After the banquet on the painted boat ended, Eunuch Qian, accompanied by County Magistrate Zhang and others, took a sedan chair and headed for Jingnan County.
"Haha, Master Yao is really good at talking. He used the legend of the Sui Marquis' Pearl to coax Eunuch Qian to go to Jingnan."
Behind the sedan chair, Li Dianshi couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Yao Zhubu and praised him in a low voice.
"No, no, it was Lord Zhang who really persuaded Eunuch Qian to go to Jingnan. If Lord Zhang hadn't said that Old Liu's family in Jingnan County had a pearl that was much better in size and quality than the one Lord Zhang had presented to Eunuch Qian before, Eunuch Qian would not have been so anxious to go to Jingnan County." Yao Zhubu gently shook his folding fan and spoke slowly. He was not proud of himself and attributed all the credit to County Magistrate Zhang who was traveling with him.
"No, no, I'm just trying to please him." County Magistrate Zhang stroked his beard and said with a smile.
"There is no need to say much about how great my brother-in-law is. We can't even catch up to him. Just take today as an example. Without my brother-in-law, there would be no Eunuch Qian. I will never submit to anyone in my life, not even the king or the old man, but my brother-in-law." Li Dianshi took over the words of Yao Zhubu and began to flatter Zhang Xiancheng.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You dare to say such taboo words. Do you think I am too old and want to put me on the guillotine? If you can't speak, don't talk nonsense!"
County Magistrate Zhang glared at Li Dianshi unhappily and couldn't help but scold his cheap brother-in-law again.
"Sister, brother-in-law, I... I'm just giving you an example..."
Li Dianshi shrank his neck and smiled bitterly. He knew that although County Magistrate Zhang scolded him fiercely, he was satisfied with himself in his heart. If his brother-in-law was really angry, he would not scold him, and he would not even pay attention to him.
"Hey, Master Yao, is Jingnan really the place where the Suihou Pearl was presented as you said? Is that damn dregs of water really in Jingnan? Did you deliberately make it up to trick Eunuch Qian into going to Jingnan? What if he goes to Jingnan and really wants to check the county history?"
As they walked, Li Dianshi thought of the Suihou Pearl and couldn't help but ask Yao Zhubu who was standing beside him worriedly.
"Don't worry. Three years ago, I was in charge of compiling the Jingnan County Annals. The story of the Sui Marquis's Pearl as the place where the pearl was presented was a far-fetched act to decorate the door lintel for Jingnan. I didn't expect that it would be useful one day."
Yao Zhubu smiled confidently, feeling extremely proud of the chess piece he had accidentally planted.
"Great! It's really great. Otherwise, why do people say that you scholars have so many cunning minds?" Li Dianshi couldn't help but give another thumbs up.
"Haha, Eunuch Qian expressed at the table that he would make the decision for us. With Eunuch Qian, a dragon that has crossed the river to escort us all, I wonder what tricks this little brat Zhu Ping'an can come up with." A dismissed clerk looked at the sedan chair in front of him and couldn't help but said excitedly.
"Humph, even if you give him a hundred leopard guts, he wouldn't dare to do anything. Eunuch Qian's godfather is Eunuch Chen, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Stables. Besides, Eunuch Qian is also carrying out the emperor's mission. How dare Zhu Ping'an do anything rash!"
"Haha, it would be great if he could come up with some new tricks. Then Eunuch Qian would punish him for obstructing the emperor's envoy!"
A group of dismissed clerks walked and talked happily, full of confidence in this trip to Jingnan.
Before setting off, County Magistrate Zhang and his men had already sent people to Jingnan County to pass on the message, informing them of the news of Eunuch Qian and their return.
"Sir Zhang, please ask Eunuch Qian to give Zhu a warning before the city gate."
As they were almost at Jingnan County, a group of clerks made a suggestion to County Magistrate Zhang.
"Don't worry, everything is self-explanatory." County Magistrate Zhang said meaningfully, and the clerks felt relieved after hearing it.
In their expectation, Zhu Ping'an would lead the people from the county government and the gentry in the county to line up in front of the city gate to welcome Eunuch Qian. They would follow behind Eunuch Qian and enjoy the welcome from Zhu Ping'an and others, and then take advantage of the opportunity to show off their power and take revenge on Zhu Ping'an...
Haha, didn’t you impeach us?! Didn’t you fire us?!
In the end, he still has to smile and be cautious to greet us! Isn't this what the ancients said, "Be rude at first and respectful later"? ! How ridiculous! When the time comes, we must ask Zhu Ping'an about it and embarrass him!
hehe.
This scene is so beautiful just thinking about it, a large-scale face-slapping scene, it makes me feel so happy just thinking about it.
The group walked briskly, eager to see Zhu Ping'an's face that had swallowed the fly.
However, when they arrived at the Jingnan city gate with great fanfare, they found the gate deserted and almost deserted.
The city gates were wide open.
However, there was no scene of Zhu Ping'an leading a team to line the streets to welcome them in front of the city gate, and there was not even a local squire.
The clerks looked at each other in disbelief.
A breeze blew, and a few leaves on the bare tiles in front of the city gate swirled and flew towards the crowd...
"Mr. Zhang... Sir, did you forget to pass the message?" a clerk asked County Magistrate Zhang stutteringly.
"Bullshit! I sent three groups of people to pass the message! How could I forget?" County Magistrate Zhang said angrily.
"Zhu Ping'an is so bold that he doesn't even take Eunuch Qian, my brother-in-law, and us seriously! He didn't even come to greet Eunuch Qian after receiving the news of his arrival!" Li Dianshi looked at the deserted scene in front of the city gate and couldn't help but cursed angrily, "When I see him, I will give him a beating."
"Zhu Ping'an is such a thief that he gets carried away! He has lost track of himself after achieving a little success!"
"This villain is so successful. He just fought against some Japanese pirates, but he even ignored Eunuch Qian."
"There are no rules at all..."
"I don't know the etiquette..."
A group of clerks stood in front of the city gate and started to criticize Zhu Ping'an like a group of gossips.
Compared to the indignation of the crowd, Yao Zhubu had a smile on his face. Li Dianshi could not help but questioned with emotion, "Yao Zhubu, why are you so happy that Zhu Ping'an came to greet you?!"
We are all so angry, but you can't hide your smile? ! What do you mean? ! Are you a traitor? ! What shameful things are you doing with Zhu Pingan? !
"Haha, Zhu Ping'an is helping us in this way." Yao Zhubu rolled his eyes at Li Dianshi and said meaningfully.
"Ah? He helps us!?" Li Dianshi was stunned.
"Who do you think is the angriest right now?" asked Yao Zhubu with a smile.
"Besides us, there could be others..." As Li Dianshi was speaking, he saw Yao Zhubu wink forward. He followed Yao Zhubu's gaze and saw the sedan chair in front. All of a sudden, he understood.