The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and people could no longer stand outside the carriage.
After waiting for a while, your whole body will be wet.
Xiao Lizi, who was driving the carriage, wore a raincoat draped over him, which protected him from a lot of raindrops.
The maroon military horse stood quietly in the rain, motionless, letting the rain hit its back and slide off its bare belly.
Lin Shangli was dressed in a gorgeous flying fish suit, with his eyes closed, sitting quietly in the carriage.
The soldiers at this gate had already put some effort into reporting. They came to the Inspectorate in the rain. Are they really prepared to reject them?
The more this happens, the more it means that my guess is correct.
Jiang Qianxiao was afraid that he would know about the private mission given to him by the emperor, so he asked him to give Xiao Chen his freedom to investigate the kidnapping of the prince.
Xiao Lizi, who was outside the carriage, felt a little helpless when he saw that the Inspectorate treated Dongchang like this.
"Mr. Factory Lord, what does the Inspectorate mean? It's raining so heavily, why are we waiting in the rain like this? Although the prince has been kidnapped, Dongchang has an unshirkable responsibility, but Lord Factory, you have just come to guard from your arms.
When I came back, I was ordered to personally investigate the prince's case. The Inspectorate now has so much power, can it ignore the existence of Dongchang?"
Looking at the sliver of rain in front of him and holding his bamboo hat, Little Plum complained dissatisfiedly.
"Don't be anxious. The longer you wait, the more it means that Jiang Qianxiao has something going on in his heart." Lin Shangli's calm voice came from the carriage.
Today, when he suddenly visited the Inspectorate, Jiang Qianxiao must have been thinking about his purpose and didn't know what to do for a while.
If he had nothing wrong with him, he would have already asked someone to take him in.
"If they don't come out today, how about we keep waiting like this?" Xiao Lizi said.
In the carriage, Lin Shangli had a faint smile on his face.
Although he does not have an official position, the four characters of eunuch in the palm of his hand are not something that ordinary people dare to ignore casually. Coupled with his position as the eunuch of the Imperial Envoy Dongchang Official School, even the six ministers have to smile at him when they see him.
He didn't believe that Jiang Qianxiao from the Inspectorate dared not take him seriously and left him in the cold in the heavy rain, without paying any attention to him.
"Don't worry, Mr. Jiang is thinking about how to welcome us in." After saying that, Lin Shangli slowly closed his eyes again and began to rest with his eyes closed.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier. I don’t know why, but this year’s spring rain is much heavier than in previous years. In a short time, the rainwater on the ground has merged into a small river, flowing between the horses’ hooves and between the wheels of the carriage.
Xiao Lizi was sitting on the carriage, shivering from the cold, and his body couldn't help but tremble. He cursed all the people in the Inspectorate in his heart.
"Creak, creak, creak." The gates of the Inspectorate slowly opened.
Little Lizi raised his head and looked through the rain curtain.
A vermilion carriage canopy was held in the arms of two soldiers with all their strength, and they slowly walked out of the gate.
Behind him, followed a man in a raincoat.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Lizi couldn't help but be startled. Are these people full of food? Why did they remove the canopy on the carriage?
He was also held by two strong soldiers. What was he planning to do?
Just as he was thinking about it, the man in raincoat who was following the canopy bypassed the slow-moving canopy and hurried towards the carriage.
He nodded towards Xiao Lizi, stood beside the carriage in the rain and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty, Mr. Factory Lord, is here to visit the Inspectorate. I am greeted by Youdu Censor Wanqing, who is late. I hope Mr. Factory Lord will show your kindness."
Xiao Lizi was startled, jumped down from the carriage in a hurry, raised his hand and slowly opened the curtain of the carriage.
This man is actually the second-in-command of the Inspectorate, and the censor of the right capital is Wanqing! Could it be that the canopy of the carriage held by the two people at the back is just to protect the factory master from the wind and rain?
No wonder it took such a long time to prepare. The size of the reception is really quite big.
"Oh, it turns out that Mr. Wan came out to greet him personally." Lin Shangli smiled and raised his feet to get off the carriage.
"Master Factory, wait a moment." Wan Qing bowed slightly, "It's raining heavily today, Mr. Factory will get wet when he gets off the carriage. Mr. Jiang considers that although the weather is getting warmer, it will still be extremely cold when it rains. If you get wet,
If he was wearing it, he would inevitably catch the wind and cold. So, after some effort, he had someone remove the canopy from his carriage and take it out to protect the factory owner from the rain."
As he said that, he turned around and looked anxiously at the two soldiers holding the canopy and struggling.
"Master Jiang, thank you for your trouble." After listening to Wanqing's explanation, Lin Shangli nodded, retracted his left foot as he prepared to get off the carriage, and sat down firmly, waiting for the arrival of the huge canopy.
In his heart, Lin Shangli could not help but think highly of Jiang Qianxiao.
Although he is a popular person beside the emperor, in the final analysis, he is just a eunuch.
The Inspectorate is the highest supervisory department of the imperial court, and is the "seventh department" of the imperial court named after the six departments. Jiang Qianxiao did not hesitate to dismantle the canopy of his carriage to protect himself from the rain. This action alone was a great respect for himself.
Now, Wanqing, the censor of the right capital, was arranged to wear a raincoat to greet him personally. Was this because he wanted to express his loyalty to the emperor by attaching great importance to the eunuch?
