Lin Jue's heart was also in ups and downs. A few months later, he suddenly heard the name Wu Chunlai, which made Lin Jue's heart alert again. The confrontation with Wu Chunlai in Hangzhou City was not over yet, Wu Chunlai proposed
At first, he delayed the request by delaying the attack. However, Wu Chunlai was in the capital, and this matter may have to be brought up again. The Hu Yongpei in front of him actually had nothing to do with him, but he was so enthusiastic about helping, but in the middle of the
Wu Chunlai's name was mentioned on the road. Could it be that he was sent by Wu Chunlai to have a showdown with him?
Lin Jue was thinking about how to respond when he heard Hu Yongpei say: "Lin Jieyuan doesn't know Mr. Wu. I'm just confused. That's all. I won't mention it anymore. I won't mention it anymore."
Lin Jue responded vaguely, but he felt confused and uncomfortable. All he could think about was what kind of medicine Hu Yongpei was selling in the gourd. While he was thinking wildly, Hu Yongpei's voice sounded.
"The Yushitai is here, Lin Jieyuan, let's get off the bus."
Outside the Donghua Gate of the Imperial Palace, the famous Yushitai is located here. From the outside, it is just a few rows of houses and several courtyards, but this is a place that many people are frightened by. The Yushitai of the Zhou Dynasty was a large
One of the highest judicial organs of the Zhou Dynasty, it was also called the "Tai Yuan" together with the Criminal Court. All criminal trial and litigation matters in the Zhou Dynasty were handled by the Taiwan Yuan. Different from the Criminal Court, the Yushitai's powers were more authoritative.
The Yushitai is a department that specializes in impeaching, supervising, interrogating, and correcting discipline for officials. To put it bluntly, the Court of Punishment is responsible for hearing cases involving ordinary people and private individuals, while the Yushitai targets those in the court.
The crimes committed by officials, big and small, are of higher rank and have greater power.
The existence of the Yushitai is a kind of supervision and coercion for the officials up and down the court. No matter how big an official you are, there will always be officials from the Yushitai watching your every move. Once the news reaches their ears
, they can report it and impeach you.
This place is actually a place that many officials avoid because it is unlucky. It is absolutely impossible for officials to come unless necessary. There is also a large prison in Taichung, a place where even the common people are unwilling to set foot.
.Therefore, when Lin Jue got off the car, he felt a cold atmosphere around him, which made him feel chilled.
In front of the tall black gatehouse, several government officials stood chatting at the door. Hu Yongpei and Lin Jue approached slowly. The government officials stopped talking and turned to look. Perhaps they had seen the miserable situation of many senior officials here, so they
His expression did not show the respect that officials should have, even when this official wearing the attire of a fourth-grade official approached.
"My lord, what business do you have?" a government official asked, cupping his fists.
Hu Yongpei glanced at the dark door and felt a little frightened. This place was also taboo for him.
"Is the Prime Minister of your family in the Yazhong?" Hu Yongpei asked.
"Fang Zhongcheng? You are in the public house at the back. May I ask what business this gentleman has?" asked the Yamen servant.
Lin Jue was excited and rushed forward and said: "Please tell Fang Zhongcheng and tell him that his student Lin Jue wants to see you."
The yamen officer frowned and looked Lin Jue up and down and said, "Who are you? Fang Zhongcheng is not someone who can be seen casually."
Hu Yongpei frowned and shouted: "You yamen servant, don't you understand? This one is Lin Jieyuan, a student of Fang Zhongcheng. He came all the way from Hangzhou to join his mentor, but you are asking questions. Why don't you go and report it quickly."
The yamen servant finally came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Wait a moment, you two, I will go and report it now."
The yamen servant turned around and went in to report. Hu Yongpei turned around and walked out of the shadow downstairs to stand in the sun. He didn't want to stand too close to avoid getting into trouble. He had to take a good bath when he went back at noon. He had to go to the Yushitai.
It's not a good place to clean up.
Lin Jue didn't have so many taboos. He stood in front of the door eagerly and looked in. Finally, when the familiar tall and thin figure walked up the path inside the door, Lin Jue waved his hands and shouted excitedly. His voice was unexpectedly loud.
Choked.
"Sir, sir, student Lin Jue is here."
Fang Dunru's steps were also very fast, almost trotting all the way. The government officials who reported the report had to remind him: "Sir, be careful, sir, please slow down." He didn't understand at all how the always steady and dignified Lord Zhongcheng could listen.
When his students arrived, he was so anxious that he was out of breath while running.
"Is it Lin Jue? Is it Lin Jue?" Fang Dunru shouted.
"Sir, it's me." Lin Jue shouted.
Fang Dunru panted and came to the door. Lin Jue stood on the steps with wet eyes, fell to his knees with a thud, and kowtowed.
"Student Lin Jue, I have met my mentor. My mentor is always in good health?" Lin Jue said.
Fang Dunru's eyes were moist, and he quickly stepped forward to help Lin Jue up and said, "Okay, okay, you're finally here. It's really worrying."
Lin Jue knew what Fang Dunru meant. He left Hangzhou years ago. This news must have been informed by Yan Zhengsu. The reason why he told Yan Zhengsu was to come to the capital earlier to serve his mentor and prepare for the exam. What happened?
It took several months for him to arrive in the capital. Fang Dunru must have been extremely worried about his whereabouts and did not know where he had gone.
