The brothers hurriedly hurriedly arrived at Fengyang on the day before the winter solstice. At least they did not delay the ancestor worship.
According to the system of offering sacrifices to imperial mausoleums, every year on the winter solstice and Zhengdan festivals, sacrifices are made to Tailao, and on the three festival days of Qingming, Zhongyuan and Mengdong, Shaolao is offered, and the ceremony is performed by the department officials; on New Year's Day each month, Shaolao is offered, and officials from the Zhongdu left-behind department salute.
The so-called Tailao means cattle, sheep and pigs, that is, all three animals are available. Shaolao means only sheep and pigs, but no cattle.
The process of offering sacrifices is very similar to that of last year, so there is no need to go into details.
After leaving the imperial mausoleum, several brothers went to inspect the Zhongdu Palace in accordance with the order... Although the construction of Zhongdu City has stopped, the already built palace cannot be demolished, right? Based on the principle of shameful waste, Boss Zhu asked his son to go again
See if you can use it for anything.
Zhu Zhen did not go with him, but accompanied Luo Guanzhong to find Han Yike.
The former magistrate of Han County in Linhuai was appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang as the imperial envoy to patrol Fengyang more than a year ago, and he is still in office today.
Zhu Zhen and Luo Guanzhong thought that Mr. Qingtian, who accepted complaints from the people, interrogated prisoners, and filed case files on behalf of the emperor, must be very busy. However, when the two came to the inspection Yamen, they were surprised to find that there was not a lot of people here.
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With doubts, Lao Liu asked his disciples to inform him that His Highness the King of Chu had arrived.
Although he has thick eyebrows, round eyes, and is not very old, with the dragon robe on his body, he suddenly has a kingly air, which scares the doorman to rush in to report, and the guard guarding the door quickly opens the middle door.
"Oh, it's really His Highness the King of Chu." Han Yike hurried out from inside. When he saw this huge young man, he quickly bowed down in surprise. "I pay my respects to His Highness."
In fact, what he was even more surprised about was how Mr. Guanzhong got mixed up with His Highness the King of Chu. Didn't he always describe himself as Li Taibai's saying, "I can bend my eyebrows and bend the waist of the powerful, making me unhappy"?
"There is no need to be polite. I came to Fengyang with my brother to worship my ancestors. Thinking that I have been cared for by the magistrate of Han, I stopped by for a visit." His Royal Highness the King of Chu waved his hands, his face full of kindness.
Han Yike stood up quickly and led his highnesses to the back hall to serve tea, while he defended with a guilty conscience: "It was really hard to disobey the emperor's order at the time. I was so negligent to your highnesses. I hope you will forgive me."
"Is it as simple as just neglecting me?" Zhu Zhen said with a gradually perverted smile: "I wonder who dressed up as a robber and took away the last rations of my brothers?"
"It's not me, definitely not the official." Han Yike shook his head like a rattle and quickly denied it. Just kidding, I wouldn't admit it even to death.
"You said it would be the end of you if you didn't? Do you know how miserable it is for us? It makes us sell out, you know?" Zhu Zhen glared at Han Yike and said in a rough voice: "Originally, my brothers were coming to find us.
You are the one who is settling the accounts, but I, for the sake of my fellow disciples, stopped you."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." Han Yike wiped his sweat in the middle of winter and said to himself, "You still remember that I am your senior brother."
"You're welcome, you're welcome. Master often teaches me to protect my senior brother more." His Highness King Chu shook his head and said.
"Thanks to His Highness for your kindness, I am very grateful." Han Yike said with a grateful smile.
But he didn't see Luo Guanzhong behind him, rolling his eyes...
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After the guests and hosts sat down in the back hall to serve tea, Zhu Zhen asked with a smile: "I didn't expect that senior brother's office is so quiet. It seems that all the tasks assigned by the father have been completed?"
"Haha, we are still busy on weekdays, and the queue for complaints is always long." Han Yike said with a smile: "Maybe because of the arrival of several highnesses, no one complained today."
"That will delay senior brother's business." Zhu Zhen picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"It's nothing." Han Yike waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, there is indeed a long queue outside on weekdays, but all the people in the queue are old men, old ladies, disabled people, beggars and the like. What I'm telling you,
It’s also trivial things like a chicken being lost at home, a couple fighting, the daughter-in-law not washing her pants, someone taking away her begging place, etc.”
"Ah?" Zhu Zhen asked curiously: "Is this a matter that the patrol yamen should take care of?"
"No, but who told the imperial edict that was originally announced that I should accept complaints from the people on behalf of the emperor?" Han Yike said with a look of shit on his face:
"Do I dare to kick them out? Will someone sue me later?"
Luo Guanzhong understood what he heard and said to Zhu Zhen: "He offended too many people last year, and those people are still trying to find fault with him. Besides, whether this kind of thing is easy to say or not, the emperor loves the people the most. If I heard that Han Xun wouldn't do it,
If you ask about the sufferings of the people, you will definitely get angry."
"It's really..." Zhu Zhen couldn't help but nod. He knew the old thief's impulsive and irritable behavior very well, and he might have asked someone to bring Han Yike's head to see him.
"Is this a damaging move thought up by those noble families?"
"Who else could it be?" Han Yike said depressedly: "If I take up all my time, I won't have time to seek their misfortune?"
"That's so arrogant!" Zhu Zhen raised a thick eyebrow and said, "Who gave them the courage?"
"Who else could it be? Mr. Han." Han Yike couldn't suppress his resentment and said, "The emperor clearly gave him the Emperor's Sword, and he asked me to find out. He promised that no matter who it is, no matter how high his official position, as long as it is found out, he will be punished severely.
Loan. Originally everything was fine, but with the help of God's power, the lower official had managed to keep the nobles in Zhongdu in order and was conducting inquiries step by step.
"But who would have thought that last year, at the end of the year, a piece of paper came down, ordering the Duke of South Korea to marry Prince Yan, and the atmosphere suddenly changed. Those noble disciples started to argue again, saying that the limelight was over."
"Nonsense, my father deliberately paralyzed the Korean public." Zhu Zhen said: "Didn't you look back at the New Year and start the empty seal case?"
"But the emperor turned around and got married to the Korean prince again." Han Yike resisted the urge to scold his mother and said: "Besides, the empty seal cases are all handled by civil servants... Even the lower officials were punished because they were the magistrate of Linhuai County last year.
The people interrogated me for two months. Here and outside, how could those noble sons and powerful families take me seriously? If I didn’t have the Emperor’s Sword, do you believe they could come to the door?!"
"Oh, it's really hard for senior brother..." Zhu Zhen sighed sympathetically.
"If His Highness really regards this official as his senior brother, please help me and tell the Emperor." Han Yike stood up and held his hands in his hands, pleading again and again: "I really can't do this job of Fengyang's patrol. Please ask the Emperor for someone else."
Please be wise."
"Senior brother, don't worry. I already understand your difficulties, but you also have to understand my father. The situation in the court is too complicated. My father wants to weaken the Korean prince, but he can't kill all his men. He has to let him
It is most beneficial to remain half-dead, both dead and alive." Zhu Zhen comforted him and said:
"Well, if you really don't want to do it, just do it with me."
