Prefect's House.
This was the first time He Mulan had entered a mansion that looked like "Wow, it's so exquisite, it looks like it was played in a costume play".
Whether it is Huajia, Yucheng County or Xiangcheng County, they all look like the kind of brick and tile houses in the countryside (note: without any decoration).
In this ancient society more than 1,500 years ago, there is no classical style that modern people see in film and television dramas, and some are just rudimentary caused by extremely low productivity.
The specific manifestations include stepping on dog poo or horse poo while walking, muddy water in carriage pits and carriage pits can be seen everywhere on the ground, idlers and children who defecate at will, and do not know how to get on or off the water in the city. Strange smell market that doesn't exist at all...
But that's not at all on this neat Taishoufu street.
When He Mulan was "escorted" down this street by a group of county soldiers, he even felt a little uncertain.
I was used to walking on the dirt road, and suddenly stepped on the flat road paved with blue bricks. In addition to the wooden pavilions like bulletin boards, there were even road trees on both sides.
The three prefectural mansions in the distance stand in the shape of "pin" at the end of the road. The three prefectural mansions have the same gates but completely different decorations and imposing manners. They also have distinct personal styles in the details. He Mulan can see the middle at a glance. That is the government office of the prefect of Xianbei.
"Zhu Taishou's ancestor is from Wu County. He supervised the construction of this Taishou mansion, and so did the Taishou mansion." Di Yefei leaned close to He Mulan. He has been helping He Mulan to follow Fei Yu these days. The prefect visited several prefects everywhere and knew some details.
Chen Jun was taken from Song people, and the entire state was taken from Song people, so the original prefect's mansion and governor's mansion can no longer be used. The Northern Wei Dynasty was a three-official system, and there were three main government offices to be built. This Zhu Taishou was responsible for supervising the construction of the new Taishou Palace, which was obviously trusted by the local governors.
This Han prefect is a very smart person. Everyone knows that in the Xianbei-dominated regime, the three prefects must be dominated by the Xianbei prefect. If the Han prefect wants to do things well, the support of this noble is naturally indispensable. The two Han prefects had to strive for the favorability of Prefect Fei Yu, but how to flatter oneself beautifully without being flattering and out of character was obviously a matter of knowledge.
The Xianbei prefect's mansion with such a dark color perfectly shows that the prefect was born in the military, and the central position of the character character shows his status and importance.
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This Zhu Taishou does not need to act like a horse, and from the newly built Taishou mansion, he has already clearly stated his position and made a beautiful flattery.
He Mulan could understand this kind of thing, but he couldn't do it in a lifetime.
Talent, talent!
"Why do you have such an expression?" Di Yefei was slightly surprised.
"What expression?" He Mulan rubbed her face curiously.
"Stupid expression."
Di Yefei moved his eyes to the front uncomfortably.
He Mulan was used to Di Yefei's occasional inexplicable words, and became curious about the "Prefect Zhu" he was about to meet.
Surprisingly, although the prefects Fei Yu and Zhu were very aggressive in "inviting" them to the prefect's mansion, after arriving at the prefecture's mansion, the two prefects were very gentle.
Prefect Fei Yu and the others have met and dealt with each other before. Zhu Taishou was a literate scholar, probably in his fifties. This is already considered an "elderly person" in this ancient times when the average life expectancy was less than fifty.
He Mulan originally thought that he would see a Han Chinese prefect who looked like he was making a fortune, but it turned out to be an old man who looked like an "intellectual", and was slightly taken aback.
Another prefect heard that he personally took people to chase the fugitives. After the group of prison robbers robbed Chen Jie, in order to cause even more chaos, they also released other prisoners in the inner official prison.
Neiguan Prison is a prison where Chen Jun prisoners are held. There are not many prisoners in it, but they are all prisoners who have not been sentenced. The bad impact of releasing them is not much worse than releasing Jiangyang robbers.
Prefect Fei Yu was a colleague of Di Yefei's army in the past, and Di Yefei is now also a guard on the side, so it goes without saying that he is polite to him. Zhu Taishou kept praising Hua Mulan's achievements in those years, and also praised He Mulan and Di Yefei.
Tuoba Huang and A Danzhuo were obviously a little confused by the situation of "the first soldier and then the salute". Although He Mulan looked like "I'm calm" on the surface, she was actually a little confused.
She thought that waiting for them would be all kinds of torture to extract confessions.
Only Di Yefei glanced at Fei Yu thoughtfully, in exchange for a slight nod from the other party.
After a while, the soldier withdrew from the council hall and guarded the doors and windows outside.
Prefect Fei Yu and Prefect Zhu walked up to Tuoba Huang and A Shanzhuo and knelt down on their knees.
"Chen Fei Yu Amu/Zhu Yun, see His Royal Highness Prince!"
Because no one thought that things would develop like this, He Mulan and others looked at the two prefects in panic.
He Mulan and Di Yefei just didn't know what to do. As for A Danzhuo, his expression seemed to be struck by five thunders.
