Confused! "Governor Liu sat up from the recliner and scolded, "What time is it now? Do you dare to get involved in the matter of the Tiger Flag? If you weren't my staff, I would have had you taken away right now. "
"Yes, yes, yes, the students are confused." Du Wanyuan kept admitting his mistake.
Faced with the governor's scolding, one of his staff naturally did not dare to refute, nor could he refute, so he could only listen attentively.
Governor Liu picked up the tureen on the table, put it to his mouth, blew on it, and asked, "What benefits did the people of Tiger Character Banner grant you? They asked you to work for them so wholeheartedly, even at the risk of your life."
After speaking, he took a sip of the tea in the cup.
Du Wanyuan said respectfully: "The people from the Tiger Character Banner brought five thousand taels of silver and said they were given to you, Your Excellency. They only wanted to see you, Your Excellency. The students did not dare to delay, so they hurriedly came to see you, Your Excellency."
"They are really generous. They only get five thousand taels of silver." Governor Liu put down the lid of the cup in his hand and said immediately, "I don't dare to take these five thousand taels of silver. It's too hot."
"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Du Wanyuan gave Governor Liu a small pat on the butt, and then added, "The students have told the people in the Tiger Flag that even if your Majesty sees them, he will not stand up for them. "
"Then what did they do?" Governor Liu put his bowl on the table nearby.
Du Wanyuan said: "The people from Tiger Character Banner said that these five thousand taels of silver are just for meeting the Lord and nothing else."
Upon hearing this, Governor Liu tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the lounge chair.
Du Wanyuan, who was standing aside, said again: "Sir, you might as well meet them. Moreover, the student heard that the commander-in-chief has already met the people with the Tiger Flag."
What happened later about the general soldier was not made up by him, but Zhao Yutu told him on the way to the governor's Yamen.
"Are you sure Zhang Huai has seen the people from the Tiger Flag?" Governor Liu asked suspiciously.
Now Tiger Character Flag is a trouble, and no one wants to get involved. Many people want to clear up their relationship with Tiger Character Flag, so he doesn't believe that Zhang Huai will ask for trouble.
Du Wanyuan on the side said: "These are what people from the Tiger Character Banner said to the students, and they also said that within a few days they would receive news about General Zhang's defeat of the captives, and they would capture no less than two thousand heads. "
After the words fell, Governor Liu frowned.
Even Zhang Huai's defeat of the captives and the number of heads he had made so clear, he already believed that Zhang Huai's people had met the people of the Tiger Flag and had secretly cooperated with them.
He had been the governor of Datong for many years, and he knew the situation of Zhang Huaihe and the border troops very well. The border troops brought by Zhang Huaihe could not be the opponents of the northern captives. There was only one possibility for the heads to be captured, which was to kill them. Good things come at the expense of merit.
"Sir, let's meet!" Du Wanyuan said, "I just want to listen to what the people in the Tiger Flag have to say. If they really have the intention to rebel, Datong will be in chaos, which will not be good for you, sir."
Governor Liu picked up the tureen on the table, picked up the lid and stirred the tea inside, his face showing contemplation.
After a long while, he said: "In this way, you take him to the back office, and I will meet him to see what the man with the tiger character flag is going to do."
"Yes, sir, the students will go and bring them in right now." Du Wanyuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned to leave the corridor.
At this moment, Governor Liu said again: "Don't go through the front door, come in through the side door, don't let anyone see you."
Du Wanyuan retracted his steps, turned around, bowed and said, "Student understands."
Governor Liu waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.
Outside the governor's office.
Zhao Yutu stood at the foot of the stone steps with his hands hanging down, followed by a cuirassier who came with him.
There was no one around the two people, and even the officials guarding outside the governor's office hid far away.
The tiger-character flag is already a source of disaster in the eyes of others. They are afraid of being tainted with the slightest connection, and now it is too late to hide, let alone take the initiative to talk to the person who has the tiger-character flag.
Zhao Yutu waited patiently outside the yamen. When he saw Du Wanyuan coming out, he hurriedly greeted him and asked, "What did the governor say?"
Du Wanyuan shook his head at Zhao Yutu.
Seeing this, Zhao Yutu looked disappointed, but still said: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Du. Although the governor did not agree to see me, I will keep this friendship in my heart."
"Let's go, I'll see Mr. Zhao off." Du Wanyuan made an inviting gesture toward the street.
Two people walked down the steps.
When he came to the cavalry of the tiger-shaped flag, Zhao Yutu said: "Just send it here. Mr. Du should please come back."
Du Wanyuan glanced around and saw that he was surrounded by people with tiger flags, and then whispered: "My lord agreed to meet, but I need to avoid suspicion, so I can only go sideways."
As he spoke, he did not forget to glance in the direction of the Datong officials in the distance.
"Thank you so much this time, Mr. Du." Zhao Yutu bowed his hand towards Du Wanyuan.
Du Wanyuan waved his hand and said immediately: "Okay, come with me."
The cavalry of the tiger-character flag left the gate of the governor's office.
Du Wanyuan walked in front and led the way, exiting the street at the Yamenkou and turning into an alley next to it.
After walking about 130 or 40 steps in the alley, I saw a wooden door.
At this time, the wooden door opened wide, and a servant wearing a bundala stood inside.
"Mr. Du, please come in!"
The servant made an inviting gesture toward the courtyard inside the door.
Du Wanyuan turned back to Zhao Yutu and said, "Mr. Zhao, could you please go into the courtyard with your people first."
"Okay." Zhao Yutu agreed happily.
Soon everyone and the horses were in the yard.
The servant looked around outside the door, then closed the wooden door and fastened it with wooden bolts.
Du Wanyuan said to Zhao Yutu: "Mr. Zhao, please come with me, and I will take you to see the Lord."
"Wait a moment." Zhao Yutu called to Du Wanyuan. He immediately turned around and said to the person he brought, "Take the wooden box and carry it up and follow me."
The four wooden boxes were unloaded from the horse, leaving a few people to guard the horses, while the others followed Zhao Yutu carrying the wooden boxes.
Du Wanyuan knew that these boxes were filled with silver, so he let the men of the Tiger Flag carry them to see the governor.
The wooden box is not big, so it is very easy for two people to lift one wooden box.
When they arrived outside Houya, everyone was stopped.
Du Wanyuan said to a government official guarding the back office: "This is the person the governor wants to see."
"Sir, don't worry. I know, but these people wear armor and carry weapons. It's easy to hit the governor if they go in like this," the Yamen servant said.
Zhao Yutu, who was standing aside, said with a smile: "Don't worry, these policemen, the next person will go to see the governor. They will stay outside, but these wooden boxes still need to be carried in by the policemen."
"That's no problem." The yamen servant nodded and immediately said to the other yamen servants, "You guys go over and check it out."
There was a lock on the outside of the wooden box. Zhao Yutu said to the cuirassier beside him: "Open all the boxes."
The cuirassier standing next to the wooden box took out the key and opened the lock on the outside. The lids of several wooden boxes were also lifted.
A piece of silver in the box appeared in front of everyone.
