Chapter 14: The Fortune Teller

In the inner hall, Wang Fuling saw Governor Lin and Yin Tiancheng coming in and hurriedly knelt down to say goodbye. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Excuse me, I don't know what happened to Chief Wang's coming to the mansion?"

Wang Fuling glanced at the family, and the two housekeepers opened the wooden box on the ground, which was filled with white flowers and silver.

"Some time ago, Lord Yin came to visit and unreasonably blocked his subordinates, and the old man felt very guilty when he knew about it. Therefore, prepare a little courtesy and make amends to the adults. ”

"Take it all back to me, how can I accept your bribes." Yin Tiancheng was very unhappy.

Wang Fuling said with a smiling face: "The old man knew that Lord Yin was honest and honest, and before going out, he said that if the adult didn't accept it, let the old slave leave an arm." ”

"You ......" Yin Tiancheng pointed at Mr. Wang, so angry that he couldn't speak, it was the first time he had seen such a domineering gift-giving method.

"Okay, okay, I'll take the money." Governor Lin came over to play a round game.

"Lord Lin is really reasonable, and I hope that my lord will say a few more kind words for my lord in front of the emperor. If there is nothing to do, the villain will retire first. ”

"Wait!" Lin Zhifu said with a smile: "Lord Du Zhuang is a well-known good man in Beijing, I heard that the houses of the orphanage in the south of the city are in disrepair and are in urgent need of money to repair them. Du Zhuang sent you to send you two silver today, the heart of the official knows, please go back to report, I will donate the silver two to the orphanage tomorrow on behalf of the owner, and ask someone to commemorate the inscription, and the future generations will also leave a good story. ”

"This ......" This time it was Wang Fuling's turn to be speechless, and Governor Lin did a great job, neither offending anyone, nor falling behind. In desperation, he had no choice but to flick his sleeves and leave with the two family members.

"Father-in-law, you still have a way, Du Pengfei would never have dreamed that this would be the result." Yin Tiancheng admired Governor Lin so much that he threw himself to the ground.

"Huh." Governor Lin twisted his beard and said with a smile: "It's hard to be an official, it's even more difficult to be a clean official, if you're too rigid, you won't be able to get along in the officialdom." Tiancheng, you are still young, this interpersonal relationship, the knowledge in it is great, you have to learn slowly. ”

After Wang Fuling returned to the villa, he reported the matter to Du Pengfei one by one, Du Pengfei was a little remorseful after hearing it, he didn't expect that the seemingly confused Lin Zhifu was actually a difficult guy to deal with. He was silent for a long time, sighed lightly, and said slowly: "I don't blame you for this, it's me who looked away." Manager Wang, you instruct me to go down, and in the future, everyone in the village will not make trouble in my name, otherwise something will happen to the traitor department and he will fall into Lin Peien's hands, so don't expect me to protect him. ”

"Master, do you want to tell the national teacher about today's events?"

"No need, you go down first." After Wang Fuling retreated, he was the only one left in the huge hall, and the dim candle flame illuminated his yellow face, dragging the shadow like a black cloud. After a moment of silence, Du Pengfei coughed violently, his hands fluttering around his chest, as if he was fighting with some invisible person. It took him a long time to regain his composure, and his face was already dripping with cold sweat.

"Don't worry, there will be a month at most, and you will be free." Du Pengfei muttered to himself, "Bah", and the celadon teacup on the table was crushed by him.

Outside the yamen, Yin Tiancheng and the two were about to get on the horse to go to the Sifang Pavilion, when they heard a rattle behind them, and when they turned around, it turned out to be a fortune teller wearing a Taoist robe who walked towards them while shouting: "Heaven and earth are yellow, eliminate disasters and drive away evil spirits." ”

Yin Tiancheng looked at the unmelted snow on the ground and said to Ding Ming: "It's not easy to make a living these days, on this cold day, there are few pedestrians on the street, and who else will look at them." ”

"Who said that no one, aren't you just big people." The fortune teller stood in front of them and said with a smile.

Before Yin Tiancheng could reply, the fortune teller grabbed his sleeve and said, "Childe, I see that your Yin Hall is black, I am afraid that there will be a bloody disaster today, so it is not appropriate to go out!"

Yin Tiancheng was happy, thinking that your fortune-telling routine is too old-fashioned, I handle cases every day, and my life is in danger at any time, and I still need you to remind me? Only then did he notice that the fortune teller was a young man, so he teased him and said, "Sir, I see that you are young and strong, why don't you go back to your hometown to farm, why bother to cheat people out of money here?" ”

"I said how you spoke, and I kindly pointed you to the way out, but you spoke ill of you. Besides, I am also dignified, and I didn't ask you for money, why do you say that I cheated you out of money? Are you framing good people for no reason? ”

Yin Tiancheng was speechless for a while, this fortune teller really didn't ask him for money, but he gave him a handle. Yin Tiancheng had no choice but to apologize to him: "I was rude for a while, and I hope Mr. will not be surprised." ”

"It's pretty much the same, so hurry up and listen to my advice and go home early to rest, so as not to suffer a big loss."

