The court meeting was dispersed, but Zhao Xu told Tang Ning that he wanted him to see the envoy of Liao in the afternoon, saying that the envoy of Liao had been waiting for him for a long time.

The envoy of the Liao State wanted to see him, and Tang Ning was not surprised at all. In the past few days, although the envoy of the Liao State has been well protected, the people around him have been murdered.

And there are also some Khitan spies who are ostensibly businessmen, but are actually secretly collecting intelligence, but they are also affected by Chiyu and lose their heads.

The people in the rivers and lakes who chose to attack Danyang Hou were never heard from in the end, but the people who went to Danyang Hou to receive the reward money repeatedly succeeded. It can be seen that the difficulty of assassinating the Marquis of Danyang is obviously higher than that of the envoy of the Liao State.

Therefore, the Khitans in Tokyo City were killed seventy or eighty in the past three days, and Tang Ning didn't believe that the Liao envoy could still sit still at this time, but he came to find himself through Zhao Xu, and he was quite smart.

If he had come to him in person, the reward of a thousand taels of gold would have been taken away.

After the court meeting was dispersed, Tang Ning kept following behind Yan Shangshu. The ropes on his feet had been untied, but not his upper body. It's not that no one gave him a solution, but he asked for it himself, and it is said that there is a beginning and an end.

Yan Shangshu had no choice but to take him to the Criminal Department.

After arriving, neither of them rushed to torture. Tang Ning, whose hands were tied, visited the office of the Criminal Department under the leadership of Yan Shangshu.

Like most offices, the Department has many wings that serve as officials' offices, as well as kitchens and tea rooms.

The officials in the criminal department are either frowning and writing books, or they are hurrying to and fro like the wind. It is rare to see officials like several other departments, who are comfortably drinking tea with Erlang's legs crossed.

After all, the Criminal Department is responsible for the collation and induction of cases in the world, as well as the investigation of some local cases in Tokyo. Even if you want to be idle, you can't be idle.

Yan Shangshu then took Tang Ning to the prison of the Criminal Department, and he didn't know if he didn't go, so he was startled. The prison of the Criminal Department is full of people with heads and faces, and officials below the third grade are not even qualified to enter.

Some people are locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department, which is called temporary residence, but some people may have to spend their entire lives in it.

After taking Tang Ning to visit, Yan Shangshu took Tang Ning to the tea room. Tang Ning untied the rope on his body, took a slow sip of tea, and then raised his thumb and said to Yan Shangshu: "Good tea!" ”

Yan Shangshu smiled and said, "Of course it's good tea, this is left by Mao Shilang, who was raided a year ago." ”

"Is that the one who is greedy for tens of thousands of taels of silver?" Downing asked.

Yan Shangshu nodded and said, "It's him." ”

"No wonder." Downing nodded.

"How did you feel about coming to the Criminal Department for the first time?"

"In terms of conscientiousness, the criminal department should be the first."

"Hahaha!"

Yan Shangshu laughed: "When you kid say this, aren't you afraid that the people from the household department will beat you?" ”

"Anyway, Cai Shangshu has been unhappy with me for a long time, he definitely won't beat me because I said good things about him, right?"

"Hahaha!" Yan Shangshu laughed again: "It's a little interesting, it's the first time that the old man found out that you are such a funny person." ”

"Then you have to observe the kid for a while, and you will find more advantages in the kid."

Yan Shangshu was overjoyed, and his daughter-in-law was Wang Zhongxiu's daughter. And Wang Zhongxiu is Wang Shi's second uncle, in this regard, Yan Shangshu and Tang Ning have a relationship of relatives.

It is precisely because of this relationship that Yan Shangshu is so polite to Tang Ning. Otherwise, he is a dignified scholar of the criminal department, and there is no need to talk like this to a junior.

On the contrary, whoever he talked to like this, that person had to think carefully about whether he had done something illegal and undisciplined before and was reported to the Criminal Department.

The two chatted for a while, and before they knew it, it was noon. went out to have a meal, and after coming back, Yan Shangshu ordered someone to hold down Tang Ning and hit thirty boards.

In this kind of board execution, the executioner generally has something. They have a unique set of cheats, which is ingenuity.

If they meet someone they want to kill, they don't need so many boards, and if they go down to ten boards, that person's ass will already become a puddle of rotten meat.

