If you see "silver" when you open the door, you will have good luck. This is not a bad thing, it seems to be a good omen.
Zhang Modong didn't hesitate at all. He immediately walked over, bent down and picked up the silver. He weighed it and found that it was five taels of silver.
Judging from the specifications, it is not official silver, it seems to be privately cast, but the background is white and deep, with fine frost on the edges. This is a very high-quality silver.
"This must be a good omen!" Zhang Modong rubbed the silver lock with his hand and thought to himself, five taels of silver is not much for a person, but the omen is different.
"Yu Lu, Fang Xi, don't blame me. If not, blame you for being targeted."
"I'm just a little person. Even if it's to protect myself, I can only do what they say."
"If you say a thousand words and ten thousand words, you will offend the rich and powerful."
After persuading himself in this way, his guilty conscience gradually dissipated, and Zhang Modong gradually became righteous and confident.
He is a civil servant, so he can naturally guess some things. Even if he can't guess at a deeper level, he also knows that Yu Lufangxi, an old friend of the grandson, is suspected of cheating in the imperial examination. It must be a conspiracy. This matter may be involved in the grandson.
Let the grandson's reputation be damaged.
But Zhang Modong no longer cares about this. If he doesn't give it a try, he will have no choice but to stop and take exams.
There is a saying that wealth and honor can only be found in danger. In order to be distinguished, you must fight for it!
If you win, you have everything!
Thinking of this, Zhang Modong took everything without hesitation, put the money in his arms, walked out of the room and went straight to the lobby.
Zhang Modong himself didn't realize it. He originally planned to hide the note in the hotel and wait for someone to see it after reporting it. However, after picking up the money, he became confused and hid the note with the title on his body.
It was still dark outside at this time, but there seemed to be twenty or thirty people in the lobby, all of whom were civil servants. It was obvious that most of them had arrived.
"The egg noodles are here."
The waiters shuttled back and forth, serving bowls of plain noodles. It wasn't because the hotel was stingy, or because everyone couldn't afford it, but because of spring, one had to be very careful about what he ate.
It must be clean, hygienic, and fresh. It’s a big deal if you eat too much. So not only are the hotels serving egg noodles, but even the Gongyuan only provides flatbreads. It is said that when there is money, they serve sweet cakes instead of meat.
cake.
Who knows that meat and fish isn’t a problem? Vegetarian and pancakes rarely have this problem.
"Quickly, I'll buy six cookies. Brother Zhang, how many do you want to buy?"
Someone shouted that after breakfast, you need to take your things to the Gongyuan and queue up, but now you have to enjoy the meal.
"I want less, just four cookies." Zhang Modong's popularity is not bad. When he entered the lobby, someone greeted him. Shuanglang immediately replied, and it seemed that there was nothing unusual about him.
At this time, there was movement on the stairs. Zhang Modong looked sideways and saw that it was Yu Lu and Fang Xi who came down with yawns. They were also preparing to have breakfast, so they came over to talk.
"Brother Yu, Brother Fang, how many cookies do you want?"
Since Zhang Modong borrowed money from the two of them last time and was rejected, he has not spoken to the two of them for a long time. Not only did he not go to the two of them, they also never took the initiative to go to Zhang Modong.
The other people were vaguely aware that there was something wrong with the relationship between the three people. Now they saw the three people talking again, and they were all a little curious.
Why did the three of them break up in the first place?
It doesn't look like they are reconciled now. The two of them seem to be particularly cold towards Zhang Modong?
As for Zhang Modong, it seems that he would not be so polite in his speech in the past?
Although Zhang Modong is not an arrogant person, is his attitude when talking to Yu Lu and Fang Xi now particularly friendly?
"Brother Yu wants four, and I want six."
Yu Lu and Fang Xi didn't seem to remember what happened before. He spoke and responded. Although it wasn't warm, he didn't completely ignore Zhang Modong.
With their attitude, Zhang Modong felt more at ease.
If they were like him and became enthusiastic when meeting again, he would have to suspect that these two people had done something without telling him.
Their politeness now conveys a sense of alienation, which is a reaction that normal people would have.
After Zhang Modong tested it out, he felt relieved. At this time, someone called Zhang Modong, so he walked over to the person who called him and talked to him.
When Yu Lufang Xi waited for him to turn around and walk away, his face became completely cold.
Fang Xi whispered: "If it weren't for the surveillance and the copper pipe listening, I wouldn't have thought that he would have such a person."
"Stop talking, there is something going on outside, and it's coming." Yu Lu's ears were sharp and he heard something, so he pulled it and warned.
At the same time, outside the gate, dawn has not yet arrived, and there are people coming faintly in the darkness.
However, in fact, there were not many armored soldiers from the Imperial City Division. There were only six of them standing on either side of the ox cart. They were all banging their knives and swords with murderous intent. There were also four eunuchs who were bowing and looking at Ma Shunde who was unveiling the curtain.
Ma Shunde looked at the soldiers of the imperial city with satisfaction, and then looked coldly at the princes who were having dinner in the hotel.
"Duke, won't you arrest him immediately?" A eunuch bowed and asked with a flattering smile: "We have almost collected the evidence."
