Chapter 280 Jie Yuanlang invites guests
The officials who belonged to the governor's yamen were restricted by the imperial guards yesterday. After waiting for a night of confusion, they were taken to a small hotel early the next morning to be questioned.
Who knew that he waited anxiously and waited until the afternoon, but no one asked. What's even more annoying was that no one brought food from morning to night, and even didn't even drink a bowl of water. This was too unconsiderable to treat people as human beings. Now the officials stopped doing it and started clamoring: "We have to go back to work as a service!" "That's right, ten thousand loads of military rations must be shipped tonight, otherwise the front line will be out of food. Who can afford it?"
"What's the noise? It's quiet." The imperial guards shouted: "The imperial envoy is here."
Then the noisy crowd was suppressed, and the officials saw the clean and gentle Wang Yongji appearing in front of the hall with a smile.
Everyone had heard that it was an imperial envoy and was a little afraid, but as soon as they saw that it was a seventh-rank inspector, and it seemed very easy to bully, they rushed forward and surrounded him and said, "Mr. Wang, right? We have not dereliction of duty or committed no crime. Why should we be detained here and let the governor's office run normally?" "That's right, the Japanese inseparable situation is urgent, so we cannot delay the military capital shipment!"
Wang Yongji patiently listened to the officials, and after all of them finished speaking, he said slowly: "Sir, I'm asking you to come here just to understand some situations and have no other intentions. When things are clear, everyone can go back naturally."
"Then ask, we have been here for most of the day, and no one asked a word." Everyone said angrily.
"Well," Wang Yongji smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, when your Zhejiang inspector Lord Shen arrives, we will start." According to regulations, the case handlers of the Qin case are not allowed to ask the case separately, otherwise they will not be equipped with three imperial envoys.
Everyone was still counting on Shen Mo, the 'self-person', who could help them speak, but it was difficult to point the finger at him, so they asked again: "Where is Zhao Butang, can you just ask together?"
Wang Yongji was depressed about this matter. He came over to ask this morning and found that Mr. Zhao was invited to attend a literary meeting last night and it would take two days to come back.
‘No wonder we were asked to pre-examination first. It turned out that we were going to be a small distraction.’ Wang Yongji said a few words in his heart and then sat in the lounge waiting for Shen Mo to arrive. Unexpectedly, he waited until lunch was gone. During this period, he sent someone to search for him and came back to report that Lord Shen had come out early in the morning and didn’t know where he was running to now.
Wang Yongji was very helpless and was waiting. Unexpectedly, the man did not wait, but waited for a loud report from the judges, so he had to come over to comfort him. Facing their questions, he had to evade: "Zhao Butang has other important matters, so it is not convenient to inquire today."
"I'm scared, I'm not here? But I'm making fun of us?" Everyone immediately exploded and said, "Let us go back!" "We're going back!" As he said that, he really wanted to go out. Wang Yiji stretched out his hands and couldn't stop him, and he was almost squeezed to the ground.
The guards quickly stepped forward to help. When the officials heard that Mr. Zhao was not here, they were afraid of them. They were ready to fight and they were about to get together.
Just as the ugly drama was about to begin, a clear voice heard: "Sir, please calm down. I will compensate you."
The hall immediately became quiet. Everyone looked at the door and saw Lord Shen wearing a dark blue dress, finally appearing with a refreshing look.
Seeing that he finally came, the guards probably wouldn't be in chaos, so they retreated quietly.
The officials and silence of the governor's yamen were old acquaintances, and it was not easy to get angry anymore. But those who were so angry and asked in a muffled voice: "Duke Jie Yuan, where are you going to have a happy and romantic life, but you left your brothers on this day, and you have no food or drink, and you will be bullied by those birds?"
After being unintentionally told by others, the old face of silent blushed and bowed, "I'm really sorry to everyone. I'm not feeling well today. I've been sore all over and my mind is blank since I woke up in the morning. I went to find Blind Li in the east of the city to make a complete set, so I could barely come to see someone."
Seeing that he was so energetic that he was more energetic than usual, he knew that silence was just a mess, but it was not convenient to point it out. He also expressed his condolences and said, "Sir, insisting on working while sick, is really a role model for me." Silence smiled modestly and said, "I haven't done enough." As he said, he waved his hand and said, "To express his apology, I'll invite everyone to a banquet." Then everyone smiled and said, "Sir, I'm really up to the point."
