In order to communicate well with the Lin'an prefect, Mr. Shen first went back to his house and changed into a blue robe, and then followed Chang Zhifu out of the inn. He was invited by Chang Zhifu to a restaurant in Lin'an city.
When they arrived at the restaurant, a banquet had been arranged, and seven or eight main officials from Lin'an Prefecture had also arrived. Magistrate Chang invited Shen Yi to the table and said with a smile: "Mr. Shen, this restaurant's West Lake vinegar fish, It is the best made in Lin'an Prefecture. When you come to Lin'an Prefecture, you should try it."
Shen Yi took the seat with a smile. After sitting down, he first glanced at everyone present.
These officials in Lin'an Prefecture all have fat positions.
And there are no particularly young officials, basically all are over thirty-five years old.
Because of their age, although these people smiled on the surface, they must be a little uncomfortable with Shen Yi, the young imperial envoy.
However, no matter how unhappy they were, there was nothing they could do against Shen Yi. After Master Shen sat down, he looked around at everyone, and then said with a smile: "I came to Lin'an Mansion this time because I actually have some errands to do. I didn't plan to disturb Lin'an." People from the government office, I didn’t expect that I would alarm you all, I’m really sorry.”
He raised his glass, glanced at everyone, and said with a smile: "Come, I'd like to toast you all."
Mr. Shen is an imperial envoy.
Although he, as an imperial envoy, is mainly responsible for the suppression of Japanese pirates along the coast, and his scope of duties does not include Lin'an Prefecture, an imperial envoy is an imperial envoy. Shen Yi is walking outside now and represents part of the emperor's functions. These local officials must respect him.
Therefore, as soon as Shen Yi raised his glass, these local officials stood up one after another and raised their glasses with both hands in response to Shen Yi.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Chang Mingyuan saw that Shen Yi was smiling. He seemed to be easier to talk to, so he forced a smile on his face. He first toasted to Shen Yi, and then asked with a tentative smile: "Mr. Shen Did you go swimming in the lake this afternoon?"
"yes."
Shen Yi glanced at him indifferently and said with a smile: "If Master Chang doesn't mention this, I still can't remember it. This afternoon I saw the West Lake for the first time and wanted to take a tour of it. , so he asked his entourage to find a boat and wander around the lake. Unexpectedly, not long after launching the water, there was a provocation from the big boat next door. Not only did it want to knock over my boat, but it also wanted to shoot me. It was really audacious. .”
"Lin'an Mansion is rumored to be a place of blessings and good fortune. Why is the public security so bad?"
After saying this, Shen Yi caught a glimpse of Chang Fuzun's face, so he reached out and patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "But don't worry, Chang Fuzun, I have been working in Zhejiang for more than a year. , I still have some feelings for Zhejiang, and I will only pursue the culprit in today’s matter, and will not involve the local government.”
"It won't involve Mr. Chang Fu either."
Governor Chang raised his head, glanced at Shen Yi with a smile, then glanced back at the officials behind him. After coughing, he said, "It's almost time to eat today. You all should go back first. I and I The Imperial Envoy has other matters to discuss."
These were all officials of Lin'an Prefecture. When he, the prefect, spoke, these people immediately stood up and said goodbye to Shen Yi.
Before long, there were only two people left at the wine table.
Changfu Zun's face turned a little red, he lowered his head slightly and said, "Such a thing happened in the land under my rule, which made Mr. Shen laugh."
He picked up the wine glass and sighed: "I will apologize to Mr. Shen."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said solemnly: "Chang Fuzun has been taken over by others. This Lin'an Mansion is a prosperous place with more than a million people. Even if the Fuzun is the first constitution, how can he take care of everyone? There are only two of them. Evildoers, it’s not surprising, as long as evildoers are punished in accordance with the law, the governor does not have to blame himself.”
Chang Fuzun sighed: "To be honest with Mr. Shen, the man who accidentally bumped into Mr. Shen this afternoon was the young master of Zhou Futai's family. Mr. Zhou was taken away by the people around Mr. Shen in the afternoon. There is no news yet. , Zhou Futai happened to be away from Lin'an, so I came here to ask Mr. Shen for a favor, please be kind and spare Mr. Zhou this time..."
"ah?!"
Master Shen was shocked.
"The man who shot Shen this afternoon was the son of Governor Zhou's family?"
Chang Mingyuan glanced at Shen Yi meaningfully, then sighed, lowered his head slightly and said, "Exactly, there are three young masters in Zhou Futai's family, and they are second-rate..."