"Idiot, if you arrest them now, the most you can do is to deprive them of your honors. Follow them later, and when they enter the scene, we will arrest them!"
"Come to the Gongyuan to arrest people?" The eunuch who spoke was stunned. This Gongyuan exam was guarded by armored soldiers. Anyone who broke in without an imperial order would be killed without mercy.
"Idiot, our family has a token given by the emperor. Moreover, Wang Jinzhong has already prepared it at the gate of Gongyuan, and there are also people in Gongyuan to respond."
Ma Shunde said, then looked at Yu Lv Fang Xi inside, shook his head and sighed.
"Want to pass the exam? Spend your next life! What you are offending is God!"
At this time, he had already guessed why the emperor would send him to handle this matter, and why he had to wait for the Grand Chat to investigate and make a big fuss.
It is these two people who are really going to do it.
And behind these two people, stood the grandson!
Therefore, these two people must be convicted!
As long as you complete this errand by yourself, it will be considered a success!
Thinking like this, Ma Shunde already felt that the matter was settled and the evidence was enough. He was not arresting anyone now, but just had to wait for the exam to start so that he could "take away the stolen goods together"!
The impact of being caught before admission is completely different from being caught after the exam. Since Ma Shunde has already understood something, he naturally chooses the latter!
Now, just keep an eye on it and don't let anything happen.
While he was thinking like this, there was a sudden noise on the street, and the armored soldiers behind him were also a little commotion. This made Ma Shunde a little dissatisfied. He looked towards the street and saw a car passing by. There were government officials around him.
Guard.
"Who is coming to the hotel at this time?" Ma Shunde's eyes were suspicious.
Spring Festival is a national talent promotion ceremony. Even if they are not examiners, officials do not want to have too much contact with the examiners, so as not to be suspected of being under the melon field.
The oxcart stopped at the door of the hotel, and two officials got down from it. Just looking at it, Ma Shunde's eyes narrowed. He was really surprised that these two people were still people he knew!
Yin Tanping, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, and Liang Yuyin, one of the examiners!
Why did these two people arrive suddenly?
When Ma Shunde saw the two people getting off the oxcart, he was surprised that Yin Tanping of Shuntian Prefecture just paid it back, or in the name of patrolling public security.
However, the examiner Liang Yuyin did not enter the Gongyuan at this time, but instead came to see the judges. This alone means that he is guilty and can be prosecuted immediately.
If Yin Tanping, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, had not accompanied him, Ma Shunde almost went out to question and take it, but his eyes flashed and he saw Tanping wave his hand, led by a catcher, and followed by dozens of government officials, they had already killed this man.
The hotel was surrounded by people.
Such a formation gave Ma Shunde an ominous premonition.
The people inside the hotel also noticed something strange outside.
Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps outside. The sound of footsteps made people easily think of people from the government. Only well-trained officers and soldiers, and in large numbers, could make such sounds while walking.
A neat sound.
"what happened……"
"There seem to be a lot of people outside, what's going on..."
Uneasiness continued to spread among the crowd. Yu Lu and Fang Xi looked at each other and followed the crowd towards the gate.
The light is still a little dark now, but with the light of the lantern, as long as there is no problem with the line of sight, the disciples can see that people seem to be surrounding them outside.
Zhang Modong had already had breakfast in a hurry and was about to go out. He happened to see such a formation, and just looking at it made his heart skip a beat.
"Don't be afraid, I have a backing, this won't be against me."
Although the words are ominous, it is very clear that the mysterious person is an official, and it has not been activated yet, so even if it is checked, nothing can be found.
Although he didn't feel that the attack was directed at him, he was still hesitant to go out now, when he heard a "bang" and cadres with knives swarmed in.
The entry of this group of people caused the atmosphere in the lobby to freeze.
In fact, most yamen officers are not allowed to carry knives and are only allowed to carry iron rulers. Those who can carry knives indicate that those entering the Shuntian Prefecture Patrol Camp have special law enforcement powers.
To have so many Shuntian Prefecture patrol camps here, it's obviously something big!
Not to mention that all these officials had serious faces, and their eyes made people feel terrified.
Everyone in the lobby was shocked by this formation. They looked at each other and tried hard not to appear panicked, but their eyes were filled with questions: What happened?
"Master Liang, please."
"Master Yin, please."
Two voices sounded outside the door, they were two people being humble to each other, and then they came in one after another.
The person walking in front looked very majestic. Some of the people recognized this person. Isn't this Mr. Yin Tan Pingyin of Shuntian Prefecture?
It makes sense to say that the governor of Shuntian Prefecture has come. This is the capital city. When a case occurs, everyone gathers together, which attracts the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. It is not incomprehensible.
But the man who followed him in made all the people who knew him change their expressions slightly.
These people immediately told the people around them that the person who came in later was actually one of the examiners for this spring exam!
The identity of this person was too sensitive, which made the people in the ceremony even more uneasy and they couldn't help but talk about it.
"Isn't Mr. Liang an examiner? You should have entered Gongyuan at this time. Why did you come to the hotel suddenly?"
"What happened? The examiner came to see us. Isn't this against the rules?"
"Could it be that the examiner was temporarily changed?"