Ma San was so stunned by this slap that his body spun around on the ground for half a circle. When he stood up and was about to speak, he only felt a heat on the side of his mouth, and he couldn't help but reach out and wipe it, and when he looked at it, his hands were full of blood. Only then did I know that the official was annoyed and shot very hard, and the corner of his mouth had been broken and bleeding.

Humpty Dumpty sneered, and said, "This adult's original surname is Wang, I don't know what position he holds in the Ministry of Rites?"

Lord Wang just lost face, and his heart was ashamed and angry. Seeing that Ma San fled first regardless of himself when the situation was critical, he slipped back with a flattering face, and all his anger was on him, and raising his hand was a slap in the face. Seeing that the corners of Ma San's mouth were bleeding and embarrassed, the evil breath in his chest was slightly dissolved. Just hearing Humpty Dumpty's question, his heart sank. Seeing Humpty Dumpty drinking the chaotic people, he already knew that this person was extremely difficult to provoke, because he didn't dare to be arrogant, and was thinking about how to respond, Zhang Jin, who was hiding behind him, in order to please his master, got out from behind him, and said triumphantly: "Lord Wang is in the Ministry of Rites Ancestral Hall to sacrifice the Qing Officials Division to do the scriptures, this time I was ordered by Lord Shangshu to come to Chengdu Mansion to do an errand. How dare you be rude to Lord Wang?"

Zhang Jin's ass was very comfortable, and Lord Wang's face showed a triumphant expression.

Humpty Dumpty scratched his head, turned his head to Li Qiufeng and said, "What kind of official is Jing Cheng, is it big?"

Li Qiufeng said: "The official in charge of the Ministry of Rites is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites. Below him are the left and right attendants, assisting the Ministry of Rites to do things. There are four divisions under the Ministry of Rites, and the first place is the Department of Ceremonial Officials, which is in charge of the ceremony, military etiquette, academic affairs, and imperial examinations. The second is the ancestral sacrifice of the Qing officials, the auspicious ceremony, the fierce ceremony. Then there is the host and guest Qing Officials Division, who is in charge of the guest ceremony and receives the envoys of the Four Yi. Finally, it is the fine food and cleaning of the officials, and the feasts and sacrifices are in prison. In addition to the four divisions, there is also a casting and printing bureau, which is in charge of casting the emperor's treasure seal and the seal of internal and external officials. In addition, there is a joint four translation hall, which is in charge of receiving vassals, foreign envoys and interpreters.

"This ancestral hall is one of the four divisions under the Ministry of Rites, and the chief hall official is Lang Zhong, and there are two people under him to assist in handling affairs. There are two principals under the outside Lang, who are on the orders of Lang Zhong and Wai Lang. There are also more than a dozen pen posts under the director to assist the director in handling affairs. In addition to these dozen or so pen posts, there are five or six underwriters who handle procurement and other affairs for the priests of the ancestral shrine. ”

Lord Wang didn't expect that Li Qiufeng was so familiar with the official system of the Ministry of Rites, and he was shocked, and after taking a closer look at Li Qiufeng, he saw that this person had an ordinary face, old clothes, and was inconspicuous, and his heart was shocked.

Humpty Dumpty listened to Li Qiufeng say a lot of words, but he didn't understand it, and said, "This Lord Wang is Jingcheng, what other officials are under Jingcheng?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "Jing Cheng is the youngest official in the ancestral sacrifice Qing Officials, and there is no more below." ”

Humpty Dumpty was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "There is no more below? haha, isn't that a eunuch? ”

Lord Wang listened to Humpty Dumpty's words with a lot of sarcasm, and his heart was extremely annoyed. It's just that he has seen that Humpty Dumpty and Li Qiufeng are not good matches, and if he offends the two, he is afraid that he will cause great trouble. But he withstood his anger and did not speak.

Ma Sanfang offended Lord Wang, knowing that he was narrow-minded and had to rectify himself. It was because he was worried in his heart, and was thinking about how to calm the anger of Lord Wang, when he heard Humpty Dumpty's ridicule, and secretly thought that it was the best time for him to win Lord Wang's favor again. Ignoring the fact that the corners of his mouth were still bleeding, he ran to Lord Wang in a few steps, pointed at Humpty Dumpty and scolded: "Lord Wang is in charge of procurement, and it is the fat shortage of the priest of the ancestral sacrifice, I don't know how many people want to sit in this seat but can't." The two of you Diao Min have no knowledge, and you are still talking nonsense here, are you not afraid that Lord Wang will be angry, and you want the Chengdu Mansion Yamen to arrest you and punish you?"

