Han Changmu pursed his lips and smiled, then raised his chin towards Meng Suige: "Mr. He Qi, do you know where the princess of Annan County often goes?"
He Zhenfu nodded understandingly, and was so excited that it was hard to express: "I know I know this."
Han Changmu raised his eyebrows: "Then, just take Meng Suige over."
Meng Suigu suddenly felt something bad, his whole body was tightly restrained by the aura of danger, and even every pore was shouting the word "danger". In fact, he hadn't figured it out yet, but he had subconsciously let out a shrill scream. , jumped up: "No, no, sir, you can't do a humble job, absolutely not!"
He Zhenfu grabbed Meng Suige by his collar and dragged him out with a smile: "Mr. Meng Qi, don't be humble. You are the most beautiful child in our Internal Health Department. How can you not do it? If you can't do it, Then there’s nothing that can be done.”
"I'm not, I don't have it. Mr. Si Shi is the most handsome person in the Department of Internal Health!" Meng Sui yelled at the top of his lungs.
"But the Princess of Annan County likes young girls, and the Commander-in-Chief is old!" He Zhenfu said without hesitation.
Meng Suige caught He Zhenfu's omission in his words, jumped up and shouted: "Oh, you said that the Chief Minister is old!"
He Zhenfu was speechless, his expression suddenly changed, and he glanced at Han Changmu timidly.
Han Changmu said nonchalantly: "Mr. He Qi, Meng Sui will leave it to you."
He Zhenfu responded excitedly.
"Let go, let go, I can't do it, I, I can't do it, no, ah, I can't do it." Meng Suige yelled in panic, and the sharp screams gradually faded away, and eventually they were no longer heard.
Han Changmu rubbed his forehead, looking at Meng Suige's shameful and angry look, he felt a little guilty. After finishing this errand, he had to let Meng Suige rest for a few days.
The Wannian County Government Office is always very busy. Throughout the year, the drums of grievances in front of the government office are beaten to pieces at least three or five times. It is common for people to be too busy to have lunch and not be able to go home. But today The government office was particularly abnormal. The busy government officials who came in and out all had faces as dark as the bottom of a pot. It was not because they were busy that they complained, but because they felt aggrieved.
The county magistrate Zheng Binyuan was also very aggrieved. He had two large and eye-catching dark circles under his eyes, like an ant on a hot pot, wandering around in the signing room without anywhere to complain.
The county magistrate Yu Qing, who was also filled with anger, hurried into the signing room, his face pale and his head covered with sweat.
"How's it going? Have they left?" Zheng Bin stared at Yu Qing from a distance and asked eagerly.
Yu Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No, I'm still guarding him in prison."
Zheng Binyuan slapped his thigh hard: "No, the smoke has been smoked and the chamber pot has been poured in. Don't they dislike the smell? They can still stay here!"
Yu Qing looked frustrated: "Who says I don't know? Sir, what should I do? Just now, Leng Shaoyin from Jingzhao Mansion also sent a message, saying that Zhang Yan must be protected and must be released today. Now, This is how to do."
Zheng Binyuan was so worried that he almost pulled his hair out. On one side was the Princess of Annan County, and on the other was the Shaoyin of Jingzhao Mansion. He couldn't afford to offend either of these two giant Buddhas.
Wannian County Government Office and Chang'an County Government Office are the two local government offices in Chang'an City after Jingzhao Prefecture. Although Chang'an City is known as a difficult place to live in, there are still nearly one million people living in the city all year round, and they enter the city every day. There are even more people leaving the city. The official affairs of Wannian County and Chang'an County are complicated all day long, and the county magistrate is the meat on the chopping board. It looks hot, but in fact it is very worthless and no one can mess with it. It doesn't matter if he gets up, anyone can step on him, which is very frustrating.
It is reasonable for the Princess of Annan County to avenge her new favorite. After all, she is famous for being arrogant and overbearing. If anyone makes her lose face, she will make it impossible for anyone to survive.
But why does Leng Shaoyin insist on protecting Zhang Yan? Are there two people who can't be beaten with eight poles?
Zheng Binyuan narrowed his eyes, as if he had discovered some incredible secret, with a sly smile on his face.
