Hearing the footsteps on the street, Chang Sheng and others turned around and looked back, only to see a group of officers and soldiers arriving at the door of the wine shop. Then someone shouted and sang, "The Governor of Shenzhou has arrived!"
Datou and others were not surprised to see the arrival of officers and soldiers, because Changsheng was the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and they did not deliberately hide their whereabouts when passing through Shenzhou. Moreover, they had previously fought with the city's head catcher in the inn where they were waiting for the Japanese pirates to stay in Ikeda. After getting along, the governor of Shenzhou learned that many people had left and returned, so it was in line with the world to come to see him.
"Fuck, does this guy know the rules or not?" Datou cursed in a low voice. The reason why he was dissatisfied was because his subordinates shouted and sang loudly to indicate their superior's identity. They were usually used by superior officials to inspect their subordinates, knowingly In the wine shop were the princes of the Tang Dynasty and his entourage, and the local officials were not humble enough to shout and sing.
Changsheng had already wanted to get up to greet him, but it was precisely because he felt dissatisfied when he heard Zaoli's singing and singing that he never got up and left his seat.
Not long after, a middle-aged man wearing a scarlet official uniform slowly walked in. At this time, in addition to Changsheng's table, there were several other tables of customers in the store. Seeing the state official coming, they all stood up and left their seats in fright, kneeling on the ground. fall.
Previously, Zao Li's shouting on the street had caused dissatisfaction among the big heads. But now that the state official was pacing his steps when he came in, they felt even more dissatisfied. Therefore, after the state official came in, everyone just looked up at him and said: Don't get up and talk.
The ranks of officials in the Tang Dynasty are easy to distinguish. Just look at the color of the official uniform. You can roughly tell the difference. The third rank and above are purple, the fourth rank is scarlet, the fifth rank is light crimson, the sixth rank is green, the seventh rank is light green, and the eighth rank is purple. Qing, ninth grade light green, this middle-aged man is wearing a scarlet official uniform, so he is naturally a fourth-grade official, and Shenzhou belongs to Xiazhou, and the governor of Xiazhou is a fourth-grade official, so there is no doubt that this person is the governor of Shenzhou.
While everyone looked directly at Shenzhou Governor, Shenzhou Governor also looked at Changsheng and others. At this time, Changsheng had already guessed that this person was not here to pay a visit, because there was a lot of hatred and disgust in this person's eyes, without any kindness. .
After a brief look at each other, the governor of Shenzhou spoke first, "I, Wang Dachao, am in charge of Shenzhou, and I pay homage to the governor. Your origin is unknown and your behavior is suspicious. Please identify yourself quickly?"
As soon as these words came out, the four of them jumped up at the same time. Not to mention their unknown origins and suspicious behavior, even "you" is a title with a strong derogatory connotation. They are all officials of the imperial court. It is not only disrespectful to call them "you". And it’s against the rules.
"What did you call us just now?" Big Head glared angrily.
"Wait!" Wang Dachao raised his eyebrows in response.
Hearing Wang Dachao's words, Datou and the others were furious at the same time. Even the usually calm Yang Kai's face twitched with murderous intent on his face.
"I think you are alive..."
Before Datou could finish speaking, Changsheng waved his hand to interrupt him, then took out the golden seal of the prince from his waist and showed it to Wang Dachao, "This king is Li Changsheng, the heroic prince of the Tang Dynasty. The four of them are all imperial generals. The official residence is the third rank."
Datou and others did not understand why Changsheng took the initiative to show the gold seal, and they were secretly wondering. Unexpectedly, Wang Dachao stepped forward and took the gold seal with one hand, and said loudly to the Shenzhou officials accompanying him outside the door, "Come here, check it out." Check the authenticity.”
The accompanying officials standing outside the door were trembling and did not dare to come forward. It was not until Wang Dachao glared and scolded that an elderly official came forward as shaken as chaff, took the gold seal and inspected it, "Sir, the gold seal is indeed from The manufacturing office of the imperial court."
"Check again, as far as I know, the only existing princes in the Tang Dynasty are Wei Wang Li Suo and Ji Wang Li Bao. How could Li Changsheng appear?" Although Wang Dachao spoke to the old official, his words were full of slander and provocation. , "Check carefully and be careful to be wary of hybrids of unknown origin pretending to be relatives of the emperor."
As soon as Wang Dachao said this, the four of them cursed at the same time, and at the same time their weapons were unsheathed.
Changsheng was an orphan and a Taoist priest. Wang Dachao's words about being a bastard were equivalent to pointing his nose at him and scolding him. Changsheng was almost blown out of his lungs, but something was fishy. He could only temporarily suppress his anger and raised his hand to signal to Datou and the others. Don't act rashly.
The old official was Wang Dachao's subordinate. Wang Dachao asked him to check again, but he could only look carefully and finally confirmed that it was correct, "Sir, the gold seal is genuine."
Hearing the old official's words, Wang Dachao took the gold seal in his hand and put it on the table, then turned to look at Datou and the others, "You also need to show your official seal."
Seeing this man being so rude and arrogant, the four of them started to murder. Datou curled his lips and sneered, "Do you know what you are doing?"
Wang Dachao was not afraid at all and shouted loudly, "Stop talking nonsense and show your official seal immediately."