And if they meet someone they don't want to fight, they will work very hard. The buttocks of the person who is beaten will also turn red, but the actual injury is not very serious.

Apply the medicine, go home and rest for a day, and the next day you will be alive and kicky.

Tang Ning was definitely not the one they wanted to kill, so after thirty boards, Tang Ning only felt the pain of his butt as if he had been scratched by Liu Yi'er.

Although it is inconvenient to walk, it is not to the point of asking for help. Although it hurts a little when my butt is on the stool, I can still accept it after sitting for a long time and getting used to it.

Yan Shangshu looked at Tang Ning with a smile and said, "I've seen the envoy of the Liao State for a while, so don't go out these days." Otherwise, others should question our criminal department for bending the law for personal gain. ”

Tang Ning nodded: "Got it." ”

After that, he left the Criminal Department Office with Lin Wei.

There were already eunuchs waiting outside for a long time, and when they saw Tang Ning limping out with Lin Wei's support, they stepped forward to hold Tang Ning's other hand and said, "Danyang Hou, in your state, can you still go to see the envoy of the Liao State?" ”

Tang Ning snorted and said, "Seeing that they are giving them face, what's wrong with this state?" ”

The eunuch listened to Tang Ning's domineering speech, picked a thumbs up in admiration, and then picked Tang Ning into the carriage with Lin Wei, and then slowly walked towards the palace.

The emperor usually received the envoys in the Hall of Longevity, and this time the Liao envoy proposed to Zhao Xu to see Tang Ning, and as an intermediary, Zhao Xu was present.

So he simply

The meeting place was arranged in the Longevity Hall, which was not far from the imperial study, and he could go back to rest directly after the meeting.

When Tang Ning arrived, the envoy of the Liao State was already in the Hall of Longevity.

Seeing Tang Ning coming, the envoy of the Liao State got up with a reluctant face and greeted Tang Ning.

This Liao envoy wore a standard Khitan hairstyle, and the rest of his head was shaved bald, except for a heart-shaped bangs on his forehead. Leave hair only on the front and back, above and back of the head and tie it into braids.

Ten years ago, Tang Ning may have thought this hairstyle was a bit funny, but now it looks okay, at least it is much better than the hairstyle of the Tanguts.

After arching his hand towards the envoy of the Liao State without answering, Tang Ning grinned and took his seat.

Zhao Xu looked at Tang Ning and said with a smile: "You haven't suffered much in the Criminal Department, right?" ”

Tang Ning stretched out three fingers and said, "Thirty boards!" ”

Zhao Xu clicked his lips and said, "Yan Shangshu is ruthless enough." ”

The envoy of the Liao State looked at Zhao Xu and then at Tang Ning, and couldn't understand what these two people were talking about. But I don't want the conversation between the two to continue, as if I'm being left out.

So he cleared his throat and said, "This ...... I have long heard that Danyang Hou is extraordinary, and when I see it today, it is true. ”

"Passing the prize." Tang Ning said lightly, and then lowered his head and remained silent.

The envoy of the Liao State was very embarrassed, and looked at Zhao Xu, who also had a helpless expression. The envoy of the Liao State immediately understood that the two monarchs and ministers were the ones who in a pit.

Before the change, he would definitely have turned his face, but if he didn't repair the relationship with Tang Ning today, most of his little life would have to be explained in the Song Kingdom.

His money hasn't been spent yet, and he doesn't want to die. So he cleared his throat and said again: "Danyang Hou doesn't look very happy, I don't know if something unpleasant happened?" ”

Tang Ning nodded and said, "Ben Hou was bitten by a dog, so Ben Hou was going to make a dog meat hot pot from the dog that bit Ben Hou."

Who knew that someone would jump out and say that the dog is their best friend, and eating the dog is equivalent to eating his father. He has recognized his father, and Ben Hou can't say any more, otherwise it will be a personal attack on his father.

Therefore, Ben Hou could only go to the Criminal Department to receive thirty boards, but I am afraid that the revenge for that dog will be carried out in secret. ”

“……”

The envoy of the Liao State is not a fool, and as soon as Tang Ning said this, even a fool can hear it, Tang Ning is scolding himself for being a dog in a weird way, and scolding Song officials like Tan Wangchun for being a dog son.

The envoy of the Liao State was angry in his heart, and said unhappily: "Danyang Hou's words mean something." ”

"Indeed, but Ben Hou is not talking about you, you don't want to sit down."

“……”