In the yard of the inn, two groups of people were clearly confronting each other.
On the side of the imperial envoy team, Yushi Chen An and Baihu Fang Xu glared at the uninvited guest. On the other hand, the newcomer, although the number of people behind him was much smaller, stood there with an expressionless look, which seemed to be quite unafraid of power. a feeling of.
The leading official was wearing a crimson official uniform with a peacock pattern on his chest, indicating his status as a high-ranking official of the imperial court.
But the blame lies here.
Both Fang Xu and Chen An, the famous fourth-rank officials in the capital, knew each other, and the Wucheng Military and Horse Division, who were local officials above fourth rank, also had relevant files.
But now, just one day after leaving the capital, he met an important official who didn't even give the imperial envoy face, and Fang Xu couldn't recognize his identity, which was a bit strange no matter how he looked at it.
Fang Xu took a step forward, raised his hands towards the official and said, "I don't know about this sir?"
The leading official didn't say anything, and the guards behind him jumped out and scolded: "How can you find out my master's name? I'll ask you to come out."
As soon as he said this, Fang Xu's face suddenly turned ugly.
The official uniform of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division on his body was not enough to make the other party feel a little wary. This made him feel a little frustrated, but more importantly, he was unhappy. Since Chen Kan took office, there has been no one on the ground of the capital. No one dares to disrespect the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, even the real big shots in the court.
Chen An's face on the side was also a little ugly. No matter what rank you were in, officials from all over the country were frightened when they heard the name of the Procuratorate.
And as soon as this man entered the house, he wanted to drive away the imperial envoys who had settled there. Even after he reported his name as the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he still ignored him. What is the origin of this man?
Chen Kan rushed out of the room and just as he rushed out of the room, he heard the arrogant and unusual words from the other guard's mouth.
He came to Fang Xu and Chen An and asked with a gloomy look, "Didn't you tell them that we were imperial envoys who were ordered to go to Yunnan?"
Fang Xuweng said: "Sir, I told you, but the other party didn't give me any face!"
"oh?"
Chen Kan lined up the crowd, came to the leading official, and said calmly: "I am their chief. Why, do you have something wrong?"
Seeing Chen Kan appear, the leader of the other party finally showed a surprised expression on his face.
He was surprised that Chen Kan was so young and the official uniform he was wearing was already crimson. However, when he saw clearly the rusty tiger and leopard military attache uniform on Pu Zituan in front of Chen Kan's official uniform, a trace of disdain appeared on his face.
He said calmly: "My new left deputy imperial censor Chen Ying came to the capital from Guangxi to take up his post. I had already sent someone to decide on this post three days ago, but now it is occupied by you. Could it be that this post is occupied by you?" Shouldn't your Excellency give me an explanation?"
When Chen Kan heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face darkened.
I didn't expect to meet Chen Ying here.
The name Chen Ying is like thunder to Chen Kan.
As we all know, there were two cruel officials in the Yongle Dynasty, one was Ji Gang, the commander of Jinyiwei, and the other was Chen Ying, the censor of Zuodu.
The two people cooperated with each other, Chen Ying was responsible for making false accusations, and Ji Gang was responsible for arresting people, and almost all the ministers of the Yongle Dynasty were purged.
During the Hongwu period, Chen Ying became the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In the first year of Jianwen, he was transferred to Beiping. Later Tang Zong reported that Chen Ying had connections with the King of Yan, and was arrested and banished to Guangxi by Emperor Jianwen.
Chengzu ascended the throne and was called the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. From then on, he began his career as a cruel official who caught and bitten everyone.
Unexpectedly, he would meet him in Chuzhou today.
After going through Chen Ying's information in his mind, Chen Kan replied calmly: "What a joke, I need to explain something to Mr. Chen. The original intention of setting up the post station in the imperial court was to facilitate the exchanges of officials. I have never heard of this before." I have made a decision in advance, but I have only heard that it is on a first-come, first-served basis. When it comes to giving an explanation, it is Master Chen who should give me an explanation!"
Chen Ying's face remained unchanged and she said calmly: "I don't want to make things difficult for you, the imperial envoy, but I have to stay at this inn today, so I have no choice but to ask your people to free up a few rooms for me. I have a small number of people, so I only need the Imperial Envoy to free up three rooms for me."