Changsheng had known for a long time that Wang Dachao was here to cause trouble, but he couldn't figure out why this person deliberately made things difficult for everyone in his side. He was confused, so he raised his hand to Datou and others, indicating to everyone to show their official seals.
Datou and others followed Changsheng to take charge of the Yushitai and supervise the administration of officials. Everywhere they went, all the officials were frightened. Suddenly such an unknown thing popped up, and they all felt angry. However, since Changsheng asked everyone to show their official seals, They could only take out the golden seal of the general.
Wang Dachao immediately ordered his subordinates to check the authenticity. He waited until the verification was correct before returning the gold seal, turned around and left, "Go home."
"Go back home? You fucking want to go back home?" Datou quickly used his body skills to stop Wang Dachao.
"Why did the general stop me?" Wang Dachao asked knowingly.
Datou laughed angrily at Wang Dachao, "You still ask me why? You don't know what you did?"
Wang Dachao disagreed, "I am in charge of Shenzhou, and it is my duty to investigate people with suspicious behavior. What did I do wrong?"
"Do you know that you are rude and do not kneel down when you meet Prince Qiantai? This is a capital offense?" Datou asked loudly.
"Chapter 3 and Article 19 of the Etiquette of this Dynasty. Outside the court, if a superior official does not wear official uniform, his subordinates will not be punished for being disrespectful." Wang Dachao said confidently.
Datou was only familiar with criminal laws, not etiquette, and he didn't know whether what Wang Dachao said was true. At this time, he wanted to cut Wang Dachao alive, but he couldn't catch the other party for a while.
Seeing Datou's hesitation, Wang Dachao thought he had the upper hand. He raised his finger and pointed at the food and wine on the table and said loudly, "Right now, there is a war and famine, and the imperial court has imposed additional winter grains. The people are starved of food and clothing. The brave prince Li Changsheng unexpectedly and The four generals have a lot of money, a lot of money, and a lot of extravagance. Having officials like you in the Tang Dynasty is really a blessing to the people and a blessing to all the people."
"You're here to tell me what to do while I'm having a meal. What the hell do you want to do?" Da Tou scolded angrily.
"I don't want to do anything, I just want to speak justice for the people." Wang Dachao looked upright and solemn.
Datou still wanted to speak, but Yu Yi came over and stopped him, and turned to look at Wang Dachao on the side, "You can't hate a real villain, but a hypocrite is hateful. Your previous words and deeds seemed to be speaking out for the public, but in fact they were slandering privately. Guang Qi Three years after you served in Liaozhou, the censor Liu Yunzhao accused you of corruption, perverting the law, and disregarding human lives. Qian Zhonglin, then the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, protected you so much that the matter went unsolved. In the first year of Wende, Liaozhou Sima Gaotong impeached you for occupying people's fields and forcibly marrying people's daughters. Although the matter was verified to be true by the Yushitai and the officials were notified to demote you, the officials ignored it and promoted you to the governor of Shenzhou. At that time, the officials Isn’t it also Qian Zhonglin who approved this matter?”
After hearing Yu Yi's words, Wang Dachao's expression suddenly changed, "You're spitting blood, it's all nonsense!"
Yu Yi said coldly, "This general was originally on duty from Dali Temple. Later, the prince transferred me to the Yushitai and was responsible for rectifying the local officials. At that time, the Yushitai sent to Shenzhou, Sun Fuzhong, was also transferred back to Chang'an by the Ministry of Menxia. At that time, the provincial minister under my command was also Qian Zhonglin."
Yu Yi paused briefly when he said this. Wang Dachao didn't expect Yu Yi to know his details so well. He was nervous, panicked and confused for a moment.
Before Wang Dachao could recover and answer, Yu Yi continued to speak loudly, "In order to maintain military supplies, the imperial court did impose additional winter grains, but not long ago, the prince had reported to the emperor that all the additional winter grains from Hebei Province should be returned to the people. You Don't confuse the public with your lies and confuse right and wrong. Besides, the prince's annual salary is equivalent to two million copper coins, and the general's annual salary is half a million. The meal on the table only costs thirty yuan, so how can you talk about extravagance?"
"you you you……"
"Shut up!" Yu Yi suddenly raised his voice, "Not long ago, Mr. Qian Zhonglin avenged himself and tried to harm the veterans from the Western Regions that the prince brought back from the desert. Other state governments still have doubts, but Shenzhou does not distinguish between true and false. Black and white, torture to extract confessions, severe punishment and speed, you are clearly Qian Zhonglin's crony. The reason why you led the attack today is just because you are worried that you will be implicated after Qian Zhonglin's downfall, so you confront the heroic prince in public, just to grandstand and gain fame. The second is to clarify the contradiction and make the court scrupulous. If you are investigated for corruption and perverting the law in the future, you will be criticized for seeking public revenge."
"That's nonsense, where's the evidence?" Wang Dachao was sweating profusely, his face was fierce and his heart was filled with tears.
"Your files will be sealed in the Yushitai," Yu Yi said coldly, "If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself. Don't underestimate the court. All officials know exactly what they have done in the court, but they have never done it for a while. It’s just a matter of investigation. If you are so smart, you will only bring humiliation to yourself and your family..."
