imperial ship
On the river, a large ship was leaning against the shore. Looking from a distance, one could see armored soldiers and dragon flags hanging on the ship. The armored soldiers were already lined up on it. They were not given by the court, but by the group of people given by the eldest princess, but they were all born in In the imperial court, they stood on both sides of the official cabin with their swords pressed, looking solemn and majestic.
The group of people approaching Jiang An could see clearly that Eunuch Liu was at the head, followed by a fourth-grade official and a county magistrate.
As they got closer, someone came to greet them, asked about the situation, hurried back, and then ran out: "The imperial envoy has an order, but please three people get on the boat, and everyone else will wait on the shore."
Eunuch Liu and Ji Ming looked at each other and read in each other's eyes: "What a grand occasion."
However, Pei Ziyun was a true king and an imperial envoy, so he could not be offended. Even if he had doubts and dissatisfaction in his heart, he could only endure it at this time.
The three of them followed the armored soldier onto the boat.
The imperial envoy's ship had its own reception room. The three of them entered the hall and were greeted by Pei Ziyun. When he saw the eunuch, he saluted and quickly supported them, saying, "You are also acting according to the order and are also the imperial envoy. Please sit down."
Eunuch Liu was startled, his face improved a little, and he sat down. Ji Ming and the county magistrate had no choice but to kneel on the ground, kowtow and say, "I respectfully wish you holy peace!"
"Holy Holy Gong!" Pei Ziyun looked at the two of them and said, but his eyes were filled with amusement: "Please get up!"
Ji Ming saluted, stood up and said: "Xiaguan didn't know that the real king had arrived, and he didn't receive the rolling report. The post stations along the way were so unstoppable that he even forgot the court rules. When Xiaguan enters the capital, he will be the real king." Seek justice and find out which yamen and inns do not even follow the rules. This is really a loss of face for Daxu and a mess of royal laws and etiquette."
Ji Ming was upright and seemed to want to seek justice for Pei Ziyun. In fact, he was mocking Pei Ziyun for not following the rules. The government offices and inns along the road were not notified by Pei Ziyun at all. This was against the rules. However, if he said it to his face in the officialdom, In fact, it was not just a nitpick, not even a hint, but a direct stab in the face. After hearing this, Pei Ziyun knew that the civil servants did not like Taoists, so he smiled and waved his hands and said: "No need to check, I am not allowed to send orders to disturb the place."
"I am a Taoist, not an official of the imperial court. What rules should I follow? What's more, what I want to dispatch troops and generals to deal with Qi Xuanmen is to keep it secret. If the news is delivered at the inns along the way, the whole city will know about it. What else should I do?"
Such words made Ji Ming's expression stagnant. No one had ever thought that Pei Ziyun would answer like this. He was rude, rude, and well-founded, but he couldn't find a reason for the attack.
Ji Ming finally managed to hold back his anger and asked, "Does the imperial envoy know that Uncle Zhongqin is dead?"
After Ji Ming said that, he looked around. Eunuch Zhao became even more nervous and stared at Pei Ziyun, as if he wanted to see something wrong in Pei Ziyun's expression.
"Uncle Zhongqin is dead?" Pei Ziyun expressed surprise. Seeing this pretentious expression, Ji Ming sneered and was about to ask again. Uncle Zhongqin's death was so strange. All the circumstances he investigated pointed to Pei Ziyun. At this time Being able to find flaws and expose them yourself is a credit.
"Haha!" At this time, Ji Ming heard Pei Ziyun's laughter, with a sense of ridicule. Hearing the laughter, the three people present were startled and couldn't believe it - after hearing that Uncle Zhongqin died, they were shocked in front of him. laugh
Before Ji Ming could turn around, he heard Pei Ziyun say: "It's a good death. This old man has done bad things to me many times. He really deserves to die."
At this statement, everyone in the scene was stunned. Lian Ren Wei was standing by, listening to Pei Ziyun's words with disbelief on his face.
Of course there are enemies in the officialdom, and there are even many, but it is important to keep emotions and anger hidden, to be decent, and to be tactful. Such straightforwardness is really rare in officialdom for a hundred years, no, a thousand years.
Everyone looked at Pei Ziyun blankly, not knowing what to say for a while.
Pei Ziyun glanced around with a smile, admiring their expressions, and waved his hand: "You guys just come here and tell me this news? I am a Taoist, these things have nothing to do with me, please come back!"
Such unscrupulousness and perverse behavior made Ji Ming, Eunuch Liu, and the county magistrate's faces green or white. They wanted to say more, but in the end they didn't.
Pei Ziyun was still an imperial envoy. Even if he mocked a dead Zhongqin Bo, there was nothing anyone could do. They could only report it to the court afterwards and obey the court's disposal.
At that moment, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and wave their sleeves and leave. As soon as the three of them left the ship, the bridge board twitched, and they heard someone shouting from above: "The imperial envoy has left."
When he saw that he had just gotten off the boat, the boat started to sail, just like when he went out, the door slammed shut, and the faces of the three of them were slapped. Eunuch Liu gritted his teeth: "I don't want Pei Ziyun to be so unscrupulous, he is like a Zhongshan wolf, he will be rampant when he is proud. I want to read his book!"
Eunuch Liu said, gritting his teeth with hatred. Although he was an eunuch, his official rank was up to the sixth rank, and foreign ministers were very polite, especially when he came out under orders. How could he have seen such a disrespectful person? In an instant, he even talked to Zhongqin. The hatred generated by Bo's death was exactly the same.
"Rampant and unscrupulous?"
"No, this is not, this is table overturning!"
Ji Ming has seen countless people, some are cunning, some are innocent, some are roundabout, but they all follow the rules. He has never seen this kind of attitude - it is straightforward contempt.
