When the scribe said this, he paused slightly, sneered, and then said: "This poor sour said that Liu Futong and King Xiao Ming were demons, and the Red Turban Army was a traitor, didn't he say that Emperor Taizu was a subordinate of the demons, and the Ming army was all traitors? ”

The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more frightened he became, secretly thinking that this person was treacherous and loyal, and he used the great principles of the saint to subdue others. It's just that after careful investigation, he is clearly pulling the banner and making a tiger skin, and he is full of crimes that he wants to add, and he has no words. When he was on an errand in Fusi in Jinyi Weinan Town, the capital, he had the experience of going to the Imperial Prison, Dongchang, the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Shuntianfu to hear trials. Some of the officials tried cases that resembled the scribes. The use of some high-sounding truths is actually a deliberate fabrication of charges and putting people in danger. This storyteller is just saying some clichés, but this scribe picks a bone in his eggs, thinking of fabricating accusations and causing death. If this person were an official, he would have harmed a lot of people. Fortunately, he is already in his fifties, and even if he does not have a Zhishi, he can only return to his hometown in a few years. Because he wants to hurt people, he doesn't have much time.

Xiao Dong listened to the scribe's eloquent talk, and secretly thought that this person's words were conclusive, and his words were not leaky, so he must be a person in the officialdom. If you can make friends with this person, you may be able to help a lot in the future. It was he who arched his hand and said: "Sir's words are extremely true, and I admire them. It's just that I haven't asked Mr. Gao's name yet, so I don't know if I can tell him?"

The scribe smiled slightly and said, "My surname is Yan Mingsong, a native of Jiangxi." ”

Xiao Dong's heart sank, and his body trembled slightly. He looked at Yan Song carefully, and said, "What a coincidence! Lord Shangshu of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials has the same surname and the same name as Mr. ......."

Before Xiao Dong's words fell, Yan Song smiled slightly, and said, "Not bad." I am Yan Weizhong. ”

Xiao Dong was shocked, stood up suddenly, and was about to bend down and kneel. Yan Song had expected him to make such a move, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, and said with a smile: "I am here in Weifu, Mr. Xiao does not need to be polite." Sit down, lest you be suspicious. ”

Xiao Dong was horrified in his heart, and he didn't dare to disobey Yan Song's wishes, so he had to sit back on the stool. But he only sat on half of his ass, and he didn't dare to be as casual as Fang Cai.

At this time, Xiao Er walked over quickly with a food plate full of cups and plates, and while apologizing to Li Qiufeng and the other three, he put the wine and food on the table. Then he said "slow use", and went to work on his own.

Li Qiufeng heard that this scribe was Yan Song, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, and his heart was also in the dark. However, although the status of the Nanjing Sixth Department is quite high, it has no real power, and only officials who have lost power in the capital will be sent to the Nanjing Sixth Department as officials. He worked as an errand in Jinyi Weinan Town, and in addition to being quite familiar with the guards in Nanjing, he didn't know much about the officials of the six departments in Nanjing. It was because he thought in his heart that this guy surnamed Yan was a big traitor, but fortunately he was sent to the Nanjing Ministry to burn the cold stove, even if he had the intention to do evil, he had no chance to do evil, and he couldn't make any big waves. Seeing that he is in his fifties, he will have to return to his hometown in a few years. God bless the Ming Dynasty, and did not let this person be an official in the capital when he was in his prime. Otherwise, he would definitely be like a fish in water in the officialdom of the capital, and he would have to have a big disaster.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking, Xiao Dong picked up the wine jug, respectfully filled Yan Song's wine glass, and said: "The big man is extraordinary, the villain didn't recognize the adult, the crime deserves ten thousand deaths, the crime deserves ten thousand deaths." ”

Yan Song smiled slightly and said, "When you hear my words, you will know that I am the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, and I think I am also a member of the officialdom." I don't know which yamen your lord is sitting in to do business?"

Xiao Dong looked embarrassed, and said in a trembling voice: "The adults laughed. The villain's surname is Xiao Mingdong, and he works in the Beijing Firearms Bureau. It's just that the villain is just at the behest of the adults of the Firearms Bureau, and he is just a small official who does not enter the stream, how dare he call the word 'adult'?"

Li Qiufeng and Zhang Shi saw Xiao Dong's flattering face, and secretly scolded him shamelessly in their hearts. Zhang Shi even secretly thought, this bastard is showing off his power in front of us and pretending to be a big official. But in front of this surnamed Yan, he is like a dog. No wonder the people laughed at the shameless officials, who were just bullying and flattering. There is no good person in the world who is an official!

