Yang Shiqi's carriage was just about to enter through the side door when it was stopped. Under the bright candle flame in front of the door, one by one, old, middle-aged and young men in official robes surrounded the carriage on the inside and outside three floors.

"Shousuke-sama, you have to say something fair for so-and-so."

The voice is too noisy, and many names come out of many mouths, where can Yang Shiqi hear clearly? However, it is not difficult to guess that these people are either close relatives of the officials who have been imprisoned, or they are close to them.

The bamboo curtain was lifted, Yang Shiqi appeared on the wheel, attracting a pair of anxious eyes, many people shouted what they just said again, and one person couldn't squeeze in front of him, in order to attract Yang Shiqi's attention, he took out a snow-white handkerchief and waved it.

Yang Shiqi stood condescendingly on the wheel, pressed his hands weakly, and waited for the noise to stop before he said: "You don't need to worry, it happened suddenly, but it is not that there is no solution." Go back first, and wait for the old man to find a way to rescue his colleagues who were in prison. ”

"There's Lord Laoshoufu." Many people are humane, and their anxious expressions have eased a lot. Guo Youdao came out of the edict prison with all the tails, making them feel that Zhang Ning was relatively kind, so they wanted to ask Yang Shiqi to lead his colleagues to ask for the lives of the relatives who went to the edict tomorrow morning, but he didn't expect that before he mentioned it, Yang Shiqi agreed.

Really nice guys.

Where can you find such a good person?

It is worthy of being the first assistant and the first of all officials.

The officials were moved to tears and said words of thanks one after another.

Yang Shiqi had to press his hands again, and when the noise gradually stopped, he said: "The old man heard that all the adults who went to prison refused to pay taxes and silver, so they had this disaster. Once a scholar is contaminated with the smell of copper, he is not like a scholar. ”

There was silence around the carriage. The scholar prides himself on being high, and now he is so angry that he is almost dying.

Yang Shiqi continued: "Lord Zhang is instructed by His Majesty, and there is something unavoidable, and the old man is even more embarrassed. You go back first, and when the old man pleads his case to His Majesty, please ask Your Majesty to make a judgment. ”

This matter was completely instructed by the emperor, and Zhang Ning was just acting on orders. The officials all understood what Yang Shiqi meant, and they became nervous one by one. For several years, government affairs have been adjudicated by Sanyang and the Empress Dowager, and it is rare for the emperor to make his voice heard, and everyone does not dare to despise him, but they do not pay much attention to it, until recently, only recently did he find that the young emperor's ability to handle government affairs is good.

Now, he wants to collect taxes from merchants, is it greedy for money or is there another reason? Will the relatives who are in prison be tortured and life worse than death?

"Go back, go back and prepare the silver taels." Yang Shiqi said.

The carriage was still silent, and after a few breaths, someone whispered: "Lord Shoufu, Jinyiwei has collected the money, will he really release people?" ”

I've never heard that the money can come out when you go to prison, so you won't fool us, will you? The one who asked this question was stunned. The officials all had the same thoughts as him, but they didn't have the courage to ask.

Yang Shiqi said: "Naturally. ”

Where the officials are willing to believe, some people are even more disappointed. thought that Yang Shiqi had a way, but it turned out that he was just fooling them, and the hope that had just risen instantly turned into deep despair.

I don't know who whispered: "Why don't you go and ask Lord Zhang?" ”

One of the people beside him said: "What if the adults are annoyed and send us to prison?" ”

They didn't dare to go to Anxiangbo's Mansion because they were worried that they would not be saved and trap themselves. That's an edict, once you enter it, you won't be able to recover, isn't it a joke?

Yang Shiqi got out of the car after speaking, and the coachman drove the carriage into the side door. He persuaded again: "Let's all go back." Then Shi Shiran went into the house.

The officials were depressed and lingered outside the Yang Mansion for a long time, and I don't know who said ruthlessly: "Go, go to Anxiangbo's Mansion." ”

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For decades, Anxiang Bofu has been inconspicuous, but in recent months it has become famous and envied by everyone.

It stands quietly in the night, and the two dead wind lamps illuminate the front steps of the door, and many people feel that the master is beautiful, and even the light of the dead wind lamp is much brighter.

The officials crowded the stairs and the open space under the steps, humbling each other, and no one dared to come forward and knock on the door.

Half an hour later, the official who spoke out before was heartbroken and said, "Don't you just knock on the door?" I got it. "It's all here, stretching out your head and slashing your head is also a knife, what's the use of being afraid?

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The old servant had woken up for a short time, but it was still early and he had not gotten up. He heard a knock at the door outside, and at first he thought he had misheard, but the knock kept ringing, and it didn't seem like he had heard it wrong.

"Who?" The old servant got up in his clothes, opened the small door, and came out, and asked.

"Xiaguan and the others ask to see Master Zhang." The previous officials seemed bold, but they did not dare to report their names first, and only said vaguely. If he reported his name, Zhang Ning would really investigate it and take the lead in sending him to prison.

"What are you doing in the middle of the night?" The old servant muttered, unbolted the door, and opened the door, shocked by the scene before him. Good guys, it's dark outside the door, and it's all officials in tonics.

The previous official didn't expect the door to open as soon as it was opened, and it was only a threshold away from the old servant, so he was also startled, and subconsciously wanted to escape, but his feet couldn't move.

The old servant said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow." ”

"......" The previous officials did not dare to speak out.

The officials in the back were waiting for him to explain his intentions, when they saw the door open and closed, and couldn't help but wonder: "What is the situation?" ”

Someone came to ask, and the previous officials woke up, so they had to knock again.

The old servant walked to the small room where he was sleeping, and there was a knock on the door again, and he couldn't help but be impatient, and when he opened the door again, there was no good sound: "What are you doing?" I'll talk about that tomorrow. ”

"Xiaguan and the others ask to see Master Zhang, please report to the old man." The previous official handed over a silver ingot.

In recent months, there have been more people who have sent money to see him, and the old servant has seen the world, but he did not accept the money, and said, "Wait outside, it will be dawn, and I will naturally inform you." ”

"This ......" Before the previous official could speak, several people who followed him spoke one after another, but as soon as they spit out a word, the door closed again.

"What can I do?" They stared at each other.

"What time is it?" Someone asked.

In a hurry, no one paid attention to the current hour.

Who knows. Many people muttered in their hearts, I don't know how long they waited, they saw the husband knocking on the bang and walking by, and everyone knew that it had been three watches.

I don't know who said: "It seems that we have to wait for dawn." ”

"I'm afraid I won't see Master Zhang at dawn."

"What if you see it?"

"What if the adults are angry and send me to prison?"

All sorts of thoughts turned in the minds of the officials, and the scene was silent and suffocating.

After another quarter of an hour, I don't know who said, "Xiaguan will come back after dawn." "Just walk away.

Someone got up, and then there was a coax, and everyone was gone.