Xue Tingxiang did not stay in the yamen for the past two days, nor did he go anywhere.
He would go out to the yamen to inspect every day, what should he do in the past, and what should he do now, except that there are a few stalkers behind his buttocks.
These soldiers weren't holding him, they seemed to be guarding him from running away. Wherever he went, he stood guard outside, making it unclear whether they were here to watch him or protect him.
Another day passed, and the golden sunset turned the sky into an orange-red color.
It was late summer, and it was still unbearably hot.
Xue Tingxiang returned to the back house, and the house was deserted, so he asked the servants to move a reclining chair to enjoy the cool outside. Because there are mosquitoes, I light mosquito repellent incense not far away, and there is a breeze blowing, which can add a bit of coolness.
The noodles for dinner are different from using meat as toppings in Shanxi, but here are all kinds of fish and shrimp. Ever since he left, Xue Tingxiang had never eaten a meal. Fortunately, the cooking skills of the county yamen's wife were not bad. After coming here for more than two years, she was able to get used to the taste here.
When it got dark outside, Xue Tingxiang went back to the house.
Bao Yixing came to talk with Xue Tingxiang, during which Hu San came, Xue Tingxiang went back to the room and changed clothes before going to the former ya.
In a small county like Dinghai County, the city is very quiet at night.
There was a curfew, and after the time passed, he was still wandering the streets, and was caught by the county government and wanted to beat the board. Of course, there are no exceptions. The people in the entire county understand this exception, but since Xue Zhixian came, the work at night has disappeared.
So now the job of guarding the city gate at night is very easy. When the time comes to close the city gate, no one will be able to open it unless it speaks.
But tonight, it was strange. First, the county government gave way once, and the gatekeeper who guarded the city gate was about to sleep when someone called the gate.
The gate of the city was slammed, and it seemed that there were many people listening to the movement.
There was a sound of footsteps on the door, and several doormen came out and looked down along the door.
He, good guy, dozens of people came outside.
They all rode on horses, with torches in their hands, to see where they were dressed as officers and soldiers.
"We are from the Nangsi Yamen, and we opened the city gate quickly because of the official business."
The leader took out a token from his arms, faltered, and then took it back.
Several gatekeepers on the gatehouse looked at each other, and one gatekeeper hesitated: "My lords, there are rules in the county government, and the city gate cannot be opened without someone above speaking. You can ask the younger ones to ask first. , Lords, wait a moment!"
The leader was a man dressed as a military general, who seemed to be very short-tempered, and drew a knife from his waist: "I'm blind to your dog's eyes, I'm an errand in the yamen, and I still have to wait for your county to speak! Last time your county My grandfather didn't mean to wait for the above detention order, now that the detention order is here, open the door quickly, or wait for Lao Tzu to enter, and you will be punished for the big crime of obstructing the errand."
Hearing this, these gatekeepers panicked immediately.
Is this for an adult? If adults get caught, what will they do
But they didn't dare to resist again, two gatekeepers went down to open the city gate, and the other hurried back to the county office.
It's a pity that his legs and feet are not as fast as horses, and he was overtaken by this group of horses as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the yamen.
The gate of the county office was slammed, and as soon as someone opened the door from inside, these people rushed in like hungry wolves.
"Let your Xue Zhixian come out and answer!"
Both Fan Xiancheng and Zhou Zhuzhu were called up, their clothes were disheveled and their expressions panicked.
"Look at the middle of the night, our lords have already rested. It's good for you, lords, to let you rest first. What's the matter tomorrow?"
Zhou Zhuzhu was staggered, and the headed man who looked like a thousand households strode inside, saying: "Don't delay for me, last time Cao Yan came to talk to you in a good way, but he did it. I returned with a slap in the face. Today, I will not be polite to you when I come here, I just want to see how bad the county magistrate surnamed Xue is!"
There were soldiers on the side who echoed: "Let Xue Zhixian come out, let our thousand households get angry, be careful not to eat and walk around."
Fan Xiancheng tried his best to stabilize his pounding heart, straightened his clothes, stepped forward and said, "Since you are here to arrest people, do you have the above documents?"
The thousand households with a savage face sneered, took out a piece of paper from his arms and smashed it on Fan Xiancheng's face.
Fan Xiancheng spread out and looked, his complexion changed greatly, and slowly turned to a dead gray.
