Ma Weishan sat in the lobby with an extremely ugly face, usually he rarely sits in the lobby, usually in the second hall, as Jing Zhaoyin, he doesn't need to solve the case, and he rarely clicks, so the lobby is not needed, but today he has to sit here, for no other reason, he is waiting for news.

The monks of the White Horse Temple were killing people everywhere, and he had already learned about it, but at first he didn't believe the news, and when someone came to report it to him, he also reprimanded him loudly, thinking that it was completely impossible to happen, and it was completely nonsense.

But as more and more people came to report, he finally began to doubt the letter, so he sent someone out to check, and the time was delayed, until a recent news, saying that Ma Xiaobao was taking someone to attack the eldest princess's mansion, he panicked, and someone came to report that Yang Ze had led the troops over, so he could relax a little.

Yang Ze is the county commander of Wannian County, a serious magistrate, and he went with soldiers, although they are all Zhenxi soldiers, but after all, they are the army, and they should deal with things quickly, he is not good to go directly now, that will put the responsibility on his head, he has to wait for Yang Ze to deal with it almost, and he will appear again.

If the matter is handled well, then he will pick peaches, if the matter is not handled well, then Yang Ze will be severely punished, and Yang Ze will bear the consequences, who will let Yang Ze be a subordinate official, and the subordinates are used to carry the black pot, which is a matter of course.

Suddenly, someone outside shouted, shouting that he was not there, Ma Weishan, a spirit, stood up, looked outside the lobby, and saw a young official, trotting over.

Ma Weishan thought to himself: "This is Yang Ze, looking at his age and official uniform, he is right, it should be him!" ”

Sure enough, the young man entered the lobby and saluted himself. said: "Xiaguan Yang Ze, I have seen Master Ma." ”

Ma Weishan hummed and said, "You are Yang Ze, who has just taken office?" Why did this kind of big thing happen in Beijing as soon as you took office, and the eldest princess was in the house? How did you handle things? ”

Yang Ze took a breath and said in a rambling voice: "Xiaguan has just taken office, and he planned to come to meet Master Ma, but in the past few days, he has either entered the palace, solved the case, and there is a big case today." So I really don't have time to visit, and I hope Lord Ma will forgive me. ”

Ma Weishan was very impatient, waved his hand, and said: "At this time, what are you talking about, this official doesn't mean to be surprised, how is the eldest princess's mansion, has that Ma Xiaobao attacked it?" Do you want the officer to send troops to support? As a county magistrate, you are a pro-people official. When encountering this kind of thing, you should react quickly, how can you let the situation develop so quickly and so badly! ”

He is more verbose than Yang Ze. But he blamed Yang Ze every word.

Yang Ze was heaving in his heart, he was really an old bureaucrat, anyway, in his heart, things were not going well. It's all the fault of his subordinates, and it's all his credit for doing it well, how can he get old bureaucrats. Is it all a style?

Well, that's right, if they weren't for this kind of behavior, they wouldn't be such a big official, how many officials like me dare to take responsibility!

Yang Ze pretended to look aggrieved and said: "The matter has subsided, but it's not a big deal, but the eldest princess refuses to let the lower officials take care of it, saying that the lower official position is too low, so the lower officials have to come and ask Master Ma, how to deal with her affairs?" ”

Ma Weishan sighed first and said, "The matter has subsided?" That's what he cares about the most.

Yang Ze nodded and said: "Ma Xiaobao and his monk apprentices have all been ambushed, and the eldest princess has also returned to the mansion, the matter is over, but ......" He stopped when he said this.

Ma Weishan hurriedly asked, "But what, what else, you can tell it quickly." ”

Yang Ze said: "It's just that the lower official wants to solve this case, this is a big case, there is such a big event as attacking the Guogong and the princess's mansion in the city, of course, it is the No. 1 case in Tianzi, of course the lower official wants to ask, but the eldest princess is not allowed to ask the lower official." ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward, took a pen and paper on Ma Weishan's case, wrote down a few names, and said: "It seems that Ma Xiaobao, the host of the White Horse Temple, just wanted to kill these people, and the reason for this is that the officials don't know, and the eldest princess doesn't allow the officials to ask, so what's the ...... I also ask Lord Ma to decide! ”

Ma Weishan glanced at the names on the paper, and couldn't help but complain, as Jing Zhaoyin, the secret of Jingzhong, he didn't know a few things, not to mention the secret that Empress Dugu likes little white face, of course it is still a secret, but it is a secret that everyone knows, of course he knows.

Ma Weishan thought to himself: "No wonder the eldest princess doesn't allow Yang Ze to ask, this involves the emperor's privacy, and no one can ask if you change it!" ”

Yang Ze was still asking: "Then this case, should it be filed, is it in Wannian County, Xiaguan, or directly in Lord Ma?" ”

Ma Weishan didn't think about it, and said directly: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess said that there is no need to stand, then there is no need to stand, the people do not raise officials and do not hold them accountable, although Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is the princess, but it is still my generous people." ”

"But what about the princes?" Yang Ze continued to ask reluctantly.

