubborn he was, how serious he was, how unreasonable he was back then, after decades, he has seen a lot and experienced a lot, even if he still has that persistence, his eyesight is clearer than before a lot.

If it is said that 20 years ago, after Hai Rui went to sacking, the capital sent an imperial envoy to investigate and deal with it, Hai Rui must have been rejoicing, thinking that this was Ming Jun's support for him. .

But now, he knew very clearly that Wang Tong, the imperial envoy, came out more to let the wind go and not stay in the capital for too long, not for the investigation.

And this Hai Rui can still say it with a smile on his face. Although his expression is helpless, he is still peaceful. Originally, according to Wang Tong's prediction, after he explained the situation, Hai Rui would be furious and then walk away. Of course, Knowing that you know, but you can't say it like that, Wang Tong made a haha, and said:
"The decree is to let the Marquis come to the south of the Yangtze River to investigate the Xu family's encroachment on the land. This is the reason why the Marquis left Beijing. How do you say that, Mr. Hai?"

"It's a slip of the tongue, Lord Hou, please forgive me!"

Hai Rui bowed his body to apologize, raised his head and looked at Wang Tong, Wang Tong's face was full of surprise, Hai Rui was stunned, and laughed by himself, Wang Tong paused, then shook his head and smiled.

This Hai Rui is not as difficult to deal with as in the legends. Wang Tong even thinks this skinny old man is quite humorous and amiable. When he comes out of Beijing by order, everyone in the world knows what is going on. Wang Tong is not afraid to say it, but the wording must be careful It's all about being more particular. The two sides chatted for a while, but Hai Rui couldn't see the matter of the decree. Wang Tong simply said:
"This Marquis was born as a general. There are indeed many misunderstandings in civil affairs. Mr. Hai must know better about the situation in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. It is really not easy to find out what the Marquis is. These things, the Marquis If you can think of it, Mr. Hai can think of it, there is no reason why other people can't think of it."

Wang Tong said indifferently, Hai Rui just shook his head and smiled, took a sip of tea, and after a moment of silence, he agreed:
"It's really hard to find out. Back then, the next official was the governor of Yingtian, and he was considered a local supervisor. He still ended up like that. It's really not easy for Lord Hou to find out what he sent this time."

There are two governors in Nanzhili, one is Fengyang governor and the other is Yingtian governor. The boundary is almost divided by the Yangtze River. A person who is well-versed in his knowledge, even with such a result in the end, what Wang Tong, an imperial envoy who left Beijing temporarily, can do is conceivably limited.

Now that what he said just now has been made clear, knowing that Wang Tong did not come this time to investigate and deal with land occupation, the two sides are also very calm.

After a few sips of tea, Hai Rui called his servants to come in with a stack of case files. When they were placed on the table, Wang Tong glanced at them, but found that the paper of the case files was all yellowed, with corners scratched. It was damaged, obviously it was a certain age, Hai Rui got up and said:

"Master Hou, these are the case records and documents of the lower officials who investigated the case back then. I don't know if these can be of any use to Master Hou, but the documents and the witnesses on the case files are almost gone. The Xu family's influence in Songjiang is already complete, and it won't be able to help Lord Hou too much, let's see!"

Wang Tong took it, browsed it roughly, nodded and said:
"It's great to have this, so we don't have to search and bump like headless chickens."

Wang Tong nodded with a smile, and sat for a while. Although Hai Rui's attitude was very gentle, he didn't talk too much. It was obvious that he didn't want to talk too much. Wang Tong also felt bored and got up to leave.

After going out, the left and right envoys of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate came over to be polite. Wang Tong was too lazy to go out to a banquet with them, so he politely declined. The other party did not force him to stay and sent him away.

As soon as he left the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate's Yamen, the guards on the left and right surrounded him. Power is the advantage of power. Although in the south of the Yangtze River, more than a hundred good horses were quickly purchased.

"Master Hou, there are six groups of people watching, and now there are three groups behind."

Shi Qi said in a low voice right away, Wang Tong frowned, and looked back, only to see two vendors in front of the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate selling seasonal fresh fruits and trees, also in the tavern on the other side of the gate, A few people were looking at the comments on the plaque in the tavern, and all he could tell were these two dials.

"Don't worry about it, let's talk about it when we go back to our residence!"

Wang Tong said calmly, he rode forward, and the people around followed him. It wasn't too far, but Chen Dahe joined him. He was born in a martial arts school. Compared with others, Chen Dahe was relatively casual. He smiled and asked:

"Master Hou just met Hai Rui. He heard that there is a sun-shaped mole on Hai Rui's forehead. I wonder if it's true or not?"

Originally, Wang Tong was in a bad mood, but he couldn't help laughing when he heard this. The mole on his head may be related to the crescent moon shape on Bao Gong's face in the market. He is also an upright official, so it is inevitable that there will be various legends.

