After leaving the gate of Daning Dusi, Xiao Chen walked towards Baoding Mansion again.
According to Xiao Chen's plan, he had no intention of informing Baoding Mansion.
The Baoding Guards Army is affiliated with the Baoding Government Office. Now I am basically certain that there are people in the Guards who are closely related to the Auditing Academy, or that the Guards have been infiltrated by the Auditing Academy.
Although it was uncertain whether the Baoding Mansion had been infiltrated, Xiao Chen had already planned for the worst outcome.
If Baoding Prefecture still belongs to the imperial court, informing Baoding Prefecture yourself can be regarded as giving Daning Dusi control over the entire city and informing Baoding Prefecture in advance for investigation.
If Baoding Prefecture has been completely captured secretly, informing Baoding Prefecture by yourself will be a tip-off to the other party.
Before Daning Dusi's heartbeat started, the other party would definitely move the prince in a hurry.
The captain of Dongchang, who had been waiting for a long time, happened to capture him in one fell swoop and rescued His Royal Highness.
At the gate of the Baoding government office, two government servants held water and fire sticks and dozed off with their heads lowered.
"Master Magistrate, are you at the Yamen?" Xiao Chen stopped and shouted loudly.
Suddenly, the two government officials suddenly woke up, looked at Xiao Chen and said smoothly: "Here, there."
Xiao Chen ignored it and prepared to walk into the government office.
"Stop. Who are you?" A government official reacted, holding a water and fire stick, taking a step across and blocking Xiao Chen's way.
Too lazy to continue talking, Xiao Chen took out the Plum Blossom Order from his waist, flashed it, pushed the yamen servant aside, and walked straight in.
Seeing Xiao Chen swaggering into the government office, another government servant stared at Xiao Chen's back and asked in a low voice: "What did he show you just now?"
"A token, it looks familiar."
"The token looks familiar? What does it look like and what color is it?"
"It looks like plum blossoms. I didn't see the color clearly. It's either red or purple."
"What, Plum Blossom Order? Are they from Dongchang?" the Yamen servant shouted.
"The Plum Blossom Order, yes, it's the Plum Blossom Order. I said it seemed familiar to me. It turned out to be the emperor's edict with this pattern on it. The prefect even showed it to us at the time. Thank goodness I wasn't powerless against him." Stop Xiao Chen.
The yamen servant stretched out his right hand and patted his chest gently and continuously.
"You just said, what color is his token? Red or purple? I remember that the plum blossom token in Dongchang is black. These plum blossom tokens in other colors cannot be fake, right?"
"That's right, there are no colorful plum blossoms in Dongchang. Come on, let's go after him. He just got away with it."
Two government officials took water and fire sticks and hurriedly rushed into the gate, shouting as they ran: "Stop, stop, stop right here."
There was nothing going on in the government office. Li Huaigu, the prefect of Baoding, was sitting in the back hall of the county government office, drinking hot tea with the government magistrate and talking about government affairs.
"There seems to be a government official shouting loudly outside." The judge held the tea bowl, cocked his ears, and stared at the door.
"I seem to have heard it too." Magistrate Li Huaigu put down the tea bowl in his hand and stood up, "Let's go out and have a look. The yamen servant was shouting loudly in the yard, something must have happened."
"Let's go and take a look."
Inside the gate, Xiao Chen stopped and looked back at the two government officials who were chasing him, with a trace of confusion in his eyes.
"Let me take a look at the token you just gave me. I didn't see it clearly just now." The officer who blocked Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Chen and said tactfully.
Hearing this, Xiao Chen took out the plum blossom order from his waist and handed it over.
The yamen servant stretched out his hand to catch it and looked at it carefully.
This is a Plum Blossom Order made of unknown metal. It is purple in color and very delicate. Except for the color, it is no different from the pattern of the Dongchang Plum Blossom Order on the imperial edict.
Seeing nothing unusual, the yamen officer handed the Plum Blossom Order in his hand to the person next to him: "Take another look and see if there is anything wrong with this Plum Blossom Order."
After receiving the Plum Blossom Order, the officer looked at it carefully. He seemed to be unable to find any flaws and looked up at Xiao Chen: "The Plum Blossom Orders in Dongchang are all black. Why is your Plum Blossom Order purple?"
"Oh." Xiao Chen smiled, "All the plum blossoms in Dongchang are black, only mine is purple."
