When an official comes to Beijing to report on his duties, he must first go to the Ministry of Personnel to report, and then wait for the emperor's summons. After the emperor's summons is completed, you can leave the capital and take up your post.
Of course this is normal.
If the emperor is lazy, or if there are officials in the court who control the government, then you are not even qualified to meet the emperor, so you can skip this process and leave the capital directly to take up your post.
However, Li Xiuyuan's situation is a bit special. Not only did he come to Beijing to report on his work, he also escorted many criminals, so the situation was a bit more complicated.
"Master Li, now that you have arrived in the capital, according to the previous order, I have to escort Master Fu to Tianlao to wait for His Majesty's resignation. I hope Master Li will give you permission." As soon as he walked out of the ferry, Zuo Qianhu clasped his fists and saluted.
"You can just escort me to the prison. There is no need to ask for his permission. Just leave now without any further delay." Before Li Xiuyuan could speak, Fu Tianchou said with a cold face.
Li Xiuyuan did not stop him, and said: "Since Zuo Qianhu has official duties, I will not force others to do anything. However, except Master Fu, the other criminals who surrendered to the city, please trouble Zuo Qianhu once."
We will be escorted to Tianlao together. I believe it will be soon after I report this matter to the court.
There will be a result."
"Yes, sir." Zuo Qianhu responded, and immediately called his subordinates to take the prison vans to escort the criminals and prepare to leave.
"Father, don't worry. Mr. Li is also a person with a bad mouth. He will definitely not sit back and watch his father stay in the prison without asking anything. He will definitely find a way to restore his innocence and let his father come out of the prison smoothly.
The daughter is unfilial and cannot accompany her father. Zuo Qianhu, her father is in prison
Please take good care of me in the future and don’t let my father be punished or suffer from hunger."
Fu Qingfeng looked at his father Fu Tianchou with some worry and concern, and then pleaded with Zuo Qianhu.
Zuo Qianhu immediately said: "Miss Fu, don't worry, Mr. Fu is fair and strict, and has a clean mind. The court will definitely replace Mr. Fu with an innocent one. What he can do in his humble position will not disappoint Miss Fu and Mr. Li."
"Don't let him help. His help is nothing more than paying off corrupt officials with gold and silver and breaking the rules of the court. If you can get innocence like this, I would rather not have it." Fu Tianchou snorted coldly and said: "You have the right to do so.
I eat the emperor's salary and worry about the emperor. I believe that your majesty will definitely give this veteran a
Innocent."
Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "If that's the case, then I'll be relieved. It's just that it's easy to enter the prison today, so it's not certain whether Mr. Fu can come out safely."
"The villain has many insidious tricks, and they cannot be dealt with by Mr. Fu's righteousness."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt something.
There was a slight whistling sound coming from one direction, heading straight for Fu Tianchou in the prison car.
"Wha~!"
A short arrow flew out from the crowd, trying to kill him.
Li Xiuyuan reacted, stretched out his hand to grab it from the air, and the arrow fell into his palm.
"There is an assassin." Zuo Qianhu reacted instantly. He shouted suddenly and immediately took out his long knife to guard the surroundings.
The other soldiers were also ready to fight.
"No need to make a fuss, just put away your weapons. This is a sleeve arrow. It is quenched with poison. The person who used it was an experienced assassin. If he failed in one blow, he must have left along with the crowd. It is impossible to show up again. And even if the investigation
What will happen to the assassin when he comes out? All he will do is find a corpse.
That's all, if you dare to take action here, you must have thought of a perfect plan."
Li Xiuyuan looked at the brass short arrow in his hand and said slowly, without going to track down the assassin.
If he really wanted to look for it with his methods, he would be able to find it easily, but there was no need to mess up now.
Zuo Qianhu immediately said: "It's a low-level guard who is unfavorable and deserves death. Thank you so much, Mr. Li, for stopping the assassin."
"No, I can't blame you. Maybe the enemy is not only targeting Mr. Fu, but maybe he also wants to test me. If Mr. Fu can succeed in assassinating me, he can also assassinate me. This is what these officials in the capital gave me.
Warning." Li Xiuyuan smiled teasingly, palmed his hands,
The arrows in his sleeves disappeared: "Soldier first, then salute. This is a reminder to me that no matter how powerful I am as the governor of Yangzhou, when I arrive in the capital, I have to be coiled up like a dragon, and I have to lie down like a tiger. Otherwise, will I be able to get out of the capital?"
It’s all the same problem.”
"Sir, you are an official of the imperial court, how dare they?" Zuo Qianhu said in shock.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "The officials in the imperial court are backed by big families, with the support of relatives and relatives of the emperor. Their forces are intertwined. The important positions in the imperial court have been divided up by them. I, with my ability to quell the rebellion, suddenly took over the title of governor of Yangzhou."
The son of a wealthy businessman and an unknown scholar, he is naturally a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh.
Already."
"I have no power above the imperial court, and my status is considered humble. Even if I die, I won't cause any trouble. On the contrary, I will be able to open up the position of governor. This is something that everyone is happy about."