Yan Song listened to Xiao Dong's confession, nodded, and said: "Although the Firearms Bureau is not famous, it is responsible for building firearms for the Shenji Battalion, and its status is quite high. Lord Xiao is on an errand in the Firearms Bureau, even if he is not the official in charge, it is not unusual to be casually put outside the capital and given to a prefect. It's Lord Xiao, don't be presumptuous, I don't know how many officials envy you. ”

Xiao Donglian said "don't dare", and introduced Li Qiufeng and Zhang Shi to Yan Song. Yan Song heard that Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng were both businessmen, but he was not disgusted, and said a few words to the two of them casually, and then said to Xiao Dong: "Lord Xiao is thousands of miles away, and when he arrives in Dongliao County, he must be burdened with a heavy responsibility, can you see one or two?"

Xiao Dong was a little embarrassed, squeezed out a smile on his face, and said: "Don't hide it, the villain was ordered by Shangguan to go to Ningbo on an errand." It's just that when he went to sea, he encountered a big storm and escaped with his life. It's just that the big ship was damaged, and after drifting at sea for more than 20 days, it actually arrived in Liaodong. I heard that there are craftsmen here who can repair the boat, so they parked the boat at the dock and went ashore with Zhang Yuanwai and Zhu Gongzi to buy some useful things. I didn't expect to be able to meet Lord Yan in this tavern, how fortunate it was. ”

Yan Song nodded and said, "As the saying goes, if you don't die in a big disaster, you will have a blessing in the future." Lord Xiao escaped this difficulty, and it will definitely be a smooth road in the officialdom in the future, and the promotion to the rank of knight is just around the corner. ”

Xiao Dong hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Lord Jiyan." The villain toasts the adult. ”

Everyone drank a glass of wine. At this time, Mr. Storyteller was in high spirits, and when he talked about Cheng biting the golden night robbery emperor, he spoke more and more. All the drinkers were already six or seven minutes drunk, and they were screaming wildly, slapping the table and kicking the stools, and the tavern was in chaos.

Xiao Dong frowned, and said in his mouth: "The adult is the body of a daughter, and it is so chaotic here, it is better not to stay longer." ”

Yan Song said: "This is okay. To tell you the truth, I didn't go to Liaodong this time because I had any official business. Just take advantage of the leisure to take a walk outside the customs to see how bad the situation in Liaodong is. ”

When Li Qiufeng heard Yan Song say this, he was stunned, and secretly thought that the six departments of Nanjing were Qingshui Yamen, and not only could not manage the seven southern provinces, but even the affairs in Nanjing City had no right to govern. Although Yan Song is the secretary of Nanjing's ministry, if he is judged by his authority, he is afraid that he is not even as good as a seven-grade county order. But this person has traveled thousands of miles to Liaodong, and what else is he saying to look at the situation in Liaodong, isn't it too ridiculous?

Xiao Dong was also suspicious in his heart, and pondered for a moment before he spoke: "My lord is the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, how comfortable it is to stay in Nanzhili, why do you have to come to this bitter cold place to suffer?"

Yan Song smiled slightly, and said: "At the end of last year, I was ordered to go to Beijing to meet me. The emperor asked me not to return to Nanjing for the time being, but to stay in the capital and wait for my life. A few months ago, the emperor ordered me to leave Beijing. The decree did not say that I was asked to do any errands, but only that I was asked to investigate the people's conditions along the way. I thought that Liaodong had been restless in the past few years, and there were wars from time to time, so I went all the way north to Dongliao County. ”

Xiao Dong's face was full of joy, and he flattered him: "My lord has worked tirelessly, shared worries for the emperor, and did not hesitate to experience hardships in person, and he is really a model for us to come to this remote place." ”

Li Qiufeng and Zhang Shi saw that Xiao Dong was full of flattery, and they looked down on him in their hearts, but they could only echo it. Li Qiufeng thought to himself, Yan Song is so slippery. The emperor asked him to go out of Beijing to investigate, if this person is really loyal to the king, or go to Xuanfu and Datong to see the situation of the Tartar soldiers attacking the border passes and killing the people of the Ming Dynasty. Or go to Fujian to investigate the local Japanese troubles. It's just that there are military disasters in these two places, and they are the most dangerous. Although Liaodong is a bitter cold and poor place, there have been no military disasters in these years. Occasionally, barbarians in the mountains robbed, but they rarely killed or injured people. Yan Song came to Liaodong for a walk, which seemed to be tireless, but in fact, there was not much risk, but he left a good reputation. This person's treachery is slippery, but I am afraid that compared with Zhao Gao, Li Linfu, Qin Hui and other traitors, he is not far behind. For more than 100 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, although Hu Weiyong, Lan Yu, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others were killed by the emperor, these people were either arrogant or hated by the emperor, and they were not treacherous. In the past hundred years, the imperial court has never produced such a powerful person. If this person is really transferred from the Sixth Department of Nanjing to the capital as an official, he is afraid that there will be a big disaster in the future, and it is right in front of him!