At Xu Shi, that is, at seven o'clock in the evening, Xu Zhiqiong and other eleven newcomers, dressed in neat robes of Sha Dao students, came to Zhangdeng Yamen.
The Office of Zhang Deng is located next to the main hall of the Imperial City. The Imperial Palace is separated from the Imperial Palace by a street, and it is the most prosperous area in the capital.
At present, the main gate of the imperial city is closed, the Wuwei Camp is also closed, the Qingyi Pavilion Zhulou is also closed, and the gate of the Zhangdeng Yamen is open and the lights are brightly lit. It is a busy time.
A lantern-carrying man in white walked up to the newlyweds and shouted: "Stand up, light the knot!"
All officials in charge of the lantern yamen, no matter how big or small, even including Wu Xu, have a unified title, called lantern holder.
The lantern holders are divided into four grades: the first grade is called the red lantern man, the second grade is called the green lantern man, the third grade is called the green lantern man, and the fourth grade is called the white lantern man.
The man in white in front of me is the lowest ranking among the lantern men.
Those with lower ranks are also officials, and Bai Denglang is a ninth-grade official.
Although Xu Zhiqiong is a newcomer, he is also the Bai Deng Lang in charge of the Deng Yamen, so now he has an official status of the ninth rank.
Bai Denglang took out the roster and started to call the names. The first one was Xu Zhiqiong, and the second one was Chu He.
The third person is called Wu Chunyang. This person has an unusual background. His father is the prefect of Luzhou and is a fourth-rank official. Among the newcomers in charge of the Deng Yamen, Wu Chunyang has the most prominent background.
Although Wu Chunyang was born into a distinguished family, his father was not a Beijing official.
Wu Chunyang also just came to the capital. Although he was a ninth-grade killer, he was not a student of Wuche Academy. The martial arts master his father hired for him in Luzhou trained him to the middle level of the ninth grade.
After passing the selection process, Wu Chunyang entered Zhangdeng Yamen together with this group of newcomers.
Since I am not a student of the academy, why can I participate in the Royal Academy's selection?
Xu Zhiqiong didn't know and didn't want to ask. He only knew that foreign officials were much richer than Beijing officials, especially high-ranking officials like the prefect.
This temperament of an important person is very obvious in Wu Chunyang.
According to the order of counting, everyone stood in a row and followed Bai Denglang into the Zhang Deng Yamen.
The Zhang Deng Yamen is very large, with a front yard, a main yard, a back yard, an east-west yard... a total of twelve yards in total.
Chu He excitedly said to Xu Zhiqiong: "This is my first time entering the Yamen."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "It's not the first time for anyone!"
Ordinary people, no one would have entered the yamen unless they were involved in a lawsuit.
Chu He saw that everything around him was fresh, and he wanted to say a few more words to Xu Zhiqiong, but Wu Chunyang pushed him from behind.
"Go faster, why are you dawdling?"
Chu He frowned and looked back at Wu Chunyang.
Wu Chunyang's eyes flashed fiercely, "What do you see?"
Wu Chunyang grew up in Luzhou. Although he was not the eldest son of the prefect, since his father became the prefect of Luzhou, except for his parents and elder brother, no one in Luzhou dared to look directly at him.
Chu He clenched his fists, and Xu Zhiqiong pulled Chu He and winked at him.
It's your first day at work and you can't cause trouble.
Walking to the warehouse in the west courtyard, Bai Denglang raised his hand and said, "Wang Denglang and Shi Denglang are waiting for you inside. Go in and get your clothes, sword, lantern, and quilt."
After saying that, Bai Denglang left.
This place is less than twenty meters away from the warehouse. They have been brought into the yard, why not bring them to the door?
Lazy feet? Don’t want to take those extra steps?
Xu Zhiqiong glanced at Bai Denglang secretly, and Bai Denglang also looked back at him slightly.
There was a weird smile on his face.