Li Huaigu, the prefect of Baoding, was standing at the door of the government office lobby, quietly watching the conversation of several people outside.
When I saw the purple plum blossom token, I was shocked.
In the entire Dongchang, only the Plum Blossom Order of the Purple-clothed Colonel is purple. This man is holding a purple Plum Blossom Order. Could it be said that he is the Purple-clothed Colonel of Dongchang?
However, Baoding Mansion has not committed any crimes, so why did the purple-robed captain suddenly come?
But no matter what, the captain in purple clothes is a popular person around the emperor. He came to Baoding government office, how could he neglect him.
At that moment, he shouted urgently at the two government officials: "If you still don't retreat, this is Lord Ziyi from Dongchang."
As he spoke, he clasped his hands into his fists, with a smile on his face, and hurriedly walked towards Xiao Chen.
"Master Ziyi, what kind of wind has brought you here? The government officials don't know Master Ziyi's Plum Blossom Order. I hope you won't be offended."
"The government officials are serious about their work. They carefully interrogate things they don't know. How can they do anything wrong? This must be the prefect of Baoding Prefecture?" Xiao Chen also crossed his fists and smiled in exchange for a salute.
Although what he saw just now was two government officials dozing at the door, it was true that they caught up and checked his plum blossom order again.
In front of their chief officer, saying good things for them can be regarded as an indirect slap on their behalf.
"I am lowered to the magistrate of Baoding, Li Huaigu, please come in, Lord Ziyi." Li Huaigu bowed slightly and stepped aside to get out of the way.
"Master Li, please." Xiao Chen said politely and walked towards the lobby.
In the lobby, the winking Tongpan had already poured two bowls of hot tea and placed them on the table, bowing and standing aside.
"Please." Magistrate Li Huaigu pointed to the seat opposite.
"Easy to say." Xiao Chen sat down, smiled and nodded to the judge on the side.
"Master Ziyi suddenly came to the government office, why?" Li Huaigu asked in a low voice as he looked at Xiao Chen.
When handling cases in Dongchang, one never goes alone. But this captain in purple is different. He must not come to Baoding Prefecture to cause trouble.
Whether it is Jinyiwei or Dongchang, these are two organizations that must not be offended. No matter why the other party comes here or what requests they have, I must agree to them all.
This person was the one who killed the Minister of Rites in public and brought back hundreds of officials from Jiangnan and handed them over to the Ministry of Punishment.
"I will inform the prefect of something when I come here," Xiao Chen said calmly.
"Master Ziyi, please speak." Li Huaigu frowned.
"Da Ning Dusi is about to implement city-wide control over Baoding City, and no one can enter or leave. If the situation changes, it is very likely that a city-wide inspection will be conducted. At this time, it is still up to Baoding Prefecture to appease the people." Xiao
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"Control the whole city? Are there any felons from the imperial court hiding in Baoding City?" Li Huaigu was stunned and then asked.
"This is confidential, so I can't tell you the situation yet. However, after the incident, I will definitely tell you the specific situation." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
In order to ease the other party's embarrassment, he picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a gentle sip.
"Since it is a secret, I will leave it alone. Dongchang and Daning Dusi work together, so they naturally have their own sense of proportion. As long as we can capture the imperial court's heavy criminals and stabilize the people, we will leave it to Baoding Mansion to complete."
With both fists, Li Huaigu said to Xiao Chen with a serious face.
Looking at the other party, Xiao Chen thought for a moment and said, "May I ask, Lord Magistrate, who is in charge of the Baoding City Guards?"
"The highest officer of the guard army is Qianhu Zhang Meng. Does he have a problem?" Li Huaigu couldn't help but ask.
It stands to reason that if the Daning Dusi is not alerted, the Baoding City Guards alone are enough to control the entire city. And the purple-clothed captain bypassed the guards and went directly to the Daning Dusi. Could it be said that the guards have
Question? The purpose of this operation is to defend the army?
If there is really a problem with the guards, will the prefect of Baoding, who has the power to control the guards, also be implicated?
Thinking of this, Li Huaigu felt nervous, waiting for Xiao Chen's answer.
"Although there is no direct evidence, some of the guards may have problems. In the future, Dongchang will continue to investigate and deal with these problems. When the time comes, if Baoding Prefecture needs assistance, I hope the prefect can provide strong support." Xiao Chen smiled.
said.
"Obligated!"
Li Huaigu stood up, raised his fists and said seriously.