"It's a joke, how can you grow this thing when you are alone."

Hearing Wang Tong's ridicule, Chen Dahe also laughed, and said again:
"Master Hou also has many difficulties in coming to Jiangnan this time. The investigation must not be according to Hai Rui's wishes. Hai Rui has always been upright. Did you give Hou Ye a bad look just now!?"

"Dahe, be careful in front of Lord Hou!"

Liu Sanlang on the side reprimanded him, just as Chen Dahe was about to make amends, Wang Tong waved his hand with a smile, shook the reins and said:
"Hai Rui's heart seems to be dead. What Shangshu said seems to be fulfilling his unfulfilled wish. As for whether he can really investigate and deal with it, he doesn't care!"

After saying a word with emotion, he drove the horse on the return journey, and the people around were stunned, and then followed.

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Having been in the north for a long time, he was really not used to the scorching heat in Nanjing at this time. Wang Tong's official robe was already soaked, so he returned to the inn and hurriedly changed into clothes.

After tidying up briefly, Wang Tong came out and ordered:

"Shi Qi, go and see if the stalkers outside are still there. If they are still there, arrest them all and don't let one escape!"

Shi Qi quickly agreed, and called Wu Er and the others to go out. After Wang Tong sat down, Liu Sanlang hesitated, stepped forward and said cautiously:
"Master Hou, this is the ground in Nanjing, isn't it?"

"I'm an imperial envoy, I'm Dingbeihou, and I'm the commander of Jinyiwei. Since these people in Nanjing sent people to follow me, then they don't have an imperial court. If they don't teach them a lesson, they might get their noses in the face. "

The various people watching outside are still professional. Some peddlers selling seasonal fruits in front of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are indeed a bit conspicuous, but it is normal in the inn. The traveler who came on horseback pretended to be in front of the inn, preparing to stay.

Although these people have different identities, they all have one thing in common. They are all looking at the inn. Many of these people are familiar with each other. When they meet each other, they all smile knowingly. With such an identity, you are nothing when you come to Nanjing territory.

He was enjoying himself watching there, but found that something was wrong. Wang Tong's personal soldiers came out of the inn aggressively, and they were staring at the stalkers. Those stalkers were also alert, and they knew that they would be ready soon after they were exposed. He left, but just as he walked towards both sides of the road, he saw that both ends of the road were also blocked by Wang Tong's soldiers.

The fruit tree peddler walked over pretending not to know, and said respectfully:

"Several officials, please let the little one pass."

Wang Tong's guards blocking him looked at each other, but they all smiled and said:
"Nanjing is really different. In other places, you and other peddlers have to wait for the official to pass when they see the official. You are a big face."

The peddler was taken aback, knowing that he had been discovered, and just about to say something else, a guard grabbed his shoulders and punched him hard in the stomach. The peddler didn't have the slightest defense, and knelt down while clutching his stomach On the ground, another personal guard stepped forward and bound his hands neatly.

When the rest of the scouts saw the situation, they all panicked. The traveler on horseback got on his horse and was going to charge away. He moved fast, and Wang Tong's personal guards moved even faster, so he got on his horse. There was only one person on the side. He had already pounced on it, and directly dragged the person off the horse.

It wasn't too much trouble, only a few screams, and they were all arrested. These people were arrested, but it was obvious that there were other spies, and they could see a few people running away from the distance. There is no need to bother.

The people were caught, Shi Qi and Wu Er went back to report, and then ran over in a hurry, looking at the eight people who were thrown on the ground in the yard, Shi Qi said:
"Tell me your origin and instructions, and your life will be safe, otherwise."

"We are all good citizens, please forgive me, sir."

Wu Er cursed and shouted:

"Bring over the inn dog."

Someone agreed, and not long after, the dog in the inn was brought over. Wu Er drew out the dagger at his waist, grabbed a spy's head, waved his hand, and heard a loud scream, one person's ears had been cut off , Wu Er picked up the ear and threw it directly in front of the dog.

Seeing this bloody thing, the inn's watchdog swallowed it directly. The injury was not a fatal injury, but the scene suddenly made people creepy. Wu Er gestured with a short knife and said in a cold voice:
"If you don't say anything, chop it up and feed it to the dog. Grandpa doesn't have that much time to spend time with you!!"

Tracking is not a life-threatening job, and I didn't expect that the imperial envoy's team looked like a team of strong men. Everyone said everything tremblingly, and dared not hide anything.

What they said was just who sent it, and they didn't know more. Wang Tong's response was very simple, saying that they intended to harm the imperial envoy and sent it to Yingtianfu Yamen for disposal.

When it was dark, Hai Rui came to visit
(End of this chapter)