The four of them all looked upright and bowed. Su Ziji picked up the tea bowl, used the lid to stir the tea and took a sip. It was obvious that the four of them naturally wanted to stay on the boat.
No, it should be said that the emperor wanted him to stay on the ship all the time. These people were carrying out the tasks assigned by the emperor.
If you let yourself go to Nanxing County, you may be derelict in your duty. Who knows whether the emperor will be angry?
When Su Ziji saw the four people trying to dissuade him, he sneered in his heart, frowned and asked: "I was ordered to investigate the case, so it is natural for me to patrol Nanxing County. Why, you still have the intention to detain me?"
The voice was not loud, but it carried pressure, and the expressions of the four people suddenly changed.
This is absolutely unacceptable!
The emperor did give hints and instructions to the four of them, but at most they were oral instructions without any explicit instructions!
Furthermore, even if there is a clear purpose, it cannot be shown to others.
Yang Zimo and Peng Guozhong looked at each other, knowing very well that this was a struggle between the emperor and the grandson, but once it was brought to light, the criticism caused would have to be borne by the person who broke through this layer of window paper.
Neither Yang Zimo nor Peng Guozhong were so loyal as to risk their lives and their families, and the emperor obviously did not believe that they were such people.
Therefore, even though Yang Zimo and Peng Guozhong knew their missions, they did not have any authority to control their grandson.
Not to mention Jiang Shen and Cao Zhi.
The four of them sighed inwardly at the same time, knowing that Taisun was determined to go to Nanxing County and could not be stopped.
"I don't dare!" Jiang Shen and Cao Zhi took the lead in kowtowing and chanting.
"If you don't dare, then go ahead and show off to Nanxing County immediately!" Su Ziji said lightly, and as he spoke, he glanced at the remaining two people who were silent.
Yang Zimo, the Qianhu guard at Qi, felt depressed, but he could only lower his head and respond: "Yes, I will make arrangements right away."
The great eunuch Peng Guozhong turned pale, and secretly cursed the three of them for being greedy for life and afraid of death! They gave in so easily, it was just...
He gritted his teeth and finally squeezed out one word: "...Yes."
There was no other way. All three of them agreed. It was useless to insist on it alone. It would also make the grandson target him, which would outweigh the gains and losses.
Since all four people agreed, the matter was naturally settled and would not change.
After coming out, Jiang Shen and Cao Zhi left first, walking in a hurry.
The two people who came out later looked at Jiang Shen and Cao Zhi with a chill in their eyes.
If these two people hadn't given in first, the situation wouldn't have turned into this!
"These civil servants are nothing."
Yang Zimo and Peng Guozhong both looked gloomy and returned to the ship. Soon, a carrier pigeon flew away.
Wen Xunpeng entered the cabin and saw Su Ziji reading a chess score, so he immediately reported it.
"A carrier pigeon?" Su Ziji smiled indifferently: "It's normal."
"I won't say that my grandfather is ruthless. In fact, if you look at his governance over the past twenty years, you will know how insightful he is and how unconstrained he is by morality."
"There is no better way to govern people than with soldiers."
"All intelligence, strategies, and orders are within three feet. It cannot be concealed from a private soldier."
"So it is really necessary to strictly control it, and personal soldiers must be sent by the superior government or even the emperor. This is not only protection, but also the closest line of defense for arresting when necessary."
"When the emperor sent a guard to protect him, I knew the emperor's heart. What's surprising now?" Su Ziji smiled.
After hearing this, Wen Xunpeng thought for a moment, thinking that Confucianism governs the world with benevolence and filial piety, but the actual control is like this. He couldn't explain how he felt. It took him a long time to smile to himself and said: "Let's not talk about grandsons, the monarch and his ministers are so jealous.
I am a layman who claims to be smart, so I am shocked."
"But, does this matter?"
"It doesn't matter."
Su Ziji said quietly, with a cold tone: "The people around me are only supervising by order. This is a covert mission. The overt mission still has to obey my orders."
"Even if the enemy invades, we have to defend it with all our strength."
For individuals, sacrificing one's life to defend one another is the pinnacle of friendship, but for organizations and yamen, this is just a basic operation.
People who have gone through many battles, supported each other through life and death, and even trusted each other with their lives, can be killed in the blink of an eye.
Without it, there would be no selfishness in the yamen, and justice would be as great as heaven.
If there is an order from a superior, it is natural to kill brother, brother, father and son.
Therefore, trusting each other in life and death cannot be said to be worthless, but it is not as reliable as sharing the same interests.
Wen Xunpeng fell silent and stopped talking.
County town·official office
The weather was hot, Xu Shangyi just went home and sat down, and someone gave him snow tea
Ice storage has a long history. It is recorded in "The Rites of Zhou" that "Sacrifice and share the ice to learn from each other" is nothing more than building an ice cellar in winter, storing the ice in it, and then using it in the summer.
"Snow tea", "snow wine", "ice tray" are not uncommon, and even "xuesu" (ice cream) is available.
Xu Shangyi took a pleasant sip and said: "In the hot summer, this ice cold storage is really good. I didn't store much ice in the past, but this time I expanded the ice storage for the New Year, so I can finally indulge a little bit!"
"Go, give some to your wife too."
"Yes!" The servant bowed and agreed. Xu Shangyi wanted to speak, but when he looked up and saw someone coming in, he immediately shut up.
The servant came closer, whispered a few words, and then retreated below.
"What? Taisun Qi is driving?!"
When he first heard the news, the prefect Xu Shangyi was shocked. Why didn't he get any information in advance?
Doesn't Taisun Chuanjia have "one of his own"? Why didn't he notify us in advance and send a message? By now, it's already an hour too late.
"Hurry! Prepare the cart quickly!" Xu Shangyi didn't have time to think too much, so he hurriedly called for people to prepare the cart.
At the same time, Pei Dengke also heard the news and was also shocked.
"Taishun Qijia left. When did he go?"
When he learned that he had just started driving, he immediately made a judgment: "Prepare the car immediately and go to the city gate!"
Others who received the news also made similar decisions.
Xu Shangyi and Pei Dengke were the first to get the information and the fastest.
When they hurried to the city gate tower facing the river bank, no one else had arrived yet.
They didn't care about anyone else. They looked at each other and without even having time to say anything, they picked up the hem of their robes and climbed up to the tower to look out.
From the highest point of this city gate, you can see the river bank and pier in the distance.
Although you can't hear the sound in the distance, you can see all the scenery and people wherever you look.
The location of the dock is between the inner city and the outermost outer city. After Taisun arrived, he never lived in the inner city, and all the ceremonial guards were in the outer city.
This also led to the fact that the grandson who was an imperial envoy was about to leave. The two local "local emperors" did not find out until then.
It's too late to stop him.
Besides, they had no reason to stop him - as a minister, what reason could they use to stop the grandson who was ordered to investigate the case?
The reasons that the two of them could think of must have been thought of by the officials and eunuchs who were following the grandson.
Even so, they couldn't stop anyone. How could the local officials do what these people couldn't do?
"coming!"
Looking from afar, I saw the guard of honor. The first fifty guards with sabers were holding dragon flags, and then fifty guards escorted the chariot, followed by servants and maids. They left the pier in a mighty manner and crossed the road.
The city gate is lined with soldiers like clouds, which is very majestic.
This movement also attracted many passers-by to look at it from a distance.