A gust of autumn wind blew, and a large cloud of dust was raised on the noisy streets of Eup, and under the still scorching sun, the heat rushed to the pedestrians who were hurrying up and down the street, and suddenly a wave of thirst quietly penetrated into people's hearts, arousing a burst of irritability in their hearts.

Suddenly, several loud horses' hooves sounded in front of Yuehe Tower, and instantly set off a commotion on the street. I saw two carriages coming towards each other, and the coachmen in the carriage all exerted their strength to eat milk, and barely held the reins in their hands, and a tragedy of two carriages colliding came to an end.

But the two carriages swayed incessantly, and under the jolting of the frightened horses, the carriages also swayed from side to side. Feng Kuan's center of gravity was unstable, and he fell staggered on the carriage. The pain in his body made Feng Kuan's eyes full of anger. What's wrong with him today?

Before, because Xiang Hongxi's house slave committed a crime, Feng Kuan ordered someone to take Xiang Hongxi's house slave to prison, but it was just handled impartially, although the matter was not big, and it could be simply concluded, but Zhou Xun, the head of the household department, found him, a member of the criminal department, and said that he probably wanted to say that Xiang Hongxi's house slave committed a crime and could not be tolerated. Even if Feng Kuan wanted to let go of the slaves of the Wangfu, he couldn't help it. And according to Zhou Xun's meaning, he also had to participate in Xiang Hongxi's book, saying that Xiang Hongxi indulged in domestic slaves and misbehaved.

Feng Kuan, he is just a five-grade petty official, and he is ordered by Shangshu, and he doesn't dare to disobey. Who would have thought that his fold would be handed to Xiang Hongxuan, and Xiang Hongxi actually went to the Criminal Department today in person and scolded him, Feng Kuan naturally didn't dare to reason with this prince who beat the generals on the Golden Palace, but he was scolded for no reason, and he was still in the Criminal Department, what is this?

Obviously, it was Zhou Xun and Xiang Hongxi who were fighting, why did he get involved, and in the end, he was left behind, thinking about it, he was angry. This is not safe on the way home, and he fell on all sides, can anyone bully him? The more Feng Kuan thought about it, the more angry he became, he jumped off the carriage angrily and shouted: "Whose carriage is so rampage, there are no rules at the feet of the Son of Heaven." ”

After Feng Kuan shouted, the other party's carriage did not move at all, and no one came down to apologize to Feng Kuan, but there was no response, and suddenly Feng Kuan's anger reached his throat. He just wanted to get on the other party's carriage and pull the rude person who didn't take him in his eyes out of the carriage and reprimand him. Suddenly, there was a response from the carriage.

"Where did you come from, the reckless man, who has such a big breath, and doesn't look at whose carriage this is?"

Feng Kuan, just now his anger was also more than half, he looked at the carriage with some caution, wouldn't he be so unlucky, he just offended Xiang Hongxi, and now he is ramming other nobles on the street?

"The lower official is Feng Kuan, a member of the Criminal Department, I don't know which noble person the honorable driver is?" Feng Kuan asked tentatively outside the carriage.

Suddenly, a white-faced boy slowly walked out of the carriage, looking only about 20 years old, wearing an eight-grade official uniform with a gold-rimmed ribbon on the outside, which was particularly eye-catching, the man seemed to be not very satisfied with Feng Kuan's provocative self-report, and said unhappily: "Lord Feng is so big."

Guanwei, if it weren't for the fact that Xia Guan was from the Eldest Princess's Mansion, I am afraid that he would be scared by Lord Feng today. ”

Saying that, Qiao Qi held his heart with his hand, as if he was a little frightened, his originally white face, revealing a few traces of frightened pink, against the background of his gold-rimmed ribbon, it highlighted a somewhat different demeanor.

Feng Kuan was taken aback, he looked at Qiao Qi's peach-like demeanor, and then thought of the eldest princess's mansion in Qiao Qi's mouth, it turned out that the weak-crowned young man in front of him was the face of the eldest princess of Zhaoqing, and the famous eight-grade in Yicheng was given to Qiao Qi. This lord was originally just a drama in Zhaoqing's mansion, and Zhaoqing was quite involved in the previous dynasty, and this Qiao Qi became the object of the officials' stammering.

Later, Zhaoqing also found him an eight-grade petty official, Qiao Qi has an official position, and relying on the power of Princess Zhao Changqing, he is very arrogant in Yicheng, Feng Kuan is really unlucky to get home, and he actually collided with Qiao Qi's carriage. Could it be that he, a fifth-grade official, still has to apologize to an eight-grade petty official on the street?

Thinking of this, Feng Kuan's face turned pale, and he was stunned, not knowing what to do. There are more and more people on the street, Feng Kuan secretly glanced around, now is the time to go down to the court, maybe there are a lot of his colleagues from the previous dynasty in the crowd, if he sees his appearance of being afraid of a petty official, he really can't hang his face.

Feng Kuan calmed down, straightened his waist, raised his head, and said righteously: "Lord Qiao, you are such a great official, you are an eight-rank civil official, you dare to wear a gold-edged ribbon, don't you know, my dynasty regulations stipulate that princes will wear gold-edged ribbons, third-grade and above-grade officials wear gold-edged ribbons, and fifth-grade and above-grade officials wear silver-edged ribbons, and eighth-grade officials like Lord Qiao are not qualified to wear ribbons." ”

Feng Kuan was triumphant, he was an important member of the Criminal Department, and it was easy to charge someone for a crime, not to mention that Qiao Qi's more polite it was, the more it became like this, he didn't need to embarrass Qiao Qi, Qiao Qi's criticism made people difficult. The people around him also began to point, and the smug smile on Qiao Qi's face was gone.