Wang Yongji quickly stopped him and said, "I will never be able to do it. Lord Zhongcheng ordered a pre-trial today. How can I leave for a drink without authorization?"
"That's right." Silently stroked his chin and said, "Then let's ask the hotel to deliver the table."
"Let's ask first." Wang Yongji begged.
"Eat first!" The officials all retorted: "I was so hungry that I was dizzy, and what I said was also a dumbfounded person."
Silently nodded and smiled, "It makes sense, but after eating and drinking, you should reply with your heart."
"That's natural." Everyone nodded and said, "Please say whatever you want."
Wang Yongji had no choice but to say: "There is food in this restaurant that can be solved on the spot, and there is no need to leave the distance."
Everyone said angrily: "Master Wang doesn't treat us as human beings, can the food here be eaten?"
Chen Si had to pay six taels of silver to ask the guards to go outside to ask for the three tables of good tables.
Before the banquet came, Chen Mo ordered some fruit and snacks from the store and gave them to everyone to satisfy their hunger. Everyone sat in a circle, eating melon seeds and drinking hot tea, and chatting, and setting up a dragon gate formation... They were all husbands, so how could they not know that Lord Shen's attitude was obviously going to ruin the question.
After waiting for a while, the soldiers finally came in with the guys outside, each carrying two huge food boxes. The guys helped to line up three tables and put on the cups and chopsticks. The masters were very hungry, so they patted the melon seeds on their bodies. The two imperial envoys were sitting down, and the rest sat down in sequence and poured wine.
The guys then placed about ten dishes and bowls on each table. Seeing that there were pork-headed meat, stewed chicken, vinegar fish, belly, lungs, liver, intestines, etc., there was no valuable thing, and he couldn't help but angrily said, "This table can't even cost six cents, but who swallowed that one or four cents?"
The guards who went out to call them for dinner disappeared without a trace.
Seeing that everyone was still angry, he smiled and said in silence: "Don't be angry with villains in everything. Everyone has the right to satisfy their hunger. I would like to ask you to go to Louwailou to apologize. What do you think?"
Everyone was so hungry that they said embarrassedly, "Why are you asking me to spend money? Isn't this your fault?" Then they shouted, "Please!" They raised their chopsticks together, but they were half gone like wind and clouds... This is still a bad dish. If it were better, I'm afraid even the dishes would be chewed a few.
When they were 70% full, the great masters found that the two imperial envoys had never put a single chopstick, but just drank some tea and some tea fruits there. They asked, "Why don't you eat them? Isn't it just for the taste?" "Actually, this big fish and meat are quite delicious." So they picked it up and put it in the bowls of the two.
Chen Si quickly stopped him and said, "I just stuffed my stomach before coming, and no matter how good the food is, I can't eat it." Everyone said, "Mr. Shen is full, but why don't Master Wang eat it?"
"To be honest, the lower officials are vegetarians." Wang Yongji smiled.
He smiled silently and apologized and said, "This is a failure, but I don't know why Brother Runlian ate vegetarian food?" Wang Yongji said, "It was because my mother was sick and was under the position of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Later, my mother was indeed cured and she became even more afraid to eat."
Seeing that it was about filial piety, everyone did not dare to persuade him anymore, so they ate and drank on their own.
After spending enough food and food, it was already dark. I stood up and said, "Okay, it's time to go home."
Everyone also patted Yuanyuan's belly and said, "Yes, eat and drink enough, and lie on the bed, and the gods will not change in such a life." Then they followed the silence.
Wang Yongji smiled bitterly for the third time and stopped him: "I haven't asked yet..."
"It's getting late, so I'll ask if I'll ask tomorrow." Chen Si patted his shoulder and walked out first.
Wang Yongji couldn't stop the silence, so he couldn't let the officials leave too. If these people went out and chatted with the outside, how could they explain to the master of the ministry?
Then he stopped the other officials and said, "No one is allowed to leave without the orders of the master of the ministry."
Shunshu pleaded for them again, and Wang Yongji refused to say anything, so he could not help, saying to everyone: "I'll come to you all, I'll come to see you tomorrow." Although everyone was angry, they had no choice but to be monitored by the guards and go back to the place where they were under house arrest yesterday.
Chapter completed!