Yu Qing was frightened by Zheng Binyuan's smile. He slowly stretched out a finger, carefully poked his arm, and called out twice in fear: "My lord, my lord?"
"Huh? Oh!" Zheng Binyuan came back to his senses. He stopped smiling in an instant, straightened his expression, and gave serious orders: "You can't offend those people. The food from the public chef is too rough. You ordered someone to buy it outside." Send it in."
"The county magistrate is very considerate." Yu Qing complimented and quickly arranged for a yamen servant to buy food. He was still a little aggrieved. No matter how rough the food in the official kitchen was, they had been eating it for so many years. , these people are very valuable!
Yu Qing originally thought that he was serving his ancestors to this extent, so these guards from Annan County Prince's Palace should give him a good look no matter what. Who would have thought that they would turn out to be sullen and picky about buying and selling? The wine that came was not fragrant, the meat was not fat, the fruits were not sweet, and the vegetables were not fresh, which made him feel like buying again.
Isn’t it said that you don’t hit the smiling person if you raise your hand? You liar!
Yu Qing cursed angrily and arranged for people to buy fragrant wine, fat meat, and sweet fruits.
When Zheng Binyuan heard Yu Qing passing by the window with casual thoughts, he shook his head and smiled.
Suddenly, he shuddered, and a biting chill spread along his back. He keenly felt the breath of danger, and slowly turned his head warily, only to see two more people in the signing room. Individuals sit and stand.
The rising and falling sunlight was dim and unclear. The person sitting had eyes as cold as a cold pool, and his whole body was dark. The sunlight could not penetrate at all, and he was not alive at all.
The man standing behind him had an expressionless face, like a clay sculpture. Although he also looked like he would not let strangers in, his face was so tender that he could ignore the coldness on his body.
He was so shocked that his eyes almost hit the ground. He opened his mouth slightly and was stunned for a long time before he remembered that he should shout that there was an assassin.
He gathered his breath and was about to shout wildly when he heard the man say calmly: "Don't panic, Magistrate Zheng. My officer is Han Changmu from the Internal Security Department."
Zheng Binyuan swallowed the shout that rushed to his lips, choked and rolled his eyes.
Han Changmu of the Department of Internal Health, isn't that the newly appointed envoy of the Department of Internal Health, who is still full of enthusiasm?
The nickname Jade-faced Yama is indeed not a false one!
This is because the general flag has not been completed, so the commander-in-chief personally went into battle.
How is this rock so sacred that it can ask so many great gods to intercede for him?
Forget it, let the Department of Internal Security and the Prince of Annan County go head-to-head to see who has the tougher head.
He is a county magistrate who is as big as sesame seeds and mung beans. He is only worthy of watching from afar, not worthy of waving flags and shouting.
Zheng Binyuan smiled respectfully but without losing his composure: "It turns out that it's the Secretary of State who arrived. He was greeted at a distance, and the subordinates were greeted at a distance."
Seeing Zheng Binyuan acting coyly, Han Changmu's mouth twitched slightly: "You're welcome, Magistrate Zheng. I'm here to ask for something, and I hope Master Zheng will fulfill it."
This posture was extremely low, so low that Zheng Binyuan felt a little uncomfortable. Adhering to the principle of raising his hand and not hitting anyone with a smiling face, Zheng Binyuan said politely: "Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief has made a strong statement. If anything can be fulfilled, as long as Mr. Commander-in-Chief Open your mouth and your subordinates will definitely obey your orders."
Han Changmu raised his eyebrows and said: "I think Leng Shaoyin has already mentioned Zhang Yan's matter to Magistrate Zheng. I am here today to explain everything to Magistrate Zheng." He took out the card that had been recorded at Zongzheng Temple. The concubine-taking document of the genealogy was handed to Zheng Binyuan: "That Zhang Yan's sister Zhang Di is the new concubine of His Highness the King of Han, and she is favored."
The three words "Zhengdefeng" were like a thunderbolt, which shocked Zheng Bin from afar. He originally thought that Zhang Yan was the person Leng Linjiang liked, but in the end it was him who was short-sighted and innocent.
