Ping'an Station is located at the junction of Beizhili and Shandong, because there is almost no decent relationship between villages and towns within a radius of nearly thirty or forty miles, it has become a must-stop place for pedestrians to go back and forth, and it can be said that business is prosperous.

Because of this, the post keepers of Ping'an Post are often the most shrewd, sleek and exquisite, seeing officials and saying official words, seeing businessmen and saying business, and running a post station more prosperous than ordinary inns and inns.

Although a heavy snowfall has lasted for some time, there are still more than ten or twenty travelers living in this station, which makes this cold wax moon look particularly warm, and when it is close to noon, Xiao Er's shouting for the guests to serve wine and food in a long tone is sounded from time to time, which makes people feel a burst of joy in their hearts.

However, because there is such a post station near Zuo that can entertain guests, there are all kinds of guests here, and low-status people such as merchants and porters are particularly noisy and uncomfortable in the eyes of some pretentious scholars.

At this time, one of the Shandong merchants in the post hall was drinking wine and shouting and punching on the other hand, and the shouting was getting louder and louder, so that the middle-aged officials who were not far from them were drinking together and talking about some officialdom anecdotes. Although these people didn't look like they were wearing official robes that represented their identities, they still couldn't hide their noble official spirit, and they were just talking in authentic official dialect when they were suppressed by the loud Shandong dialect, which naturally made them feel unhappy for a while.

Seeing that the man at the top of the place was already frowning, one of his companions couldn't sit still, and immediately waved his hand to call Xiao Er, who was busy: "Man, you go and talk to those merchants, so that they don't make such noise and disturb our Qingxing." ”

That Xiao Er is feeling a little embarrassed, although this Ping'an Post is a government-run post station, but now it is living on the guests who come and go, but he doesn't dare to offend those merchants who are generous. But after all, the official's identity is not ordinary, and he doesn't dare to offend. At this moment, this was heard by one of the Shandong men over there, and he immediately slammed the wine bowl on the table and shouted: "That man, you are too unreasonable. We only drink by ourselves, and you only drink your own, without interfering with each other, why do you want to talk about us? You have a lot of things, just like a girl! ”

Shandong people have always been straightforward, and after drinking a few more glasses, they naturally had no worries, and immediately refuted it bluntly. Immediately, the old face of the official who spoke turned red, but he was not ashamed, but angry: "Presumptuous, what are you waiting for, dare to talk to this official like this, aren't you afraid that this official will take you into the yamen?" He was really annoyed, because the other party actually compared him to a woman in the end, which is a very cruel word in these days.

"What kind of official is not official, you are not the county master here, why do you have to provide for you? If it weren't for the hard work of these people to support you, what would you do to shake your prestige! This man was also very bold, he opened his mouth and scowled again, and his voice was very loud, which attracted the attention of everyone in the hall at once.

At this moment, several officials really couldn't sit still, and the man with five locks of long hair at the head suddenly slapped the cup and shouted: "How can this really be reasonable, you actually dare to insult the officials of the imperial court, do you want to rebel?" ”

This was a serious remark, and it immediately frightened several other Shandong businessmen, who quickly pulled back their companions, saying that he was not right, and at the same time quickly apologized to others. At this time, the steward of the post station also hurried over when he heard the sound, and he hurriedly smiled and said with a smile before and after the incident: "A few of you please dissipate your anger, everyone can meet in my safe post is fate, why take it so seriously?" A few adults, they are just some village men with little knowledge, you adults don't care about villains, don't worry about them. ”

In fact, these officials don't have much power, and it is impossible for their entourage to take people down and hand them over to the government for no reason. At the same time, the Yicheng came to the merchants and said with a smile: "I know that you like to drink and be lively, but it is always bad to have a grudge with others. Why don't you prepare a table for a few others and continue to enjoy it in the guest room? Then you will be at ease, and you will not disturb others. Of course, even if this table is served below, no cash will be given. ”

This post man does have some ability, and after a few words, a dispute was immediately resolved, and both parties were satisfied. The merchants patted their chests and said: "You are not ambiguous, the shopkeeper, you are benevolent and righteous, the price of this banquet is just calculated, and we can still get this bit of silver." "As long as the Shandong man has a temper, he is quite easy to speak.

Yi Cheng had already dealt with such people and knew their temperament, so he did not refuse, but turned around and asked someone to prepare a banquet and send it to the back.