Ding Ming couldn't stand it anymore, he shouted loudly: "Hugh wants to go wild, you don't look at what kind of place this is, if you mess around, I will throw you in prison for a few days." ”

"Oh, the official word is two mouths, you can't use your power to oppress the people." The fortune teller said with an exaggerated expression.

"If you don't leave, I'm really going to arrest you!" Ding Ming pretended to draw his sword. Before he could finish speaking, the fortune teller ran away without a trace.

"See, these Diao people, they know that they are afraid of the soft and the hard." Ding Ming said with a smile.

"Let's go, Brother Ding, I'm really bad luck today." Yin Tiancheng shook his head and sighed.

When they arrived at the Sifang Pavilion, they were received by the North Korean envoy Ri Yong-hyun and the deputy envoy Chung Ji-ho. Li Yongxian led the two into the living room to sit down with the guests, and after a few words, he said: "It's unfortunate that our group has come out of this scum to harass the government, I really have no face to see Lord Yin." ”

Yin Tiancheng replied: "Where is it, but I specially came to learn the details of the case, and I hope that your envoy will tell me a lot." ”

Lee Yong-hyun said: "Alas, the deceased's name is Kim Tae. Before the mission departed, someone reported to me that Jin Tai had served as an errand under the second prince, and it was not appropriate to send an envoy to your country. I wanted to expel him from the mission, but I also thought that he was proficient in the culture of the Central Plains and was a rare assistant, and in addition, Deputy Envoy Zheng repeatedly assured me that he would stay in the mission if he failed to investigate for a while, but who knew that he would not change his thief nature and commit such evil deeds. ”

"The lower officials should die, they shouldn't covet Jintai's silver, please punish your lordship." Zheng Zhihao bowed his head and replied, the saber on his waist was very valuable.

"It's too late to say anything now, you and I can only complete our mission with all our hearts, make meritorious contributions, and have a chance to be lenient after returning home."

Yin Tiancheng's heart is really dead and there is no proof, as soon as the two of you sing and harmonize, you will push the responsibility away.

However, the second prince mentioned in Li Yongxian's words made Yin Tiancheng feel shocked when he heard it, thinking of the person who claimed to be the second emperor. He hurriedly asked: "Who is the second prince of your country, but the emperor is a relative?" ”

Li Yongxian said: "He was originally the second son of the emperor, but he was resentful because he could not be canonized as the crown prince. Seven years ago, he conspired to collude with the traitors in the DPRK and China to poison the crown prince, and the emperor was furious and sent troops to arrest the second prince. The second prince knew that he could not escape the responsibility, so he set himself on fire in the mansion and died. ”

Could he be the second emperor who created the illusion for me? Yin Tiancheng was speculating when he heard Li Yongxian say to him: "When the Emperor Taishang was in office, he fought with your country for many years, and the people were not happy. Now that the emperor has died, the three princes have ascended the throne and become the emperor, and they can't bear to suffer from the war again, so they specially ordered me to come to the peace talks, hoping to reconcile with your country and never fight again. ”

"This is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people!" Yin Tiancheng praised.

Li Yongxian said: "This time I entered Beijing, and I was also ordered by the Holy Lord to bring the Nine Dragon Pearls, the treasure of the town, to your son of heaven to show our sincerity." ”

Legend has it that there is a kind of spirit beast called Yu, which can become a Jiao after living for 500 years, and Jiao will become a dragon after cultivating for another thousand years. There is a jewel under the jaw of this dragon, which blooms with colorful brilliance every night, and there are nine dragons swimming in the water hidden in the pearl, so it is named Nine Dragon Pearls. It's a pity that although the Nine Dragon Pearl is a rare treasure, it is not easy to obtain. Lilong is brutal by nature, usually hiding in the abyss, sleeping for an hour every hundred years. Only then will there be a chance to steal the bead from its jaw. If the slightest accident wakes up the dragon, the pearl thief will also die in Huangquan. Therefore, Li Yongxian said that this pearl is the treasure of the town, and he is not exaggerating.

As he spoke, a subordinate of the North Korean envoy hurriedly walked in and whispered to Li Yongxian. Li Yongxian's face was overjoyed after hearing this, and he smiled at Yin Tiancheng and said: "The two of you are really lucky stars, your son of heaven has just issued an edict and ordered me to see you in five days." ”

Yin Tiancheng replied: "Congratulations to Lord Li, I wish you to complete your mission as soon as possible and bring peace to the people of the two countries. ”

Out of the Sifang Pavilion, Ding Ming asked, "Why didn't you just ask Jin Tai why he stole the official documents?" ”

Yin Tiancheng sighed: "I don't want to ask, but after listening to Li Yongxian's words, I can't open my mouth to ask." ”

"Why?" Ding Ming was puzzled.

"The Goryeo mission is now coming with a mission of peace, and if I delve into the matter of Kim Tae at this time, I am afraid that it will cause unnecessary diplomatic disputes. Before leaving, my father-in-law repeatedly told me that I should not let the peace talks break down at this critical moment. ”

As soon as Yin Tiancheng finished speaking, he heard a gust of wind coming from the back of his head. Before he could come back to his senses, Ding Ming had already used his sword to block the darts that were shooting at Yin Tiancheng.