"Turn them away? They should always give you an excuse." The government official moved his steps and sat on the seat opposite Li Huaigu.
"If there was a reason, I wouldn't be so angry. They said that the prince does not meet outsiders, am I an outsider? I am also a court official and the prefect of Baoding in the Ming Dynasty. This Daning Dusi is really a villain, and he is just warning the prince.
He no longer takes Baoding Prefecture seriously. If the crown prince succeeds to the throne in the future and Daning Dusi comes to Beijing with him, will there be any way for other officials to survive?!" Li Huaigu put his left arm on the table and became more and more angry as he spoke.
Looking at the tea bowl on the table, I really want to pick it up and smash it.
But consider that this is the Baoding government office. If you are so angry, you will only leave a bad impression on the government officials and cannot solve any problems.
The left hand that reached out to the tea bowl was instantly withdrawn.
"Da Ning Du Si is responsible for the defense of the imperial court, and Baoding Prefecture is a local organization. Although the two have no overlap in affairs, Daning Du Si will not be so disrespectful to Baoding Prefecture. Could it be Dongchang?
"Instructions?" Tongzhi leaned forward slightly and said softly.
"Dongchang?" Li Huaigu was startled, turned his head slowly, and couldn't help but frown, "Probably not. The purple-clothed captain of Dongchang came to Baoding Mansion before, and said that Baoding Mansion was required to deal with the aftermath.
Completed. Judging from his attitude at that time, he should have no objection to Baoding Mansion. Could it be that after finding the prince, the prince vented his anger on Baoding Mansion? "
"The prince was kidnapped by gangsters and hid in Baoding Mansion. He won't really be angry with us because of this, right? Besides, the prince is generous and righteous, and he will never deliberately target Baoding Mansion or you, sir."
"However, Daning Dusi Jin's attitude is very firm and he doesn't take me, the prefect of Baoding, seriously at all. After thinking about it, I still can't figure out why they would do this. If the situation is allowed to develop like this
Go down, I think I, the prefect of Baoding, may not be able to do it. Sigh..." Li Huaigu let out a long sigh, and his whole body suddenly shrank like an eggplant beaten by frost.
Hearing what Li Huaigu said, the colleague put his arms on his knees and supported his head. He seemed to be extremely depressed.
If the position of the magistrate is not preserved, I am afraid that I, a fellow magistrate, will not be able to keep it either.
If the imperial court wants to change the appearance of Baoding Mansion, it will definitely replace all the staff in the government office.
"Your Excellency." A government servant hurriedly ran in from the door. He didn't have time to salute before he reported: "The Lord in Purple from Dongchang has arrived at the gate and said he wanted to see you, Your Excellency."
"What, Lord Ziyi from Dongchang is here? Come on, come on." Li Huaigu's depression disappeared and he suddenly cheered up.
The officer turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, I'll go to the door to greet you personally." Li Huaigu stood up, passed the yamen servant, and hurried towards the door.
The colleague also reacted, put away Li Huaigu's tea bowl, put two new tea bowls, and prepared for Xiao Chen to come in and start making tea himself.
When he arrived at the door, he saw Xiao Chen waiting with his hands behind his back. Li Huaigu's face was filled with a smile, he held his fists and said hurriedly: "Master Ziyi is coming to the Baoding government office again. The Baoding government office is full of glory. Sir, please come in."
Listening to Li Huaigu's flattery, Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and nodded: "My lord, please."
After Xiao Chen entered the government hall and sat down, the colleague hurried into the back hall, took out an identical tea bowl and placed it on the table in front of Duan Tianming.
Now in Dongchang, even if it is a dog, you have to treat it with respect.
What's more, the other party is following the Colonel in Purple Clothes. If he is not the Colonel's personal bodyguard, he must be a capable candidate with a high level in Dongchang.
There is absolutely no harm if you take good care of yourself.
"Mr. Prefect, I came here this time because I have something to do, and I want to trouble you, Mr. Prefect." After sitting down, Xiao Chen looked at Li Huaigu and said with a smile.
"Sir, please tell me that it is an honor for Baoding Mansion to serve you." Li Huaigu said hurriedly.
"The Baoding City Guards should belong directly to Baoding Mansion, right?"