It is said that Jiang Qianxiao is a sword, upright and resolute. Now it seems that he is an expert in playing tricks. Now, if you want to give Xiao Chen personal freedom, you can't do it without a lot of scheming.
While thinking about it, the vermilion canopy had already reached the top of the carriage.
"Mr. Factory Master, please." Bowing his body, Wanqing raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the gate of the Inspectorate.
"Sir Wan, please." Lin Shangli stepped out of the carriage slowly and replied politely.
In the hall of the Inspectorate, Jiang Qianxiao, the censor of Zuodu, had already arranged tea and was just waiting for Lin Shangli's arrival. He was sitting on a chair, looking through the door of the hall at the rain curtain in the yard.
It stands to reason that ordering Wanqing to bring his coir raincoat to greet Lin Shangli just now was already of a very high standard.
However, Jiang Qianxiao had a bad feeling in his heart. Lin Shangli should have known that he did not capture Xiao Chen just because the prince was kidnapped.
As a eunuch, it is not easy for him to survive all the intrigues in the palace. Lin Shangli was able to climb to the top of the eunuch position, whether it was his own scheming or understanding of the emperor's thoughts, or all kinds of things in the court.
The analysis of things is unmatched by anyone.
The prince was kidnapped, and the emperor refused to let him plead guilty. He quickly searched for the prince's whereabouts, but instead detained him. This was against common sense. Lin Shangli would definitely think about the emperor's true thoughts over and over again.
And he pretended that it was for the safety of the prince that he transferred the purple-clad captain to the Jinyi Guard Prison and allowed the people of Dongchang to come and go as they pleased. I am afraid that this matter could not be hidden from the eyes of Lin Shangli, an old fox.
If he guessed that all this was another purpose of the emperor and wanted to give Xiao Chen his freedom, what should he do?
If he obeyed his wishes and gave the Colonel in Purple Clothes the right to investigate the Prince's case, wouldn't it be tantamount to telling him that the Emperor's detention of the Colonel in Purple Clothes was not because of the Prince's case.
But if the captain in purple is not allowed to be free and he threatens the prince's safety, how should he deal with it?
I just hope that he didn't guess all this, and that he was just overthinking it.
By receiving him with such high standards, I just hope that for the sake of respecting him, he would not make too difficult demands on the Inspectorate.
This is also the real purpose of Jiang Qianxiao's replacement of coir raincoat with canopy.
In the yard, sounds of greetings were heard, and the vermilion carriage canopy came into Jiang Qianxiao's field of vision.
Not daring to slack off, Jiang Qianxiao hurriedly stood up and walked to the door of the hall, waiting for everyone to arrive.
"Master Jiang." Seeing Jiang Qianxiao standing respectfully at the door of the hall, Lin Shangli clasped his fists as a salute under the canopy.
Others only treated me with such courtesy because of the emperor's face. How could I be so self-righteous without knowing the importance of it?
"Eunuch Lin." From a distance, Jiang Qianxiao also raised his fists, "God is not kind today, and I have disturbed your inspection of the Inspectorate. I took down the canopy of the carriage to protect Eunuch Lin from the wind and rain. I think this old man
God, how can I prevent you from coming?"
Jiang Qianxiao said with a smile, as if there was honey on his mouth.
Normally when handling cases, Dongchang would send some eunuchs to come to the Supervisory Court to observe. Now, Lin Shangli came in person, and even if he was not there to observe, he would say that he was there to observe.
At least, Lin Shangli did not avoid suspicion in the Dongchang case handled by the Inspectorate this time, and he himself was the first to be at a disadvantage.
"Inspecting the Inspectorate is a term used exclusively by the Emperor. I am just a service eunuch who supervises the East Factory. How can I be qualified to inspect the Inspectorate? Mr. Jiang is really joking." As he spoke, the huge canopy had already arrived at the entrance of the hall.
The lobby of the Inspectorate is several steps higher than the path in the courtyard.
The two soldiers held the heavy canopy and tried to walk up the steps, but it was not easy.
Looking at the rain curtain outside the canopy, Lin Shangli said: "You don't have to go up. This canopy is heavy and it is not easy to go up the steps."
Immediately, he jumped lightly, passed through the rain curtain, and landed at the entrance of the hall, next to Jiang Qianxiao.
"Eunuch Lin's skills are still so strong. Please come inside." Jiang Qianxiao smiled and said very politely.
"I'm old. Compared with before, I'm still a little unable to do what I do. Mr. Jiang, please."
Entering the hall, the two of them sat down at the wooden table in the middle hall.
Wanqing, the censor of the right capital, also took off his raincoat and arranged for two soldiers holding the canopy to leave. Fang also walked in.
He wisely picked up the hot water kettle on the stove and started pouring tea for the two of them.
"Lord Wan, pour the tea yourself? Just leave these matters to the guards of the Inspectorate. Come and sit here." Looking at Wan Qing, Lin Shangli greeted with a smile on his face.
"Eunuch Lin is a rare visitor. How can the guards be qualified to serve tea and pour water?" Wan Qing smiled and placed a full bowl of hot tea in front of Lin Shangli.
With a smile on his face, Lin Shangli was extremely cautious in his heart.
Today's Inspectorate has cooperated with each other to lift themselves to the sky. They clearly want to make themselves unable to speak.
