At this moment, it is near Junyi County.
A group of people and horses were walking slowly.
They are the Criminal Division of Jingdong Road.
The Sinongsi Du branch office has a Changping warehouse office to manage Changping warehouse accounts.
Before the Xining Reform, Changpingcang was managed by various criminal departments.
The Department of Punishment kept a separate account in Changpingcang under the rule. After being polished by the officials of this department, it was sent to Sinong Temple to pay the ultimatum, and the Third Department sent the account.
Because of the heavy audits, officials from the Criminal Division must go to various Changping warehouses for inspections.
The punishment officer was about to go to Changpingcang in Junyi County to check. When he learned that there was a porridge factory nearby, he decided to stop by and have a look. According to the principle of letting things go, he won't be too serious, and he will be just fine.
At this moment, the execution officer saw a group of people approaching.
"Lieutenant envoy? Are you traveling under orders?"
The executioner immediately took shelter and fell down on the roadside.
The eunuch who traveled with the order was an eunuch. Although he was young, he looked arrogant. The executioner thought that this person must be the new favorite in the palace and could not be offended.
After asking Ti Xing's name, the other party said: "It turns out to be Lu Tixing. Our Li Xian has been ordered to go to my Liujiazhuang here to announce the summons. Ti Xing will lead the way for our family."
"this…"
"how?"
Fang Yan said: "I was ordered to mention Chang Pingcang, but since it is a noble person who speaks, I would rather obey the order than be respectful. I wonder which official Xuande is?"
"You'll know when you go."
The executioner took a look at the brand new crimson official robe and the silverbait bag held on the plate by the waiter behind him. He knew that the other party had a good background. When did such a big man live in this small Junyi County? He didn't know anything.
Since the decree is destined to be restored, then you can follow it and get some glory, and you can rely on it in the court in the future.
Soon everyone came to a village full of green willows.
Lu Tixing couldn't help but think, it's such a pastoral scenery. I really don't want to be an official if I can live here. No wonder so many officials are willing to imitate Tao Yuanming.
However, when the dealer met the officers and soldiers, he did not shrink back, but saluted generously.
Seeing this scene, Li Xian said: "It is said that people who live in the warehouse know etiquette! I see that this is the case all the way. It shows that you are well educated!"
The executioner stood aside respectfully, but when he saw Li Xian knocking on the door to report, he saluted a woman respectfully and asked, "Is Mrs. Zhang at home? Your Majesty has an edict."
The woman said: "Unfortunately, my officials went to Junyi County."
Li Xiandao: "What a coincidence, we just came from Junyi County."
"It doesn't matter, the envoy will be waiting here."
Li Xianyan said: "The official family is waiting for Zhang Taichang's arrival in the palace. We cannot delay for a moment. We will look for him later."
"I'll let my family go and look for you. I'm probably drinking tea at the road pavilion in the south of the county at this time."
"It couldn't be better."
Lu Tixing, who was on the side, saw that the woman looked neither humble nor arrogant and couldn't help but thought, she must be a woman from a famous family. A woman from a small family would never be so generous.
Lu Tixing asked the eunuch: "The Zhang Taichang that my father-in-law just asked about is the number one scholar in the sixth year of Jiayou."
The eunuch said: "Who else is there besides him?"
"No wonder, no wonder."
Lu Tixing showed admiration and said: "A person like Zhang Taichang lives in seclusion in Junyi County under his rule, but he doesn't know it at all. It can be seen that he never knocks on the doors of local officials and socializes with the gentry. This shows that he is a true hermit!" "
Some hermits claim to be invisible or not, and spend all day in and out of the homes of high-ranking officials, which is said to be without merit. Some officials retire, and when they leave, they interfere in local government affairs and point fingers at local officials.
Only in this way can we truly put an end to social interactions and not care about worldly affairs. This is how we become a true hermit.
He was wasting his time in the officialdom, when would he be able to have a life like Zhang Yue's who truly didn't care about worldly affairs.
"Zhang Taichang is indeed a virtuous person!" Lu Tixing praised him heartily.
However, Xianliang Zhang Taichang confronted Magistrate Lan in the porridge.
Seeing that the officials on the left and right wanted to torture him, Zhang Gong and Tang Jiu stepped forward to stop him. Zhang Yue said, "Let them torture him. I'm afraid it will be difficult to untie him after he is cuffed."
Magistrate Lan wanted to frighten the other party, but when he saw Zhang Yue actually making such crazy remarks, he couldn't help it. No matter how talented you are, you don't dare to be so provocative.
County Magistrate Lan said: "Bring it to this county immediately!"
After saying this, the officials on the left and right handcuffed Zhang Yue with iron chains.
Zheng Xia, who was on the side, saw this and said, "You'd better torture me too."
Magistrate Lan said angrily: "Do you really think this county doesn't know how to kill people? We will jail them all."
"Wait a minute..." Zhang Yue said, "Show my famous tattoo to Magistrate Lan."
"Famous assassin?"
Magistrate Lan sneered, and Tang Jiu immediately offered Zhang Yue his famous assassin.
County Magistrate Lan took a breath after reading Zhang Yue's title on the name, but then laughed and said: "It's ridiculous, Zhang Taichang is the dignified number one scholar. What kind of person is he? How can he look like a young scholar like you?"
"Besides, as a people-friendly official in this county, how come I never knew that Zhang Taichang once lived here."
After ordinary officials retire, they will have contact with local officials, such as asking for help to buy land, entrusting their children, or domestic slaves committing crimes, etc. If Zhang Yue really lived in seclusion in Junyi County, would he not know at all?
Isn't this ridiculous? These days, people who are so ostentatious and deceitful are really becoming less and less careful.