'What His Royal Highness Prince? '
Adanzhuo, who was standing side by side with Adanzhuo, thought about it in a daze.
'So my grandfather who died was the emperor? But he obviously died on the battlefield. Or, am I actually the illegitimate son of the emperor? No, my grandmother has never even been out of Wuchuan. Are these people doing something wrong..."
His heart-pounding situation didn't improve until Tuoba Huang was silent for a while and said "flatten the body".
After being at a loss for a moment, he suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.
What is the identity of the friend who once asked him to help him find the toilet and raise his pants, and put his feet in his arms every night for warmth? ! ! !
The five thunders suddenly turned into tenderness on the outside and inside.
"When did you find out who I am?"
Tuoba Huang pretended to take a few steps forward inadvertently, just in time to reach the area where He Mulan and Di Yefei could protect them at any time.
On the one hand, he obviously trusted He Mulan and Di Yefei a little more than these two people. On the other hand, his new friend stood side by side with him, and now the two seem to be kneeling like him and Adanzhuo.
If he let Adanzhuo also receive the salute, I wonder if the two prefects will have grudges in their hearts.
It's always good to give this friend less trouble.
"My subordinate is from the Fei Yu clan, and used to be a palace guard. The subordinate's father is Fei Yuliandao." The prefect of Fei Yu said the name of a given event in the court. "My subordinate has seen you before. Although I didn't recognize it at first, but after seeing you a few times, I vaguely remembered it."
"In addition, Di Yefei and Hua Mulan are both by your side, and you appear to be on the same level as them. Therefore, your subordinates will boldly guess that you are that Highness."
As he said this, he observed Tuoba Huang's face.
"So you invited us here, are you acting?" Tuoba Huang quickly thought of why.
"After discussing with Zhu Taishou, I would like to invite your Royal Highness to live in the Taishou's mansion. Although Xiangcheng County has guards, those yamen are really useless. Zhu Taishou said that you are traveling in a low profile, there must be some reason why you don't want to let others know. , in order to hide from the public, there must be a suitable reason to 'invite' you to come, and even in our protection, there must be no doubt."
Fei Yu Amu didn't know if this would annoy Tuoba Huang, so he gently threw Zhu Yun out.
"If there is any offense, please forgive me!"
If the prince does not feel offended, he is cautious; if the prince feels offended, he can also be said to obey Zhu Yun's ideas.
Zhu Yun, who was beside him, was obviously not surprised that Fei Yu would do this, and even had a respectful expression on his face.
Just as the outside world has said, Tuoba Huang is a "benevolent" prince. Maybe he has an unkind side, but in the face of his father's subjects, he has always been generous and polite.
So he put on an expression of being moved, and supported the two prefects of Chen Jun who were kneeling on the ground.
"The two prefects worked so hard for the safety of this prince, how could I blame them."
He Mulan turned her head impatiently, feeling that Tuoba Huang was so unfamiliar and pretentious. Di Yefei was accustomed to seeing such "the ruler and his ministers get along with each other" on the side of the emperor, but turned his body slightly to block He Mulan's impatient look of turning his head to look elsewhere.
These "superior people" usually have their true characters never what they appear to be.
And "Mulan" is inherently lacking in these things, and is too straightforward. She naturally believes in the words of others, and repays them faithfully. This is also the reason why Di Yefei has been worried about what "he" will do if he enters the dynasty in the future.
Now that he has become her, it is impossible to enter the dynasty, but the relationship in the past is unceasing.
Di Yefei felt that he was so heartbroken when he met such a heartless Tonghuo.
"Then this prison robbery was also a battle created by the two adults?"
Tuoba Huang stared at the two prefects, hoping that they would not give answers that would disappoint him.
The two prefects were surprised and asked in unison:
"Aren't those people from His Royal Highness?"
This time, even He Mulan was attracted.
"Because General Di and Hua Mulan are by your side, your subordinates thought that the person who robbed this prison was you who rescued Lord Chen..."
Fei Yu didn't say anything.
"Why is there such an inference?" Tuoba Huang's face instantly turned ugly. "This prince is so good at sending people to rob prison for what!"
"The people who came to rob the prison were all well-trained veterans. The jailers said they were from the military who were good at martial arts. Moreover, these people only seriously injured or stunned the jailer, but no one was killed..."
Which prison robber is so "kind"? If it weren't for the fact that many people were released when they left, Fei Yu'Amu would almost certainly have been made by the prince.
He had had various speculations with Zhu Taishou before. He even thought that the military rations were delivered for the prince before Chen Jie, and the several carts of grain were taken away by the prince, probably because it was urgent, so there was no way to make up the reason.
This is quite possible. Even though they were officials in the south, they never lost contact with Beijing. The relationship between His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince is becoming more and more rigid, and they have vaguely heard about these things.
There is no way to blatantly obtain support and supplies in the north, and it is normal to go around a big circle from the new return to the south.
