Chapter 35: The Unexpected
The head catcher never imagined that he would have such a bad errand,
The Criminal Department itself has its own officials, why should he hand over this job to Jing Zhaoyin? I also chose him. Why did Jingzhao Mansion let him do this with so many head catchers?
"What bad luck!" The head catcher thought, "Even the blind man can see that King De is favored by the emperor, and now he wants me to go to his house to arrest people, and he is also Lan Ziyi, the son of Lan Qianzhen in Beizhen, I heard that the Beizhen army grew up eating human flesh and drinking human blood, if it is not good, that group of beasts will come to avenge their young master, I will die." ”
The more he thought about it on the horse, the more he thought about it, and his heart became a mess.
"Just to ride a horse on the edge of the ditch and arrest people? Just because the horses took two steps to the royal bridge, they had to be judged? When I used to catch annoying people, the horse was frightened and rushed two steps to the bridge, and it was okay to apologize. This is obviously going to people. Alas, all the bad things. ”
Although extremely reluctant, for some reason this section of the road is surprisingly short, and it was obviously not so fast to ride from Tianjie to this side in the past.
The head catcher sighed, stopped in front of the gate of the Dewang Mansion, and after dismounting, he led the officials behind him to the gate of the palace, explaining the intention,
Not surprisingly, the servant at the door said:
"My lord, please go back, no one in our palace will be a traitor, and no one will go with you."
"Sure enough, I hit the nail," the head catcher scolded in his heart
The head catcher straightened up, pressed the waist knife and said:
"I came here on the orders of Jing Zhaoyin and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, no matter what, I can't go back without even entering the door, please let me in, the villain must see the prince no matter what."
The doorkeeper smiled, seemed to understand, and led the head catcher and the group to the palace.
While walking and catching heads, he calculated
"People definitely can't take it away, King De Wei Tinghou, everyone is provoked by himself, even Lord Fu Yin himself can't afford to provoke it. But I've got to get in. When the time comes, I will see the king of De, go through the motions, the prince will scold, it is better to drop something or something, I will leave, the dozen or so officials behind me are all witnesses, go back and only say that the prince does not agree, I can't bring people back, and the person can only go to the mansion Yin or Shangshu in person, just do it. All the best"
While thinking that the head catcher had come to the door of a hall, the servant made a gesture of please, and the head catcher straightened his clothes, kissed his throat, and led the officials into the door.
As soon as I entered, I saw several people eating around the table.
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Lan Ziyi didn't have much appetite after going through this round of things, and he was also in a trance when he sat at the table, as if he was going back to the deer park to rest and rest.
I just have to wait for the people from the criminal department to come over and say a few words,
Suddenly I heard footsteps at the door, and then the servant at the door said:
"Catch the head, the prince and the dignitaries of the palace are inside, if you want to arrest people, please invite them."
Then a sturdy head catcher dressed in a turquoise official uniform led a team of officials through the door,
The officials stood at the door, took a few steps forward, and then clenched their fists and said:
"The villain has seen the prince."
The head-catching voice is loud and full of strength. Lan Ziyi secretly praised
"It is worthy of being a servant of the capital, and it is really a material for doing things."
After turning his head to look at King De, Lan Ziyi's psychology sank,
I saw that King De's face was pale, his face was full of sweat, and his hand holding chopsticks was even a little shaky.
King Tak asked:
"That, you call me the prince, what did you say?"
Hearing King De's incoherent words, Zhou Youyi and Wu Yousi turned their faces to look, which made King De's face even whiter.
Caught up without looking up, but continued:
"Lord Wang! The villain was ordered by Lord Yin Duji of Jingzhao Mansion and Lord Li Chenghai, the secretary of the Criminal Department, to escort Lord Wei Ting and Lord Lan Ziyi to the Criminal Department for accountability. ”
Zhou Youyi saw that King De was not in the right state, and as a result, he said:
"Why are you arresting people?"
catchy says:
"Someone saw the Marquis of Wei breaking into the palace city at night. The villain is only acting on orders, and nothing else is known. I also asked Wei Hou to go with me to the yamen of the Criminal Department. ”
Lan Ziyi settled down, not because he was going to be arrested, but because King De was really uneasy.
Lan Ziyi said:
"Ziyi's innocent body is worthy of heaven and earth, and there must be a traitor who is trying to frame me. Since ancient times, I can't punish doctors, not to mention that I am innocent, please go back! Ziyi won't go. ”
Wu Yousi on the side said:
"This is the Dewang Mansion, how can you arrest people if you say that you will arrest them? You are not qualified to arrest someone, and it is almost the same to ask your family to come in person. ”
Standing in place with his head clenched and his fists, he was secretly happy when he heard Wu Yousi's words,
"Okay, just wait for your words, as long as King De speaks again, I can go home to accompany my wife and children. Gotta install a dot. ”
Catching his head and clenching his fists, he shouted vigorously:
"Lord Wang! The villain also acted on orders, and asked His Highness to let Wei Hou come with us. ”
Unexpectedly, this reprimand frightened King De trembling, his face was colorless, the chopsticks fell off his hand and fell to the ground, and the person collapsed on the chair and almost shrank under the table.
King De trembled, and said tremblingly:
"Good, good. You take him away, don't come to me. Lan Ziyi! You hurry up and go with someone, hurry up. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned, Lan Ziyi looked at King De in disbelief, and squeezed out the words from between his teeth
"What did you say, Lord Wang?"
