Thinking that his eldest brother would still serve as an official in Zhuozhou, Wei Qi suppressed the anger in his heart.
"My lord, with only two taels of silver per person, he has enough food in Gu'an County. Gu'an is poor, and the county government doesn't even have the funds to entertain you. I'll pay for it personally, and I ask you to include a little."
"Personally paying for it? Who do you think you are? What does the county government entertaining Shangguan have to do with you? What can you do?" The leader of the police took a step forward and puffed out his chest.
I just complained, but this person dared to talk back.
In Zhuozhou, I could just handle a case and still not get a hundred or ten taels of silver. But here in Gu'an, I could actually get a dozen or so taels of silver to spend.
If he talks back again, I will take him down and give him a beating inside the Gu'an County government office.
You are just a cunning person, but you still dare to show off in front of yourself.
"I'm not a thing, I'm a member of the imperial court." Wei Qi also took a step forward, almost touching the body of the leader of the police.
He was already tall, but when faced with people shorter than him, he looked down at him, which gave him a lot of advantages.
Seeing that the other party was not afraid at all, the leader of the policemen secretly thought that something was wrong.
Ordinary people, after being threatened like this, would have already become weak and fell to the ground. This person instead used force against him. Could it be that he is really a member of the imperial court.
However, the officials in the imperial court all have their own identity cards. It is not just their height that can intimidate them.
Even so, looking at Wei Qi, who was half a head taller than him, the policeman couldn't help but feel guilty. His speaking attitude was also a bit gentle.
"A member of the imperial court, who are you from the imperial court?"
"Before that, I would like to ask, what is your position in Zhuozhou and what is your official rank?" Wei Qi said coldly.
"Humph, although I am a police officer and do not have an official position, I am a person who receives a salary from the imperial court after all. Why, what kind of job are you doing in Gu'an County?" the chief police officer said, his face suddenly changed, "Tell me
I don't take you seriously in the whole Gu'an County. You are just making a living in the county government, so don't pretend to be big in front of me."
Wei Qi, who was originally angry, couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard what the other party said. "You are really short-sighted. It's really blind for you to be the leader of the police. You picked me up in the county government office and thought I was in the county."
As an errand? Then if you see me in the palace, do you think that I am an errand in the palace?"
Seeing the other party's disdainful look, the chief catcher couldn't help but feel a tingle in his heart.
Isn't this person kicked on the iron plate? If this person is really an official of the imperial court, how can he call the magistrate of Gu'an his eldest brother? I have never heard that the magistrate of Gu'an is an official in the imperial court.
relative.
"Since you said you are from the imperial court, you might as well show your identity badge." The tone of the chief detective softened.
Wei Qi put his hand into his arms, took out a maroon token with a small red tassel tied underneath, and threw it forward: "You should keep an eye on it."
When the token was just taken out, the policeman felt a big headache in his heart.
In the Ming Dynasty, the status badges of civil servants were black, while the badges of military attachés were maroon.
Next to Zhuozhou, the Three Guards of Zhuolu were stationed. From there, I recognized a few of the adults from hundreds of families who came to Zhuozhou City to drink.
Their status badge is maroon.
He took the badge fearfully, turned it over, and saw the two words on it. The chief detective's heart almost jumped out of his mouth in fright.
On the front of the maroon token are two square words: Qianhu.
When the hundreds of families of the Three Guards of Zhuolu arrived in Zhuozhou City, they had to offer sacrifices like their ancestors, and the person in front of them turned out to be a member of the army.
His legs softened, and he knelt on the ground with a "pop" sound.
Put your hands on the ground and kowtow with a bang.
There were bursts of begging for mercy in his mouth: "The villain is ignorant of Mount Tai. He has offended thousands of adults and asked them not to care about me. I have an eighty-year-old mother and underage children...
"
When the other detectives saw this, they followed suit and knelt down, banging their heads on the ground. They were afraid that the other police would be in a bad mood and take them into custody.