It’s really a declining world and people’s hearts are not as old as they used to be!
Magistrate Lan felt that I had seen through your tricks at a glance. Now it was Zhang Yue's turn to panic. He thought he would solve everything after taking out his famous thorn, but he did not expect that the magistrate would not accept this trick.
"For cheating and cheating, the crime is aggravated. Someone will hang this thief up in this county!"
"Who dares!"
Tang Jiu and Wang Gong were guarding Zhang Yue on the left and right, and the rest of his entourage also came.
"Okay, do you want to rebel? You are just a scholar. As for all the slaves in your family who are destined to die, I will capture them all on the spot. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
But instead, they were beaten and kicked by Tang Jiu and Wang Gong, knocking several people over.
Magistrate Lan said angrily: "Rebellion, rebellion, is there any royal law?"
Just waiting for a group of horses to arrive...
"The nobles in the palace are here...don't make trouble..."
After saying that, he quickly moved on.
Magistrate Lan held up his official hat and thought, why did someone from the court suddenly come?
Magistrate Lan knew that no matter how he oppressed the people, he still showed love for the people as his own son in the eyes of outsiders.
Immediately, County Magistrate Lan pointed his finger at Zhang Yue and said, "You're out of luck. I won't do anything to you today. Take off the handcuffs and go back to me!"
County magistrate Lan actually endured this time and did not mobilize his government officials to capture Zhang Yue and his companions.
The yamen officer stepped forward to remove the cuffs, but Zhang Yue stretched out his hand and said, "I just said that it is easy to take off the cuffs on the upper body!"
County Magistrate Lan said angrily: "You don't know what is good for you because of your face... Believe it or not..."
"Do you believe it or not?" Zhang Yue continued to provoke.
"Hmph! Cuoda!"
County Magistrate Lan rolled his sleeves and came to the door of the porridge.
"The envoy has arrived!"
Magistrate Lan went up to meet him, only to see a eunuch holding his head in front of him. On his left and right were Lu Tixing and other officials from the prefecture and county, all of whom were above him in status.
Magistrate Lan immediately bowed down.
Li Xian neatly threw the stirrup and dismounted, looking quite skillful. Lu Tixing also dismounted and said: "This is the porridge farm of this county. It can live between five and six hundred refugees every day."
Lu Tixing is a capable official and knows all about the porridge shops in every county.
Li Xian said: "What does the life and death of these people have to do with our family... Our family is here to come..."
He was about to speak when he saw a young man with shackled hands beside him, and his expression changed.
Li Xian was about to get angry, but then he thought about it, suppressed his anger and said to the side: "Who is the county magistrate?"
Magistrate Lan immediately stepped forward and said, "I'm the next official."
Li Xian pointed to the man in chains and asked, "What crime has this man committed?"
County magistrate Lan said: "This person does not know the imperial government's desolate government and the emperor's painstaking efforts. Now he is still here spreading rumors and causing trouble, instigating the refugees to make trouble with the officials. Now I have captured him. I am about to interrogate him and send him to Kaifeng Mansion." conviction……"
"Okay, okay, it's really well done!" Li Xian smiled instead of getting angry.
Magistrate Lan thought Li Xian was praising him and kept saying, "I don't dare take it seriously. It is my duty to maintain the laws and regulations in the porridge..."
"What's your job?"
As he finished speaking, he saw Li Xian slap County Magistrate Lan hard in the face.
Magistrate Lan covered his face and looked at Li Xian in confusion.
But Li Xian hurriedly came to the shackled man and said, "Mrs. Zhang is frightened!"
Hearing this, Lu Tixing, County Magistrate Lan, Zheng Xia all had very wonderful expressions, and other officials...
But Zhang Yue smiled faintly and said, "It's okay, sir. I'm fine."
"Tai Chang is well!"
County Magistrate Lan thought it was over, it was over, the other party was actually Zhang Yue.
In this case, this person will definitely take revenge for everything just now.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yue didn't even look at Magistrate Lan, but said to Li Xian: "I remember that my father-in-law was a trusted person around the late emperor! I wonder if my father-in-law would be by his side when the late emperor passed away?"
Li Xian nodded.
Lu Tixing on the side thought to himself, "As soon as they met, he asked about the late emperor. Zhang Taichang was really a loyal minister."
Among the officials present, there were many insiders who knew that Zhang Yue was dismissed from office because of the late emperor. Now, the first thing he said to the old man in the palace was to ask about the late emperor.
Zhang Yue said: "Tell me about it!"
Li Xian said a few words briefly.
Zhang Yue couldn't help but sigh after hearing this, then walked to the north of the porridge, and then bowed in the direction of the eastward flow of the Yellow River.
"The late Emperor!"
Zhang Yue read something, yes, he and Zhao Shu were not on good terms, and the other party didn't even like him.
But what about now?
After all, it is still a matter of monarch and minister. If you have passed away, then death is the most important thing.
On the other hand, Zhang Yue lived in seclusion here after he resigned from office. It must be a lie to say that he had no complaints against the late emperor, but now that the latter has gone to another world, he might as well try to be more generous.
Sometimes letting go of an unpleasant incident does not mean that you let go of your resentment towards him, but that you let go of yourself.
Seeing Zhang Yue bowing down to pay homage to the late emperor, he saw that all the officials and soldiers below Lu Tixing, as well as the common people and refugees, also bowed down together.
Some officials and squires even cried.
Zhang Yue didn't know why he was crying, but he knew that the people cried more when Emperor Renzong died.
When Zhang Yue stood up again with the iron chain, Li Xian had already followed him and took out the imperial edict, solemnly saying: "Mrs. Zhang listens to the announcement!"