Before he came to Beijing, he had asked Li Linfu to analyze it. There were only three possibilities for him to come to Beijing this time. Either he would be killed by a ruthless and cruel person, or he would stay in the capital and look for an opportunity to dismiss him, or he would resign himself.
If you want to successfully report on your duties and return to Yangzhou to take charge, your chances are very slim.
However, Li Linfu also said that this is the fate of ordinary scholars who come to Beijing. If some extraordinary means are used, it will be another outcome.
The extraordinary means used were nothing more than secret fights.
Sure enough, as soon as he arrived in the capital, he received a warning.
"Mr. Li, doesn't it mean that my father is in danger?" Fu Qingfeng was also startled and said extremely worriedly.
Li Xiuyuan said: "It was dangerous before, but now it is safe. Such assassinations will not succeed. The enemy already knows my ability. If I can prevent assassinations, I can also assassinate others. If I use this method again, what will happen next
People are probably not happy to see me. They are more afraid of death than me.
Well, a wily person will avoid such things as jumping over the wall in a hurry."
"Boiling frogs in warm water and cutting flesh with blunt knives are what they are good at. They make you want to resist but can't bear the cost of resisting. In the end, you will be pressed to death step by step."
"Zuo Qianhu, send Mr. Fu to Tianlao. If something happens to Mr. Fu, I will thoroughly investigate the assassin and never let anyone go." Li Xiuyuan said with a cold face.
These words are not meant for Zuo Qianhu, but for the people in the dark.
"Yes, sir."
Master Fu remained silent after experiencing this assassination. Perhaps he had already thought of who attacked him and just kept silent.
"Go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to register, and then find an inn to rest. Well, forget it. I remember that my Li family's escort agency has arrived in the capital. Let's go to the escort agency to stay. Han Meng, please take a few people to inquire about our Li family.
Where is my escort agency?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"Yes, young master." Han Meng gave him a fist and left with the five soldiers.
And just when Li Xiuyuan went to the Ministry of Personnel.
In an official residence in the capital.
Two old men were sitting in a quiet garden playing chess, and there was another old man watching the game and saying nothing.
If there are any court officials here, they will definitely recognize that these are three ministers of the court. Among them, the old man who is watching the chess without saying a word is Mr. Yang of Zhongshu Province. The other two old men are also ministers of the Sixth Ministry.
People of high authority.
"Li Xiuyuan from Yangzhou came to the capital. He arrived today by water."
"Humph, I walked on a waterway for more than two months. This young scholar is very slippery. I let him govern Yangzhou for more than two months. I'm afraid many officials have been subdued by him, and many of our people have been conquered.
He was dismissed and investigated."
"Mr. Yang, your beloved son was beheaded by this Li Xiuyuan. He is ruthless and has a background as a soldier, so it is difficult to deal with him. In my opinion, there are only three ways to deal with Li Xiuyuan."
The old man playing chess said with a cold face: "Kill with praise, dismiss from office, kneel down and be a dog."
"That's right. Soldiering first and then saluting doesn't work. He is a soldier. He can't close the door and beat the dog. Otherwise, the dog will jump over the wall and kill a few people. Mr. Yang, you can't forget that Li Xiuyuan is the person who defeated Li Liangjin, the king of the Nine Mountains.
Even if Li Liangjin is a waste and the Maitreya Sect entrenched in the south,
The White Lotus Sect, those are evil spirits that cannot be destroyed for hundreds of years. He can destroy them, which shows that he has extraordinary abilities." Another old man said.
"I have tens of thousands of cavalry under my command, and I have captured the troops and horses of several generals. I have 30,000 infantry. I have submitted complaints to you about the complaints of several generals. You have omitted to write this letter. Mr. Yang, you don't understand, right? And I heard that
He is still recruiting troops and horses in Yangzhou. He has at least 40,000 to 50,000 troops under his command. If he doesn't get it right,
This is another Nine Mountain King."
"No, the King of Nine Mountains is not as good as him. This person may be Wang Mang or Meng De. A wise man is to govern a country like cooking fresh food. Mr. Yang can't be impatient. If something goes wrong, others will lift the table and stop playing with you."
Mr. Yang watched his eyes, nose and heart. He sat aside and didn't understand. He just said slowly: "Let's play chess. What do you say? It's your turn."
After saying that, he added: "Besides, the assassin was not sent by me. It was your own idea. You want to test his quality. I can bear the revenge of killing my son, but you can't wait any longer."
, a position as the governor of Yangzhou has made you so anxious. Don’t forget, Li Xiuyuan
There is also a protector of the country on top."
"He is just a magician who shows off his sorcery. Sooner or later, he will be killed. He will not be allowed to dominate the court."
"If it's so easy, then I won't worry. Let the officials hold him back for a while, keep him in the capital for a while, and then see the situation." Master Yang said.
"It's natural."
While they were discussing for a few days, Li Xiuyuan had already made a trip to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. After filing the report, he submitted some documents and the rest was to stay in the capital and wait for news.
Waiting for the day when Zhao Guan's family summons him.
However, he felt that if he wanted to see the official Zhao family, he would have to wait for several days.