When the yamen servants in front of the yamen saw the guards coming to the door, they all stepped aside.
The smart-minded Yamen servant quickly ran towards the back Yamen.
When the square-faced Jin Yiwei saw this scene, he did not stop him and allowed the Yamen servants to go in to deliver the letter, while he led several Jin Yiwei towards the back Yamen.
Many government officials in the yamen had never seen the Jin Yiwei, but had only heard of them. This time, the Jin Yiwei came to the door. Many of the yamen officials secretly looked at these Jin Yiwei wearing flying fish uniforms and holding embroidered spring knives.
"Stop, this is the back office. You are not allowed to be summoned by the governor, and entry is prohibited." The person who spoke was an armor-clad sergeant.
After the tiger-character banner army crossed the border, Governor Liu recruited some of the soldiers and servants from the Fubiao camp to serve as guards to guard against the tiger-character flag people doing evil things.
The square-faced Jin Yiwei raised his badge, placed it in front of the sergeant, and said calmly: "The Jin Yiwei is doing business, and the rest of the people are waiting to stay away."
The sergeant outside the back Yamen did not give in, holding a sword to stop the square-faced Jin Yiwei who was about to rush in.
The Jinyi guards also drew out their Xiuchundao and confronted the sergeant in front of them.
"Once again, no one is allowed to enter without the governor's order." The sergeant said with a cold face.
The square-faced Jinyiwei's face sank and he said in a cold voice: "I am from Fusi Qianhu in Beizhen. On the order of the emperor, I came here to investigate the rebellion in Datong. If you dare to stop me, are you trying to rebel?"
As long as Tiqi from Fusi in Beizhen leaves the capital, no matter which state capital he goes to, he will be carefully accompanied by the local officials. But now he is being threatened by several Qiu Ba with weapons in the governor's office of Datong. This makes him feel secretive. .
The sergeants outside the back Yamen ignored these Jin Yiwei and just pointed their weapons at the Jin Yiwei in front of them.
At this moment, someone in the back office said eagerly: "Don't do anything, we are all our own people."
As the words fell, Du Wanyuan, a staff member beside Governor Liu, quickly walked out of the back office.
"Hurry up and put down your weapons. Don't mess around." Du Wanyuan reached out and pressed the sergeants' wrists, signaling them to put down their weapons.
When the sergeant heard the words of the visitor, he put away the weapon in his hand, but still stared at the imperial guards in front of him with vigilance.
The square-faced Jin Yiwei waved his hand, signaling the people around him to put away their weapons.
Du Wanyuan said: "My master is in the back office. Please come with me to the Tiqi!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked into the back office.
"Let's go." The square-faced Jin Yiwei said, and he walked through the sergeants.
When he arrived at the back office, Du Wanyuan turned around and said with a smile: "My family is inside, Qianhu, please come!"
He raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
The square-faced Jin Yiwei stepped in.
The inner room of the back office is no smaller than the outer room. There are tables and chairs on both sides. Governor Liu sits on the top seat.
On both sides of him stood an armor-piercing sergeant with a shoulder knife on his waist.
"I've met the governor."
The square-faced Jin Yiwei saw an old man of half a hundred years sitting in the room wearing crimson court clothes, and stepped forward to bow.
Governor Liu looked at the Jin Yiwei in front of him and asked, "Are you the Tiqi from Fusi in Beizhen?"
"To tell you my lord, we are all from Fusi, Beizhen." said the square-faced Jin Yiwei.
Governor Liu picked up the tureen beside him, brought it to his mouth and took a sip, and then said, "What are you doing in Datong? Investigate cases or arrest people?"
"On the order of the emperor, we are here to investigate the rebellion of the Tiger Flag in Datong." The square-faced Jin Yiwei said again what he had said to the sergeants outside.
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Governor Liu put the tureen in his hand heavily on the table, snorted coldly, and said: "I see that you Tiqi are not here to check the Tiger Flag, but to check for evidence of my crime."
When he talked about the latter part, he couldn't help but intensify his scolding tone in his words.
"Your Excellency, I have misunderstood. I never meant this." The square-faced Jin Yiwei cupped his fists and bowed.
Governor Liu snorted coldly and said, "I am old, but I have not yet become blind or deaf. Do you think I won't know if you people go to Yanghe Wei?"
As soon as these Jin Yiwei appeared in Datong, someone immediately sent the news to the governor's Yamen.
"Regarding the rebellion of the Huzi Banner trade name in Datong Prefecture, it was Yanghe Wei Wang Xunjian who first brought up the matter, and Wang Xunjian was also the first to report it, so I waited for Tiqi to go to Yanghe Wei first." Fang Face Jin Yiwei explained.
Governor Liu sneered and said, "Wait for Tiqi to go to Yanghewei first. I'm afraid you might suspect that I have colluded with Tiger Flag. Is what I said right?"
"I don't dare." The square-faced Jin Yiwei bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
Governor Liu said coldly: "Is there anything you Tiqi dare not do? Any civil or military official who mentions you will tremble three times."
The square-faced Jin Yiwei lowered his head and said nothing.
Governor Liu continued: "My officer has found out that Tiger Flag is secretly raising private soldiers, repairing armor, and forging cannons privately. Not long ago, he and Commander-in-Chief Zhang Huai presented a memorial. I think they should be in front of the imperial court by now."
The square-faced Jin Yiwei was stunned for a moment, raised his head and glanced at the Datong Governor in front of him, and said hesitantly: "Your Excellency, have you found evidence of Tiger Character Banner's rebellion?"
"You think that I am the one from Yang Hewei, and you are rushing to submit a petition to claim credit without waiting for the evidence to be confirmed. As the governor of Datong, I naturally need to have sufficient evidence before submitting the petition." Governor Liu snorted coldly.
The square-faced Jinyiwei said: "Tiqi and I are just here to investigate the matter of Tiger Flag. Once we find out the evidence of Tiger Flag, we will return to the capital immediately."
Before coming, he had been secretly warned that Datong's conspiracy was only related to the company called Tiger Flag, and at most it only involved the Lingqiu County Magistrate.
The person who told him this was an adult within Beizhen Fusi. Naturally, he would not take the risk of offending this adult by dealing with the Datong Governor and the Datong General Soldier.
Moreover, he did not believe that the Governor of Datong would leave a good governor behind and secretly conspire with a business firm. Even if the Governor of Datong really rebelled, he would have to go to the Dai Wangfu in Datong Mansion instead of a businessman.
As a Jinyiwei who has been with Beijing for many years, he realized that the affairs in Datong were the beginning of another battle between the DPRK and China since he received the instructions from the master of Fusi in Beizhen.
As a Jinyiwei who came to investigate this case, he knew that he could not get involved too deeply, otherwise a Jinyiwei like him would be easily implicated. This was why he did not investigate secretly, but came directly to the governor's Yamen.
The reason for doing this is to sell well to the Governor of Datong and avoid offending the people behind the Governor of Datong.
Governor Liu tied his beard with his hand and said: "The memorial from me and General Zhang is the best evidence. If you are waiting for Tiqi to have other matters, please return to Beijing as soon as possible!"
"With the information that your Excellency has handed over to the capital, the matter of Tiger Character Banner's rebellion can be settled, and I will take the people back to the capital now." The square-faced Jin Yiwei followed Governor Liu's words.
With the evidence of Tiger Character Banner's rebellion, he had completed Shangguan's explanation. As for the collusion between Datong Governor and the General Soldier and Tiger Character Banner, he did not want to know, nor did he want to investigate.
The water here was too deep, and he knew that it was not possible for him, a small Qianhu, to stir it up.
