Chapter 681 Yang Xuan blocks the handling of the case
A smile appeared at the corner of Michagan's mouth. The target he used to intimidate with his fake power had finally arrived. Now it was time to see if Mr. Yang's appearance was tough enough.
He raised his hand and pretended to be casual and ordered the housekeeper: "First, please lead the two superiors to the side room to rest, and then tell them that I have distinguished guests here and it is inconvenient to receive them, so let them wait for a while."
The steward raised his head and glanced at Yang Xuan, who was playing with the parrot, and turned around and left knowingly. A slight smile appeared on Michagan's lips, he picked up the wine bottle and filled it up for Yang Xuan, and kept urging him to drink.
"Sir, this parrot from Lingnan doesn't like our northern habits and gets sick easily. It needs to be cared for by someone every day and kept in a warm pavilion."
"I understand this. Among the friends I have made, Mr. Shumi is the most loyal. It's a pity that you are a businessman and cannot be an official. Otherwise, I would recommend you to my father, and at least let you be a fifth-grade official."
Fish Talisman.”
"The eldest son treats me so kindly, and Cha Gan is so grateful that I can't be an official, but I am very satisfied to have a friend like him."
"Haha, that's right, drinking!"
Here, the manager of Mi's house invited the two of them to the side hall of the back-seating room in the outer courtyard. He also served a bottle of wine and a plate of mutton mixed with cold skin and placed them on the table, saying that they would give the two guests some food to cushion their bellies.
Xiao Hua glanced at the dishes and wine on the table with disdain, and said coldly: "There is no need to spend so much time on removing this wine and meat, and call your master out quickly."
The steward's mind was already stable, and he put his hands in his sleeves and said calmly: "You two officers, you don't have to be so cautious. This Shaochun wine and cold mutton mixed with cold skin are just home-cooked meals at my house to entertain passing friends. A meal with wine is not enough."
I won't let you two bear the reputation of bribery. My Alang is indeed entertaining distinguished guests, so please wait a moment."
The steward crossed his arms and walked back, closed the next door, looked into the crack in the door and laughed.
Xiao Hua stood on the ground with his hands in his arms, not even looking at the meat and wine, as if his eyes would be dirty if he looked at it more.
Yuan Zai sat cross-legged in front of the table, sniffing the wine and couldn't help but feel greedy. The wife in the family was too tight-minded and couldn't have a good drink. Today, there is such an opportunity, so it would be a pity to throw it away.
He didn't resist for long before he was captured by the aroma of the wine. He picked up the wine bottle and poured it into the cup, smacking his lips and savoring it. Then he picked up a piece of mutton with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth. He suddenly felt tender and delicious, and the fishy smell was completely eliminated. He couldn't help but say "ba"
Open your mouth.
As expected of a wealthy businessman from Chang'an, this mutton is completely marinated and marinated with pepper, fennel and other spices. It has a unique taste that ordinary people can afford to eat.
He poured the wine into his mouth with a sizzling sound, raised his head and asked Xiao Hua, who was standing on the wall on the ground: "Why don't you, Mr. Xiao, come and take a sip?"
Xiao Hua shook his head indifferently and said: "I am here to solve the case, not to drink and have fun with you. Besides, it is not yet known whether this person has committed adultery. If you eat him, don't you have to be soft-spoken?"
"Ha," Yuan Zai said with a sarcastic smile: "With just one meal, can you buy off a minister and a doctor? Then the officials of the imperial court are too worthless? Even if Xiao Langzhong comes to drink, the worst thing will happen to me when Yuan Zai arrives.
Pay him for food and drinks.”
When Xiao Hua heard this, he simply sat down, picked up the wine cup and took a few sips, but the vegetables and meat on the plate were not touched at all.
"Since you still can't let yourself go, it's because you don't have a good taste." Yuan Zai ate up the mutton and cold skin on the plate without any care, and drank a lot of wine, leaving the table full of cups and plates in a mess.
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Xiao Hua raised her head and looked at the sky outside the window. The sun was already setting in the sky. They had been waiting for two hours, but the traitor Michagan still ignored them. He was really daring.
He finally couldn't wait any longer and slapped the table with his palm: "This Michagan is looking down on us. There are no distinguished guests in his family! We are holding official documents in our hands. How can we do it because of a small thing?"
Merchants shrink back."