There is an unwritten rule in the imperial court. When officials from two parties meet at a post station, if there are not enough rooms in the post station, the one with the junior official should give way to the one with the senior official.
When Chen Ying first entered the capital, she did not want to make enemies everywhere.
What's more, although this young man is a military attache, he can wear a scarlet robe at such a young age, and who knows who is standing behind him.
So what he said was already a sign of submission.
But these words were so harsh in Chen Kan's ears.
I don't want to make it difficult for myself, but I still have to free up three rooms for him, and he still has to live there?
There are less than ten rooms in the inn, which are originally used for passing officials to rest. The two hundred or so people have already packed the entire inn, leaving three rooms for him. Na and Chen Kan and their men What’s the difference between sleeping in the wild?
He looked at Chen Ying and suddenly smiled: "What if I don't vacate this room?"
Chen Ying frowned. He didn't expect that even though he had lowered his demands so low, the young imperial envoy was still so ignorant, and his face immediately darkened.
"Then I have no choice but to impeach the Imperial Envoy in front of His Majesty for the crime of being an unworthy official."
His eyes were full of scrutiny.
In Chen Ying's opinion, he had already given this young man a lot of face.
He is a civil servant. Even if he is a third-grade official, a civil servant is naturally half a head taller than a military attaché.
Not to mention that he was Zhu Di's confidant as early as the Jianwen Dynasty. No matter which upstart stood behind this young man, he was not afraid.
But as soon as he said this, Chen Kan laughed angrily.
He was originally unhappy when Zhu Di asked him to go to Yunnan. Now he was walking on the road well, and he encountered a stupid boy who came to provoke him.
Even the big shots in the court did not dare to be so arrogant and aggressive in front of him. Why should he, Chen Ying?
It's simply too much of a lie!
He looked directly into Chen Ying's scrutinizing eyes and said gloomily: "If Mr. Chen wants to impeach me, you can go ahead, but I won't let you go to this inn today."
After saying that, Chen Kan was about to walk away.
"Your Majesty, please stay."
Chen Ying suddenly stopped him.
Chen Kan paused, turned around and said, "Don't say any more words!"
Chen Ying was also angry. He looked at Chen Kan's young face expressionlessly and said in a calm tone: "Aren't you afraid of bringing trouble to your family by doing this, the imperial envoy?"
Chen Kan's expression calmed down: "Are you threatening me?"
Seeing this, Chen An quickly stepped forward to hold Chen Kan and said, "Sir, why don't we each take a step back."
Chen Ying was promoted to the position of Zuo Fudu Censor. When he arrived in the capital, he would be his immediate boss. Chen Kan was not afraid, but he was really afraid.
Chen Ying said: "It's not a threat. I've been on the road for a long time, and the manpower under my command is already exhausted. I just want to rest at the post station."
Chen Kan shook off Chen An's hand and asked Chen Ying calmly: "Can I think that Mr. Chen is declaring war on me?"
Chen Ying was stunned. Chen Kan's words really surprised him. Where did this stupid young man come from?
How did he put on the scarlet robe?
Do you want to say this?
Of course he couldn't admit this kind of thing, shook his head and said: "I am just reminding you that you are still young, and it is normal for you not to know who I am. I just want to teach you a truth, keep a line in your life, and you will be better in the future. When we meet, I just want three rooms. This request shouldn’t be too much, right?”
"Well, it's not too much!"
Chen Kan nodded, and Chen An breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Ying's expression also softened. This young man was quite aware of current affairs.
He was barely a year old and had come all the way from Guangxi. He was indeed very tired, otherwise he wouldn't have fought for the inn with a stupid young man.
It is indeed winter, and living on the street is not easy.
He raised his hands to Chen Kan and asked: "In that case, I would like to thank you, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy. I don't know which family your Majesty the Imperial Envoy is from. I accept today's feelings. When the capital gathers together in the future, I will pay you a visit."
Chen Kan turned back to look at Chen Ying, with a hint of ridicule in his eyes: "I just said that your request was not too much, and I didn't say that I would give you a room. Why are you thanking me?"
"Um?"
Everyone present was stunned.