For a moment, Ji Ming even felt jealousy and envy in his heart, and then it turned into deep hatred. He looked at the ships gradually going away, took a heavy breath for a while, and said: "County magistrate, you are the local parent official. For this matter, please sign up with me and write down all your guesses directly."
Seeing the county magistrate's hesitation, Ji Ming saw no one around and sneered: "Don't be afraid, Pei Ziyun is so unscrupulous and crazy, he is really overturning the table. This is the most taboo of the imperial court."
"In the past dynasties, there were still people who could just quit without a crown or seal. But in recent dynasties, only those who were dismissed from their posts by the imperial court, how could they refuse to quit out of anger?"
"Even if I don't want to stay anymore, I still go back to my hometown to beg for mercy because of my old illness. It's for this reason."
"Pei Ziyun is so rampant now. If everyone learns from him, how dignified will the court still be?"
Ji Ming was just a passerby, but at this time he felt sad and angry in his heart: "Quick, prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone immediately. I want to report the emergency to the court with a hundred thousand dollars of urgency - including the news of Uncle Zhongqin's death."
As he spoke, his face turned red and he gritted his teeth: "I don't believe it. The court has nothing to do with Pei Ziyun?"
Eunuch Zhao also gritted his teeth and said: "Master Ji said, I also want to go to the secret court to impeach!"
"Sir, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone have arrived."
When the superior officer gave orders, official errands were handled quickly. Even if it was on the dock, it would be delivered within a few moments. Ji Ming picked up his pen and wrote quickly.
royal palace
Autumn is bleak, and the chill is getting heavier.
Autumn is a difficult time for many elderly people and patients. Winter is the most difficult time. Many elderly people die every year.
"Ahem" The emperor was lying on the bed and hadn't gotten up for some days. He used to be able to go out and take a look when he was better, but now his body is gradually withered.
"Hoo, ho." After the emperor coughed, he only felt a burst of tightness and discomfort in his chest. He couldn't breathe. It took a long time to recover. He felt weak for a while, as if his body was completely empty. He didn't dare to think about it, so he could only think about it. Focusing on the war: "Is there any latest battle report coming?"
The serving eunuch in red quickly advised: "Your Majesty, you have a serious cough now, so you should take care of your dragon body as the top priority."
The emperor coughed a few more times, and the eunuch in red sighed in his heart. The emperor used to rest quietly and occasionally deal with political affairs. Since the last time His Majesty was unconscious, he now deals with political affairs more and more frequently. Just like the oil lamp burning until the last moment, it has become brighter. Same.
"Go, bring it!" the emperor said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch in red didn't dare to resist, so he came with a bunch of folders. He just returned the first one, and the second one was about Uncle Zhongqin's death and Pei Ziyun's arrogance.
"What a thief!" The emperor read the document with a sullen face and gritted his teeth for a long time. His words were cold to the bone and his face was livid. When he was processing the official documents, although he was even more tired afterwards, he had regained a lot of energy at that time and seemed to be burning his life potential.
"There must have been a change in this child, so he became so rampant. Check, we must check. There is also the original plan. You are responsible for handling it. Take it easy for now, cough cough." The emperor's anger was over, and a deep fatigue came over him. When I came up, I felt a chill in my heart, thinking to myself that I was getting tired more and more easily recently.
After listening to the emperor's words, the eunuch in red said: "Your Majesty, please rest. I will take charge of the affairs."
"Feng, please, follow me out."
After Feng Ti nodded, he knelt down and went out. When he arrived outside the dormitory, the autumn wind was bleak, withered leaves falling from the trees, and the sky was gloomy, casting large shadows.
After the eunuch in red went out, he didn't say anything. He just walked along the corridor for a long time before asking, "Did you say that Pei Ziyun has arrived at Earth Immortal?"
Feng Ti nodded and responded quickly: "According to the intelligence, Pei Ziyun killed Xie Chengdong and the Earth Immortal's incarnation in succession. He is afraid that even if he has not reached the Earth Immortal, he is still close."
"Yeah?"
The red-clothed eunuch listened, and couldn't help but feel gloomy. He seemed to have figured out a key, and asked again: "What is the combat effectiveness of the Earth Immortal? Can he defeat a thousand soldiers? Can he predict misfortunes and fortunes?"
"According to the records of the Daolu Department of the past dynasties, it is invincible."
Seeing that the eunuch in red was slightly happy, Feng Tidian did not dare to take the blame, and quickly said: "But the earth immortal can escape, and he cannot be trapped unless he is a Jedi."
"Furthermore, according to previous records, anyone who can become an Earth Immortal has a degenerate body, soul, and six senses that are different from ordinary people. The autumn wind has not yet moved, and the cicada has already awakened. This is the whim of the Earth Immortal."
"The specific thing is that each Earth Immortal's ability is different. Some are stronger and some are weaker."
"That's why Earth Immortals are difficult to kill. Once targeted, they will be alert and disaster will hardly come."
Feng nodded and said, seeing the red eunuch becoming more and more gloomy, he quickly said: "Of course, this kind of thing can still be blocked, but it's very difficult and requires a lot of conditions."
"What a thief, no wonder he is so unscrupulous." The eunuch in red listened, his hands trembling, as if he was irreconcilable.
"Father-in-law, what should I do next?" Feng Tidian asked in a low voice for a long time. The eunuch in red listened and said coldly: "Go back. Don't cancel the previous arrangements, but temporarily stop the activities to avoid alerting the snake. In the future, We will report the matter to His Majesty and we will make our own arrangements."
"As for the conditions for shielding, please write them down in detail."
"Yes!" Feng Tidian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. With clear instructions, he didn't have to take the blame.
(End of chapter)