Shao Xi was also amused by Tao Qingyun's words. He didn't expect that someone would go further than him and actually want to drag a Nanzhao official over to beat him. But a local official has such courage. He is an official from Kyoto. If it's too gentle, wouldn't it make people look down on it?
"I said, Lao Tao, what's the point of hitting that boss? He didn't come here on his own, or someone above him sent him here? I think instead of spanking him, we should spank the boss above him. A human face.”
Tao Qingyun was confused by what Shao Xi said. How to hit someone in the face? The only one who can be spanked now is the boss’s ass!
"Then what should I do according to your wishes?"
"I heard that officials from your border areas invite each other and can visit each other across the border, right?"
Tao Qingyun said with disdain: "Nan Zhao is just a small country. How can Xiaguan invite their officials here? Even if they invite Xiaguan, Xiaguan is too lazy to pay attention to them."
This is what Shao Xi was waiting for, but he still wanted to confirm it, so he said: "In other words, Old Tao, you will never be invited by them to be a guest across the street in your life? Then this exchange of visits will be meaningless. Wait As soon as their chief came, we would just detain him. He entered the territory of another country privately and was captured by us. Is it normal? If they want someone, they have to send officials of similar rank to negotiate. If they refuse, Come here, we’ve taken care of this boss!”
Tao Qingyun's eyes almost fell out after hearing Shao Xi's idea. Good guy! This one is more cruel than myself! He only said that he would spank the other person's butt, but this gentleman immediately detained him. You must know that it is not a trivial matter to detain officials from other countries without permission. This gentleman was actually more courageous than himself.
Old Wu, who was sitting aside, muttered to himself, "I knew it would be no good if you asked Xu Maocheng to call him. How could you come up with such an evil idea? By then, there will be no evidence to prove it. It's not you." How do you say it? It’s so wicked, so wicked!”
When Tao Qingyun heard it, he was right! The principal entered Jingyuan territory without any customs clearance documents and no invitation certificate. He just came on two legs. When the other party asked, there was no evidence. Wasn't he just crossing the border privately? If you deduct it, it will be deducted, and the other party can only suffer a dumb loss, apologize and admit their mistake.
This gentleman's idea is indeed quite wicked. If you, Nan Zhao, refuse to send an official of the same rank to receive you, I will detain you and ask you to send an official of the same rank to negotiate.
After the negotiation, I will let you, a high-ranking official, receive me directly on the way back to Beijing. If the negotiation fails, your Nan Zhao officials will cross the border privately and sneak into Jing Yuan's country. You will be beaten by Nan Zhao for being a spy and doing things carefully. . Although this matter did not cause the two countries to go to war, it did disgust the other party. This idea was indeed too wicked.
The few people had just discussed the matter when they saw Xu Maocheng running in and told Shao Xinan that the head of Zhao's reception team was already waiting outside the door.
Shao Xi didn't waste any time. He waved his hand and let someone go out and tied him up without even seeing him.
"Uh——! Sir, why are you doing this? You asked me to call someone here, but why did you just tie him up? Don't you want to meet me?"
"Why meet? When their superior officer comes and asks him who is our envoy from Jingyuan Kingdom, he can't even tell you. Doesn't that just make him guilty of sneaking into Jingyuan territory to spy? What he wants is to let him know. They won’t be able to explain it when the time comes.”
"Pfft..., hahahaha..."
Tao Qingyun couldn't help laughing, gave Shao Xi a thumbs up and said: "My lord is so tall, so tall! This is obviously disgusting to them, and it also lets them know that we are disgusting them, but they just can't say it. How do we disgust them! Hahahaha! Funny, so funny!”
Xu Maocheng tentatively asked Shao Xi, "Master Shao, are the followers who came with the principal also tied up and detained?"
Shao Xi rolled his eyes, "Are you stupid? Everyone has been detained, who will go back to report the news? No one will go back to report the news, so we can use this to detain him?"
"Uh——! I understand, I will let them go back now."
At this time, Tao Qingyun was almost laughing with tears. He never expected that the envoy sent by the Holy Emperor would be full of harmful ideas, much better than him who only knew how to act arrogantly.
It seems that it makes sense for someone to reach the fourth level at such a young age, unlike me who only thinks about spanking her butt to relieve her anger.
"Sir, what should we do next?"
"What should we do? We should eat, drink, and take advantage of these few days to travel around. I guess it will take some time for their fourth-grade official to get here from Yongchuan City. Could it be that I am sitting here? Are you waiting for him at home every day?"
"Yes, yes, your Excellency is right. In the next few days, I will be accompanied by my superior to visit the mountains and rivers of my Nanshui County. We dare not mention anything else here. The delicacies and landscapes are definitely our Emperor Jingyuan's It is the best in the country. When the time comes, whatever the adults want to eat, what they want to play, and where they want to go, the subordinates will accompany them all the way to make them enjoy themselves."
Old Wu curled his lips and said, "Yeah! Eat whatever you want, and play with whatever you want! You will offend Nan Zhao to death now, and then run to someone else's house." , no one can guarantee whether he can come back, so just enjoy it now! Alas! It’s so wicked!”