The atmosphere in the air was stagnant, and Chen Ying became angry and said: "Shuzi, how dare you play with me like this?"
Chen Kan turned around directly. He was really in no mood to deal with a cruel official.
If Chen Ying had been kind to her request from the beginning, Chen Kan wouldn't have minded freeing up a room for them. Anyway, the rooms in the inn were all Datongbu, so it wouldn't be a big problem to squeeze more than 20 people into one room.
But he threatened himself in a weird way from the beginning, so Chen Kan wouldn't let him get used to him.
In the Ming Dynasty, he was the only one who could threaten others. This Chen Ying actually dared to threaten him and kill him sooner or later!
Chen Ying's face turned green and white, and he wanted to say a few more harsh words. Chen Kan's move made him lose his dignity in front of his subordinates. If he couldn't get back his place, how could he hang out in the court in the future?
But Chen Ying also knew that it was impossible to confront the other party head-on with the few people she had led.
After being angry for a long time, he gradually calmed down.
He remembered this young man.
"Let's go!"
The guard on the side suddenly showed an angry look on his face when he saw Chen Ying being so submissive.
"Sir, are we just going to give in?"
Chen Ying said calmly: "Let's go to Chuzhou City and stay for one night. The Japanese officials will definitely take back the shame of today a thousand times."
Chen Kan's footsteps paused. Chen Ying's words were obviously meant for him.
He hates villains who speak cruel words the most.
He turned around, looked at Fang Xu and said, "Send Master Chen a ride."
When Fang Xu heard this, a ferocious smile suddenly appeared on his face. The contemptuous words of the guard opposite him had already made him very unhappy.
Due to the other party's status as a third-grade official, he was afraid of making enemies for the Lord, so he could only forcefully suppress this bad breath in his heart.
Now that he has the adult's order, he naturally has no taboos in his actions.
"Little ones, didn't you hear what the adults said? Let's give this royal censor a ride."
Chen Ying felt a little uneasy. He looked at Fang Xu and others who were gradually approaching, and asked: "What do you mean, the imperial envoy? Do you still want to beat the imperial official?"
"Protect your lord!"
The guard beside Chen Ying unsheathed his sword and looked at Fang Xu and Zhang San warily.
"You are so brave and harassing the imperial officials. Aren't you afraid of being punished by His Majesty?"
The guard was no longer as arrogant as before, and sweat was dripping from his forehead.
His Adam's apple surged, and he suddenly shouted: "Sir, run!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was drowned in the crowd.
Chen An and the two censors sent by the Metropolitan Procuratorate were anxious. They quickly surrounded Chen Kan and advised: "Sir, don't be impulsive. It is a serious crime to beat an official of the imperial court."
"Step aside!"
The three weak censors were naturally unable to stop the fierce Chen Kan. They were pushed aside by Chen Kan lightly.
In other words, they had no intention of stopping them. Wherever they went there were majestic censors. So what about the new Shangguan? Did they not want to lose face?
After being knocked down by Chen Kan, all the movie stars were possessed, and their weak looks seemed to be completely unable to stop Chen Kan from committing the murder.
Chen Kan's target is very clear, which is Chen Ying who is being guarded among the crowd.
Chen Ying is a third-grade official. Fang Xu and Zhang San will definitely get nothing good from beating them, but he is Zhu Di's son-in-law, so if he beats a third-grade official, he will be beaten.
Chen Ying's expression changed drastically. He didn't expect that this stupid young man would actually dare to attack him.
But he knew that he could never run away now. Even if he resisted stubbornly, he could never leave his subordinates and run away.
Otherwise, he would have gained the reputation of running away before entering the capital, and he would not have to be the censor of the left deputy capital.
As he retreated, he shouted loudly: "I am your Majesty's imperial censor, the left deputy. Do you dare to attack me?"
He also wanted to use his identity to make this stupid young man feel a little afraid.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw that stunned face magnified infinitely in his eyes, followed by a fist as big as a sandbag.
"Noisy!"
Chen Kan punched him in the eye.
Chen Kan had always disdained fighting, but today when he faced Chen Ying, he really couldn't hold it back.
After being punched in the face, Chen Ying felt his vision go dark, and his mind suddenly buzzed, followed by a sharp pain that he had never felt before.