"Yes, yes, students deserve to die, students..."
"Stop talking, come in and talk." Fang Dunru pulled Lin Jue up and said with a smile.
"This scene is really touching. Master and disciple are reunited, and everyone is happy. Fang Zhongcheng, the friendship between your master and disciple is really touching." A voice said loudly from the side.
Fang Dunru was stunned for a moment, followed the sound, and then found Hu Yongpei standing not far away with a sigh on his face.
"This is... Mr. Hu, why are you here?" Fang Dunru frowned.
Hu Yongpei bowed his hands and saluted, and said with a smile: "Lin Jieyuan went to my Rites Yamen to register. He said that he could not find out where Fang Zhongcheng lived, so I took him to the Yushitai to find you. You masters and disciples are gathered together, I
My mission has been completed, and I will take my leave."
Fang Dunru looked at Lin Jue in confusion, and Lin Jue nodded and said, "That's true. Mr. Hu is so warm-hearted. If he hadn't led the way, I would have had to search for several days to find this place."
Fang Dunru nodded, raised his hands to Hu Yongpei and said calmly: "Thank you so much, Mr. Hu. The Yushitai is not a good place, so I won't invite Mr. Hu to come in and talk. I will let Lin Jue thank you some other time."
Hu Yongpei didn't care about Fang Dunru's attitude. He smiled and said, "It's just a little effort. It's nothing. I'll take my leave."
After saying that, Hu Yongpei turned around, got into the car, and left along the way he came, surrounded by his servants.
"How did you get together with such a person?" Fang Dunru's dissatisfied voice sounded in his ears.
Lin Jue smiled bitterly, and sure enough, not long after they met, Fang Dunru started to train people.
"Master Hu is very warm-hearted. Without his guidance, I wouldn't have been able to find him here today. I don't know him personally. If he offered to help, I wouldn't be able to refuse, right?" Lin Jue said with a smile.
Fang Dunru smacked his lips and said, "That's all, don't get involved with people like this in the future. They are not a good thing."
Lin felt speechless, bowed and said: "Yes."
Fang Dunru glanced at Lin Jue and said: "Let's go in and talk. Where have you been in the past few months? Do you know how anxious your wife and the others are when they know that you came to Beijing in advance but never arrived? You bastard
Boy, where did you go to get away? You actually deceived Master Yan and said that you were coming to the capital. If you don't make it clear for a while, you won't be able to pass the test."
Fang Dunru walked through the door while walking. Lin Jue stuck out his tongue and followed him. The two passed through several courtyards and entered a small courtyard inside a round gate at the south end. There were several tall, bare trees in the courtyard.
There were three public houses facing south, and several petty officials and servants were busy in the yard. When they saw Fang Dunru, they all stood up and saluted.
"Come, this is my public room. Go in and sit down." Fang Dunru pointed to the room in the middle and said.
Lin Jue agreed and followed Fang Dunru into the house. The house was clean and neat. The floor was paved with wooden boards, and the walls were surrounded by a circle of tall bookcases, with files and books piled densely in the middle.
It is a large desk with several high piles of official documents, pens, ink, paper, inkstones and other items.
"The Yushitai turns out to be so simple. I thought that the Imperial Yushitai Yamen of Zhou Dynasty was a magnificent yamen." Lin Jue looked at the surrounding furnishings and put down the package.
"Do you think this is a good place? Yushitai is the most offending place, and everyone is afraid to avoid it. Didn't you see that Hu Yongpei just didn't even come close to the door? He was afraid of being contaminated with bad luck. But he didn't know that he could really avoid it.
The way to be unlucky is not to rely on these, but to be honest, self-respecting, and diligent in serving the public. If you do something that ignores the laws and regulations, even if you avoid taboos, I will come to you." Fang Dunru sat down behind the desk and said,
Said in a deep voice.
Lin Jue stuck out his tongue and said, "Teacher, this official is a hateful official."
Fang Dunru smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, isn't it a hateful one? Do you know that Yushitai is also called 'Wutai'? Look at the trees outside, only crows like to land here, and no other birds dare to
Falling. Crows are all black, so they call this place 'Wutai'. I see, in the eyes of some people, we are as disgusting as crows."
Lin Jue frowned and said, "Teacher, if you know this, why do you want to be an official of the Yushitai?"
Fang Dunru said with a smile: "This is an official position that I actively requested. Only in this position can I make a big difference."
Lin Jue nodded silently. He knew that Fang Dunru came back to the mountain this time not just to enjoy the glory and wealth. He came back with a purpose. This official position in Yushitai may be what attracted him to come back.
Here, he can transform into the angry-eyed Vajra and rebuke the inappropriate behavior of officials in the DPRK. This may be his wish for this trip.
"Stop talking about me, let's talk about you. Why did you arrive in the capital today? Mr. Yan said that you left Hangzhou in October last year. Where have you been in the past four or five months? Do you know, you
Master Yan was worried to death and urged me to send people to look for you several times. And Mr. Yan, after he came to the capital in November last year, he was also very worried when he heard that you had not arrived in the capital. He told me a few days ago
, if you don't come again, he will send people to the state capitals along the way to investigate your whereabouts." Fang Dunru took the teapot and poured a cup of hot tea for Lin Jue, then placed the tea cup in front of Lin Jue, with a touch of reproach in his words.