Shao Xi looked at ease and said: "What are you afraid of? Do you think if I don't do this kind of thing, they will give me good fruits to eat when I get to Nanzhao? Anyway, it's uncomfortable even if I go, it's better to let them go before I go. I feel uncomfortable. Besides, I’m not a dead person, so I won’t run away if I don’t win?”
Old Wu looked at Shao Xi with a very appreciative look, which seemed to mean, "You are very aware! It would be a pity not to be a thief."
Shao Xi stood up and patted Tao Qingyun on the shoulder, and said: "Take off the shabby official robe you are wearing and put on casual clothes. Let's go out for a walk together and find a restaurant to have a good drink. I happen to know something about Nan Zhao." I want to ask you about something."
Tao Qingyun was stunned for a moment. Did he hear it correctly? This gentleman said that the official robe he was wearing was a torn official robe! She also said she wanted to go out for a walk and invited her to a restaurant for a couple of drinks? Are all the fourth-rank officials from Kyoto so easy-going?
After responding, Tao Qingyun went to the back hall to change clothes, while Shao Xi turned to Old Wu and asked: "Old guy, how do you think they will retaliate against us when we enter Nanzhao after this incident?"
Old Wu snorted and said lazily: "I don't know what will happen next, but your journey to Yongchuan will definitely not be peaceful. Even if I don't really want to assassinate you, I will at least teach you a lesson. You It’s better to be careful and wish yourself good luck!”
Shao Xi nodded and said to himself: "Now that they have suffered a loss in this matter, they will definitely not let it go, but they will definitely not dare to do it openly, otherwise it will be equivalent to declaring war on the Jingyuan Empire and secretly poking at the envoys. It seems that they are not the only ones who can do this kind of thing, so there is nothing to worry about."
Although Old Wu looked a little dismissive and shook his head, he was actually very happy. Seeing this child growing up day by day, he was now able to do many things on his own and no longer needed to ask him questions. idea.
Just like this matter, if it were in the past, Shao Xi might ask him what to do? Now, Shao Xi finally has his own set of logic and methods for dealing with things. Although some injustices must be repaid and he will never suffer any loss, at least the child can now be confident. If one day he is no longer by his side, he no longer has to worry about what he will do. Undecided in times of trouble.
The speed at which Tao Qingyun changed clothes completely exceeded Shao Xi's imagination. Shao Xi seriously doubted whether this guy was a model in his previous life?
"Hooray? Master Tao, you change clothes very quickly! It seems like you change clothes like this often, right? Do you have any tips?"
Tao Qingyun chuckled and said: "Mr. Shao, are you kidding? Do you have any tips for lowering your official rank? It's just that I usually wear the official robe directly outside my robe. Sometimes I see some fellow villagers working in the fields. I'm too busy, so I just take it off and go straight to work in the fields. In this way, I won't get my official robe dirty, and I don't have to wear an inner coat to damage my image. So, sir, if you let me change my clothes, I only need to take off my outer official robe. That’s it, it’s naturally much faster.”
Shao Xi was dumbfounded. The dignified county magistrate still went to the farmland to help the villagers work on weekdays? How could he, a county guard, do worse than a county magistrate? As an official, others behaved in a pampered manner, but Tao Qingyun did it in such a down-to-earth manner, completely integrating with the local people, without any airs of an official. This is what the real parents and officials look like in the hearts of the people.
After returning from this trip to Southern Zhao as an envoy and returning to Kyoto, Shao Xi will definitely recommend Cui Qi from Yujiang County and Tao Qingyun from Nanshui County to Xiao Changyi. These two people are really unique in their own way. They are a strange pair. But he is a rare good official.
"Now that Mr. Tao has finished changing, let's go to your Nanshui County for a walk. You should know which restaurant is the best. Let's walk all the way and go to the restaurant to have a drink."
Tao Qingyun cupped his hands and said: "Xiaguan is not afraid of Mr. Shao's jokes. If it weren't for the fact that Mr. Shao is planning to treat us today, Xiaguan has been in Nanshui County for several years and has never been to Rizhenxuan, the best restaurant in the county. Speaking of which, today is really I borrowed the light from the adults!"
Shao Xi asked in surprise: "Master Tao has been here in Nanshui County for several years, but he has never even been to the best restaurant in the county. So if guests come over these years, how will Master Tao entertain them?"
Tao Qingyun smiled awkwardly. He said sheepishly: "I won't hide it from Mr. Shao, but because of the financial constraints, if guests from the county come over these years, I would just cook a few vegetarian dishes at my own home, and buy two pots of shochu at the market to entertain them. , I’m really ashamed.”
"That's not right! Mr. Tao, you are also a county guard after all. The salary paid to you by the court every year is no less than sixty taels. Even if your county is remote and has little money, your life will not be so shabby, right? How could it be? Have you never even entered a restaurant?"
"What your Excellency is saying is that Xiaguan's annual salary is indeed sixty taels, but there are many local people who are poor in their families, and their lives are really hard to survive. Xiaguan feels uncomfortable when he looks at it, so all his monthly salary is used to support these people. People, sometimes they forget to save some for themselves when their hands and feet are big."
"Don't you have to support your wife and children?"
"Hehe! This official is an old bachelor."
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