Yuan Zai felt something was wrong, so they went to two of Michagan's mansions, both of which were decorated with flying beams and beautiful scenery. Although he did not dare to build high-rise buildings, the hard-top-style houses were equipped with white lime sandalwood doors and windows.
It is indeed very beautiful. In addition, there are lotus ponds, weeping willows, and beautiful rocks in the garden. It is indeed not something that ordinary wealth can afford.
If he really has more than a dozen houses, it is no lie that he is rich in Chang'an. Although scholar-bureaucrats often look down on businessmen, those who are truly wealthy can also use their wealth to complete a counterattack and change their status. The best among them, such as Wang Yuanbao, was once the emperor of Xuanzong.
He was the emperor's guest, and he could draw the famous conclusion from the boastful conversation between the two parties: I am the most noble in the world, and Wang Yuanbao is the richest in the world.
Micha Gan will soon become the next Wang Yuanbao. It will be easy to make friends with high-ranking officials. I am afraid that these two sixth-grade officials will also encounter great resistance.
Thinking of this, he quickly raised his hand to stop him and said: "Mr. Xiao, maybe this Michagan really has an important guest. I think it's better to wait for a while. We've been sitting here waiting for a long time. I guess he won't be able to escape on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month."
Xiao Hua snorted coldly: "Can he have any distinguished guests? Can he be more expensive than my Lanling Xiao family? If you are timid, step aside and watch me drag him here for interrogation!"
The flute master walked out of the side hall angrily, and Yuan Zai had no choice but to follow him. When the servants stopped him, he yelled angrily and broke into the inner courtyard of the main hall where Michagan was entertaining guests.
Michagan was drinking with Yang Xuan, and both of them were a little drunk. Suddenly they saw two people barging in, and they stood up supporting each other.
Xiao Hua still looked arrogant and conceited, pointing at Michagan and angrily scolding: "What a treacherous businessman! I wanted to save some face for you, but I didn't expect that you dared to drink and have fun here, leaving the two of us hanging.
Sitting in a room for two hours, what crime do you deserve!"
"What the hell?" Yang Xuan squinted his sleepy drunken eyes and stood up, holding on to the pillars beside the case, pointing at Xiao Hua and shouting: "Whose official are you? Are you so bold? How dare you be so presumptuous in front of me, Yang Xuan!"
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Xiao Hua didn't hear clearly who it was for a moment, so he took out the official document from his arms and said coldly: "I am a doctor from the Ministry of Punishment, and I have received orders from above to thoroughly investigate the case of Michagan colluding with local officials to collect money. Anyone who has nothing to do with it should leave quickly. If
If you interfere with official duties, you will be sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishments to taste the consequences."
Yang Xuan supported the pillar and said with a joking smile: "Doctor of the Ministry of Justice? Your minister, Wei Jiansu, also needs to look up to my father. Who do you think you are? You dare to come to my friend's house to cause trouble? Be careful that you will not be able to serve as an official."
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Yuan Zai was surprised when he heard this. He carefully observed the dandy's clothes and attire. He quickly stepped forward and took Xiao Hua's shoulders and winked at him. However, Xiao Hua was not moved at all and still said righteously: "I
If an official has an official document from the Ministry of Punishment, anyone who dares to block it will be regarded as obstructing official duties. No matter who your father is, can he be more powerful than the king of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Hey, I gave you face, didn't I? You don't even want the official seal?"
Yuan Zai secretly complained that things were not handled well today, and he was afraid that someone would knock him out of his position as the Chief of Staff. He hurriedly rushed in front of Xiao Hua and said, "It is getting late today, so it is inconvenient to conduct further investigations. We will make plans tomorrow.
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He reached out and grabbed Xiao Hua's sleeve and whispered: "Don't confront the other party head-on. Let's go back first."
The two pulled each other to the gate of Mi Mansion. Xiao Hua broke away from Yuan Zai's hand and said angrily: "Yuan Sizhi, how can you stop me?"
Yuan Zai quickly whispered to his upright partner: "Mr. Xiao, do you know who was in Mi's house just now?"
"Who is it? No matter who he is, how can he violate the king's law?"
Yuan Zai tried his best to persuade him: "This is the eldest son of Yang Guozhong, the current prime minister. If you and I are too tough and don't know how to adapt, we will be stripped of our official robes before the case is found out. Xiao Lang, you can't be so upright."