Zheng Binyuan glanced at the thin page of paper, and the word "Zhang Di" stood out in front of his eyes. He was filled with bitterness. It was too difficult, it was too difficult for him. The one who died was the new favorite of the Princess of Annan County, and the one in the prison was His Highness the King of Han. The new favorite brother.
This capital city is really a treasure. If you just throw away a tile, you can hit ten or eight noble people.
Zheng Binyuan used a troubled expression to cover up the ecstasy in his heart, and said eagerly: "Then, does His Highness the King of Han mean to release him?"
"That's not the case." People have to be saved, things have to be done, and no clues can be left behind. Han Changmu shook his head: "His Royal Highness the King of Han has no intention of intervening in local government affairs. He wants Magistrate Zheng to take care of him. Don't let him." He suffered too much in prison." He paused for a moment, then saw Zheng Binyuan heaving a sigh of relief, and suddenly changed the topic: "And I am here to ask Magistrate Zheng to hand over the murder cases of this person and Xia Yuanji to the Department of Internal Security. , the two of them are involved in a case that is being investigated by the Department of Internal Health, and they asked Magistrate Zheng to accommodate them."
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Binyuan almost clapped his hands and applauded. He was eager to throw Zhang Yan out of the way. The Internal Security Department came in time.
He quickly tidied up his official uniform and went out excitedly: "Your Majesty, your words are too polite. Since Zhang Yan and Xia Yuanji are related to the case of the Internal Security Department, these two people should be handed over to the Internal Security Department." Si, I will order someone to do it now."
Han Changmu nodded, as if he had no idea that the people from the Annan County Prince's Palace were in the county government office. He sat upright in the signing room, motionless, and nodded lightly: "Okay, then I will ask County Magistrate Zheng."
Zheng Binyuan saw that Han Changmu had no intention of getting up, and he twitched the corner of his mouth. If the Chief Minister of the Internal Security Department did not come forward, he alone could not compete with those in the Prince's Palace of Annan County.
He snarled at the corner of his lips and said with difficulty: "Sir, Sir, this, I have a job, I have a job, Sir, follow, follow, follow the subordinates to hand over the files and prisoners."
After finishing speaking, he stared at Han Changmu nervously, his heart pounding.
After a moment of silence, Han Changmu seemed unaware and said with a half-smile, "That's fine."
Zheng Binyuan breathed a long sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned, and as if he was afraid that Han Changmu would regret it, he didn't care about his superiority or inferiority, so he urged him to go out together.
The cells in the Wannian County Government Office are relatively good compared to the cells in other county offices, but as soon as you walk in, the smell of dampness and decay still hits your face, making people's breath stagnate.
Zheng Binyuan walked into the darkness with a lantern, and turned to look at Han Changmu, who looked uncertain in the darkness. He was thinking about who would have a greater chance of winning, the head envoy of the Internal Security Department versus the guards of the Annan County Prince's Palace.
There are many people who have the same idea as Zheng Binyuan. As soon as Zheng Binyuan and Han Changmu walked out of the detention room, the government officials who had been listening to the wall for a long time started to move, following behind in small groups, whispering to each other.
After Yu Qing made arrangements to buy wine and food, when he walked through the corridor to the back hall, he saw groups of government servants sneaking around on the ground, whispering to each other happily.
He was greatly surprised, walked over quietly, and suddenly shouted: "What are you doing!!"
The government officials were frightened. Some people plopped down on the ground. When they turned around and saw Yu Qing, they breathed a sigh of relief and said with a playful smile: "It's the county magistrate. I'm scared to death."
Yu Qing snorted: "In the government office, there are so many playful and smiling people saying that you are not on duty or on duty, what are you doing?"
When the government officials heard this, they laughed even more happily. They pulled Yu Qing and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, the Chief Minister of the Internal Security Department is here. He said that he wants to take away the files of Zhang Yan and Xia Yuanji's murder case. Now the county magistrate is taking them to the cell. Do you think the Internal Security Department and the Prince of Annan County are facing each other, who will have the upper hand?"
Yu Qing glanced at the ground and saw two piles of silver and copper coins on the ground. He let out a chuckle and fell down laughing: "Are you placing bets? Come on, tell me, who are you betting on?"