Bai Denglang walked away, but this smile touched some memories of Xu Zhiqiong.
Old employees bully new employees.
Old seniors bully new students.
I have seen this happen a lot in my past life.
Xu Zhiqiong has two principles when dealing with such people: first, don't overestimate their IQ, and second, don't underestimate their viciousness.
While thinking, I heard Wu Chunyang urging from behind: "Why are you deaf? Let me walk faster!"
Chu He was furious and was about to turn around, but Xu Zhiqiong stumbled and fell to the ground. Chu He was bumped by Xu Zhiqiong, his feet were unstable, and he tripped to the ground. He accidentally stepped on Wu Chun.
Yang kicked.
"Are you blind?" Wu Chunyang looked at the mud marks on his shoes and said through gritted teeth, "If I hadn't been in the Yamen, I would have had you lick them clean."
Chu He was about to stand up, but was held tightly by Xu Zhiqiong.
Wu Chunyang bypassed Chu He and pushed the door open first to enter the warehouse. Suddenly he tripped and fell to the ground.
The fall was so hard that my face was broken and my hands were injured.
There was a burst of laughter in the warehouse. Wang Shijie, the white lantern man, looked at the young man lying on the ground and asked, "Are you Xu Zhiqiong?"
Wu Chunyang was stunned and didn't say anything for a long time.
Wang Shijie stepped forward, patted Wu Chunyang's face, and said with a smile: "Didn't I say you have great talent? What about anger fueling a tiger's power? I don't think this talent is very good!
Not to mention talent, do you understand the rules? When entering a house, knock on the door first, do you understand?"
While talking, Wang Shijie kept patting Wu Chunyang's face, and Wu Chunyang opened Wang Shijie's hand.
Wang Shijie spat in Wu Chunyang's face: "You're so crazy!" After saying that, he slapped his chest again.
Wu Chunyang was about to speak, but was choked back by the heel, and lay on the ground coughing.
Wang Shijie pointed at Wu Chunyang and said to everyone: "Today you entered Zhangdeng Yamen, and you have to learn the rules of the Yamen in the future. Although we are all white lampmen, you and I are of different generations. When I am on duty, what the hell are you doing?
I can’t even pee standing up!
From now on, you must remember one thing. What I say is the same as what your father said. You must obey me honestly when I tell you! I don’t care what your background is. If you are a tiger, just lie down for me.
I am being coiled by a dragon, and I have learned all the rules. If anyone dares to bare his teeth in front of me, Xu Zhiqiong will suffer the consequences!"
Wu Chunyang said with a trembling voice: "I'm not..."
"How dare you fucking talk!" Wang Shijie kicked Wu Chunyang again.
There is also a Bai Denglang in the warehouse, named Shi Chuan, who is the younger brother of Wuwei General Shi Xun.
Shi Chuan walked up to everyone and said with a smile: "Everyone, Brother Wang just mentioned the rules of the yamen. This is all for your own good. You are used to being arrogant in the academy. You are not allowed to be arrogant in the yamen.
We are your elders in the yamen. We may speak harshly, but we will not harm you. Xu Zhiqiong, please get up, remember the lesson this time, and learn the rules well in the future."
Wu Chunyang slowly stood up, panted for a while and said: "I am not Xu Zhiqiong."
Shi Chuan blinked for a long time and asked: "Are you..."
"My name is Wu Chunyang."
Shi Chuan was stunned, and Wang Shijie was also a little nervous.
"Who is Wu Chunyang?"
Shi Chuan lowered his head and looked at the roster, and whispered to Wang Shijie: "The son of the prefect of Luzhou."
"What the hell..." Wang Shijie looked up at the crowd and said, "Which one is Xu Zhiqiong?"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled naively and said, "It's me."
"You, what, what's going on with you..."
Wang Shijie wanted to ask Xu Zhiqiong why he didn't come in first, but it didn't seem appropriate to ask.
