Xiao Chen expected that Wang Changlian could come here to greet him.
And Li An, the Minister of Punishment, actually came here to greet him, but Xiao Chen never expected it.
Could it be that this guy has not seen his wife and children for a long time, and he is anxious and is waiting for him here for this? Forget it, we will take him to Dongchang Prison later to meet Liu Ruyan and her son.
"Master Wang, as long as I return to the capital, I will definitely visit you first when I have free time. This Daxing is already on the outskirts of Beijing, the road is far away, and it is winter. You came here to greet me on horseback, Xiao Chen felt
It’s really like a spring breeze.” Xiao Chen raised his fists, saluted Wang Chang, and said respectfully.
"I have just arrived at the Ministry of Etiquette, and I am not familiar with many affairs. I just wanted to come out to freshen my mind, clear my mind, and then go back to work on the affairs of the Ministry of Etiquette. Since you just came back, I also took the opportunity to come out for a walk." Wang Chang laughed.
Follow the path.
Although Wang Changlian was trying his best to brush the matter off in a light tone, Li An wished that Xiao Chen would understand his hard work tenfold.
Holding his hands on his waist, Li An swung his buttocks and said, "Oh, it didn't matter whether it was cold or not. The saddle alone made my buttocks ache. Xiao Chen, as the two of us are ministers of the Ministry of Etiquette,
Coming all the way to see you, you can’t forget this feeling!”
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at Li An, who had become as thick-skinned as a city wall. He also raised his hands and saluted: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Li. Since everyone is gathered together, I will be hosting today. I will be here soon."
Come to the capital, have a good meal."
Hearing this, Li An came up to Xiao Chen and said in a low voice: "Why, after a trip to Jiangnan, did you make a lot of money?"
Xiao Chen avoided everyone's gaze and glared at him: "You can't be promising and always talk about getting rich."
"I came today because I have something important to ask you. Come with me." As he said that, Li An walked aside.
Seeing how mysterious the two of them were, Wang Changlian and Lin Shangli turned their heads and looked at the motorcade.
"What? You want to see your wife and children? Why are you so anxious? I'll just take you there later. You deserve to have your butt cut into four pieces after running so far." Xiao Chen said unceremoniously.
Li An waved his hand: "It's fine if they stay with you. I'm not so anxious to see you. I'm here to tell you that King Han's attitude towards you has changed now. He is now bent on winning over you. I have already praised Wang Wenshan.
Haikou, you will have a bigger appetite when you come back from Jiangnan. When the time comes, don’t just ask for a few thousand taels of silver at a time, start at least 10,000 taels and trick him to death.”
"That's it?" Xiao Chen didn't seem to believe his ears.
He thought that Li An came to greet him to meet his wife and children, but he didn't expect that he still looked up to him. This guy came purely for money.
"Isn't this reason enough?" Li An was also a little confused.
With money, you can do anything. What else is more important than money?
"Go away, you idiot." Xiao Chen glared at him, shook his head, and walked towards the crowd.
Dude, you can just wait for me to hand over the prisoner to the Criminal Department, at least it's because of official business. You have to use money to cheer up this solemn and touching scene.
Xiao Chen felt extremely unhappy and cursed Li An secretly.
However, thanks to him informing me in advance, if I had spoken too softly, the King of Han would look down on me.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Xiao Chen's face again.
This Li An is not without merit.
Turning around, Xiao Chen hooked his fingers at Li An.
"Brother Xiao, what are your orders?" Li An came over and asked in a low voice.
Pointing at the motorcade, Xiao Chen said: "These people will be handed over to your Criminal Department for trial. You have to examine them more carefully. If you can dig out some clues about other cases from them, you will become more and more popular with the emperor."
Popular."
"Of course. The trial of criminals is the duty of the Criminal Department, so Brother Xiao is completely relieved." Li An said loudly after patting his chest a few times.
Seeing Li An's vow, Xiao Chen laughed, stretched out his right hand, and tapped Li An's chest.
"As long as you judge the criminals carefully, I promise to share the money I got from the King of Han equally with you."
"Really?" Li An was a little overjoyed, but also a little doubtful whether he heard it wrong.
Last time, before the five thousand taels of silver notes Wang Wenshan gave him were warmed up, Xiao Chensheng used various reasons to take away three thousand taels.
I was still thinking that as long as I could get 10% of the money I got from Prince Han's Mansion in Xiao Chen's name, I would be satisfied.
And today, he actually said that he would split it equally with himself. Could it be that he was wrong?
"A gentleman's words." Xiao Chen smiled evilly and raised his palm.
When Li An saw his move, he couldn't wait to slap him and said: "It's hard to catch up with a horse!"
Seeing the two of them laughing and joking, Lin Shangli also laughed: "When you return to the capital, you will have many opportunities to reminisce about the past. Now that the motorcade has arrived, how about we return to the capital?"
"Let's go back to Beijing. We in the Criminal Department are also waiting to accept these prisoners." Li An led the horse and turned around with a smile.
Yongding Gate is the south gate of the outer city of Beijing.
Teams that finish their errands from the south usually enter through this door.
At this moment, Yongding Gate is already crowded with people inside and outside.
In the morning, Ming Chengzu announced that today was the day for Xiao Chen to return to the capital. The Ministry of Punishment sent people to hand over prisoners outside Yongding Gate. At the same time, everyone had nothing to do after going to court. They could go and greet the triumphant return of the purple-robed captain.
Return.
In Ming Chengzu's heart, this sentence may have been just a casual remark. But to the ears of officials, the taste was completely different.
The smooth departure of the Ming Dynasty treasure ship was the top priority of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. Because the cargo of Jiangnan silk could not arrive in time, the assembly time was almost delayed.
Not only did Xiao Chen successfully solve this problem, but he also captured a group of moths from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This was a matter worthy of celebration for both Ming Chengzu himself and the court.
What does it mean that everything is fine and you can go and greet me? This clearly means that when the next court comes, you all go and greet me.
Outside Yongding Gate, on both sides of the city gate, there is a gong and drum team composed of one hundred people.
Big cowhide drums with a diameter of five feet are neatly placed on both sides of the pipe. Next to each big drum, there are five drummers dressed in festive costumes, ready to beat.
A little outside the big drum, there are twenty or thirty golden gongs. One person is carrying them on his back, and the other is standing next to them, ready to hit them.
In the middle of the official road, stood the civil and military ministers of the court, dressed in court attire, chatting and laughing with each other, waiting for Xiao Chen's arrival.
I don't know how many guards in uniforms were walking back and forth in front of the crowded crowd to maintain law and order.
