The inner courtyard hall of the Governor's Yamen is naturally very large, covering more than 300 square meters, but there are three banquet tables in the shape of a pin character. The rest of the place is empty, and there are still a few people standing in the empty place.
The famous opera actor was singing opera happily.
At this time, dozens of officials in official uniforms or gentry in silk and satin were sitting at these three banquets, changing glasses, watching a play or drinking with a smile.
The leading official is wearing a vermilion official uniform, with a peacock pattern representing a third-grade official embroidered on the chest patch. He is about fifty years old, with a thin appearance and a solemn and majestic face. This person is exactly
Wu Yadong, governor of Zhejiang.
At this moment, he was wiping his beard and chatting and laughing softly with several officials around him. He was already fifty this year and was still considered to be "in the prime of life" in the officialdom. According to the Ming Dynasty's regulations, he could only serve in office after he was sixty years old. He could still work for at least ten more years.
Years, but whether he can stay in the position of governor for so long depends on his skills and communication.
At this time, an official stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, today is the governor's birthday, and it is also a good day for the governor. Let us toast the governor together. What do you think?"
"Okay!" Everyone raised their wine glasses and said in unison: "I wish Master Wu good fortune and longevity like the East China Sea!"
"Hehehe...Okay! I've finished this glass of wine!" Wu Yadong raised the glass and drank it in one gulp. A stream of heat flowed from his throat into his stomach, which was very refreshing.
Wu Yadong put down his wine glass and pressed his hand down. Everyone around him knew that the governor had something to say, and the surroundings suddenly became silent. Wu Yadong smiled and said: "Everyone, thanks to the emperor's wrong love, I am able to take charge of a province in Zhejiang. Since then,
Since I took office, I have been walking on thin ice. Fortunately, I still have the help of my colleagues and gentry. This has made Zhejiang prosperous and peaceful, and it all depends on you!"
"No, no, the governor is so polite!" When everyone heard Wu Yadong's compliment, they quickly expressed humility.
"Today I have prepared a small amount of wine as a sign of respect. You must have a good time. In addition, I have also invited two famous Qinhuai concubines who will meet you later. You may as well guess who these two famous concubines are now, hahaha.
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"I didn't expect the governor to be so elegant. He is a real scholar and a romantic man!"
When everyone heard this, they were slightly surprised, and then became a little excited. The preference for women, especially beautiful women, is a man's nature and has been inevitable throughout the ages.
At this time, a housekeeper walked in quickly, came to Wu Yadong, handed him a gift list and whispered a few words in his ear.
Wu Yadong was stunned and said in surprise: "Hey, why is he here?"
Zhejiang Inspector Xi Lianglin, who was sitting next to Wu Yadong, looked over and asked: "Master Wu, who is here?"
Wu Yadong smiled bitterly and said: "He is a Shandong general. He came to Hangzhou today and learned that I am celebrating his birthday today, so he came here to congratulate me. I was hesitating where to place him?"
"Oh! That's it." Xi Lianglin said with some disdain: "Why do you need to be embarrassed, sir? It's just a general. You can just arrange it in the garden. Is it possible that I have to let him sit at the same table with me?"
"Hey... no!" Wu Yadong shook his head, "Although this person is a general, he is General Dingyuan appointed by the emperor. He arranged for a third-grade general to be in the courtyard with those fifth- and sixth-grade officials.
Sitting together will make people gossip."
After hearing this, Xi Lianglin smiled and said, "Well, sir, I have a kind heart, so it's okay to invite him to sit in the hall."
Wu Yadong nodded and said a few words to the butler beside him. The butler immediately accepted the order and left immediately.
After a while, a master of ceremonies at the door of the hall sang loudly at the door: "The commander of the Qingzhou capital, General Dingyuan Pang Gang and his wife came to congratulate you on your birthday! They also presented gifts of a hundred taels of gold, ten pairs of pearls, and ten Korean ginseng.
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As the voice of the master of ceremonies sounded at the door, Pang Gang, who was wearing a vermilion official uniform, and Li Xuezhu, who was dressed as a young woman in an emerald green dress, walked over. Behind them were dozens of celebrities.
Stern soldiers.
Both the officials and gentry in the garden and the senior officials in the hall all turned their attention to Pang Gang. Pang Gang strolled into the hall and stood still.
Wu Yadong stood up at this time, with a friendly smile on his face, looked at Pang Gang and said: "This must be General Pang, he is indeed young and promising. General, you have worked hard all the way here?"
Seeing Governor Wu stand up, Xi Lianglin and others stood up to greet him.
Pang Gang saw the official standing up first in the central government with a peacock costume embroidered on his chest. He knew that this must be Wu Yadong, the governor of Zhejiang Province, today's protagonist. He quickly stepped forward and bowed deeply: "Today is Mr. Wu's birthday, Pang Gang."