As soon as he said this, he only heard the sound of "whew", and then he received a heavy blow to his head, his head was dizzy, and he knelt down involuntarily.

When Ma San knelt on the ground in a daze, he heard Lord Wang scold viciously behind him: "Dog minion, what kind of thing are you, dare to talk too much here?!"

Humpty Dumpty and Li Qiufeng saw Lord Wang punch Ma San in the back of the head and knocked him to the ground, knowing that Ma San slapped the horse's ass on the horse's feet, which made Lord Wang angry and embarrassed. Humpty Dumpty laughed and said, "Wang Jingcheng, I look at this prince pitiful." If you can do his business, you might as well help him do it. ”

Lord Wang thought to himself, what kind of thing are you, you dare to talk to Lao Tzu like this? It's just that as the saying goes, a good man doesn't suffer losses in front of him, and he only takes Ma San and Zhang Jin with two minions, if he annoys the two people in front of him, he will definitely not be able to please him. And the man in gray is familiar with the official system, but I'm afraid that he has some background. I can't figure out the details of these two people, so it's better not to offend them. It was he who suppressed his anger and said: "This matter is indeed not under the jurisdiction of this official, even if this official wants to help, he is powerless. The prince's affairs can't be done, and the internal affairs government is unwilling to do it. Even if the Ministry of Rites handed over the fold again, it would still be useless to send it. ”

Humpty Dumpty heard Lord Wang say this, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Li Qiufeng. Li Qiufeng nodded, indicating that Lord Wang was not lying. Humpty Dumpty scratched his head and was about to speak, but he heard the yellow-robed man say angrily: "But in the past few decades, no one in your Ministry of Rites has ever talked about it. Every time we send the silver to the capital, we give it not only to the official of the Ministry of Rites, but also to the official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It's just that every time you say that the money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be handed over by you, over the decades, it will add up to no less than 50,000 taels of snowflakes and silver. Can you tell where the money went?"

Lord Wang was quite embarrassed, and said: "Lord Wang, this official is a jinshi in the second year of Jiajing, and he has only been on an errand in the Ministry of Rites for seven or eight years. The old prince and your affairs are not known at all. This brother Tai also said that our ancestral sacrifice is in charge of auspicious rites and fierce rites, and it has nothing to do with what the prince wants to do. It is because the official has no right to interfere in this matter, and I hope that the prince will not be embarrassed by the official again. ”

The yellow-robed man was about to say more, when he suddenly heard another commotion not far away. The crowd searched for prestige, but they saw a group of people coming from the east side of the road, all dressed in the clothes of the fast catcher. Among them, there is also a green tweed sedan chair, which is surrounded by a group of people who are caught in the middle.

As soon as Lord Wang saw the sedan chair, he recognized that it was ridden by the prefect of Chengdu, and his original jealousy of Humpty Dumpty and Li Qiufeng disappeared without a trace. I saw that his face sank, he held his black gauze hat with both hands, coughed twice, and said with a majestic face: "This official doesn't want to talk to you anymore." If you still want to obstruct your own officials, beware that your officials want the Chengdu prefect's yamen to arrest you and punish you. ”

Lord Wang glanced at Humpty Dumpty viciously as he spoke, his eyes swept over Li Qiufeng's face again, and finally said with a smile on the yellow-robed human skin: "Lord Wang, this official advises you to go back to the palace and don't come out to mess around again." Don't say that you are just a down-and-out prince, even if you are a famous king like King Ning, the imperial court doesn't want to take it if you want to? If you have the ability, you can hand over the fold to the cabinet and see those bigwigs ignore it!"

After he finished speaking, he snorted and turned to leave. The yellow-robed man was about to rush up to stop him, but Humpty Dumpty stood in front of him and said, "He's just a little official, and he can't help you." If you ask him to do something, he will only take away the money. Your Excellency has been doing this for decades, but you have found nothing. Haven't you suffered enough of the losses of the past few decades?"

The yellow-robed man knew that Humpty Dumpty was right. It's just that seeing this villain leave, I was unwilling in my heart. Thinking that he was humiliated by this unpopular petty official as a royal prince, and even more so that his wife and children lost face on the street, he was sad for a while, hugged the child in his arms with both hands, and whimpered and cried.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the trembling voice of a woman in a gorgeous costume say: "Silver! My silver! Where is my silver?!"