"Yes, yes, the guards are under the control of the government." Li Huaigu said.
"How many people are there in the Baoding Guard Army, and what is the rank of the highest officer?" Xiao Chen's face gradually became serious.
"Including the cooks and grooms, there are a total of 1,105 people in the guard army. The highest officer is the guard army Qianhu, the fifth-rank military attaché of the imperial court." Li Huaigu replied.
"Since the guard army is under the control of Baoding Prefecture, can the prefect please gather all the military attachés from more than 100 households in the guard army to the government office?" Xiao Chen said softly while looking at Li Huaigu.
"This, this." Li Huaigu looked confused, "The guard army is responsible for the security of the entire Baoding City. All the military attachés will be gathered in the government office. I am afraid that the sergeants below will become a swarm of swarms."
"Is the Baoding Guards so unbearable? Will it turn into a swarm after the military attache leaves for a while?" Xiao Chen was very surprised.
According to what theory, if these military attachés were captured, the Baoding Guards would instantly lose their combat effectiveness and become useless?
Hastily getting up from the chair, Li Huaigu saluted Xiao Chen and said tremblingly: "This guard army has been staying in Baoding City and often comes into contact with the people. The discipline of the army can no longer be compared with the real army of Daning Dusi.
For example, if there weren't these military attachés pressing down, there might have been some trouble."
"Your Excellency knows this, why don't you impose strict requirements on the guards? Could it be said that the guards are controlled by the government, which is only a formal restraint, and the guards are so arrogant that they don't take it seriously?" Eyes
Squinting slightly, Xiao Chen's words gradually became colder.
As the top local administrator, I can't even recruit a guard army. Fortunately, I didn't think of borrowing this power.
A magistrate, a fourth-rank official in the imperial court, and a local official. If you reach this level, you might as well go home and farm.
With a "pop", Li Huaigu knelt on the ground: "This official has neglected his duty!"
Seeing the chief official kneeling down, the government officials on the side also hurriedly knelt on the ground.
"What's going on? Tell me." Xiao Chen said coldly.
"Since Taizu, the imperial court has implemented the strategy of rejuvenating the country through military force. Military attachés of the same level have never looked down upon civilian officials. Although these thousands of guard troops are one level lower than the lower officials, they are the fifth rank. But
He maintains his status as a military attache, and usually executes some government orders based on his mood..."
"You said just now that you were afraid that if you gathered the military attachés from the guard army, there would be a swarm of bees down there, but you were just trying to create trouble for yourself? Is the real reason that Baoding Mansion couldn't gather the military attachés from the guard army at all?" Xiao Chen's eyes,
Already as cold as ice.
"Yes, yes." Li Huaigu nodded gently twice, with a bitter look on his face.
"At this point, why don't you want the court to report the truth truthfully? You can't control them, and the court can't control them?"
"It's all because the lower officials are obsessed with it. They are afraid that this matter will be reported to the government and affect their career. They also think that they are all rough people. Maybe they are used to being careless, so they are like this." Li Huaigu said in a low voice.
"Tolerating adultery will not only harm you, but also harm the court." Xiao Chen looked at Li Huaigu with pity and shook his head helplessly.
"The lower officials are incompetent and the lower officials have neglected their duties." Lying on the ground, Li Huaigu kowtowed like a chicken eating rice.
"Okay, what's the use of kowtow? You get up first." Xiao Chen waved his hand.
For such a cowardly person to be able to sit in the position of prefect, Xiao Chen really couldn't figure out why he could do so.
But at the moment, it is not the time to pursue Li Huaigu. Disarming the guards is what he really wants to do.
"You send another order to the guards. Just say that Dongchang requires that military attachés from more than a hundred households gather at the government office. I want to see how many people are stubbornly disobeying the order." Xiao Chen said.
"Yes, I will order someone to send orders to the guards immediately." Li Huaigu straightened up slowly, bowed and exited the hall.
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at Duan Tianming, lowering his jaw slightly.
Duan Tianming understood, stood up, and hurriedly left the Baoding government office.
In the guard army compound, in a large hall, a man in Qianhu uniform walked up and down the hall with his hands behind his back with a gloomy expression.
"What should we do? Should we break out or rescue the people in the academy?" said a man next to him who was also wearing a Qianhu uniform.