Since you just came to Hangzhou, why not come to congratulate you?" While Pang Gang was speaking, Li Xuezhu, who was walking half a step behind him, also followed Pang Gang and wished Governor Wu a long blessing.
After Pang Gang finished speaking, he saw that there were two empty seats next to Governor Wu, so he walked over and sat down. Seeing this, Li Xuezhu also sat down next to Pang Gang.
After Pang Gang sat down, he saw that the officials around him did not sit down, but looked at him intently, with surprised expressions on their faces.
"Hey, what's wrong with these people? Why do they always look like others owe money and won't pay back?" Pang Gang, who was very puzzled, looked around with some doubts, and saw only one person headed by Wu Yadong.
There was a trace of anger on each face.
Suddenly, someone in the hall snorted angrily and said loudly: "General Pang, as a military general, how can you be so rude to the governor?"
Everyone looked up and saw that it was a young man wearing a Confucian shirt. They saw him step forward and angrily point at Pang Gang and scold him.
Pang, who was a little tired after walking for a long time, had just sat down when he saw a young man rushing towards him and angrily scolding him. He couldn't help but frowned and said: "Who are you? How dare you be so rude to me?"
The young man snorted and sneered: "I'm just doing this in Hangzhou. I'm asking you, why don't you kneel down and salute when you see the governor?"
"Damn, why is it like this again!"
When Pang Gang got angry, he didn't do anything. He slapped the table next to him, causing the tea cups and dishes on it to rattle. He shouted sternly: "Bastard, who do you think you are? It's just a move."
That's all, you just don't kneel down when you see me, but you dare to yell at me. Do you really think that I can't cure you? Besides, although the governor is a second-rank official, you can't.
I am also the official of the third rank of the imperial court. According to the legal system of our court, the official of the third rank does not need to kneel down when meeting the second rank. You only need to bow. You don’t know this. Have you learned all the words of saints in the belly of a dog?
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There was dead silence in the hall. Everyone looked with their mouths wide open as they watched this shamelessly young third-grade counselor sternly reprimanding this juren. They local officials didn't know that this was the emperor who dared to follow people to the Golden Palace for this matter.
The owner of the lawsuit before me.
Seeing that this new general was so arrogant, the officials present were very angry, but they could not refute his words. After all, officialdom had official rules. If Pang Gang killed him and used the Ming law to make an issue, they would still
There's really no way to refute it.
At this time, Wu Yadong, the master, had to speak, and he forced a smile and said: "Okay, okay, it's such a noisy place in the yamen, how unbecoming it is! As an official, you should know the etiquette and observe etiquette, why are you so reckless?
If you contradict your Majesty with words, why not quickly apologize to Your Majesty?"
Wu Yadong's move also gave this young man a step down, but the judge said proudly: "As a judge, how could Yan Zheng kneel down to this vulgar martial artist? It would not be a disgrace to the reputation of a scholar."
"Okay..." The surrounding civil servants secretly applauded when they heard the scholar's impassioned words. Pang Gang's behavior just now really made the civil servants who were accustomed to being superior feel very uncomfortable. Although with their
The city government will not behave like Yan Zheng, but it does not mean that they will mind if a stupid young man comes out to teach this warrior a lesson for them.
The one who just jumped out to scold Pang Gang was Yan Zheng, who had just returned to Hangzhou. Today was the birthday of Governor Wu, and he followed his old man to the hall to attend the last table. Originally, he had benefited from his grandfather's power based on his status.
Just having a seat in the hall was pretty good, so it was not up to him to speak. But as soon as he heard Pang Gang's name, old and new hatreds came to his heart and exploded immediately.
"Oh... So you are that Yan Zheng." Unexpectedly, Pang Gang started laughing after hearing Wu Yadong's words. He turned to Li Xuezhu, who was sitting next to him, and said with a smile: "Do you remember Cheng Kai?"
What happened in the Wei Mansion that you mentioned?"
When Li Xuezhu heard this, she covered her mouth and burst into laughter. Her big eyes turned playfully on Yan Zheng's face, and she nodded with a smile.
"I remember that he was the scholar who proposed marriage to Sister Wei, but was so frightened that he peed his pants!"
Li Xuezhu's crisp words echoed in the hall. The voice was so clear and sweet, but the effect was like a bomb. Everyone in the hall was stunned. For a moment, everyone's eyes were turned to the man who was still standing with his head held high.
The faces of the "extraordinarily courageous" young minister in the hall contained shock, suspicion and contempt.
The young man in front of him was so frightened that he became incontinent? Many people did not believe this fact, and even more people thought that the pretty general's wife was lying. For a while, everyone started talking in low voices...
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