The guys in the post station were also quick with their hands and feet, and soon prepared some wine and food, and walked out quickly. Just as the man in front was about to reach out and lift the thick curtain of wind, the curtain that had been hanging straight opened by itself, and then several men covered with snow, wearing wide hats and black coats, entered silently.

They came in with the howling cold wind, and a large puff of snow foam was blown into the hall, and fell into the wine glasses and dishes of many people, some of which happened to fall on the plates of the officials.

This made the expressions of several people who were already a little annoyed change, and one of them even got up directly, wanting to reason with them. was pulled by his companion beside him, and whispered, "Look at what they're wearing." ”

"Huh?" This busy stared at each other, carefully looked at the other party's dress under the big coat, unconsciously gasped, and quickly sat back, not even daring to look at him.

At this time, everyone else also saw the wearing characteristics of these people clearly, gray backshirts, white pointed boots, and the very ostentatious long knife at the waist, which is the standard configuration of Dongchang Fanzi, which is now in full swing.

For the East Factory that has re-emerged inside and outside the capital in this year, everyone has heard of it. Especially those few people in the officialdom are even more jealous of them, so they naturally don't dare to provoke them anymore.

Fortunately, the official who wanted to speak out was quick enough and did not let the other party see that there was anything wrong. Immediately, they walked to an empty table and shouted to the men to serve the food and drinks.

A moment later, the door curtain was lifted again, and two Dongchang fanzi, who were also dressed in the same costume, actually walked in with a middle-aged man in official uniform and shackles on his hands and feet. With every step the criminal officer took, the chain came into contact with the ground, and there was a loud noise, which made everyone present even more frightened.

In the past, I only heard that Dongchang was no longer able to be in the capital, but I didn't think that now their hands and feet have begun to stretch out to other provinces. Obviously, this time they had arrested a certain official from Shandong and sent him back to Beijing. And to be able to humiliate a high-ranking official in a scarlet robe like this, this Dongchang's approach is too arrogant.

But even so, this will only make everyone more and more jealous of these Dongchang fans, so the voice in the post hall at this time is silent, and it has long since disappeared from the previous liveliness. It's just that this didn't make a few officials feel comfortable, because even they didn't dare to speak, they just felt like pins and needles, and they just thought about quickly finishing their food and going back to their rooms to avoid it for the time being.

But at this moment, the long-haired official's gaze fell fixedly on the face of the criminal official, and after a while, he couldn't help but exhale softly: "Lord Tang, how could you be caught by the people of Dongchang......" The voice was full of disbelief, and he almost stood up.

And this voice was naturally heard clearly by the people over there in this quiet environment now, first the criminal officer also looked back in surprise, and then the eyes of several fans also fell. Several eyes were as cold as iron, and several officials at the same table shivered.

The man immediately stood up, slowly paced to their side, and said with a smile: "You are also Shandong officials? Do you actually recognize this Tang Wen and the political envoy? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present gasped. These fans are really powerful, and they actually took down the highest-ranking official in the dignified Shandong Province!

You must know that it is not a few decades later, when the imperial court continues to send governors and governors to local areas, and the political envoy of a province at this time is the highest official of civil affairs, the real feudal official. Even if the imperial court treats the sins of such a high-ranking official, I am afraid that it will take a lot of hands and feet, so be cautious. But now it's good, quietly, people are brought here. After all, these officials haven't heard the slightest bit of news.

Just from this glance, you can see how unscrupulous the East Factory is.

The long-haired official knew something was wrong after exclaiming, and when he saw someone coming from the other party, his face turned pale with fright, and he nodded a little stiffly after a while: "Xia Guan has indeed seen Lord Tang a few times...... The next official is Xu Jing, the county magistrate of Heze County, Shandong, and this time he went to the capital to report on his work. ”

"I see." The man nodded thoughtfully, and then pointed his hand at him: "Come on, lock him up for me, I suspect that he is Tang Wenhe's accomplice!" ”

As soon as these words came out, several fans jumped up at once, surrounded them, and very skillfully lifted Xu Jing, who had already been stunned, up from his seat, and a rope was put on his body.

The colleagues at the same table were also flustered, as if they wanted to speak for him, but they met the cold eyes of those fans, especially one of them, and asked: "Why do you also recognize Tang Wenhe?" After that, all of them were silent, and they didn't dare to say anything more. Obviously, he was afraid that he would also be directly taken down by the people of Dongchang.

The few people who were still very official just now didn't dare to be dissatisfied at this time, and could only watch their companions being taken, but none of the people in the hall dared to laugh at them. Because everyone knows that they don't have the guts.

What does it mean to be domineering? That's it!

So domineering!