"The drums just started ringing, what time is it?" Tu Danyi looked up in a daze and asked.
The row of officials sitting at the bottom all have purple silk or black slanted leather book bags hanging on their belts. Hearing Tu Danyi's question, they all stood up at the same time and respectfully replied: "Reply to You Cheng, it's the third watch."
"Oh..." Tu Danyi responded. He opened his mouth, then slowly lowered his head, and even snored slightly. Drool dripped from his mouth and slowly hung on the expensive gold-sprinkled blanket on his knees.
The officials looked at each other, feeling helpless, but no one could solve the problem. If the clerk outside was snoozing, the officials would have gone up to him and let him know the rules. But the old man in front of him is the right prime minister of the current dynasty, a sibling of the queen, and dozens of important ministers in the court are his descendants and supported by him.
What does it mean for him to take a nap?
Is the imperial city burning down a big deal to him?
The old man obviously felt that it was not a big deal. So, what can we do?
Several people had impatient looks on their faces. When they were about to get up, they were stopped by their companions.
A row of officials sat in silence for a while, and then a maid came out from the back hall, carrying a basin with a cloth draped beside it. The maid dipped a cloth into hot water and wiped Tu Danyi's face. The towel was very hot and the water was very hot. The maid's hands were burned red, and the loose skin on Tu Danyi's face was also burned red.
Tu Danyi managed to open his eyes: "Ah?"
The officials glanced at each other. One of them pressed the sword with the chicken tongue handle, strode to the center of the hall, and said loudly: "Master Tudan, in this situation, you have to..."
Tu Danyi shook his head dissatisfied.
The official was speechless, but his disciple Shan Yi complained: "The water is not hot, it's cold, it's too cold!"
He pushed the maid's hand away and muttered: "Go and get the hot water! Get the hot water!"
The maid picked up the copper basin in confusion, not knowing what to say. After a while, she bowed to Tu Danyi and returned to the back hall holding the copper basin.
Tu Shanyi lowered his head and continued to doze off.
The officials looked at each other.
Mr. Tudan, is he getting old? Isn't his brain not working well? Looking at this situation, there will be no results today anyway, right? What's the point of everyone sitting here in such a daze? Even if we sit opposite each other until dawn...
No. Tomorrow, everyone in the outside world will definitely spread the word that our group of people are unkind and have no respect for the elderly and the virtuous. We forcefully forced Mr. Tudan for a whole night. This reputation is not good, and it will greatly hinder our career! If this old man has another headache and fever, and countless ministers in the court are suddenly moved, who among the group will bear the responsibility?
At this moment, everyone was frustrated. The leader came out and bowed deeply to Tu Danyi: "It's late at night. Sir, please go to bed early. We will come again tomorrow to ask for your help."
"Yes, yes, we will come back tomorrow." The other officials responded one after another.
The group retreated.
It wasn't until the sounds of their horses and whips gradually faded away that Tu Danyi suddenly raised his head.
Although he looked tired, his eyes were extremely calm.
"Jin Qing!" he called out.
The young scholar came out of the back hall: "I'm here."
The injuries on his forehead and nose have been treated and medicines have been applied. He looks a little embarrassed and a little funny.
Tu Danyi nodded slightly to him and asked, "How is the palace city?"
"The fire started from Penglaiyuan and Ruizhu Palace, spread across the Yuhuamen palace wall, and killed several chamberlains. Fortunately, it did not burn down the Tongyuan Palace where His Majesty lived. In addition, the sixteen concubines and other places were not burned. Affected. The fire has been extinguished by now, but..."
"But what?"
"I heard that the treasures in the inner treasury were greatly damaged. His Majesty was frightened and furious. He ordered Li Sizhong, the head of the chamberlain, to lead his men on the spot, and punished Feng Xiang, the right police inspector, with more than eighty sticks. No one dared to persuade him at that time. So, beat him to death."
The right police inspector of Zhongdu is an official of the sixth rank, with particularly heavy powers and responsibilities. After serving for several years, the next official will be the judge of punishment and the censor of supervision. It seems that this situation has turned into an elbow-to-elbow situation, which really made the always weak emperor very angry.
"Feng Xiang? This person has no other talents, and his first job is to supervise and punish. If he dies, he will die."
