There are many officials waiting to see the governor outside the gate of the governor's office every day.
However, a large part of these officials are not qualified to see the governor directly, nor will they be summoned by the governor. Otherwise, the governor would not have enough time to see these people every day and would not have time to do other things.
Most of the officials who come to the governor's Yamen just come to try their luck, hoping to meet the governor or have the governor have a little impression of them, so they don't count waiting outside the governor's Yamen in vain.
Usually there are only a few officials coming and going outside the gate of the governor's office, all of them familiar faces. Generally, officials with real power will not come here unless there is something important or they are summoned by the governor.
But in the past few days, there were suddenly more officials waiting outside the gate of the governor's office. Many of them were magistrates and county magistrates from various states and counties, as well as officials from health offices.
tread! tread! tread!
A cavalry galloped in the distance.
The officials waiting outside the gate of the governor's office all gave way.
The riders in the cavalry were all holding weapons, wearing armor and iron helmets. Only the leader wore a long gown and a square scarf, and looked like a scholar.
The man dressed like a scholar jumped off the horse, handed the reins to his subordinates, and walked towards the steps in front of the Yamen.
After going up the steps, the man bowed his hands to the yamen servant at the yamen gate and said with a smile: "Please tell me, brother, this is my greeting card."
As he spoke, he took out the greeting card from his sleeve and handed it over.
The yamen servant did not accept the invitation, but looked him over and said in an indifferent tone: "I didn't realize that there are so many people outside the yamen waiting to see the governor. Go to the back and line up. We'll talk when it's your turn."
"Brother, police officer, I really have something urgent. Please do me a favor." He put a piece of silver into the hand of the government servant in front of him.
The yamen servant who received the money had a smile on his face and said in a calm tone: "I just saw that you are really in a hurry. Who makes me soft-hearted? Bring me the post!"
"Thank you." He handed the post over again.
This time the officer did not refuse, he put away the invitation and said: "You wait here, I will go in and inform you. As for whether the Lord will see you, I can't guarantee it."
"Thank you for your hard work, brother." He bowed his hands to the Yamen servant.
The yamen servant turned around and walked into the yamen.
Among the officials waiting outside the governor's yamen, many people looked at the people standing at the yamen's entrance, and from time to time glanced at the group of cavalry brought by the other party.
An official whispered: "They look extraordinary! Mr. Wang, do you know them? Which military general are they?"
The man who was called Mr. Wang came from Bingbeidao. He stroked the beard on his chin and said confidently: "I heard that a large army of Northern invaders came from Xinpingbao not long ago. These people should be People sent by General Li Shen from Xinpingbao."
"Well, that makes sense. These people look like elites in the army. Everyone is wearing armor. They should be General Li's servants." The man next to him nodded in agreement.
At this time, a civil servant wearing a seventh-grade green robe standing behind the two people said in a low voice: "Don't say anything, you two, these people are not people from the General's House, they are raised by Lingqiu Tiger Flag. Private soldiers.”
As soon as he said these words, several people around him immediately fell silent.
After a while, Mr. Wang said thoughtfully: "I heard people say that there are private soldiers hidden under the Tiger Flag. Now it seems that there is really such a treasonous thing."
"These Tiger Flag people are so bold. They dare to appear openly outside the governor's office. In my opinion, they should be captured immediately and thrown into prison." The person next to him said with a serious face.
The seventh-grade civil servant said: "You two adults should say a few words less. If these killers hear you, it will not be as good as us."
"What? They still dare to kill the imperial officials on the street." Mr. Wang's face darkened.
The seventh-grade civil servant advised: "Mr. Wang, you'd better say a few words less. These people are here to see the governor. If they talk to the governor wrongly, it will be enough for us."
Mr. Wang opened his mouth, but when he thought about it being related to the governor, he had no choice but to close his mouth.
He came to the governor's yamen to leave a good impression on the governor. He would be reminded of him when he was promoted in the future. Naturally, he did not want to offend the governor because of a tiger-shaped flag.
Zhao Yutu stood motionless on the stone steps, his hands in his sleeves.
After a while, the yamen servant who went in to report came out.
Zhao Yutu hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother, the governor, do you agree with me?"
The yamen servant handed back the invitation and said, "Please come back. The governor doesn't see any guests."
"No visitors?" Zhao Yutu frowned.
He didn't expect that Governor Liu would return the invitation directly without even seeing him. This was impossible before.
"What? Do you think I'm lying to you?" The officer's face darkened.
After Zhao Yutu noticed it, he hurriedly said: "The police officer misunderstood, I don't mean it, but I really need to see the governor in an urgent matter, can the police officer go in again and report it? I'm sorry."
As he spoke, he took out a broken piece of silver and put it into the servant's hand again.
The yamen servant accepted the money, but did not accept the greeting card. Instead, he said: "I will not send the greeting card. I will definitely not see you, and I have already told you that as long as you are a member of the Tiger Flag, you will not be seen." "
Zhao Yutu frowned when he heard what the yamen servant said.
He understood that Governor Liu wanted to clear up the relationship with their Tiger Flag and did not want to have any more contact with them.
However, he knew that he had to see Governor Liu, and there were some things he needed to say in person.
But now Governor Liu obviously doesn't want to see the people from their Tiger Flag, and he can't lead people to force their way in, and if the time goes on, it will be more and more detrimental to their Tiger Flag.
The yamen officer looked at Zhao Yutu and said, "Okay, stop blocking here and go back!"
Zhao Yutu glanced at the Yamen behind the Yamen and knew that it was useless for him to stay here. Even if the Yamen went in again to deliver a message, as long as Governor Liu did not change his mind, he would still not see anyone with the Tiger Flag.
Thinking of this, he stopped pestering the yamen servant and turned around and walked down the stone steps.
Several officials not far away saw that the people with the Tiger Character Flag were being blocked back. One of them, Mr. Wang, sneered: "This time the Tiger Character Flag incident has become a big deal. The governor can't even see them now. I believe it won’t be long before this Tiger Flag will be taken away by the Governor.”
The governor's Yamen blocked the tiger-shaped flag from the door, which was a signal to many people.
An official on the side said: "Not necessarily, don't forget, when Governor Xu was still there, he also wanted to deal with the Tiger Flag, but in the end he never succeeded."
"This time is different from the previous one." The seventh-grade civil servant shook his head slightly and said immediately, "Xu Tong wanted to deal with the Tiger Flag, but there was no reasonable evidence. But this time, the Tiger Flag has hidden private soldiers. The matter is already known to everyone, and there is enough reason to deal with Tiger Flag."
Several people on the side nodded in agreement.
In the eyes of many people, even the governor who chooses not to see the tiger-character flag is a signal that he is ready to take action against the tiger-character flag.
