Chapter 18 The governor of Chang'an is in a hurry to hear the geese cry!
The next day, early morning!
Some of the people in Chang'an City are still sleeping, confused and having some unrealistic dreams.
The third team of government officials from Chang'an Mansion had already escorted their not-so-good-looking Master Yin into the carriage.
Also accompanying him was the eldest brother of the Chang'an government office, Jiazi years old.
A murder case occurred by Yanming Lake. As far as Chang'an Mansion is concerned, there are many people in Chang'an City.
There are countless merchants coming and going, and at night, it’s even more mixed.
Therefore, it is not that unusual for so many people to die on weekdays.
Anyway, as long as the people don't come to complain, then they will naturally not sit idle and cause so much trouble for themselves.
If the people don’t complain, the officials won’t be promoted!
But the person who came to report to the official was not an ordinary person, but the maid of the fourth princess who had just returned to the capital Chang'an yesterday and was loved by His Majesty.
Noble concierges and noble maids are things that cannot be messed with in Chang'an.
Shangguan Yangyu, who was the magistrate of Chang'an, naturally did not dare to lose Yi Qingxin. Shangguan Yangyu, who came from a poor background but became the magistrate of the capital, always stood on the side of the winner.
Originally, Shangguan Yangyu was on the side of the current queen, but the fourth princess, who has high prestige among the people, came back.
Besides, His Majesty is in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period, so naturally we don’t know when the throne of the Tang Kingdom will be assigned.
But from the time Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess and the maid came to report to the throne, it was already doomed that Shangguan Yangyu had already fallen into a whirlpool of competition for the throne.
In the carriage, Shangguan Yangyu's triangular eyes were full of light, but he couldn't figure out how to break the situation.
The savior of Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess was assassinated less than twelve hours after arriving in Chang'an.
It would be fine if the princess's savior died. At most, there will be another unsolved case in the Chang'an government office, and at most he will be guilty of negligence.
He can still dance on many eggs as usual, falling down wherever the wind blows.
But the key is that the fourth princess's savior is still alive and well, but the assassin is dead.
This is really going to cost me my life. Isn’t it clear who did it?
It's nothing more than self-directed and acted, or it was done privately by loyal ministers from the Queen's circle.
Shangguan Yangyu's not-so-good-looking face was full of deep helplessness, "Tie Xin, if you give me a stick now, I won't have to go to such trouble if I faint."
Tie Xin, who was driving the carriage and left the three squadrons of government servants far behind, frowned and said, "Sir, you probably won't be able to use this trick now. Normally, you are at most a nobleman's subordinate."
"This time she is the trusted maid of the fourth princess. Master, you should be ready to solve the case!"
The laws of the Tang Dynasty have always been gentle towards officials, and their governor had used this method to avoid a lot of troubles before.
But I guess I can't escape this time. I often walk by the river and my shoes will get wet after all.
Shangguan Yangyu sighed and said: "Hey, it's really troublesome. It's troublesome every day. It's better to be released as a county guard."
He doesn't pick a place. The place in Qinghe County is very good and has a lot of potential.
Tie Xin said in astonishment: "Master, you need money to be released as a county guard!"
"You don't take any side, and you don't have the money to smoothen the relationship between the officials and the heavenly officials. How can you be released as a county guard?"
The county magistrate who broke down the house, the magistrate who ransacked the house, and the county magistrate who guarded the royal land.
If you don’t have money and don’t stand in line, their lord will probably have to work hard to become an official in the position of Chang’an Lingyin.
When mentioning this, Shangguan Yangyu's face immediately dropped. The price charged by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Heavenly Officials was too high.
As for standing in line, it is impossible to stand in line. Once you stand in line, it will be difficult to walk out of the court in one piece.
"Drive!"
Tie Xin waved the whip again, and the horse was in pain, swung its hooves and ran towards Yanming Lake.
Fortunately, it was early in the morning and there were not many people on the road. The censor patrolling the city was still drinking tea. I was afraid it was time to sue them again.
Riding a horse-drawn carriage through the city in a swaggering manner is unbecoming of the imperial court. At the very least, he will be fined three months' salary.
The bumps along the way almost caused the old man in the old carriage behind him to sway and fall apart.
But people have become mature with age. As an old man who has been working as a widower in Chang'an government office for more than 40 years, he knows that he is in trouble this time.
In more than forty years, he has never seen any kind of bizarre death. Anyway, most of them are suicides.
Suicide is a good way to die. There is no criminal, no arrest documents or arrests.
The adults were also happy about this, and they were able to spend the three years of inspection in Beijing without incident.
In the eyes of the old man, everything is imaginary, and the only way to make peace is to make a living.
If it weren't for Shangguan Yangyu's fifty taels of silver, he wouldn't be willing to go at all.
Can people like them get involved in the affairs of the Tian family?
"Xiao Song!"
"This time, you have to be careful and don't say anything out loud."
In the dilapidated carriage, the young man said helplessly: "Second uncle, why do you insist on me taking over the position of the boss?"
The old man, Xiao Song's second uncle, said with a smile: "Because you have a bad mind!"
"Good people don't live long, and they can't eat this supper. Good people are treated as cowards. If they are not careful, there will be no more people to eat."
It is passed down from father to son. If his children and grandchildren were not so incompetent, this boy would not have had his turn.
But the good news is that we don’t leave the land to outsiders, and there are people in the yamen, so it’s easy to do things!
When you go to visit the cell, don’t you also have to give money to the old man?
If you want to eat meat and drink wine there, you don’t have to spend a lot of money, just wait for the water!
The second uncle has lived for so many years, but he has never discovered any difference between the Tang Dynasty and other countries in the world.
If there is a difference, it would probably be that there is a Xiling Temple above the heads of all the countries in the world!
The further you go towards Yanming Lake, the fewer people and business travelers on the streets become.
The entire Yanming Mountain, plus Yanming Lake, has long been the fourth princess's villa, and now it has been given to the fourth princess's savior.
The third shift of government officials almost vomited out the morning meal they had eaten.
It's true that the iron catcher got on the carriage himself, but pitifully, the brothers had to run with him.
Soon after, Yanming Lake arrived.
Tie Xin stopped the carriage and invited Shangguan Yangyu, who was already a little dizzy in the carriage, to get out.
Shangguan Yangyu looked at the majestic yet elegant courtyard and said, "It's quite lively."
When he got off the carriage, Shangguan Yangyu would have fallen to the ground if he hadn't been supported by Tie Xin.
The guards in armor looked expressionlessly at this man, the ugliest Chang'an magistrate in the history of the Tang Dynasty.
Qing He, who had been waiting for a long time, said: "Sir Shangguan, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Mr. Chen have been waiting for Lord Shangguan's big fight for a long time."
Shangguan Yangyu waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I can't do it, I can't do it!"
"Subordinate, how can we keep Her Royal Highness the Princess waiting for so long?"
If someone sues him for lese majeste, how much monthly salary should he be fined?