Disciple Shan Yi was so familiar with the court that he immediately understood that this person was a scapegoat introduced by Shan Nanping, a disciple of Daxing Prefecture.
Tu Dan Nanping is also an important member of the Tu Dan family. His relationship with Tu Dan Yi is similar to that of an ally, but their methods of doing things are quite different. Nanping was the biological brother of Queen Tudan, and he took the path of making friends with those in the palace. The person who was particularly close to him on a daily basis was Li Sizhong, the head of the chamberlain.
It seems that Dan Nanping and Li Sizhong had a chance to vent their anger, so when the emperor was angry, Li Sizhong first pushed Feng Xiang, the right police patrolman, on top. Once Feng Xiang was killed, the emperor's anger would fade no matter what. Many, and maybe some regrets.
This way, Tu Dan Nanping will be safe.
"This move is really good." Tu Danyi thought about it again, nodded, and continued to ask: "So, how about along Zhangyimen Street?"
"Nothing happened to the banknote printing and delivery warehouse. The wine shops and restaurants along the street suffered some damage due to the riots and trampling, but they were not serious. The gangsters in the city took the opportunity to rob, killing and wounding dozens of people. In addition, the armed guards suffered nearly 100 casualties. One hundred people, including more than 20 bodyguards and soldiers, were killed or injured."
Tu Danyi frowned: "With so many casualties, could it be that one or two of Guo Ning's subordinates were not killed or injured?"
The scholar lowered his head and said: "In addition to Du Shisheng, Guo Ning's subordinates also have four cavalrymen, all of whom are brave. They rode through the formation as if they were in an uninhabited land. Now all six of them have escaped, and only the judge is alone. There is absolutely no way to stop them."
"Hey!"
If you really want to stop it, there is still a way. For example, the place where this group of people settled outside the city of Zhongdu must be some of the manors that Tu Shanhang had purchased in Zhongdu in his early years. At this time, if Weiye sent troops to pursue them, they would be rewarded. However, this would completely expose the Tushan clan's involvement with this evil tiger, which would be very bad.
Therefore, according to Tu Danyi's arrangement, once these people leave the city, there will be no whereabouts for them to pursue. Even if someone in the city wanted to pursue them, they would not be able to. From the officials of Daxing Mansion to the pawns of the Weijie Army, everyone would receive appropriate reminders to ensure that Guo Ning and others disappeared without a trace.
As a veteran of three dynasties and the right prime minister of the current dynasty, it is not difficult to do this little thing.
What I didn't expect was that Tu Dan Jinshou, relying on his bravery and good fighting skills, was dissatisfied with Tu Dan Yi's decision to introduce the people in the grass, so he led many extra people to Changyi Gate and specially set up an ambush to capture Tu Shan Yi's surprise. The difficulty of the test has increased several times.
As a result, the intensity of Guo Ning's counterattack increased ten times and dozens of times more than Tu Shanyi expected; and the trouble he caused increased a hundred times.
Even if Tu Danyi thought about it for three more days and three nights, he could not predict that this person would have no respect for the imperial court and act recklessly in Zhongdu City!
Tu Shan Jinshou is really confused! Really incompetent!
And Guo Ning, this evil tiger, is really...well, too ferocious!
Now, there are a lot of things that need to be adjusted. We have to make preparations tonight and make arrangements immediately. Otherwise, some people will not be able to suppress their criticism in the court tomorrow. Wan Yan Gang’s gangsters will dare to come and press me now, without caring about my face. Tomorrow, they will surely take this opportunity to cause trouble and cause a lot of trouble!
Tu Danyi sighed and said to the scholar: "Let's go to the study to discuss quickly... You have to go to Anzhou as soon as possible, to the Xijunhe camp, and keep an eye on Guo Ning!"
This night is destined to be a sleepless night for many people.
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Note 1: In the central capital of the Jin Dynasty, the place where the concubines lived was called "Sixteen Bits".
At the beginning, when Emperor Shizong came to Zhongdu, many people who had been sent to the palace returned home. There was an example of several people such as Zhengxin being sent away. The director failed to get the inspection and could not leave the palace. He was often unhappy. On the night of Guisi in the second month of the second year of Dading, sixteen people set fire to the Taihe and Shenlong halls.
Note 2: I just discovered that during the Dading period, there was a left police patrol in Zhongdu named Li Keqin.
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