Since leaving the capital, Eunuch Qian has been spoiled by the various ways in which local officials have tried to curry favor with him.
It was heaven before, now it is hell.
Falling from heaven to hell in an instant, such a huge gap is unacceptable to Eunuch Qian. He is very angry now.
Seeing that Eunuch Qian was about to lose control of his anger, Yao Zhubu stepped forward and smiled at the post station clerk, adding fuel to the fire of Eunuch Qian. "Do you know who is standing in front of you? Eunuch Qian is an imperial envoy. Why don't you quickly open the door of the post station and clean up the best room inside to welcome Eunuch Qian to stay."
Although Yao Zhubu was a superior, the postman knew that he had been impeached by the county magistrate for deserting the battlefield. It was said that this was a serious crime, and the lighter punishment was losing one's job, and the heavier punishment was losing one's life. Therefore, at this moment, Yao Zhubu's words did not carry much weight for the postman. In addition, the new military officer Liu Dianli was in the post house and had just reiterated the rules. The postman did not dare to make a mistake at this critical moment.
Besides, he was acting according to Liu Dianli's orders, so even if something went wrong, Liu Dianli would be responsible for it.
Therefore, after Yao Zhubu finished speaking, the servant at the post station still insisted on showing the official document and allowing entry only after verification.
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Eunuch Qian couldn't hold it in any longer. He was immediately furious. He pinched his orchid finger and pointed at the gate of the post station. With a gloomy face, he said in a shrill voice, "Do I have to stay in the post station today?"
"this... ... "
The gatekeeper at the post station looked at a loss.
“Get out of the way!”
The sword-carrying guard following behind Eunuch Qian stepped forward, impatiently grabbed the collar of the gatekeeper of the post station with one hand, and threw him to the ground like a chicken. Then he kicked the door of the post station open and bowed to invite Eunuch Qian and others in.
The posthouse soldier only felt his vision change drastically, first he was lifted up high, then everything turned upside down, and when he came to react, he had already rolled on the ground for several rounds like a rolling gourd, and what he saw was Eunuch Qian's feet.
Eunuch Qian snorted, put his hands behind his back, stepped over the head of the post station servant, and slowly walked into the post station. County Magistrate Zhang and others followed closely behind Eunuch Qian, and stepped over the heads of the post station servants one by one.
"Bah! You are so shameless!"
"If you don't accept my toast, you'll be punished! You are such a jerk!"
All the clerks raised their feet in unison and stepped over the heads of the post station servants. A few of them with bad intentions stepped on the post station servants a few times. Not only that, they also made sarcastic remarks and some even spat at them.
The posthouse soldier behind him was lying on the ground in a mess, with several shoe prints on his face and his body was dirty.
"What's going on!"
Liu Jie, the clerk who was familiar with his work in the post house, heard the noisy movement outside, frowned and walked out quickly. Then he saw that the post house was in chaos. The gatekeeper was lying on the ground screaming, the gate was smashed down, and there was a group of ill-intentioned people in the post house, surrounding a feminine eunuch.
Hmm? It's County Magistrate Zhang and his men.
Although Liu Jie had no connection with Zhang Xiancheng and his men, Zhang Xiancheng and his men were the leaders of the county government after all, so Liu Jie still knew them.
"Zhang the County Magistrate, Yao the Chief Clerk, and Li the Clerk, may I ask what you mean by this? Why are you breaking into my posthouse?! You're tearing down the door of my posthouse?! You're beating up my postmen?!" Liu Jie stepped forward, bowed, and asked in a deep voice.
"Are you the new military officer Liu Jie?! Hurry up and kneel down to welcome Eunuch Qian." Li Dianshi stepped forward, glanced at Liu Jie with disdain, stretched out a finger to pick his nose, flicked it in the direction of Liu Jie, and ignored Liu Jie's questioning, but instead gave orders to Liu Jie.
"Eunuch, please sit down." Seeing the person in charge coming out, a young eunuch took the initiative to come behind Eunuch Qian, knelt on the ground, put his hands on the ground, made a stool shape, and asked Eunuch Qian to sit on him.
Eunuch Qian was not polite either. He sat on the young eunuch, lifted his clothes with his hand, and crossed his legs.
He looks like a big boss.
"Eunuch Qian?!" Liu Jie glanced at Eunuch Qian, shook his head slightly, and asked again, "Excuse me, Li Dianshi, why did you break into my posthouse?! You demolished the gate of my posthouse?! You beat up my postman?!"
"Are you blind?! Didn't you see Eunuch Qian coming?! You postmen are so short-sighted that you actually refused Eunuch Qian entry. We're here to teach you a lesson!" Li Dianshi spat and replied impatiently.
Liu Jie looked at the postman who had fallen to the ground. The postman hurriedly got up and said with a sad face, "Master Liu, I didn't refuse them entry. I just strictly followed your instructions and asked them to produce official documents for verification. But I didn't expect that they beat me up without any explanation and even kicked the door..."
"Sir Li, is this the case?" Upon hearing this, Liu Jie looked at Li Dianshi and asked with a bow.
"Why are you wasting your words? Can't you see that the sun is already so high? Hurry up and clean up the best room in the inn for Eunuch Qian, prepare the best wine and delicious food, and invite Eunuch Qian in."
Li Dianshi spat with disdain and ordered Liu Jie in a domineering manner.
"If you want to stay at the inn, please show me the official document. You can only stay at the inn after verification."
Liu Jie replied calmly.
You want to show me official documents again! I don't have any official documents!
Eunuch Qian's anger flared up again. He sat on the eunuch's back, crossed his legs, pointed at Liu with his orchid fingers, and said in a shrill voice, "What if I don't show you the official document?!"
"I'm sorry, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, to stay in the post house, you must be an official in charge of military and national affairs. You can only stay in the post house after showing official documents and verification. I hope you will cooperate. Otherwise, I'm sorry that this post house cannot accommodate you."
Liu Jie looked at Eunuch Qian and replied seriously.
"I'm sorry, but I won't receive you?!"
When Eunuch Qian heard this, his face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, veins in his neck were exposed due to anger, and he gritted his teeth.
"I'm sorry, but you can't receive me!" Liu Jie nodded.
"I tell you, I will stay in this inn today!" Eunuch Qian glared at Liu Jie and said word by word.
"I'm sorry. Someone, please show the guest out!" Liu Jie shouted to the postman.
"How dare you!" Eunuch Qian was furious. He waved his hand and shouted in a sinister voice, "Teach this ignorant slave a lesson!"
At the command of Eunuch Qian, four guards with swords, several young eunuchs, and County Magistrate Zhang and others resolutely carried out the order. Although Liu Jie was quite skilled, two fists could not defeat four hands, and the two postmen were like sending him away for nothing. Soon, Liu Jie was knocked to the ground, tied up, and hung on a tree.
A beating!
A round of insults!