Different from another upright prefect of Chen Jun, Fei Yu Amu and Zhu Yun are both old fritters who have been in the Huanhai for many years. Since Fei Yu Amu discovered the true identity of Tuoba Huang the day before yesterday, they no longer feel Chen Jie. It's just a subordinate of a "female general" who has left the army, but a secret game run by the prince here.
Just like that, it makes sense why he deserves an important official like Di Yefei to run for him.
There was also a reason why Di Yefei was so generous before.
Even the egret showed his identity and asked to live in the county government office has become a proof.
Everyone knows that the head of the egrets, the youngest sister of the waiting officer Su Hejun, was promised to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Since Chen Jie is the prince's person, someone robbed the prison, and it was his people, so he could only turn a blind eye.
Fortunately, no human life was lost, otherwise they would not be able to make this big thing a small thing if they wanted to sell it.
Fei Yu wanted to explain more, and Zhu Yun gave him a wink without showing any trace.
How can this kind of thing be said on the surface, even if the prince did it, he couldn't say yes.
Since the prince said that he did not do it, then it is not his doing. They are just the prefect here, the prisoner was robbed by "unidentified" people, and they turned around and arrested a few horse thieves and the like to face the crime.
Even if they ate something and left a message with the prince, it would not be difficult for them to think about it or go directly to the prince in the future.
They were sent to the south, and it would be difficult to enter a political center like Pingcheng. Otherwise, Zhu Yun would not have survived until fifty and was still a prefect. If he could hug the prince's thigh, he might be able to take a step closer to Pingcheng. .
Now they know the prince's secret, and they sold such a good one to the prince. Both of them think it's very beautiful, and outsiders can't catch any signs.
Tuoba Huang has been supervising the country since he was eight years old, and the ministers he has come into contact with can be described as all kinds of ministers. The glance that Zhu Yunyi pointed to has long been seen in his eyes, and then he was even more secretive.
Even if he didn't do these diggers, they were all on his head.
Moreover, maybe Chen Jie, Hua Mulan, and Di Yefei were all regarded as his people.
Although he did want to recruit Hua Mulan and Di Yefei, but inexplicably being counted as "one side" by others, it's hard to say whether Hua Mulan and Di Yefei would be disgusted and think he did it on purpose.
He glanced at He Mulan, but found that she just widened her eyes blankly, revealing the appearance of a cow being led to the market, completely unaware of the situation.
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Fortunately, his "Aunt Hua" is not that kind of person.
She definitely wouldn't think it was the prisoner that he sent to robbery.
Among the twists and turns, yin and yang, and all kinds of intricate relationships, Tuoba Huang went through a circle in his mind, and finally came to the conclusion that he could not change the views of the two court officials for a period of time. , and his "micro-service" has just become a hint of being invisible.
He sneered in his heart.
If you want to make yourself owe them favors, you have to see if they can afford it.
"These prison robbers, this prince does not know the identity at all. But since this matter is known to the prince, it must not be tolerated."
"Two adults, although this Chen Jie is only a county commander, he is also a warrior who has fought in the battlefield for my Wei for more than ten years, and regards death as home..."
Tuoba Huang said with a solemn expression:
"It's up to you in January to find out the identity of the gangster and find him.
He Mulan listened to it for a long time and couldn't figure out what they were talking about. He always felt as if they were talking about the robbery of Chen Jie, but not exactly like that.
The ancient man's city and the art of speaking are more than a few streets away from her. Even Tuoba Huang, a fourteen- or fifteen-year-old boy, was completely baffled by his official tone and sales.
He Mulan acted as a wallflower for a long time, and finally heard a few words that were pleasing to her, and immediately nodded in agreement.
"That's right, it's serious to get Chen Jie back now. He has a wound on his side, and he promised me to wait in prison for me to pick him up and not follow others rashly. He must have been kidnapped. "
Thinking that Chen Jie couldn't be moved now, He Mulan became even more worried.
Continue to chirp like this, who knows how much Chen Jie will suffer.
Many scenes of Chen Jie's torture had already appeared in He Mulan's mind.
The two prefects did not expect that His Highness the Crown Prince would say such a thing, and they were even more surprised by the natural attitude of Hua Mulan who casually interjected the Crown Prince.
Thinking again of the rumors in the court that this Hua Mulan was deeply trusted by the emperor, neither of the two prefects dared to scold her for being a bit overstepping.
Zhu Yun was more mature and began to lower his head and start thinking about why the prince gave such an order. And although Fei Yu is nominally the head of the three prefects, he has been relying on Zhu Yun for many years.
"His Royal Highness, it is still unclear what the identity of the group of people is, except that they are all strong in martial arts, not like Han people, and the leader of the person has black curly hair and a pair of double knives. Inside… "
'It turned out to be a double sword. '
He Mulan nodded after hearing this.
wrong!
She suddenly looked at Prefect Fei Yu.
"What did you say? With double knives?"
Could it be that Gai Wu couldn't kill people, so he switched to kidnapping
Why can't he change the dog to eat "beep-"!
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