The yamen officer smiled and said: "Of course the Annan County Prince's Palace is under custody! The Annan County Prince's Palace has a saint."
"I don't think you are short-sighted." Yu Qing smiled enigmatically: "Holy favor is not invincible. Come on, give me the guardian guard, escort." He dug in his sleeves for a long time and took out A tael of silver was thrown to a government servant: "Paid a tael of silver."
"Okay." The Yamen servant responded with a smile.
Seeing Yu Qingdu escorting the Internal Security Department, the government officials who were still watching simply stopped hesitating. Some took off their boots, others took off their belts, and one after another took out the money from the bottom of the box and deposited it all inside. On Wei Si's body.
After placing their bets, a group of people went to the cell in a noisy manner, holding open the ice-shaped iron door of the cell and looking straight in.
Along the damp and dark corridor, Han Changmu walked to the depths of the cell. Suddenly, a large bright field appeared in front of him, which stung his eyes.
He got used to it and stepped into the light.
When the guards of Annan County Prince's Palace saw Zheng Binyuan walking at the front, they shouted arrogantly: "Is Magistrate Zheng not trusting our brothers? Don't worry, the Princess of Annan has given orders not to let this guy die so easily. I must torture her hard to repay the princess for losing the love in my heart."
Zheng Binyuan stopped and turned to look at Han Changmu behind him, hesitating for a moment with a confused look on his face.
There were hungry wolves in front of him and tigers in the back, and he couldn't afford to offend any of them.
Han Changmu walked out expressionlessly and walked to stand in front of the guards.
And Meng Suige raised his hand, a waist badge hanging on his fingertips dangled gently, and he said coldly: "The Internal Security Department is handling the case, and everyone should retreat."
The sound of this one is not loud, nor is it menacing, but it sounds particularly shocking.
Hearing this, the guards of Annan County Prince's Mansion looked at each other in confusion, wondering how a poor man who killed the princess's new favorite, oh no, he was now a poor tribute servant, could have anything to do with the Department of Internal Security.
But what about the Department of Internal Security? Their county prince’s palace and their county prince’s concubine are blessed with holy favors!
A guard stepped forward quickly and shouted fiercely: "So what about the Internal Security Department, the person here is the person our princess wants!!"
Since Meng Suige followed Han Changmu to Beijing, he had never met such a stubborn person as long as he mentioned the name of the Department of Internal Security. He refused without hesitation. He was really stunned for a while.
Seeing that Han Changmu and the two had no response, the government servants outside were panicking. They threw down a lot of real money. It didn't matter if they lost, but losing money was a serious matter.
A group of people looked fierce like wolves, clenched their fists involuntarily, and lowered their voices to cheer for the Department of Internal Security. Every word in a hoarse voice hid the pain of losing money.
Seeing that there was no movement from Meng Suigai, Zheng Binyuan was extremely embarrassed. He smiled and said, "A few of you, a few of you. The Department of Internal Security has also received the holy order. Just make it convenient for you."
The leading guard came out and sneered disdainfully: "Holy order, if this convenience is carried out, wouldn't the holy favor of our Annan County Prince's Palace become a joke!"
This was said without knowing the importance of it. Even an old fox like Zheng Binyuan, who was the most tactful and accommodating person, couldn't help but darken his face and raised his eyes to look at Han Changmu.
I wonder if this famous Jade-faced Yama got angry and his blood splattered for ten miles as rumored.
The government officials outside the iron fence were very worried. This jade-faced Yama must not capsize in the gutter.
Han Changmu had no idea that his silence for a long time had made many people feel uneasy.
After a moment of silence, he said calmly and expressionlessly: "Get out or die!"
He was not angry, and his voice was not even loud, but after more than ten years of fighting on the battlefield, the murderous intention had already penetrated into his bone marrow. It was usually restrained and deep and not easy to detect, but once it was released, it would make people terrified.
How could a few palace guards who only knew how to bully others be able to match and withstand the intense murderous intention emanating from such a mountain of corpses and sea of blood?