Xu Zhiqiong thought to himself: Why is he targeting me?
Did Yu Shan ask him to do this?
Probably not.
Although Yu Shan is ruthless in his actions, he has a very strong purpose. When he asked Liu De'an to beat me up, he did it for Ju Yuan Dan, to make things difficult for me in the college entrance examination, and to completely ruin my reputation.
Now you hired a lantern man to come here just to beat me up? The investment and return are obviously not directly proportional. This is obviously not Yu Shan's style of doing things.
Moreover, Yu Shan is very cautious in doing things. This white man named Wang Shijie didn't even know me, so he dared to hit people rashly. Yu Shan would not be so reckless in doing things.
Why is it not Yu Shan?
Do I have a grudge against this Wang Shijie?
Or does this Wang Shijie think I'm easy to bully?
Xu Zhiqiong finally guessed correctly, Wang Shijie thought he was easy to bully.
Wang Shijie has been working as a cadre in charge of the lamp office for more than ten years and has always been a white lantern man. He only has an upper-level ninth grade cultivation level and has basically no possibility of improvement. This means that he is destined to be a white lantern man for the rest of his life.
As the oldest white lantern player, Wang Shijie’s greatest pleasure every year is to bully newcomers.
Because he is at the bottom, he can't bully anyone except the newcomers.
Wang Shijie is very experienced in torturing newcomers. If you want to intimidate newcomers, you must first operate on someone. Talking with words is useless. You must actually beat them.
But who is suitable to fight?
Not everyone can afford it.
You shouldn't mess with a young master like this from the prefect's family.
A poor boy like Xu Zhiqiong who has no father or mother is the best candidate.
So he made an agreement with Bai Denglang outside the door and let Xu Zhiqiong go first.
Bullying newcomers is not only enjoyable, but also has many benefits. The lantern man outside the door is also willing to cooperate with him.
But unexpectedly, Xu Zhiqiong was not taught a lesson this time, but he was beaten by Magistrate Wu's son instead.
Wang Shijie was a little embarrassed and turned away without saying a word. Shi Chuan hurriedly stepped forward to help Wu Chunyang pat the dust and said with a smile: "Brother Wang has no bad intentions. It's all for your own good. Don't worry about it. Don't care about it...
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Wu Chunyang pushed Shi Chuan away, pointed at Wang Shijie and said, "Remember this!"
After saying that, he slammed the door and walked out of Zhang Deng Yamen.
Wang Shijie snorted coldly and said: "What are you crazy about? Do you think your father is a Beijing official?"
Even though his father is a fourth-grade prefect, as long as he is not a capital official, there is really nothing he can do with a little lantern man.
Xu Zhiqiong didn't know the reason. He was not in the mood to think about this problem for the time being. All his attention was on Wang Shijie.
This person is very special. He has a unique temperament that deeply attracts Xu Zhiqiong.
After looking at it with the eyes of sinful karma, his temperament became even more charming.
Wang Shijie waved his hand: "Come over and get your things!"
According to the standard equipment of the Lantern Man, Xu Zhiqiong should be able to receive a Biao Chi Blade (saber), a white lantern, an official hat, two official robes and two pairs of boots.
But Xu Zhiqiong didn't get a sword, and neither did Chu He, nor did the newcomers from civilian backgrounds.
But Yang Wu did.
The official robe also didn't fit well. Xu Zhiqiong was eight feet tall (1.81 meters tall), so once he put it on, the robe barely covered his knees, and the sleeves barely reached his elbows.
It's okay if the robe is too small, and the shoes are too small.
The most hateful thing is that Chu He's robe is about the same size as Xu Zhiqiong's, and it turns into a short skirt when worn on him.
But Yang Wu's clothes fit him very well.
Although Yang Wu's father is an eighth-rank official, his status as a Beijing official still matters...
Even so, Xu Zhiqiong was not angry, and he would peek at Wang Shijie from time to time.