Chapter 70: The Man in the Car
Hearing a report from the soldiers of the Street Division that a senior member of the imperial court who had entered Beijing from other places was riding in a horse-drawn carriage, and not only did not comply with the new traffic rules that had been promulgated and implemented for seven days in the city of Tokyo, but also rampaged on Liangmen Street.
"Wang Sicheng, you and I are in the same carriage, let's go to Liangmen to knock on the end, in the end, the court official who entered Beijing dared to keep persuading serious violations of the new traffic rules in broad daylight? It just doesn't make sense! Bao Zheng walked out of the gate of the front yard of the street division quickly, and said indignantly while instructing Wang Hao, who was following him, to ride in the carriage with him.
After getting into Bao Zheng's carriage, Wang Hao sighed worriedly: "What Bao Gong said is that within seven days of the implementation of the new traffic regulations, no court officials have been found to violate the new traffic rules tomorrow, nor have they been persuaded by the street secretary or the Kaifeng Mansion to arrest and arrest the fast rules. It seems that the origin of this court member is not small! ”
In the back compartment of the carriage, Bao Zheng, who was sitting opposite Wang Hao, immediately resolutely said: "Wang Sicheng, no matter how big this person is, and which court member he is, he can't be compared with the Zhao official family.
"We have the support of the Zhao official family behind us, and if we can't defend, we don't have to be afraid of it. The new traffic rules were implemented in the city of Tokyo, and everyone from the imperial relatives and princes to the common people and peddlers and pawns had to be followed, including the court official who was waiting to be seen next. ”
Wang Hao saw that Bao Zheng's attitude was so resolute, giving people a sense of awe-inspiring righteousness, just now, he still muttered a little in his heart, at this moment, suddenly, he was full of anger, and felt that when he saw this court official, he still had to be afraid of power and punish him according to the new traffic regulations.
The Yamen of the Street Division is only 14 or 5 miles away from Liangmen, and it takes a moment at most to catch the carriage on weekdays, but now, after the implementation of the new traffic regulations, the horse-drawn carriage is driving on the special lane of Liangmen Street, and the speed is much faster than on weekdays.
While speaking, it took about half a quarter of time to rush to the Liang Gate.
After the groom stopped the carriage on the side of the road, Bao Zheng and Wang Hao came out of the rear compartment one after another, both feet fell to the ground, and they turned their heads towards Liangmen, which was a few feet away from them, and looked at it, and sure enough, on the south side of Liangmen Street, there was indeed a carriage that looked a little dilapidated parked.
With a wave of Bao Zheng's hand, Wang Hao followed behind him, heading towards the dilapidated carriage, and he couldn't go.
On the way to walk briskly, what made Wang Hao feel curious and puzzled was that Fang Cai, hearing the advice of his brothers, the person who rode in the carriage was a member of the imperial court, and it stands to reason that the carriage he was riding was not luxurious, at least it didn't need to be so shabby.
When Wang Hao approached and took a closer look, he was even more surprised, where were these two carriages dilapidated, and his first feeling was that this carriage was simply about to fall apart.
The wheels on both sides of the struggle were made of iron, and if they were made of wood, the dilapidated carriage would have fallen apart and could not be driven on the road.
The carriage was surrounded by more than a dozen street division guards and several Kaifeng Mansion catchers, and they saw Wang Hao and Bao Zheng walking closer, Zhang Sanmu, who served as a centurion among more than a dozen soldiers, and a Putou surnamed Ma, and the two of them hurriedly stepped forward to greet each other.
Ma Zhutou stood in front of Bao Zheng and Wang Hao, bowed his hands, and said: "See Bao Fu Yin, Wang Sicheng, the two big officials came just in time, a post man who opened the way for this carriage, and a horseman who drove the carriage, the two of them fought with people and did not listen to dissuasion at all.
"In desperation, I had to take a few of my subordinates, and then call Captain Zhang, with more than a dozen brothers from the Street Division, to intercept the carriage under the Liang Gate, and send someone to call two big officials to deal with it."
After listening to Ma Zhutou's announcement, Bao Zheng nodded slightly, and then asked: "Ma Zhutou, can you find out from the mouths of the post guards and grooms, who are the court officials who ride this carriage?" ”
In the face of Bao Zheng's inquiry, Ma Zhutou scratched the back of his head and replied with an embarrassed face: "If you go back to Bao Fu Yin, after stopping this carriage, you have been asking the post guard and the groom who is riding in the carriage.
"Whether it is a post man or a groom, both of them never mention the honorific name of the person who rode in the carriage, only that it was a court official who urgently returned to Beijing from other places to meet the official family, and threatened to scare us, saying that if they were delayed, if the official family asked about this matter and condemned the crime, the heads of our people would have to be moved, and we would not dare to continue to ask questions."
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Sanmu, who was standing side by side with Ma Zhutou, also lost no time in adding: "Also, this court official who was riding in the back carriage of the carriage has never gotten off the carriage since the carriage stopped.
"When we approached the carriage of the carriage and were about to lift the curtain on the front door of the carriage and inquire of the court dignitary in the carriage, we were loudly reprimanded by the postman and the groom. It is said that the court officials are sleeping in the carriage, and if we are disturbed, we will be punished. ”
Wang Hao, who was standing in place, after listening to the actual situation reported by Ma Zhutou and Zhang Sanmu, he immediately felt very suspicious.
So, Wang Hao immediately arched his hand to Bao Zheng on the side, and took the initiative to ask for instructions: "Bao Gong, please order, I, Wang, will personally open the front door curtain of the carriage and wake up the court official who is still sleeping in the carriage." Invite him down from the carriage and interrogate him face to face with Bao Gong. ”
At this moment, Bao Gong was even curious about the court officials who slept in the back carriage of the carriage, and he also wanted to find out with his own eyes who this court member was, and it was so ridiculous.
After not thinking about it, Bao Zheng immediately nodded and agreed: "Okay, save Bao Mou to do it himself, now, this official will order Wang Sicheng, you go and wake up this court member in the carriage, and please get off the car, I want to see the true face of this court member." ”
Just waiting for Bao Gong's order, Wang Hao didn't say a word, he hurriedly rushed forward and walked to the front of the carriage, just as he was about to reach out and lift the curtain on the front door of the carriage, but was stopped by the post guard and the groom on the side.
Seeing this scene, Wang Hao was not to be outdone, and immediately ordered more than a dozen of his subordinate street division guards to subdue the post guards and horsemen to the ground, and they immediately couldn't move.
It was only at this time that Wang Hao boldly stretched out his right hand, Ban opened the curtain of the carriage door, probed in, looked at it, and shouted loudly: "Hey, old man, don't sleep, wake up quickly, it's time to get off!" ”
When Wang Hao probed inside, he saw a man who looked to be in his fifties lying in the carriage, wearing shabby clothes, his hair was a little dirty, and his face was not very good-looking.
Seeing this, Wang Hao immediately decided that this person was a member of the imperial court, and put him on the street, I am afraid that many people will think that this person is clearly a beggar.
Treating a beggar, where would Wang Hao be so polite, so he opened his loud voice and roared.
To say, Wang Hao's voice was also very powerful, and the middle-aged man lying in the carriage was immediately awakened.
"You...... Who are you? The middle-aged man who was awakened sat up suddenly, opened his eyes, and saw the head of a strange young man poking out of the front door of the carriage.