When King De heard Lan Ziyi's question, he was energetic, and said fiercely:
"Do you still have the courage to ask, what do you want me to do? Don't go with them yet! ”
On the side, Wu Yousi and Zhou Youyi quietly dragged King De,
Unexpectedly, King De shook off the two of them and shouted:
"The person you want to arrest is Lan Ziyi, just arrest him and take him away, arrest him, don't come to me, don't come to me."
At this time, the head catcher standing in the middle felt like a galloping horse, and scolded in his heart:
"I beeped the dog. What is this called? This person is Wei Tinghou, his father is the deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, I dare to arrest him? Do you want to live if I catch him? King De, your old man will die if he says, 'You stinky errand roll'? ”
Looking at King De's portrait again, the head catcher scolded in his heart:
"This kind of thing is also human? What does the emperor think of people? ”
It's just that the wood has been completed, and the head catcher said to Lan Ziyi:
"Lord Weihou, the prince has already spoken, please come with us."
Lan Ziyi sat on the seat, clutching his clothes fiercely with both hands, biting his lips,
The peach rabbit beside him roared and jumped up with a chair and shouted:
"Which one doesn't want to move my young master?!"
On the side, Lan Ziyi hurriedly reached out to hold it,
At this time, King De stood up and pointed at Lan Ziyi and screamed:
"What are you dog minions going to do? Let you go, you still don't go? Hurry up and go, don't make trouble for me! ”
Zhou Youyi next to him looked up to the sky and sighed, Wu Yousi smiled bitterly and ate something, Qi Rongxun was very happy, and secretly happy.
Lan Ziyi almost burst into tears,
"Ahh
Seeing this, the Tao brothers wanted to follow, Lan Ziyi turned around and said:
"The three elder brothers stayed, and Ziyi went and returned. A few brothers are really breaking into the criminal department if they want to come, and it's not a joke. ”
After hearing this, the Tao brothers sighed and stood on the ground with their fists clenched.
The head catcher scolded his mother again and again in his heart, and then clasped his fists and saluted everyone, and then followed Lan Ziyi and went out.
The head catcher followed Lan Ziyi, and said as he walked:
"Lord Weihou, the little one is just acting on orders, don't go to your heart, the little one is just a messenger, I didn't think about arresting Wei Hou, in fact, as long as the prince says a word today, I don't dare to force someone from the palace to take people from ......the palace."
Lan Ziyi buried his head and hurried, and waved his hand to signal the head catcher not to say any more.
The head catcher also shut up, walked out of the palace with Lan Ziyi, got on the horse and walked to the criminal department.
The group came to the yamen of the criminal department, and the head catcher led Lan Ziyi to the side.
Lan Ziyi asked:
"Why don't you go to the lobby?"
Head catcher says:
"Several adults are waiting in the backyard study, how can you be judged in the lobby as Wei Hou."
Lan Ziyi asked:
"Who are they?"
The headcatcher replied:
"The director of the three divisions, Li Chenghai of the Criminal Department, Zhao Tingzhu of Dali Temple, Yang Zhi of Yushitai, as well as Zhang Mingyue of the Ministry of Officials, Gonggong Long of the Ministry of Ceremonies, Gonggong of Taicheng Weiyu, and Jingzhao Yin Duji and several adults observed."
Lan Ziyi followed the head catcher through the yamen of the criminal department and came to the attached garden, and as soon as he arrived at the door of the study, he heard the voice of Gonggong Long from inside
"A few adults, King De is young and vigorous, and Wei Hou has a strong temperament, how can he easily go with the sword and pen? I don't think I'll be able to invite you today. The miscellaneous family didn't even eat lunch today in order to listen to a few adults adjudicating the case, so hurry up and arrange to eat first. ”
Then I heard Zhang Mingyue's voice
"No one can starve Grandpa Long if you're hungry. On this day, there is a Jiangnan Building on the street, and the dishes are a must in Beijing, I don't know if my father-in-law has tasted it? I don't know how it compares to the craftsmanship of the imperial chef in the palace. Lord Du, you lead the way in the capital of your territory. ”
Then a voice said:
"Back in the middle hall, lunch is ready, the best pavilion in Jiangnan Tower has already been contracted, just wait for a few adults. It's just that Wei Hou can't come, and his case can't be settled like this. You say yes, Lord Lee. ”
At this time, a slightly old and seemingly confused voice said:
"Huh? Oh. The case, according to the official, what kind of case is this, if you don't come, forget it. ”
"That's not going to work!" A voice said, "Emperor Gaozu decreed, those who trespassed on the palace city should be killed." Even if the acting prince has made outstanding achievements, he can't let his son behave so recklessly. We and other officials are to supervise the imperial court, so as not to corrupt Gangji by these misdeeds. ”
At this time, there was the laughter of Grandpa Long:
"That's that, the eyes of the Yushitai under the rule of Dr. Yang are bright to keep my Dazheng Gang discipline. But when you're hungry, you can't eat badly, right? A few adults, let's go eat first, it's not good to be hungry. ”
At this time, the head catcher reported at the door:
"Enlighten your lords, Wei Hou has brought it."
Lan Ziyi rolled in in response to the sound, and everyone in the room looked at Lan Ziyi and was stunned.
Father-in-law Long even asked in a lost voice:
"Why is Wei Hou here?"
Zhang Mingyue was the first to react, stepped forward and hugged Lan Ziyi's arms, and asked emotionally:
"Wei Hou, you shouldn't have done it, why did you do such a stupid thing?"
Lan Ziyi was full of emotion when he heard this, and he couldn't control his feelings for a while, and cried:
"Zhang Zhongtang, when I first came to the capital, I didn't understand the rules, I just wanted to enter the palace, but I didn't expect the horse to walk on the royal bridge. I didn't plan to break into the palace! ”