"That's really bad!"
Shen Yi's face changed slightly, and the smile on his face disappeared. He said in a deep voice: "Mr. Chang doesn't know something. Mr. Shen is a fifth-grade official. How can he have any accompanying personnel around him? Because some time ago, Mr. Shen was in Yueqing. He was assassinated once by Qi people and almost died in Yueqing, so the imperial court sent a team of internal guards to Shen's side..."
He looked at Chang Mingyuan and gave a bitter smile: "Chang Fuzun is a senior official in the officialdom. He should know better than me where the inner guard comes from."
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"This afternoon, I really didn't know that the man was the young master of Zhou Futai's family. When I saw them being taken away by the inner guards, I felt relieved, so I didn't say anything to stop them. Now..."
Mr. Shen let out a long sigh, with a look of helplessness on his face: "Those inner guards are like ghosts. Now, I have no place to look for them."
He frowned, with a look of worry on his face: "The inner guards are His Majesty's personal soldiers, and they are very good at interrogating people. Now I am afraid that Mr. Zhou will say something that should not be said out of fear in his heart. If so, Master Chang should also know that the news from the inner guards goes straight to the imperial court..."
Shen Yi looked serious: "If we really alarm His Majesty, His Majesty will be charged with a common crime..."
Even Chang Mingyuan, an old man in the officialdom, frowned after being coaxed and deceived by Shen Yi. He raised his head and stared at Shen Yi for a while, then lowered his head slightly and said, "Mr. Shen. , Zhou Futai loves this son very much, please help me no matter what, Zhou Futai will return to Lin'an tomorrow, and he will definitely thank you personally!"
Speaking of this, Chang Mingyuan hesitated for a moment, lowered his head slightly and said: "If there are any difficulties in this matter, Mr. Shen might as well tell them all. Whatever I can do, I will definitely do it for you. What I can't do , the governor’s Yamen will also try its best to handle it for you..."
The meaning of this sentence is to ask Shen Yi to make a price.
No matter how much money or price, the provincial government and government agencies agreed to Shen Yi as much as possible.
Master Shen glanced at the Governor Chang, and then blinked: "Master Fu is very concerned about Zhou Futai's family affairs."
Chang Mingyuan was also very helpless.
To be honest, no one would do this kind of thing willingly.
There was nothing he could do.
Several officials in the provincial government, the chief envoy and the inspector-general under Futai are all provincial-level officials, only half a level lower than the governor. It is impossible for those two to lower themselves to do this kind of thing for the governor. things.
Price drop.
So after many calculations, he was the right one for Lin'an prefect.
"As an official in Zhejiang, I naturally have to share the worries of the governor..."
Changfu Zun bowed his hands to Shen Yi and said: "Please also invite Mr. Shen..."
"Hold your hands high."
"I've already told you, it's not my fault."
Mr. Shen rolled his eyes, and then said: "Well, tomorrow... um... I have something important to do at noon tomorrow, so let's do it in the evening. I will meet Zhou Futai in the evening and discuss with him how to deal with it properly. Before this incident, I tried my best to contact the people in the internal defense to eliminate the misunderstanding as much as possible."
He is going to meet foreigners at noon tomorrow, and he really doesn't have time to argue with these Zhejiang officials.
Shen Yi looked at Chang Mingyuan and asked with a smile: "What do you think, Master Chang?"
Hearing Shen Yi's words, Chang Mingyuan felt a little angry.
You, a fifth-rank imperial official, think that I, a fourth-rank provincial magistrate, are not worthy of talking to you?
The fact that I can come to see you, a lucky minister, is already giving you face!
But on the surface, it still can't happen.
Chang Fuzun forced a smile on his face and said with a forced smile: "Mr. Shen is here in Lin'an, and Zhou Futai naturally met him. But tonight, can you send Mr. Zhou back first, so as not to..."
"Lest he say the wrong thing to the inner guard."
"I'm afraid it won't work today."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said indifferently: "It's too late, and I can't find where the inner guard is."
Seeing Shen Yi's virtue, Chang Mingyuan also lost his temper. After a moment of silence, he stood up silently, cupped his hands to Shen Yi and said, "In this case, I will not disturb Mr. Shen's rest."
"I'll take my leave."
Chang Fuzun turned and left.
Master Shen looked at his back as he left angrily, first smiled, and then curled his lips with some disdain.
"I don't know what's good or bad."
Shen Yi snorted.
"If the master is in a bad mood, he will join in with you!"