Ma Weishan hesitated for a moment and said: "This matter is very strange, but it is not too difficult to guess, according to the estimation of this official, it is Ma Xiaobao, the presiding officer of the White Horse Temple, who did not abide by the rules and drank too much wine, and as a result, he committed murder and injured people, killing innocent people, but because he has died, the revenge of the princes will also be avenged, and these princes and Ma Xiaobao have no descendants, so there is no talk of repaying the debts of the father and the son, and if the wrongs are repaid, this case ...... In fact, when it happens, it is already over, and the official only needs to write a chapter and report it to the emperor. ”

Yang Ze sighed and nodded, he deliberately didn't make his words clear, but said again: "It's okay to solve this matter like this, anyway, this matter didn't hurt ordinary people, it's just a group of private grievances between monks and the princes, Master Ma said so, then so be it!" ”

Ma Weishan waved his hand and asked Yang Ze to retreat, and he thought about how to write this recital for Empress Dugu.

Yang Ze slowly walked out of the lobby, suddenly turned around, and said: "Master Ma, you'd better go to the eldest princess to have a look, if the eldest princess has any other orders, you can do what she tells you, if there is a place where you can use the lower official, the lower official is on call." ”

Ma Weishan stood up again, just thinking about writing a recital for Empress Dugu, but he forgot to please the eldest princess, this is not the way of an official, he has to hurry up to deal with the aftermath. Anyway, it's over, go and ask, there won't be any trouble.

Ma Weishan immediately walked out of the lobby and asked someone to lead the horse, he rushed to the eldest princess's mansion, and even left the yamen earlier than Yang Ze.

Yang Ze looked at Ma Weishan's back, and laughed a few times, he also went out of the yamen, but he did not return to Wannian County, and immediately rushed to the palace. The palace is very close to here, just a horse away!

Yang Ze arrived at the square in front of the palace, dismounted and walked to the palace gate, and asked the guards: "The lower official has an urgent matter to enter the palace to face the saint, and I hope that my brother will report it for the lower official!" ”

As he spoke, he took out a small bag of golden melon seeds from his arms, and handed it to the guard along with the bag, who recognized him, the famous Yang Ze. Recently, I have been running to the palace, how can I not know the reason.

The guard took the small bag and said with a stern expression: "Is it because of Ma Xiaobao?" ”

Yang Ze immediately nodded and said, "Not bad." That's it! Has anyone entered the palace to report this to the emperor before? "He's going to be the first, but listen to the guards, as if everyone knows about it.

The guard shook his head and said, "Not yet." You're the first, so please wait here. He turned around and went to see the foreman guard first, and got permission from the foreman's guard. Then he went to the palace.

The guards guarding the palace gate are not of high grade, after all, they are only guarding the gate, even if they guard the gate for the emperor, they will not be of much grade after all, but Yang Ze is now from the grade of the ninth grade, and there is no lower grade than him, so he has to call himself a subordinate official when he sees anyone.

Looking at the other guards at the door, Yang Ze smiled, but he was anxious in his heart, the guards reported the news, it would take at least two quarters of an hour to go back and forth, if the eldest princess reacted at this time and also came to ask to see, wouldn't it be troublesome, after all, he caused the eldest princess's mansion a lot of trouble.

This time he didn't make him wait long, and in a short time the guard returned, followed by a little eunuch, who had come to pick him up.

The little eunuch smiled at Yang Ze and said, "Lord Yang, what is there to ask to see the emperor today, is it a happy thing or a troublesome matter?" ”

Yang Ze was stunned for a moment, why did this little eunuch ask such a question, this is not in accordance with the rules, how can a eunuch ask the minister if he wants to see the emperor about something, such a mouthful method will be beaten.

If something is abnormal, it is a demon! Yang Ze immediately guessed that Empress Dugu would not want to see him very much, if it was a happy matter, just let the little eunuch relay it, if it was a troublesome matter, of course she would have to let him enter the palace.

Yang Ze hurriedly said: "It's a very troublesome thing, there is a death in the capital, the host of the White Horse Temple is killing people everywhere and setting fires, and even the eldest princess's mansion has been burned, and the lower officials are going to report this matter when they enter the palace." ”

The little eunuch was taken aback and said, "Lord Yang, you're not joking, are you?" It's not funny at all! ”

"How can this kind of thing be a joke!" Yang Ze stretched out his hand and took out a small bag from his arms, which was full of golden melon seeds.

Using golden melon seeds to open the way, any way can be opened, so he has always had a lot of gold on him.

The little eunuch took the bag a little embarrassed, turned it upside down, rejoiced in his heart, and said, "Since it is a troublesome matter and such a big matter, then please ask Lord Yang to come with our family!" ”

After entering the palace, when he walked to a place where there were few people, Yang Ze asked in a low voice: "The emperor doesn't want to see the foreign minister today?" ”

The little eunuch snorted and said, "The emperor is preparing things for the little princess to canonize, there are a lot of things, Lord Yang, you also know that the little princess is very favored, so if there is nothing important, it is better not to disturb the emperor." ”

Yang Ze said with a smile: "This matter is not small. ”

The little eunuch frowned and said: "That Ma Xiaobao, we have also seen it, is a little stunned, but even if he is stunned, he will not run to the eldest princess's mansion to kill people and set fire, what's going on?" ”

Yang Ze shook his head and said, "The eldest princess is not allowed to be in charge of this matter, there is no way, and the officials don't know much." ”

The little eunuch really didn't ask anymore, and when the two arrived outside the main hall, the little eunuch asked Yang Ze to wait, and he hurriedly went in.

Yang Ze looked inside, saw that the little eunuch found Liang Dazhong first, and said in a low voice for a while, Liang Dazhong glanced at himself, and then walked to the palace, it is estimated that he was the one who reported the matter to Empress Dugu. (To be continued......)