Several guards from Annan County Prince's Palace took a step back and looked at each other for a long time. They did not move away, but they did not have the courage to step forward.
In the end, the leading guard stepped forward bravely. Although he was still tough, his aura was no longer as arrogant and tough as before, and he was obviously a little more guilty: "Your Internal Security Department is so brave, even the face of Annan County Prince's Palace has been lost." If you dare to refute it, aren't you afraid of the sage's rebuke?"
Hearing this, Zheng Binyuan smiled instantly, that sentence was true, and being too naive would be foolish.
With a "Puch" sound, Meng Suige also laughed out loud. Are all the people in the Prince's Palace of Annan County so naive? If the eldest son of their family was afraid of the saint's rebuke, he would not come to poke this hornet's nest.
As soon as the laughter ended, Meng Sui glanced at the guard opposite him, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He immediately realized how inappropriate his smile was. He hurriedly suppressed his smile, pursed his lips, and put on the cold face just now. .
Han Changmu remained expressionless and did not speak. The two bright firelights on the opposite side were projected in his pupils, jumping and swaying, and the warm yellow was tinged with coldness.
He raised his hand slightly, without making much movement. He only heard a "whoosh" sound, as sharp as the wind pouring into the corridor.
A ray of cold white light shot out of his hand and struck the head guard on the opposite side in front of his eyes. Before he could react, the cold light swished past the top of his head with a "swish" sound.
With a "clang", a large handful of broken hair and cold light fell to the ground. The brilliance was gone. A finger-long thin blade was inserted into the dark messy hair. The tip of the blade penetrated the silver hair and straight nails. After entering the cracks in the bricks, the blade was still trembling slightly, and it let out a long and low moan.
The leading guard let out a sharp and short scream, and raised his trembling hand to touch the top of his head.
The originally neat bun was cut off from the top of the hair, and was nailed to the ground together with the silver hair. The remaining short hair hung messily on both sides of the head. The whole person looked like a loser running freely in the wild. Crazy.
His face suddenly turned pale and bloodless, and his eyes were full of panic. Looking at Han Changmu's calm face, he felt as if he had seen a ghost, screamed, and rushed out of the corridor like crazy.
His hair was messed up in the wind, leaving behind a hasty afterimage.
The remaining guards looked at each other in astonishment, and the leader fled. What were they waiting for if they didn't run away?
The group of people ran away without a trace, even forgetting to take the knife that was lying on the ground.
A series of chaotic footsteps rushed out of the iron gate, hovered in the Wannian County Government Office for a moment, then drifted away, and finally disappeared into the long streets and winding alleys.
The government servants, who were holding on to the iron gate and holding a large sum of money, were stunned to see this sudden turn of events, and could not recover for a long time.
"Win, get rich!" Someone in the crowd exclaimed happily.
A small group of government officials who had bet money on the head of the Department of Internal Security burst into ecstatic laughter.
Most of the government officials who had pledged their money to the Prince of Annan County were holding on to the iron gates and shaking them back and forth in frustration, making reluctant clattering sounds.
This noisy sound entered the corridor, and Han Changmu glanced at Zheng Binyuan in surprise.
Zheng Binyuan was so embarrassed that he almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. Apart from embarrassing him, would these shameless bastards do anything else?
"Magistrate Zheng, you are well prepared." Han Changmu stared at the direction of the sound and said with a smile on his face.
Zheng Binyuan smiled coquettishly, speechless, thinking in his mind that he would have to deal with these embarrassing little bastards.
Yes, confiscate their gambling funds and let them cry while holding their only underpants.
Zheng Binyuan forced a smile on his face and raised his hand: "Sir, this, Zhang Yan, is in the cell in front. He, Mr. He came here last night. Although I can't let Zhang Yan go, but... It can still be done by changing him to a better cell."
Han Changmu raised his eyebrows, accepted Zheng Binyuan's overtures, and followed him to the end.
This section of the corridor is still damp and dark, but there are walls on both sides and no cells. It seems that the cell where Zhang Yan is imprisoned is a single room.
There were several food boxes scattered on the floor in the corridor, as well as some leftover leftovers. It looked like they were not made by the public kitchen, but bought from outside.