It is not a small crime to quarrel with a court official, especially military attachés, who have a bad temper. They will give you a physical torture first, which can be regarded as a "side dish" before being convicted.
"Okay, okay." Wei Qi glanced at the other party with contempt, "Put away your tricks and stand up."
Slowly he raised his head and glanced at the other party. He felt that the other party really didn't care about him. The leader of the police quickly stood up and waved his hand towards him: "Get up, everyone, get up. Your Excellency doesn't care about us."
The four policemen next to them stopped kowtowing and stood up.
"When are you going to return to Zhuozhou?" Wei Qi asked slowly as he saw everyone looking for him.
"Since the case here has been solved, we won't stop here and will go back immediately." The police chief bowed his waist and said with a smile on his face.
"Although the case has been solved, it has not been reported." As he said that, Wei Qi took out the official letter Xiao Chen gave him before leaving, "This is the official letter closing the case. You can take it back and deport it from Zhuozhou."
Report to the next level.”
"Yes, yes, I will definitely give the official letter to the magistrate, and ask him to hand it over to the magistrate, and then report it to the court." With his body hunched over, the police chief took the official letter with both hands.
"Let's go." Wei Qi waved his hand.
"Yes, I'm going to take my leave." He turned around to leave, but felt that the etiquette was not enough, so he turned around hurriedly, raised his fists and bowed to Wei Liang who was on the earthen bed: "Master Magistrate, I'm going to take my leave."
Seeing everyone leaving the county government office, Li Xian Cheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurriedly handed over to Wei Qi: "If Brother Wei hadn't been here today, this group of people would have tortured me to death."
"This group of people just bullies those who are weaker than them. If you encounter this again in the future, just straighten your back. You are an official of the imperial court and you have done nothing wrong. There is no need to be afraid of them." Wei Qi said.
"I understand the truth, but after all, I am someone who came down from above, so I still feel a little guilty." Li Xiancheng smiled awkwardly.
"Speaking of the people above, which official in the court is not extremely afraid of Dongchang? But now, if they can't find the prince, I really don't know what Brother Xiao and the others will do."
The wild pigeon soup on the table was already cold. Wei Qi shook his head, picked up the soup bowl, and walked towards the back room.
In Baoding Mansion, Xiao Chen and Liu Rufeng saw a hint of surprise on each other's faces.
This group of people wouldn't go around in circles and end up in the academy next to Shenjiya, right?
"How far is the academy they entered from here?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Hi," Duan Tianming patted his thigh with his left hand, "It's only one street away from this inn."
"Is it directly north of the inn?"
"Yes." Duan Tianming replied, then he was startled, "How do you know?"
Xiao Chen laughed and looked at Liu Rufeng.
"Just now we rented an unused yard to house the captain of the Shenji Corps. It just so happens that the academy you mentioned is just across the wall." Liu Rufeng said with a smile.
"Is it true?" Duan Tianming stood up excitedly, "If this is the case, wouldn't it be too convenient for us to find out their details?"
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen said: "Their courtyard wall is very high. If you want to observe the scene inside, you have to go up to our roof. However, if there are ulterior secrets in the courtyard, they will definitely pay attention to it.
We should take precautions in the surrounding places where we can visit. The most we can do is listen to the situation inside. If we want to see clearly, we have to find another way."
"That's right. If you go up to the roof, they will definitely find you. Do you think that an academy, a place for teaching and educating people, can harbor dirt and evil?" Duan Tianming shook his head.
"Back then, Liao Xianghe was the real helmsman of Jinyiwei Prison. Who would have thought that he was planning a series of ulterior secrets behind his back. No, an academy would do such a thing. Could it be that this academy is just trying to cover up people's eyes?
?" Xiao Chen had a guess in his mind.
"Is this the secret base of that group of forces in Baoding?"
"That means the prince is most likely hiding inside?" Liu Rufeng also suddenly had an idea.
"But, living next door, how can we find out the information inside?" Xiao Chen frowned.
