Chapter 38: The Old Man Is Dead (I)
In the three months after we got married, our husband and wife were in love, and soon, I heard the news that Liu Yujiao was pregnant, and the family was very happy, especially the Prime Minister, of course, my career was more stable in the Prime Minister, and moreover, with my half-child son-in-law to help him, the Prime Minister was more powerful in the court. The career is proud, the family is harmonious, Liu Yujiao is pregnant in October and gives birth to a son.
My mother-in-law thanked the Bodhisattva for her blessing and ordered me to put down my official duties and accompany Yujiao to the temple to make a vow. In order not to disturb the people, I discussed with Yujiao and walked in simple clothes, but as soon as I entered the incense and left the temple, a group of unknown officers and soldiers surrounded me. I took a closer look, but found that the leader of these officers and soldiers seemed to have a bit of a good face, but I couldn't remember where I had seen him.
However, he looked like an old acquaintance, and laughed coldly: "Fang Zihao, I didn't expect that in the past two years, you have been hiding in the capital, which makes it easy for me to find it." It's okay now, as long as I can catch you, I can explain to Lord Zhizhou. Come on, take Fang Zihao down for me, take him to Shuntian Mansion first, and then escort him to Jiangnan in a few days! I only heard the man's order, and a group of officers and soldiers around me surrounded me, and couldn't help but tie me up three layers inside and three layers outside.
Yujiao, supported by the maid, was so frightened that her face was pale, and I felt even more inexplicable, and immediately shouted loudly: "You are presumptuous! I'm Fang Zihao, what do you want to do? If you want to rebel, you can't?! As I spoke, I struggled as hard as I could, but these officers and men were strong and capable, and they did not give me the slightest chance to break free.
When the leader heard this, he immediately laughed: "Hahaha...... Fang Zihao, Fang Zihao, what are you pretending? It's only been more than two years, even if you were admitted to the champion last year, and only a year has passed this year, you can become a waiter in the ministry? Is the third rank of the official rank? You can really pretend! Come on, take away! Hearing this rough voice, the officers and soldiers suddenly writhed me and dragged me away.
Suddenly, I hurriedly shouted to Yujiao: "Yujiao! Don't worry, I'll be fine, you go back first, don't stay on the street for a long time! "Don't forget to warn Yujiao, in fact, I'm very worried about where these robbers came from, and secondly, I am faintly worried in my heart, could it be that my father-in-law's position as prime minister was removed? Therefore, the imperial court tracked down the henchmen of the father-in-law? Alas, it's useless to think about it now, so let's take it one step at a time.
After a short time, this group of people really twisted me to the gate of Shuntian Mansion, and the big man who took the lead casually said to the accompanying officers and soldiers: "Go quickly, go and tell Shuntian Mansion Yin first, just say that Fang Zihao, the fugitive we are tracking down in Jiangnan, was arrested in Beijing, and ask Shuntian Mansion Yin to issue arrest documents!" Hearing the words of the leading man, the officers and soldiers on the side hurriedly ran to the door, but the two gatekeepers immediately waved their swords and guns to stop them.
The officers and soldiers nodded and talked for a long time, only to hear the general who guarded the gate snort coldly: "In that case, when I go in and tell Lord Yin, as for whether I see you or not, I can't care!" ”
Under the continuous nodding of the officers and soldiers, the gatekeeper swaggered in. Then, the gatekeeper ran out in a hurry, first glanced at the big man who took the lead, then looked at me anxiously, and asked the big man in the lead: "Our family Yin asked, what is the name of the fugitive you Jiangnan Zhizhou Mansion wants to arrest?" ”
The leader immediately clasped his fists and replied respectfully: "Lord Hui, the fugitive we want to arrest is Fang Zihao, and he is him!" I also knew him when he turned to ashes, and in order to catch him, our brother had already traveled all over the country, and finally expected that he would come to the capital to take the exam, so we wanted to try our luck in the capital, but I didn't expect that we would really catch him. Now I only hope that Lord Yin can issue an arrest document, and we can take it out of the city and return to Jiangnan Zhizhou Mansion to go through the handover procedures. ”
"I didn't ask you so much, just ask you, the fugitive to be arrested, is it really called Fang Zihao?!" The goalkeeper waved his hand impatiently and reconfirmed my name.
Seeing that the leader kept nodding his head to confirm, the gatekeeper replied slightly: "Okay, I'll go and tell Lord Yin again, you are waiting at the door!" With that, I saw the goalkeeper turn around and run in quickly. Soon, I only heard the courtyard of Shuntian Mansion, and there were hurried footsteps one after another, and it didn't take long to see that Lord Yin Cui of Shuntian Mansion ran out, this Lord Cui and I were officials in the same dynasty, and I had a lot of dealings on weekdays, so I recognized him at a glance.
When Lord Cui saw that it was me who took the lead and tied me, his legs were weak and he almost collapsed to the ground, and the gatekeeper hurriedly helped Master Cui up. Master Cui ran down the steps with the help of him, and shouted in a trembling voice, "Ouch hey! When the adults came, why didn't they inform the lower officials in advance, and the lower officials could clean the courtyard and greet the adults......"