Feng Kuan became even more proud, and he said again: "And in terms of official positions, the lower officials are the fifth grade, you went on a rampage on the street, disturbed the frame of the official, and now you are rude to the official on the street, Lord Qiao, you are guilty of the following crimes." ”

As soon as Qiao Qi heard this, his pair of Danfeng eyes looked at Feng Kuan directly, and said unceremoniously: "Even if the official has committed you, Lord Feng, do you dare to ask the official about the crime?" ”

Feng Kuan was stunned again, Qiao Qi really didn't take him seriously, he also saw Qiao Qi's arrogance, as well as the power of the eldest princess of Zhaoqing, he could actually let an eight-rank official provoke the five-grade important members of the Criminal Department on the street, Feng Kuan's eyes and heart were full of anger, not to mention asking Qiao Qi, he went directly to prison Qiao Qi, Feng Kuan felt incomprehensible, but he didn't dare to respond to Qiao Qi for a long time, his anger was still suppressed by a trace of timidity.

Qiao Qi looked at Feng Kuan, who was speechless, and pretended to hide his face and sneered, he shook the gold-rimmed ribbon on his body, and said proudly: "Since Lord Feng doesn't dare to ask the lower officials, then the lower officials have to go back to the princess's mansion for a long time, and the time is wrong."

Chen returned home, and the lower officials were afraid that Lord Feng would not be able to afford it. ”

"Why don't you dare to ask for sin." Suddenly, a voice crossed the sky and reached the ears of Qiao Qi and Feng Kuan.

Seeing Xiang Hongxi coming from the crowd and slowly approaching the two of them, Feng Kuan was startled, didn't he go out today to see the yellow calendar? All kinds of difficult lords have been touched together, one is the powerful eldest princess, and the other is the absurd prince favored by the emperor, both of which are masters he can't offend.

"It's not that this king said that you, Lord Feng, why are you even afraid of an eight-rank official? When you took this king's family slave, I didn't see you so timid, what's the matter, the house slave of the eldest princess's family is more noble than this king's Duanwang Mansion? ”

Xiang Hongxi teased Feng Kuan again, Feng Kuan looked aggrieved, this is even more aggrieved than today in the Criminal Department, Xiang Hongxi got his shortcomings and did not forgive people, and he was almost the flattering villain in and out of words. If he Feng Kuan was such a person, how could he go to handle it impartially and take down Xiang Hongxi's house slave?

It's just that the powerful really can't afford to offend, he is just scared, and he has a trace of timidity, which is good, Xiang Hongxi took it right, and he was speechless.

Another person walked out of the crowd, he slowly came to Feng Kuan's side, and said with a pleasant face: "King Duan, you misunderstood Lord Feng, Lord Feng is not the kind of person who is timid and afraid of things, otherwise he would not dare to bring to justice the house slaves who committed crimes in your house." ”

Xiang Hongxi raised his eyebrows, he looked at Zhou Xun, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and said, "Zhou Shangshu, then tell me, what should this Lord Qiao convict?" ”

As soon as Qiao Qi heard this, he was already so frightened that he lost the vigor he had just now, after all, one in front of him was the emperor's close minister, and the other was the emperor's most trusted brother, Qiao Qi was not stupid enough to dare to argue with these two on the street. He lowered his head and stood aside respectfully, not daring to come out of the air.

Zhou Xun glanced at Qiao Qi, Qiao Qi's awe-inspiring and obedient appearance made people look ridiculous, he smiled weirdly, and said: "Lord Qiao is guilty of the following crimes, according to the law, he should be beaten with ten sticks, and Lord Qiao is wearing the gold-edged ribbon of the third-grade official, and he is also beaten with ten sticks, so Master Qiao has to go to the Criminal Department to receive the punishment of the twenty sticks." ”

Xiang Hongxi grinned, he nodded with satisfaction, and said to Feng Kuan: "Lord Feng, why don't you hurry up and get this Lord Qiao into the Criminal Department to receive punishment?" ”

"Yes, Lord Feng, you are a member of the Criminal Department, you have to lead by example, or others will say that you are a villain who is afraid of the powerful." Zhou Xun also persuaded Feng Kuan in his ear.

Feng Kuan's head was running rapidly, he looked at the two people in front of him with some puzzlement, these two people sang and harmonized, when did the relationship between the two of them become like this? Feng Kuan glanced around again, and saw that there were more and more lively people, since these two had spoken, if he didn't take down this Qiao Qi, it would really offend the two in front of him. And he really wanted to ask this Qiao Qi to blame him, and let out this evil breath.

"Come on, bring Master Qiao back to the Criminal Department." Feng Kuan shouted loudly, and soon the entourage of the Criminal Department twisted Qiao Qi to Feng Kuan.

"Lord Feng, you

, you can't do this to me, I, I'm from the Eldest Princess's Mansion. Qiaoqi's face turned pale, and he stuttered a little. Qiao Qi thought of the punishment of the twenty sticks, his delicate little body, if he received this beating, he would be crippled if he didn't die, thinking of this, his legs and feet were already paralyzed, and the officials almost dragged him to the punishment department.

Xiang Hongxi looked at the backs of Feng Kuan and the others gradually moving away, and said faintly: "This thing of riding a horse and thin mud is not something that a woman can do. ”

Zhou Xun smiled knowingly, he approached Xiang Hongxi slightly, and said: "King Duan is right, women should stay in the courtyard of the deep house, teach their husbands and children, and embroider to pass the time, right?" ”

Xiang Hongxi and Zhou Xun looked at each other and smiled, he looked up at the Yuehe Tower in front of him, and said: "Yan'en, I haven't been drinking together for a long time, today this king is the east, let's go to the Yuehe Tower for a drink?" ”

"Since King Duan, you are gracious, but the lower officials are disrespectful."

(End of chapter)