"There's nothing left to say now? Let you, Lord Xue, come out quickly, and let me let my subordinates go. If there is someone who insults Sven, then don't be surprised."
"I'm going to invite you here."
Fan Xiancheng went to the side and called another yamen who was also flustered and asked him to go to the back to invite Xue Tingxiang.
The atmosphere in the lobby was very depressing, and under the light of the torchlight, the landscape and the rising sun in the middle added a bit of a strange color. The plaque that reads 'The Mirror Hangs High' hangs at the top, glowing with a cold golden light.
Fan Xiancheng was at a loss, and he didn't even know if the sun would rise tomorrow.
The yamen came soon, but his face was full of timidity.
"The lord said that he would not come. He is an official of the imperial court. What is your idea of robbers like you who came here in the middle of the night?"
The thousand households laughed angrily and said, "I'm waiting to come from Fucheng, and I've been rushing for a few days, and I have to pick a time for you to get there? I know that these civil servants have a lot of shit. Then don't blame us for not giving face."
As he said that, he walked back, obviously intending to take someone forcibly.
No one led the way, so there were soldiers with knives, forcing the yamen to lead the way in front, so this group of people went to the three halls in a mighty manner.
At this time, in the three halls, Xue Tingxiang was wearing a straight and smooth cyan official robe, and the black gauze hat was also straight on his head.
The official uniform, as the standard uniform of tens of thousands of officials in Dachang, is not suitable for everyone to wear. Some people are not as beautiful as wearing casual clothes, but some people can wear this set of crown uniforms well.
Xue Tingxiang is an example. When he wears casual clothes, he has a clear temperament. Because his face is white, he is slightly weak. But when he wears the official uniform, the majesty of the official uniform combines his weak temperament, making him look majestic and upright.
At this time, he was sitting at the table with two cups of tea on the table.
Against the background of the light, his back was straight, but slightly thin.
Hearing the movement outside, he looked up and said with a wry smile, "You people really don't give up."
The thousand households walked in and stood in the hall, legs slightly crossed, with a condescending sneer on his face: "Xue Zhixian, official business does not wait for anyone, come with us."
During this period, he stretched out his hand to ask for a seat, but unfortunately he was ignored by the thousands of households, who just stared at him with burning eyes.
"You haven't asked this gentleman's name yet?"
The thousand households sneered, raised their heads and said: "I am a thousand households under the jurisdiction of the Zhejiang Provincial Prison Inspection Commissioner, my surname is Li. As for the name of the taboo, Master Xue, don't ask, this official is only here to work, and I was ordered to invite Master Xue to go to the yamen. One trip. When the official business is over, no one will know who, you officials should pray that you don't see us, because whenever I wait to appear, it will be your unlucky time."
Xue Tingxiang groaned slightly, and said again: "Then I don't know if Li Qianhu has a detention order?"
Since the call, two people have already asked about it, so Li Qianhu is particularly impatient. But he also knew that this was a transition that should be taken, and his eyes slanted back, Fan Xiancheng walked in from behind, held a piece of paper, and sent it to Xue Tingxiang.
"Lord, take a look." Fan Xiancheng's voice was trembling.
He had seen it before, and it was indeed a document issued by the Nang Si Yamen.
So this time, Master Xue is really going to be unlucky.
Xue Tingxiang looked at it carefully in his hand.
After reading it, he sighed slightly, put a smile on his face again, and stood up.
Everyone just thought he was giving up the struggle, Li Qianhu smiled smugly, and Fan Xiancheng was even more sad. But at this time, Xue Tingxiang did not step forward, but went inside.
Before time pulled back, it was still at the city gate, and someone called the door.
However, the person on the horse was a familiar face, and the gatekeeper didn't say anything, and hurried down to open the city gate.
Naturally, there is no doubt in my heart, why did Mr. Hu come back from the outside at this time, and there was a carriage by his side. However, as a clerk in the yamen, I know that some things can be asked, and some things cannot be asked.
The carriage drove all the way to the back door of the county government office, and Fang stopped.
A man got off the carriage, wearing a black hood and cloak, and he could only tell from his physique that he was a man. There were four or five entourages around him, and even Hu San was kept outside.
The group came all the way to the three halls. Xue Tingxiang was well dressed and had been waiting for a long time.
He went up to meet him and was about to salute, but was interrupted by the other party reaching out his hand.