His face was filled with disbelief. He didn't understand, how could this stupid young man dare? Even if he takes action against himself, he actually beats himself up. How dare he?
Doesn't he understand the meaning of the official position of Zuo Fudu Censor?
"You are dead. You dare to beat the imperial official. You are the following crime..."
Chen Kan was a little stunned. Is this Chen Ying a fool? He had already taken action. He didn't want to fight back, but was still threatening himself.
"boom!"
Since he didn't fight back, Chen Kan was not polite to him and punched him in the eye again.
This time Chen Ying couldn't hold it back and suffered a heavy blow on the head, and then tears and nosebleeds flowed out uncontrollably.
"you……"
Chen Ying was so angry that she fainted instantly without taking a breath.
It's not painful, it's angry!
More than a hundred people beat up about twenty people, and there was no suspense about the outcome. Almost in an instant, Chen Ying and the more than twenty people he brought were all defeated.
Seeing that Chen Ying fainted after just two punches, Chen Kan couldn't help but spat at him. He thought that a cruel official was something special, but he ended up being beaten so easily.
"Throw it out!"
At Chen Kan's command, a group of guards who spoke harshly were thrown out of the inn gate.
Especially the guard who made arrogant remarks at the beginning, saying that Fang Xu was not qualified to know the identity of his family, was taken care of by Fang Xu and Zhang San, and there was not a good piece of flesh on his body.
"boom!"
As the gate of the inn was watched, a group of guards brought by Chen Ying got up from the ground with hatred on their faces, carried the fainted Chen Ying and ran away.
He was high-spirited when he came, but he was a lost dog when he left.
This description couldn’t be more apt!
After the door was closed, Chen Kan felt refreshed.
He did not deny that the attack on Chen Ying was somewhat mixed with some personal emotions, but the comfortable mood he felt now proved that Chen Ying was worth the beating.
Although Chen Ying may not think so...
Chen Kan didn't think there was anything wrong with basing his happiness on Chen Ying's pain. From the moment he dared to be arrogant in front of him, he already had a way to die!
"Sir, we are in big trouble!"
Chen An and the other two censors finally let go of Chen Kan's remaining energy, and gathered next to Chen Kan with panic on their faces.
Chen Kan had a calm expression and said disdainfully: "This is not a big disaster. If I didn't beat him until he couldn't take care of himself, I would just have spared him. What if he dares to do anything after arriving in the capital?" When the moth comes out, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Chen Kan's words cheered him up, and the three censors looked slightly relieved after hearing this.
Fang Xu said with a disapproving expression: "I think you civil servants are as timid as mice. What kind of people are our lords? Not to mention a third-grade censor, even the prince has to look at our lord's face. He If you dare to cause trouble, we will get rid of him in the worst case!"
Chen Kan: "?"
Three censors: "?"
Chen Kan waved to Fang Xu.
Fang Xu came over with a flattering look on his face: "Sir, did I not embarrass you?"
"No!"
Chen Kan smiled and shook his head.
"Snapped!"
A clear sound came out, and the three censors immediately turned their heads in a tacit understanding.
They see nothing and hear nothing.
"My lord, this subordinate..."
"Snapped!"
Before Fang Xu could speak, he received another slap on the other side of the face.
"Snapped!"
"The prince wants to see my face!"
"Snapped!"
"I can get a third-grade officer if I want."
"Sir, I was wrong..."
After receiving countless slaps, Fang Xu finally realized what he had said wrong and quickly admitted his mistake.
Chen Kan said angrily: "You still dare to hide?"
"Why don't I know that the prince will look at my face? I think you've been very arrogant recently. Why, the capital can't accommodate you, can it?"
After punching and kicking Fang Xu for a while, Chen Kan took a long breath and said, "You can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. Next time, it won't be as simple as beating you up."
Fang Xu had a look of resentment on his face and gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, I don't dare to do anything anymore. I will be careful in my words and deeds in the future."
"snort!"
Chen Kan snorted angrily. He had known for a long time that the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division was a little distracted after the battle with the Jinyiwei, but he didn't expect it to be so distracted.
If you don't teach them a lesson, you will fall into their hands sooner or later.