Although Master Cui and I are both in the rank of Zhengsanpin, but the father-in-law behind me is the prime minister of the dynasty, so the officials in Beijing, no matter whether the official rank is bigger or smaller than me, almost all of them are called lower officials when they see me. Although I don't want to rely on my father-in-law to be powerful, I just want to win the respect of the world with my literary talents, but the official style is like this, and I am helpless. However, before I could open my mouth to respond, I saw the leader of the escort responding, "The lowly official position is low, and I dare not have such a respectful title as Lord Yin of Laofu." ”
Lord Yin Cui of Shuntian Mansion was immediately stunned, and then scolded at the leading man: "Presumptuous, you! Who, who, who calls you an adult? Where the hell did you go? How dare you detain the ministers of the imperial court! Come! Arrest me these bastards of unknown origin...... Ah, grab it! Lord Fang, it's all the negligence of the lower officials, and they actually let people tie you up in the capital division, it's all the dereliction of duty of the lower officials......"
Listening to Lord Yin Cui of Shuntian Mansion stammering and shouting, and trembling his fingers to untie me, I immediately understood that this group of people was not sent by the imperial court, that is, they came from all over the country. Thinking of this, I loosened the rope on my body, hugged my fists and smiled: "Master Cui is at the same level as Zihao, how can you mess up the rules of officialdom and degrade yourself?" ”
"Yes, yes...... It's all the lower officials who are confused, all the lower officials are confused......" said yes, but this Lord Cui is still full of subordinates, which makes me not depressed. Alas, these people are only afraid of my father-in-law's power, so they are so jealous of my father-in-law's power, although I know it in my heart, but I can't reverse the situation. Master Cui turned to me and nodded to me and said, "Let Lord Fang be frightened, Lord Fang also ask you to rest inside, and wait for the lower officials to properly judge the ins and outs of this gang of bandits and robbers, so that Lord Fang can be angry, hehe!" ”
"No!"
I righteously rejected Lord Cui's invitation, and instead said: "This guy opened his mouth and called me Fang Zihao, as if he recognized me early in the morning, well, if Lord Cui doesn't mind, it is better to let Zihao hear the trial in the court, so as to find out the whole story of this matter in time." If it is really me who has corrupted and bent the law, then Master Cui can detain me in accordance with the law! Hearing my words, Master Cui's legs were weak, and he almost collapsed on the ground, but fortunately, the goalkeeper next to him supported him in time.
Master Cui kept wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, and then laughed in a trembling voice: "Lord Fang is really good at laughing, you have always been fair and honest, this is known to the court, and Lord Fang is deeply favored, but the future is immeasurable, how can you cheat for personal gain?" It must be that these crooked melons and cracked dates have wronged Lord Fang, Lord Fang should know that there are many people with the same name and surname in the world, maybe the person they want to arrest is not the same person as Lord Fang. Since this is the case, then Lord Fang will go to the lobby to hear the trial, and see that the lower officials will take a good look at this group of bastards of unknown origin! ”
How do you know that the leading man is still unwilling under the constraints of the generals, and when he heard Lord Cui's words, he immediately shouted: "Lord Fu Yin, this person is the Fang Zihao we are looking for!" It's not the same name and surname, I know him when he turns to ashes, Lord Yin! ”
"Someone, give it to me...... Give me a slap! Master Cui hurriedly pointed at the leading man and shouted loudly. The goalkeeper on the side immediately went up, waved his slap and slapped the leader in the face a few times, and in an instant, streams of blood came out of the mouth of the leading man, and his speech was already slurred. I was secretly stunned, I didn't expect these generals to be so ruthless, and I almost beat the leading man to death in just a few slaps.
Remembering that all my memories before I came to the capital were lost, could it be that I knew these people before? And when I heard the shouts of the leading man, it was clear that he didn't recognize the wrong person! I frowned, what was the secret in this? Maybe...... Maybe I really know these people some kind of old acquaintance, well, after the interrogation of Master Cui later, I will ask them what they know about me, maybe, it can remind me of my past......
With this doubt and expectation, I followed Master Cui to the lobby of Shuncheon Mansion. The officials stood on both sides, and after three mighty sounds, Lord Yin Cui of Shuntian Mansion sat in the lobby, and the master hurriedly moved the Taishi chair for me and sat on the side to listen to the trial. The leading man, who was beaten like a pig's head, was lifted to the top of the hall by the officials at this moment, and the accompanying officers and soldiers also knelt down one after another.
Master Cui instantly slapped the shocked wood and shouted loudly: "Bah! What is your last name? In what state and what county is the errand boy? Why did you rashly break into the capital and disturb the security of the capital? And dare to arrest and slander the current minister of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, Lord Fang, you can just say that you are ugly, if you can't say it, this government will not spare it today! After that, it was another shocking shot.
The other officers and soldiers all looked at the leading man, and the face of the leading man had already been beaten by Master Cui's soldiers, but he still lay on the ground and said, "I...... My name is Liu Biao, and I am a ...... from the governor of Jiangnan. Headcatcher ......"