The man in the black cloak stepped into the hall first, and Hu San had tea served. Xue Tingxiang backed away, but unfortunately several of this person's entourage didn't want to leave. He waved his hand, and these people retreated outside and closed the door.
"I don't know if Master Xue came to this official, what is the so-called?"
With a faint smile on his face, Xue Tingxiang sat down opposite this person and extended his hand to ask for tea. Seeing that the other person didn't move, Fang Shi smiled and took a sip of hot tea.
"Of course there is something. If there is nothing, the lower official would not dare to invite the adults to come."
"You'd better have a suitable reason, otherwise..." The other party's voice was slow, but there was a hint of threat.
Xue Tingxiang sighed and said, "This matter is only good for adults, not bad."
Seeing this, the person on the opposite side stopped urging, but picked up the tea cup and drank the tea slowly.
After a cup of tea, Xue Tingxiang was the first to speak out.
"Don't you wonder what's going on with the lower official?"
At this time, the other party was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, the hood that had not been put down blocked his face, and a slow tone came from below.
"No matter what it is, Master Xue will say that this official is in a hurry and useless."
Xue Tingxiang laughed: "Your lord is worthy of being a lord, this determination alone will make the lower official feel ashamed." He put down the teacup, smoothed his sleeves, and said, "Actually, the lower official invited the adults to come this time. I want to save adults' lives."
"Oh?"
Oh, this one has many meanings. It was doubt, surprise, and contempt, as if Xue Tingxiang was talking about a joke.
Xue Tingyan smiled and stood up suddenly: "Sir, please come with the next official."
The man did not stand up immediately, until Xue Tingxiang's figure was hidden behind the door, he just stood up and followed.
It was a dark room with no windows, but it was brightly lit.
It's like a Buddhist temple, but it's not.
The area is not large, and there are no tables and chairs in it, only a confession is placed in the north. On the confession was a red lacquer tray with something on it.
It was such a thing that the pupils of the man in the black cloak immediately shrank.
That is a holy decree.
Bright yellow, silk cloth jade shaft, embroidered with auspicious clouds and cranes on it, a majestic style of imperial power.
Xue Tingxiang didn't speak. When he got close, he knelt down and worshiped a few times, then stood up and turned around and smiled at him.
"Xiaguan thinks, adults should be able to understand what Xiaguan wants to say. If you still don't understand, please wait for a while, Xiaguan has prepared a rough meal and a pair of first-class Yunzi. Although Xiaguan is playing chess I'm not very proficient, but I can accompany the adults to the next game."
"Then, please." These three simple words have already explained the change in this person's attitude.
After eating some meals at will, Xue Tingxiang set out a chessboard and played chess with this person.
Xue Tingxiang said that he was not good at chess, but what he could say and what he did were completely different things. This adult boasted that he had been immersed in "chess" for many years, and it was rare to see a defeat, but today he was killed by Xue Tingxiang.
"Come again!"
This was casual, but after losing a game, he became aggressive.
This time, it was late at night, until there was a sound of footsteps outside.
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Xue Tingxiang stepped into the inner hall, and there was a person sitting at the chess table.
This person's hood had already been put down, it was Dou Zhun.
He had already heard the movement outside, and when he saw Xue Tingxiang walking in, he immediately looked over.
Xue Tingxiang handed the document issued in the name of the Commissioner of the Inspectorate into his hand. Dou Zhun took it and looked at it, his face was already dripping with yin.
"Now, my lord, do you understand what the lower official said?"
Dou Zhun clenched his palm tightly, only to realize that he was still holding the document in his hand. He put the document on the table next to him, Fang said, "It's so cruel, so poisonous!"
Before the voice could fall, there were already messy footsteps rushing in.
"The surname is Xue, you are toasting, not eating and drinking!"
As soon as Li Qianhu scolded these words, he saw the man in the black cloak sitting on the chair, as if his tongue had been cut off: "Dou, Dou, Dou?!!"
"You're so brave. How dare you act in the name of my yamen and do such robbery. Who gave you the guts! Come on, take it down for me!"
Immediately, several of Dou Zhun's entourage rushed in from outside.
Fan Xiancheng, who was beside him, stared at this scene in a stunned manner.
When did the oracle come, how could he not know? However, he also saw that there were a few people in the sergeant of the inspection, so he rushed out to call for someone, and then the yamen in Dinghai County rushed in and surrounded Li Qianhu and others.